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Soria García, Ángela

First Name

Ángela

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Soria García

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https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/85635

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Universidad Complutense de Madrid

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Ciencias Físicas

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Óptica

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Gold-coated split laser-induced periodic surface structures as refractometric sensors
(Optics and Laser Technology, 2022) San Blas, Alejandro; Elshorbagy, Mahmoud Hamdy Mohamed; Olaizola Izquierdo, Santiago M.; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Rodríguez González, Ainara; Del Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús; Granados, Eduardo; Soria García, Ángela; Pastor Villarrubia, Verónica; Alda Serrano, Javier
The generation of surface plasmon resonances (SPR) in laser-induced periodic surface structures (LIPSS) allows their application in the field of optical sensing, such as the detection of refractive index variations in gases and liquids. We have fabricated gold-coated LIPSS nanostructures on stainless steel substrates by using femtosecond laser nano-ablation. This technique is a low-cost and high-throughput fabrication method applicable to fast and large-scale manufacturing. The depth profile of the fabricated LIPSS shows a central dip at the top of each ripple that split the geometry. The actual topography is modeled and included in a computational electromagnetism package to obtain the expected optical response under the experimental conditions. The measured and simulated spectral reflectances are compared, and the differences are explained by the departure of the fabricated LIPSS from the ideal topography. The experiments and simulations showed excellent agreement for the main spectral characteristics, like the Fano-like lineshapes of the spectral reflectance. This fitting provides the values used to determine the refractometric performance of the fabricated device, that shows a sensitivity of 518 nm/RIU and a figure of merit of 32 RIU−1 for an aqueous analyte. Our experimental results show that the fabricated devices are competitive in terms of cost and simplicity when compared to existing devices with similar performance.
Stokes polarimeter using vector diffractive optical elements
(2023) Soria García, Ángela; Del Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Pastor Villarrubia, Verónica; González Fernández, Verónica; Elshorbagy, Mahmoud H.; Alda Serrano, Javier
We designed, fabricated and tested a Vector Diffractive Optical Element (VDOE) to simultaneously determine the Stokes vector of light. It comprises several sectors. Each one is a vector Fresnel zone plate which focuses the light on separate foci and has different polarization properties. The polarization state is calculated from their intensities. From simulations, we could identify the error sources that were analytically removed. The residual uncertainty after applying our corrections was as low as 6x10^(-5). The uncertainty obtained for our fabricated VDOE, 3.33 %, is competitive with the results from state-of-the-art techniques.
Fabrication effects in the optical performance of DOEs engraved with femtosecond lasers
(Proceedings of SPIE, 2021) Soria García, Ángela; Fantova, Jorge; San Blas, Alejandro; Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús del; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Alda Serrano, Javier; Rodríguez González, Ainara; Olaizola Izquierdo, Santiago M.
The development of DOEs fabrication techniques is continuously growing due to the wide range of industrial applications, such as beam manipulation or optical position encoders. In this work, we use Femtosecond laser direct writing to manufacture DOEs, which uses a simpler and more efficient way to fabricate amplitude binary masks. Also, we have analyzed the performance of the DOEs. The fabrication technique is validated since the experimental results are in accordance to numerical simulations.
Calibration method to determine the complete Jones matrix of SLMs
(Optics and Lassers in Engineering, 2021) Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús del; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Soria García, Ángela
We present a simple method to determine the polarimetric properties of spatial light modulators (SLMs) for each grey level by means of irradiance measurements. The Jones matrix of the SLM is obtained without any assumption about its properties, so it can be applied for more devices than previous works. This method is simple enough to be quickly performed, while offers better results than previous works, as it reduces the error in the prediction of transmission intensities in a factor between 5 and 380.
Permeable Diffractive Optical Elements for the real-time sensing of running fluids
(2023) Pastor Villarrubia, Verónica; Soria García, Ángela; Del Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Alda Serrano, Javier
The real-time monitoring of physical and chemical parameters in running fluids is of importance for biomedical, biochemical, and environmental applications, such as the presence of biomarkers or chemomarkers, or the departure from some preset values of critical parameters. In this contribution we present a new generation of Permeable Diffractive Optical Elements (PDOE) based on photon sieves. In brief, the PDOE is made of passing holes properly placed on specific locations on a rigid surface. This arrangement makes PDOEs ideal to work with running fluids. Our PDOE is optimized maximizing the irradiance at is focal plane, maintaining an appropriate permeability ratio. The starting point is the classical Fresnel zone distribution. We have used two different optimization strategies to design a working PDOE: i) Particle Swarm Optimization has been applied to modify the distribution of holes on the PDOE simultaneously considering all of them; ii) an iterative minimization algorithm adding one hole at the time until filling the PDOE aperture. Both optimization algorithms generate focal spots that are compared to choose the design better suited for the proposed application. Once the PDOE is optimized and fabricated, the surface of the remaining rigid structure is nanostructured (for example using Laser Induced Periodic Surface Structures), or functionalized, to provide specific sensing capabilities. In addition, the PDOE is integrated within a pipe where the fluid under analysis circulates through. A proposal for the optoelectronic assembly of the device-including auxiliary optical elements, light sources, and detectors - is also presented in this contribution.
Fourier series diffractive lens with extended depth of focus
(Optics and laser technology, 2023) Soria García, Ángela; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús, del; Torcal Milla, Francisco José; Gómez Pedrero, José Antonio
Angular diffractive lenses have been proven to achieve a narrow beam waist with a long depth of focus. We generalize these type of lenses by defining the angular distribution of the focal length as a Fourier series. The Fourier coefficients of the lens are optimized, using Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm, to minimize the beam width and increase its uniformity for a given depth of focus. In order to obtain a fast simulation during the optimization process, we used Chirp Z-transform algorithm. Finally, we performed an experimental verification of the results using a Spatial Light Modulator. The Fourier series diffractive lens presents a more uniform and narrower beam than previous angular lenses, in both simulations and experiments. These results may find applications in the design of contact and intraocular lenses with extended depth of focus, laser focusing and imaging systems.
Interferometric method for simultaneous characterization of retardance and fast axis of a retarder
(Optics and Lasers in Engineering, 2024) Del Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús; Porras, Joaquin Andres; Soria García, Ángela; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Pastor Villarrubia, Veronica; Hamdy Mohamed Elshorbagy, Mahmoud; Alda Serrano, Javier
In this work, we propose a technique to simultaneously measure the absolute retardance and the fast axis azimuth of a retarder using a Michelson interferometer with polarization control. One of the mirrors is slightly tilted to obtain interference fringes with collimated beams. The sample to measure is rotated and the parameters are obtained from the fringes displacement. The technique does not require the use of additional previously characterized retarders in the measurement process, but only linear polarizers. The experimental results present errors of the order of 2◦ for the retardance and 1◦ for the azimuth of the fast axis.
Vector diffractive optical element as a full-Stokes analyzer
(Optics and laser technology, 2023) Soria García, Ángela; del Hoyo Muñóz, Jesús; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Pastor Villarubia, Verónica; González Fernández, Verónica; Elshorbagy, Mahmoud Hamdy Mohamed; Alda, Javier
The real-time characterization of the polarization state of a light beam is of importance for a variety of applications in Optics and Photonics. We have designed a device that includes a Vector Diffractive Optical Element (VDOE) to determine the polarization state of an incident light beam. The device is able to simultaneously evaluate the four Stokes parameters of the light under analysis. The VDOE is sectorized into several Fresnel zone plates, enabling a compact arrangement and facilitating optoelectronical integration. We have also developed a procedure to remove diffractive effects and systematic errors. From the simulated results, our device is able to identify any polarization incident state with an averaged uncertainty of 0.006%. Finally, we have experimentally verified the VDOE with non-ideal polarization elements to further validate and test our proposed design. The averaged uncertainty of our experimental realization is 3.33%.
Calibration of the complete Jones matrix of SLMs
(Proceedings of SPIE, 2021) Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús del; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Soria García, Ángela
Spatial light modulators are very common in many applications. They are used to implement amplitude, phase and polarization masks. In order to optimize its performance, it is important to characterize it, which means determining its Jones matrix. Here we present a method which consists on performing several intensity measurements for each gray level. It is simple enough that can be quickly performed, but offers much better results than previous methods.
Calibration method to determine the complete Jones matrix of SLMs, Corrigendum (vol 151, 106914, 2022)
(Optics and lassers in engineering, 2023) Hoyo Muñoz, Jesús del; Sánchez Brea, Luis Miguel; Soria García, Ángela