Spontaneous light emission is known to be affected by the local density of states and enhanced when coupled to a resonant cavity. Here, we report on an experimental study of siliconvacancy (SiV) color center fluorescence and spontaneous Raman scattering from subwavelength diamond particles supporting loworder Mie resonances in the visible range. For the first time to our knowledge, we have measured the size dependences of the SiV fluorescence emission rate and the Raman scattering intensity from individual diamond particles in the range from 200 to 450 nm. The obtained dependences reveal a sequence of peaks, which we explicitly associate with specific multipole resonances. The results are in agreement with our theoretical analysis and highlight the potential of intrinsic optical resonances for developing nanodiamond-based lasers and single-photon sources.
We report on a novel, to the best of our knowledge, optical scheme of an annular optical trap based on an acousto-optic tunable spatial filter. Design of the optical trap is proposed and validated. Experimental demonstration with polystyrene microspheres includes controllable arrangement of freely floating particles into a circular pattern, aggregation, and disaggregation of the particles. Dynamical adjustment of the trapping field potential diameter is achieved by programmable frequency-swept controlling of the acousto-optic filter.
The article demonstrates the fundamental possibility of creating microstructures for various functional purposes using the capabilities of the two-photon femtosecond polymerization method. The developed technological approach for creating a micro-optical holder for standard single-mode and multimode fibers is demonstrated. This type of holder can be used to manufacture a unit for optical matching of optical fibers with sensitive optical elements. The possibility of optical matching of fibers with a superconducting single-photon detector, an array system of bolometric superconducting microbridges, and spherical self-formed microlenses by near infrared-sensitive photopolymerization has been experimentally shown. The device manufacturing process was carried out in a combined single laser micromachining facility using femtosecond laser radiation for lithography with submicron resolution, texturing of the sensor surface, and the formation of microstructures for installing single-mode optical fibers.
One of emerging applications of acousto-optic tunable filters (AOTFs) is spatial filtering of optical beams. A noncollinear AOTF has a tunable ring-shaped transfer function determined by geometry of the refractive index surface in a uniaxial crystal. We rigorously derive the geometrical parameters of the AOTF's elliptic transfer function under noncritical phase matching condition in uniaxial crystals. This basic family of transfer functions can be used for synthesis of axially symmetric transfer functions with the help of multifrequency ultrasonic signals. A two-color tunable optical trap configuration is proposed based on a single AOTF used for laser beam shaping.
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