On‐Chip Photonic Neural Network Architectures
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.This review presents a comprehensive overview of on‐chip photonic neural network architectures, covering key photonic building blocks, representative network types, and emerging applications. Recent advances, implementation challenges, and future directions are examined, highlighting the potential of integrated photonics to enable ultrafast, energy ...
Seokjin Hong +7 more
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Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Nearly hyperuniform disordered photonic slabs guide light along prescribed freeform pathways without relying on lattice symmetry. A pathway‐first design embeds curved channels within a photonic bandgap hyperuniform network, maintaining high transmission through freeform bends.
Timothy Amoah +8 more
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System-Level Hardware-Waveform Co-Design for Micro-UAV Radar Sensors: Suppressing Noise Folding in Extreme SWaP-C SSDBF Arrays. [PDF]
Sensors (Basel)Dai X, Xie K, Wang Y.
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Geometry‐Driven Whispering‐Gallery Modes in Self‐Assembled Phosphorescent Organic Microtubes
Advanced Optical Materials, EarlyView.Micelles encapsulating tris(2‐phenylpyridine)iridium(III) self‐assemble into a hollow hexagonal microtube stabilized by a surface passivation layer. The hexagonal cross‐section confines circulating light along its facets, sustaining sharp whispering‐gallery resonances that guide photoluminescence emission under laser excitation.
Do Wan Kim +10 more
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Thermal Stress and Temperature Analysis of Integrated Protection-Thermal Control Multilayer Films Under Laser Irradiation in Alternating High and Low Temperatures. [PDF]
Materials (Basel)Zhou C, Zhu R, Cao S, Yang J, Gui B.
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Micromachined Double‐Membrane Mechanically Tunable Metamaterial for Thermal Infrared Filtering
Advanced Photonics Research, Volume 6, Issue 5, May 2025.Herein, a mechanically tunable double‐layer plasmonic metamaterial leveraging the extraordinary optical transmission effect observed in subwavelength arrays of openings within thin metal layers is presented. The concept is experimentally validated by integrating the proposed metamaterial structure into an electrostatic parallel‐plate actuator to create
Oleg Bannik +7 more
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Spectrally Flat and Polarization-Diversified Silicon-Nanowire Coarse WDM Demultiplexers Based on Distributed Multimode-Interference Phase Compensations. [PDF]
Nanomaterials (Basel)Jeong SH, Park H, Lee JK.
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A Review on Sensor Technologies, Control Approaches, and Emerging Challenges in Soft Robotics
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.This review provides an introspective of sensors and controllers in soft robotics. Initially describing the current sensing methods, then moving on to the control methods utilized, and finally ending with challenges and future directions in soft robotics focusing on the material innovations, sensor fusion, and embedded intelligence for sensors and ...
Ean Lovett +5 more
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From Magnetic Fibers to Paper Architectures: A Lightweight Strategy for Robust Low-Frequency Microwave Absorption. [PDF]
Adv Sci (Weinh)Wu Y +7 more
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Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications
Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi +4 more
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