Research Directions

Micro - nano light field control, optical detection and metrology, incoherent optics

Representative Achievements and Papers:

Paper Information:

1.L. Wan, T. Yu, D. Zhao and W. Loeffler, "Pixel Super‐Resolution Interference Pattern Sensing Via The Aliasing Effect For Laser Frequency Metrology," Laser & Photonics Reviews 2200994 (2023) (Top in the first zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

2.B. Li, Y. Chen*, W. Deng, T. Wang, L. Wan*, and T. Yu, "Spin - orbit interactions of twisted random light," APL Photonics, 10, 046119 (2025) (The first - author is an undergraduate student, Top in the second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

3.L. Wan, D. Raveh, T. Yu, D. Zhao, and O. Korotkova, "Optical resonance with subwavelength spectral coherence switch in open - end cavity," SCIENCE CHINA Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy, 66, 274213 (2023) (Top in the first zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

4.L. Wan, W. Deng, T. Yu, D. Zhao, and O. Korotkova, "Customizing subwavelength stochastic light fields via structured spatial coherence in a high - NA resonator," Opt. Lett. 49, 5607 - 5610 (2024) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

5.F. Peng, H. Chen, L. Wan, X. Chen* J. Dong, W. Deng* and T. Yu* Dual - band dislocation modes in a topological photonic crystal, Photonics Research (accepted) (Top in the first zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

6．T. Liu, J. Qiu, L. Xu, M. Qin, L. Wan, T. Yu, Q. Liu, L. Huang, and S. Xiao, "Edge Detection Imaging by Quasi - Bound States in the Continuum," Nano Lett. 24, 14466 - 14474 (2024) (Top in the second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

7.L. He, M. Ouyang, Y. Su, F. Peng, W. Deng, L. Wan, L. He, and T. Yu, "Topological polarization beam splitter based on directional coupling between asymmetric valley photonic crystal waveguides," Opt. Lett. 49, 5308 - 5311 (2024) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

8.L. Wan, T. Yu, D. Zhao, D. Raveh and O. Korotkova, "Polarization resonance with sub - wavelength switching of random light self - interfering in open - end cavity," Opt Lett.. 48, 4432 - 4435 (2023) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

9.L. Wan and D. Zhao, "Generalized partially coherent beams with nonseparable phases," Opt. Lett. 44, 4714 - 4717 (2019) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

10.L. Wan and D. Zhao, "Controllable rotating Gaussian Schell - model beams," Opt. Lett. 44, 735 - 738 (2018) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

11.L. Wan and D. Zhao, "Twisted Gaussian Schell - model array beams," Opt. Lett. 43, 3554 - 3557 (2018) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

12.L. Wan and D. Zhao, "Optical coherence grids and their propagation characteristics," Opt. Express. 26, 2168 - 2180 (2018) (Second zone of the Chinese Academy of Sciences)

13.Z. Liu, L. Wan, Y. Zhou, Y. Zhang and D. Zhao, “Progress on Studies of Beams Carrying Twist”, Photonics, 8(4), 92 (2021) (Review)

National (International) Invention Patent Information:

Wolfgang Loffler; Lipeng Wan; Giuseppe Visimberga. Camera - based interference fringe metrology with superresolution for laser beam angle and absolute frequency measurement International Patent, WO 2024/068961 A1

Yu Tianbao, Lai Guihong, Wan Lipeng, Deng Weimin, A method for realizing compact nano - scale displacement metrology based on super - oscillatory light field, National Invention Patent, Patent No.: ZL 202411455340.3

Presided Scientific Research Projects:

Youth Fund Project Class C of the National Natural Science Foundation of China (2024)

Key Special Project of Jiangxi Provincial International Science Technology and Cooperation - Youth Scientist Project (2025)

Youth Project of the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province (2023)

Innovation Fund Project for the Cultivation of Young Talents at Nanchang University (2023)

Academic Reports and Exchanges:

Wan Lipeng, Optical micro - nano coherence polarization control and its applications, Forum on Light Field Control and Applications, Jinan, Shandong, 2025.03.16

Wan Lipeng, Beating pixel resolution: Towards Ultra - High Laser Frequency Metrology, GPOCL2024, Dubai, 2024.09.18

David Raveh, Wan Lipeng, Zhao Daomu, Yu Tianbao, Olga Korotkova, Random light counter - propagating in a cavity: Intensity, coherence and polarization resonance, Optical Metrology Session of the Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science (FiO, LS) of the Optical Society of America, Washington, USA, 2023.10

Wan Lipeng, Probing superposed light fields with subwavelength structures using rotating sensor scanning, Seminar Talk at Delft University of Technology, the Netherlands, 2022.04.22

Wan Lipeng, Partially Coherent Beams with Structured Spatial Coherence, PIERS International Conference, Xiamen, 2019.10

Wan Lipeng, Visit to the Department of Physics of the National University of Singapore, 2019.11

Undergraduate and postgraduate students interested are welcome to contact via email: Lwanoptics[at]ncu.edu.cn

Educational Background

[1] 202009 - 202202 Leiden University None

[2] 201709 - 202206 Zhejiang University Doctoral candidate

Work Experience

[1] 202207 - 202280 Nanchang University Nanchang University

[2] - February 2022 Leiden University Leiden University, the Netherlands

Scientific Research Projects

Research on sub - wavelength scale control of random light field interference resonance and its applications

Research on the spin - orbit angular momentum characteristics of three - dimensional partially polarized coherent light and its applications