Air-clad broadband waveguide using micro-molded polyimide combined with a robust, silica-based inverted opal substrate

Muhammad Umar Khan, Joseph McGrath, Brian Corbett, and Martyn Pemble

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3155-3161 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser testing of anti-reflection micro-structures fabricated in ZnSe and chromium-ion doped ZnSe laser gain media

Douglas Hobbs, Bruce Macleod, Ernest Sabatino, Sergey Mirov, Dmitri Martyshkin, Michael Mirov, Georgiy Tsoi, Sean McDaniel, and Gary Cook

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3377-3388 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Feature issue introduction: shaping and patterning crystals for optics

Carlota Canalias, Sergey Mirov, Takunori Taira, and Benoit Boulanger

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3466-3470 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Phase transformation under direct laser writing in a YAG single crystal

A. G. Okhrimchuk, A. S. Lipatiev, E. V. Zharikov, G. Orlova, V. Mezentsev, and P. G. Kazansky

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3408-3421 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Ferroelectric domain diagnostics near the phase transition by Čerenkov second-harmonic generation

Mousa Ayoub, Jörg Imbrock, and Cornelia Denz

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3448-3455 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Drastic thermal effects reduction through distributed face cooling in a high power giant-pulse tiny laser

Lihe Zheng, Arvydas Kausas, and Takunori Taira

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3214-3221 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

K₂SiF₆:Mn⁴⁺ as a red phosphor for displays and warm-white LEDs: a review of properties and perspectives

Heleen F. Sijbom, Reinert Verstraete, Jonas J. Joos, Dirk Poelman, and Philippe F. Smet

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3332-3365 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimal DNA structure of reverse-hairpin beacons for label-free and positive surface enhanced Raman scattering assays: retraction

Jisun Ki, Jinyoung Kim, Seeungmin Han, Eunji Jang, Taeksu Lee, Jung-Sub Wi, Tae Geol Lee, Woonsung Na, Daesub Song, and Seungjoo Haam

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3136-3136 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Langasites as electro-optic materials for high-voltage optical sensors

Vadim Ivanov, Anatoliy Stepanov, Vladimir Alenkov, and Oleg Buzanov

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3366-3376 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Laser-induced bleaching and thermo-stimulated recovery of luminescent centers in bismuth-doped optical fibers

Sergei V. Firstov, Sergey V. Alyshev, Alexander V. Kharakhordin, Konstantin E. Riumkin, and Evgeny M. Dianov

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3422-3432 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Growth dynamics of ZnO nanowire on a fiber-tip air bubble

Xizhen Xu, Ying Wang, Shen Liu, Changrui Liao, Jun He, Jiarong Lian, and Yiping Wang

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3433-3440 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Mid-infrared transmission through germanium-core borosilicate glass-clad semiconductor fibers

Mustafa Ordu, Jicheng Guo, Boyin Tai, Mi K. Hong, Shyamsunder Erramilli, Siddharth Ramachandran, and Soumendra N. Basu

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3107-3115 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Investigation of upconversion luminescence in Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped Nb₂O₅-based glasses prepared by aerodynamic levitation method

Minghui Zhang, Haiqin Wen, Jianding Yu, Fei Ai, Huimei Yu, Xiuhong Pan, Hui Shao, Meibo Tang, and Lijun Gai

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3222-3230 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Modulated photoluminescence parameters of neodymium in Sr_0.95Y_0.05F_2.05 laser crystal

Fengkai Ma, Dapeng Jiang, Fei Tang, Qinghui Wu, Siyuan Pang, Yan Liu, and Liangbi Su

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3231-3237 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Near-unity haze by aluminum induced glass texturing: structural evolution of Al/glass interface and its impact on texturing

Mustafa Ünal, Aydın Tankut, Sedat Canlı, and Raşit Turan

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3051-3064 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Study on optical properties and upconversion luminescence of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped tellurite glass for highly sensitive temperature measuring

Jianfeng Tang, Maojun Sun, Yawen Huang, Jie Gou, Yu Zhang, Guannan Li, Yuan Li, Yuhong Man, and Jun Yang

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3238-3250 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Natural healing behavior of gamma radiation induced defects in multicomponent phosphate glasses used for high energy UV lasers

Quanlong He, Yaoke Xue, Pengfei Wang, Mengya Sun, Min Lu, and Bo Peng

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3284-3293 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

VBG-locked continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Tm:Y₂O₃ ceramic laser at 2.1 μm

Haitao Huang, Hui Wang, and Deyuan Shen

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3147-3154 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Anisotropy in spectroscopic and laser properties of Yb:Sr₃La₂(BO₃)₄ disordered crystal

Hualei Yuan, Lisha Wang, Yanjun Ma, Xiaodan Dou, Wenjuan Han, Honghao Xu, Junhai Liu, and Zhongben Pan

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3251-3260 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Continuous-wave and passively Q-switched Tm³⁺-doped LuAG ceramic lasers

Zhiyong Zhou, Xiaoxu Huang, Xiaofeng Guan, Jinglong Lan, Bin Xu, Huiying Xu, Zhiping Cai, Peng Liu, Dongyue Yan, Xiaodong Xu, Jian Zhang, Ming Lei, and Jun Xu

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3441-3447 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Femtosecond laser direct inscription of mid-IR transmitting waveguides in BGG glasses

Jean-Philippe Bérubé, Arthur Le Camus, Sandra Helena Messaddeq, Yannick Petit, Younès Messaddeq, Lionel Canioni, and Réal Vallée

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3124-3135 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Impact of gas cluster ion and accelerated neutral atom beam surface treatments on the laser-induced damage threshold of ceramic Yb:YAG

Mariastefania De Vido, Michael J. Walsh, Sean Kirkpatrick, Richard Svrluga, Klaus Ertel, P. Jonathan Phillips, Paul D. Mason, Saumyabrata Banerjee, Jodie M. Smith, Thomas J. Butcher, Chris Edwards, Cristina Hernandez-Gomez, and John L. Collier

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3303-3311 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhancement of surface area and wettability properties of boron doped diamond by femtosecond laser-induced periodic surface structuring

Eduardo Granados, Miguel Martinez Calderon, Jacek Krzywinski, Eckhard Wörner, Ainara Rodriguez, Mikel Gomez Aranzadi, and Santiago M. Olaizola

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3389-3396 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Spectral optimization of color temperature tunable white LEDs based on perovskite quantum dots for ultrahigh color rendition

Wanlu Zhang, Wu Yang, Ping Zhong, Shiliang Mei, Guilin Zhang, Guoping Chen, Guoxing He, and Ruiqian Guo

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3065-3076 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced light extraction efficiency of a InGaN/GaN micro-square array light-emitting diode chip

Dan Han, Shufang Ma, Zhigang Jia, Peizhi Liu, Wei Jia, Hailiang Dong, Lin Shang, Guangmei Zhai, and Bingshe Xu

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3261-3269 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Ultraviolet light-induced photochemical reaction for controlled fabrication of Ag nano-islands on ZnO nanosheets: an advanced inexpensive substrate for ultrasensitive surface-enhanced Raman scattering analysis

Linlin Xu, Shuang Li, Feng Li, Hua Zhang, Dameng Wang, Ming Chen, and Feng Chen

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3137-3146 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Narrow-pass-band amplification of THz radiation by dielectric-metal nanostructures with optically active graphene-based inclusions

Denis Iakushev and Servando Lopez-Aguayo

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3093-3106 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Metamaterial for polarization-incident angle independent broadband perfect absorption in the terahertz range

Xu Zhang, Hongqiang Li, Zeyong Wei, and Limei Qi

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3294-3302 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Generation, reception and separation of mixed-state orbital angular momentum vortex beams using metasurfaces

Shixing Yu, Long Li, and Na Kou

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3312-3321 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Twinning and defect formation mechanism in He⁺/H⁺-implanted KTiOPO₄

Yu-Jie Ma, Fei Lu, Bing-Xi Xiang, Jin-Lai Zhao, and Shuang-Chen Ruan

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3204-3213 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Improved activation technique for preparing high-efficiency GaAs photocathodes

Yijun Zhang, Yunsheng Qian, Cheng Feng, Feng Shi, Hongchang Cheng, Jijun Zou, Jingzhi Zhang, and Xiang Zhang

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3456-3465 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

TiO₂ nanotube/TiO₂ nanoparticle hybrid photoanode for hole-conductor-free perovskite solar cells based on carbon counter electrodes

Jing-hua Hu, Wen-hui Liu, Ying-ping Yang, Li Zhao, Yu Qiao, Shu-han Li, Pei-han Liu, and Meng-wei Chen

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3322-3331 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Detection of biomolecules and bioconjugates by monitoring rotated grating-coupled surface plasmon resonance

Emese Tóth, Anikó Szalai, Anikó Somogyi, Balázs Bánhelyi, Edit Csapó, Imre Dékány, Tibor Csendes, and Mária Csete

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3181-3203 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Gold nanorod/nanosphere clustering by split-GFP fragment assembly for tunable near-infrared SERS detections

Taerin Chung, Tugba Koker, and Fabien Pinaud

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3270-3283 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Realization of tunable plasmon-induced transparency by bright-bright mode coupling in Dirac semimetals

Huan Chen, Huiyun Zhang, Maodong Liu, Yunkun Zhao, Xiaohan Guo, and Yuping Zhang

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3397-3407 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of well width fluctuations on recombination properties in semipolar InGaN quantum wells studied by time- and spatially-resolved near-field photoluminescence

Tomas K. Uždavinys, Daniel L. Becerra, Ruslan Ivanov, Steven P. DenBaars, Shuji Nakamura, James S. Speck, and Saulius Marcinkevičius

Opt. Mater. Express 7(9), 3116-3123 (2017)  View: HTML | PDF