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Publications
- Surface Protection and Activation of Mid-IR Plasmonic Waveguides for Spectroscopy of Liquids, M. David et al., arXiv:2305.16522 [physics.optics]. [ACCEPTED FOR PUBLICATION in Journal of Lightwave Technology, 2023]. 10.1109/JLT.2023.3321034
- Advanced Mid-Infrared Plasmonic Waveguides based on Polymers for On-chip Integrated Photonics, M. David et al., Photonics Research 11(10), 1694-1702 (2023). 10.1364/PRJ.495729
- High Spectral Efficiency Long-Wave Infrared Free-Space Optical Transmission With Multilevel Signals, M. Han et al., J. Light. Technol. 41(20), 6514-6520 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2023.3287934
- Heterodyne coherent detection of phase modulation in a mid-infrared unipolar device, H. Dely et al., Opt. Express 31(19), 30876-30883 (2023). doi.org/10.1364/OE.493162
- On-chip liquid sensing using mid-IR plasmonics, B. Hinkov et al., Front. Photon. 4, 1213434 (2023). doi.org/10.3389/fphot.2023.1213434
- Long-Wave Infrared Discrete Multitone Free-Space Transmission Using a 9.15-μm Quantum Cascade Laser, M. Han et al.,IEEE Photon. Technol. Lett. 35(9), 489-492 (2023). doi.org/10.1109/LPT.2023.3257843
- Semi-insulating InP:Fe growth by hydride vapor phase epitaxy for advanced buried heterostructure quantum cascade lasers, A. Strömberg, et al., Proc. SPIE 12440, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XXII, 1244009 (15 March 2023). doi.org/10.1117/12.2645959
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High-Speed 9.6-μm Long-Wave Infrared Free-Space Transmission With a Directly-Modulated QCL and a Fully-Passive QCD
Mahdieh Joharifar et al., Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 41, no. 4, 15 February, 2023.
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Beyond Karl Fischer titration: a monolithic Quantum Cascade sensor for monitoring residual water concentration in solvents, F. Pilat et al., Lab on a Chip 23, 1816-1824 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1039/D2LC00724J
- High bitrate data transmission in the 8-14 µm atmospheric window using external Stark-effect modulator with digital equalization, H. Dely, et al., Opt. Express 31(5), 7259-7264 (2023). doi.org/10.1364/OE.474209
- High-responsivity operation of quantum cascade detectors at 9 µm, Marschick, M. et al., Opt. Express 30(22), 40188-40195 (2022). doi.org/10.1364/OE.470615
- A mid-infrared lab-on-a-chip for dynamic reaction monitoring, Hinkov et al., Nat. Commun. 13, 4753 (2022). doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32417-7
- High capacity free-space optical link in the mid infrared thermal atmospheric windows using unipolar quantum devices, P.Didier et al., Adv. Photon. 4(5), 056004 (2022) doi.org/10.1117/1.AP.4.5.056004
- Metamaterial engineering for optimized photon absorption in unipolar quantum devices, E.Rodriguez et al., Opt. Express 30(12), 20515-20531 (2022). doi.org/10.1364/OE.456318
- Structure and mid-infrared optical properties of spin-coated polyethylene films developed for integrated photonics applications
M. David, D. Disnan, A. Lardschneider, D. Wacht, H. Hoang, G. Ramer, H. Detz, B. Lendl, U. Schmid, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov
Opt. Mater. Express 12, 2168-2180 (2022).
- Direct Modulation and Free-Space Transmissions of up to 6 Gbps Multilevel Signals With a 4.65-μm Quantum Cascade Laser at Room Temperature
X. Pang et al.
Journal of Lightwave Technology, vol. 40, no. 8, pp. 2370-2377, 15 April, 2022
- Octave-spanning low-loss mid-IR waveguides based on semiconductor-loaded plasmonics
M. David, A. Dabrowska, M. Sistani, I. Doganlar, E. Hinkelmann, H. Detz, W. Weber, B. Lendl, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov
Opt. Express 29, 43567-43579 (2021).
- Beam stability of buried-heterostructurequantum cascade lasers employing HVPE regrowthOctave-spanning low-loss mid-IR waveguides based on semiconductor-loaded plasmonics
Jae Ha Ryu, Jeremy D. Kirch, Benjamin Knipfer, Zerui Liu, Morgan Turville-Heitz, Tom Earles, Robert A. Marsland, Axel Strömberg, Giriprasanth Omanakuttan, Yan-Ting Sun, Sebastian Lourdudoss, Dan Botez, and Luke J. Mawst
Opt. Express 29, 2819-2826 (2021)
- 10 Gbit s−1 Free Space Data Transmission at 9 μm Wavelength With Unipolar Quantum Optoelectronics
Hamza Dely*, Thomas Bonazzi*, Olivier Spitz, Etienne Rodriguez, Djamal Gacemi, Yanko Todorov, Konstantinos Pantzas, Grégoire Beaudoin, Isabelle Sagnes, Lianhe Li, Alexander Giles Davies, Edmund H. Linfield, Frédéric Grillot, Angela Vasanelli, Carlo Sirtori
Laser Photonics Rev. 2021, 2100414
- Free-Space Communications Enabled by Quantum Cascade Lasers
Xiaodan Pang et al.
Phys. Status Solidi A 2020, 2000407
- Directly modulated quantum cascade laser and its application in free-space communications, X. Panget al., Proc. SPIE 11894, Optoelectronic Devices and Integration X, 118940A (9 October 2021).doi.org/10.1117/12.2602236
- Free space optical communications with Quantum Cascade Lasers
Alexandre Delga and Luc Leviandier
Proc. SPIE 10926, Quantum Sensing and Nano Electronics and Photonics XVI, 1092617 (1 February 2019)
Conference/Workshop Contributions
- Hinkov, J. Hayden, R. Szedlak, F. Pilat, P. Martin-Mateos, B. Jerez, P. Acedo, G. Strasser, and B. Lendl, “High frequency modulation characteristics of mid-infrared ring quantum cascade lasers”, The European Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO/Europe) & European Quantum Electronics Conference (EQEC), June 23 – 27, 2019, Munich (Germany).
- Hinkov, J. Hayden, R. Szedlak, P. Martin-Mateos, B. Jerez, P. Acedo, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, “High frequency modulation of mid-IR ring and ridge DFB Quantum Cascade Lasers”, Infrared Terahertz Quantum Workshop, Sept. 15 – 20, 2019, Ojai (USA).
- Hinkov, J. Hayden, R. Szedlak, P. Martin-Mateos, B. Jerez, P. Acedo, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, “Modulation characteristics of surface-emitting ring DFB Quantum Cascade Lasers”, Smart Photonic and Optoelectronic Integrated Circuits XXII (Photonics West), Feb. 01 – 06, 2020, San Francisco (USA).
- Sirtori, “Quantum cascade lasers and detectors”, XXIV Symposium Nanophysics and Nanoelectronics, Plenary Session, March 09-11, 2020, Nizhny Novgorod (Russia).
- Sirtori, “Quantum devices for heterodyne detection in the mid-infrared”, Heterodyne Infrared interferometry for Astronomical Aperture Synthesis (HIFAAS),
March 09-11, 2020, Grenoble (France) [INVITED PAPER].
- Delga, “Beyond 1,55µm for the space optical communications”, JPAL Photonics, Nov. 24, 2020, Palaiseau (France).
- Sirtori, “Metamaterial enhanced Unipolar Quantum Optoelectronics”, Nano and integrated photonics workshop, Plenary session, April 19-22, 2021, online.
- David, A. Dabrowska, M. Sistani, I. Doganlar, B. Schwarz, H. Detz, W. Weber, B. Lendl, G. Strasser, B. Hinkov, and E. Hinkelmann, “Germanium-based Dielectric Loaded Plasmonic Waveguides For The Long-wave Infrared Spectral Range”, Compound Semiconductor Week (CSW), Stockholm (Sweden), May 09-13, 2021, Paper ID WeA2.6.
- David, A. Dabrowska, M. Sistani, E. Hinkelmann, I. C. Doganlar, H. Detz, W. M. Weber, B. Lendl, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “LWIR dielectric-loaded surface-plasmon-polariton waveguide for optical sensing”, 15th International Conference on Mid-Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (MIOMD) 2021, Sept. 01 – 03, 2021, online.
- Marschick, M. David, A. Delga, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, M. Lagree, T. Poletti, A. Evirgen, B. Gerard, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “A novel quantum cascade detector (QCD) for low attenuation free-space telecommunication around 9 µm wavelength”, 15th International Conference on Mid-Infrared Optoelectronic Materials and Devices (MIOMD) 2021, Sept. 01 – 03, 2021, online.
- Marschick, M. David, S. Isceri, A. Delga, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, M. Lagree, T. Poletti, A. Evirgen, B. Gerard, A. M. Andrews, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “Novel quantum cascade detectors (QCD) for telecommunication applications between 9 – 10 µm wavelength”, Joint Annual Meeting of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS) and Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG) 2021, Innsbruck (Austria), Aug. 30 – Sept. 03, 2021.
- David, A. Dabrowska, M. Sistani, E. Hinkelmann, I. C. Doganlar, H. Detz, W. M. Weber, B. Lendl, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “Hybrid semiconductor-metal plasmonic waveguide for on-chip sensors in the longwave infrared”, Joint Annual Meeting of the Swiss Physical Society (SPS) and Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG) 2021, Innsbruck (Austria), Aug. 30 – Sept. 03, 2021.
- Hinkov, M. David, F. Pilat, L. Lux, P. Lustoza Souza A. Schwaighofer, B. Schwarz, H. Detz, A. M. Andrews, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, “Mid-IR plasmonics for next generation liquid sensing”, 10th SciX conference (47th Federation of Analytical Chemistry & Spectroscopy Societies (FACSS) conference), Providence (Rhode Island, USA), Sept. 26. – Oct. 01., 2021 [INVITED TALK].
- Marschick, M. David, A. Delga, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, M. Lagree, T. Poletti, A. Evirgen, B. Gerard, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “Quantum cascade detectors: a novel 9 µm device optimized for low-attenuation free-space optical communication”, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XXI (Photonics West), San Francisco (USA), Jan. 22 – 27, 2022, paper PC120210K.
- David, A. Dabrowska, M. Sistani, E. Hinkelmann, I. C. Doganlar, H. Detz, W. M. Weber, B. Lendl, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “Octave-spanning long-range plasmonic waveguide based on semiconductor-loading for mid-infrared monolithic sensors”, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XXI (Photonics West), San Francisco (USA), Jan. 22 – 27, 2022, paper PC1202210N.
- Pang, H. Dely, R. Schatz, D. Gacemi, M. Joharifar, T. Salgals, A. Udalcovs, Y.-T. Sun, Y. Fan, L. Zhang, E. Rodriguez, S. Spolitis, V. Bobrovs, X. Yu, S. Lourdudoss, S. Popov, O. Ozolins, A. Vasanelli, and C. Sirtori, “11 Gb/s LWIR FSO Transmission at 9.6 µm using a Directly-Modulated Quantum Cascade Laser and an Uncooled Quantum Cascade Detector“, 2022 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), San Diego (USA), March 06-10, 2022, paper Th4B.5 [POST-DEADLINE PAPER].
- Pes, “Free-space communications in the LWIR window”, JPAL Photonics, Palaiseau (France), March 23, 2022.
- Hinkov, F. Pilat, M. David, A. Schwaighofer, P.L. Souza, L. Lux, B. Baumgartner, D. Ristanic, B. Schwarz, H. Detz, A.M. Andrews, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, “Mid-IR Plasmonics for Monolithic Photonic Integrated Circuits”, 2022 48th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Sept. 18-22, 2022, paper We1E.2.
- David, G. Marschick, E. Arigliani, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, “Towards Fully Integrated Mid-Infrared Heterodyne Detection Based on Quantum Cascade Technology”, 2022 48th European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Basel (Switzerland), Sept. 18-22, 2022, paper Tu3F.5.
- Joharifar et al., “8.1 Gbps PAM8 Long-Wave IR FSO Transmission using a 9.15-μm Directly-Modulated QCL with an MCT Detector”, 2023 Optical Fiber Communications Conference and Exhibition (OFC), San Diego (USA), March 05-09, 2023, paper Th1H.1.
- David, G. Marschick, E. Arigliani, N. Opacak, D. Koukola, B. Schwarz, G. Strasser, B. Hinkov, “Merging mid-IR QC technology with plasmonic interconnects: a monolithically integrated mid-infrared heterodyne receiver”, Integrated Optics: Devices, Materials, and Technologies XXVII, (Photonics West), San Francisco (USA), Jan.28 – Feb. 02, 2023, paper PC124240R.
- Durupt, G. Maisons, J. Abautret, M. Guais, R. Teissier, D. Gacemi, A. Vasanelli, and C. Sirtori, “Semiconductor optical amplifier integrated on a single mode quantum cascade laser in the mid-infrared region“, Proc. SPIE PC12440, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XXII, PC124400N (2023), https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2648752
- Poletti, S. Pes, A. Delga, V. Trinité, D. Gacemi, A. Evirgen, M. Garcia, C. Theveneau, O. Parillaud, J.-L. Reverchon, and C. Sirtori, “LWIR integrated modulator for coherent free-space optical communications”, paper 09-141, SFO Journées Nationales de l’Optique Guidée (JNOG), Lyon (France), July 05-07, 2023.
- Poletti, S. Pes, M. Lagrée, A. Delga, V. Trinité, D. Gacemi, A. Evirgen, M. Garcia, C. Theveneau, O. Parillaud, J.-L. Reverchon, and C. Sirtori, “Photonic integrated components for coherent LWIR free-space optical communications”, paper 09-149, SFO Journées Nationales de l’Optique Guidée (JNOG), Lyon (France), July 05-07, 2023.
- Pang, O. Ozolins, S. Jia, L. Zhang, R. Schatz, A. Udalcovs, V. Bobrovs, H. Hu, T. Morioka, Y-T Sun, J Chen, Sebastian Lourdudoss, L. K Oxenløwe, S. Popov, X. Yu, “Free-Space Transmissions in the Upper- and Lower-THz Bands Assisted with Photonics,” 2021 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Bordeaux, France, 2021, pp. 1-4
- Pang, R. Schatz, M. Joharifar, A. Udalcovs, V. Bobrovs, L. Zhang, X. Yu, Y-T Sun, S. Popov, S. Lourdudoss, O. Ozolins, “Up to 6 Gbps Mid-Infrared Free-Space Transmission with a Directly Modulated Quantum Cascade Laser,” 2021 European Conference on Optical Communication (ECOC), Bordeaux, France, 2021, pp. 1-4.
- Puerta, M. Han, M. Joharifar, R. Schatz, Y. Sun, Y. Fan, A. Djupsjöbacka, G. Maisons, J. Abautret, R. Teissier, L. Zhang, S. Spolitis, M. Wang, V. Bobrovs, S. Lourdudoss, X. Yu, S. Popov, O. Ozolins, and X. Pang, “NR Conformance Testing of Analog Radio-over-LWIR FSO Fronthaul link for 6G Distributed MIMO Networks,” in Optical Fiber Communication Conference (OFC) 2023, Technical Digest Series (Optica Publishing Group, 2023), paper Th2A.32.
- Rahm, F. Kullander, M. Björck, L. Sjöqvist, “Turbulence and transmission effects on laser beam propagation in the SWIR and LWIR bands”, Environmental Effects on Light Propagation and Adaptive Systems VI, SPIE Remote Sensing, Amsterdam (Netherlands), Sept 03-07, 2023.
- Hinkov, M. David, F. Pilat, A. Schwaighofer, G. Marschick, E. Arigliani, P. L. Souza, I. C. Doganlar, Xaver Gsodam, A. Dabrowska, D. Wacht, M. Sistani, D. Nazzari, D. Disnan, H. Detz, A. M. Andrews, U. Schmid, W. M. Weber, B. Schwarz, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, “On-chip liquid sensing using mid-IR plasmonics”, Optica Sensing Congress, Munich, Germany, 31. July – 03. Aug., 2023. [INVITED TALK]
- Hinkov, F. Pilat, L. Lux, P. Lustoza Souza, A. Schwaighofer, B. Schwarz, H. Detz, A. M. Andrews, B. Baumgartner, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, „Mid-infrared lab-on-a-chip for protein sensing in real-time”, Novel In-Plane Semiconductor Lasers XXI (Photonics West), San Francisco, USA, March 09, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2610291
- Hinkov, F. Pilat, M. David, G. Marschick, E. Arigliani, P. Lustoza Souza, A. Schwaighofer, L. Lux, B. Baumgartner, D. Ristanić, B. Schwarz, H. Detz, A. M. Andrews, B. Lendl, and G. Strasser, „(Postdeadline) Real-time reaction monitoring of liquids based on monolithic mid-IR sensors“, Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), San José, USA, May 15 – 20, 2022. [POST-DEADLINE PAPER]
- Arigliani, M. David, A. Lardschneider, G. Marschick, D. Disnan, H. T. Hoang, H. Detz, B. Lendl, U. Schmid, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, „Low-loss polyethylene-based plasmonics for mid-infrared photonic integrated circuits”, 71st Annual Meeting of the Austrian Physical Society (ÖPG) 2022, Leoben, Austria, Sept 26 – 30, 2022.
- Marschick, E. Arigliani, M. David, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, A. Delga, T. Poletti, M. Lagree,
V. Trinité, A. Evirgen, B. Gerard, M. Giparakis, G. Ramer, J. Butet, R. Maulini, S. Blaser, A. M. Andrews, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, , „High performance quantum cascade detectors for long-wave infrared detection”, 10th International Quantum Cascade Laser School & Workshop, ETH Zürich & Monte Verità, Switzerland, 23 – 28 Aug., 2022.
- David, G. Marschick, N. Opacak, E. Arigliani, A. Dabrowska, A. Schwaighofer, B. Lendl, B. Schwarz, G. Strasser, and B. Hinkov, „Broadband mid-infrared spectroscopy employing quantum cascade optoelectronics and integrated plasmonic“, 10th International Quantum Cascade Laser School & Workshop, ETH Zürich & Monte Verità, Switzerland, 23 – 28 Aug., 2022.
- Arigliani, M. David, A. Lardschneider, G. Marschick, D. Disnan, H. T. Hoang, H. Detz, B. Lendl, U. Schmid, G. Strasser and B. Hinkov, „Loss compensation in novel Polyethylene-metal plasmonics or Mid-Infrared photonic integration“, 8th PLASMONICA Workshop, Turin, Italy, 7 – 8 July, 2022.
- David, M. Sistani, F. Frank, I. C. Doganlar, D. Nazzari, A. Dabrowska, G. Marschick, E. Arigliani, H. Detz, B. Lendl, W. M. Weber, G. Strasser and B. Hinkov, „Surface-enhancement of ultra-broadband mid-IR plasmonic waveguides for liquid spectroscopy applications“, 3rd School of Plasmonics and Nano-Optics, Turin, Italy, 4 – 6 July, 2022.
- Marschick, E. Arigliani, M. David, N. Opacak, B. Schwarz, A. Delga, T. Poletti, M. Lagree, V. Trinité, A. Evirgen, B. Gerard, M. Giparakis, G. Ramer, J. Butet, R. Maulini, S. Blaser, A. M. Andrews, G. Strasser and B. Hinkov, „High performance quantum cascade detectors for long-wave infrared detection”, 19th International Conference on Nanoscience and Nanotechnologies (Nanotexnology), Thessaloniki, Greece, 5 – 8 July, 2022.
- Strasser, H. Knötig, L. Krüger, S. Dal Cin, A.M. Andrews, R. Weih, J. Koeth, U. Keller, B. Schwarz, “Frequency performance of quantum cascade and interband cascade detectors”, Photonics West, San Francisco, USA, Jan 28 – Feb 2, 2023 [INVITED TALK]
- Strasser, “On-Chip Sensing: Monolithically Integrated Quantum Cascade Devices”, Chip in Rio, 37th SBMICRO, Rio De Janeiro, Brasil, Aug 28 – Sep 2, 2023 ) [KEYNOTE TALK]
cFLOW Project Associated PhD/MSc/BSc Theses
- Waveguide Concepts for Optoelectronic Devices
Habilitiation (“venia docendi”) – Borislav Hinkov, TU Wien, 2023 - Plasmonics for Mid-infrared Photonic Integrated Circuits
PhD thesis – Mauro David, TU Wien, 2023 - Mid-Infrared integrated photonics for high-speed free space optical communications
PhD thesis – Thomas Poletti, LPENS/III-V Lab, early 2024 (expected) - Mid-Infrared Plasmonic Waveguide Design and Characterization for a Chip-Scale Heterodyne Receiver
Master thesis – Xaver Gsodam, TU Wien, 2023 - Materials for mid-IR dielectric loaded plasmonic waveguides and their
application for intersubband optoelectronics
Master thesis – Ismael Cem Doganlar, TU Wien, 2022 - Fabrication & analysis of quantum cascade lasers for microfluidic applications
Master thesis – Florian Pilat, TU Wien, Jan 2019 –2020 - Fiber-integration for mid-IR liquid sensors based on plasmonic concepts
Bachelor thesis – Niklas Brandacher, TU Wien, 2023 (expected)
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement No 828893.