We have developed a new method for optical limiting using a system of coupled optical cavities with a PT-symmetric spectrum of reflectionless modes. The optical limiting occurs when the PT symmetry is broken due to the thermo-optic effect in one of the cavities. In our experiment, we used a two-cavity resonator with PT-symmetric spectral degeneracy of reflectionless modes created from alternating layers of cryolite and ZnS. We demonstrated optical limiting by measuring a single 532-nm 6-ns laser pulse. Our experimental results are supported by thermo-optical simulations, which provide deeper insight into the dynamics of the limiting process. Compared to existing limiter designs, our optical limiter offers a customizable limiting threshold, high damage threshold, nanosecond activation time, and broadband laser protection. Additionally, we have shown a method to achieve an even broader transmission spectral bandwidth by implementing this concept in a four-cavity resonator with greater coupling strength using similar materials.
Optical limiters based on PT-symmetry breaking of reflectionless modes / Salvini, Leonardo; Riboli, Francesco; Kononchuk, Rodion; Tommasi, Federico; Boschetti, Alice; Suwunnarat, Suwun; Anisimov, Igor; Vitebskiy, Ilya; Wiersma, Diederik; Cavalieri, Stefano; Kottos, Tsampikos; Chabanov, Andrey A.. - ELETTRONICO. - 13140:(2024), pp. 0-0. (Intervento presentato al convegno Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications XVIII 2024 tenutosi a usa nel 2024) [10.1117/12.3027897].
Optical limiters based on PT-symmetry breaking of reflectionless modes
Riboli, Francesco;Tommasi, Federico;Boschetti, Alice;Wiersma, Diederik;Cavalieri, Stefano;
2024
Abstract
We have developed a new method for optical limiting using a system of coupled optical cavities with a PT-symmetric spectrum of reflectionless modes. The optical limiting occurs when the PT symmetry is broken due to the thermo-optic effect in one of the cavities. In our experiment, we used a two-cavity resonator with PT-symmetric spectral degeneracy of reflectionless modes created from alternating layers of cryolite and ZnS. We demonstrated optical limiting by measuring a single 532-nm 6-ns laser pulse. Our experimental results are supported by thermo-optical simulations, which provide deeper insight into the dynamics of the limiting process. Compared to existing limiter designs, our optical limiter offers a customizable limiting threshold, high damage threshold, nanosecond activation time, and broadband laser protection. Additionally, we have shown a method to achieve an even broader transmission spectral bandwidth by implementing this concept in a four-cavity resonator with greater coupling strength using similar materials.I documenti in FLORE sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.