Publications

Selected Journal Publications

• D. A. Lanbaran, P. F. Kojour, C. Wang, C. Wen, Z. Wu and B. Li, “Field polarity effects on single and dual-droplet transport and evaporation in electric fields,” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 728(1), 138577 (2026).
• Y. Yue, Y. Feng, S. Liu and C. Wang*, “All-optical dispersive Fourier analysis for ultrafast user localization at 50 MHz in beam-steered optical wireless communication,” Optics Letters, 50(23), 7304-7307 (2025). [ Blog ]
• T. Chen, H. Zhang, C. Wang, M. Yang, Q. Wang, J. Cai, W. Lin, S. Duan and B. Liu, “Theoretical optimization of microdisk sensors based on modified potential for ultralow-limit detection of COVID-19 biomarker,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 25(21), 39893-39900 (2025).
• D. A. Lanbaran, P. F. Kojour, C. Wang, C. Wen, Z. Wu, Mi. Tian and B. Li, “Numerical investigation of pulsed heating effects on MgH₂ desorption kinetics and thermal efficiency in solid-state hydrogen storage,” Applied Energy, 401, A, 126690 (2025).
• D. A. Lanbaran, C. Wang, C. Wen, Z. Wu and B. Li, “Modeling the impact of temperature-dependent thermal conductivity on hydrogen desorption from magnesium hydride,” International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 138, 491-508 (2025).
• T. Chen, H. Zhang, C. Wang, M. Yang, Q. Wang, X. Shan, J. Cai, W. Lin, S. Duan and B. Liu, “High-accuracy analytic characterization of whispering gallery modes based on modified quantum potential,” Optics and Laser Technology, 189, 113143 (2025).
• W. Liao, T. Luan, Y. Yue, and C. Wang*, “Ultrafast time-stretch optical coherence tomography using reservoir computing for Fourier-free signal processing,” MDPI Sensors, 25(12), 3738 (2025).
• D. A. Lanbaran, P. F. Kojour, C. Wang, C. Wen, Z. Wu and B. Li, “Comparative analysis of heat transfer enhancement using direct current and alternating current corona discharge in pin fin arrays,” International Journal of Thermal Sciences, 214, 109864 (2025).
• Y. Feng, H. Wu, M. H. Esmail, C. Liu, X. Liu, C. Wang and T. Shen, “Research on lead ion sensing based on micro-nano fiber coupler cascade tilted fiber grating,” Optik, 322, 172200 (2025).
• Y. Feng, H. Wu, Z. Kou, S. Wang, W. Hao, C. Liu, C. Wang*, Z. Qin, and T. Shen*, “BPNN-assisted sensor based on micro-nano fiber coupler for human blood lead detection,” Optics and Laser Technology, 184, 112523 (2025).
• G. Wang, Y. Zhou, R. Min, F. Zhao, E. Du, X. Li, C. Qiu, D. Xiao, and C. Wang, “An ultrafast optical imaging system with anamorphic transformation based on STEAM structure,” MDPI Photonics, 11(12), 1168 (2024).
• L. Wen, B. Sanz-Izquierdo, W. Hu, C. Lin,  and C. Wang, “Lightweight, low-cost, tightly coupled dipole array antenna for wireless power transfer,” IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 23(11), 3797-3801 (2024).
• R. Zhang, T. Luan, S. Li, C. Wang, and A. Zhang, “Enhancing signal recognition accuracy in delay-based optical reservoir computing: a comparative analysis of training algorithms,” MDPI Electronics, 13(11), 2202 (2024).
• J. Su, X. Liu, H. Zhang, B. Zhao, Y. Feng, C. Wang and T. Shen, “A density functional theory study of gas adsorption (NO, NO₂) on metal oxides (CuO, Ag₂O) modified Ti₃C₂O₂ monolayer,” Physica Status Solidi B: Basic Solid State Physics, 2300579 (2024).
• H. Tang, F. Sun, T. Shen, Y. Feng, C. Liu, X. Liu and C. Wang, “Photonic crystal fiber sensors to excite surface plasmon resonance based on elliptical detection channels are used for highly sensitive magnetic sensing,” JOSA B, 41(4), 998-1007 (2024).
• T. Shen, T. Yang, Y. Feng, X. Liu, C. Liu, W. Yuan, H. Wu, and C. Wang, “Fiber optic cadmium ion sensors based on functionalization of a magnetic ion-imprinted polymer,” Analyst, 149, 2236-2243 (2024).
• W. Wang, X. Han, J. Wang, S. Fu, C. Wang and M. Zhao, “Photonic-assisted RF transceiver with simultaneous image rejection and self-interference cancellation,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 42(21), 7652-7660 (2024).
• J. Li, T. Shen, C. Liu, Y. Feng, X. Liu, and C. Wang, “Adsorption properties of MoS₂ monolayers modified with TM (Au, Ag, and Cu) on hazardous gases: A first-principles study,” Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing, 174, 108254 (2024).
• L. Wen, S. Gao, Q. Luo, W. Hu, B. Sanz-Izquierdo, C. Wang, and X. Yang, “Wideband transmitarray antenna using compact 2-bit filtering unit cells,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas Propagation, 71(10), 8344-8349 (2023).
• G. Wang*, Y. Zhou, R. Min, E. Du, C. Wang*, “Principle and recent development in photonic time-stretch imaging,“ MDPI Photonics, 10(7), 817 (2023). (Editor’s Choice)
• S. Lu, C. Wang, and Z. Tan, “Multiple side-coupled images recognition in plastic optical fibers based on deep learning,” Optics Communications, 129709 (2023).
• M. Shi, B. Zao, C. Wang, M. Tan, S. Kong and S. Liu, “A hierarchically sampling global sparse transformer in data stream mining for lightweight image restoration,” EURASIP Journal on Advances in Signal Processing, 2023(1), 51 (2023).
• G. Wang, Y. Zhou, F. Zhao, L. Y. Shao, H. Liu, L. Sun, S. Jiao, W. Wang, R. Min, E. Du, Z. Yan, C. Wang, P. Shum, “A compact and highly efficient compressive sensing imaging system using in-fiber grating,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 35(4), 195-198 (2023).
• S. Li, Z. Liu, A. Zhang, H. Pan, R. Stancu, Y. Yue, R. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “High-speed and high-resolution optical fiber sensor interrogation based on optical injection in semiconductor laser and microwave filtering,“ IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 40(20), 6805-6812 (2022).
• D. R. Xiao, G. Wang, F. Yu, S. Liu, W. Xu, L. Shao*, C. Wang*, H. Fu, S. Fu, P. P. Shum, T. Ye, Z. Song, and W. Wang, “Optical curvature sensor with high resolution based on in-line fiber Mach-Zehnder interferometer and microwave photonic filter,” Optics Express, 30(4), 5402-5413 (2022).
• L. Wen, S. Gao, B. Sanz-Izquierdo, C. Wang, W. Hu, X. Ren, and J. Wu, “Compact and wideband crossed dipole antenna using coupling stub for circular polarization,” IEEE Transactions on Antennas & Propagation, 70(1), 27-34 (2022).
• G. Wang, F. Zhao, D. Xiao, L. Shao, Y. Zhou, F. Yu, W. Wang, H. Liu, C. Wang, R. Min, Z. Yan, and P. P. Shum, “Highly efficient single-pixel imaging system based on the STEAM structure,” Optics Express, 29, 43203-43211 (2021).
• G. Wang, D. Xiao, L. Y. Shao, F. Zhao, J. Hu, S. Liu, H. Liu, C. Wang, R. Min and Z. Yan, “An undersampling communication system based on compressive sensing and in-fiber grating,” IEEE Photonics Journal, 13(6), 1-7 (2021).
• Y. Yue, C. K. Mididoddi, N. Jing, and C. Wang*, “Reservoir computing assisted ultrafast user localization in beam steering optical wireless system,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 33(18), 1030-1033 (2021).
• D. R. Xiao, G. Wang, F. Yu, S. Liu, L. Shao*, C. Wang*, H. Fu, P. P. Shum, T. Ye, and W. Wang, “Highly stable and precise demodulation of an FBG-based optical current sensor using a dual-loop optoelectronic oscillator,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 39(18), 5962-5972 (2021).
• H. Chi, C. Wang, and J. P. Yao, “Photonic generation of wideband chirped microwave waveforms,” IEEE Journal of Microwaves, 1(3), 787-803 (2021). (Invited)
• G. Wang, L. Shao, Y. Liu, W. Xu, D. Xiao, S. Liu, J. He, F. Zhao, P. Shum, W. Wang, Y. Zhou, R. Min, and C. Wang, “Low-cost compressive sensing imaging based on spectrum-encoded time-stretch structure,” Optics Express, 29(10), 14931-14940 (2021).
• N. Jing, C. Yu, K. Li, R. Zhang, Z. Wang and C. Wang*, “Compressive sensing absorption spectroscopy based on photoelastic modulation and single-pixel detection,” IEEE Sensor Journal, 21(8), 9885-9889 (2021).
• D. R. Xiao, L. Shao*, C. Wang*, W. Lin, F. Yu, G. Wang, T. Ye, W. Wang, and M. I. Vai, “Optical sensor network interrogation system based on nonuniform microwave photonic filter,” Optics Express, 29(2), 2564-2576 (2021).
• G. Wang, L. Shao*, D. Xiao, S. Bandyopadhyay, J. Jiang, S. Liu, W. Li, C. Wang*, and Z. Yan, “Stable and highly efficient free-space optical wireless communication system based on polarization modulation and in-fiber diffraction,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 39(1), 83-90 (2021).
• S. Liu, H. Zhu, K. Yi, X. Sun, W. Xu, and C. Wang, “Fast and unbiased estimation of volume under ordered three-class ROC surface (VUS) with continuous or discrete measurements,” IEEE Access, 8, 136206-136222 (2020).
• J. Zhao*, H. Zhang, Z. Yang, J. Xu, T. Xu and C. Wang*, “Few-mode fibers with uniform differential mode group delay for microwave photonic signal processing,” IEEE Access, 8, 135176-135183 (2020).
• X. Su, X. Han, S. Fu, S. Wang, C. Li, Q. Tan, G. Zhu, C. Wang, Z. Wu, Y. Gu, and M. Zhao, “Optical multipath RF self-interference cancellation based on phase modulation for full-duplex communication,” IEEE Photonics Journal, 12(4) 7102114 (2020).
• S. Bandyopadhyay, L. Shao*, C. Wang*, Z. Yan, F. Yu, G. Wang, J. Jiang, P. Shum, X. Hong, and W. Wang, “Highly efficient free-space fiber coupler with 45° tilted fiber grating to access remotely placed optical fiber sensors,” Optics Express, 28(11), 16569-16578 (2020).
• F. Bai, J. Liu, X. Liu, M. Osadchy, C. Wang, and S. J. Gibson, “LSHR-Net: a hardware-friendly solution for high-resolution computational imaging using a mixed-weights neural network,” Neurocomputing, 406(17), 169-181 (2020).
• X. Song, H. Zhang, D. Li, Q. Jin, D. Jia, T. Liu, and C. Wang, ”Liquid lens with large focal length tunability fabricated in a polyvinyl chloride/dibutyl phthalate gel tube,” Langmuir, 36(6), 1430-1436 (2020).
• S. Bandyopadhyay, L. Shao, M. Smietana, C. Wang, J. Hu, G. Wang, W. He, G. Gu, and Y. Yang, “Employing higher order cladding modes of fiber Bragg grating for analysis of refractive index change in volume and at the surface,” IEEE Photonics Journal, 12(1), 1-13 (2020).
• S. Bandyopadhyay, L. Shao, C. Wang, S. Liu, Q. Wu, G. Gu, J. Hu, Y. Liu, X. Chen, Z. Song, X. Song, Q. Bao, and M. Smietana, “Study on optimization of nano-coatings for ultra-sensitive biosensors based on long-period fiber grating,“ Sensor and Bio-Sensing Research, 27, 100320 (2020).
• L. Yang, Q. Zhu, C. Wang, H. Chen, J. Li, and H. Xie, “Temporal and spatial resolutions of optical time stretch imaging with dispersive grating pair,” Physics Letters A, 384(3), 126083 (2020).
• L. Y. Shao, S. Liu, S. Bandyopadhyay, F. Yu, W. Xu, C. Wang, H. Li, M. I. Vai, L. Du and J. Zhang, ”Data-driven distributed optical vibration sensors: a review”, IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(12), 6224-6239 (2020).
• Y. Shao, X. Han, Q. Ye, B. Zhu, Y. Dai, C. Wang, and M. Zhao, “Low-power RF signal detection using a high-gain tunable OEO based on equivalent phase modulation,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37(21), 5370-5379 (2019).
• H. Qin, Q. He, Z. Xing, X. Guo, Z. Yan, Q. Sun, C. Wang, K. Zhou, D. Liu, and L. Zhang, “In-fiber single-polarization diffraction grating based on radiant tilted fiber grating,” Optics Letters, 44(17), 4407-4410 (2019).
• L. Yang, M. Chen, Q. Zhu, T. Yang, C. Wang, and H. Xie, “Development of a small-diameter and high-resolution industrial endoscope with CMOS image sensor,” Sensors & Actuators: A. Physical, 296, 17-23 (2019).
• T. Liu, H. Zhang, B. Liu, X. Zhang, H. Liu, and C. Wang, “Highly compact vector bending sensor with microfiber-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometer,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(9), 3343-3347 (2019).
• C. Yang, H. Zhang, B. Liu, H. Liu, C. Wang, and S. Lin, “Tuning of polarization-dependent whispering gallery modes in grapefruit microstructured optical fibers infiltrated with negative dielectric anisotropy liquid crystals,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 37(11), 2628-2633 (2019).
• N. Xie, H. Zhang, B. Liu, H. Liu, T. Liu, and C. Wang, “In-line microfiber-assisted Mach-Zehnder interferometer for microfluidic highly sensitive measurement of salinity,” IEEE Sensors Journal, 18(21), 8767-8772 (2018).
• J. Xing, C. Wang, H. Chi, X. Yu, S. Zheng, X. Jin, and X. Zhang, “Modulation fading in temporal Talbot effect,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 30(15), 1376-1379 (2018).
• C. Yang, H. Zhang, B. Liu, H. Liu, C. Wang, and S. Lin, “Electrically tuned whispering gallery modes microresonator based on microstructured optical fibers infiltrated with dual-frequency liquid crystals,” Nanophotonics, 7(7), 1333-1340 (2018).
• W. Wu, X. Liu, and C. Wang, “Quantum speed-up capacity in different types of quantum channels for two-qubit open systems,” Chinese Physics B, 27(6), 060302 (2018).
• X. Zhang, B. Liu, H. Zhang, J. Wu, B. Song, and C. Wang, “A magnetic field sensor based on a dual S-tapered multimode fiber interferometer,” Measurement Science and Technology, 29(7), 075103 (2018).
• G. Wang, U. Habib, Z. Yan, N. J. Gomes, Q. Sui, J. B. Wang, L. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “Highly efficient optical beam steering using an in-fiber diffraction grating for full duplex indoor optical wireless communication,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 36(19), 4618-4625 (2018).
• W. Zhao, C. Wang, H. Chen, M. Chen, and S. Yang, “High-speed cell recognition algorithm for ultra-fast flow cytometer imaging system,” Journal of Biomedical Optics, 23(4), 046001 (2018).
• H. He, L. Y. Shao, C. Wang, B. Luo, X. Zou, X. Zhang, W. Pan, and L. Yan, “Arbitrary spectral synthesis and waveform generation with HiBi fiber loop mirrors,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 30(10), 943-946 (2018).
• G. Wang, Z. Yan, L. Yang, L. Zhang and C. Wang*, “Improved resolution optical time stretch imaging based on high efficient in-fibre diffraction,” Scientific Reports, 8(1), 600 (2018).
• H. Xie, M. Jiang, Y. Wang, X. Pang, C. Wang, Y. Su, and L. Yang, “Aspheric optical surface profiling based on laser scanning and auto-collimation,” Review of Scientific Instruments, 88(11), 113106 (2017).
• H. Xie, D. Ren, C. Wang, C. Mao, and L. Yang, “Design of high-efficiency diffractive optical elements towards ultrafast mid-infrared time-stretched imaging and spectroscopy,” Journal of Modern Optics, 65(3), 255-261 (2017).
• H. Xie, C. Mao, Y. Ren, J. Zhu, C. Wang, and L. Yang, “Design of an omnidirectional single-point photodetector for large-scale spatial coordinate measurement,” Optical Engineering, 56(10), 104105 (2017).
• C. K. Mididoddi, F. Bai, G. Wang, S. Gibson, and C. Wang*, “High throughput photonic time stretch optical coherence tomography with data compression,” IEEE Photonics Journal, 9(4), 1-15 (2017) (Invited).
• X. Liu, W. Wu, and C. Wang, “Modified quantum-speed-limit bounds for open quantum dynamics in quantum channels,” Physical Review A, 95, 052118 (2017).
• X. Han, B. Huo, Y. Shao, C. Wang, and M. Zhao, “RF self-interference cancellation using phase modulation and optical sideband filtering,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 29(11), 917-920 (2017).
• C. K. Mididoddi and C. Wang*, “Adaptive non-uniform photonic time stretch for blind RF signal detection with compressed time-bandwidth product,” Optics Communications, 396, 221-227 (2017). (Editor’s Choice)
• E. J. Ahmad, C. Wang*, D. Feng, Z. Yan and L. Zhang, “High temporal and spatial resolution distributed fiber Bragg grating sensors using time-stretch frequency-domain reflectometry,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 35, 3289-3295 (2017).
• G. Wang, C. Wang*, Z. Yan, and L. Zhang, “Highly efficient spectrally encoded imaging using a 45° tilted fiber grating,” Optics Letters, 41, 2398-2401 (2016).
• W. Wang, M. Li, S. Sun, C. Wang, Y. Deng, and N. Zhu, “Background-free microwave signal generation based on unbalanced temporal pulse shaping,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 28, 903-906 (2016).
• X. Zou, S. Attila, and C. Wang, “Microwave photonics: deep interactions between microwaves and lightwaves,” Optical Engineering, 55, 031101 (2015). (Special Section Guest Editorial)
• C. Wang*, “Dispersive Fourier transformation for versatile microwave photonics applications,” MDPI Photonics, 1, 586-612 (2014).
• C. Wang*, “Microwave photonic signal processing using fiber Bragg gratings,” Journal of Data Acquisition & Processing, 6, 21 (2014).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Ultrahigh-resolution photonic-assisted microwave frequency identification based on temporal channelization,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 61, 4275-4282 (2013).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Fiber Bragg gratings for microwave photonics subsystems,” Optics Express, 21, 22868-22884 (2013). (Invited)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “A nonuniformly spaced microwave photonic filter using a spatially discrete chirped FBG,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 25, 1889-1892 (2013).
• H. Chen, C. Wang, A. Yazaki, C. Kim, B. Jalali and K. Goda, “Ultrafast web inspection with hybrid dispersion laser scanner,” Applied Optics, 52, 4072-4076 (2013). (Top downloaded article in Ultrafast Optics from Optica Applied Optics)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Phase-coded millimeter-wave waveform generation using a spatially discrete chirped fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 24, 1493-1495 (2012).
• K. Goda, A. Ayazi, D. R. Gossett, J. Sadasivam, C. K. Lonappan, E. Sollier, A. Fard, S. C. Hur, J. Adam, C. Murray, C. Wang, N. Brackbill, D. Di Carlo and B. Jalali, “High-throughput single-microparticle imaging flow analyzer,” Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS), 10.1073/pnas.1204718109 (2012). (Highlighted in Time Magazine, Nature Biotechnology, Scientific American and Optics & Photonics News)
• Z. Tan, C. Wang*, E. D. Diebold, N. K. Hon and B. Jalali, “Real-time wavelength and bandwidth-independent optical integrator based on modal dispersion,” Optics Express, 20, 14109-14116 (2012).
• K. Goda, A. Mahjoubfar, C. Wang, A. Fard, J. Adam, D. R. Gossett, A. Ayazi, E. Sollier, O. Malik, E. Chen, Y. Liu, R. Brown, N. Sarkhosh, D. Di Carlo and B. Jalali, “Hybrid dispersion laser scanner,” Scientific Reports, 2, 445 (2012). (Highlighted in Nature Photonics)
• Z. Tan, C. Wang, K. Goda, O. Malik and B. Jalali, “Jammed-array wideband sawtooth filter,” Optics Express, 19, 24563-24568 (2011). (Highlighted in Laser Focus World)
• E. D. Diebold, N. K. Hon, Z. Tan, J. Chou, T. Sienicki, C. Wang and B. Jalali, “Giant tunable optical dispersion using chromo-modal excitation of a multimode waveguide,” Optics Express, 19, 23809-23817 (2011).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Ultrafast and ultrahigh-resolution interrogation of a fiber Bragg grating sensor based on interferometric temporal spectroscopy,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 29, 2927-2933 (2011).
• W. Liu, M. Li, C. Wang, and J. P. Yao, “Real-time interrogation of a linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating sensor with improved resolution and signal-to-noise ratio,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 29, 1239-1247 (2011).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Complete characterization of optical pulses based on temporal interferometry using an unbalanced temporal pulse shaping system,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 29, 789-800 (2011).
• Z. Li, C. Wang, M. Li, H. Chi, X. Zhang and J. P. Yao, “Instantaneous microwave frequency measurement using a special fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE Microwave and Wireless Components Letters, 21, 52-54 (2011).
• M. Li, C. Wang, W. Li and J. P. Yao, “An unbalanced temporal pulse shaping system for chirped microwave waveform generation,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 58, 2968-2975 (2010).
• C. Wang, M. Li and J. P. Yao, “Continuously tunable photonic microwave frequency multiplication based on unbalanced temporal pulse shaping,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 22, 1285-1287 (2010).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Large time-bandwidth product microwave arbitrary waveform generation using a spatially discrete chirped fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 28, 1652-1660 (2010).
• M. H. Asghari, C. Wang, J. P. Yao and J. Azaña “High-order passive photonic temporal integrators,” Optics Letters, 35, 1191-1193 (2010).
• H. Xia, C. Wang, S. Blais, and J. P. Yao, “Ultrafast and precise interrogation of fiber Bragg grating sensor based on wavelength-to-time mapping incorporating higher-order dispersion,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 28, 254-261 (2010).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Fourier transform ultrashort optical pulse shaping using a single chirped fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 21, 1375-1377 (2009).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Chirped microwave pulse generation based on optical spectral shaping and wavelength-to-time mapping using a Sagnac-loop mirror incorporating a chirped fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE/Optica Journal of Lightwave Technology, 27, 3336-3341 (2009).
• S. Yang, C. Wang, H. Chi, X. Zhang, S. Zheng, X. Jin, and J. P. Yao, “Photonic analog-to-digital converter using Mach-Zehnder modulators having identical half-wave voltages with improved bit resolution,” Applied Optics, 48, 4458-4467 (2009).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Simultaneous optical spectral shaping and wavelength-to-time mapping for photonic microwave arbitrary waveform generation,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 21, 793-795 (2009). (Annual Best Student Paper Award of IEEE Photonics Society Ottawa Chapter)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Chirped microwave pulse compression using a photonic microwave filter with a nonlinear phase response,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 57, 496-504 (2009).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Photonic generation of chirped microwave pulses using superimposed chirped fiber Bragg gratings,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 20, 882-884 (2008).
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Photonic generation of chirped millimeter-wave pulses based on nonlinear frequency-to-time mapping in a nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating,” IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 56, 542-553 (2008).
• C. Wang, F. Zeng, and J. P. Yao, “All-fiber ultrawide band pulse generation based on spectral shaping and dispersion-induced frequency-to-time conversion,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 19, 137-139 (2007).
• C. Zhang, G. Kai, Z. Wang, T. Sun, C. Wang, Y. Liu, J. Liu, W. Zhang, S. Yuan, and X. Dong, “Design of tunable bandgap guidance in high index filled microstructured fibers,” Journal of the Optical Society of America B, 23, 782-786 (2006).
• Y. Liu, C. Wang, T. Sun, Y. Li, Z. Wang, C. Zhang, G. Kai, X. Dong, “Distributed hybrid-fiber Raman amplifiers with a section of nonlinear microstructured optical fiber,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 48, 2267-2271 (2006).
• Z. Wang, G. Kai, Y. Liu, J. Liu, C. Zhang, T. Sun, C. Wang, W. Zhang, S. Yuan, and X. Dong, “Coupling and decoupling of dual-core photonic bandgap fibers,” Optics Letters, 30, 2542-2544 (2005).
• C. Zhang, G. Kai, Z. Wang, T. Sun, C. Wang, Y. Liu, W. Zhang, J. Liu, S. Yuan, and X. Dong, “Transformation of a transmission mechanism by filling the holes of normal silica-guiding microstructure fibers with nematic liquid crystal,” Optics Letters, 30, 2372-2374 (2005).
• T. Sun, G. Kai, Z. Wang, C. Wang, C. Zhang, Y. Liu, J. Liu, W. Zhang, S. Yuan, X. Dong, “Multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on a microstructure fiber Bragg grating,” Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, 46, 162-164 (2005).
• H. Zhang, L. Yu, Y. Liu, C. Wang, Y. Li, Q. Dou, L. Liu, S. Yuan and X. Dong, “Noise figure improvement of a double-pass erbium-doped fiber amplifier by using a HiBi fiber loop mirror as ASE rejecter”, Optics Communications, 244, 383-388 (2005).
• C. Wang, Z. Wang, C. Zhang, T. Sun, Y. Liu, J. Liu, W. Zhang, S. Yuan, G. Kai and X. Dong, “Study of low-loss fusion splices between microstructured optical fibers and standard single mode fiber”, Journal of Optoelectronics – Laser, 15 suppl., 128-130 (2004).

Selected Conference Papers

• G. Wang, Y. Zhou, E. Du, X. Li, J. He and C. Wang, “Stretched optical coherence tomography with data compression,” The 23^rd International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN2025), 28-31 Jul. 2025, Zhangjiajie, China.
• Weiqing Liao, S. Liu, and C. Wang*, “Simultaneous multichannel A-scans in photonic time stretch OCT,” CLEO/Europe 2025 Conference, 23-27 Jun. 2025, Munich, Germany.
• S. Liu, Y. Feng, Y. Yue, and C. Wang*, “Simultaneous bending and twist measurement using a simple multimode fibre sensor with selective mode excitation,” CLEO/Europe 2025 Conference, 23-27 Jun. 2025, Munich, Germany.
• M. Xiao, A. Zhang, and C. Wang, “Optical reservoir computing based on the bagging trees,” The 4^th International Conference on Advanced Manufacturing Technology and Electronic Information (AMTEI 2024), Sep. 2024, Chongqing, China.
• C. Wang*, R. Zhang, T. Luan, Y. Yue, S. Li, and A. Zhang, “Photonic reservoir computing enabled time-domain demodulation for frequency modulated LiDAR,” IEEE Photonic Conference 2024, TuE2.5, Nov. 2024, Rome, Italy.
• Y. Feng, Y. Yue, and C. Wang*, “An Optical-ID system with all-fibre reader for remote FBG sensors,” IEEE Photonic Conference 2024, WB3.6, Nov. 2024, Rome, Italy.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, and C. Wang*, “Photonic time stretch reservoir computer using a multi-mode fibre-based optical mask,” IEEE Photonic Conference 2024, Nov. 2024, Rome, Italy.
• W. Liao, Y. Yue, S. Liu, C. Wang*, and A. Zhang, “High-speed multi-channel signal acquisition in photonic time stretch optical coherence tomography through frequency division multiplexing,” 2024 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Sep. 2024, Pisa, Italy.
• S. Liu, K. Yang, and C. Wang*, “Small displacements sensing via enhanced temporal measurement,” Optica Sensing Congress 2024, Jul. 2024, Toulouse, France.
• K. Yang, S. Liu, G. Li, and C. Wang*, “Non-contact Bidirectional Lateral Movement Sensor Based on Coherent Control of Vortex Beams,” Optica Sensing Congress 2024, Jul. 2024, Toulouse, France.
• Y. Feng, Y. Yue, S. Liu, and C. Wang*, “A Remote FBG Sensor Interrogation System Based on a 45-Degree Tilted Fibre Grating,” Optica Sensing Congress 2024, Jul. 2024, Toulouse, France.
• S. Liu, Y. Yue, M. Shi , A. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “Single-Wavelength Multi-Tap Time Delay Line Over a Multimode Fibre Towards Microwave Photonic Filters,” the 16^th Pacific Rim Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO-PR 2024), Aug. 2024, Incheon, Korea.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu and C. Wang*, “Reservoir computing assisted single-pixel high-throughput object classification,” 2024 SPIE Photonic Europe, Apr. 2024, Strasbourg, France.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, R. Zhang, T. Luan, A. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “Experimental Investigation of an Optical Reservoir Computer with MZI-based Optical Mask,” 2023 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Oct. 2023, Nanjing, China.
• T. Luan, R. Zhang, Y. Yue, S. Liu, A. Zhang, C. Wang*, “A Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave LiDAR System Based on Reservoir Computing,” 2023 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Oct. 2023, Nanjing, China.
• W. Wang, S. Fu, J. Wang, C. Wang, M Zhao, and X. Han, “Simultaneous image-reject downconversion and self-interference cancellation for full-duplex communication,” 2023 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Oct. 2023, Nanjing, China.
• W. Han, C. Wang*, “Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing for Solid-Liquid Phase Change Detection for n-octadecane,” the 14^th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2023), Aug. 2023.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, W. Xu, and C. Wang*, “Experimental Investigation of Time-Stretch-Based Reservoir Computing with an Optical Input Mask”, 2023 EOS Annual Meeting, Aug. 2023.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, Y. Zhai, and C. Wang*, “Enhanced photonic time-stretch reservoir computing using all-optical input masks,” 2022 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), Nov. 2022.
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, Y. Zhai, and C. Wang*, “Experimental Implementation of An All-Optical Reservoir Computer Using Photonic Time Stretch and Spectral Mixing,” 2022 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Oct. 2022.
• S. Li, A. Zhang, H. Pan, R. Stancu, Z. Tan, and C. Wang*, “Real-time RF Sensor Monitoring Based on Optical Injected Semiconductor Laser and Temporal Measurement,” 2022 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), Oct. 2022.
• G. Wang, F. Zhao, H. Liu, L. Shao, C. Wang, P. P. Shum, “A compressive sensing imaging system using multimode fiber,” The 20^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN2022), 12-15 Aug. 2022, Shenzhen, China.
• Y. Feng, Y. Yue, Q. Wu, and C. Wang*, “Delay-Insensitive Time Stretch Interrogation of Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors”, 2022 13^th International Symposium on Communication Systems, Networks and Digital Signal Processing (CSNDSP), July, 2022. (Best Paper Award)
• Y. Yue, S. Liu, Y. Feng, and C. Wang*, “An All-Optical Reservoir Computer based on Time Stretch and Spectral Mixing,” 2022 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), May, 2022, USA. JW3B.109.
• D. Xiao, F. Yu, G. Wang, L.Shao, C. Wang, and J. Hu, “A new curvature sensor based on SMS fiber structure using ring-core fiber and its demodulation by microwave photonic filter,” Seventh Asia Pacific Conference on Optics Manufacture (APCOM 2021), Hong Kong, China.
• G. Wang, L. Shao, D. Xiao, F. Zhao, P. Shum and C. Wang, “A Compressive Sensing Single Pixel Imaging System Using Cascaded MachZehnder Interference Structure,” 2021 Optoelectronics Global Conference, 15-18 Sep. 2021, Shenzhen, China.
• D. Xiao, L. Shao, C. Wang, G. Wang, P. P. Shum, and Y. Yue, “A Curvature Sensor with High Resolution Based on SMS-Structure and Microwave Photonic Filter,” 2021 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 24–26 Nov. 2021, Italy.
• Y. Yue, S. Li, Y. Feng, A. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “Real-time identification of frequency-hopping millimeter-wave signals using photonic time stretch and reservoir computing,” 2021 SPIE Photonics Asia, Oct. 2021, Nantong, China.
• W. H. Wang, Y. Bai, S. L. Fu, X. X. Su, C. Wang, Y. Y. Gu, M. S. Zhao, and X. Y. Han, “Large dynamic frequency pp-conversion by using parallel dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulators and balance detection”, The 43^rd Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2021), 21-25 Nov. 2021, Hangzhou, China.
• G. Wang, L. Shao, D. Xiao, F. Zhao, P. Shum, and C. Wang, “A compressive sensing single pixel imaging system using in-fiber grating,” The 19^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN2021), 5-8 Aug. 2021, Qufu, China.
• D. Xiao, L. Shao, C. Wang, G. Wang, F. Zhao, and F. Yu, “A FBG and magnetostrictive alloy based magnetic field sensor with the demodulation realized by optoelectronic oscillator,” The 19^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN2021), 5-8 Aug. 2021, Qufu, China.
• C. Wang, “Energy and data efficient photonic time stretch imaging,” 26^th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2021), paper W4E.1, 3-7 Jul. 2021, Hong Kong, China. (Invited)
• Y. Yue and C. Wang*, “Ultrafast beam steering user localization in optical wireless communication,” 26^th Optoelectronics and Communications Conference (OECC 2021), paper JS2B.5, 3-7 Jul. 2021, Hong Kong, China.
• N. Jing and C. Wang*, “Real-time recognition and parameters estimation of linear frequency modulation microwave signal based on Reservoir computing’,” 2020 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 24–26 Nov. 2020, Japan.
• X. Han, S. Fu, X. Su, S. Wang, C. Wang, Y. Gu, Z. Wu, X. Li, and M. Zhao, “Full-duplex communication demonstration with photonic-enabled RF self-interference cancellation by using a compact dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator,” 2020 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 24–26 Nov. 2020, Japan.
• X. Su, S. Fu, C. Wang, Z. Wu, Y. Gu, M. Zhao, X. Han, “Optical multipath RF self-interference cancellation for full-duplex communication,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 24-27 Oct. 2020, Beijing, China.
• C. Wang, “In-fibre diffraction for beam steering optical wireless communication,” Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP), 24-27 Oct. 2020, Beijing, China. (Invited)
• N. Jing, and C. Wang*, “High throughput morphology-based cell screening by reservoir computing”, 2020 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 28 Sep. – 1 Oct. 2020.
• C. Wang, “Data efficient ultrafast single-pixel optical imaging,” IOP Photon 2020, 1-4 Sep. 2020, Nottingham, UK. (Invited)
• S. Bandyopadhyay, L. Shao, J. Jiang, J. Hu, S. Liu, Y. Liu, P. Shum, C. Wang, M. Smietana, “Application of higher-order cladding modes of long period fiber gratings for refractive index sensing with high sensitivity and unfamiliar modal,” The 27^th  International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS), paper W4.25, 8-12 Jun. 2020, Virginia, USA.
• N. Jing, C. K. Mididoddi, C. Wang*, “Compressive sensing detection of RF signals by all-optical binary random pattern,” 2019 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP), 11-13 Dec. 2019, London, UK.
• X. Su, S. Wang, H. Wang, Y. Shao, C. Wang, Z. Wu, Y. Gu, M. Zhao, and X. Han, “Performance analysis of photonic RF self-interference cancellation for full-duplex communication,” 2019 SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 20-23 Oct. 2019, Hangzhou, China.
• D. Xiao, T. Han, L. Y. Shao, and C. Wang*, “Nonuniform microwave photonic delay-line filter for optical sensor network interrogation,” 2019 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 3 –7 Oct. 2019, Ottawa, Canada.
• C. Wang, “Highly efficient in-fibre diffraction grating for fiber free-space interface,” The 11^th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2019), 6-9 Aug. 2019, Xi’an, China. (Invited)
• Y. Yang, L. Shao, G. Gu, S. Bandyopadhyay, Y. Liu, J. Hu, C. Wang, and Z. Peng, “Designing of surface Plasmon sensor in a side hole fiber with simultaneous double channel detection,” The 18^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 5-8 Aug. 2019, Huangshan, China.
• C. Wang, “Microwave photonic signal processing based on modal dispersion,” The 18^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 5-8 Aug. 2019, Huangshan, China. (Invited)
• X. Su, S. Wang, H. Wang, Y. Shao, C. Wang, Z. Wu, Y. Gu, M. Zhao, and X. Han, “RF characterization of self-interference cancellation using phase modulation and optical sideband filtering”, The 41^st Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2019), 17-20 Jun. 2019, Rome, Italy
• C. K. Mididoddi, G. Wang, X. Liu, and C. Wang*, “Real-time user localisation in beam Steered NIR optical wireless communications,” 2019 IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IWS), 19-22 May 2019, Guangzhou, China.
• C. Wang*, “Explore modal dispersion for microwave photonics applications,” The 9^th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics (IMCO 2019), 15-17 Jun. 2019, Hong Kong, China. (Invited)
• C. Wang*, G. Wang, and C. K. Mididoddi, “In-fibre diffraction grating for beam steering indoor optical wireless communication,” 2018 IEEE British and Irish Conference on Optics and Photonics (BICOP), 12-14 Dec. 2018, London, UK.
• X. Han, X. Su, S. Wang, H. Wang, Y. Shao, C. Wang, and M. Zhao, “Photonic enabled RF self-interference cancellation for full-duplex communication,” 2018 International Photonics and OptoElectronics Meetings (POEM), 31 Oct. – 3 Nov. 2018, Wuhan, China.
• Y. Shao, X. Han, Y. Dai, M. Li, C. Wang, and M. Zhao, “Low-power RF signal detection using a tunable OEO based on DP-MZM and PS-FBG,” 2018 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 22 – 25 Oct. 2018, Toulouse, France.
• X. Liu, C. K. Mididoddi, Z. Tan, G. Wang, L. Shao, and C. Wang*, “Tunable multimode optical delay line for single-wavelength microwave photonic transversal filters,” 2018 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 22 – 25 Oct. 2018, Toulouse, France.
•  S. Liu, C. K. Mididoddi, H. Y. Zhou, B. Li, W. Xu, and C. Wang*, “Single-shot sub-Nyquist RF signal reconstruction based on deep learning network,” 2018 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 22 – 25 Oct. 2018, Toulouse, France.
• C. K. Mididoddi, G. Wang, U. Habib, H. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “Ultrafast user localization and beam steering in optical wireless communication using an in-fibre diffraction grating,” 2018 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 22 – 25 Oct. 2018, Toulouse, France.
• X. Han, X. Su, S. Wang, Y. Shao, H. Wang, C. Wang, and M. Zhao, “Photonic enabled RF self-interference cancellation for full-duplex communication”, 2018 SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, 11-13 Oct. 2018, Beijing, China. (Invited)
• C. K. Mididoddi, D. Feng, and C. Wang*, “Optical Phase Shifting Fourier Transform Scanning for Bandwidth-Efficient Blind RF Spectrum Sensing,” 2018 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), 23 Sep. 2018, Rome, Italy.
• C. Wang*, “In-fibre diffraction grating for optical wireless communication and ultrafast optical imaging,” The 8^th International Multidisciplinary Conference on Optofluidics (IMCO 2018), 5-8 Aug. 2018, Shanghai, China. (Invited)
• C. Wang*, “Photonic data compression for high-frequency microwave signal measurement,” The 10^th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP 2018), 8-11 Jul. 2018, Beijing, China (Invited)
• C. K. Mididoddi, G. Wang, and C. Wang*, “Ultrafast single-pixel optical imaging based on multimode interference and compressed sensing,” 2018 SPIE Photonics Europe, 22 – 26 Apr. 2018, Strasbourg, France.
• C. Wang*, “In-fibre diffraction grating enables high-efficiency optical wireless communication and time stretch imaging,” 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology (OIT), 28 – 30 Oct. 2017, Beijing, China. (Invited)
• C. Wang*, “Microwave photonics solutions for high-throughput and data efficient optical fiber grating sensor interrogation,” 2017 International Conference on Optical Instruments and Technology (OIT), 28 – 30 Oct. 2017, Beijing, China. (Invited)
• C. K. Mididoddi, E. J. Ahmad, and C. Wang*, “All-optical random sequence generation for compressive sensing detection of RF signals,” 2017 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 23 – 26 Oct. 2017, Beijing, China.
• G. Wang, U. Habib, Z. Yan, N. J. Gomes, L. Zhang, and C. Wang*, “In-fibre diffraction grating based beam steering for full duplex optical wireless communication,” 2017 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 23 – 26 Oct. 2017, Beijing, China.
• C. K. Mididoddi and C. Wang*, “Photonic compressive sensing enabled data efficient time stretch optical coherence tomography,” Second Canterbury Conference on Optical Coherence Tomography, 2017, 6 – 8 Sep. 2017, Canterbury, UK.
• H. Qin, Z. Yan, Q. Sun, G. Wang, C. Wang, D. Liu, L. Zhang, “Theoretical analysis of diffraction grating based on 45°-tilted fiber gratings,” 2017 Opto-Electronics and Communications Conference (OECC), 31 July – 4 Aug 2017, Singapore.
• C. K. Mididoddi, G. Wang, L. Su, and C. Wang*, “Photonic time-stretch optical coherence tomography with data compression and improved resolution,” 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR), 31 July – 4 Aug 2017, Singapore.
• C. K. Mididoddi, E. J. Ahmad, and C. Wang*, “Data-efficient high-throughput fiber Bragg grating sensors using photonic time-stretch compressive sensing,” 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe (CLEO-Europe), 25-29 June 2017, Munich, Germany.
• G. Wang, U. Habib, C. Wang*, N. J. Gomes, Z. Yan, and L. Zhang, “Wavelength-controlled beam steering for optical wireless transmission using an in-fiber diffraction grating,” 2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 14-19 May 2017, San Jose, CA, USA.
• U. Habib, A. E. Aighobahi, C. Wang and N. J. Gomes, “Radio over fiber transport of mm-wave 2×2 MIMO for spatial diversity and multiplexing,” 2016 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 31 Oct. – 3 Nov. 2016, Long Beach, CA, USA.
• G. Wang and C. Wang*, “Diffraction Limited Optical Time-Stretch Microscopy Using an In-Fibre Diffraction Grating,” 2016 Frontiers in Optics (FiO), 17-21 Oct. 2016, Rochester, New York, USA. (Post-deadline paper)
• C. K. Mididoddi, G. Wang, and C. Wang*, “Data compressed photonic time-stretch optical coherence tomography,” 2016 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2-6 Oct. 2016, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, paper MA3.2. (top-ranked paper)
• E. J. Ahmad, C. Wang*, D. Feng, Z. Yan, and L. Zhang, “Ultrafast interrogation of fully distributed chirped fiber Bragg grating strain sensor,” 2016 IEEE Photonics Conference (IPC), 2-6 Oct. 2016, Waikoloa, Hawaii, USA, paper TuI3.4.
• D. Feng, E. J. Ahmad, and C. Wang*, “High resolution crack detection using fully distributed chirped fiber Bragg grating sensors,” The 6^th Asia Pacific Optical Sensors Conference (APOS), 11-14 Oct. 2016, Shanghai, China.
• C. K. Mididoddi, D. Feng, and C. Wang*, “All-optical temporal random pattern generation based on photonic time-stretch,” The 15^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 22-26 Sep. 2016, Hangzhou, China.
• E. J. Ahmad, D. Feng, and C. Wang*, “Analysis on spatial and temporal resolution in photonic time stretch frequency domain reflectometry based fully distributed fiber Bragg grating sensors,” The 15^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 22-26 Sep. 2016, Hangzhou, China. (Invited)
• G. Wang, C. Wang*, Z. Yan, and L. Zhang, “Efficient and miniaturized spectrally encoded imaging system using a 45° tilted fiber grating,” 2016 SPIE Photonics Europe, 3-7 Apr. 2016, Brussels, Belgium.
• E. J. Ahmad, C. Wang* and J. Stiens, “Broadband frequency swept millimeter-wave source based on cascaded temporal optical pulse shaping,” 2015 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP), 26-29 Oct. 2015, Paphos, Cyprus.
• C. Wang* and J. P. Yao, “Microwave signal generation based on photonics,” The 41^st European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), 27 Sep. 2015, Valencia, Spain. (Invited)
• E. J. Ahmad and C. Wang*, “Photonic microwave frequency up conversion using unbalanced temporal pulse shaping in a cascaded modulation scheme,” The 14^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 3-5 Jul. 2015, Nanjing, China.
• C. Wang, “Advanced fiber Bragg gratings in microwave photonics applications,” The 14^th International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks (ICOCN), 3-5 Jul. 2015, Nanjing, China. (Invited)
• C. Wang* and N. J. Gomes, “Photonics-enabled sub-Nyquist radio frequency sensing based on temporal channelization and compressive sensing,” 2014 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 20-23 Oct. 2014, Sapporo, Japan.
• C. Wang*, “Photonic time stretch channelizer for broadband microwave spectrum sensing,” The 35^th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2014), 25-28 Aug. 2014, Guangzhou, China. (Invited)
• C. Wang*, “Screening rare cancer cells using high-throughput photonic time-stretch flow imager,” The 8^th International Workshop on Optical Signal Processing and Optical Switching (IWOO2013), 28-30 Sep. 2013, Edinburgh, UK. (Invited)
• C. Wang*, “Dispersive Fourier transformation for microwave photonics applications,” The 34^th Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS 2013), 12-15 Aug. 2013, Stockholm, Sweden. (Invited)
• H. Chen, K. Goda, C. Wang, and B. Jalali “Ultrafast surface inspection using hybrid dispersion laser scanner,” 2013 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 9-14 June 2013, San Jose, CA, USA, paper CTu3O.2.
• A. Mahjoubfar, K. Goda, C. Wang, A. Fard, J. Adam, D. R. Gossett, A. Ayazi, E. Sollier, O. Malik, E. Chen, Y. Liu, R. Brown, N. Sarkhosh, D. Di Carlo and B. Jalali, “3D ultrafast laser scanner,” 2013 SPIE Photonics West, 2-7 Feb. 2013, San Francisco, California, USA, paper 8611-22.
• A. Ayazi, K. Goda, C. K. Lonappan, J. Adam, J. Sadasivam, D. R. Gossett, E. Sollier, A. Fard, S. C. Hur, C. Murray, C. Wang, N. Brackbill, D. Di Carlo and B. Jalali, “Real-time image processor for detection of rare cells and particles in flow at 37 million line scans per second,” 2013 SPIE Photonics West, 2-7 Feb. 2013, San Francisco, California, USA, paper 8587-38.
• E. D. Diebold, N. K. Hon, Z. Tan, J. Chou, T. Sienicki, C. Wang and B. Jalali, “Giant tunable optical dispersion using chromo-modal excitation of a multimode waveguide,” 2012 SPIE Optics+Photonics,12-16 Aug. 2012, San Diego, California, USA.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “High-resolution microwave frequency measurement based on temporal channelization using a mode-locked laser,” 2012 IEEE International Microwave Symposium (IMS), 17-22 Jun. 2012, Montreal, Canada.
• C. Wang*, K. Goda, M. Ibsen, and B. Jalali, “Dispersive Fourier transformation in the 800 nm spectral range,” 2012 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 6-11 May 2012, San Jose, CA, USA.
• Z. Tan, C. Wang*, K. Goda, O. Malik and B. Jalali, “All-optical passive periodic sawtooth filter and its application to fast interrogation of fiber Bragg grating sensor array,” 2012 Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 4-8 Mar. 2012, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Nonuniformly spaced photonic microwave delay-line filter using a spatially discrete chirped fiber Bragg grating,” 2011 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 18-22 Oct. 2011, Singapore.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Complete pulse characterization based on temporal interferometry using an unbalanced temporal pulse shaping system,” 2010 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 5-9 Oct. 2010, Montreal, Canada. (Best Student Paper Award)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Advanced fiber Bragg gratings for photonic generation and processing of arbitrary microwave waveforms,” 2010 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 5-9 Oct. 2010, Montreal, Canada. (Invited)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Superimposed oppositely chirped FBGs for ultrafast FBG sensor interrogation with significantly improved resolution,” 2010 OSA Bragg Gratings, Photosensitivity, and Poling (BGPP) Topical Meeting, 21-24 Jun. 2010, Karlsruhe, Germany.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Nonlinearly chirped microwave pulse generation using a spatially discrete chirped fiber Bragg grating,” 2009 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics,14-16 Oct. 2009, Valencia, Spain.
•  M. H. Asghari, C. Wang, J. P. Yao and J. Azaña, “Demonstration of FBG-based first and second-order photonic temporal integrators with optimized energetic efficiencies,” 2009 IEEE/Photonics Society Annual Meeting, 4-8 Oct. 2009, Belek-Antalya, Turkey.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Microwave and millimeter-wave arbitrary waveform generation and processing using fiber-optics-based techniques,” 2009 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, 22-25 Apr. 2009, Beijing, China. (Best Student Paper Award)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Fourier-transform pulse shaping using a single chirped fiber Bragg grating,” 2009 Asia-Pacific Microwave Photonics Conference, 22-25 Apr. 2009, Beijing, China.
• S. Pan, C. Wang, J. P. Yao, “Generation of a stable and frequency-tunable microwave signal using a polarization modulator and a wavelength-fixed notch filter,” 2009 Optical Fiber Communication Conference & Exposition and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference (OFC/NFOEC), 22-26 Mar. 2009, San Diego, CA, USA.
• C. Wang, H. Chi and J. P. Yao, “Photonic generation and processing of millimeter-wave arbitrary waveforms,” 2008 IEEE/LEOS Annual Meeting, 9-13 Nov. 2008, Newport Beach, CA, USA. (Invited)
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Microwave arbitrary waveform generation based on optical spectral shaping and wavelength-to-time mapping using a chirped fiber Bragg grating,” The 1^st Microsystems and Nanoelectronics Research Conference (MNRC 2008), 14-15 Oct. 2008, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “Photonic microwave matched filters for chirped microwave pulse compression,” 2008 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 1-4 Oct. 2008, Gold Coast City, Queensland, Australia.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “All-optical electrical chirped pulse generation with tunable chirp rate based on a nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating,” 2007 IEEE International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics, 3-5 Oct. 2007, Victoria, BC, Canada.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “All-optical high-frequency electrical chirped pulse generation using a nonlinearly chirped fiber Bragg grating,” 2007 International Symposium on Signals, Systems and Electronics (ISSSE 2007), 30 Jul. – 2 Aug. 2007, Montreal, QC, Canada.
• C. Wang and J. P. Yao, “All-optical electrical chirped pulse generation based on nonlinear wavelength-to-time conversion in a chirped fiber Bragg grating,” Photonics North 2007, 4-7 Jun. 2007, Ottawa, ON, Canada.
• H. Zhang, L. Yu, Y. Liu, C. Wang, L. Liu, L. Xiong, S. Yuan, X. Dong, “A novel method to improve noise figure for double-pass L-band EDFA,” 2004 Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 7-11 Nov. 2004, Beijing, China.
• Z. Wang, Y. Liu, G. Kai, J. Liu, C. Wang, C. Zhang, T. Sun, X. Dong, “A novel Er³⁺-doped honeycomb photonic bandgap fiber for highly efficient amplification,” 2004 Asia-Pacific Optical Communications, 7-11 Nov. 2004, Beijing, China.