{"title":"Acknowledgment to the Reviewers of Optics in 2022","authors":"","doi":"10.3390/opt4010002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt4010002","url":null,"abstract":"High-quality academic publishing is built on rigorous peer review [...]","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"97 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80200733","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spectral Optical Properties of Gray Matter in Human Male Brain Tissue Measured at 400–1100 nm","authors":"J. Ali","doi":"10.3390/opt4010001","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt4010001","url":null,"abstract":"Gray matter, in the outermost layer of the cerebral cortex, plays a significant role in processing important information, such as when reasoning and planning, in addition to influencing intelligence, emotion, memory, and language. In this paper, measurements of the optical properties, such as the attenuation coefficients, scattering coefficients, scattering efficiency, and penetration depth of gray matter in the cerebral cortex were measured in the fresh brain tissue of a healthy human male at a spectral range of 400–1100 nm. Determining the optical properties of gray matter is important for developing NIR noninvasive diagnostic imaging techniques and therapy. The absorption spectra of the gray matter tissues obtained here showed clear peaks at 550 and 580 nm due to HBO2 and 970 nm due to water. The attenuation coefficient, transport length, and penetration depth for the gray matter were measured at 800 nm. The possible NIR optical imaging depth was roughly 3.8 mm, determined by the theoretical limit resulting from ballistic and snake photons. Using Beer’s law and the Mie model, the structural properties, such as the density of neurons, in the gray matter of human brain tissue, were investigated for the first time. The density of neurons in the examined gray matter tissue sample was estimated as roughly 40,000 neurons/mg.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80459405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Fang-Xiao Cui, Yue Zhao, Anjing Wang, Feng-Xiang Ma, Jun Wu, Yang Li, Da-Cheng Li, Wang-Chao Dong
{"title":"A Multi-Spectral Thermal Gas Detection Imager Using Uncooled Infrared Camera","authors":"Fang-Xiao Cui, Yue Zhao, Anjing Wang, Feng-Xiang Ma, Jun Wu, Yang Li, Da-Cheng Li, Wang-Chao Dong","doi":"10.3390/opt3040040","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040040","url":null,"abstract":"Gas remote detection is useful for early warning of gas leakage and toxic chemicals. Optical gas imaging (OGI) built with an uncooled infrared camera is superior to cooled detectors in terms of cost. Current mainstream OGI technologies fall short in their detection of gases at ambient temperature and their ability to classify multiple gases. A multi-spectral uncooled imager is developed to try to solve these problems, which is constructed from a commercial uncooled thermal camera and wide band filters. To solve filter self-radiation and unevenness, a correction method is devised, with an ambient temperature blackbody placed in front and subtracted from the measured image. Based on waveband cutoffs, filters are classified into target-sensitive filters and background filters. Multi-spectra are simulated according to wide band filter transmittance, which can be used in gas classification. A sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) experiment is conducted outdoors at a distance of 10 m. An SVM model is trained to classify gas release in real time. Detection with a cold sky background is improved with the aid of data cube differences in a time sequence. The SF6 outdoor experiment concluded with preliminary effective results of ambient temperature gas remote detection.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"4 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"80172570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Singh, M. A. Jalil, P. Yupapin, J. Ali, M. Palomino, M. Toledo-Solano, K. Misaghian, J. Faubert, K. Ray, A. Bandyopadhyay, J. E. Lugo
{"title":"Topological and Optical Properties of Passeriformes’ Feathers: Biological UV Reflector Antenna","authors":"P. Singh, M. A. Jalil, P. Yupapin, J. Ali, M. Palomino, M. Toledo-Solano, K. Misaghian, J. Faubert, K. Ray, A. Bandyopadhyay, J. E. Lugo","doi":"10.3390/opt3040039","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040039","url":null,"abstract":"This manuscript explores the topological and optical properties of a Passeriformes bird feather. Inside the feather, the layers of keratin and melanin are responsible for light reflection, transmission, and absorption; notably, the miniature composition of melanosome barbules plays a crucial role in its reflective properties. We adopted a multilayer interference model to investigate light propagation throughout the Passeriformes plume. As a result, we obtained all necessary simulated results, such as resonance band, efficiency, and electromagnetic radiation patterns of the Passeriformes plume, and they were verified with the experimental results reported in the literature study regarding light reflectivity through its internal geometry. Interestingly, we discovered that the interior structure of the Passeriformes plume functions similarly to a UV reflector antenna.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"78 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"76038959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Malek G. Daher, Y. Trabelsi, A. Panda, A. Gevorgyan, Khedr M. Abohassan, Lassaad K. Smirani, Baraa Riyadh Altahan, A. Rashed
{"title":"Design of a Highly Sensitive Detector Using a Ternary Photonic Crystal (PC) Based on Titanium Nitride Sandwiched between Si and SiO2 for the Creatinine Concentration Detection in the Blood Serum","authors":"Malek G. Daher, Y. Trabelsi, A. Panda, A. Gevorgyan, Khedr M. Abohassan, Lassaad K. Smirani, Baraa Riyadh Altahan, A. Rashed","doi":"10.3390/opt3040038","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040038","url":null,"abstract":"It is very important to design a rapid and sensitive device for the creatinine concentration detection due to it being one of the most considerable benchmarks for efficient kidney working. Here, a novel biophotonic sensor using one-dimensional ternary PC based on Si/TiN/SiO2 layers is proposed for the creatinine concentration detection in a blood serum sample. A central cavity layer is inserted between two equal periodic numbers. The blood sample can be infiltrated in the cavity layer with various creatinine concentrations. Based on the technique of transfer matrix, the transmittance spectra properties are investigated. The influences of variation of the incidence angle for both TE and TM polarizations and the cavity layer thickness are carefully investigated to attain the best sensitivity of the biophotonic detector. A high sensitivity of 938.02 nm/RIU is realized for the suggested detector, which is comparable to most recent works published in this area. Moreover, the proposed sensor has an inexpensive cost, real-time detection, and simple structure, which is helpful to the industrial design using low-cost product nanofabrication techniques. Based on above-mentioned outcomes, our biosensor candidate is a suitable and effective device for the detection of creatinine concentration, and it can use for any biological sample.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"5 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"72582237","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
C. Neupane, J. Sylvester, D. M. Mudiyanselage, H. Singhapurage, F. Ganikhanov
{"title":"Ultrafast Phonon Decay in Complex Oxides","authors":"C. Neupane, J. Sylvester, D. M. Mudiyanselage, H. Singhapurage, F. Ganikhanov","doi":"10.3390/opt3040037","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040037","url":null,"abstract":"The decay of multiple Raman active vibrations has been directly traced, in time, in technologically important wide bandgap semiconduction oxides such as BaSnO3 (BSO), STiO3 (STO), and KTiOPO4 (KTP) crystal, which have important applications in laser frequency conversion. A time-domain coherent Raman technique, with excellent time (~120 fs) and spectral resolutions, has been applied to measure the ultrafast decay rates of optical phonons with 350–1500 cm−1 frequencies. Phonon decay mechanisms via phonon energy loss due to second- and third-order parametric processes have been discussed. The correspondingly high equivalent spectral resolution allowed for the determination of the phonon line bandwidths to be within 7.2–8.3 cm−1 (BSO), 8.5–9.7 cm−1 (STO), and 6.2–18.6 cm−1 (KTP).","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"2 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75541505","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Quantum Network Intelligent Management System","authors":"Iván García-Cobo","doi":"10.3390/opt3040036","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040036","url":null,"abstract":"Quantum network materializes the paradigm change caused by the depletion of classical computation. Quantum networks have been built gathering reliable quantum repeaters connected by optical fiber networks. The need to build robust and resilient networks against hacking attacks is fundamental in the design of the future quantum Internet, detecting structural security as the major issue in the current development of the technology. A network management method is proposed to achieve its real-time adaptation and to protect itself against sabotage or accidents that render part of the network or its nodes useless.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75039399","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kai Fliegauf, Janika Sebald, J. Veith, Henrike Spiecker, P. Bitzenbauer
{"title":"Improving Early Optics Instruction Using a Phenomenological Approach: A Field Study","authors":"Kai Fliegauf, Janika Sebald, J. Veith, Henrike Spiecker, P. Bitzenbauer","doi":"10.3390/opt3040035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040035","url":null,"abstract":"Previous research has shown that phenomenological approaches in early optics education might be superior to traditional model-based instruction based on the light ray realm with regards to fostering students’ conceptual understanding of basic optics topics. However, it remains open to date which learning difficulties students encounter when being introduced to optics following a phenomenological approach—in particular, in comparison to the learning difficulties that are widespread among students introduced to optics via traditional model-based instruction. With this article, we contribute to closing this gap: We report the results of a quasi-experimental field study with N=189 secondary school students. We used ten items adapted from the literature in a pre-posttest design for an in-depth exploration of the conceptions of introductory optics topics acquired by N=89 students introduced to optics following a phenomenological teaching-learning sequence and compare these students’ conceptions to the ones acquired by N=100 peers who participated in traditional model-based instruction covering the same content topics. The results of this study substantiate earlier findings according to which phenomenological teaching might be a fruitful endeavour for early optics education, in particular, when it comes to teaching and learning about image formation by converging lenses.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91382475","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Sagnac Interferometric Temperature Sensor Based on Boron-Doped Polarization-Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fibers","authors":"Lan Cheng, Junhui Liang, Shiwei Xie, Yilin Tong","doi":"10.3390/opt3040034","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040034","url":null,"abstract":"A sensitive temperature sensor was demonstrated using boron-doped polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) as a Sagnac interferometer (SI). This boron-doped PM-PCF combines both the geometric birefringence introduced by the PCF structure design and the stress birefringence introduced by the boron-doped stress-applying parts. However, we found that the stress birefringence dominates the total birefringence of the sensor by numerical analysis. In the experiments, the fabricated sensor exhibited the highest temperature sensitivity of −1.83 nm/°C within the wide temperature range of 28~76 °C. The temperature sensitivity was mainly derived from the stress birefringence of boron-doped PM-PCF SI. These findings provide some support for the designation of high-precision temperature sensors.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"31 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82849728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Miret, Ester Rojas, Vicente J. Camps, Celia Garcia, M. T. Caballero, B. Martín, E. Chipont
{"title":"Understanding the Real Effect of the High-Order Aberrations after Myopic Femto-Lasik","authors":"J. Miret, Ester Rojas, Vicente J. Camps, Celia Garcia, M. T. Caballero, B. Martín, E. Chipont","doi":"10.3390/opt3040033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/opt3040033","url":null,"abstract":"In this work we try to understand the real effect of increase in aberrations after Femto-LASIK surgery on the patient’s final visual quality, specifically when the visual acuity measurement is considered. A clinical study with 37 eyes of 20 patients that underwent myopic Femto-LASIK surgery and different personalized eye model simulations were carried out. In clinical study, correlations between pre- and postoperative parameters with visual acuity were analysed. Eye simulations (based on real data) provided simulations of vision quality before and after surgery. Our main results showed a significant increase in aberrations was obtained after surgery; however, no differences were found between the preoperative corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA) and the postoperative uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA). This absence of differences in visual quality could be explained by performing different simulations on three eyes that would cover most of the possible clinical situations. Simulations were implemented considering a pupil size of 2.5 mm and the personalized data of each patient. Results showed that final visual acuity (VA) change are determined by the final high-order aberrations (HOAS) and their increase after surgery but measured under photopic conditions. In conclusion, customized analysis of higher-order aberrations in scotopic pupils better predicts patient visual acuity after Lasik surgery.","PeriodicalId":54548,"journal":{"name":"Progress in Optics","volume":"44 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-10-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75533783","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}