As a vectorial property,polarization encodes high-dimensional information of light.Polarization-based imaging can characterize detailed structural features of biomedical samples label-freely.However,compared with othe...As a vectorial property,polarization encodes high-dimensional information of light.Polarization-based imaging can characterize detailed structural features of biomedical samples label-freely.However,compared with other fundamental properties of light,such as intensity,wavelength and phase,polarization has a shorter application history in biomedicine,because of the requirement for both advanced polarization optical components and computational approaches,which can be achieved nowadays with the fast theoretical and hardware development.展开更多
A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intens...A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intensity excitation meth- ods used in SERF magnetometer, the light polarization modulation method has a high stability in low-frequency range, which indicates a more accurate transverse relaxation measurement.展开更多
This paper reports that the designed optical polarization mode dispersion compensator shows a good performance under the real-time variation of differential group delay, state of polarization and principal state of po...This paper reports that the designed optical polarization mode dispersion compensator shows a good performance under the real-time variation of differential group delay, state of polarization and principal state of polarization in a （40×43）-Gb/s dense-wavelength-multiplexing, 1200-km enhanced return-to-zero differential-quadrature-phase-shift- keying （RZ-DQPSK） system. The polarization mode dispersion tolerance of the system is improved by 26 ps using the optical polarization mode dispersion compensator. The short and long time stabilities are tested with the bit error ratio recorded.展开更多
A wideband tunable frequency-doubling optoelectronic oscillator （FD-OEO） is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a polarization modulator and an optical bandpass filter （OBPF）. The central frequency o...A wideband tunable frequency-doubling optoelectronic oscillator （FD-OEO） is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a polarization modulator and an optical bandpass filter （OBPF）. The central frequency of the correspondingly fundamental OEO could be adjusted by tuning the bandwidth and central frequency of the OBPF, which could also be regarded as a photonic-assisted tunable microwave filter. The frequency tuning range of the FD-OEO covers from 9.5 to 32.8？GHz, and the single sideband phase noise of the fundamental signal is lower than -100dBc/Hz at an offset of 10？kHz. Moreover, the frequency stability of the generated signal is investigated by measuring its Allan deviation. The Allan deviation of the generated fundamental signal at 10？GHz is 2.39×10^-9.展开更多
Optical polarizers,which allow the transmission of specific polarization states,are essential components in modern optical systems.Here,we experimentally demonstrate integrated photonic polarizers incorporating reduce...Optical polarizers,which allow the transmission of specific polarization states,are essential components in modern optical systems.Here,we experimentally demonstrate integrated photonic polarizers incorporating reduced graphene oxide(rGO)films.2D graphene oxide(GO)films are integrated onto silicon waveguides and microring resonators(MRRs)with precise control over their thicknesses and sizes,followed by GO reduction via two different methods including uniform thermal reduction and localized photothermal reduction.We measure devices with various lengths,thicknesses,and reduction degrees of GO films.The results show that the devices with rGO exhibit better performance than those with GO,achieving a polarization-dependent loss of~47 dB and a polarization extinction ratio of~16 dB for the hybrid waveguides and MRRs with rGO,respectively.By fitting the experimental results with theory,it is found that rGO exhibits more significant anisotropy in loss,with an anisotropy ratio over 4 times that of GO.In addition,rGO shows higher thermal stability and greater robustness to photothermal reduction than GO.These results highlight the strong potential of rGO films for implementing high-performance polarization selective devices in integrated photonic platforms.展开更多
The integrated waveguide polarizer is essential for photonic integrated circuits,and various designs of waveguide polarizers have been developed.As the demand for dense photonic integration increases rapidly,new strat...The integrated waveguide polarizer is essential for photonic integrated circuits,and various designs of waveguide polarizers have been developed.As the demand for dense photonic integration increases rapidly,new strategies to minimize the device size are needed.In this paper,we have inversely designed an integrated transverse electric pass(TE-pass)polarizer with a footprint of 2.88μm×2.88μm,which is the smallest footprint ever achieved.A direct binary search algorithm is used to inversely design the device for maximizing the transverse electric(TE)transmission while minimizing transverse magnetic(TM)transmission.Finally,the inverse-designed device provides an average insertion loss of 0.99 dB and an average extinction ratio of 33 dB over a wavelength range of 100 nm.展开更多
Multi-channel polarization optical technology is increasingly used for prompt monitoring of water systems.Optical devices during the assessment of water quality determine the intensity of light through the studied aqu...Multi-channel polarization optical technology is increasingly used for prompt monitoring of water systems.Optical devices during the assessment of water quality determine the intensity of light through the studied aquatic environment.Spectrophotometric devices measure the spectrum of weakening of light through the aquatic environment.Spectroellipsometric devices receive spectra in vertical and horizontal polarizations.The presented article develops an adaptive optical hardware and image system for monitoring water bodies.The system is combined.It consists of 2 parts:1)automated spectrophotometer-refractometer,and 2)adaptive spectroellipsometer.The system is equipped with a corresponding algorithmic and software,including algorithms for identifying spectral curves,databases and knowledge of spectral curves algorithms for solving reverse problems.The presented system is original since it differs from modern foreign systems by a new method of spectrophotometric and spectroellipsometric measurements,an original elemental base of polarization optics and a comprehensive mathematical approach to assessing the quality of a water body.There are no rotating polarization elements in the system.Therefore,this makes it possible to increase the signal-to-noise ratio and,as a result,improve measurement stability and simplify multichannel spectrophotometers and spectroellipsometers.The proposed system can be used in various water systems where it is necessary to assess water quality or identify the presence of a certain set of chemical elements.展开更多
Just like an electronic diode that allows the electrical current to flow in one direction only, a kind of chiral metamaterial structure with a similar functionality for the electromagnetic wave is proposed. The design...Just like an electronic diode that allows the electrical current to flow in one direction only, a kind of chiral metamaterial structure with a similar functionality for the electromagnetic wave is proposed. The designed nanostructure that consists of twisted metallic split-ring resonators on both sides of a dielectric substrate achieves asymmetric transmission for a forward and backward propagating linearly polarized wave by numerical simulation in near-infrared band. Difference in transmission efficiency of the optimized structure between the same polarized waves incident from opposite directions can reach a maximum at the communication wavelength （1.55 μm）. Moreover, the simulation results of this structure also exhibit strong optical activity and circular dichroism.展开更多
The intensity distribution in the focal region of a high-NA lens for the incident azimuthally polarized multi Gaussian beam transmitted through a multi belt spiral phase hologram is studied on the basis of the vector ...The intensity distribution in the focal region of a high-NA lens for the incident azimuthally polarized multi Gaussian beam transmitted through a multi belt spiral phase hologram is studied on the basis of the vector diffraction theory. Here we report a new method used to generate a needle of transversely polarized light beam with sub diffraction beam size of 0.366A that propagates without divergence over a long distance of about 22A in free space. We also expect that such a light needle of transversely polarized beam may find its applications in utilizing optical materials or instruments responsive to the transversal field only.展开更多
The properties of polar optical phonon vibrations in a quasi-zero- dimensional （QOD） anisotropic wurtzite cylindrical quantum dot （QD） are analyzed based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon＇s uniaxial cr...The properties of polar optical phonon vibrations in a quasi-zero- dimensional （QOD） anisotropic wurtzite cylindrical quantum dot （QD） are analyzed based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon＇s uniaxial crystal model. The analytical electrostatic potentials of the phonon vibrations in the systems are deduced and solved exactly. The result shows that there exist four types of polar mixing optical phonon modes in the QOD wurtzite cylindrical QD systems. The dispersive equations and electron-phonon coupling function for the quasi-confined-half-space （QC-HS） mixing modes are derived and discussed. It is found that once the radius or the height of the QD approach infinity, the dispersive equations of the QC-HS mixing modes in the QOD cylindrical QD can naturally reduce to those of the QC and HS modes in Q2D QWs or Q1D QWWs systems. This has been analyzed reasonably from both of physicM and mathematical viewpoints.展开更多
A new method to visualize the large-scale crystal grain morphology of organic polycrystalline films is proposed. First,optical anisotropic transmittance images of polycrystalline zinc phthalocyanine（Zn Pc） films vac...A new method to visualize the large-scale crystal grain morphology of organic polycrystalline films is proposed. First,optical anisotropic transmittance images of polycrystalline zinc phthalocyanine（Zn Pc） films vacuum deposited by weak epitaxial growth（WEG） method were acquired with polarized optical microscopy（POM）. Then morphology properties including crystal grain size, distribution, relative orientation, and crystallinity were derived from these images by fitting with a transition dipole model. At last, atomic force microscopy（AFM） imaging was carried out to confirm the fitting and serve as absolute references. This method can be readily generalized to other organic polycrystalline films, thus providing an efficient way to access the large-scale morphologic properties of organic polycrystalline films, which may prove to be useful in industry as a film quality monitoring method.展开更多
Due to the large exciton binding energy,two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)provide an ideal platform for studying excitonic states and related photonics and optoelectronics.Polarization states l...Due to the large exciton binding energy,two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)provide an ideal platform for studying excitonic states and related photonics and optoelectronics.Polarization states lead to distinct light-matter interactions which are of great importance for device applications.In this work,we study polarized photoluminescence spectra from intralayer exciton and indirect exciton in WS_(2) and WSe_(2) atomic layers,and interlayer exciton in WS_(2)/WSe_(2) heterostructures by radially and azimuthally polarized cylindrical vector laser beams.We demonstrated the same in-plane and out-of-plane polarization behavior from the intralayer and indirect exciton.Moreover,with these two laser modes,we obtained interlayer exciton in WS_(2)/WSe_(2) heterostructures with stronger out-of-plane polarization,due to the formation of vertical electric dipole moment.展开更多
Two new series (A & B) of three materials each based on the aroyl hydrazinato-nickel (II) complex were synthesized and characterized. The core molecule in these series consists of two 4-benzoyloxy benzylidene moie...Two new series (A & B) of three materials each based on the aroyl hydrazinato-nickel (II) complex were synthesized and characterized. The core molecule in these series consists of two 4-benzoyloxy benzylidene moieties and two benzene rings attached at the azomethine moiety. These latter benzene rings have one or two alkoxy chains comprised of either 10, 12, 16 or 18 carbon atoms. The characterization of these two series by polarized optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry is described herein. Upon cooling from the Isotropic phase, three of the six materials display a monophasic columnar phase and the other three possess a biphasic nematic and columnar phases. Upon heating, all six materials have a clearance point at high temperatures without displaying mesomorphic behavior. In series B mesogens, it was observed that the longer the hydrocarbon tail length, the lower the clearance point.展开更多
The mesogenic properties of a homologous series of aromatic ester materials are investigated. Single tail and double tail materials were synthesized to compare with other series we prepared and published earlier. The ...The mesogenic properties of a homologous series of aromatic ester materials are investigated. Single tail and double tail materials were synthesized to compare with other series we prepared and published earlier. The phase sequences and transition temperatures were obtained by polarized light microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Only the single tail materials with the ester attached to naphthalene at position 2 display mesogenicbehavior. Two materials (ZH 29 & ZH 32) possess a monophasic nematic phase and another two materials (ZH 14 & ZH 35) display biphasic nematic and smectic (A) phases.展开更多
A model of an optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotating in a plane parallel to the quantization axis is presented. Different coordinate frames for nuclear spin polarization vector are introduced, and ...A model of an optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotating in a plane parallel to the quantization axis is presented. Different coordinate frames for nuclear spin polarization vector are introduced, and theoretical calculation is conducted to analyze this model. We demonstrate that when the optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotates in a plane parallel to the quantization axis, it will maintain a steady state with respect to the quantization axis which is independent of rotational speed and direction.展开更多
Polarization is an important attribute of light and can be artificially modulated as a versatile information carrier.Conventional polarization-sensitive photodetection relies on a combination of polarizing optical ele...Polarization is an important attribute of light and can be artificially modulated as a versatile information carrier.Conventional polarization-sensitive photodetection relies on a combination of polarizing optical elements and standard photodetectors,which requires a substantial amount of space and manufacturing expenses.Although onchip polarized photodetectors have been realized in recent years based on two-dimensional(2D)materials with lowsymmetry crystal structures,they are limited by the intrinsic anisotropic property and thus the optional range of materials,the operation wavelength,and more importantly,the low anisotropic ratio,hindering their practical applications.In this work,we construct a versatile platform that transcends the constraints of material anisotropy,by integrating WSe2-based photodetector with MoS2-based field-effect transistor,delivering high-performance broadband polarization detection capability with orders of magnitude improvement in anisotropic ratio and on/off ratio.The polarization arises from hot electron injection caused by the plasmonic metal electrode and is amplified by the transistor to raise the anisotropic ratio from 2 to an impressive value over 60 in the infrared(iR)band,reaching the level of existing applications.Meanwhile,the system achieves a significant improvement in photosensitivity,with an on/off ratio of over 1o3 in the IR band.Based on the above performance optimization,we demonstrated its polarization-modulated IR optical communication ability and polarized artificial vision applications with a high image recognition accuracy of~99%.The proposed platform provides a promising route for the development of the longsought minimized,high-performance,multifunctional optoelectronic systems.展开更多
Integration of phase-change materials(PCMs)created a unique opportunity to implement reconfigurable photonics devices that their performance can be tuned depending on the target application.Conventional PCMs such as G...Integration of phase-change materials(PCMs)created a unique opportunity to implement reconfigurable photonics devices that their performance can be tuned depending on the target application.Conventional PCMs such as Ge-Sb-Te(GST)and Ge-Sb-Se-Te(GSST)rely on melt-quench and high temperature annealing processes to change the organization of the molecules in the materials’crystal.Such a reorganization leads to different optical,electrical,and thermal properties which can be exploited to implement photonic memory cells that are able to store the data at different resistance or optical transmission levels.Despite the great promise of conventional PCMs for realizing reconfigurable photonic memories,their slow and extremely power-hungry thermal mechanisms make scaling the systems based on such devices challenging.In addition,such materials do not offer a stable multi-level response over a long period of time.To address these shortcomings,the research carried out in this study shows the proof of concept to implement next-generation photonic memory cells based on two-dimensional(2D)birefringence PCMs such as SnSe,which offer anisotropic optical properties that can be switched ferroelectrically.We demonstrate that by leveraging the ultrafast and low-power crystallographic direction change of the material,the optical polarization state of the input optical signal can be changed.This enables the implementation of next-generation high-speed polarization-encodable photonic memory cells for future photonic computing systems.Compared to the conventional PCMs,the proposed SnSe-based photonic memory cells offer an ultrafast switching and low-loss optical response relying on ferroelectric property of SnSe to encode the data on the polarization state of the input optical signal.Such a polarization encoding scheme also reduces memory read-out errors and alleviates the scalability limitations due to the optical insertion loss often seen in optical transmission encoding.展开更多
Optical metasurfaces allow complex light manipulation within subwavelength thicknesses and are thus rapidly emerging as a key enabling technology for nanophotonics applications.The control over light polarization alre...Optical metasurfaces allow complex light manipulation within subwavelength thicknesses and are thus rapidly emerging as a key enabling technology for nanophotonics applications.The control over light polarization already provided a route towards ultracompact metasurface-based polarimetry devices.If translated to the nonlinear optical regime it may become a transformative tool for nonlinear imaging,optical holography,and sensing.Here,we report ultrafast all-optical polarization modulation of upconverted light by all-dielectric metasurfaces via nonlinear interferometry.By controlling the relative phase between a pump beam atωand its frequency-doubled replica at 2ω,we can set the phase relation between two frequency-degenerate upconversion processes at 3ω–sum-frequency generation and third-harmonic generation–stemming from an AlGaAs metasurface.By leveraging the opposite parity of the two nonlinear processes and adjusting their relative intensities,we achieve a modulation of the polarization state of the upconverted light between linear and circular states with a circular polarization degree of up to 83%.Remarkably,circularly polarized light of opposite handedness is symmetrically mapped in the Fourier space,at coincidence with the first diffraction orders of the metasurface.Furthermore,the handedness can be completely reversed within the same diffraction order by applying a phase delay ofπ.Our work adds an additional modulation layer beyond intensity to all-optical routing with precise phase control:polarization.The capability to encode and modulate simultaneously different polarization states in the k-space holds potential for chiral sensing and advanced imaging techniques.展开更多
Manipulating the polarization of light at the nanoscale is essential for the development of nano-optical devices. Owing to its corrugated honeycomb structure, two-dimensional （2D） layered black phosphorus （BP） exh...Manipulating the polarization of light at the nanoscale is essential for the development of nano-optical devices. Owing to its corrugated honeycomb structure, two-dimensional （2D） layered black phosphorus （BP） exhibits outstanding in-plane optical anisotropy with distinct linear dichroism and optical birefringence in the visible region, which are superior characteristics for ultrathin polarizing optics. Herein, taking advantage of polarized Raman spectroscopy, we demonstrate that layered BP with a nanometer thickness can remarkably alter the polarization state of a linearly-polarized laser and behave as an ultrathin optical polarization element in a BP-Bi2Se3 stacking structure by inducing the exceptionally polarized Raman scattering of isotropic Bi2Se3. Our findings provide a promising alternative for designing novel polarization optics based on 2D anisotropic materials, which can be easily integrated in micro- sized all-optical and optoelectronic devices.展开更多
Background:The retina has been used to study the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis(MS).Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pRNFL)thinning has been suggested as an ocular biomarker of neurodegeneration in MS.Th...Background:The retina has been used to study the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis(MS).Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pRNFL)thinning has been suggested as an ocular biomarker of neurodegeneration in MS.The goal of this project was to determine the birefringence of the pRNFL by measuring the fiber birefringence using polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography(PS-OCT).Methods:Sixty-six MS patients without history of optic neuritis(age:39.9±11.0 yrs.old,53 females and 13 males)and 66 age-and gender-matched normal controls(age:40.7±11.4 yrs.old)were recruited.Custom built PS-OCT was used to measure phase retardation per unit depth(PR/UD,proportional to the birefringence)and pRNFL thickness in each quadrant of the pRNFL.In addition,clinical manifestation was used to correlate with the pRNFL birefringence.Results:The pRNFL was thinner in the temporal and inferior quadrants in MS patients compared with normal controls(P<0.05).The PR/UD of the pRNFL was significantly decreased in MS patients(P<0.05)in all quadrants except for the nasal quadrant.In both groups,the PR/UD from all four quadrants was not related to the averaged pRNFL thickness(P>0.05).In MS patients,the PR/UD was not related to the expanded disability status scale(EDSS)nor disease duration(r ranged from−0.17 to 0.02,P>0.05).Conclusion:This is the first study using PS-OCT to study the pRNFL birefringence in MS patients.Decreased birefringence of the pRNFL may indicate microtubule abnormality,and could be a potential biomarker for detecting early neurodegeneration in MS.展开更多
文摘As a vectorial property,polarization encodes high-dimensional information of light.Polarization-based imaging can characterize detailed structural features of biomedical samples label-freely.However,compared with other fundamental properties of light,such as intensity,wavelength and phase,polarization has a shorter application history in biomedicine,because of the requirement for both advanced polarization optical components and computational approaches,which can be achieved nowadays with the fast theoretical and hardware development.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61227902)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFB0503100)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality,China(Grant No.4162038)
文摘A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intensity excitation meth- ods used in SERF magnetometer, the light polarization modulation method has a high stability in low-frequency range, which indicates a more accurate transverse relaxation measurement.
基金Project supported by the Huawei Technology Project (Grant No.YBON2008014)the National "863" High Technology Projects (Grant No.2009AA01Z224)
文摘This paper reports that the designed optical polarization mode dispersion compensator shows a good performance under the real-time variation of differential group delay, state of polarization and principal state of polarization in a （40×43）-Gb/s dense-wavelength-multiplexing, 1200-km enhanced return-to-zero differential-quadrature-phase-shift- keying （RZ-DQPSK） system. The polarization mode dispersion tolerance of the system is improved by 26 ps using the optical polarization mode dispersion compensator. The short and long time stabilities are tested with the bit error ratio recorded.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61675196the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2014CB340102+1 种基金the National High-Tech Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2015AA016903the Open Research of Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications under Grant No IOOC2013A002
文摘A wideband tunable frequency-doubling optoelectronic oscillator （FD-OEO） is proposed and experimentally demonstrated based on a polarization modulator and an optical bandpass filter （OBPF）. The central frequency of the correspondingly fundamental OEO could be adjusted by tuning the bandwidth and central frequency of the OBPF, which could also be regarded as a photonic-assisted tunable microwave filter. The frequency tuning range of the FD-OEO covers from 9.5 to 32.8？GHz, and the single sideband phase noise of the fundamental signal is lower than -100dBc/Hz at an offset of 10？kHz. Moreover, the frequency stability of the generated signal is investigated by measuring its Allan deviation. The Allan deviation of the generated fundamental signal at 10？GHz is 2.39×10^-9.
基金supported by the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence Project in Optical Microcombs for Breakthrough Science(No.CE230100006)the Australian Research Council Discovery Projects Programs(Nos.P190103186 and FT210100806)+4 种基金Linkage Program(Nos.LP210200345 and LP210100467)the Swinburne ECR-SUPRA program,the Industrial Transformation Training Centres scheme(No.IC180100005)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12404375)the Beijing Natural Science Foundation(No.Z180007)the Innovation Program for Quantum Science and Technology(No.2021ZD0300703).
文摘Optical polarizers,which allow the transmission of specific polarization states,are essential components in modern optical systems.Here,we experimentally demonstrate integrated photonic polarizers incorporating reduced graphene oxide(rGO)films.2D graphene oxide(GO)films are integrated onto silicon waveguides and microring resonators(MRRs)with precise control over their thicknesses and sizes,followed by GO reduction via two different methods including uniform thermal reduction and localized photothermal reduction.We measure devices with various lengths,thicknesses,and reduction degrees of GO films.The results show that the devices with rGO exhibit better performance than those with GO,achieving a polarization-dependent loss of~47 dB and a polarization extinction ratio of~16 dB for the hybrid waveguides and MRRs with rGO,respectively.By fitting the experimental results with theory,it is found that rGO exhibits more significant anisotropy in loss,with an anisotropy ratio over 4 times that of GO.In addition,rGO shows higher thermal stability and greater robustness to photothermal reduction than GO.These results highlight the strong potential of rGO films for implementing high-performance polarization selective devices in integrated photonic platforms.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62175076,62105028,62475085)the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(Nos.2024AFA016,2024AFB612)the Open Project Program of Hubei Optical Fundamental Research Center.
文摘The integrated waveguide polarizer is essential for photonic integrated circuits,and various designs of waveguide polarizers have been developed.As the demand for dense photonic integration increases rapidly,new strategies to minimize the device size are needed.In this paper,we have inversely designed an integrated transverse electric pass(TE-pass)polarizer with a footprint of 2.88μm×2.88μm,which is the smallest footprint ever achieved.A direct binary search algorithm is used to inversely design the device for maximizing the transverse electric(TE)transmission while minimizing transverse magnetic(TM)transmission.Finally,the inverse-designed device provides an average insertion loss of 0.99 dB and an average extinction ratio of 33 dB over a wavelength range of 100 nm.
基金Supported By The Russian Science Foundation Grant No.23-21-00115,https://rscf.ru/en/project/23-21-00115/.
文摘Multi-channel polarization optical technology is increasingly used for prompt monitoring of water systems.Optical devices during the assessment of water quality determine the intensity of light through the studied aquatic environment.Spectrophotometric devices measure the spectrum of weakening of light through the aquatic environment.Spectroellipsometric devices receive spectra in vertical and horizontal polarizations.The presented article develops an adaptive optical hardware and image system for monitoring water bodies.The system is combined.It consists of 2 parts:1)automated spectrophotometer-refractometer,and 2)adaptive spectroellipsometer.The system is equipped with a corresponding algorithmic and software,including algorithms for identifying spectral curves,databases and knowledge of spectral curves algorithms for solving reverse problems.The presented system is original since it differs from modern foreign systems by a new method of spectrophotometric and spectroellipsometric measurements,an original elemental base of polarization optics and a comprehensive mathematical approach to assessing the quality of a water body.There are no rotating polarization elements in the system.Therefore,this makes it possible to increase the signal-to-noise ratio and,as a result,improve measurement stability and simplify multichannel spectrophotometers and spectroellipsometers.The proposed system can be used in various water systems where it is necessary to assess water quality or identify the presence of a certain set of chemical elements.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61078060)the Fund from the Ningbo Optoelectronic Materials and Devices Creative Team,China(Grant No.2009B21007)partially sponsored by K.C.Wong Magna Fund in Ningbo University
文摘Just like an electronic diode that allows the electrical current to flow in one direction only, a kind of chiral metamaterial structure with a similar functionality for the electromagnetic wave is proposed. The designed nanostructure that consists of twisted metallic split-ring resonators on both sides of a dielectric substrate achieves asymmetric transmission for a forward and backward propagating linearly polarized wave by numerical simulation in near-infrared band. Difference in transmission efficiency of the optimized structure between the same polarized waves incident from opposite directions can reach a maximum at the communication wavelength （1.55 μm）. Moreover, the simulation results of this structure also exhibit strong optical activity and circular dichroism.
文摘The intensity distribution in the focal region of a high-NA lens for the incident azimuthally polarized multi Gaussian beam transmitted through a multi belt spiral phase hologram is studied on the basis of the vector diffraction theory. Here we report a new method used to generate a needle of transversely polarized light beam with sub diffraction beam size of 0.366A that propagates without divergence over a long distance of about 22A in free space. We also expect that such a light needle of transversely polarized beam may find its applications in utilizing optical materials or instruments responsive to the transversal field only.
基金The project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos. 60276004 and 60390073 and the Natural Science Foundation of Guangzhou Education Bureau under Grant No. 2060
文摘The properties of polar optical phonon vibrations in a quasi-zero- dimensional （QOD） anisotropic wurtzite cylindrical quantum dot （QD） are analyzed based on the dielectric continuum model and Loudon＇s uniaxial crystal model. The analytical electrostatic potentials of the phonon vibrations in the systems are deduced and solved exactly. The result shows that there exist four types of polar mixing optical phonon modes in the QOD wurtzite cylindrical QD systems. The dispersive equations and electron-phonon coupling function for the quasi-confined-half-space （QC-HS） mixing modes are derived and discussed. It is found that once the radius or the height of the QD approach infinity, the dispersive equations of the QC-HS mixing modes in the QOD cylindrical QD can naturally reduce to those of the QC and HS modes in Q2D QWs or Q1D QWWs systems. This has been analyzed reasonably from both of physicM and mathematical viewpoints.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.20933010)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CB834800)
文摘A new method to visualize the large-scale crystal grain morphology of organic polycrystalline films is proposed. First,optical anisotropic transmittance images of polycrystalline zinc phthalocyanine（Zn Pc） films vacuum deposited by weak epitaxial growth（WEG） method were acquired with polarized optical microscopy（POM）. Then morphology properties including crystal grain size, distribution, relative orientation, and crystallinity were derived from these images by fitting with a transition dipole model. At last, atomic force microscopy（AFM） imaging was carried out to confirm the fitting and serve as absolute references. This method can be readily generalized to other organic polycrystalline films, thus providing an efficient way to access the large-scale morphologic properties of organic polycrystalline films, which may prove to be useful in industry as a film quality monitoring method.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.91850116,51772084,52022029,and U19A2090)Hunan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.2018RS3051 and 2018WK4004)the Key Program of the Hunan Provincial Science and Technology Department,China(Grant No.2019XK2001).
文摘Due to the large exciton binding energy,two-dimensional(2D)transition metal dichalcogenides(TMDCs)provide an ideal platform for studying excitonic states and related photonics and optoelectronics.Polarization states lead to distinct light-matter interactions which are of great importance for device applications.In this work,we study polarized photoluminescence spectra from intralayer exciton and indirect exciton in WS_(2) and WSe_(2) atomic layers,and interlayer exciton in WS_(2)/WSe_(2) heterostructures by radially and azimuthally polarized cylindrical vector laser beams.We demonstrated the same in-plane and out-of-plane polarization behavior from the intralayer and indirect exciton.Moreover,with these two laser modes,we obtained interlayer exciton in WS_(2)/WSe_(2) heterostructures with stronger out-of-plane polarization,due to the formation of vertical electric dipole moment.
文摘Two new series (A & B) of three materials each based on the aroyl hydrazinato-nickel (II) complex were synthesized and characterized. The core molecule in these series consists of two 4-benzoyloxy benzylidene moieties and two benzene rings attached at the azomethine moiety. These latter benzene rings have one or two alkoxy chains comprised of either 10, 12, 16 or 18 carbon atoms. The characterization of these two series by polarized optical microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry is described herein. Upon cooling from the Isotropic phase, three of the six materials display a monophasic columnar phase and the other three possess a biphasic nematic and columnar phases. Upon heating, all six materials have a clearance point at high temperatures without displaying mesomorphic behavior. In series B mesogens, it was observed that the longer the hydrocarbon tail length, the lower the clearance point.
文摘The mesogenic properties of a homologous series of aromatic ester materials are investigated. Single tail and double tail materials were synthesized to compare with other series we prepared and published earlier. The phase sequences and transition temperatures were obtained by polarized light microscopy and differential scanning calorimetry. Only the single tail materials with the ester attached to naphthalene at position 2 display mesogenicbehavior. Two materials (ZH 29 & ZH 32) possess a monophasic nematic phase and another two materials (ZH 14 & ZH 35) display biphasic nematic and smectic (A) phases.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61475192)
文摘A model of an optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotating in a plane parallel to the quantization axis is presented. Different coordinate frames for nuclear spin polarization vector are introduced, and theoretical calculation is conducted to analyze this model. We demonstrate that when the optical pumping nuclear magnetic resonance system rotates in a plane parallel to the quantization axis, it will maintain a steady state with respect to the quantization axis which is independent of rotational speed and direction.
基金support of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62334010,62121005,and 62304221)the National Key Researchand Development Program(2021YFA0717600)the International Fund Program of Changchun Institute of Optics,Fine Mechanics andPhysics,ChineseAcademyofSciences.
文摘Polarization is an important attribute of light and can be artificially modulated as a versatile information carrier.Conventional polarization-sensitive photodetection relies on a combination of polarizing optical elements and standard photodetectors,which requires a substantial amount of space and manufacturing expenses.Although onchip polarized photodetectors have been realized in recent years based on two-dimensional(2D)materials with lowsymmetry crystal structures,they are limited by the intrinsic anisotropic property and thus the optional range of materials,the operation wavelength,and more importantly,the low anisotropic ratio,hindering their practical applications.In this work,we construct a versatile platform that transcends the constraints of material anisotropy,by integrating WSe2-based photodetector with MoS2-based field-effect transistor,delivering high-performance broadband polarization detection capability with orders of magnitude improvement in anisotropic ratio and on/off ratio.The polarization arises from hot electron injection caused by the plasmonic metal electrode and is amplified by the transistor to raise the anisotropic ratio from 2 to an impressive value over 60 in the infrared(iR)band,reaching the level of existing applications.Meanwhile,the system achieves a significant improvement in photosensitivity,with an on/off ratio of over 1o3 in the IR band.Based on the above performance optimization,we demonstrated its polarization-modulated IR optical communication ability and polarized artificial vision applications with a high image recognition accuracy of~99%.The proposed platform provides a promising route for the development of the longsought minimized,high-performance,multifunctional optoelectronic systems.
基金supported by the National Science Foundation(NSF)(Nos.CCF-2006788 and CNS-2046226)L.H.C.and J.Y.thank the support of Heising-Simons Faculty Fellowship.
文摘Integration of phase-change materials(PCMs)created a unique opportunity to implement reconfigurable photonics devices that their performance can be tuned depending on the target application.Conventional PCMs such as Ge-Sb-Te(GST)and Ge-Sb-Se-Te(GSST)rely on melt-quench and high temperature annealing processes to change the organization of the molecules in the materials’crystal.Such a reorganization leads to different optical,electrical,and thermal properties which can be exploited to implement photonic memory cells that are able to store the data at different resistance or optical transmission levels.Despite the great promise of conventional PCMs for realizing reconfigurable photonic memories,their slow and extremely power-hungry thermal mechanisms make scaling the systems based on such devices challenging.In addition,such materials do not offer a stable multi-level response over a long period of time.To address these shortcomings,the research carried out in this study shows the proof of concept to implement next-generation photonic memory cells based on two-dimensional(2D)birefringence PCMs such as SnSe,which offer anisotropic optical properties that can be switched ferroelectrically.We demonstrate that by leveraging the ultrafast and low-power crystallographic direction change of the material,the optical polarization state of the input optical signal can be changed.This enables the implementation of next-generation high-speed polarization-encodable photonic memory cells for future photonic computing systems.Compared to the conventional PCMs,the proposed SnSe-based photonic memory cells offer an ultrafast switching and low-loss optical response relying on ferroelectric property of SnSe to encode the data on the polarization state of the input optical signal.Such a polarization encoding scheme also reduces memory read-out errors and alleviates the scalability limitations due to the optical insertion loss often seen in optical transmission encoding.
基金financial support from Project NQSTI—ID PE_00000023 funded by the European Union under the Next Generation EU program-CUP H43C22000870001 Spoke 6.A.Z.,M.F.and M.C.would like to thank C.De Angelis and D.Rocco for insightful discussions.
文摘Optical metasurfaces allow complex light manipulation within subwavelength thicknesses and are thus rapidly emerging as a key enabling technology for nanophotonics applications.The control over light polarization already provided a route towards ultracompact metasurface-based polarimetry devices.If translated to the nonlinear optical regime it may become a transformative tool for nonlinear imaging,optical holography,and sensing.Here,we report ultrafast all-optical polarization modulation of upconverted light by all-dielectric metasurfaces via nonlinear interferometry.By controlling the relative phase between a pump beam atωand its frequency-doubled replica at 2ω,we can set the phase relation between two frequency-degenerate upconversion processes at 3ω–sum-frequency generation and third-harmonic generation–stemming from an AlGaAs metasurface.By leveraging the opposite parity of the two nonlinear processes and adjusting their relative intensities,we achieve a modulation of the polarization state of the upconverted light between linear and circular states with a circular polarization degree of up to 83%.Remarkably,circularly polarized light of opposite handedness is symmetrically mapped in the Fourier space,at coincidence with the first diffraction orders of the metasurface.Furthermore,the handedness can be completely reversed within the same diffraction order by applying a phase delay ofπ.Our work adds an additional modulation layer beyond intensity to all-optical routing with precise phase control:polarization.The capability to encode and modulate simultaneously different polarization states in the k-space holds potential for chiral sensing and advanced imaging techniques.
文摘Manipulating the polarization of light at the nanoscale is essential for the development of nano-optical devices. Owing to its corrugated honeycomb structure, two-dimensional （2D） layered black phosphorus （BP） exhibits outstanding in-plane optical anisotropy with distinct linear dichroism and optical birefringence in the visible region, which are superior characteristics for ultrathin polarizing optics. Herein, taking advantage of polarized Raman spectroscopy, we demonstrate that layered BP with a nanometer thickness can remarkably alter the polarization state of a linearly-polarized laser and behave as an ultrathin optical polarization element in a BP-Bi2Se3 stacking structure by inducing the exceptionally polarized Raman scattering of isotropic Bi2Se3. Our findings provide a promising alternative for designing novel polarization optics based on 2D anisotropic materials, which can be easily integrated in micro- sized all-optical and optoelectronic devices.
基金Supported by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society,NIH Center Grant P30 EY014801a grant from Research to Prevent Blindness(RPB).
文摘Background:The retina has been used to study the pathophysiology of multiple sclerosis(MS).Peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer(pRNFL)thinning has been suggested as an ocular biomarker of neurodegeneration in MS.The goal of this project was to determine the birefringence of the pRNFL by measuring the fiber birefringence using polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography(PS-OCT).Methods:Sixty-six MS patients without history of optic neuritis(age:39.9±11.0 yrs.old,53 females and 13 males)and 66 age-and gender-matched normal controls(age:40.7±11.4 yrs.old)were recruited.Custom built PS-OCT was used to measure phase retardation per unit depth(PR/UD,proportional to the birefringence)and pRNFL thickness in each quadrant of the pRNFL.In addition,clinical manifestation was used to correlate with the pRNFL birefringence.Results:The pRNFL was thinner in the temporal and inferior quadrants in MS patients compared with normal controls(P<0.05).The PR/UD of the pRNFL was significantly decreased in MS patients(P<0.05)in all quadrants except for the nasal quadrant.In both groups,the PR/UD from all four quadrants was not related to the averaged pRNFL thickness(P>0.05).In MS patients,the PR/UD was not related to the expanded disability status scale(EDSS)nor disease duration(r ranged from−0.17 to 0.02,P>0.05).Conclusion:This is the first study using PS-OCT to study the pRNFL birefringence in MS patients.Decreased birefringence of the pRNFL may indicate microtubule abnormality,and could be a potential biomarker for detecting early neurodegeneration in MS.
