IEEE

Coupling structure for enabling both wafer- and chip-level characterization of silicon photonic integrated circuits

Abstract: We propose a coupling structure that combines both grating couplers and spot-size converters for characterization of silicon photonic integrated circuits. The structure is expected to reduce ...
Frontiers

Silicon nanoparticles enhance maize yield and water productivity via regulating photosynthesis and canopy structure under mild regulated deficit irrigation

Introduction: Silicon nanoparticles (SiNPs) effectively mitigate drought stress in crops, yet their physiological mechanisms in maize remain unclear. Methods: This study conducted field experiments in ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Lewis Carroll’s Personal Copy of ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ Returns to its ‘Spiritual Home’ in Oxford

The volume was one of 2,000 copies printed during the original 1865 run of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Bodleian Libraries and Christ Church, Oxford In 1862, Lewis Carroll told a fantastical ...
IEEE

Non-SOI (111) Wafer Single-Side Microfabrication of Silicon-Based Resonant Structure Inside Vacuum Chamber for Tiny-Size, High-Performance and Low-Cost Resonant Differential ...

Abstract: Reported is a tiny-size and high-sensitive resonant pressure sensor for high-performance and low-cost volume production. Compared to the previously reported SOI-based resonant pressure ...