3 papers
physics.optics2024
Implantable silicon neural probes with nanophotonic phased arrays for single-lobe beam steering
Fu-Der Chen, Ankita Sharma, Tianyuan Xue +12
In brain activity mapping experiments using optogenetics, patterned illumination is crucial for deterministic and localized stimulation of neurons. However, due to optical scatteri…
physics.optics2024
Implantable Photonic Neural Probes with Out-of-Plane Focusing Grating Emitters
Tianyuan Xue, Andrei Stalmashonak, Fu-Der Chen +6
We have designed, fabricated, and characterized implantable silicon neural probes with nanophotonic grating emitters that focus the emitted light at a specified distance above the…
physics.optics2023
Implantable Photonic Neural Probes with 3D-Printed Microfluidics and Applications to Uncaging
Xin Mu, Fu-Der Chen, Ka My Dang +10
Advances in chip-scale photonic-electronic integration are enabling a new generation of foundry-manufacturable implantable silicon neural probes incorporating nanophotonic waveguid…