Announcing the winners of the 2023 Best Paper Prize for Applied Optics: editorial

Gisele Bennett

Appl. Opt. 63(31), ED1-ED2 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Multiwavelength Raman lidar system for profiling the CCN number concentrations

Jiandong Mao, Jun Bao, and Qiang Wang

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8108-8123 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Determination of optimal solar-viewing geometry for in-flight polarization calibration using sun glint over ocean

Mengyao Zhu, Changbao Yang, Lili Qie, Hua Xu, Zhengqiang Li, Yisong Xie, Hao Zhang, Ying Zhang, Chenwei Lan, and Zhenting Chen

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8131-8145 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Simultaneous generation of dual 16-QAM-modulated millimeter-wave signals enabled by precoding-based optical I/Q modulation and single photodetector detection

Jiahao Bi, TangYao Xie, Xinying Li, Xiaolong Pan, Hengxin Yan, Liye Fang, Yuxiao Xu, Qiuying Lin, Jianping Zhu, and Xiangjun Xin

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8146-8151 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimization of the static volumetric 3D display system based on two-step two-frequency upconversion of Er³⁺-doped tellurite glass

Wencai Li, Kang Ji, Qiang Zhao, Yan Deng, Gang Miao, Dongcheng Han, and Biao Chen

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8054-8059 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (2)]

Mid-frequency contrast compensation for sparse aperture imaging systems by a larger sub-aperture

Tai Liu, Yang Zhao, Hongcai Ma, Peng Yu, Qingwen Wu, Zhenbang Xu, and Hasiaoqier Han

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8082-8090 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Correction algorithm for misalignment and magnification difference of focused and defocused images in phase diversity image reconstruction

Shuqi Li, Hua Bao, Qing Bian, Ying Zhang, Guoqing Gao, Daiyin Luo, Ning Jiang, and Changhui Rao

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8099-8107 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

TPF stitching imaging of rubber tree leaves

Meng Liu, Guozhong Hou, Yuan Li, Yanyan Deng, Yuan Zhang, Kaiyuan Song, Chang Xu, Xinlong Liu, Yuanqin Xia, and Yong Zhang

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8189-8194 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

3D reconstruction from focus for lensless imaging

Ying Li, Zhengdai Li, Kaiyu Chen, Youming Guo, and Changhui Rao

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8212-8220 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Tatian polynomial-based annular pupil wavefront optimization method for high-NA extreme ultraviolet lithography

Miao Yuan, Zhaoxuan Li, Zhen Li, He Yang, Weichen Huang, and Yanqiu Li

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8263-8272 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Dilation framing camera with the dual-pulse excitation technique

Houzhi Cai, Zhuoming Du, Qiuyan Luo, Youlin Ma, Jinyuan Liu, and Lijuan Xiang

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8164-8171 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Infrared emissivity measurement methods considering target reflective characteristics

Yin Liu, Yiwen Li, Simin Ma, Puyousen Zhang, Yao Li, Xiumei Fan, and Weiqin Li

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8180-8188 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Experimental study for a field diversity phase retrieval wavefront sensing approach

Ziheng Zou, Boqian Xu, Xiaoquan Bai, Yan Gao, Shuyan Xu, and Guohao Ju

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8228-8238 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Thin film lithium niobate electro-optic modulator with reduced half-wave voltage length product through design

Ye Li, Lihong Hong, Baoqin Chen, and Zhi-Yuan Li

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8257-8262 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Integratable high-efficiency achromatic metalens across the entire low-loss bands of optical fiber from 1260 to 1625 nm

Dongping Cheng, Xiujuan Zou, Peng Wan, Mengdan Chen, Wenjie Li, Yalin Zhai, Mingming Jiang, and Caixia Kan

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8288-8294 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (1)]

Dual-wavelength mode-locked erbium fiber laser utilizing a Ge-PCF saturable absorber

Reem A. Hanoon, Ali. H. Abdulhadi, and A. K. Abass

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8124-8130 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Miniaturized optical system of a laser seeker based on a dynamic and static performance co-design

Di Wu, Xiao Zhang, Xiangping Li, Jinlong Song, Aiqing Yi, and Kuang Sheng

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8239-8247 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of freeform-mirror-based optical systems with several stigmatic pairs

Rafael G. González-Acuña

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8068-8073 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Off-axis freeform optical design for large curved field of view imaging

Xingyue Jia and Hongbo Jia

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8152-8163 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Design of a dual-focal-plane head-up display system using double freeform mirrors

Tong Yang, Huiming Xu, Lijun Zhou, Yinuo Cheng, Zibo Wu, Shan Shang, Dewen Cheng, and Yongtian Wang

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8204-8211 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical and stress properties of ZrO₂/SiO₂ and TiO₂/SiO₂ anti-reflective coatings deposited by ion-beam-assisted deposition on a flexible substrate

Hsi-Chao Chen, Chun-Hao Chang, and Kun-Hong Chen

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8280-8287 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Dynamically variable intensity patterns projected using an optofluidic phase-shifter array

Merit Sieben and Hans Zappe

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8091-8098 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Digital stabilization of an I/Q modulator in the carrier suppressed single-sideband mode for atom interferometry

Arif Ullah, Samuel Legge, John D. Close, Simon A. Haine, and Ryan J. Thomas

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8221-8227 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Method for luminescent digital image correlation deformation measurement in non-illuminated environments

Peng Shi, Keming Zhang, and Junxiang Peng

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8248-8256 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Quantum clock synchronization protocol based on microwave-optical entanglement

Qiang Miao and Dewei Wu

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8195-8203 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Utilization of handheld LIBS and XRF analyzers for impurity detection in 3D-printed ultra-high-temperature ceramics

Daniel Emrick, Andrew Cochrane, and Ashwin P. Rao

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8273-8279 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Multifunctional electrically switchable metalens

Yu Wang, Dajian Cui, Guohui Yang, Yue Wang, and Chunhui Wang

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8074-8081 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Temperature and RI sensing based on micro-structured optical fiber surface plasmon resonance

Zhipeng Wang, Yiming Xiao, Shuang Tian, Wanqi Zhao, Yu Cheng, and Libo Yuan

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8172-8179 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of quantitative defect characterization using pulse-phase and lock-in thermography: erratum

Christiane Maierhofer, Mathias Röllig, Rainer Krankenhagen, and Philipp Myrach

Appl. Opt. 63(31), 8295-8296 (2024)  View: HTML | PDF