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Sub-micron-scale, micron-scale and greater than micron-scale, crack-free and regularly-shaped structures of high-contrast refractive index are provided in transparent storage media by controllably focusing ultrashort laser pulses in the bulk of virtually...
E. Mazur and J. E. Carey. 2025. “Silicon-Based Visible and Near-Infrared Optoelectric Devices”
E. Mazur and J. E. Carey. 2025. “Silicon-Based Visible and Near-Infrared Optoelectric Devices”
In one aspect, the present invention provides a silicon photodetector having a surface layer that is doped with sulfur inclusions with an average concentration in a range of about 0.5 atom percent to about 1.5 atom percent. The surface layer forms a diode...
2022
Alexandre Mayer, Hai Bi, Sarah Griesse-Nascimento, Benoit Hackens, Jérome Loicq, Eric Mazur, Olivier Deparis, and Michaël Lobet. 2022. “Genetic-Algorithm-Aided Ultra-Broadband Perfect Absorbers Using Plasmonic Metamaterials”. Optics Express, 30, 2, Pp. 1167-81
Alexandre Mayer, Hai Bi, Sarah Griesse-Nascimento, Benoit Hackens, Jérome Loicq, Eric Mazur, Olivier Deparis, and Michaël Lobet. 2022. “Genetic-Algorithm-Aided Ultra-Broadband Perfect Absorbers Using Plasmonic Metamaterials”. Optics Express, 30, 2, Pp. 1167-81
Complete absorption of electromagnetic waves is paramount in today’s applications, ranging from photovoltaics to cross-talk prevention into sensitive devices. In this context, we use a genetic algorithm (GA) strategy to optimize absorption properties of...
2021
Yang Li, C. T. Chan, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Dirac-Like Cone-Based Electromagnetic Zero-Index Metamaterials”. Light Science & Applications, 19, Pp. 1-29
Yang Li, C. T. Chan, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Dirac-Like Cone-Based Electromagnetic Zero-Index Metamaterials”. Light Science & Applications, 19, Pp. 1-29
Metamaterials with a Dirac-like cone dispersion at the center of the Brillouin zone behave like an isotropic and impedance-matched zero refractive index material at the Dirac-point frequency. Such metamaterials can be realized in the form of either bulk...
Weilu Shen, Stefan Kalies, Marinna Madrid, Alexander Heisterkamp, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Intracellular Cargo Delivery Induced by Irradiating Polymer Substrates With Nanosecond-Pulsed Lasers”. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7, 11, Pp. 5129-34
Weilu Shen, Stefan Kalies, Marinna Madrid, Alexander Heisterkamp, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Intracellular Cargo Delivery Induced by Irradiating Polymer Substrates With Nanosecond-Pulsed Lasers”. ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 7, 11, Pp. 5129-34
There is a great need in the biomedical field to efficiently, and cost-effectively, deliver membrane-impermeable molecules into the cellular cytoplasm. However, the cell membrane is a selectively permeable barrier, and large molecules often cannot pass...
Haoning Tang, Clayton DeVault, Sarah Alejandra Camayd-Muñoz, Yueyang Liu, Danchen Jia, Fan Du, Olivia Mello, Daryl I. Vulis, Yang Li, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Low-Loss Zero-Index Materials”. Nano Lett, 21, 2, Pp. 914-20
Haoning Tang, Clayton DeVault, Sarah Alejandra Camayd-Muñoz, Yueyang Liu, Danchen Jia, Fan Du, Olivia Mello, Daryl I. Vulis, Yang Li, and Eric Mazur. 2021. “Low-Loss Zero-Index Materials”. Nano Lett, 21, 2, Pp. 914-20
Abstract
Materials with a zero refractive index support electromagnetic modes that exhibit stationary phase profiles. While such materials have been realized across the visible and near-infrared spectral range, radiative and dissipative optical losses...
2020
Michael Lobet, Iñigo Liberal, Erik N. Knall, M. Zahirul Alam, Orad Reshef, Robert W. Boyd, Nader Engheta, and Eric Mazur. 2020. “Fundamental Radiative Processes in Near-Zero-Index Media of Various Dimensionalities”. ACS Photonics, 7, Pp. 1965-70
Michael Lobet, Iñigo Liberal, Erik N. Knall, M. Zahirul Alam, Orad Reshef, Robert W. Boyd, Nader Engheta, and Eric Mazur. 2020. “Fundamental Radiative Processes in Near-Zero-Index Media of Various Dimensionalities”. ACS Photonics, 7, Pp. 1965-70
ABSTRACT: Spontaneous emission, stimulated emission and absorption are the three fundamental radiative processes describing light−matter interactions. Here, we theoretically study the behavior of these fundamental processes inside an unbounded medium...
2018
Alexander W. Raymond, Brian J. Drouin, Adrian Tang, Erich Schlecht, and Eric Mazur. 2018. “Miniature Cavity for in Situ Millimeter Wave Gas Sensing: N2O and CH3OH Detection”. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 254, Pp. 763-70
Alexander W. Raymond, Brian J. Drouin, Adrian Tang, Erich Schlecht, and Eric Mazur. 2018. “Miniature Cavity for in Situ Millimeter Wave Gas Sensing: N2O and CH3OH Detection”. Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 254, Pp. 763-70
The Fabry-Perot cavity in a miniature pulsed Fourier transform millimeter-wave spectrometer operating between 94 and 104 GHz is characterized in detail. The new device measures gas or volatile composition in situ and has a nominal volume of 12 cm3, which...
Alexander Raun, Nabiha Saklayen, Christine Zgrabik, Weilu Shen, Marinna Madrid, Marinus Huber, Evelyn Hu, and Eric Mazur. 2018. “A Comparison of Inverted and Upright Laser-Activated Titanium Nitride Micropyramids for Intracellular Delivery”. Scientific Reports , 8, Pp. 15595
Alexander Raun, Nabiha Saklayen, Christine Zgrabik, Weilu Shen, Marinna Madrid, Marinus Huber, Evelyn Hu, and Eric Mazur. 2018. “A Comparison of Inverted and Upright Laser-Activated Titanium Nitride Micropyramids for Intracellular Delivery”. Scientific Reports , 8, Pp. 15595
The delivery of biomolecules into cells relies on porating the plasma membrane to allow exterior molecules to enter the cell via diffusion. Various established delivery methods, including electroporation and viral techniques, come with drawbacks such as...
2017
P. Zhang, L. Ding, and E. Mazur. 2017. “Peer Instruction in Introductory Physics: A Method to Bring About Positive Changes in Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs”. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 113, Pp. 010104-1. doi:10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.113.010104
P. Zhang, L. Ding, and E. Mazur. 2017. “Peer Instruction in Introductory Physics: A Method to Bring About Positive Changes in Students’ Attitudes and Beliefs”. Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res., 113, Pp. 010104-1. doi:10.1103/PhysRevPhysEducRes.113.010104
This paper analyzes pre-post matched gains in the epistemological views of science students taking the introductory physics course at Beijing Normal University (BNU) in China. In this study we examined the attitudes and beliefs of science majors (n = 441)...
2016
S. H. Chung, M. R. Awal, J. Shay, M. M. McLoed, E. Mazur, and C. V. Gabel. 2016. “Novel DLK-Independent Neuronal Regeneration in Caenorhabditis Elegans Shares Links With Activity-Dependent Ectopic Outgrowth”. Proc. Nat.L Acad. Sci., Pp. –. doi:10.1073/pnas.1514529113
S. H. Chung, M. R. Awal, J. Shay, M. M. McLoed, E. Mazur, and C. V. Gabel. 2016. “Novel DLK-Independent Neuronal Regeneration in Caenorhabditis Elegans Shares Links With Activity-Dependent Ectopic Outgrowth”. Proc. Nat.L Acad. Sci., Pp. –. doi:10.1073/pnas.1514529113
During development, a neuron transitions from a state of rapid growth to a stable morphology, and neurons within the adult mammalian CNS lose their ability to effectively regenerate in response to injury. Here, we identify a novel form of neuronal...
N. Lasry, J. Guillemette, M. Dugdale, E. Charles, and E. Mazur. 2016. “Peut-on Apprendre Sans Désapprendre?”. Pédagogie Collégiale, 29, Pp. 27–31
N. Lasry, J. Guillemette, M. Dugdale, E. Charles, and E. Mazur. 2016. “Peut-on Apprendre Sans Désapprendre?”. Pédagogie Collégiale, 29, Pp. 27–31
D’après le romancier français Marcel Proust, «Le véritable voyage de découverte ne consiste pas à chercher de nouveaux paysages, mais à avoir de nouveaux yeux » (Proust, 1923). Ainsi, l’un des principaux objectifs de l’enseignement des sciences est d...