Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics
Profile
| Official Chinese name | 中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所 |
|---|---|
| Official English name | Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Chinese aliases | 长春光机所 |
| English aliases | |
| Acronyms | CIOMP |
| Research fields | Luminescence, applied optics, optical engineering, precision machinery and instrumentation |
| Total employee count | Over 2,600 (as of 23 November 2025) |
Summary
Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics is categorised as a Core Defence Partner based on the following indicators:
- Defence advisor
- 0 indicators
- Defence award
- 2 indicators
- Defence funding
- 3 indicators
- Defence laboratory
- 3 indicators
- Military-technology patent
- 4 indicators
- Research collaboration with defence entities
- 4 indicators
A core defence partner is deeply involved in research and programmes that strengthen and sustain China’s defence capabilities. Senior figures may help steer national defence research priorities; many of its researchers and projects have recently been recognised for addressing defence needs; a significant body of current work is sponsored by defence organisations; it runs laboratories aligned with military objectives; produces a large number of defence-related patents in recent years; and/or publishes extensively and regularly with defence institutions. Together, these patterns show that defence work is routine, largescale and built into the institute’s operations and identity.
Rules-based framework
| Rule | Resulting category |
|---|---|
| Two or more indicators = 4 | Core defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and two indicators = 3 or Three or more indicators = 3 | Regular defence partner |
| One indicator = 4 and one indicator = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 or Two indicators = 3 and all other indicators = 1 or 2 | Limited defence partner |
| All indicators between 0 and 2 | Civilian institute |
| Three or more indicators = 0 | Insufficient data |
Note: All indicators operate on a 0 to 4 scale. There are a total of six indicators.
For more information on the graded scales see the user guide.
Defence advisory roles
There is insufficient information to assess whether any member of the leadership of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics have served on defence-related expert committees.
Defence awards
Available information indicates that researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics have received at least 14 separate defence awards. These include six Military Science and Technology Progress Awards, three Jilin Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker Awards, one non-descript military science award, three National Defence Science and Technology Awards, one Science and Technology Progress Award from the General Armaments Department of the PLA, and one researcher named an Advanced Individual of the General Armaments Department of the PLA.[1]
Of the 14 awards connected to the institute, dates are known for four. Two of these awards were granted to researchers while they were working for the institute, while the other two were not attributed to a specific researcher but the laboratory itself.[2] Although the other 10 awards did not have dates, further analysis found that all 10 of these awards were attributed to researchers who had spent their entire career at the institute. This indicates that the awards can be attributed to their work at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics.
Awards with known dates were granted from 2020 to 2024. Only two of these awards have been granted since 2021, namely a 2022 and a 2024 Jilin Provincial Most Beautiful Science and Technology Worker Award.[3]
Researchers and projects at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics have possibly only received two defence awards since 2021. However, because the underlying data are outdated and incomplete, this assessment is made with low confidence. Other defence awards granted to researchers or projects from the institute cannot be ruled out.[4]
Defence funding
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics authored 42 publications funded by Chinese defence entities, placing the institute in the 63rd percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. Of the 3,613 authors affiliated with Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics who published during this period, 47 (1 per cent) had at least one defence-funded publication. However, it is not possible to attribute specific funding to individual researchers based solely on publication data.
Defence laboratories
No publicly available information suggests that this institute hosts or is affiliated with any known defence laboratories. However, one laboratory, not categorised as a defence laboratory, referenced links to defence activities on its Chinese-language website. General references to promoting national security or defence are common on CAS laboratory websites. These statements often serve as broad affirmations of alignment with national policy objectives — a routine expression of support for government priorities that can be important for maintaining institutional standing, access to funding or official recognition — rather than firm evidence that the laboratory conducts defence-related research.
State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement
| Name | State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement [动态光学成像与测量全国重点实验室] |
|---|---|
| Research topics | Space-based long-range target detection, imaging and measurement, target detection and recognition, wide-area monitoring and identification |
| Defence ties | According to its website, this laboratory has completed projects on reconnaissance for the Science and Technology Commission of the Central Military Commission, the core body responsible for directing China's military research and development.[5] Its Department of Basic Research received the first prize of the Military Science and Technology Progress Award in 2017 and conducts preliminary research for the military sector [军口预先研究].[6] Its Image Processing Research Department has also engaged in extensive military-civil fusion cooperation with "well-known enterprises and institutions such as Huawei in Shenzhen, Foxconn, Foshan Jihua Laboratory, and the First Hospital of Jilin University."[7] |
The State Key Laboratory of Special Luminescence Science and Technology [特种发光科学与技术全国重点实验室] did not have a working website at the time of writing. The previously listed address appears inactive and it is uncertain whether this is due to maintenance, restructuring, third-party IT errors or intentional obfuscation.
Military-technology patents
Between 2021 and 2025, the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics was granted 68 military-technology patents, placing it in the 100th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis. A total of 342 inventors affiliated with the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics were listed on these patents.
Research collaboration with defence entities
Between 2021 and 2025, researchers from the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics co-authored 674 publications with at least one Chinese defence entity, placing the institute in the 80th percentile among the CAS institutes included in this analysis.
These collaborations include 23 publications with PLA academic institutions, 226 with defence laboratories, 26 with military hospitals, 212 with members of the Seven Sons of National Defence, 286 with members of the Seven Sons of Ordnance Industry and 11 with defence conglomerates.
Of the 3,613 authors affiliated with Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics who published during this period, 940 (26 per cent) had at least one defence-related collaboration.
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- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2022. 'The Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, held a mobilization meeting to promote the implementation of the "Women's Action Plan for Scientific and Technological Innovation".' [中科院长春光机所召开推动实施科技创新巾帼行动动员会]. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴ Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2016. 'Jia Ping, director of the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, was awarded the "National May 1st Labor Medal".' [长春光机所所长贾平荣获"全国五一劳动奖章"荣誉称号]. 27 April. As of 6 April 2026. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2016. 'Researcher: Han Chengshan.' [研究员：韩诚山]. As of 6 April 2026. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2018. 'Researcher Wang Jianli of our institute has been selected for the third batch of the National "Ten Thousand Talents Program" Leading Talents in Science and Technology Innovation.' [我所王建立研究员入选第三批国家"万人计划"科技创新领军人才]. 8 March. As of 6 April 2026. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2019. 'Public Notice Regarding the Recommendation of Xu Wei as a Candidate for the China Youth May Fourth Medal.' [关于推荐徐伟为中国青年五四奖章候选人的公示]. 17 February. As of 6 April 2026. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2022. 'The Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics held an awards ceremony for outstanding individuals and Organisations, as well as a history knowledge competition themed "Strengthening the Institute and Prospering the Nation through Optoelectronic Innovation".' [长春光机所举办"两优一先"表彰暨"光电创新 强所盛国"所史知识竞赛]. 2 July. As of 6 April 2026. Xu Muqi. 2025. 'Chasing the Light in the Wilderness - A Profile of Li Ning, Researcher at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, one of the "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Workers in Jilin Province" in 2024.' [荒野"逐光" - 记2024年"吉林省最美科技工作者"、长春光机所研究员李宁]. Da Jilin News, 27 May. As of 6 April 2026. Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2021. 'Announcement of Special Recruitment Event for Doctoral Graduates (and Online Presentation) at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.' [中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所博士毕业生专场招聘(暨空中宣讲)公告]. 2 December. As of 6 April 2026.
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2021. 'Announcement of Special Recruitment Event for Doctoral Graduates (and Online Presentation) at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences.' [中国科学院长春光学精密机械与物理研究所博士毕业生专场招聘(暨空中宣讲)公告]. 2 December. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2022. 'The Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics held an awards ceremony for outstanding individuals and Organisations, as well as a history knowledge competition themed "Strengthening the Institute and Prospering the Nation through Optoelectronic Innovation".' [长春光机所举办"两优一先"表彰暨"光电创新 强所盛国"所史知识竞赛]. 2 July. As of 6 April 2026.Return to content⤴ Xu Muqi. 2025. 'Chasing the Light in the Wilderness - A Profile of Li Ning, Researcher at the Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics, one of the "Most Beautiful Science and Technology Workers in Jilin Province" in 2024.' [荒野"逐光" - 记2024年"吉林省最美科技工作者"、长春光机所研究员李宁]. Da Jilin News, 27 May. As of 6 April 2026.
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2019. 'Image Processing Research Department of the State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement.' [动态光学成像与测量全国重点实验室图像处理研究部]. 16 February. As of 8 April 2025.Return to content⤴
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2019. 'Department of Basic Research, State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement.' [动态光学成像与测量全国重点实验室基础研究部]. 16 February. As of 8 April 2025.Return to content⤴
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2019. 'Image Processing Research Department of the State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement.' [动态光学成像与测量全国重点实验室图像处理研究部]. 16 February. As of 8 April 2025.Return to content⤴
- Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics. 2019. 'Image Processing Research Department of the State Key Laboratory of Dynamic Optical Imaging and Measurement.' [动态光学成像与测量全国重点实验室图像处理研究部]. 16 February. As of 8 April 2025.Return to content⤴