Articles 2018

Licht bewegt – Nobelpreiskomitee würdigt Entwicklung optischer Pinzetten
R. Runde, C. Denz
PHYSIKonkret Nr. 35, Dezember (1p) (2018); PDF.
Local domain inversion in MgO-doped lithium niobate by pyroelectricfield-assisted femtosecond laser lithography
J. Imbrock, H. Hanafi, M. Ayoub, C. Denz
Appl. Phys. Lett. 113, 252901 (5pp) (2018); doi:10.1063/1.5053870; PDF.
The Relevance of Rotation in Optical Force Sensing
R. Meissner, N. Oliver, C. Denz
Optics & Photonics News December, 53 (1p) (2018); PDF.

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Sculpting complex polarization singularity networks
E. Otte, C. Denz
Opt. Lett. 43, 5821 (4pp) (2018); doi:10.1364/OL.43.005821.
Recovery of nonseparability in self-healing vector Bessel beams
E. Otte, I. Nape, C. Rosales-Guzmán, A. Vallés, C. Denz, A. Forbes
Phys. Rev. A 98, 053818 (9pp) (2018); doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.98.053818.
Werkzeuge aus Licht
R. Meissner, E. Otte, H. Hanafi, C. Denz
Phys. Unserer Zeit 6, 272 (2pp) (2018); doi:10.1002/piuz.201801533.
Self-healing high-dimensional quantum key distribution using hybrid spin-orbit Bessel states
I. Nape, E. Otte, A. Vallés, C. Rosales-Guzmán, F. Cardano, C. Denz, A. Forbes
Opt. Express 26, 26946 (15pp) (2018); doi:10.1364/OE.26.026946; PDF.
Spatial multiplexing for tailored fully-structured light
E. Otte, K. Tekce, C. Denz
J. Opt. 20, 105606 (8pp) (2018); doi:10.1088/2040-8986/aadef3.
Optomechanically Assisted Assembly of Surface-Functionalized Zeolite-L-Based Hybrid Soft Matter
Á. Barroso, T. Buscher, K. Ahlers, A. Studer, C. Denz
Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 35, 1800041 (6pp) (2018); doi:10.1002/ppsc.201800041; PDF.
Polarization singularity explosions in tailored light fieldsCoverottelpr
E. Otte, C. Alpmann, C. Denz
Laser & Photonics Reviews 12, 1700200 (11pp) (2018); doi:10.1002/lpor.201700200.
Polarization singularity explosions in tailored light fields
E. Otte, C. Alpmann, C. Denz
accepted for publication in Laser & Photonics Reviews (2018).
Elliptical vortex necklaces in Mathieu lattices
J. M. Vasiljević, A. Zannotti, D. V. Timotijević, C. Denz, and D. M. Jović Savić
Phys. Rev. A 97, 033848 (5pp) (2018); doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.97.033848.
Conical Refraction Bottle Beams for Entrapment of Absorbing Droplets
M. Eßeling, C. Alpmann, J. Schnelle, R. Meißner, C. Denz
Scientific Reports 8, 5029 (8pp) (2018); doi:10.1038/s41598-018-23399-y; PDF.
Optical force sensing with cylindrical microcontainers
R. Meissner, N. Oliver, C. Denz
Part. Part. Syst. Charact. 35, 1800062 (8pp) (2018); doi:10.1002/ppsc.201800062PDF.
Customized focal light landscapes by complex vectorial fields for advanced optical trapping
E. Otte, K. Tekce, C. Denz
Proc. SPIE 10549, Complex Light and Optical Forces XII, 105490S (5pp) (2018); doi:10.1117/12.2289645.
Visualizing the Energy Flow of Tailored Light
A. Zannotti, J. M. Vasiljević, D. V. Timotijević, D. M. Jović Savić, C. Denz
Adv. Opt. Mat. 6, 1701355 (6pp) (2018); doi:10.1002/adom.201701355.
Introduction: nonlinear optics (NLO) 2017 feature issue
D. J. Hagan, C. Denz, H. Suchowski, I. Biaggio, M. Sheik-Bahae
Opt. Express 26, 3577-3578 (2018); doi:10.1364/OE.26.003577
Optics Materials Express 8, 491-492 (2018); doi:10.1364/OME.8.000491; PDF.
Entanglement beating in free space through spin-orbit coupling
E. Otte, C. Rosales-Guzman, B. Ndagano, C. Denz, A. Forbes
Light: Science & Applications 7, e18009 (2018); doi:10.1038/lsa.2018.9; PDF.

Articles 2017

Massive ordering and alignment of cylindrical micro-objects by photovoltaic optoelectronic tweezers
I. Elvira, J. F. Muñoz-Martínez, Á. Barroso, C. Denz, J. B. Ramiro, A. García-Cabañes, F. Agulló-López, M. Carrascosa
Opt. Lett. 43, 30-33 (2017); doi:10.1364/OL.43.000030.
Light Detects and Alleviates Blood Vessel Malformation
R. Meissner, W. W. Sugden, C. Denz, A. F. Siekmann
Optics & Photonics News December, 38 (2017); PDF.
3-D Real-Time Imaging of Ferroelectric Domain Growth
J. Imbrock, M. Ayoub, H. Futterlieb, C. Denz
Optics & Photonics News December, 45 (2017); PDF.
Dehnen mit Lichtkraft
R. Meissner, K. Ahlers, C. Denz
GIT Labor Fachzeitschrift 10, 38 - 41 (2017).
Observation of transverse coherent backscattering in disordered photonic structures
M. Boguslawski, S. Brake, D. Leykam, A. S. Desyatnikov, C. Denz
Scientific Reports 7, 10439 (8pp) (2017); doi:10.1038/s41598-017-10852-7.
Dynamics of the optical swallowtail catastrophe
A. Zannotti, F. Diebel, C. Denz
Optica 4, 1157-1162 (2017); doi:10.1364/OPTICA.4.001157; PDF.
Formerly published as arXiv:1705.00647 (2017).
Creating aperiodic photonic structures by synthesized Mathieu-Gauss beams
J. M. Vasiljević, A. Zannotti, D. V. Timotijević, C. Denz, D. M. Jović Savić
Phys. Rev. A 96, 023840 (5pp) (2017); doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.96.023840.
Ferroelectric domain diagnostics near the phase transition by Cerenkov second-harmonic generation
M. Ayoub, J. Imbrock, C. Denz
Opt. Mat. Express 7, 3448-3455 (2017); doi:10.1364/OME.7.003448.
Dynamic modulation of Poincaré beams
C. Alpmann, C. Schlickriede, E. Otte, C. Denz
Scientific Reports 7, 8076 (9pp) (2017); doi:10.1038/s41598-017-07437-9; PDF.
RBCs as microlenses: wavefront analysis and applications
F. Merola, Á. Barroso, L. Miccio, P. Memmolo, M. Mugnano, P. Ferraro, C. Denz
Proc. SPIE 10333, Optical Methods for Inspection, Characterization, and Imaging of Biomaterials III, 1033311 (2017); doi:10.1117/12.2272042.
Compact Flat Band States in Optically Induced Flatland Photonic Lattices
E. Travkin, F. Diebel, C. Denz
Appl. Phys. Lett. 111, 011104 (5pp) (2017); doi:10.1063/1.4990998.
Lithium Niobate Micromachining for the Fabrication of Microfluidic Droplet Generators
G. Bettella, G. Pozza, S. Kroesen, R. Zamboni, E. Baggio, C. Montevecchi, A. Zaltron, L. Gauthier-Manuel, G. Mistura, C. Furlan, M. Chauvet, C. Denz, C. Sada
Micromachines 8, 185 (13pp) (2017); doi:10.3390/mi8060185.
Pearcey solitons in curved nonlinear photonic caustic lattices
A. Zannotti, M. Rüschenbaum, C. Denz
J. Opt. 19, 094001 (7pp) (2017); doi:10.1088/2040-8986/aa77d9PDF
Formerly published as arXiv:1703.07722 (2017); PDF
Endoglin controls blood vessel diameter through endothelial cell shape changes in response to haemodynamic cues
W. W. Sugden, R. Meissner, T. Aegerter-Wilmsen, R. Tsaryk, E. V. Leonard, J. Bussmann, M. J. Hamm, W. Herzog, Y. Jin, L. Jakobsson, C. Denz, A. F. Siekmann
Nature Cell Biology 19, 653665 (2017); doi:10.1038/ncb3528.
Tailored intensity landscapes by tight focusing of singular vector beams
E. Otte, K. Tekce, C. Denz
Optics Express 25, 20194-20201 (2017); doi:10.1364/OE.25.020194PDF.
Tailored vectorial light fields: flower, spider web and hybrid structures
E. Otte, C. Alpmann, C. Denz
Proc. SPIE 10252, Optical Manipulation Conference, 102520D (2017); doi:10.1117/12.2274935.
Optical catastrophes of the swallowtail and butterfly beams
A. Zannotti, F. Diebel, M. Boguslawski, C. Denz
New J. Phys. 19, 053004 (7pp) (2017); doi:10.1088/1367-2630/aa6ecdPDF
Formerly published as arXiv:1703.07716 (2017); PDF
Pearcey solitons in curved nonlinear photonic caustic lattices
A. Zannotti, M. Rüschenbaum, C. Denz
arXiv:1703.07722 (2017); PDF
Biolens behavior of RBCs under optically-induced mechanical stress
F. Merola, A. Barroso, L. Miccio, P. Memmolo, M. Mugnano, P. Ferraro, C. Denz
Cytometry 91, 527-533 (2017); DOI: 10.1002/cyto.a.23085; PDF
Holographic interferometric and correlation-based laser speckle metrology for 3D deformations in dentistry
M. Dekiff, B. Kemper, E. Kröger, C. Denz, D. Dirksen
Proc. SPIE 10127, Practical Holography XXXI: Materials and Applications, 101270B (2017); DOI:10.1117/12.2252307.
Holographic optical tweezers-based in vivo manipulations in zebrafish embryos
F. Hörner, R. Meissner, S. Polali, J. Pfeiffer, T. Betz, C. Denz, E. Raz
Journal of Biophotonics 10, 1492-1501 (2017); doi:10.1002/jbio.201600226.
Roadmap on structured light
H. Rubinsztein-Dunlop, A. Forbes, M. V. Berry, M. R. Dennis, D. L. Andrews, M. Mansuripur, C. Alpmann, C. Denz, et al.
J. Opt. 19, 013001 (2017); doi:10.1088/2040-8978/19/1/013001; PDF.
3D Imaging of Ferroelectric Kinetics during Electrically Driven SwitchingAyoub_AM_Cover
M. Ayoub, H. Futterlieb, J. Imbrock, C. Denz
Adv. Mater. 29, 1603325 (7pp) (2017); doi:10.1002/adma.201603325; PDF