Staff profile

I began my work in terahertz instrumentation during my PhD at Delft University of Technology, developing a high-resolution super-terahertz heterodyne spectrometer with quantum cascade lasers and a superconducting hot electron bolometer mixer, which was later applied in NASA’s GUSTO telescope. Later, as a Research Associate at the Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge, I contributed to the development of terahertz quantum cascade laser-based devices, achieving the first quantum cascade amplifier and a fast terahertz imaging scheme. Subsequently, I became a Professor at the Purple Mountain Observatory Chinese Academy of Sciences, focusing on development of terahertz superconducting receivers and participating in the Chinese Antarctic Expedition to demonstrate terahertz astronomical observations at Dome A. More recently, I joined Centre for Advanced Instrumentation, Department of Physics in Durham University as an Associate Professor, where my research explores terahertz superconducting detectors, photonics, and advanced instrumentations.  

• Terahertz heterodyne spectrometer
• Superconducting detectors
• High-resolution molecular spectroscopy
• Quantum cascade lasers
• Terahertz imaging

Journal Article

• Contribution of x-ray incident position dependence to the energy resolution of Ti/Au transition-edge sensors
  
  Ma, Q., Zhang, W., Li, P., Feng, Z., Zhou, X., Wang, Z., Zhong, J., Miao, W., & Ren, Y. (2026). Contribution of x-ray incident position dependence to the energy resolution of Ti/Au transition-edge sensors. Chinese Physics B, 35(3), Article 038501.
• First submillimeter lights from Dome A: Tracing the carbon cycle in the feedback of massive stars
  
  Gong, Y., Zhong, J., Ren, Y., Zhang, Y., Liu, D., Ao, Y., Yao, Q., Zhang, W., Miao, W., Lin, Z., Duan, W., Liu, D., Zhou, K., Liu, J., Wang, Z., Jin, J., Zhang, K., Wu, F., Li, J., … Li, J. (2026). First submillimeter lights from Dome A: Tracing the carbon cycle in the feedback of massive stars. Science Advances, 12(2), Article eaea9433. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aea9433
• Terahertz spectroscopy with compact apochromatic metasurface optics
  
  Luo, Z., Tang, R., Xie, G., Ren, Y., Liu, D., Zhou, K., Miao, W., Zhang, W., & Shi, S. (2026). Terahertz spectroscopy with compact apochromatic metasurface optics. Applied Physics Letters, 128(1), Article 011701. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0277661
• Design, fabrication and measurement of Terahertz flexible broadband beam splitter
  
  Teng, Y., Li, C., Xie, G., Huang, Z., Yao, H., Zhang, Y., Liang, L., Ren, Y., & Jiang, L. (2025). Design, fabrication and measurement of Terahertz flexible broadband beam splitter. Optics and Laser Technology, 184, Article 112540. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.optlastec.2025.112540
• Complex impedance measurement and saturation energy analysis of optical transition-edge sensors
  
  Li, P., Zhang, W., Zhong, J., Wang, Z., Ma, Q., Feng, Z., Miao, W., Jin, J., Ren, Y., & Li, J. (2025). Complex impedance measurement and saturation energy analysis of optical transition-edge sensors. Superconductor Science and Technology, 38(3), Article 035005. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/adaf5e
• Multi-channel polarization conversion THz beam splitter based on phase gradient metasurface
  
  Teng, Y., Xiao, Y., Xie, G., Li, C., Wang, T., Zhu, Y., Huang, Z., Liang, L., Yao, H., Ren, Y., & Jiang, L. (2025). Multi-channel polarization conversion THz beam splitter based on phase gradient metasurface. Optics Express, 33(4), 7901-7913. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.542143
• Achieving 500-GHz communication over 1.2 km using an astronomical telescope with a quantum-limited superconducting receiver
  
  Miao, W., Li, J., Deng, X., Zhong, J., Ren, Y., Liu, D., Jin, J., Ju, B., Miao, Y., He, Y., Xu, W., Lin, Z., Zhang, Y., Yao, Q., Liu, J., Lin, C., Zhang, W., Duan, W., Liu, D., … Shi, S. (2024). Achieving 500-GHz communication over 1.2 km using an astronomical telescope with a quantum-limited superconducting receiver. National Science Review, 12(8), Article nwaf222. https://doi.org/10.1093/nsr/nwaf222
• Low-Temperature Thermal Transport Characteristics in Epitaxial Bilayer Graphene Microbridges
  
  Li, F., Miao, W., Yu, C., He, Z., Wang, Q., Zhong, J., Wu, F., Wang, Z., Zhou, K., Ren, Y., Zhang, W., Li, J., Shi, S., Liu, Q., & Feng, Z. (2024). Low-Temperature Thermal Transport Characteristics in Epitaxial Bilayer Graphene Microbridges. ACS Omega, 9(21), 23053–23059. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.4c02727
• Dual-wavelength terahertz two-dimensional phase gratings based on all dielectric metasurfaces
  
  Ren, Y., Luo, Z., Xie, G., Liu, D., Zhou, K., Miao, W., Zhang, W., & Shi, S. (2024). Dual-wavelength terahertz two-dimensional phase gratings based on all dielectric metasurfaces. Applied Physics Letters, 124(13), Article 131703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0187598
• Tuning of Critical Temperature and Aging Effect of Ti Films For Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors
  
  Zhang, W., Wang, Z., Li, P., Zhong, J., Ma, Q., Feng, Z., Zhou, K., Miao, W., Ren, Y., Yao, Q., Li, J., & Shi, S. (2024). Tuning of Critical Temperature and Aging Effect of Ti Films For Superconducting Transition-Edge Sensors. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 214(3), 106-112. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-023-03017-6
• High-Performance Ti Transition-Edge Sensor-based Photon-Number Resolving Detectors
  
  Li, P., Zhong, J., Zhang, W., Wang, Z., Ma, Q., Feng, Z., Miao, W., Ren, Y., Li, J., Yao, Q., & Shi, S. (2024). High-Performance Ti Transition-Edge Sensor-based Photon-Number Resolving Detectors. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 214(3), 100-105. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-023-03015-8
• A novel method for the measurement of superconducting transmission lines at terahertz frequencies
  
  Peng, Z., Fan, B., Miao, W., Wang, Z., Ren, Y., Li, J., & Shi, S. (2023). A novel method for the measurement of superconducting transmission lines at terahertz frequencies. Review of Scientific Instruments, 94(11), Article 114703. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0153049
• A 220 GHz superconducting titanium transition edge sensor array developed for cosmic microwave background experiments
  
  Luo, Q., Zhong, J., Miao, W., Li, F., Wang, Q., Ding, J., Wu, F., Wang, Z., Zhou, K., Ren, Y., Zhang, W., Li, J., & Shi, S. (2023). A 220 GHz superconducting titanium transition edge sensor array developed for cosmic microwave background experiments. Superconductor Science and Technology, 36(11), Article 115004. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6668/acf73b
• Improvement of energy resolution of x-ray transition-edge sensor using K-means algorithm and Wiener filter
  
  Ma, Q., Zhang, W., Li, P., Wang, Z., Feng, Z., Yang, X., Zhong, J., Miao, W., Ren, Y., & Li, J. (2023). Improvement of energy resolution of x-ray transition-edge sensor using K-means algorithm and Wiener filter. Chinese Physics B, 32(10), Article 108501. https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/acd7d4
• A triple band local oscillator coupling system based on a phase grating for five-meter Dome-A terahertz explorer telescope
  
  Xie, G., Luo, Z., Zhou, K., Liu, D., Miao, W., Zhang, W., Ren, Y., & Shi, S. (2023). A triple band local oscillator coupling system based on a phase grating for five-meter Dome-A terahertz explorer telescope. Review of Scientific Instruments, 94(9), Article 094502. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0150192
• Multi-color photon detection with a single superconducting transition-edge sensor
  
  Li, P., Zhong, J., Zhang, W., Wang, Z., Zhou, K., Miao, W., Ren, Y., Li, J., Yao, Q., & Shi, S. (2023). Multi-color photon detection with a single superconducting transition-edge sensor. Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators …, 1057, Article 168408.
• Thermal Conductance of Titanium Hot-Electron Bolometers with Different Microbridge Thicknesses
  
  Li, F., Miao, W., Luo, Q., Gao, H., Wang, Z., Zhou, K., Zhong, J., Ren, Y., Zhang, W., & Shi, S. (2023). Thermal Conductance of Titanium Hot-Electron Bolometers with Different Microbridge Thicknesses. Journal of Low Temperature Physics, 211(5), 248-254. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10909-022-02937-z
• A terahertz detector based on superconductor-graphene-superconductor Josephson junction
  
  Miao, W., Li, F., Luo, Q., Wang, Q., Zhong, J., Wang, Z., Zhou, K., Ren, Y., Zhang, W., Li, J., Shi, S., Yu, C., He, Z., Liu, Q., & Feng, Z. (2023). A terahertz detector based on superconductor-graphene-superconductor Josephson junction. Carbon, 202(2), 112-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbon.2022.11.040
• Development of terahertz two-dimensional phase gratings for multiple beam generation based on a high-accuracy phase retrieval algorithm
  
  Ren, Y., Xie, G., Zhang, Y., Liu, D., Zhou, K., Miao, W., Zhang, W., & Shi, S. (2021). Development of terahertz two-dimensional phase gratings for multiple beam generation based on a high-accuracy phase retrieval algorithm. Optics Express, 29(12), 17951-17961. https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.425838