Light-Science & Applications

Article	Citations
Light People: Professor Manijeh Razeghi	427
Light People: Professor Cheng Zhang	379
Advancing lasers in silicon photonics	361
Double-chirped mirrors expand the bandwidth of infrared frequency combs	320
Quantum imaging with ultra-thin metasurfaces	307
Thickness bound for nonlocal wide-field-of-view metalenses	277
High-power pulsed electrochemiluminescence for optogenetic manipulation of Drosophila larval behaviour	270
Decoding chirality at the nanoscale with momentum-space polarimetry	264
Comment on “Early cancer detection by serum biomolecular fingerprinting spectroscopy with machine learning”	262
Non-reciprocal response in silicon photonic resonators integrated with 2D CuCrP2S6 at short-wave infrared	261
Advancing on-chip Kerr optical parametric oscillation towards coherent applications covering the green gap	235
High efficiency pure blue perovskite quantum dot light-emitting diodes based on formamidinium manipulating carrier dynamics and electron state filling	230
A multi-mode super-fano mechanism for enhanced third harmonic generation in silicon metasurfaces	227
Fractal photonic anomalous Floquet topological insulators to generate multiple quantum chiral edge states	220
Expanded field of view light-field extended-reality displays with metalens array	215
Dose-efficient scanning Compton X-ray microscopy	215
Geometric phase-encoded stimuli-responsive cholesteric liquid crystals for visualizing real-time remote monitoring: humidity sensing as a proof of concept	210
Soft X-ray imaging with coherence tomography in the water window spectral range using high-harmonic generation	207
OLED illuminated metasurfaces for holographic image projection	189
Long-range-interacting topological photonic lattices breaking channel-bandwidth limit	183
Quantum correlation-enhanced dual-comb spectroscopy	179
Efficient ultrafast laser writing with elliptical polarization	175
Non-convex optimization for inverse problem solving in computer-generated holography	173
Liquid bidentate ligand for full ligand coverage towards efficient near-infrared perovskite quantum dot LEDs	173
From past to future: on-chip laser sources for photonic integrated circuits	171

Nonlinear Rydberg exciton-polaritons in Cu2O microcavities	162
Learnable digital signal processing: a new benchmark of linearity compensation for optical fiber communications	161
Demonstration of 85% pump depletion and 10−6 noise content in quasi-parametric chirped-pulse amplification	159
A self-assembling nanoplatform for pyroptosis and ferroptosis enhanced cancer photoimmunotherapy	153
Image processing with Optical matrix vector multipliers implemented for encoding and decoding tasks	152
Highly DUV to NIR-II responsive broadband quantum dots heterojunction photodetectors by integrating quantum cutting luminescent concentrators	151
Chip-based label-free incoherent super-resolution optical microscopy	150
Ultrasound sensing with optical microcavities	147
Optoelectronic polymer memristors with dynamic control for power-efficient in-sensor edge computing	139
Topological control of chirality and spin with structured light	134
Generation of squeezed vacuum state in the millihertz frequency band	130
Orbital angular momentum-mediated machine learning for high-accuracy mode-feature encoding	126
All-angle reflectionless negative refraction with ideal photonic Weyl metamaterials	125
High-order femtosecond vortices up to the 30th order generated from a powerful mode-locked Hermite-Gaussian laser	123
Anneal-free ultra-low loss silicon nitride integrated photonics	122
Multi-dimensional camouflage against VIS-NIR hyperspectral, MIR intensity, and MIR polarization imaging	118
Dimensionality-enhanced mid-infrared light vortex detection based on multilayer graphene	118
Observing half-integer topological winding numbers in non-Hermitian synthetic lattices	116
Self-assembled liquid crystal architectures for soft matter photonics	115
Strong-field photoelectron holography in the subcycle limit	115
Aberration-robust monocular passive depth sensing using a meta-imaging camera	114
Tandem light-emitting technology accelerates the commercial application of perovskite LEDs	113
High-speed and high-sensitivity multi-gas detection based on parallel heterodyne LITES sensor	113
Creating and moving nanoantenna cold spots anywhere	108
Light People: Prof. Juejun Hu, exploring the light	108
Tunnelling of electrons via the neighboring atom	107
Revealing hidden tissue architecture with mid-infrared dichroism photoacoustic microscopy	107
Ultrabright near-infrared light	107
Symmetric private information retrieval supported by quantum-secure key-exchange network	106
Phonon-polaritonic skyrmions: transition from bubble- to Néel-type	105
Broadband infrared imaging governed by guided-mode resonance in dielectric metasurfaces	105
15-Fold increase in solar thermoelectric generator performance through femtosecond-laser spectral engineering and thermal management	105
Self-powered and broadband opto-sensor with bionic visual adaptation function based on multilayer γ-InSe flakes	104
Universal adaptive optics for microscopy through embedded neural network control	104
Construction of optical spatiotemporal skyrmions	102
Reconstructive spectrometers taper down in price	102
Integrated, ultrafast all-optical polariton transistors with sub-wavelength grating microcavities	101
Mn5+-activated Ca6Ba(PO4)4O near-infrared phosphor and its application in luminescence thermometry	101
Label-free mid-infrared dichroism-sensitive photoacoustic microscopy for histostructural analysis of engineered heart tissues	100
Phase-tailored assembly and encoding of dissipative soliton molecules	98
Transverse mode coupling in monolithic few-mode fiber laser oscillators	97
Enhanced multiscale human brain imaging by semi-supervised digital staining and serial sectioning optical coherence tomography	97
Deep learning-based virtual staining, segmentation, and classification in label-free photoacoustic histology of human specimens	94
Efficient second harmonic generation by harnessing bound states in the continuum in semi-nonlinear etchless lithium niobate waveguides	94
End-to-end design of multicolor scintillators for enhanced energy resolution in X-ray imaging	93
Transient stimulated Raman scattering spectroscopy and imaging	93
Frequency comb-to-comb stabilization over a 1.3-km free-space atmospheric optical link	93
Snapshot multispectral imaging using a diffractive optical network	91
Microcomb-enabled parallel self- calibration optical convolution streaming processor	91
Mold-free self-assembled scalable microlens arrays with ultrasmooth surface and record-high resolution	91

Using light to image millimeter wave based on stacked meta-MEMS chip	90
Perovskite single-pixel detector for dual-color metasurface imaging recognition in complex environment	90
Paintable soft photonic architectures featuring multi-stable light-actuation	89
V-band ultra-fast tunable thin-film lithium niobate Fourier-domain mode-locked optoelectronic oscillator	89
Deep-trap ultraviolet persistent phosphor for advanced optical storage application in bright environments	88
Electrodynamics of photonic temporal interfaces	87
Synchronization of complex spatio-temporal dynamics with lasers	87
Quartz-enhanced laser spectroscopy sensing	84
Programmable optical encryption using thickness-controlled stretchable chiral liquid crystal elastomers	84
Tunable optical topological transitions of plasmon polaritons in WTe2 van der Waals films	83
One-dimensional photonic crystal nano-ridge surface emitting lasers epitaxially grown on a standard 300 mm silicon wafer	83
Near infrared light controlled gene editing	82
Seeing without touching: weak-disturbance imaging and characterization of ultra-confined optical near fields	82
Quantum computing predicts particle trajectories in optical tweezers	81
“QuanTour” illuminates Europe with single photons: celebrating the International Year of Quantum Science and Technology 2025	81
Fast, faster, and the fastest structured illumination microscopy	81
Visualizing mitochondrial dynamics at the nanoscale	80
Light people: professor Fei Ding	80
Small and simple: next-generation miniaturized diffraction-based spectrometer with computational reconstruction algorithms	80
Absolute thermometry based on Brillouin scattering in gases	80
Correction: Dielectric metalens for miniaturized imaging systems: progress and challenges	79
Reversible optical data storage and encryption enabled by phase-change and hydrogel integration	79
A multichannel optical computing architecture for advanced machine vision	79
Dynamic control and manipulation of near-fields using direct feedback	79
Advance of large-area achromatic flat lenses	79
Measurement-device-independent continuous variable entanglement witness in a quantum network	79
Toward noninvasive optoacoustic imaging of whole-heart dynamics in mice	79
Real-time reconfigurable metasurfaces enabling agile terahertz wave front manipulation	78
Time-bin encoded quantum key distribution over 120 km with a telecom quantum dot source	78
Efficient on-chip terahertz generation and detection with GaN photoconductive emitters	77
Strongly absorbing molecules make tissue transparent: a new insight for understanding tissue optical clearing	77
Dynamically tunable membrane metasurfaces for infrared spectroscopy and strong light-matter interactions	77
Quantum dot-enabled infrared hyperspectral imaging with single-pixel detection	77
Electro-optic tuning in composite silicon photonics based on ferroionic 2D materials	77
Exciton-harvesting enabled efficient charged particle detection in zero-dimensional halides	77
Suspended waveguide-enhanced near-infrared photothermal spectroscopy for ppb-level molecular gas sensing on a chalcogenide chip	77
Anisotropic leaky-like perturbation with subwavelength gratings enables zero crosstalk	76
Portable astronomical observation system based on large-aperture concentric-ring metalens	76
Photonic neuromorphic architecture for tens-of-task lifelong learning	76
All-optical permittivity-asymmetric quasi-bound states in the continuum	75
Professor John Rarity	75
Light People | Prof. Wei Lu spoke about infrared physics	74
Bio-inspired micropatterned thermochromic hydrogel for concurrent smart solar transmission and rapid visible-light stealth at all-working temperatures	74
Attentional Ptycho-Tomography (APT) for three-dimensional nanoscale X-ray imaging with minimal data acquisition and computation time	74
Visualizing the internalization and biological impact of nanoplastics in live intestinal organoids by Fluorescence Lifetime Imaging Microscopy (FLIM)	74
A new function of photochromic spiropyran: an efficient photoinitiator for two-photon polymerization	73
Ultrafast near-infrared pyroelectric detector based on inhomogeneous plasmonic metasurface	73
Excitation-wavelength-dependent persistent luminescence from single-component nonstoichiometric CaGaxO4:Bi for dynamic anti-counterfeiting	73
Monolithic integration of embedded III-V lasers on SOI	73
Dynamically tunable long-range coupling enabled by bound state in the continuum	72
E2E-BPF microscope: extended depth-of-field microscopy using learning-based implementation of binary phase filter and image deconvolution	72
Shape optimization for high efficiency metasurfaces: theory and implementation	72
Experimental demonstration of 8190-km long-haul semiconductor-laser chaos synchronization induced by digital optical communication signal	72
Physisorption-assistant optoelectronic synaptic transistors based on Ta2NiSe5/SnS2 heterojunction from ultraviolet to near-infrared	72
Non-volatile photonic-electronic memory via 3D monolithic ferroelectric-silicon ring resonator	71
EventLFM: event camera integrated Fourier light field microscopy for ultrafast 3D imaging	71
Manipulating cavity photon dynamics by topologically curved space	71
A new member of the structured light family: optical spatiotemporal vortices	70
Photo-induced macro/mesoscopic scale ion displacement in mixed-halide perovskites: ring structures and ionic plasma oscillations	70
Observation of synthetic moving effect in metamaterials	69
Optical in-memory computing using laser array	69
Subarray programmable terahertz metasurface for optical logic and high-order amplitude modulation	68
Perovskite beyond solar: toward novel developments of lasers and detectors for photonic circuits	68
Laser-written reconfigurable photonic integrated circuit directly coupled to a single-photon avalanche diode array	68
Spaceborne snapshot compressive hyperspectral imaging	68
Light People: Professor Stefan Hell	68
Low-threshold interlayer exciton multiplication in twisted transition metal dichalcogenides heterobilayers	68
FACE-ing the future of single-pixel complex-field microscopy beyond the visible spectrum	67
A memristive-photoconductive transduction methodology for accurately nondestructive memory readout	67
Two-photon emission from a superlattice-based superconducting light-emitting structure	67
Optical probing of ultrafast laser-induced solid-to-overdense-plasma transitions	67
NIR-II-triggered plasmonic catalysis with tip-localized enhancement: a strategy for hypoxic biofilm eradication on orthopedic implants	67
Ultraprecision, high-capacity, and wide-gamut structural colors enabled by a mixture probability sampling network	66
A whispering-gallery scanning microprobe for Raman spectroscopy and imaging	66
Interface second harmonic generation enhancement in bulk WS2/MoS2 hetero-bilayer van der Waals nanoantennas	66
Pockels laser directly driving ultrafast optical metrology	65
A single-photon source based on topological bulk cavity	65
Integrated-photonics-based systems for polarization-gradient cooling of trapped ions	65
Carbonized polymer dots enhanced stability and flexibility of quasi-2D perovskite photodetector	64
Single-shot compressed optical field topography	64

Bi-layer photonic random meta-composite for cryogenic thermal control by ultra-broadband scattering matched reflectance	64
All-on-chip reconfigurable generation of scalar and vectorial orbital angular momentum beams	64
Multi-dimensional spatial-temporal projection ultrafast compressed imaging	64
Approaching the low optical loss limit of plasmonics using potassium	64
Shaping the light of VCSELs through cavity geometry design	63
Neural stimulation and modulation with sub-cellular precision by optomechanical bio-dart	63
High-efficiency femtosecond laser fabrication of graphene-hybrid planar micro-supercapacitors with micro/nanostructured electrodes	63
Submonolayer biolasers for ultrasensitive biomarker detection	63
Wavelength-multiplexed multi-mode EUV reflection ptychography based on automatic differentiation	63
Multifunctional photon conversion materials for enhancing silicon solar cells	63
A system-on-chip microwave photonic processor solves dynamic RF interference in real time with picosecond latency	63
Harnessing the capabilities of VCSELs: unlocking the potential for advanced integrated photonic devices and systems	62
Anti-interference diffractive deep neural networks for multi-object recognition	61
Ultra-compact fiber tapering: plasmonics and structural bending as new combination of heat and pull	61
Plasmonic metafibers electro-optic modulators	61
Light People: Professor Cheng-Wei Qiu	61
Light People: Professor Guangcan Guo	60
Bioinspired phototransistor with tunable sensitivity for low-contrast target detection	60
Twisted microdomains in liquid crystals for polarization-insensitive phase modulation	60
Tunable single emitter-cavity coupling strength through waveguide-assisted energy quantum transfer	60
Quasicrystal metasurface for optical holography and diffraction	60
High-efficiency and stable deep-blue iridium phosphorescent OLEDs with enhanced charge transfer dynamics	60
Angular spectrum-encoded single-shot ultrafast photography	59
Multifaceted control of focal points along an arbitrary 3D curved trajectory	59
Simultaneous delayed fluorescence and phosphorescence in organic luminescent material employing multiple excited states	59
Silicon-photonics-enabled chip-based 3D printer	59
Epsilon-near-zero nonlinearity enhancement in the extreme ultraviolet	59
High brightness terahertz quantum cascade laser with near-diffraction-limited Gaussian beam	58
Dual-function perovskite light-emitting/sensing devices for optical interactive display	58
Author Correction: Strong nonlinear optical processes with extraordinary polarization anisotropy in inversion-symmetry broken two-dimensional PdPSe	58
Single 5-nm quantum dot detection via microtoroid optical resonator photothermal microscopy	57
A high-precision multi-dimensional microspectroscopic technique for morphological and properties analysis of cancer cell	57
High efficiency, high color purity red micro-light-emitting diodes	57
Topology-driven energy transfer networks for upconversion stimulated emission depletion microscopy	57
Lanthanide ion-doped upconversion nanoparticles for low-energy super-resolution applications	57
Vertically stacked skin-like active-matrix display with ultrahigh aperture ratio	57
Surface-emitting lasers meet metasurfaces	57
A multifunctional optoelectronic device based on 2D material with wide bandgap	56
A wideband, high-resolution vector spectrum analyzer for integrated photonics	56
Low cross-talk optical addressing of trapped-ion qubits using a novel integrated photonic chip	56
Versatile optoelectronic memristor based on wide-bandgap Ga2O3 for artificial synapses and neuromorphic computing	56
From light sensing to adaptive learning: hafnium diselenide reconfigurable memcapacitive devices in neuromorphic computing	55
Single-view neural illumination estimation and editing for dynamic light field display	55
High-efficiency 90Sr radio-photovoltaic cells based on waveguide light concentration structure	55
Quantum sensing with optically accessible spin defects in van der Waals layered materials	55
Recent advances in metasurface design and quantum optics applications with machine learning, physics-informed neural networks, and topology optimization methods	55
Twisted phonon polaritons at deep subwavelength scale	54
Cavity-enhanced photoacoustic dual-comb spectroscopy	54
Advancing optothermal manipulation: decoupling temperature and flow fields in quasi-isothermal microscale streaming	54
Inaugural message from the new Co-Editor-in-Chief	53
Gapless tunable intense terahertz pulse generation in strained diamond	53
Metalens and microtaper spectrometers on a fingertip	53
Revolutionizing solid-state single-photon sources with multifunctional metalenses	53
Mid-infrared InAs/InP quantum-dot lasers	53
Compact multi-foci metalens spectrometer	53
Programmable electron-induced color router array	53
Photoenergy harvesting by ammonium molybdate soft hydrogel drops	53
Large-scale combinatorial optical barcoding of cells with laser particles	52
Water-insensitive down-shifting nanoparticles for sensitive biosensing	52
Operando tracking of ion kinetics and state-of-charge via multiresonant fiber-optic grating sensors in sodium-ion batteries	52
Attosecond three-stage formation and coherent exciton dynamics in a two-dimensional material under strong field	52
Observation of ~100% valley-coherent excitons in monolayer MoS2 through giant enhancement of valley coherence time	52
Operando ZnO recrystallization for efficient quantum-dot light-emitting diodes	51
Rapid trapping and label-free optical characterization of single nanoscale extracellular vesicles and nanoparticles in solution	51
Ultrafast lasers for attosecond science	51
Optical sorting: past, present and future	51
Ultra-simplified diffraction-based computational spectrometer	51
Parity-Time symmetry helps breaking a new limit	51
Parameter estimation of the structured illumination pattern based on principal component analysis (PCA): PCA-SIM	51
Large-area photonic circuits for terahertz detection and beam profiling	50
Substrate-free generation of photosensitizer radical-ion pairs enables multipath photoredox for hypoxia-tolerant photodynamic therapy	50
Significant reduction of corrosion of stainless steel by strong-field laser surface passivation	50
Precise mode control of laser-written waveguides for broadband, low-dispersion 3D integrated optics	50
Giant mid-IR resonant coupling to molecular vibrations in sub-nm gaps of plasmonic multilayer metafilms	50
Terabits without fibres	50
Efficient photon-pair generation in layer-poled lithium niobate nanophotonic waveguides	50
Correction: A chip-scale second-harmonic source via self-injection-locked all-optical poling	49
Non-contact and nanometer-scale measurement of PN junction depth buried in Si wafers using terahertz emission spectroscopy	49
TRIXS: a multilayer grating solution towards highly efficient resonant inelastic tender X-ray scattering	49
Multi-millijoule terahertz emission from laser-wakefield-accelerated electrons	49
Finite barrier bound state	49
Linear and nonlinear record high optical birefringence in anisotropic van der Waals crystals	49
Intense ultraviolet–visible–infrared full-spectrum laser	49
Deterministic quantum light emitters in DNA origami–engineered molecule–MoS₂ hybrids	49
Hollow-core fiber gas lasers [Invited]	48
Omnidirectional color wavelength tuning of stretchable chiral liquid crystal elastomers	48
Light People: Prof. Eric Mazur speaks about ultrafast optics and education	48
Planarized THz quantum cascade lasers for broadband coherent photonics	48
All-optical generation of static electric field in a single metal-semiconductor nanoantenna	48
Fluorescence polarization modulation super-resolution imaging provides refined dynamics orientation processes in biological samples	48
Impinge Weyl advantages on light	48
Thouless quantum walks in topological flat bands	48
Electrically switchable continuous phase liquid crystal Fresnel zone plate	47
Arbitrarily polarized bound states in the continuum with twisted photonic crystal slabs	47
All-optical computing towards 100-GHz clock rates	47