Optica Fellow · Member of Academia Europaea
Heping Zeng曾和平
Distinguished Professor, East China Normal University
Research contributions
Heping Zeng is a Distinguished Professor at East China Normal University.
His research connects fundamental nonlinear optics with precision instrumentation: breathing solitons and synchronization in mode-locked lasers; stable frequency combs and dual-comb spectroscopy; and room-temperature and mid-infrared single-photon detection and imaging.
Breathing solitons and optical chaos
Breathing solitons, synchronization, and new routes to optical chaos in mode-locked lasers.
Precision frequency-comb spectroscopy
Stable frequency combs and dual-comb methods for high-precision molecular spectroscopy.
Quantum single-photon detection
Single-photon detection for quantum communications, including room-temperature and upconversion technologies.
He was elected an Optica Fellow in 2016 and a Member of Academia Europaea in 2026; he has authored or co-authored more than 400 peer-reviewed papers and holds more than 180 Chinese patents and 30 U.S. patents.
Selected publications
BibTeXTemporally super-resolved dispersive Fourier transformation spectroscopy
Contribution. Improves temporal resolution by three orders of magnitude for continuous single-shot ultrafast spectroscopy.
Quantum correlation-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy
Contribution. Demonstrates quantum-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy with higher sensitivity and faster measurement.
Unveiling the complexity of Arnold's tongues in a breathing-soliton laser
Contribution. Turns an ultrafast laser into a controllable testbed for long-standing synchronization theory.
Wide-field mid-infrared hyperspectral imaging beyond video rate
Contribution. Combines spectral, spatial, and temporal performance for chemical and materials sensing.
Generation and Weak Beam Control of Two-Dimensional Multicolored Arrays in a Quadratic Nonlinear Medium
Contribution. Shows that weak optical seeding can control complex multicolored transverse patterns.
Colored Conical Emission by Means of Second Harmonic Generation in a Quadratically Nonlinear Medium
Contribution. Reveals a mechanism for reshaping angular spectra and enabling ultrabroadband frequency upconversion.
Complete publication record. Additional publications are listed by the official research group and ECNU faculty profile.
Selected honors
- Member, Academia Europaea
- First Prize, Shanghai Technology Invention Award
- S. T. Sábendong Award for Applied Physics, Chinese Physical Society
- Fellow, Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America)
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- Cheung Kong Scholar Distinguished Professor
Biographical and publication information is based on public ECNU, research-group, and Academia Europaea records.