Liquid crystals are fundamental in all modern opto-electronic devices. They have the peculiar property of being intermediate between liquids and solids: in fact, the optic axis of the liquid crystal can be changed loc...
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(纸本)9798350345995
Liquid crystals are fundamental in all modern opto-electronic devices. They have the peculiar property of being intermediate between liquids and solids: in fact, the optic axis of the liquid crystal can be changed locally by applying external perturbations and stimuli [1]. An accurate estimate of the electro-optical properties is of primary importance for both for applications as well as fundamental science [2]. For example, slight discrepancies in the elastic constants can predict huge variation in the phase retardation imparted on the optical field, when used as a tunable waveplate. Scientific machine learning (SciML) has recently found application in all areas of science. Here we use SciML [3] to characterize a liquid crystal cell and go beyond the standard techniques which usually have no access to the point by point optic axis orientation inside the cell.
Optical waveguides usually exploit modulation of the dynamic phase, i.e., transverse gradient in the refractive index, to guide light. Recently, a novel type of optical waveguides based upon the Pancharatnam-Berry pha...
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(纸本)9798350345995
Optical waveguides usually exploit modulation of the dynamic phase, i.e., transverse gradient in the refractive index, to guide light. Recently, a novel type of optical waveguides based upon the Pancharatnam-Berry phase (PBP) has been introduced [1]. The PBP is a type of geometric phase which is determined by the path traced by the polarization on the Poincaré sphere. For example, PBP gained by a circularly polarized (CP) beam after crossing a half-wave plate (HWP) is twice the rotation angle of the crystal, the sign being dictated by the photon helicity [2]. Hence, an inhomogeneous rotation in the transverse plane induces a transverse phase gradient. However, the PBP does not accumulate in propagation if the structure is uniform along the longitudinal (propagation) direction. A net accumulation, and thus localization, is achieved when the anisotropic material is periodically perturbed along the propagation direction. The optimum is indeed attained when the longitudinal modulation is synchronized with the natural rotation of the polarization [1], [3].
Free-space quantum communication in daylight relies crucially on spatial filtering. The optimal filter configuration, however, depends on ever-changing link conditions. To this end, we developed an adjustable spatial ...
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The growing market of space-borne telescopes requires adaptive optical correctors to compensate for system aberrations. This work will provide a method for an all-numerical approach of optimizing deformable mirrors fo...
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The collective oscillation of free electrons in metals (plasmon) leads to a localized field enhancement at the surface. Structures with periodically arranged metallic nano-particles possess two plasmonic resonances: o...
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The use of optical fibers has become indispensable. However, for many applications an important aspect is the suppression of Fresnel reflection losses at the fiber end surfaces, as they cause not only losses, but can ...
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Stabilizing fiber-based interferometers is a challenge. Here we show a visibility of 0.96 ±0.03 (phase resolution σ λ = 0.012λ ) by only single-photon processing with fiber phase variations of 230°/s. Ap...
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(纸本)9781957171258
Stabilizing fiber-based interferometers is a challenge. Here we show a visibility of 0.96 ±0.03 (phase resolution σ λ = 0.012λ ) by only single-photon processing with fiber phase variations of 230°/s. Applications range from coherent optical communication to advanced quantum communication protocols.
We review micromachining strategies with optimized energy deposition from ultrafast lasers operating with wavelengths from 1980 nm down to 257 nm. By discussing multifarious machining concepts, such as, e.g., in-volum...
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Low-stress bonding using the laser-based soldering technique Solderjet Bumping is presented for the assembly of optical systems. Selected systems include SQ1 and INVAR 36 (baseline system), CaF2 and 1.4371 stainless s...
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