In this thesis, prototype 3D imaging systems are developed regarding the capturing and reproduction of 3D scenes based on Integral Photography (IP) technique, for both synthetic and real 3D scenes. Regarding the capturing of synthetic 3D scenes, an IP generator is designed based on computer simulation, by exact modeling of all the necessary optical components of a single stage IP capturing syst...

We report on photochemical reactions in the fluorinated sol–gel hybrid materials doped with a photolocking agent consisting of 3-trimethoxysilylpropyl methacrylate (MPTS), heptadecafluorodecyltrimethoxysilane (PFAS), zirconium n-propoxide (ZPO), and methacrylic acid (MAA). We investigated the effect of the types and density of the photoinitiator, UV fluence, and the illuminating wavelength regi...

Integrated single-photon sources with high photon-extraction efficiency are key building blocks for applications in the field of quantum communications. We report on a bright single-photon source realized by on-chip integration of a deterministic quantum dot microlens with a 3D-printed multilens micro-objective. The device concept benefits from a sophisticated combination of in situ 3D electron...

The photonic nanojet is a non-resonance focusing phenomenon with high intensity and narrow spot that can serve as powerful biosensor for in vivo detection of red blood cells, micro-organisms, tumor cells blood. In this study, we first demonstrated modulation by utilizing spider-silk-based metal–dielectric dome microlens. A cellar spider was employed extracting the silk fiber, which possesses li...