Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics

The Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics (CIOMP; Chinese: 长春光学精密机械与物理研究所), of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is a research institution in Changchun, Jilin, China.

Changchun Institute of Optics, Fine Mechanics and Physics
Established1952
Academic staff
3 academicians, 256 professors, 638 associate professors
Administrative staff
2,056
Location
Changchun
,
People's Republic of China
CampusUrban
WebsiteCIOMP website

It was founded in 1952 as the Institute of Instrumentation of the CAS, by a group of scientists led by Wang Daheng. It was later renamed as the Changchun Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics. The current name was adopted in 1999 when the institute was merged with the Changchun Institute of Physics, headed by Xu Xurong.[1]

Under the leadership of Wang Daheng, the institute played a crucial role in the development of China's strategic weapons, developing high-precision optics for missile guidance systems. It made major breakthroughs for the submarine-launched ballistic missile program.[2]

The institute focuses on luminescence, applied optics, optical engineering, and precision mechanics and instruments.[1] It is involved in a number of technology ventures based out of the nearby CAS Changchun Optoelectronics Industrial Park with total assets worth US$403 million,[1][3] such as the Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. (Charming Globe), a commercial offshoot of the institute which manufactures remote sensing satellite buses and UAVs.[4][5] Chang Guang Satellite Technology owns Jilin-1 satellite constellation.[6]

The institute offers undergraduate, master’s and doctoral education programs.[1]

References
  1. "CIOMP Brief Introduction". english.ciomp.cas.cn. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  2. Feigenbaum, Evan A. (2003). China's Techno-warriors: National Security and Strategic Competition from the Nuclear to the Information Age. Stanford University Press. p. 154. ISBN 978-0-8047-4601-4.
  3. "CHINA : Beijing uses European technology to advance New Space know-how". Intelligence Online. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2019-01-10.
  4. Jones, Andrew (2019-11-13). "China carries out 2 orbital launches inside 3 hours". SpaceNews. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  5. "Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co. Ltd. Company Profile". Charming Globe. Retrieved 2019-11-13.
  6. Huang, Kristin. "Are China's civilian satellites being used to spy on a Japanese airbase?". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on January 9, 2020. The images were credited to Chang Guang Satellite Technology, China’s first commercial remote sensing satellite company, which owns the Jilin-1 satellites.

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