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List of Publications

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29_optimization_CBF_algo 29 – Optimized cerebral blood flow measurement in speckle contrast optical spectroscopy via refinement of noise calibration.
N. Liu, Y.X. Huang, S. Mahler, C. Yang.
arXiv:2506.15843 Under review (2025). (article link)

28_sexing_eggs_paper 28 – Exploring Non-Invasive Sexing of Chicken Eggs at the Early Embryonic Stage Using Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging and Deep Neural Networks.
S. Mahler, Z. Dong, C. Redhead, M. Bronner, C. Yang.
bioRXiv:2025.04.17.649355 Under review (2025). (article link)

27_temporal_occlusion_paper 27 – Assessing Scalp and Brain Sensitivity in Blood Flow Measurements via Occlusion of the Temporal Artery. Y. X. Huang*, S. Mahler, M. Dickson, A. Abedi, J. M. Tyszka, J. L. Y. Tung, J. Russin, C. Liu, C. Yang.
arXiv:2501.19005 Under review (2025). (article link)

26_scos_multi_channel_paper 26 – Portable Six-Channel Laser Speckle System for Cerebral Blood Flow and Volume Measurements with Potential Application in Traumatic Brain Injury Detection. S. Mahler, Y. X. Huang, M. Ismagilov, D.A. Chou, A. Abedi, J. M. Tyszka, J. L. Y. Tung, J. Russin, C. Liu, C. Yang.
Neurophotonics 12(1), 015003 (2025). (article link)

25_nifedipine_paper_image 25 – Automated Non-Invasive Laser Speckle Imaging of the Chick Heart Rate and Extraembryonic Blood Vessels and Their Response to Nifedipine and Amlodipine Drugs.
C. Redhead*, S. Mahler*, Z. Dong, X. Chen, C. Yang, M. E. Bronner.
Developmental Biology 519, 46-54 (2025). (article link)

24_roadmap_structured_light
24 – Roadmap on Structured Light Lasers.

Q. Liu, X. Fu, Z. Zhang, A. Forbes, N. Davidson, S. Mahler, A. Friesem et al.
Under peer-review, Journal of Optics (2024).

23_stroke_risk_paper
23 – [Editors' Pick + News Release] Correlating Stroke Risk with Non-Invasive Cerebrovascular Perfusion Dynamics Using a Portable Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy Laser Device.
Y.X. Huang*,S. Mahler*, A. Abedi, J.M. Tyszka, J.L.Y. Tung, P. Lyden, J. Russin, C. Liu, C. Yang.
Biomedical Optics Express 15, 6083-6097 (2024). (article link)


22_egg_imaging_LSCI_paper_cover 22 – [Editors' Pick – Journal Cover] Non-Invasive Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI) of Extra-Embryonic Blood Vessels in Intact Avian Eggs at Early Developmental Stages.
Z. Dong*, S. Mahler*, C. Redhead, X. Chen, M. Dickson, M. Bronner, C. Yang. Biomedical Optics Express 15(8), 4605-4624 (2024). (article link)

21_compact_SCOS_paper 21 – Compact and Cost-Effective Laser-Powered Speckle Contrast Optical Spectroscopy Fiber-Free Device for Measuring Cerebral Blood Flow. Y. X. Huang*, S. Mahler*, M. Dickson, A. Abedi, J. M. Tyszka, J. L. Y. Tung, J. Russin, C. Liu, C. Yang.
Journal of Biomedical Optics 29(6), 067001 (2024). (article link)

20_AI_cancer_lung_paper 20 – AI-Guided Histopathology Predicts Brain Metastasis in Lung Cancer Patients.
H. Zhou, M. Watson, C. T. Bernadt, S. S. Lin, C. Lin, J. H. Ritter, A. Wein, S. Mahler, S. Rawal, R. Govindan, C. Yang, R. Cote.
Journal of Pathology 263, 89-98 (2023). (article link)


19_iSVS_depth_sensitivity_paper 19 – [Editors' Pick] Assessing Depth Sensitivity in Laser Interferometry Speckle Visibility Spectroscopy (iSVS) Through Source-to-Detector Distance Variation and Cerebral Blood Flow Monitoring in Humans and Rabbits. S. Mahler, Y.X. Huang, M. Liang, A. Avalos, J.M. Tyszka, J. Mertz, C. Yang.
Biomedical Optics Express 14, 4964-4978 (2023). (article link)

18_iSVS_theory_paper 18 – Interferometric Speckle Visibility Spectroscopy (iSVS) for Measuring Decorrelation Time and Dynamics of Moving Samples with Enhanced Signal-to-Noise Ratio and Relaxed Reference Requirements.
Y. X. Huang, S. Mahler, J. Mertz, C. Yang.
Optics Express 31(19), 31253-31266 (2023). (article link)

17_percolation_paper 17 – Percolation with coupled lasers: effect of non-linearities on the phase transition.
S. Mahler, M. A. Rmilah, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Under preparation, (2024). (article link)


16_AGF_lasers_paper
16 – Programmable all optical spin simulator with artificial gauge fields.
S. Mahler*, E. Bernstein*, S. Gadasi, G. Arwas, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Second round of peer-review, Physical Review Letters (2024). (article link)

15_OPN_complex_light_paper
15 – Complex-Light Lasers.
N. Davidson, S. Mahler, A. A. Friesem, A. Forbes.
Optics and Photonics News May 2022, 26–33 (2022). (article link)

14_DCL_random_phases
14 – [Editors' Suggestion] Controlling Nonlinear Interaction in a Many-Mode Laser by Tuning Disorder.
Y. Eliezer*, S. Mahler*, A. A. Friesem, H. Cao, N. Davidson.
Physical Review Letters 128, 143901 (2022). (article link)

13_full_field_imaging_paper
13 – Real-Time Full-Field Imaging Through Scattering Media by All-Optical Feedback.
R. Chriki, S. Mahler, C. Tradonsky, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Physical Review A 105, 033527 (2022). (article link)

12_Gaussian_coupling_paper
12 – Phase Locking of Lasers with Gaussian Coupling.
A. N. K. Reddy*, S. Mahler*, A. Goldring, V. Pal, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Optics Express 30, 1114–1129 (2022). (article link)

11_Roadmap_light_shaping
11 – Roadmap on Multimode Light Shaping.
M. Piccardo, V. Ginis, A. Forbes, S. Mahler, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson et al.
Journal of Optics 24, 013001 (2021). (article link)

10_digital_DCL_paper_2
10 – High-Resolution, Digitally Controlled Multimode Laser.
C. Tradonsky, S. Mahler, V. Pal, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Optics and Photonics News 034, Optics in 2021 (2021). (article link)

9_digital_DCL_paper
9 – High-Resolution Digital Spatial Control of a Highly Multimode Laser.
C. Tradonsky, S. Mahler, G. Cai, V. Pal, R. Chriki, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Optica 8(6), 880–884 (2021). (article link)

8_Mill_bridge_paper
8 – Experimental Demonstration of Crowd Synchrony and First-Order Transition with Lasers.
S. Mahler, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Physical Review Research 2(4), 043220 (2020). (article link)

7_fast_speckle_reduction_paper
7 – Fast Laser Speckle Suppression with an Intracavity Diffuser.
S. Mahler, Y. Eliezer, H. Yilmaz, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson, H. Cao.
Nanophotonics 10(1), 129–136 (2020). (article link)

6_fair_sampling_XY_spin_paper
6 – Rapid Fair Sampling of the XY Spin Hamiltonian with a Laser Simulator.
V. Pal, S. Mahler, C. Tradonsky, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Physical Review Research 2(3), 033008 (2020). (article link)

5_improved_phs_locking_paper
5 – [Editors' Suggestion] Improved Phase Locking of Laser Arrays with Nonlinear Coupling.
S. Mahler, M. L. Goh, C. Tradonsky, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Physical Review Letters 124(13), 133901 (2020). (article link)

5_improved_phs_locking_paper
4 – Dynamics of Dissipative Topological Defects in Coupled Phase Oscillators.
S. Mahler, V. Pal, C. Tradonsky, R. Chriki, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Journal of Physics B 52(20), 205401 (2019). (article link)

4_topo_defects
3 – Coupling of Laser Arrays with Intracavity Elements in the Far-Field.
S. Mahler, C. Tradonsky, R. Chriki, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
OSA Optics Continuum 2(6), 2077–2084 (2019). (article link)

3_far_field_coupling_paper
2 – Spatiotemporal Supermodes: Rapid Reduction of Spatial Coherence in Highly Multimode Lasers.
R. Chriki, S. Mahler, C. Tradonsky, V. Pal, A. A. Friesem, N. Davidson.
Physical Review A 98(2), 023812 (2018). (article link)

1_ion_chain_Dubin_paper
1 – Experimental Demonstration of an Efficient Number Diagnostic for Long 1D Ion Chains.
M. R. Kamsap, C. Champenois, J. Pedregosa-Gutierrez, S. Mahler, M. Houssin, M. Knoop.
Physical Review A 95(1), 013413 (2017). (article link)

Table — Publications per Journal

JournalImpact
Factor (2024)
No. of
publications
Physical Review Letters9.02
Optica8.41
Nanophotonics7.11
APL Bioengineering6.61
The Journal of Pathology5.61
Neurophotonics5.31
Physical Review A4.03
Physical Review Research3.52
Journal of Biomedical Optics3.01
Biomedical Optics Express3.04
Optics Express3.22
Developmental Biology2.51
Journal of Optics2.11
Journal of Physics B1.51
Optics Continuum1.11

Table updated on 16-June-2025