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Fundamentals to emerging concepts and applications of metasurfaces for flat optics: a tutorial (Adv. Opt. Photon.)
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Towards accurate penetration depth estimation in near-infrared spectroscopy: a quantitative analysis of source-detector distance dependence in porcine kidney models (Biomed. Opt. Express)
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Integrated laser technologies for artificial intelligence applications [Invited] (Opt. Express)
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Deep 3D laser micromachining enabled by kilohertz-rate adaptive energy-flux compensation (Optica)
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Rapid photonic THz continuous wave compressive imaging with super-resolution over a large field of view (Optica)
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JOSA A
Wave pulses with unusual asymptotical behavior at infinity
Summary by Brynmor Davis

Despite conservation of energy strongly suggesting that the intensity of a propagating optical pulse should decay as...

Applied Optics
Blind deconvolution extraction of Doppler-broadened spectra in LIF spectroscopy under model-free constraints
Summary by Alfio E. Vinci

A practical tool to infer temperature and velocity of heavy species in cold plasmas.

Deducing the true...

Optics Letters
Evaluating tartrazine as an optical clearing agent for fluorescence lifetime imaging
Summary by Zihao Ou

Tartrazine clears the path for deeper fluorescence lifetime imaging.

This work systematically evaluates...

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