Flexibly Enhanced Photonic Spin Hall Effect via Selective Brewster Angle

The manipulating of photonic spin Hall effect (SHE) plays a crucial role for development of spin-dependent nanodevices and systems. Since the photonic SHE is generally enhanced near the Brewster angle, the choice of incident angle usually has low flexibility with natural materials due to their dielectric constants. Herein, an efficient method to flexibly enhance the photonic SHE by utilizing selective Brewster angle in an anisotropic metamaterial is proposed. Through adjusting the thickness ratio of two media in metamaterial, the Brewster angle can be flexibly adjusted in a broad range (nearly 0–90°). With the selective Brewster angle, the spin-dependent transverse shift can be enhanced at nearly arbitrary incident angles. Furthermore, based on this structure, a binary encoding system is demonstrated, realizing information conversion around incident angles. This research work provides more possibilities for applications in manipulating photonic SHE.     

Janus Metastructure Based on Magnetized Plasma Material with and Logic Gate and Multiple Physical Quantity Detection

In this paper, a Janus metastructure (JMS) is proposed that can act both as a logic gate and detect multiple physical quantities. By adjusting the incident angle of electromagnetic waves, arranging the dielectrics asymmetrically, and using the anisotropy of the plasma, the Janus function can be obtained, which gives the metastructure a multiscale property. Sharp transmission peak (TP) is generated by located defect mode resonance. The AND logic gate on the positive and negative scales can be realized by judging the TP value. By locking the point frequency of the TP, the refractive index, magnetic field strength, incident angle, and plasma density can be detected simultaneously on the two scales in the GHz range, which is rarely studied. Good sensing performances are also owned, and the corresponding optimal sensitivities are 0.095 (2πc/d)/RIU, 9.42 × 10⁻³ (2πc/d)/T, 1.48 × 10⁻³ (2πc/d)/°, and 0.035 (2πc/d) m³/10¹⁹, respectively. Compared with the traditional sensors, the proposed JMS equipped with two scales not only can realize the logic gate but also measure multiple physical quantities, which has a certain application potential.     

Broadband high-efficiency controllable asymmetric propagation by pentamode acoustic metasurface

We utilise the pentamode metasurface to realise broadband high-efficiency and controllable asymmetric transmission. The designed metasurface can manipulate the acoustic waves, as expected from the generalised Snell's law, and exhibits unique characteristics such as extraordinary broadband acoustic control, apparent negative refraction, and conversion from the propagating wave to surface mode. The asymmetric transmission features of positive refraction for the forward incidence (FI) and negative refraction for the reverse incidence (RI) can be realised within the range of 2600 Hz to 5600 Hz by controlling the incident angle from 0° to 35° with the transmission efficiency higher than 85.4% for the FI and RI. In addition, by further adjusting the angle of incidence in the range of 25° to 90°, asymmetric transmission characteristics can be expressed as surface wave transmission for the FI and transmitted wave transmission for the RI within the same frequency ranges.     

Photonic Spin Hall Effect as a Highly Sensitive Refractive Index Sensing Platform for Glucose

This study presents an innovative refractive index (RI) sensor that measures glucose concentration by utilizing the photonic spin Hall effect (SHE) in a resonant optical tunneling effect (ROTE) structure. The ROTE structure consists of three InP layers with the high RI and two analyte layers (with a high-low-high-low-high RI distribution), in which glucose solution samples with the low RI are injected. By subjecting the InP layers to external bias-assisted light, the photonic SHE can be flexibly manipulated, enabling the modulation of the sensing performance accordingly. It is found that the transverse shift of photonic SHE presents a large variation in response to the tiny change in glucose concentrations. By optimizing the parameters (i.e., intensity or wavelength) of bias light, the sensitivity of this sensor can reach as high as 735.7 µm RIU⁻¹. Compared to traditional glucose sensors, this original work implements the novel photonic SHE with the superior sensing performance. Therefore, the proposed design shows promising potential for biomedical applications, such as medical diagnoses and drug discovery.     

基于合金介电常数的可控特性增强光子自旋霍尔效应

基于平面角谱理论,系统研究了BK7玻璃-合金薄膜-空气结构中合金介电常数的变化对反射光自旋霍尔效应的调控规律.数值仿真结果表明,该结构发生表面等离激元共振的共振角主要受合金介电常数实部的影响,随介电常数实部的增加而增大,而虚部对共振角变化的影响相对较小.不同介电常数合金在其共振角处得到的较大光子自旋霍尔效应横移呈集中的带状分布,选取介电常数-2.8+1.6i的Ag-Ni合金时,光子自旋霍尔效应横移能达到1.2×10~5 nm.研究还发现将入射角固定为44.1°时,光子自旋霍尔效应横移随合金介电常数的变化呈轴对称分布,并以最大值为中心呈球面状辐射,离中心点越远光子自旋霍尔效应横移越小.选取介电常数-10.6+1.2i的Ag-Au合金时,光子自旋霍尔效应横移最大能达到8000 nm,相比于以往纯金属纳米结构BK7玻璃-金-空气中得到的最大光子自旋霍尔效应横移3000 nm有了较大的提高.该研究不仅能够有效增强光子自旋霍尔效应,还能为设计等离激元共振传感器等纳米光子器件提供理论依据.     

基于亚波长二维光栅的入射角不敏感颜色滤光片研究

提出了一种基于二维亚波长光栅的具有非偏振光入射下入射角不敏感特性的反射式颜色滤光片. 采用严格耦合波分析方法详细分析了光栅周期、光栅层厚度以及固定光栅占空比下光栅的结构尺寸对反射率峰值、反射带位置及带宽的影响. 结合入射角不敏感特性, 经过优化设计得到了光栅的最终结构参数, 获得了中心波长424 nm, 峰值反射率56%, 带宽45 nm的反射滤光片.模拟结果表明, 在非偏振光入射下, 此滤光片的反射光谱表现出显著的入射角不敏感特性. 当入射角高达60°时反射带的中心波长偏移6 nm 反射率下降6%带宽增加8 nm 其参数没有较大变化通过调整光栅的结构参数可在400–520 nm范围内调节滤光片的中心波长以获得不同颜色的入射角不敏感滤光片. 关键词： 反射式滤光片 二维亚波长光栅 入射角不敏感 严格耦合波分析     

Two-body pion production d(p, π+)t AT 470 and 590 MeV

The differential cross section for the reaction d(p, π⁺)t has been measured for c.m. angles between 37° and 160°, at incident proton energies of 470 and 590 MeV. The results are in qualitative agreement with the predictions of a two-nucleon model of the reaction when the D-state contribution is included, except for the existence of a backward peak at 470 MeV. Other models of the reaction are discussed; none of them gives a rationale for the backward peak at 470 MeV. A similar peak is present in older data at 325 MeV.     

Direct and compound nuclear contributions to the 13C(6Li,t) reaction at Elab = 25 MeV

The reaction ¹³C(⁶Li, t)¹⁶O has been studied in the incident energy range 24–26 MeV. Complete angular distributions have been measured at E_⁶Li, = 25 MeV in the angular range θ_lab = 8°–172°, with the reaction ⁶Li(¹³C, t)⁶O being used for the backward angle measurements. Cross sections for evaporation residues from the fusion of the ⁶Li + ¹³C system have been measured in the incident ⁶Li energy range 9.2–35.1 MeV. Compound nuclear contributions to the transfer cross sections have been calculated using the Hauser-Feshbach statistical theory with the assumption that the compound-nucleus formation cross section is equal to the measured fusion cross section. By comparison of the compound nuclear calculations with backward angle data it is found that the sharp cutoff approximation commonly used to represent the initial angular momentum distribution of the compound nucleus is not adequate for the ¹³C(⁶Li, t)¹⁶O reaction. Good fits to the backward angle data can be obtained by using a smooth cutoff approximation. The forward angle cross sections have been compared with exact finite-range distorted-wave Born approximation calculations to extract transferred angular momenta and spectroscopic strengths. The present results differ from those of an earlier study. These differences are due to the inclusion of forward angle data in the present study.     

Ni原子倾斜轰击Pt(111)表面低能溅射现象的分子动力学模拟

采用嵌入原子方法的原子间相互作用势,通过分子动力学模拟详细研究了以不同角度入射的低能Ni原子与Pt (111)基体表面相互作用过程中的低能溅射行为.结果表明:随着入射角度从0°增加到80°,溅射产额Y_s和入射原子钉扎系数S的变化均可以根据入射角θ近似地分为以下三个区域:当θ ≤ 20°时,Y_s和S几乎保持不变,其值与垂直入射时接近,溅射原子的发射角分布和能量分布也与垂直入射时的情 关键词： 分子动力学模拟 入射角 低能溅射     

用于高能啁啾脉冲压缩的光子晶体光栅的设计

 为了克服目前高能短脉冲装置压缩光栅的损伤阈值无法满足要求的问题,针对星光Ⅲ装置皮秒激光束的压缩器,设计了由熔石英材料构成的、具有较高损伤阈值的光子晶体光栅,该光栅由2维光子晶体和表面光栅结构两部分组成,具有高反射效率和强角色散的能力。计算结果显示:经过优化设计的光子晶体光栅在波长1 053 nm,57°～77°的入射范围内,-1级衍射效率超过了92%,而当入射角为71°时,在1 040～1 090 nm光谱范围内,-1级衍射效率超过92%,性能满足使用要求。     

Tunability of temperature-dependent absorption in a graphene-based hybrid nanostructure cavity

Enhanced absorption is obtained in a hybrid nanostructure composed of graphene and one-dimensional photonic crystal as a cavity in the visible wavelength range thanks to the localized electric field around the defect layers. The temperature-induced wavelength shift is revealed in the absorption spectra in which the peak wavelength is red-shifted by increasing the temperature. This temperature dependence comes from the thermal expansion and thermo-optical effects in the constituent layers of the structure. Moreover, the absorption peaks can be adjusted by varying the incident angle. The results show that absorption is sensitive to TE/TM polarization and its peak values for the TE mode are higher than the TM case. Also, the peak wavelength is blue-shifted by increasing the incident angle for both polarizations. Finally, the possibility of tuning the absorption using the electro-optical response of graphene sheets is discussed in detail. We believe our study may be beneficial for designing tunable graphene-based temperature-sensitive absorbers.     

All optical switching in henna thin film

The optical nonlinearity in henna (Lawson (2- hydroxyl-1,4 naphthoquinone) film was utilized to demonstrate all optical switching. The nonlinear absorption of the henna film was calculated by measuring the transmission of the laser beam (λ = 488 nm) as a function of incident light intensities. The observed nonlinear absorption is attributed to a two-photon absorption process. The pump and probe technique was used to demonstrate all optical switching. The switching characteristics can be utilized to generate all-optical logic gates such as simple inverter switches (NOT) NOR, AND NAND logic functions.     

折射率梯度引起反转的光自旋霍尔效应研究

从经典电动力学出发,研究了由折射率梯度导致的反转光自旋霍尔效应。通过分析光从光疏介质入射到光密介质和从光密介质入射到光疏介质两种情况,揭示了光自旋霍尔效应中的横移与偏振态、折射率梯度以及入射角等因素的定性关系。当入射角一定时,光从光疏介质入射到光密介质时的水平偏振横移绝对值大于垂直偏振横移,而从光密介质入射到光疏介质的情况正好与之相反,并且传输场的横移方向取决于折射率梯度方向,增大入射角能明显增强光自旋霍尔效应,对某一特定的线偏振光束,其左、右旋圆偏振光分量的横移等值反向。这些研究结果为调控光自旋霍尔效应提供了有效途径。     

Broadband and broad-angle asymmetric acoustic transmission by unbalanced excitation of surface evanescent waves based on single-layer metasurface

Currently, complicated structure, incident-angle selectivity, and narrow frequency band are the key drawbacks of the asymmetric acoustic transmission (AAT) devices. Here we tackle these problems by proposing a class of single-layer lossy acoustic metasurfaces. The broadband AAT performance is realized in a broad range of incident angles. When the incident angle is in the range between two critical values, which are derived in this paper, an external sound wave can be converted into an evanescent mode, and the total internal reflection occurs for backward sound. The incident sound wave can be negatively refracted for forward sound if the evanescent mode conversion condition is broken, representing the realization of the AAT. However, the AAT phenomenon cannot be observed outside of the range defined above. The proposed design of highly efficient broad-angle AAT can find applications in sound sensing and noise control.     

Spiral search method for designing a wide angular broadband visible antireflection coating

A spiraling search method is applied to design a wide angular visible antireflection (AR) coating with an incident angle of up to 50° above normal. Only a two-material multilayer system with high- and low-index is used in the design. It is shown that the maximum visible reflectivity can be reduced to below 1.26%, and that the total average wide-angle visible spectral reflectivity can be reduced to lower than 0.33%, respectively. Not only is the wide-angle visible AR performance in the designed range very acceptable, but it is found that the visible reflectivity for that incident angle beyond 50° can also be decreased.     

扭转形变对石墨烯吸附O原子电学和光学性质影响的电子理论研究

基于密度泛函理论的第一性原理方法研究了扭转形变对石墨烯吸附O体系结构稳定性、电子结构和光学性质,包括吸附能、带隙、吸收系数及反射率的影响.研究发现,吸附O原子后,距O原子最近的C原子被拔起,导致石墨烯平面发生扭曲.吸附能计算表明,扭转形变使石墨烯吸附O原子体系结构稳定性下降,而扭转程度对结构稳定性影响微弱.能带结构分析发现,O原子的吸附使石墨烯由金属变成半导体,扭转形变发生时,可实现其从半导体到金属、再到半导体特性的转变.扭转角为12°的吸附O原子体系为间接带隙,而其他出现带隙的体系均为直接带隙.与本征石墨烯受扭体系相比,吸附O原子体系的电子结构对扭转形变的敏感度降低,其中扭转角在10°—16°范围内变化时,带隙始终稳定在0.11 eV附近,即在此扭转角范围内始终对应窄带隙半导体.在光学性能中,受扭转形变的吸附体系吸收系数和反射率峰值较未受扭转形变石墨烯吸附O原子体系均减弱,且随着扭转程度的加剧,均出现红移到蓝移的转变.     

Ultra high-speed optical signal processing based on single SOA at 60 Gb/s

The paper shows the design of all-optical logic gates OR, AND, NOT, NOR, XNOR, XOR at ultra high speed by using SOA. The simulations of all logic gates are obtained by XGM and FWM in SOA at 40 Gb/s and 60 Gb/s. The OR, AND, NOR logic between two data sources are obtained using a pump signal, while another logic XNOR using two data. The NOT, XOR obtained using FWM and XGM combined. Thus realization of these logics at 40 Gb/s and 60 Gb/s will lead revolution growth in optical signal processing for high-speed operation.     

基于耦合波理论设计偏振分束光栅

亚波长周期结构光栅具有传统光栅所不具有的特殊性质。针对通信中常用的1.55μm光波,采用严格耦合波理论分析了亚波长光栅的偏振分光特性,设计了对应的偏振分束光栅。所设计的光栅在入射角为56°时,透射消光比和反射消光比都大于9000,且在1.27μm~1.67μm全光波段内,入射角在51°~57°之间时,透射消光比和反射消光比都大于100,达到了宽带宽、宽角度以及透射消光比和反射消光比都较高的要求。     

激光入射角度对薄膜热场分布影响的数值分析

在多层介质薄膜中，激光的入射方式是影响薄膜抗损伤能力的关键因素之一.提出了一种模拟锥角高斯光入射多层介质薄膜后电场和热场分布的方法.该方法能够分析薄膜中高斯光各个角谱分量叠加形成的电场分布，进而得到由于薄膜本征吸收产生的热量沉积以及薄膜内部的温度场分布.针对中心波长为4.3 μm的中红外高反膜进行了分析，给出了高反膜系的温升峰值随激光入射角度和偏振态的变化.结果表明：对于s偏振光，斜入射时膜系的最高温升峰值高于垂直入射峰值，而p光的结果则相反.此种模拟方法克服了原有方法对激光入射角度的限制，较好地反映出斜入射情况下激光偏振态对薄膜损伤的影响. 关键词： 多层介质薄膜 高斯光 热过程 数值分析     

Nanoparticle using parallel split rings and implementation of chain for creating Fano resonance with polarization independence for energy harvesting in mid-infrared

In optical devices, the polarization of the incident wave affects the Nano particle characteristics. Therefore, designing a polarization-independent device is significant in the process of designing optical structures. On the other hand, the concept of Fano resonance and dark mode has been utilized for achieving more energy enhancement. In this paper, we have developed a symmetrical Nano antenna by employing Fano resonance, which is independent of the incident wave polarization. The proposed Nano antenna is modified in mid infrared regime for biosensing and energy harvesting applications. The designed metamaterial antenna is made by Nano split ring resonators with etched capacitive gaps, which are utilized for concentrating energy. The introduced Nano antenna has a bright and dark mode with a weak enhancement of electric field. The effect of the incident wave polarization is investigated at wave incident angles between 0° and 45° to illustrate the independency of the polarization due to the symmetrical shape of the Nano antenna. In order to trigger the dark mode and enhance the electric field, a Nano chain is incorporated in the final structure. This arrangement has led to increasing of electric field drastically. Furthermore, the figure of merit has been calculated as an advantageous factor in sensing the surrounding materials with various refractive indices. Our findings illustrated that the chain arrangement has caused a peak in the linear form of the extinction cross section of the Nano antenna. This in turn has resulted in the appearance of Fano resonance with no impact on the resonance frequency that has been originally adjusted by capacitive gaps and inductive strips.