The field of metasurface research has rapidly developed in the past decade. Electron-beam lithography (EBL) is an excellent tool used for rapid prototyping of metasurfaces. However, Gaussian-beam EBL generally struggles with low t

Multi-dimensional optical imaging systems that simultaneously gather intensity, depth, polarimetric, and spectral information have numerous applications in medical sciences, robotics, and surveillance. Nevertheless, most current a

Metasurfaces are subwavelength structured thin films consisting of arrays of units that allow the control of polarization, phase, and amplitude of light over a subwavelength thickness. Recent developments in topological photonics

Photonic technology combined with artificial intelligence plays a key role in the development of the latest smart system trends, integrating cutting-edge technology with machine learning models. This paper proposes a transmission-

Quantitative phase imaging (QPI) by differential phase contrast (DPC) with partially coherent illumination provides speckle-free imaging and lateral resolution beyond the coherent diffraction limit, demonstrating great potential i

A photonic implementation of a wavelength meter typically applies an interferometer to measure the frequency-dependent phase shift provided by an optical delay line. This work shows that the information to be retrieved is encoded

High-energy pulsed lasers in the green spectral region are of tremendous interest for applications in space laser ranging, underwater detection, precise processing, and scientific research. Semiconductor pulsed lasers currently ar

Three-dimensional chiral materials with intrinsic chirality play a crucial role in achieving a strong chiral response and flexible light manipulation. Reconfigurable chirality through the 3D morphological transformation of chiral

Perfect optical vortices (POVs), characterized as a ring radius independent of topological charge (TC), possess extensive application in particle manipulation and optical communication. At present, the complex and bulky optical de

Dynamical control of perfect absorption plays an indispensable role in optical switch and modulators. However, it always suffers from the limited modulation range, small depth, and susceptible absorption efficiencies. Here, we pro

Valley Hall topological photonic crystals, inspired by topological insulators in condensed matter physics, have provided a promising solution to control the flow of light. Recently, the dynamic manipulation property of topological

Locking the sophisticated and expensive entanglement sources at the shared relay node is a promising choice for building a star-type quantum network with efficient use of quantum resources, where the involved parties only need to

Compared to pure vortex waves, the superposition state of spherical waves and vortex waves has enough degrees of freedom to upgrade applications in particle manipulation, information encryption, and large-capacity communications.

Frequency detuning of mode-locked fiber lasers displays many remarkable nonlinear dynamical behaviors. Here we report for the first time the evolution of pulses from mode-locking through period pulsation to Q-switched mode-locking

Measuring magnetic response from spin and current is of fundamental interest in condensed matter physics. Negatively charged nitrogen-vacancy (NV-) centers in diamond are emerging as a robust and versatile quantum sensor owing to

This publisher’s note corrects the authorship in Photon. Res.10, 2828 (2022)PRHEIZ2327-...