We experimentally demonstrate the focusing of visible light with ultra-thin,planar metasurfaces made of concentrically perforated,30-nm-thick gold films.The perforated nano-voids—Babinet-inverted(complementary)nano-a...We experimentally demonstrate the focusing of visible light with ultra-thin,planar metasurfaces made of concentrically perforated,30-nm-thick gold films.The perforated nano-voids—Babinet-inverted(complementary)nano-antennas—create discrete phase shifts and form a desired wavefront of cross-polarized,scattered light.The signal-to-noise ratio in our complementary nano-antenna design is at least one order of magnitude higher than in previous metallic nano-antenna designs.We first study our proof-of-concept‘metalens’with extremely strong focusing ability:focusing at a distance of only 2.5 mm is achieved experimentally with a 4-mm-diameter lens for light at a wavelength of 676 nm.We then extend our work with one of these‘metalenses’and achieve a wavelength-controllable focal length.Optical characterization of the lens confirms that switching the incident wavelength from 676 to 476 nm changes the focal length from 7 to 10 mm,which opens up new opportunities for tuning and spatially separating light at different wavelengths within small,micrometer-scale areas.All the proposed designs can be embedded on-chip or at the end of an optical fiber.The designs also all work for two orthogonal,linear polarizations of incident light.展开更多
Coherent optical control within or through scattering media via wavefront shaping has seen broad applications since its invention around 2007.Wavefront shaping is aimed at overcoming the strong scattering,featured by ...Coherent optical control within or through scattering media via wavefront shaping has seen broad applications since its invention around 2007.Wavefront shaping is aimed at overcoming the strong scattering,featured by random interference,namely speckle patterns.This randomness occurs due to the refractive index inhomogeneity in complex media like biological tissue or the modal dispersion in multimode fiber,yet this randomness is actually deterministic and potentially can be time reversal or precompensated.Various wavefront shaping approaches,such as optical phase conjugation,iterative optimization,and transmission matrix measurement,have been developed to generate tight and intense optical delivery or high-resolution image of an optical object behind or within a scattering medium.The performance of these modula-tions,however,is far from satisfaction.Most recently,artifcial intelligence has brought new inspirations to this field,providing exciting hopes to tackle the challenges by mapping the input and output optical patterns and building a neuron network that inherently links them.In this paper,we survey the developments to date on this topic and briefly discuss our views on how to harness machine learning(deep learning in particular)for further advancements in the field.展开更多
Light passing through a subwavelength hole in an opaque plate is a fundamental concern in both optical science and applications.Using both simulations and experiments,we show that,when a subwavelength hole in a silver...Light passing through a subwavelength hole in an opaque plate is a fundamental concern in both optical science and applications.Using both simulations and experiments,we show that,when a subwavelength hole in a silver thin film is surrounded by well-designed patterns of grooves,the wavefront of the infrared light through it can be shaped into a preset complicated pattern such as a Latin letter‘L’or‘O’at a given position instead of being diffracted in all directions.The design is created via the surface-wave-holography method,which allows direct determination of the surface plasmonic structure for a given wavefront-engineering functionality without the need to solve complex inverse problems.The results will deepen current understanding of this enduring issue and will find applications in many fields such as wave manipulation and sensing.展开更多
Scattering of waves, e.g., light, due to medium inhomogeneity is ubiquitous in physics and isconsidered detrimental for many applications. Wavefront shaping technology is a powerful tool to defeatscattering and focus ...Scattering of waves, e.g., light, due to medium inhomogeneity is ubiquitous in physics and isconsidered detrimental for many applications. Wavefront shaping technology is a powerful tool to defeatscattering and focus light through inhomogeneous media, which is vital for optical imaging, communication,therapy, etc. Wavefront shaping based on the scattering matrix (SM) is extremely useful in handling dynamicprocesses in the linear regime. However, the implementation of such a method for controlling light in nonlinearmedia is still a challenge and has been unexplored until now. We report a method to determine the SM ofnonlinear scattering media with second-order nonlinearity. We experimentally demonstrate its feasibility inwavefront control and realize focusing of nonlinear signals through strongly scattering quadratic media.Moreover, we show that statistical properties of this SM still follow the random matrix theory. The scattering-matrix approach of nonlinear scattering medium opens a path toward nonlinear signal recovery, nonlinearimaging, microscopic object tracking, and complex environment quantum information processing.展开更多
The ever-increasing demand for training and inferring with larger machine-learning models requires more efficient hardware solutions due to limitations such as power dissipation and scalability.Optics is a promising c...The ever-increasing demand for training and inferring with larger machine-learning models requires more efficient hardware solutions due to limitations such as power dissipation and scalability.Optics is a promising contender for providing lower power computation,since light propagation through a nonabsorbing medium is a lossless operation.However,to carry out useful and efficient computations with light,generating and controlling nonlinearity optically is a necessity that is still elusive.Multimode fibers(MMFs)have been shown that they can provide nonlinear effects with microwatts of average power while maintaining parallelism and low loss.We propose an optical neural network architecture that performs nonlinear optical computation by controlling the propagation of ultrashort pulses in MMF by wavefront shaping.With a surrogate model,optimal sets of parameters are found to program this optical computer for different tasks with minimal utilization of an electronic computer.We show a remarkable decrease of 97%in the number of model parameters,which leads to an overall 99%digital operation reduction compared to an equivalently performing digital neural network.We further demonstrate that a fully optical implementation can also be performed with competitive accuracies.展开更多
Optical endoscopy has become an essential diagnostic and therapeutic approach in modern biomedicine for directly observing organs and tissues deep inside the human body,enabling non-invasive,rapid diagnosis and treatm...Optical endoscopy has become an essential diagnostic and therapeutic approach in modern biomedicine for directly observing organs and tissues deep inside the human body,enabling non-invasive,rapid diagnosis and treatment.Optical fiber endoscopy is highly competitive among various endoscopic imaging techniques due to its high flexibility,compact structure,excellent resolution,and resistance to electromagnetic interference.Over the past decade,endoscopes based on a single multimode optical fiber(MMF)have attracted widespread research interest due to their potential to significantly reduce the footprint of optical fiber endoscopes and enhance imaging capabilities.In comparison with other imaging principles of MMF endoscopes,the scanning imaging method based on the wavefront shaping technique is highly developed and provides benefits including excellent imaging contrast,broad applicability to complex imaging scenarios,and good compatibility with various well-established scanning imaging modalities.In this review,various technical routes to achieve light focusing through MMF and procedures to conduct the scanning imaging of MMF endoscopes are introduced.The advancements in imaging performance enhancements,integrations of various imaging modalities with MMF scanning endoscopes,and applications are summarized.Challenges specific to this endoscopic imaging technology are analyzed,and potential remedies and avenues for future developments are discussed.展开更多
In this Letter,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a lens-free wavefront shaping method that utilizes synchronized signal block beam alignment and a genetic algorithm(SSBGA)for a diffuse non-line-of-sight(NLOS)v...In this Letter,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a lens-free wavefront shaping method that utilizes synchronized signal block beam alignment and a genetic algorithm(SSBGA)for a diffuse non-line-of-sight(NLOS)visible light communication(VLC)system.The proposed method effectively controls the position and mobility of visible light beams by partitioning spatial light modulator pixels and manipulating beams to converge at distinct spatial positions,thereby enhancing wavefront shaping efficiency,which achieves a significant 23.9 dB optical power enhancement at+2 mm offset,surpassing the lens-based continuous sequence(CS)scheme by 21.7 dB.At+40°angle,the improvement reaches up to 11.8 dB and 16.8 dB compared to the results with and without lens-based CS,respectively.A maximum rate of 5.16 Gbps is successfully achieved using bit-power loading discrete multi-tone(DMT)modulation and the proposed SSBGA in an NLOS VLC system,which outperforms the lens-based CS by 1.07 Gbps and obtains a power saving of 55.6%during the transmission at4 Gbps.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first time that high-speed communication has been realized in an NLOS VLC system without a lens.展开更多
Three-dimensional(3D) nonlinear photonic crystals have received intensive interest as an ideal platform to study nonlinear wave interactions and explore their applications. Periodic fork-shaped gratings are extremely ...Three-dimensional(3D) nonlinear photonic crystals have received intensive interest as an ideal platform to study nonlinear wave interactions and explore their applications. Periodic fork-shaped gratings are extremely important in this context because they are capable of generating second-harmonic vortex beams from a fundamental Gaussian wave, which has versatile applications in optical trapping and materials engineering. However, previous studies mainly focused on the normal incidence of the fundamental Gaussian beam, resulting in symmetric emissions of the second-harmonic vortices. Here we present an experimental study on second-harmonic vortex generation in periodic fork-shaped gratings at oblique incidence, in comparison with the case of normal incidence. More quasi-phase-matching resonant wavelengths have been observed at oblique incidence, and the second-harmonic emissions become asymmetric against the incident beam.These results agree well with theoretic explanations. The oblique incidence of the fundamental wave is also used for the generation of second-harmonic Bessel beams with uniform azimuthal intensity distributions. Our study is important for a deeper understanding of nonlinear interactions in a 3D periodic medium. It also paves the way toward achieving highquality structured beams at new frequencies, which is important for manipulation of the orbital angular momentum of light.展开更多
基金This work is partially supported by Air Force Office of Scientific Research grant FA9550-12-1-0024,U.S.Army Research Office grant 57981-PH(W911NF-11-1-0359 and grant“Flat photonics with metasurfaces”)NSF grant DMR-1120923A V Kildishev is supported by the AFRL Materials and Manufacturing Directorate Applied Metamaterials Program with UES,Inc.
文摘We experimentally demonstrate the focusing of visible light with ultra-thin,planar metasurfaces made of concentrically perforated,30-nm-thick gold films.The perforated nano-voids—Babinet-inverted(complementary)nano-antennas—create discrete phase shifts and form a desired wavefront of cross-polarized,scattered light.The signal-to-noise ratio in our complementary nano-antenna design is at least one order of magnitude higher than in previous metallic nano-antenna designs.We first study our proof-of-concept‘metalens’with extremely strong focusing ability:focusing at a distance of only 2.5 mm is achieved experimentally with a 4-mm-diameter lens for light at a wavelength of 676 nm.We then extend our work with one of these‘metalenses’and achieve a wavelength-controllable focal length.Optical characterization of the lens confirms that switching the incident wavelength from 676 to 476 nm changes the focal length from 7 to 10 mm,which opens up new opportunities for tuning and spatially separating light at different wavelengths within small,micrometer-scale areas.All the proposed designs can be embedded on-chip or at the end of an optical fiber.The designs also all work for two orthogonal,linear polarizations of incident light.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81671726 and 81627805)the Hong Kong Research Grant Council(No.25204416)+1 种基金the Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission(No.JCYJ20170818104421564)the Hong Kong Innovation and Technology Commission(No.ITS/022/18).
文摘Coherent optical control within or through scattering media via wavefront shaping has seen broad applications since its invention around 2007.Wavefront shaping is aimed at overcoming the strong scattering,featured by random interference,namely speckle patterns.This randomness occurs due to the refractive index inhomogeneity in complex media like biological tissue or the modal dispersion in multimode fiber,yet this randomness is actually deterministic and potentially can be time reversal or precompensated.Various wavefront shaping approaches,such as optical phase conjugation,iterative optimization,and transmission matrix measurement,have been developed to generate tight and intense optical delivery or high-resolution image of an optical object behind or within a scattering medium.The performance of these modula-tions,however,is far from satisfaction.Most recently,artifcial intelligence has brought new inspirations to this field,providing exciting hopes to tackle the challenges by mapping the input and output optical patterns and building a neuron network that inherently links them.In this paper,we survey the developments to date on this topic and briefly discuss our views on how to harness machine learning(deep learning in particular)for further advancements in the field.
基金This work was supported by the National Basic Research Foundation of China under grant no.2011CB922002 and Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(No.Y1V2013L11).
文摘Light passing through a subwavelength hole in an opaque plate is a fundamental concern in both optical science and applications.Using both simulations and experiments,we show that,when a subwavelength hole in a silver thin film is surrounded by well-designed patterns of grooves,the wavefront of the infrared light through it can be shaped into a preset complicated pattern such as a Latin letter‘L’or‘O’at a given position instead of being diffracted in all directions.The design is created via the surface-wave-holography method,which allows direct determination of the surface plasmonic structure for a given wavefront-engineering functionality without the need to solve complex inverse problems.The results will deepen current understanding of this enduring issue and will find applications in many fields such as wave manipulation and sensing.
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China (No. 2018YFA0306301)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12192252, 62022058, 12074252, and 12004245)+2 种基金the Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project (No. 2019SHZDZX01ZX06)the Shanghai Rising-Star Program (No. 20QA1405400)the Yangyang Development Fund.
文摘Scattering of waves, e.g., light, due to medium inhomogeneity is ubiquitous in physics and isconsidered detrimental for many applications. Wavefront shaping technology is a powerful tool to defeatscattering and focus light through inhomogeneous media, which is vital for optical imaging, communication,therapy, etc. Wavefront shaping based on the scattering matrix (SM) is extremely useful in handling dynamicprocesses in the linear regime. However, the implementation of such a method for controlling light in nonlinearmedia is still a challenge and has been unexplored until now. We report a method to determine the SM ofnonlinear scattering media with second-order nonlinearity. We experimentally demonstrate its feasibility inwavefront control and realize focusing of nonlinear signals through strongly scattering quadratic media.Moreover, we show that statistical properties of this SM still follow the random matrix theory. The scattering-matrix approach of nonlinear scattering medium opens a path toward nonlinear signal recovery, nonlinearimaging, microscopic object tracking, and complex environment quantum information processing.
文摘The ever-increasing demand for training and inferring with larger machine-learning models requires more efficient hardware solutions due to limitations such as power dissipation and scalability.Optics is a promising contender for providing lower power computation,since light propagation through a nonabsorbing medium is a lossless operation.However,to carry out useful and efficient computations with light,generating and controlling nonlinearity optically is a necessity that is still elusive.Multimode fibers(MMFs)have been shown that they can provide nonlinear effects with microwatts of average power while maintaining parallelism and low loss.We propose an optical neural network architecture that performs nonlinear optical computation by controlling the propagation of ultrashort pulses in MMF by wavefront shaping.With a surrogate model,optimal sets of parameters are found to program this optical computer for different tasks with minimal utilization of an electronic computer.We show a remarkable decrease of 97%in the number of model parameters,which leads to an overall 99%digital operation reduction compared to an equivalently performing digital neural network.We further demonstrate that a fully optical implementation can also be performed with competitive accuracies.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(62135007 and 61925502).
文摘Optical endoscopy has become an essential diagnostic and therapeutic approach in modern biomedicine for directly observing organs and tissues deep inside the human body,enabling non-invasive,rapid diagnosis and treatment.Optical fiber endoscopy is highly competitive among various endoscopic imaging techniques due to its high flexibility,compact structure,excellent resolution,and resistance to electromagnetic interference.Over the past decade,endoscopes based on a single multimode optical fiber(MMF)have attracted widespread research interest due to their potential to significantly reduce the footprint of optical fiber endoscopes and enhance imaging capabilities.In comparison with other imaging principles of MMF endoscopes,the scanning imaging method based on the wavefront shaping technique is highly developed and provides benefits including excellent imaging contrast,broad applicability to complex imaging scenarios,and good compatibility with various well-established scanning imaging modalities.In this review,various technical routes to achieve light focusing through MMF and procedures to conduct the scanning imaging of MMF endoscopes are introduced.The advancements in imaging performance enhancements,integrations of various imaging modalities with MMF scanning endoscopes,and applications are summarized.Challenges specific to this endoscopic imaging technology are analyzed,and potential remedies and avenues for future developments are discussed.
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(No.2022YFB2802803)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.61925104,62031011,and 62201157)。
文摘In this Letter,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a lens-free wavefront shaping method that utilizes synchronized signal block beam alignment and a genetic algorithm(SSBGA)for a diffuse non-line-of-sight(NLOS)visible light communication(VLC)system.The proposed method effectively controls the position and mobility of visible light beams by partitioning spatial light modulator pixels and manipulating beams to converge at distinct spatial positions,thereby enhancing wavefront shaping efficiency,which achieves a significant 23.9 dB optical power enhancement at+2 mm offset,surpassing the lens-based continuous sequence(CS)scheme by 21.7 dB.At+40°angle,the improvement reaches up to 11.8 dB and 16.8 dB compared to the results with and without lens-based CS,respectively.A maximum rate of 5.16 Gbps is successfully achieved using bit-power loading discrete multi-tone(DMT)modulation and the proposed SSBGA in an NLOS VLC system,which outperforms the lens-based CS by 1.07 Gbps and obtains a power saving of 55.6%during the transmission at4 Gbps.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first time that high-speed communication has been realized in an NLOS VLC system without a lens.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 12274248, 62275136, 61905124,and 61905125)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province (No. LY22F050009)+1 种基金the Australian Research Councilthe K.C.Wong Magna Fund of Ningbo University。
文摘Three-dimensional(3D) nonlinear photonic crystals have received intensive interest as an ideal platform to study nonlinear wave interactions and explore their applications. Periodic fork-shaped gratings are extremely important in this context because they are capable of generating second-harmonic vortex beams from a fundamental Gaussian wave, which has versatile applications in optical trapping and materials engineering. However, previous studies mainly focused on the normal incidence of the fundamental Gaussian beam, resulting in symmetric emissions of the second-harmonic vortices. Here we present an experimental study on second-harmonic vortex generation in periodic fork-shaped gratings at oblique incidence, in comparison with the case of normal incidence. More quasi-phase-matching resonant wavelengths have been observed at oblique incidence, and the second-harmonic emissions become asymmetric against the incident beam.These results agree well with theoretic explanations. The oblique incidence of the fundamental wave is also used for the generation of second-harmonic Bessel beams with uniform azimuthal intensity distributions. Our study is important for a deeper understanding of nonlinear interactions in a 3D periodic medium. It also paves the way toward achieving highquality structured beams at new frequencies, which is important for manipulation of the orbital angular momentum of light.
