Surgical Phase Recognition for different hospitals
Surgical phase recognition is an important aspect of surgical workflow analysis, as it allows an automatic analysis of the performance and efficiency of surgical procedures. A big challenge for training a neural network for surgical phase...
Automatic Registration of Anatomical Structures of Stereo-Endoscopic Point Clouds
In this paper, we present an analysis and registration pipeline for confined point clouds acquired by stereo endoscopes into a fused representation. For a coarse registration, TEASER is applied, while a refinement is conducted utilizing...
Video-Driven Animation of Neural Head Avatars
We present a new approach for video-driven animation of high-quality neural 3D head models, addressing the challenge of person-independent animation from video input.In order to achieve person-independent animation from video input, we introduce...
From Multispectral-Stereo to Intraoperative Hyperspectral Imaging: a Feasibility Study
Spectral imaging allows to analyze optical tissue properties that are invisible to the naked eye. We present a novel approach using two multispectral snapshot cameras covering different spectral ranges as a stereo-system. The proposed method...
Unsupervised learning of style-aware facial animation from real acting performances
This paper presents a novel approach for text/speech-driven animation of a photo-realistic head model based on blend-shape geometry, dynamic textures, and neural rendering. Training a VAE for geometry and texture yields a parametric model for...
Eight-channel SiNx microring–resonator based photonic biosensor for label-free fluid analysis in the optical C-band
A lab-on-a-chip multichannel sensing platform for biomedical analysis based on optical silicon nitride (SiNx) microring-resonators (MRR) was established. The resonators were surface functionalized and finally combined with a microfluidic chamber...
Diffuse-scattering-informed Geometric Channel Modeling for THz Wireless Communications Systems
This paper validates an in-house three-dimensional ray-launching (3D-RL) algorithm with a channel sounder measurement campaign that has been performed in a typical indoor environment at 300 GHz.
A hybrid photonic integrated signal source with > 1.5 THz continuous tunability and < 0.25 GHz accuracy for mmW/THz applications
We present a hybrid photonic integrated mmW/THz signal source, which comprises two tunable lasers and on-chip wavelength meters. The continuous wavelength tunability of a single laser is over 12 nm (1.5 THz), and the wavelength meter accuracy is...
1x4 Vertical Power Splitter/Combiner: A Basic Building Block for Complex 3D Waveguide Routing Networks
A novel polymer-based 1x4 vertical multimode interference (MMI) coupler for 3D photonics is presented. It connects four vertically stacked waveguide layers with a spacing of 21.6 µm. The functionality is demonstrated on a fabricated device.
Optimization of Ultra-Broadband Optical Wavelength Conversion in Nonlinear Multi-Modal Silicon-On-Insulator Waveguides
Ultra-broadband wavelength conversion is identified as one of the key issues in future high capacity, flexible optical networks. In this contribution, methods to optimize the design of a multi-modal high-nonlinear SOI waveguide to achieve...