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The terahertz (THz) spectral domain offers a myriad of applications spanning chemical spectroscopy, medicine, security and imaging[1]. It has also recently become a playground for fundamental studies of light-matter interactions [2-6]. THz…
Time-domain thermoreflectance (TDTR) is a powerful technique for characterizing the thermal properties of layered materials. However, its effectiveness at modulation frequencies below 0.1 MHz is hindered by pulse accumulation effects,…
Terahertz spectrometers with a wide instantaneous frequency coverage for passive remote sensing are enormously attractive for many terahertz applications, such as astronomy, atmospheric science and security. Here we demonstrate a wide-band…
The ever-increasing demand for high-speed data transmission continues to motivate research and development efforts towards the sixth generation (6G) of wireless communication technologies and beyond. The use of terahertz (THz) carrier…
The unique optoelectronic properties of graphene [1] make it an ideal platform for a variety of photonic applications [2], including fast photodetectors [3], transparent electrodes [4], optical modulators [5], and ultra-fast lasers [6].…
Rydberg atom-based sensors have emerged as highly sensitive tools for terahertz (THz) metrology, yet most current imaging techniques discard crucial phase information. In this Letter, we present a coherent THz-to-optical conversion scheme…
Room-temperature absorption spectroscopy of formaldehyde has been performed in the 30140-30790cm^-1 range. Using tunable ultraviolet continuous-wave laser light, individual rotational lines are well resolved in the Doppler-broadened…
A quantitative single-molecule tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS) study at room temperature remained a challenge due to the rapid structural dynamics of molecules exposed to air. Here, we demonstrate the hyperspectral TERS imaging of…
The new TeraFET design with identical source and drain antennas enables a tunable resonant polarization-sensitive plasmonic spectrometer operating in the sub-terahertz and terahertz (THz) range of frequencies at room temperature. It could…
Optical frequency-comb-based-high-resolution spectrometers offer enormous potential for spectroscopic applications. Although various implementations have been demonstrated, the lack of suitable mid-infrared comb sources has impeded…
Solid-state quantum sensors are attracting wide interest because of their exceptional sensitivity at room temperature. In particular, the spin properties of individual nitrogen vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond make it an outstanding…
We propose a new approach to detailed balance violation in electrical circuits by relying on the scattering matrix formalism commonly used in microwave electronics. This allows to include retardation effects which are paramount at high…
Precise temperature measurement at micro/nanoscale is crucial across various domains including physical sciences, chemical processes, industrial production, medical diagnosis, weather forecasting, electronics, and biology. Micro/nanoscale…
Terahertz coloured digital holography ranging from 1.39 THz up to 4.25 THz is demonstrated. It is shown that it can be applied for the investigation of low-absorbing objects, and it is illustrated via inspection of stacked graphene layers…
The Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov technique allows to detect very high energy gamma rays from few tens of GeV to hundreds of TeV using ground-based instrumentation. At these energies a gamma ray generates a shower of secondary particles…
Fast, room temperature imaging at THz and sub-THz frequencies is an interesting feature which could unleash the full potential of plenty applications in security, healthcare and industrial production. In this Letter we introduce…
Quantum microwave transmission is key to realizing modular superconducting quantum computers and distributed quantum networks. A large number of incoherent photons are thermally generated within the microwave frequency spectrum. The…
In optical detection setups to measure the deflection of micro-cantilevers, part of the sensing light is absorbed, heating the mechanical probe. We present experimental evidences of a frequency shift of the resonant modes of a cantilever…
We investigate experimentally a cascade of temperature-compensated unequal-path interferometers that can be used to measure frequency states in a high-dimensional quantum distribution system. In particular, we demonstrate that…
Full investigation of deep defect states and impurities in wide-bandgap materials by employing commercial transient capacitance spectroscopy is a challenge, demanding very high temperatures. Therefore, a high-temperature deep-level…