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Dual-step photo-induced self-assembled hydrogel for endogenous oral mucosal wound healing 双步光诱导自组装水凝胶用于内源性口腔黏膜伤口愈合
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01837-7
Shaojun Fang, Qiangqiang Zhou, Mengqi Zhou, Changyi Li, Huaxing Xu, Hongyu Tang, Wanlu Zhang, Ruiqian Guo, Xiaoling Wei, Rongjun Zhang
{"title":"Dual-step photo-induced self-assembled hydrogel for endogenous oral mucosal wound healing","authors":"Shaojun Fang, Qiangqiang Zhou, Mengqi Zhou, Changyi Li, Huaxing Xu, Hongyu Tang, Wanlu Zhang, Ruiqian Guo, Xiaoling Wei, Rongjun Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01837-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01837-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p>By introducing piezoelectric materials into hydrogel oral dressings, a microelectric field could be generated under stress stimulation, thus facilitating oral wound healing. However, to adapt to the moist and dynamic environment of the oral cavity, traditional “step-by-step” synthesis often requires the combination of materials with different functionalities. Given the property differences between these materials, this strategy typically involves complex experimental procedures and unnecessary energy consumption. In this study, with the concept of “integrated construction”, we innovatively proposed a dual-step photo-induced method and successfully fabricated composite hydrogels with excellent performance. We introduced abundant oxygen vacancies into ZnO, leveraging the enhanced interface dynamics to achieve sustained photo-induced effect. With a double-network polymer framework as a template, this method could achieve the photo-induced spontaneous in-situ synthesis of polydopamine (PDA) within hydrogel without any extra special experimental conditions and complex operation procedures. We conducted a thorough analysis of the mechanism underlying this photo-induced method and applied the as-prepared hydrogel for the treatment of oral wounds, which significantly accelerated the healing process due to the outstanding comprehensive performance of hydrogel. These results suggest novel ideas and theoretical support for the facile construction of high-performance hydrogels based on photodynamic principles, demonstrating immense potential for future applications in wound dressings.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"57 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143979535","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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3D nanoprinted fiber-interfaced hollow-core waveguides for high-accuracy nanoparticle tracking analysis 用于高精度纳米颗粒跟踪分析的3D纳米打印光纤接口空心波导
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01827-9
Diana Pereira, Torsten Wieduwilt, Walter Hauswald, Matthias Zeisberger, Marta S. Ferreira, Markus A. Schmidt
{"title":"3D nanoprinted fiber-interfaced hollow-core waveguides for high-accuracy nanoparticle tracking analysis","authors":"Diana Pereira, Torsten Wieduwilt, Walter Hauswald, Matthias Zeisberger, Marta S. Ferreira, Markus A. Schmidt","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01827-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01827-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The integration of functional components into flexible photonic environments is a critical area of research in integrated photonics and is essential for high-precision sensing. This work presents a novel concept of interfacing square-core hollow-core waveguides with commercially available optical fibers using 3D nanoprinting, and demonstrates its practical relevance through a nanoscience-based characterization technique. In detail, this innovative concept results in a monolithic, fully fiber-integrated device with key advantages such as alignment-free operation, high-purity fundamental mode excitation, full polarization control, and a unique handling flexibility. For the first time, the application potential of a fiber-interfaced waveguide in nanoscale analysis is demonstrated by performing nanoparticle-tracking-analysis experiments. These experiments involve the tracking and analysis of individual gold nanospheres diffusing in the hollow core waveguide, enabled by nearly aberration-free imaging, extended observation times, and homogeneous light-line illumination. The study comprehensively covers design strategy, experimental implementation, key principles, optical characterization, and practical applications. The fiber-interfaced hollow-core waveguide concept offers significant potential for applications in bioanalytics, environmental sciences, quantum technologies, optical manipulation, and life sciences. It also paves the way for the development of novel all-fiber devices that exploit enhanced light-matter interaction in a monolithic form suitable for flexible and remote applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143979438","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Operando ZnO recrystallization for efficient quantum-dot light-emitting diodes 高效量子点发光二极管的ZnO再结晶研究
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01867-1
Song Wang, Shihao Liu, Ting Wang, Jialin Bai, Jingyu Peng, Hanzhuang Zhang, Wenfa Xie, Wenyu Ji
{"title":"Operando ZnO recrystallization for efficient quantum-dot light-emitting diodes","authors":"Song Wang, Shihao Liu, Ting Wang, Jialin Bai, Jingyu Peng, Hanzhuang Zhang, Wenfa Xie, Wenyu Ji","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01867-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01867-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>ZnO nanoparticles (NPs) play a crucial role in advancing quantum-dot light-emitting diodes (QLEDs) because of their excellent electron transport properties. While the conductivity of ZnO is determined by both the density and mobility of charge carriers, a previously overlooked problem is that excessive carrier density in ZnO can lead to nonradiative Auger recombination at the quantum-dot/ZnO interface. An ideal electron transport layer should possess both high mobility and low carrier density. Here, we achieve such transport properties in ZnO NP films through operando recrystallization, a process triggered by the diffusion of Al ions from the cathode under acidic conditions. This diffusion induces the coalescence of neighboring ZnO NPs, forming defect-passivated, long-range ZnO crystals. When used as the electron transport layer in QLEDs, recrystallized ZnO NPs enhance the external quantum efficiency from 17.2% to 33.7% compared with devices with conventional ZnO electron transport layers. These findings offer valuable insights into the development of charge transport materials for high-performance optoelectronic devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"143 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143979536","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Lanthanide-based metal halides prepared at room temperature by recrystallization method for X-ray imaging 室温下用x射线成像重结晶法制备镧系金属卤化物
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-14 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01839-5
Huwei Li, Kai Li, Zheyu Li, Xinyu Fu, Qingxing Yang, Nan Wang, Xinyu Wang, Jing Feng, Shuyan Song, Hongjie Zhang
{"title":"Lanthanide-based metal halides prepared at room temperature by recrystallization method for X-ray imaging","authors":"Huwei Li, Kai Li, Zheyu Li, Xinyu Fu, Qingxing Yang, Nan Wang, Xinyu Wang, Jing Feng, Shuyan Song, Hongjie Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01839-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01839-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lanthanide (Ln)-based metal halides with excellent luminescence properties, large Stokes shifts, and low toxicity have aroused wide attention as scintillators for X-ray imaging. However, the lack of fast and mild synthesis methods of Ln-based metal halides, as one of the technical challenges, limits their applications. Here, benefiting from the innovative selection of methanol and ethanol as the solvent and anti-solvent, respectively, a series of Cs<sub>3</sub>LnCl<sub>6</sub> (Ln = Ce, Pr, Nd, Sm, Eu, Gd, Tb, Dy, Ho, Er, Tm, Yb, Lu) microcrystals (MCs) were prepared via the recrystallization method at room temperature for the first time. This recrystallization method could also realize large-scale production at one time and recyclable recrystallization of single-element MCs and the preparation of high-entropy five-element Cs<sub>3</sub>{TbDyHoErTm}<sub>1</sub>Cl<sub>6</sub> crystals. Among these Cs<sub>3</sub>LnCl<sub>6</sub> MCs, Cs<sub>3</sub>TbCl<sub>6</sub> MCs with 4f → 5d absorption transition possess the highest photoluminescence quantum yield of 90.8%. Besides, under X-ray irradiation, Cs<sub>3</sub>TbCl<sub>6</sub> MCs show a high light yield of ~51,800 photons MeV<sup>−1</sup> and the as-fabricated thin films possess promising X-ray imaging ability and excellent spatial resolutions (12 lp mm<sup>−1</sup>). This work provides a new method for ultrafast preparing Ln-based metal halides under mild synthetic conditions and highlights their excellent potential as scintillators for X-ray imaging.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"114 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143945964","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quantum CZ gates on a single gradient metasurface 单梯度超表面上的量子CZ门
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01871-5
Qi Liu, Yu Tian, Zhaohua Tian, Yali Jia, Guixin Li, Xi-Feng Ren, Qihuang Gong, Ying Gu
{"title":"Quantum CZ gates on a single gradient metasurface","authors":"Qi Liu, Yu Tian, Zhaohua Tian, Yali Jia, Guixin Li, Xi-Feng Ren, Qihuang Gong, Ying Gu","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01871-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01871-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For the requirement of quantum photonic integration in on-chip quantum information, we propose a scheme to realize quantum controlled-Z (CZ) gates through single gradient metasurface. Using its parallel beam-splitting feature, i.e., a series of connected beamsplitters with the same splitting ratio, one metasurface can support a polarization encoding CZ gate or path encoding CZ gate, several independent CZ gates, and cascade CZ gates. Taking advantage that the path of output state is locked by the polarization of input state, path encoding CZ gates can efficiently filter out bit-flip errors coming from beam-splitting processes. These CZ gates also have the potential to detect quantum errors and generate high-dimensional entanglement through multi-degree-of-freedom correlation on metasurfaces. By integrating quantum CZ gates into a single metasurface, our results open an avenue for high-density and multifunctional integration of quantum devices.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"230 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143940284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Control and enhancement of optical nonlinearities in plasmonic semiconductor nanostructures 等离子体半导体纳米结构中光学非线性的控制与增强
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01783-4
Andrea Rossetti, Huatian Hu, Tommaso Venanzi, Adel Bousseksou, Federico De Luca, Thomas Deckert, Valeria Giliberti, Marialilia Pea, Isabelle Sagnes, Gregoire Beaudoin, Paolo Biagioni, Enrico Baù, Stefan A. Maier, Andreas Tittl, Daniele Brida, Raffaele Colombelli, Michele Ortolani, Cristian Ciracì
{"title":"Control and enhancement of optical nonlinearities in plasmonic semiconductor nanostructures","authors":"Andrea Rossetti, Huatian Hu, Tommaso Venanzi, Adel Bousseksou, Federico De Luca, Thomas Deckert, Valeria Giliberti, Marialilia Pea, Isabelle Sagnes, Gregoire Beaudoin, Paolo Biagioni, Enrico Baù, Stefan A. Maier, Andreas Tittl, Daniele Brida, Raffaele Colombelli, Michele Ortolani, Cristian Ciracì","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01783-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01783-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The efficiency of nanoscale nonlinear elements in photonic integrated circuits is hindered by the physical limits to the nonlinear optical response of dielectrics, which cannot be engineered as it is a fundamental material property. Here, we experimentally demonstrate that ultrafast optical nonlinearities in doped semiconductors can be engineered and can easily exceed those of conventional undoped dielectrics. The electron response of heavily doped semiconductors acquires in fact a hydrodynamic character that introduces nonlocal effects as well as additional nonlinear sources. Our experimental findings are supported by a comprehensive computational analysis based on the hydrodynamic model. In particular, by studying third-harmonic generation from plasmonic nanoantenna arrays made out of heavily n-doped InGaAs with increasing levels of free-carrier density, we discriminate between hydrodynamic and dielectric nonlinearities. Most importantly, we demonstrate that the maximum nonlinear efficiency as well as its spectral location can be engineered by tuning the doping level. Crucially, the maximum efficiency can be increased by almost two orders of magnitude with respect to the classical dielectric nonlinearity. Having employed the common material platform InGaAs/InP that supports integrated waveguides, our findings pave the way for future exploitation of plasmonic nonlinearities in all-semiconductor photonic integrated circuits.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"113 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143940283","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Tracing the origin of near-infrared emissions emanating from manganese (II) 锰(II)近红外辐射源的溯源
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01816-y
Yu Xiao, Xun Yang, Hao-Ran Zhao, Dan Wu, Ming-Xing Chen, Tianxiang Zheng, Rui Zhang, Ling-Dong Sun, Chun-Hua Yan
{"title":"Tracing the origin of near-infrared emissions emanating from manganese (II)","authors":"Yu Xiao, Xun Yang, Hao-Ran Zhao, Dan Wu, Ming-Xing Chen, Tianxiang Zheng, Rui Zhang, Ling-Dong Sun, Chun-Hua Yan","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01816-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01816-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The enduring enigma surrounding the near-infrared (NIR) emission of Mn<sup>2+</sup> continues to ignite intense academic discussions. Numerous hypotheses have emerged from extensive research endeavors to explain this phenomenon, such as the formation of Mn<sup>2+</sup>–Mn<sup>2+</sup> ion pairs, Mn<sup>2+</sup> occupying cubically coordinated sites, as well as conjectures positing the involvement of Mn<sup>3+</sup> oxidized from Mn<sup>2+</sup> or defects. Despite these diverse and valuable insights, none of the hypotheses have yet achieved broad consensus. In this study, we have observed prolonged fluorescence lifetimes (~10 ms) for the NIR emissions of Mn<sup>2+</sup> ions, hinting at these ions occupying the high-symmetry octahedral sites inherent to the garnet lattice. This inference is supported by the corroborating results from X-ray absorption fine structure analysis and first-principles calculations. The intense crystal field of octahedral sites, similar to that of AlO<sub>6</sub>, facilitates the splitting of <i>d</i>–<i>d</i> energy levels, thereby inducing a red-shift in the emission spectrum to the NIR region due to the transition <sup>4</sup>T<sub>1</sub>(<sup>4</sup>G) → <sup>6</sup>A<sub>1</sub>(<sup>6</sup>S) of isolated Mn<sup>2+</sup>. Our findings not only offer a plausible rationale for the NIR emission exhibited by other Mn<sup>2+</sup>-activated garnet phosphors but also pave a definitive route towards understanding the fundamental mechanisms responsible for the NIR emission of Mn<sup>2+</sup> ions.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"117 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143940282","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Quantum entanglement network enabled by a state-multiplexing quantum light source 由状态复用量子光源实现的量子纠缠网络
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01805-1
Yun-Ru Fan, Yue Luo, Kai Guo, Jin-Peng Wu, Hong Zeng, Guang-Wei Deng, You Wang, Hai-Zhi Song, Zhen Wang, Li-Xing You, Guang-Can Guo, Qiang Zhou
{"title":"Quantum entanglement network enabled by a state-multiplexing quantum light source","authors":"Yun-Ru Fan, Yue Luo, Kai Guo, Jin-Peng Wu, Hong Zeng, Guang-Wei Deng, You Wang, Hai-Zhi Song, Zhen Wang, Li-Xing You, Guang-Can Guo, Qiang Zhou","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01805-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01805-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A fully connected quantum network with a wavelength division multiplexing architecture plays an increasingly pivotal role in quantum information technology. With such architecture, an entanglement-based network has been demonstrated in which an entangled photon-pair source distributes quantum entanglement resources to many users. Despite these remarkable advances, the scalability of the architecture could be constrained by the finite spectrum resource, where <span>({mathscr{O}}left({N}^{2}right))</span> wavelength channels are needed to connect <i>N</i> users, thus impeding further progress in real-world scenarios. Here, we propose a scheme for the wavelength division multiplexing entanglement-based network using a state-multiplexing quantum light source. With a dual-pump configuration, the feasibility of our approach is demonstrated by generating state-multiplexing photon pairs at multiple wavelength channels with a silicon nitride microring resonator chip. In our demonstration, we establish a fully connected graph between four users with six wavelength channels—saving half of which without sacrificing functionality and performance of the secure communication. A total asymptotic secure key rate of 1946.9 bps is obtained by performing the BBM92 protocol with the distributed state. The network topology of our method has great potential for developing a scalable quantum network with significantly minimized infrastructure requirements.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"37 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143933332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Photon–photon chemical thermodynamics of frequency conversion processes in highly multimode systems 高多模系统中频率转换过程的光子-光子化学热力学
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01856-4
Huizhong Ren, Georgios G. Pyrialakos, Qi Zhong, Fan O. Wu, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Demetrios N. Christodoulides
{"title":"Photon–photon chemical thermodynamics of frequency conversion processes in highly multimode systems","authors":"Huizhong Ren, Georgios G. Pyrialakos, Qi Zhong, Fan O. Wu, Mercedeh Khajavikhan, Demetrios N. Christodoulides","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01856-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01856-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Frequency generation in highly multimode nonlinear optical systems is inherently a complex process, giving rise to an exceedingly convoluted landscape of evolution dynamics. While predicting and controlling the global conversion efficiencies in such nonlinear environments has long been considered impossible, here, we formally address this challenge even in scenarios involving a very large number of spatial modes. By utilizing fundamental notions from optical statistical mechanics, we develop a universal theoretical framework that effectively treats all frequency components as chemical reactants/products, capable of undergoing optical thermodynamic reactions facilitated by a variety of multi-wave mixing effects. These photon–photon reactions are governed by conservation laws that directly determine the optical temperatures and chemical potentials of the ensued chemical equilibria for each frequency species. In this context, we develop a comprehensive stoichiometric model and formally derive an expression that relates the chemical potentials to the optical stoichiometric coefficients, in a manner akin to atomic/molecular chemical reactions. This advancement unlocks new predictive capabilities that can facilitate the optimization of frequency generation in highly multimode photonic arrangements, surpassing the limitations of conventional schemes that rely exclusively on nonlinear optical dynamics. Notably, we identify a universal regime of Rayleigh–Jeans thermalization where an optical reaction at near-zero optical temperatures can promote the complete and entropically irreversible conversion of light to the fundamental mode at a target frequency. Our theoretical results are corroborated by numerical simulations in settings where second-harmonic generation, sum-frequency generation and four-wave mixing processes can manifest.</p>","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"27 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143933334","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Transverse mode coupling in monolithic few-mode fiber laser oscillators. 单片少模光纤激光振荡器的横模耦合。
Light-Science & Applications Pub Date : 2025-05-12 DOI: 10.1038/s41377-025-01862-6
Binyu Rao,Jinbao Chen,Zefeng Wang,Hao Li,Baolai Yang,Rong Zhao,Xinyu Ye,Hengyu Tang,Meng Wang,Zhixian Li,Zilun Chen,Jianqiu Cao,Hu Xiao,Wei Liu,Pengfei Ma,Tianfu Yao
{"title":"Transverse mode coupling in monolithic few-mode fiber laser oscillators.","authors":"Binyu Rao,Jinbao Chen,Zefeng Wang,Hao Li,Baolai Yang,Rong Zhao,Xinyu Ye,Hengyu Tang,Meng Wang,Zhixian Li,Zilun Chen,Jianqiu Cao,Hu Xiao,Wei Liu,Pengfei Ma,Tianfu Yao","doi":"10.1038/s41377-025-01862-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41377-025-01862-6","url":null,"abstract":"Transverse mode instability (TMI), induced by nonlinear thermal-optical coupling, poses a primary challenge for the power scaling of fiber lasers. In the fiber oscillator, a sealed resonant cavity, TMI could become particularly complex due to the mode competition during the laser oscillation. While traditional theories of TMI predominantly address two-mode coupling, this paper explores the TMI phenomena in few-mode fiber oscillators utilizing a holistic approach that includes solving steady-state thermal-optic coupling equations. The simulation shows that there is a non-monotonic correlation between bending loss and the TMI threshold, which is contrary to the monotonic associations suggested by two-mode interaction theory. When one high-order mode experiences net gain, fluctuations of the TMI threshold would occur, leading to the amplification of a new mode within the uncoupled frequency region, thus affecting the gain saturation. By designing the linewidth of a low-reflection grating (LR), the modal power management in the uncoupled frequency domain can be achieved. An excessively broad LR linewidth exacerbates mode coupling within the shared frequency region, thus exacerbating TMI. To validate the theoretical simulation, we carefully fabricated LRs and optimized the fiber coiling to elevate the TMI threshold. Through careful optimization of LR linewidth and bending radii, we achieved a record-breaking laser output of 10.07 kW using a monolithic fiber oscillator, with no observable evidence of TMI. Our work demonstrates that modal power redistribution in independent frequency domains offers a novel approach to mitigating TMI in high-power fiber lasers. Additionally, it provides new insights into mode decoupling strategies pertinent to fiber communications.","PeriodicalId":18069,"journal":{"name":"Light-Science & Applications","volume":"50 1","pages":"187"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-05-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143932735","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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