CHEN, YANG

B.E.: Xidian University, Telecommunications Engineering (Combined Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree Program), 2005-2009

Ph.D.: Xidian University, Communication and Information System (Bachelor-Straight-to-Doctorate Program), 2009-2015

Government-Sponsored Oversea Education: University of Ottawa，Microwave Photonics Research Laboratory, 2012-2014

2015-2017, Shanghai Institute of Satellite Engineering, Engineer

2017-now, East China Normal University, Professor

IEEE member and OSA member

As reviewer for Optics Letter, Optics Express, Applied Optics, Journal of Lightwave Technology, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, IEEE Photonics Journal, Optics Communications, Optical Enginnering, Microwave and Optical Technology Letters,IET Communications, et al..

--Photonic generation of microwave signals

--RF self-interference cancellation

--Microwave photonic radar

--High accuracy microwave time and frequency paramter acquisition 

--Photonic signal processing

--Optoelectronic oscillator

--Radio over fiber

--Analog microwave photonic link

--Optical communication

B.E., Telecommunications Engineering, Xidian University, Xi'an, China, 2005-2009

Ph.D., Communication and Information System, Xidian University, Xi'an, China, 2009-2015

Microwave Photonics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 2012-2014

Fundings：

National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61971193;

National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 61601297;

Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai under Grant 20ZR1416100;

Open Fund of State Key Laboratory of Advanced Optical Communication Systems and Networks, Peking University, China, under Grant 2020GZKF005;

Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities.

Journal papers：

Year 2022  

11.Pengcheng Zuo, Dong Ma, Yang Chen*, Short-Time Fourier Transform Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., Accepted.

10.Yu Chen, Yang Chen*, Linearization for Microwave Photonic OFDM Transmission Systems Using an Iterative Algorithm based on FEC Mechanism [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., Accepted.

9.Dong Ma, Pengcheng Zuo, Yang Chen*, Time-Frequency Analysis of Microwave Signals Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering [J], Opt. Commun., vol. 516, pp. 128228, Aug. 2022.

8.Shi Wang, Dingding Liang, Yang Chen*, Photonics-Assisted Joint Communication-Radar System Based on a QPSK-Sliced Linearly Frequency-Modulated Signal [J], Appl. Opt., vol. 61, no. 16, pp. 4752-4760, Jun. 2022.

7.Yang Chen*, Taixia Shi, Simplified Doppler frequency shift measurement enabled by Serrodyne optical frequency translation [J], IEEE Microw. Wireless Compon. Lett., vol. 32, no. 5, pp. 452-455, May 2022.

6.梁丁丁,陈阳*,微波光子四倍频雷达复合信号生成及目标多维度探测 [J], 电子学报,vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 796-803, Apr. 2022.

  Dingding Liang, Yang Chen*, Frequency-Quadrupled Radar Composite Signal Generation and Multi-Dimensional Target Detection Enabled by Microwave Photonics [J]. Acta Electronica Sinica, vol. 50, no. 4, pp. 796-803, Apr. 2022.

5.Dong Ma, Yang Chen*,Time-varying microwave photonic filter for arbitrary waveform signal-to-noise ratio improvement [J], Opt. Lett., vol. 47, no. 9, pp. 2174-2177, Apr. 2022.

4.Taixia Shi, Yu Chen, Yang Chen*, Photonic-enabled radio-frequency self-interference cancellation incorporated in an in-band full-duplex radio-over-fiber system [J], Opt. Eng., vol. 63, no. 3, pp. 034108, Mar. 2022.

3.Moxuan Han, Taixia Shi, and Yang Chen*, Digital-Assisted Photonic Analog Wideband Multipath Self-Interference Cancellation [J], IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 34, no. 5, pp. 299-302, Mar. 2022.

2.Pengcheng Zuo, Dong Ma, Qingbo Liu, Lizhong Jiang, and Yang Chen*, Photonic-assisted microwave pulse detection and frequency measurement based on pulse replication and frequency-to-time mapping [J], Appl. Opt., vol. 61, no. 7, pp. 1639-1645, Mar. 2022.

1.Taixia Shi, Moxuan Han, Yang Chen*, Photonic-assisted wideband RF self-interference cancellation with the digital domain amplitude and delay pre-matching [J], Optik, vol. 250, pp. 168343, Jan. 2022.

Year 2021

9.Taixia Shi, Moxuan Han, Yang Chen*,Photonic-based analog and digital RF self-interference cancellation with high spectral efficiency [J], Appl. Opt., vol. 60, no. 33, 10299-10304, Dec. 2021.

8.陈煜,石泰峡,陈阳*,带内全双工系统的线性化光子辅助自干扰消除 [J], 光子学报, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 1006002, Oct. 2021.

  Yu Chen, Taixia Shi, Yang Chen*. Linearized Photonic-assisted Self-interference Cancellation for In-band Full-duplex Systems [J], Acta Photonica Sinica, vol. 50, no. 10, pp. 1006002, Oct. 2021.

7.Dingding Liang, Lizhong Jiang, Yang Chen*, Multi-Functional Microwave Photonic Radar System for Distance and Velocity Measurement and High-Resolution Microwave Imaging [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 20, 6470-6478, Oct. 2021.

6.Yang Chen*, Pengcheng Zuo, Taixia Shi, Optoelectronic Oscillator for Arbitrary Microwave Waveform Generation [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 19, pp. 6033-6044, Oct. 2021.

5.Taixia Shi, Yang Chen*, Multiple radio frequency measurement with an improved frequency resolution based on stimulated Brillouin scattering with a reduced gain bandwidth [J], Opt. Lett., vol. 46, no. 14, pp. 3460-3463, Jul. 2021.

4.Mengxu Chang, Lizhong Jiang, Qingbo Liu, Jing Xu, Yang Chen*, Evaluation of the performance of linearly frequency modulated signals generated by heterodyning two free-running laser diodes [J] , Optoelectron. Lett., vol. 17, no. 5, pp. 266-270, May 2021.

3.Yang Chen*, Pengcheng Zuo, Taixia Shi, Yu Chen, Photonic-Enabled Doppler Frequency Shift Measurement for Weak Echo Signals Based on Opitcal Single-Sideband Mixing Using a Fixed Low-Frequency Reference [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 10, pp. 3121-3129, May 2021.

2.Jialin Liu, Taixia Shi, Yang Chen*, High-Accuracy Multiple Microwave Frequency Measurement With Two-Step Accuracy Improvement Based on Stimulated Brillouin Scattering and Frequency-to-Time Mapping [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 39, no. 7, pp. 2023-2032, Apr. 2021.

1.Dingding Liang, Taixia Shi, Yang Chen*, Photonic Generation of Multi-Band Linearly Frequency-Modulated Signal Based on a Dual-Parallel MZM [J], IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 33, no. 5, pp. 275-278, Mar. 2021.

Year 2020

6.Yu Chen, Pengcheng Zuo, Taixia Shi, Yang Chen*, Photonic-based reconfigurable microwave frequency divider using two cascaded dual-parallel Mach Zehnder modulators [J], Opt. Exp., vol. 28, no. 21, pp. 30797-30809, Oct. 2020.

5.Yang Chen*, A Photonic-Based Wideband RF Self-Interference Cancellation Approach With Fiber Dispersion Immunity [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 17, pp. 4618-4624, Sept. 2020.

4.Pengcheng Zuo, Yang Chen*, Photonic-Assisted Filter-Free Microwave Doppler Frequency Shift Measurement Using a Fixed Low-Frequency Reference Signal [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 16, pp.4333-4340, Aug. 2020.

3.Yang Chen*, Lizhong Jiang, Qingbo Liu, Multi-Frequency Phase-Coded Microwave Signal Generation With an Increased Number of Frequencies [J], IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 32, no. 16, pp. 975-978, Aug. 2020.

2.Yu Chen, Pengcheng Zuo, Yang Chen*, Photonic-assisted image rejection mixer based on Hilbert transform in the optical domain using a phase-shifted fiber Bragg Grating [J], Opt. Eng., vol. 65, no. 9, pp. 063101, Jun. 2020.

1.Yang Chen* and Jianping Yao, Photonic-Assisted RF Self-Interference Cancellation With Improved Spectrum Efficiency and Fiber Transmission Capability [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 761-768, Feb. 2020. 

Year 2019

4.Yang Chen*, Beiyue Weng, Jialin Liu, A Novel Photonic-based MIMO Radar Architecture With All Channels Sharing a Single Photonic Transceiver [J], IEEE Access, vol. 7, pp. 165093-165102, 2019.

3.Yang Chen*, Weifeng Zhang, Jingxuan Liu, and Jianping Yao, On-chip two-step microwave frequency measurement with high accuracy and ultra-wide bandwidth using [J], Opt. Lett., vol. 44, no. 10, pp. 2402-2405, May 2019. (Highlighted as an Editor’s Pick)

2.Beiyue Weng, Yu Chen, Yang Chen*, Photonic-assisted wideband frequency downconverter with self-interference cancellation and image rejection [J], Appl. Opt., vol. 58, no. 13, pp. 3539-3547, May 2019.

1.Yang Chen* and Jianping Yao, Simultaneous Multi-Frequency Phase-Coded Microwave Signal Generation at Six Different Frequencies Using a DP-BPSK Modulator [J], IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 2293-2299, May 2019.

Year 2018

9.Beiyue Weng, Mengxu Chang, Yang Chen*, Radio-frequency self-interference cancellation using a dual-drive Mach-Zehnder modulator and a fiber Bragg grating [J]. Opt. Eng., vol. 57, no. 8, pp. 083107, Aug. 2018.

8.Yang Chen*. Frequency-Doubled Microwave Signal Generation With Arbitrary Amplitude and Phase Shift [J]. IEEE Photon. J., vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 5501410, Aug. 2018. (SCI: 000439616000001)

7.Yang Chen*. Photonic Generation and Transmission of Triangular and Square Waveforms With a Large Repetition Rate Tunable Range [J]. IEEE/OSA J. Lightw. Technol., vol. 36, no. 16, pp. 3293-3301, Aug. 2018. (SCI: 000438780400019)

6.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan. Simultaneous wideband radio-frequency self-interference cancellation and frequency downconversion for in-band full-duplex radio-over-fiber systems [J]. Opt. Lett., vol. 43, no. 13, pp. 3124-3127, Jul. 2018. (SCI: 000437279200029)

5.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan. Photonic Generation of Tunable Frequency-Multiplied Phase-Coded Microwave Waveforms [J]. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 30, no. 13, pp. 1230-1233, Jul. 2018. (SCI: 000435349900017)

4.Yang Chen*. Analysis of the dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulator based equivalent phase modulation [J]. J. Mod. Opt., vol. 65, no. 18, pp. 2079-2085, Jul. 2018.

3.Yang Chen*. A wideband photonic microwave phase shifter with 360-degree phase tunable range based on a DP-QPSK modulator [J]. Opt. Commun., vol. 410, pp. 787-792, Mar. 2018. (SCI: 000418646100121)

2.Yang Chen*. High-Speed and Wideband Frequency-Hopping Microwave Signal Generation via Switching the Bias Points of Optical Modulator[J]. IEEE Photon. J., vol. 10, no.1. pp. 5500407, Feb. 2018. (SCI: 000426011300001)

1.Yang Chen*, Shifeng Liu, Shilong Pan*. Multi-format signal generation using a frequency-tunable optoelectronic oscillator [J]. Opt. Exp., vol. 26, no. 3, pp. 3404-3420, Feb. 2018. (SCI: 000425365900111)

Year 2017

2.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan. A Frequency-Tunable Binary Phase-Coded Microwave Signal Generator With a Tunable Frequency Multiplication Factor [J]. IEEE Photon. J., vol. 9, no.6, pp. 5503715, Dec. 2017. (SCI: 000418417100001)

1.Yang Chen*, Aijun Wen, Wu Zhang. Generation of Phase-Coded Microwave Signals Through Equivalent Phase Modulation[J]. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 29, no. 16, pp. 1371-1374, Aug. 2017. (SCI: 000406305400024)

Year 2010-2016

17.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Yan Chen, Xiaohui Wu. Photonic generation of binary and quaternary phase-coded microwave waveforms with an ultra-wide frequency tunable range[J]. Opt. Exp., vol. 22, no. 13, pp. 15618-15625, Jun. 2014. (SCI: 000338055900047)  

16.Yang Chen, Tong Shao, Aijun Wen, Jianping Yao. Microwave vector signal transmission over an optical fiber based on IQ modulation and coherent detection[J]. Opt. Lett., vol. 39, no. 6, pp. 1509-1512, Mar. 2014. (SCI: 000332943800046)

15.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Jianping Yao. Photonic generation of frequency tunable binary phase-coded microwave waveforms[J]. IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett., vol. 25, no. 23, pp. 2319-2322, Dec. 2013. (SCI: 000326983800012)

14.Yang Chen, Wangzhe Li, Aijun Wen, Jianping Yao. Frequency-multiplying optoelectronic oscillator with a tunable multiplication factor[J]. IEEE Trans. Microw. Theory Tech., vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 3470-3478, Sep. 2013. (SCI: 000325655900034)

13.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Xiaojie Yin, Lei Shang. A photonic mm-wave frequency sextupler using an integrated Mach-Zehnder modulator with three arms[J]. Fiber Integrated Opt., vol. 31, no. 3, pp. 196-207, Jun. 2012. (SCI: 000304836200005)

12.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Xiaojie Yin, Lei Shang, Yong Wang. Generation of frequency-doubling mm-wave signal using a novel Mach-Zehnder modulator with three arms to overcome fiber chromatic dispersion[J]. Opt. Fiber Technol., vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 1-6, Jan. 2012. (SCI: 000299319200001)

11.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Lei Shang, Yong Wang. A full-duplex radio-over-fiber link with 12-tupling mm-wave generation and wavelength reuse for upstream signal[J]. Opt. Laser Technol., vol. 43, no. 7, pp. 1167-1171, Oct. 2011. (SCI: 000291292800020)

10.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Lei Shang. Full-duplex radio-over-fiber system based on a novel octupling mm-wave generation scheme[J]. Fiber Integrated Opt., vol. 30, no. 4, pp. 231-239, Aug. 2011. (SCI: 000299467400001)

9.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Jingjing Guo, Lei Shang, Yong Wang. A novel optical mm-wave generation scheme based on three parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators[J]. Opt. Commun., 2011, vol. 284, no. 5, pp. 1159-1169, Mar. 2011. (SCI: 000287179500009)

8.Yang Chen, Aijun Wen, Lei Shang. Analysis of an optical mm-wave generation scheme with frequency octupling using two cascaded Mach-Zehnder modulators[J]. Opt. Commun., 2010, vol. 283, no. 24, pp. 4933-4941, Dec. 2010. (SCI: 000284436500015)

7.Xiaojie Yin, Aijun Wen, Yang Chen, Tonggang Wang. Studies in an optical mm-wave generation scheme via two parallel dual-parallel Mach-Zehnder modulators[J]. J. Mod. Opt., 2011, 58(8): 665-673. (SCI: 000289344900005)

6.Xiaojie Yin, Aijun Wen, Yang Chen. A cost-effective full-duplex radio-over-fiber system based on frequency octupling and wavelength reuse[J]. Fiber Integrated Opt., 2011, 30(6): 347-355. (SCI: 000299467900001)

5.Ming’an Li, Aijun Wen, Yang Chen, Lei Shang, Lei Yang, Fangyan Wang. An optical millimeter-wave vector signal generation scheme by frequency quadrupling[J]. Opt. Commun., 2012, 285(24): 5429-5432. (SCI: 000311196500122)

4.Mei Yin, Aijun Wen, Yang Chen, Lei Shang. Photonic generation of high order UWB signals[J]. Optik, 2013, 124(12): 1079-1082. (SCI: 000320011300002)

3.Aijun Wen, Ming’an Li, Lei Shang, Yang Chen. A novel optical SSB modulation scheme with interfering harmonics suppressed for ROF transmission link[J]. Opt. Laser Technol., 2011, 43(7): 1061-1064. (SCI: 000291292800004)

2.Lei Shang, Aijun Wen, Bo Li, Tonggang Wang, Yang Chen, Ming’an Li. An optical mm-wave generation scheme by frequency octupling using a nested MMI[J]. Opt. Commun., 2011, 284(24): 5618-5622. (SCI: 000296687100016)

1.Lei Shang, Aijun Wen, Bo Li, Tonggang Wang, Yang Chen, Ming’an Li. A filterless optical millimeter-wave generation based on frequency octupling[J]. Optik, 2012, 123(13): 1183-1186. (SCI: 000306268200013)

Conference papers and talks：

Year 2021

3.Moxuan Han, Qingbo Liu, Lizhong Jiang*, Yong Huang, Yang Chen*, A Photonic Self-Interference Cancellation Approach for Continuous-Wave Radar Systems [C], China International SAR Symposium (CISS2021), Shanghai, China, Nov. 3-5, 2021.

2.Yang Chen*, Photonics-enabled microwave measurement and detection [C], The 12th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP2021), Xi'an, China, Jul. 23-26, 2021. (Invited)  

1.Dingding Liang, Qingbo Liu, Lizhong Jiang, Dong Ma, Yang Chen*, High-stable photonics-based frequency-quadrupled LFM signal generation for radar applications [C], The 12th International Conference on Information Optics and Photonics (CIOP2021), Xi’an, China, July 23-26, 2021.

Year 2019

5.Yu Chen, Yang Chen*, All-Optical Image Rejection Mixer Based on Optical Hilbert Transform Using a Phase-Shifted Fiber Bragg Grating [C], 2019 Asia-Pacific Microwave Conference (APMC2019). Singapore, December 10-13rd, 2019.

4.Yang Chen* Beiyue Weng, Jialin Liu, Simplified Photonic-Assisted MIMO Radar Transceiver for Large-Scale Antenna Array [C], 2019 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2019), Chengdu, China, November 2-5, 2019.

3.Jialin Liu, Yang Chen*, Photonic-assisted microwave spectrum sensing based on optical carrier-suppressed single-sideband modulation and coherent detection [C], Real-time Photonic Measurements, Data Management, and Processing IV, SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, Hangzhou, China, October 20-23rd, 2019.

2.Yang Chen*, Beiyue Weng, Multifunctional microwave signal generation and processing based on equivalent phase modulation [C], Real-time Photonic Measurements, Data Management, and Processing IV, SPIE/COS Photonics Asia, Hangzhou, China, October 20-23rd, 2019. (Invited).

1.Beiyue Weng, Yang Chen*, Simultaneous frequency down-conversion, self-interference cancellation, and image rejection for radio-over-fiber systems using a DP-QPSK modulator [C], International Conference on Optical Communications and Networks 2018 (ICOCN2018), Zhuhai, China, November 16-19, 2018. SPIE Conference Proceeding, Feb. 2019.

Year 2018

6.Mengxu Chang, Yang Chen*, Generation of Phase-Coded Microwave Signals With a Tunable Frequency Multiplication Factor [C], 2018 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2018), Hangzhou, China, October 26-29, 2018.

5.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan, Photonics-Assisted Radio-Frequency Self-Interference Cancellation and Fiber Transmission Using a DP-QPSK modulator [C]. 2018 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP2018), Toulouse, France, October 22-25th, 2018.

4.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan, Photonic-Assisted Multi-Frequency Phase-Coded Microwave Signal Generation [C]. 2018 IEEE Photonics Conference, Reston, VA, USA, 30 September-4 October, 2018.

3.陈阳*，常梦旭，翁北粤，基于等效相位调制的微波信号光子学生成[C]，全国第18次光纤通信暨第19届集成光学学术大会，2018年7月13日-16日，中国长春。

2.翁北粤，常梦旭，陈阳*，基于双驱动马赫曾德尔调制器和光纤布拉格光栅的射频信号自干扰抵消[C]，全国第18次光纤通信暨第19届集成光学学术大会，2018年7月13日-16日，中国长春。

1.Mengxu Chang, Yang Chen*, Frequency-Doubled Phase-Coded Microwave Signal Generation Based on Cascaded Modulators [C]. The fifth IEEE MTT-S International Wireless Symposium (IEEE IWS’2018), Chengdu, China, May 6-10, 2018.

Year 2017

2.Yang Chen*, Shilong Pan. Generation of Frequency-Tripled Binary Phase-Coded Microwave Signals Using a DP-QPSK Modulator [C]. In 2017 Asia Communications and Photonics Conference (ACP2017), Guangzhou, China, November 10-13, 2017.

1.Yang Chen*, Shifeng Liu, Shilong Pan. An Optically Tunable Frequency-Multiplying Optoelectronic Oscillator Through Equivalent Phase Modulation [C]. In 2017 International Topical Meeting on Microwave Photonics (MWP2017), Beijing, China, October 23-26th, 2017.