Kai Wu, Yang Tan, Jingjing Liu, Bin Liang, Jianchun Cheng
{"title":"Phase saddle point transformation-enabled mode-adaptive detection of acoustic orbital angular momentum with high efficiency and low crosstalk","authors":"Kai Wu, Yang Tan, Jingjing Liu, Bin Liang, Jianchun Cheng","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2551-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2551-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Acoustic orbital angular momentum (OAM) provides an infinite set of orthogonal bases in Hilbert space and significantly boosts the link capacity and data transmission rate. High-capacity and low-crosstalk OAM detection within compact physical space is highly desired to effectively harness this spatial dimension of sound wave, but the existing mechanisms generally either operate only for finite OAMs with predetermined mode orders or rely on complicated active devices. Here, we propose a phase saddle point (PSP) transformation mechanism for distinguishing and demultiplexing acoustic OAM modes in a passive, mode-adaptive, high-efficiency, and high-accuracy paradigm. The phase mask characterized by a PSP in the specific area is created through the single-pass log-polar transformation without prior information of incident modes, whose interaction with incident vortex beams of different OAM modes will yield the translation of the stationary phase point and thereby generate the corresponding focused line spots at distinct lateral positions. We theoretically elucidate the mode-adaptive response of PSP transformation by deriving the quantitative relationship between the OAM order and line spot offset. This mode adaptability enables our mechanism to detect OAM of arbitrary mode orders and mode numbers with the inter-mode crosstalk being effectively suppressed, beyond attainable with the existing methods. The effectiveness of our proposed mechanism is validated by demonstrating several distinct examples of single-mode OAM sorting and multi-mode synthesized vortex beam demultiplexing. We anticipate this mode-adaptive methodology, designed for compact dimensions and featuring with low crosstalk and uniform efficiency, will find important applications in OAM information processing.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142940991","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":"Largely tunable infrared luminescence from GaAsSb nanowires grown on Si substrate","authors":"Guoqiang Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2569-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2569-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2025-01-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142940985","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":"Establishing the vector-meson-exchange dominance for the short range interactions of light quarks","authors":"Bing-Song Zou","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2561-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2561-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142925662","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":"Model-based frequency optimization for frequency-tunable superconducting processors","authors":"Qiujiang Guo","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2548-2","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2548-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142889601","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}
Min Liu, Zheng Wang, Yijun Ding, Senkuan Meng, Lina Hu
{"title":"Viscosity in metallic supercooled liquids obtained by fast scanning calorimetry and its application to thermoplastic forming","authors":"Min Liu, Zheng Wang, Yijun Ding, Senkuan Meng, Lina Hu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2522-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2522-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Viscosity is a crucial dynamic property for alloy liquids. For alloy liquids with glass-forming ability, their viscosity undergoes a change of more than ten orders of magnitude upon cooling, and eventually, a transition from liquid to glassy state occurs when viscosity reaches 10<sup>12</sup> Pa s. Nevertheless, the viscosity measurement in the supercooled liquid region (SLR) has been an experimental challenge. Here, in this work, by combining conventional and fast scanning calorimeters, the accurate viscosity of supercooled liquids for Au<sub>49</sub>Ag<sub>5.5</sub>Pd<sub>2.3</sub>Cu<sub>26.9</sub>Si<sub>16.3</sub> and Zr<sub>44</sub>Ti<sub>11</sub>Cu<sub>10</sub>Ni<sub>10</sub>Be<sub>25</sub> metallic glasses (MGs) was measured over a wide viscosity range of 10<sup>6</sup>–10<sup>12</sup> Pa s. Moreover, the viscosity range of 10<sup>6</sup>–10<sup>8</sup> Pa s is generally selected for thermoplastic forming (TPF), which takes advantage of the dramatic softening that MGs exhibit after being heated into the SLR. We further gave the TPF process window covering the range of processing temperature and time by utilizing the obtained viscosity data and time-temperature-transformation curves. The optimal time window avoiding property degradation was also determined, based on that there was no marked effect on the mechanical properties of MGs when crystallinity was below ∼5%. Our findings not only provide the accurate viscosity data in the SLR, but also determine the optimal process parameters for the TPF process.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142912889","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":"Spatial-transformation-based wave manipulations in electromagnetics and acoustics: From theory to applications","authors":"Zheng Zhang, Qian Zhu, Chao Song, Weixiang Jiang","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2537-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2537-8","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Transformation optics (TO) or transformation acoustics (TA) theory provides an elegant framework for designing intricate wave-material interaction devices. Combining TO or TA with emerging metamaterial technology, the propagating waves inside metamaterials can be guided at will by mapping a preset spatial pattern onto a specific constituent parameter distribution, thus achieving desired functionalities. In this review, we mainly focus on recent progress in TO and TA, in terms of basic theory and representative applications. Firstly, we introduce the fundamental principles of TO and TA. Subsequently, we present some related spatial-transformation-based applications in electromagnetics, such as cloaks, beam manipulation devices and applications in nonlinear responses, and some typical applications in acoustics, namely underwater ultrasound invisibility, sound imaging lenses and parity-time symmetry. Furthermore, we discuss transformation-based devices for acoustic-electromagnetic-joint control. Finally, we summarize current spatial-transformation-based wave modulations and outline some future opportunities in this research field.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142913027","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":"Omnidirectionally impedance-matched phononic crystals for full-parameter transformation acoustics","authors":"Chenkai Liu, Jie Luo, Xiaozhou Liu, Yun Lai","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2449-x","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2449-x","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>In this work, we present an approach to realize full-parameter transformation acoustic media utilizing phononic crystals instead of metamaterials, which has the exceptional advantages of omnidirectional impedance matching and configurable dispersion surfaces. By employing a sandwich structure, we demonstrate phononic crystals that exhibit tunable shifted elliptical equal frequency contours and nearly omnidirectional impedance matching simultaneously. Two typical acoustic devices, including a beam shifter and an illusionary scatterer of different size, are demonstrated with the phononic crystal approach. Our work provides a practical platform for implementing full-parameter transformation acoustics, opening avenues for versatile applications such as advanced acoustic imaging and stealth technologies.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142870340","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":"Application of fast differential scanning calorimetry in non-metallic glasses","authors":"Xinyu Luo, Yonghao Sun, Weihua Wang","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2547-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2547-3","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Fast differential scanning calorimetry is an advanced thermal-analysis instrument. It can perform fast heating and fast cooling on matters with the maximum temperature of 1273 K, with scanning rates spanning five orders of magnitude and a maximum of many tens of thousands Kelvin per second. Thus, it is possible to vitrify a wide range of polymers, molecular liquids and alloys <i>in-situ</i>, enabling isothermal and non-isothermal testing for thermodynamic or kinetic investigations. In this work, the most recent results obtained with fast differential scanning calorimetry for non-metallic glasses are reviewed. The physics underlying the functions of the instrument is explained, along with the specializations of sample preparation, data correction, and result interpretation. The paper covers key findings in the field of non-metallic glass research, such as crystallization dynamics, liquid-liquid transition and glass stability. The purpose of this work is to provide beginners with high-quality data by preparing samples on chips and adjusting for thermal lags, and to help experienced scientists to investigate novel perspectives on metallic glasses using the same methodology as non-metallic glasses.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142870339","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}
Cheng Qian, Hongkai Tian, Xu Jing, Yichen Liu, Zhe Chen, Huiran Luo, Yuan Du, Xiaodong Zheng, Tangsheng Chen, Yuechan Kong, Hua-Lei Yin, Dong Jiang, Bin Niu, Liangliang Lu
{"title":"Five-user quantum virtual local area network with an AlGaAs entangled photon source","authors":"Cheng Qian, Hongkai Tian, Xu Jing, Yichen Liu, Zhe Chen, Huiran Luo, Yuan Du, Xiaodong Zheng, Tangsheng Chen, Yuechan Kong, Hua-Lei Yin, Dong Jiang, Bin Niu, Liangliang Lu","doi":"10.1007/s11433-024-2545-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11433-024-2545-5","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The promotion of quantum network applications demands the scalable connection of quantum resources. It is preferable to set up multiple logical networks coexisting on a single physical network infrastructure to accommodate a larger number of users. Here we present a quantum virtual network architecture that offers this level of scalability, without being constrained to a fixed physical-layer network relying solely on passive multiplexing components. The architecture can be understood as arising from the superposition of a fully connected entanglement distribution network and port-based virtual local area network, which group multiusers by access ports. In terms of hardware, we leverage a semiconductor chip with a high figure-of-merit modal overlap to directly generate high-quality polarization entanglement, and a streamlined polarization analysis module, which requires only one single-photon detector for each end user. We experimentally perform the BBM92 QKD protocol on the five-user quantum virtual network and demonstrate voice and image encryption on a campus area network. Our results may provide insights into the realization of large-scale quantum networks with integrated and cost-efficient photonic architecture.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":774,"journal":{"name":"Science China Physics, Mechanics & Astronomy","volume":"68 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":6.4,"publicationDate":"2024-12-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142859681","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}