Prof Lei Su
Professor of Photonics
School of Engineering and Materials Science
Queen Mary University of London
Queen Mary University of London
Research
Sensors and Instrumentation, Optical Devices and Systems, Optoelectronics, Fibre Optics, Photonics, Artificial Intelligence
Interests
My research is centred on sensors and instrumentation, optical devices and optoelectronic materials for imaging, detection, monitoring and communication, interfacing with Artificial Intelligence, Materials, Chemistry and Nanotechnology, in applications such as healthcare, energy and security.Publications
Publications of specific relevance to the Centre for Bioengineering2024
Photonic-enabled Simultaneous Self-interference Cancellation and Image Rejection Receiver with Dispersion Immunity Fiber TransmissionWang J, Han X, Wang W, Su L and Zhao M
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. PP (99), 1-10.
13-12-2024
Metal Halide Perovskites for Applications in Biomimetic DevicesChu W and Su L
Inorganics, Mdpi vol. 12 (12)
28-11-2024
Soft Optical Waveguide Shape Sensing Using Deep LearningWang X, Li Z, Wang Y and Su L
2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim (CLEO-PR). vol. 00, 1-2.
09-08-2024
Fabrication of Potassium- and Rubidium-Doped Formamidinium Lead Bromide Nanocrystals for Surface Defect Passivation and Improved Photoluminescence StabilityTabassum M, Zia Q, Ye H, Neal WG, Aslam S, Zhang J and Su L
Acs Applied Electronic Materials
04-01-2024
Enhanced Light Control in Transmission and Reflection through a Dynamically Deformed Multimode Fiber with Deep LearningFan P, Wang Y, Ruddlesden M, Zuo C and Su L
CLEO 2024.
01-01-2024
2023
Soft Optical Waveguides for Biomedical Applications, Wearable Devices, and Soft Robotics: A ReviewWang X, Li Z and Su L
Advanced Intelligent Systems, Wiley vol. 6 (1)
27-11-2023
Universal dynamics and deterministic motion control of decoherently seeded temporal dissipative solitons via spectral filtering effectLi Z, Liu H, Zha Z, Su L, Shum PP and Guo H
Photonics Research, Optica Publishing Group vol. 11 (12)
22-11-2023
A timeline of surgical lighting – Is automated lighting the future?Sharma N, Heer A and Su L
The Surgeon, Elsevier
14-06-2023
Highly sensitive microfiber ultrasound sensor for photoacoustic imagingShum PP, Keiser G, Humbert G, Hu DJJ, Zhang AP and Su L
Opto-Electronic Advances, 230065-230065.
24-05-2023
FAPbBr3 Perovskite Nanocrystals Embedded in Poly(L–lactic acid) Nanofibrous Membranes for Enhanced Air and Water StabilityTabassum M, Zia Q, Li J, Khawar MT, Aslam S and Su L
Membranes, Mdpi vol. 13 (3)
26-02-2023
Tuning parameters of phase retrieval algorithm for single-shot imaging based on object-modulated speckles by particle swarm optimizationHernandez-Alvarez CA, Song L, Wang Y, Alonso-Rasgado T and Su L
Optics and Laser Technology, Elsevier vol. 159
04-01-2023
Multimode Waveguide Shape SensingWang X, Wang Y, Li Z and Su L
28th International Conference on Optical Fiber Sensors.
01-01-2023
2022
Single-crystal organometallic perovskite optical fibersZhou Y, Parkes MA, Zhang J, Wang Y, Ruddlesden M, Fielding HH and Su L
Science Advances, American Association For The Advancement of Science (Aaas) vol. 8 (38)
23-09-2022
A Review of Recent Developments in Smart Textiles Based on Perovskite MaterialsTabassum M, Zia Q, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Reece MJ and Su L
Textiles, Mdpi vol. 2 (3), 447-463.
16-08-2022
Learning to sense three-dimensional shape deformation of a single multimode fiberWang X, Wang Y, Zhang K, Althoefer K and Su L
Scientific Reports, Nature Research
25-07-2022
Semi-supervised Learning Enabled Scalable High-Spatial-Density Channel Multiplexing over Multimode FibersFan P, Ruddlesden M, Wang Y, Zhao L, Lu C and Su L
2022 27th OptoElectronics and Communications Conference (OECC) and 2022 International Conference on Photonics in Switching and Computing (PSC). vol. 00, 1-4.
06-07-2022
A review of geometry-confined perovskite morphologies: From synthesis to efficient optoelectronic applicationsZhang J, Shum P and Su L
Nano Research, Springer
09-06-2022
Deep Learning Enabled Scalable Calibration of a Dynamically Deformed Multimode FiberFan P, Wang Y, Ruddlesden M, Wang X, Thaha MA, Sun J, Zuo C and Su L
Advanced Photonics Research, Wiley, 2100304-2100304.
14-05-2022
Special issue on translational biophotonicsKong L, Evans C, Su L, Elson DS and Wei X
Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics, Iop Publishing vol. 55 (16), 160401-160401.
27-01-2022
Tuning the optical properties of MAPbBr3 perovskite nanocrystals via alkali metal ions dopingTabassum M, Zia Q, Aslam S, Wang Y, Zhang J, Reece M and Su L
Advanced Materials Proceedings, International Association of Advanced Materials
01-01-2022
2021
A review on advances in doping with alkali metals in halide perovskite materialsTabassum M, Zia Q, Zhou Y, Reece MJ and Su L
Discover Applied Sciences, Springer Nature vol. 3 (12)
25-11-2021
Polarization-Sensitive Photodetector Using Patterned Perovskite Single-Crystalline Thin FilmsZhang J, Zhao J, Zhou Y, Wang Y, Blankenagle K, Wang X, Tabassum M and Su L
Advanced Optical Materials, Wiley
02-06-2021
Learning Enabled Continuous Transmission of Spatially Distributed Information through Multimode FibersFan P, Ruddlesden M, Wang Y, Zhao L, Lu C and Su L
Laser and Photonics Reviews, Wiley-Vch Verlag
24-02-2021
Distributed Fiber-Optic Ultrasonic Sensor Applied in Detection of Discharging Fault of Power Cable JointChen Hao 陈, Xu Yang 徐, Qian Sen 钱, Chen Chuan 陈, Guo Jinghong 郭 and Su Lei 苏
Acta Optica Sinica, Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics vol. 41 (3)
01-01-2021
2020
Microfiber-knot-resonator induced energy transferring from vector noise-like pulse to scalar soliton rains in an erbium-doped fiber laserZhou J, Gu S, Chen Z, Lou B, Jiang Y, Zhao J, Li L, Tang D, Shen D, Su L and Zhao L
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers vol. PP (99), 1-1.
02-09-2020
Solution-Processed Epitaxial Growth of Arbitrary Surface Nanopatterns on Hybrid Perovskite Monocrystalline Thin Films.Zhang J, Guo Q, Li X, Li C, Wu K, Abrahams I, Yan H, Knight MM, Humphreys CJ and Su L
Acs Nano, American Chemical Society
27-08-2020
Nonlinear Absorbing-Loop Mirror in a Holmium-Doped Fiber Laserzhao J, Zhou J, Jiang Y, Li L, Shen D, Komarov A, Su L, Tang D, Klimczak M and Zhao L
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
29-06-2020
Substitutional doping of hybrid organic-inorganic perovskite crystals for thermoelectricsTANG W, Zhang J, RATNASINGHAM SR, Liscio F, CHEN K, Liu T, Wan K, Suena Galindez E, Bilotti E, Reece M, Baxendale M, Milita S, McLachlan M, Su L and Fenwick O
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Royal Society of Chemistry (Rsc)
25-06-2020
Breach and recurrence of dissipative soliton resonance during period doubling evolution in a ber laserWang Y, Su L, Wang S, Hua L, Li L, Shen D, Tang D, Komarov A, Klimczak M, Fu S, Tang M, Tang X and Zhao L
Physical Review a: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics, American Physical Society
01-06-2020
Transient nanostrain detection in phi-OTDR using statistics-based signal processingChen H, Xu Y, Qian S, Yuan H and Su L
Journal of Lightwave Technology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee), 1-1.
23-05-2020
Period doubling of multiple dissipative-soliton-resonance pulses in a fibre laserHua L, Wang S, Yang X, Yao X, Li L, Komarov A, Klimczak M, SHEN D, Tang D, Su L and Zhao L
Osa Continuum, The Optical Society
06-04-2020
Carrier Beating Impairment in Weakly Coupled Multicore Fiber-Based IM/DD SystemsZhao J, Gan L, Su L, Zhang J, He H, Cai W, Wang J, Fu S and Tang M
Ieee Access, Ieee vol. 8, 65699-65710.
01-04-2020
Period doubling eigenstates in a fiber laser mode-locked by nonlinear polarization rotationYao X, Li L, Komarov A, Klimczak M, Tang D, SHEN D, Su L and Zhao L
Optics Express, Optical Society of America (Osa)
30-03-2020
Laser-triggered drug release from polymeric 3-D micro-structured films via optical fibersKurochkin MA, Sindeeva OA, Brodovskaya EP, Gai M, Frueh J, Su L, Sapelkin A, Tuchin VV and Sukhorukov GB
Materials Science and Engineering C: Materials For Biological Applications, Elsevier vol. 110
15-01-2020
Speckle Reconstruction with Corruption through Multimode Fibers Using Deep LearningFan P, Ruddlesden M, Wang Y and Su L
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
01-01-2020
2019
Fiber-Optic Acoustic Sensors for Partial Discharge Detection in Power CablesHao C, Yang X, Sen Q and Lei S
In Proceedings of The 21st International Symposium On High Voltage Engineering, Springer Nature 572-581.
28-11-2019
Narrow-bandwidth h-shaped pulse generation and evolution in a net normal dispersion thulium-doped fiber laserZhao J, Zhou J, Li L, Klimczak M, Komarov A, Su L, Tang D, Shen D and Zhao L
Optics Express vol. 27 (21), 29770-29780.
14-10-2019
Generation of noise-like pulses with 203 nm 3-dB bandwidthWang X, Komarov A, Klimczak M, Su L, Tang D, Shen D, Li L and Zhao L
Optics Express vol. 27 (17), 24147-24153.
19-08-2019
Deep learning the high variability and randomness inside multimode fibersFAN P, Zhao T and SU L
Optics Express, Optical Society of America (Osa) vol. 27 (15), 20241-20258.
09-07-2019
Dissipative soliton resonance and its depression into burst-like emission in a holmium-doped fiber laser with large normal dispersionZhao J, Zhou J, Li L, Zhao L, Tang D, Shen D and Su L
Optics Letters vol. 44 (10), 2414-2417.
15-05-2019
Various soliton molecules in fiber systemsLi L, Huang H, Su L, Shen D, Tang D, Klimczak M and Zhao L
Applied Optics vol. 58 (10), 2745-2753.
01-04-2019
Tunable and switchable harmonic h-shaped pulse generation in a 3.03 km ultralong mode-locked thulium-doped fiber laserZhao J, Li L, Zhao L, Tang D, Shen D and SU L
Photonics Research, Optical Society of America
27-02-2019
Unusual Evolutions of Dissipative-Soliton-Resonance Pulses in an All-Normal Dispersion Fiber LaserWang Y, Li L, Zhao J, Wang S, Shu C, Su L, Tang D, Shen D and Zhao L
Ieee Photonics Journal vol. 11 (1)
01-02-2019
Dissipative Soliton Resonance Interruption and RestorationZhao L, Wang Y, li L, Zhao J, Su L, Tang D and Shen D
Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science APS/DLS.
01-01-2019
2018
Light Propagation Prediction through Multimode Optical Fibers with a Deep Neural NetworkFan P, Deng L and Su L
Proceedings of 2018 IEEE 3rd Advanced Information Technology, Electronic and Automation Control Conference, IAEAC 2018., 1080-1084.
14-12-2018
High sensitivity detection of partial discharge acoustic emission within power transformer by sagnac fiber optic sensorQian S, Chen H, Xu Y and Su L
Ieee Transactions On Dielectrics and Electrical Insulation vol. 25 (6), 2313-2320.
01-12-2018
Bayes’ theorem based binary algorithm for fast reference-less calibration of a multimode fiberZHAO T, DENG L, WANG W, Elson D and SU L
Optics Express, Optical Society of America (Osa)
06-08-2018
Deep learning the high variability and randomness inside multimode fibresPengfei F, Tianrui Z and SU L
Arxiv:1807.09351 [Physics.Optics]
18-07-2018
Characterization of an imaging multimode optical fiber using a digital micro-mirror device based single-beam systemDeng L, Yan JD, Elson DS and Su L
Optics Express vol. 26 (14)
09-07-2018
Bifunctional aptamer-mediated catalytic hairpin assembly for the sensitive and homogenous detection of rare cancer cells.Liu J, Zhang Y, Zhao Q, Situ B, Zhao J, Luo S, Li B, Yan X, Vadgama P, Su L, Ma W, Wang W and Zheng L
Anal Chim Acta vol. 1029, 58-64.
04-05-2018
Route to Larger Pulse Energy in Ultrafast Fiber LasersZhao L, Li D, Li L, Wang X, Geng Y, Shen D and Su L
Ieee Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics vol. 24 (3)
01-05-2018
Internal polarization dynamics of vector dissipative-soliton-resonance pulses in normal dispersion fiber lasersLi D, Shen D, Li L, Tang D, Su L and Zhao L
Optics Letters vol. 43 (6), 1222-1225.
15-03-2018
Decomposition of group-velocity-locked-vector-dissipative solitons and formation of the high-order soliton structure by the product of their recombinationWang X, Li L, Geng Y, Wang H, Su L and Zhao L
Applied Optics vol. 57 (4), 746-751.
01-02-2018
Optical ultrasound generation and detection for intravascular imaging: A reviewZhao T, Su L and Xia W
Journal of Healthcare Engineering vol. 2018
01-01-2018
2017
Power Flow in a Large-Core Multimode Fiber under External Perturbation and its ApplicationsQian S, Xu Y, Zhong L and Su L
Scientific Reports vol. 7 (1)
01-12-2017
Photonic time-stretch optical coherence tomography with data compression and improved resolutionMididoddi CK, Wang G, Su L and Wang C
2017 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Pacific Rim, CLEO-PR 2017. vol. 2017-January, 1-3.
22-11-2017
C-shape microfiber taper interferometer for simultaneous measurement of curvature and temperatureLuo H, Su L, Zhang J, Yuan W, Liu S, Wang Y, Wang C and Wang X
Optik vol. 145, 181-187.
01-09-2017
New Bioengineering Breakthroughs and Enabling Tools in Regenerative MedicineMata A, Azevedo HS, Botto L, Gavara N and Su L
Current Stem Cell Reports vol. 3 (2), 83-97.
01-06-2017
Lensless wide-field single-shot imaging through turbid media based on object-modulated specklesWu P, Liang Z, Zhao X, SU L and Song L
Applied Optics, Optical Society of America
13-04-2017
2016
Trapping and rotating of a metallic particle trimer with optical vortexShen Z, SU L, Yuan X and Shen Y
Applied Physics Letters, Aip Publishing vol. 109 (24)
15-12-2016
A distributed fiber sensing system for acoustic emission and vibration of power equipmentQian S, Chen H, Xu Y, Zhong L and Su L
2016 International Conference on Condition Monitoring and Diagnosis., 802-805.
28-11-2016
Fast and reliable interrogation of USFBG sensors based on MG-Y laser discrete wavelength channelsRohollahnejad J, Xia L, Cheng R, Ran Y and Su L
Optics Communications vol. 382, 253-257.
10-08-2016
Vertically-oriented nanoparticle dimer based on focused plasmonic trappingShen Z, Su L and Shen Y-C
Optics Express, Optica Publishing Group vol. 24 (14), 16052-16052.
08-07-2016
Acoustic Fiber Optic Sensors for Partial Discharge MonitoringQian S, Chen H, Xu Y, Zhong L and Su L
2016 IEEE Electrical Insulation Conference (EIC)., 109-112.
01-06-2016
Investigation on sensitivity enhancement for optical fiber speckle sensorsQian S, Xu Y, Zhong L and SU L
Optics Express, Optical Society of America: Open Access Journals vol. 24 (10), 10829-10840.
09-05-2016
Plasmonic nanopore-based platforms for single-molecule Raman scatteringDeng L, Wang Y, Liu C, Hu DJJ, Shum PP and Su L
Optics Communications vol. 372, 113-117.
13-04-2016
Plasmonic trapping and tuning of a gold nanoparticle dimerShen Z and SU L
Optics Express, Optical Society of America: Open Access Journals vol. 24 (5), 4801-4811.
07-03-2016
Design of Single-Shot Multimode Fiber Based EndoscopeDeng L, Liu C, Song L, Yan J and Su L
Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics.
01-01-2016
2014
Laser-induced tissue fluorescence in radiofrequency tissue-fusion characterizationSu L, Fonseca MB, Arya S, Kudo H, Goldin R, Hanna GB and Elson DS
Journal of Biomedical Optics, Spie, The International Society For Optics and Photonics vol. 19 (1), 015007-015007.
21-01-2014
Design of Plasmonic Nanopore Platforms for Single-Molecule DetectionDeng L, Wang Y, Shen Z, Liu C, Hu DJJ, Shum PP and Su L
Asia Communications and Photonics Conference 2014.
01-01-2014
Advances in fiber optic based solutions for smart gridYi X, Dong J and Su L
Optical Instrumentation for Energy and Environmental Applications, E2 2014.
01-01-2014
2013
Raman spectroscopic evidence of tissue restructuring in heat‐induced tissue fusionSu L, Cloyd KL, Arya S, Hedegaard MAB, Steele JAM, Elson DS, Stevens MM and Hanna GB
Journal of Biophotonics, Wiley vol. 7 (9), 713-723.
15-11-2013
Radiofrequency-induced small bowel thermofusion: an ex vivo study of intestinal seal adequacy using mechanical and imaging modalitiesArya S, Hadjievangelou N, Lei S, Kudo H, Goldin RD, Darzi AW, Elson DS and Hanna GB
Surgical Endoscopy, Springer Nature vol. 27 (9), 3485-3496.
10-04-2013
Radiofrequency tissue fusion for small bowel sealing: A study of seal quality using mechanical testing and imagingHadjievangelou N, Arya S, Su L, Kudo H, Goldin RD, Darzi AW, Elson DS and Hanna GB
BRITISH JOURNAL OF SURGERY. vol. 100, 12-12.
01-01-2013
2010
Investigating the response of As2S3-based SERS substratesRowlands CJ, Su L and Elliott SR
Optical Materials, Elsevier vol. 32 (11), 1413-1416.
01-09-2010
Rapid Prototyping of Low‐Loss IR Chalcogenide‐Glass Waveguides by Controlled RemeltingRowlands CJ, Su L and Elliott SR
Chemphyschem, Wiley vol. 11 (11), 2393-2398.
23-07-2010
All-fiber microcantilever sensor monitored by a low-cost fiber-to-tip structure with subnanometer resolution.Su L and Elliott SR
Optics Letters, Optica Publishing Group vol. 35 (8), 1212-1214.
15-04-2010
2009
Evanescent-wave excitation of surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates by an optical-fiber taper.Su L, Lee TH and Elliott SR
Optics Letters, Optica Publishing Group vol. 34 (17), 2685-2687.
31-08-2009
Nanostructures fabricated in chalcogenide glass for use as surface-enhanced Raman scattering substrates.Su L, Rowlands CJ and Elliott SR
Optics Letters, Optica Publishing Group vol. 34 (11), 1645-1647.
22-05-2009
Evidence of formation of tightly bound rare-earth clusters in chalcogenide glasses and their evolution with glass compositionLee TH, Simdyankin SI, Su L and Elliott SR
Physical Review B, American Physical Society (Aps) vol. 79 (18)
01-05-2009
2008
Fabrication of photonic waveguides in sulfide chalcogenide glasses by selective wet-etchingSu L, Rowlands CJ, Lee TH and Elliott SR
Electronics Letters, Institution of Engineering and Technology (Iet) vol. 44 (7), 472-474.
27-03-2008
2006
COLei S, Chao L and Kin SC
2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference, and the 2006 National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference. vol. 2006
14-12-2006
Wavelength-selective all-fiber filter based on a single long-period fiber grating and a misaligned splicing pointDong X, Su L, Shum P, Chung Y and Chan CC
Optics Communications, Elsevier vol. 258 (2), 159-163.
01-02-2006
Multimode fiber Bragg grating based fiber lasers and optical sensorsSu L and Lu C
Optics InfoBase Conference Papers.
01-01-2006
CO/sub 2/-laser-induced long-period gratings in graded-index multimode fibers for sensor applicationsSu L, Chiang KS and Lu C
Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 18 (1), 190-192.
01-01-2006
CO2-laser fabricated long-period grating sensors in graded-index multimode fibersSu L, Lu C and Chiang KS
2006 Optical Fiber Communication Conference and the National Fiber Optic Engineers Conference., 3-64.
01-01-2006
2005
Microbend-induced mode coupling in a graded-index multimode fiber.Su L, Chiang KS and Lu C
Applied Optics, Optica Publishing Group vol. 44 (34), 7394-7402.
01-12-2005
Fiber Bragg-grating incorporated microbend sensor for simultaneous mechanical parameter and temperature measurementSu L, Chiang KS and Lu C
Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 17 (12), 2697-2699.
01-12-2005
Multimode fiber Bragg grating based fiber lasers and optical sensorsSu L and Lu C
Conference on Optical Fiber Communication, Technical Digest Series. vol. 1, 61-63.
01-12-2005
Design of wavelength-switching erbium-doped fiber lasers with a multimode fiber Bragg grating using spatial-mode excitation and selection techniquesSu L, Lu C, Hao J, Li Z and Wang Y
Ieee Photonics Technology Letters, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Ieee) vol. 17 (2), 315-317.
01-02-2005
Wavelength-switching fibre laser based on multimode fibre Bragg gratingsSu L and Lu C
Electronics Letters, Institution of Engineering and Technology (Iet) vol. 41 (1), 11-13.
06-01-2005
Grants
Grants of specific relevance to the Centre for BioengineeringPortable Luminescent Chemical CompassLei Su
£240,176 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-01-2025 - 31-12-2027
Clock-Chips - Incorporating the Circadian Clock into Organ-on-a-Chip TechnologyDavid Lee and Lei Su
£387,326 BBSRC Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council
01-10-2024 - 31-03-2026
Scalable Manufacturing of Single-Crystal Perovskite Optical and Electronic Devices: Follow-OnLei Su, Oliver Fenwick, Colin Crick and Stoichko Dimitrov
£941,955 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-03-2024 - 28-02-2027
Integrated Human-Augmented Robotics and Intelligent Sensing Platform for Precision ViticultureKetao Zhang and Lei Su
£297,599 Innovate UK
01-09-2023 - 31-08-2026
Wearable ultrasound sensor for vascular access home monitoringLei Su and Haixue Yan
£25,000 Kidney Research UK
01-01-2023 - 31-08-2025
Body-Worn Multimodal Sensor for Point-of-Care Vascular Access MonitoringLei Su
£302,920 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-10-2021 - 31-12-2023
Wafer-Scale Manufacturing of Single-Crystal Perovskite OptoelectronicsLei Su
£253,046 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
05-07-2021 - 04-07-2023