An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Highly transparent elastic optical microcavities for interferometric mapping of cell mechanics opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext... #FluorescenceImaging #ForceMicroscopy @unicologne.bsky.social 💡

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_AO: Single-shot dispersion-scan using a combination of prism and grating opg.optica.org/ao/fulltext.... #UltrashortPulses #TitaniumSapphireLasers

Via #OPG_JOSA_B: Dynamics of spatiotemporal optical vortices in nonlinear media with different group velocity dispersion opg.optica.org/josab/fullte... #OpticalVortices #OpticalFieldManipulation

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Integrated beam shaping/collimating and customized polarizing edge-emitting lasers with single GaN metasurface opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.... #PolarizationManipulation #BeamShaping

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Active glass fiber derived via levitation melting of a rare-earth titano-niobate opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.... #OpticalFiber #RareEarth 💡

Via #OPG_OMEx: MBE growth of GaSb on Ge-based templates grown on Si for mid-infrared photonics [Invited] opg.optica.org/ome/fulltext... #PhotonicMaterials

View an #OpticaOpen Highlight with commentary by Ji Eun Bae of CNRS about the preprint “New perspectives on spatiotemporal mode-locked fiber lasers: multimode vector soliton dynamics and on-demand output parameters” https://bit.ly/4hlgRtf

Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Controlling sloppiness in two-phase estimation with a tunable weak measurement https://bit.ly/4hwEYp5 #QuantumMetrology #PhaseShift

Via #OPG_JOSA_A: Dynamic display full-space spin-decoupled four-channel metasurface hologram based on photosensitive silicon https://bit.ly/4hkHQW7 #HolographicDisplays #Metasurfaces

Good morning, #FiO25 attendees! We hope to see you at 10:00 MDT in the Optica Member Lounge for our Meet the Editors Q&A session. Come with questions, grab a pastry, and join the conversation. https://bit.ly/3WVlNvy

TOMORROW: #FiO25 attendees, join us at 10:00 PDT in the Optica Member Lounge for our Meet the Editors Q&A session to chat with some of our journal editors about all things publishing! Bring your questions—we’ll bring the pastries. https://bit.ly/3WVlNvy

Via #OPG_Optica: Visualizing strongly focused 3D light fields in an atomic vapor https://opg.optica.org/optica/fulltext.cfm?uri=optica-12-10-1553 #StructuredLight #QuantumSensing @uofglasgow.bsky.social#OPG_Optica

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: In situ thermal trimming of waveguides in a standard active silicon photonics platform https://opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-33-21-43542 #SiliconPhotonics #ThermalAnnealing

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Optical imaging unveils morphological heterogeneity at the hepatic lobule level during metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease progression [Invited] https://opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext.cfm?uri=boe-16-10-4040 #PhotoacousticImaging#FluorescenceImaging 💡

Pastries + publishing insights = the perfect combo. 🍩 Join us at #FiO25 on Monday, 27 October at 10:00 MDT for a Meet the Editors event in the Optica Member Lounge. Get expert tips on manuscript prep and acceptance criteria. https://bit.ly/3WVlNvy

We're excited to announce a new publishing approach from @opg.optica.org! In 2026, #OPG_JOSA_B will pilot the Subscribe to Open model, which facilitates #OpenAccess publishing while meeting the needs of authors, libraries and the broader community. Learn more: bit.ly/4nohRhT #AcademicSky 🧪

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: Femtosecond asymmetric multi-pulse shaping via spectral intensity modulation opg.optica.org/optcon/fullt... #FemtosecondLasers #PhaseModulation

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Flexible intensity and wavefront shaping with freeform optics opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.... #LensDesign #FreeformSurfaces

Via #OPG_Optica: Energy–time ptychography for one-dimensional phase retrieval https://opg.optica.org/optica/fulltext.cfm?uri=optica-12-9-1529 #Ptychography #QuantumOptics

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_JOSA_A: Visual crowding reduces blur sensitivity in peripheral vision: a study using natural textures in virtual reality https://opg.optica.org/josaa/fulltext.cfm?uri=josaa-42-10-1598&id=581699 #VirtualReality #HeadMountedDisplays

For #SpotlightSunday, view this Spotlight Summary by Sreekanth Kandammathe Valiyaveedu of the #OPG_AO paper Goos–Hänchen shift in a 1D-photonic crystal structure containing a Weyl semimetal defect layer https://opg.optica.org/spotlight/summary.cfm?id=574659 #MatrixMethods

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Via #OPG_OpticaQ: A passive and self-characterizing cross-encoded receiver for reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution opg.optica.org/opticaq/full... #QuantumKeyDistribution

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: TFLN channel waveguides of rib and strip type: properties of guided modes opg.optica.org/optcon/fullt... #Hybridization #Anisotropy

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Curvature-adaptive gigapixel microscopy at submicron resolution and centimeter scale opg.optica.org/ol/fulltext.... #LensDesign #SystemsDesign

Via #OPG_Optica: Structuring light waves in 3D volumes with high precision using communication mode optics opg.optica.org/optica/fullt... #Holography @harvard.edu 💡

Chip-based phonon splitter brings hybrid quantum networks closer to reality: https://bit.ly/3KFOZUB The coupler acts like a junction in a #quantum postal route to split, route or recombine single quantum vibrations to send excitations made in one processor to others on the same chip. #OPG_OpticaQ💡⚛️

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Label-free multiphoton microscopy of human skin: longitudinal studies capturing cell dynamic opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext... #SkinImaging #CellularDynamics #PhasorAnalysis @ucirvine.bsky.social 💡

Via #OPG_JOSA_A: Highly sensitive dual eccentric-core D-type PQF-SPR methane sensor opg.optica.org/josaa/fullte... #FiberOpticSensors

Congrats to the 2025 #NobelLaureates in Chemistry! Susumu Kitagawa, Richard Robson & Omar M. Yaghi were awarded for developing metal–organic frameworks, molecular constructions with large spaces through which gases & other chemicals can flow. Full statement: https://bit.ly/4pW5r3j 🧪

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Orbital angular momentum entanglement experiment bounding the predictive power of physical theories https://bit.ly/3VIl9kM #QuantumCorrelations #NodalAberrationTheory 💡

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OMEx: Experimental realization of wide-mode-area slow light modes in valley photonic crystal heterostructure waveguides https://bit.ly/487Y2HJ #TopologicalPhotonics 💡

Congrats to the 2025 #NobelLaureates in Physics! John Clarke, Michel Devoret & John Martinis receive the #NobelPrize for establishing the existence of quantum tunneling at the macroscopic scale, laying the groundwork for potential large-scale #quantum computers. Read more: https://bit.ly/4o8e7lp ⚛️

View an #OpticaOpen Highlight with commentary by Mousa Moradi of @harvardmed.bsky.social#OpticaOpenabout the preprint “Machine learning driven optimization of geometrical parameters of an ultra-Broadband metamaterial absorber” https://bit.ly/488YsO4 💡

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Geometric metasurface for simultaneously detecting polarization state and incident angle https://bit.ly/4pK8QlL #OpticalSystems #Polarization 💡

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_AO: Automated diabetic retinopathy classification using vision transformers on optical confocal microscopy images https://bit.ly/4nPDqZk #MedicalImaging #DiabeticRetinopathy 💡

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_BOEx: Adaptive fluorescence lifetime imaging with per-pixel signal optimization and flexible scanning https://bit.ly/470VRVd #BiomedicalImaging 💡

This chip-based #quantum random number generator produces truly random numbers: bit.ly/48MoWVJ The #technology both boosts weak signals and uses a second photodiode to suppress noise. As a result, miniaturized and high-speed, it can generate unpredictable random numbers at a rate of 3 Gbps. ⚛️💡

Via #OPG_Optica: Monolithic piezoelectrically tunable hybrid integrated laser with sub-fiber laser coherence opg.optica.org/optica/fullt... #FrequencyAgileLaser #UltraLowNoiseLaser #MEMSPhotonicDevice #IntegratedPhotonicCircuits 💡

Stretchable waveguides maintain stable transmission even when bent or twisted: https://bit.ly/3IOt3WH A new design helically winds deformable metallic wires onto thermoplastic polyurethane to create flexible waveguides, achieving both elastic recovery and compatibility with fabric and skin. 💡 ⚛️

Via #OPG_JOSA_B: High-Q terahertz metasurface absorber empowered by quasi-bound states in the continuum opg.optica.org/josab/fullte... #HighPerformanceTerahertzAbsorbers #BandFolding #MetasurfaceOptoelectronics #THzDevices

Via #OPG_AO: Frequency detuning analysis in multi-chirp range-selective digital holography with temporal heterodyning https://opg.optica.org/ao/fulltext.cfm?uri=ao-64-27-8077&id=577519 #RangeSelectiveImaging #DigitalHolography

Via #OPG_OpticaQ: Variational quantum cloning machine on an integrated photonic interferometer opg.optica.org/opticaq/full... #QuantumInformation #IntegratedPhotonics

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OPTCON: 3D in-situ profiling in a laser micromachining station using dual-comb LiDAR opg.optica.org/optcon/fullt... #InSituMetrology #LaserMicromachining

Check out this review in #OPG_AOP: High-precision optical time and frequency transfer #OpticalClocks #FrequencyCombs #Lasers opg.optica.org/aop/abstract...

Via #OPG_BOEx: Cleared tissue dual-view oblique plane microscopy opg.optica.org/boe/fulltext... #LightSheetFluorescenceMicroscopy #ClearedTissueImaging #VolumetricImaging #SubcellularResolution

As #PeerReviewWeek comes to an end, we honor the reviewers who power scientific discovery! Your dedication, careful work, and generosity ensure we publish trusted, high-quality optics and photonics research. Thank you to the 15,000 reviewers who support our journals!

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OL: Monolithic 850 nm VCSEL array for quantum key distribution applications via the polarization-based BB84 and decoy-state protocol https://bit.ly/4ppSI8y #QuantumKeyDistribution #SurfaceGratings

Strengthen your scholarly expertise and establish your credibility as a peer reviewer by taking our Reviewer Certification Course for #PeerReviewWeek. Complete the free course, gain certification, and earn points in the Reviewer Recognition Program: opg.optica.org/content/revi...

An Editors' Pick via #OPG_OpEx: Accurate depth-resolved temperature profiling via thermal-radiation spectroscopy: numerical methods vs machine learning https://bit.ly/3I5YHii #InversionProblem #ThermalRadiation