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2024
Volume: 6 Issue 4
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Controlling the hidden parity in vectorial light with metasurfaces
Cade Peters, and Andrew Forbes
Vectorial states of light, where the polarization is inhomogeneously distributed in space, have gained considerable interest in the context of structured light, but their inherent parity has hitherto been overlooked. Now, parity has been revealed as a fundamental degree of freedom in vectorial light that can be acted oVectorial states of light, where the polarization is inhomogeneously distributed in space, have gained considerable interest in the context of structured light, but their inherent parity has hitherto been overlooked. Now, parity has been revealed as a fundamental degree of freedom in vectorial light that can be acted on with customized metasurfaces, opening a path to high capacity classical and quantum communication..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Jul. 16, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 040501 (2024)
Large-scale distributed diffractive-interference hybrid photonic chiplets
Hang Chen, and Yichen Shen
The article comments on a recent advance in large-scale distributed diffractive-interference hybrid photonic chiplet Taichi for artificial general intelligence applications.The article comments on a recent advance in large-scale distributed diffractive-interference hybrid photonic chiplet Taichi for artificial general intelligence applications..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Jul. 25, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 040502 (2024)
Interview with light-wave architect Jelena Vučković
Mengjie Yu
Prof. Jelena Vučković (Stanford University) discusses her research and inspirations, in conversation with Advanced Photonics Early Career Editorial Board Member Prof. Menjie Yu (University of Southern California).
Prof. Jelena Vučković (Stanford University) discusses her research and inspirations, in conversation with Advanced Photonics Early Career Editorial Board Member Prof. Menjie Yu (University of Southern California).
.Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 13, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 040503 (2024)
Research Articles
Observing the collapse of super-Bloch oscillations in strong-driving photonic temporal lattices
Xinyuan Hu, Shulin Wang, Chengzhi Qin, Chenyu Liu, Lange Zhao, Yinglan Li, Han Ye, Weiwei Liu, Stefano Longhi, Peixiang Lu, and Bing Wang
Super-Bloch oscillations (SBOs) are amplified versions of direct current (dc)-driving Bloch oscillations realized under the detuned dc- and alternating current (ac)-driving electric fields. A unique feature of SBOs is the coherent oscillation inhibition via the ac-driving renormalization effect, which is dubbed as the Super-Bloch oscillations (SBOs) are amplified versions of direct current (dc)-driving Bloch oscillations realized under the detuned dc- and alternating current (ac)-driving electric fields. A unique feature of SBOs is the coherent oscillation inhibition via the ac-driving renormalization effect, which is dubbed as the collapse of SBOs. However, previous experimental studies on SBOs have only been limited to the weak ac-driving regime, and the collapse of SBOs has not been observed. Here, by harnessing a synthetic temporal lattice in fiber-loop systems, we push the ac-field into a strong-driving regime and observe the collapse of SBOs, which manifests as the oscillation-trajectory localization at specific ac-driving amplitudes and oscillation-direction flip by crossing collapse points. By adopting arbitrary-wave ac-driving fields, we also realize generalized SBOs with engineered collapse conditions. Finally, we exploit the oscillation-direction flip features to design tunable temporal beam routers and splitters. We initiate and demonstrate the collapse of SBOs, which may feature applications in coherent wave localization control for optical communications and signal processing..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Jul. 02, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046001 (2024)
Coherence entropy during propagation through complex media | Article Video , On the Cover
Xingyuan Lu, Zhuoyi Wang, Qiwen Zhan, Yangjian Cai, and Chengliang Zhao
The deformation, flicker, and drift of a light field owing to complex media such as a turbulent atmosphere have limited its practical applications. Thus, research on invariants in randomly fluctuated light fields has garnered considerable attention in recent years. Coherence is a statistical property of light, while it
The deformation, flicker, and drift of a light field owing to complex media such as a turbulent atmosphere have limited its practical applications. Thus, research on invariants in randomly fluctuated light fields has garnered considerable attention in recent years. Coherence is a statistical property of light, while its full and quantitative characterization is challenging. Herein, we successfully realize the orthogonal modal decomposition of partially coherent beams and introduce the application of coherence entropy as a global coherence characteristic of such randomly fluctuated light fields. It is demonstrated that coherence entropy remains consistent during propagation in a unitary system by unraveling complex channels. As representative examples, we study the robustness of coherence entropy for partially coherent beams as they propagate through deformed optical systems and turbulent media. Coherence entropy is anticipated to serve as a key metric for evaluating the propagation of partially coherent beams in complex channels. This study paves the way for a broader application scope of a customized low-coherence light field through nonideal optical systems and complex media.
.Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Jul. 18, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046002 (2024)
On-the-fly precision spectroscopy with a dual-modulated tunable diode laser and Hz-level referencing to a cavity
Shuangyou Zhang, Toby Bi, and Pascal Del’Haye
Advances in laser spectroscopy have enabled many scientific breakthroughs in physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy. Optical frequency combs pushed measurement limits with ultrahigh-frequency accuracy and fast-measurement speed, while tunable-diode-laser spectroscopy is used in scenarios that require high power andAdvances in laser spectroscopy have enabled many scientific breakthroughs in physics, chemistry, biology, and astronomy. Optical frequency combs pushed measurement limits with ultrahigh-frequency accuracy and fast-measurement speed, while tunable-diode-laser spectroscopy is used in scenarios that require high power and continuous spectral coverage. Despite these advantages of tunable-diode-laser spectroscopy, it is challenging to precisely determine the instantaneous laser frequency because of fluctuations in the scan speed. Here, we demonstrate a simple spectroscopy scheme with a frequency-modulated diode laser that references the laser on-the-fly to a fiber cavity. The fiber cavity’s free spectral range is on-the-fly calibrated with sub-10-Hz frequency precision. We achieve a relative precision of the laser frequency of 2 × 10 - 8 for an 11-THz frequency range at a measurement speed of 1 THz / s. This is an improvement of more than 2 orders of magnitude compared to existing diode-laser-spectroscopy methods. Our scheme provides precise frequency calibration markers, while simultaneously tracking the instantaneous scan speed of the laser. We demonstrate the versatility of our method through various applications, including dispersion measurement of a fiber, ultrahigh-Q microresonators, and spectroscopy of a hydrogen fluoride gas cell. The simplicity, robustness, and low cost of this spectroscopy scheme are valuable for out-of-the-lab applications like lidar and environmental monitoring..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 09, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046003 (2024)
Generative deep-learning-embedded asynchronous structured light for three-dimensional imaging
Lei Lu, Chenhao Bu, Zhilong Su, Banglei Guan, Qifeng Yu, Wei Pan, and Qinghui Zhang
Three-dimensional (3D) imaging with structured light is crucial in diverse scenarios, ranging from intelligent manufacturing and medicine to entertainment. However, current structured light methods rely on projector–camera synchronization, limiting the use of affordable imaging devices and their consumer applications. Three-dimensional (3D) imaging with structured light is crucial in diverse scenarios, ranging from intelligent manufacturing and medicine to entertainment. However, current structured light methods rely on projector–camera synchronization, limiting the use of affordable imaging devices and their consumer applications. In this work, we introduce an asynchronous structured light imaging approach based on generative deep neural networks to relax the synchronization constraint, accomplishing the challenges of fringe pattern aliasing, without relying on any a priori constraint of the projection system. To overcome this need, we propose a generative deep neural network with U-Net-like encoder–decoder architecture to learn the underlying fringe features directly by exploring the intrinsic prior principles in the fringe pattern aliasing. We train within an adversarial learning framework and supervise the network training via a statistics-informed loss function. We demonstrate that by evaluating the performance on fields of intensity, phase, and 3D reconstruction. It is shown that the trained network can separate aliased fringe patterns for producing comparable results with the synchronous one: the absolute error is no greater than 8 μm, and the standard deviation does not exceed 3 μm. Evaluation results on multiple objects and pattern types show it could be generalized for any asynchronous structured light scene..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 13, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046004 (2024)
Tunable topological polaritons by dispersion tailoring of an active metasurface
Shaojie Wang, Ke Chen, Shufang Dong, Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, and Yijun Feng
Hyperbolic polaritons are known to exist in materials with extreme anisotropy, exhibiting exotic optical properties that enable a plethora of unusual phenomena in the fields of polaritonics and photonics. However, achieving simultaneous low-dimensionality, high-speed controllability, and on-demand reconfigurability of Hyperbolic polaritons are known to exist in materials with extreme anisotropy, exhibiting exotic optical properties that enable a plethora of unusual phenomena in the fields of polaritonics and photonics. However, achieving simultaneous low-dimensionality, high-speed controllability, and on-demand reconfigurability of the polaritons remains unexplored despite their excellent potential in light–matter interactions, photonic integrated circuits, and optoelectronic devices. Here, we propose a metasurface approach to integrating artificially engineered electromagnetic anisotropy with fast-controllable electronic elements, offering a new route to realize active topological polaritons. Experiments showcase the proposed reconfigurable metasurface can support real-time transitions of designer polaritons from elliptical to flat, and then to hyperbolic and circular isofrequency contours. Correspondingly, the in-plane surface wavefront undergoes the transitions from convex to collimating, concave, and eventually back to convex. By exploiting the topological variations in polariton dispersions, we observe intriguing phenomena of controllable field canalization and tunable planar focusing. Furthermore, we report the concept of a planar reconfigurable integrated polariton circuit by spatially tailoring the distributions of polariton isofrequency contours, unveiling rich dispersion engineering possibilities and active control capabilities. We may provide an inspiring platform for developing planar active plasmonic devices with potential applications in subdiffraction-resolution imaging, sensing, and information processing..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 19, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046005 (2024)
Temperature-adaptive metasurface radiative cooling device with excellent emittance and low solar absorptance for dynamic thermal regulation
Junlin Yang, Qianyi Li, Shiqiao Liu, Debao Fang, Jingyao Zhang, Haibo Jin, and Jingbo Li
Passive radiative cooling is a promising passive cooling technology that emits heat to deep space without energy consumption. Nevertheless, the persistent challenge of overcooling in static radiative techniques has raised concerns. Although a desirable solution is suggested based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) in the form oPassive radiative cooling is a promising passive cooling technology that emits heat to deep space without energy consumption. Nevertheless, the persistent challenge of overcooling in static radiative techniques has raised concerns. Although a desirable solution is suggested based on vanadium dioxide (VO2) in the form of a Fabry–Perot (F–P) resonant cavity, the inherent contradiction between desired high emissivity (ε) and low solar absorptance (αsol) remains a notable limitation. Here, we employed a simple mask-filling technique to develop a temperature-adaptive metasurface radiative cooling device (ATMRD) for dynamic thermal regulation. Simulation and experimental results substantially evidenced that multiple localized polariton resonances were induced by the VO2 metasurface, significantly enhancing the thermal emittance of the ATMRDs. The engineered ATMRD achieved an amazing switch of the atmospheric window emittance from 0.13 to 0.85 when the surface temperature exceeds a pre-set transition temperature, accompanied by a commendable αsol of 27.71%. The mechanism of multiple localized polariton resonances is discussed in detail to understand the enhanced performance based on the investigation of the relationship between the metasurface structure and multiple localized polariton resonances. We demonstrate an efficient smart radiative technique achieved by a simple micro/nanoprocess and, most importantly, contribute a valuable reference for the design of radiative devices, which is crucial in various areas such as passive cooling, smart windows, multifunctional electromagnetic response, and space application technologies..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 30, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 046006 (2024)
Errata
Iso-propagation vortices with OAM-independent size and divergence toward future faster optical communications (Erratum)
Wenxiang Yan, Zhaozhong Chen, Xian Long, Yuan Gao, Zheng Yuan, Zhi-Cheng Ren, Xi-Lin Wang, Jianping Ding, and Hui-Tian Wang
The erratum notes the addition of a reference citation that was inadvertently omitted in the originally published article.The erratum notes the addition of a reference citation that was inadvertently omitted in the originally published article..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 05, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 049801 (2024)
Spatial symmetries in nonlocal multipolar metasurfaces (Erratum)
Karim Achouri, Ville Tiukuvaara, and Olivier J. F. Martin
The erratum clarifies that the scattering matrix provided in Eq. 29 is valid only for a nonreciprocal system. It also corrects the matrix in Eq. 32(b) in the Appendix of the article.The erratum clarifies that the scattering matrix provided in Eq. 29 is valid only for a nonreciprocal system. It also corrects the matrix in Eq. 32(b) in the Appendix of the article..
Advanced Photonics
- Publication Date: Aug. 29, 2024
- Vol. 6, Issue 4, 049802 (2024)
About the Cover
The cover features a schematic illustrating the robustness of the coherence entropy despite the deformation of individual modes. This research paves the way for the selection of modes suitable for generating incoherent light sources with potential applications in anti-turbulence communication.
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