Resource Allocation in Multicore Elastic Optical Networks: A Deep Reinforcement Learning Approach by Juan Pinto-Ríos, Felipe Calderón, Ariel Leiva, Gabriel Hermosilla, Alejandra Beghelli, Danilo Bórquez-Paredes, Astrid Lozada, Nicolás Jara, Ricardo Olivares, Gabriel Saavedra

“…Results obtained for the NSFNet and COST239 network topologies under different traffic loads show that the best-performing agent achieves, on average, up to a four-times decrease in blocking probability with respect to the best-performing baseline heuristic method.…”
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Effect of Reaction Temperature on Size and Optical Properties of NiTiO3 Nanoparticles by R. Vijayalakshmi, V. Rajendran

“…Nickel titanate (NiTiO3) nanoparticles were successfully prepared by wet-chemical method, using nickel acetate and titanium(IV) isopropoxide as Ni, Ti sources and citric acid as complexing reagent. …”
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Enhanced Optical and Electrical Properties of ITO/Ag/AZO Transparent Conductors for Photoelectric Applications by Gyeong-Nam Lee, Ponnamma Machaiah M., Wang-Hee Park, Joondong Kim

“…The enhancement of the optical and electrical properties of TCO films was investigated by depositing different layers of AZO (100 nm), Ag (5 nm)/AZO (95 nm), and ITO (45 nm)/Ag (5 nm)/AZO (50 nm) upon n-Si substrate at room temperature by magnetron sputtering method. …”
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OCTAVA: An open-source toolbox for quantitative analysis of optical coherence tomography angiography images. by Gavrielle R Untracht, Rolando S Matos, Nikolaos Dikaios, Mariam Bapir, Abdullah K Durrani, Teemapron Butsabong, Paola Campagnolo, David D Sampson, Christian Heiss, Danuta M Sampson

“…A wide variety of instruments, imaging protocols, processing methods and metrics have been used to describe the microvasculature, such that comparing different study outcomes is currently not feasible. …”
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RESULTS OF VENTRICULOPERITONEAL SHUNT SURGERY USING ELECTROMAGNETIC AND OPTICAL NAVIGATION: EXPERIENCES IN 31 PATIENTS by Utku Özgen, Mehmet Osman Akçakaya, Talat Kırış

“…Therefore, navigation- assisted shunt surgery gains significance in order to reduce the number of cannulation attempts and for inserting the ventricle catheter in the proper position compared to free hand catheter placement.Material and Method: This retrospective study enrolled 31 patients who underwent VP shunt placement in two different clinics by two different surgeons using electromagnetic and optical navigation between 2016 and 2023. …”
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Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on a Novel D-Shaped Photonic Crystal Fiber for Low Refractive Index Detection by Xin Chen, Li Xia, Chen Li

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Laser Induced Modification of the Optical Properties of Nano-ZnO Doped PVC Films by Tagreed K. Hamad, Rahimi M. Yusop, Wasan A. Al-Taa’y, Bashar Abdullah, Emad Yousif

“…The effect of continuous CO2 laser radiation on the optical properties of pure polyvinyl chloride and doped of ZnO nanoparticles with two different concentrations (10, 15%) has been investigated. …”
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Asymmetric Optical Image Encryption With Silhouette Removal Using Interference and Equal Modulus Decomposition by Guangyu Luan, Aichuan Li, Zhengguang Chen, Caojun Huang

“…Numerical simulations were used to verify the validity and security of our proposed method.…”
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Diagnostics of retinal pathologies by optical coherence tomography images using artificial intelligence tools by V. V. Neroev, A. A. Bragin, O. V. Zaytseva

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Optical Properties of Near-Infrared Phosphor and Its Application in the Fabrication of Broadband Wavelength Emitters by Thi-Hanh-Thu Vu, Trong-Nam Tran, Quang-Khoi Nguyen

“…Then, pcW-LEDs encapsulated with NIR down-conversion phosphor samples are prepared to test these optical properties. The results show that pcW-LEDs encapsulated with the NIR phosphor at different weight concentrations of 10.0%, 12.5%, and 15.5%, respectively, emit a broadband emission from 400 nm to 900 nm. …”
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Design and study the effect of inner bore diameter on the magnetic and optical properties of the unipolar lens by Mohammed.K.A. AL- Janan, R.Y. J. AL-Salih

“…The investigation of a study of each design included the calculation of its axial magnetic field the magnetization of the lens in addition to the magnetic flux density using the Finite Element Method (FEM) the Magnetic Electron Lenses Operation (MELOP) program version 1 at three different values of current density (6,4,2 A/mm2). …”
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Surface Plasmon Resonance Sensor Based on Microstructured Optical Fiber With Ring-Core Configuration by Lu Peng, Guiyao Zhou, Mingqin Li, Zhiyun Hou, Changming Xia, Shu Ge

“…Through numerical simulation with the finite-element method, we found that fundamental modes and one of second-order modes have strong interaction with surface plasma modes. …”
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Predicting ablation-assisted nanosecond laser fabrication of glass optical diffusers by machine learning by Ryoma Kawaoto, Tomotaro Namba, Yukiyoshi Ohtsuki, Feng Yan, Takashi Nakajima

“…Therefore, the present ML models need to address these two different types of interactions. Through the proof-of-concept demonstration in the present case study, we show that fully connected neural network models, trained with a relatively small number of experimentally measured data, can reasonably predict the properties of glass optical diffusers fabricated by indirect laser machining. …”
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Differential diagnostic importance of swept-source optical coherence tomography in ocular surface lesions by Kincső Kozma, Béla Kajtár, Zsuzsanna Zita Orosz, Bence Nagy, Adrienne Csutak, Eszter Szalai

“…Abstract Background The purpose of this retrospective study was to analyze the features of different ocular surface lesions using high resolution swept-source optical coherence tomography (OCT) and to correlate those characteristics with histopathologic alterations. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography (OCT-A) in a Patient with Occult Retinal Dysfunction by Juliana Wons, Jana Dinges, Matthias D. Becker, Stephan Michels

“…Similar OCT-A findings were recently described in patients with acute macular neuroretinopathy (AMN). Methods. The methods included FA and IA, spectral domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), near infrared imaging, and autofluorescence imaging (AF), as well as OCT-A. …”
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Lateral shear interferometry for shape accuracy measurements of 3D-printed micro-optics by Zhao Yanqiu, Wang Lunwei, Siegle Leander, Giessen Harald

“…For micro-lens production and quality control, performance assessment is invariably necessary to assure diffraction limited imaging in the different optical applications. With confocal surface profiling, only the surface shape information of micro-optics can be obtained. …”
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Quantifying latanoprost-induced conjunctival hyperemia by anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography by Zakieh Vahedian, Ali Azimi, Seyed Mehdi Tabatabaei, Ghasem Fakhraie

“…AIM: To evaluate the mid-term effects of topical latanoprost 0.005% on vessel density (VD) of the bulbar conjunctiva using anterior segment optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA). METHODS: Thirty-four eyes of 21 patients and 18 eyes of 9 healthy subjects were recruited as the treatment and control groups, respectively. …”
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Characterization of Historical Aerosol Optical Depth Dynamics Using LSTM and Peak Enhancement Techniques by Horia-Alexandru Cămărășan, Alexandru Mereuță, Lucia-Timea Deaconu, Horațiu-Ioan Ștefănie, Andrei-Titus Radovici, Camelia Botezan, Zoltán Török, Nicolae Ajtai

“…This study addresses the challenges of characterizing aerosol optical depth (AOD) dynamics from satellite observations, which are often hindered by data gaps and variability. …”
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Comparison of Geometrically Shaped and Probabilistically Shaped Bit-Loading DMT for Optical Interconnect System by Junjie Ding, Jiao Zhang, Jianjun Yu

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Agreement between Placido Disc, Scheimpflug, and Optical Coherence Tomography-Based Measurements of Corneal Topography in Healthy Myopic Individuals by Siamak Zarei-Ghanavati, Mahtab Saber Moghaddam, Elham Bakhtiari, Sina Shirzad, Javad Sadeghi, Mehrdad Motamed Shariati

“…Purpose: To evaluate the agreement between topographical and tomographic measurements of the cornea with three methods of Placido-disc, Scheimpflug, and optical coherence tomography in normal eyes with myopic refractive error candidate for keratorefractive surgery. …”
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