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  • Spotlight Summary by Sara S. Patterson

    • The Verriest Lecture: Pathways to color in the eye and brain
    • In 2007, Paul Martin co-authored a seminal review called the “Unsolved Mystery of Vision” which presented mammalian vision as a “field that is stuck”. Martin is uniquely qualified to make such a...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. A 40(3) V1-V10 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Light–Matter Interactions

  • 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 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

  • Spotlight Summary by Claus-Dieter Ohl

    • Dynamics of single cell femtosecond laser printing
    • Printing cells with a splash. For printing biological cells, their careful yet fast transport is necessary, i.e. typically they are transported from a liquid-filled open container onto a hydrogel-covered substrate....
    • Biomed. Opt. Express 14(5) 2276-2292 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optoelectronics

  • Spotlight Summary by Adetunmise Dada

    • Direct imaging of photonic band-edge states in golden Vogel spirals using photoemission electron microscopy
    • In a significant advance on exploring the fascinating world of photonic structures, this study by Aeschlimann et al. elegantly blends the rigorous experimental technique of photoemission electron microscopy...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 40(3) B19-B27 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Jack Smith

    • Foundry manufacturing of tight-confinement, dispersion-engineered, ultralow-loss silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits
    • This work presents an excellent example of the scaling up of foundry silicon nitride photonic integrated circuits (PICs), fabricated to a high specification and with high yield. Such devices constitute a crucial part of...
    • Photon. Res. 11(4) 558-568 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

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