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Fengfeng Zhou

Engineering · Purdue University West Lafayette

OpenAlex ORCID
Mid career · publishing since 2005
Photonic and Optical DevicesAdvanced Fiber Optic SensorsHigh-Temperature Coating BehaviorsSemiconductor Lasers and Optical DevicesLaser Material Processing Techniques

Publications

36

Citations

210

Est. group size

~7

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

22

Publishing since 2005

Research summary
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Fengfeng Zhou's research centers on advanced manufacturing processes and the sensors used to monitor them, including optical fiber-based sensing for real-time process control, cold spray coating techniques, laser-based fabrication, and machine learning-assisted design tools. Much of the work bridges precision manufacturing (e.g., electrochemical machining, silicon wafer inspection) with photonics-based measurement instruments like Fabry-Pérot interferometers. This is a good fit for students interested in manufacturing engineering, optical sensing, or materials processing.

Optical fiber sensing (Fabry-Pérot interferometers)Manufacturing process monitoring and controlCold spray and coating technologiesMachine learning for design and manufacturing (surrogate models)Laser-based and additive manufacturing

Publication output has fluctuated over the past decade with no clear steady growth, showing gaps in some years (e.g., 2017, 2019) followed by higher activity around 2020-2021 and again in 2024.

Generated by claude-sonnet-5 from public bibliographic data · Jul 20, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 3.2/year recently
172018: 3 publications18192020: 6 publications202021: 6 publications212022: 2 publications222023: 3 publications232024: 7 publications7242025: 3 publications252026: 1 publication26
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering×3
  • Manufacturing Letters×3
  • Optical Fiber Technology×2
  • Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing×2
  • Journal of Lightwave Technology×2
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Last updated Jul 20, 2026.

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