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A 36 × 240 Gbps hybrid mode/wavelength division multiplexing transmitter using lithium niobate on insulator Open

Weike Zhao, Mingyu Zhu, Weihan Wang, Ruitao Ma, Aoyun Gao , et al. · 2025

In the era of big data and artificial intelligence, the explosive growth of data capacity has driven unprecedented demands for high-capacity and high-speed optical communication systems. The traditional single-mode and single-wavelength tr…

Smart Semiconductors: An Overview of AZnOS (A= Ca, Sr, Ba) Based Phosphors, Multi‐Stimuli Responsive Luminescence, and Potential Application Prospects Open

Yanze Wang, Xianhui Zhang, Biyun Ren, Jingnan Zhang, Qian Zhang , et al. · 2025

Inorganic luminescent semiconductor materials doped with luminescent ions are characterized by diverse luminescence modes, high light conversion efficiency, and tunable emission wavelengths, which have been widely developed and applied in …

Dual-Wavelength Cascade Pumping for Low-Threshold and High-Efficiency 4.4 μm Emission in Dy3+:InF3 Fiber Laser: A Numerical Investigation Open

Lie-rong Yuan, S. X. Hu, Jiulin Gan, Xiao Liang, Yizhou Hu , et al. · 2025

Dy3+:InF3 fiber shows promise for 4.4 μm mid-infrared lasing, but the much shorter lifetime of its upper laser level compared to the lower level causes inevitable self-termination. While cascade 4.4 μm/3 μm lasing has been proposed as a po…

Synergistic Optimization Between Chromium Local Coordination States Toward Self‐Powered High‐Repeatability Near‐Infrared Mechanoluminescence Open

Yao Xiao, Puxian Xiong, Gaochao Liu, Yongsheng Sun, Xuesong Wang , et al. · 2025

Self‐powered mechanoluminescence (S‐ML) elastomer with near‐infrared (NIR) emission exhibits great potential for the next generation of bio‐imaging, bio‐sensing, and human‐machine interaction fields. However, due to the lack of understandi…

Boosting Mechanoluminescence Performance in Doped CaZnOS by the Facile Self‐Reduction Approach Open

Shanhui Xu, Yao Xiao, Puxian Xiong, Pan Zheng, Sheng Wu , et al. · 2025

Mechanoluminescence (ML), the emission of light under mechanical stimuli, shows great potential in passive sensing, wearable devices, and biomedical diagnostics. However, the practical application of ML materials is hindered by low intensi…

Synergy between Defects and Lattice Distortion Drives Self‐Powered Elastico‐Near‐Infrared Mechanoluminescence in Cr <sup>3+</sup> ‐Doped Spinel Oxides Open

Yao Xiao, Kang Chen, Mingzi Sun, Puxian Xiong, Bolong Huang , et al. · 2025

Elastico‐mechanoluminescence (ML) enables unique force‐to‐light transduction for applications in human‐machine interaction and smart sensing, yet traditional trap‐controlled models fail to explain self‐powered ML phenomena. Here, a Cr 3+ ‐…

Scalable Coaxial Extrusion of Liquid Crystal Elastomer Optical Fiber Enabling Intrinsic Photomechanical Waveguiding‐Actuation Synergy Open

Nuo Li, Haojun Liu, Jiajia Luo, Tanxi Wang, Zhongqiang Yang , et al. · 2025

Liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) fibers demonstrate exceptional photo‐responsiveness and programmable deformation, yet conventional actuation strategy relying on lateral free‐space light irradiation suffer from inherent limitations, includin…

Flexible Optical Fiber Stress/Temperature Dual‐Mode Sensing Based on CaZnOS:Nd,Er Open

Pan Zheng, Yao Xiao, Puxian Xiong, Sijie Su, Anping Yang , et al. · 2025

Mechanoluminescence (ML) and upconversion luminescence (UCL) materials exhibit significant potential in advanced optical sensing applications. However, single‐function luminescent materials often fail to meet the increased complexity and p…

Smart mechanoluminescent phosphors: A review of zinc sulfide‐based materials for advanced mechano‐optical applications Open

Zefeng Huang, Li Xu, Tianlong Liang, Biyun Ren, Xianhui Zhang , et al. · 2024

The quest for mechanoluminescence (ML) in zinc sulfide (ZnS) spans more than a century, initially sparked by observations of natural minerals. There has been a resurgence in research into ML materials in recent decades, driven by advances …

Flexible Optical Fiber Sensing: Materials, Methodologies, and Applications Open

Jiulin Gan, Anping Yang, Qianyi Guo, Zhongmin Yang · 2024

Advances in stretchable and flexible sensors are meeting the demands of an expanding range of applications, such as wearable healthcare, in vivo monitoring, and soft interactive robots. Unlike conventional rigid sensors, soft and elastic m…

Switchable photothermal conversion efficiency for reprogrammable actuation Open

Yongcheng He, Haojun Liu, Jiajia Luo, Nuo Li, Lihua Li , et al. · 2023

Reprogrammable soft matter brings flexibility to soft robots so that they can display various motions, which is flourishing in soft robotics. However, the reprogramming of photoresponsive materials used in soft robots is time-consuming usi…

Distributed Strain Sensor Based on Self‐Powered, Stretchable Mechanoluminescent Optical Fiber Open

Hongyou Zhou, Xin Wang, Yongcheng He, Haohua Liang, Meihua Chen , et al. · 2023

The ability to locate and quantify large strains will significantly improve the real‐world application scenario of flexible and stretchable strain sensors. However, current methods for implementing stretchable distributed strain sensing st…

Switchable Photothermal Conversion Efficiency for Reprogrammable Actuation Open

Yongcheng He, Haojun Liu, Jiajia Luo, Nuo Li, Lihua Li , et al. · 2023

Reprogrammable soft matter brings flexibility to soft robots so that they can display various motions, which is flourishing in soft robotics. However, the reprogramming of photoresponsive materials used in soft robots is time-consuming usi…

Integrated multi-mode glass ceramic fiber for high-resolution temperature sensing Open

Yongsheng Sun, Meihua Chen, Puxian Xiong, Yuzhen Wang, Shuhang Tian , et al. · 2023

Optical temperature sensors, which can accurately detect temperature in biological systems, are crucial to the development of healthcare monitoring. To challenge the state-of-art technology, it is necessary to design single luminescence ce…

Highly Sensitive Strain Sensor Based on Microfiber Coupler for Wearable Photonics Healthcare Open

Xin Wang, Hongyou Zhou, Meihua Chen, Yongcheng He, Zhishen Zhang , et al. · 2023

Flexible strain sensors are essential components of wearable smart devices that perceive and respond to strain stimulations. However, the sensitivity and response time of most sensors require further improvement to detect subtle strains re…

Highly sensitive strain sensor based on microfiber coupler for wearable photonics healthcare Open

Jiulin Gan, Xin Wang, Hongyou Zhou, Meihua Chen, Yongcheng He , et al. · 2022

High sensitivity flexible strain sensors that can perceive and respond to strain stimulation are an essential part of wearable smart devices. Yet, the detection of subtle strains on the human body and external stimulation suffers from low …

Ultralow‐Noise Single‐Frequency Fiber Laser and Application in High‐Resolution Fiber‐Optic Dynamic Strain Sensing Open

Qilai Zhao, Yuxin Sun, Chun Zeng, Wei Lin, Changsheng Yang , et al. · 2022

A 1.5 μm ultralow‐noise single‐frequency fiber laser (SFFL) is realized based on a delay fiber phase‐locked method and the nonlinear amplification effect of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Via feedback locking of the phase jitter …

Mn2+-activated dual-wavelength emitting materials toward wearable optical fibre temperature sensor Open

Enhai Song, Meihua Chen, Zitao Chen, Yayun Zhou, Weijie Zhou , et al. · 2022

Photothermal sensing is crucial for the creation of smart wearable devices. However, the discovery of luminescent materials with suitable dual-wavelength emissions is a great challenge for the construction of stable wearable optical fibre …

Enhanced thermoelectric properties of Bi2Te3-based micro-nano fibers via thermal drawing and interfacial engineering Open

Min Sun, Guowu Tang, Hanfu Wang, Ting Zhang, Pengyu Zhang , et al. · 2022

High-performance thermoelectric (TE) materials with great flexibility and stability are urgently needed to efficiently convert heat energy into electrical power. Recently, intrinsically crystalline, mechanically stable, and flexible inorga…

Azimuthally and radially polarized orbital angular momentum modes in valley topological photonic crystal fiber Open

Zhishen Zhang, Jiuyang Lu, Tao Liu, Jiulin Gan, Xiaobo Heng , et al. · 2021

Artificially tailoring the polarization and phase of light offers new applications in optical communication, optical tweezers, and laser processing. Valley topological physics provides a novel paradigm for controlling electromagnetic waves…

Self‐Powered Stretchable Mechanoluminescent Optical Fiber Strain Sensor Open

Haohua Liang, Yongcheng He, Meihua Chen, Licheng Jiang, Zhishen Zhang , et al. · 2021

Strain sensors that can work sustainably and continuously without any external power supply are highly desirable for future wearable and implantable devices. Herein, a self‐powered stretchable strain sensor based on the integration of mech…

Broadband photonic topological insulator based on triangular-holes array with higher energy filling efficiency Open

Zhishen Zhang, Feng Li, Jiuyang Lu, Tao Liu, Xiaobo Heng , et al. · 2020

Photonic topological insulators (PTIs) bring markedly new opportunities to photonic devices with low dissipation and directional transmission of signal over a wide wavelength range due to the broadband topological protection. However, the …

Experimental Study on Glaze Icing Detection of 110 kV Composite Insulators Using Fiber Bragg Gratings Open

Jie Wei, Yanpeng Hao, Yuan Fu, Lin Yang, Jiulin Gan , et al. · 2020

Icing detection of composite insulators is essential for the security and stability of power grids. As conventional methods have met difficulties in harsh weather, a 110 kV composite insulator with embedded Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs) was …

Controlled dye release from a metal–organic framework: a new luminescent sensor for water Open

Xiao Fan, Jun Zhang, Jiulin Gan, Ying Tang, Yuanjing Cui , et al. · 2020

A turn-on trace water sensor was obtained via the single-crystal to single-crystal transformation process of a metal–organic framework.

Detection of Glaze Icing Load and Temperature of Composite Insulators Using Fiber Bragg Grating Open

Jie Wei, Yanpeng Hao, Yuan Fu, Lin Yang, Jiulin Gan , et al. · 2019

Conventional methods for the online monitoring of icing conditions of composite insulators suffer from difficulties. To solve this issue, a novel method is first proposed to detect glaze icing load via embedding three optical fibers with f…

All-fiber stable orbital angular momentum beam generation and propagation Open

Xiaobo Heng, Jiulin Gan, Zhishen Zhang, Jiong Li, Muqiao Li , et al. · 2018

An all-fiber scheme for stable orbital angular momentum (OAM) beam generation and propagation is proposed and demonstrated. This scheme is based on a self-designed and manufactured graded-index few mode fiber (GI-FMF) and compatible mode s…

Stable actively Q-switched single-frequency fiber laser at 15 μm based on self-injecting polarization modulation Open

Qilai Zhao, Zhengkai Wu, Z. Zhang, Wei Lin, Chaoyang Li , et al. · 2018

A new technique for the realization of a stable Q-switched operation in a single-frequency fiber laser based on self-injecting polarization modulation is demonstrated, for the first time to the best of our knowledge. A piezoelectric fiber …

15 W high OSNR kHz-linewidth linearly-polarized all-fiber single-frequency MOPA at 16 μm Open

Changsheng Yang, Xianchao Guan, Qilai Zhao, Wei Lin, Can Li , et al. · 2018

A 1603 nm high optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) kHz-linewidth linearly-polarized all-fiber single-frequency master-oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) is demonstrated. To suppress the amplified spontaneous emission from Yb³⁺/E…

Efficient 16 μm linearly-polarized single-frequency phosphate glass fiber laser Open

Changsheng Yang, Xianchao Guan, Wei Lin, Qilai Zhao, Guowu Tang , et al. · 2017

Based on the heavily Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped phosphate glass fiber (EYPF) with a larger emission cross-section, an efficient linearly-polarized single-frequency distributed Bragg reflector fiber laser at 1603 nm is demonstrated. By balancing th…

High spatial resolution distributed fiber strain sensor based on phase-OFDR Open

Jiong Li, Jiulin Gan, Zhishen Zhang, Xiaobo Heng, Changsheng Yang , et al. · 2017

A novel method to realize high spatial resolution distributed strain measurement is proposed based on phase demodulation scheme of optical frequency domain reflectometry (OFDR). Strain information can be demodulated directly by analyzing t…

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