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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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