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A voltage biased Zener diode always exhibit positive differential resistance, thus cannot be used as an element to provide amplification of a signal. We show how to induce negative differential resistance in the reverse bias regime of a 12V…
This work presents an analysis of noise in a cascode current mirror with CMOS-memristive device done by comparison with the basic current mirror. The analysis is completed based on THD for different frequency and channel length values by…
A critical challenge for the integration of the optoelectronics is that photodetectors have relatively poor sensitivities at the nanometer scale. It is generally believed that a large electrodes spacing in photodetectors is required to…
The true-differential superconductor on-chip amplifier has complementary outputs that float with respect to chip ground. This improves signal integrity and compatibility with the receiving semiconductor stage. Both source-terminated and…
The detector of TRopIcal DEep-sea Neutrino Telescope (TRIDENT) will use large-area silicon photomultiplier (SiPM) arrays combined with photomultiplier tubes to boost photon detection efficiency and pointing capability. An…
We demonstrate a low noise, high-gain, resonant optical amplifier that combines injection locking with feed-forward cancellation of residual phase noise. The wavelength-agnostic architecture uses a commercial semiconductor diode laser as a…
Superconducting thin-film electronics are attractive for their low power consumption, fast operating speeds, and ease of interface with cryogenic systems such as single-photon detector arrays, and quantum computing devices. However, the…
This letter describes a 40.68 MHz wireless power transfer receiver for implantable applications focused on minimizing tissue heating. The system features a novel power radiated efficiency optimization strategy and a fast-settling active…
The separation of the data capture and analysis in modern vision systems has led to a massive amount of data transfer between the end devices and cloud computers, resulting in long latency, slow response, and high power consumption.…
In traditional detection of the magnetic signal in the experiment, complicated electronic devices are usually set up to explore the feedback from the superconducting transition due to the external magnetic field. This kind of direct…
Neuromorphic photonics relies on efficiently emulating analog neural networks at high speeds. Prior work showed that transducing signals from the optical to the electrical domain and back with transimpedance gain was an efficient approach…
We present characterization results and performance of a prototype Multiple-Amplifier Sensing (MAS) silicon charge-coupled device (CCD) sensor with 16 channels potentially suitable for faint object astronomical spectroscopy and low-signal,…
To enable the enhancement of few-cycle pulses in high-finesse passive optical resonators, a novel complementary-phase approach is considered for the resonator mirrors. The design challenges and first experimental results are presented.
This paper proposes and evaluates a novel architecture for a low-power Time-to-Digital Converter with high resolution, optimized for both integration in multichannel chips and high rate operation (40 Mconversion/s/channel). This converter…
The Micro Pixel Chamber (mu-PIC) using resistive electrodes has been developed and tested. The surface cathodes are made from resistive material, by which the electrical field is reduced when large current is flowed. Two-dimensional…
Muon imaging technology is an innovative imaging technique that can be applied in volcano imaging, heavy nuclear material detection, and archaeological research. The Micromegas detector is a promising choice for muon imaging due to its high…
This paper presents a new auto zeroing technique that combines very high-speed operation, low power consumption, and low input switching interferences. This technique has been applied to the design of CMOS flash Analog-to-Digital converter…
The proposed delta-sigma modulator ($\Delta\Sigma$M) based signal acquisition architecture uses a differential difference amplifier (DDA) customized for dual purpose roles, namely as instrumentation amplifier and as integrator of…
We present an evaluation of a novel on-chip charge detector, called the Single electron Sensitive Read Out (SiSeRO), for charge-coupled device (CCD) image sensor applications. It uses a p-MOSFET transistor at the output stage with a…
Active Pixel Sensor (APS) technology has shown promise for next-generation vertex detectors. This paper discusses the design and testing of two generations of APS chips. Both are arrays of 128 by 128 pixels, each 20 by 20 micro-m. Each…