Silicon photonics, photonic integration

2003-2007,PhD degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology
1999-2003, BS degree in Microelectronics, Peking University

2007-2009, Research Scientist at Electronic and Computer Engineering Department, University of California, Davis.
2010-2016, Associate Professor at the State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
2016-present, Professor at the State Key Lab of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Department of Electronic Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

National Natural Science Foundation of China (Excellent Young Scholar program), “Silicon photonic devices and technologies for optical signal processing” (61422508), 2015/01-2017/12.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (Youth program), “Silicon-polymer hybrid waveguide based athermal electro-optic modulators” (61007039), 2011/01-2013/12.
National High Technology Research and Development Program ("863"Program), “Integrated chips for microring resonator-based 16x16 high-speed optical switches” (2013AA014402), 2013/01-2015/12.
Huawei collaboration project, “400G tunable integrated compact optical modules”, (YB2015110002), 2015/12-2017/02.
National basic research program of China (973 Program), “Basic research of ultra-high speed low-power integrated chips and technologies for optical signal processing,” (2011CB301700), 2010/01-2015/12.
National Natural Science Foundation of China (the instrument specific project), “Ultra-high speed digital real-time optical oscilloscope,” (61127016), 2012/01-2015/12.
Shanghai major basic research project, “Basic research on silicon photonic devices for optical interconnects,” (10DJ1400402), 2010/09-2013/09.

Newton Advanced Fellowship by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and the Royal Society of UK in 2016
Yangtse River Young Scholar by the Ministry of Education of China in 2015
National Science Fund for Excellent Young Scientists in 2014
Shanghai Rising-Star Program (A) in 2014
SMC Excellent Young Faculty Award (class A) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2014
SMC Excellent Young Faculty Award (class B) of Shanghai Jiao Tong University in 2010

Fundamental Principles of Integrated Circuit Fabrication

[1] X. Wang, L. Zhou, R. Li, J. Xie, L. Lu, K. Wu, et al., "Continuously tunable ultra-thin silicon waveguide optical delay line," Optica, vol. 4, pp. 507-515, 2017/05/20 2017.
[2] Y. Zhou, L. Zhou, F. Su, X. Li, and J. Chen, "Linearity measurement and pulse amplitude modulation in a silicon single-drive push-pull Mach-Zehnder modulator," J. Lightwave Technol., vol. 34, pp. 3323-3329, 2016.
[3] L. Lu, S. Zhao, L. Zhou, D. Li, Z. Li, M. Wang, et al., "16x16 non-blocking silicon optical switch based on electro-optic Mach-Zehnder interferometers," Opt. Express, vol. 24, pp. 9295-9307, 2016.
[4] Z. Zou, L. Zhou, X. Li, and J. Chen, "60-nm-thick basic photonic components and Bragg gratings on the silicon-on-insulator platform," Opt. Express, vol. 23, pp. 20784-20795, 2015/08/10 2015.
[5] A. Xie, L. Zhou, J. Chen, and X. Li, "Efficient silicon polarization rotator based on mode-hybridization in a double-stair waveguide," Opt. Express, vol. 23, pp. 3960-3970, 2015.
[6] L. Lu, L. Zhou, Z. Li, D. Li, S. Zhao, X. Li, et al., "4×4 silicon optical switch based on double-ring assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometers," IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 27, pp. 2457-2460, 2015.
[7] H. Zhu, L. Zhou, Y. Zhou, Q. Wu, X. Li, and J. Chen, "All-silicon waveguide avalanche photodetectors with ultrahigh gain-bandwidth product and low breakdown voltage," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 20, p. 3803006, 2014.
[8] H. Zhu, L. Zhou, X. Sun, Y. Zhou, X. Li, and J. Chen, "On-chip optical power monitor using periodically interleaved PN junctions integrated on a silicon waveguide," IEEE J. Sel. Top. Quantum Electron., vol. 20, p. 3800408, 2014.
[9] L. Zhou, H. Zhu, H. Zhang, and J. Chen, "Photoconductive effect on pip micro-heaters integrated in silicon microring resonators," Optics Express, vol. 22, pp. 2141-2149, 2014.
[10] J. Xie, L. Zhou, Z. Li, J. Wang, and J. Chen, "Seven-bit reconfigurable optical true time delay line based on silicon integration," Opt. Express, vol. 22, pp. 22707-22715, 2014.
[11] X. Sun, L. Zhou, H. Zhu, Q. Wu, X. Li, and J. Chen, "Design and analysis of a miniature intensity modulator based on a silicon-polymer-metal hybrid plasmonic waveguide," IEEE Photonics J., vol. 6, pp. 1-10, 2014.
[12] L. Lu, L. Zhou, X. Li, and J. Chen, "Low-power 2× 2 silicon electro-optic switches based on double-ring assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometers," Opt. Lett., vol. 39, pp. 1633-1636, 2014.
[13] L. Zhou, T. Ye, and J. Chen, "Coherenet interference induced transparency in self-coupled optical waveguide-based resonators," Opt. Lett., vol. 36, pp. 13-15, 2011.
[14] N. K. Fontaine, R. P. Scott, L. Zhou, F. M. Soares, J. P. Heritage, and S. J. B. Yoo, "Real-time full-field arbitrary optical waveform measurement," Nature Photonics, vol. 4, pp. 248-254, April 2010.