▪曾星琳于2018年获得北京邮电大学博士学位。2016年至2017年期间，他作为访问博士生赴波士顿大学Siddharth Ramachandran教授课题组交流学习。博士毕业后，他于2018年至2019年在香港大学从事博士后研究。2019年至2025年，他在德国马克斯·普朗克光学研究所罗素分部和Stiller研究组担任博士后研究员，后晋升为资深研究员。2025年，他加入中国科学院上海光学精密机械研究所（SIOM），任全职副研究员、副教授，同时担任罗素先进光波科学中心（RCALS）独立PI。

▪ 他在光学领域期刊发表论文11篇，包括《Science Advances》《Laser & Photonics Reviews》《Photonics Research》等。在国际光学会议上作报告20余次，包括欧洲光通信会议（ECOC）特邀报告，以及CLEO-US和FiO/LS会议的4篇PDP论文（post-deadline paper，在截稿日期之后被接收的论文）。他是2025年光博会布里渊研讨会的联合主席，并入围美国光学学会（Optica）厉鼎毅创新奖。此外，他还担任德国科学基金会（DFG）项目的共同项目负责人。

▪ 研究领域涵盖非线性光纤光学、布里渊散射、手性光子晶体光纤、光学涡旋及奇点光学。

代表论文

[1] X. Zeng^*, P. St. J. Russell, Y. Chen, Z. Wang, G. K. L. Wong, P. Roth, M. H Frosz and B. Stiller, “Optical vortex Brillouin laser,” Laser Photonics Rev. 17, 2200277 (2023).

[2] X. Zeng^*, P. St.J. Russell, C. Wolff, M. H. Frosz, G. K. L. Wong and B. Stiller, “Nonreciprocal vortex isolator via topology-selective stimulated Brillouin scattering,” Science Advances 8, eabq6064 (2022).

[3] X. Zeng^*, W. He, M. H. Frosz, A. Geilen, P. Roth, G. K. L. Wong, P. St.J. Russell and B. Stiller, “Stimulated Brillouin scattering in chiral photonic crystal fiber,” Photon. Res. 10, 711-718 (2022). Editors’ pick

[4] Y. Ren^†, X. Zeng^†, L. Zhou, C. Kong, H. Mao, C. Qiu, K. K. Tsia, K. K.Y Wong, “Photonic nanojet mediated backaction of dielectric microparticles,” ACS Photonics 7, 1483 (2020).

[5] X. Zeng, Y. Li, L. Feng, S. Wu, C. Yang, W. Li, W. Tong and J. Wu, “All-fiber orbital angular momentum mode multiplexer based on a mode-selective photonic lantern and a mode polarization controller,” Opt. Lett. 43, 4779 (2018).

[6] X. Zeng, Y. Li, Q. Mo, W. Li, Y. Tian, Z. Liu and J. Wu, “Experimental Investigation of LP11 Mode to OAM Conversion in Few Mode-Polarization Maintaining Fiber and the Usage for All Fiber OAM Generator,” IEEE Photonics Journal 8, 4(2016).

[7] X. Zeng, Y. Li, W. Li, L. Zhang and J. Wu, “All-fiber broadband degenerate mode rotator for mode-division multiplexing systems,” IEEE Photonics Technology Letters 28, 1383 (2016).

[8] X. Hong, X. Zeng, Y. Li, Q. Mo, Y. Tian, W. Li, Z. Liu and J. Wu, “Tunable mode rotator for space-division multiplexing based on a few mode-polarization maintaining fiber,” Appl. Opt. 55, 9360 (2016).

[9] Y. Ren, C. Kong, H. He, X. Zeng, K. K. Tsia and K. K. Y. Wong, “Encrypted wide-field two-photon microscopy with single-pixel detection and compressed sensing,” Applied Physics Express 13, 032007 (2020).

[10] L. Feng, Y. Li, S. Wu, X. Zeng, W. Li, J. Qiu, Y. Zuo, X. Hong, H. Guo, H. Yu and J. Wu, "Generation of LP₁₁/LP₂₁ modes with tunable mode lobe orientation controlled by polarization states," Opt. Express 27, 13150 (2019).

[11] S. Wu, Y. Li, L. Feng, X. Zeng, W. Li, J. Qiu, Y. Zuo, X. Hong, H. Yu, R. Chen, I. P. Giles and J. Wu, “Continuously tunable orbital angular momentum generation controlled by input linear polarization,” Opt. Lett. 43, 2130 (2018).

*: corresponding author, †: co-first author