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A summary is presented of the key strong-interaction measurements that could be made at a high-energy, high-luminosity e+e- collider
A linear regression algorithm is applied to a digital-supermode distributed Bragg reflector laser to optimise wavelength switching times. The algorithm uses the output of a digital coherent receiver as feedback to update the pre-emphasis…
The recent experimental observation of Light-by-Light (LbL) scattering at the Large Hadron Collider has revived interest in this fundamental process, and especially of the accurate prediction of its cross-section, which we present here for…
The SiLC - Silicon for the Linear Collider - collaboration aims to develop silicon detector technology for tracking in the international linear collider experiments. The R & D programme involves a substantial effort in simulation of the…
A linear electron-positron collider operating at TeV scale energies will provide high precision measurements and allow, for example, precision studies of the Higgs boson as well as searches for physics beyond the standard model. A future…
This article summarises the physics at future linear colliders. It will be shown that in all studied physics scenarios a 1 TeV linear collider in addition to the LHC will enhance our knowledge significantly and helps to reconstruct the…
The Compact Linear Collider is one of the two main European options for a collider in a post Large Hadron Collider era. This is a linear $e^+e^-$ collider with three centre-of-mass energy stages: 380 GeV, 1.5 TeV and 3 TeV. The luminosity…
We present an acceleration method for sequences of large-scale linear systems, such as the ones arising from the numerical solution of time-dependent partial differential equations coupled with algebraic constraints. We discuss different…
The track timing capabilities of a silicon drift detector based tracker for a future linear electron-positron collider are evaluated. We show such a detector can time tracks at the nanosecond, and for high-$P_{T}$, sub-nanosecond level.…
This paper develops a sequential-linearization feedback optimization framework for driving nonlinear dynamical systems to an optimal steady state. A fundamental challenge in feedback optimization is the requirement of accurate first-order…
LumiCal will be the luminosity calorimeter for the proposed International Large Detector of the International Linear Collider (ILC). The ILC physics program requires the integrated luminosity to be measured with a relative precision on the…
Quantum coherent feedback has been proven to be an efficient way to tune the dynamics of quantum optical systems and, recently, those of solid-state quantum circuits. Here, inspired by the recent progress of quantum feedback experiments,…
Important analyses at a future linear collider, including top-quark and W-boson mass measurements will depend upon the precise determination of the luminosity spectrum. This can be done, in principle,in the planned detectors. We review the…
LiDAR (laser based radar) systems are a major part of many new real-world interactive systems, one of the most notable being autonomous cars. The current market LiDAR systems are limited by detector sensitivity: when output power is at…
Ground motion at the Future JLC detector may affect beam alignment and cause huge luminosity loss. The FEATHER (FEedback AT High Energy Requirements) project addresses this problem by designing a fast intra-pulse feedback system that will…
This paper presents the latest development at CERN, concentrating on the status of the LHC and the strategy for future linear colliders. The immediate plans include the exploitation of the LHC at its design luminosity and energy as well as…
Here we show a photonic computing accelerator utilizing a system-level thin-film lithium niobate circuit which overcomes this limitation. Leveraging the strong electro-optic (Pockels) effect and the scalability of this platform, we…
In this work, we develop and analyze adaptive feedback control strategies to stabilize and confine a nanoparticle at the unstable intensity minimum of an optical double-well potential. The resulting stochastic optimal control problem for a…
The performance of various systems of the Next Linear Collider (NLC) have been studied in terms of ground motion using recently developed models. In particular, the performance of the beam delivery system is discussed. Plans to evaluate the…
Optical imaging systems are widely used in the drone industry (optical navigation, terrain scanners), industry (distance measurement, 3D visualization), security (optical scanners and motion sensors), robotics (motion sensors, terrain or…