Wavefront control of subcycle vortex pulses via carrier-envelope-phase tailoring [PDF]
The carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of an ultrashort laser pulse is becoming more crucial to specify the temporal characteristic of the pulse’s electric field when the pulse duration becomes shorter and attains the subcycle regime; here, the pulse duration ...
Yu-Chieh Lin +2 more
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A Relativistic Adaptive Gradient Descent Enhanced SPGD Algorithm for Wavefront Sensorless Adaptive Optics [PDF]
Deformable mirrors (DMs) serve as the core wavefront correction devices in wavefront sensorless adaptive optics (AO) systems, and their performance is predominantly determined by the convergence speed and stability of the control algorithm.
Huizhen Yang +6 more
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All-optical closed-loop control of human cardiomyocyte networks exploiting holographic optogenetics [PDF]
Heart diseases can trigger life-threatening arrhythmias by disrupting cardiac contraction wavefront propagation. In contrast to conventional treatments like electrical pacemakers, optogenetics offers high spatial and temporal resolution for non-invasive ...
Robert Wendland +7 more
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Advanced Wavefront Control Techniques [PDF]
Programs at LLNL that involve large laser systems--ranging from the National Ignition Facility to new tactical laser weapons--depend on the maintenance of laser beam quality through precise control of the optical wavefront. This can be accomplished using adaptive optics, which compensate for time-varying aberrations that are often caused by heating in ...
Olivier, S. S. +16 more
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Metasurface-Enabled Helical Wavefront Fingerprint Metrology for Quantitative Retrieval of Liquid Optical Constants. [PDF]
A metasurface‐enabled helical wavefront fingerprint (MHWF) paradigm is proposed for quantitative and specific retrieval of a liquid medium's refractive index and extinction coefficient. The liquid's complex dielectric response governs the wavefront evolution of the metasurface‐generated focused vortex beam, forming a distinctive three‐dimensional ...
Zhou Y +10 more
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Unidirectional guided-wave-driven metasurfaces for arbitrary wavefront control [PDF]
Metasurfaces are capable of fully reshaping the wavefronts of incident beams in desired manners. However, the requirement for external light excitation and the resonant nature of their meta-atoms, make challenging their on-chip integration.
Shiqing Li +7 more
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Predictive control of thermally induced wavefront aberrations
In this paper we experimentally demonstrate the proof of concept for predictive control of thermally induced wavefront aberrations in optical systems. On the basis of the model of thermally induced wavefront aberrations and using only past wavefront measurements, the proposed adaptive optics controller is able to predict and to compensate the future ...
Haber, A. (author) +5 more
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Inverse theory of wavefront shaping in nonlinear scattering media [PDF]
Scattering fundamentally limits the propagation of light in complex media, yet controlling it is essential for transformative advances in imaging, sensing, and optical communication.
Daixuan Wu +11 more
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Twin-Lever Multifunctional Meta-Optics With High Longitudinal Tolerance. [PDF]
We introduce a single‐layer, CMOS‐compatible metasurface that allows for polarization‐programmable, achromatic broadband dual‐mode imaging with high longitudinal tolerance. The twin‐lever design combines bright‐field focusing and vortex‐based edge‐enhanced imaging while managing axial intensity distribution from 488 to 633 nm.
Javed I +10 more
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Wavefront control system for the Keck telescope [PDF]
The laser guide star adaptive optics system currently being developed for the Keck 2 telescope consists of several major subsystems: the optical bench, wavefront control, user interface and supervisory control, and the laser system. The paper describes the design and implementation of the wavefront control subsystem that controls a 349 actuator ...
James M. Brase +12 more
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