Near-perfect fidelity polarization-encoded multilayer optical data storage based on aligned gold nanorods

Encoding information in light polarization is of great importance in facilitating optical data storage(ODS)for information security and data storage capacity escalation.However,despite recent advances in nanophotonic techniques vastly en-hancing the feasibility of applying polarization channels,the data fidelity in reconstructed bits has been constrained by severe crosstalks occurring between varied polarization angles during data recording and reading process,which gravely hindered the utilization of this technique in practice.In this paper,we demonstrate an ultra-low crosstalk polarization-en-coding multilayer ODS technique for high-fidelity data recording and retrieving by utilizing a nanofibre-based nanocom-posite film involving highly aligned gold nanorods(GNRs).With parallelizing the gold nanorods in the recording medium,the information carrier configuration minimizes miswriting and misreading possibilities for information input and output,respectively,compared with its randomly self-assembled counterparts.The enhanced data accuracy has significantly im-proved the bit recall fidelity that is quantified by a correlation coefficient higher than 0.99.It is anticipated that the demon-strated technique can facilitate the development of multiplexing ODS for a greener future.

Band structure engineering in metal halide perovskite nanostructures for optoelectronic applications

Metal halide perovskite nanostructures have emerged as low-dimensional semiconductors of great significance in many fields such as photovoltaics,photonics,and optoelectronics.Extensive efforts on the controlled synthesis of perovskite nanostructures have been made towards potential device applications.The engineering of their band structures holds great promise in the rational tuning of the electronic and optical properties of perovskite nanostructures,which is one of the keys to achieving efficient and multifunctional optoelectronic devices.In this article,we summarize recent advances in band structure engineering of perovskite nanostructures.A survey of bandgap engineering of nanostructured perovskites is firstly presented from the aspects of dimensionality tailoring,compositional substitution,phase segregation and transition,as well as strain and pressure stimuli.The strategies of electronic doping are then reviewed,including defect-induced self-doping,inorganic or organic molecules-based chemical doping,and modification by metal ions or nanostructures.Based on the bandgap engineering and electronic doping,discussions on engineering energy band alignments in perovskite nanostructures are provided for building high-performance perovskite p-n junctions and heterostructures.At last,we provide our perspectives in engineering band structures of perovskite nanostructures towards future low-energy optoelectronics technologies.

Cylindrical vector beams reveal radiationless anapole condition in a resonant state

Nonscattering optical anapole condition is corresponding to the excitation of radiationless field distributions in open resonators,which offers new degrees of freedom for tailoring light-matter interaction.Conventional mechanisms for achieving such a condition relies on sophisticated manipulation of electromagnetic multipolar moments of all orders to guarantee superpositions of suppressed moment strengths at the same wavelength.In contrast,here we report on the excitation of optical radiationless anapole hidden in a resonant state of a Si nanoparticle utilizing a tightly focused radially polarized(RP)beam.The coexistence of magnetic resonant state and anapole condition at the same wavelength further enables the triggering of resonant state by a tightly focused azimuthally polarized(AP)beam whose corresponding electric multipole coefficient could be zero.As a result,high contrast inter-transition between radiationless anapole condition and ideal magnetic resonant scattering can be achieved experimentally in visible spectrum.The proposed mechanism is general which can be realized in different types of nanostructures.Our results showcase that the unique combination of structured light and structured Mie resonances could provide new degrees of freedom for tailoring light-matter interaction,which might shed new light on functional meta-optics.

Near infrared emissions from both high efficient quantum cutting (173%) and nearly-pure-color upconversion in NaY(WO_(4))_(2):Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) with thermal management capability for silicon-based solar cells

Raising photoelectric conversion efficiency and enhancing heat management are two critical concerns for siliconbased solar cells.In this work,efficient Yb^(3+) infrared emissions from both quantum cutting and upconversion were demonstrated by adjusting Er^(3+) and Yb^(3+) concentrations,and thermo-manage-applicable temperature sensing based on the luminescence intensity ratio of two super-low thermal quenching levels was discovered in an Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) codoped tungstate system.The quantum cutting mechanism was clearly decrypted as a two-step energy transfer process from Er^(3+) to Yb^(3+).The two-step energy transfer efficiencies,the radiative and nonradiative transition rates of all interested 4 f levels of Er^(3+) in NaY(WO_(4))_(2) were confirmed in the framework of Föster-Dexter theory,Judd-Ofelt theory,and energy gap law,and based on these obtained efficiencies and rates the quantum cutting efficiency was furthermore determined to be as high as 173%in NaY(WO_(4))_(2):5 mol%Er^(3+)/50 mol%Yb^(3+) sample.Strong and nearly pure infrared upconversion emission of Yb3+under 1550 nm excitation was achieved in Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)co-doped NaY(WO_(4))_(2) by adjusting Yb^(3+) doping concentrations.The Yb^(3+) induced infrared upconversion emission enhancement was attributed to the efficient energy transfer ^(4)I_(11/2)(Er^(3+))+^(2)F_(7/2)(Yb^(3+))→^(4)I_(15/2)(Er^(3+))+^(2)F_(5/2)(Yb^(3+))and large nonradiative relaxation rate of ^(4)I_(9/2).Analysis on the temperature sensing indicated that the NaY(WO_(4))_(2):Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)serves well the solar cells as thermos-managing material.Moreover,it was confirmed that the fluorescence thermal quenching of ^(2)H_(11/2)/^(4)S_(3/2) was caused by the nonradiative relaxation of ^(4)S_(3/2).All the obtained results suggest that NaY(WO_(4))_(2):Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) is an excellent material for silicon-based solar cells to improve photoelectric conversion efficiency and thermal management.

Ⅰ-Ⅱ复合型唇形裂纹尖端塑性区分析

本文采用保角变换方法,建立了拉伸载荷下Ⅰ/Ⅱ复合型唇形裂纹的扩展模型,基于Irwin小屈服等效假设,建立了拉伸载荷下Ⅰ-Ⅱ复合型唇形裂纹尖端塑性扩展区模型,得到了唇形裂纹尖端塑性区Ⅰ型和Ⅱ型应力强度因子的表达式、基于该模型,进一步得到了唇形裂纹尖端延长线上的应力分布,并建立拉伸仿真模型,将唇形裂纹尖端应力分布理论解与弹塑性仿真解以及线弹性仿真解进行对比,研究结果表明:基于Irwin小屈服等效假设修正后的唇形裂纹尺寸会变大,唇形裂纹等效应力强度因子变大;唇形裂纹的形状参数的改变会对塑性区产生影响,相同宽长比情况下,半长越大,塑性区尺寸越大,相同半长情况下,宽长比越大,塑性区尺寸越小,且伴随唇形裂纹倾斜角越大,塑性区尺寸也会相应增加;基于Irwin小屈服等效假设的唇形裂纹尖端塑性修正理论与塑性有限元仿真具有较好的一致性,伴随唇形裂纹倾斜角增加,裂纹尖端的应力水平降低,一方面,这是由于裂纹扩展形式由Ⅰ型向Ⅰ-Ⅱ复合型的转变造成的影响,另一方面,对于大倾斜角情况下,唇形裂纹腹部出现应力屈服现象,对唇形裂纹裂纹尖端的应力集中产生分担的影响,造成裂纹尖端应力水平的降低.

Inverse-designed Jones matrix metasurfaces for high-performance meta-polarizers

Polarizers have always been an important optical component for optical engineering and have played an indispensable part of polarization imaging systems.Metasurface polarizers provide an excellent platform to achieve miniaturization,high resolution,and low cost of polarization imaging systems.Here,we proposed freeform metasurface polarizers derived by adjoint-based inverse design of a full-Jones matrix with gradient-descent optimization.We designed multiple freeform polarizers with different filtered states of polarization(SOPs),including circular polarizers,elliptical polarizers,and linear polarizers that could cover the full Poincarésphere.Note that near-unitary polarization dichroism and the ultrahigh polarization extinction ratio(ER)reaching 50 d B were achieved for optimized circular polarizers.The multiple freeform polarizers with filtered polarization state locating at four vertices of an inscribed regular tetrahedron of the Poincarésphere are designed to form a full-Stokes parameters micropolarizer array.Our work provides a novel approach,we believe,for the design of meta-polarizers that may have potential applications in polarization imaging,polarization detection,and communication.

Resonant enhancement of second harmonic generation in etchless thin film lithium niobate heteronanostructure

Lithium niobate has received interest in nonlinear frequency conversion due to its wide transparency window,from ultraviolet to mid-infrared spectral regions,and large second-order nonlinear susceptibility.However,its nanostructure is generally difficult to etch,resulting in low-Q resonance and lossy nanostructures for second harmonic generation.By applying the concept of bound states in the continuum,we performed theoretical and experimental investigations on high-Q resonant etchless thin-film lithium niobate with Si O_(2) nanostructures on top for highly efficient second harmonic generation.In the fabricated nanostructured devices,a resonance with a Q factor of 980 leads to the strong enhancement of second harmonic generation by over 1500 times compared with that in unpatterned lithium niobate thin film.Although the pump slightly deviates from central resonance,an absolute conversion efficiency of 6.87×10^(-7) can be achieved with the fundamental pump peak intensity of 44.65 MW/cm^(2),thus contributing to the normalized conversion efficiency of 1.54×10^(-5)cm^(2)/GW.Our work establishes an etchless lithium niobate device for various applications,such as integrated nonlinear nanophotonics,terahertz frequency generation,and quantum information processing.

Multifunctional metasurface: from extraordinary optical transmission to extraordinary optical diffraction in a single structure: publisher's note

This publisher＇s note reports the revision of authors＇ name spelling in Photon. Res. 6, 443 （2018）.

Highly stable and repeatable femtosecond soliton pulse generation from saturable absorbers based on twodimensional Cu3-xP nanocrystals

Heavily doped colloidal plasmonic nanocrystals have attracted great attention because of their lower and adjustable free carrier densities and tunable localized surface plasmonic resonance bands in the spectral range from near-infra to mid-infra wavelengths.With its plasmon-enhanced optical nonlinearity,this new family of plasmonic materials shows a huge potential for nonlinear optical applications,such as ultrafast switching,nonlinear sensing,and pulse laser generation.Cu3-xP nanocrystals were previously shown to have a strong saturable absorption at the plasmonic resonance,which enabled high-energy Q-switched fiber lasers with 6.1μs pulse duration.This work demonstrates that both high-quality mode-locked and Q-switched pulses at 1560 nm can be generated by evanescently incorporating two-dimensional(2D)Cu3-xP nanocrystals onto a D-shaped optical fiber as an effective saturable absorber.The 3 dB bandwidth of the mode-locking optical spectrum is as broad as 7.3 nm,and the corresponding pulse duration can reach 423 fs.The repetition rate of the Q-switching pulses is higher than 80 kHz.Moreover,the largest pulse energy is more than 120μJ.Note that laser characteristics are highly stable and repeatable based on the results of over 20 devices.This work may trigger further investigations on heavily doped plasmonic 2D nanocrystals as a next-generation,inexpensive,and solution-processed element for fascinating photonics and optoelectronics applications.

Genome-wide analysis identify novel germline genetic variations in ADCY1 influencing platinum-based chemotherapy response in nonsmall cell lung cancer

To explore the pharmacogenomic markers that affect the platinum-based chemotherapy response in non-small-cell lung carcinoma(NSCLC),we performed a two-cohort of genome-wide association studies(GWAS),including 34 for WES-based and 433 for microarray-based analyses,as well as two independent validation cohorts.After integrating the results of two studies,the genetic variations related to the platinum-based chemotherapy response were further determined by fine-mapping in 838 samples,and their potential functional impact were investigated by eQTL analysis and in vitro cell experiments.We found that a total of 68 variations were significant at P<1×10^(-3)in cohort 1 discovery stage,of which 3 SNPs were verified in 262 independent samples.A total of541 SNPs were significant at P<1×10^(-4)in cohort 2 discovery stage,of which 8 SNPs were verified in 347 independent samples.Comparing the validated SNPs in two GWAS,ADCY1 gene was verified in both independent studies.The results of fine-mapping showed that the G allele carriers of ADCY1rs2280496 and C allele carriers of rs189178649 were more likely to be resistant to platinum-based chemotherapy.In conclusion,our study found that rs2280496 and rs189178649 in ADCY1 gene were associated the sensitivity of platinum-based chemotherapy in NSCLC patients.

Impact of body mass index,weight gain,and metabolic disorders on survival and prognosis in patients with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy

Background: Weight gain during chemotherapy in patients with breast cancer contributes to their poor prognosis. However, a growing number of studies have found that metabolic disorders seem to play a more important role in breast cancer prognosis than weight gain. This study aimed to explore the prognostic effects of body mass index (BMI), weight gain, and metabolic disorders on the overall survival (OS) and prognosis of patients with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy.Methods: Data from the inpatient medical records of patients with breast cancer who underwent chemotherapy at the Beijing Cancer Hospital Breast Cancer Center from January to December 2010 were retrospectively collected, and the patients were followed up until August 2020.Results: A total of 438 patients with stages I to III breast cancer met the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Forty-nine (11.19%) patients died, while 82 (18.72%) patients had tumor recurrence and metastasis at the last follow-up (August 2020). From the time of diagnosis until after chemotherapy, no significant differences were observed in the body weight (t=4.694,P<0.001), BMI categories (χ^(2)=19.215,P=0.001), and incidence of metabolic disorders (χ^(2)=24.841,P<0.001);the BMI categories and weight change had no effect on the OS. Both univariate (χ^(2)=6.771,P=0.009) and multivariate survival analyses (hazard ratio=2.775, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.326-5.807,P=0.007) showed that low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) levels at diagnosis had a negative impact on the OS. The multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that the HDL-C level at diagnosis (odds ratio [OR]=2.200, 95% CI: 0.996-4.859,P=0.051) and metabolic disorders after chemotherapy (OR=1.514, 95% CI: 1.047-2.189,P=0.028) are risk factors for poor prognosis in patients with breast cancer.Conclusions: Chemotherapy led to weight gain and aggravated the metabolic disorders in patients with breast cancer. Low HDL-C levels at diagnosis and metabolic disorders after chemotherapy may have negative effects on the OS and prognosis of patients with breast cancer.

Cylindrical vector beam revealing multipolar nonlinear scattering for superlocalization of silicon nanostructures

The resonant optical excitation of dielectric nanostructures offers unique opportunities for developing remarkable nanophotonic devices.Light that is structured by tailoring the vectorial characteristics of the light beam provides an additional degree of freedom in achieving flexible control of multipolar resonances at the nanoscale.Here,we investigate the nonlinear scattering of subwavelength silicon(Si)nanostructures with radially and azimuthally polarized cylindrical vector beams to show a strong dependence of the photothermal nonlinearity on the polarization state of the applied light.The resonant magnetic dipole,selectively excited by an azimuthally polarized beam,enables enhanced photothermal nonlinearity,thereby inducing large scattering saturation.In contrast,radially polarized beam illumination shows no observable nonlinearity owing to off-resonance excitation.Numerical analysis reveals a difference of more than 2 orders of magnitude in photothermal nonlinearity under two types of polarization excitations.Nonlinear scattering and the unique doughnut-shaped focal spot generated by the azimuthally polarized beam are demonstrated as enabling far-field high-resolution localization of nanostructured Si with an accuracy approaching 50 nm.Our study extends the horizons of active Si photonics and holds great potential for label-free superresolution imaging of Si nanostructures.

Spatiotemporal pulse weaving scalar optical hopfions

Scalar optical hopfions weaved by nested equiphase lines in the shape of a toroidal vortex are theoretically designed and experimentally demonstrated.This category of hopfions manifesting as a spatiotemporally structured pulse propagating in space-time may enable encoding and transferring optical topological information in an additional(temporal)dimension.

Distinguished biological adaptation architecture aggravated population differentiation of Tibeto-Burman-speaking people

Tibeto-Burman(TB)people have endeavored to adapt to the hypoxic,cold,and high-UV high-altitude environments in the Tibetan Plateau and complex disease exposures in lowland rainforests since the late Paleolithic period.However,the full landscape of genetic history and biological adaptation of geographically diverse TB-speaking people,as well as their interaction mechanism,remain unknown.Here,we generate a whole-genome meta-database of 500 individuals from 39 TB-speaking populations and present a comprehensive landscape of genetic diversity,admixture history,and differentiated adaptative features of geographically different TB-speaking people.We identify genetic differentiation related to geography and language among TB-speaking people,consistent with their differentiated admixture process with incoming or indigenous ancestral source populations.A robust genetic connection between the Tibetan-Yi corridor and the ancient Yellow River people supports their Northern China origin hypothesis.We finally report substructure-related differentiated biological adaptative signatures between highland Tibetans and Loloish speakers.Adaptative signatures associated with the physical pigmentation(EDAR and SLC24A5)and metabolism(ALDH9A1)are identified in Loloish people,which differed from the high-altitude adaptative genetic architecture in Tibetan.TB-related genomic resources provide new insights into the genetic basis of biological adaptation and better reference for the anthropologically informed sampling design in biomedical and genomic cohort research.

Optical storage arrays: a perspective for future big data storage

The advance of nanophotonics has provided a variety of avenues for light–matter interaction at the nanometer scale through the enriched mechanisms for physical and chemical reactions induced by nanometer-confined optical probes in nanocomposite materials.These emerging nanophotonic devices and materials have enabled researchers to develop disruptive methods of tremendously increasing the storage capacity of current optical memory.In this paper,we present a review of the recent advancements in nanophotonics-enabled optical storage techniques.Particularly,we offer our perspective of using them as optical storage arrays for next-generation exabyte data centers.

Facile metagrating holograms with broadband and extreme angle tolerance

The emerging meta-holograms rely on arrays of intractable meta-atoms with various geometries and sizes for customized phase profiles that can precisely modulate the phase of a wavefront at an optimal incident angle for given wavelengths.The stringent and band-limited angle tolerance remains a fundamental obstacle for their practical application,in addition to high fabrication precision demands.Utilizing a different design principle,we determined that facile metagrating holograms based on extraordinary optical diffraction can allow the molding of arbitrary wavefronts with extreme angle tolerances(near-grazing incidence)in the visible–near-infrared regime.By modulating the displacements between uniformly sized meta-atoms rather than the geometrical parameters,the metagratings produce a robust detour phase profile that is irrespective of the wavelength or incident angle.The demonstration of high-fidelity meta-holograms and in-site polarization multiplexing significantly simplifies the metasurface design and lowers the fabrication demand,thereby opening new routes for flat optics with high performances and improved practicality.

Arbitrary polarization conversion dichroism metasurfaces for all-in-one full Poincare sphere polarizers

The control of polarization,an essential property of light,is of broad scientific and technological interest.Polarizers are indispensable optical elements for direct polarization generation.However,arbitrary polarization generation,except that of common linear and circular polarization,relies heavily on bulky optical components such as cascading linear polarizers and waveplates.Here,we present an effective strategy for designing all-in-one full Poincare sphere polarizers based on perfect arbitrary polarization conversion dichroism and implement it in a monolayer all-dielectric metasurface.This strategy allows preferential transmission and conversion of one polarization state located at an arbitrary position on the Poincare sphere to its handedness-flipped state while completely blocking its orthogonal state.In contrast to previous methods that were limited to only linear or circular polarization,our method manifests perfect dichroism of nearly 100%in theory and greater than 90%experimentally for arbitrary polarization states.By leveraging this attractive dichroism,our demonstration of the generation of polarization beams located at an arbitrary position on a Poincare sphere directly from unpolarized light can substantially extend the scope of meta-optics and dramatically promote state-of-the-art nanophotonic devices.

Dual-shot dynamics and ultimate frequency of all-optical magnetic recording on GdFeCo

Although photonics presents the fastest and most energy-efficient method of data transfer,magnetism still offers the cheapest and most natural way to store data.The ultrafast and energy-efficient optical control of magnetism is presently a missing technological link that prevents us from reaching the next evolution in information processing.The discovery of all-optical magnetization reversal in GdFeCo with the help of 100fs laser pulses has further aroused intense interest in this compelling problem.Although the applicability of this approach to high-speed data processing depends vitally on the maximum repetition rate of the switching,the latter remains virtually unknown.Here we experimentally unveil the ultimate frequency of repetitive all-optical magnetization reversal through time-resolved studies of the dual-shot magnetization dynamics in Gd27 Fe63.87 C09.T3.Varying the intensities of the shots and the shotto-shot separation,we reveal the conditions for ultrafast writing and the fastest possible restoration of magnetic bits.It is shown that although magnetic writing launched by the first shot is completed after 100 ps,a reliable rewriting of the bit by the second shot requires separating the shots by at least 300 ps.Using two shots partially overlapping in space and minimally separated by 300 ps,we demonstrate an approach for GHz magnetic writing that can be scaled down to sizes below the diffraction limit.

Multifunctional metasurface:from extraordinary optical transmission to extraordinary optical diffraction in a single structure

We show that a metasurface composed of a subwavelength metallic slit array embedded in an asymmetric dielectric environment can exhibit either extraordinary optical transmission(EOT) or extraordinary optical diffraction(EOD). The cascaded refractive indices of the dielectrics can leverage multiple decaying passages into variant subsections with different diffraction order combinations according to the diffraction order chart in the k-vector space, providing a flexible mean to tailor resonance decaying pathways of the metallic slit cavity mode by changing the wavevector of the incident light. As a result, either the zeroth transmission or-1 st reflection efficiencies can be enhanced to near unity by the excitation of the localized slit cavity mode, leading to either EOT or EOD in a single structure, depending on the illumination angle. Based on this appealing feature, a multifunctional metasurface that can switch its functionality between transmission filter, mirror, and off-axis lens is demonstrated. Our findings provide a convenient way to construct multifunctional miniaturized optical components on a single planar device.