Weipeng Wu, Wilder Acuna, Zhixiang Huang, Xi Wang, Lars Gundlach, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch
{"title":"Hybrid Terahertz Emitter for Pulse Shaping and Chirality Control (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Weipeng Wu, Wilder Acuna, Zhixiang Huang, Xi Wang, Lars Gundlach, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570069","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570069","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Terahertz Engineering</b></p><p>Terahertz (THz) technology has applications in many fields. However, the full potential of these applications is often hindered by the need for external THz modulators. The article 2402374, Matthew F. Doty, Joshua M. O. Zide, M. Benjamin Jungfleisch, and co-workers demonstrate a hybrid THz source that overcomes this limitation by integrating two THz emitters into a single device to enable pulse shaping and chirality control of the emitted radiation without external components. Cover image created by Kelly Walker.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570069","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622631","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kun Duan, Chenxi Fan, Ke Chen, Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, Yijun Feng
{"title":"Prephase-Based Reconfigurable Joint Amplitude-Phase Control Metasurface for Multifunctional Scattering Manipulation (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Kun Duan, Chenxi Fan, Ke Chen, Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, Yijun Feng","doi":"10.1002/adom.adom202570067","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.adom202570067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Reconfigurable Metasurface for Multifunctional Scattering Manipulation</b></p><p>The cover image illustrates a reconfigurable metasurface for multifunctional scattering manipulation. Each unit cell integrates p-i-n diodes with tunable equivalent resistance, enabling the metasurface to fully leverage the combined advantages of pre-phased configuration, continuous amplitude tuning, and 1-bit phase control by adjusting the coding sequences. This allows for versatile control over scattering characteristics, paving the way for new opportunities in scattering manipulation and inspiring advanced concepts for next-generation multifunctional devices. For further details, see article number 2402664 by Tian Jiang, Junming Zhao, and co-workers.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.adom202570067","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622626","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Stimuli-Responsive Smart Glass with Switchable Unidirectional Light Source for Enhanced Privacy/Indoor Illumination (Advanced Optical Materials 8/2025)","authors":"Chun-Ting Wu, Pravinraj Selvaraj, Yuan-Chang Tsai, Chi-Tang Huang, Ching-Cherng Sun, Ko-Ting Cheng","doi":"10.1002/adom.202570068","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202570068","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Unidirectional Light Source</b></p><p>The cover of the article 2403088 by Ko-Ting Cheng and co-workers shows a smart window fabricated using advanced liquid crystal technology, offering privacy protection and a unidirectional light source. It emphasizes the unidirectional light functionality, where light enters the liquid crystal cell and exits exclusively through one side of the smart windows, showcasing its distinctive characteristic for enhanced privacy and control.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202570068","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143622630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Electrically Tunable Coupling Between Band-Edge Lasing and Whispering Gallery Modes in Liquid Crystal Microdroplets","authors":"Yu-Chuan Tsao, Hui-Yu Chen, Yang-Fang Chen","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403124","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403124","url":null,"abstract":"<p>This study explores the enhancement of band-edge laser performance through the coupling with whispering gallery modes (WGMs) in electrically tunable blue-phase liquid crystal (BPLC) microdroplets. BPLCs, known for their fast electro-optical response and photonic bandgap properties, are confined within microscale droplets to induce WGMs, which significantly improve band-edge lasing efficiency. A reversible coupling between band-edge and WGM lasing modes is demonstrated by applying an external electric field. The WGMs, formed by total internal reflection along the BPLC microdroplet boundary, reduce the lasing threshold to improve the performance of the band-edge laser. This dual-mode operation also enables to dynamically control the laser's wavelength and polarization with a wide range, expanding its applicability in optical communication and sensing technologies. These findings provide a valuable approach based on the coupling mechanisms between photonic bandgap materials and WGMs, contributing to the future development of highly tunable and adaptive photonic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074608","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Modulation of Sharp-Line Red Emissions to Efficient Broadband Near-Infrared Luminescence in Cr3+-Activated Spinel Phosphors via Defect Engineering","authors":"Shijie Yu, Tingyu Lin, Qianxing Huang, Peigen Zhang, Leqi Yao, Chao Liang, Jianqing Jiang, Qiyue Shao","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403507","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403507","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Spectral tuning toward longer emission wavelengths, while maintaining high quantum efficiency (QE) and thermal stability, remains a formidable challenge for near-infrared (NIR) luminescent materials. Herein, a Mg-deficiency strategy is proposed to achieve the redshift and broadening of Cr<sup>3+</sup> emission in MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub> spinel without sacrificing QE and thermal stability. The emission spectrum shifts from sharp lines around 700 nm for stochiometric MgAl<sub>2</sub>O<sub>4</sub>:Cr<sup>3+</sup> to an ultra-broadband centered at 860 nm for Mg-deficient Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:Cr<sup>3+</sup>, with a profound increase in full width at half maximum (FWHM) from ≈85 to 303 nm. Meanwhile, the Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:0.05Cr<sup>3+</sup> phosphor exhibits an internal QE of 87% and can maintain 80% of initial emission intensity at 150 °C. Moreover, tunable emission bands peaking from 685 to 908 nm are achieved for Mg<sub>0.9</sub>Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3.9</sub>:<i>x</i>Cr<sup>3+</sup> by varying the Cr<sup>3+</sup> concentration. The Cr<sup>3+</sup> broadband emission can be attributed to the formation of Al<sub>Mg</sub> anti-site defects, while the overall lattice contraction caused by the Mg-deficiency contributes to the maintenance of high QE and low thermal quenching. Finally, a NIR phosphor-converted light-emitting diode (pc-LED) is fabricated and its application in nondestructive testing is demonstrated. This study initiates a new way to improve the spectral performance of NIR phosphors while preserving high QE and thermal stability.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074607","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jinling Xie, Jiayue Han, Jiaming Jiang, Lixin Liu, Ziyi Fu, Jun Wang
{"title":"Self-Powered, Broadband, and Polarization-Sensitive Photodetector with Nb-WS2/Ta2NiSe5 Van der Waals Heterostructure","authors":"Jinling Xie, Jiayue Han, Jiaming Jiang, Lixin Liu, Ziyi Fu, Jun Wang","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403463","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403463","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photodetectors play a crucial role in various applications, including communication, imaging, environmental monitoring, and security surveillance. However, developing photodetectors that can simultaneously achieve high sensitivity, high responsivity, low power consumption, polarization sensitivity, and broadband detection remains a significant challenge. In this investigation, the anisotropic properties of Ta₂NiSe₅ are utilized for mid-infrared polarization-sensitive photodetection and select suitable 2D materials to enhance device performance. Nb-WS₂/Ta₂NiSe₅ Van der Waals heterojunction photodetector with low power consumption and broadband response, covering the wavelength range from 405 nm to 3.5 µm, based on the built-in field. Additionally, the device shows excellent performance at 660 nm, with a responsivity of 57.64 A W<sup>−1</sup>, an external quantum efficiency (EQE) of 10 854%, rapid response (118 µs), and recovery times (13 µs). Furthermore, the Nb-WS₂/Ta₂NiSe₅ structure modulates charge distribution at the interface, enhancing polarization sensitivity and the polarization ratio of 2.2 at 3.5 µm. This work provides a novel strategy for the development of multifunctional, high-performance photodetectors and opens new avenues for the design and application of next-generation advanced photodetection devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alessio Lugnan, Stefano Biasi, Alessandro Foradori, Peter Bienstman, Lorenzo Pavesi
{"title":"Reservoir Computing with All-Optical Non-Fading Memory in a Self-Pulsing Microresonator Network","authors":"Alessio Lugnan, Stefano Biasi, Alessandro Foradori, Peter Bienstman, Lorenzo Pavesi","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403133","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Photonic neuromorphic computing may offer promising applications for a broad range of photonic sensors, including optical fiber sensors, to enhance their functionality while avoiding loss of information, energy consumption, and latency due to optical-electrical conversion. However, time-dependent sensor signals usually exhibit much slower timescales than photonic processors, which also generally lack energy-efficient long-term memory. To address this, a first implementation of physical reservoir computing with non-fading memory for multi-timescale signal processing is experimentally demonstrated. This is based on a fully passive network of 64 coupled silicon microring resonators. This compact photonic reservoir is capable of hosting energy-efficient nonlinear dynamics and multistability. It can process and retain input signal information for an extended duration, at least tens of microseconds. This reservoir computing system can learn to infer the timing of a single input pulse and the spike rate of an input spike train, even after a relatively long period following the end of the input excitation. This operation is demonstrated at two different timescales, with approximately a factor of 5 difference. This work presents a novel approach to extending the memory of photonic reservoir computing and its timescale of application.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202403133","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830959","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jianhui Pan, Wei Liu, Lei Ying, Yue Yu, Xianfeng Qiao, Dezhi Yang, Yuguang Ma, Dongge Ma
{"title":"Revealing the Effect of Triplet–Triplet Annihilation Up-Conversion and Improving the Operational Lifetime by Exciton Management in Anthracene- and Pyrene-Based Blue Fluorescent OLEDs","authors":"Jianhui Pan, Wei Liu, Lei Ying, Yue Yu, Xianfeng Qiao, Dezhi Yang, Yuguang Ma, Dongge Ma","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403102","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403102","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Anthracene- and pyrene-based organic fluorescent molecules with hybridized local and charge-transfer (HLCT) process can achieve highly efficient exciton utilization through harvesting high-lying triplet (T<sub>n</sub>, n ≥ 2) excitons via reverse intersystem crossing (hRISC) compared to conventional organic fluorescent molecules, but there exists a serious exciton loss caused by internal conversion (IC) from T<sub>n</sub> to T<sub>1</sub>.Nowadays, the stability difference between anthracene- and pyrene-based HLCT materials in OLEDs is rarely understood. In this article, the aging properties of anthracene derivated PAC and pyrene derivated CPPCN in the fabricated blue fluorescent OLEDs are systematically studied through exciton dynamics theory, and transient electroluminance and impedance spectroscopy measurements. It's experimentally found that the triplet exciton loss caused by IC is responsible for the device degradation. Through doping fluorescent emitter and introducing triplet-triplet annihilation upconversion layers in emissive layer, the IC process is efficiently suppressed and the operational lifetime is enhanced by ≈5.2 and 16 times under the luminance of 1000 cd m<sup>−2</sup> in PAC and CPPCN-based OLEDs, respectively. This work fully demonstrates the differences in the effects of anthracene and pyrene-based HLCT molecules on device stability, providing a basis for further improving the operational lifetime of blue fluorescent OLEDs based on HLCT molecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143830961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Tuning Mechanoluminescence From Red to Near-Infrared Light in CaZnOS:Mn2+","authors":"Hongzhen Liu, Yuhe Shao, Chao Dou, Jing Zhao, Zhen Song, Quanlin Liu","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403472","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Mechanoluminescence (ML) materials can convert mechanical energy into photoelectrons and have significant potential for applications in intelligent sensing, self-driven luminescent displays, and human-computer interaction. Among the numerous ML systems, Mn<sup>2+</sup>-doped wurtzite-based phosphors have become a prominent ML family. However, their ML emissions are typically confined to visible light, which substantially limits their utility in fields such as biomechanics and bioimaging. Here, it is demonstrated that the photoluminescence (PL) and ML emission of CaZnOS:Mn<sup>2+</sup> can be tuned from the red to near-infrared light (peaked at 770 nm) by regulating the Mn<sup>2+</sup> ion concentration. The electronic paramagnetic resonance, PL lifetime, and various spectra reveal that the near-infrared emission originates from the enhanced magnetic interaction of Mn<sup>2+</sup> pairs due to intrinsic defects. The heavy Mn<sup>2+</sup>-doped CaZnOS elastomer with near-infrared ML emission exhibits distinct advantages over low Mn<sup>2+</sup>-doped CaZnOS with only red emission in the field of biomechanical imaging. This work achieves near-infrared emission in CaZnOS phosphors singly doped with Mn<sup>2+</sup> ions for the first time, providing a perspective for spectra broadening of Mn<sup>2+</sup> ions-doped phosphors.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anupa Kumari, MohammadReza Aghdaee, Mathis Van de Voorde, Oluwafemi Stephen Ojambati
{"title":"Few Photons Probe Third-Order Nonlinear Properties of Nanomaterials in a Plasmonic Nanocavity","authors":"Anupa Kumari, MohammadReza Aghdaee, Mathis Van de Voorde, Oluwafemi Stephen Ojambati","doi":"10.1002/adom.202403484","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202403484","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Quantification of nonlinear optical properties is important for nano-optical devices, yet such measurements remain challenging at the single-particle level. Here, enhanced optical fields are harnessed inside a plasmonic nanocavity to mediate efficient nonlinear interactions with an individual particle. Reflection Z-scan technique was performed on individual nanocavities, reaching down to two photons per pulse, thus demonstrating a significantly higher efficiency beyond conventional methods. The few photons are sufficient to extract the nonlinear refractive index and nonlinear absorption coefficient of different nanomaterials, including perovskite and Au nano-objects and a molecular monolayer. This work is of great interest for investigating nonlinear optical interactions on the nanoscale and characterizing nanomaterials, including fragile biomolecules.</p>","PeriodicalId":116,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Optical Materials","volume":"13 14","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adom.202403484","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144074597","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"材料科学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}