Qirui Liu, Ke Wei, Yuxiang Tang, Yingqian Ye, Tian Jiang
The intrinsically weak exciton‐exciton interactions in monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) limit optical nonlinearities crucial for switching. While valley‐selective manipulation offers pathways for enhanced intra‐ or inter‐valley excitonic coupling, however, the weak interaction strength remains a bottleneck, primarily constrained by the small spatial extent of neutral excitons (X, ∼1 nm radius). To overcome this limitation, we exploit the charged biexciton (CB), a five‐body complex with a significantly expanded radius (∼5 nm). This known extent facilitates greater excitonic wavefunction overlap, thereby enhancing Coulomb repulsion and exchange interactions beyond the capabilities of X. For quantification, we employ valley‐resolved pump‐probe spectroscopy combined with optical Stark effect (OSE) modulation in monolayer WS 2 . Results reveal that CB exhibits a transient shift of ∼6 meV under given pump fluence and detuning parameters, representing a value slightly above a quintupling (7.2‐fold) of the nonlinear interaction strength relative to X. This finding highlights CB's large‐scale capacity for nonlinear amplification, positioning it as a candidate for advancing high‐efficiency optical applications.
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Cu(I) clusters are molecular aggregates consisting of several Cu centers consolidated by organic ligands. They typically exhibit significant metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) characteristics, enabling thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emission, making them promising candidates for next-generation X-ray scintillators. However, the low triplet exciton utilization rate is a critical obstacle to their further practical application. To address this challenge and establish key structure-property relationships, we designed a series of Cu(I) clusters featuring a diversity of nuclear structures (the number and arrangement of Cu) and coordination environments. Our investigation reveals that the PPh3-coordinated mononuclear clusters (CuI(PPh3)2Py) exhibit high structural rigidity, suppressing excited-state distortion and thereby forming a narrow singlet-triplet energy gap (ΔEST = 0.09 eV). This enables efficient reverse intersystem crossing (RISC), maximizing triplet exciton utilization. Moreover, the mononuclear structure maximally suppresses non-radiative relaxation pathways, achieving near-unity photoluminescence quantum yields (99.5%). The scintillator films exhibit imaging quality comparable to that of commercial BGO, achieving a spatial resolution of 17.5 lp/mm. Furthermore, high-definition imaging of low-brightness images through digital image processing algorithms was realized. This work establishes key structure-property relationships in Cu(I) clusters, paving the way for the rational design of advanced X-ray scintillators.
{"title":"Copper(I) Clusters With Different Nuclear Structures Featuring Thermally Activated Delayed Fluorescence for Highly Efficient X-Ray Scintillator","authors":"Youkui Xu, Feifei Chai, Chang Shi, Baoyi An, ZhenHua Li, Guoqiang Peng, Yutian Lei, Haiyu Ren, Haoran Deng, Zhiwen Jin, Qian Wang","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202503063","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202503063","url":null,"abstract":"Cu(I) clusters are molecular aggregates consisting of several Cu centers consolidated by organic ligands. They typically exhibit significant metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) characteristics, enabling thermally activated delayed fluorescence (TADF) emission, making them promising candidates for next-generation X-ray scintillators. However, the low triplet exciton utilization rate is a critical obstacle to their further practical application. To address this challenge and establish key structure-property relationships, we designed a series of Cu(I) clusters featuring a diversity of nuclear structures (the number and arrangement of Cu) and coordination environments. Our investigation reveals that the PPh<sub>3</sub>-coordinated mononuclear clusters (CuI(PPh<sub>3</sub>)<sub>2</sub>Py) exhibit high structural rigidity, suppressing excited-state distortion and thereby forming a narrow singlet-triplet energy gap (Δ<i>E</i><sub>ST</sub> = 0.09 eV). This enables efficient reverse intersystem crossing (RISC), maximizing triplet exciton utilization. Moreover, the mononuclear structure maximally suppresses non-radiative relaxation pathways, achieving near-unity photoluminescence quantum yields (99.5%). The scintillator films exhibit imaging quality comparable to that of commercial BGO, achieving a spatial resolution of 17.5 lp/mm. Furthermore, high-definition imaging of low-brightness images through digital image processing algorithms was realized. This work establishes key structure-property relationships in Cu(I) clusters, paving the way for the rational design of advanced X-ray scintillators.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"35 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146021953","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Metafibers, optical fibers integrated with metasurfaces, have recently emerged as a transformative platform for miniaturized fiber-optic components with advanced functionalities. However, existing metafibers are largely limited to fiber tip integration, where metasurfaces interact dominantly with localized guided modes, thus failing to exploit the inherent potential of fiber sidewalls for long-range evanescent field interaction. Here, we propose a novel metafiber paradigm—integrating metasurfaces on planarized fiber sidewalls—to fully harness the evanescent field mechanism. To this end, we develop a robust in situ fabrication method via a fiber-substrate planarization strategy, enabling direct, large-area, and high-fidelity metasurface patterning on side-polished fibers (SPFs). Numerical simulations reveal that long-range resonant near-field coupling drives cumulative amplification of the evanescent field within the metasurface layer, leading to significant enhancement of both linear and nonlinear optical responses. As a proof of concept, we present a nonlinear metafiber by integrating a 1-cm-long gold nanorod-based metasurface onto an SPF, demonstrating a high-performance saturable absorber (SA). This metafiber SA enables all-fiber ultrafast lasers across all soliton regimes with ultralow mode-locking thresholds. This work establishes a universal methodology for planarized sidewall-integrated metafibers, reshaping the landscape of metafibers, and provides a versatile lab-on-fiber platform for enhanced linear and nonlinear optics.
{"title":"Planarized Sidewall-Integrated Metafibers for Enhanced Evanescent Field Interaction via Long-Range Resonant Near-Field Coupling","authors":"Chao Zeng, Ding Luo, Xiaotong Zhang, Boqiang Zhang, Jincheng Hu, Ruixue Si, Chenxu Liu, Chenyang Zhao, Xin Xie, Yueqing Du, Xuetao Gan, Jianlin Zhao, Yanxiao Sun, Dong Mao","doi":"10.1002/lpor.202502639","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/lpor.202502639","url":null,"abstract":"Metafibers, optical fibers integrated with metasurfaces, have recently emerged as a transformative platform for miniaturized fiber-optic components with advanced functionalities. However, existing metafibers are largely limited to fiber tip integration, where metasurfaces interact dominantly with localized guided modes, thus failing to exploit the inherent potential of fiber sidewalls for long-range evanescent field interaction. Here, we propose a novel metafiber paradigm—integrating metasurfaces on planarized fiber sidewalls—to fully harness the evanescent field mechanism. To this end, we develop a robust in situ fabrication method via a fiber-substrate planarization strategy, enabling direct, large-area, and high-fidelity metasurface patterning on side-polished fibers (SPFs). Numerical simulations reveal that long-range resonant near-field coupling drives cumulative amplification of the evanescent field within the metasurface layer, leading to significant enhancement of both linear and nonlinear optical responses. As a proof of concept, we present a nonlinear metafiber by integrating a 1-cm-long gold nanorod-based metasurface onto an SPF, demonstrating a high-performance saturable absorber (SA). This metafiber SA enables all-fiber ultrafast lasers across all soliton regimes with ultralow mode-locking thresholds. This work establishes a universal methodology for planarized sidewall-integrated metafibers, reshaping the landscape of metafibers, and provides a versatile lab-on-fiber platform for enhanced linear and nonlinear optics.","PeriodicalId":204,"journal":{"name":"Laser & Photonics Reviews","volume":"29 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.0,"publicationDate":"2026-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146021931","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A novel modal Vernier photothermal spectroscopy technique based on a dual-mode anti-resonant hollow-core fiber (BHCF) is demonstrated. The 1 mm-long BHCF-based Fabry-Pérot cavity achieves a minimum detection limit of 12 ppb for acetylene gas, exhibiting rapid response and long-term stability. This compact sensor effectively addresses the challenge of limited light-matter interaction length in intrinsic fiber sensors, offering great promise for highly sensitive gas sensing applications. See Research Article e02114 by Wenjun Ni and co-workers for more details.