Short Biography

Zuchen Zhang earned a PhD in optical engineering from Beihang University in 2019, where she pursued exchange studies at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (Belgium) from 2016 to 2018. Her research interest focuses on optical sensing and measurement, with a particular emphasis on the development of novel micro-optical gyroscopes and related integrated optoelectronic devices. She has directed more than 10 projects, including funds from the National Key Laboratory and sub-projects of the National Key R&D Program. She has published over 30 refereed journal articles, and holds more than 20 granted patents. Her research achievements have been successfully applied to spacecrafts including the Zhurong Mars rover and the Queqiao relay satellite for Chang'e-4, winning several ministerial-level scientific and technological awards. She is a Young Editorial Board Member of the journal Tactical Missile Technology.

Research Area

1. Fiber-Optic Gyroscope

2. Lithium Niobate-Based Optoelectronic Devices

3. Fiber Optic Sensing

Courses

1. Fundamentals of Optical Inertial Measurement (Undergraduate)

2. Weak Signal Detection and Processing (Graduate)

3. Advanced Laser Technology (Graduate)

4. Specialized Experiments on Optoelectronic Instrumentation and Measurement (Graduate)

Papers & Books

1. Zhiyu Guo, Ningfang Song, Linghai Kong, Jing Jin, Zuchen Zhang*. Design of Silicon Nitride Based TE-Pass Polarizer at 850 nm for Integrated Fiber Optic Gyroscope, IEEE Photonics Journal, 16(5): 6601110, 2024.

2. Siyan Chen, Ningfang Song, Zhiyu Guo, Zuchen Zhang*. TE-pass polarizers based on mode rotation and coupling in SOI platform, AOPC 2023: AI in Optics and Photonics, Vol. 12966, SPIE, 2023.

3. Zhiyu Guo, Jing Jin, Xiaowei Wang, Ningfang Song, Jingming Song, Xiaobin Xu, Zuchen Zhang*. Three-axis Interferometric Fiber Optic Gyroscope with Silica Integrated Coupler Chip, IEEE Sensors Journal, 23(9): 9323-9332, 2023.

4. Xueke Yu, Ningfang Song, Chunxi Zhang, Zuchen Zhang*, Jingming Song, and He Yang. Analysis of Coupling Efficiency in Optic Gyroscope Transceiver Module with Elliptical Core Fiber, IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement, 72: 9507708, 2023.

5. Chunxi Zhang, Jiaqi Liu, Zuchen Zhang*, Yue Zheng, Xiaobin Xu, Jingming Song. Analysis of the Influence of Residual Intensity Modulation in the Multifunction Integrated Optic Circuit on Fiber-Optic Gyroscopes Performance, IEEE Sensors Journal, 21(21): 23903-10, 2021.