Fast and Robust Speckle Pattern Authentication by Scale Invariant Feature Transform algorithm in Physical Unclonable Functions

This paper presents a fast and robust authentication method for optical Physical Unclonable Functions (PUFs) that utilizes the Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) algorithm to reliably extract unique features from speckle patterns, enabling secure verification even under geometric distortions like rotation, zooming, and cropping.

Giuseppe Emanuele Lio, Mauro Daniel Luigi Bruno, Francesco Riboli + 2 more2026-03-06🔬 physics.optics

Pulse-duration-sensitive high harmonics and attosecond locally-chiral light from a chiral topological Weyl semimetal

This theoretical study demonstrates that pulse-duration-sensitive high harmonic generation in the chiral Weyl semimetal RhSi not only extends to higher photon energies by promoting multi-band excitations but also enables the synthesis of attosecond locally chiral light with pronounced circular dichroism, offering a pathway toward compact chiral light sources and topological electronics.

Alba de las Heras, Ofer Neufeld, Angel Rubio2026-03-06⚛️ quant-ph

Harnessing Selective State Space Models to Enhance Semianalytical Design of Fabrication-Ready Multilayered Huygens' Metasurfaces: Part II - Generative Inverse Design (MetaMamba)

This paper introduces MetaMamba, a generative inverse design framework leveraging selective state space models (Mamba) to efficiently synthesize fabrication-ready, five-layer Huygens' metasurfaces with full-phase coverage and high transmission by combining a field-based semianalytical scheme with minimal full-wave simulation data.

Natanel Nissan, Sherman W. Marcus, Dan Raviv + 2 more2026-03-05🔬 physics.optics

Harnessing Selective State Space Models to Enhance Semianalytical Design of Fabrication-Ready Multilayered Huygens' Metasurfaces: Part I - Field-based Semianalytical Synthesis

This paper presents a semianalytical framework that extends sparse metagrating models to densely packed Jerusalem-cross meta-atoms, enabling rapid, full-wave-validated synthesis of fabrication-ready, dual-polarized Huygens' metasurfaces through an efficient phase-to-geometry lookup table and a judicious scaling method for wideband operation.

Sherman W. Marcus, Natanel Nissan, Vinay K. Killamsetty + 4 more2026-03-05🔬 physics.optics

Silicon nitride on-chip C-band spontaneous emission generation based on lanthanide doped microparticles

This paper presents a hybrid fabrication method that integrates monodisperse lanthanide-doped microparticles into silicon nitride waveguide wells to generate broadband C-band spontaneous emission, achieving a 0.25% coupling efficiency and offering a scalable route for on-chip active light sources.

Dmitry V. Obydennov, Ilya M. Asharchuk, Alexander M. Mumlyakov + 5 more2026-03-05🔬 physics.optics