2014年中国科学院“引进杰出技术人才”，任研究院支撑部门“原子频标与激光技术中心”执行副主任。主要从事超稳定激光、光钟比对与远程传递等方面的研究工作。为研究院提供超稳定激光、激光锁频、锁相等技术支撑。有丰富的激光锁频及超稳定腔设计经验。成功将Nd:YAG固体激光器相对频率不稳定度降低到10-17的水平，研制出频率不稳定度0.1 Hz的Nd:YAG超稳定激光。研制出适用于太空的可搬运超稳定光学参考腔。发表的与超稳定激光相关的SCI文章11篇。

超稳定激光及其应用

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