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The fruitful association of quantum and integrated photonics holds the promise to produce, manipulate, and detect quantum states of light using compact and scalable systems. Integrating all the building-blocks necessary to produce…

While camera and LiDAR processing have been revolutionized since the introduction of deep learning, radar processing still relies on classical tools. In this paper, we introduce a deep learning approach for radar processing, working…

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Long-range active imaging has widespread applications in remote sensing and target recognition. Single-photon light detection and ranging (lidar) has been shown to have high sensitivity and temporal resolution. On the application front,…

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Imaging in a broad light-intensity regime with a high signal-to-noise ratio is a key capability in fields as diverse as Quantum Metrology and Astronomy. Achieving high signal-to-noise ratios in quantum imaging leads to surpassing the…

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Sensing with undetected photons has become a vibrant, application-driven research domain with a special focus on the mid-infrared (mid-IR) wavelength region. Since the mid-IR contains spectral bands with highly specific and strong molecular…

This paper introduces PanoRadar, a novel RF imaging system that brings RF resolution close to that of LiDAR, while providing resilience against conditions challenging for optical signals. Our LiDAR-comparable 3D imaging results enable, for…

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Semiconductor photonic devices operating in the midwave infrared (mid-IR, which we roughly define here as wavelengths spanning 3 to 14 microns) uniquely address a wide range of current practical needs. These include chemical sensing,…

Integration of radar, wireless communications, and spectrum sensing is being investigated for 6G with an increased spectral efficiency. Microwave photonics (MWP), a technique that combines microwave engineering and photonic technology to…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-04-09 Taixia Shi , Yang Chen , Jianping Yao

We describe a high resolution imaging detector based on a single 80 mm micro-channel-plate (MCP) and a phosphor screen mounted on a UHV flange of only 100 mm inner diameter. It relies on standard components and we describe its performance…

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In this paper, we report the long-range and wireless interrogation of multiple chipless sensors from the isoline processing of three-dimensional polarimetric radar images. A Frequency-Modulated Continuous-Wave Radar operating at 24 GHz is…

Signal Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2024-10-10 A. Hadj Djilani , Dominique Henry , A. El Sayed Ahmad , Patrick Pons , Hervé Aubert

Quantum technologies, such as quantum communication, sensing and imaging, need a platform which is flexible, miniaturizable and works at room temperature. Integrated photonics is a promising and fast-developing platform. This requires to…

Quantum Physics · Physics 2021-10-12 Andrei-Emanuel Dragomir , Cristian George Ivan , Radu Ionicioiu

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imaging systems operate by emitting radar signals from a moving object, such as a satellite, towards the target of interest. Reflected radar echoes are received and later used by image formation algorithms to…

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Integrated and fiber-packaged magnetic field sensors with a sensitivity sufficient to sense electric pulses propagating along nerves in life science applications and with a spatial resolution fine enough to resolve their propagation…

Meeting the ever increasing demand for transmission capacity in wireless networks will require evolving towards higher regions in the radiofrequency spectrum, reducing cell sizes as well as resorting to more compact, agile and power…

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Multiarm interferometers can enhance measurement precision and provide multiparameter capability to the measurement. Their realisation requires multiport beam splitters, which has been a long-standing challenge in free-space and integrated…

Optics · Physics 2022-09-15 Jovana Petrovic , Aleksandra Maluckov , Nikola Stojanovic

Even though many existing 3D object detection algorithms rely mostly on camera and LiDAR, camera and LiDAR are prone to be affected by harsh weather and lighting conditions. On the other hand, radar is resistant to such conditions. However,…

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The Artificial Intelligence models pose serious challenges in intensive computing and high-bandwidth communication for conventional electronic circuit-based computing clusters. Silicon photonic technologies, owing to their high speed, low…

Achieving efficient and cost-effective transmit beampattern control for integrated sensing and communication (ISAC) systems is a significant challenge. This paper addresses this by proposing a dual-function radar communication (DFRC)…

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Silicon photonic integrated circuit (PIC) builds on the demand for a low cost approach from established silicon-based manufacturing infrastructure traditionally built for electronics. Besides its natural abundance, silicon has desirable…

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