Professor Zengbo (James ) Wang
Professor in Imaging and Laser Micromachining

Contact info
Email: z.wang@bangor.ac.uk
Office: Dean Street Building, Bangor University, Room 228
Tel: +44(0) 1248 382696
Fax: +44(0) 1248 362686
Web: https://laserphotonics.uk
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.co.uk/citations?user=5MBSTZ8AAAAJ&hl=en
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Roadmap on Label-Free Super-resolution Imaging
Astratov, V., Sahel, Y., Eldar, Y., Huang, L., Ozcan, A., Wang, Z., Zheludev, N. I., Zhao, J., Burns, Z., Liu, Z., Narimanov, E., Goswami, N., Popescu, G., Pfitzner, E., Kukura, P., Hsiao, Y.-T., Hsieh, C.-L., Abbey, B., Diaspro, A., LeGratiet, A., Bianchini, P., Shaked, N. T., Simon, B., Verrier, N., Debailleul, M., Haeberle, O., Wang, S., Liu, M., Bai, Y., Cheng, J.-X., Karim,an, B. S., Fujita, K., Sinvani, M., Zalevsky, Z., Li, X., Huang, G.-J., Chu, S.-W., Tzang, O., Smolyaninov, I. I., Leonhardt, U., Sahebdivan, S., Hershkovitz, D., Cheshnovsky, O., Huttunen, M. J., Stanciu, S. G., Smolyaninova, V. N., Wang, Z., Luk'yanchuk, B., Wu, L., Maslov, A. V., Jin, B., Simovski, C. R., Perrin, S., Montgomery, P. & Lecler, S., Dec 2023, In: Laser & Photonics Reviews. 17, 12, 202200029.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Daily germination rates of temperate tree species’ seed under elevated ozone fumigation
Atkin-Willoughby, J. (Other), Smith, A. (Other), Peters, T. (Other) & Wang, Z. (Other), 2 Oct 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Data set/Database
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Wave theory of virtual image [invited]
Bekirov, A., Luk'yanchuk, B., Wang, J. & Fedyanin, A., 5 Oct 2021, In: Optical Materials Express. 11, 11, p. 3646-3655Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dielectric microparticles for enhanced optical imaging: an FDTD analysis of contrast and resolution
Bekirov, A., Wang, Z., Luk'yanchuk, B. & Fedyanin, A., 13 Dec 2024, In: Journal of the Optical Society of America A. 42, 1, p. 45-50Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Effects of down-conversion CeO2: Eu3+ nanophosphors in perovskite solar cells
Chen, W., Luo, Q., Zhang, C., Shi, J., Deng, X., Yue, L., Wang, Z., Chen, X. & Huang, S., Aug 2017, In: Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics. 28, 15, p. 11346Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing Security with Superlens-Enabled Laser Direct Marking of Anti-counterfeiting DotCode
Chen, Y., Kwok, W. & Wang, Z., Dec 2023, Laser Science 2023. Optica Publishing Group, JM7A.34Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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SuperNANO: Enabling Nanoscale Laser Anti-Counterfeiting Marking and Precision Cutting with Super-Resolution Imaging
Chen, Y., Yan, B., Yue, L., Baxter, C. & Wang, Z., 5 Sept 2024, In: Photonics. 11, 846.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A New Method for Micro Fresnel Zone Plates Lens Design and Low-cost Fabrication by Laser Direct Writing
Chen, Y., Wang, Z., Wu, B., Yan, B., Yue, L. & Joya, Y., 22 Oct 2022, Frontiers in Optics + Laser Science 2022. Optica Publishing GroupResearch output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Superlens-Assisted laser nanostructuring of Long Period optical fiber Gratings (LPGs) for enhanced refractive index sensing
Chen, Y., Yue, L., Yang, X., Baxter, C. & Wang, Z., 1 Sept 2024, In: Optics and Laser Technology. 176, 111001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Super-Resolution Imaging by Dielectric Superlenses: TiO2 Metamaterial Superlens versus BaTiO3 Superlens
Dhama, R., Yan, B., Palego, C. & Wang, Z., 15 Jun 2021, In: Photonics. 8, 6, 222.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Three-dimensional all-dielectric metamaterial solid immersion lens for subwavelength imaging at visible frequencies
Fang, W., Yan, B., Wang, Z. & Wu, L., 12 Aug 2016, In: Science Advances. 2, 8, e1600901.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Combined single/dual fiber optical trapping for flexible particle manipulation
Gao, B., Zhong, H., Yan, B., Yue, L., Dang, Y., Chen, P., Jiang, C. & Wang, Z., 1 Feb 2023, In: Optics and Lasers in Engineering. 161, 107373.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Completely non-invasive cell manipulation in lens-integrated microfluidic devices by single-fiber optical tweezers
Jiang, C., Wang, Y., Dong, T., Li, D., Yan, B., Chen, P., Shao, K., Wang, X. & Wang, Z., 12 Apr 2023, In: Optics Letters. 48, 8, p. 2130-2133Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nanovibration detection based on a microsphere
Jiang, C., Wang, W., Yan, B., Chen, P., Xu, K., Sun, Y., Cong, Z., Dong, T., Zhou, Y., Wang, Z. & Wang, X., 1 Sept 2022, In: Optics Letters. 47, 17, p. 4560-4563Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Label-free non-invasive subwavelength-resolution imaging using yeast cells as biological lenses
Jiang, C., Yue, H., Yan, B., Dong, T., Cui, X., Chen, P. & Wang, Z., 1 Nov 2021, In: Biomedical optics express. 12, 11, p. 7113-7121 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Ultrafast femtosecond laser micro-marking of single-crystal natural diamond by two-lens focusing system
Joya, Y., Yan, B., James, K., Yue, L., Middleburgh, S. & Wang, J., Mar 2021, In: Materials Today Communications. 26, 7 p., 101800.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Laser sub-micron patterning of rough surfaces by micro-particle lens arrays
Khan, A., Wang, Z., Sheikh, M. A. & Li, L., 1 Jul 2011, In: International Journal of Manufacturing, Materials, and Mechanical Engineering. 1, 3, p. 1-9Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Optical phenomena in dielectric spheres several light wavelengths in size: a review
Luk'yanchuk, B., Bekirov, A., Wang, Z., Minin, I., Minin, O. & Fedyanin, A., Aug 2022, In: Physics of Wave Phenomena. 30, 4, p. 217-241Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Colossal magnetic fields in high refractive index materials at microwave frequencies
Lukyanchuk, B. S., Vasilyak, L. M., Pecherkin, V. Y., Vetchinin, S. P., Fortov, V. E., Wang, Z., Paniagua-Dominguez, R. & Fedyanin, A., 6 Dec 2021, In: Scientific Reports. 11, 1, 23453.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Large enhancements of NaYF4:Yb/Er/Gd nanorod upconversion emissions via coupling with localized surface plasmon of Au film
Luo, Q., Chen, Y., Li, Z., Zhu, F., Chen, X., Sun, Z., Wei, Y., Guo, H., Wang, Z. & Huang, S., 9 May 2014, In: Nanotechnology. 25, 18, p. 185401Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Enhancing photovoltaic performance of perovskite solar cells with silica nanosphere antireflection coatings
Luo, Q., Deng, X., Yu, M., Zhang, C., Zhou, X., Wang, Z., Chen, X. & Huang, S., 15 Jul 2018, In: Solar Energy. 169, p. 128-135Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Plasmonic Effects of Metallic Nanoparticles on Enhancing Performance of Perovskite Solar Cells
Luo, Q., Zhang, C., Deng, X., Zhu, H., Li, Z., Wang, Z., Chen, X. & Huang, S., 20 Sept 2017, In: ACS Applied materials and interfaces. 9, 40, p. 34821–34832Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Experimental observation of a photonic hook
Minin, I. V., Minin, O. V., Katyba, G. M., Chernomyrdin, N. V., Kurlov, V. N., Zaytsev, K. I., Yue, L., Wang, Z. & Christodoulides, D. N., 21 Jan 2019, In: Applied Physics Letters. 114, 3, 5 p., 031105 .Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photonic lenses with whispering gallery waves at Janus particles
Minin, I., Minin, O., Cao, Y., Yan, B., Wang, Z. & Luk'yanchuk, B., 16 Feb 2022, In: Opto-Electronic Science. 1, 2, 210008.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A wide-angle shift-free metamaterial filter design for anti-laser striking application
Monks, J., Yue, L., Yan, B., Aldred, B., Hurst, A. & Wang, Z., 15 Dec 2018, In: Optics Communications. 429, p. 53-59 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Spider Silk: Mother Nature’s Bio-Superlens
Monks, J., Yan, B., Hawkins, N., Vollrath, F. & Wang, Z., 17 Aug 2016, In: Nano Letters. 16, p. 5842−5845Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design optimisation of metallic sub-wavelength nanowire lasers
Satter, Z. A., Shore, K. A. & Wang, Z., 10 Apr 2014, In: IET Optoelectronics. 8, 2, p. 129-136Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Wave-Guiding Analysis of Annular Core Geometry Metal-Clad Semiconductor Nano-Lasers
Satter, Z. A., Shore, K. A. & Wang, Z., 20 Nov 2013, In: IEEE Journal of Quantum Electronics. 50, 1, p. 15-22Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Generation of Photonic Hooks under Point-Source Illumination from Patchy Microcylinders
Shang, Q., Xu, C., Tang, F., Li, J., Fan, Y., Yuan, C., Wang, Z., Zuo, C. & Ye, R., 19 Sept 2022, In: Photonics. 9, 9, 667.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Super-Resolution Imaging with Patchy Microspheres
Shang, Q., Tang, F., Yu, L., Oubaha, H., Caina, D., Yang, S., Melinte, S., Zuo, C., Wang, J. & Ye, R., 15 Nov 2021, In: Photonics. 8, 513.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Facile synthesis of asymmetric Ag–organosilica hybrid nanoparticles with tunable morphologies and optical properties
Sun, Y., Chen, M., Wang, Z. & Wu, L., 8 Apr 2014, In: Chemical Communications. 2014, 50, p. 5767-5770Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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High order Fano resonances and giant magnetic fields in dielectric microspheres
Wang, J., Luk'yanchuk, B., Yue, L., Yan, B., Monks, J., Dhama, R., Minin, O., Minin, I., Huang, S. & Fedyanin, A., 30 Dec 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 20293.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Super-Resolution Imaging and Microscopy by Dielectric Particle-Lenses
Wang, J. & Lukyanchuk, B. S., 2019, Super-Resolution Imaging and Microscopy by Dielectric Particle-Lenses. Astratov, V. (ed.). Springer, p. 371-406Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Shift-free fixed-line laser protection filter technology
Wang, J., 7 Oct 2020.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Wide-Field and Real-Time Super-Resolution Optical Imaging By Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticle-Assembled Solid Immersion Lens
Wang, W., Yan, B., Wang, H., Chen, Y., Nie, X., Yi, C., Wang, Z., Xu, Z., Zeng, J. & Fan, W., 7 Jun 2023, In: Small. 19, 23, 2207596.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Flexible Micro-Nano Fiber Sensors for Tactile Sensing
Wang, Y., Jiang, C., Dong, T., Liu, X., Chen, P., yu, X., Yue, L. & Wang, Z., 15 Feb 2024, In: IEEE Sensors Journal. 24, 4, p. 4458-4463 6 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Laser generation of elliptical nanometre and sub-nanometre bump arrays on NiP/Al data storage disks and their effect on stiction performance
Wang, Z., Pena, A. A., Wang, Z. B., Zhang, J., Wu, N. E. & Li, L., 11 Aug 2011, In: Nanotechnology. 22, 36, p. 365302Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Synthesis and super-resolution imaging performance of a refractive-index-controllable microsphere superlens
Wang, Z., Zhu, H. E., Yan, B., Zhou, S. X., Wang, Z. B. & Wu, L. M., 14 Sept 2015, In: Journal of Materials Chemistry C. 3, 41, p. 10907-10915Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The influences of particle number on hot spots in strongly coupled metal nanoparticles chain
Wang, Z., Luk’yanchuk, B. S., Guo, W., Edwardson, S. P., Whitehead, D. J., Li, L. & Watkins, K. G., 7 Mar 2008, In: Journal of Chemical Physics. 128, 9, p. 094705Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nano-Fano Resonances and Topological Optics
Wang, Z., Lukyanchuk, B. S., Wand, Z. B., Miroshnichenko, A. E., Kivshar, Y. S., Kuznetsov, A. I., Gao, D. L., Gao, L., Qiu, C. W., Boriskina, S. (Editor) & Zheludev, N. I. (Editor), 23 Oct 2014, Singular and Chiral Nanoplasmonics. 2014 ed. p. 285-310Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter
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Optical virtual imaging at 50 nm lateral resolution with a white-light nanoscope
Wang, Z., Guo, W., Li, L., Luk'yanchuk, B., Khan, A., Liu, Z., Chen, Z. & Hong, M., 1 Mar 2011, In: Nature Communications. 2, p. Article No. 218Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Laser micro/nano fabrication in glass with tunable-focus particle lens array
Wang, Z., Guo, G., Pena, A., Whitehead, D. J., Luk'yanchuk, B. S., Li, L., Liu, Z., Zhou, Y. & Hong, M. H., 24 Nov 2008, In: Optics Express. 16, 24, p. 19706-19711Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Photonic Jet: Science and Application
Wang, Z., Luk'yanchuk, B. & Minin, I., 2022, Switzerland: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI). 126 p.Research output: Book/Report › Book › peer-review
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Optical super-resonances in dielectric microsphere particles: Proc. SPIE 12152
Wang, Z., Luk'yanchuk, B., Wu, B., Yan, B., Assel, A., Yaminsky, I., Yu, H. & Liu, L., 24 May 2022, p. 1215205. 7 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper › peer-review
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Special Issue on Photonic Jet: Science and Application
Wang, Z., Luk'yanchuk, B. & Minin, I., 1 Aug 2022, In: Photonics. 9, 8, 540.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › peer-review
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Optimized Wide-Angle Metamaterial Edge Filters: Enhanced Performance with Multi-Layer Designs and Anti-Reflection Coatings
Wu, B., Monks, J. N., Yue, L., Hurst, A. & Wang, Z., 10 May 2025, In: Photonics. 11, 5, 446.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Nano-imaging with TiO2 superlenses: A comparative study of Design variants
Wu, B. & Wang, Z., 1 Dec 2023, Laser Science 2023. Optica Publishing Group, JM7A.35Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Synergetic Effect of Plasmonic Gold Nanorods and MgO for Perovskite Solar Cells
Xia, Z., Zhang, C., Feng, Z., Wu, Z., Wang, J., Chen, X. & Huang, S., 14 Sept 2020, In: Nanomaterials. 10, 9, 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Focusing light with a metal film coated patchy particle
Xu, C., Ye, R., Zou, P., Yang, T., Melinte, S., Wang, Z. & Zuo, C., 13 Mar 2023, In: Optics Express. 31, 6, p. 10894-10904Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Superlensing microscope objective lens
Yan, B., Wang, Z., Parker, A., Lai, Y., Prabhakar, J. T., Yue, L. & Monks, J., 7 Apr 2017, In: Applied Optics. 56, 11, p. 3142Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review