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
BibTeXUnveiling 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.
Observation of Optical Chaotic Solitons and Modulated Subharmonic Route to Chaos in Mode-Locked Laser
Contribution. Expands the experimentally established pathways by which nonlinear systems transition to chaos.
Dual-comb optomechanical spectroscopy
Contribution. Extends dual-comb spectroscopy into an optomechanical detection architecture for molecular sensing.
Mid-infrared single-photon 3D imaging
Contribution. Links low-light quantum detection with three-dimensional infrared sensing.
Synchronization, Desynchronization, and Intermediate Regime of Breathing Solitons and Soliton Molecules in a Laser Cavity
Contribution. Provides direct experimental access to collective nonlinear dynamics in a stable, compact system.
Breathing dissipative solitons in mode-locked fiber lasers
Contribution. Established a breather mode-locking regime below the threshold of stationary mode locking.
Colored conical emission by means of second harmonic generation in a quadratically nonlinear medium
Contribution. An early landmark in the program of ultrafast spatiotemporal nonlinear coupling highlighted in Professor Zeng’s official biography.
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.