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A novel mode-selective thermo-optic phase shifter (MS-TOPS) enabled by subwavelength grating (SWG) structures is proposed and experimentally demonstrated on a 220 nm waveguide thick silicon photonics chip for the first two quasi-transverse…
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The ability to simulate atmospheric turbulence in the lab is a crucial part of testing and developing astronomical adaptive optics technology. We report on the development of a technique for creating phase plates, which involves the…
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Recent works dealt with the optical transmission on arrays of subwavelength holes perforated in a thick metallic film. We have performed simulations which quantitatively agree with experimental results and which unambiguously evidence that…
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Metasurfaces with local phase tuning by subwavelength elements promise unprecedented possibilities for ultra-thin and multifunctional optical devices, in which geometric phase design is widely used due to its resonant-free and large…
Electron ptychography provides highly sensitive, dose efficient phase images which can be corrected for aberrations after the data has been acquired. This is crucial when very precise quantification is required, such as with sensitivity to…
Local phase control of electromagnetic wave, the basis of a diverse set of applications such as hologram imaging, polarization and wave-front manipulation, is of fundamental importance in photonic research. However, the bulky, passive phase…
Phase and polarisation of coherent light are highly perturbed by interaction with microstructural changes in pre-malignant tissue, holding promise for label-free early cancer detection in endoscopically accessible tissues such as the…