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Generating all-optical frequency-multiplexed THz logic operations via fractal metasurfaces Mohammadhossein Momtazpour, Lei Xu, Dou Feng, Anjali Chaudhary, Dominic Eberl-Craske, et al. Applied Physics Letters, 2026 The realization of high-speed, low-power computing beyond conventional electronics demands new paradigms for optical logic processing. Here, we present a passive terahertz (THz) metasurface platform that enables intrinsic frequency-multiplexed logic operations within a single, compact device. By encoding logical inputs through orthogonal polarization states and exploiting the multi-resonant response of fractal H-shaped metastructures, the proposed system performs multiple logic operations simultaneously across the 0.2–2.0 THz band. Unlike existing approaches that rely on active tuning or sequential execution, our design achieves parallel logic functionality in a fully passive and multiplexed architecture. Experimental validation using THz time-domain spectroscopy confirms broadband operation with extinction ratios up to 9.09 dB and robust safety margins exceeding 10%. This work establishes a scalable route toward compact, energy-efficient, and all-optical parallel computing systems in the THz regime.
Spectral Selectivity Enhancement in Solar Absorber Multilayers through Titanium Oxynitride Thin Film Modulation Claudia P. Hallqvist, Cristina Mancarella, Marco Agozzino, Salvatore Lucchese, Luca Mascaretti, et al. Advanced Optical Materials, 2026 Broadband photothermal materials with spectral selectivity and stability in harsh environments are crucial for high‐temperature solar‐thermal systems. Additionally, achieving broadband absorption without relying on metamaterials remains a challenge. Refractory titanium nitride (TiN) and oxynitride (TiON), with their high infrared (IR) reflectance and tunable optical/plasmonic properties, are promising candidates for such applications. However, their susceptibility to oxidation complicates synthesis. Here, a straightforward approach is demonstrated to synthesize and tune the optical/plasmonic properties of TiN/TiON thin films by simply controlling the oxygen pressure during room‐temperature pulsed laser deposition. Specifically, it is shown that highly metallic Ti(O)N films, as well as TiON films exhibiting double‐epsilon‐near‐zero (D‐ENZ) behavior in the optical region, can be obtained. This tunability enabled the design and fabrication of a nitride‐based multilayer with optimized solar‐selective absorption. In particular, a highly metallic TiN film was employed as the bottom layer, while a TiON ultrathin film exhibiting D‐ENZ behavior was used as the absorbing layer. The resulting device achieved 91% solar absorption, 80% mid‐IR reflectance, and maintained broadband absorption at incident angles up to 70°. These findings establish a lithography‐free, thermally untreated route to broadband, spectrally selective absorbers, based on tunable Ti(O)N films, opening new opportunities for next‐generation high‐temperature energy harvesting applications.
Ferrocene Derivatives Enable Ultrasensitive Perovskite Photodetectors with Enhanced Reverse Bias Stability Eunyoung Hong, William D. J. Tremlett, Lucy Hart, Beier Hu, Zhuoran Qiao, et al. Advanced Functional Materials, 2026 Despite the great potential of lead‐halide perovskite photodetectors for broadband photodetection, ion migration in perovskites and parasitic charge injection from adjacent layers remain major challenges, ultimately leading to device failure. Here, the novel use of an ultra‐thin layer of ferrocenyl‐bis‐phenyl‐2‐carboxylate (FcPhc2) is demonstrated as a hole‐blocking layer. It is shown that FcPhc2 creates an energetic barrier between the perovskite and the electron transport layer, significantly reducing hole injection from the Ag contact. This improvement results in an ultralow noise spectral density of 1.2 × 10−14 A Hz−1/2, and a high specific detectivity of 8.1 × 1012 Jones at −0.5 V and 740 nm. In addition, FcPhc2 effectively inhibits I− oxidation induced by injected holes and reduces formed I2 on the perovskite surface, enhancing reverse bias stability. The increase in detectivity and stability does not compromise the high response speed of FcPhc2‐based devices that operate on the scale of 150 ns and 1.3 MHz at −0.5 V in photo‐ and electrical‐responses.
Advanced Solar Cells with Thermal, Radiation, and Light Management for Space-Based Solar Power Eduardo Camarillo Abad, Kai Sun, Armin Barthel, Oliver Trojak, Nikolaos Kalfagiannis, et al. Solar Rrl, 2025 Space‐based solar power (SBSP) can provide clean and continuous baseload energy by beaming solar power to our planet from photovoltaic arrays in space. While it is widely acknowledged that gigawatt‐level, kilometer‐scale solar stations in space are required to make SBSP a cost‐competitive energy source, these systems can only be viable by implementing lightweight, radiation tolerant, deployable, and low‐cost photovoltaic technologies. Here, advanced solar cells with thermal, radiation, and light management (ASTRAL) is presented, a photovoltaic device conceived for SBSP that consists of an ultra‐thin tandem solar cell with flexible form factors, ultra‐low weight, intrinsic radiation tolerance, and integrated light and thermal management. Through rigorous thermal, radiation, and optical device modeling, it is demonstarted that ASTRAL achieves decades‐long lifetimes on SBSP‐relevant orbits with 30 reduction in radiation shielding mass and corresponding launch costs, all while enabling power generation in excess of 1 kW/m2 at operating temperatures C. Together, these properties make ASTRAL a state‐of‐the‐art photovoltaic technology and a compelling candidate for the practical delivery of SBSP.
Nano-Optic Augmented Micro-LED Arrays Graham J. Woodgate, Jonathan Harrold, Michael G. Robinson, Nicasio R. Geraldi, Demosthenes C. Koutsogeorgis Digest of Technical Papers SID International Symposium, 2025 A new class of nano‐optic augmented micro‐LED array, fabricated by mass transfer of nano‐optical structures is proposed for application to polarised, colour converted and directional output for AR/VR, stereoscopic, privacy, and foldable/rollable micro‐LED displays. Candidate nano‐optic structures and manufacturing process steps are presented. To illustrate fabrication principles, a micro‐LED array with orthogonal sparse nano‐polarisers demonstrated >8:1 photoluminescence polarisation contrast ratio.
Plasmonic Multilayers Metamaterials combining Nitrides, Oxynitrides and Transparent Conductors with novel, broad and tunable properties International Conference on Metamaterials Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics, 2025
Fabrication of nitrogen-hyperdoped silicon by high-pressure gas immersion excimer laser doping Josh W. Barkby, Fabrizio Moro, Michele Perego, Fabiana Taglietti, Elefterios Lidorikis, et al. Scientific Reports, 2024 In recent years, research on hyperdoped semiconductors has accelerated, displaying dopant concentrations far exceeding solubility limits to surpass the limitations of conventionally doped materials. Nitrogen defects in silicon have been extensively investigated for their unique characteristics compared to other pnictogen dopants. However, previous practical investigations have encountered challenges in achieving high nitrogen defect concentrations due to the low solubility and diffusivity of nitrogen in silicon, and the necessary non-equilibrium techniques, such as ion implantation, resulting in crystal damage and amorphisation. In this study, we present a single-step technique called high-pressure gas immersion excimer laser doping (HP-GIELD) to manufacture nitrogen-hyperdoped silicon. Our approach offers ultrafast processing, scalability, high control, and reproducibility. Employing HP-GIELD, we achieved nitrogen concentrations exceeding 6 at% (3.01 × 10 21 at/cm 3 ) in intrinsic silicon. Notably, nitrogen concentration remained above the liquid solubility limit to ~1 µm in depth. HP-GIELD’s high-pressure environment effectively suppressed physical surface damage and the generation of silicon dangling bonds, while the well-known effects of pulsed laser annealing (PLA) preserved crystallinity. Additionally, we conducted a theoretical analysis of light-matter interactions and thermal effects governing nitrogen diffusion during HP-GIELD, which provided insights into the doping mechanism. Leveraging excimer lasers, our method is well-suited for integration into high-volume semiconductor manufacturing, particularly front-end-of-line processes.
Broadband infrared imaging governed by guided-mode resonance in dielectric metasurfaces Ze Zheng, Daria Smirnova, Gabriel Sanderson, Ying Cuifeng, Demosthenes C. Koutsogeorgis, et al. Light Science and Applications, 2024 Nonlinear metasurfaces have experienced rapid growth recently due to their potential in various applications, including infrared imaging and spectroscopy. However, due to the low conversion efficiencies of metasurfaces, several strategies have been adopted to enhance their performances, including employing resonances at signal or nonlinear emission wavelengths. This strategy results in a narrow operational band of the nonlinear metasurfaces, which has bottlenecked many applications, including nonlinear holography, image encoding, and nonlinear metalenses. Here, we overcome this issue by introducing a new nonlinear imaging platform utilizing a pump beam to enhance signal conversion through four-wave mixing (FWM), whereby the metasurface is resonant at the pump wavelength rather than the signal or nonlinear emissions. As a result, we demonstrate broadband nonlinear imaging for arbitrary objects using metasurfaces. A silicon disk-on-slab metasurface is introduced with an excitable guided-mode resonance at the pump wavelength. This enabled direct conversion of a broad IR image ranging from >1000 to 4000 nm into visible. Importantly, adopting FWM substantially reduces the dependence on high-power signal inputs or resonant features at the signal beam of nonlinear imaging by utilizing the quadratic relationship between the pump beam intensity and the signal conversion efficiency. Our results, therefore, unlock the potential for broadband infrared imaging capabilities with metasurfaces, making a promising advancement for next-generation all-optical infrared imaging techniques with chip-scale photonic devices.
Broadband Infrared Imaging via Silicon Metasurfaces CLEO Science and Innovations CLEO S and I 2024 in Proceedings CLEO 2024 Part of Conference on Lasers and Electro Optics, 2024
Generating all-optical frequency-multiplexed THz logic operations via fractal metasurfaces M Momtazpour, L Xu, D Feng, A Chaudhary, D Eberl-Craske, C Tsakonas, ... Applied Physics Letters 128 (18) , 2026 2026
Spectral Selectivity Enhancement in Solar Absorber Multilayers through Titanium Oxynitride Thin Film Modulation CP Hallqvist, C Mancarella, M Agozzino, S Lucchese, L Mascaretti, ... Advanced Optical Materials 14 (15), e03426 , 2026 2026
Ferrocene Derivatives Enable Ultrasensitive Perovskite Photodetectors with Enhanced Reverse Bias Stability E Hong, WDJ Tremlett, L Hart, B Hu, Z Qiao, P Sukpoonprom, S Fearn, ... Advanced Functional Materials 36 (21), 2424556 , 2026 2026 Citations: 7
Defect engineering and dopant activation of room temperature grown aluminium-doped zinc oxide thin films SO Elhamali, N Pliatsikas, JA Hillier, WM Cranton, X Hou, N Kalfagiannis, ... Applied Surface Science Advances 30, 100879 , 2025 2025
P‐243: Late‐News Poster: Nano‐Optic Augmented Micro‐LED Arrays GJ Woodgate, J Harrold, MG Robinson, NR Geraldi, DC Koutsogeorgis SID Symposium Digest of Technical Papers 56 (1), 1996-1999 , 2025 2025
Local Tuning of the Epsilon‐Near‐Zero Condition in Hybrid Silicon Waveguides Using Reactive Laser Annealing J Navarro‐Arenas, TM Howe, J Parra, DC Koutsogeorgis, JA Hillier, ... Advanced Photonics Research 6 (6), 2400140 , 2025 2025 Citations: 1
LSPR-based fibre optic sensor fabricated by laser annealing of thin gold films HR Solaimany Nazar, DC Koutsogeorgis, C Ying, J Yang, Q Zhang SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering. Proceedings 13639 , 2025 2025
Advanced Solar Cells with Thermal, Radiation, and Light Management for Space‐Based Solar Power E Camarillo Abad, K Sun, A Barthel, O Trojak, N Kalfagiannis, ... Solar RRL 9 (10), 2500016 , 2025 2025 Citations: 4
Plasmonic Multilayers Metamaterials combining Nitrides, Oxynitrides and Transparent Conductors with novel, broad and tunable properties C Mancarella, C Hallqvist, S Bossetti, L Tovaglieri, G Baiardi, A Lamperti, ... International Conference on Metamaterials, Photonic Crystals and Plasmonics … , 2025 2025
Development and Optimisation of Textile-Based Optical Sensors for Cardiac Health Monitoring T Peiris, A Shahidi, D Koutsogeorgis, W Hurley, C Oliveira, T Dias, ... 2024 International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Further optimization of solar electronic yarns for developing large, stretchable knitted textile solar panels P Ebrahimi, AM Shahidi, D Koutsogeorgis, C Oliveira, J Kaner, T Dias, ... 2024 International Conference on the Challenges, Opportunities, Innovations … , 2024 2024 Citations: 1
Broadband infrared imaging governed by guided-mode resonance in dielectric metasurfaces Z Zheng, D Smirnova, G Sanderson, Y Cuifeng, DC Koutsogeorgis, ... Light: Science & Applications 13 (1), 249 , 2024 2024 Citations: 43
Fabrication of nitrogen-hyperdoped silicon by high-pressure gas immersion excimer laser doping JW Barkby, F Moro, M Perego, F Taglietti, E Lidorikis, N Kalfagiannis, ... Scientific Reports 14 (1), 19640 , 2024 2024 Citations: 7
Broadband Infrared Imaging via Silicon Metasurfaces Z Zheng, G Sanderson, C Ying, D Koutsogeorgis, Z Liu, R Oulton, ... 2024 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 1-2 , 2024 2024
Method of creating a surface plasmon resonance GW MUDD, D Koutsogeorgis, N Kalfagiannis, R RENTON, P Dunn US Patent App. 18/262,936 , 2024 2024
Physicochemical analysis of nanoscale metal oxide thin film precursors via infrared spectroscopic ellipsometry C Koutsiaki, DC Koutsogeorgis, N Kalfagiannis The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 127 (32), 15876-15886 , 2023 2023 Citations: 5
Reactive laser annealing of indium tin oxide: implications to crystal structure, defect composition, and plasma energy JA Hillier, P Patsalas, D Karfardis, W Cranton, AV Nabok, CJ Mellor, ... Optical Materials Express 12 (11), 4310-4327 , 2022 2022 Citations: 6
Photo-engineered optoelectronic properties of indium tin oxide via reactive laser annealing JA Hillier, P Patsalas, D Karfaridis, S Camelio, W Cranton, AV Nabok, ... Scientific Reports 12 (1), 14986 , 2022 2022 Citations: 9
Environmental stability evaluation of aluminium doped zinc oxide (azo) transparent electrodes deposited at low temperature for solar cells OS Elhamali, MN Akhil, KM Abusabee, N Kalfagiannis, DC Doutsogeorgis Journal of Solar Energy and Sustainable Development 11 (1), 1-12 , 2022 2022 Citations: 2
Edge-engineered self-assembled hierarchical plasmonic SERS templates N Pliatsikas, N Kalfagiannis, J Arvanitidis, D Christofilos, ... Applied Surface Science Advances 6, 100186 , 2021 2021 Citations: 8
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Auxetic cardiac patches with tunable mechanical and conductive properties toward treating myocardial infarction M Kapnisi, C Mansfield, C Marijon, AG Guex, F Perbellini, I Bardi, ... Advanced functional materials 28 (21), 1800618 , 2018 2018 Citations: 325
Recent progress in photonic processing of metal‐oxide transistors E Yarali, C Koutsiaki, H Faber, K Tetzner, E Yengel, P Patsalas, ... Advanced Functional Materials 30 (20), 1906022 , 2020 2020 Citations: 126
Low temperature remote plasma sputtering of indium tin oxide for flexible display applications SJ Wakeham, MJ Thwaites, BW Holton, C Tsakonas, WM Cranton, ... Thin Solid Films 518 (4), 1355-1358 , 2009 2009 Citations: 104
Enhanced electrical and optical properties of room temperature deposited Aluminium doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) thin films by excimer laser annealing WM Cranton, N Kalfagiannis, X Hou, R Ranson, DC Koutsogeorgis Optics and Lasers in Engineering 80, 45-51 , 2016 2016 Citations: 92
Selective modification of nanoparticle arrays by laser-induced self assembly (MONA-LISA): putting control into bottom-up plasmonic nanostructuring N Kalfagiannis, A Siozios, DV Bellas, D Toliopoulos, L Bowen, ... Nanoscale 8 (15), 8236-8244 , 2016 2016 Citations: 59
Optically transparent microstrip antennas C Mias, C Tsakonas, N Prountzos, DC Koutsogeorgis, SC Liew, C Oswald, ... IEE Colloquium on Antennas for Automotives, 8/1-8/6 , 2000 2000 Citations: 57
Optical Encoding by Plasmon-Based Patterning: Hard and Inorganic Materials Become Photosensitive A Siozios, D Koutsogeorgis, E Lidorikis, G Dimitrakopulos, T Kehagias, ... Nano Letters 12 (1), 259-263 , 2012 2012 Citations: 56
Rapid laser-induced photochemical conversion of sol–gel precursors to In 2 O 3 layers and their application in thin-film transistors S Dellis, I Isakov, N Kalfagiannis, K Tetzner, TD Anthopoulos, ... Journal of Materials Chemistry C 5 (15), 3673-3677 , 2017 2017 Citations: 51
Temperature dependent characteristics of La2O2S: Ln [Ln= Eu, Tb] with various Ln concentrations over 5–60° C SV Yap, RM Ranson, WM Cranton, DC Koutsogeorgis, GB Hix Journal of luminescence 129 (5), 416-422 , 2009 2009 Citations: 51
Intrinsic photoluminescence from low temperature deposited zinc oxide thin films as a function of laser and thermal annealing C Tsakonas, W Cranton, F Li, K Abusabee, A Flewitt, D Koutsogeorgis, ... Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics 46 (9), 095305 , 2013 2013 Citations: 49
Broadband infrared imaging governed by guided-mode resonance in dielectric metasurfaces Z Zheng, D Smirnova, G Sanderson, Y Cuifeng, DC Koutsogeorgis, ... Light: Science & Applications 13 (1), 249 , 2024 2024 Citations: 43
Broadband luminescence in defect-engineered electrochemically produced porous Si/ZnO nanostructures S Dellis, N Pliatsikas, N Kalfagiannis, O Lidor-Shalev, A Papaderakis, ... Scientific Reports 8 (1), 6988 , 2018 2018 Citations: 42
Excimer laser processing of inkjet-printed and sputter-deposited transparent conducting SnO2: Sb for flexible electronics WM Cranton, SL Wilson, R Ranson, DC Koutsogeorgis, K Chi, R Hedgley, ... Thin Solid Films 515 (24), 8534-8538 , 2007 2007 Citations: 37
Optically transparent frequency selective window for microwave applications C Tsakonas, SC Liew, C Mias, DC Koutsogeorgis, RM Ranson, ... Electronics Letters 37 (24), 1464-1466 , 2001 2001 Citations: 37
Laser induced ultrafast combustion synthesis of solution-based AlO x for thin film transistors E Carlos, S Dellis, N Kalfagiannis, L Koutsokeras, DC Koutsogeorgis, ... Journal of Materials Chemistry C 8 (18), 6176-6184 , 2020 2020 Citations: 34
Growth and annealing strategies to control the microstructure of AlN: Ag nanocomposite films for plasmonic applications A Siozios, H Zoubos, N Pliatsikas, DC Koutsogeorgis, G Vourlias, ... Surface and coatings technology 255, 28-36 , 2014 2014 Citations: 34
Decay time characteristics of and for use within an optical sensor for human skin temperature measurement SV Yap, RM Ranson, WM Cranton, D Koutsogeorgis Applied optics 47 (27), 4895-4899 , 2008 2008 Citations: 28
Pulsed KrF laser annealing of ZnS: Mn laterally emitting thin film electroluminescent displays DC Koutsogeorgis, EA Mastio, WM Cranton, CB Thomas Thin Solid Films 383 (1-2), 31-33 , 2001 2001 Citations: 27
Growth optimisation of ZnS: Mn thin film phosphors for high intensity miniature electroluminescent displays G Boutaud, WM Cranton, DC Koutsogeorgis, RM Ranson, C Tsakonas, ... Materials Science and Engineering: B 165 (3), 202-206 , 2009 2009 Citations: 25
When ellipsometry works best: A case study with transparent conductive oxides JA Hillier, S Camelio, W Cranton, AV Nabok, CJ Mellor, ... ACS photonics 7 (10), 2692-2702 , 2020 2020 Citations: 24