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20162026
most citedPropagation and imaging of mechanical waves in a highly-stressed single-mode phononic waveguide

22 citations · 71 across the 14 of their papers we have counts for

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15 papers

physics.optics2026

Structured detection microscopy

Larnii Booth, Kyle Clunies-Ross, Rumelo Amor +4

Super-resolution microscopy is crucial for imaging sub-wavelength biological structures. However, most techniques rely on nonlinear saturation or stochastic switching of emitters,…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Solitary waves in a phononic integrated circuit

Timothy M. F. Hirsch, Xiaoya Jin, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin +6

Solitons are universal nonlinear excitations that appear in settings as varied as optics, water waves, and quantum gases [1-5]. While reduced models of soliton dynamics are well es…

physics.app-ph2025

Membrane phononic integrated circuits

Timothy M. F. Hirsch, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Erick Romero +7

Phononic circuits constructed from high tensile stress membranes offer a range of desirable features such as high acoustic confinement, controllable nonlinearities, low mass, compa…

physics.app-ph2025

Nanomechanical Error Correction

Xiaoya Jin, Christopher G. Baker, Erick Romero +5

Error correction is essential for modern computing systems, enabling information to be processed accurately even in the presence of noise. Here, we demonstrate a new approach which…

physics.bio-ph2025

Label-free microscope for rheological imaging of cells

Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Marino Lara Alva, Daniel Yan +7

Many essential cellular functions depend on the viscoelastic properties of the cytoplasm. While techniques such as optical tweezers and atomic force microscopy can measure these pr…

quant-ph2024

Fast biological imaging with quantum-enhanced Raman microscopy

Alex Terrasson, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Catxere A. Casacio +5

Stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) microscopy is a powerful label-free imaging technique that probes the vibrational response of chemicals with high specificity and sensitivity. Hig…

physics.app-ph2023★ 6 cited

Directional emission in an on-chip acoustic waveguide

Timothy M. F. Hirsch, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Erick Romero +4

Integrated acoustic circuits leverage guided acoustic waves for applications ranging from radio-frequency filters to quantum state transfer, biochemical sensing and nanomechanical…

physics.app-ph2022★ 1 cited

Cascading of Nanomechanical Resonator Logic

T. Jin, C. G. Baker, E. Romero +4

Nanomechanical systems have been proposed as an alternative computing platform for high radiation environments, where semiconductor electronics traditionally fail, as well as to al…

cond-mat.mes-hall2022★ 2 cited

Scalable nanomechanical logic gate

Erick Romero, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Timothy M. F. Hirsch +4

Nanomechanical computers promise robust, low energy information processing. However, to date, electronics have generally been required to interconnect gates, while no scalable, pur…

quant-ph2021

Quantum Biotechnology

Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Alex Terrason, Warwick P. Bowen

Quantum technologies leverage the laws of quantum physics to achieve performance advantages in applications ranging from computing to communications and sensing. They have been pro…

cond-mat.mes-hall2021★ 13 cited

Tunnelling of transverse acoustic waves on a silicon chip

Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Erick Romero, Rachpon Kalra +3

Nanomechanical circuits for transverse acoustic waves promise to enable new approaches to computing, precision biochemical sensing and many other applications. However, progress is…

physics.pop-ph2019★ 15 cited

The sounds of science: a symphony for many instruments and voices

Gerianne Alexander, Roland E. Allen, Anthony Atala +15

This paper is a celebration of the frontiers of science. Goodenough, the maestro who transformed energy usage and technology through the invention of the lithium ion battery, opens…

quant-ph2019★ 8 cited

Quantum noise limited nanoparticle detection with exposed-core fiber

Nicolas P. Mauranyapin, Lars S. Madsen, Larnii Booth +5

Label-free biosensors are important tools for clinical diagnostics and for studying biology at the single molecule level. The development of optical label-free sensors has allowed…

cond-mat.mes-hall2019★ 22 cited

Propagation and imaging of mechanical waves in a highly-stressed single-mode phononic waveguide

Erick Romero, Rachpon Kalra, Nicolas P. Mauranyapin +3

We demonstrate a single-mode phononic waveguide that enables robust propagation of mechanical waves. The waveguide is a highly-stressed silicon nitride membrane that supports the p…

physics.optics2016★ 4 cited

Evanescent single-molecule biosensing with quantum limited precision

N. P. Mauranyapin, L. S. Madsen, M. A. Taylor +2

Sensors that are able to detect and track single unlabelled biomolecules are an important tool both to understand biomolecular dynamics and interactions at nanoscale, and for medic…