Polarization beam splitters (PBSs) are essential components in on-chip coherent optical communication and polarization division multiplexing systems. Due to the isotropic nature of the silica ...

Optics & Laser Technology (2023). [3] Ultrashort broadband polarization beam splitter based on a combined hybrid plasmonic waveguide. Scientific Reports (2016).

Using only a single-crystal piezoelectric thin wafer of lithium niobate (LN) instead of the usual two-part structure, a group ...

Researchers use circularly polarized light to control the direction of exciton polaritons in 2D semiconductors, enabling new tools for nanoscale photonics.

Split-Beam Spectrophotometers A split beam spectrophotometer contains a beam splitter which channels light along a reference path and a sample path simultaneously to two separate detectors.

As quantum computing develops, scientists are working to identify tasks for which quantum computers have a clear advantage over classical computers. So far, researchers have only pinpointed a ...

and polarization configurations of these beams, aiming for unprecedented levels of control and arbitrary customization. Despite these advancements, achieving complete control over all beam properties ...

Midwave and long-wave infrared (MW & LWIR) lasers are essential for applications such as infrared detection and counteraction. However, generating high-power MW & LWIR lasers directly is challenging.

The geometric phase has become a foundational element in modern metasurface design for optical phase and wavefront control. Here, we introduce the concept of geometric polarization, in which the ...