On November 14th, Beijing time, at the IEEE Photonics Society Annual Meeting held in Orlando, USA, Researcher Chang Lin from Peking University was awarded the 2023 Young Investigator Award by the organizing committee. This award recognizes his outstanding contributions in the field of heterogeneous integration and silicon-based optoelectronics. It is the first time since its establishment in 2007 that this award has been presented to a researcher in China.

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) is one of the largest professional technical organizations in the world, dedicated to promoting scientific, technological, and innovative developments in the field of electrical and electronics engineering. The IEEE Photonics Society Young Investigator Award, established by IEEE, is the most prestigious award in the field of photonics specifically aimed at young scientists. It is awarded annually to a scholar under the age of 35 who has made outstanding contributions in the field.

The criteria for the award recipient include demonstrating innovative and excellent research achievements and potential in the field, having remarkable academic contributions and influence, as well as demonstrating exceptional abilities and performance in independent research and team leadership.

Dr. Chang has developed advanced heterogeneous integration technologies for silicon photonics. He has demonstrated highly nonlinear ultra-low loss photonic platforms, which enables the first fully integrated microcomb on chip, and narrowest-linewidth integrated laser. He has published more than 40 papers in journals such as Nature, Science, Nature Photonics. He is the recipient of “2022 rising star of light”. His demonstration of microcombs has been selected as “Top 10 advances of fundamental science in 2020”.

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