{"title":"Dynamically Tunable Plasmonic Dual-Band Metamaterial Absorber Utilising VO2/MoS2 for Optical Communication Frequencies","authors":"Masoud Hasankhani, Hamid Vahed, Mohammad Bemani","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70009","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper presents the design and analysis of a tunable metamaterial absorber based on the combination pattern of two-dimensional molybdenum disulfide (MoS<sub>2</sub>) and vanadium dioxide (VO<sub>2</sub>) resonator. The design of the absorber structure is simple and includes an array of silicon on which the pattern of MoS<sub>2</sub> and vanadium is placed. By using the ability to adjust the MoS<sub>2</sub> carrier concentration and VO<sub>2</sub> phase transition properties, the absorber has dual control over its optical properties through temperature and voltage settings. This design provides the possibility of dynamic control of the resonance frequencies of the absorber. The absorber structure shows 99.3% absorption at 1375.8 nm and 94.3% at 1550.9 nm. By adjusting the parameters of the absorber structure, the absorption peak at wavelengths 1545.6 and 1743 nm reached 99.4% and 95.4%, respectively. The tunability of MoS<sub>2</sub> and vanadium allows precise tuning of absorption peak locations and makes the structure suitable for applications such as sensors, detectors, optical filters and telecommunication devices that require precise wavelength placement.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70009","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144688082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Wideband Reconfigurable Multifunctional Analogue Photonic Chip Based on Planar Waveguides","authors":"Qingping Hu, Lili Peng, Yu Sun, Lihua Wang, Zhiwen Ming, Chaotan Sima","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70011","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Wideband reconfigurable multifunctional analogue photonic chip using planar waveguides is proposed and analysed. A variety of planar Bragg gratings (PBGs) are designed and optimised to achieve three functions of fractional Hilbert transform (FHT), optical integration (OI) and optical differentiation (OD) based on the reflection spectrum. We firstly designed the unit chip implementation to verify the fractional-order tunable HT and then integrated the multifunctional units with cascaded MZIs into a single chip. The switching reconfiguration of multiple functions was achieved by optical phase modulation. Finally, we performed the analysis of femtosecond optical pulses to verify the processing effect of ultrafast photonic simulation and computation. The proposed chip achieves the operating bandwidth beyond 160 GHz comprehensively. The root mean squared errors (RMSEs) of the multifunctional temporal optical pulse processing are below 3%. This provides a potential path for ultrafast all-optical signal processing in microwave photonics.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70011","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144657610","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Optical Wireless Data and Power Transfer for In-Body Electronic Devices: A Proof-of-Concept Study Using Ex Vivo Porcine Samples","authors":"Syifaul Fuada, Mariella Särestöniemi, Marcos Katz","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70012","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study presents a proof-of-concept system for the joint wireless transfer of data and power to in-body electronic devices (IEDs) using near-infrared (NIR) light technology. The proposed system addresses two critical challenges in IEDs: the need for enhanced safety, privacy and security on wireless communication to IEDs and the limitations of battery-based power sources. The testbed, built primarily from commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) components, comprises an 810 nm NIR LED, a photovoltaic cell (PV) as an energy harvester, a power management integrated circuit (PMIC), a photodetector amplifier and a supercapacitor. Ex vivo experiments using porcine tissue samples demonstrated three key capabilities: (1) data transmission using Gaussian minimum shift keying (GMSK) modulation, (2) optical power transfer and (3) joint data and power transfer. In terms of data transfer, a data rate of approximately 95 kb/s has been established. Meanwhile, in the context of power transfer, the proposed system successfully charges a supercapacitor across a 3 cm-thick ex vivo porcine tissue within almost one day under 525 mW/cm<sup>2</sup> light exposure (in a continuous wave operation), harvesting approximately 4.2 J of energy at a rate of 45.64 μJ/s. Furthermore, we have demonstrated wireless charging during data transmission, and it is viable. These results validate the feasibility of using optical links for secure, private, and noninvasive communication to IEDs (i.e., forward biotelemetry), which practically prevents remote hacking activities, as the optical beam coverage is very narrow. Furthermore, with the additional feature of wireless charging capabilities, it potentially reduces the need for surgical battery replacements and is expected to lead to improvements in patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70012","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606688","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Russel Reza Mahmud, Ali Ahnaf Hassan, Samia Monjori Sazeen, Abdullah Al Mahmud Nafiz, Shah Md. Salimullah
{"title":"Performance Analysis of Au/ZrN Based Dual-Core Low-Loss Photonic Crystal Fibre Biosensor for Biomedical Applications","authors":"Russel Reza Mahmud, Ali Ahnaf Hassan, Samia Monjori Sazeen, Abdullah Al Mahmud Nafiz, Shah Md. Salimullah","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70014","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The performance of a unique tunable low-loss photonic crystal fibre (PCF)-based refractive index (RI) sensor comprising Gold (Au) and Zirconium Nitride (ZrN) as the plasmonic layer is explored in this article. A comparative analysis of three sensor configurations—Au alone, ZrN alone, and a combination of Au and ZrN—is presented. The sensor achieves the highest spectral sensitivity (WS) of 18,010 nm/RIU at an RI of 1.40 using Au alone and 6150 nm/RIU at an RI of 1.39 using ZrN alone. When both materials are combined, an utmost WS of 38,915 nm/RIU is achieved at an RI of 1.39 for both polarisations, outperforming the other configurations with a confinement loss of only 0.551 dB/cm at an RI of 1.40. This low loss facilitates easy fabrication, allowing for a maximum sensor length of 159 cm, a resolution of 2.57 × 10<sup>−6</sup> RIU, and a limit of detection (LOD) of 6.603 × 10<sup>−11</sup> RIU<sup>2</sup>/nm. The bimetallic layer setup enables the opportunity for enhanced optical coupling between the two different types of plasmonic material used, elevating the detection capability of the sensor. The sensing performance displayed can outperform the currently available sensors that use ZrN solely and are very well-compatible with those using Gold alone. However, using gold layer alone gave out better amplitude sensitivity (AS) results which makes it suitable for application when the cost of equipment is in question and the use of ZrN layer alone can also be a smarter choice considering the cost of material, durability and availability of Zirconium in nature when compared to Gold. The tunable sensor can be employed in biomedical applications such as monitoring the glucose level in the bloodstream of patients and detecting blood components such as RBC, WBC, haemoglobin, plasma, and water from blood samples with high precision and accuracy, being able to differentiate between potential interfering molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144606569","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sheikh Hasib Cheragee, Jannatul Afroj Akhi, Muhammad Masud Tarek, Mohammad Tahsin Alam, Mohammad Jahangir Alam
{"title":"Simulation of Lead-Free Double-Absorber Solar Cell Using Cs2TiBr6/La2NiMnO6 Over 33% Efficiency","authors":"Sheikh Hasib Cheragee, Jannatul Afroj Akhi, Muhammad Masud Tarek, Mohammad Tahsin Alam, Mohammad Jahangir Alam","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70013","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70013","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Despite perovskite solar cells (PSCs) having seen significant improvements in efficiency, their path to industrialisation and commercialisation is hindered by considerable challenges. A major concern is the toxicity associated with lead-based perovskites, which also suffer from rapid degradation. To mitigate these issues, researchers are investigating lead-free alternatives. In this study, we developed a device structure for a lead-free PSC utilising Cs<sub>2</sub>TiBr<sub>6</sub> and La<sub>2</sub>NiMnO<sub>6</sub> as absorbers. By modifying the thickness of these layers with distinct bandgap values, we achieved current matching in the design, which was carried out utilising the solar cell capacitance simulator (SCAPS-1D) with the AM 1.5 G 1 sun light spectrum. The proposed optimised device structure includes layers of FTO, SnO<sub>2</sub>, Cs<sub>2</sub>TiBr<sub>6</sub>, La<sub>2</sub>NiMnO<sub>6</sub>, GO and Au. SCAPS-1D is also utilised to assess the impact of defect density, different hole transport layers (HTLs) and operating temperature on the performance of the proposed double-absorber solar cell (DASC). Additionally, it is also examined how the back-reflective coating and varying solar spectra affect the proposed structure. At 300 K, the optimised design achieved a power conversion efficiency (PCE) of 33.38%, an open circuit voltage (<i>V</i><sub>oc</sub>) of 0.9158 V, a short-circuit current density (<i>J</i><sub>sc</sub>) of 43.47 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> and a fill factor (FF) of 83.85%.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70013","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144573173","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Michael Gad, Mira Abboud, Mostafa Fedawy, Hany Mahrous, Ahmed Shaker, W. Fikry, Michael Ibrahim
{"title":"A Genetic-Algorithm Enhanced Design of a Silicon-Photonics Wavelength Multiplexer/Demultiplexer Circuit","authors":"Michael Gad, Mira Abboud, Mostafa Fedawy, Hany Mahrous, Ahmed Shaker, W. Fikry, Michael Ibrahim","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70008","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This paper proposes a novel design for a wavelength Multiplexer/Demultiplexer circuit based on the complementary-metal-oxide-semiconductor (CMOS) platform. The wavelength-division multiplexing (WDM) specifications for this device include free spectral range of 100 GHz (equivalently <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mn>0.8</mn>\u0000 <mspace></mspace>\u0000 <mtext>nm</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation> $0.8,text{nm}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math>), channel spacing of 50 GHz, crosstalk less than −23 dB, dispersion less than 30 ps/nm, and preferably shape factor greater than 0.6, alongside minimal insertion loss and device footprint. The new design incorporates four additional ring resonators compared to previous studies, resulting in significant enhancement in crosstalk by 13 and 4 dB for the through port and drop port signals, respectively. Additionally, the transmission shape factor increases by 25% and 50% for the through port and drop port, respectively. The design approach employs a genetic algorithm to achieve optimal coupling coefficients for a multi-objective optimisation problem without a mathematical closed form, significantly reducing the computation time. This proposed algorithm seeks a balanced solution where all performance parameters reach acceptable values rather than optimising each parameter individually. This method proves to be both efficient and expedient, effectively eliminating the trial-and-error approach and the need for visual investigation of the Z-domain of the circuit transmission commonly used in the literature.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70008","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144524978","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Experimental Research on Image Transmission Over One Hundred Metres With Limited Bandwidth in a Semantic Ultraviolet Communication System","authors":"Qibin Xu, Xukun Chen, Dahai Han, Min Zhang","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70010","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Currently, ultraviolet (UV) communication is proposed for use in unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) communication, while the efficient transmission of images with limited bandwidth has posed a persistent challenge. This paper introduces a light-emitting diode-based UV communication system combined with semantic compression for image transmission. The experimental results show that the proposed semantic UV communication (SUC) system could transform a 7.19 MB image to a file of approximately 304 kB with the aid of deep learning, effectively reducing the bandwidth required for transmission. In addition, by jointly designing the encoding and modulation process and incorporating the interference light signals from the receiver’s detector into the joint coding-modulation (JCM) system for training, the resulting modulation strategy is matched with the actual transmission conditions. The experimental results demonstrated that the system could work well over 100 m while sending images with good quality in the face of error bits interference.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70010","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144493021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jawad Mirza, Ahmad Atieh, Firdos Kanwal, Salman Ghafoor, Muhammad Ijaz, Benish Kanwal, Anwar Ul Haq, Ahmad Almogren
{"title":"Design of FBG-Based Sensing System for Meat Quality Assessment and Steak Cooking Optimisation","authors":"Jawad Mirza, Ahmad Atieh, Firdos Kanwal, Salman Ghafoor, Muhammad Ijaz, Benish Kanwal, Anwar Ul Haq, Ahmad Almogren","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70006","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Water presence in raw meat not only degrades its quality by diluting the natural flavours, but also increases the risk of bacterial growth, altering texture, and juiciness which ultimately affects the quality of end products. Therefore, quality assessment of raw meat in markets as well as in eateries is important to ensure the consumer's safety and satisfaction. In this paper, we propose a nondestructive technique to detect water presence in raw meat and steak cooking temperature optimisation using a fibre Bragg grating (FBG) temperature sensor inserted into the piece of raw meat. The contribution of this paper is twofold: First, the water presence in the piece of raw meat is detected by analysing the shift in Bragg wavelength corresponding to time-dependent gradual decrease in temperature of heated probe of FBG sensor due to convective heat transfer from probe to meat. Secondly, the optimum cooking temperature of a particular type of steak is achieved after quality assessment of meat by analysing the shift in Bragg wavelength corresponding to time-dependent gradual increase in probe temperature due to convective heat transfer from meat to probe. The results show that the proposed sensing system can complete the error-free detection of water in 250 g piece of raw meat within 30 s for water contents of 50, 75, and 100 g which account for 20%, 30%, and 40% of the net weight of meat, respectively. Moreover, the simulated and experimental values of temperature sensitivity (TS) of FBG sensor used in this work are around 13 and 10 pm/°C, respectively. The proof of the concept of a smart restaurant based upon the proposed work is also discussed. This study provides a nondestructive, simple, and fast solution for detection of water in raw meat and achieving the optimum cooking temperature for different types of steaks.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70006","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144331920","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Channel Characterisation for Underwater Optical Wireless Vertical Links","authors":"Alessandro Ugolini, Federica Poli, Daniele Croce, Stefano Mangione","doi":"10.1049/ote2.70007","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.70007","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We provide a detailed description of depth-dependent effects that affect the propagation of light in underwater optical wireless communication links. Absorption and scattering properties of water are evaluated for realistic chlorophyll profiles versus depth for all the visible spectrum, with particular attention to the wavelengths corresponding to practically feasible laser sources. Results show which visible wavelength is the less affected by propagation loss in specific water conditions, thus being the most suitable to improve the performance of vertical links in underwater optical wireless communications. The developed model is useful also to optimise the distribution of optical channels in systems based on dense wavelength division multiplexing technology, according to the type of water and the depth reached in the vertical communication link.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.70007","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264600","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Xingchen Dong, Xiaofei Han, Yao Meng, Zehua Huang, Yuhang Ji, Binghui Niu, Dan Liang, Yueying Liang, Haiyan He, Zhang Zhou, Jingtao Fan
{"title":"Intelligent photonic computing: From free-space to on-chip integration","authors":"Xingchen Dong, Xiaofei Han, Yao Meng, Zehua Huang, Yuhang Ji, Binghui Niu, Dan Liang, Yueying Liang, Haiyan He, Zhang Zhou, Jingtao Fan","doi":"10.1049/ote2.12112","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1049/ote2.12112","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The increasing scalability of artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms has a high demand for efficient computing architectures and physical platforms. Intelligent photonic computing with high parallelism, high speed, low latency, and multi-dimensional data modulation properties shows its potential for dealing with current challenges of energy consumption in both computing clouds and edge devices. The implementation of photonic devices and physical computing systems for AI computing was reviewed from free-space to on-chip platforms. Firstly, the mathematics and physics of AI algorithms including feedforward neural network, recurrent neural network, and spiking neural network were introduced. Secondly, principles of devices and applications of new architectures including 3D and 2D metasurfaces which are based on diffractive deep neural network and on-chip waveguide devices including Mach–Zehnder interferometers and microring resonators were summarised. Thirdly, two emerging fields of AI computing including reconfigurability and non-linearity were surveyed, which are important factors of achieving in situ training and backpropagation towards the path of general AI computing. Finally, mainstream intelligent photonic computing platforms were compared, and the challenges were outlook.</p>","PeriodicalId":13408,"journal":{"name":"Iet Optoelectronics","volume":"19 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.3,"publicationDate":"2025-06-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1049/ote2.12112","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144264599","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"计算机科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}