Research progress in surface-enhanced infrared absorption spectroscopy: From performance optimization, sensing applications, to system integration

D Li, C Xu, J Xie, C Lee - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Infrared absorption spectroscopy is an effective tool for the detection and identification of
molecules. However, its application is limited by the low infrared absorption cross-section of …

Reconfigurable terahertz metamaterials: From fundamental principles to advanced 6G applications

C Xu, Z Ren, J Wei, C Lee - Iscience, 2022 - cell.com
Terahertz (THz) electromagnetic spectrum ranging from 0.1 THz to 10THz has become
critical for sixth generation (6G) applications, such as high-speed communication, fingerprint …

Review of Miniaturized Computational Spectrometers

Q Guan, ZH Lim, H Sun, JXY Chew, G Zhou - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
Spectrometers are key instruments in diverse fields, notably in medical and biosensing
applications. Recent advancements in nanophotonics and computational techniques have …

Revolutionizing optical wireless communications via smart optics

AM Abdelhady, O Amin, MS Alouini… - IEEE Open Journal of …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The heterogeneity of optical wireless networks (OWNs) has expanded over decades in
terms of services, node densities, mobility requirements, bandwidth needs, responsiveness …

Photonic crystal based biosensor with the irregular defect for detection of blood plasma

H Kaviani, J Barvestani - Applied Surface Science, 2022 - Elsevier
Truncated 1D photonic crystals-based biosensors with aperiodic defects under the
Kretschmann configuration are investigated for sensing the refractive index changes in an …

An electrothermal Cu/W bimorph tip-tilt-piston MEMS mirror with high reliability

L Zhou, X Zhang, H Xie - Micromachines, 2019 - mdpi.com
This paper presents the design, fabrication, and characterization of an electrothermal MEMS
mirror with large tip, tilt and piston scan. This MEMS mirror is based on electrothermal …

Self-controlled cleaving method for silicon DRIE process cross-section characterization

DA Baklykov, M Andronic, OS Sorokina, SS Avdeev… - Micromachines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Advanced microsystems widely used in integrated optoelectronic devices, energy harvesting
components, and microfluidic lab-on-chips require high-aspect silicon microstructures with a …

Design and fabrication of a kirigami-inspired electrothermal mems scanner with large displacement

M Hashimoto, Y Taguchi - Micromachines, 2020 - mdpi.com
Large-displacement microelectromechanical system (MEMS) scanners are in high demand
for a wide variety of optical applications. Kirigami, a traditional Japanese art of paper cutting …

A MEMS lens scanner based on serpentine electrothermal bimorph actuators for large axial tuning

L Zhou, X Yu, PXL Feng, J Li, H Xie - Optics Express, 2020 - opg.optica.org
Confocal microscopes and two-photon microscopes are powerful tools for early cancer
diagnosis because of their high-resolution 3D imaging capability, but applying them for …

All-optical cochlear implants

SE Trevlakis, AAA Boulogeorgos… - … , Biological and Multi …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In the present work, we introduce a novel cochlear implant (CI) architecture, namely all-
optical CI (AOCI), which directly converts acoustic to optical signals capable of stimulating …