Passive Beamforming Metasurfaces for Microwave-Induced Thermoacoustic Imaging

Passive Beamforming Metasurfaces for Microwave-Induced Thermoacoustic Imaging Academic Background Microwave-induced thermoacoustic imaging (MTAI) is an emerging medical imaging technology that combines the advantages of microwave and ultrasound imaging. It generates ultrasonic waves (i.e., thermoacoustic signals) by irradiating biological tissues w...

Accelerated Simulation of Multi-Electrode Arrays Using Sparse and Low-Rank Matrix Techniques

Accelerating Multi-Electrode Array Simulation with Sparse and Low-Rank Matrix Techniques Academic Background Multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) play a crucial role in the field of neural stimulation, particularly in neural prosthetics such as retinal prostheses. These devices restore vision or treat neurodegenerative diseases by electrically stimulating...

Unsupervised Accuracy Estimation for Brain-Computer Interfaces Based on Selective Auditory Attention Decoding

Unsupervised Accuracy Estimation for Brain-Computer Interfaces Based on Selective Auditory Attention Decoding Academic Background In complex auditory environments, humans can selectively focus on a specific sound source while ignoring other interfering sounds—a phenomenon known as the “cocktail party effect.” Selective Auditory Attention Decoding (...

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcombs: Bridging Physics and Information Technology

Interdisciplinary Advances in Microcomb Technology: Bridging Physics and Information Technology Academic Background The optical frequency comb (OFC) is a technology that divides the optical frequency domain into a series of discrete, equally spaced frequency lines. It has been widely used in precision measurements, optical communications, atomic cl...

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

A Large Field-of-View, Single-Cell-Resolution Two- and Three-Photon Microscope for Deep and Wide Imaging

Large field-of-view, single-cell-resolution two- and three-photon microscope for deep and wide imaging Research Background and Problem Statement Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) is a powerful tool for deep tissue imaging, especially in the study of brain function in vivo. However, while traditional two-photon microscopy (2PM) can achieve a larger imagi...

Wide-Band High-Performance Optical Modulator Based on a Stack of Graphene and h-BN Layers

Research on High-Performance Wideband Optical Modulators: Innovative Design Based on Stacked Graphene and Hexagonal Boron Nitride Structures Research Background and Problem Statement With the rapid development of optical communication technology, electro-optic modulators play a crucial role in modern telecommunication systems. However, achieving hi...

Conceptual Design of Multimode Interference-Based Photonic Crystal Mach-Zehnder Interferometer (De)Interleavers

Research Background and Problem Statement With the rapid development of modern optical communication technology, wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) systems play a core role in achieving high-capacity, multifunctional optical networks. Among these, (de)interleavers, as key components of wavelength demultiplexing structures, can efficiently separ...

Design and Study of Graphene-Based Programmable Dual Dipole Antenna with Parasitic Elements

Design and Study of Graphene-Based Programmable Dual Dipole Antenna with Parasitic Elements

Graphene-based Programmable Dual Dipole Antenna Academic Background The terahertz (THz) band (0.1 to 10 THz) has garnered significant attention in fields such as wireless communication, high-resolution imaging, and body-centric communication due to its distinctive characteristics. However, a major drawback of terahertz waves is the substantial prop...

Design of High-Gain Multi-Band Circularly Polarized Bi-Layered Metasurface Patch Array Antenna

Design of High-Gain Multi-Band Circularly Polarized Bi-Layered Metasurface Patch Array Antenna

Research on the Design of High Gain Multi-band Circularly Polarized Bi-layered Metasurface Patch Array Antenna Academic Background and Research Motivation Terahertz (THz) band communication has received widespread attention in recent years due to its potential to expand bandwidth in wireless communication systems. However, the application of terahe...

Comparative Analysis of Dielectric and Optoelectronic Properties in Multifunctional Nanocomposites

Research Background In recent years, multiferroic nanocomposites have garnered significant attention due to their wide-ranging applications in sensors, energy storage systems, transducers, and actuators. These materials combine the advantages of polymers and ceramic matrices, such as being lightweight, easy to process, corrosion-resistant, having h...