China Vitae

Biography

Lin Jintong, male, Han nationality, is a native of Danyang City, Jiangsu province. He was born in 1946, graduated from Beijing University, received a master's degree from Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, and obtained a doctorate from Southampton University in the U.K.

He has focused his research on optical fiber and optical communications, with productive findings presented in 132 research papers. He is also the author of two academic books published in China and the U.S.A. He was awarded the Science and Technology Achievement Prize of Beijing for his study on optical fiber communication systems. He won the Electronic Divisional Board Premium for Best Electronic Letters awarded by the Institution of Electronic Engineers of the U.K. for his contribution to the invention of the Fiber Laser/Amplifier, which is popularly regarded as a revolution of communication technologies. His research was also honored with prizes awarded by the Ministry of Information Industry, the Ministry of Science and Technology, and others.

Lin was elected as president of the Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications in 1998.