This book deals with theoretical bases of the modern optics division concerned with
coherent light fields with singularities characterized by phase uncertainty. Singular light …

Hybrid nanoscale patterning strategies combine the registration and addressability of
conventional lithographic techniques with the chemical and physical functionality enabled …

For all technologies, from flint arrowheads to DNA microarrays, patterning the functional
material is crucial. For semiconductor integrated circuits (ICs), it is even more critical than for …

In the past, the formation of microscale patterns in the far field by light has been diffractively
limited in resolution to roughly half the wavelength of the radiation used. Here, we …

Trapped ions are a leading system for realizing quantum information processing (QIP). Most
of the technologies required for implementing large-scale trapped-ion QIP have been …

Opportunities to apply photochromism in smart optics are highlighted. The reversible light-
triggered switching in UV–vis absorption and in the refractive index can be exploited to …

Near-field lithography has evident advantages in fabricating super-resolution nano-patterns.
However, the working distance (WD) is limited due to the exponential decay characteristic of …

We derive explicit analytical relations to describe paraxial light beams that represent a
particular case of the hypergeometric (HyG) laser beams [J. Opt. Soc. Am. A25, 262-270 …

The physical and physicochemical fundamentals of three-dimensional (3D) micro-and
nanoprinting are presented. 3D printing (or additive manufacturing technology) is a process …

This paper discusses paraxial diffraction at a spiral phase plate of a limited light field whose
phase is constant (a plane wave) while its amplitude varies as a power function with integer …