Nanophotonics Laboratory

Weng's Group dedicates to photonic and electronic engineering for the purpose of advancing modern light applications in a broad range of areas such as thermal imaging, chemical sensing, wireless data communication, renewable energy harvesting, and so on. The group's activities involve both fundamental and applied research in photonics to 1) study advanced optical structures such as photonic crystals, plasmonic structures, and metamaterials, and 2) develop practical Internet of Thing (IoT) based light technologies for environmental, health, and energy applications.

Weng's group has several available research positions and welcome to apply.  Check the link below: https://www.ou.edu/coe/ece/weng/research

• Nanophotonic device design and simulation;
• Quantum-inspired non-Hermitian PT symmetry and Topological Photonics; 
• Mid-infrared optoelectronic light emitting and detecting devices;
• Polariton, Phonoriton related "many-body" interaction among Exiton, Phonon, Photon;
• Non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) "VoC" gas detection; 
• Surface-enhanced Raman Resonant  (SERR) based chemical detection; 
• Internet of Things (IoT) based sensing/network technology.

• I am excited to announce that my group received the NSF CAREER award! I am very grateful to everyone who helped me accomplish this success! We will investigate new states of light in mid-wave infrared for chemical sensing applications. More information: https://t.co/DdoAije4p5

• Congratulations on Tahere Hemati for her successful doctoral dissertation defense on the title: "Study of Advanced Resonant Photonic Gratings in the Mid-IR Spectrum for Chemical Sensing Applications". (07-05-2023)

• Weng's group together with multiple university institutions received a new $4M grant from the Department of Energy to develop a regional methane emission monitoring and prediction system. (03-15-2023)

• Weng's group received a new $0.25M grant from US Geological Survey, National Water Research Grant Program to develop a SERS-based Forever Chemical Detection Solution. (01-15-2023)

• Congratulations to Jeremy Bates for receiving the GCOE Undergraduate Research Fellowship Award for his infrared sensor study in Weng Group  (12-12-2022)

• Weng's group together with three Physics faculty (Madalina Furis, Ian Sellers, and Joe Tischler) received a new $1.5M grant from the NSF Partnership for International Research and Education (PIRE) program with Yamagata and Osaka Universities in Japan to study the exciton phenomenon in soft materials for clean energy. (12-06-2022)

• Congratulations to Tahere on receiving the GCOE Dissertation Excellence Reward for her doctoral work in photonic grating sensors. (10-12-2022)

• Weng's group received a new OCAST funded project to develop an infrared technology based toxic sour gas sensor. (11-01-2021)

• The "X-GEM" project led by Dr. Weng was awarded for the OU Big Idea Challenge, an initiative launched by the Office of the Vice President for Research and Partnerships to support the development of transdisciplinary research projects with significant potential for future extramural funding and that address global grand challenges.(Link)  (03-01-2021)

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