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MEMS-metasurface-enabled mode-switchable vortex lasers

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Chuanshuo Wang
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Chao Meng
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Xianglong Mei
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Lili Gui
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Paul C. V. Thrane
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Hao Chen
F
Fei Ding
K
Kun Xu *
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Sergey I. Bozhevolnyi *
DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adq6299delete
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Compared to conventional lasers limited to generating static modes, mode-switchable lasers equipped with adjustable optics significantly enhance the flexibility and versatility of coherent light sources. However, most current approaches to achieving mode-switchable lasers depend on conventional, i.e., inherently bulky and slow, optical components. Here, we demonstrate fiber lasers empowered by electrically actuated intracavity microelectromechanical system (MEMS)-based optical metasurface (MEMS-OMS) enabling mode switching between fundamental Gaussian and vortex modes at similar to 1030 nm. By finely adjusting the voltage applied to the MEMS mirror, high-contrast switching between Gaussian (l = 0) and vortex (l = 1, 2, 3, and 5, depending on the OMS arrangement) laser modes is achieved, featuring high mode purities (>95%) and fast responses (similar to 100 microseconds). The proposed intracavity MEMS-OMS-enabled laser configuration provides an at-source solution for generating high-purity fast-switchable laser modes, with potential applications ranging from advanced optical imaging to optical tweezers, optical machining, and intelligent photonics.
Keywords:
SPIRAL PHASE-CONTRAST
LOCKED FIBER LASER
BEAMS
GENERATION
INTERFEROMETRY

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Science Advances
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12.5
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beijing university of posts & telecommunications
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1.4W
Papers: 1.2W
Citations: 9
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University of Southern Denmark
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