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Accurate fast quantitative phase imaging based on accelerative iterative transport of the intensity equation solution

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Quantum teleportation coexisting with classical communications in optical fiber (Optica)
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Coherent time- and wavelength-division multiplexed point-to-multipoint optical access network using low-cost DFB lasers enabled by a frequency comb (Opt. Express)
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Chip-integrated extended-cavity mode-locked laser in the visible (Opt. Lett.)
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This article explores the idea that simply viewing surfaces tilted in different directions under natural lighting...

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Flat optics shows promise for large spaceborne imaging systems, as it opens the path to thinner and lighter components...

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