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Optical beam steering is key for optical communications, laser mapping (LIDAR), and medical imaging. For these applications, integrated photonics is an enabling technology that can provide miniaturized, lighter, lower cost, and more power…

We electrically characterized melt-quenched amorphized Ge2Sb2Te5 (GST) phase-change memory cells of 20 nm thickness, ~66-124 nm width and ~100-600 nm length with and without photoexcitation in 80-275 K temperature range. The cells show…

Detection of $\gamma$-ray polarization in Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is as yet an unexploited feature that could be used as an additional handle to improve signal-to-background ratio in this imaging modality. The $\gamma$…

Balloon- and space-borne cosmic-ray experiments employ plastic scintillators read out by silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) to achieve picosecond-level time resolutions for triggering and particle identification. The performance of these…

Here we report the development of high-efficiency microscale GaAs laser power converters, and their successful transfer printing onto silicon substrates, presenting a unique, high power, low-cost and integrated power supply solution for…

A crucial requirement for the realisation of efficient and scalable on-chip quantum communication is an ultrafast polarised single photon source operating beyond the Peltier cooling barrier of 200 K. While a few systems based on different…

Several applications in modern photonics require compact on-chip optical filters with a tailored spectral response. However, achieving sub-nanometric bandwidths and high extinction ratios is particularly challenging, especially in…

Among the top priorities for high-energy astronomy in the coming decade are sensitive surveys in the hard X-ray/soft \gamma-ray (10-600 keV) and medium-energy \gamma-ray (0.2-80 MeV) bands. Historically, observations in the soft and medium…

In this work, we propose a novel low complexity Generalised Frequency Division Multiplexing (GFDM) transceiver design. GFDM modulation matrix is factorized into FFT matrices and a diagonal matrix to design low complexity GFDM transmitter.…

Fast and high-fidelity qubit readout requires strong coupling between the readout resonator and the feedline. However, such coupling unavoidably enhances qubit decay through the Purcell effect. We present a four-pole broadband Purcell…

Laser machining and modification of black-Si (b-Si) by femtosecond laser Gaussian (G-) and Gauss-Bessel (GB-) beams are compared at a wavelength of 1030 nm. The GB-beam was generated using a diffractive axicon lens and 10x demagnification…

Superconducting detectors with sub-eV energy resolution have demonstrated success setting limits on Beyond the Standard Model (BSM) physics due to their unique sensitivity to low-energy events. G4CMP, a Geant4-based extension for condensed…

The challenge of next generation datacom and telecom communication is to increase the available bandwidth while reducing the size, cost and power consumption of photonic integrated circuits. Silicon (Si) photonics has emerged as a viable…

Electro-optic phase modulators are critical components in modern communication, microwave photonic, and quantum photonic systems. Important for these applications is to achieve modulators with low half-wave voltage at high frequencies. Here…

This paper describes a new method for optical readout of Time Projection Chambers (TPCs), based on the Linearly Graded Silicon Photomultiplier (LG-SiPM). This is a single photon-sensitive detector with excellent timing and 2D position…

Driven by the growing demand for miniaturized spectrometers for in-situ analysis, and point-of-care diagnostics, conventional spectrometers are often constrained by bulky architectures and pathlength-limited spectral resolution. Achieving…

PICsIT (Pixellated Imaging CaeSium Iodide Telescope) is the high energy detector of the IBIS telescope on-board the INTEGRAL satellite. PICsIT operates in the gamma-ray energy range between 175 keV and 10 MeV, with a typical energy…

In this work, we present an Opto-Electro-Mechanical Modulator (OEMM) for RF-to-optical transduction realized via an ultra-coherent nanomembrane resonator capacitively coupled to an rf injection circuit made of a microfabricated read-out…

We present GaSb-based interband cascade lasers emitting at a center wavelength of 6.12 $\mu$m at 20$^\circ$C in continuous-wave operation up to a maximum operating temperature of 40$^\circ$C. Pulsed measurements based on broad area devices…

The escalating need for expansive data bandwidth, and the resulting capacity constraints of the single mode fiber (SMF) have positioned the 2-${\mu}$m waveband as a prospective window for emerging applications in optical communication. This…