Research survey

Professor Hong-Bo Sun is a renowned expert in the field of precision laser manufacturing. He embarked on fundamental and applied research in ultrafast laser micro/nano processing in the past 30 years. To date, he has published over 650 peer-reviewed academic papers in high-impact journals such as Science, Nature, Nature Physics, and Nature Photonics.His papers have amassed over 35,000 citations in the Web of Science database （H-index 101）and more than 45000 times in the Google scholar (H-index 110).His research results were highlight for more than 150 times by scientific magazines and media including Science, Nature, and Laser Focus World. He gave nearly 200 plenary, keynote and invited talks in international conferences. He currently serves as editor-in-chief of PhotoniX (Springer Nature, IF=16.5) and Executive editor-in-chief of Light Science and Applications (Nature Publishing Group, IF= 19.3). He is IEEE fellow, OSA fellow, and SPIE fellow.
Prof. Hong-Bo Sun's work extends beyond theoretical research on the interaction of light and matter. He places significant emphasis on the industrial application of femtosecond laser micro/nano processing technology. To date, he holds more than 110 granted patents. Over the past five years, he has supported establishment of four startup companies. These companies have developed a range of equipment, including those for femtosecond laser direct writing such as Roban and Maleon (brand names), and those used for cutting solar panels, new energy battery panels, and regulating the magnetic domains of oriented silicon steel. Additionally, they have produced several series of femtosecond laser micro/nano processing products like electronic gratings and MCP electron detectors. The cumulative sales of these products have exceeded 50 million US dollars. The work conducted by these companies has pioneered the industrial application of ultrafast laser micro/nano processing, displaying promising prospects for further development.