June 2023

Light–Matter Interactions

  • Spotlight Summary by Guangyuan Li

    • Self-design of arbitrary polarization-control waveplates via deep neural networks
    • Artificial intelligence algorithms enable high-performance polarization manipulation with arbitrary functionalities, which can be further combined with other dimensional manipulation of light, of the wavefront for...
    • Photon. Res. 11(5) 695-711 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Johann Toudert

    • VECSEL systems for quantum information processing with trapped beryllium ions
    • Suitably designed VECSELs (vertical external cavity surface emitting lasers) bring improved laser solutions for quantum information processing with trapped beryllium ions. Lasers enable manipulating and monitoring the...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 40(4) 773-781 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Fang-Wen Sun

    • High-sensitivity optical-fiber magnetic sensor based on diamond and magnetic flux concentrators
    • Quantum sensors based on nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamonds have strong electromagnetic fields, temperature and pressure detection capabilities with high precision. The recently developed fiberized diamond-based...
    • Opt. Express 31(9) 14685-14693 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Karsten Hinrichs

    • Diffraction-limited hyperspectral mid-infrared micro-ellipsometry
    • Fascinating and impressive innovations in infrared (IR) analytics have been put forth in the recent years. In this context, exceptional developments in IR laser technology such as e.g. quantum cascade lasers (QCLs),...
    • Opt. Lett. 48(9) 2293-2296 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optical Design and Instrumentation

  • Spotlight Summary by Daewook Kim

    • Adaptive parabolic membrane mirrors for large deployable space telescopes
    • In this study on adaptive membrane mirror manufacturing, researchers successfully created parabolic membrane mirrors of exceptional optical quality in a test chamber, using a rotating liquid surface as mold. The...
    • Appl. Opt. 62(11) 2835-2844 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Didier Felbacq

    • Examining and explaining the “generalized laws of reflection and refraction” at metasurface gratings
    • Is there anything like a Generalized Law of Reflection and Refraction specific to metasurfaces? The idea of a Generalized Law of Reflection and Refraction, put forward by F. Capasso and coauthors has led to an enormous...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 39(8) 1352-1359 (2022) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Fang-Wen Sun

    • High-sensitivity optical-fiber magnetic sensor based on diamond and magnetic flux concentrators
    • Quantum sensors based on nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers in diamonds have strong electromagnetic fields, temperature and pressure detection capabilities with high precision. The recently developed fiberized diamond-based...
    • Opt. Express 31(9) 14685-14693 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Karsten Hinrichs

    • Diffraction-limited hyperspectral mid-infrared micro-ellipsometry
    • Fascinating and impressive innovations in infrared (IR) analytics have been put forth in the recent years. In this context, exceptional developments in IR laser technology such as e.g. quantum cascade lasers (QCLs),...
    • Opt. Lett. 48(9) 2293-2296 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optics in Biology and Medicine

  • Spotlight Summary by Nathaniel J. M. Haven and Roger J. Zemp

    • Photoacoustic remote sensing elastography
    • Estimation of relative elasticity in tissue samples has emerged as a new functional imaging extension to photoacoustic remote sensing microscopy, thanks to the recent work published by Yanchi Yuan et al....
    • Opt. Lett. 48(9) 2321-2324 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Vision and Color

  • Spotlight Summary by Rigmor C. Baraas

    • ChromaCorrect: prescription correction in virtual reality headsets through perceptual guidance
    • A major challenge that is hindering widespread adoption of augmented reality/virtual reality (AR/VR) technology is the need for users to have well-functioning eyes and visual system to be able to comfortably wear and...
    • Biomed. Opt. Express 14(5) 2166-2180 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

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