As one of the premier international events in the field of photonics, the Conference on Laser and Electro-Optics (CLEO) provides a dynamic platform for cutting-edge discoveries, collaboration, and visionary thinking.

Virginia Tech is leading the way in neural networks, mid-infrared detectors, and accoustic wave imaging. Explore the list of presentations below to learn more about our faculty's work.

Synthetic-domain Neural Networks using Integrated Nonlinear Phononics on Lithium Niobate

Presenter: Jun Ji
Authors: Jun Ji, Zichen Xi, Joseph Thomas, Ming Jin, Yizheng Zhu, Wenjie Xiong, and Linbo Shao.

Ultra-sensitive Room-temperature Mid-infrared Detector using Phononic Crystal Oscillator

Presenter: Linbo Shao
Authors: Zichen Xi, Joseph Thomas, Jun Ji, Yizheng Zhu, and Linbo Shao.

Room and Cryogenic Temperature Optical Gate Drivers for Power Transistors

Presenter: Linbo Shao
Authors: Liyang Jin, Xin Yang, Guannan Shi, Matthew Porter, Yuan Qin, Xiaoting Jia, Dong Dong, Yizheng Zhu, Yuhao Zhang, and Linbo Shao.

Multiresonant Nanolaminate Nanopillar Arrays for Broadband Nonlinear Optics and Enhanced Refractive Index Sensing

Presenter: Wei Zhou
Authors: Meitong Nie, Yuming Zhao, Aditya Garg, Elieser Mejia, Chuan Xiao, Benjamin Pittelkau, Seied Ali Safiabadi Tali, Linbo Shao, and Wei Zhou.

Plasmon-Enhanced Electronic and Vibrational Raman Scattering for Monitoring Interfacial Electrochemical Redox Processes

Presenter: Wei Zhou
Authors: Yuming Zhao and Wei Zhou.

Ultrawide-Range Temperature Sensing from 1.7 to 1353 Kelvin Based on Interferometric Silica Fiber Sensor

Presenter: Guannan Shi
Authors: Guannan Shi, Joseph Thomas, Zichen Xi, Meitong Nie, Anbo Wang, Linbo Shao, and Yizheng Zhu.

Antifouling Nanoplasmonic Bio-Meshes for Spatiotemporal Raman Monitoring of Microbial Biofilms

Presenter: Wei Zhou
Authors: Aditya Garg, Ze Zong, and Wei Zhou.

Densely Multiplexable High-Temperature Sensing Enabled by Sapphire Fiber Scattering Array Interferometer

Presenter: Guannan Shi
Authors: Guannan Shi, Joseph Thomas, Meitong Nie, Gary Pickrell, Linbo Shao, Anbo Wang, and Yizheng Zhu.

High Speed Surface Acoustic Wave Imaging with Spectral Interferometry

Presenter: Joseph Thomas
Authors: Joseph Thomas, Zichen Xi, Jun Ji, Guannan Shi, and Linbo Shao.