Optics lettersPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1364/OL.555633
Ye Li, Zixiang Kong, Yuzhong Zhou, Tian Sang, Guofeng Yang, Haiquan Zhou, Danmei Xu, Yueke Wang
{"title":"T-shaped topological polarization beam splitter based on a synthetic dimension.","authors":"Ye Li, Zixiang Kong, Yuzhong Zhou, Tian Sang, Guofeng Yang, Haiquan Zhou, Danmei Xu, Yueke Wang","doi":"10.1364/OL.555633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.555633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this study, we propose a 2D photonic crystal (PC) with a common bandgap (CBG) for both TM and TE polarizations. Based on the Jackiw-Rebbi theory, a pair of topological helical edge states along the domain wall can be found in the parity-inversion bandgap. Pseudospin-locked unidirectional propagation and backscattering immunity of topological edge states (TESs) of dual polarization are demonstrated. By employing translation parameters as a synthetic dimension, the evolution of TESs within a parameter space is investigated. In addition, we design a T-shaped topological polarization beam splitter (TPBS), and finite element method (FEM) simulations show that our TPBS achieves effective separation of dual-polarization TESs. Our work provides an alternate way toward the design of TPBS, providing a new perspective for the development of integrated photonic circuits and optical communication systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2334-2337"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Optics lettersPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1364/OL.546633
Karthik V Myilswamy, Jordan A Gaines, Jason D McKinney, Joseph M Lukens, Andrew M Weiner
{"title":"From broadband biphotons to frequency combs via spectral compression with time-varying cavities.","authors":"Karthik V Myilswamy, Jordan A Gaines, Jason D McKinney, Joseph M Lukens, Andrew M Weiner","doi":"10.1364/OL.546633","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.546633","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Biphoton frequency combs are promising resources for quantum networking due in large part to their compatibility with the telecommunication infrastructure. In this work, we propose a method to periodically compress broadband frequency-entangled photons into biphoton frequency combs by utilizing time-varying linear cavities. Our approach hinges on rapid modulation of the input cavity coupling, yielding high spectral purity in each output comb line similar to that achieved with narrowband filters, but without the associated loss in flux. We examine the dependence of spectral purity and compression on coupling strength, cavity loss, and switching speed, finding realistic regimes supporting purities in excess of 0.999 and peak enhancement factors of 100× and beyond.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2191-2194"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753802","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
{"title":"High temporal contrast 1053 nm femtosecond pulses via spectral broadening and filtering in an air-filled multi-pass cell using a Yb:CALGO amplifier.","authors":"Liya Shen, Jiaming Jiang, Jiajun Song, Yujie Peng, Yinfei Liu, Guanguang Gao, Junze Zhu, Tianze Xu, Xiaoming Lu, Yuxin Leng","doi":"10.1364/OL.556024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.556024","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Temporal contrast is crucial for the interaction of ultraintense, ultrashort pulse lasers with matter. Seed laser sources that offer high temporal contrast are essential for enhancing overall temporal contrast. In this study, we demonstrate the generation of a high temporal contrast seed laser by spectral broadening and filtering of a Yb: CALGO femtosecond amplifier in an air-filled multi-pass cell (MPC). The temporal contrast exceeds 10<sup>9</sup> within 100 ps prior to the main pulse, with a pulse energy of 227 µJ and a duration of 118 fs. Given its excellent beam quality and stability, this laser source is well-suited as a high-quality seed for Nd:glass-based ultraintense laser facilities. This work achieves a remarkable internal efficiency of over 70% in generating a clean seed pulse for ultraintense lasers.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2398-2401"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753819","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Optics lettersPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1364/OL.558178
Zhengyu Li, Yi Yang, Yiping Liu, Jinyu Wang, Xianmiao Xu, Shujun Zheng, Xinyi Yuan, Xiaodi Tan
{"title":"Independent measurement and dynamic observation of scalar and tensor coefficients in polarization holography.","authors":"Zhengyu Li, Yi Yang, Yiping Liu, Jinyu Wang, Xianmiao Xu, Shujun Zheng, Xinyi Yuan, Xiaodi Tan","doi":"10.1364/OL.558178","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.558178","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Polarization holography offers a distinctive advantage by enabling simultaneous control over light waves' amplitude, polarization, and phase. Within the tensor polarization holography theory framework, coefficients <i>A</i> and <i>B</i>, representing the scalar and tensor components of photoinduced changes in the dielectric tensor, respectively, play a pivotal role in manipulating the reconstruction wave. Accurate measurement and control of <i>A/B</i> are essential for achieving specific functionalities. In this Letter, we present a straightforward and effective method for measuring coefficients <i>A</i> and <i>B</i>, enabling independent observation of their variations while determining <i>A/B</i>. Unlike previous methods, this approach eliminates the influence of the interference angle, simplifies the experimental process, and accommodates the arbitrary polarization state of the recorded hologram. It provides a powerful means of precisely controlling <i>A/B</i> through exposure adjustment, facilitating the fabrication of advanced optical devices for diverse applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2153-2156"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753923","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Optics lettersPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1364/OL.546292
Marco Wende, Florian Rothermel, Eliana Stilson, Florian Kübler, Travis Sawyer, Alois M Herkommer, Andrea Toulouse
{"title":"3D-printed endo-microscope with a fast magnetic actuator for axial image plane scanning.","authors":"Marco Wende, Florian Rothermel, Eliana Stilson, Florian Kübler, Travis Sawyer, Alois M Herkommer, Andrea Toulouse","doi":"10.1364/OL.546292","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.546292","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Miniaturized endo-microscopes enable imaging with cellular resolution in hard-to-access, confined spaces. Femtosecond 3D-printing provides ultra-compact imaging optics (∅<1mm) with a suitably fine lateral imaging resolution. The large numerical aperture of endo-microscopes, however, entails a small depth of field that prohibits sharp imaging of volumetric structures. Combining 3D-printed micro-optics with a recently presented magnetic actuator at the tip of an imaging fiber bundle allows fast axial image plane scanning (up to 20Hz) in a compact (∅= 650 µm) endo-microscope with high lateral resolution (<i>Δ</i><i>x</i>≈7<i>μ</i>m). The magnetic actuator allows the acquisition of sharp images of 3D structures despite the short depth of field, overcoming this limitation of state-of-the-art static endo-microscopes.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2243-2246"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753968","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
{"title":"Compact all-PM fiber gain-managed nonlinear amplification system based on a stretched-pulse oscillator.","authors":"Kun Chen, Jinlong Zheng, Qi Xu, Zhou Li, Xinyi Yan, Leyan Yang, Jing Li, Mingtao Peng, Yuxin Leng, Jiahui Peng","doi":"10.1364/OL.554814","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.554814","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The high-performance gain-managed nonlinear amplification (GMNA) system benefits from the dynamic interaction between seeding pulses and the evolving gain spectrum, making it ideal for high-power, sub-50-fs fiber laser systems. In this work, we demonstrate a compact all-polarization-maintaining fiber GMNA system based on a stretched-pulse oscillator (SPO). The SPO directly generates high-energy, chirp-optimized pulses for subsequent GMNA, eliminating the need for additional pre-compressors and preamplifiers. By jointly optimizing both the seeding and amplification stages, this monolithic SPO-GMNA laser system enables efficient energy extraction and spectral broadening exceeding 100 nm, delivering 106.8-nJ and 31.8-fs pulses. This robust, high-peak-power femtosecond fiber laser holds significant potential for applications in biomedicine and advanced manufacturing.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2129-2132"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
{"title":"Single-layer metasurface enables a compact rotational speed detection system.","authors":"Jintao Liang, Siqi Li, LiFei Li, Guoxi Wang, Xiaofang Wang, Yan Kang, Tongyi Zhang","doi":"10.1364/OL.554478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.554478","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The detection of rotational speed based on the rotational Doppler effect (RDE) has gained notable attention due to its quick response, wide measurement range, and non-contact operation. However, previous methods for generating conjugate topological vortex beams in the rotational speed detection process rely on a series of bulky optical elements, such as the spatial light modulator (SLM) or digital micromirror device (DMD), making the system complex and difficult to integrate. In this Letter, we propose a method to generate conjugate topological vortex beams via a single-layer metasurface, thereby realizing, to the best of our knowledge, the first compact version of an RDE-based rotational speed detection system. By analyzing the adjacent frequency peak gaps in echo light signals, the rotational speed of a rotating target can be accurately measured, with the maximum average relative measurement error being 0.812%. This method paves the way for the development of miniature and compact RDE-based metrology devices, which are particularly suitable for applications with limited volume and payload, thereby enhancing the practical implementation of RDE-based metrology.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2259-2262"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143754053","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}
Optics lettersPub Date : 2025-04-01DOI: 10.1364/OL.555832
Xinyu Liu, Chang Wang, Yang Zhang, Qiangbo Zhang, Qiuyu Yue, Zhenrong Zheng, Liang Cai Cao
{"title":"DMD-based reflective compressive spectral imaging system coupled with transformer-based reconstruction method.","authors":"Xinyu Liu, Chang Wang, Yang Zhang, Qiangbo Zhang, Qiuyu Yue, Zhenrong Zheng, Liang Cai Cao","doi":"10.1364/OL.555832","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OL.555832","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Compressive spectral imaging (CSI) enables rapid acquisition of encoded measurements, followed by spectral image reconstruction using compressive sensing algorithms. However, existing CSI systems lack compact, effective encoding designs coupled with fast, high-quality decoding methods. This paper presents a CSI system with a compact reflective optical path design based on a digital micromirror device (DMD), which facilitates additional independent compressive measurements by switching DMD patterns, thereby improving reconstruction accuracy. The system also establishes a direct one-to-one mapping between object points and image points, simplifying the design of the patch-based reconstruction algorithm. Leveraging this feature, a transformer-based reconstruction method is proposed, which divides measurements into patches and employs a transformer network to capture long-range dependencies and inter-patch similarities, reconstructing coefficients under a spatial-spectral dictionary for each patch. The proposed system and method achieve efficient acquisition and reconstruction of 256 × 256 × 22 spectral image data cubes across the 465-675 nm wavelength range.</p>","PeriodicalId":19540,"journal":{"name":"Optics letters","volume":"50 7","pages":"2362-2365"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143753587","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"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}