High Efficiency, Room Temperature Mid-Infrared Semiconductor Laser Development for IR Countermeasures

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen J. Nordheden ◽  
Linda J. Olafsen
Keyword(s):  
Semiconductor Laser ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Laser Development

Clustering-Triggered Efficient Room Temperature Phosphorescence from Nonconventional Luminophores

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shuyuan Zheng ◽  
Taiping Hu ◽  
Xin Bin ◽  
Yunzhong Wang ◽  
Yuanping Yi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Spin Orbit Coupling ◽  
Design Rationale ◽  
Emission Mechanism ◽  
Room Temperature Phosphorescence ◽  
Electronic Interactions ◽  
Energy Gaps ◽  
Theoretical Results

Pure organic room temperature phosphorescence (RTP) and luminescence from nonconventional luminophores have gained increasing attention. However, it remains challenging to achieve efficient RTP from unorthodox luminophores, on account of the unsophisticated understanding of the emission mechanism. Here we propose a strategy to realize efficient RTP in nonconventional luminophores through incorporation of lone pairs together with clustering and effective electronic interactions. The former promotes spin-orbit coupling and boost the consequent intersystem crossing, whereas the latter narrows energy gaps and stabilizes the triplets, thus synergistically affording remarkable RTP. Experimental and theoretical results of urea and its derivatives verify the design rationale. Remarkably, RTP from thiourea solids with unprecedentedly high efficiency of up to 24.5% is obtained. Further control experiments testify the crucial role of through-space delocalization on the emission. These results would spur the future fabrication of nonconventional phosphors, and moreover should advance understanding of the underlying emission mechanism.<br>

scholarly journals High-Efficiency Spin-Related Vortex Metalenses

Nanomaterials ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 1485
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Ruikang Zhao ◽  
Shilong Chang ◽  
Jing Li ◽  
Yan Shi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Angular Momentum ◽  
Orbital Angular Momentum ◽  
Topological Charge ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Infrared Band ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Integrated Devices ◽  
Vortex Beams ◽  
Topological Charges

In this paper, one spin-selected vortex metalens composed of silicon nanobricks is designed and numerically investigated at the mid-infrared band, which can produce vortex beams with different topological charges and achieve different spin lights simultaneously. Another type of spin-independent vortex metalens is also designed, which can focus the vortex beams with the same topological charge at the same position for different spin lights, respectively. Both of the two vortex metalenses can achieve high-efficiency focusing for different spin lights. In addition, the spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion through the vortex metalens is also discussed in detail. Our work facilitates the establishment of high-efficiency spin-related integrated devices, which is significant for the development of vortex optics and spin optics.

scholarly journals Mid infrared polarization engineering via sub-wavelength biaxial hyperbolic van der Waals crystals

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saurabh Dixit ◽  
Nihar Ranjan Sahoo ◽  
Abhishek Mall ◽  
Anshuman Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Extinction Ratio ◽  
Polarization State ◽  
Van Der Waals ◽  
Photonic Devices ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Precise Control ◽  
Electromagnetic Simulations ◽  
Frequency Regime ◽  
Sub Wavelength

AbstractMid-infrared (IR) spectral region is of immense importance for astronomy, medical diagnosis, security and imaging due to the existence of the vibrational modes of many important molecules in this spectral range. Therefore, there is a particular interest in miniaturization and integration of IR optical components. To this end, 2D van der Waals (vdW) crystals have shown great potential owing to their ease of integration with other optoelectronic platforms and room temperature operation. Recently, 2D vdW crystals of $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {MoO}_{3}$$ MoO 3 and $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {V}_2 \hbox {O}_5$$ V 2 O 5 have been shown to possess the unique phenomenon of natural in-plane biaxial hyperbolicity in the mid-infrared frequency regime at room temperature. Here, we report a unique application of this in-plane hyperbolicity for designing highly efficient, lithography free and extremely subwavelength mid-IR photonic devices for polarization engineering. In particular, we show the possibility of a significant reduction in the device footprint while maintaining an enormous extinction ratio from $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {MoO}_{3}$$ MoO 3 and $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {V}_2$$ V 2 $$\hbox {O}_5$$ O 5 based mid-IR polarizers. Furthermore, we investigate the application of sub-wavelength thin films of these vdW crystals towards engineering the polarization state of incident mid-IR light via precise control of polarization rotation, ellipticity and relative phase. We explain our results using natural in-plane hyperbolic anisotropy of $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {MoO}_{3}$$ MoO 3 and $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {V}_2$$ V 2 $$\hbox {O}_5$$ O 5 via both analytical and full-wave electromagnetic simulations. This work provides a lithography free alternative for miniaturized mid-infrared photonic devices using the hyperbolic anisotropy of $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {MoO}_{3}$$ MoO 3 and $$\alpha$$ α -$$\hbox {V}_2$$ V 2 $$\hbox {O}_5$$ O 5 .

Room temperature mid-infrared quantum cascade lasers

1996 ◽  
Vol 32 (6) ◽  
pp. 560 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Faist ◽  
F. Capasso ◽  
C. Sirtori ◽  
D.L. Sivco ◽  
A.L. Hutchinson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Quantum Cascade Lasers ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Quantum Cascade ◽  
Cascade Lasers

Fast, high-efficiency, and homogeneous room-temperature cathodoluminescence of ZnO scintillator thin films on sapphire

2006 ◽  
Vol 89 (24) ◽  
pp. 243510 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Lorenz ◽  
R. Johne ◽  
T. Nobis ◽  
H. Hochmuth ◽  
J. Lenzner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Thin Films ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency

Barium calcium titanate @carbon hybrid materials for high-efficiency room-temperature pyrocatalysis

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiying Wang ◽  
Yanmin Jia ◽  
Taosheng Xu ◽  
Xiaoxin Shu ◽  
Yiming He ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hybrid Materials ◽  
Room Temperature ◽  
High Efficiency ◽  
Calcium Titanate

Room temperature thermo-electric pumping in mid-infrared light-emitting diodes

2013 ◽  
Vol 103 (18) ◽  
pp. 183513 ◽  
Author(s):  
Parthiban Santhanam ◽  
Duanni Huang ◽  
Rajeev J. Ram ◽  
Maxim A. Remennyi ◽  
Boris A. Matveev
Keyword(s):  
Room Temperature ◽  
Light Emitting Diodes ◽  
Infrared Light ◽  
Thermo Electric ◽  
Mid Infrared ◽  
Light Emitting
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