Graham, Cristina (Date of defense: 2024-01-23)
(English) The properties of ultrathin materials present exciting opportunities to develop multifunctional surfaces. In addition, the use of plastic and thin glass as transparent substrates has the ...
Lago Rivera, Darío (Date of defense: 2022-11-02)
(English) The future quantum Internet will allow the transfer of quantum states between remote locations. However, bridging large distances is a challenging task due to losses in optical fibres. A ...
Castilla, Sebastián (Date of defense: 2022-01-27)
Long wavelength light contains the infrared and terahertz (THz) spetral range of the spectrum. This wavelength range spans approximately from 1 µm to 1 mm. Several applications can be explored in this ...
Avtzi, Stella (Date of defense: 2024-05-03)
(English) Hybrid diffuse optical devices offer a non-invasive and continuous and cost-effective method for monitoring cerebral blood flow and metabolism on the bedside use and realistic simulation ...
Afridi, Adeel (Date of defense: 2023-04-28)
(English) Optical metasurfaces established themselves as potential platform for planar and integrated optics. Progress in the material sciences and fabrication process paves the way towards ultra-thin ...
Kobayashi Frisk, Lisa (Date of defense: 2023-07-14)
(English) The brain is an organ with a large energy budget compared to its volume and weight and constantly requires oxygen-rich blood to meet its metabolic needs. Given this fact, a tool that enables ...
Mazzinghi, Chiara (Date of defense: 2023-07-26)
(English) In this work we propose and demonstrate cavity-enhanced polarization rotation to detect magnetic effects in transparent media with greater sensitivity at equal optical disturbance to the atomic ...
Tagliabue, Susanna (Date of defense: 2022-04-29)
(English) In the intensive care, the multimodal monitoring of the patient is crucial. The systemic physiology is routinely and comprehensively monitored but the practical monitoring of the brain is ...