In this three-part paper series, we develop a method to trace the lines of flux through a three-dimensional wavefield by following a direction that is governed by the derivative of the phase at each p...

Using the flux tracing algorithm developed in the previous two parts, we examine the nonlinear rays that pass through the focus of a lens containing monochromatic aberrations. Lens aberration is model...

In this three-part paper series, we develop a method to trace the lines of flux through a three-dimensional wavefield by following a direction that is governed by the derivative of the phase at each p...

Over the past several decades, nonstationary optics has risen as a key enabling technology for a multitude of novel applications. These include areas of research such as micromachining and ultrafast o...

The development and application of nonlinear optical (NLO) microscopy methods in biomedical research have experienced rapid growth over the past three decades. Despite the compelling power of these me...

The development and application of nonlinear optical (NLO) microscopy methods in biomedical research has experienced rapid growth over the past three decades. Despite the compelling power of these met...

This tutorial discusses optical communication systems that propagate light carrying orbital angular momentum through random media and use machine learning (aka artificial intelligence) to classify the...

Numerous applications—including optical communications, directed energy, remote sensing, and optical tweezing—utilize the principles of statistical optics and optical coherence theory. Simulation of t...

Ellipsometry is extensively used in the optical regime to investigate the properties of many materials as well as to evaluate with high precision the surface roughness and thickness of thin films and ...

This tutorial is aimed at introducing in a natural fashion the propagation equations system governing the scattering of an electromagnetic wave by a nonlinear medium. The purpose is first to obtain th...

This tutorial is aimed at introducing in a natural fashion the propagation equations system governing the scattering of an electromagnetic wave by a nonlinear medium. The purpose is first to obtain th...

This tutorial is aimed at introducing in a natural fashion the propagation equation system governing the scattering of an electromagnetic wave by a nonlinear medium. The purpose is first to ...

Anomalous radiative transfer (ART) theory represents a generalization of classical radiative transfer theory. The present tutorial aims to show how Monte Carlo (MC) codes describing the transport of p...

Achieving the desired optical response from a multilayer thin-film structure over a broad range of wavelengths and angles of incidence can be challenging. An advanced thin-film structure can consist o...

In the third part of the tutorial, we develop a Maxwell Garnett approximation, which is applicable, in particular, to disordered random media with non-spherical inclusions and to multicomponent mixtur...

Many imaging systems can be approximately described by a linear operator that maps an object property to a collection of discrete measurements. However, even in the absence of measurement noise, such ...

Optical coherence elastography (OCE) has seen rapid growth since its introduction in 1998. The past few decades have seen tremendous advancements in the development of OCE technology and a wide range ...

In this tutorial, we introduce a solver of monochromatic Maxwell equations made freely available at https://www.fresnel.fr/perso/chaumet/ifdda.html, based on the volume moment method. The Institut Fre...

A pair of adjacent transmissive diffractive optical elements (DOEs) forms a combined DOE with tunable optical properties, as, for example, a diffractive lens with an adjustable focal length. The optic...

Here we outline a description of paraxial light propagation from a modal perspective. By decomposing the initial transverse field into a spatial basis whose elements have known and analytical propagat...