Lei Xu, Jiawei Zhang, Eli A. Doris, Simon Bilodeau, Jesse A. Wisch, Manting Gui, Yusuf O. Jimoh, Bhavin Shastri, Barry P. Rand, Paul R. Prucnal
{"title":"Building Scalable Silicon Microring Resonator-Based Neuromorphic Photonic Circuits Using Post-Fabrication Processing with Photochromic Material","authors":"Lei Xu, Jiawei Zhang, Eli A. Doris, Simon Bilodeau, Jesse A. Wisch, Manting Gui, Yusuf O. Jimoh, Bhavin Shastri, Barry P. Rand, Paul R. Prucnal","doi":"10.1002/adom.202402706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202402706","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Neuromorphic photonics has become one of the research forefronts in photonics, with its benefits in low-latency signal processing and potential in significant energy consumption reduction when compared with digital electronics. With artificial intelligence (AI) computing accelerators in high demand, one of the high-impact research goals is to build scalable neuromorphic photonic integrated circuits which can accelerate the computing of AI models at high energy efficiency. A complete neuromorphic photonic computing system comprises seven stacks: materials, devices, circuits, microarchitecture, system architecture, algorithms, and applications. Here, we consider microring resonator (MRR)-based network designs toward building scalable silicon integrated photonic neural networks (PNN), and variations of MRR resonance wavelength from the fabrication process and their impact on PNN scalability. Further, post-fabrication processing using organic photochromic layers over the silicon platform is shown to be effective for trimming MRR resonance wavelength variation, which can significantly reduce energy consumption from the MRR-based PNN configuration. Post-fabrication processing with photochromic materials to compensate for the variation in MRR fabrication will allow a scalable silicon system on a chip without sacrificing today's performance metrics, which will be critical for the commercial viability and volume production of large-scale silicon photonic circuits.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202402706","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143831223","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Highly Efficient Non-Doped Phosphorescent Blue OLEDs with Novel Asymmetric Iridium(III) Complexes","authors":"Xin Wang, Chengcheng Wu, Kai-Ning Tong, Wei He, Kefei Shi, Siqi Li, Zhaoyun Jin, Sinyeong Jung, Zhichun Si, Youwei Yao, Guodan Wei, Feiyu Kang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403273","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403273","url":null,"abstract":"<p>In this study, three phenylimidazole (<b>pmi</b>)-based asymmetric iridium(III) complexes are successfully developed as promising emitters for non-doped blue organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs). The Ir-3 exhibited blue emission with peak located at 470 nm and a high photoluminescent quantum yield (Φ<sub>PL</sub>) of 65% in non-doped film. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis revealeds that <b>Ir-3</b> has increased steric hindrance from bulky tert-butyl groups that effectively suppressed <i>π</i>–<i>π</i> stacking and minimized exciton quenching. The non-doped device based on <b>Ir-3</b> exhibited superior electroluminescent properties, including a low turn-on voltage of 2.80 V, and achieved maximum efficiencies of external quantum efficiency (<i>EQE<sub>max</sub></i>) of 18.01%, a high power efficiency (PE) of 31.52 lm W<sup>−1</sup>, which outperform previously reported blue non-doped phosphorescent OLEDs. Moreover, Ir-3-based non-doped devices closely matched the performance of doped counterparts, demonstrating high color stability and strong emission in the blue region of emission peak of 471 nm and CIE coordinates of (0.164, 0.208). This work highlights the potential of robust Ir-3 as a promising emitter for high efficiency, stable blue OLEDs, offering a simplified, host-free device architecture that maintains performance and provides a practical path forward for next-generation display and lighting applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143861538","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alex Julià López, Noel Muñoz Pérez, Ruslan Magerramov, Mar Puyol, Ferran Crugeira, Sergey Miltsov, Daniel Ruiz-Molina, Claudio Roscini
{"title":"Ketocyanine-Based Materials for Near Infrared-to-Visible Thermochromism (Advanced Optical Materials 9/2025)","authors":"Alex Julià López, Noel Muñoz Pérez, Ruslan Magerramov, Mar Puyol, Ferran Crugeira, Sergey Miltsov, Daniel Ruiz-Molina, Claudio Roscini","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570071","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Thermochromism</b></p><p>The excellent solvatochromic and halochromic properties of ketocyanine dyes are exploited to obtain new wax-based multicolored thermochromic materials. By simply changing the phase-change-material and/or the color developer, solid mixtures of different colors are easily obtained, which all convert into the same color in the liquid state, when the dye does not interact with the environment. Such tunability gives also access to colorless-to-colored transition. More details can be found in article 2401411 by Daniel Ruiz-Molina, Claudio Roscini, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570071","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689200","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zichao Ye, Jie Zhao, Kisung Kang, Scott J. McCormack, Yu-Tsun Shao, Mikhail Y. Efremov, André Schleife, Waltraud M. Kriven, Jian-Min Zuo, Leslie H. Allen
{"title":"Birefringent Color Filter by Layered Metal-Organic Chalcogenides: In-Plane Anisotropy and Odd/Even Effect (Advanced Optical Materials 9/2025)","authors":"Zichao Ye, Jie Zhao, Kisung Kang, Scott J. McCormack, Yu-Tsun Shao, Mikhail Y. Efremov, André Schleife, Waltraud M. Kriven, Jian-Min Zuo, Leslie H. Allen","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570073","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Composites</b></p><p>In article 2402159, Leslie H. Allen and co-workers reveal the birefringence in large single crystal silver alkanethiolate (AgSCn), as a result of in-plane structural anisotropy. The material is a promising candidate for pixels used in intelligent display. Therefore, the cover design starts with a screen display (with picture of flowers) and a single pixel is enlarged. In each pixel, an AgSCn crystal (the atomic structure cartoon) is sandwiched between two crossed polarizers. With such setup, the color of crystal (pictures taken on real samples on the right) exhibits dramatic change from blue to orange, and to purple simply by crystal rotation. A pixelated background was added to allude to the pixels in the display.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570073","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143689172","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Construction of Narrowed Deep-Blue Lighting Emitters Based on Fluorenyl Derivatives via Indolocarbazole Fused Modifying Strategy","authors":"Feiyang Zhong, Baijun Zhang, Yu Huang, Baoxi Li, Xin He, Zhiming Wang, Ben Zhong Tang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403538","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403538","url":null,"abstract":"<p>As a classic deep-blue light-emitting fluorophore, fluorene has constructed kinds of star blue emitters featuring tuning optical performances, but their derivatives with narrow-band emission characteristic are still relatively lacking for the requirement of high-resolution display. Here, a feasible strategy is proposed and implemented for improving traditional luminescent building-block, and an indolo[3,2,1-<i>jk</i>]carbazole (ICz) fragment is fused to fluorene framework via one-pot double-halide cyclized coupling (DHCC) reaction. Three fluorene and ICz-based derivatives via fusing-strategy all inherit narrowed emission performance, and show better deep-blue lighting behavior with stable electrical and thermal properties. By inserting large phenyl and spirofluorene, the intermolecular interactions in DPtIDCz and SFtIDCz are tuned significantly and show more saturated deep-blue lighting emission in non-doped OLEDs. Especially, the electroluminescence spectrum of SFtIDCz peaked at 402 nm with narrow full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) of 28 nm, and its CIE coordinate is removed to (0.166, 0.033) from (0.162, 0.051) of tIDCz, implying the importance in adjustment of side chain structure. These results demonstrate that the strategy of using DHCC reaction to achieve fused modification is highly feasible, and the derived materials can maintain commonly the characteristics of both, which have reference significance for the design of more narrow-emission building-blocks in the future.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074344","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Weipeng Wu, Wilder Acuna, Zhixiang Huang, Xi Wang, Lars Gundlach, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch
{"title":"Hybrid Terahertz Emitter for Pulse Shaping and Chirality Control (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Weipeng Wu, Wilder Acuna, Zhixiang Huang, Xi Wang, Lars Gundlach, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Terahertz Engineering</b></p><p>Terahertz (THz) technology has applications in many fields. However, the full potential of these applications is often hindered by the need for external THz modulators. The article 2402374, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch, and co-workers demonstrate a hybrid THz source that overcomes this limitation by integrating two THz emitters into a single device to enable pulse shaping and chirality control of the emitted radiation without external components. Cover image created by Kelly Walker.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kun Duan, Chenxi Fan, Ke Chen, Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, Yijun Feng
{"title":"Prephase-Based Reconfigurable Joint Amplitude-Phase Control Metasurface for Multifunctional Scattering Manipulation (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Kun Duan, Chenxi Fan, Ke Chen, Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, Yijun Feng","doi":"10.1002/adom.adom202570067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.adom202570067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Reconfigurable Metasurface for Multifunctional Scattering Manipulation</b></p><p>The cover image illustrates a reconfigurable metasurface for multifunctional scattering manipulation. Each unit cell integrates p-i-n diodes with tunable equivalent resistance, enabling the metasurface to fully leverage the combined advantages of pre-phased configuration, continuous amplitude tuning, and 1-bit phase control by adjusting the coding sequences. This allows for versatile control over scattering characteristics, paving the way for new opportunities in scattering manipulation and inspiring advanced concepts for next-generation multifunctional devices. For further details, see article number 2402664 by Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.adom202570067","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stimuli-Responsive Smart Glass with Switchable Unidirectional Light Source for Enhanced Privacy/Indoor Illumination (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Chun-Ting Wu, Pravinraj Selvaraj, Yuan-Chang Tsai, Chi-Tang Huang, Ching-Cherng Sun, Ko-Ting Cheng","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Unidirectional Light Source</b></p><p>The cover of the article 2403088 by Ko-Ting Cheng and co-workers shows a smart window fabricated using advanced liquid crystal technology, offering privacy protection and a unidirectional light source. It emphasizes the unidirectional light functionality, where light enters the liquid crystal cell and exits exclusively through one side of the smart windows, showcasing its distinctive characteristic for enhanced privacy and control.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570068","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrically Tunable Coupling Between Band-Edge Lasing and Whispering Gallery Modes in Liquid Crystal Microdroplets","authors":"Yu-Chuan Tsao, Hui-Yu Chen, Yang-Fang Chen","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403124","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explores the enhancement of band-edge laser performance through the coupling with whispering gallery modes (WGMs) in electrically tunable blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) microdroplets. BPLCs, known for their fast electro-optical response and photonic bandgap properties, are confined within microscale droplets to induce WGMs, which significantly improve band-edge lasing efficiency. A reversible coupling between band-edge and WGM lasing modes is demonstrated by applying an external electric field. The WGMs, formed by total internal reflection along the BPLC microdroplet boundary, reduce the lasing threshold to improve the performance of the band-edge laser. This dual-mode operation also enables to dynamically control the laser's wavelength and polarization with a wide range, expanding its applicability in optical communication and sensing technologies. These findings provide a valuable approach based on the coupling mechanisms between photonic bandgap materials and WGMs, contributing to the future development of highly tunable and adaptive photonic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulation of Sharp-Line Red Emissions to Efficient Broadband Near-Infrared Luminescence in Cr3+-Activated Spinel Phosphors via Defect Engineering","authors":"Shijie Yu, Tingyu Lin, Qianxing Huang, Peigen Zhang, Leqi Yao, Chao Liang, Jianqing Jiang, Qiyue Shao","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403507","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Spectral tuning toward longer emission wavelengths, while maintaining high quantum efficiency (QE) and thermal stability, remains a formidable challenge for near-infrared (NIR) luminescent materials. Herein, a Mg-deficiency strategy is proposed to achieve the redshift and broadening of Cr<sup>3+</sup> emission in MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel without sacrificing QE and thermal stability. The emission spectrum shifts from sharp lines around 700 nm for stochiometric MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>:Cr<sup>3+</sup> to an ultra-broadband centered at 860 nm for Mg-deficient Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:Cr<sup>3+</sup>, with a profound increase in full width at half maximum (FWHM) from ≈85 to 303 nm. Meanwhile, the Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:0.05Cr<sup>3+</sup> phosphor exhibits an internal QE of 87% and can maintain 80% of initial emission intensity at 150 °C. Moreover, tunable emission bands peaking from 685 to 908 nm are achieved for Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:<i>x</i>Cr<sup>3+</sup> by varying the Cr<sup>3+</sup> concentration. The Cr<sup>3+</sup> broadband emission can be attributed to the formation of Al<sub>Mg</sub> anti-site defects, while the overall lattice contraction caused by the Mg-deficiency contributes to the maintenance of high QE and low thermal quenching. Finally, a NIR phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pc-LED) is fabricated and its application in nondestructive testing is demonstrated. This study initiates a new way to improve the spectral performance of NIR phosphors while preserving high QE and thermal stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}