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Wave vortices constitute a large family of wave entities, closely related to phase singularities and orbital angular momentum (OAM). So far, two main classes of localized wave vortices have been explored: (i) transversely-localized…

Optics · Physics 2026-01-27 Boris A. Khanikati , Konstantin Y. Bliokh

Optical diffraction tomography is an indispensable tool for studying objects in three-dimensions due to its ability to accurately reconstruct scattering objects. Until now this technique has been limited to coherent light because spatial…

Diffusion models have achieved significant success in both natural image and medical image domains, encompassing a wide range of applications. Previous investigations in medical images have often been constrained to specific anatomical…

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition · Computer Science 2025-12-08 Yongrui Yu , Yannian Gu , Shaoting Zhang , Xiaofan Zhang

Far-field characterization of small objects is severely constrained by the diffraction limit. Existing tools achieving sub-diffraction resolution often utilize point-by-point image reconstruction via scanning or labelling. Here, we present…

Diffusion has been widely used to describe a random walk of particles or waves, and it requires only one parameter -- the diffusion constant. For waves, however, diffusion is an approximation that disregards the possibility of interference.…

Optics · Physics 2014-01-23 Alexey G. Yamilov , Raktim Sarma , Brandon Redding , Ben Payne , Heeso Noh , Hui Cao

We consider the inverse problem of determining different type of information about a diffusion process, described by ordinary or fractional diffusion equations stated on a bounded domain, like the density of the medium or the velocity field…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2019-07-05 Yavar Kian , Zhiyuan Li , Yikan Liu , Masahiro Yamamoto

Unidirectional pulse propagation equations [UPPE, Phys. Rev. E 70, 036604 (2004)] have provided a theoretical underpinning for computer-aided investigations into dynamics of high-power ultrashort laser pulses and have been successfully…

Optics · Physics 2012-10-02 J. Andreasen , M. Kolesik

In the linear approximation, we study a one-dimensional problem of the reflectionless wave propagation on a surface of a shallow duct with the spatially varying water depth, duct width, and current. We show that both global and bounded…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2021-12-08 Semyon Churilov , Yury Stepanyants

Electromagnetism in an inhomogeneous dielectric medium at rest is described using the methods of differential geometry. In contrast to a general relativistic approach the electromagnetic fields are discussed in three-dimensional space only.…

General Relativity and Quantum Cosmology · Physics 2009-11-07 Paul Piwnicki

We investigate finite-width optical-beam propagation in a medium with uniform torsion described by the geometric theory of a continuous distribution of screw dislocations. Starting from the Riemann--Cartan framework that yields…

Optics · Physics 2026-03-24 Edilberto O. Silva

A new class of solitary waves arises in the solution of nonlinear wave equations with constant impedance and no dispersive terms. They depend on a balance between nonlinearity and a dispersion-like effect due to spatial variation in the…

Pattern Formation and Solitons · Physics 2013-12-17 David I. Ketcheson , Manuel Quezada de Luna

The diffraction of electromagnetic waves by screens (apertures in screens) with time-varying dimensions is studied. The generalized vector Kirchhoff's representation for this case is obtained. It is also shown that with accuracy up to the…

Optics · Physics 2015-04-09 V. G. Baryshevsky

Decades of work on beam deformation on reflection, and especially on lateral shifts, have spread the idea that a reflected beam is larger than the incident beam. However, when the right conditions are met, a beam reflected by a multilayered…

The challenge of imaging low-density objects in an electron microscope without causing beam damage is significant in modern TEM. This is especially true for life science imaging, where the sample, rather than the instrument, still…

Optics · Physics 2025-01-29 Francisco Vega Ibáñez , Jo Verbeeck

Space-time light structuring has emerged as a very powerful tool for controlling the propagation dynamics of pulsed beam. The ability to manipulate and generate space-time distributions of light has been remarkably enhanced in past few…

Optics · Physics 2022-10-26 Pierre Béjot , Bertrand Kibler

A unidirectional imager would only permit image formation along one direction, from an input field-of-view (FOV) A to an output FOV B, and in the reverse path, the image formation would be blocked. Here, we report the first demonstration of…

Discrete delta functions define the limits of attainable spatial resolution for all imaging systems. Here we construct broad, multi-dimensional discrete functions that replicate closely the action of a Dirac delta function under aperiodic…

Image and Video Processing · Electrical Eng. & Systems 2020-09-01 I. D. Svalbe , D. M. Paganin , T. C. Petersen

Fluorescence microscopy is an important and extensively utilised tool for imaging biological systems. However, the image resolution that can be obtained has a limit as defined through the laws of diffraction. Demand for improved resolution…

Biological Physics · Physics 2007-08-27 James H. Rice

We address the properties of surface solitons supported by optical lattices imprinted in photorefractive media with asymmetric diffusion nonlinearity. Such solitons exist only in finite gaps of lattice spectrum. In contrast to latticeless…

Optics · Physics 2009-11-13 Yaroslav V. Kartashov , Victor A. Vysloukh , Lluis Torner

We show that the finite-difference frequency-domain method is well-suited to study subwavelength lensing effects in left-handed materials (LHM's) and related problems. The method is efficient and works in the frequency domain, eliminating…

Optics · Physics 2007-05-23 X. Wang , Stephen K. Gray , George C. Schatz