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Integrated magneto-optic-based magnetometer: classical and quantum limits (Optica)
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Integrated optical-to-optical gain in a silicon photonic modulator neuron (Optica)
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Engineering nonlinear activation functions for all-optical neural networks via quantum interference (Opt. Express)
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Label-free viability assessment of ex vivo mouse kidneys for transplant applications using dynamic optical coherence tomography (Biomed. Opt. Express)
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JOSA A
Surface orientation ambiguity for single molecules at dielectric interfaces
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A longstanding but largely unnoticed modeling gap has been skewing how researchers interpret the behavior of single...

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Quasi-BIC enabled all dielectric metasurface for dual parameter sensing and optical switching
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This study designed an ultra-sensitive refractive index optical sensor made from an all-dielectric metasurface. The key...

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Satellites promise global-scale quantum networks
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Quantum communication exploits the fundamental laws of quantum physics to enable tasks that are impossible with...

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