Preface Spin-Orbit Coupling of Color Centers for Quantum Applications Optical Ionization of Qubits and their Silent Charge States Thermochromic Properties of 3C-, 6H- and 4H-SiC Polytypes up to 500°C Monitoring of Graphene Properties in the Process of Viral Biosensor Manufacturing Fabrication of Wafer-Level Vacuum-Packaged 3C-SiC Resonant Microstructures Grown on and Silicon 250 μm Thick Detectors for Neutron Detection: Design, Electrical Characteristics, and Detector Performances Stress Fields Distribution and Simulation in 3C-SiC Resonators Design of Monolithically Integrated Temperature Sensors in 4H-SiC JFETs Device Modeling of 4H-SiC PIN Photodiodes with Shallow Implanted Al Emitters for VUV Sensor Applications Plasmonic Ag Nanoparticles on SiC for Use as SERS Substrate and in Integrated Optical Sensors for Bio-Chemical Applications Experimental Observation of Raman Assisted and Kerr Optical Frequency Comb in a 4H-Silicon-Carbide on Insulator Microresonator.