A practical guide for the easy implementation of a Fourier light-field microscope is reported. The Fourier light-field concept applied to microscopy allows the capture in real time of a seri...

In this work, the fabrication and sensing performance of fusion structures based on single-mode fiber (SMF) and multimode fiber (MMF) with different cladding diameters are discussed, and the effects o...

Fluorescence microscopy imaging of live cells has provided consistent monitoring of dynamic cellular activities and interactions. However, because current live-cell imaging systems are limited in thei...

This paper discusses the details about the fabrication of single-mode fiber (SMF)- and multi-mode fiber (MMF)-based core-offset sensor structures for biomolecules detection. SMF-MMF-SMF (SMS) and SMF-...

The adaptation of an off-the-shelf Blu-ray optical pickup unit (OPU) into a highly versatile point source for digital lensless holographic microscopy (DLHM) is presented. DLHM performance is...

Digital holographic microscopy (DHM) has become an attractive imaging tool for the analysis of living cells and histological tissues. Telecentric DHM (TDHM) is a configuration of DHM that reduces the ...

Optical fiber technology combined with surface plasmon resonance enables rapid, precise detection of chemical, biochemical, and biological parameters. Many hybrid optical fiber structures ha...

The structure of silica single-mode fiber (SMF) must be modified in order to develop optical fiber-based biosensors. To reduce the diameter of the optical fiber, a low-cost chemical etching ...

Optical fiber technology, in association with the phenomenon of surface plasmon resonance (SPR), has opened a new gateway for quick, easier, and accurate sensing of various chemical, biochemical, and ...

To image live cells for prolonged periods of time, an Arduino-based, low-cost imaging incubator was constructed. The imaging incubator keeps cells viable by controlling for temperature and ${{\r...

Acousto-optic (AO) devices are used in a variety of light control and processing applications in different environments, including laboratory conditions and the field environment, as well as on air- a...

Schlieren imaging is widely adopted in applications where fluid dynamics features are of interest. However, traditional Z-type schlieren systems utilizing on-axis mirrors generally require l...

In this work, a practical guide for the design of a Fourier lightfield microscope is reported. The fundamentals of the Fourier lightfield are presented and condensed on a set of contour plot...

Spectral characterizations are performed on imagers to obtain a relative spectral response (RSR) curve. This process often utilizes a grating monochromator with an output that changes polari...

The paper discusses the application of single-mode fiber (SMF) and multimode fiber (MMF) to the fabrication of a sensor structure based on the hetero-core optical fiber structure. The proposed structu...

This paper primarily discusses the structural performance analysis of a single/double/quadruple tapered optical fiber (TOF) structure based on single-mode fiber (SMF) and multi-mode fiber (M...

In this paper, we introduce a positioning system to self-adjust the spectral components of holograms recorded by an off-axis digital holography setup. The incidence angle of the reference arm is carri...

We have developed an app, named Sunpass, that is able to convert every smartphone into a solar compass. Sunpass uses input data from the smartphone sensors, calculates the Sun position, and elaborates...

We present a holographic detection module to measure the spatially resolved distribution of pulsed terahertz field in a single scan by a motorized translation stage, responsible for the time delay. Al...

Simple non-empirical equations can predict current versus voltage, power versus voltage, and temperature versus voltage for a tungsten incandescent light bulb using the filament length and radius. The...