Dynamically controlling terahertz (THz) waves with an ultracompact device is highly desired, but previously realized tunable devices are bulky in size and/or exhibit limited light-tuning functionalities. Here, we experimentally demonstrate dynamic modulation on THz waves with a dielectric metasurface in mode-selective or mode-unselective manners through pumping the system at different optical wavelengths. Quasi-normal-mode theory reveals that the physics is governed by the spatial overlap between wave functions of resonant modes and regions inside resonators perturbed by pump laser excitation at different wavelengths. We further design/fabricate a dielectric metasurface and experimentally demonstrate that it can dynamically control the polarization state of incident THz waves, dictated by the strength and wavelength of the pumping light. We finally numerically demonstrate pump wavelength-controlled optical information encryption based on a carefully designed dielectric metasurface. Our studies reveal that pump light wavelength can be a new external knob to dynamically control THz waves, which may inspire many tunable metadevices with diversified functionalities.

高精细度光学微腔是强耦合腔量子电动力学(QED)实验系统的核心。然而,受限于光学微腔有限的介入空间,被光学腔俘获的原子内态很难得到有效的初始化处理。通过选用与原子基态及更高阶激发态相互作用的光场,有效避免了微腔腔镜对介入空间的限制,实现了对光学微腔内的原子内态的光泵浦及原子态(自旋极化)的有效制备。同时,基于强耦合光学微腔与腔内不同原子内态的耦合强度差异,建立了一套用于描述和优化腔内原子极化率的模型,最终获得了85%的腔内铯原子的态制备效率。

与传统的边发射半导体激光器相比,垂直腔面发射激光器(VCSEL)具有光束质量好、阈值电流低、易于二维列阵集成和制造成本低廉等优点。近年来,以VCSEL为基础发展起来的电抽运和光抽运垂直外腔面发射激光器(VECSEL),在获得高的输出功率和光束质量的同时,可以通过在腔内插入光学元件,实现腔内倍频、波长可调谐和锁模等激光技术,在激光领域很有竞争力。本文介绍了面发射半导体激光器的结构、工作原理及性能优势,综述了其在高功率输出、可调谐技术、锁模技术等方面的研究现状与进展,探讨了该类型激光器的发展前景。