Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-07-19DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08702-4
Wenjie Nie, Qiang Ling, Jiayi Liu, Lingyu Wang, Anping Xiao, Jie Du, Yanhong Li, Ying Wang, Barerem-Melgueba Mao, Zhangwei Yu, Zhengtian Gu, Daru Chen
{"title":"Highly sensitive micro-curvature sensor based on double-clad polarization-maintaining fiber","authors":"Wenjie Nie, Qiang Ling, Jiayi Liu, Lingyu Wang, Anping Xiao, Jie Du, Yanhong Li, Ying Wang, Barerem-Melgueba Mao, Zhangwei Yu, Zhengtian Gu, Daru Chen","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08702-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08702-4","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Precise measurement of micro-curvature enables early detection of issues before they reach critical levels, facilitating preventive maintenance and mitigating the risk of significant economic losses and safety hazards. In this paper, we proposed and experimentally demonstrated an innovative sensor for dual parametric simultaneous measurement based on Sagnac-interferometer (SI) constructed by double-clad polarization-maintaining fiber (DPMF). The sensor is designed using a 2 × 2 coupler to connect the DPMF, forming an optical fiber loop structure while granted with a Fiber Bragg granting (FBG). The experiment proves that the SI exhibits curvature sensitivity of − 89.1 nm/m<sup>−1</sup> from 0.062 to 0.176 m<sup>−1</sup> and − 179.09 nm/m<sup>−1</sup> from 0.186 to − 0.26 m<sup>−1</sup> while temperature sensitivity of − 1.65 nm/°C. By adding FBG to realize dual parametric simultaneous measurement. The FBG has showed sensitivities of curvature and temperature are − 6.97 nm/m<sup>−1</sup> and 0.009 nm/°C. The coefficient matrix approach is employed to simultaneously measure both curvature and temperature. The sensor exhibits ultra-high curvature resolution of 1.1 × 10<sup>−4</sup> m<sup>−1</sup> and achieves dual-parameter simultaneous measurement for curvature and temperature through a simple fabrication process. Its characteristics of high sensitivity and resolution, low production costs, and straightforward manufacturing make its application prospects in industrial manufacturing and aerospace fields broader.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08702-4.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148613413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-07-17DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08703-3
Moritz Badtke, Sascha Kalusniak, Ole Hahn, Hiroki Tanaka, Christian Kränkel
{"title":"Green Tb3+:ZBLAN fiber laser","authors":"Moritz Badtke, Sascha Kalusniak, Ole Hahn, Hiroki Tanaka, Christian Kränkel","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08703-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08703-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We demonstrate continuous-wave laser operation of a terbium (Tb<sup>3+</sup>)-doped ZBLAN fiber emitting in the green spectral region. Under pumping at 486 nm, laser oscillation at 542 nm was achieved in a 4 m long Tb<sup>3+</sup>:ZBLAN double-clad fiber. A maximum output power of 6.2 mW was obtained with a slope efficiency of 1.2% with respect to the launched pump power and 4.1% not taking into account the transmitted pump light. Versus the actual absorbed pump power, the efficiency is estimated to be comparable to crystalline fluoride hosts. The results represent a significant improvement over previously reported Tb<sup>3</sup>⁺-doped fiber lasers and highlight the potential of fluoride fibers for compact visible laser sources provided sufficient absorption efficiency can be achieved.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08703-3.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148466235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-07-14DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08704-2
Tatsuki Tahara
{"title":"Thermal-light self-reference digital holographic microscopy with submicron resolution","authors":"Tatsuki Tahara","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08704-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08704-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>I designed and experimentally performed digital holographic microscopy (DHM) in which a halogen lamp is used as a light source and theoretical two-point resolution is submicron. The DHM system consists of a commercially available optical microscope and a common-path self-reference in-line digital holography system. Quantitative phase imaging of a three-dimensional (3D) object is performed without speckle noise. 3D imaging of an object containing submicron apertures is performed with temporally incoherent thermal light.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08704-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148465726","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-07-03DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08700-6
Irina Yanina, Kirill Berezin, Daria Tuchina, Natalia Shushunova, Elena Stepanovich, Alla Bucharskaya, Artyom Mylnikov, Nikita Navolokin, Valery Tuchin
{"title":"Modulation of optical properties of adipose tissue in diabetes mellitus associated with its glycation and hydration","authors":"Irina Yanina, Kirill Berezin, Daria Tuchina, Natalia Shushunova, Elena Stepanovich, Alla Bucharskaya, Artyom Mylnikov, Nikita Navolokin, Valery Tuchin","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08700-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08700-6","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases characterized by chronic hyperglycemia, which develops due to insulin resistance (T2DM), insulin deficiency, or glucagon overproduction (T1DM). One of the key consequences of hyperglycemia is nonenzymatic glycation of biomolecules, including proteins, lipoproteins, and lipids. The aim of this study was to determine the optical properties of adipose tissue in healthy rats and rats with experimentally induced T1DM using multiwavelength refractometry and spectroscopy, followed by data verification through histological analysis and molecular modeling. Glycation of collagen and phosphatidylethanolamine was shown to lead to expansion and destabilization of their hydration shells. A comprehensive analysis revealed a correlation between optical properties, structural changes in tissues, and their hydration. The differences in the optical properties of abdominal fat, arising from pathological glycation and hydration, could enable the development of label-free optical methods to monitor T1DM in experimental settings. This approach may ultimately support new strategies for predicting, diagnosing, and tracking the progression of T1DM in humans.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-07-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08700-6.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148366003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-06-24DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08698-x
Florian Bienert, Christian Schmittner, Christoph Röcker, Andreas Michalowski, Thomas Graf, Marwan Abdou Ahmed
{"title":"Determination of misalignment in a multi-pass amplifier using a neural network","authors":"Florian Bienert, Christian Schmittner, Christoph Röcker, Andreas Michalowski, Thomas Graf, Marwan Abdou Ahmed","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08698-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08698-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>We present the first step towards an intelligent thin-disk multi-pass amplifier (I-TDMPA), by simulatively proving the ability of a neural network (NN) for the detection of misalignment. A digital twin of one of our experimental systems was implemented using a specifically developed ray tracing simulation. The digital twin was used to generate more than 200,000 sets of training data to train a neural network (NN) with the goal to be able to determine misalignment of the many optical elements of a multi-pass amplifier in a simulation model, solely by observing the beam. The predictions of the NN agree very well with the simulated misalignments, which confirms the suitability of artificial-intelligence methods to ensure a safe and stable operation of complex optical systems.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08698-x.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148323326","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-06-15DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08695-0
Ryo Aoki, Ryo Kondo, Kenya Sugimoto, Fan Wang, Tomoyoshi Ito, Tomoyoshi Shimobaba
{"title":"Data compression for single-pixel imaging using audio codecs","authors":"Ryo Aoki, Ryo Kondo, Kenya Sugimoto, Fan Wang, Tomoyoshi Ito, Tomoyoshi Shimobaba","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08695-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08695-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Single-pixel imaging (SPI) reconstructs an object’s image via computational methods using a single-point photodetector and a sequence of mask patterns. A fundamental trade-off exists in SPI between the sampling rate and the fidelity of the reconstructed image: while increasing the number of patterns enhances image quality, it simultaneously scales the volume of the measured light intensity data. In this study, we propose a SPI data compression based on audio compression technology, taking advantage of the fact that light intensity data is inherently one-dimensional. Our results demonstrate that the Free Lossless Audio Codec algorithm achieves significantly higher compression ratios than conventional lossless methods based on LZ77 and Huffman coding, without compromising image quality. Furthermore, we show that lossy formats such as MP3 and Ogg Vorbis can achieve even higher compression ratios, albeit with minor degradation in the final reconstruction.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2026-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08695-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148281231","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Fused silica quintic nonlinear refractive index measurement with modified z-scan technique","authors":"Daniil Poezzhalov, Anatoly Poteomkin, Sergey Arsentev, Ekaterina Gacheva, Sergey Mironov, Efim Khazanov","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08697-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08697-y","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The quintic nonlinear response of fused silica was investigated using a modified z-scan technique and a cubic-quintic propagation model at femtosecond pulse intensities up to <span>(10 mathrm {TW/cm^{2}})</span>. A statistically significant deviation from the purely cubic Kerr response was observed only at the highest intensities. Interpreting this deviation within the perturbative cubic-quintic model yields effective quintic nonlinear refractive indices <span>(n_4=-(4...7)cdot 10^{-6} mathrm {cm^4/TW^2})</span> at a wavelength of 1033 nm and <span>(n_4=-(8...16)cdot 10^{-6} mathrm {cm^4/TW^2})</span> at 517 nm. Since plasma-induced refractive effects may contribute to the observed higher-order response, these values should be regarded as the upper bounds of the negative quintic nonlinear refractive index of fused silica. The obtained bounds are approximately 1–2 orders of magnitude lower than the previously reported values.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08697-y.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148237287","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-06-09DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08687-0
Kaustav K. Malakar, Subhamoy Chakraborty, Brijesh Chandra Pant, Sivananda Reddy Thondapu, Yogesh Verma, Sendhil Raja S.
{"title":"Measurement of effective thermal expansion coefficient using spectral domain low coherence interferometry","authors":"Kaustav K. Malakar, Subhamoy Chakraborty, Brijesh Chandra Pant, Sivananda Reddy Thondapu, Yogesh Verma, Sendhil Raja S.","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08687-0","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08687-0","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Temperature dependence of the optical path difference in optically transparent materials is governed by both thermal expansion and thermo-optic effects. Combining both effects with a single parameter, referred to as effective thermal expansion coefficient (<i>α</i><sub><i>eff</i></sub>), which measures change in optical path length with temperature. This quantity, <i>α</i><sub><i>eff</i></sub>, is important for quantitative characterization of the impact of temperature variations as well as thermal effects on the optical components. This work demonstrates the use of a spectral domain low coherence interferometer (SDLCI) in common path configuration, along with phase sensitive analysis, to measure effective thermal expansion coefficient of fused silica and sapphire samples with sub-nanometer scale optical path length sensitivity. The phase based optical path length retrieval methodology is first established with simulated data and then validated experimentally. Experiments were performed for phase sensitive optical path difference measurements with sub nanometer scale repeatability in using 840 nm wavelength in the temperature range of 35–70 ºC. The experimentally measured values of <i>α</i><sub><i>eff</i></sub> of fused silica and sapphire samples are found to be in agreement with the values reported in literature.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08687-0.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148236717","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-06-05DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08694-1
Can Wang, Xianwu Xiao, Guochi Wang, Yao Liu, Pengjin Lang, Weize Wang, Keran Deng, Maohua Jiang, Nagendra Parasad Yadav
{"title":"Correction: Research on high dynamic range 3D measurement method based on polarization phase-shifting fringes and geometric constraints","authors":"Can Wang, Xianwu Xiao, Guochi Wang, Yao Liu, Pengjin Lang, Weize Wang, Keran Deng, Maohua Jiang, Nagendra Parasad Yadav","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08694-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08694-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-06-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08694-1.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148154142","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Applied Physics BPub Date : 2026-05-30DOI: 10.1007/s00340-026-08693-2
Marta Bukumira, Stanko Nikolić, Nikola Stojanovic, Lidija Mančić, Nataša V. Todorović, Ana Senkić, Mihailo D. Rabasović, Aleksandar J. Krmpot
{"title":"Performance evaluation of galvanometric mirrors for fast scanning in multimodal laser microscopy","authors":"Marta Bukumira, Stanko Nikolić, Nikola Stojanovic, Lidija Mančić, Nataša V. Todorović, Ana Senkić, Mihailo D. Rabasović, Aleksandar J. Krmpot","doi":"10.1007/s00340-026-08693-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s00340-026-08693-2","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Galvanometric scanners (galvo-mirrors, GMs) are key beam-steering elements in laser scanning microscopy, where their dynamic performance directly limits imaging speed, precision and field fidelity. In practical microscopy systems, scanner behaviour is governed by dynamic parameters such as settling time, frequency response and phase delay, that critically influence image quality, particularly at high scanning rates. Here, we present a comparative characterization of two GM systems integrated into custom-built laser scanning microscopy platforms. Rather than evaluating standalone scanner units, both systems were examined as fully assembled components within operational microscopes, allowing combined effects of mirror inertia, driver electronics and feedback control to be assessed. Under identical driving conditions, scanner dynamics were quantified through measurements of step response, amplitude and waveform fidelity and frequency-dependent phase delay. These measurements were complimented by representative imaging examples that directly link scanner dynamics to observable image distortions. The results show that the first GM system exhibits faster step response, smaller phase delay and improved amplitude retention across the operational frequency range of 200–800 Hz, indicating higher dynamic bandwidth. In contrast, the second GM system demonstrates slower response and stronger amplitude attenuation at higher frequencies, leading to reduced usable field of view, geometric distortions and larger phase delay leading to misregistration between forward and backward scans. This study provides practical guidance for selecting and optimizing galvanometric scanners and scan parameters in high-performance laser scanning microscopy.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":474,"journal":{"name":"Applied Physics B","volume":"132 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/s00340-026-08693-2.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148173440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}