Prof. Axel Scherer — Research Profile
California Institute of Technology · Electrical Engineering
Graduate application deadlines
Electrical Engineering
PhD in Electrical Engineering (EE)
Fall 2027Application deadline
Dec 15, 2026
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Prof. Axel Scherer at California Institute of Technology Electrical Engineering lists Silicon photonics for agile optical data communications systems with 100Gb/s bandwidth, Implantable wireless health monitors, Plasmonic sensing of biomolecules, Miniaturization of vacuum tube technology, Optical strain gauges as their registered research area.
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Recent papers
- Plasmonic Moiré Superlattices for Robust Nanogap Cluster FormationSmall Methods · Mar 1
- Positive electron beam resists for lithography below 5 nmJournal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena · Dec 1, 2025
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