# Heping Zeng - Canonical URL: https://hp-zeng.com/ - Language: English - Role: Professor of Precision Spectroscopy and Quantum Detection - Institution: East China Normal University - Location: Shanghai, China ## Three connected frontiers in photonics The group studies how ultrafast light evolves, how optical frequency can become a precision ruler, and how individual photons can reveal information beyond conventional detectors. ### 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. ## Papers that define the research arc A curated, non-citation-ranked selection spanning recent advances and earlier landmark work. Each page includes a DOI, complete citation, bilingual summary, and machine-readable scholarly metadata. ### [Temporally super-resolved dispersive Fourier transformation spectroscopy](https://hp-zeng.com/research/temporally-super-resolved-dispersive-fourier-transformation-spectroscopy/) - Ultrafast spectroscopy - 2026; Nature Photonics - Authors: Qi Wen, Zhaoyang Wen, Yuan Chen, Bowen Sun, Zhicheng Huang, Ming Yan, Heping Zeng - Citation: Nature Photonics, 1–7 (2026) - DOI: [10.1038/s41566-026-01954-8](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-026-01954-8) - Stores and retrieves ultrashort pulses to suppress temporal aliasing and resolve non-repetitive spectra separated by picoseconds. - Improves temporal resolution by three orders of magnitude for continuous single-shot ultrafast spectroscopy. ### [Quantum correlation-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy](https://hp-zeng.com/research/quantum-correlation-enhanced-dual-comb-spectroscopy/) - Quantum spectroscopy - 2025; Light: Science & Applications - Authors: Zhuoren Wan, Yuan Chen, Xiuxiu Zhang, Ming Yan, Heping Zeng - Citation: Light: Science & Applications 14, 257 (2025) - DOI: [10.1038/s41377-025-01891-1](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01891-1) - Uses correlated twin frequency combs to surpass the shot-noise limit in mid-infrared molecular spectroscopy. - Demonstrates quantum-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy with higher sensitivity and faster measurement. ### [Unveiling the complexity of Arnold's tongues in a breathing-soliton laser](https://hp-zeng.com/research/arnolds-tongues-breathing-soliton-laser/) - Nonlinear dynamics - 2025; Science Advances - Authors: Xiuqi Wu, Junsong Peng, Bo Yuan, Sonia Boscolo, Christophe Finot, Heping Zeng - Citation: Science Advances 11, eads3660 (2025) - DOI: [10.1126/sciadv.ads3660](https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.ads3660) - An experimental study of synchronization windows in a breathing-soliton laser, revealing fragmented and anomalous locking behavior in a compact nonlinear platform. - Turns an ultrafast laser into a controllable testbed for long-standing synchronization theory. ### [Wide-field mid-infrared hyperspectral imaging beyond video rate](https://hp-zeng.com/research/wide-field-mid-infrared-hyperspectral-imaging/) - Mid-infrared imaging - 2024; Nature Communications - Authors: Jianan Fang, Kun Huang, Ruiyang Qin, Yan Liang, E. Wu, Ming Yan, Heping Zeng - Citation: Nature Communications 15, 1811 (2024) - DOI: [10.1038/s41467-024-46274-z](https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-46274-z) - Demonstrates wide-field mid-infrared hyperspectral imaging at rates beyond conventional video through nonlinear frequency upconversion. - 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](https://hp-zeng.com/research/two-dimensional-multicolored-arrays/) - Nonlinear optics - 2006; Physical Review Letters - Authors: Heping Zeng, Jian Wu, Han Xu, Kun Wu - Citation: Physical Review Letters 96, 083902 (2006) - DOI: [10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.083902](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.96.083902) - Generates reproducible two-dimensional multicolored arrays through cascaded quadratic nonlinear interactions. - 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](https://hp-zeng.com/research/colored-conical-emission/) - Nonlinear optics - 2004; Physical Review Letters - Authors: Heping Zeng, Jian Wu, Han Xu, Kun Wu, E. Wu - Citation: Physical Review Letters 92, 143903 (2004) - DOI: [10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.143903](https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.143903) - Observes colored conical emission from spatiotemporal instability and parametric wave mixing during second-harmonic generation. - Reveals a mechanism for reshaping angular spectra and enabling ultrabroadband frequency upconversion. ## Selected honors and academic service - 2026: Member, Academia Europaea - 2025: First Prize, Shanghai Technology Invention Award - 2021: S. T. Sábendong Award for Applied Physics, Chinese Physical Society - 2016: Fellow, Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America) - 2006: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars - 2000: Cheung Kong Scholar Distinguished Professor ## Research enquiries and academic correspondence For collaboration, invited talks, and research enquiries, contact Professor Zeng through his official East China Normal University address. - Email: [hpzeng@phy.ecnu.edu.cn](mailto:hpzeng@phy.ecnu.edu.cn) - Telephone: +86 21 5483 6115 - Office: A519, Optics Building, Minhang Campus, East China Normal University, Shanghai 200241, China - Institution: [East China Normal University](https://www.ecnu.edu.cn/) ## Authoritative profile sources - [East China Normal University faculty profile](https://faculty.ecnu.edu.cn/_s29/chp2/main.psp) - [Heping Zeng Research Group](https://iphoton.ecnu.edu.cn/EnWeb/HepingZeng/list.htm) - [Academia Europaea member profile](https://www.ae-info.org/ae/Member/Zeng_Heping)