Quantum Homomorphic Signature with Repeatable Verification

In January 2015,the first quantum homomorphic signature scheme was proposed creatively.However,only one verifier is allowed to verify a signature once in this scheme.In order to support repeatable verification for general scenario,we propose a new quantum homomorphic signature scheme with repeatable verification by introducing serial verification model and parallel verification model.Serial verification model solves the problem of signature verification by combining key distribution and Bell measurement.Parallel verification model solves the problem of signature duplication by logically treating one particle of an EPR pair as a quantum signature and physically preparing a new EPR pair.These models will be beneficial to the signature verification of general scenarios.Scheme analysis shows that both intermediate verifiers and terminal verifiers can successfully verify signatures in the same operation with fewer resource consumption,and especially the verified signature in entangled states can be used repeatedly.

锁相热像方法实验测量Nb2O5薄膜吸收率

利用锁相热像方法定量测量了光学镀膜的吸收率。待测薄膜吸收周期调制的激光能量,在表面形成热波,将红外相机记录的热分布信号进行锁相相关处理,获得信噪比提高的热图像。采用标准吸收样品对系统进行定标,可获得光热信号幅度与样品吸收率之间的定量联系,进而在相同实验条件下测量待测样品,可通过光热信号直接计算获得其绝对吸收率。在1060 nm波长处开展了实验研究,测量获得了不同厚度Nb2O5镀膜的吸收率数值,实测的吸收可达80 ppm。

Impact of temporal modulations on laser-induced damage of fused silica at 351 nm

Laser-induced damage(LID)on high-power laser facilities is one of the limiting factors for the increase in power and energy.Inertial confinement fusion(ICF)facilities such as Laser Mégajoule or the National Ignition Facility use spectral broadening of the laser pulse that may induce power modulations because of frequency modulation to amplitude modulation conversion.In this paper,we study the impact of low and fast power modulations of laser pulses both experimentally and numerically.The MELBA experimental testbed was used to shape a wide variety of laser pulses and to study their impact on LID.A 1D Lagrangian hydrodynamic code was used to understand the impact of different power profiles on LID.

Concurrent multi-peak Bragg coherent x-ray diffraction imaging of 3D nanocrystal lattice displacement via global optimization

In this paper we demonstrated a method to reconstruct vector-valued lattice distortion fields within nanoscale crystals by optimization of a forward model of multi-reflection Bragg coherent diffraction imaging(MR-BCDI)data.The method flexibly accounts for geometric factors that arise when making BCDI measurements,is amenable to efficient inversion with modern optimization toolkits,and allows for globally constraining a single image reconstruction to multiple Bragg peak measurements.This is enabled by a forward model that emulates the multiple Bragg peaks of a MR-BCDI experiment from a single estimate of the 3D crystal sample.We present this forward model,we implement it within the stochastic gradient descent optimization framework,and we demonstrate it with simulated and experimental data of nanocrystals with inhomogeneous internal lattice displacement.We find that utilizing a global optimization approach to MR-BCDI affords a reliable path to convergence of data which is otherwise challenging to reconstruct.

High-resolution multimodal flexible coherent Raman endoscope

Coherent Raman scattering microscopy is a fast,label-free,and chemically specific imaging technique that shows high potential for future in vivo optical histology.However,the imaging depth in tissues is limited to the sub-millimeter range because of absorption and scattering.Realization of coherent Raman imaging using a fiber endoscope system is a crucial step towards imaging deep inside living tissues and providing information that is inaccessible with current microscopy tools.Until now,the development of coherent Raman endoscopy has been hampered by several issues,mainly related to the fiber delivery of the excitation pulses and signal collection.Here,we present a flexible,compact,coherent Raman,and multimodal nonlinear endoscope(4.2mm outer diameter,71mm rigid length)based on a resonantly scanned hollow-core Kagomé-lattice double-clad fiber.The fiber design enables distortion-less,background-free delivery of femtosecond excitation pulses and back-collection of nonlinear signals through the same fiber.Sub-micrometer spatial resolution over a large field of view is obtained by combination of a miniature objective lens with a silica microsphere lens inserted into the fiber core.We demonstrate high-resolution,high-contrast coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering,and second harmonic generation endoscopic imaging of biological tissues over a field of view of 320μm at a rate of 0.8 frames per second.These results pave the way for intraoperative label-free imaging applied to real-time histopathology diagnosis and surgery guidance.

Simple experimental procedures to distinguish photothermal from hot-carrier processes in plasmonics

Light absorption and scattering of plasmonic metal nanoparticles can lead to non-equilibrium charge carriers,intense electromagnetic near-fields,and heat generation,with promising applications in a vast range of fields,from chemical and physical sensing to nanomedicine and photocatalysis for the sustainable production of fuels and chemicals.Disentangling the relative contribution of thermal and non-thermal contributions in plasmon-driven processes is,however,difficult.Nanoscale temperature measurements are technically challenging,and macroscale experiments are often characterized by collective heating effects,which tend to make the actual temperature increase unpredictable.This work is intended to help the reader experimentally detect and quantify photothermal effects in plasmon-driven chemical reactions,to discriminate their contribution from that due to photochemical processes and to cast a critical eye on the current literature.To this aim,we review,and in some cases propose,seven simple experimental procedures that do not require the use of complex or expensive thermal microscopy techniques.These proposed procedures are adaptable to a wide range of experiments and fields of research where photothermal effects need to be assessed,such as plasmonic-assisted chemistry,heterogeneous catalysis,photovoltaics,biosensing,and enhanced molecular spectroscopy.

An adaptive microscope for the imaging of biological surfaces

Scanning fluorescence microscopes are now able to image large biological samples at high spatial and temporal resolution.This comes at the expense of an increased light dose which is detrimental to fluorophore stability and cell physiology.To highly reduce the light dose,we designed an adaptive scanning fluorescence microscope with a scanning scheme optimized for the unsupervised imaging of cell sheets,which underly the shape of many embryos and organs.The surface of the tissue is first delineated from the acquisition of a very small subset(~0.1%)of sample space,using a robust estimation strategy.Two alternative scanning strategies are then proposed to image the tissue with an improved photon budget,without loss in resolution.The first strategy consists in scanning only a thin shell around the estimated surface of interest,allowing high reduction of light dose when the tissue is curved.The second strategy applies when structures of interest lie at the cell periphery(e.g.adherens junctions).An iterative approach is then used to propagate scanning along cell contours.We demonstrate the benefit of our approach imaging live epithelia from Drosophila melanogaster.On the examples shown,both approaches yield more than a 20-fold reduction in light dose-and up to more than 80-fold-compared to a full scan of the volume.These smart-scanning strategies can be easily implemented on most scanning fluorescent imaging modality.The dramatic reduction in light exposure of the sample should allow prolonged imaging of the live processes under investigation.

Post-keratoplasty astigmatism management by relaxing incisions:a systematic review

Postoperative visual acuity can be limited by post-keratoplasty astigmatism,even with a clear corneal graft.Astigmatism management can be performed by selective suture removal,adjustment of sutures,optical correction,photorefractive procedures,wedge resection,intra-ocular lens implantation,intracorneal ring segments,relaxing incisions with or without compression sutures and repeated keratoplasty.Relaxing incisions can be made in the graft,graft-host interface or host cornea.Despite the unpredictability of the method because the flat and steep meridians are usually not orthogonal after penetrating keratoplasty,with asymmetric power distribution,all the studies showed an overall reduction of refractive,keratometric or topographic astigmatism,ranging from 30%to 72%with manual or femtosecond-assisted techniques.Most patients with astigmatism higher than 6 diopters had residual cylinder less than or equal to 3 diopters,which can be treated by laser excimer ablation or secondary intraocular lens implantation.

Unraveling the optomechanical nature of plasmonic trapping

Noninvasive and ultra-accurate optical manipulation of nanometer objects has recently gained interest as a powerful tool in nanotechnology and biophysics.Self-induced back-action(SIBA)trapping in nano-optical cavities has the unique potential for trapping and manipulating nanometer-sized objects under low optical intensities.However,thus far,the existence of the SIBA effect has been shown only indirectly via its enhanced trapping performances.In this article,we present the first time direct experimental evidence of the self-reconfiguration of the optical potential that is experienced by a nanoparticle trapped in a plasmonic nanocavity.Our observations enable us to gain further understanding of the SIBA mechanism and to determine the optimal conditions for boosting the performances of SIBA-based nano-optical tweezers.

Fluorescence polarization modulation super-resolution imaging provides refined dynamics orientation processes in biological samples Sophie Brasselet

Combining polarization modulation Fourier analysis and spatial information in a joint reconstruction algorithm for polarization-resolved fluorescence imaging provides not only a gain in spatial resolution but also a sensitive readout of anisotropy in cell samples.

Phase control of femtosecond pulses on the nanoscale using second harmonic nanoparticles

Investigations of ultrafast processes occurring on the nanoscale require a combination of femtosecond pulses and nanometer spatial resolution.However,controlling femtosecond pulses with nanometer accuracy is very challenging,as the limitations imposed both by dispersive optics on the time duration of a pulse and by the spatial diffraction limit on the focusing of light must be overcome simultaneously.In this paper,we provide a universal method that allows full femtosecond pulse control in subdiffraction-limited areas.We achieve this aim by exploiting the intrinsic coherence of the second harmonic emission from a single nonlinear nanoparticle of deep subwavelength dimensions.The method is proven to be highly sensitive,easy to use,quick,robust and versatile.This approach allows measurements of minimal phase distortions and the delivery of tunable higher harmonic light in a nanometric volume.Moreover,the method is shown to be compatible with a wide range of particle sizes,shapes and materials,allowing easy optimization for any given sample.This method will facilitate the investigation of light–matter interactions on the femtosecond–nanometer level in various areas of scientific study.

4^(th) generation synchrotron source boosts crystalline imaging at the nanoscale

New 4^(th)-generation synchrotron sources,with their increased bilince,promise to greatly improve the performances of coherent X-ray microscopy.This perspective is of major interest for crystal microscopy,which aims at revealing the 3D crystalline structure of matter at the nanoscale,an approach strongly limited by the available coherent flux.Our results,based on Bragg ptychography experiments performed at the frst 4-generation synchrotron source,demonstrate the possibility of retrieving a high-quality image of the crystalline sample,with unprecedented quality.Importantly,the larger available coherent flux produces datasets with enough information to overcome experimental limitations,such as strongly deteriorated scanning conditions.We show this achievement would not be posible with 30-generation sources,a limit that has inhibited the development of this otherwise powerful microscopy method,so far.Hence,the advent of next-generation synchrotron sources not only makes Bragg ptychography suitable for high throughput studies but also strongly relaxes the associated experimental constraints,making it compatible with a wider range of experimental set-ups at the new synchrotrons.