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Optics Group

Dept. of Imaging Science & Technology
Faculty of Applied Sciences
Delft University of Technology

Van der Waalsweg 8
2628CH Delft
The Netherlands

Our secretary:
Yvonne van Aalst
e-mail:Y.vanAalst@remove-this.tudelft.nl
phone:+31-(0)15-27-81444
fax:+31-(0)15-27-88105

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Publications

Papers in 2013

Iterative learning control of a membrane deformable mirror for optimal wavefront correction  

A. Haber, A. Polo, C. S. Smith, S. F. Pereira, P. Urbach, and M. Verhaegen. Iterative learning control of a membrane deformable mirror for optimal wavefront correction. Appl. Opt., 52(11):2363–2373, Apr 2013.

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ao/abstract.cfm?uri=ao-52-11-2363 

 

Extension of the classical Fabry–Perot formula to 1D multilayered structures 

O. E. Gawhary, M. C. Dheur, S. F. Pereira, and J. J. M. Braat. Extension of the classical fabry–perot formula to 1d multilayered structures. pages 1–9, 2013. 

http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00340-013-5390-9# 

 Theoretical analysis for best defocus measurement plane for robust phase retrieval 

A. Polo, S. F. Pereira, and P. H. Urbach. Theoretical analysis for best defocus measurement plane for robust phase retrieval. Optics Letters, 38(6):812, Mar. 2013. 

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-38-6-812 

 

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 Through-focus phase retrieval and its connection to the spatial correlation for propagating fields 

O. E. Gawhary, A. Wiegmann, N. Kumar, S. F. Pereira, and H. P. Urbach. Through-focus phase retrieval and its connection to the spatial correlation for propagating fields. Opt. Express, 21(5):5550–5560, Mar 2013. 

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-21-5-5550 

Scaling symmetry and conserved charge for shape-invariant optical fields  

O. E. Gawhary and S. Severini. Scaling symmetry and conserved charge for shape-invariant optical fields. Phys. Rev. A, 87:023811, Feb 2013. 

http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevA.87.023811 

Terahertz near-field spectroscopy of filled subwavelength sized apertures in thin metal films 

J. R. Knab, A. J. L. Adam, E. Shaner, H. J. A. J. Starmans, and P. C. M. Planken. Terahertz near-field spectroscopy of filled subwavelength sized apertures in thin metal films. Opt. Express, 21(1):1101–1112, Jan 2013.

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OE.21.001101 

Papers in 2012

Our latest publication in 2012 are listed here:

Phase anomalies in bessel-gauss beams

M.-S. Kim, T. Scharf, A. da Costa Assafrao, C. Rockstuhl, S. F. Pereira, H. P. Urbach, and H. P. Herzig. Phase anomalies in bessel-gauss beams. Opt. Express, 20(27):28929–28940, Dec 2012. 

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-27-28929 

 

Influence of the Numerical Aperture on the Superresolved InSb Focused Spot

A. C. Assafrao, A. J. H. Wachters, S. F. Pereira, and H. P. Urbach. Influence of the numerical aperture on the superresolved insb focused spot. Japanese Journal of Applied Physics, 51:112501, 2012

http://jjap.jsap.jp/link?JJAP/51/112501/ 

 

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An innovative and efficient method to control the shape of push-pull membrane deformable mirror. 

A. Polo, A. Haber, S. F. Pereira, M. Verhaegen, and H. P. Urbach. An innovative and efficient method to control the shape of push-pull membrane deformable mirror. Opt. Express, 20(25):27922–27932, Dec 2012. 

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-25-27922 

 

Near-field self-induced hollow spot through localized heating of polycarbonate/ZnS stack layer 

A. da Costa Assafrao, A. J. H. Wachters, S. F. Pereira, and H. P. Urbach. "Near-field self-induced hollow spot through localized heating of polycarbonate/zns stack layer", Appl. Opt., 51(31):7684–7689, Nov 2012. 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/AO.51.007684 

 

Submicron hollow spot generation by solid immersion lens and structured illumination

M.-S. Kim, A. C. Assafrao, T. Scharf, A. J. H. Wachters, S. F. Pereira, H. P. Urbach, M. Brun, S. Olivier, S. Nicoletti, and H. P. Herzig. "Submicron hollow spot generation by solid immersion lens and structured illumination". New Journal of Physics, 14(10):103024, (2012). 

http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/14/10/103024 

 

Terahertz emission from surface-immobilized gold nanospheres 

Kotaro Kajikawa, Yusuke Nagai, Yuichi Uchiho, Gopakumar Ramakrishnan, Nishant Kumar, Gopika K. P. Ramanandan, and Paul C. M. Planken, "Terahertz emission from surface-immobilized gold nanospheres," Opt. Lett. 37, 4053-4055 (2012) 

http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-19-4053 

  

Scanning Effects in Coherent Fourier Scatterometry

 

S. Roy, O. El Gawhary, N. Kumar, S. F. Pereira, H. P. Urbach, "Scanning effects in coherent fourier scatterometry", J. Europ. Opt. Soc. Rap. Public. 12031 Vol 7 (2012) 

 

DOI: 10.2971/jeos.2012.12031 

  

 Extension of Marcatili's Analytical Approach for Rectangular Silicon Optical Waveguides

W.J. Westerveld, S.M. Leinders, K.W.A. van Dongen, H.P. Urbach, M. Yousefi, "Extension of Marcatili's Analytical Approach for Rectangular Silicon Optical Waveguides", IEEE/OSA Journal of Lightwave Technology 30, 2388-2401 (2012).

http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2012.2199464

  

Oxidation kinetics of nanoscale copper films studied by terahertz transmission spectroscopy 

G. K. P. Ramanandan, G. Ramakrishnan, and P. C. M. Planken, “Oxidation kinetics of nanoscale copper films studied by terahertz transmission spectroscopy,” Journal of Applied Physics, vol. 111, no. 12, p. 123517, 2012.

http://link.aip.org/link/?JAP/111/123517/1 

  

  Terahertz wavefronts measured using the Hartmann sensor principle 

M. Cui, J. N. Hovenier, Y. Ren, A. Polo, and J. R. Gao, “Terahertz wavefronts measured using the hartmann sensor principle,” Opt. Express, vol. 20, pp. 14380–14391, Jun 2012.
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?uri=oe-20-13-14380 

  

 Restoration of s-polarized evanescent waves and subwavelength imaging by a single dielectric slab  

O. El Gawhary, Nick J. Schilder, Alberto da Costa Assafrao, Silvania F. Pereira and H. Paul Urbach, "Restoration of s-polarized evanescent waves and subwavelength imaging by a single dielectric slab", New J. Phys. 14 053025, (2012).

 

doi:10.1088/1367-2630/14/5/053025 

 

Many-wavelength interferometry with thousands of lasers for absolute distance measurement  

 

S. A. van den Berg, S. T. Persijn, G. J. P. Kok, M. G. Zeitouny, and N. Bhattacharya, “Many-wavelength interferometry with thousands of lasers for absolute distance measurement,” Phys. Rev. Lett., vol. 108, p. 183901, (2012).
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.183901   

 

 THz near-field Faraday imaging in hybrid metamaterials  

 
 

Nishant Kumar, Andrew C. Strikwerda, Kebin Fan, Xin Zhang, Richard D. Averitt, Paul C. M. Planken, and Aurèle J. L. Adam, "THz near-field Faraday imaging in hybrid metamaterials," Opt. Express 20, 11277-11287 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-10-11277  

 

Direct measurement of the near-field super resolved focused spot in InSb  

  

A.C. Assafrao, A.J.H. Wachters, M. Verheijen, A.M. Nugrowati, S.F. Pereira, H.P. Urbach, Marie-Francoise Armand, and Segolene Olivier, "Direct measurement of the near-field super resolved focused spot in InSb," Opt. Express 20, 10426-10437 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-9-10426   

Determination of wavefront structure for a Hartmann Wavefront Sensor using a phase-retrieval method

  

A. Polo, V. Kutchoukov, F. Bociort, S.F. Pereira, and H.P. Urbach, "Determination of wavefront structure for a Hartmann Wavefront Sensor using a phase-retrieval method," Opt. Express 20, 7822-7832 (2012)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/oe/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-7-7822  

Characterization of a photonic strain sensor in silicon-on-insulator technology  

 
 

Wouter J. Westerveld, Jose Pozo, Peter J. Harmsma, Ruud Schmits, Erik Tabak, Teun C. van den Dool, Suzanne M. Leinders, Koen W.A. van Dongen, H. Paul Urbach, and Mirvais Yousefi, "Characterization of a photonic strain sensor in silicon-on-insulator technology," Opt. Lett. 37, 479-481 (2012) http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-37-4-479   

Surface plasmon-enhanced terahertz emission from a hemicyanine self-assembled monolayer  

  

Gopakumar Ramakrishnan, Nishant Kumar, Paul C. M. Planken, Daisuke Tanaka, and Kotaro Kajikawa, "Surface plasmon-enhanced terahertz emission from a hemicyanine self-assembled monolayer," Opt. Express 20, 4067-4073 (2012) 
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/abstract.cfm?URI=oe-20-4-4067  

   

Papers in 2011

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