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Light-induced holographic all-optical waveguide scheme based on photoisomerization

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The all-optical waveguide theory based on photoisomerization nonlinear effects is systematically and deeply studied, and a nonlinear holographic all-optical waveguide scheme is proposed for the first time. It is found that the induction of a light with stronger isomerization activity on the material weakens the self-defocusing effects of the signal light. Especially, polarization states of both inducing light and signal light also unexpectedly affect propagation of signal light. Part of the theoretical results has been qualitatively confirmed by Z-scan experiments. The proposed holographic all-optical waveguide scheme means polarization information is applied in the all-optical waveguide besides intensity information. Compared with the traditional all-optical waveguide, the performance of holographic waveguide will be greatly improved, making the control of light more precise and easier. Such nonlinear waveguide scheme may find its application in the future all-optical net.

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Funding

This study was supported by the Guangdong Provincial Basic and Applied Basic Research Fund Project (Grant Nos. 2021A1515010282 and 2114050002323), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61372064, 62103159 and 62275075), Special Projects in Key Fields of General Universities in Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2021ZDZX1012), Special Innovative Projects for General Universities in Guangdong Province (Grant No. 2018KTSCX215), Science and Technology Development Special Project of Huizhou City (Grant No. 2021C0405001) and Huizhou University Project of Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award Cultivation (Grant No. hzu202011).

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  1. School of Electronic Information and Electrical Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, 516001, China

    Jianchu Liang, Dafeng Long, Tong Liu, Kai Wan, Weiping Gong, Kaijian Huang & Xiaohui Wei

  2. Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Electronic Functional Materials and Devices, Huizhou University, Huizhou, 516001, China

    Weiping Gong

  3. School of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Imaging, Xianning Medical College, Hubei University of Science and Technology, Xianning, 437100, China

    Sililu Xu

  4. School of Chemistry and Materials Engineering, Huizhou University, Huizhou, 516001, China

    Na Qiang

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Liang, J., Long, D., Liu, T. et al. Light-induced holographic all-optical waveguide scheme based on photoisomerization. Appl. Phys. B 129, 176 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-023-08109-5

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