Deep ultraviolet coherent light,particularly at the wavelength of 193 nm,has become indispensable for semiconductor lithography.We present a compact solid-state nanosecond pulsed laser system capable of generating 193...Deep ultraviolet coherent light,particularly at the wavelength of 193 nm,has become indispensable for semiconductor lithography.We present a compact solid-state nanosecond pulsed laser system capable of generating 193-nm coherent light at the repetition rate of 6 kHz.One part of the 1030-nm laser from the homemade Yb:YAG crystal amplifier is divided to generate 258 nm laser(1.2 W)by fourth-harmonic generation,and the rest is used to pump an optical parametric amplifier producing 1553 nm laser(700 mW).Frequency mixing of these beams in cascaded LiB_(3)O_(5) crystals yields a 193-nm laser with 70-mW average power and a linewidth of less than 880 MHz.By introducing a spiral phase plate to the 1553-nm beam before frequency mixing,we generate a vortex beam carrying orbital angular momentum.This is,to our knowledge,the first demonstration of a 193-nm vortex beam generated from a solid-state laser.Such a beam could be valuable for seeding hybrid ArF excimer lasers and has potential applications in wafer processing and defect inspection.展开更多
The Bessel-like vector vortex beam(BlVVB)has gained increasing significance across numerous applications.However,its practical application is restricted by manufacturing difficulties and polarization manipulation.Thus...The Bessel-like vector vortex beam(BlVVB)has gained increasing significance across numerous applications.However,its practical application is restricted by manufacturing difficulties and polarization manipulation.Thus,the ability to manipulate its degrees of freedom is highly desirable.In this paper,the full-domain polarization modulation of BlVVB within a hot atomic ensemble has been investigated.We begin with the theoretical analysis of the resonant magneto-optical effect of atoms with a horizontal linear-polarized beam and experimentally demonstrate precise manipulation of the polarization state across the entire domain of the BlVVB,achieving an error margin of less than 3°at various cross-sectional points.Our study provides a novel approach for the modulation of BlVVB based on atomic media,which holds potential applications in sensitive vector magnetometers,optical communications,and signal processing.展开更多
Vortex beams have attracted great attention due to their promising applications in the fields of high-capacity optical communication,optical micromanipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we demonstrate vor...Vortex beams have attracted great attention due to their promising applications in the fields of high-capacity optical communication,optical micromanipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we demonstrate vortex beams with flexible control of the topological charge and modes in a carbon dots random laser for the first time.Vortex beams with different types,including the Laguerre-Gaussian(LG),Bessel-Gaussian(BG),LG-superposition,and polarized vortex beams with topological charges up to 50,have been successfully achieved.Moreover,vortex beams can be well realized in carbon dots random lasers with different emission wavelengths covering from 465 to 612 nm.This work would not only enrich the types of vortex laser,especially for solution-processable lasers,but also provide a new route to realizing multicolor and wavelength-tunable vortex lasers.展开更多
Orbital angular momentum(OAM)conversion is critical in understanding interactions between a structural sound field and a planar lattice.Herein,we explore the evolution of a monochromatic acoustic vortex beam(AVB)that ...Orbital angular momentum(OAM)conversion is critical in understanding interactions between a structural sound field and a planar lattice.Herein,we explore the evolution of a monochromatic acoustic vortex beam(AVB)that is scattered by a phononic crystal(PnC)or a correlated random lattice.The phenomenon is ascribed to the enhanced orbit–orbit angular momentum coupling induced by the band structure.By modifying the coupling condition,accurate and continuous micromanipulation of AVBs can be achieved,including the transverse/lateral gravity shift,the dynamics of the phase singularities,and the spatial distribution of acoustic pressure,etc.This research provides insight to the inhomogeneous coupling of AVBs with both propagating Bloch waves and localized Anderson modes,and may facilitate development of novel OAM-based acoustic devices for active sound field manipulation.展开更多
The vector vortex beam(VVB)has attracted significant attention due to its intrinsic diversity of information and has found great applications in both classical and quantum communications.However,a VVB is unavoidably a...The vector vortex beam(VVB)has attracted significant attention due to its intrinsic diversity of information and has found great applications in both classical and quantum communications.However,a VVB is unavoidably affected by atmospheric turbulence(AT)when it propagates through the free-space optical communication environment,which results in detection errors at the receiver.In this paper,we propose a VVB classification scheme to detect VVBs with continuously changing polarization states under AT,where a diffractive deep neural network(DDNN)is designed and trained to classify the intensity distribution of the input distorted VVBs,and the horizontal direction of polarization of the input distorted beam is adopted as the feature for the classification through the DDNN.The numerical simulations and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme has high accuracy in classification tasks.The energy distribution percentage remains above 95%from weak to medium AT,and the classification accuracy can remain above 95%for various strengths of turbulence.It has a faster convergence and better accuracy than that based on a convolutional neural network.展开更多
We propose a new method to generate terahertz perfect vortex beam with integer-order and fractional-order. A new optical diffractive element composed of the phase combination of a spherical harmonic axicon and a spira...We propose a new method to generate terahertz perfect vortex beam with integer-order and fractional-order. A new optical diffractive element composed of the phase combination of a spherical harmonic axicon and a spiral phase plate is designed and called spiral spherical harmonic axicon. A terahertz Gaussian beam passes through the spiral spherical harmonic axicon to generate a terahertz vortex beam. When only the topological charge number carried by spiral spherical harmonic axicon increases, the ring radius of terahertz vortex beam increases slightly, so the beam is shaped into a terahertz quasi-perfect vortex beam. Importantly, the terahertz quasi-perfect vortex beam can carry not only integer-order topological charge number but also fractional-order topological charge number. This is the first time that vortex beam and quasi-perfect vortex beam with fractional-order have been successfully realized in terahertz domain and experiment.展开更多
The perfect hybrid vector vortex beam(PHVVB)with helical phase wavefront structure has aroused significant concern in recent years,as its beam waist does not expand with the topological charge(TC).In this work,we inve...The perfect hybrid vector vortex beam(PHVVB)with helical phase wavefront structure has aroused significant concern in recent years,as its beam waist does not expand with the topological charge(TC).In this work,we investigate the spatial quantum coherent modulation effect with PHVVB based on the atomic medium,and we observe the absorption characteristic of the PHVVB with different TCs under variant magnetic fields.We find that the transmission spectrum linewidth of PHVVB can be effectively maintained regardless of the TC.Still,the width of transmission peaks increases slightly as the beam size expands in hot atomic vapor.This distinctive quantum coherence phenomenon,demonstrated by the interaction of an atomic medium with a hybrid vector-structured beam,might be anticipated to open up new opportunities for quantum coherence modulation and accurate magnetic field measurement.展开更多
In high harmonic generation(HHG),Laguerre–Gaussian(LG) beams are used to generate extreme ultraviolet(XUV)vortices with well-defined orbital angular momentum(OAM),which have potential applications in fields such as m...In high harmonic generation(HHG),Laguerre–Gaussian(LG) beams are used to generate extreme ultraviolet(XUV)vortices with well-defined orbital angular momentum(OAM),which have potential applications in fields such as microscopy and spectroscopy.An experimental study on the HHG driven by vortex and Gaussian beams is conducted in this work.It is found that the intensity of vortex harmonics is positively correlated with the laser energy and gas pressure.The structure and intensity distribution of the vortex harmonics exhibit significant dependence on the relative position between the gas jet and the laser focus.The ring-like structures observed in the vortex harmonics,and the interference of quantum paths provide an explanation for the distinct structural characteristics.Moreover,by adjusting the relative position between the jet and laser focus,it is possible to discern the contributions from different quantum paths.The optimization of the HH vortex field is applicable to the XUV,which opens up a new way for exploiting the potential in optical spin or manipulating electrons by using the photon with tunable orbital angular momentum.展开更多
The propagation dynamics of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis has been investigated analytically and numerically. The propagation expression of the beams has been obtai...The propagation dynamics of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis has been investigated analytically and numerically. The propagation expression of the beams has been obtained. The propagation features of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams are shown with changes of the distribution factor and the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index. The correlations between the ratio and the maximum intensity value during the propagation, and its appearing distance have been investigated.展开更多
By using wave optics numerical simulation, the intensity-hole effect, beam spreading and wandering properties of Gaussian vortex beam propagation in atmospheric turbulence are investigated quantitatively. It is found ...By using wave optics numerical simulation, the intensity-hole effect, beam spreading and wandering properties of Gaussian vortex beam propagation in atmospheric turbulence are investigated quantitatively. It is found that an intensity hole in the center of the beam pattern appears gradually as a Gaussian vortex beam propagates. The size of the intensity hole increases with the increase of the topological charge of the vortex phase. However, the intensity hole could to some extent be filled with optical energy by atmospheric turbulence, especially in strong turbulence. The radius of the intensity hole first decreases and then increases with the growth of turbulence strength. The effective radius of vortex beam with larger topological charge is greater than with a smaller topological charge. But the topological charge has no evident influence on beam wandering.展开更多
Tight focusing of axially symmetric polarized vortex beams is studied numerically based on vector diffraction theory. The mathematical expressions for the focused fields are derived. Simulation results show that the f...Tight focusing of axially symmetric polarized vortex beams is studied numerically based on vector diffraction theory. The mathematical expressions for the focused fields are derived. Simulation results show that the focused fields and phase distributions at focus are largely influenced by both the polarization order and topological charge of the incident beams. Moreover, focal spots with flat-topped or tightly-focused patterns can be flexibly achieved by carefully choosing the polar- ization order and the topological charge, which confirms the potential of such beams in wide applications, such as optical tweezers, laser printing, lithography, and material processing.展开更多
In this article, we investigate the nonparaxial propagation properties of the chirped Airy Gaussian vortex（CAiGV）beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis analytically and numerically. We discuss how...In this article, we investigate the nonparaxial propagation properties of the chirped Airy Gaussian vortex（CAiGV）beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis analytically and numerically. We discuss how the linear chirp parameters, the quadratic chirp parameters, and the Gaussian factors influence the nonparaxial propagation dynamics of the CAiGV beams. The intensity, the energy flow, the beam center, and the angular momentum of the CAiGV beams are deeply investigated. It is shown that the Gaussian factors have a great effect on the intensity and the centroid positions of the CAiGV beams. With the Gaussian factors increasing, the intensity of CAiGV beams decreases rapidly. The main lobes of the transverse intensity distribution of the CAiGV beams are similar to triangles.展开更多
The theoretical and experimental results of tightly focused radially polarized vortex beams are demonstrated. An auto-focus technology is introduced into the measurement system in order to enhance the measurement prec...The theoretical and experimental results of tightly focused radially polarized vortex beams are demonstrated. An auto-focus technology is introduced into the measurement system in order to enhance the measurement precision, and the radially polarized vortex beams are generated by a liquid-crystal polarization converter and a vortex phase plate. The focused fields of radially polarized vortex beams with different topological charges at numerical apertures （NAs） of 0.65 and 0.85 are measured respectively, and the results indicate that the total intensity distribution at focus is dependent not only on the NA of the focusing objective lens and polarization pattern of the beam but also on the topological charge l of the beam. Some unique focusing properties of radially polarized vortex beams with fractional topological charges are presented based on numerical calculations. The experimental verification paves the way for some practical applications of radially polarized vortex beams, such as in optical trapping, near-field microscopy, and material processing.展开更多
The terahertz(THz)vortex beam generators are designed and theoretically investigated based on single-layer ultra-thin transmission metasurfaces.Noncontinuous phase changes of metasurfaces are obtained by utilizing Pan...The terahertz(THz)vortex beam generators are designed and theoretically investigated based on single-layer ultra-thin transmission metasurfaces.Noncontinuous phase changes of metasurfaces are obtained by utilizing Pancharatnam-Berry phase elements,which possess different rotation angles and are arranged on two concentric rings centered on the origin.The circularly polarized incident THz beam could be turned into a cross-polarization transmission wave,and the orbital angular momentum(OAM)varies in value by lh.The l values change from±1 to±5,and the maximal cross-polarization conversion efficiency that could be achieved is 23%,which nearly reaches the theoretical limit of a single-layer structure.The frequency range of the designed vortex generator is from 1.2 THz to 1.9 THz,and the generated THz vortex beam could keep a high fidelity in the operating bandwidth.The propagation behavior of the emerged THz vortex beam is analyzed in detail.Our work offers a novel way of designing ultra-thin and single-layer vortex beam generators,which have low process complexity,high conversion efficiency and broad bandwidth.展开更多
Last decade has witnessed a rapid development of the generation of terahertz(THz)vortex beams as well as their wide applications,mainly due to their unique combination characteristics of regular THz radiation and orbi...Last decade has witnessed a rapid development of the generation of terahertz(THz)vortex beams as well as their wide applications,mainly due to their unique combination characteristics of regular THz radiation and orbital angular momentum(OAM).Here we have reviewed the ways to generate THz vortex beams by two representative scenarios,i.e.,THz wavefront modulation via specific devices,and direct excitation of the helicity of THz vortex beams.The former is similar to those wavefront engineering devices in the optical and infrared(IR)domain,but just with suitable THz materials,while the latter is newly-developed in THz regime and some of the physical mechanisms still have not been explained explicitly enough though,which would provide both challenges and opportunities for THz vortex beam generation.As for their applications,thanks to the recent development of THz optics and singular optics,THz vortex beams have potentials to open doors towards a myriad of practice applications in many fields.Besides,some representative potential applications are evaluated such as THz wireless communication,THz super-resolution imaging,manipulating chiral matters,accelerating electron bunches,and detecting astrophysical sources.展开更多
Polarization singularities in the near-field of Gaussian vortex beams diffracted by a circular aperture are studied by a rigorous electromagnetic theory. It is shown that there exist C-points and L-lines, which depend...Polarization singularities in the near-field of Gaussian vortex beams diffracted by a circular aperture are studied by a rigorous electromagnetic theory. It is shown that there exist C-points and L-lines, which depend on off-axis displacement parameters along the x and y directions, waist width, wavelength, and topological charge of the diffracted Gaussian vortex beam, as well as on propagation distance. The results are illustrated by numerical calculations.展开更多
Based on vectorial Debye theory, the focusing properties of partially polarized vortex beam by high numerical aperture Fresnel zone plate are investigated. The effects of the numerical apertures of and the phase diffe...Based on vectorial Debye theory, the focusing properties of partially polarized vortex beam by high numerical aperture Fresnel zone plate are investigated. The effects of the numerical apertures of and the phase difference of binary phase Fresnel zone plates, the topological charge of vortex beam and the degree of polarization of incident beam on the intensity distribution and degree of coherence in the focal plane are investigated in detail. It is shown that elliptical light spots and the flat top beam can be obtained by selecting certain parameters. Studies of degree of coherence reveal that the degree of coherence between x and y components of the electric field, which is zero in the source plane, is improved in the focal plane for vortex beam, but it is hardly changed for the nonvortex beam. It is also proved that any two of the three electric field components Ex, Ey and Ez are completely coherent everywhere in the focal region if the incident light beam is linearly polarized.展开更多
The applications of metasurfaces are currently a highly active research field due to their extraordinary ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves. The ultra-thin characteristics of metasurfaces allow the miniaturiz...The applications of metasurfaces are currently a highly active research field due to their extraordinary ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves. The ultra-thin characteristics of metasurfaces allow the miniaturization and integration of metasurface devices. However, these devices work typically under a low efficiency and narrow bandwidth condition. In this work, we design eight multilayered unit cells with similar amplitudes and a phase interval of π/4, which convert the polarization states of the terahertz(THz) waves between two orthogonal directions. The average cross-polarized transmission amplitudes of these cells are all around 0.9 in an ultra-broad frequency range from 0.5 THz to 1.4 THz. Furthermore,unit cells are used to construct both an ultra-thin anomalous refraction metalens and a vortex phase plate. Our simulation results show that the anomalous refraction for the transmitted linear polarization component is comparable to the theoretical prediction, and the maximum error is determined to be below 4.8%. The vortex phase plate can also generate an ideal terahertz vortex beam with a mode purity of 90% and more. The distributions of longitudinal electric field, intensity, and phase illustrate that the generated vortex beam has excellent propagation characteristics and a weak divergence. Simulations of the two types of metasurface devices, based on the eight unit cells, exhibit very high efficiencies in a wide bandwidth. Our research will assist in the improvement in the practical applications of metasurfaces. It also provides a reference for the design of high efficiency and broadband devices that are applied to other frequency ranges.展开更多
The propagation dynamics of a chirped Airy vortex（CAiV） beam with x-polarization in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied analytically and numerically. The effect of the ratio of extraordinary ...The propagation dynamics of a chirped Airy vortex（CAiV） beam with x-polarization in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied analytically and numerically. The effect of the ratio of extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices, the chirp parameter, as well as the propagation distance is analyzed, which shows that the focused position of the CAi V beams can be controlled through changing the ratio of the extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices. In addition,with the propagation distance increasing, the asymmetry of the intensity and the angular momentum of the CAi V beam during propagation becomes much more visible. The variation of the chirp parameters can change the attenuation velocity of the vortex as well.展开更多
基金supported by the Research Project of the Aerospace Information Research Institute,the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant Nos.E1Z1D101 and E2Z2D101)the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.E33310030D)the Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant Nos.2023A04J0336 and 2023A04J0024).
文摘Deep ultraviolet coherent light,particularly at the wavelength of 193 nm,has become indispensable for semiconductor lithography.We present a compact solid-state nanosecond pulsed laser system capable of generating 193-nm coherent light at the repetition rate of 6 kHz.One part of the 1030-nm laser from the homemade Yb:YAG crystal amplifier is divided to generate 258 nm laser(1.2 W)by fourth-harmonic generation,and the rest is used to pump an optical parametric amplifier producing 1553 nm laser(700 mW).Frequency mixing of these beams in cascaded LiB_(3)O_(5) crystals yields a 193-nm laser with 70-mW average power and a linewidth of less than 880 MHz.By introducing a spiral phase plate to the 1553-nm beam before frequency mixing,we generate a vortex beam carrying orbital angular momentum.This is,to our knowledge,the first demonstration of a 193-nm vortex beam generated from a solid-state laser.Such a beam could be valuable for seeding hybrid ArF excimer lasers and has potential applications in wafer processing and defect inspection.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12033007,61801458,12103058,12203058,12074309,and 61875205)the Key Project of Frontier Science Research of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.QYZDB-SSW-SLH007)+2 种基金the Strategic Priority Research Program of CAS(Grant No.XDC07020200)the Youth Innovation Promotion Association,CAS(Grant Nos.2021408,2022413,and 2023425)the Research on Highly Sensitive Long-Wave Receiver Based on Rydberg Atoms(Grant No.1P2024000059)。
文摘The Bessel-like vector vortex beam(BlVVB)has gained increasing significance across numerous applications.However,its practical application is restricted by manufacturing difficulties and polarization manipulation.Thus,the ability to manipulate its degrees of freedom is highly desirable.In this paper,the full-domain polarization modulation of BlVVB within a hot atomic ensemble has been investigated.We begin with the theoretical analysis of the resonant magneto-optical effect of atoms with a horizontal linear-polarized beam and experimentally demonstrate precise manipulation of the polarization state across the entire domain of the BlVVB,achieving an error margin of less than 3°at various cross-sectional points.Our study provides a novel approach for the modulation of BlVVB based on atomic media,which holds potential applications in sensitive vector magnetometers,optical communications,and signal processing.
基金financially supported by the Science and Technology Major Project of Henan Province (No.221100230300)。
文摘Vortex beams have attracted great attention due to their promising applications in the fields of high-capacity optical communication,optical micromanipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we demonstrate vortex beams with flexible control of the topological charge and modes in a carbon dots random laser for the first time.Vortex beams with different types,including the Laguerre-Gaussian(LG),Bessel-Gaussian(BG),LG-superposition,and polarized vortex beams with topological charges up to 50,have been successfully achieved.Moreover,vortex beams can be well realized in carbon dots random lasers with different emission wavelengths covering from 465 to 612 nm.This work would not only enrich the types of vortex laser,especially for solution-processable lasers,but also provide a new route to realizing multicolor and wavelength-tunable vortex lasers.
基金the National Natural Sciencefoundation of China (Grant No. 12174085)the FundamentalResearch Funds for the Central Universities (GrantNo. B220202018)+1 种基金the Basic Science (Natural Science) ResearchProject for the Universities of Jiangsu Province (GrantNo. 23KJD140002)Natural Science Foundation of Nantong(Grant No. JC2023081).
文摘Orbital angular momentum(OAM)conversion is critical in understanding interactions between a structural sound field and a planar lattice.Herein,we explore the evolution of a monochromatic acoustic vortex beam(AVB)that is scattered by a phononic crystal(PnC)or a correlated random lattice.The phenomenon is ascribed to the enhanced orbit–orbit angular momentum coupling induced by the band structure.By modifying the coupling condition,accurate and continuous micromanipulation of AVBs can be achieved,including the transverse/lateral gravity shift,the dynamics of the phase singularities,and the spatial distribution of acoustic pressure,etc.This research provides insight to the inhomogeneous coupling of AVBs with both propagating Bloch waves and localized Anderson modes,and may facilitate development of novel OAM-based acoustic devices for active sound field manipulation.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62375140 and 62001249)the Open Research Fund of National Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures(Grant No.M36055).
文摘The vector vortex beam(VVB)has attracted significant attention due to its intrinsic diversity of information and has found great applications in both classical and quantum communications.However,a VVB is unavoidably affected by atmospheric turbulence(AT)when it propagates through the free-space optical communication environment,which results in detection errors at the receiver.In this paper,we propose a VVB classification scheme to detect VVBs with continuously changing polarization states under AT,where a diffractive deep neural network(DDNN)is designed and trained to classify the intensity distribution of the input distorted VVBs,and the horizontal direction of polarization of the input distorted beam is adopted as the feature for the classification through the DDNN.The numerical simulations and experimental results demonstrate that the proposed scheme has high accuracy in classification tasks.The energy distribution percentage remains above 95%from weak to medium AT,and the classification accuracy can remain above 95%for various strengths of turbulence.It has a faster convergence and better accuracy than that based on a convolutional neural network.
基金Project supported by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,China (Grant No.2017KFYXJJ029)。
文摘We propose a new method to generate terahertz perfect vortex beam with integer-order and fractional-order. A new optical diffractive element composed of the phase combination of a spherical harmonic axicon and a spiral phase plate is designed and called spiral spherical harmonic axicon. A terahertz Gaussian beam passes through the spiral spherical harmonic axicon to generate a terahertz vortex beam. When only the topological charge number carried by spiral spherical harmonic axicon increases, the ring radius of terahertz vortex beam increases slightly, so the beam is shaped into a terahertz quasi-perfect vortex beam. Importantly, the terahertz quasi-perfect vortex beam can carry not only integer-order topological charge number but also fractional-order topological charge number. This is the first time that vortex beam and quasi-perfect vortex beam with fractional-order have been successfully realized in terahertz domain and experiment.
基金Project supported by the Youth Innovation Promotion Association CASState Key Laboratory of Transient Optics and Photonics Open Topics (Grant No. SKLST202222)
文摘The perfect hybrid vector vortex beam(PHVVB)with helical phase wavefront structure has aroused significant concern in recent years,as its beam waist does not expand with the topological charge(TC).In this work,we investigate the spatial quantum coherent modulation effect with PHVVB based on the atomic medium,and we observe the absorption characteristic of the PHVVB with different TCs under variant magnetic fields.We find that the transmission spectrum linewidth of PHVVB can be effectively maintained regardless of the TC.Still,the width of transmission peaks increases slightly as the beam size expands in hot atomic vapor.This distinctive quantum coherence phenomenon,demonstrated by the interaction of an atomic medium with a hybrid vector-structured beam,might be anticipated to open up new opportunities for quantum coherence modulation and accurate magnetic field measurement.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11974137,92250306,and 12304302)the National Key Program for Science and Technology Research and Development(Grant No.2019YFA0307700)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jilin Province,China(Grant Nos.YDZJ202101ZYTS157 and YDZJ202201ZYTS314)the Scientific Research Foundation of Jilin Provincial Education Department,China(Grant No.JJKH20230283KJ)。
文摘In high harmonic generation(HHG),Laguerre–Gaussian(LG) beams are used to generate extreme ultraviolet(XUV)vortices with well-defined orbital angular momentum(OAM),which have potential applications in fields such as microscopy and spectroscopy.An experimental study on the HHG driven by vortex and Gaussian beams is conducted in this work.It is found that the intensity of vortex harmonics is positively correlated with the laser energy and gas pressure.The structure and intensity distribution of the vortex harmonics exhibit significant dependence on the relative position between the gas jet and the laser focus.The ring-like structures observed in the vortex harmonics,and the interference of quantum paths provide an explanation for the distinct structural characteristics.Moreover,by adjusting the relative position between the jet and laser focus,it is possible to discern the contributions from different quantum paths.The optimization of the HH vortex field is applicable to the XUV,which opens up a new way for exploiting the potential in optical spin or manipulating electrons by using the photon with tunable orbital angular momentum.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11374108,11374107,10904041,and 11547212)the Foundation of Cultivating Outstanding Young Scholars of Guangdong Province,China+2 种基金the CAS Key Laboratory of Geospace Environment,University of Science and Technology of Chinathe National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates(Grant No.2015093)the Science and Technology Projects of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2013B031800011)
文摘The propagation dynamics of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis has been investigated analytically and numerically. The propagation expression of the beams has been obtained. The propagation features of the Airy Gaussian vortex beams are shown with changes of the distribution factor and the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index. The correlations between the ratio and the maximum intensity value during the propagation, and its appearing distance have been investigated.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61107066)
文摘By using wave optics numerical simulation, the intensity-hole effect, beam spreading and wandering properties of Gaussian vortex beam propagation in atmospheric turbulence are investigated quantitatively. It is found that an intensity hole in the center of the beam pattern appears gradually as a Gaussian vortex beam propagates. The size of the intensity hole increases with the increase of the topological charge of the vortex phase. However, the intensity hole could to some extent be filled with optical energy by atmospheric turbulence, especially in strong turbulence. The radius of the intensity hole first decreases and then increases with the growth of turbulence strength. The effective radius of vortex beam with larger topological charge is greater than with a smaller topological charge. But the topological charge has no evident influence on beam wandering.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61108047 and 61240057)the Program for New Century Excellent Talentsin University,China(Grant No.NCET-13-0667)the Beijing Excellent Talent Training Project,China(Grant No.2011D005007000008)
文摘Tight focusing of axially symmetric polarized vortex beams is studied numerically based on vector diffraction theory. The mathematical expressions for the focused fields are derived. Simulation results show that the focused fields and phase distributions at focus are largely influenced by both the polarization order and topological charge of the incident beams. Moreover, focal spots with flat-topped or tightly-focused patterns can be flexibly achieved by carefully choosing the polar- ization order and the topological charge, which confirms the potential of such beams in wide applications, such as optical tweezers, laser printing, lithography, and material processing.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11775083 and 11374108)
文摘In this article, we investigate the nonparaxial propagation properties of the chirped Airy Gaussian vortex（CAiGV）beams in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis analytically and numerically. We discuss how the linear chirp parameters, the quadratic chirp parameters, and the Gaussian factors influence the nonparaxial propagation dynamics of the CAiGV beams. The intensity, the energy flow, the beam center, and the angular momentum of the CAiGV beams are deeply investigated. It is shown that the Gaussian factors have a great effect on the intensity and the centroid positions of the CAiGV beams. With the Gaussian factors increasing, the intensity of CAiGV beams decreases rapidly. The main lobes of the transverse intensity distribution of the CAiGV beams are similar to triangles.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61108047 and 60908015)the Beijing Excellent Talent Training Project,China (Grant No. 2011D005007000008)
文摘The theoretical and experimental results of tightly focused radially polarized vortex beams are demonstrated. An auto-focus technology is introduced into the measurement system in order to enhance the measurement precision, and the radially polarized vortex beams are generated by a liquid-crystal polarization converter and a vortex phase plate. The focused fields of radially polarized vortex beams with different topological charges at numerical apertures （NAs） of 0.65 and 0.85 are measured respectively, and the results indicate that the total intensity distribution at focus is dependent not only on the NA of the focusing objective lens and polarization pattern of the beam but also on the topological charge l of the beam. Some unique focusing properties of radially polarized vortex beams with fractional topological charges are presented based on numerical calculations. The experimental verification paves the way for some practical applications of radially polarized vortex beams, such as in optical trapping, near-field microscopy, and material processing.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62071312)the Important R&D Projects of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201803D121083)the Shanxi Scholarship Council(Grant No.2020-135).
文摘The terahertz(THz)vortex beam generators are designed and theoretically investigated based on single-layer ultra-thin transmission metasurfaces.Noncontinuous phase changes of metasurfaces are obtained by utilizing Pancharatnam-Berry phase elements,which possess different rotation angles and are arranged on two concentric rings centered on the origin.The circularly polarized incident THz beam could be turned into a cross-polarization transmission wave,and the orbital angular momentum(OAM)varies in value by lh.The l values change from±1 to±5,and the maximal cross-polarization conversion efficiency that could be achieved is 23%,which nearly reaches the theoretical limit of a single-layer structure.The frequency range of the designed vortex generator is from 1.2 THz to 1.9 THz,and the generated THz vortex beam could keep a high fidelity in the operating bandwidth.The propagation behavior of the emerged THz vortex beam is analyzed in detail.Our work offers a novel way of designing ultra-thin and single-layer vortex beam generators,which have low process complexity,high conversion efficiency and broad bandwidth.
基金Project supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61775142 and 61705132)Shenzhen Fundamental Research and Discipline Layout Project,China(Grant Nos.JCYJ20170412105812811,JCYJ20190808164007485,JCYJ20190808121817100,and JCYJ20190808115601653).
文摘Last decade has witnessed a rapid development of the generation of terahertz(THz)vortex beams as well as their wide applications,mainly due to their unique combination characteristics of regular THz radiation and orbital angular momentum(OAM).Here we have reviewed the ways to generate THz vortex beams by two representative scenarios,i.e.,THz wavefront modulation via specific devices,and direct excitation of the helicity of THz vortex beams.The former is similar to those wavefront engineering devices in the optical and infrared(IR)domain,but just with suitable THz materials,while the latter is newly-developed in THz regime and some of the physical mechanisms still have not been explained explicitly enough though,which would provide both challenges and opportunities for THz vortex beam generation.As for their applications,thanks to the recent development of THz optics and singular optics,THz vortex beams have potentials to open doors towards a myriad of practice applications in many fields.Besides,some representative potential applications are evaluated such as THz wireless communication,THz super-resolution imaging,manipulating chiral matters,accelerating electron bunches,and detecting astrophysical sources.
基金Project supported by the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation (Grant No. 2009450159)the Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies for Micro-Frabrication and Micro-Engineering,Chinese Academy of Sciences (Grant No. KF001)
文摘Polarization singularities in the near-field of Gaussian vortex beams diffracted by a circular aperture are studied by a rigorous electromagnetic theory. It is shown that there exist C-points and L-lines, which depend on off-axis displacement parameters along the x and y directions, waist width, wavelength, and topological charge of the diffracted Gaussian vortex beam, as well as on propagation distance. The results are illustrated by numerical calculations.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.60977068)the Open Research Fund of Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Composition and Optical Radiation,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.SKLST200912)the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office of the State Council(Grant No.lOQZROl)
文摘Based on vectorial Debye theory, the focusing properties of partially polarized vortex beam by high numerical aperture Fresnel zone plate are investigated. The effects of the numerical apertures of and the phase difference of binary phase Fresnel zone plates, the topological charge of vortex beam and the degree of polarization of incident beam on the intensity distribution and degree of coherence in the focal plane are investigated in detail. It is shown that elliptical light spots and the flat top beam can be obtained by selecting certain parameters. Studies of degree of coherence reveal that the degree of coherence between x and y components of the electric field, which is zero in the source plane, is improved in the focal plane for vortex beam, but it is hardly changed for the nonvortex beam. It is also proved that any two of the three electric field components Ex, Ey and Ez are completely coherent everywhere in the focal region if the incident light beam is linearly polarized.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 62071312)the National Key Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2021YFB3200100)+1 种基金the Important Research and Development Projects of Shanxi Province, China (Grant No. 201803D121083)the Fund from the Shanxi Scholarship Council, China (Grant No. 2020-135)。
文摘The applications of metasurfaces are currently a highly active research field due to their extraordinary ability to manipulate electromagnetic waves. The ultra-thin characteristics of metasurfaces allow the miniaturization and integration of metasurface devices. However, these devices work typically under a low efficiency and narrow bandwidth condition. In this work, we design eight multilayered unit cells with similar amplitudes and a phase interval of π/4, which convert the polarization states of the terahertz(THz) waves between two orthogonal directions. The average cross-polarized transmission amplitudes of these cells are all around 0.9 in an ultra-broad frequency range from 0.5 THz to 1.4 THz. Furthermore,unit cells are used to construct both an ultra-thin anomalous refraction metalens and a vortex phase plate. Our simulation results show that the anomalous refraction for the transmitted linear polarization component is comparable to the theoretical prediction, and the maximum error is determined to be below 4.8%. The vortex phase plate can also generate an ideal terahertz vortex beam with a mode purity of 90% and more. The distributions of longitudinal electric field, intensity, and phase illustrate that the generated vortex beam has excellent propagation characteristics and a weak divergence. Simulations of the two types of metasurface devices, based on the eight unit cells, exhibit very high efficiencies in a wide bandwidth. Our research will assist in the improvement in the practical applications of metasurfaces. It also provides a reference for the design of high efficiency and broadband devices that are applied to other frequency ranges.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11775083 and 11374108)the National Training Program of Innovation and Entrepreneurship for Undergraduates,ChinaSpecial Funds for the Cultivation of Guangdong College Students’Scientific and Technological Innovation,China(Grant No.pdjh2017b0137)
文摘The propagation dynamics of a chirped Airy vortex（CAiV） beam with x-polarization in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied analytically and numerically. The effect of the ratio of extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices, the chirp parameter, as well as the propagation distance is analyzed, which shows that the focused position of the CAi V beams can be controlled through changing the ratio of the extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices. In addition,with the propagation distance increasing, the asymmetry of the intensity and the angular momentum of the CAi V beam during propagation becomes much more visible. The variation of the chirp parameters can change the attenuation velocity of the vortex as well.
