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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 13h

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: Recirculating frequency-shifting loop for flexible optical chirp generation and FMCW LiDAR bit.ly/4ywGZJr #SignalProcessing #TunableLasers @uni-freiburg.de 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 22h

Via #OPG_AO: Automated mastering of holographic waveguide displays with robot-mounted optics bit.ly/4s7D9o5 #Lithography #WaveguideDesign @kit.edu 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 23h

On this #WelcomeNewEditorsWednesday, we'd like to welcome our incoming #OPG_OpticaQ Associate Editors Olivier Pfister, University of Virginia and Qi-Fan Yang, Peking University. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Optica Quantum!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 23h

Call for Papers: #OPG_OMEx welcomes submissions to a Feature Issue on novel optical materials, covering research from UV to terahertz, including bioinspired optics, tunable materials, quantum and nanoscale photonics, advanced fabrication and sustainable materials. bit.ly/4zaiUYY

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 06/10/2026

Via #OPG_Optica: Inverse scattering of absorptive samples via beam propagation bit.ly/4j31fOh #NeuralNetworks #TissueImaging @utaustin.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 06/10/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Reflection matrix microscopy at 1.6 µm wavelength for label-free deep-tissue imaging bit.ly/4ykb1jz #OpticalMicroscopy #InverseScattering 💡🧪

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 06/10/2026

Via #OPG_JOSA_B: Dark solitons in nematic liquid crystals with competing nonlocal nonlinearities and fourth-order diffraction bit.ly/4yl6AFd #NonlinearEffects #BrightSolitons 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 06/10/2026

On this #ThankYouEditorsTuesday, we'd like to thank our returning #OPG_BOEx Associate Editor Bernhard Baumann, Medical University of Vienna. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Biomedical Optics Express!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 06/10/2026

Volume 34 Issue 20 of #OPG_OpEx is now live: bit.ly/4i2FUU2 The featured visualization highlights all 220 reconstructed phase-difference outputs from the rotating-output measurement. See details at Wu et al.: bit.ly/4htWewS

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

Volume 65 Issue 28 of #OPG_AO is now live: bit.ly/4zdHR62 The cover shows a collimator-and-fiber setup with live power monitoring for quickly establishing a proof-of-concept free-space optical link. See details at Bhutiani and Gupta: bit.ly/3TXdQIu

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: Comparative analysis of fabrication techniques for sensing windows on silicon nitride waveguide platforms bit.ly/4hjeJEh #BendLoss #GratingCoupler @tugraz.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

Via #OPG_OpticaQ: GHz-rate polarization-based QKD system for fiber and free-space applications bit.ly/4z1DWJd #QuantumKeyDistribution #LaserSources💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

Via #OPG_AO: Efficient prediction of vector optical soliton propagation in birefringent fibers via an enhanced Fourier neural operator bit.ly/3Vjp0rp #NeuralNetworks #OpticalFibers💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

Volume 17 Issue 10 of #OPG_BOEx is now live: bit.ly/4rGZSH7 On the cover is a neckline-free cap design for perioperative fNIRS. See details at S. B. Crawford et al.: bit.ly/47eHR9X

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 05/10/2026

Via #OPG_BOEx: Phase-multiplexed continuous Bessel droplet for high-contrast, gapless volumetric two-photon microscopy bit.ly/4hAUUqZ #ScatteringMedia #ThreeDimensionalReconstruction 💡🧪

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 04/10/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: An LED-pumped 3-mJ TEM00 Q-switched Nd:YLF laser bit.ly/4xRDkVH #SolidStateLasers #WhiteLightEmittingDiodes💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 03/10/2026

Via #OPG_Optica: Sub-nanojoule ultrafast optical Kerr gating at 1 GHz repetition rates using multilayer graphene and thin graphite films bit.ly/4yZDon7 #UltrafastOptics #ThinFilms 💡🧪

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

Volume 43 Issue 10 of #OPG_JOSA_B is now live: bit.ly/47s9R9V The featured image illustrates a study of coupling efficiency in nanograting-modified fibers under normal incidence. See details at Hu et al.: bit.ly/4xXsGN5

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

Volume 43 Issue 10 of #OPG_JOSA_A is now live: bit.ly/4hH0J6h The featured image highlights a method for precisely shaping long-depth-of-focus light, controlling both its brightness along the beam and its cross-sectional form. See Yang and Ye: bit.ly/3VbHrhL

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

Via #OPG_OL: White-cell multipass optical parametric amplifier with 91.9% quantum efficiency at 1490 nm bit.ly/4hknttG #Crosstalk #EnergyTransfer @unistuttgart.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Enhancing broadband second harmonic generation in a thin film lithium niobate racetrack resonator with tunable coupling bit.ly/4ADqz3A #FrequencyCombs #PhaseMatching @csem.ch 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

Volume 16 Issue 10 of #OPG_OMEx is now live: bit.ly/3TjYs8W The cover compares a conventional metasurface antenna with a fully photonic antenna that guides and radiates waves without printed metal patterns. See Tripon-Canseliet et al.: bit.ly/4xWhYXi

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 02/10/2026

Via #OPG_JOSA_A: Analytical inversion for the joint axial and polarization-dependent transverse design of long-depth-of-focus fields bit.ly/3VbHrhL #DiffractionTheory #OpticalFields💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 01/10/2026

Your expertise matters to the research community. Our Reviewer Resource Center offers tools and guidance to help you build your reviewing skills and contribute to the peer review process. bit.ly/4fvLdKM

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 01/10/2026

On this #ThankYouEditorsThursday, we'd like to thank our outgoing #OPG_JOSA_A Topical Editor Arti Agrawal, University of Technology Sydney. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular JOSA A!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 01/10/2026

Via #OPG_OMEx: Moving forward with multilayer metastructures - simple design of complex optics [Invited] bit.ly/4yZCNSp #InverseDesign #MultilayerOptics 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 30/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Performance enhancement in micro-LED maskless lithography via in-situ two-photon-polymerized micro-lens array bit.ly/47lI2jx #LightSources #ProjectionSystems 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 30/09/2026

Via #OPG_AO: Low-coherence interferometric communication based on OPD modulation bit.ly/4xPgTjU #OpticalSystems #ScatteringMedia💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 30/09/2026

On this #WelcomeNewEditorsWednesday, we'd like to welcome our incoming #OPG_OL Topical Editors Guangwei Hu Nanyang Technological University; Yufei Ma Harbin Institute of Technology; V R Supradeepa Indian Institute of Science. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Optics Letters!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 30/09/2026

Via #OPG_Optica: Transparent and mechanically flexible wafer-scale silicon-photonics fabrication platform bit.ly/4hiV1Zl #OpticalComponents #WearableSensors @mit.edu 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 29/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Spatially or temporally resolved phase-based optoretinography with actively tracked point-scanning optical coherence tomography bit.ly/3VzIvfl #HighSpeedImaging #DeformableMirrors 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 29/09/2026

Via #OPG_OpEx: High-temperature wide-dynamic-range vibration sensing via an enhanced Fabry–Pérot interferometer probes bit.ly/4z1ryc8 #SensorPerformance #UltrafastLasers @stanforduniversity.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 29/09/2026

On this #ThankYouEditorsTuesday, we'd like to thank our outgoing #OPG_BOEx Associate Editors Juan Tabernero, Universidad Murcia and Linda Lundström, Royal Institute of Technology/KTH. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Biomedical Optics Express!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 28/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Broadband high-level squeezed light using waveguide optical parametric amplifiers with external dispersion compensation bit.ly/4hlGZoi #OpticalAmplifiers #QuantumNoise @utokyoofficial.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 28/09/2026

Have questions about publishing your research? Find guidance on manuscript preparation, peer review, publication ethics, article types, and more in our Author Resource Center. bit.ly/46xG7YW #OpticsResearch

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 28/09/2026

Via #OPG_AO: Underwater color polarization image restoration network based on bidirectional attention and cross-scale fusion bit.ly/4iNye9b #ImageQuality #UnderwaterImaging 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 27/09/2026

For #SpotlightSunday, view this Summary by Moises Padilla of #OPG_AO: Definitive correction for nonlinear and random phase-step detuning using the universal phase-shifting algorithm bit.ly/46ENAp2 #NeuralNetworks #PhaseRetrieval 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 27/09/2026

Via #OPG_OL: Ultra-broadband lithium niobate optical mode (de)multiplexer enabled by SWG-based modal-field redistribution bit.ly/4AsUgEg #OpticalSignals #EffectiveRefractiveIndex 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 25/09/2026

Via #OPG_JOSA_A: Fourier finite-difference method and proper orthogonal decomposition for the quick spectral study of 2D periodic photonic structures bit.ly/4xIQsMO #FourierExpansions #SpatialResolution @cnrs.fr 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 25/09/2026

Via #OPG_BOEx: Motion-corrected Gaussian, mean, and parametric curvature mapping of the posterior eye with pupil-tracked whole-eye OCT bit.ly/4hmoh04 #ApertureSynthesis #PupilTracking 💡🧪

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 25/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Power and energy scaling of Tm-doped fiber lasers enabled by in-band pumping bit.ly/4rn7AGc #LargeModeAreaFibers #LaserSources @uni-jena.de💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 24/09/2026

Via #OPG_Optica: Universal and quantitative statistical approach to retrieve X-ray directional dark-field using a single exposure bit.ly/4yROieO #XRayImaging #ModulationTechniques @ugrenoblealpes.bsky.social 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 24/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Low-loss ultra-compact photonic bends with enhanced fabrication tolerance for commercial foundry processes bit.ly/4AmyXo9 #InverseDesign #WaveguideModes 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 24/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: Vehicle-mounted optical frequency comb for open-path field measurements based on a NALM mode-locked fiber laser bit.ly/4rsw0OE #AbsorptionSpectroscopy #TunableDiodeLasers 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 24/09/2026

On this #ThankYouEditorsThursday, we'd like to thank our returning #OPG_OpticaQ Associate Editors Koji Azuma, NTT and Matthew Eichenfield, @uarizona.bsky.social. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Optica Quantum!

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 24/09/2026

Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Ultra-low-noise heralded single photons from counter-propagating SPDC bit.ly/4y91axb #QuantumComputation #RamanScattering 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 23/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Electrically-driven monolithic silicon photonic isolator based on seedlayer-free bismuth terbium iron garnet bit.ly/4yspRVz #FaradayEffect #LaserOperation @mit.edu 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 23/09/2026

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Topologically protected dense wavelength division multiplexer based on valley photonic crystal slabs bit.ly/3V2exAA #OpticalNetworks #TunableFilters 💡⚛️

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Optica Publishing Group @opg.optica.org · 23/09/2026

On this #WelcomeNewEditorsWednesday, we'd like to welcome our incoming #OPG_BOEx Associate Editors Alberto de Castro, @io-csic.bsky.social and Azhar Zam, NYU Abu Dhabi. Thank you for supporting @opg.optica.org and in particular Biomedical Optics Express!

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