Coherent full polarization control based on bound states in the continuum

Ming Kang; Ziying Zhang; Tong Wu; Xueqian Zhang; Quan Xu; Alex Krasnok; Jiaguang Han; Andrea Alù

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-31726-1

Nature Communications (Aug 2022)

Coherent full polarization control based on bound states in the continuum

Ming Kang,
Ziying Zhang,
Tong Wu,
Xueqian Zhang,
Quan Xu,
Alex Krasnok,
Jiaguang Han,
Andrea Alù

Affiliations

Ming Kang: College of Physics and Materials Science, Tianjin Normal University
Ziying Zhang: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University
Tong Wu: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University
Xueqian Zhang: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University
Quan Xu: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University
Alex Krasnok: Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York
Jiaguang Han: Center for Terahertz Waves and College of Precision Instrument and Optoelectronics Engineering, and the Key Laboratory of Optoelectronics Information and Technology (Ministry of Education), Tianjin University
Andrea Alù: Photonics Initiative, Advanced Science Research Center, City University of New York

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-31726-1
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Polarization control is of paramount importance for various applications. Here, the authors enable extreme control over light polarization spanning the entire Poincaré sphere by combining coherent control of wave phenomena and the physics of bound states in the continuum.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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