Nonlinear Talbot Effect and Its Applications

3rd International Conference on Energy Equipment Science and Engineering

Yang, Zhening^1

College of Engineering and Applied Science, Nanjing University, Nanjing, JIANGSU

210023, China^1

关键词: Domain structure;    ITS applications;    Optical superlattice;    Periodic objects;    Periodically poled;    Sample surface;    Second-harmonic fields;    Spatial resolution;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/128/1/012047/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/128/1/012047

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Talbot effect, a lenless self-imaging phenomenon, was first discovered in 1836 by H.F. Talbot. The conventional Talbott effect has been studied for over a hundred years. Recently, the rapid development of optical superlattices has brought a great breakthrough in Talbot effect research. A nonlinear self-imaging phenomenon was found in the periodically poled LiTaO3(PPLT) crystals. [1][2][3] This nonlinear Talbot effect has applications not only in optics but also in many other fields. For example, the phenomenon is realized by frequency-doubled beams, which offers people a new way to enhance the spatial resolution of the self-images of periodic objects. And by observing the self-image of the second harmonic (SH) field on the sample surface, people can detect the domain structure in the crystal without damaging the sample. Throughout this review paper, an overview of nonlinear Talbot effect and two applications of this phenomenon is presented. Breakthroughs like achieving a super-focused spot and realizing an acousto-optic tunable SH Talbot illuminator will be introduced as well.