Ultraefficient on-Chip Supercontinuum Generation from Sign-Alternating-Dispersion Waveguides.

A Quantum Leap in Efficiency: 3 Orders of Magnitude Improvement in On-Chip Supercontinuum Generation

Researchers have achieved a groundbreaking advancement in the field of ultraefficient on-chip supercontinuum generation, paving the way for the development of portable and mechanically stable medical imaging devices, chemical sensors, and light detection and ranging (LiDAR) systems.

Tunable Lithium Niobate Laser - False-colour SEM image of a heterogeneous Si3N4–LiNbO3 waveguide cross-section. The original SEM image data are shown in Extended Data Fig. 1. Inset: a finite-difference time-domain simulation of the spatial distribution of the hybrid transverse electric mode’s electric-field amplitude with 12% participation in LiNbO3, electric-field maximum is coloured in red and minimum in blue.

Breakthrough in Ultrafast Tunable Lasers with Lithium Niobate Integrated Photonics

In a groundbreaking development, scientists have successfully demonstrated the capabilities of ultrafast tunable lasers using lithium niobate (LiNbO3) integrated photonics. These lasers showcase narrow linewidth while maintaining extreme frequency agility, allowing for tuning rates at petahertz per second.

Schematic of the NIR dual-channel Laser Heterodyne Radiometer. FOS: fiber optical switch; FC: fiber coupler; FS: fiber beam splitter; PD: photodetector; BPF: band-pass filter, Amp: amplifier; SD: Schottky diode; LIA: lock-in amplifier; SC-Pro: Supercontinuum laser source; DAQ: data acquisition.

Wind Field Detection in the Stratosphere and Troposphere Using High-resolution Oxygen-corrected Laser Heterodyne Radiometer (LHR)

Researchers at the University of Science and Technology of China have developed a near-infrared (NIR) dual-channel oxygen-corrected laser heterodyne radiometer (LHR) to measure the vertical profile of wind fields in these regions with high accuracy.

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