Vectorial adaptive optics: expanding the frontiers of optical correction

Qiming Zhang; Min Gu

doi:10.1038/s41377-023-01358-1

Vectorial adaptive optics: expanding the frontiers of optical correction

Light Sci Appl. 2024 Jan 30;13(1):32. doi: 10.1038/s41377-023-01358-1.

Authors

Qiming Zhang¹, Min Gu²

Affiliations

¹ Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China.
² Institute of Photonic Chips, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, Shanghai, 200093, China. gumin@usst.edu.cn.

Abstract

Researchers at the University of Oxford have introduced a groundbreaking technique called vectorial adaptive optics (V-AO), which extends the capabilities of traditional adaptive optics to correct for both polarization and phase aberrations. This novel approach opens new possibilities for manipulating the complex vectorial field in optical systems, enabling higher-dimensional feedback correction.