Browsing by Author "Pruneri, Valerio"
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Active Control of Surface Plasmon Waveguides with a Phase Change Material
Rudé, Miquel; Simpson, Robert E.; Quidant, Romain; Pruneri, Valerio; Renger, Jan (2015-05-25)
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Open AccessThe ability to manipulate light propagation at the nanoscale is of vital importance for future integrated photonic circuits. In this work we exploit the high contrast in the optical properties of the phase change material ... -
An antireflection transparent conductor with ultralow optical loss (o2 %) and electrical resistance (o6O 2)
Maniyara, Rinu Abraham; Mkhitaryan, Vahagn K.; Chen, Tong Lai; Ghosh, Dhriti Sundar; Pruneri, Valerio (Nature, 2016-12-19)
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Open AccessTransparent conductors are essential in many optoelectronic devices, such as displays, smart windows, light-emitting diodes and solar cells. Here we demonstrate a transparent conductor with optical loss of B1.6%, that ... -
An image cytometer based on angular spatial frequency processing and its validation for rapid detection and quantification of waterborne microorganisms
Pérez-Rosas, Juan Miguel; Jofre Cruanyes, Marc; Martínez, Pedro; Yañez, M. Adela; Catalan, Vicente; Pruneri, Valerio (2015)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyWe introduce a new image cytometer design for the detection of very small particulates and demonstrate its capability in water analysis. The device is a compact microscope composed of off-the-shelf components, such as a ... -
An indium tin oxide-free polymer solar cell on flexible glass
Formica, Nadia; Mantilla Perez, Paola; Ghosh, Dhriti Sundar; Janner, Davide; Chen, T. L.; Huang, Minghuang; Garner, Sean; Martorell Pena, Jordi; Pruneri, Valerio (2015-02-05)
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Open AccessFuture optoelectronic devices and their low-cost roll-to-roll production require mechanically flexible transparent electrodes (TEs) and substrate materials. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most widely used TE because of its ... -
An Indium Tin Oxide-Free Polymer Solar Cell on Flexible Glass
Formica, Nadia; Mantilla-Perez, Paola; Ghosh, Dhriti S.; Janner, David; Chen, Tong Lai; Huang, Minghuang; Garner, Sean; Martorell, Jordi; Pruneri, Valerio (2015-02-05)
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Open Access: Future optoelectronic devices and their low-cost roll-to-roll production require mechanically flexible transparent electrodes (TEs) and substrate materials. Indium tin oxide (ITO) is the most widely used TE because of ... -
An ultra-compact particle size analyser using a CMOS image sensor and machine learning
Hussain, Rubaiya; Martinez Cordero, Pedro Antonio; Coll, T.; Pruneri, Valerio (2020-12)
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Open AccessLight scattering is a fundamental property that can be exploited to create essential devices such as particle analysers. The most common particle size analyser relies on measuring the angle-dependent diffracted light from ... -
Antireflective multilayer surface with self-cleaning subwavelength structures
Rombaut Segarra, Juan; Pruneri, Valerio (2021-03-17)
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Open AccessThe suppression of optical reflection from a surface is essential in many applications, ranging from displays with reduced disturbance from ambient light to high-efficiency photovoltaic cells and stable light detection and ... -
Antireflective Transparent Oleophobic Surface by Non-Interacting Cavities
Rombaut, Juan; Abraham Maniyara, Rinu; Bellman, Robert A.; Acquard, Daniel F.; Baca, Adra S.; Osmond, Johann; Senaratne, Wageesha; Quesada, Mark Alejandro; Baker, David; Mazumder, Prantik; Pruneri, Valerio (ACS, 2018-11-16)
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Open AccessOleophobic surfaces have been so far realized using complex micro-scale and nano-scale reentrant geometries where primary and secondary structures or overhang geometries are typically required. Here we propose a new ... -
Controlling mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures through post-fabrication chemical doping
Paulillo, Bruno; Bareza, Nestor, Jr.; Pruneri, Valerio (2021-07-01)
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Open AccessEngineering the doping level in graphene nanostructures to yield controlled and intense localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is fundamental for their practical use in applications such as molecular sensing for point ... -
Controlling mid-infrared plasmons in graphene nanostructures through post-fabrication chemical doping
Paulillo, Bruno; Bareza, Nestor, Jr.; Pruneri, Valerio (IOP, 2021-05-07)
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Open AccessEngineering the doping level in graphene nanostructures to yield controlled and intense localized surface plasmon resonance (LSPR) is fundamental for their practical use in applications such as molecular sensing for point ... -
Direct growth of 2D and 3D graphene nano-structures over large glass substrates by tuning a sacrificial Cu-template layer
Marchena, Miriam; Song, Zhen; Senaratne, Wageesha; Li, Connie; Liu, Xinyuan; Baker, David; Canet Ferrer, Josep; Mazumder, Prantik; Soni, Kamal; Lee, Robert; Pruneri, Valerio (IOP, 2017-03-28)
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Open AccessWe demonstrate direct growth of two-dimensional (2D) and three-dimensional (3D) graphene structures on glass substrates. By starting from catalytic copper nanoparticles of different densities and using chemical vapour ... -
Domain inverted acousto- and electrooptic devices and their application to optical communication, sensing, laser sources, and quantum key distribution
Janner, Davide; Tulli, Domenico; Jofre Cruanyes, Marc; Yudistira, Didit; Balsamo, Stefano; Belmonte, Michele; Pruneri, Valerio (2013-11)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyThe current status of domain inverted lithium niobate acousto- and electrooptic devices is reviewed. We introduce the main domain microengineering techniques and their impact on modulators' performance in terms of reduced ... -
Double-layer graphene for enhanced tunable infrared plasmonics
Rodrigo, Daniel; Tittl, Andreas; Lima, Odeta; García de Abajo, Francisco Javier; Pruneri, Valerio; Altug, Hatice (Nature, 2017-06-02)
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Open AccessGraphene is emerging as a promising material for photonic applications owing to its unique optoelectronic properties. Graphene supports tunable, long-lived and extremely confined plasmons that have great potential for ... -
Dry transfer of graphene to dielectrics and flexible substrates using polyimide as a transparent and stable intermediate layer
Marchena, Miriam; Wagner, Frederic; Arliguie, Therese; Zhu, Bin; Johnson, Benedict; Fernández, Manuel; Chen, Tong Lai; Chang, Theresa; Lee, Robert; Pruneri, Valerio; Mazumder, Prantik (IOP, 2018-04-30)
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Open AccessWe demonstrate the direct transfer of graphene from Cu foil to glass and flexible substrates such as PET, using polyimide (PI) mixed with an aminosilane (3-aminopropyltrimethoxysilane) or only PI, respectively, as intermediate ... -
Efficient heralding of polarization-entangled photons from type-0 and type-II spontaneous parametric downconversion in periodically poled KTiOPO 4
Steinlechner, Fabian; Gilaberte, Marta; Jofre Cruanyes, Marc; Scheidl, Thomas; Pérez Torres, Juan; Pruneri, Valerio; Ursin, Rupert (2014-09-01)
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Restricted access - publisher's policyUltrabright sources of entangled photon pairs with high heralding efficiency are an important step in the pursuit of high-bit-rate entanglement-base quantum key distribution, as well as an enabling tool for loss-sensitive ... -
Enhancement of the sensitivity of a temperature sensor based on fiber Bragg gratings via weak value amplification
Salazar-Serrano, L. J.; Barrera, D.; Amaya, W.; Sales, S.; Pruneri, Valerio; Capmany, J.; Pérez Torres, Juan (OSA, 2015-09-01)
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Open AccessWe present a proof-of-concept experiment aimed at increasing the sensitivity of temperature sensors implemented with Fiber Bragg gratings by making use of a weak value amplification scheme. The technique requires only ... -
Fast optical source for quantum key distribution based on semiconductor optical amplifiers
Jofre Cruanyes, Marc; Gardelein, Arnaud; Anzolin, Gabriele; Amaya, Waldimar; Capmany, Jose; Ursin, Rupert; Peñate, Laura; López, D.; San Juan, J. L.; Carrasco, J. A.; Garcia, F.; Torcal-Milla, F. J.; Sanchez-Brea, L. M.; Bernabeu, E.; Perdigues Armengol, Josep Maria; Jennewein, Thomas; Torres, Juan P.; Mitchell, Morgan W.; Pruneri, Valerio (2011)
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Open AccessA novel integrated optical source capable of emitting faint pulses with different polarization states and with different intensity levels at 100 MHz has been developed. The source relies on a single laser diode followed ... -
Frequency conversion of structured light
Steinlechner, Fabian; Hermosa, Nathaniel; Pruneri, Valerio; Pérez Torres, Juan (Macmillan Publishers, 2016-02-15)
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Open AccessCoherent frequency conversion of structured light, i.e. the ability to manipulate the carrier frequency of a wave front without distorting its spatial phase and intensity profile, provides the opportunity for numerous novel ... -
Functionalized Transparent Surfaces with Enhanced Self-Cleaning against Ink Aerosol Contamination
Noyan, Mehmet A.; Guilhot, Denis; Pruneri, Valerio (Wiley, 2016-10-26)
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Open AccessDuring operation of a standard commercial inkjet printer, suspended ink particles form an ink aerosol inside the printing chamber that can cause serious malfunctions, including contamination of the transparent window of ... -
Highly flexible transparent electrodes containing ultrathin silver for efficient polymer solar cells
Ghosh, Dhriti Sundar; Liu, Quansheng; Mantilla Perez, Paola; Chen, T. L.; Mkhitaryan, Vahagn; Huang, Minghuang; Garner, Sean; Martorell Pena, Jordi; Pruneri, Valerio (2015-12-16)
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Open AccessTransparent electrodes (TEs) having electrooptical trade-offs better than state-of-the-art indium tin oxide (ITO) are continuously sought as they are essential to enable flexible electronic and optoelectronic devices. In ...