Prof. Guo joined Peking University in 2003 as a full professor with School of Electronics. He obtained his B. E. from National University of Defense Technology in 1991, and Ph.D. from Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics, CAS in 1995.

His research interests cover the topics of Quantum Optics, Quantum Precision Measurement, Quantum Information Science and Technologies, and related, including: Quantum Coherence and Interference, Quantum Open System and Entanglement Dynamics, Quantum Sensor (Atomic Magnetometer), Quantum Cryptography (Quantum Key Distribution), and Light Propagation.

Prof. Guo has published more than 600 SCI papers in peer-reviewed journals (OSA, APS, AIP, IEEE, IOP journals, etc.), such as Science Advances, Nature Physics, Physical Review Letters, Optica, Optics Letters, Optics Express, Physical Review A, E, Applied Physics Letters, IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, etc., which have been cited by others for around 10,000 times. He has published a book Quantum Cryptography which is now used widely in China by many universities/academic and industrial institutions/organizations as a reference book/text book for the course of Quantum Communication, Quantum Cryptography or/and Quantum Technology related courses.

He has made tremendous contributions to social activities for academic societies. As a Fellow of Chinese Institute of Electronics (CIE, China) and Institute of Physics (IOP, UK), the Chair of the Commission D of URSI - CIE, and Vice Chair of DQEO - CIE, China, he has made great efforts to perform as a bridge in academic exchanges in the quantum/optics/photonics societies in China, European, American and Asian countries, and promoted the organizing and convening of URSI GASS 2014 in China. As the Vice Chair of DQC - CACR, he has promoted the standardization of QKD in China. He also serves as TPC members/session chairs/invited speakers in many conferences/symposiums/workshops sponsored by OSA/IEEE/URSI/COS and other academic societies/associations.

The following lists his main social positions and titles:

1. Chair, Commission D, URSI - CIE, China (Commission D: Electronics and Photonics, Union Radio Scientifique Internationale, Chinese Institute of Electronics, China).

2. Vice Chair, DQEO - CIE, China (Division of Quantum Electronics and Optoelectronics, Chinese Institute of Electronics, China).

3. Vice Chair, DQC - CACR, China (Division of Quantum Cryptography, Chinese Association for Cryptologic Research, China).

4. Fellow, IOP, UK (Institute of Physics, UK).

5. Fellow, CIE, China (Chinese Institute of Electronics, China).

6. Life Member/Member/Senior Member, OSA/APS/IEEE/COS.

7. TPC members/session chairs in many conferences/symposiums/workshops sponsored by OSA/IEEE/URSI/COS and other academic societies/associations.

Professional Honors and Awards:

1. Municipal Outstanding Graduate Supervisor of Beijing, China (2024).

2. Outstanding Graduate Supervisor of Peking University, China (2024).

3. Teaching Excellence Award of Peking University, China (2024).

4. Yang Fuqing-Wang Yangyuan Academician Excellence Teaching Award of Peking University, China (2023).

5. Zeng Xianzi Excellence in Teaching Award of Peking University, China (2020).

6. National Fund for Distinguished Youth, China (2012).

7. National Outstanding Postdoctoral Award of China, China (2005).

8. The Mao Yisheng Beijing Youth Science and Technology Award, Beijing, China (2005).

9. New Century Talents Project National Candidates of China, China (2004).

10. Fok Ying Tung Education Foundation for the Young Scientists, China (2000).

11. Special Allowance Award of the State Council for Distinguished Experts, China (2000).

12. Top Ten Distinguished Young Scientists Award of Guangdong Province, Guangdong, China (1999).

Selected Publications in the Last Five Years:

1. Wei Xiao, Xiyu Liu, Teng Wu, Xiang Peng, Hong Guo, Radio-frequency magnetometry based on parametric resonances, Phys. Rev. Lett. 133, 093201 (2024). (Cover Article)

2. Ziyang Chen, Dongrui Yu, Ganbin Lu, Yufei Zhang, Song Yu, Bin Luo, Hong Guo, Dual-comb-enhanced microwave clock synchronization over commercial fiber, Optica 11, 1268 (2024). (Cover Article)

3. Wei Xiao, Meng Liu, Teng Wu, Xiang Peng, Hong Guo, Femtotesla atomic magnetometer employing diffusion optical pumping to search for exotic spin-dependent interactions, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 143201 (2023).

4. Rui Zhang, Dimitra Kanta, Arne Wickenbrock, Hong Guo, Dmitry Budker, Heading-error-free optical atomic magnetometry in the earth-field range, Phys. Rev. Lett. 130, 153601 (2023).

5. Wei Xiao, Chenxi Sun, Liang Shen, Yulong Feng, Meng Liu, Yulong Wu, Xiyu Liu, Teng Wu, Xiang Peng, Hong Guo, A movable unshielded magnetocardiography system, Sci. Adv. 9, eadg1746 (2023).

6. Ziyang Chen, Xiangyu Wang, Song Yu, Zhengyu Li, Hong Guo, Continuous-mode quantum key distribution with digital signal processing, npj Quantum Inf. 9, 28 (2023).

7. Rui Zhang, Emmanuel Klinger, Felipe Pedreros Bustos, Alexander Akulshin, Hong Guo, Arne Wickenbrock, Dmitry Budker, Stand-off magnetometry with directional emission from sodium vapors, Phys. Rev. Lett. 127, 173605 (2021).

8. Rui Zhang, Wei Xiao, Yudong Ding, Yulong Feng, Xiang Peng, Liang Shen, Chenxi Sun, Teng Wu, Yulong Wu, Yucheng Yang, Zhaoyu Zheng, Xiangzhi Zhang, Jingbiao Chen and Hong Guo, Recording brain activities in unshielded Earth's field with optically pumped atomic magnetometers, Sci. Adv. 6, eaba8792 (2020).

9. Zhiguo Wang, Xiang Peng, Rui Zhang, Hui Luo, Jiajia Li, Zhiqiang Xiong, Shanshan Wang, and Hong Guo, Single-species atomic comagnetometer based on 87Rb atoms, Phys. Rev. Lett. 124, 193002 (2020).

10. Yichen Zhang, Ziyang Chen, Stefano Pirandola, Xiangyu Wang, Chao Zhou, Binjie Chu, Yijia Zhao, Bingjie Xu, Song Yu, Hong Guo, Long-distance continuous-variable quantum key distribution over 202.81 km of fiber, Phys. Rev. Lett. 125, 010502 (2020).

Prof. Guo chairs more than 10 important research projects, including the key projects of NSFC and NHTRD Program. His research achievements are as follows:

1. Realized high precision (sub-pT/Hz^1/2@1Hz) quantum magnetometers based on laser pumped atomic ensembles, which now serves as facility of China station of the Global Network of Optical Magnetometers for Exotic Research (GNOME).

2. Realized various kinds of atomic optical filters, including wavelengths from ultraviolet (387nm) to optical communication band (1529nm), with the linewidth less than 0.01nm.

3. Proposed the passive monitoring method and realized the first experimental demonstration of untrusted source monitoring in quantum key distribution.

4. Proposed the photon-number-counting method and, together with von Neumann post-processing, realized the bias-free quantum random number generation. Further, realized the state-of-the-art the longest (14Gbit) and fastest (1.6Tbps), respectively, truly random number generation.

5. Proposed the differential geometric method for light propagation and derived the generalized eikonal equation which includes the diffraction effects in geometric optics, and further, generalized the definition and kinds of Diffraction-free beams.