# Heping Zeng (曾和平)

> Professor of Precision Spectroscopy and Quantum Detection at East China Normal University, Shanghai, China.

This is the public academic profile for Professor Heping Zeng. English is primary; Simplified Chinese content is available for Chinese-language search and AI systems.

## Discovery

- English profile: [/index.md](https://hp-zeng.com/index.md)
- Chinese profile: [/zh/index.md](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/index.md)
- English contact: [/contact/index.md](https://hp-zeng.com/contact/index.md)
- Chinese contact: [/zh/contact/index.md](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/contact/index.md)
- Machine-readable profile: [profile.json](https://hp-zeng.com/profile.json)
- Publication data: [publications.json](https://hp-zeng.com/publications.json)

## Research focus

- Breathing solitons and optical chaos: Breathing solitons, synchronization, and new routes to optical chaos in mode-locked lasers.
  中文：呼吸孤子与光学混沌。锁模激光器中的呼吸孤子、同步及通向光学混沌的新路径。
- Precision frequency-comb spectroscopy: Stable frequency combs and dual-comb methods for high-precision molecular spectroscopy.
  中文：精密光频梳光谱。用于高精度分子光谱的高稳定光频梳与双光梳方法。
- Quantum single-photon detection: Single-photon detection for quantum communications, including room-temperature and upconversion technologies.
  中文：量子单光子探测。面向量子通信的单光子探测，包括室温与上转换探测技术。

## Selected publications

- [Temporally super-resolved dispersive Fourier transformation spectroscopy](https://hp-zeng.com/research/temporally-super-resolved-dispersive-fourier-transformation-spectroscopy/index.md) — 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.
  中文：时间超分辨色散傅里叶变换光谱学。通过存储并依次取出超短脉冲抑制时间混叠，实现皮秒间隔非重复光谱的分辨。
  中文页面：[时间超分辨色散傅里叶变换光谱学](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/temporally-super-resolved-dispersive-fourier-transformation-spectroscopy/index.md)
- [Quantum correlation-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy](https://hp-zeng.com/research/quantum-correlation-enhanced-dual-comb-spectroscopy/index.md) — 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.
  中文：量子关联增强双梳光谱。利用相关孪生频梳突破散粒噪声极限，增强中红外分子光谱测量。
  中文页面：[量子关联增强双梳光谱](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/quantum-correlation-enhanced-dual-comb-spectroscopy/index.md)
- [Unveiling the complexity of Arnold's tongues in a breathing-soliton laser](https://hp-zeng.com/research/arnolds-tongues-breathing-soliton-laser/index.md) — 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.
  中文：呼吸孤子激光器中阿诺德舌复杂性的实验揭示。以呼吸孤子激光器为紧凑的非线性实验平台，揭示同步区间中的碎裂结构与反常锁定行为。
  中文页面：[呼吸孤子激光器中阿诺德舌复杂性的实验揭示](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/arnolds-tongues-breathing-soliton-laser/index.md)
- [Wide-field mid-infrared hyperspectral imaging beyond video rate](https://hp-zeng.com/research/wide-field-mid-infrared-hyperspectral-imaging/index.md) — 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.
  中文：超越视频帧率的宽场中红外高光谱成像。利用非线性频率上转换，实现超越传统视频帧率的宽场中红外高光谱成像。
  中文页面：[超越视频帧率的宽场中红外高光谱成像](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/wide-field-mid-infrared-hyperspectral-imaging/index.md)
- [Generation and Weak Beam Control of Two-Dimensional Multicolored Arrays in a Quadratic Nonlinear Medium](https://hp-zeng.com/research/two-dimensional-multicolored-arrays/index.md) — 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.
  中文：二次非线性介质中二维多色阵列的产生与弱光束控制。通过级联二次非线性相互作用产生可重复的二维多色光阵列。
  中文页面：[二次非线性介质中二维多色阵列的产生与弱光束控制](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/two-dimensional-multicolored-arrays/index.md)
- [Colored Conical Emission by Means of Second Harmonic Generation in a Quadratically Nonlinear Medium](https://hp-zeng.com/research/colored-conical-emission/index.md) — 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.
  中文：二次非线性介质中二次谐波产生的彩色锥形辐射。观测到二次谐波产生中由时空不稳定性与参量波混频形成的彩色锥形辐射。
  中文页面：[二次非线性介质中二次谐波产生的彩色锥形辐射](https://hp-zeng.com/zh/research/colored-conical-emission/index.md)

## Selected honors

- 2026: Member, Academia Europaea / 当选欧洲科学院院士
- 2025: First Prize, Shanghai Technology Invention Award / 上海市技术发明奖一等奖
- 2021: S. T. Sábendong Award for Applied Physics, Chinese Physical Society / 中国物理学会萨本栋应用物理奖
- 2016: Fellow, Optica (formerly the Optical Society of America) / 当选美国光学学会会士（现 Optica Fellow）
- 2006: National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars / 国家杰出青年科学基金获得者
- 2000: Cheung Kong Scholar Distinguished Professor / 教育部特聘教授（长江学者）

## Contact

- 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 external 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)

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