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Zwitterion-doped liquid crystal speckle reducers for immersive displays and vectorial imaging
Yihan JinNathan P. SpillerStephen M. Morris
Article
Open Access
22 Sept 2023

Polarization patterns of light enable geolocalization in oceans
Lihong V. Wang
News & Views
Open Access
20 Sept 2023

A copper-iodide cluster microcube-based X-ray scintillator
Jian QiuXiaogang Liu
News & Views
Open Access
20 Sept 2023
The singularities of light: intensity, phase, polarisation
Michael V. Berry
Correspondence
Open Access
19 Sept 2023

Control of light emission of quantum emitters coupled to silicon nanoantenna using cylindrical vector beams
Photoluminescence of Eu3+-doped thin film on a silicon nanoring. The photoluminescence enhancement around the resonant nanoantenna mimics the near-field hot spots tailored by radially or azimuthally polarized cylindrical vector beam.

Martin MontagnacYoann BrûléVincent Paillard
Article
Open Access
19 Sept 2023

All-optical generation of static electric field in a single metal-semiconductor nanoantenna
This paper shows theoretical and experimental results of the electric field-induced second harmonic generation in a single metal-silicon nanostructure for an optical-induced control of the χ(2) susceptibility.

Yali SunArtem LarinDmitry Zuev
Article
Open Access
19 Sept 2023

Defocused imaging-based quantification of plasmon-induced distortion of single emitter emission
We investigate axially defocused images of a single fluorescent emitter near metallic nanostructure to explore distortion due to the emitter-localized surface plasmon interaction and retrieve information regarding precise emitter positions.

Gwiyeong MoonTaehwang SonDonghyun Kim
Article
Open Access
18 Sept 2023

Opening a window to skin biomarkers for diabetes stage with optoacoustic mesoscopy
Hailong HeNikolina-Alexia FasoulaVasilis Ntziachristos
Article
Open Access
18 Sept 2023

A new member of the structured light family: optical spatiotemporal vortices
Fu FengXiaocong Yuan
News & Views
Open Access
16 Sept 2023

Bright and stable near-infrared perovskite light emitters supported by multifunctional molecule design strategy
Joo Sung KimTae-Woo Lee
News & Views
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

Ultra-broadband spectrometer on a chip of picometer scale resolution
Since its creation, the reduction in size of the spectroscope has resulted in a balance between resolution, bandwidth, and signal-to-noise ratio. Up until now, downsized demonstrations have struggled to surmount the technical hurdles of achieving both extremely high resolution (reaching the scale of picometers) and wide bandwidth (exceeding 100 nanometers) at the same time. Nonetheless, these capabilities are fundamental prerequisites for analytical spectroscopy tools in diverse applications such as biomedical sensing and industrial chemical monitoring. They are also critical for compact optical imaging systems like spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), which demand substantial imaging depth and superior spatial resolution.

Alina Karabchevsky
News & Views
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

Early cancer detection by SERS spectroscopy and machine learning
Lingyan ShiYajuan LiZhi Li
News & Views
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

Scattering exceptional point in the visible
We report a universal paradigm for achieving a high-efficiency EP in the visible by leveraging interlayer loss to accurately control the interplay between the lossy structure and lightwaves.

Tao HeZhanyi ZhangXinbin Cheng
Article
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

High-throughput terahertz imaging: progress and challenges
Xurong LiJingxi LiMona Jarrahi
Review Article
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

Achromatic diffractive liquid-crystal optics for virtual reality displays
An achromatic diffractive liquid crystal optics system has been demonstrated to overcome the longstanding chromatic aberration issue, which provides more compact optical components for a wide range of applications.

Zhenyi LuoYannanqi LiShin-Tson Wu
Article
Open Access
15 Sept 2023

DEEP-squared: deep learning powered De-scattering with Excitation Patterning
We present DEEP-squared, a machine learning model trained physics-informed to improve widefield two-photon imaging speed by nearly an order of magnitude for de-scattering with excitation pattering (DEEP).

Navodini WijethilakeMithunjha AnandakumarDushan N. Wadduwage
Article
Open Access
13 Sept 2023

Unveiling the inner structure of electron pulses generated from a laser-wakefield accelerator
Malte C. Kaluza
News & Views
Open Access
12 Sept 2023

Fluorescence microscope light source based on integrated LED
The LED-integrated excitation cube (LEC) is compact, low-cost, and easy to install, taking full advantage of the benefits of LED excitations, and can be used in any fluorescent microscope.

Jianchen ZiHai Bi
News & Views
Open Access
12 Sept 2023

Near index matching enables solid diffractive optical element fabrication via additive manufacturing
We present a fabrication method for diffractive optical elements based on commercially available 3D printing, enabled by near index matching.

Reut Orange kedemNadav OpatovskiYoav Shechtman
Article
Open Access
12 Sept 2023

“Interesting and useful, extreme and ultimate”: an interview with Prof. Huigao Duan
An outstanding scholar who pursues “interesting and useful, extreme and ultimate” in micro-nano manufacturing and optics.

Shuai Ding
Light People
Open Access
12 Sept 2023