Quasi-parametric chirped-pulse amplification(QPCPA),which features a theoretical peak power much higher than those obtained with Ti:sapphire laser or optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification,is promising for fut...Quasi-parametric chirped-pulse amplification(QPCPA),which features a theoretical peak power much higher than those obtained with Ti:sapphire laser or optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification,is promising for future ultra-intense lasers.The doped rare-earth ion used for idler dissipation is critical for effective QPCPA,but is usually not compatible with traditional crystals.Thus far,only one dissipative crystal of Sm^(3+)-doped yttrium calcium oxyborate has been grown and applied.Here we introduce optical means to modify traditional crystals for QPCPA applications.We theoretically demonstrate two dissipation schemes by idler frequency doubling and sum-frequency generation with an additional laser.In contrast to absorption dissipation,the proposed nonlinear dissipations ensure not only high signal efficiency but also high small-signal gain.The demonstrated ability to optically modify crystals will facilitate the wide application of QPCPA.展开更多
The phase summation effect in sum-frequency mixing process is utilized to avoid a nonlinearity obstacle in the power scaling of single-frequency visible or ultraviolet lasers.Two single-frequency fundamental lasers ar...The phase summation effect in sum-frequency mixing process is utilized to avoid a nonlinearity obstacle in the power scaling of single-frequency visible or ultraviolet lasers.Two single-frequency fundamental lasers are spectrally broadened by phase modulation to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber amplifier and achieve higher power.After sum-frequency mixing in a nonlinear optical crystal,the upconverted laser returns to single frequency due to phase summation,when the phase modulations on two fundamental lasers have a similar amplitude but opposite sign.The method was experimentally proved in a Raman fiber amplifier-based laser system,which generated a power-scalable sideband-free single-frequency 590 nm laser.The proposal manifests the importance of phase operation in wave-mixing processes for precision laser technology.展开更多
The miniaturization of nonlinear light sources is central to the integrated photonic platform,driving a quest for high-efficiency frequency generation and mixing at the nanoscale.In this quest,the high-quality(Q)reson...The miniaturization of nonlinear light sources is central to the integrated photonic platform,driving a quest for high-efficiency frequency generation and mixing at the nanoscale.In this quest,the high-quality(Q)resonant dielectric nanostructures hold great promise,as they enhance nonlinear effects through the resonantly local electromagnetic fields overlapping the chosen nonlinear materials.Here,we propose a method for the enhanced sum-frequency generation(SFG)from etcheless lithium niobate(LiNbO_(3))by utilizing the dual quasi-bound states in the continuum(quasi-BICs)in a one-dimensional resonant grating waveguide structure.Two high-Q guided mode resonances corresponding to the dual quasi-BICs are respectively excited by two near-infrared input beams,generating a strong visible SFG signal with a remarkably high conversion efficiency of 3.66×10^(-2)(five orders of magnitude higher than that of LiNbO_(3)films of the same thickness)and a small full-width at half-maximum less than 0.2 nm.The SFG efficiency can be tuned via adjusting the grating geometry parameter or choosing the input beam polarization combination.Furthermore,the generated SFG signal can be maintained at a fixed wavelength without the appreciable loss of efficiency by selectively exciting the angle-dependent quasi-BICs,even if the wavelengths of input beams are tuned within a broad spectral range.Our results provide a simple but robust paradigm of high-efficiency frequency conversion on an easy-fabricated platform,which may find applications in nonlinear light sources and quantum photonics.展开更多
Integrated photonic devices are essential for on-chip optical communication,optical-electronic systems,and quantum information sciences.To develop a high-fidelity interface between photonics in various frequency domai...Integrated photonic devices are essential for on-chip optical communication,optical-electronic systems,and quantum information sciences.To develop a high-fidelity interface between photonics in various frequency domains without disturbing their quantum properties,nonlinear frequency conversion,typically steered with the quadratic(χ2)process,should be considered.Furthermore,another degree of freedom in steering the spatial modes during theχ2 process,with unprecedent mode intensity is proposed here by modulating the lithium niobate(LN)waveguide-based inter-mode quasi-phasematching conditions with both temperature and wavelength parameters.Under high incident light intensities(25 and 27.8 dBm for the pump and the signal lights,respectively),mode conversion at the sum-frequency wavelength with sufficient high output power(−7–8 dBm)among the TM01,TM10,and TM00 modes is realized automatically with characterized broad temperature(ΔT≥8°C)and wavelength windows(Δλ≥1 nm),avoiding the previous efforts in carefully preparing the signal or pump modes.The results prove that high-intensity spatial modes can be prepared at arbitrary transparent wavelength of theχ2 media toward on-chip integration,which facilitates the development of chip-based communication and quantum information systems because spatial correlations can be applied to generate hyperentangled states and provide additional robustness in quantum error correction with the extended Hilbert space.展开更多
As a newly discovered type of structured light,a spatiotemporal optical vortex(STOV),which is remarkable for its space–time spiral phase and transverse orbital angular momentum(OAM),has garnered substantial interest....As a newly discovered type of structured light,a spatiotemporal optical vortex(STOV),which is remarkable for its space–time spiral phase and transverse orbital angular momentum(OAM),has garnered substantial interest.Most previous studies have focused on the generation,characterization,and propagation of STOVs,but their nonlinear frequency conversion remains largely unexplored.Here,we experimentally demonstrate the generation of green and ultraviolet(UV)STOVs by frequency upconversion of a STOV carried near-infrared(NIR)pulse emitted by a high repetition rate Yb-doped fiber laser amplifier system.First,we verify that the topological charge of spatiotemporal OAM(ST-OAM)is doubled along with the optical frequency in the second-harmonic generation(SHG)process,which is visualized by the diffraction patterns of the STOVs in the fundamental and second-harmonic field.Second,the space–time characteristic of NIR STOV is successfully mapped to UV STOV by sum-frequency mixing STOV at 1037 nm and Gaussian beams in the green band.Furthermore,we observe the topological charges of the ST-OAM could be degraded owing to strong space–time coupling and complex spatiotemporal astigmatism of such beams.Our results not only deepen our understanding of nonlinear manipulation of STOAM spectra and the generation of STOVs at a new shorter wavelength,but also may promote new applications in both classical and quantum optics.展开更多
We report the first observation, to the best of our knowledge, of sum-frequency generation in on-chip lithium niobate microdisk resonators. The sum-frequency signal in the 780 nm band, distinct in wavelength from seco...We report the first observation, to the best of our knowledge, of sum-frequency generation in on-chip lithium niobate microdisk resonators. The sum-frequency signal in the 780 nm band, distinct in wavelength from secondharmonic signals, was obtained in lithium niobate microresonators under the pump of two individual 1550 nm band lasers. The sum-frequency conversion efficiency was measured to be 1.4 × 10^(-7) mW^(-1). The dependence of the intensities of the nonlinear signals on the total pump power and the wavelength of one pump laser was investigated while fixing the wavelength of the other. This work paves the way for applications of on-chip lithium niobate microdisk resonators ranging from infrared single-photon detection to infrared spectroscopy.展开更多
We present a method to increase the sum-frequency （SF） outputs in dielectric/antiferromagnet（AF）/Ag sandwich structures for a fixed input power. Two incident waves simultaneously illuminate the upper surface, one ...We present a method to increase the sum-frequency （SF） outputs in dielectric/antiferromagnet（AF）/Ag sandwich structures for a fixed input power. Two incident waves simultaneously illuminate the upper surface, one is oblique and the other is normal to it. Numerical calculations based on the SiO2/MnF2/Ag and ZnF2/MnF2/Ag structures show that the SF outputs on the upper film increase a few times as compared to those of a single AF film when the thickness of the AF film is one-quarter of the vacuum wavelength. Moreover, the SF outputs generated near the higher resonant frequency will be higher than those obtained near the lower resonant frequency. An optimum AF film thickness is achieved through investigating its effect on the SF outputs in the two different dielectric sandwich structures.展开更多
The control of thermal emission is of great importance for emerging applications in energy conversion and thermometric sensing.Usually,thermal emission at ambient temperature is limited to the midto far-infrared,accor...The control of thermal emission is of great importance for emerging applications in energy conversion and thermometric sensing.Usually,thermal emission at ambient temperature is limited to the midto far-infrared,according to the linear theory of Planck’s law.We experimentally demonstrate a broadband nonlinear thermal emission in the visible-NIR spectrum within a quadradic nonlinear medium,which emits visible thermal radiation through a pump-driven nonlinear upconversion from its mid-IR components even at room temperature,unlike its linear counterpart which requires ultrahigh temperature.The broadband emission is enabled by the crucial random quasi-phase-matching condition in our nonlinear nanocrystal powders.Moreover,nonlinear thermal emission also permits visible thermometry using traditional optical cameras instead of thermal ones.This scheme paves the way to understand thermal radiation dynamics with nonlinearity in many fields,such as nonlinear heat transfer and nonlinear thermodynamics.展开更多
We report on the experimental realization of Cerenkov sum-frequency generation across the material dispersion in a one-dimensional, periodically poled ferroelectric crystal. Three schemes of sum-frequency generation, ...We report on the experimental realization of Cerenkov sum-frequency generation across the material dispersion in a one-dimensional, periodically poled ferroelectric crystal. Three schemes of sum-frequency generation, confined only in the vicinity of domain walls and in the form of nonlinear Cerenkov radiation, are demonstrated in normal,degenerated, and anomalous-dispersion-like configurations. We exploit their phase-matching geometries, which exhibit a whole scenario of the evolution of Cerenkov radiation varying with the dispersion relationship among the interaction waves. In addition, two sets of conical sum-frequency generation with different radius and center are demonstrated, which result from scattering assistant phase-matching processes.展开更多
This review highlights the recent applications of non-linear optical(NLO)microscopy to study obesity-related health risks.A strong emphasis is given to the applications of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(CARS)mi...This review highlights the recent applications of non-linear optical(NLO)microscopy to study obesity-related health risks.A strong emphasis is given to the applications of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(CARS)microscopy where multiple non-linear optical imaging modalities including CARS,sum-frequency generation(SFG),and two-photon fluorescence are employed simultaneously on a single microscope platform.Specific examples on applications of NLO microscopy to study lipid-droplet biology,obesity-cancer relationship,atherosclerosis,and lipidrich biological structures are discussed.展开更多
Heterogeneous ice nucleation(HIN)on foreign surfaces plays a crucial role across a wide range of environmental and biological processes,and control of HIN is highly desirable.Functionalizing surfaces to control HIN po...Heterogeneous ice nucleation(HIN)on foreign surfaces plays a crucial role across a wide range of environmental and biological processes,and control of HIN is highly desirable.Functionalizing surfaces to control HIN poses interesting scientific challenges and holds great potential for technological impact.Here,we combine the ice nucleation tuning capability of polyelectrolytes withmussel-inspired adhesives to obtain robust surface functionalization with HIN control.展开更多
基金This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(62122049,61975120,62375165,91850203)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program(21QA1404600).Jingui Ma thanks the sponsorship from Yangyang Development Fund.
文摘Quasi-parametric chirped-pulse amplification(QPCPA),which features a theoretical peak power much higher than those obtained with Ti:sapphire laser or optical parametric chirped-pulse amplification,is promising for future ultra-intense lasers.The doped rare-earth ion used for idler dissipation is critical for effective QPCPA,but is usually not compatible with traditional crystals.Thus far,only one dissipative crystal of Sm^(3+)-doped yttrium calcium oxyborate has been grown and applied.Here we introduce optical means to modify traditional crystals for QPCPA applications.We theoretically demonstrate two dissipation schemes by idler frequency doubling and sum-frequency generation with an additional laser.In contrast to absorption dissipation,the proposed nonlinear dissipations ensure not only high signal efficiency but also high small-signal gain.The demonstrated ability to optically modify crystals will facilitate the wide application of QPCPA.
基金The work was partly supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62075226).
文摘The phase summation effect in sum-frequency mixing process is utilized to avoid a nonlinearity obstacle in the power scaling of single-frequency visible or ultraviolet lasers.Two single-frequency fundamental lasers are spectrally broadened by phase modulation to suppress stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber amplifier and achieve higher power.After sum-frequency mixing in a nonlinear optical crystal,the upconverted laser returns to single frequency due to phase summation,when the phase modulations on two fundamental lasers have a similar amplitude but opposite sign.The method was experimentally proved in a Raman fiber amplifier-based laser system,which generated a power-scalable sideband-free single-frequency 590 nm laser.The proposal manifests the importance of phase operation in wave-mixing processes for precision laser technology.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12104105,12264028,12304420,and 12364045)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(Grant Nos.20232BAB201040,and 20232BAB211025)+6 种基金the Chenguang Program of Shanghai Education Development FoundationShanghai Municipal Education Commission(Grant No.21CGA55)the Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(Grant No.2023A1515011024)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou(Grant No.202201011176)the Interdisciplinary Innovation Fund of Nanchang University(Grant No.2019-9166-27060003)the Start-up Funding of Guangdong Polytechnic Normal University(Grant No.2021SDKYA033)the China Scholarship Council(Grant No.202008420045)。
文摘The miniaturization of nonlinear light sources is central to the integrated photonic platform,driving a quest for high-efficiency frequency generation and mixing at the nanoscale.In this quest,the high-quality(Q)resonant dielectric nanostructures hold great promise,as they enhance nonlinear effects through the resonantly local electromagnetic fields overlapping the chosen nonlinear materials.Here,we propose a method for the enhanced sum-frequency generation(SFG)from etcheless lithium niobate(LiNbO_(3))by utilizing the dual quasi-bound states in the continuum(quasi-BICs)in a one-dimensional resonant grating waveguide structure.Two high-Q guided mode resonances corresponding to the dual quasi-BICs are respectively excited by two near-infrared input beams,generating a strong visible SFG signal with a remarkably high conversion efficiency of 3.66×10^(-2)(five orders of magnitude higher than that of LiNbO_(3)films of the same thickness)and a small full-width at half-maximum less than 0.2 nm.The SFG efficiency can be tuned via adjusting the grating geometry parameter or choosing the input beam polarization combination.Furthermore,the generated SFG signal can be maintained at a fixed wavelength without the appreciable loss of efficiency by selectively exciting the angle-dependent quasi-BICs,even if the wavelengths of input beams are tuned within a broad spectral range.Our results provide a simple but robust paradigm of high-efficiency frequency conversion on an easy-fabricated platform,which may find applications in nonlinear light sources and quantum photonics.
基金financial supports from National Key Research and Development Program of China(2021YFB3602500)Self-deployment Project of Fujian Science&Technology Innovation Laboratory for Optoelectronic Information of China(2021ZZ101)National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.62275247 and 61905246).
文摘Integrated photonic devices are essential for on-chip optical communication,optical-electronic systems,and quantum information sciences.To develop a high-fidelity interface between photonics in various frequency domains without disturbing their quantum properties,nonlinear frequency conversion,typically steered with the quadratic(χ2)process,should be considered.Furthermore,another degree of freedom in steering the spatial modes during theχ2 process,with unprecedent mode intensity is proposed here by modulating the lithium niobate(LN)waveguide-based inter-mode quasi-phasematching conditions with both temperature and wavelength parameters.Under high incident light intensities(25 and 27.8 dBm for the pump and the signal lights,respectively),mode conversion at the sum-frequency wavelength with sufficient high output power(−7–8 dBm)among the TM01,TM10,and TM00 modes is realized automatically with characterized broad temperature(ΔT≥8°C)and wavelength windows(Δλ≥1 nm),avoiding the previous efforts in carefully preparing the signal or pump modes.The results prove that high-intensity spatial modes can be prepared at arbitrary transparent wavelength of theχ2 media toward on-chip integration,which facilitates the development of chip-based communication and quantum information systems because spatial correlations can be applied to generate hyperentangled states and provide additional robustness in quantum error correction with the extended Hilbert space.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.62105237,61827821,and 62227821).
文摘As a newly discovered type of structured light,a spatiotemporal optical vortex(STOV),which is remarkable for its space–time spiral phase and transverse orbital angular momentum(OAM),has garnered substantial interest.Most previous studies have focused on the generation,characterization,and propagation of STOVs,but their nonlinear frequency conversion remains largely unexplored.Here,we experimentally demonstrate the generation of green and ultraviolet(UV)STOVs by frequency upconversion of a STOV carried near-infrared(NIR)pulse emitted by a high repetition rate Yb-doped fiber laser amplifier system.First,we verify that the topological charge of spatiotemporal OAM(ST-OAM)is doubled along with the optical frequency in the second-harmonic generation(SHG)process,which is visualized by the diffraction patterns of the STOVs in the fundamental and second-harmonic field.Second,the space–time characteristic of NIR STOV is successfully mapped to UV STOV by sum-frequency mixing STOV at 1037 nm and Gaussian beams in the green band.Furthermore,we observe the topological charges of the ST-OAM could be degraded owing to strong space–time coupling and complex spatiotemporal astigmatism of such beams.Our results not only deepen our understanding of nonlinear manipulation of STOAM spectra and the generation of STOVs at a new shorter wavelength,but also may promote new applications in both classical and quantum optics.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(11374165,11674181,11674184,61475077)Ministry of Science and Technology of the People’s Republic of China(MOST)(2013CB328702)+1 种基金Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China(MOE)(B07013)PCSIRT(IRT_13R29)
文摘We report the first observation, to the best of our knowledge, of sum-frequency generation in on-chip lithium niobate microdisk resonators. The sum-frequency signal in the 780 nm band, distinct in wavelength from secondharmonic signals, was obtained in lithium niobate microresonators under the pump of two individual 1550 nm band lasers. The sum-frequency conversion efficiency was measured to be 1.4 × 10^(-7) mW^(-1). The dependence of the intensities of the nonlinear signals on the total pump power and the wavelength of one pump laser was investigated while fixing the wavelength of the other. This work paves the way for applications of on-chip lithium niobate microdisk resonators ranging from infrared single-photon detection to infrared spectroscopy.
基金Project supported by the Young Academic Back-bone of Education Commission of Heilongjiang Province,China(Grant Nos.1251G030 and12521154)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11104050,11204056,and 11074061)
文摘We present a method to increase the sum-frequency （SF） outputs in dielectric/antiferromagnet（AF）/Ag sandwich structures for a fixed input power. Two incident waves simultaneously illuminate the upper surface, one is oblique and the other is normal to it. Numerical calculations based on the SiO2/MnF2/Ag and ZnF2/MnF2/Ag structures show that the SF outputs on the upper film increase a few times as compared to those of a single AF film when the thickness of the AF film is one-quarter of the vacuum wavelength. Moreover, the SF outputs generated near the higher resonant frequency will be higher than those obtained near the lower resonant frequency. An optimum AF film thickness is achieved through investigating its effect on the SF outputs in the two different dielectric sandwich structures.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.92050113 and 11674228)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Nos.2016YFA0302500 and 2017YFA0303700)the Shanghai MEC Scientific Innovation Program(No.E00075)。
文摘The control of thermal emission is of great importance for emerging applications in energy conversion and thermometric sensing.Usually,thermal emission at ambient temperature is limited to the midto far-infrared,according to the linear theory of Planck’s law.We experimentally demonstrate a broadband nonlinear thermal emission in the visible-NIR spectrum within a quadradic nonlinear medium,which emits visible thermal radiation through a pump-driven nonlinear upconversion from its mid-IR components even at room temperature,unlike its linear counterpart which requires ultrahigh temperature.The broadband emission is enabled by the crucial random quasi-phase-matching condition in our nonlinear nanocrystal powders.Moreover,nonlinear thermal emission also permits visible thermometry using traditional optical cameras instead of thermal ones.This scheme paves the way to understand thermal radiation dynamics with nonlinearity in many fields,such as nonlinear heat transfer and nonlinear thermodynamics.
文摘We report on the experimental realization of Cerenkov sum-frequency generation across the material dispersion in a one-dimensional, periodically poled ferroelectric crystal. Three schemes of sum-frequency generation, confined only in the vicinity of domain walls and in the form of nonlinear Cerenkov radiation, are demonstrated in normal,degenerated, and anomalous-dispersion-like configurations. We exploit their phase-matching geometries, which exhibit a whole scenario of the evolution of Cerenkov radiation varying with the dispersion relationship among the interaction waves. In addition, two sets of conical sum-frequency generation with different radius and center are demonstrated, which result from scattering assistant phase-matching processes.
基金supported by a post-doctoral fellowship F32HL089074 to Le T.T.,a NSF grant 0416785-MCB,NIH grants R21 EB004966,and R01 EB007243 to Cheng J.X.
文摘This review highlights the recent applications of non-linear optical(NLO)microscopy to study obesity-related health risks.A strong emphasis is given to the applications of coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering(CARS)microscopy where multiple non-linear optical imaging modalities including CARS,sum-frequency generation(SFG),and two-photon fluorescence are employed simultaneously on a single microscope platform.Specific examples on applications of NLO microscopy to study lipid-droplet biology,obesity-cancer relationship,atherosclerosis,and lipidrich biological structures are discussed.
文摘Heterogeneous ice nucleation(HIN)on foreign surfaces plays a crucial role across a wide range of environmental and biological processes,and control of HIN is highly desirable.Functionalizing surfaces to control HIN poses interesting scientific challenges and holds great potential for technological impact.Here,we combine the ice nucleation tuning capability of polyelectrolytes withmussel-inspired adhesives to obtain robust surface functionalization with HIN control.
