Curriculum learning for ab initio deep learned refractive optics

X Yang, Q Fu, W Heidrich - Nature communications, 2024‏ - nature.com
Deep optical optimization has recently emerged as a new paradigm for designing
computational imaging systems using only the output image as the objective. However, it …

Revealing the preference for correcting separated aberrations in joint optic-image design

J Zhou, S Chen, Z Ren, W Zhang, J Yan, H Feng… - Optics and Lasers in …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
The joint design of the optical system and the downstream algorithm is a challenging and
promising task. Due to the demand for balancing the global optima of imaging systems and …

[HTML][HTML] Smartphones as a platform for molecular analysis: concepts, methods, devices and future potential

DV Baker, J Bernal-Escalante, C Traaseth, Y Wang… - Lab on a Chip, 2025‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Over the past 15 years, smartphones have had a transformative effect on everyday life.
These devices also have the potential to transform molecular analysis over the next 15 …

Differentiable design of a double-freeform lens with multi-level radial basis functions for extended source irradiance tailoring

H Tang, H Li, Z Feng, Y Luo, X Mao - Optica, 2024‏ - opg.optica.org
Freeform optics are key for generating prescribed illumination patterns from given sources,
which are crucial for solid-state lighting and machine vision illumination. There is an …

Design, analysis, and manufacturing of a glass-plastic hybrid minimalist aspheric panoramic annular lens

S Gao, Q Jiang, Y Liao, Y Qiu, W Ying, K Yang… - Optics & Laser …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
We propose a high-performance glass-plastic hybrid minimalist aspheric panoramic annular
lens (ASPAL) to solve several major limitations of the traditional panoramic annular lens …

Off-axis reflective microscope objective with a centimeter scale field of view and micron resolution

M Wang, J Zhu - Optics Express, 2024‏ - opg.optica.org
Microscope objectives with wide field-of-view (FOV) and high resolution are urgently needed
for the frontier research in life sciences. However, traditional transmission microscope …

Optimizing wavefront coding for extended depth of field: a synchronous algorithm for optical element and decoding optimization

Y Li, YX Lyu, JH Wang, K Hu, Y Jiang, L Ye, M Xu - Optics Letters, 2023‏ - opg.optica.org
Wavefront coding (WFC) combines phase mask design and image restoration algorithm to
extend the depth of field (DOF) for various applications. However, discrete design limits …

High-quality light field microscope imaging based on microlens arrays

T Gu, S Yan, L Wang, Y Chang… - Journal of …, 2024‏ - ieeexplore.ieee.org
High-quality optical observation through traditional microscopes faces significant challenges
due to their low spatial sampling and the limited ability to respond only to the light intensity …

Vector Differential Interference Contrast Microscopy Based on a 3-in-1 Phase Mask through a Dynamic Diffractive Optical Element

S Gao, J **ong, AK Yetisen, F Salazar-Bloise… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Differential interference contrast (DIC) microscopy is highly desirable in label-free imaging
for transparent biological samples. It avoids potential photobleaching and phototoxicity from …

Tolerance-Aware Deep Optics

J Dai, L Chen, X Yang, Y Hu, J Gu, T Xue - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2025‏ - arxiv.org
Deep optics has emerged as a promising approach by co-designing optical elements with
deep learning algorithms. However, current research typically overlooks the analysis and …