Special Laboratory Reactors: 3D-Printed Reactors
Hardly any technology has spread as publicly as additive manufacturing. 3D printers are now found both in the home and in industrial production. Numerous examples illustrate the development of 3D printing techniques for chemical laboratories....
Entwicklung und Implementierung von Künstlicher Intelligenz in Krankenhäusern
In deutschen Krankenhäusern werden zunehmend KI-Systeme entwickelt und eingeführt, auch aufgrund steigenden Kosten- und Veränderungsdrucks. Für Beschäftigte ist diese Transformation häufig mit zusätzlichem Arbeitsaufwand und Stress verbunden, da...
Collaborative and Cooperative Hospital “In-House” Medical Device Development and Implementation in the AI Age: The European Responsible AI Development (EURAID) Framework Compatible With European Values
The last years have seen an acceleration in the development and uptake of artificial intelligence (AI) systems by “early adopter” hospitals, caught between the pressures to “perform” and “transform” in a struggling health care system. This...
Uncertainty explanation of artificial intelligence models by SHAP
The “black box” characteristic of AI models has received widespread attention from scientists. Explainable artificial intelligence (XAI) methods and uncertainty estimation of AI models are two ways to open the “black box”. However, little...
Room-temperature, 96×96 pixel 3D-stacked InGaAs/InP SPAD sensor with complementary gating for flash LiDAR
„A room-temperature 3D-stacked flash LiDAR sensor is presented for the short-wave infrared (SWIR). The 96×96 InGaAs-InP SPAD array in the top tier is biased by a circuit at the bottom tier. Intensity images and depth maps are shown both indoors...
System-Level Demonstration of a 3D-Integrated Optical 16×16 Benes Switch
We present the first fully packaged 16×16 Benes optical switch based on 3D photonic integration in HHI’s PolyBoard platform and demonstrate its evaluation at system-level in a 25 Gb/s full-duplex optical link. Stable throughput was maintained...
ISAC Beamforming Design Based on a Matrix Formulation With Improved Efficiency
We introduce a novel ISAC beamforming method enabling joint MIMO radar sensing and multi-user MIMO communication. By leveraging a matrix nearness formulation and an efficient solver, our approach drastically reduces computation, avoiding costly...
XR4HUMAN Code of Conduct for the Human-Centered and Ethical Development of Immersive Technologies
The XR4Human Code of Conduct sets forth the ethical obligations for everyone involved in technological innovation and governance of immersive or extended reality (XR) technologies.
Utilizing Degeneracy in a Few-Mode Fiber to Demonstrate Entanglement Distribution
The degenerate modes of a few-mode fiber retain entanglement and allow for distribution over 50-km of single-mode fibers, paving the way for future research towards multi-port bidirectional beam splitters with a consistent coupling ratio across...
Exploring the potential of longitudinal power monitoring for detecting physical-layer attacks
In this work, we investigate the effectiveness of LPM in detecting physical-layer attacks. A detailed simulative analysis is conducted for fiber tapping, addressing aspects such as monitoring implementation, security vulnerabilities, and...
Qubit-Based Clock Drift Correction for Resource-Efficient Quantum Key Distribution
We present a qubit-based clock drift correction method with low computational requirements, that demonstrates a performance equal to a clock drift correction via a dedicated clock channel. Our method enables stable long-term operation as well as...
Dynamic Rerouting of Quantum Key Distribution Links During Live Operation for Software-Defined Networks
Live rerouting of quantum key distribution links poses new synchronization challenges. We demonstrate the seamless handling of multi-minute channel interruptions and fiber length changes exceeding 100 km during live system operation and over...
Catalytically active plate heat exchanger for flexible hydrogen release from perhydro benzyltoluene
A catalytic plate reactor derived from the design of conventional plate heat exchangers was used for the continuous and dynamic dehydrogenation of perhydro benzyltoluene, a LOHC. The surface of heat exchanger plates has been catalytically...
Software for dataset-wide XAI: From local explanations to global insights with Zennit, CoRelAy, and ViRelAy
The predictive capabilities of Deep Neural Networks (DNNs) are well-established, yet the underlying mechanisms driving these predictions often remain opaque. The advent of Explainable Artificial Intelligence (XAI) has introduced novel...
Leveraging Shared Data and Models for ML-Based QoT Estimation: Toward Standardized and Generalizable Models
This work presents the first study of a machine learning-based quality-of-transmission (QoT) estimator using synthetic and experimental datasets from four different organizations, including live network data. It investigates the feasibility of a...
LLM Assistant for TAPI Context and Client Code Translation
This paper presents an LLM-based mediator for disaggregated optical networks, designed to address inconsistencies in TAPI interpretation and generation. By integrating TAPI-YANG models, shared TAPI context, and advanced prompting, it enables a...
Adaptive Change-Point Detection in S-RISnet-Assisted Wireless Networks
This paper proposes Adaptive S-RISNet, a scalable RIS configuration framework that leverages statistical CSI and change-point detection to update phase shifts only when necessary. The method achieves near-optimal performance while drastically...
Short Range Optical Wireless Communication at 67.8 Gbit/s using a Multiaperture VCSEL
We demonstrate a point-to-point optical wireless communication link for fixed wireless access scenarios using a multiaperture VCSEL. At 5 meters distance, a record net data rate of 67.8 Gbit/s is reached after LDPC FEC.
Angle-Resolved Channel Measurements at 28 and 160 GHz in Open Office Environment
Explore how 28 and 160 GHz radio channels really behave in an industrial-style open office. Using angle-resolved measurements at 135 positions, this paper extracts path loss, delay and angular spreads, validates 3GPP models, and quantifies...
Beam-Steered Channel Measurement at 160 GHz in an Industrial Environment
Beam-steered channel measurements were analyzed and evaluated on the basis of identified beam pair realizations regarding MIMO capabilities, macro-diversity gains and blockage effects for a multi-transmitter industrial sub-terahertz communication...
11.5 Gbit/s Transmission Using a 660 mW LiFi Transmitter
For the first time, we demonstrate LiFi transmission with a net data rate of 11.5 Gbit/s using a transmitter with an optical power of 660 mW. Our results pave the way towards next-generation LiFi systems based on high-power VCSEL-arrays.
Demonstration of a Si3N4 Microring Resonator-Based Aptasensor for Human Urokinase-type Plasminogen Activator (uPA) Detection in Point-of-Care Diagnostics
We present the first silicon nitride microring aptasensor for detecting the cancer biomarker uP! A on a photonic integrated chip. Combining high optical sensitivity with aptamer-based selectivity, the sensor distinguishes uPA levels and is...
Can You Do Real-Time Gesture Recognition with 5 Watts?
Accurate and reliable gesture recognition is a central problem in human-computer interaction (HCI). Many applications that make use of gesture recognition call for mobile devices with reduced power consumption, weight and form factors. Recent...
Microwave Photonics Low Phase Noise RF Comb Generator for D- and J-Band
We present a microwave photonic RF comb generator based on a quartz-stabilized, ultra-low phase noise fs-pulse laser in combination with high-speed RF waveguide coupled photodetectors. A generated microwave tone at 270 GHz obtains a low phase...
Introducing AI practitioners to international standards through online competitions
This Comment analyzes a global online landslide classification challenge to examine whether AI competitions can help participants engage with international standards. The results show that while technical innovation was strong, awareness of...
Evaluation of a WR6.5 Rotary Joint with two 3D-printed TE01 Mode Transducers
This paper explores a WR6.5 rotary joint based on two 3D-printed mode transducers. Tests from 140 to 170 GHz show about 2 dB of insertion loss across a 16 GHz usable band (145-161 GHz) and less than 15 degree of phase variation, validating 3D...
Dual-Beam Planar D-Band Antenna Array: Filtering Patch Antennas and Dielectric Lens
A hybrid analog beamforming at D-band is demonstrated by integration between an antenna array and a dielectric lens. The beam is collimated on one plane by the antenna array, and on the other by the elliptical lens profile. The antenna element is...
15 GHz Independently Controllable Dual-Polarized 2-Bit Reconfigurable Intelligent Surface
Experience next-generation reconfigurable intelligent surfaces with a novel dual-polarized 2-bit RIS unit cell offering exceptional 55 dB cross-polarization isolation and 400 MHz bandwidth at 15 GHz. Featuring varactor-loaded bowtie elements and...
Hardware realization of neuromorphic computing with a 4–port photonic reservoir for modulation format identification
We make a deep dive into the fabrication and testing of a photonic reservoir with digital readout. The developed neural network was tested for the identification of modulation formats at 32 Gbaud transmission rates, where it achieved a near-100%...
Experimental Characterization of Photodiode Transmitters for Probabilistically Shaped High-Speed THz Wireless Transmission
In this paper, we present an experimental investigation of two distinct THz transmitter architectures. While Terahertz (THz) wireless communication is key for 6G networks, a systematic performance comparison between different photonic-generated...





























