han 500 research achievements. Since 1985, it has applied about 180 national patents.
　　Its National Key Laboratory of Infrared Physics has published near 1000 papers on narrow forbidden band semiconductor physics and photoelectric physics etc..
　　The institute pays its more attention to the commercialization of its new high-tech achievements. It has set up 12 high-tech enterprises such as Shanghai Tech-Phys Optoelectronics Co. Ltd. and the Sino-Japanese joint venture Shanghai Nicera Sensor Co. Ltd..
　　Over a long period of time, the institute has established wide connections with those academic communities and companies in America, Japan, Britain, Germany, Russia and Canada etc..
　　Entrusted by the Chinese Society of Optics, the institute is responsible for the edition of the Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Wave.