Jian Li, Chen Jiang, Hao Liu, Yang Zhang, Hao Zhai, Xin Wei, Qi Wang, Gang Wu, Chuanchuan Li, Xiaomin Ren
{"title":"Silicon-Based 850 nm GaAs/GaAsP-Strained Quantum Well Lasers with Active Region Dislocation Blocking Layers","authors":"Jian Li, Chen Jiang, Hao Liu, Yang Zhang, Hao Zhai, Xin Wei, Qi Wang, Gang Wu, Chuanchuan Li, Xiaomin Ren","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202470018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202470018","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Quantum Well Lasers</b>\u0000 </p><p>Benefitting from the interaction of the GaAs/GaAsP strained quantum well and InAlAs active region dislocation blocking layer, in article number 2300348, Jian Li and co-workers show that the threading dislocation penetration to the quantum well region of the silicon-based quantum well lasers can be bended and blocked. By the introduction of this strain compensate stress control structure, the 850 nm room temperature continuous wave emitting silicon-based quantum well laser exhibits a 94.2 mW power output, a 715 Acm<sup>–2</sup> threshold current density, and enhanced reliability.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202470018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141565847","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jining Li, Jiyue Chen, Dexian Yan, Fei Fan, Kai Chen, Kai Zhong, Yuye Wang, Zhen Tian, Degang Xu
{"title":"A Review: Active Tunable Terahertz Metamaterials","authors":"Jining Li, Jiyue Chen, Dexian Yan, Fei Fan, Kai Chen, Kai Zhong, Yuye Wang, Zhen Tian, Degang Xu","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202470020","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202470020","url":null,"abstract":"<p><b>Active Tunable Terahertz Metamaterials</b>\u0000 </p><p>Metamaterials give terahertz technology a broader application prospect. Active control ability of terahertz metamaterials is highly valuable and captivating. In article number 2300351, Kai Chen, Degang Xu, and co-workers categorize four basic types of tunable terahertz metamaterials based on external stimuli. Mechanical modulation offers simple yet efficient modulation, while electrical and magnetic modulation provide convenient adjustment. Moreover, optical modulation focuses on incorporating various materials to high-speed control.\u0000\u0000 <figure>\u0000 <div><picture>\u0000 <source></source></picture><p></p>\u0000 </div>\u0000 </figure></p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202470020","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141565848","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Key Factors in Achieving High Responsivity for Graphene-Based Terahertz Detection","authors":"Long Xiao, Riccardo Degl’Innocenti, Zhiping Wang","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202300272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300272","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Terahertz (THz) radiation is highly promising for various applications, from industrial inspections to medical diagnoses. Given the typically ultralow-level power of generated THz radiation, the achievement of high responsivity in THz detection stands as a critical imperative for its applications. Graphene-based detectors have become an attractive choice for THz detection due to the graphene unique 2D material structure, allowing a broad absorption spectrum and ultrafast response. Various plasmonic antenna arrays are also employed to couple with graphene, compensating for its modest optical absorption. However, the configuration of the plasmonic antenna arrays plays a crucial role in THz detection as it determines the graphene physical mechanisms of photodetection, directly impacting the final responsivity. Here, the key factors for achieving high responsivity are investigated and it is presented that reducing the gap size of the plasmonic antenna arrays to the nanoscale and implementing a series-connection configuration can result in a remarkable increase in responsivity, often by several orders of magnitude. Importantly, this approach effectively prevents short circuits and minimizes dark current, further enhancing the overall performance of the detection system.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202300272","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141968215","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Zongdai Liu, Zhibo Zhang, Yi Zhang, Dan Luo, Kun-Lin Yang
{"title":"A Two-Stage Polymerization Strategy for Preparing Polymer-Network Liquid Crystals with Oxygen-Sensing Property","authors":"Zongdai Liu, Zhibo Zhang, Yi Zhang, Dan Luo, Kun-Lin Yang","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202300340","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300340","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Polymer-network liquid crystal (PNLC) possesses both advantages of low-molecular-weight liquid crystal (LMWLC) and liquid crystal (LC) polymer. Herein, a two-stage polymerization strategy for the formation of unique PNLC with oxygen-sensing properties is reported. The reaction mixture consists of 6% diacrylate RM257, 93.5% LMWLC 4-cyano-4′-pentylbiphenyl (5CB), and 0.5% photoinitiator dimethoxy-2-phenylacetophenone (DMPA). In the first stage, the mixture is exposed to UV light for 2 min to form a primary polymer network, which is highly uniform with a planar orientation. However, some free radicals are trapped inside the LC due to the short UV exposure time. Subsequently, the trapped free radicals are released by heating the PNLC sample into an isotropic state. Under this condition, the free radicals can move freely and react with surrounding monomers to form a secondary polymer network, which is highly disordered and scatters light strongly. Because oxygen can deactivate free radicals trapped inside the PNLC, the phenomenon to detect oxygen and monitor the diffusion of oxygen through the PNLC is exploited. The PNLC-based oxygen sensor is potentially useful for the detection of oxygen and monitoring the exposure time to oxygen.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202300340","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancement of Quantum Efficiency in Perovskite Solar Cells Through Whispering Gallery Modes from Titanium Oxide Micro-Resonators","authors":"Ayusmin Panda, Chandran Sudakar, Birabar Ranjit Kumar Nanda","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202300339","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300339","url":null,"abstract":"<p>With the aid of 3D full-field finite difference time–domain simulations, model configurations for <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mtext>CsPbI</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mn>3</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$left(text{CsPbI}right)_{3}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> thin-film solar cell devices that include periodically arranged <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mtext>TiO</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$left(text{TiO}right)_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> microspheres, exhibiting resonating whispering gallery modes (WGMs), are proposed. The <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mtext>TiO</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$left(text{TiO}right)_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> microspheres present, either immersed in perovskite or coated with perovskite layer, between the electron- and hole-transport layers show enhanced current-conversion efficiency. The presence of WGMs lead to enhancement in the absorption of <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mtext>CsPbI</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mn>3</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$left(text{CsPbI}right)_{3}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> layer. The incoming electromagnetic wave couples with <span></span><math>\u0000 <semantics>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <msub>\u0000 <mrow>\u0000 <mtext>TiO</mtext>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <mn>2</mn>\u0000 </msub>\u0000 </mrow>\u0000 <annotation>$left(text{TiO}right)_{2}$</annotation>\u0000 </semantics></math> microsphere and forms confined resonating modes. Different designs are examined for deciding the appropriate position of WGM exhibiting spheres with respect to thin-film perovskite solar cell (PSC) featuring back reflector and optimized antireflectance coating. Since the incoupling element is lossless, energy stored in microspheres is absorbed efficiently by the underlying active material. This directly contributes to the ","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202300339","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142165742","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pierre Béjot, Rishabh Kumar Bhalavi, Adrien Leblanc, Antoine Dubrouil, Franck Billard, Olivier Faucher, Edouard Hertz
{"title":"Temporal Characterization of Laser Pulses Using an Air-Based Knife-Edge Technique","authors":"Pierre Béjot, Rishabh Kumar Bhalavi, Adrien Leblanc, Antoine Dubrouil, Franck Billard, Olivier Faucher, Edouard Hertz","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202400074","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400074","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The characterization of ultrashort laser pulses is presented by using the plasma-induced frequency-resolved optical switching technique, implemented in ambient air. The recently developed method allows for a temporal reconstruction of a pulse at its focal spot by utilizing a moderately intense pump laser pulse for generating a ionization-induced ultrafast defocusing lens. When propagating through the produced plasma lens, the probe beam to characterize experiences an increase of its size in the far field. The spectrum of the defocused probe field, measured as a function of the pump-probe delay, allows for a comprehensive characterization of the temporal and spectral attributes of the pulse. Herein, the ability of this technique, initially designed for use in rare gases, is reported to operate in ambient air conditions with similar performance. The method is remarkably straightforward to implement and requires no additional optical component other than a focusing mirror while delivering laser pulse reconstructions of high reliability.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"6 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202400074","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143119668","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Terahertz Pseudo-Waveform-Selective Metasurface Absorber Based on a Square-Patch Structure Loaded with Linear Circuit Components","authors":"Yongzhi Cheng, Rui Xing, Fu Chen, Hui Luo, Ashif Aminulloh Fathnan, Hiroki Wakatsuchi","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202300303","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300303","url":null,"abstract":"<p>\u0000In recent years, metasurfaces composed of lumped nonlinear circuits have been reported to exhibit the capability of detecting specific electromagnetic waves, even when the waves are of the same frequency, depending on their respective waveforms or, more precisely, their pulse widths. Herein, three types of metasurface absorbers (MSAs) are presented which are composed of a square-patch structure loaded with linear circuit components, including lumped resistors or resistors in parallel with capacitors/inductors, which can mimic the waveform-selective absorption behavior in the terahertz (THz) region. By judiciously selecting suitable values for the linear circuit components, these MSAs can achieve near-perfect absorption of incident continuous waves or longer pulses while exhibiting reduced absorption of short pulses at the same THz frequency. These linear circuit structures can be referred to as pseudo-waveform-selective MSAs because their waveform-selective absorption characteristics are primarily derived from the dispersion behavior of the resonator structures, as opposed to the frequency conversion commonly observed in nonlinear circuits. These outcomes and discoveries introduce an additional degree of freedom for waveform discrimination in the THz frequency range, potentially enabling a broader range of applications, including but not limited to detection, sensing, and wireless communication.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202300303","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141968216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nonlinear Self-Accelerating Pulses Shedding from Airyprime Pulses in Kerr Media","authors":"Xuri Yang, Qi Huang, Yanxia Gao, Dianyuan Fan, Lifu Zhang","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202400056","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400056","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Herein, the propagation of truncated Airyprime pulses in nonlinear optical fibers with anomalous or normal dispersion is studied. Nonlinear self-accelerating pulses generation, which is in sharp contrast to that of Airy pulses, is observed. Accelerating pulses have notable redshifted spectral notch (double peaks) or single blueshifted spectral peak depending on whether the dispersion is anomalous or normal. The emergent nonlinear self-accelerating pulses are very sensitive to the truncated coefficient. The relationship between the characteristics of such accelerating pulses and the truncated coefficient is disclosed and compared in detail. The results not only shed new light on the nonlinear propagation of Airyprime pulses, but also provide a novel method to generate nonlinear self-accelerating pulses as well as enable the realization of very efficient wavelength conversion based on the controlled frequency shift. Based on space–time duality, self-accelerating spatiotemporal nonlinear light bullets can be envisaged from the propagation of spatiotemporal Airyprime wave packets in pure Kerr medium.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202400056","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142862360","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Lensless Imaging Based on Dual-Input Physics-Driven Neural Network","authors":"Jiale Zuo, Ju Tang, Mengmeng Zhang, Jiawei Zhang, Zhenbo Ren, Jianglei Di, Jianlin Zhao","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202400029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202400029","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Lensless imaging, as a novel computational imaging technique, has attracted great attention due to its simplicity, compactness, and flexibility. This technique analyzes and processes the diffraction of an object to obtain complex amplitude information. However, traditional algorithms such as Gerchberg-Saxton (G–S) algorithm tend to exhibit significant errors in complex amplitude retrieval, particularly for edge information. Additional constraints have to be incorporated on top of amplitude constraints to enhance the accuracy. Recently, deep learning has shown promising results in optical imaging. However, it requires a large amount of training data. To address these issues, a novel approach called dual-input physics-driven network (DPNN) is proposed for lensless imaging. DPNN utilizes two diffractions recorded at different distances as inputs and uses an unsupervised approach that combines physical imaging model to reconstruct object information. DPNN adopts a U-Net 3+ architecture with a loss function of mean absolute error (MAE) to better capture diffraction features. DPNN achieves highly accurate reconstruction without requiring extensive data and being immune to background noise. Based on different diffraction intervals, noise levels, and imaging models, DPNN exhibits superior capabilities in peak signal-to-noise ratio and structural similarity compared with conventional methods, effectively achieving accurate phase or amplitude information reconstruction.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202400029","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142579639","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jian Li, Chen Jiang, Hao Liu, Yang Zhang, Hao Zhai, Xin Wei, Qi Wang, Gang Wu, Chuanchuan Li, Xiaomin Ren
{"title":"Silicon-Based 850 nm GaAs/GaAsP-Strained Quantum Well Lasers with Active Region Dislocation Blocking Layers","authors":"Jian Li, Chen Jiang, Hao Liu, Yang Zhang, Hao Zhai, Xin Wei, Qi Wang, Gang Wu, Chuanchuan Li, Xiaomin Ren","doi":"10.1002/adpr.202300348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/adpr.202300348","url":null,"abstract":"<p>A silicon-based room temperature (RT) continuous wave (CW) operation quantum well (QW) laser emitting at 850 nm is reported in this article. By applying the dislocation filter superlattice, the threading dislocation density of the GaAs pseudosubstrate on Si is reduced to 1.8 × 10<sup>7</sup> cm<sup>−2</sup>. The metal-organic chemical vapor deposition-grown laser structure with GaAs/GaAsP QW and InAlAs active region dislocation blocking layer are fabricated into broad-stripe Fabry–Perot laser diodes. A typical threshold current and threshold current density of 286 mA and 715 Acm<sup>−2</sup> are obtained with 2 mm cavity length and 20 um stripe width samples. A 94.2 mW single-facet output power lasing around 854 nm and a 0.314 WA<sup>−1</sup> slope efficiency is measured under RT CW operation. After a 10-min aging process, the tested laser can operate stably under continuous operation conditions at RT and the lifetime can be approximated using an exponential fitting curve, indicating a good life reliability of this QW laser.</p>","PeriodicalId":7263,"journal":{"name":"Advanced Photonics Research","volume":"5 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.7,"publicationDate":"2024-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/adpr.202300348","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141565861","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}