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20242026
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10 papers

physics.optics2026

DC-to-GHz Modulation In Microring Modulators Using Ferroelectric Nematic Liquid Crystal-on-Silicon in a Foundry Photonic Process

Iman Taghavi, Alexander Tofini, Edward K. Leung +4

Silicon-organic hybrid (SOH) platforms exhibit exceptional electro-optic (EO) properties, including high-speed operation, low energy consumption, and compact footprints. However, t…

cs.ET2026

Neuromorphic Photonic Computing with an Electro-Optic Analog Memory

Sean Lam, Ahmed Khaled, Simon Bilodeau +5

In neuromorphic photonic systems, device operations are typically governed by analog signals, necessitating digital-to-analog converters (DAC) and analog-to-digital converters (ADC…

physics.optics2025

Optoelectronic Physical Unclonable Functions and Reservoir-Inspired Computation with Low Symmetry Integrated Photonics

Farhan Bin Tarik, Yingjie Lao, Mustafa Hammood +5

Emerging applications of photonics in computing, sensing, and security increasingly demand complex input-output behaviors, including highly nonlinear transformations of optical sig…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

Impact of Oxygen Plasma Surface Treatment on Photoresist Adhesion in BaTiO3-Based Photonic Device Fabrication

Weiyou Kong, Weijia Kong, Lukas Chrostowski +1

Oxygen-plasma pre-cleans are routine before fabrication, but on BaTiO3 thin films we observed catastrophic photoresist lift-off during mild rinsing and sonication. To explain the f…

physics.optics2025

Isolator-Free Laser Operation Enabled by Chip-Scale Reflections in Zero-Process-Change SOI

Omid Esmaeeli, Lukas Chrostowski, Sudip Shekhar

The isolation-free operation of photonic integrated circuits enables dense integration, reducing packaging costs and complexity. Most isolator replacements require a change in the…

physics.optics2025

GHz-rate optical phase shift in light matter interaction-engineered, silicon-ferroelectric nematic liquid crystals

Iman Taghavi, Omid Esmaeeli, Sheri Jahan Chowdhury +10

Organic electro-optic materials have demonstrated promising performance in developing electro-optic phase shifters. Their integration with other silicon photonic processes, nanofab…