Xiechen Zheng | Walsworth Group

Xiechen (Chen) Zheng

Postdoctoral Fellow

Ph.D. Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2026
B.S. Electrical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park, 2018

Chen’s research focuses on all-optical NV magnetometry for extreme environments and explores techniques to improve sensing performance. In addition, he is interested in enhancing the functionality of NV magnetometer through engineering a more portable NV sensing unit.

xzheng15@umd.edu

Fun Fact: Xiechen loves travel and photography! Before COVID-19, he traveled to Taiwan!

Publications

Noise Suppression via Pulsed All-Optical Magnetometry with Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles. Xiechen Zheng, Jeyson Támara-Isaza, John W. Blanchard, and Ronald L. Walsworth. arXiv:2607.01615 (2026). PDF
BibTeX
@article{Zheng2026, sort_date = {2026-07-02}, sort_date_type = {arxiv-submitted}, title = {Noise Suppression via Pulsed All-Optical Magnetometry with Nitrogen-Vacancy Ensembles}, author = {Xiechen Zheng and Jeyson T\'amara-Isaza and John W. Blanchard and Ronald L. Walsworth}, journal = {arXiv:2607.01615}, year = {2026}, month = {July}, eprint = {2607.01615}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, primaryclass = {quant-ph}, url_link = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2607.01615}, url_pdf = {/files/2026/07/2607.01615v1.pdf}, keywords = {quantum-sensing} }

arXiv

All-optical photoluminescence response of nitrogen-vacancy ensembles in diamond at low magnetic fields. Xiechen Zheng, Jeyson Támara-Isaza, Zechuan Yin, Johannes Cremer, John W. Blanchard, Connor A. Hart, Michael Crescimanno, Paul V. Petruzzi, Matthew J. Turner, and Ronald L. Walsworth. Phys. Rev. Appl. 24, 064049 (2025). link PDF
BibTeX
@article{ZHENG2025, sort_date = {2025-12-18}, sort_date_type = {journal-publication}, title = {All-optical photoluminescence response of nitrogen-vacancy ensembles in diamond at low magnetic fields}, author = {Zheng, Xiechen and T\'amara-Isaza, Jeyson and Yin, Zechuan and Cremer, Johannes and Blanchard, John W. and Hart, Connor A. and Crescimanno, Michael and Petruzzi, Paul V. and Turner, Matthew J. and Walsworth, Ronald L.}, journal = {Phys. Rev. Appl.}, volume = {24}, issue = {6}, pages = {064049}, numpages = {23}, year = {2025}, month = {Dec}, publisher = {American Physical Society}, doi = {10.1103/ls1d-r771}, day = {18}, url_link = {https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/ls1d-r771}, url_pdf = {/files/2025/12/2025_Zheng_PRApplied.pdf}, keywords = {quantum-sensing}, eprint = {2502.11943}, archiveprefix = {arXiv} }

arXiv
AC magnetometry in the strong drive regime with NV centers in diamond. Katrijn Everaert, Saipriya Satyajit, Jiashen Tang, Zechuan Yin, Xiechen Zheng, Jner Tzern Oon, Connor A. Hart, John W. Blanchard, and Ronald L. Walsworth. arXiv:2510.05471v1 (2025). PDF
BibTeX
@article{EVERAERT2025, sort_date = {2025-10-07}, sort_date_type = {arxiv-submitted}, title = {AC magnetometry in the strong drive regime with NV centers in diamond}, author = {Katrijn Everaert and Saipriya Satyajit and Jiashen Tang and Zechuan Yin and Xiechen Zheng and Jner Tzern Oon and Connor A. Hart and John W. Blanchard and Ronald L. Walsworth}, journal = {arXiv:2510.05471v1}, year = {2025}, month = {10}, day = {7}, eprint = {2510.05471}, archiveprefix = {arXiv}, primaryclass = {quant-ph}, url_link = {https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.05471}, url_pdf = {/files/2025/10/2510.05471v1.pdf}, keywords = {quantum-sensing} }

arXiv

Xiechen (Chen) Zheng

Publications

2026

2025