Facilities
Microwave and Infrared Laboratory - 122 Kemper Hall
Our microwave and infrared laboratory counts with advanced equipment, including:
IR-neaSCOPE s-SNOM system including nano-FTIR, imaging, and TERS (532 nm) modules with spatial resolution down to ~25 nm, as well as a wide variety of tunable IR lasers (OPO), femtosecond lasers, and visible sources.
Bruker FTIR system coupled to a Hyperion 2000 microscope.
Home-made set-up for the automatic on-chip characterization of IR sensors, including advanced metrics such as wavelength dependent responsivity.
Additionally, our lab counts with a CopperMount VNA (1.3 GHz), ultra-low noise Keysight RF source generator, a MFLI Zurich Instrument Lock-in Amplifier (5 MHz) and a large number of microwave components (filters, amplifiers, splitters, etc.). We also have a large set of IR and optical detectors (photodetectors, pyroelectric detectors, etc.), IR and optical mounts and components (lenses, beamsplitters, mirrors, etc.), and high-power visible-light sources.
Terahertz Laboratory - 121 Kemper Hall
Our laboratory counts with a pump and probe terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system (Menlo Tera K-15), purged enclosure, as well as a home-made set-up and software for the automatic characterization of THz devices and samples.
Nanofabrication Capabilities
Our group extensively uses CNM2 at UC Davis and Marvell lab at UC Berkeley to fulfill our nanofabrication needs. We have access to a full spectrum of state-of-the-art micro-nanofabrication equipment, processes, and services, including nanometer-scale lithography, deposition, etching, and characterization capabilities for leading-edge research in MEMS/BioMEMS, Sensors, Photonics, Heterogeneous integration, Optoelectronics, Compound semiconductors, Meta surfaces, Microfluidics, Biomedical devices, Optics, Quantum Nanophotonics and Solar cells.
Davis Millimeter Wave Research Center
Our group have access and routinely uses the Davis Millimeter Wave Research Center for our microwave needs. This shared center focuses on fostering millimeter wave technology for wireless communications, radar, sensing, and imaging systems. It offers advanced microwave instrumentation, including a Keysight PNA Network Analyzer operating up to 325 GHz, Keysight PXA signal analyzer, and a semi-automatized cascade probe station, among other equipment.
Material Characterization
Our group uses the Advanced Materials Characterization and Testing (AMCaT ) laboratory at UC Davis for our material characterization needs. We have access to state of the art scanning transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution x-ray diffraction (both powder and thin film diffraction), x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, as well as optical microscopes and other characterization tools