Research progress in optics, imaging, metasurfaces, and optoelectronics at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences; only reports in which it is the actual research or event subject are included.
A team led by Researcher Wang Quan at the Biomedical Spectroscopy Laboratory of the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, has achieved wireless near-infrared optogenetic pain relief using upconversion nanoparticles. The research was recently highlighted in a dedicated commentary in Nature Photonics. Optogenetics received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on October 5, 2026.
Why we recommend it: The original work applies upconversion nanoparticles to wireless near-infrared optogenetics, offering reference value for biophotonics applications
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Huawei and the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics have signed a strategic cooperation agreement, with AI+optics as a core focus. Huawei has pledged to prioritize computing resources and AI teams for the effort. Earlier, on September 17, Huawei unveiled the Ascend 960 superpod using near-package optics (NPO) at Huawei Connect 2026, employing 5,500 in-house Hi-ONE optical engines.
Why we recommend it: The original text places the industry-academia partnership alongside the NPO superpod, revealing Huawei's overall strategy in optical interconnect and AI optics
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A team led by Wu Guojun at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics has proposed PGF-ULB, an underwater light beacon detection and localization framework combining physics guidance and geometric constraints, for AUV optical docking in complex underwater environments.
Liu Hongjun's team at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics has made progress in metasurface-based nonlinear frequency upconversion imaging in the mid-infrared.
A team led by Fu Yuxi and Cao Huabao at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics has made new progress in high-repetition-rate, high-energy ultrafast thin-disk lasers.
The Ultrafast Optics Laboratory at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics has made new progress in optical microscopic imaging through scattering media.
The teams of Wang Binhao and Zhang Wenfu at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics have achieved a series of advances in silicon-based photonic interconnect chips.
The space-grade radiation-hardened erbium-doped fiber developed by the teams of Hou Chaoqi and Guo Haitao at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics has completed stable on-orbit verification for satellite laser communication.
The team of Guo Haitao at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics has mastered the key full-chain technologies for mid- and long-wave infrared anti-resonant hollow-core fiber.