scholarly journals On-chip trans-dimensional plasmonic router

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 3357-3365 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shaohua Dong ◽  
Qing Zhang ◽  
Guangtao Cao ◽  
Jincheng Ni ◽  
Ting Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Incident Angle ◽  
Reciprocal Lattice ◽  
Plasmonic Waveguide ◽  
Optical Diffraction ◽  
Local Dynamic ◽  
Phase Gradient ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Plasmon Polaritons

AbstractPlasmons, as emerging optical diffraction-unlimited information carriers, promise the high-capacity, high-speed, and integrated photonic chips. The on-chip precise manipulations of plasmon in an arbitrary platform, whether two-dimensional (2D) or one-dimensional (1D), appears demanding but non-trivial. Here, we proposed a meta-wall, consisting of specifically designed meta-atoms, that allows the high-efficiency transformation of propagating plasmon polaritons from 2D platforms to 1D plasmonic waveguides, forming the trans-dimensional plasmonic routers. The mechanism to compensate the momentum transformation in the router can be traced via a local dynamic phase gradient of the meta-atom and reciprocal lattice vector. To demonstrate such a scheme, a directional router based on phase-gradient meta-wall is designed to couple 2D SPP to a 1D plasmonic waveguide, while a unidirectional router based on grating metawall is designed to route 2D SPP to the arbitrarily desired direction along the 1D plasmonic waveguide by changing the incident angle of 2D SPP. The on-chip routers of trans-dimensional SPP demonstrated here provide a flexible tool to manipulate propagation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) and may pave the way for designing integrated plasmonic network and devices.

SENSING AND ACTUATING BIO-MATERIALS ON STANDARD CMOS SUBSTRATES

2013 ◽  
Vol 22 (02) ◽  
pp. 1250081 ◽  
Author(s):  
FAISAL T. ABU-NIMEH ◽  
FATHI M. SALEM
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Magnetic Bead ◽  
Column Switching ◽  
Parallel Operation ◽  
Coil Array ◽  
Lab On Chip ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Array Sensing

We present a low-cost, low-power, high efficiency, and portable integrated implementations of a lab-on-chip for magnetic molecular level sensing manipulation, and diagnosis. The design features an all-integrated programmable magnetic coil array for sensing and actuating small magnetic bead objects. The coil array is selectively and dynamically controlled using the smallest permissible vertical coil inductors in this technology. Each cell, composed of the coil and its logical control circuitry, can detect small objects in the order of 1 μm diameter as well as emit eight programmable magnetic field levels for manipulation. All array sensing and driving components are shared to reduce the overall imprint. They are tuned towards the 900 s MHz ISM band and incorporating high-speed serial row/column switching up to 40 MHz for seamless pseudo-parallel operation.

scholarly journals Recent advances in nano-opto-electro-mechanical systems

Nanophotonics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nan Xu ◽  
Ze-Di Cheng ◽  
Jin-Dao Tang ◽  
Xiao-Min Lv ◽  
Tong Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Quantum Information Processing ◽  
Mechanical Vibration ◽  
Mechanical Systems ◽  
Multiple Quantum ◽  
Vibration Modes ◽  
Recent Developments ◽  
On Chip

Abstract Nano-opto-electro-mechanical systems (NOEMS), considered as new platforms to study electronic and mechanical freedoms in the field of nanophotonics, have gained rapid progress in recent years. NOEMS offer exciting opportunities to manipulate information carriers using optical, electrical, and mechanical degrees of freedom, where the flow of light, dynamics of electrons, and mechanical vibration modes can be explored in both classical and quantum domains. By exploiting NOEMS concepts and technologies, high speed and low-power consumption switches, high-efficiency microwave-optical conversion devices, and multiple quantum information processing functions can be implemented through on-chip integration. This review will introduce the principles of NOEMS, summarize the recent developments, and important achievements, and give a prospect for the further applications and developments in this field.

One-step Separation and Purification of Four Phenolic Acids from Stenoloma chusanum (L.) Ching by Medium-pressure Liquid Chromatography and High-speed Counter-current Chromatography

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 138-143
Author(s):  
Tianyun Li ◽  
Xiling Dai ◽  
Yichen Li ◽  
Guozheng Huang ◽  
Jianguo Cao
Keyword(s):  
Natural Products ◽  
Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Phenolic Acids ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Total Phenolic ◽  
Medium Pressure ◽  
Medium Pressure Liquid Chromatography ◽  
One Step ◽  
Counter Current

Background:Stenoloma chusanum (L.) Ching is a Chinese traditional medicinal fern with high total flavonoid and total phenolic content. Traditionally, phenolic compounds were separated by using column chromatography, which is relatively inefficient. </P><P> Objective: This study aims to use an efficient method to separate natural products from S. chusanum by Medium-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (MPLC) and High-Speed Counter-Current Chromatography (HSCCC).Methods:In the present research, firstly, a sample (2.5 g) from the dichloromethane extract of S. chusanum was separated by MPLC. Next, fraction P5 was purified by HSCCC with a two-phase solvent system composed of hexane-ethyl acetate-methanol-water (HEMWat) at a volume ratio of 2:4:1:4 (v/v/v/v). </P><P> Result: Four phenolic acids were obtained and their structures were identified by means of NMR and ESI-mass analysis. They were identified as: 1) protocatechuic acid (34 mg, purity 90.1%), 2) syringic acid (66 mg, purity 99.0%), 3) p-hydroxybenzoic acid (5 mg, purity 91.2%) and 4) vanillic acid (6 mg, purity 99.3%).Conclusion:The combination of MPLC and HSCCC is a high-efficiency separation method for natural products. This is the first report with regard to the separation of four phenolic acids in one step by MPLC and HSCCC from S. chusanum (L.) Ching.

scholarly journals Ultracompact and low-power-consumption silicon thermo-optic switch for high-speed data

Nanophotonics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 937-945
Author(s):  
Ruihuan Zhang ◽  
Yu He ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Shaohua An ◽  
Qingming Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Low Power ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Pulse Amplitude ◽  
Telecommunication Networks ◽  
Low Power Consumption ◽  
Power Efficient ◽  
High Speed Data ◽  
On Chip

AbstractUltracompact and low-power-consumption optical switches are desired for high-performance telecommunication networks and data centers. Here, we demonstrate an on-chip power-efficient 2 × 2 thermo-optic switch unit by using a suspended photonic crystal nanobeam structure. A submilliwatt switching power of 0.15 mW is obtained with a tuning efficiency of 7.71 nm/mW in a compact footprint of 60 μm × 16 μm. The bandwidth of the switch is properly designed for a four-level pulse amplitude modulation signal with a 124 Gb/s raw data rate. To the best of our knowledge, the proposed switch is the most power-efficient resonator-based thermo-optic switch unit with the highest tuning efficiency and data ever reported.

scholarly journals High-Efficiency, Dual-Band Beam Splitter Based on an All-Dielectric Quasi-Continuous Metasurface

Materials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (12) ◽  
pp. 3184
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Yonggang He ◽  
Han Ye ◽  
Tiesheng Wu ◽  
Yumin Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Range ◽  
Conversion Efficiency ◽  
Antenna Arrays ◽  
Beam Splitter ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Visible Region ◽  
Polarized Light ◽  
Dual Band ◽  
Phase Gradient ◽  
Total Transmission

Metasurface-based beam splitters attracted huge interest for their superior properties compared with conventional ones made of bulk materials. The previously reported designs adopted discrete metasurfaces with the limitation of a discontinuous phase profile. In this paper, we propose a dual-band beam splitter, based on an anisotropic quasi-continuous metasurface, by exploring the optical responses under x-polarized (with an electric field parallel to the direction of the phase gradient) and y-polarized incidences. The adopted metasurface consists of two identical trapezoidal silicon antenna arrays with opposite spatial variations that lead to opposite phase gradients. The operational window of the proposed beam splitter falls in the infrared and visible region, respectively, for x- and y-polarized light, resulting from the different mechanisms. When x-polarized light is incident, the conversion efficiency and total transmission of the beam splitter remains higher than 90% and 0.74 within the wavelength range from 969 nm to 1054 nm, respectively. In this condition, each array can act as a beam splitter of unequal power. For y-polarized incidence, the maximum conversion efficiency and transmission reach approximately 100% and 0.85, while the values remain higher than 90% and 0.65 in the wavelength range from 687 nm to 710 nm, respectively. In this case, each array can be viewed as an effective beam deflector. We anticipate that it can play a key role in future integrated optical devices.

scholarly journals Development of a Mobile Analytical Chemistry Workstation Using a Silicon Electrochromatography Microchip and Capacitively Coupled Contactless Conductivity Detector

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 239
Author(s):  
Yineng Wang ◽  
Xi Cao ◽  
Walter Messina ◽  
Anna Hogan ◽  
Justina Ugwah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Capillary Electrochromatography ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Device Fabrication ◽  
Capacitively Coupled ◽  
Packaging Design ◽  
Design And Optimization ◽  
Nanofabrication Technique ◽  
On Chip ◽  
Silicon Based ◽  
Rapid Separations

Capillary electrochromatography (CEC) is a separation technique that hybridizes liquid chromatography (LC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE). The selectivity offered by LC stationary phase results in rapid separations, high efficiency, high selectivity, minimal analyte and buffer consumption. Chip-based CE and CEC separation techniques are also gaining interest, as the microchip can provide precise on-chip control over the experiment. Capacitively coupled contactless conductivity detection (C4D) offers the contactless electrode configuration, and thus is not in contact with the solutions under investigation. This prevents contamination, so it can be easy to use as well as maintain. This study investigated a chip-based CE/CEC with C4D technique, including silicon-based microfluidic device fabrication processes with packaging, design and optimization. It also examined the compatibility of the silicon-based CEC microchip interfaced with C4D. In this paper, the authors demonstrated a nanofabrication technique for a novel microchip electrochromatography (MEC) device, whose capability is to be used as a mobile analytical equipment. This research investigated using samples of potassium ions, sodium ions and aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid).

scholarly journals On-Chip Terahertz Bandpass Filter Based on Substrate Integrated Plasmonic Waveguide

2021 ◽  
pp. 104553
Author(s):  
Huali Zhu ◽  
Yong Zhang ◽  
Longfang Ye ◽  
Yukun Li ◽  
Yuehang Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bandpass Filter ◽  
Plasmonic Waveguide ◽  
On Chip

scholarly journals Optimization of Air Gap Length and Capacitive Auxiliary Winding in Three-Phase Induction Motors Based on a Genetic Algorithm

Energies ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (15) ◽  
pp. 4407
Author(s):  
Mbika Muteba
Keyword(s):  
Genetic Algorithm ◽  
Design Process ◽  
Power Factor ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Air Gap ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Three Phase ◽  
High Torque ◽  
Cage Induction Motor

There is a necessity to design a three-phase squirrel cage induction motor (SCIM) for high-speed applications with a larger air gap length in order to limit the distortion of air gap flux density, the thermal expansion of stator and rotor teeth, centrifugal forces, and the magnetic pull. To that effect, a larger air gap length lowers the power factor, efficiency, and torque density of a three-phase SCIM. This should inform motor design engineers to take special care during the design process of a three-phase SCIM by selecting an air gap length that will provide optimal performance. This paper presents an approach that would assist with the selection of an optimal air gap length (OAL) and optimal capacitive auxiliary stator winding (OCASW) configuration for a high torque per ampere (TPA) three-phase SCIM. A genetic algorithm (GA) assisted by finite element analysis (FEA) is used in the design process to determine the OAL and OCASW required to obtain a high torque per ampere without compromising the merit of achieving an excellent power factor and high efficiency for a three-phase SCIM. The performance of the optimized three-phase SCIM is compared to unoptimized machines. The results obtained from FEA are validated through experimental measurements. Owing to the penalty functions related to the value of objective and constraint functions introduced in the genetic algorithm model, both the FEA and experimental results provide evidence that an enhanced torque per ampere three-phase SCIM can be realized for a large OAL and OCASW with high efficiency and an excellent power factor in different working conditions.

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