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OUR TEAM

Core Team

Incubated at Westlake University and its Institute of Optoelectronics, the team brings together optical systems, silicon photonics, analog chips, packaging and engineering validation.

8 PhDsCore doctoral team
10+ engineersEngineering team
500 ㎡Office and laboratory space

The doctoral team comes from Westlake University, Sorbonne University, Zhejiang University, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, and Dalian University of Technology. Engineers bring experience from companies including Huawei and Innolight. Two years of collaborative R&D have built a foundation in chip and system development.

Founding Team

Founder Professor William Shieh
FOUNDER

Professor William Shieh

Chair Professor, Westlake University
IEEE Fellow · OSA Fellow

A researcher in high-speed optical communications, with pioneering work in coherent optical OFDM and self-coherent detection. He proposed Stokes Vector Direct Detection (SVDD) in 2014.

Previously at Bell Labs and the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he taught at the University of Melbourne from 2004 to 2022. He earned a PhD in Physics from the University of Southern California in 1996 and has served as General Chair of OFC and other international conferences.

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Co-founder Professor Qi Yang
CO-FOUNDER

Professor Qi Yang

Professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Co-founder

He has high-speed optical transmission research experience at Bell Labs.

Bringing experience in high-speed transmission and chip-to-system engineering to the translation of research into products.

Core Team Members

Dayu Shi, General Manager

Dayu Shi

General Manager

Zexu Liu, Vice President, Operations Director

Zexu Liu

Vice President
Operations Director

Yuhao Fang, Systems Lead

Yuhao Fang

Systems Lead

Haojie Zhu, Silicon Photonics Lead

Haojie Zhu

Silicon Photonics Lead

Puzhen Yuan, Analog IC Lead

Puzhen Yuan

Analog IC Lead

Weiqi Lu, Head of Algorithms

Weiqi Lu

Head of Algorithms

Xue Cheng, Optical Module Packaging Lead

Xue Cheng

Optical Module Packaging Lead

Jinhong Xu, Silicon Photonics Development Lead

Jinhong Xu

Silicon Photonics Development Lead

Tianman Xu, Finance Director

Tianman Xu

Finance Director

Haici Li, Human Resources Lead

Haici Li

Human Resources Lead

INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT

Instruments & Equipment

Vector Network Analyzer

Vector Network Analyzer

Semi-Automatic Chip Coupling Platform

Semi-Automatic Chip Coupling Platform

Electronic Chip Test Platform

Electronic Chip Test Platform

Precision Optical Chip Coupling Platform

Precision Optical Chip Coupling Platform

Dual-Polarization IQ Modulator

Dual-Polarization IQ Modulator

59 GHz Real-Time Oscilloscope

59 GHz Real-Time Oscilloscope

Silicon Photonics Test Platform

Silicon Photonics Test Platform

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

Arbitrary Waveform Generator

43.5 GHz Spectrum Analyzer

43.5 GHz Spectrum Analyzer

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Optical Spectrum Analyzer

Integrated Coherent Receiver

Integrated Coherent Receiver

Optical Communications Laboratory

Optical Communications Laboratory

TEAM CAPABILITIES

An interdisciplinary team, working together

01

Systems and product definition

Translate data-center and access-network requirements into specifications, system designs and prototypes.

02

Optoelectronic chip co-design

Co-design silicon photonic transceivers and analog equalizers to interface with existing SerDes.

03

Packaging and engineering

Focus on multichannel coupling and integration, temperature stability and module reliability.

Careers

Our work spans optical communication systems, silicon photonics, analog chips, packaging and engineering validation.

01

Silicon Photonics

Design, simulate and test high-speed photonic devices and integrated chips, connecting chip development with system validation.

02

Analog ICs

Develop and validate high-speed analog front ends, equalization and optoelectronic interfaces.

03

Packaging & Systems Integration

Work on optoelectronic packaging, module integration and high-speed link validation.

Contact

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Company: MapleX Communication
Address: Room 201, Yunchuang Jiagu, Xihu District, Hangzhou, China
Contact: Ms. Li, HR
Email: haici.li@maplexcomm.com

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