Applied Optics

Papers
(The median citation count of Applied Optics is 2. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)
ArticleCitations
Spatially resolved reflectance from turbid media having a rough surface. Part II: experiments78
Estimation precision for a normalized response matrix in linear polarization calibration66
Potential of edge machine learning for instrumentation59
Real-time high-precision FMCW laser range extraction method based on a hardware multiplier array55
Chemometrics applied quantitative analysis of iron oxide mixtures by terahertz spectroscopy53
Free-form off-axis three-mirror optical antenna design with an integrated primary/tertiary-mirror structure51
Binarization for low-quality ESPI fringe patterns based on preprocessing and clustering51
Mode-locked Cr:LiSAF laser far off the gain peak: tunable sub-200-fs pulses near 1  µm43
Thermally responsive polymer-dispersed liquid crystal diffusers fabricated using laser speckle pattern irradiation41
Using a broadband long-wavelength channel to increase the capture range of segment piston phase retrieval for segmented-aperture systems40
Adaptive dynamic adjustment star identification threshold estimation for a terrestrial star tracker38
Control of light-induced torque in quantum well waveguides through electron spin coherence34
Confocal microscopy multi-focus image fusion method based on axial information guidance32
Design and implementation of a physical layer optical fiber security communication system based on a ZUC stream cipher31
Effective interference mitigation scheme for multi-LED-based mobile optical camera communication31
Multi-channel synthetic aperture infrared imaging and experimental research31
Optical design and development of an underwater dual-channel microlens array integral field snapshot hyperspectral imager30
Mask correction method for surface plasmon lithography30
Compact and broadband design of an 850 nm 2 × 2 3-dB directional coupler with a shallowly etched SWG gap29
Mirror-backed dielectric metasurface sensor with ultrahigh figure of merit based on a super-narrow Rayleigh anomaly28
High anti-interference dual-parameter sensor using EIT-like effect photonic crystal cavity coupled system27
Quasi-TPPs/Fano resonance systems based on an MDM waveguide structure and its sensing application27
Cutting sinusoidal gratings to enhance light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells26
Phase retrieval from single-shot square wave fringe based on image denoising using deep learning26
High-performance reconstruction method combining total variation with a video denoiser for compressed ultrafast imaging25
Combined multi-scale mesh and full-matrix inversion for enhancing time-domain breast diffuse optical tomography25
Design of an efficient illuminator for partially coherent sources in the extreme ultraviolet25
Performance analysis of an SMF-/MMF-based single/double/quadruple tapered optical fiber structure25
Reed microstructure detection by optical coherence tomography, an efficient and non-invasive method25
Design parameters for Airy beams in light-sheet microscopy25
Single-shot enhanced imaging through multimode fiber based on self-learning networks24
Optical design of multilayer antireflection coatings for indoor solar cell applications24
Engineering a conformal optical window of a square-to-circular transition isolator24
L-band compact Q-switched fiber laser based on a thulium-doped fiber saturable absorber24
Mathematical model of potential distribution in a pinned photodiode of an indirect time of flight CMOS image sensor24
Dual-wavelength off-axis digital holography in ImageJ: toward real-time phase retrieval using CUDA streams23
Adaptive thermal refocusing system for a high-resolution space camera23
Randomly aperiodically poled LiNbO3 crystal design by Monte Carlo–Metropolis with simulated annealing optimization for ultrabroadband photon pair generation23
Extreme learning machine and genetic algorithm in quantitative analysis of sulfur hexafluoride by infrared spectroscopy: erratum23
Photon detection probability enhancement using an anti-reflection coating in CMOS-based SPADs23
Self-supervised stereo depth estimation based on bi-directional pixel-movement learning23
Ultra-narrow linewidth transmission filters based on the cladding mode assisted Fabry–Perot effect in a planar waveguide23
Design and analysis of an ultra-wide-angle laser communication optical system22
Optical experimental results using Singer product apertures22
Profile evolution during photochemical nano-polishing of a rough quartz surface under direct illumination22
Influences of focusing conditions on optical poling in lithium niobate using a 1035  nm femtosecond fiber laser22
Optimization technology for DCF dispersion compensation based on cascaded fiber Bragg grating22
Frequency resolution improvement by sub-bins and an inverse matrix in discrete Fourier transform22
Diamond microscraping for the fabrication of a trimmed radial Fresnel array on a roller mold22
Ray-tracing model of a perfect lens compliant with Fermat’s principle: the Cardinal Lens22
Triple coding empowered FDMA-CDMA mode high-security CAOS camera22
Flexible PTFE hollow dielectric waveguides for terahertz applications: analysis and experimental study21
Efficient progressive algorithm for light scattering of a multilayered concentric nanoparticle21
Automatic measurement system for large-aperture-angle non-holonomic spherical stitching with laser differential confocal interference21
Comparing optical four-flux model results with experimental data obtained by integrating sphere measurements21
Lock-in range in a semiconductor ring laser gyroscope21
SBS mitigation by sinusoidal phase modulation of a 1572  nm all-fiber amplifier for lidar CO2 sensing20
Design of a zoom head-up display optical system based on a nodal aberration theory20
Vanadium dioxide metasurface with dual functionalities of an optical switch and a sensor20
Sensitivity improvement of the closed-loop resonant fiber-optic gyroscope interrogated with a broadband source20
Polarimetric analysis of whitefly larvae on pomegranate leaves via Mueller matrix imaging20
Ring core few-mode fiber sensor for curvature measurement20
Optical characterization of a manual tunable lens for eye-care applications20
Fabry–Perot interference optical fiber biosensor based on the ECF for label-free DNA detection20
Rapid focusing of light through turbid water based on a digital micromirror device20
Main lobe shifting and splitting of 2D symmetric Airy beams via digital phase modulation20
Quasi-BIC empowered asymmetric grating for high-Q angularly tolerant THz filters with switchable transmission-reflection dualities20
Bessel beams with an adjustable focal position20
Speckle classification of a multimode fiber based on Inception V319
Study and synthesis of inhomogeneous optical modes by solving the wave and telegraph equations19
Low power, high speed, all-optical logic gates based on optical bistability in graphene-containing compact microdisk resonators19
Sensor network based on multiplexed intermodal fiber interferometers for quasi-distributed measurements19
Formation mechanism of blemishes in a fiber-optic imaging element19
Optimal Polishing Trajectory Generation for Complex Optical Surfaces Modeled by Meshes19
On-orbit demonstration of inter-satellite free-space optical stable communication enabled by integrated optical amplification of HPA and LNA19
Ultrahigh Q SOI ring resonator with a Hermite or B-spline curved waveguide19
Advanced terahertz-range dopamine detection using a 2D material-based metasurface biosensor19
Theoretical model and optimization of diffractive optical elements with aspheric substrates in ophthalmology19
Reflective microring-resonator-based microwave photonic sensor incorporating a self-attention assisted convolutional neural network19
Reconfigurable hybrid silicon waveguide Bragg filter using ultralow-loss phase-change material19
Dynamic light scattering from single macroscopic particles19
Dual-beam polarimeter based on nonachromatic wave plates with high polarimetric efficiency over a broad band19
High sensitivity detection of different pH ranges with rGO-nanocomposite coated eFBG sensor19
Prescriptive method for fiber polarization compensation in two bases19
Phase retrieval algorithm applied to high-energy ultrafast lasers19
Deep-learning-based model for the inverse design of a reconfigurable multi-tap optical filter19
Nickel oxide morphology synthesized with a hydrothermal method for inverted perovskite solar cells18
Compact high-power MIR laser through pulse fiber laser pumped PPMgLN-based OPO18
Adaptive optical wireless communication systems with camera-based underwater turbulence and fog channel estimation18
Analysis and optimization of MEMS-based Michelson interferometers featuring curved mirrors under partially coherent light conditions18
Complex Kernel-based spectrum reconstruction algorithm for cascaded Fabry–Perot interferometric spectrometer18
Measurement of the thickness and refractive index of a thin film by analyzing reflected interference fringes18
Noncritical acousto-optic Bragg phase matching: analysis of orthorhombic and monoclinic crystal systems18
Mach–Zehnder modulator condition for a low chirp factor versus DC bias18
Sensitivity analysis and comparison of broadband source-driven resonant fiber-optic gyroscopes18
Secrecy performance of mixed single-input multiple-output-FSO/single-input multiple-output-RF networks with energy harvesting18
Accurate ray-tracing optical model for coded aperture spectral snapshot imagers18
Effect of preheating conditions on UV laser direct coloring of stainless steel surfaces18
Machine recognition of gas spectra based on a spectral image encoding method18
Calibration for endoscopic 3D shape measurement with cone beam projection18
High-efficiency simulation of coherent beam combining using a scaled angular spectrum method18
Continuously variable Fourier filters fabricated using varying angle glancing angle deposition for chip-scale spectroscopy18
Optical pilot tone correction of phase errors in photodetection chains17
Short wavelength operation of a 10 m perimeter ring laser gyroscope17
Improved phase hologram generation of multiple 3D objects17
Accurate measurement of the frequency offset of the laser based on electromagnetically induced transparency17
Precise measurements of the low optical absorption coefficients of massive lithium triborate crystal boules with untreated facets formed during the growth process17
Brewster-coupling-based thin film filter design for wide-angle high-efficiency phosphor emission17
Integrative design and processing of a conformal optical window pair in a cylindrical isolator17
Eliminating the influence of modulation depth by a laser interference double detection system17
Pointing jitter correction in hollow-core fiber nonlinear systems based on LSTM17
Optical electrocardiogram monitor with a real-time analysis of an abnormal heart rhythm for home-based medical alerts17
Optimal vector phase-matching conditions in biaxial crystalline materials determined by the extreme surfaces method: the case of orthorhombic crystals17
Applied Optics Research at imec: introduction to the feature issue17
Experimental generation of adjustable partially coherent optical vortices from coherent and incoherent light sources17
Energy-scaling of a diode-pumped Alexandrite laser and prototype development for a compact general-purpose Doppler lidar17
Effect of the purity of the host material 2FPPICz on the performance of crystalline organic light-emitting diodes17
High-fidelity source mask optimization for suppressing line-end shortening17
Integrating inverse design and partially etched platform: an ultra-compact polarization splitter and rotator as an example17
Rapid quantitative analysis of calcium in infant formula powder assisted by long short-term memory with variable importance using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy16
Compact dual-parameter sensor design based on a photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with chirped slotted annular holes16
Adaptive phase control of a phase-only spatial light modulator using the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor16
Athermal panoramic annular lens design with a thermal analysis method16
Research on pulsed laser milling process of CVD single crystal diamond16
Accurate stereo vision system calibration with chromatic concentric fringe patterns16
Feasibility analysis of an SMS-/MSM-/SMSMS-based optical fiber sensor structure16
One-shot reflectance direction field imaging for measuring the surface slope distribution of a capillary wave16
Implementation of stacked ensemble machine learning for the detection of surrogate plutonium contamination in soil via LIBS16
Fast algorithm based on the Hilbert transform for high-speed absolute distance measurement using a frequency scanning interferometry method16
Calibration reinforcement regularizations for optimized snapshot spectral imaging16
End-to-end computational ghost imaging method that suppresses atmospheric turbulence16
EUV telescope for a Cubesat nanosatellite16
Improving the beam quality of single-grating spectrally combined fiber lasers with adaptive optics16
Simultaneous wavelength beam combination and dark region compressing using a segmented coated step prism group for a fiber-coupled system16
Monolithic 24  cm2 flexible triple-junction solar cell encapsulated module based on the ipsilateral electrode welding technology: erratum16
Real-timing processing of fiber bundle endomicroscopy images in Python using PyFibreBundle16
Grain size characterization of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy based on laser ultrasonic random forest regression16
Atmospheric optical turbulence mitigation using iterative image registration and least squares lucky look fusion16
Degree of cross-polarization of elliptical Gaussian partially coherent beams propagating in turbulent atmosphere15
Stimulated vibrational–rotational Raman scattering of hydrogen pumped at a 1064-nm laser15
Binocular laser scanning imaging-based disordered object recognition method15
Enlargement of the viewing zone and size of a reconstructed image in electro-holography using multiple reconstruction lights by eye-tracking15
Dual-step method to manufacture a polymeric GRIN lens with a high refractive index range15
Source optimization method employing dynamic polarization aberration model for high-NA EUVL15
High-performance phase measuring profilometry architecture based on Zynq SoC15
High-efficiency metalens-based compact multispectral variable spectrometer15
In situ areal mass measurement of laser shock-loaded aluminum using point-projection x-ray backlighting15
Untangling parasitic reflection in phase measuring deflectometry by multi-frequency phase-shifting15
Dynamic measurement of three-dimensional absolute displacements using dual-camera multiplexed digital holography15
Optical information hiding for different surface images15
Self-healing and self-matching effects in astigmatic structured beams as a basis for measuring orbital Stokes parameters15
Vibration rejection of phased array telescope systems via disturbance-propagation-characteristics-based feedforward control15
Phase singularity reduction in speckle interferometry by tailoring the spatial coherence of light15
Automatic lens-splitting optimization algorithm for spherical aberration correction15
Pitfalls in the spectral measurements of polarization-altering metasurfaces15
Digital holographic approaches to the detection and characterization of microplastics in water environments15
Integrated barium titanate electro-optic modulators operating at CMOS-compatible voltage15
THz-TDS with gigahertz Yb-based dual-comb lasers: noise analysis and mitigation strategies15
Design and optimization of the grating coupler in the 2  µm band15
Gbit/s secure key generation and distribution based on the phase noise of an amplified spontaneous emission source15
Large third-order nonlinear optical susceptibility in high-entropy perovskite oxide thin films prepared by pulsed-laser deposition15
Graphene suspensions in carbon tetrachloride: an excellent nonlinear optical limiting material with a high damage threshold at 1064  nm15
Equal-intensity beam splitter fabricated by tandem dielectric beam splitters for passive laser speckle reduction15
Numerical simulation of a large area scintillometer and laser differential image motion monitor15
Laser-induced damage thresholds in SiO2-coated aluminum mirrors under various ultrashort pulse widths15
Accurate and efficient internal deformation measurement of multiphase/porous materials via segmentation-aided digital volume correlation15
Underwater optical guiding and communication solution for the AUV and seafloor node15
Set of all possible stigmatic pairs of mirrors15
Frequency multiplexing in millimeter-wave over fiber fronthaul transmission links with an InAs/InP quantum dash mode-locked laser15
Analysis of centroiding algorithms for non-diffracting structured and hollow structured laser beams15
Fourier-domain filtering analysis for color-polarization camera demosaicking: publisher’s note14
Design of a terahertz encoding metalens with adjustable focusing intensity14
Camera pose estimation algorithm involving weighted measurement uncertainty of feature points based on rotation parameters14
BRDF modeling and optimization of a target surface based on the gradient descent algorithm14
Performance of dual-hop FSO/RF systems with fixed-gain relaying over Fisher–Snedecor F and κ-μ shadowed fading channels14
Optical pulling force on a uniaxial anisotropic sphere by a high-order Bessel (vortex) beam14
Effect of oils on the transmission properties of a terahertz photonic crystal14
Femtosecond LIPSS on indium-tin-oxide thin films at IR wavelengths14
Tri-comb generation with a dual-ring structure14
Design of a single lens wavefront coded infrared camera14
Mode analysis and measurement of single-emitter blue diode lasers14
Double chiral resonances in a quasi-BIC metasurface with both strong circular dichroism and high quality factor14
Application of the Powell algorithm for estimating optical properties of a semitransparent medium based on time-domain information14
45 W kHz-linewidth single-frequency fiber laser at 1120 nm14
Hyperspectral camera as a compact payload architecture for remote sensing applications14
Control of surface edge roughness for an aluminum alloy mirror based on sub-aperture polishing14
Speckleless color dynamic three-dimensional holographic display based on complex amplitude modulation: erratum14
DL-CSPF: deep-learning-based cell segmentation with a physical framework for digital holographic microscopy14
Low-cross-talk and thermo-insensitive CWDM (de)multiplexer assisted with compact MZIs and slot waveguides14
Structural design and cryogenic stability analysis for long-wave infrared spatial heterodyne spectrometers14
Binocular camera calibration using a BP algorithm optimized by an improved subtraction-average-based optimizer14
Ps-ViT: phase space vision transformer pre-training for the depth estimation in computer-generated holograms14
Numerical and analytical analysis of an ultrahigh sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a black phosphorene/graphene heterostructure14
Integrated multimode optical waveguides in glass using laser induced deep etching14
Automatic depth map retrieval from digital holograms using a depth-from-focus approach14
Structured illumination and image enhancement of three-dimensional and moving objects at a distance via incoherent Fourier ptychography14
Laser-pulse-induced temperature, thermal stress, and crater morphology effect during multipulse nanosecond laser manufacturing14
High-performance perovskite photodetectors based on CsPbBr3 microwire arrays: erratum14
Low-noise soliton molecule generation with an in-phase controllable pulse number by third- and second-order dispersion compensation in an all-fiber erbium-doped oscillator: publisher’s note14
Multiline molecular tagging velocimetry of nitric oxide at 100  kHz using an injection-seeded burst-mode OPO14
Super-resolution terahertz synthetic aperture image reconstruction algorithm14
Integrated Fabry–Perot filter with wideband noise suppression for satellite-based daytime quantum key distribution14
Continuous optical generation of microwave signals for fountain clocks14
Effects of illumination non-uniformity on the double-Ronchi lateral shearing interference field14
Detection and analysis of microplastics in offshore sediment by microscopic differential Raman spectroscopy13
Micro-ring wavelength selective switch device based on contra-DC13
Gradient index effect assisted anisotropic broadband absorption in α-MoO3 metamaterial13
Temporal and spatial domain detection model and method of infrared photoelectric detection target13
Numerical analysis of optical confinement in silica and tellurite multicore fibers for near-infrared image transportation13
Detection method of micro and macro scale defects in silicon carbide castings13
Tunable terahertz absorber based on quasi-BIC supported by a graphene metasurface13
Implementation of a high-resolution micro-grating accelerometer using a subdivision interpolation technique13
Optimal design for a broadband Stokes polarimeter of liquid crystal variable retarders13
Laser radius measurement method based on the amplitude jump of a thermal wave13
Examining the change of half-period voltage in longitudinal electro-optic modulation and residual stress of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal13
Non-resonant broadband RCS reduction based on the patch distribution of a phase gradient metasurface13
Freeform mirror array design for concentrating sunlight onto a CPV solar cell13
High brightness in-band pumped fiber MOPA with output power scaling to >4.6kW13
Catadioptric sensor concept with interlaced beam paths for imaging and pinpoint spectroscopy13
Spatial modeling of mid-infrared spectral data with thermal compensation using integrated nested Laplace approximation13
Extended Risley scanning system with 30 × 360 coverage13
Directional control of the off-normal scattering from a single nanodisk by superposed linearly and radially polarized beams13
High-efficiency broadband fiber-to-chip coupler using a 3D nanoprinting microfiber13
InSPECtor: an end-to-end design framework for compressive pixelated hyperspectral instruments13
Turning point monitoring of narrow bandpass filters: the enormous strength of the error self-compensation effect13
Tunable and enhanced optical activity in twisted graphene metasurface bilayers13
Silicon photonics 2  ×  2 trench coupler design and foundry fabrication13
Optical–electronic hybrid Fourier convolutional neural network based on super-pixel complex-valued modulation13
Defect detection system for silicon solar panels under all-day irradiation13
Antireflective properties of Al2O3/SiO2 multilayer stacks for GaAs solar cells13
Broadband and linearized photonic time-stretch analog-to-digital converter based on a compact dual-polarization modulator13
Frequency-domain equalization technology for a vortex optical multiplexing system13
Optical fiber vibration signal recognition based on an efficient multidimensional feature extraction network13
In-flight measurement of atmospheric-imposed tilt: experimental results and analysis13
Practical technique for balancing the optical aberrations among conceptual thin-lens components of optical zoom lenses13
SPP excitation and coupling mechanism based on micro/nano fibers13
Ultra-compact on-chip meta-waveguide phase modulator based on split ring magnetic resonance13
Parametric multiphysics study of focus-variable silicone lenses13
Analysis of iterative design algorithms for achromatic deterministic diffusers13
Application of optical switching technology in a lunar laser ranging system based on a superconducting detector13
Parallel unambiguous generalized phase-shifting and T-spline fitting algorithms for optical micro-structured surface 3D topography metrology13
Partial Mueller matrix polarimeter using liquid crystal modulators13
Dynamic ONU grouping algorithm based on combination partition for centralized flexible PON13
High-speed 2D materials inspection using a microscopic dynamic spectroscopic imaging ellipsometer13
Apparatus and its principle for thermal aberration compensation12
Optical analog-signal transmission and retrieval through turbid water12
Noise free defect detection in ceramic tableware using a portable digital holographic camera12
Alignment technology based on a central small aperture for the AIMS telescope12
Radiometry and contrast-to-noise ratio for continuous-wave and laser range-gated active imaging systems12
Multimode heralded single photons based on the DLCZ12
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