超微结构与超快过程湖南省重点实验室副主任。指导本科生毕业设计、硕士研究生和博士研究生的论文工作。

主持和参与国家自然科学基金、湖南省自然科学基金等项目。

S. H. Tao, "Optical coupling and splitting with two parallel waveguide tapers," Optics Express 19, 906-912 (2011).
S. H. Tao, B. C. Yang, H. Xia, and W. X. Yu, "Tailorable three-dimensional distribution of laser foci based on customized fractal zone plates," Laser Physics Letters, 10(3), 035003 (2013)
S. Yin, and S. H. Tao*, "Compression and storage of multiple images with modulating blazed gratings," Journal of Optics(UK), 15(7), 075406 (2013)
Z. Z. Yuan and S. H. Tao*, “Generation of phase-gradient optical beams with an iterative algorithm,” Journal of Optics (UK), (2014) 105701
S. B. Cheng, S. H. Tao*, C. H. Zhou, and L. Wu, “Optical trapping of a dielectric-covered metallic microsphere,” Journal of Optics (UK) 17(10), 105613 (2015)
S. H. Tao and W. X. Yu, “Beam shaping of complex amplitude with separate constraints on the output beam,” Optics Express 23, 2, 1052-1062(2015)
S. B. Cheng and S. H. Tao *, “Vortex-based line beam optical tweezers,” J. Opt. 18 (2016) 105603
W. Z. Ma, S. H. Tao*, and S. B. Cheng, "Composite Thue-Morse zone plates," Optics Express 24, 12740-12747 (2016)
S. B. Cheng, S. H. Tao *, X. Y. Zhang, and W. Z. Ma, Optical tweezers with fractional fractal zone plate. IEEE Photonics Journal ,vol.8, no. 5, 6100407(2016).
S. B. Cheng, X. Y. Zhang, W. Z. Ma, and S. H. Tao *. Fractal zone plate beam based optical tweezers. Sci. Rep. 6, 34492; doi:10.1038/srep34492 (2016)