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 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)
ArticleCitations
Rapid focusing of light through turbid water based on a digital micromirror device97
SBS mitigation by sinusoidal phase modulation of a 1572  nm all-fiber amplifier for lidar CO2 sensing72
Quasi-BIC empowered asymmetric grating for high-Q angularly tolerant THz filters with switchable transmission-reflection dualities68
Frequency resolution improvement by sub-bins and an inverse matrix in discrete Fourier transform58
Optimal polishing trajectory generation for complex optical surfaces modeled by meshes57
Sensor network based on multiplexed intermodal fiber interferometers for quasi-distributed measurements53
Optical experimental results using Singer product apertures45
Using a broadband long-wavelength channel to increase the capture range of segment piston phase retrieval for segmented-aperture systems45
Adaptive dynamic adjustment star identification threshold estimation for a terrestrial star tracker35
Control of light-induced torque in quantum well waveguides through electron spin coherence34
Multi-channel synthetic aperture infrared imaging and experimental research33
Confocal microscopy multi-focus image fusion method based on axial information guidance33
Optical design and development of an underwater dual-channel microlens array integral field snapshot hyperspectral imager31
Cutting sinusoidal gratings to enhance light trapping in thin-film silicon solar cells31
Compact and broadband design of an 850 nm 2 × 2 3-dB directional coupler with a shallowly etched SWG gap31
Design parameters for Airy beams in light-sheet microscopy30
Phase retrieval from single-shot square wave fringe based on image denoising using deep learning30
High-performance reconstruction method combining total variation with a video denoiser for compressed ultrafast imaging29
Reed microstructure detection by optical coherence tomography, an efficient and non-invasive method28
Design of an efficient illuminator for partially coherent sources in the extreme ultraviolet28
Engineering a conformal optical window of a square-to-circular transition isolator28
Single-shot enhanced imaging through multimode fiber based on self-learning networks27
Mathematical model of potential distribution in a pinned photodiode of an indirect time of flight CMOS image sensor27
Adaptive thermal refocusing system for a high-resolution space camera26
Extreme learning machine and genetic algorithm in quantitative analysis of sulfur hexafluoride by infrared spectroscopy: erratum26
Diamond microscraping for the fabrication of a trimmed radial Fresnel array on a roller mold25
Dual-wavelength off-axis digital holography in ImageJ: toward real-time phase retrieval using CUDA streams25
Design and analysis of an ultra-wide-angle laser communication optical system25
Polarimetric analysis of whitefly larvae on pomegranate leaves via Mueller matrix imaging24
Optimization technology for DCF dispersion compensation based on cascaded fiber Bragg grating24
Flexible PTFE hollow dielectric waveguides for terahertz applications: analysis and experimental study24
Profile evolution during photochemical nano-polishing of a rough quartz surface under direct illumination24
Lock-in range in a semiconductor ring laser gyroscope24
Spatially resolved reflectance from turbid media having a rough surface. Part II: experiments23
Adaptive phase control of a phase-only spatial light modulator using the Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor23
Single-lens integrated miniature Raman spectrometer with fine resolution and high étendue23
Automatic measurement system for large-aperture-angle non-holonomic spherical stitching with laser differential confocal interference23
Fast algorithm based on the Hilbert transform for high-speed absolute distance measurement using a frequency scanning interferometry method23
High-performance phase measuring profilometry architecture based on Zynq SoC23
High anti-interference dual-parameter sensor using EIT-like effect photonic crystal cavity coupled system23
Estimation precision for a normalized response matrix in linear polarization calibration23
Design of a zoom head-up display optical system based on a nodal aberration theory23
Ultra-wideband high-efficiency reflective polarization converter based on a silver metasurface in the near-infrared region23
Bessel beams with an adjustable focal position23
High sensitivity detection of different pH ranges with rGO-nanocomposite coated eFBG sensor22
Main lobe shifting and splitting of 2D symmetric Airy beams via digital phase modulation22
Design and implementation of a physical layer optical fiber security communication system based on a ZUC stream cipher22
EUV telescope for a Cubesat nanosatellite22
Nickel oxide morphology synthesized with a hydrothermal method for inverted perovskite solar cells22
Phase retrieval algorithm applied to high-energy ultrafast lasers22
Optical characterization of a manual tunable lens for eye-care applications22
Chemometrics applied quantitative analysis of iron oxide mixtures by terahertz spectroscopy22
Ring core few-mode fiber sensor for curvature measurement22
Accurate ray-tracing optical model for coded aperture spectral snapshot imagers22
Simultaneous wavelength beam combination and dark region compressing using a segmented coated step prism group for a fiber-coupled system21
High-fidelity source mask optimization for suppressing line-end shortening21
Compact dual-parameter sensor design based on a photonic crystal nanobeam cavity with chirped slotted annular holes21
Athermal panoramic annular lens design with a thermal analysis method21
Rapid quantitative analysis of calcium in infant formula powder assisted by long short-term memory with variable importance using laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy21
Fabry–Perot interference optical fiber biosensor based on the ECF for label-free DNA detection21
Implementation of stacked ensemble machine learning for the detection of surrogate plutonium contamination in soil via LIBS21
Quasi-TPPs/Fano resonance systems based on an MDM waveguide structure and its sensing application20
Monolithic 24  cm2 flexible triple-junction solar cell encapsulated module based on the ipsilateral electrode welding technology: erratum20
Atmospheric optical turbulence mitigation using iterative image registration and least squares lucky look fusion20
Speckle classification of a multimode fiber based on Inception V320
Grain size characterization of Ti-6Al-4V titanium alloy based on laser ultrasonic random forest regression20
Improved magnetorheological finishing of a 3D K9 glass surface for ultra-precision optical applications20
Ray-tracing model of a perfect lens compliant with Fermat’s principle: the Cardinal Lens19
Pointing jitter correction in hollow-core fiber nonlinear systems based on LSTM19
Compact high-power MIR laser through pulse fiber laser pumped PPMgLN-based OPO19
Effect of the purity of the host material 2FPPICz on the performance of crystalline organic light-emitting diodes19
Combined multi-scale mesh and full-matrix inversion for enhancing time-domain breast diffuse optical tomography19
Measurement of the thickness and refractive index of a thin film by analyzing reflected interference fringes19
Ultra-narrow linewidth transmission filters based on the cladding mode assisted Fabry–Perot effect in a planar waveguide19
Machine recognition of gas spectra based on a spectral image encoding method19
Integrative design and processing of a conformal optical window pair in a cylindrical isolator19
Reflective microring-resonator-based microwave photonic sensor incorporating a self-attention assisted convolutional neural network19
Study and synthesis of inhomogeneous optical modes by solving the wave and telegraph equations19
Theoretical model and optimization of diffractive optical elements with aspheric substrates in ophthalmology19
Adaptive optical wireless communication systems with camera-based underwater turbulence and fog channel estimation19
Eliminating the influence of modulation depth by a laser interference double detection system19
Energy-scaling of a diode-pumped Alexandrite laser and prototype development for a compact general-purpose Doppler lidar19
Non-monotonic dependence of compressive sensing in ghost imaging with an LC-SLM under noisy conditions19
Applied Optics Research at imec: introduction to the feature issue18
Integrating inverse design and partially etched platform: an ultra-compact polarization splitter and rotator as an example18
Mach–Zehnder modulator condition for a low chirp factor versus DC bias18
Analysis and optimization of MEMS-based Michelson interferometers featuring curved mirrors under partially coherent light conditions18
Calibration reinforcement regularizations for optimized snapshot spectral imaging18
Short wavelength operation of a 10 m perimeter ring laser gyroscope18
Optical pilot tone correction of phase errors in photodetection chains18
Continuously variable Fourier filters fabricated using varying angle glancing angle deposition for chip-scale spectroscopy18
Pulsed laser milling process of CVD single crystal diamond18
Effect of preheating conditions on UV laser direct coloring of stainless steel surfaces18
Experimental generation of adjustable partially coherent optical vortices from coherent and incoherent light sources18
Brewster-coupling-based thin film filter design for wide-angle high-efficiency phosphor emission18
High-efficiency simulation of coherent beam combining using a scaled angular spectrum method18
Deep-learning-based model for the inverse design of a reconfigurable multi-tap optical filter18
Dual-beam polarimeter based on nonachromatic wave plates with high polarimetric efficiency over a broad band18
Precise measurements of the low optical absorption coefficients of massive lithium triborate crystal boules with untreated facets formed during the growth process18
Accurate measurement of the frequency offset of the laser based on electromagnetically induced transparency17
Influences of focusing conditions on optical poling in lithium niobate using a 1035  nm femtosecond fiber laser17
Optical design of multilayer antireflection coatings for indoor solar cell applications17
Reconfigurable hybrid silicon waveguide Bragg filter using ultralow-loss phase-change material17
Vanadium dioxide metasurface with dual functionalities of an optical switch and a sensor17
Uncalibrated multi-coherent modulation imaging for phase measurement of semi-transparent Fermat-spiral photon sieves17
Optical electrocardiogram monitor with a real-time analysis of an abnormal heart rhythm for home-based medical alerts17
Ultrahigh Q SOI ring resonator with a Hermite or B-spline curved waveguide17
Feasibility analysis of an SMS-/MSM-/SMSMS-based optical fiber sensor structure17
Performance analysis of an SMF-/MMF-based single/double/quadruple tapered optical fiber structure17
One-shot reflectance direction field imaging for measuring the surface slope distribution of a capillary wave17
Real-time high-precision FMCW laser range extraction method based on a hardware multiplier array17
Compact simple dynamic holographic devices based on pattern-aligned liquid crystal micro-structures17
Underwater optical guiding and communication solution for the AUV and seafloor node17
End-to-end computational ghost imaging method that suppresses atmospheric turbulence17
Real-timing processing of fiber bundle endomicroscopy images in Python using PyFibreBundle16
Propagation characteristics of off-axis Laguerre–Gaussian vortex beam in an oceanic turbulent stratified oblique channel16
Digital holographic approaches to the detection and characterization of microplastics in water environments16
Potential of edge machine learning for instrumentation16
Security-enhanced optical image authentication based on cascaded geometric-phase metasurfaces16
Pitfalls in the spectral measurements of polarization-altering metasurfaces16
Optimal vector phase-matching conditions in biaxial crystalline materials determined by the extreme surfaces method: the case of orthorhombic crystals16
Mask correction method for surface plasmon lithography16
Efficient progressive algorithm for light scattering of a multilayered concentric nanoparticle16
Formation mechanism of blemishes in a fiber-optic imaging element16
Comparing optical four-flux model results with experimental data obtained by integrating sphere measurements16
Integrated barium titanate electro-optic modulators operating at CMOS-compatible voltage16
On-orbit demonstration of inter-satellite free-space optical stable communication enabled by integrated optical amplification of HPA and LNA16
Advanced terahertz-range dopamine detection using a 2D material-based metasurface biosensor16
Improved phase hologram generation of multiple 3D objects16
Prescriptive method for fiber polarization compensation in two bases16
Sensitivity analysis and comparison of broadband source-driven resonant fiber-optic gyroscopes15
Broadband and linearized photonic time-stretch analog-to-digital converter based on a compact dual-polarization modulator15
In situ areal mass measurement of laser shock-loaded aluminum using point-projection x-ray backlighting15
Sensitivity improvement of the closed-loop resonant fiber-optic gyroscope interrogated with a broadband source15
Measuring the linear optical absorption coefficient by interferometry and the thermal lensing effect: a numerical analysis15
Temperature evolution of the optical parameters of sapphire in the THz-IR range15
Refractive index sensor based on a ring with a disk-shaped cavity for temperature detection applications15
Method of calculation of paraxial design parameters of a hybrid catadioptric zoom system with focus tunable elements15
Stabilization of the mean wavelength of an erbium-doped fiber source as part of high-accuracy FOG with increased spectrum width15
Numerical study of feature-distribution effects for anti-reflection structured surfaces on binary gratings15
Quantitative detection for textured surface cracks based on cluster integration15
Binocular laser scanning imaging-based disordered object recognition method15
Improving the beam quality of single-grating spectrally combined fiber lasers with adaptive optics15
Source optimization method employing dynamic polarization aberration model for high-NA EUVL15
Curved OLED-based NLOS optical camera communications links15
Spot diagram borders are always caustic curves and/or marginal rays III: segmented mirror in hexagons and trapezoids15
Single-sided lens terahertz flat-top beam shaping in the Fresnel region15
Infrared emissivity measurement methods considering target reflective characteristics15
Broadband free space 2 × 4 90° optical hybrid for satellite laser communication15
Compact 200  W level linearly polarized microsecond-pulse Nd:YAG oscillator with nearly diffraction-limited beam quality15
Frequency-domain equalization technology for a vortex optical multiplexing system15
Propagation through and characterization of atmospheric and oceanic phenomena: introduction to the joint feature issue in Applied Optics and Journal of the Optical Society of America A15
High brightness in-band pumped fiber MOPA with output power scaling to >4.6kW15
Design and optimization of the grating coupler in the 2  µm band15
Calibration for endoscopic 3D shape measurement with cone beam projection15
High-performance perovskite photodetectors based on CsPbBr3 microwire arrays: erratum15
Efficient ultraviolet beam generation at 294.5  nm by frequency-quadrupling a LD-pumped actively Q-switched Nd:YAG/SrWO4 Raman laser15
Continuous optical generation of microwave signals for fountain clocks15
Apparatus and its principle for thermal aberration compensation15
Micro-ring wavelength selective switch device based on contra-DC15
Design of an all-optical insulator-metal-insulator and metal-insulator-metal Feynman logic gates15
Detection and analysis of microplastics in offshore sediment by microscopic differential Raman spectroscopy15
Self-healing and self-matching effects in astigmatic structured beams as a basis for measuring orbital Stokes parameters14
Tunable terahertz absorber based on quasi-BIC supported by a graphene metasurface14
Numerical and analytical analysis of an ultrahigh sensitive surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a black phosphorene/graphene heterostructure14
Tunable spectral modulation period and depth of loosely bound soliton pairs in an erbium-doped fiber laser14
45 W kHz-linewidth single-frequency fiber laser at 1120 nm14
Multimode heralded single photons based on the DLCZ14
Tri-comb generation with a dual-ring structure14
Three-dimensional gradient index microlens arrays for light-field and holographic imaging and displays14
Double chiral resonances in a quasi-BIC metasurface with both strong circular dichroism and high quality factor14
High-precision calibration of fringe projector based on Gaussian bicubic interpolation and orthogonal constrained homography14
BRDF modeling and optimization of a target surface based on the gradient descent algorithm14
Binocular camera calibration using a BP algorithm optimized by an improved subtraction-average-based optimizer14
Control of surface edge roughness for an aluminum alloy mirror based on sub-aperture polishing14
Femtosecond LIPSS on indium-tin-oxide thin films at IR wavelengths14
Low-cross-talk and thermo-insensitive CWDM (de)multiplexer assisted with compact MZIs and slot waveguides14
Laser derusting on low carbon steel surface based on coordinated application of machine vision and laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy14
Nighttime bionic compass based on a short-wave infrared polarization sensing system14
Stimulated vibrational–rotational Raman scattering of hydrogen pumped at a 1064-nm laser14
Research on the Optically Addressed Liquid Crystal Light Valve Utilizing GaN as both Photoconductive and Conductive Layers14
Automatic depth map retrieval from digital holograms using a depth-from-focus approach14
Super-resolution terahertz synthetic aperture image reconstruction algorithm14
Freeform mirror array design for concentrating sunlight onto a CPV solar cell13
Turning point monitoring of narrow bandpass filters: the enormous strength of the error self-compensation effect13
InSPECtor: an end-to-end design framework for compressive pixelated hyperspectral instruments13
Implementation of a high-resolution micro-grating accelerometer using a subdivision interpolation technique13
Hyperspectral camera as a compact payload architecture for remote sensing applications13
Optical information hiding for different surface images13
Dynamic measurement of three-dimensional absolute displacements using dual-camera multiplexed digital holography13
Equal-intensity beam splitter fabricated by tandem dielectric beam splitters for passive laser speckle reduction13
Examining the change of half-period voltage in longitudinal electro-optic modulation and residual stress of potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal13
Fourier-domain filtering analysis for color-polarization camera demosaicking: publisher’s note13
High-efficiency broadband fiber-to-chip coupler using a 3D nanoprinting microfiber13
Ultra-compact on-chip meta-waveguide phase modulator based on split ring magnetic resonance13
Numerical analysis of optical confinement in silica and tellurite multicore fibers for near-infrared image transportation13
Parametric multiphysics study of focus-variable silicone lenses13
Laser radius measurement method based on the amplitude jump of a thermal wave13
Performance of dual-hop FSO/RF systems with fixed-gain relaying over Fisher–Snedecor F and κ-μ shadowed fading channels13
Vibration rejection of phased array telescope systems via disturbance-propagation-characteristics-based feedforward control13
Design of a single lens wavefront coded infrared camera13
SPP excitation and coupling mechanism based on micro/nano fibers13
Simulation of numerical optimizations to reduce the temperature shift of dielectric interference filters13
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 note13
High-efficiency metalens-based compact multispectral variable spectrometer13
Dynamic ONU grouping algorithm based on combination partition for centralized flexible PON13
Antireflective properties of Al2O3/SiO2 multilayer stacks for GaAs solar cells13
Practical technique for balancing the optical aberrations among conceptual thin-lens components of optical zoom lenses13
Partial Mueller matrix polarimeter using liquid crystal modulators13
Degree of cross-polarization of elliptical Gaussian partially coherent beams propagating in turbulent atmosphere13
Frequency multiplexing in millimeter-wave over fiber fronthaul transmission links with an InAs/InP quantum dash mode-locked laser13
Detection method of micro and macro scale defects in silicon carbide castings13
Design and performance estimation of an efficient collector lens using a fisheye metalens13
Gbit/s secure key generation and distribution based on the phase noise of an amplified spontaneous emission source13
Silicon photonics 2  ×  2 trench coupler design and foundry fabrication13
Non-resonant broadband RCS reduction based on the patch distribution of a phase gradient metasurface13
Effective half-wavelength pitch optical phased array design for aliasing-free 2D beam steering12
Design and analysis of a far-infrared metamaterial perfect absorber with sensing applications12
Monolithic silicon microlens arrays for far-infrared astrophysics12
Optical pulling force on a uniaxial anisotropic sphere by a high-order Bessel (vortex) beam12
Thermal lens Z-scan measurements: theoretical and experimental uncertainties for low and high fluorescence quantum yields12
Parallel unambiguous generalized phase-shifting and T-spline fitting algorithms for optical micro-structured surface 3D topography metrology12
Detection method of a lead seal crack in a high-voltage cable based on laser atlas12
Mode analysis and measurement of single-emitter blue diode lasers12
Efficient dual-wavelength metasurface for second-order differential edge detection in the ultraviolet12
Two camera phase contrast imaging using digital correlation imaging of speckles12
PiLocNet: physics-informed neural network on 3D localization with a rotating point spread function12
Catadioptric sensor concept with interlaced beam paths for imaging and pinpoint spectroscopy12
Design of a terahertz encoding metalens with adjustable focusing intensity12
Wavefront accuracy of mechanically assembled all-cordierite reflective optical system for cryogenic applications12
Gradient index effect assisted anisotropic broadband absorption in α-MoO3 metamaterial12
Time-difference-of-arrival positioning based on visible light communication for harbor-border inspection12
Laser air plasma expansion by microwaves12
Assessment of a computed tomography imaging spectrometer using an optimized expectation-maximization algorithm12
Surface profile measurement of metal objects by use of a fringe projection system with polarized dual projectors12
Theoretical study of a four-level EIT-type system in the presence of structured coupling light for microwave field detection12
Real-time automatic polarization control based on golden section search and proportional endless reset-free control action12
Visualization of simulated coating efficiency and uniformity12
Simple digital system for the stabilization of holographic recordings of a slow grating in photorefractive materials12
Optical fiber vibration signal recognition based on an efficient multidimensional feature extraction network12
Application of optical switching technology in a lunar laser ranging system based on a superconducting detector12
Random depolarization film design for real-color displays12
In situ, back-focal-plane-based determination of the numerical apertures in optical microscopes12
Effects of illumination non-uniformity on the double-Ronchi lateral shearing interference field12
High-speed 2D materials inspection using a microscopic dynamic spectroscopic imaging ellipsometer12
Characterization of diffraction efficiency for X-ray analyzer crystals using a laboratory-based primary diffraction photon method12
Ps-ViT: phase space vision transformer pre-training for the depth estimation in computer-generated holograms12
Structural design and cryogenic stability analysis for long-wave infrared spatial heterodyne spectrometers12
Analysis of centroiding algorithms for non-diffracting structured and hollow structured laser beams12
Tunable and enhanced optical activity in twisted graphene metasurface bilayers12
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