Publications

1. Ding H, Zhang X, Tang S, Deng Q, Zhang C, Tong S, Zhang Y*, Liu H, Xiong F and Zou N* , Demodulation method for heterodyne Φ-OTDR with fading noise suppression based on Fourier transform and spatial-temporal phase compensation, Measurement, 2025, 256, 0263-2241 (PDF)

2. Zhong Z, Zou N and Zhang X, Advances in distributed fiber optic acoustic sensing technology based on linear distribution of phase change, First Conference on Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology and Applications (DOFS 2024), 2024, Nanjing, China

3. Lei T, Chen S, Wang B, jiang Z and Zou N* , Adapted-MoE: Mixture of Experts with Test-Time Adaption for Anomaly Detection, International Conference on Intelligent Computing (ICIC). (PDF)

4. Xu W, Chen S, Li J, Di K, Fu Y and Zou N* , When Transformer Meets Layout Hotspot: An End-to-End Transformer-based Detector with Prior Lithography, ACM/IEEE. GLSVLSI'25: Proceedings of the Great Lakes Symposium on VLSI, 2025, 612-618 (PDF) /Link

5. Tong S, Tang S, Lu Y, Yuan N, Zhang C, Liu H, Zhang D, Zou N , Zhang X*, Zhang Y*, A Fading Suppression Method for Φ-OTDR Systems Based on Multi-Domain Multiplexing, Sensors, 2025, 25, 2629. (PDF)

6. Zhang C, Luo C, Zhang X, Tang S, Ding C, Awan I, Tong S, Ding H, Xiao T, Zou N , Zhang Y*, and Zhang X*, Study on the spectral characteristics of IF signals and its influence on the performance of heterodyne Φ-OTDR, Opt. Express, 2025, 33, 16389-16407. (PDF)

7. Yu F, Di K, Chen W, Yan S, Yao Y, Chen S, Zhang X, Zhang Y*, Zou N* and Jiang W*, Time-wavelength multiplexed photonic neural network accelerator for distributed acoustic sensing systems, Advanced Photonics, 2025, 7(2), 026008. (PDF) Media Report: SPIE News, Optics.org, AAAS, Techxplore, SciTechDaily, AZOOptics

8. Chen S, Di K, Xu Y, Ye H, Luo W and Zou N* , FedDyMem: Efficient Federated Learning with Dynamic Memory and Memory-Reduce for Unsupervised Image Anomaly Detection, https://arxiv.org/abs/2502.21012 (PDF)

9. Chen S, Di K, Wang G, Zhao W, Du L and Zou N* , Delving into Topology Representation for Layout Pattern: A Novel Contrastive Learning Framework for Hotspot Detection, Design Automation Conference (DAC), ACM/IEEE, 2025. (PDF)

10. Chen S, Wang Q, Di K, Xiong H and Zou N* , Look Twice and Closer: A Coarse-to-Fine Segmentation Network for Small Objects in Remote Sensing Images. IEEE Signal Processing Letters, 2025, 32, 826-830. (PDF)

1.Tong S, Zhao X, Zhang C, Ding C, Ding H, Awan I N, Zou N , Liu H, Xiong F, Zhang Y, and Zhang X, Research on PFN suppression methods in φ-OTDR systems based on the MSI-VPFN algorithm. Optics Express, 2024, 32(26), 47123-47136.

2.Yao Y, Wang R, Ding H, Tong S, Han Y, Zhao S, Zou N , Xiong F, Zhang Y. A Fast and Accurate Mapping Method for an OPGW Tower Based on Hybrid Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing. Sensors, 2024, 24(17), 5629.

3.Zhong Z, Zou N* , Zhang X*. Research on the Conversion Coefficient in Coherent Φ-OTDR and Its Intrinsic Impact on Localization Accuracy. Photonics 2024, 11, 901.

4.Li Y, Ma J, Zhao X, Li H, Tong S, Zou N , Zhang X, Xiong F, Zhang Y* and Liu H*, A Digital Emergency Communication Method for Coal Mining Accident Based on Distributed Acoustic Sensor, ICOCN-2024, 2024.7

5.Wang R, Li H, Zhao X, Tong S, Zou N , Zhang X, Liu H, Xiong F*, Zhang Y*, Fast and Accurate Mapping Method for OPGW Tower Based on M-OTDR, ICOCN-2024, 2024.7

6.Zhong Z, Zhang X, Zou N . Multiplication of Signal Sampling Rate by Dual-Frequency Light in Phase Optical Time Domain Reflector. Acta Optica Sinica, 2024, 44(1): 0106028.

7.Yao Y, Zou N , Zhang C, Gao Q, Wan Y, Wang R, Zhao S, Wang F, Zhang Y, Zhang X. Research on fault identification technology of sound barrier based on distributed optical fiber sensing. Optoelectronic Devices and Integration XI, 2022, 12314, 123140H

8. Zou N* , Rose A, Ting R. Machine learning methods for FEOL/MEOL defects measurement through SRAM bitmap. ISTFA 2022, 43-46

9.Xu R, Tan Y, Kong M, Zhang H, Liu X, Zou N* . Measurement and analysis of the dynamic response of a double-liquid lens driven by sinusoidal signals. JOSA B, 2022, 39 (9), 2478-2485

10.Chen X, Zou N , Wan Y, Ding Z, Zhang C, Tong S, Lu Y, Wang F, Xiong F, Zhang Y, Zhang X. On-line status monitoring and surrounding environment perception of an underwater cable based on the phase-locked Φ-OTDR sensing system. Optics Express, 2022, 30 (17), 30312-30330

11.Zhang X, Chen X, Liang L, Zhao S, He R, Tong S, Wang F, Zou N* , Zhang Y*. Enhanced C-OTDR-Based Online Monitoring Scheme for Long-Distance Submarine Cables. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(13): 1306001

12.Zhang X, Ding Z, Hong R, Chen X, Liang L, Zhang C, Wang F, Zou N* , Zhang Y. Phase Sensitive Optical Time-Domain Reflective Distributed Optical Fiber Sensing Technology. Acta Optica Sinica, 2021, 41(1): 0106004

13.Zhong Z, Zou N , Zhang X, Accurate Measurement for the Subsequent Perturbation in the Coherent Φ-OTDR System with Small Laser-Frequency-Drift, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2021, 39(18), 5973-5979

14.Ding Z, Zhang X, Zou N , Xiong F, Song J, Fang X, Zhang Y, Phi-OTDR Based On-line Monitoring of Overhead Power Transmission Line, Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2021, 39(15), 5163 – 5169

15.Zhang Y, Zhou T, Ding Z, Lu Y, Zhang Y, Wang F, Zou N* , Classification of Interference-Fading Suppressed Φ-OTDR Signal Using Optimal Peak-Seeking and Machine Learning, Chinese Optics Letters, 2021, 19(3):030601

16.Chen X, Zou N , Liang L, He R, Liu J, Wang F, Zhang X, Submarine cable monitoring system based on enhanced COTDR with simultaneous loss measurement and vibration monitoring ability, Optics Express 2021, 29 (9), 13115-13128

17.Zheng Y, Zhang C, Xiong F, Zou N , Zhang Y, Liu J, Ding Z, Chen X, Wang F, Zhang Y, A Fading Tolerant Coherent φ-OTDR System Based on Phasing-Locking Structure, Photonics Asia 2020

18. Zhang Y, Zhou T, Ding Z, Zhang X, Wang F, Zou N* , Classification of interference-fading suppressed Φ-OTDR signal using optimal peak-seeking and machine learning. Optoelectronic Devices and Integration IX 2020, 11547, 1154708.

19.Mao X, Liu C, Hesari M, Zou N , Chen P, Super-resolution imaging of non-fluorescent reactions via competition. Nature Chemistry 2019, 11, 687-694 (Journal Cover)

20.Jiang M, Wang G, Xu W, Xu X, Ji W, Zou N , Zhang X. Integrated optofluidic micro-pumps in micro-channels with uniform excitation of a polarization rotating beam. Optics Letters. 2019, 44(1), 53-56

21.An R, Wang G, Jiao W, Ji W, Jiang M, Zou N , Zhang X. Controllable trapping and releasing of nanoparticles by standing wave on optical waveguide. Optics Letters. 2018, 43(16), 3901-3904.

22. Zou N , Chen G, Mao X, Zhou X, Shen H, Choudhary E, Chen P. Imaging catalytic hot-spots on plasmonic nanostructures via correlated super-resolution microscopy and electron microscopy. ACS Nano 2018, 12 (6), 5570–5579

23. Zou N , Zhou X, Chen G, Andoy NM, Jung W, Liu G, Chen P. Cooperative communication within and between single nanocatalysts. Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 607-614

24.Jiang M, Wang G, Xu W, Ji W, Zou N , Ho H, Zhang X. Two-dimensional arbitrary nano-manipulation on a plasmonic metasurface. Optics Letters 2018, 43(7), 1602-1605.

25.Chen G, Zou N , Chen B, Sambur J, Choudhary E, Chen P. Chen P. Bimetallic effect of single nanocatalysts visualized by super-resolution catalysis imaging. ACS Central Science 2017, 3 (11), 1189-1197

26.Jiang M, Wang G, Jiao W, Ying Z, Zou N , Ho H, Sun T, Zhang X. Plasmonic non-concentric nano-rings array as unidirectional nano-optical conveyor belt actuated by polarization rotation. Optics Letters 2017, 42(2), 259-262.

27. Zou N , Jiang M, Jiao W, Wang G. Optical manipulation and catalytic activity enhanced by surface plasmon effect. Proc. of SPIE 2017, 100800G-1. (Invited talk)

28.Sambur J, Chen T, Choudhary E, Chen G, Nissen E, Thomas E, Zou N , Chen P. Sub-particle reaction and photocurrent mapping to optimize catalyst-modified photoanodes. Nature 2016, 530, 77-80.

29.Jiao W, Wang G, Ying Z, Kang Z, Sun T, Zou N , Ho H, Zhang X. Optofluidic Switching of Nanoparticles Based on a WDM Tree Splitter. IEEE Photonics Journal 2016, 8(3), 1-10.

30.Wang G, Ying Z, Ho H, Huang Y, Zou N , Zhang X. Nano-optical conveyor belt with waveguide-coupled excitation. Optics Letters 2016, 41(3), 528-531.

31.Chen P, Zhou X, Andoy NM, Han K-S, Choudhary E, Zou N , Chen G, Shen H. Spatiotemporal catalytic dynamics within single nanocatalysts revealed by single-molecule microscopy. Chemical Society Reviews 2014, 43,1107-1117.

32.Shen H, Zhou X, Zou N , Chen P. Single-molecule kinetics reveals a hidden surface reaction intermediate in single-nanoparticle catalysis. Journal of Physical Chemistry C 2014, 118, 26902-26911.

33.Zhou X, Choudhary E, Andoy NM, Zou N , Chen P. Scalable parallel screening of catalyst activity at the single-particle level and subdiffraction resolution. ACS Catalysis 2013, 3(7), 1448-1453.