63 research outputs found
Laser-Induced, Polarization Dependent Shape Transformation of Au/Ag Nanoparticles in Glass
Bimetallic, initially spherical Ag/Au nanoparticles in glass prepared by ion implantation have been irradiated with intense femtosecond laser pulses at intensities still below the damage threshold of the material surface. This high-intensity laser processing produces dichroism in the irradiated region, which can be assigned to the observed anisotropic nanoparticle shapes with preferential orientation of the longer particle axis along the direction of laser polarization. In addition, the particle sizes have considerably been increased upon processing
Multicore fibers with 10 and 16 single-mode cores for the visible spectrum
We report multicore fibers (MCFs) with 10 and 16 linearly distributed cores with single-mode operation in the visible spectrum. The average propagation loss of the cores is 0.06β
dB/m at Ξ»β=β445β
nm and < 0.03β
dB/m at wavelengths longer than 488β
nm. The low inter-core crosstalk and nearly identical performance of the cores make these MCFs suitable for spatial division multiplexing in the visible spectrum. As a proof-of-concept application, one of the MCFs was coupled to an implantable neural probe to spatially address light-emitting gratings on the probe
Low-loss broadband bi-layer edge couplers for visible light
Low-loss broadband fiber-to-chip coupling is currently challenging for visible-light photonic-integrated circuits (PICs) that need both high confinement waveguides for high-density integration and a minimum feature size above foundry lithographical limit. Here, we demonstrate bi-layer silicon nitride (SiN) edge couplers that haveββ€β4 dB/facet coupling loss with the Nufern S405-XP fiber over a broad optical wavelength range from 445 to 640 nm. The design uses a thin layer of SiN to expand the mode at the facet and adiabatically transfers the input light into a high-confinement single-mode waveguide (150-nm thick) for routing, while keeping the minimum nominal lithographic feature size at 150 nm. The achieved fiber-to-chip coupling loss is about 3 to 5 dB lower than that of single-layer designs with the same waveguide confinement and minimum feature size limitation
Power-efficient silicon nitride thermo-optic phase shifters for visible light
We demonstrate power-efficient, thermo-optic, silicon nitride waveguide phase shifters for blue, green, and yellow wavelengths. The phase shifters operated with low power consumption due to a suspended structure and multi-pass waveguide design. The devices were fabricated on 200-mm silicon wafers using deep ultraviolet lithography as part of an active visible-light integrated photonics platform. The measured power consumption to achieve a Ο phase shift (averaged over multiple devices) was 0.78, 0.93, 1.09, and 1.20 mW at wavelengths of 445, 488, 532, and 561 nm, respectively. The phase shifters were integrated into Mach-Zehnder interferometer switches, and 10βββ90% rise(fall) times of about 570(590) ΞΌs were measured
Controlled modification of optical and structural properties of glass with embedded silver nanoparticles by nanosecond pulsed laser irradiation
Glass with embedded spherical silver nanoparticles of ~15 nm in radius contained in a layer with thickness of ~20 Β΅m was irradiated using a nanosecond (36 ns) pulsed laser at 532 nm. Laser irradiation led to the formation of a thin surface film containing uniformly distributed nanoparticles - with an increase in the overall average nanoparticle size. Increasing the applied number of pulses to the sample resulted in the increase of the average size of the nanoparticles from 15 nm to 35 β 70 nm in radius, and narrowing of the surface plasmon band compared to the absorption spectra of the original glass sample. The influence of the applied number of laser pulses on the optical and structural properties of such a recipient nanocomposite was investigated
Implantable Photonic Neural Probes with 3D-Printed Microfluidics and Applications to Uncaging
Advances in chip-scale photonic-electronic integration are enabling a new
generation of foundry-manufacturable implantable silicon neural probes
incorporating nanophotonic waveguides and microelectrodes for optogenetic
stimulation and electrophysiological recording in neuroscience research.
Further extending neural probe functionalities with integrated microfluidics is
a direct approach to achieve neurochemical injection and sampling capabilities.
In this work, we use two-photon polymerization 3D printing to integrate
microfluidic channels onto photonic neural probes, which include silicon
nitride nanophotonic waveguides and grating emitters. The customizability of 3D
printing enables a unique geometry of microfluidics that conforms to the shape
of each neural probe, enabling integration of microfluidics with a variety of
existing neural probes while avoiding the complexities of monolithic
microfluidics integration. We demonstrate the photonic and fluidic
functionalities of the neural probes via fluorescein injection in agarose gel
and photoloysis of caged fluorescein in solution and in flxed brain tissue
Microcantilever-integrated photonic circuits for broadband laser beam scanning
Laser beam scanning is central to many applications, including displays,
microscopy, three-dimensional mapping, and quantum information. Reducing the
scanners to microchip form factors has spurred the development of
very-large-scale photonic integrated circuits of optical phased arrays and
focal plane switched arrays. An outstanding challenge remains to simultaneously
achieve a compact footprint, broad wavelength operation, and low power
consumption. Here, we introduce a laser beam scanner that meets these
requirements. Using microcantilevers embedded with silicon nitride nanophotonic
circuitry, we demonstrate broadband, one- and two-dimensional steering of light
with wavelengths from 410 nm to 700 nm. The microcantilevers have ultracompact
~0.1 mm areas, consume ~31 to 46 mW of power, are simple to control, and
emit a single light beam. The microcantilevers are monolithically integrated in
an active photonic platform on 200-mm silicon wafers. The
microcantilever-integrated photonic circuits miniaturize and simplify light
projectors to enable versatile, power-efficient, and broadband laser scanner
microchips
Modification of coating-substrate systems under the action of compression plasma flow
The results of studying changes in physical and mechanical properties of coating-substrate systems subjected to the compression plasma flow are presented. The possibility for doping the substrate both with pre-deposited coating components and with plasma-forming substance during liquid-phase mixing and resolidification of near-surface layers melted by the compression plasma flow is shown.ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΡΠ»ΡΠ΄ΠΆΠ΅Π½Ρ Π·ΠΌΡΠ½ΠΈ ΡΡΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΎ-ΠΌΠ΅Ρ
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Π²Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠ²ΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΡ-ΠΏΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΠΏΠ»ΠΈΠ²Ρ Π½Π° Π½ΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΉΠ½ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ. ΠΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΡΡΡΡ Π»Π΅Π³ΡΠ²Π°Π½Π½Ρ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ°Π»Ρ ΠΏΡΠ΄ΠΊΠ»Π°Π΄ΠΊΠΈ ΡΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΡΠΎ Π½Π°Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΠΈΡΡΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ Ρ ΡΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΠ½ΠΎΡ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠΈ, Ρ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΡΡΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΡΡΡΠ²Π°Π½Π½Ρ Ρ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π·Π°ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ½Π½Ρ ΡΠΎΠ·ΠΏΠ»Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ
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ΡΠ°ΡΡΠ².ΠΡΠ΅Π΄ΡΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ΅Π·ΡΠ»ΡΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΡΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠΉ ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π΅Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠΈΠ·ΠΈΠΊΠΎ-ΠΌΠ΅Ρ
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ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΉΡΡΠ² ΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΠ΅- ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠ° ΠΏΡΠΈ Π²ΠΎΠ·Π΄Π΅ΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠΈ Π½Π° Π½ΠΈΡ
ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΎΠ½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌ. ΠΡΠΎΠ΄Π΅ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΡΡΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π° Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡ Π»Π΅Π³ΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΌΠ°ΡΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ°Π»Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π»ΠΎΠΆΠΊΠΈ ΠΊΠ°ΠΊ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΏΠΎΠ½Π΅Π½ΡΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄Π²Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π°Π½Π΅ΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΡΡΡΠΈΡ, ΡΠ°ΠΊ ΠΈ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠΈΠΌ Π²Π΅ΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠΌ ΠΏΠ»Π°Π·ΠΌΡ, Π² ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠ΅ ΠΆΠΈΠ΄ΠΊΠΎΡΠ°Π·Π½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈ ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅Π·Π°ΡΠ²Π΅ΡΠ΄Π΅Π²Π°Π½ΠΈΡ ΡΠ°ΡΠΏΠ»Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΡ
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