Research Advances of Fiber-Based Integrated Sensing and Communication (Invited)

Haijun He; Xihua Zou; Zhengyu Pu; Yemeng Wang; Wei Pan; Lianshan Yan

doi:10.3788/AOS250882

Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 45, Issue 13, 1306002(2025)

Research Advances of Fiber-Based Integrated Sensing and Communication (Invited)

Haijun He^1,2, Xihua Zou^1,2、**, Zhengyu Pu^1,2, Yemeng Wang^1,2, Wei Pan^1,2, and Lianshan Yan^1,2、*

¹Center for Information Photonics & Communications, School of Information Science and Technology, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, Sichuan , China

²Key Laboratory of Optoelectronic Integration and Communication Sensing, Ministry of Education, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu 611756, Sichuan , China

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Paper Information

Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

Received: Apr. 10, 2025

Accepted: May. 22, 2025

Published Online: Jul. 21, 2025

The Author Email: Xihua Zou (zouxihua@swjtu.edu.cn), Lianshan Yan (lsyan@home.swjtu.edu.cn)

DOI:10.3788/AOS250882

CSTR:32393.14.AOS250882

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