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Single-molecule orientation and localization microscopy 单分子定位显微镜
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-09-01 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01724-y
Sophie Brasselet, Matthew D. Lew
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Diffractive tensorized unit for million-TOPS general-purpose computing 用于百万tops通用计算的衍射张化单元
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01749-3
Chao Wang, Yuan Cheng, Zhihao Xu, Qionghai Dai, Lu Fang
{"title":"Diffractive tensorized unit for million-TOPS general-purpose computing","authors":"Chao Wang, Yuan Cheng, Zhihao Xu, Qionghai Dai, Lu Fang","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01749-3","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01749-3","url":null,"abstract":"Photonic computing has emerged as a promising next-generation technology for processors, with diffraction-based architectures showing particular potential for large-scale parallel processing. Unfortunately, the lack of on-chip reconfigurability poses significant obstacles to realizing general-purpose computing, restricting the adaptability of these architectures to diverse advanced applications. Here we propose a diffractive tensorized unit (DTU), which is a fully reconfigurable photonic processor supporting million-TOPS general-purpose computing. The DTU leverages a tensor factorization approach to perform complex matrix multiplication through clustered diffractive tensor cores, while each diffractive tensor core employs a near-core modulation mechanism to activate dynamic temporal diffractive connections. Experiments confirm that the DTU overcomes the long-standing generality and scalability constraints of diffractive computing, realizing general computing with a 10−6 mean absolute error for arbitrary 1,024-size matrix multiplications. Compared with state-of-the-art solutions, the DTU not only achieves competitive accuracy on various challenging tasks, such as natural language generation and cross-modal recognition, but also delivers a 1,000× improvement in computing throughput over conventional electronic processors. The proposed DTU represents a leap forward in general-purpose photonic computing, paving the way for further advancements in large-scale artificial intelligence. A photonic processor based on a diffractive tensorized unit enables million-TOPS general-purpose computing. The approach challenges the generality and scalability constraints of diffractive computing and enables orders-of-magnitude improvements in energy efficiency over a high-end electronic tensor core processor.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 10","pages":"1078-1087"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144905908","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Excitation-encoded single-emission shortwave infrared lanthanide fluorophore palette for real-time in vivo multispectral imaging 用于实时体内多光谱成像的激发编码单发射短波红外镧系荧光团调色板
IF 35 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-27 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01736-8
Lu Zhang, Ri Cheng, Zuyang He, Mei Mei, Bin Wu, Weimin Tan, Bo Yan, Shangfeng Wang, Fan Zhang
{"title":"Excitation-encoded single-emission shortwave infrared lanthanide fluorophore palette for real-time in vivo multispectral imaging","authors":"Lu Zhang, Ri Cheng, Zuyang He, Mei Mei, Bin Wu, Weimin Tan, Bo Yan, Shangfeng Wang, Fan Zhang","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01736-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01736-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Multiplexed fluorescence imaging provides valuable biological insights from the cellular to the tissue level but remains limited in live-mammal studies by the lack of a fluorescent palette capable of overcoming photon scattering and autofluorescence noise for real-time, multiplexed in vivo imaging. Here we present a fluorophore palette engineered from erbium(III)-phthalocyanine complexes, termed the lanthanide rainbow (Lanbow), which offers tunable near-infrared absorption and a unified 1,530 nm emission with brightness surpassing that of existing molecular dyes. Lanbow uses excitation-encoded and efficient single-band detection in the 1,500–1,900 nm shortwave infrared subregion, where tissue scattering and autofluorescence are minimized, enabling up to nine-colour imaging in deep tissues. We also demonstrate fluorescence-guided surgery featuring multiparametric anatomical identification and functional assessment, with deep-learning networks automating real-time analysis for intraoperative guidance. This study establishes a transformative platform for real-time, highly multiplexed imaging in live mammals.</p>","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":35.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144905907","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Integrated electro-optic digital-to-analogue link for efficient computing and arbitrary waveform generation 集成电光数模链路,用于高效计算和任意波形生成
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-25 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01719-9
Yunxiang Song, Yaowen Hu, Xinrui Zhu, Keith Powell, Letícia Magalhães, Fan Ye, Hana K. Warner, Shengyuan Lu, Xudong Li, Dylan Renaud, Norman Lippok, Di Zhu, Benjamin Vakoc, Mian Zhang, Neil Sinclair, Marko Lončar
{"title":"Integrated electro-optic digital-to-analogue link for efficient computing and arbitrary waveform generation","authors":"Yunxiang Song,&nbsp;Yaowen Hu,&nbsp;Xinrui Zhu,&nbsp;Keith Powell,&nbsp;Letícia Magalhães,&nbsp;Fan Ye,&nbsp;Hana K. Warner,&nbsp;Shengyuan Lu,&nbsp;Xudong Li,&nbsp;Dylan Renaud,&nbsp;Norman Lippok,&nbsp;Di Zhu,&nbsp;Benjamin Vakoc,&nbsp;Mian Zhang,&nbsp;Neil Sinclair,&nbsp;Marko Lončar","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01719-9","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01719-9","url":null,"abstract":"The rapid growth in artificial intelligence and modern communication systems demands innovative solutions for increased computational power and advanced signalling capabilities. Integrated photonics, leveraging the analogue nature of electromagnetic waves at the chip scale, offers a promising complement to approaches based on digital electronics. To fully unlock their potential as analogue processors, establishing a common technological base between conventional digital electronics and analogue photonics is imperative for building next-generation computing and communications systems. However, the absence of an efficient interface has thus far critically challenged a comprehensive demonstration of the advantages of analogue photonic hardware, with the scalability, speed and energy consumption as primary bottlenecks. Here we address this challenge and demonstrate a general electro-optic digital-to-analogue link enabled using foundry-based lithium niobate nanophotonics. Using purely digital electronic inputs, we achieve the on-demand generation of both analogue optical and electronic waveforms at information rates of up to 186 Gb s−1. The optical waveforms address the digital-to-analogue electro-optic conversion challenge in photonic computing, showcasing high-fidelity Modified National Institute of Standards and Technology image encoding with an ultralow power consumption of 0.058 pJ b−1. The electronic waveforms enable a pulse-shaping-free microwave arbitrary waveform generation method with ultrabroadband tunable delay and gain. Our results pave the way for efficient and compact digital-to-analogue conversion paradigms enabled by integrated photonics, and underscore the transformative impact that analogue photonic hardware may have on various applications, such as computing, optical interconnects and high-speed ranging. Using the well-established foundry-based lithium niobate nanophotonics platform, a general electro-optic digital-to-analogue link with ultrahigh bandwidth (&gt;150 Gb s−1) and ultralow power consumption (0.058 pJ b−1) is demonstrated, providing a direct, energy-efficient, high-speed and scalable solution for interfacing digital electronics and photonics.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 10","pages":"1107-1115"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144900284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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In situ coating strategy for flexible all-perovskite tandem modules 柔性全钙钛矿串联模块的原位涂层策略
IF 35 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-22 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01746-6
Manya Li, Han Gao, Ludong Li, Enzuo Wang, Zhou Liu, I Teng Cheong, Pu Wu, Yuhong Zhang, Yurui Wang, Xuntian Zheng, Mengran Yin, Renxing Lin, Runnan Liu, Haowen Luo, Ke Xiao, Wenchi Kong, Wenjie Sun, Yuefeng Nie, Xin Luo, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Yongxi Li, Hairen Tan
{"title":"In situ coating strategy for flexible all-perovskite tandem modules","authors":"Manya Li, Han Gao, Ludong Li, Enzuo Wang, Zhou Liu, I Teng Cheong, Pu Wu, Yuhong Zhang, Yurui Wang, Xuntian Zheng, Mengran Yin, Renxing Lin, Runnan Liu, Haowen Luo, Ke Xiao, Wenchi Kong, Wenjie Sun, Yuefeng Nie, Xin Luo, Makhsud I. Saidaminov, Yongxi Li, Hairen Tan","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01746-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01746-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Flexible perovskite solar cells offer a platform for lightweight, low-cost and conformable energy solutions. However, their power conversion efficiency (PCE) lags their rigid counterparts, particularly in large-area modules owing to challenges in achieving uniform, high-quality perovskite films on flexible substrates. Here we introduce a scalable fabrication strategy based on retreating the wet perovskite films with an in situ additive coating under continuous gas quenching. This method enables dynamic additive modulation during crystallization, unlocking interfacial and bulk film control that is otherwise inaccessible in after-coating treatments or ink modification strategies. This method yields 30 × 40 cm<sup>2</sup> wide-bandgap perovskite films on polyethylene terephthalate substrate fabricated under ambient conditions with exceptional crystallinity, low-trap-density and void-free buried interfaces. As a result, we achieve a PCE of 27.5% for a flexible all-perovskite tandem solar cell (area 0.049 cm<sup>2</sup>) and a certified 23.0% for a large flexible module (area 20.26 cm<sup>2</sup>) with a geometric fill factor of 95.8%. We also demonstrate industrial scalability by slot-die coating a flexible wide-bandgap perovskite module with an aperture area of ~804 cm<sup>2</sup> under ambient conditions. These modules retain 97.2% of their initial PCE after 10,000 bending cycles at a 10 mm radius (1% strain) and withstand thermal cycling (−40 °C ↔ 85 °C) and continuous 1-sun illumination. This Article narrows the efficiency gap between flexible and rigid perovskite tandems and establishes a practical route towards scalable, high-performance flexible photovoltaics.</p>","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"51 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":35.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144900160","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Strong-interaction-driven quadrupolar-to-dipolar exciton transitions in a trilayer moiré superlattice 三层摩尔超晶格中强相互作用驱动的四极到偶极激子跃迁
IF 35 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-21 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01741-x
Yuze Meng, Lei Ma, Li Yan, Ahmed Khalifa, Dongxue Chen, Shuai Zhang, Rounak Banerjee, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Seth Ariel Tongay, Benjamin Hunt, Shi-Zeng Lin, Wang Yao, Yong-Tao Cui, Shubhayu Chatterjee, Su-Fei Shi
{"title":"Strong-interaction-driven quadrupolar-to-dipolar exciton transitions in a trilayer moiré superlattice","authors":"Yuze Meng, Lei Ma, Li Yan, Ahmed Khalifa, Dongxue Chen, Shuai Zhang, Rounak Banerjee, Takashi Taniguchi, Kenji Watanabe, Seth Ariel Tongay, Benjamin Hunt, Shi-Zeng Lin, Wang Yao, Yong-Tao Cui, Shubhayu Chatterjee, Su-Fei Shi","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01741-x","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-025-01741-x","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The additional layer degree of freedom in trilayer moiré superlattices of transition metal dichalcogenides enables the emergence of novel excitonic species, such as quadrupolar excitons, which exhibit unique excitonic interactions and hold promise for realizing intriguing excitonic phases and their quantum phase transitions. Concurrently, the presence of strong electronic correlations in moiré superlattices, as exemplified by the observations of Mott insulators and generalized Wigner crystals, offers a direct route to manipulate these new excitonic states and the resulting collective excitonic phases. Here we demonstrate that strong exciton–exciton and electron–exciton interactions, both stemming from robust electron correlations, can be harnessed to controllably drive transitions between quadrupolar and dipolar excitons. This is achieved by tuning either the exciton density or electrostatic doping in a trilayer semiconducting moiré superlattice. Our findings not only advance the fundamental understanding of quadrupolar excitons but also usher in new avenues for exploring and engineering many-body quantum phenomena through novel correlated excitons in semiconducting moiré systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":35.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144899788","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Triangle-beam interference structured illumination microscopy 三角光束干涉结构照明显微术
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-15 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01730-0
Yunzhe Fu, Yiwei Hou, Qianxi Liang, Wenyi Wang, Xin Chen, Boya Jin, Jing Ling, Qiuchen Gu, Donghyun Kim, Pengli Zheng, Meiqi Li, Peng Xi
{"title":"Triangle-beam interference structured illumination microscopy","authors":"Yunzhe Fu,&nbsp;Yiwei Hou,&nbsp;Qianxi Liang,&nbsp;Wenyi Wang,&nbsp;Xin Chen,&nbsp;Boya Jin,&nbsp;Jing Ling,&nbsp;Qiuchen Gu,&nbsp;Donghyun Kim,&nbsp;Pengli Zheng,&nbsp;Meiqi Li,&nbsp;Peng Xi","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01730-0","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01730-0","url":null,"abstract":"Structured illumination microscopy (SIM) is a powerful tool for live-cell super-resolution imaging. Conventional two-dimensional (2D)-SIM uses one-dimensional stripe patterns and rotates them at three angles to achieve uniform resolution. Here, to alleviate photobleaching and improve the temporal resolution of 2D-SIM, we develop triangle-beam interference SIM (3I-SIM), which generates a 2D lattice pattern based on radially polarized beam interference. The radial polarization enhances the signal-to-noise ratio of the high-frequency components. Compared with conventional 2D-SIM, 3I-SIM reduces photobleaching and improves the temporal resolution to 242 Hz. Benefiting from unidirectional phase shift, 3I-SIM provides threefold higher rolling frame rate than conventional 2D-SIM to visualize fast biological dynamics. We further developed 3I-Net, a deep neural network with a co-supervised training scheme, to enhance the performance of 3I-SIM under an extremely low signal intensity. Its higher sensitivity enables the consecutive acquisition of over 100,000 time points at a spatial resolution of 100 nm. We continuously monitor the fine morphological changes in neuronal growth cones for up to 13 h, as well as the transient signals from actin filaments regulating endoplasmic reticulum dynamics. We believe 3I-SIM will offer a suitable platform to study complex and rapid biological processes with high data throughput. Triangle-beam interference structured illumination microscopy leverages radially polarized beams to generate two-dimensional lattice illumination patterns. The technique enables a temporal resolution of 242 Hz, spatial resolution of 100 nm and continuous imaging of neuronal growth for up to 13 h.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 10","pages":"1122-1131"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144851465","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Towards efficient, scalable and stable perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells 朝着高效、可扩展和稳定的钙钛矿/硅串联太阳能电池发展
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-14 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01732-y
Guang Yang, Chunyan Deng, Chongwen Li, Tao Zhu, Dachang Liu, Yang Bai, Qi Chen, Jinsong Huang, Gang Li
{"title":"Towards efficient, scalable and stable perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells","authors":"Guang Yang,&nbsp;Chunyan Deng,&nbsp;Chongwen Li,&nbsp;Tao Zhu,&nbsp;Dachang Liu,&nbsp;Yang Bai,&nbsp;Qi Chen,&nbsp;Jinsong Huang,&nbsp;Gang Li","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01732-y","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01732-y","url":null,"abstract":"Perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells (TSCs) have emerged as a promising technology for photovoltaic energy harvesting and have already exceeded the limits of traditional single-junction solar cells. Despite recent power conversion efficiency values nearing 35%, perovskite/silicon TSCs still exhibit a considerable efficiency deficit relative to their theoretical upper limit. Scientific and technological challenges related to the long-term operational stability and scalability must also be addressed for this technology to be commercialized. This Review provides an overview of state-of-the-art perovskite/silicon TSCs with particular attention to three key areas: efficiency, stability and scalability. The Review concludes with a critical overview of the remaining challenges and future perspectives for the further development of this technology. This Review covers the latest advances in perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells, with a focus on efficiency, stability and scalability, along with a discussion of outstanding challenges and future directions.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 9","pages":"913-924"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144840073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Poincaré beams from a free electron laser 从自由电子激光器发出的束
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7
Jenny Morgan, Primož Rebernik Ribič, Flavio Capotondi, Alexander Brynes, Michele Manfredda, Giovanni De Ninno, Luka Novinec, Matteo Pancaldi, Emanuele Pedersoli, Alberto Simoncig, Carlo Spezzani, Marco Zangrando, Erik Hemsing
{"title":"Poincaré beams from a free electron laser","authors":"Jenny Morgan,&nbsp;Primož Rebernik Ribič,&nbsp;Flavio Capotondi,&nbsp;Alexander Brynes,&nbsp;Michele Manfredda,&nbsp;Giovanni De Ninno,&nbsp;Luka Novinec,&nbsp;Matteo Pancaldi,&nbsp;Emanuele Pedersoli,&nbsp;Alberto Simoncig,&nbsp;Carlo Spezzani,&nbsp;Marco Zangrando,&nbsp;Erik Hemsing","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01737-7","url":null,"abstract":"Poincaré beams are light beams that have spatially inhomogeneous polarization structure that spans a finite portion of the Poincaré sphere. This feature bestows the beams with intriguing topological properties and has led to a surge in research on their fundamental characteristics, their controlled generation and on emerging applications. Here we present an experimental demonstration of a Poincaré beam generated in the extreme ultraviolet (16.7 nm) at the FERMI free electron laser (FEL). The ‘star’ type Poincaré beam is generated by exploiting the phase and intensity structure intrinsic to FEL radiation without relying on optical elements. We controlled the spatial polarization distribution through a precise overlap and power balance between two FEL pulses, each with different transverse phase distributions and orthogonal circular polarizations. The spatial polarization structure was mapped in detail and shows extensive coverage of the Poincaré sphere, in agreement with analytic predictions. This method of in situ Poincaré beam production in FELs enables straightforward flexibility in the orientation and balance of polarization states, and can readily be extended to other vector beams and to shorter wavelengths enabling novel science applications in modern light sources. Researchers generated 16.7 nm wavelength extreme-ultraviolet Poincaré beams at the FERMI free electron laser without relying on optical elements. The method of in situ Poincaré beam production in free electron lasers enables straightforward flexibility in the orientation and balance of polarization states, and can be extended to other vector beams and to shorter wavelengths.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 9","pages":"946-951"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144824883","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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Nanophotonics with multilayer van der Waals materials 多层范德华材料的纳米光子学
IF 32.9 1区 物理与天体物理
Nature Photonics Pub Date : 2025-08-13 DOI: 10.1038/s41566-025-01717-x
Panaiot G. Zotev, Paul Bouteyre, Yadong Wang, Sam A. Randerson, Xuerong Hu, Luca Sortino, Yue Wang, Timur Shegai, Su-Hyun Gong, Andreas Tittl, Igor Aharonovich, Alexander I. Tartakovskii
{"title":"Nanophotonics with multilayer van der Waals materials","authors":"Panaiot G. Zotev,&nbsp;Paul Bouteyre,&nbsp;Yadong Wang,&nbsp;Sam A. Randerson,&nbsp;Xuerong Hu,&nbsp;Luca Sortino,&nbsp;Yue Wang,&nbsp;Timur Shegai,&nbsp;Su-Hyun Gong,&nbsp;Andreas Tittl,&nbsp;Igor Aharonovich,&nbsp;Alexander I. Tartakovskii","doi":"10.1038/s41566-025-01717-x","DOIUrl":"10.1038/s41566-025-01717-x","url":null,"abstract":"The field of nanophotonics requires high-quality materials for the fabrication of resonant structures that can confine light down to the nanoscale. Metallic nanostructures often used for this purpose exhibit high optical losses, so high-refractive-index dielectrics such as silicon (Si) and III–V semiconductors are widely used instead. Recently, layered materials, often referred to as ‘van der Waals materials’ for the forces holding atomic planes together in bulk crystals, have been introduced as alternative dielectric building blocks for nanophotonics. Compared to traditional semiconductors, these materials exhibit higher refractive indices and transparency in the visible and near-infrared favourable for compact waveguides; strong birefringence and large nonlinear optical coefficients attractive for nonlinear optics; and out-of-plane van der Waals adhesive forces enabling novel tuning techniques and heterointegration approaches for the realization of previously inaccessible photonic structures. Recently, these properties of quasi-bulk van der Waals materials (as opposed to their widely studied monolayers) have been applied in a variety of photonic structures and devices, which will be discussed here. We report on recent progress in utilizing layered materials in waveguiding, wavefront shaping, Purcell enhancement, quantum nanophotonics, lasing, nonlinear optics, and strong light–matter coupling, as well as offer a snapshot of future developments in hybrid and tunable nanophotonics, three-dimensional photonic structures, optical trapping, polariton devices and van der Waals integrated nanophotonic circuits. This Review reports the recent progress in utilizing van der Waals layered materials in various nanophotonics applications and provides an overview of their future developments in hybrid and tunable nanophotonics, 3D photonic structures, optical trapping, polariton devices and van der Waals integrated nanophotonic circuits.","PeriodicalId":18926,"journal":{"name":"Nature Photonics","volume":"19 8","pages":"788-802"},"PeriodicalIF":32.9,"publicationDate":"2025-08-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144824882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
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