Controlling terahertz(THz)polarization with high stability and tunability is essential for achieving further progress in ultrafast spectroscopy,structured-light manipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we ...Controlling terahertz(THz)polarization with high stability and tunability is essential for achieving further progress in ultrafast spectroscopy,structured-light manipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we propose a magnetized plasma platform for dynamic THz polarization control by exploiting the intrinsic birefringence between extraordinary and ordinary modes.We identify a strong-magnetization,zero-group-velocity-mismatch regime where the two modes share matched group velocities while retaining finite phase birefringence,enabling robust,phase-stable spin angular momentum control.By tuning the plasma length and magnetic field,we realize programmable phase retardation and demonstrate universal single-qubit gates through parameterized unitary operations.Full-wave particle-in-cell simulations validate high-fidelity polarization transformations across the Poincarésphere and demonstrate the potential for generating structured vector beams under spatially varying magnetic fields.The platform offers ultrafast response,resilience to extreme THz intensities,and in situ tunability,positioning magnetized plasmas as a versatile and damage-resilient medium for next-generation THz polarization control and structured-wave applications.展开更多
Using two typical types of polarization controller, this paper analyses theoretically and experimentally the fact that it is necessary to adjust at least three instead of two waveplates in order to transform any state...Using two typical types of polarization controller, this paper analyses theoretically and experimentally the fact that it is necessary to adjust at least three instead of two waveplates in order to transform any state of polarization to any other output covering the entire Poincar6 sphere. The experimental results are exactly in accordance with the theory discussed in this paper. It has corrected the conventional and inaccurate point of view that two waveplates of a polarization controller are adequate to complete the transformation of state of polarization.展开更多
The polarization of traditional photonic crystal（PC） vertical cavity surface emitting laser（VCSEL） is uncontrollable,resulting in the bit error increasing easily.Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the tr...The polarization of traditional photonic crystal（PC） vertical cavity surface emitting laser（VCSEL） is uncontrollable,resulting in the bit error increasing easily.Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the transverse mode and polarization of VCSEL efficiently.We analyze the far field divergence angle,and birefringence of elliptical hole PC VCSEL.When the ratio of minor axis to major axis b/a = 0.7,the PC VCSEL can obtain single mode and polarization.According to the simulation results,we fabricate the device successfully.The output power is 1.7 mW,the far field divergence angle is less than 10°,and the side mode suppression ratio is over 30 dB.The output power in the Y direction is 20 times that in the X direction.展开更多
We study the above-threshold ionization(ATI)process of atoms exposed to fundamental and high-frequency lasers with arbitrary ellipticity by applying the frequency-domain theory.It is found that the angular-resolved AT...We study the above-threshold ionization(ATI)process of atoms exposed to fundamental and high-frequency lasers with arbitrary ellipticity by applying the frequency-domain theory.It is found that the angular-resolved ATI spectrum is sensitive to ellipticities of two lasers and emitted angles of the photoelectron.Particularly for the photon energy of the highfrequency laser more than atomic ionization potential,the width of plateau tends to a constant with increasing ellipticity of fundamental field,the dip structure disappears with increasing ellipticity of the high-frequency field.With the help of the quantum channel analysis,it is shown that the angular distribution depends mainly on the ellipticity of high-frequency field in the case that its frequency is high.Moreover,one can see that the maximal and minimal energies in quantum numerical results are in good agreement with the classical prediction.Our investigation may provide theoretical support for experimental research on polarization control of ionization in elliptically polarized two-color laser fields.展开更多
A theoretical model for describing the operation of an electro-optical polarization controller on LiNbO3 is presented. The model can be used to optimize the device’s structure and parameters to reach a specific polar...A theoretical model for describing the operation of an electro-optical polarization controller on LiNbO3 is presented. The model can be used to optimize the device’s structure and parameters to reach a specific polarization control. Meanwhile, some aspects on the design of an electro-optical polarization controller are described.展开更多
A polarization control device was developed using a plasmonic metasurface with the aim of achieving the desired polarization state. In this study, the Ag metal grating structure was fabricated as a plasmonic metasurfa...A polarization control device was developed using a plasmonic metasurface with the aim of achieving the desired polarization state. In this study, the Ag metal grating structure was fabricated as a plasmonic metasurface by electron beam lithography and a lift-off process. The phase difference of the fabricated sample was 21.0°. This value is almost consistent with the simulation (24.0°). Then, the transmission and phase difference is dependent on the structural parameter. Because of the propagation of surface plasmon polariton at the interface between Ag and SiO<sub>2</sub> or Ag and air, it is believed that the transmittance and the phase difference for TM polarized light can be controlled by the structural parameters. By plotting on the Poincaré sphere after calculating the S-parameter by simulation, it is clear that the arbitrary polarization status can be controlled by the structural parameter.展开更多
The symmetry of the target system plays a decisive role in the polarization of high harmonic generation(HHG).Molecules breaking the isotropic symmetry can be utilized to manipulate HHG polarization,but it has long bee...The symmetry of the target system plays a decisive role in the polarization of high harmonic generation(HHG).Molecules breaking the isotropic symmetry can be utilized to manipulate HHG polarization,but it has long been believed that prealignment is necessary to manifest the microscopic molecular structural effect within the macroscopic ensemble.In this work,we show that the molecular structural effect can be exploited in nonaligned molecular ensembles with appropriate 2-dimensional driving fields,despite the ensembles exhibiting isotropic macroscopic symmetry.The feasibility of this scheme is comprehensively elaborated with a multiscale theory from the perspective of symmetry breaking and is experimentally validated employing bichromatic counterrotating circularly polarized driving fields as an example.By varying the intensity ratio of the bichromatic components,substantially chiral high harmonics are generated from nonaligned molecules associated with the highest HHG efficiency,where,by contrast,the spectral chirality is nearly zero from the reference atom.Remarkably,we observe a simultaneous enhancement of both the chirality and yield of the harmonics from CO_(2),overcoming a commonly observed trade-off of the HHG efficiency for higher spectral chirality.Our findings hold the potential for a straightforward and robust pathway toward attosecond light sources with high brightness and large ellipticity.展开更多
Polarization of photons plays a key role in quantum optics and light-matter interactions,however,it is difficult to control in nanosystems since the eigenstate of a nanophotonic cavity is usually fixed and linearly po...Polarization of photons plays a key role in quantum optics and light-matter interactions,however,it is difficult to control in nanosystems since the eigenstate of a nanophotonic cavity is usually fixed and linearly polarized.Here,we reveal the polarization control of photons using photonic molecules(PMs)that host supermodes of two coupled nanobeam cavities.In contrast to conventional PMs in a 2D photonic crystal slab,for the two 1D photonic crystal nanobeam cavities the shift and gap between them can be tuned continuously.With an ultra subwavelength gap,the coupling between the two cavities is dominated by the evanescent wave coupling in the surrounding environment,rather not the emission wave coupling for conventional PMs.As such,the non-Hermiticity of the system becomes pronounced,and the supermodes consist of a non-trivial phase difference between bare eigenstates that supports elliptical polarization.We observe that both the polarization degree and polarization angle of the antisymmetric mode strongly depend on the shift and gap between the two cavities,exhibiting polarization states from linear to circular.This full polarization control indicates the great potential of PMs in quantum optical devices and spin-resolved cavity quantum electrodynamics.展开更多
A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effe...A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effect.At room temperature,a stable dual-wavelength laser and a multi-output port laser which can simultaneously emit single-wavelength lasing and dual-wavelength lasing are obtained.The signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs)for single-wavelength outputs were 54.70 dB and 57.10 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.038 mW and 0.029 mW,respectively.For dual-wavelength lasing,the SNRs were 59.63 dB and 59.25 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.018 mW and 0.008 mW,respectively.The center wavelength drift was less than 0.006 nm for both single-wavelength and dual-wavelength outputs.展开更多
We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme of semi-open-loop polarization control(SOL-PC), which controls the state of polarization(SOP) with high accuracy and uniform high speed. For any desired SOP, we first adjust t...We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme of semi-open-loop polarization control(SOL-PC), which controls the state of polarization(SOP) with high accuracy and uniform high speed. For any desired SOP, we first adjust the initial SOP using open-loop control(OLC) based on the matrix model of a three-unit piezoelectric polarization controller, and quickly move it close to the objective one. Then closed-loop control(CLC) is performed to reduce the error and reach precisely the desired SOP. The response time is three orders faster than that of the present closed-loop polarization control, while the average deviation is on par with it. Finally, the SOL-PC system is successfully applied to realize the suppression of the polarization mode dispersion(PMD) effect and reduce the first-order PMD to near zero. Due to its perfect performance, the SOL-PC energizes the present polarization control to pursue an ideal product that can meet the future requirements in ultrafast optical transmission and quantum communication.展开更多
High-power ultrafast laser amplification based on a non-polarization maintaining fiber chirped pulse amplifier is demonstrated.The active polarization control technology based on the root-mean-square propagation(RMS-p...High-power ultrafast laser amplification based on a non-polarization maintaining fiber chirped pulse amplifier is demonstrated.The active polarization control technology based on the root-mean-square propagation(RMS-prop)algorithm is employed to guarantee a linearly polarized output from the system.A maximum output power of 402.3 W at a repetition rate of 80 MHz is realized with a polarization extinction ratio(PER)of>11.4 dB.In addition,the reliable operation of the system is verified by examining the stability and noise properties of the amplified laser.The M2factor of the laser beam at the highest output power is measured to be less than 1.15,indicating a diffraction-limited beam quality.Finally,the amplified laser pulse is temporally compressed to 755 fs with a highest average power of 273.8 W.This is the first time,to the best of our knowledge,that the active polarization control technology was introduced into the high-power ultrafast fiber amplifier.展开更多
The polarization switch of a free-electron laser （FEL） is of great importance to the user scientific community. In this paper, we investigate the generation of controllable polarization FEL from two well-known appro...The polarization switch of a free-electron laser （FEL） is of great importance to the user scientific community. In this paper, we investigate the generation of controllable polarization FEL from two well-known approaches for Dalian coherent light source, i.e., crossed planar undulator and elliptical permanent undulator. In order to perform a fair comparative study, a one-dimensional time-dependent FEL code has been developed, in which the imperfection effects of an elliptical permanent undulator are taken into account. Comprehensive simulation results indicate that the residual beam energy chirp and the intrinsic FEL gain may contribute to the degradation of the polarization performance for the crossed planar undulator. Tile elliptical permanent undulator is not very sensitive to the undulator errors and beam imperfections. Meanwhile, with proper configurations of the main planar undulators and additional elliptical pernmuent undulator section, circular polarized FEL with pulse energy exceeding 100 bt.J could be achieved at Dalian coherent light source.展开更多
We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The mo...We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The modulation bandwidth is 30 kHz.By using a variable step simulated annealing approach,we achieve a dynamic polarization extinction ratio greater than 25 dB.A numerical simulation method was used to optimize the relevant parameters of the dynamic polarization controller.It is expected that the dynamic polarization controller can be utilized in fiber communication systems or silicon photonics integrated quantum communication systems to minimize the size and decrease the cost further.展开更多
Fluctuating polarization state-of-light in the optical loop is an important factor that seriously influences the output performance of a multi-carrier source based on re-circulating frequency shifter （RFS）. The reas...Fluctuating polarization state-of-light in the optical loop is an important factor that seriously influences the output performance of a multi-carrier source based on re-circulating frequency shifter （RFS）. The reason for output spectrum instability when no polarization controller （PC） is present in the loop is analyzed theoretically. Numerical simulations for the output spectra of the multi-carrier source with and without PC are conducted, and the trajectories of the several frequency components polarization states on the Poincare sphere with and without PC are compared. The results show that the performance of multi-carrier source based on a RFS can be improved effectively by adjusting the PC in the configuration properly.展开更多
We demonstrate a new polarization smoothing(PS)approach utilizing residual stress birefringence in fused silica to create a spatially random polarization control plate(SRPCP),thereby improving target illumination unif...We demonstrate a new polarization smoothing(PS)approach utilizing residual stress birefringence in fused silica to create a spatially random polarization control plate(SRPCP),thereby improving target illumination uniformity in inertial confinement fusion(ICF)laser systems.The fundamental operating mechanism and key fabrication techniques for the SRPCP are systematically developed and experimentally validated.The SRPCP converts a linearly polarized 3ω incident laser beam into an output beam with a spatially randomized polarization distribution.When combined with a continuous phase plate,the SRPCP effectively suppresses high-intensity speckles at all spatial frequencies in the focal spot.The proposed PS technique is specifically designed for high-fluence large-aperture laser systems,enabling novel polarization control regimes in laser-driven ICF.展开更多
We demonstrate theoretically that the epsilon-near-zero materials can be utilized to control effectively the polarization conversion of an electromagnetic wave through reflection. The significant feature differing fro...We demonstrate theoretically that the epsilon-near-zero materials can be utilized to control effectively the polarization conversion of an electromagnetic wave through reflection. The significant feature differing from all other means based on whatever natural materials or metamaterials is that for TM incident wave, the reflected phase is a constant, while for TE wave, the reflected phase is a linear function of the incident angle. The phase difference between them covers the range from -180°to 0°, and the polarization conversions from linear states to elliptical or circular states can be obtained by only adjusting the incident angle. Because no complex structures are employed, our proposal promises a simple approach for manipulating polarization conversion at both terahertz and optical frequencies.展开更多
Optical logic gates play important roles in all-optical logic circuits,which lie at the heart of the next-generation optical computing technology.However,the intrinsic contradiction between compactness and robustness ...Optical logic gates play important roles in all-optical logic circuits,which lie at the heart of the next-generation optical computing technology.However,the intrinsic contradiction between compactness and robustness hinders the development in this field.Here,we propose a simple design principle that can possess multiple-input-output states according to the incident circular polarization and direction based on the metasurface doublet,which enables controlled-NOT logic gates in infrared region.Therefore,the directional asymmetric electromagnetic transmission can be achieved.As a proof of concept,a spin-dependent Janus metasurface is designed and experimentally verified that four distinct images corresponding to four input states can be captured in the far-field.In addition,since the design method is derived from geometric optics,it can be easily applied to other spectra.We believe that the proposed metasurface doublet may empower many potential applications in chiral imaging,chiroptical spectroscopy and optical computing.展开更多
The flexibility and active control of terahertz multi-focal focusing is essential for advancing next-generation terahertz communication systems.Here,we present and experimentally demonstrate a voltage-controlled liqui...The flexibility and active control of terahertz multi-focal focusing is essential for advancing next-generation terahertz communication systems.Here,we present and experimentally demonstrate a voltage-controlled liquid crystal(LC)integrated terahertz multi-focal metalens capable of dynamically reconfiguring focal configurations.Both simulation and experimental results confirm electrically modulated spatial-spin separation and multi-focal focusing within the 0.44–0.55 THz frequency band,exhibiting single-to-quadruple switching for left-handed circularly polarized(LCP)waves and dual-to-single transitions for right-handed circularly polarized(RCP)waves.The LC cascaded metalens achieves a measured full-width-at-half-maximum(FWHM)of<2.35 mm and a peak focusing efficiency of 70.4%.The normalized total output power of single,two,and four focal points exceeds 85.1%,54.9%,and 59.3%.The combination of spatial-spin separation and reconfigurable focus modes is expected to significantly increase the capacity and energy efficiency of future terahertz communication systems.展开更多
The three-dimensional electron-electron correlation in an elliptically polarized laser field is investigated based on a semiclassical model. Asymmetry parameter α of the correlated electron momentum distribution is u...The three-dimensional electron-electron correlation in an elliptically polarized laser field is investigated based on a semiclassical model. Asymmetry parameter α of the correlated electron momentum distribution is used to quantitatively describe the electron-electron correlation. The dependence of α on elliptieity e is totally different in three directions. For the z direction （maJor polarization direction）, α first increases and reaches a maximum at ε = 0.275, then it decreases quickly. For the y direction in which the laser field is always absent, the ellipticity has a minor effect, and the asymmetry parameter fluctuates around α = -0.15. However, for the x direction （minor polarization direction）, α increases monotonously with ellipticity though starts from the same value as in the y direction when ε = 0. The behavior of α in the x direction actually indicates a transformation from the Coulomb interaction dominated correlation to the laser field dominated correlation. Therefore, our work provides an efficient way to control the three-dimensional electron electron correlation via an elliptically polarized intense laser field.展开更多
Handedness-selective chiral transport is an intriguing phenomenon that not only holds signifcant importance for fundamental research but also carries application prospects in fields such as optical communications and ...Handedness-selective chiral transport is an intriguing phenomenon that not only holds signifcant importance for fundamental research but also carries application prospects in fields such as optical communications and sensing.Currently,on-chip chiral transport devices are static,unable to modulate the output modes based on the input modes.This limits both device functionality reconfiguration and information transmission capacity.Here,we propose to use the incident polarization diversity to control the Hamiltonian evolution path,achieving polarization-dependent chiral transport.By mapping the evolution path of TE and TM polarizations onto elaborately engineered double-coupled waveguides,we experimentally demonstrate that different polarizations yield controllable modal outputs.This work combines Multiple-lnput,Multiple-Output,and polarization diversity concepts with chiral transport and challenges the prevailing notion that the modal outputs are fixed to specific modes in chiral transport,thereby opening pathways for the development of on-chip reconfigurable and high-capacity handedness-selective devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 12175058 and 11921006)the National Grand Instrument Project (No. 2019YFF01014402)the Beijing Distinguished Young Scientist Program and National Grand Instrument Project No. SQ2019YFF01014400
文摘Controlling terahertz(THz)polarization with high stability and tunability is essential for achieving further progress in ultrafast spectroscopy,structured-light manipulation,and quantum information processing.Here,we propose a magnetized plasma platform for dynamic THz polarization control by exploiting the intrinsic birefringence between extraordinary and ordinary modes.We identify a strong-magnetization,zero-group-velocity-mismatch regime where the two modes share matched group velocities while retaining finite phase birefringence,enabling robust,phase-stable spin angular momentum control.By tuning the plasma length and magnetic field,we realize programmable phase retardation and demonstrate universal single-qubit gates through parameterized unitary operations.Full-wave particle-in-cell simulations validate high-fidelity polarization transformations across the Poincarésphere and demonstrate the potential for generating structured vector beams under spatially varying magnetic fields.The platform offers ultrafast response,resilience to extreme THz intensities,and in situ tunability,positioning magnetized plasmas as a versatile and damage-resilient medium for next-generation THz polarization control and structured-wave applications.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60577046)the Corporative Building Project of Beijing Educational Committee of China (Grant No XK100130737) Shandong High Technology Project of China (Grant No 2006GG2201002)
文摘Using two typical types of polarization controller, this paper analyses theoretically and experimentally the fact that it is necessary to adjust at least three instead of two waveplates in order to transform any state of polarization to any other output covering the entire Poincar6 sphere. The experimental results are exactly in accordance with the theory discussed in this paper. It has corrected the conventional and inaccurate point of view that two waveplates of a polarization controller are adequate to complete the transformation of state of polarization.
基金Project supported by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2008AA03Z402)the Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation,China (Grant Nos. 4092007,4112006,4102003,and 4132006)+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61076044,61036002,61036009,and 60978067)the Doctoral Fund of the Ministry of Education of China (Grant No. 20121103110018)
文摘The polarization of traditional photonic crystal（PC） vertical cavity surface emitting laser（VCSEL） is uncontrollable,resulting in the bit error increasing easily.Elliptical hole photonic crystal can control the transverse mode and polarization of VCSEL efficiently.We analyze the far field divergence angle,and birefringence of elliptical hole PC VCSEL.When the ratio of minor axis to major axis b/a = 0.7,the PC VCSEL can obtain single mode and polarization.According to the simulation results,we fabricate the device successfully.The output power is 1.7 mW,the far field divergence angle is less than 10°,and the side mode suppression ratio is over 30 dB.The output power in the Y direction is 20 times that in the X direction.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.12104285,12074240,12204135,12374260,12264013,12204136,92250303,and 12074418)the Guangdong Basicand Applied Basic Research Foundation (Grant No.2022A1515011742)+5 种基金the Special Scientific Research Program supported by the Shaanxi Education Department (Grant No.22JK0423)the Natural Science Basic Research Program of Shaanxi Province of China (Grant Nos.2023-JC-QN-0085 and 2023-JC-QN-0267)the Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos.122CXTD504,123MS002,123QN179,123QN180,and 122QN217)the Sino-German Mobility Programme (Grant No.M-0031)the Xi’an Aeronautical Institute 2023 Innovation and Entrepreneurship Training Program for college students (Grant No.S202311736036)the Course Ideological and Political Education Program (Grant No.23ZLGC5030)。
文摘We study the above-threshold ionization(ATI)process of atoms exposed to fundamental and high-frequency lasers with arbitrary ellipticity by applying the frequency-domain theory.It is found that the angular-resolved ATI spectrum is sensitive to ellipticities of two lasers and emitted angles of the photoelectron.Particularly for the photon energy of the highfrequency laser more than atomic ionization potential,the width of plateau tends to a constant with increasing ellipticity of fundamental field,the dip structure disappears with increasing ellipticity of the high-frequency field.With the help of the quantum channel analysis,it is shown that the angular distribution depends mainly on the ellipticity of high-frequency field in the case that its frequency is high.Moreover,one can see that the maximal and minimal energies in quantum numerical results are in good agreement with the classical prediction.Our investigation may provide theoretical support for experimental research on polarization control of ionization in elliptically polarized two-color laser fields.
文摘A theoretical model for describing the operation of an electro-optical polarization controller on LiNbO3 is presented. The model can be used to optimize the device’s structure and parameters to reach a specific polarization control. Meanwhile, some aspects on the design of an electro-optical polarization controller are described.
文摘A polarization control device was developed using a plasmonic metasurface with the aim of achieving the desired polarization state. In this study, the Ag metal grating structure was fabricated as a plasmonic metasurface by electron beam lithography and a lift-off process. The phase difference of the fabricated sample was 21.0°. This value is almost consistent with the simulation (24.0°). Then, the transmission and phase difference is dependent on the structural parameter. Because of the propagation of surface plasmon polariton at the interface between Ag and SiO<sub>2</sub> or Ag and air, it is believed that the transmittance and the phase difference for TM polarized light can be controlled by the structural parameters. By plotting on the Poincaré sphere after calculating the S-parameter by simulation, it is clear that the arbitrary polarization status can be controlled by the structural parameter.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program(Grant No.2023YFA1406800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Grant Nos.12174134,12021004,12104389,and 12225406).
文摘The symmetry of the target system plays a decisive role in the polarization of high harmonic generation(HHG).Molecules breaking the isotropic symmetry can be utilized to manipulate HHG polarization,but it has long been believed that prealignment is necessary to manifest the microscopic molecular structural effect within the macroscopic ensemble.In this work,we show that the molecular structural effect can be exploited in nonaligned molecular ensembles with appropriate 2-dimensional driving fields,despite the ensembles exhibiting isotropic macroscopic symmetry.The feasibility of this scheme is comprehensively elaborated with a multiscale theory from the perspective of symmetry breaking and is experimentally validated employing bichromatic counterrotating circularly polarized driving fields as an example.By varying the intensity ratio of the bichromatic components,substantially chiral high harmonics are generated from nonaligned molecules associated with the highest HHG efficiency,where,by contrast,the spectral chirality is nearly zero from the reference atom.Remarkably,we observe a simultaneous enhancement of both the chirality and yield of the harmonics from CO_(2),overcoming a commonly observed trade-off of the HHG efficiency for higher spectral chirality.Our findings hold the potential for a straightforward and robust pathway toward attosecond light sources with high brightness and large ellipticity.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant no.2021YFA1400700)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grants Nos.62025507,12494600,12494601,12494603,92250301,22461142143,62175254,12174437,12204020 and 12474096).
文摘Polarization of photons plays a key role in quantum optics and light-matter interactions,however,it is difficult to control in nanosystems since the eigenstate of a nanophotonic cavity is usually fixed and linearly polarized.Here,we reveal the polarization control of photons using photonic molecules(PMs)that host supermodes of two coupled nanobeam cavities.In contrast to conventional PMs in a 2D photonic crystal slab,for the two 1D photonic crystal nanobeam cavities the shift and gap between them can be tuned continuously.With an ultra subwavelength gap,the coupling between the two cavities is dominated by the evanescent wave coupling in the surrounding environment,rather not the emission wave coupling for conventional PMs.As such,the non-Hermiticity of the system becomes pronounced,and the supermodes consist of a non-trivial phase difference between bare eigenstates that supports elliptical polarization.We observe that both the polarization degree and polarization angle of the antisymmetric mode strongly depend on the shift and gap between the two cavities,exhibiting polarization states from linear to circular.This full polarization control indicates the great potential of PMs in quantum optical devices and spin-resolved cavity quantum electrodynamics.
基金supported by the Key Scientific Research Project of Hunan Education Department,China(No.23A0446)the Natural Science Foundation of Hunan Province,China(provinces and cities combined)(No.2022JJ50067)+1 种基金the Hunan Province Degree and Postgraduate Teaching Reform Research Project,China(No.2022JGYB182)the Scientific Research and Innovation Foundation of Hunan University of Technology(No.CX2314).
文摘A dual-wavelength ring-cavity erbium-doped fiber(EDF)laser is designed based on two polarization beam splitters(PBSs)and a polarization controller(PC)performing gain equalization and polarization hole burning(PHB)effect.At room temperature,a stable dual-wavelength laser and a multi-output port laser which can simultaneously emit single-wavelength lasing and dual-wavelength lasing are obtained.The signal-to-noise ratios(SNRs)for single-wavelength outputs were 54.70 dB and 57.10 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.038 mW and 0.029 mW,respectively.For dual-wavelength lasing,the SNRs were 59.63 dB and 59.25 dB,with power fluctuations less than 0.018 mW and 0.008 mW,respectively.The center wavelength drift was less than 0.006 nm for both single-wavelength and dual-wavelength outputs.
基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China.(Nos.11574026 and 11274037).
文摘We propose and demonstrate a novel scheme of semi-open-loop polarization control(SOL-PC), which controls the state of polarization(SOP) with high accuracy and uniform high speed. For any desired SOP, we first adjust the initial SOP using open-loop control(OLC) based on the matrix model of a three-unit piezoelectric polarization controller, and quickly move it close to the objective one. Then closed-loop control(CLC) is performed to reduce the error and reach precisely the desired SOP. The response time is three orders faster than that of the present closed-loop polarization control, while the average deviation is on par with it. Finally, the SOL-PC system is successfully applied to realize the suppression of the polarization mode dispersion(PMD) effect and reduce the first-order PMD to near zero. Due to its perfect performance, the SOL-PC energizes the present polarization control to pursue an ideal product that can meet the future requirements in ultrafast optical transmission and quantum communication.
基金supported by the Director Fund of State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology(No.SKL2020ZR02)the Postgraduate Scientific Research Innovation Project of Hunan Province(No.QL20220007)。
文摘High-power ultrafast laser amplification based on a non-polarization maintaining fiber chirped pulse amplifier is demonstrated.The active polarization control technology based on the root-mean-square propagation(RMS-prop)algorithm is employed to guarantee a linearly polarized output from the system.A maximum output power of 402.3 W at a repetition rate of 80 MHz is realized with a polarization extinction ratio(PER)of>11.4 dB.In addition,the reliable operation of the system is verified by examining the stability and noise properties of the amplified laser.The M2factor of the laser beam at the highest output power is measured to be less than 1.15,indicating a diffraction-limited beam quality.Finally,the amplified laser pulse is temporally compressed to 755 fs with a highest average power of 273.8 W.This is the first time,to the best of our knowledge,that the active polarization control technology was introduced into the high-power ultrafast fiber amplifier.
基金Supported by Major State Basic Research Development Program of China(2011CB808300)Natural Science Foundation of China(11175240,11205234,11322550)
文摘The polarization switch of a free-electron laser （FEL） is of great importance to the user scientific community. In this paper, we investigate the generation of controllable polarization FEL from two well-known approaches for Dalian coherent light source, i.e., crossed planar undulator and elliptical permanent undulator. In order to perform a fair comparative study, a one-dimensional time-dependent FEL code has been developed, in which the imperfection effects of an elliptical permanent undulator are taken into account. Comprehensive simulation results indicate that the residual beam energy chirp and the intrinsic FEL gain may contribute to the degradation of the polarization performance for the crossed planar undulator. Tile elliptical permanent undulator is not very sensitive to the undulator errors and beam imperfections. Meanwhile, with proper configurations of the main planar undulators and additional elliptical pernmuent undulator section, circular polarized FEL with pulse energy exceeding 100 bt.J could be achieved at Dalian coherent light source.
基金This work was supported by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.20200020115001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62175138)+1 种基金Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2020B0303040002),Shanxi 1331KSCOpen Project of the State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices of Shanxi University(No.KF202006).
文摘We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The modulation bandwidth is 30 kHz.By using a variable step simulated annealing approach,we achieve a dynamic polarization extinction ratio greater than 25 dB.A numerical simulation method was used to optimize the relevant parameters of the dynamic polarization controller.It is expected that the dynamic polarization controller can be utilized in fiber communication systems or silicon photonics integrated quantum communication systems to minimize the size and decrease the cost further.
基金supported by the Chinese Universities Scientific Fund (No. BUPT 2011RC009)the BUPT Excellent Ph.D. Students Foundation (No. CX201121)the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (No. 20110005110014)
文摘Fluctuating polarization state-of-light in the optical loop is an important factor that seriously influences the output performance of a multi-carrier source based on re-circulating frequency shifter （RFS）. The reason for output spectrum instability when no polarization controller （PC） is present in the loop is analyzed theoretically. Numerical simulations for the output spectra of the multi-carrier source with and without PC are conducted, and the trajectories of the several frequency components polarization states on the Poincare sphere with and without PC are compared. The results show that the performance of multi-carrier source based on a RFS can be improved effectively by adjusting the PC in the configuration properly.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62275235).
文摘We demonstrate a new polarization smoothing(PS)approach utilizing residual stress birefringence in fused silica to create a spatially random polarization control plate(SRPCP),thereby improving target illumination uniformity in inertial confinement fusion(ICF)laser systems.The fundamental operating mechanism and key fabrication techniques for the SRPCP are systematically developed and experimentally validated.The SRPCP converts a linearly polarized 3ω incident laser beam into an output beam with a spatially randomized polarization distribution.When combined with a continuous phase plate,the SRPCP effectively suppresses high-intensity speckles at all spatial frequencies in the focal spot.The proposed PS technique is specifically designed for high-fluence large-aperture laser systems,enabling novel polarization control regimes in laser-driven ICF.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 51406126 and 11604229
文摘We demonstrate theoretically that the epsilon-near-zero materials can be utilized to control effectively the polarization conversion of an electromagnetic wave through reflection. The significant feature differing from all other means based on whatever natural materials or metamaterials is that for TM incident wave, the reflected phase is a constant, while for TE wave, the reflected phase is a linear function of the incident angle. The phase difference between them covers the range from -180°to 0°, and the polarization conversions from linear states to elliptical or circular states can be obtained by only adjusting the incident angle. Because no complex structures are employed, our proposal promises a simple approach for manipulating polarization conversion at both terahertz and optical frequencies.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (12104326,12104329 and 62105228)Natural Science Foundation of Sichuan Province (2022NSFSC2000)+3 种基金the Opening Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Optical Technologies on Nano-Fabrication and MicroEngineeringfunding by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG,German Research Foundation) under Germany’s Excellence Strategy–EXC 2089/1–390776260 (e-conversion)the context of the Bavarian Collaborative Research Project Solar Technologies Go Hybrid (SolTech)the support from the China Scholarship Council (CSC)
文摘Optical logic gates play important roles in all-optical logic circuits,which lie at the heart of the next-generation optical computing technology.However,the intrinsic contradiction between compactness and robustness hinders the development in this field.Here,we propose a simple design principle that can possess multiple-input-output states according to the incident circular polarization and direction based on the metasurface doublet,which enables controlled-NOT logic gates in infrared region.Therefore,the directional asymmetric electromagnetic transmission can be achieved.As a proof of concept,a spin-dependent Janus metasurface is designed and experimentally verified that four distinct images corresponding to four input states can be captured in the far-field.In addition,since the design method is derived from geometric optics,it can be easily applied to other spectra.We believe that the proposed metasurface doublet may empower many potential applications in chiral imaging,chiroptical spectroscopy and optical computing.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(62205160,624B2075,62371258,62175118,62335012,62435010)Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipality(24JCYBJC01860)+1 种基金Young Scientific and Technological Talents in Tianjin(QN20230227)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,Nankai University(63253215).
文摘The flexibility and active control of terahertz multi-focal focusing is essential for advancing next-generation terahertz communication systems.Here,we present and experimentally demonstrate a voltage-controlled liquid crystal(LC)integrated terahertz multi-focal metalens capable of dynamically reconfiguring focal configurations.Both simulation and experimental results confirm electrically modulated spatial-spin separation and multi-focal focusing within the 0.44–0.55 THz frequency band,exhibiting single-to-quadruple switching for left-handed circularly polarized(LCP)waves and dual-to-single transitions for right-handed circularly polarized(RCP)waves.The LC cascaded metalens achieves a measured full-width-at-half-maximum(FWHM)of<2.35 mm and a peak focusing efficiency of 70.4%.The normalized total output power of single,two,and four focal points exceeds 85.1%,54.9%,and 59.3%.The combination of spatial-spin separation and reconfigurable focus modes is expected to significantly increase the capacity and energy efficiency of future terahertz communication systems.
基金Supported by the National Key Program for S&T Research and Development under Grant No 2016YFA0401100the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922201the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11504215,11374197,11334009 and 11425414
文摘The three-dimensional electron-electron correlation in an elliptically polarized laser field is investigated based on a semiclassical model. Asymmetry parameter α of the correlated electron momentum distribution is used to quantitatively describe the electron-electron correlation. The dependence of α on elliptieity e is totally different in three directions. For the z direction （maJor polarization direction）, α first increases and reaches a maximum at ε = 0.275, then it decreases quickly. For the y direction in which the laser field is always absent, the ellipticity has a minor effect, and the asymmetry parameter fluctuates around α = -0.15. However, for the x direction （minor polarization direction）, α increases monotonously with ellipticity though starts from the same value as in the y direction when ε = 0. The behavior of α in the x direction actually indicates a transformation from the Coulomb interaction dominated correlation to the laser field dominated correlation. Therefore, our work provides an efficient way to control the three-dimensional electron electron correlation via an elliptically polarized intense laser field.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.12474382)National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2024YFA1209302)+1 种基金Science,Technology and Innovation Commission of Shenzhen Municipality(Grant No.JCYJ20220530161010023)Key Laboratory of High-Temperature Electromagnetic Materials and Structure of MOE,Wuhan University of Science and Technology(GrantNo.KB202501).
文摘Handedness-selective chiral transport is an intriguing phenomenon that not only holds signifcant importance for fundamental research but also carries application prospects in fields such as optical communications and sensing.Currently,on-chip chiral transport devices are static,unable to modulate the output modes based on the input modes.This limits both device functionality reconfiguration and information transmission capacity.Here,we propose to use the incident polarization diversity to control the Hamiltonian evolution path,achieving polarization-dependent chiral transport.By mapping the evolution path of TE and TM polarizations onto elaborately engineered double-coupled waveguides,we experimentally demonstrate that different polarizations yield controllable modal outputs.This work combines Multiple-lnput,Multiple-Output,and polarization diversity concepts with chiral transport and challenges the prevailing notion that the modal outputs are fixed to specific modes in chiral transport,thereby opening pathways for the development of on-chip reconfigurable and high-capacity handedness-selective devices.
