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Precise spectrophotometric method for semitransparent metallic thin-film index determination using interference enhancement

A precise spectrophotometric method to determine the refractive index of a semitransparent metallic thin film is presented. This method relies on interference enhancement of the measured spectra, employing an ...

Authors: Riley Shurvinton, Fabien Lemarchand, Antonin Moreau and Julien Lumeau

Drastic advancement in nanophotonics achieved by a new dressed photon study

A timely review of the emerging new phase of dressed photon (DP) studies, not yet prevailing in the global nanophotonic society, is given in contradistinction to its preceding incipient phase. A new theory on ...

Authors: Hirofumi Sakuma, Izumi Ojima, Motoichi Ohtsu and Tadashi Kawazoe

Simple method to evaluate the pixel crosstalk caused by fringing field effect in liquid-crystal spatial light modulators

In this work we provide a simple experimental method to measure and evaluate the pixel crosstalk in phase-only liquid-crystal displays caused by the fringing field effect. The technique is a reverse engineerin...

Authors: Ignacio Moreno, María Del Mar Sánchez-López, Jeffrey A. Davis and Don M. Cottrell

Fabrication of a light-emitting device based on the CdS/ZnS spherical quantum dots

In this work, we focus on the colloidal quantum dot based light-emitting diodes (QD-LEDs) performance. First, we synthesize the spherical QDs with a CdS core that covered with a wider band gap II–VI semiconduc...

Authors: Kobra Hasanirokh, Asghar Asgari and Saber Mohammadi

Effect of various additives on aluminum oxide thin films prepared by dip coating, thermal behavior, kinetics and optical properties

Aluminum oxide thin films attract research interest due to their properties. Aluminum acetate was used as an Al source with acetic acid, oxalic acid, and nitric acid as additives. The transmittance and the thi...

Authors: Mohammed Bouzbib, Maryam El Marouani and Katalin Sinkó

Lossy mode resonances in photonic crystal fibers

The interaction effect of the fundamental mode in a special photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with a thin-film absorbing coating deposited on a surface of a fiber cladding on the optical transmission of the PCF is ...

Authors: Mauricio Salazar Sicacha, Vladimir P. Minkovich, Alexander B. Sotsky, Artur V. Shilov, Luidmila I. Sotskaya and Evgeny A. Chudakov

Optical vortices in waveguides with discrete and continuous rotational symmetry

Coherent vortex structures are fascinating physical objects that are widespread in nature: from large scale atmospheric phenomena, such as tornadoes and the Great Red Spot of Jupiter to microscopic size topolo...

Authors: Andrey Pryamikov, Ljupco Hadzievski, Mikhail Fedoruk, Sergei Turitsyn and Alejandro Aceves

Realization of a polarization-insensitive optical frequency-domain reflectometer using an I/Q homodyne detection

We report on the development and implementation of an optical frequency-domain reflectometer (OFDR) sensing platform. OFDR allows to measure changes in strain and temperature using optical fibers with a length...

Authors: Alin Jderu, Marcelo A. Soto, Marius Enachescu and Dominik Ziegler

Correction to: Electromagnetic waves scattering from a sphere of complex conjugate medium

Authors: Ahsan Illahi, M. Bashir, Majeed A. S. Alkanhal, Sadia Khatoon, Abdul Ghaffar and Y. Khan

Methodology of optimisation for a nanostructured two-photon absorption photodetector

We introduce a 3-step method to optimise a nanostructured photodetector for infrared sensing through non degenerated two-photon absorption (NDTPA). First, the nanostructure is designed to tailor the distributi...

Authors: Maxence Dauphin, Baptiste Fix, Julien Jaeck and Riad Haïdar

Autocompensating measurement-device-independent quantum cryptography in space division multiplexing optical fibers

Single photon or biphoton states propagating in optical fibers or in free space are affected by random perturbations and imperfections that disturb the information encoded in such states and accordingly quantu...

Authors: J. Liñares, G. M. Carral, X. Prieto-Blanco and D. Balado

Comparison of different calibration techniques of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy in bakery products: on NaCl measurement

Laser induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is a rapid optical spectroscopy technique for elemental determination, which has been used for quantitative analysis in many fields. However, the calibration involvi...

Authors: Gonca Bilge, Kemal Efe Eseller, Halil Berberoglu, Banu Sezer, Ugur Tamer and Ismail Hakki Boyaci

Terahertz absorption characteristics of guar gum determined via microfluidic technology

The vibrational energy levels of many biomolecules correspond to the terahertz band; thus, terahertz technology can be used to identify these substances. Moreover, as the biological activity of most biomolecul...

Authors: Feng-Xuan Zhang, Guo-Yang Wang, Hai-Yun Huang, Meng-Han Chen, Si-Jia Zhang, Bo Su and Cun-Lin Zhang

Graphene saturable absorbers applications in fiber lasers

Two-dimensional materials are widely used in a variety of fields, such as medical treatment, industrial preparation, machining, etc. In this review, we have made a detailed description of the development of fi...

Authors: Xi Peng and Yixin Yan

Integrable solution for light shaping based on a Fourier-pair mapping

In far-field light shaping, one of the design methods is based on a one-to-one map between the irradiance of the source and target. However, an integrability issue may occur in this kind of algorithms, either ...

Authors: Liangxin Yang, Irfan Badar, Christian Hellmann and Frank Wyrowski

Binary defocusing technique based on complementary decoding with unconstrained dual projectors

Binary defocusing technique can effectively break the limitation of hardware speed, which has been widely used in the real-time three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction. In addition, fusion technique can reduce c...

Authors: Xuexing Li and Wenhui Zhang

Design of a phosphor-converted LED based lighting system considering both the lighting and color uniformity

In this work, a scheme of combining an aspheric reflector and a primary packaging freeform lens in phosphor-converted lighting-emitting diode (pc-LED) based lighting system design was developed. In contrast to...

Authors: Jinren Yan

Assessment about Luneberg integrals and application to digital in-line holography

In this publication, the Luneberg integrals are revisited and the conditions of the using of such integrals have been recalled. Additivity law of Luneberg’s integrals and the link with the Frenel kernel for th...

Authors: S. Coëtmellec, D. Lebrun, M. Brunel and A. J. E. M. Janssen

Metamaterials subwavelength terahertz resonant cavities

One of the unique properties of metamaterials is the ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves at subwavelength scales, made possible by their structure on these scales. Here, rather than consider effective ...

Authors: M. Al-Rubaiee, A. H. Al-Janabi, S. C. Fleming and A. Argyros

Stimulated Raman scattering simulation for imaging optimization

Two simulation programs of a stimulated Raman scattering microscopy (SRS) imaging system with lock-in amplifier (LIA) detection were developed. SRS is an imaging technique based on the vibrational Raman cross-...

Authors: Liron Zada, Bart Fokker, Heather A. Leslie, A. Dick Vethaak, Johannes F. de Boer and Freek Ariese

Quantum dash multi-wavelength lasers for Tbit/s coherent communications and 5G wireless networks

We report on the design, growth, fabrication, and performance of InAs/InP quantum dash (QD) multi-wavelength lasers (MWLs) developed by the National Research Council (NRC) Canada. The key technical specificati...

Authors: Zhenguo Lu, Jiaren Liu, Youxin Mao, Khan Zeb, Guocheng Liu, Philip J. Poole, John Weber, Mohamed Rahim, Grzegorz Pakulski, Chunying Song, Martin Vachon, Pedro Barrios, Daniel Poitras, Shurui Wang and Weihong Jiang

A new route for caesium lead halide perovskite deposition

Inorganic metal halide perovskites are relevant semiconductors for optoelectronic devices. The successful deposition of thin films of CsPbBr₃ and CsPbCl₃ has recently been obtained by Radio-Frequency magnetron sp...

Authors: Naomi Falsini, Andrea Ristori, Francesco Biccari, Nicola Calisi, Giammarco Roini, Paolo Scardi, Stefano Caporali and Anna Vinattieri

Raman spectroscopic detection of interleukin-10 and angiotensin converting enzyme

In this report we present a confocal Raman system to identify the unique spectral features of two proteins, Interleukin-10 and Angiotensin Converting Enzyme. Characteristic Raman spectra were successfully acqu...

Authors: Shuo Zhang, Frederieke A. M. van der Mee, Roel J. Erckens, Carroll A. B. Webers and Tos T. J. M. Berendschot

Fabrication of perfect plasmonic absorbers for blue and near-ultraviolet lights using double-layer wire-grid structures

This study proposes using double-layer wire-grid structures to create narrow-band, perfect plasmonic absorbers, which depend on polarization, for the short-wavelength visible and near-ultraviolet regions of th...

Authors: Atsushi Motogaito, Ryoga Tanaka and Kazumasa Hiramatsu

Transient dynamical-thermal-optical system modeling and simulation

In modern high resolution optical systems like astronomical telescopes or lithographic objectives, performance degradations can be caused by various disturbances. Holistic optical system simulation is required...

Authors: Luzia Hahn and Peter Eberhard

Nano-imprinted subwavelength gratings as polarizing beamsplitters

Polarizing beamsplitters have numerous applications in optical systems, such as systems for freeform surface metrology. They are classically manufactured from birefringent materials or with stacks of dielectri...

Authors: Julian Wüster, Yannick Bourgin, Patrick Feßer, Arne Behrens and Stefan Sinzinger

Crystallization behavior of ion beam sputtered HfO₂ thin films and its effect on the laser-induced damage threshold

In this work, we present our results about the thermal crystallization of ion beam sputtered hafnia on 0001 SiO₂ substrates and its effect on the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT). The crystallization process...

Authors: Zoltán Balogh-Michels, Igor Stevanovic, Aurelio Borzi, Andreas Bächli, Daniel Schachtler, Thomas Gischkat, Antonia Neels, Alexander Stuck and Roelene Botha

Correction to: Design of high performance and low resistive loss graphene solar cells

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Kourosh Rezaei, Mohammad Sabaeian and Yaser Hajati

Improvement of the optical properties after surface error correction of aluminium mirror surfaces

Ion beam finishing techniques of aluminium mirrors have a high potential to meet the increasing demands on applications of high-performance mirror devices for visible and ultraviolet spectral range. Reactively...

Authors: M. Ulitschka, J. Bauer, F. Frost and T. Arnold

A predictable smoothing evolution model for computer-controlled polishing

Quantitative prediction of the smoothing of mid-spatial frequency errors (MSFE) is urgently needed to realize process guidance for computer controlled optical surfacing (CCOS) rather than a qualitative analysi...

Authors: Jing Hou, Pengli Lei, Shiwei Liu, Xianhua Chen, Jian Wang, Wenhui Deng and Bo Zhong

Fabrication-friendly polarization-sensitive plasmonic grating for optimal surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Plasmonic nanostructures are widely utilized in surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) from ultraviolet to near-infrared applications. Periodic nanoplasmonic systems such as plasmonic gratings are of great...

Authors: Arpan Dutta, Tarmo Nuutinen, Khairul Alam, Antti Matikainen, Peng Li, Eero Hulkko, J. Jussi Toppari, Harri Lipsanen and Guoguo Kang

3D flame reconstruction and error calculation from a schlieren projection

In this work a 3D flame reconstruction is performed from a 2D projection of the hot gases of a combustion flame. The projection is obtained using an optical schlieren technique. In this technique, a schlieren ...

Authors: C. Alvarez-Herrera, J. L. Herrera-Aguilar, D. Moreno-Hernández, A. V. Contreras-García and J. G. Murillo-Ramírez

Correction to: Mid-spatial frequency error generation mechanisms and prevention strategies for the grinding process

An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via the original article.

Authors: Mario Pohl, Olga Kukso, Rainer Boerret and Rolf Rascher

Mid-spatial frequency error generation mechanisms and prevention strategies for the grinding process

The research presented in this paper is focused on the link between manufacturing parameters and the resulting mid-spatial frequency error in the manufacturing process of precision optics. The goal is to under...

Authors: Mario Pohl, Olga Kukso, Rainer Boerret and Rolf Rascher

Hermitian and non-Hermitian shortcuts to adiabaticity for fast creation of maximum coherence and beam splitting

We theoretically exploit the shortcuts to adiabaticity (STA) technique in Hermitian and non-Hermitian quantum systems to realize the maximum coherence and beam splitting by eliminating the nonadiabatic couplin...

Authors: Kai Tang, Zhengfeng Hu, Xi Chen and Chengpu Liu

Transverse electric surface waves in ferrite medium surrounded by plasma layers

The theoretical analysis of transverse electric surface waves in ferrite medium surrounded by isotropic plasma layers is presented in this manuscript. Maxwell’s equations in differential form are used, and we ...

Authors: M. Umair, A. Ghaffar, Majeed A. S. Alkanhal, Ali H. Alqahtani and Y. Khan

Macro to nano specimen measurements using photons and electrons with digital holographic interferometry: a review

Today digital holographic interferometry (DHI) is considered a modern full-field non-destructive technique that allows generating 3D quantitative data of a wide variety of specimens. There are diverse optical ...

Authors: María del Socorro Hernández-Montes, Fernando Mendoza-Santoyo, Mauricio Flores Moreno, Manuel de la Torre-Ibarra, Luis Silva Acosta and Natalith Palacios-Ortega

Dual parameter measurement system for temperature and stress based on Sagnac interferomter

Authors: Huanhuan Yan, Li Wang, Songtao Li and Jin Wang

Design of high performance and low resistive loss graphene solar cells

Despite metallic plasmonic excitations can enhance the performance of ultra-thin solar cells however these so-called plasmonic solar cells suffer from a large resistive (Ohmic) loss caused by metallic elements...

Authors: Mohammad Sabaeian and Yaser Hajati

Complimentary code keying of spectral amplitude coding signals in optical buffering with increased capacity

Signal buffering services such as contention resolution and congestion avoidance are essential in optical packet switching networks. In this paper, an optical memory scheme based on spectral amplitude coding (...

Authors: Kai-Sheng Chen and Wien Hong

Full-chain modeling and performance analysis of integral imaging three-dimensional display system

The full-chain system performance characterization is very important for the optimization design of an integral imaging three-dimensional (3D) display system. In this paper, the acquisition and display process...

Authors: Ying Yuan, Xiaorui Wang, Yang Yang, Hang Yuan, Chao Zhang and Zhenshun Zhao

On the average secrecy capacity for indoor visible light communication systems

For visible light communication (VLC), the light signals are transmitted without optical fibers or any sort of wave-guiding. Due to the inherent broadcast nature, physical-layer security emerges as a promising...

Authors: Jun Zheng Zhang and Ke Ke

Research on optical 32QAM-OFDM-PON access scheme with different numbers of sub-carriers using DMT modulation

An optical 32QAM-OFDM-PON system with different numbers of sub-carriers using discrete multitone (DMT) modulation and demodulation is designed and demonstrated by experiment. Electron-optic generation, directl...

Authors: Yufeng Shao, Ying Long, Anrong Wang, Zefu Tan, Guoping Lei, Zhengquan Hu, Yu Liu, Qinzheng Hu, Zhuang Wang and Jie Yang

Construct freeform surface directly in an initial layout of an off-axis reflective image system by seed curve extension and simulated annealing algorithm

In this paper, a method of how to construct a freeform surface directly in an off-axis reflective image system is proposed. The method includes both the seed curve extension algorithm and simulated annealing a...

Authors: Hongxiang Pan, Zhouping Su, Yangliu Zhang and Tao Wu

Spatial localization of hotspots in Fano-resonant plasmonic oligomers for surface-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering

Realization of Fano resonance in plasmonic oligomers is often exploited to design efficient plasmonic substrates for surface-enhanced coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering. Disk-type Fano-resonant plasmonic ol...

Authors: Arpan Dutta and Erik M. Vartiainen

Design and performance analysis of integrated focusing grating couplers for the transverse-magnetic TM₀₀ mode in a photonic BiCMOS technology

Focusing grating couplers for the excitation of the fundamental transverse-magnetic (TM) mode in integrated silicon photonic waveguides are designed and characterized under the boundary conditions of a photoni...

Authors: Galina Georgieva, Karsten Voigt, Anna Peczek, Christian Mai and Lars Zimmermann

Integrated Er/Si Schottky Photodetectors on the end facet of optical waveguides

In the last two decades there has been growing interest in silicon photonics and in the possibility to integrate new materials to overcome the silicon intrinsic limitations. Erbium has represented a viable sol...

Authors: T. Crisci, L. Moretti, M. Gioffrè, M. Iodice, G. Coppola and M. Casalino

The performance of consumer-grade near infrared spectrometer in traditional Chinese medicine

Technical advances in instrument manufacturing have promoted the miniaturization and cost reduction of portable NIR spectrometers. The price of a device is now affordable to ordinary consumers, which might pro...

Authors: Zhaozhou Lin, Zhihong Zhuang, Chongnian Luo, Jiayu Zhang and Hao Gu

Low-noise transfer of the spectral purity of an optical comb line using a feedforward scheme

We present a detailed frequency noise analysis of a feedforward scheme used to faithfully transfer the spectral properties of an individual line of an optical frequency comb spectrum to a single-mode laser and...

Authors: Pierre Brochard, Benjamin Rudin, Florian Emaury, Valentin J. Wittwer, Stéphane Schilt and Thomas Südmeyer

Correction of wavefront rotation between interferometer and shack-hartmann sensor using bending modes

In some active optics system, the influence function, which is the surface deformation ability of an actuator, is measured by directly detecting the mirror surface using an interferometer and the surface corre...

Authors: Yi Zhu, Tao Chen and Hongzhuang Li