List of Proposals 2021-22

Institution Proposal
ICFO
Time-modulated laser illumination to characterize the response of metal oxide photoelectrodes for photovoltaic and synthetic solar fuels applications
Molecular structural imaging with single-electron diffraction
Coherent X-ray imaging of dynamics in quantum materials
“The most non-linear optics: Phase change materials
Experimental quantum simulation with ultracold quantum gases of potassium and strontium
Advanced and Super-resolution microscopy characterisation of the cellular and molecular alterations caused by Collagen VI mutations
Using fluorescence nanoscopy to study intracellular organization and membrane trafficking
A bright and pure photon source: Strong coupling of a single molecule to a plasmonic nano-antenna cavity
Tracking ultrafast energy flow on the nanoscale
Fabrication and characterization of bio-compatible plasmonic antennas
Assessing the role of mechanical forces on immune integrin receptors by single molecule imaging methods
Cutting-edge devices in quantum sensing and magnetometry
Pulsatility assessment of diffuse correlation spectroscopy/ time resolved spectroscopy measurements in human subjects
Analysis of the fundamental sensitivity limits of nonlinear interferometers for imaging and sensing with quantum estimation theory tools
Frequency-entangled paired photons for imaging based on the use of the Transport of Intensity equation
Emerging approaches for Co2 capture and conversion
Accelerated materials discovery
UPC
Implementation of an edge-computing system for real-time fringe processing
Optical quality analysis and simulation of new interferometric technique for piston measurement of segmented mirrors
Light interaction with irregular particles: modeling smoke
Conceptual design of an underwater lidar system
Multimodal imaging fog removal for autonomous vehicles in turbid media using deep neural networks
Mueller polarimetry based on Liquid Crystals Variable Retarders
Dynamic tuning of transmitter lasers in fiber access networks
Machine learning algorithm for the analysis of the intensity pulses emitted by a laser to recover information of a sinusoidal input signal
Analysis of the contrast of laser-generated speckle patterns
Asymmetric non-Hermitian polarizers
PT-Symmetric arrays of edge emitting lasers
Photonics and image processing tools for the automatic characterization of the canopy in vineyards
Multispectral imaging for automatic eye fundus evaluation
Eye tracking technology for diagnosis of neurological disorders
Image processing and deep learning for precision agriculture
UB
Neural-network based approach to the Non-Line of Sight Imaging problem
Experimental characterization of magneto-optical resonators
Optical amplification experiments in lead-free perovskite-based planar waveguides
Photoluminiscence properties of ZnO/graphene nanomaterials
Photoluminiscence properties of metal oxide nanomaterials
Ultracold dipolar bosons trapped in atomtronic circuits
A fast imaging Mueller matrix polarimeter for biomedical applications
Upgrade of a Mueller matrix microscope with new fast and compact piezoelectric rotators
Experimental characterization of interacting pairs of Silicon-based optomechanical crystals
Experimental characterization of microsphere optomechanical cavities coupled to silicon nitride photonic waveguides
QUSIDE
Quantum random number generation using polarization switching in VCSELs
FFT acceleration with integrated photonic circuits
ASE OPTICS
Investigation of the effects of tolerances on optical system performance - a comparison of simulation and built systems: experimental measurements focus
Investigation of the effects of tolerances on optical system performance - a comparison of simulation and built systems: simulation and analysis focus
ICE-CSIC
Pound-Drever-Hall lock
ICMAB-CSIC
Optical properties of scalable metal dimer arrays
MONOCROM
Evaluation of tensile stress on the electrooptical charateristics of high power laser bar stacks
INMERSIA
Design of new Near-Eye Display systems for AR and VR glasses
MAPSI
Mid-Long Infrared band-pass 3D photonic crystal filter optimization with TMM techniques