Congratulations to the Newest Future Luminary Award Winners

Read the winning paper and learn more about the 2024 honorees View in Browser SUBMIT AN ARTICLE MANAGE MY ALERTS ABOUT THE JOURNAL APL Photonics Jie Zhao and Xiaoting Li are the 2024 Future Luminary Award Winners! Congratulations to the newest recipients of the APL Photonics Future Luminary Award. This award recognizes future leaders in their field. Both of this year's winners will be joining the APL Photonics Early Career Editorial Advisory Board. READ THE PRESS RELEASE > Read the Winning Article Unveiling the origins of quasi-phase matching spectral imperfections in thin-film lithium niobate frequency doublers Jie Zhao, Xiaoting Li, Ting-Chen Hu, Ayed Al Sayem, et al. READ MORE > JIE ZHAO Winning this award is a humbling recognition of the hard work, collaboration, and innovation that continue to drive my work in photonics. I am sincerely grateful to APL Photonics for supporting early-career researchers, and for encouraging my ongoing growth as both a scientist and an active contributor to the field. - Jie Zhao, Marvell Technology, USA Jie Zhao is currently a Senior Staff Optical Engineer at Marvell, where she develops next-generation photonics products for data centers. From 2021 to 2024, she was a Member of Technical Staff at Nokia Bell Labs. Prior to that, she earned her Ph.D. in Photonics from UC San Diego in 2020. Her research focus was on nonlinear optics in thin-film lithium niobate (TFLN), including second-harmonic generation (SHG), spontaneous parametric down-conversion (SPDC), and high-speed electro-optic (EO) modulation. She also served on the Integrated Nonlinear and Quantum Optics sub-committee for the Optica Advanced Photonics Congress IPR in 2024 and 2025. XIAOTING LI I am truly humbled and honored to receive this award from APL Photonics. Winning this award is a testament to the hard work and dedication that has gone into my research, and I am thrilled to be recognized by the editorial board and the photonics community. This award not only acknowledges my past achievements but also motivates me to continue pushing the boundaries of knowledge and innovation in the field of photonics. I am grateful for this recognition and look forward to continuing to make meaningful contributions to the scientific community. - Xiaoting Li, City University of Hong Kong Xiaoting Li is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Electrical Engineering at the City University of Hong Kong (CityU). She obtained her Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Physics from Heilongjiang University in 2016 and her Master of Science (M.S.) degree in Physics from Nankai University in 2019. In 2019, she commenced her doctoral studies at CityU as a recipient of the prestigious Hong Kong PhD Fellowship Scheme (HKPFS). Her current research focuses on the development of thin-film periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) devices for applications in nonlinear photonics and quantum photonics, aiming to advance integrated photonic technologies for next-generation optical systems. THE 2024 FUTURE LUMINARY AWARD FINALISTS An ultra-stable high-power optical frequency comb Fabian Schmid, Jorge Moreno, Johannes Weitenberg, Peter Russbüldt, et al. READ MORE > Vectorial phase retrieval in super-resolution polarization microscopy R. Gutiérrez-Cuevas, L. A. Alemán-Castañeda, I. Herrera, S. Brasselet, et al. READ MORE > Cluster synchronization in a semiconductor laser Dmitry Kazakov, Nikola Opačak, Florian Pilat, Yongrui Wang, et al. READ MORE > Nonlocal quantum differentiation between polarization objects using entanglement Vira R. Besaga, Luosha Zhang, Andres Vega, Purujit Singh Chauhan, et al. READ MORE > Spatially twisted liquid-crystal devices Alicia Sit, Francesco Di Colandrea, Alessio D'Errico, Ebrahim Karimi READ MORE > k-space holographic multiplexing for synthetic aperture diffraction tomography Zhengzhong Huang, Liangcai Cao READ MORE > Ultrasensitive terahertz response mediated by split ring antenna induced giant resonant field enhancement Jinhua Zhang, Miao Cai, Xingguo Zheng, Dangdang Li, et al. READ MORE > 2 W monolithic fiber laser at 3.8 µm M. Lemieux-Tanguay, T. Boilard, P. Paradis, R. Vallée, et al. READ MORE > Metamaterial unipolar quantum optoelectronics for mid-infrared free-space optics T. Bonazzi, H. Dely, P. Didier, D. Gacemi, et al. READ MORE > Periodic skyrmionic textures via conformal cartographic projections David Marco, Isael Herrera, Sophie Brasselet, Miguel A. Alonso READ MORE > Switching of three-dimensional optical cages using spatial coherence engineering Ying Xu, Jidong Wu, Xinshun Zhao, Yongtao Zhang, et al. READ MORE > Landau-level terahertz emission from electrically biased graphene Fumiyuki Inamura, Gen Ueda, Sunmi Kim, Mikhail Patrashin, et al. READ MORE > Learn More About The Award The APL Photonics Future Luminary Award recognizes the achievements of highly promising early career researchers with the potential to become luminaries in the field of photonics. See eligibility requirements and previous winners.   Waivers and Discounts We believe there has never been a more important time to stand firm in support of independent, open science. AIP Publishing is committed to ensuring authors can publish in open access journals regardless of their economic status. If you've been impacted by recent events in the U.S., APC waivers and discounts may be available in cases of financial need. 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