Chair of Shanghai NTC Chapter
Prof. Weida Hu (胡伟达)
IEEE Fellow, Optica Fellow, SPIE Fellow
Vice President of Institute, Head of State Key Laboratory
State Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics
Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
Address: 500 Yu Tian Road, Shanghai 200083, China
Email: [email protected]
Research Area
1. Nanoscale photodetectors for infrared sensing and intelligent recognition, such as novel infrared photodetectors/photodiodes/phototransistors based on two-dimensional materials, novel Infrared photodetectors/photodiodes/phototransistors enhanced by artificial micro-nano structures, and sensing-memory-processing intelligent chips based on novel optoelectronic and electronic devices.
2. Third-generation infrared photodetectors based on HgCdTe, InGaAs, InSb, QWIPs, T2SL, and Si BIB for space applications, such as long-wavelength/very-long-wavelength infrared photodiodes, two-color infrared photodetectors, and infrared avalanche photodiodes (APDs).
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Upcoming Events
Date: July 5-8, 2026; Location: Nanjing, China
Past Events
Date: September 20-22, 2024; Location: Hangzhou, China
Date: September 22-25, 2023; Location: Shanghai, China
Date: July 2-5, 2023; Location: Jeju, Korea
Representative Achievement
Science 388, eadu2987 (2025)
Tellurium nanowire retinal nanoprosthesis improves vision in models of blindness
Highlighted by: Science; Optica; CCTV NEWS; CCTV 13; NewScientist; City News; China Daily ; Premier Business Channel; Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University; Shanghai Observer; News Peach Uptide; Shanghai Science and Technology; China Science Daily Media; Jiemian Global
Science, 373 (6561), 1353-1358 (2021)
2D materials–based homogeneous transistor-memory architecture for neuromorphic hardware
ESI Highly Cited Paper, Highlighted by Science; Highlighted by Nature Electronics; Highlighted by NSFC; Selected as China’s Top Ten Semiconductor Research Advances；World Artificial Interelligence Conference Youth Outstanding Paper Award
Nature Photonics, 18, 60-67 (2024)
On-chip optoelectronic logic gates operating in the telecom band
Cover of Nature Photonics. ESI Highly Cited Paper.
Nature Nanotechnology, 18, 1303-1310 (2023)
Reconfigurable, non-volatile neuromorphic photovoltaics
Highlighted by Light: Science & Applications, Research Briefing by Nature Nanotechnology; China’s Top Ten Semiconductor Research Advances; China’s Top Ten Social Influence Events of Optics; “Top Ten Advances” by the Shanghai Branch of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Nature Nanotechnology, 17, 27-32 (2022).
All-in-one two-dimensional retinomorphic hardware device for motion detection and recognition
ESI Highly Cited Paper.
Nature Electronics, 4, 357-363 (2021).
Unipolar barrier photodetectors based on van der Waals heterostructures
ESI Highly Cited Paper, ESI Hot Paper, Highlighted by NSFC; Highlighted by Tech Xplore; Highlighted by Nanowerk; Selected as China’s Top Ten Optics Advances (Applied researches)