This paper presents a tutorial on the field of femtosecond pulse sha**, a technology that
enables generation of nearly arbitrary, user defined, ultrafast optical waveforms, with control …

Optical arbitrary waveform generation will allow waveforms to be synthesized at optical
frequencies but with the flexibility currently available at radiofrequencies. This technique is …

Structured light refers to the generation and application of custom light fields. As the tools
and technology to create and detect structured light have evolved, steadily the applications …

Recent advances in deep learning have been providing non-intuitive solutions to various
inverse problems in optics. At the intersection of machine learning and optics, diffractive …

Advances in ultrafast lasers, chirped pulse amplifiers, and frequency comb technology
require fundamentally new pulse-modulation strategies capable of supporting …

Spatial light modulators, as dynamic flat-panel optical devices, have witnessed rapid
development over the past two decades, concomitant with the advancements in micro-and …

The outstanding phase‐noise performance of optical frequency combs has led to a
revolution in optical synthesis and metrology, covering a myriad of applications, from …

One of the key elements in optical wireless applications such as laser scanning and writing
is beam steering. While beam steering can be done actively using mirrors or liquid crystals …

Fast-responding detector arrays are commonly used for imaging rapidly changing scenes.
Besides array detectors, a single-pixel detector combined with a broadband optical …

Microlasers have been widely used in biosensing applications because of their high
sensitivity to changes in local conditions. However, in most applications, the sensitivity limit …