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As an essential building block for developing a large-scale brain-inspired computing system, we present a highly scalable and energy-efficient artificial neuron device composed of an Ovonic Threshold Switch (OTS) and a few passive…
Stochastic oscillators based on emerging nanodevices are attractive because of their ultra-low power requirement and ability to exhibit stochastic resonance, a phenomenon where synchronization to weak input signals is enabled due to ambient…
Hybrid systems consisting of a quantum emitter coupled to a mechanical oscillator are receiving increasing attention for fundamental science and potential applications in quantum technologies. In contrast to most of the presented works, in…
Nanomechanical sensors based on detecting and tracking resonance frequency shifts are to be used in many applications. Various open- and closed-loop tracking schemes, all offering a trade-off between speed and precision, have been studied…
Spin torque nano-oscillators are nanoscopic microwave frequency generators which excel due to their large frequency tuning range and agility for amplitude and frequency modulation. Due to their compactness, they are regarded as suitable…
We study the agility of current-tunable oscillators based on a magnetic vortex orbiting around a point contact in spin-valves. Theory predicts frequency-tuning by currents occurs at constant orbital radius, so an exceptional agility is…
Here we demonstrate an on-chip electro-optic frequency shifter that is precisely controlled using only a single-tone microwave signal. This is accomplished by engineering the density of states of, and coupling between, optical modes in…
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Nanomagnetic oscillator is a key component for radio-frequency (RF) signal generation in many nano-scale spintronic devices. However, the actuation mechanisms of nanomagnetic oscillators are mostly current-based, which is energy inefficient…
We propose a novel concept of obtaining oscillations with frequencies in very-high frequency (VHF) and ultra-high frequency (UHF) bands. A traditional spin torque nano-oscillator (STNO) consists of at least one pinned layer (PL) and one…
A nanoscale device consisting of a metal nanowire, a dielectric, and a gate is proposed. A combination of quantum and thermal stochastic effects enable the device to have multiple functionalities, serving alternately as a transistor, a…
We present a silicon optomechanical nanobeam design with a dynamically tunable acoustic mode at 10.2 GHz. The resonance frequency can be shifted by 90 kHz/V^2 with an on-chip capacitor that was optimized to exert forces up to 1 $\mu$N at 10…
We investigate experimentally the synchronization of a vortex based spin transfer oscillator to an external rf current whose frequency is at multiple integers, as well as half integer, of the oscillator frequency. Through a theoretical…
Spin-torque nano-oscillators can emulate neurons at the nanoscale. Recent works show that the non-linearity of their oscillation amplitude can be leveraged to achieve waveform classification for an input signal encoded in the amplitude of…
Experimental exploration of synchronization in scalable oscillator micro systems has unfolded a deeper understanding of networks, collective phenomena, and signal processing. Cavity optomechanical devices have played an important role in…
We describe and demonstrate a new oscillator topology, the parametric feedback oscillator (PFO). The PFO paradigm is applicable to a wide variety of nanoscale devices, and opens the possibility of new classes of oscillators employing…
Spin Hall nano oscillators (SHNOs) are promising candidates for neuromorphic computing due to their miniaturized dimensions, non-linearity, fast dynamics, and ability to synchronize in long chains and arrays. However, tuning the individual…
Optomechanical crystals are a promising device platform for quantum transduction and sensing. Precise targeting of the optical and acoustic resonance frequencies of these devices is crucial for future advances on these fronts. However,…
Nanomechanical resonators promise diverse applications ranging from mass spectrometry to quantum information processing, requiring long phonon lifetimes and frequency stability. Although two-level system (TLS) defects govern dissipation at…
We investigated the possibilities of controlling the nonlinear frequency shift of the magnetization oscillations in a spin-transfer nanoscillator by varying the magnitude and direction of the bias magnetic field. We considered both…