1964—2019

LocationNorth Campus

South Campus

East CampusWest Campus

➢ Jiading District

➢ 7 Campuses

➢ Nanjing Institute of Advanced Laser

Technology

➢ Shanghai Advanced Laser Innovation Center

in Jiading

➢ Shanghai Superintense Ultrafast Laser Facility

in Pudong（SULF）

Jiading District

➢ Established in May 1964

➢ One of the Earliest and largest institute in China specializing in laser science and technology

Maiman

(1960)

Zhijiang Wang

(1961)

1964.8－1977

Daheng Wang

1978.6－1984.8

Fuxi Gan

1984.8－1992.7

Zhijiang Wang

1992.7－2001.7

Zhizhan Xu

2001.7—2009.8

Jianqiang Zhu

2009.8—

Ruxin Li

History

As a comprehensive high-tech institute, SIOM specializes in high-power laser

technology, strong field physics, high-intensity optics, information optics,

quantum optics, laser and optoelectronic devices, and optical materials, etc.

Research Fields

Personnel Structure

◼ Senior Researchers 390

◼ Academician of CAE 1

◼ Staff 926

◼ Academicians of CAS 6

◼ Ph.D and M.Sc. 516

Till to August, 2018

Research Units

➢ 14 research Units, including 1 state key laboratory, 4 CAS key laboratories and one

Shanghai municipal key laboratory.The State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics

The Joint Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics

The Research Center of Space Laser Information Technology

The CAS Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology

The Laboratory of Space Laser Engineering and Technology

The Laboratory of High Power Fiber Laser Technology

The CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics

The CAS Key Laboratory of High Power Laser Materials

The Laboratory of Information Optics and Optoelectronic Technology

The Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Materials and Devices

The Laboratory of Laser and Infrared Materials

The Laboratory for High Power Laser Components

The Laboratory of Thin Film Optics

The Center of Precision Optical Manufacturing and Metrology

State Key Laboratory of High Field Laser Physics

The research is focused on the laser physics, especially on the high field laser physics and related research frontiers, including:

➢ New generation physics and techniques for ultra-intense and ultra-short laser sources physics;

➢ Experimental and theoretical research on laser physics under the extremely high field and ultrafast laser conditions;

➢ Development and breakthrough of the novel frontiers in high field and high energy density physics;

➢ Basic science in the strategic high technologies about ultra-short wavelength coherent emission based on ultra-intense and ultra-fast laser condition, laser fusion;

➢ Related novel measurement methods and approaches and laser applications in material science, life science, energy science, information sciences, and so on.

The Laboratory is the main center for high power laser engineering and

technology and the earliest platform for relative physical research in China. In 40

years, it has formed a research echelon structure and 5 high power laser facilities

has been successfully developed.

➢ With the output capability ranging from nanoseconds (~10KJ) and

picoseconds (~1KJ), this new platform can provide better research service for

user group to satisfy the requirements from different kinds of scientific

research fields including ICF, high energy density (HED) physics, laboratory

astrophysics, advanced materials and biomedical therapy and so on. The laser

performance has reached the world's advanced level;

➢ For a single shot, SG-II UP ns laser can deliver eight laser beams with pulse

energy to 40 kJ/3 ns/1 ω, 24 kJ/3 ns/3 ω. SG-II PW facility can deliver

petawatt laser pulses of kilojoules in several picoseconds duration with a

contrast 108:1 and focused intensity 1020W/cm2, serving as an active

diagnostics beam and booster beam for inertial fusion energy (IFE)

researches. SG-II 5PW facility has reached 1.76 PW with pulse width 21fs in

prior two phases servicing for experiment.

Joint Laboratory on High Power Laser and Physics

SG-II upgrade system

SG-II target chamber

Experiment result achieved on SG-II

published on Nature Physics 6

Founded in1989, the key laboratory are mainly engaged in the frontier scientific researches in space-borne and

ground high precision atomic clock, time-frequency transfer, cold atom physics and its application, the intensity

correlated imaging which combines with optical imaging and modern information theory etc.

➢ In March 2002, they first observed BEC phase transition of rubidium atom in China, and then first achieved a

BEC on an atom-chip in 2008;

➢ In 2010, they first reported guiding cooled atoms in a high field seeking magnetic state;

➢ On September 15, 2016, their space cold atom clock, which is currently the only cold atom clock in orbit in the

world, was launched with Tiangong-2 space station. The measured center line width of the Ramsey fringes is

less than 0.8Hz, the stability reaches E-16 in one day (that is, the error is 1 second in 30 million years), which

improves nearly one order of magnitude above the accuracy of current space-borne clock;

➢ In 2017, they developed the first domestic engineering prototype of integrating sphere cold atom clock, the

long-term stability is better than 2E-15.

CAS Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics

The Research Center of Space Laser Information Technology

Laser System in space

Satellite-earth coherent communication Coherent or spectrum beam combining system

The Center, involving 3 laboratories, is a department for laser science and application basics, focusing on all-solid-state lasers and laser system technology.

The Laboratory focuses on laser technology and its application in astronautics, and researches on space lasers,space LIDAR and space laser communication, etc.

➢ In 2007, the first homemade space solid-state laser was used for Chang’e 1 satellite altimeter, and anaccurate and high-resolution 3D map of the entire lunar surface was obtained successfully, which won theFirst prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress;

➢ In 2013, a pulsed fiber laser was applied to the 3D imaging sensor in Chang’e 3 lander for the first time in theworld, and also won the First prize of Shanghai Science and Technology Progress;

➢ In 2013, the first space-borne 3D imaging LIDAR was accomplished in China;➢ In 2017, the first satellite-ground coherent laser communication was demonstrated and verified successfully

in China, and data transmission at a rate of 5Gbps was achieved for the first time.

Laboratory of Space Laser Engineering and Technology

Laser System in space

3D topography of lunar CE 3 landing on lunar

The Laboratory dedicates to the research and development of fiber lasers and laser system technology, which isprincipally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture, and integration of advanced high powerfiber laser systems and products, emerging industries such as laser cutting and welding, space application,quantum information, LIDAR, and sensing etc. They focus on the following fields:

➢ High brightness fiber laser and amplifiers, active fiber and passive devices, high brightness coherent orspectrum beam combining and system technology;

➢ All-solid-state mid-infrared laser technology including Tm-doped fiber laser, Ho:YAP laser, 3 5 m ZGP-OPOlaser, and space radiation effect on these lasers;

➢ Nonlinear fiber optics and precision lasers, particularly on advanced Raman fiber lasers;➢ Laser welding technology including laser-arc hybrid welding, laser 3D printing, and laser micro-welding etc.

Laboratory of High Power Fiber Laser Technology

Combining laser beam quality High power laser machining Fiber laser for sodium laser guide star

Coherent or spectrum beam combining system for high power laser

CAS Key Laboratory of Space Laser Communication and Detection Technology

Experiment of satellite-earth

coherent communication

Laser

communication

ground station

Laser SAR

LiDAR Mapper5000Distributed optical

fiber sensing

3D DEM of

GanQuan

island by

Mapper5000

For ten years, the Key Laboratory is focusing on the study and application of space laser information transmissionand detection technology. Based on laser information technology disciplines, faculties of the laboratory activelyexplore the space laser communication, space laser radar and laser advanced technology, generalize space laserinnovative applications, and provide solutions for key equipment innovation and development. The primarydomains of laboratory research direction are as follows:

➢ Develop the space laser communication of science and technology, especially high speed laser communicationbetween satellites, satellite network and large capacity data transmission trucking;

➢ Develop underwater laser communication system and technology to solve the urgent need of oceanicequipment; Develop the time and frequency transferring technique based on laser;

➢ Develop new mechanism and technology of space lidar detection, focus on high resolution detection of newlidar system and technology research, enhance accurate recognition rate of various targets;

➢ Develop mechanisms and technical research of high precision detecting lidar to solve the high-precisiondetection of complex environments;

➢ Study the new scheme and the core technology of space laser technology, focus on single frequency, highenergy space laser technology, develop space device miniaturization and high reliable technology research.

Laboratory of Micro-Nano Optoelectronic Functional Materials

Built in 2018, the new laboratory focuses on the investigation of following subjects:

➢ Nonlinear optical effects and materials, for the application in the all-optical neural network and laser protection;➢ Photorefractive films and devices, for information storage, reconfigurable surfaces and photonic devices;➢ Micro-nano structure photoelectric devices and systems, for lithographic applications in chip manufacturing;➢ Laser and optical ceramics, for high power laser isolator and laser illumination;➢ Photoelectric functional crystals, for laser, optical communication and opto-electronic countermeasures;➢ Archaeometry, for cultural relic scientific research and value revealing.

Laboratory of Laser and Infrared Materials

This Laboratory focuses on the following research:

➢ Laser materials (crystals/ceramics) toward large energy and high repetition laser applications;➢ Detection fields of radiation, infrared material (glasses/ceramics) toward optoelectronic countermeasure;➢ Novel electromagnetic shielding technique toward infrared optical windows.

The R&D Center for High Power Laser Components

The Center devotes to developing high quality dominant material and key components for the solid state laser

devices. The main products include rare earth doped laser glass for superintense ultrafast laser facility, high power

pulsed xenon lamp, active and passive specialty optical fibers. Main achievements cover:

➢ Production of neodymium doped silica laser and a series of neodymium doped phosphate laser glass, which is

N21, N31, N41, N51, NAP2 and NAP4. The center is the only laser glass supplier for SG and SULF;

➢ Development of new type of high-intensity ultraviolet-cut composite quartz glass tube and a high-load high-

power pulsed xenon lamp;

➢ Establishment of Batch Manufacturing Verification line for pulsed xenon lamps based on mechanized

manufacturing technology;

➢ Application development of instrumentation, optical and electrical integration technology;

➢ Development of the core components of fiber laser, which is rare earth doped active fiber, mid-infrared fluoride

fiber, nonlinear fiber and energy transmitting fiber.

Laboratory of Thin Film Optics

Originating from the "coating group", this Laboratory has a solid research foundation, well-appointedmeasurement system and laser post-processing platform for the research and development of optical componentssuch as optical films and gratings, especially in the field of high performance, high damage threshold laser film,leading the world. Major highlights are:

➢ Laser damage threshold of thin film, best results in the international competitions;➢ Self-constructed platforms for laser damage threshold measurement and laser conditioning process at the

leading level in China;➢ Awards for scientific and technological progress, including the first prize for technological invention in Shanghai

and the second prize for National Technology Invention Award;➢ Doctoral training bases in materials science and optical engineering with strong innovation and technical ability.

Precision Optical Manufacturing and Metrology Center

Aiming advanced optical processing, this newly established unit focuses on the following fields:

➢ Full spectrum high damage laser optics precision processing technology;➢ High precision complex optical surface manufacturing technology;➢ Advanced materials and high tech processing technology;➢ Ultra-precision manufacturing theory and simulation and ultra-precision detection technology.

An International Institute

USA

Brazil

Australia

Thailand

IrelandGermany

KoreaJapan

Canada

Italy

Mexico

UK

France

Russia

Israel

Romania

Belarus

Singapore

SIOM has carried on serial collaborative projects with many countries.

Hungary

An International Institute---Platforms

International S&T Cooperation Baseby the Ministry of Science and Technology of China

December 6, 2007

China-Korea High Energy Density Laser Physics Joint Research Center

April 28, 2012

SIOM-RIKEN Joint Research LaboratorySeptember 10, 2013

➢ Each year, more than 600 papers are published and over 200 patents are granted;

➢ Since 1980, SIOM had organized or co-organized over 50 conferences.

The 1st Laser Science International Conference

1980

The 8th CLEO-PR

2009

The 24th International Congress on Glass

2016

An International Institute---Papers & Conferences

Distinguished scientists/Einstein Professorships

− Professor Gérard Mourou, a French pioneer in the field of

lasers and electrical engineering, inventor of CPA technique

(Nobel Laureate)

‒ Professor Toshiki Tajima, Chair for Experimental Physics and

Laser Acceleration, Ludwig Maximilians-University

‒ Professor David Avnir, Institute of Chemistry,

Hebrew University of Jerusalem

‒ Professor Bahaa E A Saleh, Dean of CREOL, The College of

Optics and Photonics, the University of Central Florida

‒ Professor Jonathan Cave Knight, the Pro Vice-Chancellor

(Research) , the University of Bath

An International Institute---Talents Programs

2011

2013

2019

2019

The CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative, PIFI

2018

An International Institute---Talents Programs

Visiting scientists

(accomplished overseas researchers participate in research in SIOM)

The CAS President’s International Fellowship Initiative, PIFI

Qinghe Seminar---Academic Exchanges Platform

Qinghe Seminar was initiated by

SIOM in 2013. It aims to invite

distinguished scientists for delivering

high-level academic lectures and

making intensive academic

discussions with researchers and

students. Since 2013, 40 seminars

have been held successively.

Wolfgang Sandner

Roland Sauerbrey

Arie Zigler

Donna Strickland

(Nobel Laureate)

An International Institute---Journals & Publications

Seven well-known academic optical journals which are top-listed in China.

⚫ Acta Optica Sinica

⚫ Chinese Journal of Lasers

⚫ Chinese Optics Letters

⚫ Laser & Optoelectronics Progress

⚫ High Power Laser Science and Engineering

⚫ OE Products &News

⚫ Photonics Research

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