activity
20242026
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5 papers

physics.optics2026

Photonic Theta Cavity: Engineering Bound States in the Continuum in Topological Resonators Beyond the Limitations of Near Field Coupling

Eric Seabron, Robert E. Coleman, Chuanyu Lian +3

The Theta Cavity is a unique topological resonator architecture which utilizes interferometric coupling to overcome fundamental design limitations associated with near-field evanes…

physics.optics2026

Ultrawide-angle diffraction-limited 2D beam steering via hybrid integrated metasurface-photonic circuit

Zhiping He, Luigi Ranno, Padraic Burns +12

Two-dimensional (2D) wide field-of-view (FOV) beam steering is a key enabling capability for emerging free-space optical systems, including inter-satellite optical links, airborne…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Incorporating Si into Sb2Se3: Tailoring Optical Phase Change Materials via Nanocomposites

Chih-Yu Lee, Yi-Siou Huang, Felix Adams +10

Chalcogenide-based optical phase change materials (OPCMs) exhibit a large contrast in refractive index when reversibly switched between their stable amorphous and crystalline state…

physics.optics2024

High-Speed Multifunctional Photonic Memory on a Foundry-Processed Photonic Platform

Sadra Rahimi Kari, Marcus Tamura, Zhimu Guo +9

The integration of computing with memory is essential for distributed, massively parallel, and adaptive architectures such as neural networks in artificial intelligence (AI). Accel…

physics.app-ph2024

Microheater hotspot engineering for repeatable multi-level switching in foundry-processed phase change silicon photonics

Hongyi Sun, Chuanyu Lian, Francis Vásquez-Aza +9

Nonvolatile photonic integrated circuits employing phase change materials have relied either on optical switching mechanisms with precise multi-level control but poor scalability o…