a surface associated with a propagating wave and passing through all points in the wave that have the same phase. It is usually perpendicular to the direction of propagation
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Some technical issues like wavefront correction, damage threshold in femtosecond regime and focusing are presented.
Blanchot N., Behar G., Berthier T., Busserole B., Chappuis C., Damiens-Dupont C.,Garcia P., Granet F., Grosset-Grange C., Goossens J.-P., Hilsz L., Laborde F., LacombeT., Laniesse F., Lavastre E., Luce J., Macias F., Mazataud E., Miquel J.L., NéauportJ., Noailles S., Patelli P., Perrot-Minot E., Present C., Raffestin D., Remy B., RouyerC., Valla D. 2013, 'Overview of PETAL, the multi-Petawatt project in the LMJ facility', EPJ Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/20135907001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The wavefront-guided group showed slightly improved contrast sensitivity.
Sikder S, Neuffer M, Church D, Mifflin MD, Moshirfar M, Churgin DS, Betts BS, HsuM 2011, 'Prospective, randomized, fellow eye comparison of WaveLight® Allegretto Wave®Eye-Q versus VISX CustomVueTM STAR S4 IRTM in photorefractive keratectomy: analysisof visual outcomes and higher-order aberrations', Clinical Ophthalmologyhttp://www.dovepress.com/prospective-randomized-fellow-eye-comparison-of-wavelightreg-allegrett-a8125. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Effective methods of evaluating postoperative visual quality include wavefront aberration and contrast sensitivity test.
Min Gong, Yi Liu, Bi Yang 2013, 'Assessment of wavefront aberration and contrast sensitivity test as evaluation ofpostoperative visual quality', Guoji Yanke Zazhihttp://www.ies.net.cn/cn_publish/2013/5/201305020.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The multiple light scattering in biological tissues limits the measurement depth for traditional wavefront sensor.
Ibrahimovic Emina, Taoa Xiaodong, Reinig Marc, Li Qinggele, Kubby Joel 2015, 'Deep Tissue Wavefront Estimation for Sensorless Aberration Correction', MATEC Web of Conferenceshttp://dx.doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/20153207001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Wavefront shaping and optical phase conjugation can focus light to a point.
Mu Qiao, Honglin Liu, Guanghui Pang, Shensheng Han 2017, 'Non-invasive three-dimension control of light between turbid layers using a surfacequasi-point light source for precorrection', Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-10450-7. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Their applications include spectroscopy, optical tomography, wavefront sensing, and imaging.
Muhammad Waqas Khalid, Rajib Ahmed, Ali K. Yetisen, Bader AlQattan, Haider Butt 2017, 'Holographic Writing of Ink-Based Phase Conjugate Nanostructures via Laser Ablation',Scientific Reportshttp://link.springer.com/article/10.1038/s41598-017-10790-4. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To understand the mitotic wavefronts theoretically we analyze wavefront propagation in excitable media.
Timon Idema, Julien O Dubuis, Louis Kang, M Lisa Manning, Philip C Nelson, Tom C Lubensky,Andrea J Liu 2013, 'The syncytial Drosophila embryo as a mechanically excitable medium.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3813724?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
An aberrated surface soliton possesses a nonlinear distribution of the wavefront.
Vyacheslav A Trofimov, Tatiana M Lysak, Evgenii M Trykin 2018, 'Aberrated surface soliton formation in a nonlinear 1D and 2D photonic crystal.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5860779?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Numerical models for the transmission dynamics in terms of ray-tracing and wavefront propagation are provided.
Borut Preloznik, Vlada Artel, Chaim N. Sukenik, Denis Donlagic, Avi Zadok, Eyal Preter 2013, 'Monitoring the Evaporation of Fluids from Fiber-Optic Micro-Cell Cavities', Sensorshttp://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/13/11/15261. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
The mean preoperative and postoperative corneal wavefront aberrations were documented.
Ling Chu, Jiang-Yue Zhao, Jin-Song Zhang, Jie Meng, Ming-Wu Wang, Ya-Jing Yang, Jia-MingYu 2016, 'Optimal incision sites to reduce corneal aberration variations after small incisionphacoemulsification cataract surgery', International Journal of Ophthalmologyhttp://www.ijo.cn/en_publish/2016/4/20160410.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)