Shaping either the spatial or the spectral output of a nonlinear interaction is accomplished by introducing basic concepts of computer-generated holography into the nonlinear optics regime. The possibilities of arbitr...Shaping either the spatial or the spectral output of a nonlinear interaction is accomplished by introducing basic concepts of computer-generated holography into the nonlinear optics regime. The possibilities of arbitrarily spatially shaping the result of a nonlinear interaction are presented for different phase-matching schemes allowing for both one- and two-dimensional shaping. Shaping the spectrum of a beam in nonlinear interaction is also possible by utilizing similar holographic techniques. The novel and complete control of the output of a nonlinear interaction opens exciting options in the fields of particle manipulation, optical communications, spectroscopy and quantum information.展开更多
A 3D nonlinear photonic crystal containing four parallel segments of periodicχ^((2))grating structure is fabricated employing the femtosecond laser poling of ferroelectric Ca_(0.28)Ba_(0.72)Nb_(2)O_(6) crystal.The se...A 3D nonlinear photonic crystal containing four parallel segments of periodicχ^((2))grating structure is fabricated employing the femtosecond laser poling of ferroelectric Ca_(0.28)Ba_(0.72)Nb_(2)O_(6) crystal.The second harmonic generation from this foursegment structure is studied with a fundamental Gaussian wave.By tuning the wavelength of the fundamental wave,the second harmonic varies from the Laguerre-Gaussian beam(topological charge l_(c)=1)to the higher-order Hermite-Gaussian beam and Laguerre-Gaussian again(l_(c)=−1).This effect is caused by the wavelength-dependent phase delays introduced by the four-grating structure.Our study contributes to a deeper understanding of nonlinear wave interactions in 3D nonlinear photonic crystals.It also offers new possibilities for special beam generation at new frequencies and their control.展开更多
基金supported by the Israel Science Foundation(1310/13)the Israeli Ministry of Science,Technology and Space in the framework of the Israel–Italy bi-national collaboration program
文摘Shaping either the spatial or the spectral output of a nonlinear interaction is accomplished by introducing basic concepts of computer-generated holography into the nonlinear optics regime. The possibilities of arbitrarily spatially shaping the result of a nonlinear interaction are presented for different phase-matching schemes allowing for both one- and two-dimensional shaping. Shaping the spectrum of a beam in nonlinear interaction is also possible by utilizing similar holographic techniques. The novel and complete control of the output of a nonlinear interaction opens exciting options in the fields of particle manipulation, optical communications, spectroscopy and quantum information.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12274248,62275136,and 12361141815)the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(No.LY22F050009)the K.C.Wong Magna Fund of Ningbo University.
文摘A 3D nonlinear photonic crystal containing four parallel segments of periodicχ^((2))grating structure is fabricated employing the femtosecond laser poling of ferroelectric Ca_(0.28)Ba_(0.72)Nb_(2)O_(6) crystal.The second harmonic generation from this foursegment structure is studied with a fundamental Gaussian wave.By tuning the wavelength of the fundamental wave,the second harmonic varies from the Laguerre-Gaussian beam(topological charge l_(c)=1)to the higher-order Hermite-Gaussian beam and Laguerre-Gaussian again(l_(c)=−1).This effect is caused by the wavelength-dependent phase delays introduced by the four-grating structure.Our study contributes to a deeper understanding of nonlinear wave interactions in 3D nonlinear photonic crystals.It also offers new possibilities for special beam generation at new frequencies and their control.
