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ArticleCommunications physics2026

Amorphous silicon-carbide photonics for ultrasound imaging.

R Tufan Erdogan, Bruno Lopez-Rodriguez, Wouter J Westerveld, Sophinese Iskander-Rizk, Gerard J Verbiest, Iman Esmaeil Zadeh, Peter G Steeneken

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Article in Communications physics, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

R Tufan ErdoganDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-7657-6362
Bruno Lopez-RodriguezDepartment of Imaging Physics (ImPhys), Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0009-0001-4923-169X
Wouter J WesterveldDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-5658-2394
Sophinese Iskander-RizkDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.
Gerard J VerbiestDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-1712-1234
Iman Esmaeil ZadehDepartment of Imaging Physics (ImPhys), Faculty of Applied Sciences, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-3833-2508
Peter G SteenekenDepartment of Precision and Microsystems Engineering, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0002-5764-1218

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photonic ultrasound sensors promise unparalleled spatial and temporal resolution in ultrasound imaging due to their size-independent noise figure, high sensitivity, and broad bandwidth. Optical materials can further improve performance and stability, but achieving small size, high sensitivity, and wide bandwidth remains challenging. This work introduces amorphous silicon carbide (a-SiC) for ultrasound sensing, offering strong optical confinement, low propagation loss, and high stability for miniaturized microring sensors. We demonstrate a compact detection system with a 20-transducers linear array coupled to a single bus waveguide. The sensors achieve an optical finesse of 1320 and intrinsic sensitivity of 78 fm kPa

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Integrated opticsMicroresonatorsOptical sensorsPhotonic devices

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PMID41574331
PMCPMC12819153

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