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Zhu L, Sun M, Zhu M, Chen J, Gao X, Ma W, Zhang D. Three-dimensional shape-controllable focal spot array created by focusing vortex beams modulated by multi-value pure-phase grating. OPTICS EXPRESS 2014; 22:21354-21367. [PMID: 25321514 DOI: 10.1364/oe.22.021354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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We propose a method for creating a three-dimensional (3D) shape-controllable focal spot array by combination of a two-dimensional (2D) pure-phase modulation grating and an additional axial shifting pure-phase modulation composed of four-quadrant phase distribution unit at the back aperture of a high numerical aperture (NA) objective. It is demonstrated that the one-dimensional (1D) grating designed by optimized algorithm of selected number of equally spaced arbitrary phase value in a single period could produce desired number of equally spaced diffraction spot with identical intensity. It is also shown that the 2D pure-phase grating designed with this method could generate 2D diffraction spot array. The number of the spots in the array along each of two dimensions depends solely on the number of divided area with different phase values of the dimension. We also show that, by combining the axial translation phase modulation at the back aperture, we can create 3D focal spot array at the focal volume of the high NA objective. Furthermore, the shape or intensity distribution of each focal spot in the 3D focal array can be manipulated by introducing spatially shifted multi vortex beams as the incident beam. These kinds of 3D shape-controllable focal spot array could be utilized in the fabrication of artificial metamaterials, in parallel optical micromanipulation and multifocal multiphoton microscopic imaging.
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Tarun A, Hayazawa N, Ishitobi H, Kawata S, Reiche M, Moutanabbir O. Mapping the "forbidden" transverse-optical phonon in single strained silicon (100) nanowire. NANO LETTERS 2011; 11:4780-4788. [PMID: 21967475 DOI: 10.1021/nl202599q] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The accurate manipulation of strain in silicon nanowires can unveil new fundamental properties and enable novel or enhanced functionalities. To exploit these potentialities, it is essential to overcome major challenges at the fabrication and characterization levels. With this perspective, we have investigated the strain behavior in nanowires fabricated by patterning and etching of 15 nm thick tensile strained silicon (100) membranes. To this end, we have developed a method to excite the "forbidden" transverse-optical (TO) phonons in single tensile strained silicon nanowires using high-resolution polarized Raman spectroscopy. Detecting this phonon is critical for precise analysis of strain in nanoscale systems. The intensity of the measured Raman spectra is analyzed based on three-dimensional field distribution of radial, azimuthal, and linear polarizations focused by a high numerical aperture lens. The effects of sample geometry on the sensitivity of TO measurement are addressed. A significantly higher sensitivity is demonstrated for nanowires as compared to thin layers. In-plane and out-of-plane strain profiles in single nanowires are obtained through the simultaneous probe of local TO and longitudinal-optical (LO) phonons. New insights into strained nanowires mechanical properties are inferred from the measured strain profiles.
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- Alvarado Tarun
- Nanophotonics Laboratory, RIKEN, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, 2-1 Hirosawa, Wako, Saitama 351-0198, Japan
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Züchner T, Failla AV, Meixner AJ. Lichtmikroskopie mit Doughnut-Moden: ein Konzept zur Detektion, Charakterisierung und Manipulation einzelner Nanoobjekte. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011. [DOI: 10.1002/ange.201005845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Züchner T, Failla AV, Meixner AJ. Light microscopy with doughnut modes: a concept to detect, characterize, and manipulate individual nanoobjects. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2011; 50:5274-93. [PMID: 21591027 DOI: 10.1002/anie.201005845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2010] [Revised: 12/15/2010] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Higher order laser modes, mainly called doughnut modes (DMs) have use in many different branches of research, such as, bio-imaging, material science, single-molecule microscopy, and spectroscopy. The main reason of their increasing importance is that recently, the techniques to generate well-defined DMs have been refined or rediscovered. Although their potential is still not fully utilized, their specifically polarized field distribution gives rise to a wide field of applications. They are contributing to complete our fundamental knowledge of the optical properties of single emitting species, such as molecules, nanoparticles, or quantum dots, offering insight into the three-dimensional dipole or particle orientation in space. The perfect zero intensity in the focus center qualifies some DMs for stimulated emission depletion (STED) microscopy. For the same reason, they have been suggested for trapping and tweezing applications.
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- Tina Züchner
- Institut für Physikalische und Theoretische Chemie, Eberhard Karls Universität Tübingen, Auf der Morgenstelle 18, 72076 Tübingen, Germany
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Olk P, Härtling T, Kullock R, Eng LM. Three-dimensional, arbitrary orientation of focal polarization. APPLIED OPTICS 2010; 49:4479-4482. [PMID: 20697452 DOI: 10.1364/ao.49.004479] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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We demonstrate a simple setup for generating a three-dimensional arbitrary orientation of the polarization vector in a laser focus. The key component is the superposition of a linearly and a radially polarized laser beam, which both can be controlled individually in intensity and relative phase. We exemplify the usefulness of this setup by determining the spatial orientation of a single silver nanorod in three-dimensional space by recording the angle-variable backscattered light intensity.
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- Phillip Olk
- Institut für Angewandte Photophysik, Technische Universität Dresden, 01069 Dresden, Germany.
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April A. Power carried by a nonparaxial TM beam. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2010; 27:76-81. [PMID: 20035305 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.27.000076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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In paraxial optics, the power carried by an optical beam can be accurately calculated by means of the integral of the squared modulus of its electric field over a plane transverse to the propagation axis. However, for nonparaxial electromagnetic beams, it is more appropriate to define the power carried by the beam by the integral of the longitudinal component of its time-averaged Poynting vector over a plane transverse to the propagation axis. In this paper, the expression of the power carried by a high-aperture transverse magnetic (TM) beam of any order is determined. The general expression of the power carried by a TM beam, which also applies for a transverse electric (TE) beam, is given in terms of a modified Struve function of order equal to an integer plus one-half.
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- Alexandre April
- Centre d'optique, photonique et laser (COPL), Université Laval, Quebec City, Québec G1V 0A6, Canada.
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Kim J, Kim DC, Back SH. Demonstration of high lateral resolution in laser confocal microscopy using annular and radially polarized light. Microsc Res Tech 2009; 72:441-6. [DOI: 10.1002/jemt.20689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Chen B, Zhang Z, Pu J. Tight focusing of partially coherent and circularly polarized vortex beams. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2009; 26:862-869. [PMID: 19340260 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.26.000862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/27/2023]
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Based on the vectorial Debye theory, the tight focusing properties of partially coherent and circularly polarized vortex beams are investigated. The focused characteristics of right-circular and left-circular polarized partially coherent vortex beams in the focal region are presented and compared by some numerical calculation results. Furthermore, the influences of the source coherence and the numerical aperture of the focusing objective on the tight focusing properties are studied in great detail. It is shown that the coherence and polarization properties of the focused left-circular polarized beam is less influenced by the source coherence and the numerical aperture of the focusing objective than that of the focused right-circular polarized beam. By selecting certain parameters, the widely used flat top beam can be obtained.
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Davis BJ, Carney PS. Robust determination of the anisotropic polarizability of nanoparticles using coherent confocal microscopy. JOURNAL OF THE OPTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA. A, OPTICS, IMAGE SCIENCE, AND VISION 2008; 25:2102-2113. [PMID: 18677373 DOI: 10.1364/josaa.25.002102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A coherent confocal microscope is proposed as a means to fully characterize the elastic scattering properties of a nanoparticle as a function of wavelength. Using a high numerical aperture lens, two-dimensional scanning, and a simple vector-beam shaper, the rank-2 polarizability tensor is estimated from a single confocal image. A method for computationally efficient data processing is described, and numerical simulations show that this algorithm is robust to noise and uncertainty in the focal plane position. The proposed method is a generalization of techniques that provide an estimate of a limited set of scattering parameters, such as a single orientation angle for rodlike particles. The measurement of the polarizability obviates the need for a priori assumptions about the nanoparticle.
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- Brynmor J Davis
- The Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801, USA.
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Moh KJ, Yuan XC, Bu J, Burge RE, Gao BZ. Generating radial or azimuthal polarization by axial sampling of circularly polarized vortex beams. APPLIED OPTICS 2007; 46:7544-7551. [PMID: 17952194 DOI: 10.1364/ao.46.007544] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A laser beam with circular polarization can be converted into either radial or azimuthal polarization by a microfabricated spiral phase plate and a radial (or azimuthal)-type linear analyzer. The resulting polarization is axially symmetric and is able to produce tightly focused light fields beyond the diffraction limit. We describe in detail the theory behind the technique and the experimental verification of the polarization both in the far field and at the focus of a high numerical aperture lens. Vector properties of the beam under strong focusing conditions were observed by comparing the fluorescence images corresponding to the focal intensity distribution for both radial and azimuthal polarizations. The technique discussed here may easily be implemented to a wide range of optical instruments and devices that require the use of tightly focused light beams.
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- K J Moh
- Photonics Research Centre, School of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
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Zhao Y, Edgar JS, Jeffries GDM, McGloin D, Chiu DT. Spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in a strongly focused optical beam. PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS 2007; 99:073901. [PMID: 17930896 DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.99.073901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2006] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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As a fundamental property of light, the angular momentum of photons has been of great interest. Here, we demonstrate that optical spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion can occur in a homogeneous and isotropic medium. This Letter presents both theoretical and experimental studies of this conversion in a tightly focused beam and shows that the orbital rotation speeds of trapped particles are altered because of this conversion as predicted by theory.
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- Yiqiong Zhao
- Department of Chemistry, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195-1700, USA
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Shoham A, Vander R, Lipson SG. Production of radially and azimuthally polarized polychromatic beams. OPTICS LETTERS 2006; 31:3405-7. [PMID: 17099731 DOI: 10.1364/ol.31.003405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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We describe a system that efficiently provides radially or azimuthally polarized radiation from a randomly polarized source. It is constructed from two conical reflectors and a cylindrical sheet of polarizing film. Envisaged applications include a microscope illuminator for high-resolution surface plasmon resonance microscopy, illumination for high-resolution microlithography, and efficient coupling of a laser source to hollow optical fibers. The angular coherence function of light polarized by the device was measured to evaluate its usefulness for these applications.
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- A Shoham
- Department of Physics, Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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