ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-18DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01335
Caterina Soldano, Ornella Laouadi, Vladimir Kornienko, Katherine Gallegos-Rosas, Amirhossein Azari
{"title":"Electroplex Emission in TADF-Based Organic Light-Emitting Transistors","authors":"Caterina Soldano, Ornella Laouadi, Vladimir Kornienko, Katherine Gallegos-Rosas, Amirhossein Azari","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01335","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01335","url":null,"abstract":"Thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) offers promising routes to enhance the efficiency of organic light-emitting devices by enabling utilization of both triplet and singlet excitons. In this study, we investigate the performance of multilayer organic heterostructures incorporating the TADF emitter DMAC-DPS blended with CBP, under field-effect charge transport conditions in transistor-based devices. We systematically studied the optical and electronic properties of emissive blends within the device architecture. Two key findings emerge from this study: (a) a DMAC-DPS concentration of 15% yields the highest electroluminescence efficiency, which we attribute to balanced charge transport within the emissive layer, and (b) electrical excitation induces a pronounced red shift in the emission spectrum, suggesting electroplex formation at the interface between the emissive blend and the <i>n</i>-type semiconductor. These results highlight the critical role of balanced charge transport and interfacial interactions for the understanding of light generation mechanisms and overall improvement of the device performances while offering new insights into the design of TADF-based light-emitting transistors.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145311485","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pixel-Level Spectral Routers for RGB-IR Sensing","authors":"Zhiqiu Yan, Zhiqing Zhang, Xin Liu, Zhenyuan Huang, Zhifang Qian, Changgui Lu, Ningfeng Bai, Zhipeng Wu, Qilong Wang","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01866","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01866","url":null,"abstract":"All-dielectric metasurfaces provide an effective way to modulate the amplitude, polarization, and phase of light, promising to achieve enhanced optical functions. Spectral routers based on metasurfaces offer a novel method for significantly improving the energy utilization efficiency of the incident light compared with traditional Bayer filter arrays. Near-infrared light, which can easily offer object details hidden in the dark, is also of great importance in high-quality imaging under low-illumination conditions. To take advantage of both, we employ metasurface-based spectral routers to distribute both visible and near-infrared light into four color channels on the pixel level, whose structure is optimized by an inverse-design optimization algorithm. The average light utilization efficiency is improved to exceed 89% over the modulating region (400–900 nm), and the experimentally fabricated sample proves the color splitting function, potentially advancing RGB-NIR image sensing.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"138 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145311487","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-18DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01514
Darui Lu, Jordan M. Malof, Willie J. Padilla
{"title":"An Agentic Framework for Autonomous Metamaterial Modeling and Inverse Design","authors":"Darui Lu, Jordan M. Malof, Willie J. Padilla","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01514","url":null,"abstract":"The evolution from large language models to agentic systems has created a new Frontier of scientific discovery, enabling the automation of complex research tasks that have traditionally required human expertise. We developed and demonstrated such a framework specifically for the inverse design of photonic metamaterials. When queried with a desired optical spectrum, the Agent autonomously proposes and develops a forward deep learning model, accesses external tools via APIs for tasks like optimization, utilizes memory, and generates a final design via a deep inverse method. We demonstrate the framework’s effectiveness, highlighting its ability to reason, plan, and adapt its strategy autonomously and in real-time, mirroring the processes of a human researcher. Notably, the Agentic Framework possesses internal reflection and decision flexibility, allowing exploration of a large design space and the production of highly varied output. Our results suggest that autonomous agents have the potential to accelerate research in photonics and broader domains of scientific computing while reducing the expertise requirements.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145311486","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multitask Multiplexed Switchable Infrared Optoelectronic Detection Based on Band Switch","authors":"Shikun Duan, Jiapeng Hu, Xiangyang Shi, Maohua Chen, Yu Wan, Yuzhuo Bai, Hang Ma, Tiange Zhao, Tengfei Xu, Meng Yuan, Qianwen Zheng, Qing Li, Qisheng Wang, Fang Zhong, Zhen Wang, Lei Liao, Weida Hu","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01554","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01554","url":null,"abstract":"The multifunctionality and integration of detection systems have consistently been a primary focus in the development of optoelectronic devices. The structural design of functionally stacked devices facilitates the acquisition of information for complex and diverse detection tasks, significantly enhancing effective information density. However, challenges such as thermal management issues arising from high integration density and signal crosstalk between different tasks pose substantial obstacles for multifunctional detection structures. In this work, we propose a low-power, low-crosstalk, switchable multifunctional detection scheme. The effective reuse of multifunctionality is attributed to the self-isolation and low energy consumption of the three-terminal optional Schottky junction device. The built-in electric field of the Schottky junction effectively blocks majority carriers while facilitating the transport of minority carriers. This enables the device to achieve a noise current of 4.2 × 10<sup>–27</sup> A<sup>2</sup> Hz<sup>–1</sup> without requiring external bias. We demonstrate the system’s real-time edge imaging capability for letter masks and target vehicles, as well as its capacity to identify flammable hydrocarbons at concentrations as low as parts per million (ppm). This low-power, low-crosstalk multifunctional architecture presents a novel approach for the next generation of multifunctional integrated detection systems.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145314691","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Single-Mode Electrically Pumped Liquid Crystal VCSELs with Mode-Hop-Free Tuning over 30 nm","authors":"Ning Cui, Zhanguo Shi, Huihui Wang, Hongzhuo Wang, Jisheng Wang, Tianyao Zhang, Baolu Guan","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01687","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01687","url":null,"abstract":"Electrically pumped liquid crystal (LC) tunable VCSELs hold transformative potential for optical coherence tomography (OCT), spectroscopy, LiDAR, and high-speed optical communications. However, conventional optical pumping LC systems suffer from bulkiness, inflexibility, and scalability limitations. Herein, we propose a fully electrically pumped LC-tunable VCSEL (ELC-VCSEL) with a three-electrode design and an inner LC-coupled cavity. Through COMSOL simulations and structural optimization, we comprehensively evaluated the effects of mode competition and LC birefringence characteristics on the wavelength tuning range. This device achieves a 30.8 nm mode-hop-free tuning range (1044.5–1075.3 nm) at 3 mA via a precisely designed LC modulation layer that suppresses mode competition. Simultaneously, the proposed ELC-VCSEL exhibits excellent single-mode characteristics, with a side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) of 33.7 dB and a full width at half maximum (FWHM) of 0.19 nm. By eliminating external pumping to reduce costs and power consumption, the ELC-VCSEL could further expand its practical applicability in electro-optic systems, biomedical sensing, optical communications, and fast-response optical instruments.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"54 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01342
Uroš Jagodič, Jaka Pišljar, Andreja Jelen, Miha Škarabot, Igor Muševič
{"title":"Three-Dimensional Planar Alignment of Nematic Liquid Crystal by Direct Laser Writing of Nanogratings","authors":"Uroš Jagodič, Jaka Pišljar, Andreja Jelen, Miha Škarabot, Igor Muševič","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01342","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01342","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a new method of aligning liquid crystals along polymer surfaces that are printed vertical to the focal plane using direct laser writing. The method is based on nanogrooves that are imprinted into surfaces of polymer structures and provide robust, reliable, repeatable, and well-controlled alignment patterns. Our results demonstrate that the anchoring strength of a liquid crystal on printed nanogratings is comparable to that of conventional polyimide layers. The advantages are at least 2-fold. First, we can print large vertical areas of well-defined patterns of nanogrooves with uniform anchoring strength, and, second, we can control the azimuthal anchoring strength by adjusting the amplitude and the periodicity of nanogrooves. Printing of alignment nanogrooves on tilted, curved and surfaces of arbitrary shape could be realized using printing protocols based on the principle shown here with potential applications in emerging microphotonic devices based on liquid crystals.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"34 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01694
Ming Yang, Mingyuan Liu, Xiaopeng Wang, Haoqian Lv, Yuqing Du, Yongbin Qi, Zijiaqi Wang, Qiang Yang, Qiang Liu
{"title":"Noninvasive Blood Glucose Monitoring via Vein Visualization-Guided Confocal Raman Spectroscopy and Heterogeneous Ensemble Learning","authors":"Ming Yang, Mingyuan Liu, Xiaopeng Wang, Haoqian Lv, Yuqing Du, Yongbin Qi, Zijiaqi Wang, Qiang Yang, Qiang Liu","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01694","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01694","url":null,"abstract":"Raman spectroscopy holds promise for noninvasive glucose monitoring. But its practical implementation is constrained by challenges like imprecise sampling locations, poorly resolved glucose-specific features, and small data sets. To overcome these limitations, venous visualization technology (VVT) is, for the first time, integrated with a confocal Raman spectroscopy (CRS) system to improve spectral sampling precision and quality. Moreover, a stacking ensemble learning framework combining multiple heterogeneous base models is proposed to improve model generalization while mitigating overfitting for accurate glucose prediction. Meanwhile, an internal standard method, combined with the Raman spectrum intelligent augmentation engine and a feature selection-driven stacking model, is employed to expand the effective data set size and optimize model weight allocation. For method validation, regression analysis is conducted on synthetic blood samples and in vivo venous blood glucose, with classification of samples based on varying glucose levels. Results indicate that, for in vitro synthetic blood experiment, the glucose peak area ratio is significantly linearly correlated with concentration, with the regression R<sup>2</sup> value reaching 0.9897. For the in vivo transcutaneous test, VVT enhances the accuracy of venous localization by approximately 20%, with the regression R<sup>2</sup> between the predicted and reference values reaching 0.928. In the classification experiment, reliable results are obtained for synthetic blood using 2 mmol/L intervals during training; when transitioned to the in vivo transdermal test, transfer learning boosts the accuracy by 2 percentage points to 92% for distinguishing between pre- and postprandial glucose states. These results establish a foundation for the application of AI-based noninvasive glucose monitoring technology.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"123 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295273","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Recent Progresses in Direct Photolithographic Patterning of Quantum Dots","authors":"Yifei Liu, Jiayuan Li, Siting Cai, Tingzhu Wu, Zhong Chen, Yue Lin, Shuli Wang","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01692","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01692","url":null,"abstract":"Luminous quantum dots (QDs) are highly attractive materials for advanced display technologies due to their exceptional optical properties, including strong absorption, narrow emission spectra, and high photoluminescence quantum yields. These characteristics enable their use in next-generation microdisplays requiring high brightness, superior color purity, broad color gamut, and fast response times. Among various fabrication techniques, direct photolithographic patterning of QDs stands out as a highly reliable method for creating QD pixel arrays. This approach offers significant advantages in terms of resolution, throughput, response time, scalability, and seamless integration with conventional micro/nanofabrication processes. This review critically examines recent progress in direct photolithographic patterning of QDs for microdisplay applications. We particularly focus on the underlying light-responsive mechanisms of QD surface ligand engineering and the development of QD–polymer composites. Furthermore, we evaluate the performance of the resulting patterned QD microstructures in actual microdisplay applications. Finally, we address the current challenges in practical implementation and propose future directions for the advancement of QD direct lithographic patterning techniques, with the aim of providing valuable insights for continued innovation in this rapidly evolving field.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"66 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-16DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01501
Xiaoyang Zhao, Zhipeng Ma, Shiao Zhao, Hang Liang, Guobiao Tang, Yu Zhang, Jian Wang
{"title":"Side-Coupled High-Power and High-Speed Ge-on-Si Photodetectors using Lateral Subwavelength Grating Waveguides","authors":"Xiaoyang Zhao, Zhipeng Ma, Shiao Zhao, Hang Liang, Guobiao Tang, Yu Zhang, Jian Wang","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01501","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01501","url":null,"abstract":"High-saturation power Ge-on-Si photodetectors are widely used in analog photonics and microwave photonics, serving as key components to convert optical signals to electrical signals. However, the saturation power of the conventional butt-coupled photodiode is typically constrained by the space-charge effect. Here, two side-coupled Ge-on-Si photodetectors assisted by subwavelength grating (SWG) waveguides are proposed and realized. The present photodetectors adopt the side-coupled method, and the SWG waveguides are optimized to eliminate the space-charge effect with high optical power. One of the side-coupled photodetectors, which has a single SWG input waveguide, demonstrated a saturation current of 53.4 mA. The other has two SWG waveguides with bidirectional optical feed and has a saturation current of 41.1 mA. The device exhibits a bandwidth of 53.4 GHz under 5 mA output current. Under a photocurrent of 1 mA, the high-speed open eye diagram for 112 Gbps nonreturn-zero (NRZ) data transmission is demonstrated. And under the photocurrents of 13 and 20 mA, the open eye diagrams for the 56 and 28 Gbps NRZ data transmission are demonstrated, respectively. The present side-coupled Ge-on-Si photodetector shows excellent performance for high power detection compared with the conventional butt-coupled one.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"26 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145306067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
ACS PhotonicsPub Date : 2025-10-15DOI: 10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01814
Filip Milojković, Niels Verellen, Roelof Jansen, Frédéric Peyskens, Xavier Rottenberg, Pol Van Dorpe
{"title":"Integrated Photonics-Based Focusing through Multimode Fibers","authors":"Filip Milojković, Niels Verellen, Roelof Jansen, Frédéric Peyskens, Xavier Rottenberg, Pol Van Dorpe","doi":"10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.5c01814","url":null,"abstract":"A breakthrough in endoscopy imaging resolution, coupled with a drastic reduction in its invasiveness, is on the horizon with emerging techniques based on multimode fibers. These imaging techniques rely on illumination wavefront control to deliver diffraction-limited images through a thin multimode fiber (diameter ∼ 100 μm). By controlling the wavefront at the fiber’s input, a grid of focused spots can be raster scanned at the fiber’s end to form an image. However, there’s room for performance improvement in spatial light modulators commonly used for focusing through multimode fibers. The ones based on liquid crystals suffer from low sub-kHz modulation speed, while the other, digital micromirror devices, require an intricate optical setup to achieve preferred phase modulation. We propose a novel approach for focusing through a fiber by employing a photonic integrated circuit to modulate the wavefront, which brings improvements in the modulation rate and the optical setup compactness. Using an optical phased array with 128 antennas, operating at a wavelength of λ = 852 nm, we demonstrate focusing through a graded-index multimode fiber. Spot size as low as 2.3 μm, approaching the diffraction limit, and an average focus power ratio equal to 93% of the theoretical maximum are achieved. Additionally, we demonstrate 2D focus steering at the fiber’s distal end for raster-scan imaging. By focusing in different planes, we show that OPAs can enable volumetric imaging through a multimode fiber. Finally, our device was fabricated on a silicon nitride platform, offering the prospect of large-scale fabrication.","PeriodicalId":23,"journal":{"name":"ACS Photonics","volume":"94 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":7.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145295972","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}