The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphe...The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphere. Considering recoil and down-pumping effects on the number of return photons from SLB, the spontaneous radiation rates are obtained by numerical computations and fittings. Furthermore, combining with the geomagnetic field effects, a new expression is achieved for calculating the number of return photons. By using this expression and considering the stochastic distribution of laser intensity in the mesosphere under different turbulence models for atmosphere, the number of return photons excited by the narrow-band single mode laser and that by the narrow-band three-mode laser are respectively calculated. The results show that the narrow-band three-mode laser with a specific spectrum structure has a higher spontaneous radiation rate and more return photons than a narrow-band single mode laser. Of note, the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on the number of return photons is remarkable. Calculation results indicate that the number of return photons under the HV5/7 model for atmospheric turbulence is much higher than that under the Greenwood and Mod HV models.展开更多
For the density operator（mixed state） describing squeezed chaotic light（SCL） we search for its thermal vacuum state（a pure state） in the real-fictitious space. Using the method of integration within ordered prod...For the density operator（mixed state） describing squeezed chaotic light（SCL） we search for its thermal vacuum state（a pure state） in the real-fictitious space. Using the method of integration within ordered product（IWOP） of operators we find that it is a kind of one- and two-mode combinatorial squeezed state. Its application in evaluating the quantum fluctuation of photon number reveals： the stronger the squeezing is, the larger a fluctuation appears. The second-order degree of coherence of SCL is also deduced which shows that SCL is classic. The new thermal vacuum state also helps to derive the Wigner function of SCL.展开更多
Structured light,also known as tailored light,shaped light,sculpted light,or custom light,refers to a series of special light beams with spatially variant amplitudes and phases,polarization distributions,or more gener...Structured light,also known as tailored light,shaped light,sculpted light,or custom light,refers to a series of special light beams with spatially variant amplitudes and phases,polarization distributions,or more general spatiotemporal profiles.In the past decades,structured light featuring distinct properties and unique spatial or spatiotemporal structures has grown into a significant research field and given rise to many developments from fundamentals to applications.Very recently,integrated structured light manipulation has become an important trend in the frontier of light field manipulation and attracted increasing interest as a highly promising technique for shaping structured light in an integrated,compact,and miniaturized manner.In this article,we give a comprehensive overview of recent advances in integrated structured light manipulation(generation,processing,detection,and application).After briefly introducing the basic concept and development history of structured light,we present representative works in four important aspects of integrated structured light manipulation,including multiple types of integrated structured light generation,many sorts of integrated structured light processing,diverse forms of integrated structured light detection,and various kinds of integrated structured light applications.We focus on summarizing the progress of integrated structured light manipulation from basic theories to cutting-edge technologies,to key devices,and to a wide variety of applications,from orbital angular momentum carrying light beams to more general structured light beams,from passive to active integration platforms,from micro-nano structures and metasurfaces to 2D photonic integrated circuits and 3D photonic chips,from in-plane to out-of-plane,from multiplexing to transformation,from linear to nonlinear,from classical to quantum,from optical communications to optical holography,imaging,microscopy,trapping,tweezers,metrology,etc.Finally,we also discuss in detail the future trends,opportunities,challenges,and solutions,and give a vision for integrated structured light manipulation.展开更多
Optical bound states in the continuum(BICs)have recently stimulated a research boom,accompanied by demonstrations of abundant exotic phenomena and applications.With ultrahigh quality(Q)factors,optical BICs have powerf...Optical bound states in the continuum(BICs)have recently stimulated a research boom,accompanied by demonstrations of abundant exotic phenomena and applications.With ultrahigh quality(Q)factors,optical BICs have powerful abilities to trap light in optical structures from the continuum of propagation waves in free space.Besides the high Q factors enabled by the confined properties,many hidden topological characteristics were discovered in optical BICs.Especially in periodic structures with well-defined wave vectors,optical BICs were discovered to carry topological charges in momentum space,underlying many unique physical properties.Both high Q factors and topological vortex configurations in momentum space enabled by BICs bring new degrees of freedom to modulate light.BICs have enabled many novel discoveries in light-matter interactions and spin-orbit interactions of light,and BIC applications in lasing and sensing have also been well explored with many advantages.In this paper,we review recent developments of optical BICs in periodic structures,including the physical mechanisms of BICs,explored effects enabled by BICs,and applications of BICs.In the outlook part,we provide a perspective on future developments for BICs.展开更多
We show that the electromagnetic quantum vacuum derives directly from Maxwell’s theory and plays a primary role in quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, gravitation and cosmology. It corresponds to the electroma...We show that the electromagnetic quantum vacuum derives directly from Maxwell’s theory and plays a primary role in quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, gravitation and cosmology. It corresponds to the electromagnetic field ground state at zero frequency, a zero-energy cosmic field permeating all of space and it is composed of real states, called kenons (κενο = vacuum). Photons are local oscillations of kenons guided by a non-local vector potential wave function with quantized amplitude. They propagate at the speed imposed by the vacuum electric permittivity ε<sub>0</sub> and magnetic permeability μ<sub>0</sub>, which are intrinsic properties of the electromagnetic quantum vacuum. The electron-positron elementary charge derives naturally from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum and is related to the photon vector potential. We establish the masse-charge equivalence relation showing that the masses of all particles (leptons, mesons, baryons) and antiparticles are states of the elementary charges and their magnetic moments. The equivalence between Newton’s gravitational law and Coulomb’s electrostatic law results naturally. In addition, we show that the gravitational constant G is expressed explicitly through the electromagnetic quantum vacuum constants putting in evidence the electromagnetic nature of gravity. We draw that G is the same for matter and antimatter but gravitational forces should be repulsive between particles and antiparticles because their masses bear naturally opposite signs. The electromagnetic quantum vacuum appears to be the natural link between quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, gravitation and cosmology and constitutes a basic step towards a unified field theory. Dark Energy and Dark Matter might originate from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum fluctuations. The calculated electromagnetic vacuum energy density, related to the cosmological constant considered responsible for the cosmic acceleration, is in good agreement with the astrophysical observations. The cosmic acceleration may be due to both “quantum vacuum fluctuations” and “matter-antimatter gravitational repelling”. All the above results are established without stating any assumptions or postulates. Next, we advance two hypotheses with cosmological impact. The first is based on the possibility that gravitation is due to the electromagnetic quantum vacuum density of states fluctuations giving rise to a photon pressure at the characteristic collective oscillation frequencies of the charge densities composing the bodies (Electromagnetic Push Gravity). The second advances that energy, matter and antimatter in the universe emerge spontaneously from the quantum vacuum fluctuations as residues that remain stable in space and we present the main principles upon which a new cosmological model may be developed overcoming the well-known Big Bang issues.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61107066)the College Natural Science Foundation of Anhui Province,China(Grant No.KJ2013B331)
文摘The number of return photons from sodium laser beacon（SLB） greatly suffers down-pumping, recoil, and geomagnetic field when the long pulse laser with circular polarization interacts with sodium atoms in the mesosphere. Considering recoil and down-pumping effects on the number of return photons from SLB, the spontaneous radiation rates are obtained by numerical computations and fittings. Furthermore, combining with the geomagnetic field effects, a new expression is achieved for calculating the number of return photons. By using this expression and considering the stochastic distribution of laser intensity in the mesosphere under different turbulence models for atmosphere, the number of return photons excited by the narrow-band single mode laser and that by the narrow-band three-mode laser are respectively calculated. The results show that the narrow-band three-mode laser with a specific spectrum structure has a higher spontaneous radiation rate and more return photons than a narrow-band single mode laser. Of note, the effect of the atmospheric turbulence on the number of return photons is remarkable. Calculation results indicate that the number of return photons under the HV5/7 model for atmospheric turbulence is much higher than that under the Greenwood and Mod HV models.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.1117511311447202and 11574295)
文摘For the density operator（mixed state） describing squeezed chaotic light（SCL） we search for its thermal vacuum state（a pure state） in the real-fictitious space. Using the method of integration within ordered product（IWOP） of operators we find that it is a kind of one- and two-mode combinatorial squeezed state. Its application in evaluating the quantum fluctuation of photon number reveals： the stronger the squeezing is, the larger a fluctuation appears. The second-order degree of coherence of SCL is also deduced which shows that SCL is classic. The new thermal vacuum state also helps to derive the Wigner function of SCL.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.62125503 and 62261160388)and the Natural Science Foundation of Hubei Province of China(No.2023AFA028).
文摘Structured light,also known as tailored light,shaped light,sculpted light,or custom light,refers to a series of special light beams with spatially variant amplitudes and phases,polarization distributions,or more general spatiotemporal profiles.In the past decades,structured light featuring distinct properties and unique spatial or spatiotemporal structures has grown into a significant research field and given rise to many developments from fundamentals to applications.Very recently,integrated structured light manipulation has become an important trend in the frontier of light field manipulation and attracted increasing interest as a highly promising technique for shaping structured light in an integrated,compact,and miniaturized manner.In this article,we give a comprehensive overview of recent advances in integrated structured light manipulation(generation,processing,detection,and application).After briefly introducing the basic concept and development history of structured light,we present representative works in four important aspects of integrated structured light manipulation,including multiple types of integrated structured light generation,many sorts of integrated structured light processing,diverse forms of integrated structured light detection,and various kinds of integrated structured light applications.We focus on summarizing the progress of integrated structured light manipulation from basic theories to cutting-edge technologies,to key devices,and to a wide variety of applications,from orbital angular momentum carrying light beams to more general structured light beams,from passive to active integration platforms,from micro-nano structures and metasurfaces to 2D photonic integrated circuits and 3D photonic chips,from in-plane to out-of-plane,from multiplexing to transformation,from linear to nonlinear,from classical to quantum,from optical communications to optical holography,imaging,microscopy,trapping,tweezers,metrology,etc.Finally,we also discuss in detail the future trends,opportunities,challenges,and solutions,and give a vision for integrated structured light manipulation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12234007,12221004,12321161645,62325501,62135001,12074049,and 12147102)the National Key R and D Program of China(Nos.2022YFA1404804,2021YFA1400603,and 2023YFA1406900)+4 种基金the Major Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.T2394480 and T2394481)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Nos.22142200400,21DZ1101500,2019SHZDZX01,and 23DZ2260100)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(No.2022CDJQY-007)supported by the China National Postdoctoral Program for Innovative Talents(No.BX20230079)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(No.2023M740721).
文摘Optical bound states in the continuum(BICs)have recently stimulated a research boom,accompanied by demonstrations of abundant exotic phenomena and applications.With ultrahigh quality(Q)factors,optical BICs have powerful abilities to trap light in optical structures from the continuum of propagation waves in free space.Besides the high Q factors enabled by the confined properties,many hidden topological characteristics were discovered in optical BICs.Especially in periodic structures with well-defined wave vectors,optical BICs were discovered to carry topological charges in momentum space,underlying many unique physical properties.Both high Q factors and topological vortex configurations in momentum space enabled by BICs bring new degrees of freedom to modulate light.BICs have enabled many novel discoveries in light-matter interactions and spin-orbit interactions of light,and BIC applications in lasing and sensing have also been well explored with many advantages.In this paper,we review recent developments of optical BICs in periodic structures,including the physical mechanisms of BICs,explored effects enabled by BICs,and applications of BICs.In the outlook part,we provide a perspective on future developments for BICs.
文摘We show that the electromagnetic quantum vacuum derives directly from Maxwell’s theory and plays a primary role in quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, gravitation and cosmology. It corresponds to the electromagnetic field ground state at zero frequency, a zero-energy cosmic field permeating all of space and it is composed of real states, called kenons (κενο = vacuum). Photons are local oscillations of kenons guided by a non-local vector potential wave function with quantized amplitude. They propagate at the speed imposed by the vacuum electric permittivity ε<sub>0</sub> and magnetic permeability μ<sub>0</sub>, which are intrinsic properties of the electromagnetic quantum vacuum. The electron-positron elementary charge derives naturally from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum and is related to the photon vector potential. We establish the masse-charge equivalence relation showing that the masses of all particles (leptons, mesons, baryons) and antiparticles are states of the elementary charges and their magnetic moments. The equivalence between Newton’s gravitational law and Coulomb’s electrostatic law results naturally. In addition, we show that the gravitational constant G is expressed explicitly through the electromagnetic quantum vacuum constants putting in evidence the electromagnetic nature of gravity. We draw that G is the same for matter and antimatter but gravitational forces should be repulsive between particles and antiparticles because their masses bear naturally opposite signs. The electromagnetic quantum vacuum appears to be the natural link between quantum electrodynamics, particle physics, gravitation and cosmology and constitutes a basic step towards a unified field theory. Dark Energy and Dark Matter might originate from the electromagnetic quantum vacuum fluctuations. The calculated electromagnetic vacuum energy density, related to the cosmological constant considered responsible for the cosmic acceleration, is in good agreement with the astrophysical observations. The cosmic acceleration may be due to both “quantum vacuum fluctuations” and “matter-antimatter gravitational repelling”. All the above results are established without stating any assumptions or postulates. Next, we advance two hypotheses with cosmological impact. The first is based on the possibility that gravitation is due to the electromagnetic quantum vacuum density of states fluctuations giving rise to a photon pressure at the characteristic collective oscillation frequencies of the charge densities composing the bodies (Electromagnetic Push Gravity). The second advances that energy, matter and antimatter in the universe emerge spontaneously from the quantum vacuum fluctuations as residues that remain stable in space and we present the main principles upon which a new cosmological model may be developed overcoming the well-known Big Bang issues.
