Publications & projects

A selection of relevant recent TU/e publications and projects from the integrated photonics groups.

Publications

ACS Nano

  • Mark D. Thomson, Florian Ludwig, Jakob Holstein, Reiam Al-Mudhafar, Shihab Al-Daffaie, and Hartmut G. Roskos. Coherent Terahertz Detection via Ultrafast Dynamics of Hot Dirac Fermions in Graphene.ACS Nano 2024, 18(6), 4765–4774. doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.3c08731
  • M. S. Cano-Velázquez, S. Buntinx, A. L. Hendriks, A. van Klinken, C. Li, B. J. Heijnen, M. Dolci, L. Picelli, M. S. Abdelkhalik, P. Sevo, M. Petruzzella, F. Pagliano, K. D. Hakkel, D. M. J. van Elst, P. J. van Veldhoven, E. Verhagen, P. Zijlstra, and A. Fiore. Beyond Spectral Resolution in Nanophotonic Sensing: Picometer-Level Precision with Multispectral Readout.ACS Nano 2025, 19(30), 27515–27525. doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.5c06561

Advanced Photonics Research

  • J. Ji, B. Zhou, P. Bøggild, S. Al-Daffaie, P. U. Jepsen, J. Gomez Rivas. Robustness and Tunability of Symmetric-Protected Bound States in the Continuums and Quasi-Bound States in the Continuums in Terahertz Metasurfaces.Advanced Photonics Research, 2400020.
    doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400020

Analytical Chemistry

  • R. W. H. Teeuwen, M. Russo, M. Merkx, and P. Zijlstra. Single-Molecule Protein Interactions and Unfolding Revealed by Plasmon-Enhanced Fluorescence.Analytical Chemistry 97(29), 15651–15657 (2025).  
    doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5c01091


Applied Physics Letters

  • L. Gnoatto, T. Molier, J. J. Lamberts, A. L. Bassant, C. F. Schippers, R. A. Duine, and R. Lavrijsen. Investigating the Interplay between Spin-Polarization and Magnetic Damping in CoxFe80−xB20 for Magnonics Applications.Applied Physics Letters 126(7), 072402 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1063/5.0254050
  • M. V. Efremova, L. M. Boer, L. Edelmann, L. Ruijs, J. Li, M. A. Verschuuren, and R. Lavrijsen. AFM cantilever magnetometry for measuring Femto-Nm torques generated by single magnetic particles for cell actuation.Applied Physics Letters 126(9) (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1063/5.0254620

Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X

  • M. Dolci, P. Dreverman, M. S. Cano-Velázquez, A. L. Hendriks, E. Veth, A. Fiore, and P. Zijlstra. Fiber-tip Photonic Crystal for Real-time Referenced Biosensing in Serum.Biosensors and Bioelectronics: X, 100573 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1016/j.biosx.2024.100573

Chips

  • Sander Reniers, Yi Wang, Salim Abdi, Jasper de Graaf, Aleksandr Zozulia, Kevin A. Williams, Yuqing Jiao. Highly Versatile Photonic Integration Platform on an Indium Phosphide Membrane.Chips 4(3), Article 32 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.3390/chips4030032

Communications Materials

  • F. J. F. van Riel, S. Vercruysse, B. Koopmans, and D. Leitao. Understanding field-free single-shot laser-induced reversal of exchange bias.Communications Materials 6(1), Article 110 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1038/s43246-025-00831-1

Frontiers in Nanotechnology

  • Rajib Ghosh, Danqing Liu, Sander Reniers, Yuqing Jiao, Weiming Yao. Reconfigurable optical synaptic weighting engine using a liquid crystal-based multimode interference coupler.Frontiers in Nanotechnology 7, Article 1593347 (2025). doi.org/10.3389/fnano.2025.1593347

JOSA B

  • Bernat. Uniform and low-speckle illumination with a 1D on-chip phased array and multimode fiber.Journal of the Optical Society of America B (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1364/JOSAB.571609

Lab on a Chip

  • J. Serra, J. C. Mateus, S. Cardoso, J. Ventura, P. Aguiar, and D. C. Leitao. Stress-actuated partially flexible microelectrode arrays for activity recording in 3D neuronal cultures.Lab on a Chip 25, 5574–5583 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1039/D4LC01077A

Nanophotonics

Nature Communications

  • Peeters, W. H. J., van Lange, V. T., Belabbes, A., van Hemert, M. C., Jansen, M. M., Farina, R., van Tilburg, M. A. J., Verheijen, M. A., Botti, S., Bechstedt, F., Haverkort, J. E. M., & Bakkers, E. P. A. M. Direct bandgap quantum wells in hexagonal Silicon Germanium.Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 5252 (2024). 
    doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-49399-3
  • Hendriks, F., Rojas-Lopez, R. R., Koopmans, B., & Guimarães, M. H. D. Electric control of optically-induced magnetization dynamics in a van der Waals ferromagnetic semiconductor.Nature Communications, 15(1), Article 1298 (2024). 
    doi.org/10.1038/s41467-024-45623-2
  • Jie Ji, Jose Sanchez-Gil, Djero Peeters, Wouter Holman, Thanh Xuan Hoang, J.L.M van Mechelen, Jaime Gomez-Rivas. Near-field Probing of the Local Density of Optical States Enhanced by Bound States in the Continuum in Nonlocal Metasurfaces.Nature Communications (2025), available at Research Square. doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-6306367/v1

Optics Express

  • Limeng Zhang, Rastko Pajković, Marco Gagino, Kevin A. Williams, Erwin Bente, Victor Dolores Calzadilla. Monolithic integration of a tunable laser with a millimeter-scale surface emitting grating enabling high-resolution line-shaped beam steering.Optics Express 33(16), 33655–33662 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1364/OE.564459
  • Lukas Puts, Daan Lenstra, Kevin A. Williams, Weiming Yao. All-optical spiking laser neuron integrated in generic InP photonic circuit technology.Optics Express 33(13), 27400–27413 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1364/OE.560596

Physical Review B

  • P. Li, T. J. Kools, H. Pezeshki, J. M. B. E. Joosten, J. Li, J. Igarashi, J. Hohlfeld, R. Lavrijsen, S. Mangin, G. Malinowski, and B. Koopmans. Picosecond all-optical switching of Co/Gd-based synthetic ferrimagnets.Physical Review B 111(6), 064421 (2025). 
    doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.111.064421

Reviews of Modern Physics

  • Enrico Di Russo, Tom Verstijnen, Paul Koenraad, Konstantinos Pantzas, Gilles Patriarche, and Lorenzo Rigutti. Order and disorder at the atomic scale: Microscopy applied to semiconductors.Reviews of Modern Physics 97, 025006 (2025). doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.97.025006

Spotlight on Optics

Projects

NWO Vici DynaSense (Project page)

  • DynaSense develops a plasmonic metasurface platform for single-molecule optical sensing of weak protein interactions. The project aims to track these interactions over time using lattices of metal nanoparticles on a heat sink for thermal stability. This research will advance understanding of intrinsically disordered proteins and their weak interactions. Funded under the NWO Vici program (2025–2030).

ENW-M MetaSense (Details)

  • MetaSense proposes a novel metasurface sensor for molecular detection at the single-molecule level. Combining super-resolution microscopy, machine learning, and molecular sensing, this project aims to revolutionize protein interaction studies. Funded by NWO ENW-M.

InSynQ (Project page)

  • InSynQ develops integrated synchronizable laser sources for quantum sensing, based on photonic integrated circuits. The project focuses on narrowband lasers and photodetectors for quantum clocks and frequency combs. A Dutch-German collaboration funded by a Trilateral call, with Dutch support from Quantum Delta NL. TU/e contributes chip design and fabrication; MenloSystems handles testing and packaging.

CCCNL – ChipNL Competence Centre (Website)

  • The Dutch national competence centre for semiconductors and photonics, CCCNL, connects startups, SMEs, and research institutions to European pilot lines and design platforms, accelerating innovation in chip design, integrated photonics, and quantum technologies. Part of the EU Chips Act initiative.

EuroCDP – EU Chips Design Platform (Website)

  • A cloud-based design platform providing access to EDA tools, IP libraries, pilot line technologies, and training for semiconductor and photonic chip design. Coordinated by imec under the EU Chips Act, supporting European fabless startups and SMEs.

PIXEurope – European Pilot Line for Photonic Integrated Circuits (Project site)

  • A €400M initiative to establish Europe’s first open-access pilot line for advanced photonic integrated circuits (PICs). The project covers design, fabrication, packaging, and testing to accelerate industrial adoption of PIC technology. Part of the Chips JU program, led by ICFO in Barcelona.