The current generation is witnessing a huge interest in optical waveguides due to their salient features: they are of low cost, immune to electromagnetic interference, easy to multiplex, have a compact size, etc. These features of optical fibers make...
In the design of photonic integrated circuits (PICs), the optical connections of the PIC surface, along with the electronic components of the chips, are significant issues. One of the optoelectronics components that utilizes these surface connections...
This article provides an overview of the progress made in skin imaging using two emerging imaging modalities, optical coherence tomography (OCT) and photoacoustic imaging (PAI). Over recent years, these technologies have significantly advanced our un...
The generation of single photons in the mid-infrared spectral region is attracting the interest of scientific and technological research, motivated by the potential improvements that many important and emerging applications, such as quantum sensing,...
Gray matter, in the outermost layer of the cerebral cortex, plays a significant role in processing important information, such as when reasoning and planning, in addition to influencing intelligence, emotion, memory, and language. In this paper, meas...
Photoacoustic imaging (PAI) is a cutting-edge biomedical imaging modality, providing detailed anatomical and functional information about the area beneath the skin surface. Its light energy deposition is such that PAI typically provides clear images...
Over the past few years, tremendous research concerning the possibilities of gold nanoparticles in medicine has been conducted. Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) are considered to be unique nanostructures due to their extraordinary chemical and physical pro...
Laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) have gained significant attention due to their ability to modify the surface morphology of materials at the micro-nanoscale and show great promise for surface functionalization applications. In this s...
An electromagnetic (EM) wave is a form of continuous energy, of which both the frequency and the amplitude are parts, as shown in a recent report. All the facts relating to the photoelectric effect are explained by the new modified EM wave concept. S...
Phase holography is a critical optical imaging and information processing technique with applications ranging from microscopy to optical communications. However, optimizing phase hologram generation remains a significant challenge due to the non-conv...
