Dispersive optical activity for spectro-polarimetric imaging

Zhijie Cao; Siwei Sun; Jingxuan Wei; Yong Liu

doi:10.1038/s41377-025-01766-5

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- Dispersive optical activity for spectro-polarimetric imaging
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 14, Issue 3, Pages: 587-590(2025)
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  School of Optoelectronic Science and Engineering, University of Electronic Science and Technology of China, Chengdu 611731, China
- Author bio：
  
  Jingxuan Wei (jxwei@uestc.edu.cn)
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- DOI：10.1038/s41377-025-01766-5
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- Published Online：20 February 2025，
  
  Published：31 March 2025
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Cao, Z. J. et al. Dispersive optical activity for spectro-polarimetric imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 587-590 (2025).
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Cao, Z. J. et al. Dispersive optical activity for spectro-polarimetric imaging. Light: Science & Applications, 14, 587-590 (2025). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-025-01766-5.

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A spectro-polarimetric imaging approach leverages optical rotatory dispersion in natural crystals to encode spectral information into polarization states. The system demonstrates effectiveness in laboratory and outdoor field experiments

showing potential for biological microscopy

machine vision

and remote sensing applications.

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