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Integrated magneto-optic-based magnetometer: classical and quantum limits (Optica)
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Integrated optical-to-optical gain in a silicon photonic modulator neuron (Optica)
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Engineering nonlinear activation functions for all-optical neural networks via quantum interference (Opt. Express)
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Label-free viability assessment of ex vivo mouse kidneys for transplant applications using dynamic optical coherence tomography (Biomed. Opt. Express)
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Evaluation of the ACOLITE atmospheric correction algorithm at a tropical coastal site (Opt. Express)
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Laboratory characterization of widefield filter transmission for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope’s Wide Field Instrument
Summary by Johann Toudert

How to calibrate the optics of NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman space telescope? This telescope under development will...

Applied Optics
Refractive-index contrast boosts scattering in gel wax phantoms: multi-material validation of a Δn > 0.5 threshold
Summary by Johann Toudert

How to fabricate phantoms with tailored optical properties? This article provides design concepts and recipes to...

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Direct fiber-coupled soliton microcomb system with enhanced stability and reproducibility via high numerical-aperture polarization-maintaining single-mode fibers and temperature control
Summary by Natasha Vukovic

Soliton microcombs offer powerful capabilities for precision metrology, spectroscopy, optical communications, and...

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