Coherent modulation of chiral nonlinear optics with crystal symmetry

Yi Zhang; Xueyin Bai; Juan Arias Muñoz; Yunyun Dai; Susobhan Das; Yadong Wang; Zhipei Sun

doi:10.1038/s41377-022-00915-4

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Coherent modulation of chiral nonlinear optics with crystal symmetry

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- Coherent modulation of chiral nonlinear optics with crystal symmetry
- Light: Science & Applications Vol. 11, Issue 8, Pages: 1909-1915(2022)
- Affiliations：
  
  1.Department of Electronics and Nanoengineering, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
  2.QTF Centre of Excellence, Department of Applied Physics, Aalto University, 02150 Espoo, Finland
  3.Advanced Research Institute of Multidisciplinary Sciences, Beijing Institute of Technology, 100081 Beijing, China
- Author bio：
  
  Yi Zhang (yi.1.zhang@aalto.fi)
  Yadong Wang (yadong.wang@aalto.fi)
  Zhipei Sun (zhipei.sun@aalto.fi)
- Funds：
- DOI：10.1038/s41377-022-00915-4
  CLC：
- Published：31 August 2022，
  
  Published Online：08 July 2022，
  
  Received：15 June 2022，
  
  Revised：22 June 2022，
  
  Accepted：24 June 2022
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Zhang, Y. et al. Coherent modulation of chiral nonlinear optics with crystal symmetry. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 1909-1915 (2022).
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Zhang, Y. et al. Coherent modulation of chiral nonlinear optics with crystal symmetry. Light: Science & Applications, 11, 1909-1915 (2022). DOI： 10.1038/s41377-022-00915-4.

摘要

Abstract

Light modulation is of paramount importance for photonics and optoelectronics. Here we report all-optical coherent modulation of third-harmonic generation (THG) with chiral light via the symmetry enabled polarization selectivity. The concept is experimentally validated in monolayer materials (MoS

) with modulation depth approaching ~100%

ultra-fast modulation speed (

~130 fs)

and wavelength-independence features. Moreover

the power and polarization of the incident optical beams can be used to tune the output chirality and modulation performance. Major performance of our demonstration reaches the fundamental limits of optical modulation: near-unity modulation depth

instantaneous speed (ultra-fast coherent interaction)

compact footprint (atomic thickness)

and unlimited operation bandwidth

which hold an ideal optical modulation solution for emerging and future nonlinear optical applications (e.g.

interconnection

imaging

computing

and quantum technologies).

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