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We report an all-electric integrable electron focusing lens in n-type GaAs. It is shown that a pronounced focusing peak takes place when the focal point aligns with an on-chip detector. The intensity and full width half maximum (FWHM) of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2020-02-14 Chengyu Yan , Michael Pepper , Patrick See , Ian Farrer , David Ritchie , Jonathan Griffiths

Compact varifocal lenses are essential to various imaging and vision technologies. However, existing varifocal elements typically rely on mechanically-actuated systems with limited tuning speeds and scalability. Here, an ultrathin…

We report observation of kHz-pulsed-laser-accelerated electron energies up to 3 MeV in the -$k_\text{laser}$ (backward) direction from a 3 mJ laser interacting at normal incidence with a solid density, flowing-liquid target. The…

In many applications of the simple three-element einzel lens, such as injecting a low energy ion beam into a high-field Penning trap, there is a need for small-angle steering as well as focusing of the beam. We have analyzed a diagonalslit…

Nuclear Experiment · Physics 2011-02-28 P. Mandal , G. Sikler , M. Mukherjee

In this work, we design a new tunable nanofocusing lens by the linear-variant depths and nonlinear-variant widths of circular grating for far field practical applications. The constructively interference of cylindrical surface plasmon…

Generation of highly collimated monoenergetic relativistic ion beams is one of the most challenging and promising areas in ultra-intense laser-matter interactions because of the numerous scientific and technological applications that…

Plasma Physics · Physics 2021-01-20 Tianhong Wang , Vladimir Khudik , Gennady Shvets

The emission characteristics of intense laser driven protons are controlled using ultra-strong (of the order of 10^9 V/m) electrostatic fields varying on a few ps timescale. The field structures are achieved by exploiting the high potential…

We report on a new type of magnetic lens that focuses atomic clouds using a static inhomogeneous magnetic field in combination with a radio-frequency field. The experimental study is performed with a cloud of cold cesium atoms. The rf field…

Atomic Physics · Physics 2009-11-13 E. Marechal , B. Laburthe-Tolra , L. Vernac , J. -C. Keller , O. Gorceix

We demonstrate a silicon-based electron accelerator that uses laser optical near fields to both accelerate and confine electrons over extended distances. Two dielectric laser accelerator (DLA) designs were tested, each consisting of two…

As we read this text, our eyes dynamically adjust the focal length to keep the line image in focus on the retina. Similarly, in many optics applications the focal length must be dynamically tunable. In the quest for compactness and…

We report a self-aligned, monolithic electron interferometer, consisting of two 45 nm thick silicon layers separated by 20 $\mu$m. This interferometer was fabricated from a single crystal silicon cantilever on a transmission electron…

Instrumentation and Detectors · Physics 2016-09-14 Akshay Agarwal , Chung-Soo Kim , Richard Hobbs , Dirk van Dyck , Karl K. Berggren

We propose a surface plasmon-polariton based nano-rod array lens structure that incorporates two additional lateral input channels, with the ability to control the focal length and the deflection of the transmitted beam through the lens…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-14 Arif E. Cetin , Kaan Guven , Ozgur E. Mustecaplioglu

The etching of semiconductors and metals by a photonic jet (PJ) generated with a shaped optical ber tip is studied. Etched marks with a diameter of 1 micron have been realized on silicon, stainless steel and titanium with a 35 kHz pulsed…

Ultraviolet microdisk lasers are integrated monolithically into photonic circuits using a III-nitride on silicon platform with gallium nitride (GaN) as the main waveguiding layer. The photonic circuits consist of a microdisk and a pulley…

The ability to tune the wavelength of light emission on a silicon chip is important for scalable photonic networks, distributed photonic sensor networks and next generation computer architectures. Here we demonstrate light emission in a…

A tunable and switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on a new type tunable comb filter is proposed and demonstrated. By adjusting the polarization controllers, dual-function operation of the channel spacing…

Optics · Physics 2015-05-18 Ai-Ping Luo , Zhi-Chao Luo , Wen-Cheng Xu

We design and characterize phase-modulated, ultra-compact, silicon-based axilens devices that combine efficient point focusing and grating selectivity within scalable 4-level phase mask configurations. The proposed designs are polarization…

Optics · Physics 2020-03-20 Wesley A. Britton , Yuyao Chen , Fabrizio Sgrignuoli , Luca Dal Negro

Future far-infrared astrophysics observatories will require focal plane arrays containing thousands of ultra-sensitive, superconducting detectors, each of which needs to be optically coupled to the telescope. At longer wavelengths, many…

Instrumentation and Methods for Astrophysics · Physics 2024-06-05 Nicholas F. Cothard , Thomas Stevenson , Jennette Mateo , Nicholas Costen , Kevin Denis , Joanna Perido , Ian Schrock , Frederick Wang , Jason Glenn

This study examines the behavior and tunability of plasmonic lenses created from arrays of nanoslits, applicable in sub-wavelength optical microscopy and other high-resolution imaging systems. We performed simulations on COMSOL Multiphysics…

Attosecond pulses provide unique opportunities for studies of time-resolved electron dynamics. However, focusing these pulses, typically ranging from the vacuum ultraviolet to the soft-X-ray region, remains challenging. Conventional…