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Jul 1Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry18

    MIIT Science and Technology Department Deputy Director Zhao Chaofan Visits Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics

    Zhao Chaofan, Deputy Director of the Science and Technology Department of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, led a delegation to visit the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics on June 29, where he was briefed on its construction and operations, specialized incubation system, and key incubating companies. The discussions focused on optoelectronic industry incubation pathways, mechanisms for commercializing scientific and technological achievements, and building top-tier technology business incubators. Zhao Chaofan affirmed the institute's phased results in commercializing optoelectronic achievements.

Jun 30Tue
  1. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AI47

    AIOFM Develops AKAN Aerosol Optical Depth Retrieval Algorithm for POSP Polarization Scanner on Gaofen-5B

    The Optical Remote Sensing Center of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Mechanics published a paper in IEEE TGRS proposing an attention-enhanced Kolmogorov-Arnold network (AKAN) method to retrieve aerosol optical depth from POSP polarization observations by the Gaofen-5B satellite. The team built more than 240,000 matched samples using AERONET ground-based data. The model achieved a coefficient of determination R² of 0.9336 and a root mean square error of 0.0492, with 94.25% of results falling within the expected error range. SHAP analysis showed that the sensitive bands and scattering angle features identified by the model are broadly consistent with radiative transfer principles.

Jun 25Thu
  1. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industry54

    AIOFM Achieves Series of Advances in Calibration and Resolution for Laser Heterodyne Spectroscopy Greenhouse Gas Detection

    The Basic Science Center of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Mechanics published three results in Optics and Laser Technology, Optics Express, and Optics Letters, improving the measurement accuracy and spectral resolution of laser heterodyne radiometers (LHR).

Jun 23Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry26

    CCTV Reports on Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics' Optoelectronic Achievement Incubation Model

    CCTV-13's "Oriental Horizon" aired a special report on the Yangtze River Delta Science and Technology Innovation Center on June 19, highlighting the optoelectronic achievement incubation model explored by the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics, which has been put into practice at the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics. The report noted that a laser communication device for inter-satellite communication inside the incubator is undergoing testing, and said the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics has incubated more than 70 achievement commercialization projects centered on hardcore optoelectronic technology in the Yangtze River Delta.

Jun 18Thu
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry45

    Fujia Gallium Achieves Batch Supply of 2-Inch (011) Ga2O3 Substrates

    Fujia Gallium, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, can now stably supply (011)-plane 2-inch gallium oxide (Ga2O3) single-crystal substrates in volume, with continuous deliveries to research institutions and companies in China and abroad. Three-axis HRXRD tests at the Shenzhen Pinghu Laboratory showed an average full width at half maximum of about 16.2 arcsec across five points on the wafer. The original report says the substrates can provide material support for downstream applications such as power devices and deep-ultraviolet detectors.

Jun 17Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry25

    Science and Technology Daily Reports on Hangzhou Institute's 'Algorithm + Data + Base' Incubation Model

    Science and Technology Daily published a report on how the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics advances the industrialization of optoelectronic research results through its 'algorithm + data + base' model and its 'select, nurture, graft' mechanism. The article says the institute has incubated more than 70 companies with a combined valuation exceeding 50 billion yuan, fostering optoelectronic hard-tech firms including Fujia Gallium, Yinhu Laser and Kaiser Technology.

Jun 16Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry32

    Hangzhou Institute and Incubated Companies Exhibit at 2026 Changchun Optics Expo

    The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics attended the third Changchun International Optics Expo, held June 12 to 14, together with incubated companies including the Russell Advanced Optical Wave Science Center and Xishi Technology. The Russell Center said its proprietary 'new structure' low-loss hollow-core fiber achieved continuous drawing lengths greater than 15 km, with a minimum loss of about 0.1 dB/km in the telecom band. Xishi Technology showcased optical film thickness measurement and thin-film inspection equipment.

  2. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industry59

    Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics Advances Microscopic Imaging Through Scattering Media

    The Ultrafast Optics Research Department at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics has made new progress in optical microscopic imaging through scattering media.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction.

Jun 12Fri
  1. Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (AIOFM) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AI39

    AIOFM Develops Digital Hydrogel Fluorescence-Enhanced Microsphere System for Amplification-Free Relative Quantification of CRISPR Nucleic Acids

    The Optoelectronics Center of the Anhui Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics published a paper in Analytical Chemistry describing CrisprDEM, a digital hydrogel fluorescence-enhanced microsphere detection system based on CRISPR/Cas12a that enables amplification-free relative quantification of nucleic acids. The system uses hydrogel microspheres to enrich fluorescent reporter molecules, boosting the fluorescence signal by a factor of about 1,000. A microfluidic chip then spreads the microspheres into a monolayer for imaging, and a K-means algorithm distinguishes positive from negative microspheres, with the proportion of positive microspheres used for quantification.

May 26Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry33

    Faibo's Distributed Fiber-Optic Acoustic Field Sensing Technology Named Among China's Top 10 Optical Industry Technologies

    Faibo, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, was named among China's Top 10 Optical Industry Technologies of 2025 (optics category) for its distributed fiber-optic acoustic field sensing technology based on multi-domain multiplexing. The competition received 128 entries, and the awards ceremony was held May 18 at the China Optics Valley Science and Technology Convention Center. The technology targets distributed monitoring in power grids, energy and mining, rail transit, oil and gas pipelines, and smart cities.

May 25Mon
  1. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AI63

    Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics Reports Series of Advances in Silicon Photonic Interconnect Chips

    Teams led by Wang Binhao and Zhang Wenfu at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics have made a series of advances in silicon-based photonic interconnect chips.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction.

May 20Wed
May 19Tue
  1. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industry63

    Radiation-Hardened Erbium-Doped Fiber from Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics Completes On-Orbit Verification for Spaceborne Laser Communication

    Space-grade radiation-hardened erbium-doped fiber developed by teams led by Hou Chaoqi and Guo Haitao at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Precision Mechanics has completed stable on-orbit verification for spaceborne laser communication.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction.

  2. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industryOptics and AI61

    Theoretical Breakthrough in Fourier Ptychographic Microscopy

    The State Key Laboratory of Ultrafast Optics Science and Technology has established a prior-free digital reconstruction theory in the field of FPM.

    Why we recommend it: The original article provides specific data and details that help assess the actual progress in this direction.

May 18Mon
  1. Xi'an Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics (XIOPM) · Research ProgressOptics industry63

    Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics Masters Full-Chain Technology for Mid- and Long-Wave Infrared Anti-Resonant Hollow-Core Fiber

    Guo Haitao's team at the Xi'an Institute of Optics and Mechanics has mastered key full-chain technologies for mid- and long-wave infrared anti-resonant hollow-core fiber.

    Why we recommend it: The original text provides specific data and details that help assess actual progress in this direction.

May 7Thu
May 6Wed
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry54

    Changchun Institute Proposes 8-Channel Complex-Coupled DFB Laser Array for Near-Infrared Gas Sensing

    A team led by Academician Wang Lijun at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, together with Zheng Chuantao's team at Jilin University, published a paper in Optics and Laser Technology proposing an 8-channel complex-coupled DFB semiconductor laser array based on high-order surface gratings and periodic current injection, requiring neither epitaxial regrowth nor nanoscale lithography.

May 4Mon
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry24

    National Semiconductor Materials Standards Project Review Meeting Held in Fuyang, Hangzhou

    The National Semiconductor Materials Standards Project Review Meeting and Standards Formulation and Revision Working Conference was held April 27 to 30 in Fuyang, Hangzhou, co-organized by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics and its incubated company Fujia Gallium. The meeting reviewed proposed semiconductor materials standards projects for 2026 and conducted approval, pre-review and discussion of multiple standards.

Apr 28Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry27

    Zhejiang Media Highlight Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics' Selection as MIIT Excellence-Level Incubator

    Zhejiang Daily's front page and Zhejiang TV's Zhejiang News reported that the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics was selected as one of the first group of excellence-level technology enterprise incubators named by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, with 14 incubators nationwide earning the excellence-level designation. The reports said the Russell Center is working with Fuyang Optical Fiber Enterprises to bring hollow-core fiber technology to production lines. The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics has incubated more than 70 companies, with a combined valuation exceeding 50 billion yuan.

Apr 20Mon
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry30

    Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics Named Among MIIT's First Excellence-Level Technology Enterprise Incubators

    The incubator of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics was selected as one of the first 14 excellence-level technology enterprise incubators named by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, the only one in Zhejiang Province, and received its plaque on April 17. Focusing on vertical hard technology in optoelectronics, the institute has incubated more than 70 companies with a combined valuation exceeding 50 billion yuan and attracted more than 5 billion yuan in private capital.

Apr 16Thu
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry59

    Changchun Institute of Optics and Mechanics MTC-Designed Quantum Cascade Laser Achieves 1.2 µm Ultrabroad Lasing Spectrum at Room Temperature

    A team led by researcher Meng Bo at the Changchun Institute of Optics and Mechanics published a paper in Light: Science & Applications proposing a multistate-to-continuum (MTC) active-region design based on diagonal transitions, and used MOCVD to grow a mid-infrared quantum cascade laser with a single active region and an ultrabroad gain spectrum.

    Why we recommend it: The diagonal-transition design from multiple states to continuum states lets several transition channels contribute gain simultaneously. The original text gives lasing spectral widths of 1.2 µm at room temperature and 1.93 µm at 80 K, directly relevant to applications such as mid-infrared frequency combs.

Apr 15Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry17

    Huang Xurong, Deputy Director of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, Visits Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics

    Huang Xurong, deputy director of the Zhejiang Provincial Department of Economy and Information Technology, led a delegation to the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics on April 15 and was briefed on its incubation system and commercialization of research results in vertical hard technology for optoelectronics. Huang affirmed the institute's incubation results and encouraged it to further deepen its full-chain incubation system.

Apr 13Mon
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry18

    Sun Jingmiao of the Zhejiang Business Research Center Visits Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics and Holds Entrepreneur Symposium

    Sun Jingmiao, director of the Zhejiang Business Research Center, led a delegation to the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics on April 10 and held a symposium for technology entrepreneurs with institute leaders and representatives of incubated companies. Company representatives raised common challenges including financing channels, expansion of application scenarios and policy alignment. The Zhejiang Business Research Center said it would help build a platform to connect companies with application scenarios.

  2. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry54

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Uses Graphite Addition in Binder Jetting Additive Manufacturing of High-Performance Silicon Carbide Mirrors

    A team led by Researcher Zhang Ge at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics and Wang Gong's team at the Technology and Engineering Center for Space Utilization, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a paper in Light: Advanced Manufacturing proposing a binder jetting additive manufacturing method for graphite/silicon carbide composite powder that improves particle flowability and promotes the conversion of free silicon into secondary silicon carbide.

  3. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry49

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Achieves Multidimensional Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging in the Second Near-Infrared Window with Yb3+ Energy-Relay Hierarchical Lanthanide Nanoparticles

    A team led by Researcher Chang Yulei at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Advanced Materials proposing Yb3+ energy-relay-based hierarchical lanthanide nanostructures that tune ion luminescence lifetimes across 1060-2050 nm. In a Tm3+ system, for example, the lifetime can be continuously tuned from 654 us to 11918 us while the emission intensity at 1850 nm remains essentially unchanged. The team built its own time-gated imaging system based on an MCT short-wave infrared detector, simultaneously distinguishing six targets in mice with inter-channel crosstalk below 10%.

Apr 9Thu
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry57

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Develops All-Dielectric Material with Low Infrared Emissivity and High Radio Wave Transmittance

    A team led by Researcher Li Wei at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Science Advances proposing long-wave transparent low-emissivity all-dielectric materials (LLM) that achieve mid-infrared reflection through Mie scattering by infrared-transparent dielectric microparticles such as NaCl, avoiding the attenuation of wireless signals caused by metals.

Apr 7Tue
  1. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP) · Research ProgressOptics industry50

    Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics Proposes Polarization Aberration Compensation Method for Optical Systems Based on Plane Mirrors

    A team led by Associate Researcher Luo Jing at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics published a paper in Optics and Lasers in Engineering using the low-frequency polarization aberration produced by plane mirrors in non-parallel optical paths to compensate for the polarization aberration of the optical system itself. In design verification of a typical off-axis three-mirror system, adding a plane mirror and adjusting its pose reduced the system's polarization aberration to 1/15 of its original value, with the full-field average phase retardance dropping from 0.0759 rad to 0.0050 rad, while wavefront aberration and optical efficiency were essentially unaffected.

Mar 27Fri
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry46

    Fujia Gallium Announces Production of 12-Inch Gallium Oxide Single Crystal

    Fujia Gallium, a company incubated by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, announced on March 26 that it had successfully produced a 12-inch (305 mm diameter) gallium oxide (Ga2O3) single crystal for the first time internationally, following its production of an 8-inch gallium oxide crystal in December 2025. The original report said 12-inch wafers can double the number of chips per wafer, dilute costs and facilitate integration into existing 12-inch silicon-based production lines. The company's next step will be to carry out full-chain collaborative development with downstream users covering substrates, epitaxy, devices and modules.

Mar 26Thu
Mar 22Sun
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry30

    Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics Brings Incubated Companies to LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2026

    The Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, together with the Russell Center for Advanced Lightwave Science, Hengying Technology, Chuxin Optoelectronics, Hengmai Optics, Tuozhi Optoelectronics, and Yuexin Microelectronics, will attend LASER World of PHOTONICS CHINA 2026, held from March 18 to 20. The participating companies cover fields including infrared optical materials, semiconductor lasers, ultra-precision machining equipment, microstructured specialty optical fibers, volume grating devices, and high-end analog chips. This year's exhibition brings together more than 1,400 exhibitors from around the world, with an exhibition area exceeding 100,000 square meters.

Mar 17Tue
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry33

    Fujia Gallium and Gongcheng Semiconductor Advance Gallium Oxide Device Validation

    Fujia Gallium, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, is working with Shanghai Gongcheng Semiconductor on collaborative R&D across the entire gallium oxide materials-device-application value chain, which has now entered the device validation stage. Vertical Schottky diodes fabricated from Fujia Gallium's MOCVD gallium oxide epitaxial wafers have passed chip-level testing and packaging tests, and Gongcheng Semiconductor is advancing liquid-cooling module validation. The effort targets demand in new energy storage, data center liquid-cooling systems, and 400V motor drive platforms.

Mar 12Thu
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry35

    Russell Center Launches International Cooperation Innovation Team Project on Hollow-Core Fiber

    The National Natural Science Foundation of China international cooperation innovation team project, led by the Russell Center for Advanced Lightwave Science at the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, was launched at the institute on February 8. The project is headed by Professor Philip Russell, with Professor Wang Pengfei's team at Northeast Normal University as the collaborating institution, and runs from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2028. Focusing on hollow-core fiber, the project addresses challenges such as balancing low loss with high mode purity, controlling broadband ultraviolet pulses, and insufficient mid-infrared pulse performance, through research on optical fiber microstructure design and ultraviolet-to-mid-infrared ultrafast laser technology.

Mar 4Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry37

    Fujia Gallium and Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics Report 4-Inch VB-Method Gallium Oxide Single Crystal

    A team from Fujia Gallium and the Shanghai Institute of Optics and Mechanics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, published a paper in CrystEngComm reporting the preparation of (100)-oriented gallium oxide single crystals with a diameter of 4 inches and a thickness exceeding 30 mm using the vertical Bridgman (VB) method. Tests showed wafer HRXRD full width at half maximum of 49.6-64.8 arcsec, and the paper states that the crystals have high crystalline quality and good structural uniformity. The team had previously produced 8-inch gallium oxide single crystals using the VB method.

Feb 25Wed
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Industry NewsOptics industry29

    Fujia Gallium's 10,000-Wafer Gallium Oxide Substrate Line Passes Environmental Acceptance

    The Annual Production of 10,000 Large-Size High-Quality Gallium Oxide Single Crystal Substrates project by Fujia Gallium, an incubated company of the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, completed completion-stage environmental protection acceptance in January 2026, giving its 6/8-inch production line the environmental permits for scaled production. The article reviews Fujia Gallium's previous progress in MOCVD homoepitaxy, VB-method 6-inch and 8-inch single crystal preparation, and financing of nearly 100 million yuan.

Feb 14Sat
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry24

    Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics' Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Proof-of-Concept Center Receives Provincial Recognition

    The Zhejiang Provincial Department of Science and Technology has released its 2025 list of provincial-level proof-of-concept centers, including the Advanced Optoelectronic Functional Materials Proof-of-Concept Center built by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics. The article cites Fujia Gallium's gallium oxide project and the Russell Center's progress in continuous hollow-core fiber drawing exceeding 15 kilometers as typical cases.

Feb 9Mon
  1. Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics · Recent HighlightsOptics industry25

    Hangzhou Daily Reports on Fuyang's Fuchun Chip City and Companies Incubated by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics

    Hangzhou Daily reported on February 6 that Fuyang is building the Fuchun Chip City integrated circuit industry landmark, mentioning companies incubated by the Hangzhou Institute of Optics and Mechanics, including Fujia Gallium and Jingfei Semiconductor. The report said Fujia Gallium produced China's first 6-inch gallium oxide single crystal ingot using the VB method in September 2025, the Russell Center's hollow-core fiber continuous drawing exceeded 15 kilometers, and Jingfei Semiconductor mastered laser lift-off technology for 12-inch silicon carbide wafers.