Optics expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.540133
David Gustavsson, Marcus Lindén, Kevin Shortiss, Stefan Kröll, Andreas Walther, Adam Kinos, Lars Rippe
{"title":"Using slow light to enable laser frequency stabilization to a short, high-Q cavity.","authors":"David Gustavsson, Marcus Lindén, Kevin Shortiss, Stefan Kröll, Andreas Walther, Adam Kinos, Lars Rippe","doi":"10.1364/OE.540133","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.540133","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>State-of-the-art laser frequency stabilization is limited by miniscule length changes caused by thermal noise. In this work, a cavity-length-insensitive frequency stabilization scheme is implemented using strong dispersion in a 21 mm long cavity with a europium-ion-doped spacer of yttrium orthosilicate. A number of limiting factors for slow light laser stabilization are evaluated, including the inhomogeneous and homogeneous linewidth of the ions, the deterioration of spectral windows, and the linewidth of the cavity modes. Using strong dispersion, the cavity modes were narrowed by a factor 1.6 × 10<sup>5</sup>, leading to a cavity linewidth of 3.0 kHz and a <i>Q</i> factor of 1.7 × 10<sup>11</sup>. Frequency stabilization was demonstrated using a cavity mode in a spectral transparency region near the center of the inhomogeneous profile, showing an overlapping Allan deviation below 6 × 10<sup>-14</sup> and a linear drift rate of 3.66 Hz s<sup>-1</sup>. Considering improvements that could be implemented, this makes the europium-based slow light laser frequency reference a promising candidate for ultra-precise tabletop frequency stabilization.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"2866-2877"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059318","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.541377
Jendrik Schmidt, Enno Peters, Maurice Stephan, Oliver Zielinski
{"title":"Point spread function measurements for underwater imaging: an analysis of wavelength-specific behavior for image deconvolution.","authors":"Jendrik Schmidt, Enno Peters, Maurice Stephan, Oliver Zielinski","doi":"10.1364/OE.541377","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.541377","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Underwater optical imaging, especially in coastal waters, suffers from reduced spatial resolution and contrast by forward scattered light. With the increased number of hyper- and multi-spectral imaging applications, the effect of the point spread function (PSF) at different spectral bands becomes increasingly more relevant. In this work, extensive laboratory measurements of the PSF at 450, 500, 550, 600 and 650 nm in different turbidity have been carried out. Measurements were performed in deionized water with added scattering agent Maalox and in selected natural waters. The experimental setup and measurement routine, including a HDR camera calibration allowing PSF measurements at more than 6 orders of magnitude, is described in detail. Measured PSFs are compared and discussed in terms of wavelength-specific slope behavior, showing significant shape differences between color channels with increasing Maalox concentration. Image deconvolutions of a test target with correct and wrong color PSF indicate the relevance of wavelength-specific PSF consideration, especially in correcting channels of longer wavelengths. The results also indicate, that PSFs derived from models that are based on single wavelength PSF measurements can be used to effectively restore images at different wavelength when acquired over long scattering ranges and being scaled properly.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"1772-1790"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060010","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.549653
Hang Yuan, Ziqiang Dan, Yuxin Li, Jiajie Miao, Jincheng Niu, Chengyu Zhu
{"title":"Ejection and dispersion of particles in damage growth of fused silica induced by high-fluence centimeter scale aperture laser beam.","authors":"Hang Yuan, Ziqiang Dan, Yuxin Li, Jiajie Miao, Jincheng Niu, Chengyu Zhu","doi":"10.1364/OE.549653","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.549653","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper, we report an investigation into the dynamics of laser-induced particle sputtering on the rear surface of fused silica at high-fluence laser systems. Using time-resolved pump-probe and continuous imaging techniques, we capture the entire sputtering process over a broader timescale. The morphology, kinematics, and their correlation with damage growth are analyzed through microscopic imaging. The results indicate that thermodynamic effects govern particle ejection, with air viscosity influencing their trajectories. An empirical fluid mechanics-based formula is proposed to predict sputter distance, showing that larger particles with higher initial velocity travel farther. As laser fluence increases, the velocity of smaller particles grows, while the velocity of larger particles and sputtering volume are linked to the growth of the damaged area.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"2461-2474"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060059","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.549956
Xujin Li, Haodong Liu, Yiguang Yang, Yibo Yuan, Xuan Cao, Weihong Zhang, Haofeng Hu, Degang Xu, Tiegen Liu, Yan Liu, Jianquan Yao
{"title":"All-fiber magnetic field sensor based on narrow-bandwidth laser internal cavity modulation with coated magnetic fluid.","authors":"Xujin Li, Haodong Liu, Yiguang Yang, Yibo Yuan, Xuan Cao, Weihong Zhang, Haofeng Hu, Degang Xu, Tiegen Liu, Yan Liu, Jianquan Yao","doi":"10.1364/OE.549956","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.549956","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this paper we present a magnetic probe structure based on magneto-fluidic and laser internal cavity modulation. We used a single-mode-no-core-single-mode fiber structure coated by a magnetic fluid as a sensing element, and inserted the sensing element in the inner cavity of a laser. Highly sensitive, high signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), narrow half-height width (FWHM) sensing signals have been obtained using intra-laser cavity modulation. The magnetic detection sensitivity of the sensor was improved, and a sensing system with a magnetic detection sensitivity of 1.76 × 10<sup>-3</sup> mw/Oe and a linearity of 99.709% was achieved. The temperature sensitivity is 0.035 μW/°C. The limit error of the magnetic field sensor is ±0.006035%. Meanwhile, output signal index of the sensing system is FWHM<40pm.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"1724-1735"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060138","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.550198
Peipei Xin, Xiaolong Lu, Feng Gao, Xiaoxiao Qiao, Na Li, Zifeng Wang, Jun Liu
{"title":"Modulation of electron correlation dynamics in atomic non-sequential double ionization by counter-rotating two-color circularly polarized laser fields.","authors":"Peipei Xin, Xiaolong Lu, Feng Gao, Xiaoxiao Qiao, Na Li, Zifeng Wang, Jun Liu","doi":"10.1364/OE.550198","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.550198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We investigate the ultrafast electron correlation effects during non-sequential double ionization (NSDI) of argon subjected to a combined femtosecond field composed of counter-rotating two-color circularly polarized (TCCP) pulse laser using a 3D classical ensemble model (CEM). Our simulation results reveal that manipulation of the carrier-envelope phase (CEP) of the external driving field modulates the dynamical behavior of the two electrons, resulting in a notable sensitivity of their momentum distribution to the relative phase of two components of the counter-rotating TCCP field. Through inversion analysis, we uncover the capability to direct electrons toward a single direction, thereby facilitating focused ion-electron collisions on the attosecond timescale. Furthermore, we observe that adjusting the CEP exerts a substantial influence on the NSDI ionization process, modifying the relative contributions of the recollision-induced ionization (RII) mechanism and recollision excitation with subsequent ionization (RESI) mechanism.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"3250-3261"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060193","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":"All-polarization-maintaining dual-comb Er-fiber laser with combined figure-8 and figure-9 architectures.","authors":"Wei-Ting Lin, Yuan-Ting Liu, Zhi-Ming Hsieh, Ching-Ming Chen, Hsun Hsu, Jin-Long Peng, Wei-Wei Hsiang, Ray-Kung Lee","doi":"10.1364/OE.544280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.544280","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We propose and demonstrate, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, an all-polarization-maintaining (all-PM) dual-comb Er-fiber laser based on combined figure-8 and figure-9 architectures. The opposite signs of the non-reciprocal phase shifts required for figure-8 and figure-9 architectures in the shared nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM) are achieved using a single non-reciprocal phase shifter (NRPS) that operates in two orthogonal polarizations. The capability of common mode noise cancellation, environmental stability, long-term reliability, and the tunable range of the repetition rate difference Δ<i>f</i> <sub><i>rep</i></sub> between two combs has been investigated and characterized. In addition, the dual-comb spectroscopy measurement with our dual-comb fiber laser is demonstrated to resolve the transmission spectrum of a flat-top DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexer) demultiplexer, with a passband of ∼50 GHz at 1564.5 nm. Our experimental results indicate that the combined-architecture all-PM fiber laser, with its large tunable range of 100 kHz in Δ<i>f</i> <sub><i>rep</i></sub> , shows significant potential for dual-comb applications in precise and rapid metrology outside the laboratory.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"2620-2630"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060197","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.545314
Wei Zhang, Shutian Liu, Shou Zhang, Hong-Fu Wang
{"title":"Nonreciprocal unconventional magnon blockade induced by Barnett effect and parametric amplification.","authors":"Wei Zhang, Shutian Liu, Shou Zhang, Hong-Fu Wang","doi":"10.1364/OE.545314","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.545314","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>We propose a scheme to achieve nonreciprocal unconventional magnon blockade (UMB) via the Barnett effect in a spinning ferrimagnetic yttrium-iron-garnet sphere coupled to a microwave cavity that interacts with a parametric amplifier. We show that, with a strong cavity-magnon coupling regime, giant nonreciprocal UMB can emerge by appropriately choosing two sets of parameters in this system, i.e., strong magnon antibunching occurs only from one direction of the magnetic field but not from the other side. This nonreciprocity originates from the fact that the Barnett shift induced by the Barnett effect can be adjusted from positive to negative values by changing the magnetic field direction, resulting in different frequencies of the magnon mode. Moreover, we demonstrate that parametric amplification is an indispensable factor for constructing the pathways of quantum destructive interference to achieve strong UMB. Furthermore, we give analytical parameter conditions to realize strong UMB, which is proven to be in great agreement with numerical results. Interestingly, the nonreciprocity against magnon thermal occupation is remarkably enhanced by increasing the amplitude of the driving field. Notably, the critical temperature for observing nonreciprocal UMB is as high as 133 mK, and the sphere needs to spin at MHz values to achieve the UMB effect. Our work provides an avenue to realize nonreciprocal single-magnon devices and has potential applications in quantum information processing and quantum communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"3339-3349"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060228","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.549800
John F Seely
{"title":"Color variations of silicon-on-insulator wafers with silicon device layer thickness.","authors":"John F Seely","doi":"10.1364/OE.549800","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.549800","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The perceived colors of silicon-on-insulator (SOI) wafers with etched Si surface layers of thickness 90 nm to 30 nm vary from turquoise to purple to golden. Measured reflectance curves spanning ultraviolet, visible, and near infrared wavelengths have an amplitude modulated oscillatory pattern. Multilayer reflectance calculations indicate the oscillatory pattern results from the 2 µm thick buried SiO<sub>2</sub> layer which functions as a nearly lossless reflective Fabry-Perot etalon in the near infrared where SiO<sub>2</sub> and Si are transparent. The amplitude modulation of the oscillatory pattern in the visible region where Si is absorbing results from thin-film effects in the Si surface layer. The changing modulation with Si thickness and wavelength results in the observed color variations. It is therefore possible to estimate the Si thickness based on the etched SOI wafer color observed visually. This ability is useful when initially optimizing the etching process to produce a specific thin Si layer, for example when fabricating photodiodes or other photonic devices on SOI wafers. Accurate measurements of the Si thickness and the buried SiO<sub>2</sub> thickness can be performed by analyzing the modulated oscillatory reflectance curve using multilayer reflectance calculations.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"3205-3213"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143060236","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.543911
Junqian Liu, Aaron Wissing, Hector Andrade, Aaron Maharry, Stephen Misak, Giovanni Gilardi, Guan-Lin Su, Ranjeet Kumar, Mario Milicevic, Larry A Coldren, Adel A M Saleh, James F Buckwalter, Clint L Schow
{"title":"Dual-polarization O-band silicon photonics transmitter with an integrated tunable laser, Mach-Zehnder modulators, and SOAs.","authors":"Junqian Liu, Aaron Wissing, Hector Andrade, Aaron Maharry, Stephen Misak, Giovanni Gilardi, Guan-Lin Su, Ranjeet Kumar, Mario Milicevic, Larry A Coldren, Adel A M Saleh, James F Buckwalter, Clint L Schow","doi":"10.1364/OE.543911","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.543911","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Presented is an O-band silicon photonics dual-polarization coherent/IMDD modulator integrated with semiconductor optical amplifiers and tunable laser to enhance the short-reach link budget. The laser demonstrated output power >6 dBm and a <250 kHz linewidth over a 14 nm tuning range. Modulators paired with custom 64 Gbaud QPSK drivers exhibited improved analog link sensitivity compared to similar devices without integrated gain sections. They also demonstrated 53 Gbaud dual-polarization PAM4 operation when characterized with a linear driver and MaxLinear 100G/lane DSP board. Both optical links achieved BERs at the KP4-FEC threshold and overall transmitter assembly energy consumption <6.9 pJ/bit without any thermal control when at steady room temperatures.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"2115-2125"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059538","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 expressPub Date : 2025-01-27DOI: 10.1364/OE.545959
Tianyu Cao, Shengtai Jin, Qian Chen, Pujuan Ma, Sergey A Ponomarenko, Yangjian Cai, Chunhao Liang, Jingsong Liu
{"title":"Diffraction-free partially coherent Pearcey beam.","authors":"Tianyu Cao, Shengtai Jin, Qian Chen, Pujuan Ma, Sergey A Ponomarenko, Yangjian Cai, Chunhao Liang, Jingsong Liu","doi":"10.1364/OE.545959","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1364/OE.545959","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Partially coherent beams are renowned for their inherent resilience against environmental perturbations. However, traditional versions are prone to distortion due to light diffraction, which presents significant challenges for related applications such as information transfer. In this paper, we theoretically and experimentally construct a non-diffraction, partially coherent Pearcey beam. The results clearly demonstrate such a beam remains invariant during propagation under different coherence conditions. The experimental results align closely with the theoretical predictions. We believe that this beam has the potential to offer new insights as an information carrier for optical communication and information transmission, particularly in adverse environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":19691,"journal":{"name":"Optics express","volume":"33 2","pages":"1827-1835"},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059592","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}