March 2023

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  • Spotlight Summary by Michael Dickey

    • Recent advances in liquid metal photonics: technologies and applications [Invited]
    • Gallium is a liquid metal with fascinating, yet underexplored, properties that are appealing for optics. As a metal, gallium can be used for a wide variety of applications such as reflective surfaces, antennas, and...
    • Opt. Mater. Express 13(3) 699-727 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Monica Morales-Masis

    • Optimized optical/electrical/mechanical properties of ultrathin metal films for flexible transparent conductor applications: review [Invited]
    • Transparent electrodes are essential in optoelectronic devices. With the advent of new optoelectronic devices with multiple functionalities, it is increasingly important to develop transparent electrodes matching those...
    • Opt. Mater. Express 13(2) 304-347 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Light–Matter Interactions

  • Spotlight Summary by David Novoa

    • Femtosecond long-wave-infrared generation in hydrogen-filled hollow-core fiber
    • The availability of ultrafast sources of long-wave infrared light (LWIR, wavelengths from 8 to 15 μm) has the potential to revolutionize multiple disparate fields such as molecular fingerprinting spectroscopy or...
    • J. Opt. Soc. Am. B 40(4) 796-806 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Ivano Alessandri

    • Plasmon-driven catalytic reactions in optoplasmonic sandwich hybrid structure
    • This paper shows that the photodimerization of 4-aminothiophenol (PATP) into dimercaptobenzene (DMB), a “gold standard” reaction in plasmon chemistry, can be achieved by sandwiching a PATP solution between a...
    • Appl. Opt. 62(2) 506-510 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Yuancheng Fan

    • All-dielectric terahertz metasurface for linearly-polarized multichannel transmission and superposition states of spherical and vortex waves
    • Metasurfaces, which consist of tailor-made two-dimensional arrays of resonant structures, are promising for achieving planar and compact optical devices capable of shaping optical waves. Their performance is based on...
    • Photon. Res. 11(3) 485-493 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optics in Biology and Medicine

  • Spotlight Summary by Shakil Rehman

    • Compact and low-cost deep-ultraviolet microscope system for label-free molecular imaging and point-of-care hematological analysis
    • A fast, cheap and accurate method for blood sample assessment remains elusive at the point-of-care medical facilities. A complete blood count (CBC) test is typically used to measure red blood cells, white blood cells,...
    • Biomed. Opt. Express 14(3) 1245-1255 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Karthik Vishwanath

    • Diffuse reflection spectroscopy at the fingertip: design and performance of a compact side-firing probe for tissue discrimination during colorectal cancer surgery
    • Geldof et al. describe the development of a finger-tip diffuse optical fiber probe that could become an ubiquitous spectroscopic tool for improved early screening of colorectal cancers. Building on previously...
    • Biomed. Opt. Express 14(1) 128-147 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Lei S. Li

    • Coregistered transcranial optoacoustic and magnetic resonance angiography of the human brain
    • Daniel Razansky and his team have made a big step forward in optoacoustic imaging toward non-invasive functional human brain imaging. Optoacoustic imaging (also known as photoacoustic imaging) is an emerging medical...
    • Opt. Lett. 48(3) 648-651 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

Optoelectronics

  • Spotlight Summary by Enrique García-Caurel

    • Hybrid spatial–temporal Mueller matrix imaging spectropolarimeter for high throughput plant phenotyping
    • Leaves are fascinating organs that ensure the survival of plants and contribute to the stability of the temperature and the composition of the Earth atmosphere. In the past, significant efforts have been made to develop...
    • Appl. Opt. 62(8) 2078-2091 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

  • Spotlight Summary by Ting Xu

    • Evaluation and characterization of imaging polarimetry through metasurface polarization gratings
    • Metasurfaces are a novel class of artificial materials that are composed of two-dimensional arrays of subwavelength-structured elements with unique and highly controllable electromagnetic properties. By exploiting the...
    • Appl. Opt. 62(7) 1704-1722 (2023) View: Abstract | HTML | PDF

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