We present a vectorial optical field(VOF) framework that surpasses the diffraction limit in both long-range imaging and energy delivery. By jointly engineering spatial and temporal dimensions, reflective Fourier ptych...We present a vectorial optical field(VOF) framework that surpasses the diffraction limit in both long-range imaging and energy delivery. By jointly engineering spatial and temporal dimensions, reflective Fourier ptychography is extended to 3.2 km with 0.37× the classical diffraction limit, while a single-photon Li DAR tomography system achieves centimeter-scale, sub-diffraction imaging at 3.3 km using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. These advances demonstrate super-resolution, turbulence-resilient imaging over kilometer-range distances. Beyond super-resolution optical, high power VOFs are able to counteract thermal blooming during atmospheric laser propagation, enhancing on-target power density by a factor larger than 2. Together, these results may outline a cross-scale paradigm that links highpower vector-field structuring, single-photon detection, and adaptive control-offering a pathway toward next-generation optical systems that integrate imaging, sensing, communication and directed energy within a common physical framework.展开更多
Optical microscopy with optimal axial resolution is critical for precise visualization of two-dimensional flat-top structures.Here,we present sub-diffraction-limited ultrafast imaging of hexagonal boron nitride(hBN)na...Optical microscopy with optimal axial resolution is critical for precise visualization of two-dimensional flat-top structures.Here,we present sub-diffraction-limited ultrafast imaging of hexagonal boron nitride(hBN)nanosheets using a confocal focus-engineered coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(cFE-CARS)microscopic system.By incorporating a pinhole with a diameter of approximately 30μm,we effectively minimized the intensity of side lobes induced by circular partial pi-phase shift in the wavefront(diameter,d0)of the probe beam,as well as nonresonant background CARS intensities.Using axial-resolution-improved cFE-CARS(acFE-CARS),the achieved axial resolution is 350 nm,exhibiting a 4.3-folded increase in the signal-to-noise ratio compared to the previous case with 0.58 d0 phase mask.This improvement can be accomplished by using a phase mask of 0.24 d0.Additionally,we employed nonde-generate phase matching with three temporally separable incident beams,which facilitated cross-sectional visualization of highly-sample-specific and vibration-sensitive signals in a pump-probe fashion with subpicosecond time resolution.Our observations reveal time-dependent CARS dephasing in hBN nanosheets,induced by Raman-free induction decay(0.66 ps)in the 1373 cm^(−1) mode.展开更多
基金supported by Temporal-spatial manipulation Infrastructure for vector Fields in Optics-Test Facility(TIFO-TF)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U24A6010,62222513)。
文摘We present a vectorial optical field(VOF) framework that surpasses the diffraction limit in both long-range imaging and energy delivery. By jointly engineering spatial and temporal dimensions, reflective Fourier ptychography is extended to 3.2 km with 0.37× the classical diffraction limit, while a single-photon Li DAR tomography system achieves centimeter-scale, sub-diffraction imaging at 3.3 km using superconducting nanowire single-photon detectors. These advances demonstrate super-resolution, turbulence-resilient imaging over kilometer-range distances. Beyond super-resolution optical, high power VOFs are able to counteract thermal blooming during atmospheric laser propagation, enhancing on-target power density by a factor larger than 2. Together, these results may outline a cross-scale paradigm that links highpower vector-field structuring, single-photon detection, and adaptive control-offering a pathway toward next-generation optical systems that integrate imaging, sensing, communication and directed energy within a common physical framework.
基金National Research Foundation of Korea(2023R1A2C100531711)H.K.also acknowledges support from the DGIST R&D programs(22-CoENT-01 and 22-BT-06)funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT.V.R.acknowledges support from Department of Science and Technology(DST)Indo-Korea joint research project(INT/Korea/P-44).
文摘Optical microscopy with optimal axial resolution is critical for precise visualization of two-dimensional flat-top structures.Here,we present sub-diffraction-limited ultrafast imaging of hexagonal boron nitride(hBN)nanosheets using a confocal focus-engineered coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(cFE-CARS)microscopic system.By incorporating a pinhole with a diameter of approximately 30μm,we effectively minimized the intensity of side lobes induced by circular partial pi-phase shift in the wavefront(diameter,d0)of the probe beam,as well as nonresonant background CARS intensities.Using axial-resolution-improved cFE-CARS(acFE-CARS),the achieved axial resolution is 350 nm,exhibiting a 4.3-folded increase in the signal-to-noise ratio compared to the previous case with 0.58 d0 phase mask.This improvement can be accomplished by using a phase mask of 0.24 d0.Additionally,we employed nonde-generate phase matching with three temporally separable incident beams,which facilitated cross-sectional visualization of highly-sample-specific and vibration-sensitive signals in a pump-probe fashion with subpicosecond time resolution.Our observations reveal time-dependent CARS dephasing in hBN nanosheets,induced by Raman-free induction decay(0.66 ps)in the 1373 cm^(−1) mode.
