{"title":"Single Ultrafast Pulses Shaped to Spatiotemporal Images","authors":"Bingjun Wu, Hongliang Zhang, Guancheng Chen, Yeyang Sun, Wanyi Zhang, Shiyao Zhu, Zhaoju Yang, Zhichao Ruan","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202402238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202402238","url":null,"abstract":"Spatiotemporal structured light reveals numerous novel physical phenomena and promises new avenues in optics and photonics. It is highly demanded to achieve customized high-fidelity spatiotemporal field manipulation with a single ultrafast pulse. Here, we propose a checkerboard modulation scheme, with the simple setup of a cylindrical-lens-grating-lens configuration, successfully shaping a single ultrafast pulse into customized spatiotemporal images. We experimentally demonstrate spatiotemporal images, such as panda, QR code, and Zhejiang University eagle logo, in the spatial and temporal dimensions. By manipulating both the amplitude and phase of the pulse, we achieve spatiotemporal vortex arrays with different orbital angular momenta at various spatiotemporal positions, with spatiotemporal-mode division multiplexing potential for optical communications. The realization of customized spatiotemporal control of ultrafast pulses paves a new way both for fundamental research on light–matter interactions and in broader applications of spatiotemporal structured light.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672616","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}
{"title":"High-Speed Multimode Fiber Imaging Using Binary-Modulated Silicon Photonics Optical Phased Array","authors":"Gaolei Hu, Yue Qin, Hongnan Xu, Hon Ki Tsang","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202402206","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202402206","url":null,"abstract":"Multimode fiber (MMF) imaging is a powerful technique for minimally invasive endoscopy. However, the absence of high-speed spatial light modulators (SLMs) poses a challenge in the pursuit of high-speed, real-time MMF imaging. Silicon optical phased array (OPA) serves as a possible solution to high-speed mode field manipulation; however, the nonlinearity in the phase response of silicon p-i-n diodes makes it unfeasible to realize precise multilevel control at a high speed. In this paper, it is shown that the driving scheme of p-i-n diodes in a silicon OPA can be simplified by using binary modulation, enabling the use of high-speed digital voltage drivers instead of high-precision digital-to-analog converters. The OPA achieves modulation at 1 MHz, which is three times faster than state-of-the-art SLMs. Experimental results demonstrate a frame rate of up to 500 frames per second. The image-reconstruction period is as short as 0.1 ms per frame, making the system suitable for real-time imaging. The measured spatial resolution is 2.3 µm with a field of view diameter of 105 µm, which approaches the diffraction limit.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"16 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143672617","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}
Chao Jiang, Quan Liu, Li Li, Kaiyang Li, Yubo Feng, Yingkai Fu, Yidong Li, Xu Qian, Bo Wei, Peng Du
{"title":"Tailoring of Visible-NIR-II Luminescence in Pt4+/Er3+-Codoped Cs2ZrCl6 Double Perovskite Phosphors via Energy Transfer Engineering for Diversified Applications","authors":"Chao Jiang, Quan Liu, Li Li, Kaiyang Li, Yubo Feng, Yingkai Fu, Yidong Li, Xu Qian, Bo Wei, Peng Du","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202401940","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202401940","url":null,"abstract":"To settle the unsatisfied efficiency of near-infrared (NIR) emission in lanthanide-doped luminescent materials, a series of Pt<sup>4+</sup>-doped and Pt<sup>4+</sup>/Er<sup>3+</sup>-codoped Cs<sub>2</sub>ZrCl<sub>6</sub> double perovskite phosphors are designed. Excited by 254 nm, Pt<sup>4+</sup>-doped Cs<sub>2</sub>ZrCl<sub>6</sub> compounds can exhibit the characteristic emissions of host and Pt<sup>4+</sup>, resulting in the polychromatic luminescence caused by the efficient energy transfer from host to Pt<sup>4+</sup>. Through combining the theoretical calculation and luminescence profiles, it is clear that the broadband emission at 660 nm is assigned to the self-trapped exciton of [PtCl<sub>6</sub>]<sup>2−</sup> octahedron. Furthermore, compared with that of Er<sup>3+</sup>-doped sample, the intensity of the NIR-II emission of Er<sup>3+</sup> at 1540 nm in Pt<sup>4+</sup>/Er<sup>3+</sup>-codoped Cs<sub>2</sub>ZrCl<sub>6</sub> double perovskite phosphors is greatly improved, namely, a 127-fold increase, due to efficient energy transfer from host and Pt<sup>4+</sup> to Er<sup>3+</sup>. Furthermore, the quantum efficiencies of the visible and NIR-II emissions in Cs<sub>2</sub>ZrCl<sub>6</sub>:0.6%Pt<sup>4+</sup>/25%Er<sup>3+</sup> double perovskite phosphor are 75.5% and 34%, respectively, excited by 254 nm. Additionally, via utilizing the designed phosphors, various applications including multilevel anti-counterfeiting, non-visual imaging, night vision, etc., are realized. This finding implies that NIR-II emission of Er<sup>3+</sup> in double perovskite phosphors can be efficiently regulated via using multi-channel composite energy transfer engineering.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"95 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675392","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}
Kang Du, Lei Kang, Chengyun Li, Wei Zhu, Mingfei Cheng, Yiyang Cai, Bohan Zhang, Douglas H. Werner, Shengxiang Wang
{"title":"3D Dielectric Chiral Metamaterials Achieving Nondispersive Near-Zero Ellipticity","authors":"Kang Du, Lei Kang, Chengyun Li, Wei Zhu, Mingfei Cheng, Yiyang Cai, Bohan Zhang, Douglas H. Werner, Shengxiang Wang","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202500080","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202500080","url":null,"abstract":"Chiral metamaterials based on mirror-symmetry broken resonators are engineered to achieve a strong interaction with circularly polarized (CP) waves. However, in contrast to the widely-observed enhanced circular dichroism (CD), moderate/narrow-band optical activity (OA) responses are usually seen in chiral metadevices. Here, by engineering the chirality parameter that determines the effective refractive indices associated with the two CP eigenstates, a three-dimensional (3D) metamaterial consisting of 3D-printed ceramic meta-atoms exhibiting broadband strong OA with nondispersive near-zero ellipticity in the millimeter-wave regime is demonstrated. With four-fold rotational symmetry (<i>C</i><sub>4</sub>), the 3D dielectric metamaterial shows near-identical co-polarized transmission magnitude but distinct phase retardations under left-handed circularly polarized (LCP) and right-handed circularly polarized (RCP) illumination over a broad frequency range. Field analysis indicates that the observed OA behavior originates from the handedness-dependent light-matter interaction between the chiral meta-atoms and CP waves. Furthermore, large transmission CD and CP polarization conversion are observed in a metamaterial with <i>C</i><sub>2</sub>-symmetry, demonstrating the proposed systems’ versatility in CP wave control. As revealed by the present study, coherently exploring the complex parametric space offered by 3D meta-atoms based on state-of-the-art 3D fabrication techniques can become a promising paradigm for engineering metamaterials with sophisticated functionalities.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"23 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143675391","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}
Yitian Tong, Huajun Tang, Jixiang Chen, Najia Sharmin, Jinge Wei, Kevin K. Tsia, Kenneth K. Y. Wong
{"title":"Programmable Dual-Wavelength Switchable All-fiber Laser via Hybrid Optical Amplifier in the NIR-III Region for Multi-Contrast Photoacoustic Microscopy","authors":"Yitian Tong, Huajun Tang, Jixiang Chen, Najia Sharmin, Jinge Wei, Kevin K. Tsia, Kenneth K. Y. Wong","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202401494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202401494","url":null,"abstract":"Photoacoustic microscopy (PAM) is a bond-selective imaging technique that provides optical resolution in deep tissues. Employing multi-contrast PAM expands the potential for non-destructive and label-free analysis of various substances. The efficiency of multi-contrast PAM largely depends on laser sources possessing high pulse switching rates. Recently, a dual-wavelength switchable fiber amplifier operating in the near-infrared-II (NIR) window is reported for multi-contrast PAM. Nevertheless, transitioning to the NIR-III region, which has higher absorption peaks, presents challenges due to the fixed Raman frequency shift and the absence of suitable pumps, complicating the search for a switchable source within this window. Herein, a unique dual-wavelength switchable all-fiber laser functioning within the NIR-III region is presented via a hybrid optical amplifier. Thanks to flexible optical parametric conversion, the laser produces 1.5 µJ pulses and realizes arbitrary pulse trains with 1725-nm and 1930-nm wavelengths. Simultaneously, utilizing programmable pulse shaping for two telecom lasers, the proposed source generates high power-spectral-density pulses with a flexible pulse width and a switching frequency of up to 100 kHz. Multi-contrast PAM using the proposed source distinguishes between the two types of microplastics in water, presenting a promising methodology for efficient microplastic detection in aqueous environments.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"10 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143666453","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}
Haijie Guo, Lili Liu, Lei Wang, Qiufeng Shi, Jianwei Qiao, Cai'e Cui, Ping Huang, Yuhua Wang
{"title":"Defect-Assisted Dual-Channel Optical Storage Material with Photochromism and Concealed Persistent Luminescence","authors":"Haijie Guo, Lili Liu, Lei Wang, Qiufeng Shi, Jianwei Qiao, Cai'e Cui, Ping Huang, Yuhua Wang","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202402308","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202402308","url":null,"abstract":"Optical information storage technology offers several advantages, including cost-effectiveness, multidimensional storage, and rewritable capability. Consequently, it has become increasingly popular for optical storage media. Herein, a novel optical information storage material Na<sub>2</sub>CaGe<sub>2</sub>O<sub>6</sub>:Bi<sup>3+</sup> (NCGO:Bi<sup>3+</sup>) is developed using a non-equivalent substitution strategy, which exhibits photochromic (PC) and ultraviolet persistent luminescence (UV PersL) properties. NCGO:Bi<sup>3+</sup> demonstrates excellent white-to-brown PC performance under 254 nm light irradiation. The brown phosphor can be effectively bleached using 425 nm light or thermal stimulation, demonstrating excellent reversibility over multiple cycles. Additionally, the phosphor displays UV PersL characteristics. The representative sample NCGO:0.001Bi<sup>3+</sup> with a duration time exceeding 10 h after 254 nm light excitation, peaking at 358 nm. Simultaneously, due to the electrons captured by deep traps can be released via low-energy light excitation, the sample also exhibits photostimulated PersL characteristics. Specifically, oxygen vacancies (V<sub>O</sub>) are identified the primarily responsible for the observed PC and PersL phenomena by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) analyses. Overall, this work indicates that the combination of 254 nm light-induced PC and PersL in a single material has potential for designing advanced luminescent materials for the application of optical information storage.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"200 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660582","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}
Han Wu, Zhenghao Huan, Haiqi Gao, Haidong He, Junren Wen, Yueguang Zhang, Tao Liang, Yifan Zheng, Yuchuan Shao, Weidong Shen, Chenying Yang
{"title":"High-Performance and Low-Cost Gradient Refractive Index Films for Ultra-Broadband and Ultra-Wide Angle Antireflective Applications","authors":"Han Wu, Zhenghao Huan, Haiqi Gao, Haidong He, Junren Wen, Yueguang Zhang, Tao Liang, Yifan Zheng, Yuchuan Shao, Weidong Shen, Chenying Yang","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202402228","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202402228","url":null,"abstract":"Gradient refractive index (GRIN) films have great potential for applications in photovoltaics, imaging, and other fields due to their excellent antireflective ability. However, the development of highly reproducible processes for large-area GRIN film preparation remains challenging. Here, a novel method to fabricate GRIN nanoporous silica films is proposed using magnetron co-sputtering of silica-alumina composite multilayer films followed by single-step selective wet etching with phosphoric acid. The GRIN film with excellent ultra-broadband, ultra-wide angle antireflective properties (average double-sided reflection suppressed within 14.2% up to 70° for 400–2000 nm band), high reproducibility, and good environmental reliability is demonstrated. Furthermore, the photovoltaic glass covers prepared with this GRIN film are verified to help reduce the energy loss in solar cells.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"56 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660713","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}
{"title":"Enhanced Radiation Hardness of InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Lasers for Space Communication","authors":"Manyang Li, Jianan Duan, Zhiyong Jin, Shujie Pan, Wenkang Zhan, Jinpeng Chen, Jinling Yu, Xiaotian Cheng, Zhibo Ni, Chaoyuan Jin, Tien Khee Ng, Jinxia Kong, Xiaochuan Xu, Yong Yao, Bo Xu, Siming Chen, Zhanguo Wang, Chao Zhao","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202500148","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202500148","url":null,"abstract":"Semiconductor lasers hold significant promise for space laser communication. However, excessive radiation in space can cause laser failures. In principle, quantum dot (QD) lasers are more radiation‐resistant than traditional semiconductor lasers because of their superior carrier confinement and smaller active regions. However, the multifaceted nature of radiation effects on QDs result in ongoing controversies. In this work, comprehensive radiation tests under simulated space conditions on InAs/GaAs QDs and lasers is conducted to validate their performance. The results reveal that InAs/GaAs QDs with filling factors exceeding 50% exhibit enhanced radiation hardness. The linewidth enhancement factor (LEF) of well‐designed QD lasers remains remarkably stable and nearly zero, even under proton irradiation at a maximum fluence of 7 × 10<jats:sup>13</jats:sup> cm<jats:sup>−2</jats:sup>, owing to their intrinsic insensitivity to irradiation‐induced defects. These QD lasers demonstrate an exceptional average relative intensity noise (RIN) level of −162 dB Hz<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup>, with only a 1 dB Hz<jats:sup>−1</jats:sup> increase at the highest fluence, indicating outstanding stability. Furthermore, the lasers exhibit remarkable robustness against optical feedback, sustaining stable performance even under a feedback strength as high as −3.1 dB. These results highlight the critical advantages of QD lasers for space laser communication applications, where high reliability and resilience to radiation and environmental perturbations are essential.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"70 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143653484","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}
Jie Luo, Xiang Fang, Xiao Liu, Zhuang Wu, Yanan Zeng, Yuntao Yang, Wenxing Zou, Shi Qiao, Qian Xue, Jiayi Xiong, Hongbin Fei, Yanhong Zou
{"title":"Functional Multispectral Camouflage Strategy Based on Flexible Transparent Metamaterial Compatible with Radiative Cooling","authors":"Jie Luo, Xiang Fang, Xiao Liu, Zhuang Wu, Yanan Zeng, Yuntao Yang, Wenxing Zou, Shi Qiao, Qian Xue, Jiayi Xiong, Hongbin Fei, Yanhong Zou","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202401905","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202401905","url":null,"abstract":"Multispectral-compatible camouflage technology is an inevitable choice to counter the rapidly evolving integrated detection methods. Nevertheless, current multi-spectral camouflage strategies face challenges, including inadequate performance compatibility across bands, insufficient comprehensive camouflage bands, and limited applicability to diverse scenarios. A novel functional multispectral camouflage strategy with practical application potential is proposed here. This strategy integrates infrared and microwave camouflage metamaterials into a flexible transparent structure, achieving multispectral camouflage across infrared, microwave, and laser detection bands while maintaining flexibility and optical transparency. This strategy features a simple fabrication process and is compatible with mature micro-nano fabrication techniques, enabling large-scale production of the samples. In a proof-of-concept demonstration, a sample with an area of 18 × 18 cm<sup>2</sup> is fabricated based on micro-nano processing technology. Experimental results show that the design achieves: high visible transmittance (>60%), low emissivity (0.36/0.35) in the atmospheric window, high emissivity (0.62) in non-atmospheric window, low reflectance (<0.2) at 1.55 µm, high absorptivity (>0.9) in 4.4–18 GHz. The robustness of microwave absorption performance under different conformal conditions has been confirmed. This work addresses several limitations of current multispectral camouflage technologies and has the potential to unlock new opportunities in areas such as multispectral signal control, integrated thermal management, and wearable stealth protection.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"86 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143660583","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}