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most citedLow-phase-noise surface-acoustic-wave oscillator using an edge mode of a phononic band gap

14 citations · 21 across the 7 of their papers we have counts for

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10 papers

physics.app-ph2026

Lithium Niobate Surface-Acoustic-Wave Resonator for Very-High-Frequency Isolated Power Conversion

Liyang Jin, Zhiyang Cao, Zichen Xi +4

Piezoelectric devices offer a promising magnetic-free alternative for high-frequency power electronics, enabling compact energy transfer with inherent galvanic isolation. Here we d…

physics.optics2026

Cross-platform frequency-domain physical neural networks with identical models and parameters

Zichen Xi, Jun Ji, Liyang Jin +3

Frequency-domain physical neural networks (PNNs) have emerged as a promising analog computing paradigm, achieving a reduced number of devices, enhanced robustness, and high inferen…

physics.app-ph2026

Magnet-Free Nonreciprocal frequency conversion using Sequential Temporal modulation: Theory and Simulations

Arya G. Pour, Jun Ji, Linbo Shao

Nonreciprocal conversion is essential for protecting sources and enabling unidirectional signal routing in photonic, phononic, electronics, and quantum systems, yet conventional im…

physics.app-ph2026

Resonance-enhanced integrated acousto-optic beam steering

Yue Yu, Qixuan Lin, Shucheng Fang +8

Optical beam steering is a key technology for free-space optical communication, sensing, and imaging. Mechanical beam steering systems suffer from limited scanning speed and bulky…

eess.SY2025

Microwave-acoustic-based isolated gate driver for power electronics

Liyang Jin, Zichen Xi, Joseph G. Thomas +6

Electrical isolation is critical to ensure safety and minimize electromagnetic interference (EMI), yet existing methods struggle to simultaneously transmit power and signals throug…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025★ 1 cited

On-chip cavity electro-acoustics using lithium niobate phononic crystal resonators

Jun Ji, Joseph G. Thomas, Zichen Xi +7

Mechanical systems are pivotal in quantum technologies because of their long coherent time and versatile coupling to qubit systems. So far, the coherent and dynamic control of giga…

physics.app-ph2025

Injection locking of GHz-frequency surface acoustic wave phononic crystal oscillator

Zichen Xi, Hsuan-Hao Lu, Jun Ji +4

Low-noise gigahertz (GHz) frequencies sources are essential for applications in signal processing, sensing, and telecommunications. Surface acoustic wave (SAW) resonator-based osci…

physics.optics2025★ 6 cited

Room-temperature mid-infrared detection using metasurface-absorber-integrated phononic crystal oscillator

Zichen Xi, Zengyu Cen, Dongyao Wang +9

Mid-infrared (MIR) detectors find extensive applications in chemical sensing, spectroscopy, communications, biomedical diagnosis and space explorations. Alternative to semiconducto…

physics.app-ph2024

Frequency-domain Parallel Computing Using Single On-Chip Nonlinear Acoustic-wave Device

Jun Ji, Zichen Xi, Bernadeta R. Srijanto +4

Multiply-accumulation (MAC) is a crucial computing operation in signal processing, numerical simulations, and machine learning. This work presents a scalable, programmable, frequen…

physics.app-ph2024★ 14 cited

Low-phase-noise surface-acoustic-wave oscillator using an edge mode of a phononic band gap

Zichen Xi, Joseph G. Thomas, Jun Ji +7

Low-phase-noise microwave-frequency integrated oscillators provide compact solutions for various applications in signal processing, communications, and sensing. Surface acoustic wa…