Journal Publications

V. S. de Angelis, M. Jeindl, L. A. Ambrosio, D. Miller, F. Capasso, and A. H. Dorrah*, “Multi-plane spatially resolved phase structuring using optical communication modes,” Journal of Optics, accepted manuscript online 20 May 2026 

G. M. Balasubramaniam, S. R. Allam, V. Anand, et al., “Roadmap on singular optics and its applications,” Applied Physics B 132, 58, 2026. 

A. H. Dorrah*, “Resonances in harmony: single-pulse multimode metasurfaces for tunable visible light,” Light: Advanced Manufacturing 7, 15, 2026. 

A. H. Dorrah*, “Compound meta-optics: there is plenty of room at the top,” Nanophotonics, 2025. 

 V. S. de Angelis, A. H. Dorrah*, L. A. Ambrosio, D. A. B. Miller, and F. Capasso, “Structuring light waves in 3D volumes with high precision using communication mode optics ,” Optica 12, 1502-1513, 2025. 

 A. H. Dorrah*, A. Palmieri, L. Li, F. Capasso, “Rotatum of Light,” Science Adv. 11, eadr9092, 2025. 

 A. H. Dorrah*, J.-S. Park, A. Palmieri, and F. Capasso, “Free-standing bilayer metasurfaces in the visible,” Nature Communications 16, 3126, 2025. 

 M. Yessenov, A. H. Dorrah*, C. Guo, L. A. Hall, J.-S. Park, J. Free, E. G. Johnson, F. Capasso, S. Fan, A. F. Abouraddy, “Ultrafast space-time optical merons in momentum-energy space,” Nature Communications 16, 8592 (2025). 

A. Zaidi, N. A. Rubin, M. L. Meretska, L. Li, A. H. Dorrah*, J.-S. Park, F. Capasso, “Metasurface-enabled compact, single-shot and complete Mueller matrix imaging,” Nature Photonics 18 (7): 704–712, 2024.

P. Dainese, L. Marra, D. Cassara, A. Portes, J. Oh, J. Yang, A. Palmieri, J. R. Rodrigues, A. H. Dorrah*, and F. Capasso, “Shape optimization for high efficiency metasurfaces: theory and implementation,” arXiv:2405.03930, 2024. (Accepted in Light: Sci & Applications)

A. Palmieri, A. H. Dorrah*, J. Yang, J. Oh, P. Dainese, and F. Capasso, “Do dielectric bilayer metasurfaces behave as a stack of decoupled single-layer metasurfaces?,” Optics Express 32 (5): 8146–8159, 2024.

N. Asoudegi, A. H. Dorrah*, and M. Mojahedi, “Deep learning-assisted light sheet holography,” Optics Express 32 (2): 1161–1175, 2024.

J. Oh, J. Yang, L. Marra, A. H. Dorrah*, A. Palmieri, P. Dainese, and F. Capasso, “Metasurfaces for free-space coupling to multicore fibers,” Journal of Lightwave Technology 42 (7): 2385–2396, 2024.

A. H. Dorrah*, P. Bordoloi, V. S. de Angelis, J. O. de Sarro, M. Zamboni-Rached, L. A. Ambrosio, and F. Capasso, “Longitudinally structured light sheets for 3D holography,” Nature Photonics 17 bila(5): 427–434, 2023.

S. W. D. Lim, J.-S. Park, D. Kazakov, C. M. Spägele, A. H. Dorrah*, M. L. Meretska, and F. Capasso, “Point singularity array with metasurfaces,” Nature Communications 14 (1), 3237, 2023.

Y. Shen, Q. Zhan, …A. H. Dorrah* et al. “Roadmap on spatiotemporal light fields,” Journal of Optics 25(9): 093001, 2023.

A. H. Dorrah*, and F. Capasso “Tunable structured light with flat optics”, Science 376 (6591): eabi6860, 2022.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Tamagnone, N. A. Rubin, A. Zaidi, and F. Capasso, “Introducing Berry phase gradients along the optical path via propagation-dependent polarization transformations,” Nanophotonics 11 (4): 713–725, 2022.

A. H. Dorrah*, N. A. Rubin, M. Tamagnone, A. Zaidi, and F. Capasso, “Structuring total angular momentum of light along the propagation direction with polarization-controlled meta-optics,” Nature Communications 12 (1): 6249, 2021.

A. H. Dorrah*, N. A. Rubin, A. Zaidi, M. Tamagnone, and F. Capasso, “Metasurface optics for on-demand polarization transformations along the optical path,” Nature Photonics 15 (4): 287–296, 2021.

M. Piccardo, V. Ginnis, …A. H. Dorrah* et al. “Roadmap on multimode light shaping,” Journal of Optics 24 (1): 013001, 2021.

N. A. Rubin, A. Zaidi, A. H. Dorrah*, Z. Shi, and F. Capasso, “Jones matrix holography with metasurfaces,” Science Advances 7 (33): eabg7488, 2021.

A. Zaidi, N. A. Rubin, A. H. Dorrah*, J.-S. Park, and F. Capasso, “Generalized polarization transformations with metasurfaces,” Optics Express 29 (24): 39065–39078, 2021.

S. W. D. Lim, J. -S. Park, M. L. Meretska, A. H. Dorrah*, and F. Capasso, “Engineering phase and polarization singularity sheets,” Nature Communications 12 (1): 4190, 2021.

Y. Aborahama, A. H. Dorrah*, and M. Mojahedi, “Designing the phase and amplitude of scalar optical fields in three dimensions,” Optics Express 28 (17), 24721–24730, 2020.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Wavelength and topological charge management along the axis of propagation of multichromatic non-diffracting beams,” JOSA B 36 (7): 1867–1872, 2019.

A. H. Dorrah*, C. Rosales-Guzmán, A. Forbes, and M. Mojahedi, “Evolution of orbital angular momentum in three-dimensional structured light,” Physical Review A 98 (4): 043846, 2018.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Experimental demonstration of tunable refractometer based on orbital angular momentum of longitudinally structured light,” Light: Science & Applications 7 (1) 40: 1–12, 2018.

M. Corato-Zanarella, A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Arbitrary control of polarization and intensity profiles of diffraction-attenuation-resistant beams along the propagation direction,” Phys. Review Applied 9 (2): 024013, 2018.

M. Zamboni-Rached, L. André Ambrosio, A. H. Dorrah*, and M. Mojahedi, “Structuring light under different polarization states within micrometer domains: exact analysis from the Maxwell equations,” Optics Express 25 (9): 10051–10056, 2017.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Frozen waves following arbitrary spiral and snake-like trajectories in air,” Applied Physics Letters 110 (5): 051104, 2017.

E. G. P. Pachon, M. Zamboni-Rached, A. H. Dorrah*, Mo Mojahedi, M. R. R. Gesualdi, and G.G. Cabrera, “Architecting new diffraction-resistant light structures and their possible applications in atom guidance,” Optics Express 24 (22): 25403–25408, 2016.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Generating attenuation-resistant frozen waves in absorbing fluid,” Optics Letters 41(16): 3702–3705, 2016.

A. H. Dorrah*, M. Zamboni-Rached, and M. Mojahedi, “Controlling the topological charge of twisted light beams with propagation,” Physical Review A 93 (6): 063864, 2016.

A. H. Dorrah* and M. Mojahedi, “Non-analytic pulse discontinuities as carriers of information,” Physical Review A 93 (1): 013823, 2016.

A. H. Dorrah*, A. Ramakrishnan, and M. Mojahedi, “Time-frequency dynamics of superluminal pulse transition to the subluminal regime,” Physical Review E 91 (3): 033206, 2015.

A. H. Dorrah* and M. Mojahedi, “Velocity of detectable information in faster-than-light pulses,” Physical Review A 90 (3): 033822, 2014.

A. H. Dorrah*, L. Kayili, and M. Mojahedi, “Superluminal propagation and information transfer: a statistical approach in the microwave domain,” Physics Letters A 378 (44): 3218–3224, 2014.