Established in 2013, the Li Innovation Prize honors the global impact Tingye Li made to laser science and optical fiber communications. The Tingye Li Innovation Prize is presented to an early-career professional who has demonstrated innovative ideas in their accepted paper to OFC or CLEO. This honor is endowed by Alliance Fiber Optic Products, Inc., AT&T, Optica, the IEEE Photonics Society, the IEEE Communications Society, Thorlabs, Inc., the Li family and supporters of the Tingye Li Memorial Fund.