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  • Spotlight Summary by Morio Toyoshima

    • Optical satellite network architecture [Invited Tutorial]
    • This tutorial is an excellent introduction to optical satellite networks from the physical to the transport and application layers. In addition to introducing the relevant terminology, this tutorial provides a...
    • J. Opt. Commun. Netw. 16(1) A53-A67 (2024) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Light–Matter Interactions

  • Spotlight Summary by Haoran Ren

    • Spin–orbital angular momentum degeneracy breaking in nanoplasmonic metachain
    • Breaking the spin-orbital angular momentum degeneracy in a novel plasmonic metachain. Plasmonic metasurfaces hold great promise for both fundamental investigation of light's spin-orbit interactions and applied...
    • Opt. Lett. 49(2) 198-201 (2024) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optical Design and Instrumentation

  • Spotlight Summary by Stefano Sfarra

    • Why thermal images are blurry
    • In photographic technique, "blur" is very important. First of all because it is an excellent compositional tool: it isolates the subject and eliminates confusing elements in the frame. The expedient most commonly used...
    • Opt. Express 32(3) 3852-3865 (2024) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Yuanlong Fan

    • Dynamics and stability conditions of a spectrally combined beam based on a diode laser array
    • A key challenge in designing a spectral beam combining (SBC) system based on a diode laser array (DLA) is how to avoid excessive optical feedback induced by the diffraction grating in the system. Optical feedback...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 41(2) 471-477 (2024) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optoelectronics

  • Spotlight Summary by Gabriele Navickaite

    • SiN integrated photonic components in the visible to near-infrared spectral region
    • Integrated photonics is providing a platform for next generation computing – quantum computing and many applications beyond this exciting area. Silicon nitride is an ideal material for this purpose, due to its...
    • Opt. Express 32(6) 9081-9094 (2024) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

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