Ultra-broadband and wide-angle reflective terahertz polarization conversion metasurface based on topological optimization

Terahertz polarization conversion devices have significant potential applications in various fields such as terahertzimaging and spectroscopy.In this paper,we utilize genetic algorithms to topologically optimize the metasurface unit cellsand design a reflective linear polarization conversion metasurface with ultra-broadband and wide-angle characteristics.By partitioning the metallic pattern layer into quadrants,the encoding length is effectively reduced,resulting in a shorteroptimization time.The research results indicate that the converter possesses a polarization conversion efficiency ratio higherthan 90%and a relative bandwidth ratio of 125%in a range of 0.231-0.995 THz.Meanwhile,it can maintain excellentpolarization conversion properties when the incident angle of terahertz waves is less than 45°and the polarization angle isless than 15°,demonstrating excellent practicality.New insights are provided for the design of terahertz wide-angle ultrawidebandpolarization conversion devices,and the proposed metasurfce has potential applications in terahertz polarizationimaging,spectroscopy and communication fields.

Ultra-broadband absorber based on cascaded nanodisk arrays

An ultra-broadband perfect absorber consisting of cascaded nanodisk arrays is demonstrated by placing insulatormetal-insulator-metal nanodisks on insulator-metal film stacks.The absorber shows over 90% absorption in a wavelength range between 600 nm and 4000 nm under transverse magnetic(TM) polarization,with an average absorptivity of 91.5%and a relative absorption bandwidth of 147.8%.The analysis of the electric field and magnetic field show that the synergy of localized surface plasmons,propagating surface plasmons,and plasmonic resonant cavity modes leads to the ultrabroadband perfect absorption,which accords well with the results of impedance-matched analysis.The influences of structural parameters and different metal materials on absorption performance are discussed.Furthermore,the absorber is polarization-independent,and the absorption remains more than 90% at a wide incident angle up to 400 under TE polarization and TM polarization.The designed ultra-broadband absorber has promising prospects in photoelectric detection and imaging.

Design of an optically-transparent ultra-broadband microwave absorber

The optical window of low-observable platform needs to be compatible with ultra-broadband absorption,hence an optically-transparent absorber with ultra-broadband absorption is designed and analyzed in this paper.The transparent materials indium-tin-oxide(ITO)film and polymethylmethacrylate(PMMA)are selected as the lossy layer and the supporting dielectric layer,respectively.The optically-transparent ultra-broadband absorber(OT-UBA)is composed of three layers of ITO square patterns,three layers of PMMA dielectric and a uniform ITO plane.The ITO square patterns can realize arbitrary equivalent series of RC(resistor and capacitor)circuit,so that three layers of ITO square patterns together with the ITO plane can achieve ultra-broadband absorption based on the equivalent circuit optimization.Measured results shows that the 90%-absorption bandwidth covers 2-17 GHz while the light transmittance achieves 59.6%with a total thickness of only 12.9 mm.

Ultra-broadband and polarization-independent planar absorber based on multilayered graphene

We propose an ultra-broadband and polarization independent planar absorber comprising multilayered graphene. The bandwidth of the proposed absorber is extended by increasing the number of layers of graphene, and it is polarization independent due to its symmetrical unit structure. The full wave simulation results show that an absorber with three graphenebased layers can efficiently harvest an electromagnetic wave with random polarization from 17.9 GHz to 188.7 GHz（i.e.,covering frequency regimes from K to D bands and relative bandwidth of - 165%）. The physical absorption mechanism of ultra-broadband absorption has been elaborated upon using the destructive interference method and multiple resonances approach in a multilayered medium. The proposed absorber can be used in many applications such as medical treatment,electromagnetic compatibility, and stealth technique.

Ultra-broadband and high-efficiency polarization conversion metasurface with multiple plasmon resonance modes

In this paper, we present a novel metasurface design that achieves a high-efficiency ultra-broadband cross polarization conversion. The metasurface is composed of an array of unit resonators, each of which combines an H-shaped structure and two rectangular metallic patches. Different plasmon resonance modes are excited in unit resonators and allow the polarization states to be manipulated. The bandwidth of the cross polarization converter is 82% of the central frequency,covering the range from 15.7 GHz to 37.5 GHz. The conversion efficiency of the innovative new design is higher than 90%.At 14.43 GHz and 40.95 GHz, the linearly polarized incident wave is converted into a circularly polarized wave.

Ultra-broadband modulation instability gain characteristics in As_2S_3 and As_2Se_3 chalcogenide glass photonic crystal fiber

Based on the designed As2Se3 and As2S3 chalcogenide glass photonic crystal fiber（PCF） and the scalar nonlinear Schrdinger equation,the effects of pump power and wavelength on modulation instability（MI） gain are comprehensively studied in the abnormal dispersion regime of chalcogenide glass PCF.Owing to high Raman effect and high nonlinearity,ultra-broadband MI gain is obtained in chalcogenide glass PCF.By choosing the appropriate pump parameter,the MI gain bandwidth reaches 2738 nm for the As2Se3 glass PCF in the abnormal-dispersion region,while it is 1961 nm for the As2S3 glass PCF.

Ultra-broadband acoustic ventilation barrier based on multi-cavity resonators

The numerical simulations and experimental results of an ultra-broadband acoustic ventilation barrier composed of periodic unit cells are reported in this paper.Based on multiple mechanisms,including sound absorption by eigenmodes of the unit cell and sound reflection by a plate structure on upper surface of the unit cell,a single-layer ventilation barrier with broadband sound reduction is designed,and its working bandwidth can reach about 1560 Hz.The experimental results accord well with the simulation results.Furthermore,two types of three-layer ventilation barriers are designed and demonstrated by using the unit cells with different values of a(the length of the hollow square region)and w(the width of the channel between the adjacent cavities),and the bandwidths of both ventilation barriers can increase to 3160 Hz and 3230 Hz,respectively.The designed barrier structures have the advantages of ultra-broadband sound reduction and ventilation,which paves the way to designing high-performance ventilation barriers for the applications in environmental protection and architectural acoustics.

A COMPACT PLANAR ULTRA-BROADBAND SUM-AND-DIFFERENCE NETWORK

In this paper, the design of a planar ultra-broadband sum-and-difference network is presented. This network employs a novel power divider and anti-phase balun as a building block. An equivalent 180° coupler with a bandwidth of 6.2 - 14GHz is achieved by back-connecting the power divider and balun together. Four such couplers are connected to form an ultra-broadband sum-and-difference network which has a bandwidth of 91%. This network, with insertion loss less than 1.8dB in sum port and nulls less than -20dB in all delta ports, is verified to be excellent, resulting in the advantages of being compact, easy manufacturing and low cost.

Achieving ultra-broadband electromagnetic wave absorption in high-entropy transition metal carbides (HE TMCs)

Electronic devices pervade everyday life,which has triggered severe electromagnetic(EM)wave pollution.To face this challenge,developing EM wave absorbers with ultra-broadband absorption capacity is critically required.Currently,nano-composite construction has been widely utilized to realize impedance match and broadband absorption.However,complex experimental procedures,limited thermal stability,and interior oxidation resistance are still unneglectable issues.Therefore,it is appealing to realize ultra-broadband EM wave absorption in single-phase materials with good stability.Aiming at this target,two high-entropy transition metal carbides(HE TMCs)including(Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)C(HE TMC-2)and(Cr,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)C(HE TMC-3)are designed and synthesized,of which the microwave absorption performance is investigated in comparison with previously reported(Ti,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta)C(HE TMC-1).Due to the synergistic effects of dielectric and magnetic losses,HE TMC-2 and HE TMC-3 exhibit better impedance match and wider effective absorption bandwidth(EAB).In specific,the exclusion of Ti element in HE TMC-2 endows it optimal minimum reflection loss(RL_(min))and EAB of−41.7 dB(2.11 mm,10.52 GHz)and 3.5 GHz(at 3.0 mm),respectively.Remarkably,the incorporation of Cr element in HE TMC-3 significantly improves the impedance match,thus realizing EAB of 10.5,9.2,and 13.9 GHz at 2,3,and 4 mm,respectively.The significance of this study lays on realizing ultra-broadband capacity in HE TMC-3(Cr,Zr,Hf,Nb,Ta),demonstrating the effectiveness of high-entropy component design in tailoring the impedance match.

Visible-near infrared ultra-broadband polarization-independent metamaterial perfect absorber involving phase-change materials

We numerically demonstrate a novel ultra-broadband polarization-independent metamaterial perfect absorber in the visible and near-infrared region involving the phase-change material Ge_2Sb_2Te_5(GST).The novel perfect absorber scheme consists of an array of high-index strong-absorbance GST square resonators separated from a continuous Au substrate by a low-index lossless dielectric layer(silica)and a high-index GST planar cavity.Three absorption peaks with the maximal absorbance up to 99.94% are achieved,owing to the excitation of plasmon-like dipolar or quadrupole resonances from the high-index GST resonators and cavity resonances generated by the GST planar cavity.The intensities and positions of the absorption peaks show strong dependence on structural parameters.A heat transfer model is used to investigate the temporal variation of temperature within the GST region.The results show that the temperature of amorphous GST can reach up to 433 K of the phase transition temperature from room temperature in just 0.37 ns with a relatively low incident light intensity of 1.11×10~8W∕m^2,due to the enhanced ultra-broadband light absorbance through strong plasmon resonances and cavity resonance in the absorber.The study suggests a feasible means to lower the power requirements for photonic devices based on a thermal phase change via engineering ultra-broadband light absorbers.

Ultra-broadband all-OPCPA petawatt facility fully based on LBO

A petawatt facility fully based on noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(NOPCPA)technology,Vulcan OPPEL(Vulcan OPCPA PEtawatt Laser),is presented.This system will be coupled with the existing hybridCPA/OPCPA VULCAN laser system(500 J,500 fs beamline;250 J,ns regime beamline)based on Nd:glass amplification.Its pulse duration(20 times shorter)combined with the system design will allow the auxiliary beamline and its secondary sources to be used as probe beams for longer pulses and their interactions with targets.The newly designed system will be mainly dedicated to electron beam generation,but could also be used to perform a variety of particle acceleration and optical radiation detection experimental campaigns.In this communication,we present the entire beamline design discussing the technology choices and the design supported by extensive simulations for each system section.Finally,we present experimental results and details of our commissioned NOPCPA picosecond front end,delivering 1.5 mJ,~180 nm(1/e^(2))of bandwidth compressed to sub-15 fs.

Ultra-broadband pulse generation via hollow-core fiber compression and frequency doubling for ultra-intense lasers

We demonstrate an ultra-broadband high temporal contrast infrared laser source based on cascaded optical parametric amplification,hollow-core fiber(HCF)and second harmonic generation processes.In this setup,the spectrum of an approximately 1.8μm laser pulse has near 1μm full bandwidth by employing an argon gas-filled HCF.Subsequently,after frequency doubling with cascaded crystals and dispersion compensation by a fused silica wedge pair,9.6 fs(~3cycles)and 150μJ pulses centered at 910 nm with full bandwidth of over 300 nm can be generated.The energy stability of the output laser pulse is excellent with 0.8%(root mean square)over 20 min,and the temporal contrast is>10^(12)at-10 ps before the main pulse.The excellent temporal and spatial characteristics and stability make this laser able to be used as a good seed source for ultra-intense and ultrafast laser systems.

Dual-band and ultra-broadband photonic spin-orbit interaction for electromagnetic shaping based on single-layer silicon metasurfaces

Achieving electromagnetic wave scattering manipulation in the multispectral and broad operation band has been a long pursuit in stealth applications. Here, we present an approach by using single-layer metasurfaces composed of space-variant amorphous silicon ridges tiled on a metallic mirror, to generate high-efficiency dual-band and ultra-wideband photonic spin-orbit interaction and geometric phase. Two scattering engineered metasurfaces have been designed to reduce specular reflection;the first one can suppress both specular reflectances at 1.05–1.08 μm and 5–12 μm below 10%. The second one is designed for an ultra-broadband of 4.6–14 μm, which is actually implemented by cleverly connecting two bands of 4.6–6.1 μm and 6.1–14 μm. Furthermore, the presented structures exhibit low thermal emission at the same time due to the low absorption loss of silicon in the infrared spectrum, which can be regarded as an achievement of laser–infrared compatible camouflage.We believe the proposed strategy may open a new route to implement multispectral electromagnetic modulation and multiphysical engineering applications.

Ultra-broadband,fast,and polarization-sensitive photoresponse of low-symmetry 2D NdSb_(2)

Broadband photodetectors with polarization-sensitive ability have received extraordinary attention for modern optoelectronic devices.Ideal photodetectors should possess high responsivity,fast response,and good stability,which are rare to meet at the same time in one low-symmetric two-dimentional(2D)material.In this work,neodymium diantimonides(RSb_(2)),a member of light rare-earth diantimonides RSb_(2)(R=La–Nd,Sm)with low-symmetry structure,is introduced as a fascinating highly anisotropic 2D material for broadband detection(532 nm to 4μm).The photodetector exhibits a responsivity of 0.49 mA·W^(−1)with 15μs response time at 532 nm and highly stable performance under ambient conditions over 8 months.Furthermore,we identify the polarization-sensitive photoresponse of the detector and demonstrate a high anisotropic factor~1.6.In addition,strong inplane anisotropy is revealed by anisotropic phonon response and the photodetection mechanism is investigated by scanning photocurrent microscopy measurements.This pioneer work on RSb_(2)paves the way for further exploration of 2D RSb_(2)for high performance polarized photodetectors with fast photothermoelectric response.

Ultra-broadband near-infrared NOPAs based on the nonlinear crystals Bi BO and YCOB

We evaluate and demonstrate ultra-broadband near-infrared noncollinear optical parametric amplification in two nonlinear crystals,bismuth borate(Bi BO)and yttrium calcium oxyborate(YCOB),which are not commonly used for this application.The spectral bandwidth is of the microjoule level;the amplified signal is≥200 nm,capable of supporting sub-10 fs pulses.These results,supported by numerical simulations,show that these crystals have a great potential as nonlinear media in both low-energy,few-cycle systems and high peak power amplifiers for terawatt to petawatt systems based on noncollinear optical parametric chirped pulse amplification(NOPCPA)or a hybrid.

Preparation of ultra-broadband antireflective coatings for amplifier blast shields by a sol–gel method

A type of λ/4–λ/4 ultra-broadband antireflective coating has been developed using modified low refractive silica and high refractive silica layers by a sol–gel dip coating method for amplifier blast shields of the Shen Guang Ⅱ high power laser facility(SG-Ⅱ facility). Deposition of the first layer(high refractive index silica) involves baking at 200℃ in the post-treatment step. The second layer(low refractive index, n = 1.20) uses low refractive index silica sol modified by acid catalysis. Thermal baking at temperatures no less than 500℃ for 60 min offers chemical stability, ethanol scratch resistance, and resistance to washing with water. The average residual reflection of dual-side-coated fused silica glass was less than 1% in the spectral range from 450 to 950 nm. Transmission gain has been evaluated by taking into account angular light, and the results show that the transmission gain increases with increasing light incidence. Even at 60°, the transmission spectrum of the broadband antireflective coating effectively covered the main absorption peak of Nd:glass.

Ultra-broadband supercontinuum generated in dispersion-flattened fiber

With 4.28-km dispersion-flattened fiber (DFF), more than 254.9-nm 10-dB bandwidth on the right side of zero-dispersion wavelength and a 190.4-nm wide spectral region with the uniformity of within ±0.5 dB are obtained. While on the opposite side, 198.4-nm 10-dB bandwidth and 62.3-nm spectral region with the uniformity of within ±0.5 dB are obtained. More than 88 channels spaced at 2.52 nm on the long wavelength side are generated using Fabry-Perot (F-P) filter. The output supercontinuum (SC) characteristic is also analyzed by spectrum carving.

Ultra-broadband near infrared phosphor with wide spectral range and long peak wavelength achieved by double-site occupation

The miniaturization and intelligence of near infrared(NIR)devices urgently require an excellent broadband NIR phosphor.However,emission spectra of most NIR phosphors cover less than 1200 nm with a full width at half maximum(FWHM)less than 200 nm and a peak wavelength less than 900 nm.Here,we successfully developed ultra-broadband NIR phosphors ScNbO_(4):Cr^(3+)which can overcome the above shortcomings based on a double-site occupancy strategy.The phosphors achieve ultra-broadband NIR emission from 800 to 1400 nm with a peak wavelength at 980 nm.Its FWHM is up to 217 nm.The valence state of Cr ions in phosphors was analyzed.The double-site occupancy of Cr^(3+)ions in the host and the relationship between host structure and optical properties are discussed in detail.NIR light transmission experiments show that phosphors have potential application value in non-destructive analysis.This work develops an excellent NIR luminescent material and provides an efficient method to obtain ultra-broadband NIR phosphors with longer peak wavelength.

基于多层石墨烯-黑磷结构可调谐各向异性吸收器

基于阻抗匹配理论(IMT)和多层局域表面等离子体共振(LSPR)耦合效应,设计了一种多层石墨烯-黑磷可调谐各向异性吸收器。通过采用时域有限差分法(FDTD)进行模拟仿真计算分析发现,TE偏振下,吸收器在波长20.8~45.34μm范围内可实现94%的宽带平均吸收;TM偏振下,在波长16.6~44.6μm范围内可以实现96.3%的宽带平均吸收,呈现出一定程度的各向异性吸收特性。此外,通过调整石墨烯-黑磷块的宽度,可以调节吸收带宽。同时,动态调节石墨烯的费米能级或黑磷的电子掺杂浓度也能够调节吸收带宽和平均吸收率。该研究成果对动态可调谐红外能量采集、偏振选择性吸收和红外伪装领域具有理论指导意义。

低偏振超宽光谱分色膜设计与制备

可见/红外超宽光谱分色片是星载中分辨率光谱成像仪Ⅲ型光学系统中的重要光学薄膜器件。利用诱导透射原理,采用金属-介质膜系结构加非对称等效导纳匹配层,实现了45°入射时0.4~1.05μm光谱高效透射,1.35~13μm波段光谱高效反射,从而将入射光束分配到不同的光路。同时通过消偏振控制设计,获得了可见近红外波段低偏振灵敏度(LPS)。所研制的分色片可见近红外波段平均透射率大于85%,LPS小于4%;短波及长波红外波段平均反射率大于90%。