Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets

Optofluidic lasers are emerging building blocks with immense potential in the development of miniaturized light sources, integrated photonics, and sensors. The capability of on-demand lasing output with programmable and continuous wavelength tunability over a broad spectral range enables key functio...

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Main Authors: Wang, Chenlu, Gong, Chaoyang, Zhang, Yifan, Qiao, Zhen, Yuan, Zhiyi, Gong, Yuan, Chang, Guo-En, Tu, Wei-Chen, Chen, Yu-Cheng
Other Authors: School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160135
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author Wang, Chenlu
Gong, Chaoyang
Zhang, Yifan
Qiao, Zhen
Yuan, Zhiyi
Gong, Yuan
Chang, Guo-En
Tu, Wei-Chen
Chen, Yu-Cheng
author2 School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
author_facet School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Wang, Chenlu
Gong, Chaoyang
Zhang, Yifan
Qiao, Zhen
Yuan, Zhiyi
Gong, Yuan
Chang, Guo-En
Tu, Wei-Chen
Chen, Yu-Cheng
author_sort Wang, Chenlu
collection NTU
description Optofluidic lasers are emerging building blocks with immense potential in the development of miniaturized light sources, integrated photonics, and sensors. The capability of on-demand lasing output with programmable and continuous wavelength tunability over a broad spectral range enables key functionalities in wavelength-division multiplexing and manipulation of light-matter interactions. However, the ability to control multicolor lasing characteristics within a small mode volume with high reconfigurability remains challenging. The color gamut is also restricted by the number of dyes and emission wavelength of existing materials. In this study, we introduce a fully programmable multicolor laser by encapsulating organic-dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal microdroplet lasers in an optofluidic fiber. A mechanism for tuning laser emission wavelengths was proposed by manipulating the topologically induced nanoshell structures in microdroplets with different chiral dopant concentrations. Precision control of distinctive lasing wavelengths and colors covering the entire visible spectra was achieved, including monochromatic lasing, dual-color lasing, tri-color lasing, and white colored lasing with tunable color temperatures. Our findings revealed a CIE color map with 145% more perceptible colors than the standard RGB space, shedding light on the development of programmable lasers, multiplexed encoding, and biomedical detection.
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spelling ntu-10356/1601352022-07-13T04:57:59Z Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets Wang, Chenlu Gong, Chaoyang Zhang, Yifan Qiao, Zhen Yuan, Zhiyi Gong, Yuan Chang, Guo-En Tu, Wei-Chen Chen, Yu-Cheng School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering Full Color Lasing Cholesteric Liquid Crystal Optofluidic lasers are emerging building blocks with immense potential in the development of miniaturized light sources, integrated photonics, and sensors. The capability of on-demand lasing output with programmable and continuous wavelength tunability over a broad spectral range enables key functionalities in wavelength-division multiplexing and manipulation of light-matter interactions. However, the ability to control multicolor lasing characteristics within a small mode volume with high reconfigurability remains challenging. The color gamut is also restricted by the number of dyes and emission wavelength of existing materials. In this study, we introduce a fully programmable multicolor laser by encapsulating organic-dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal microdroplet lasers in an optofluidic fiber. A mechanism for tuning laser emission wavelengths was proposed by manipulating the topologically induced nanoshell structures in microdroplets with different chiral dopant concentrations. Precision control of distinctive lasing wavelengths and colors covering the entire visible spectra was achieved, including monochromatic lasing, dual-color lasing, tri-color lasing, and white colored lasing with tunable color temperatures. Our findings revealed a CIE color map with 145% more perceptible colors than the standard RGB space, shedding light on the development of programmable lasers, multiplexed encoding, and biomedical detection. Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) Nanyang Technological University This research is supported by A*STAR under its AME IRG Grant (Project No. A20E5c0085). We would like to thank the Centre of Bio-Devices and Bioinformatics and Internal Grant NAP SUG -M4082308.040 from NTU for the lab support. 2022-07-13T04:57:59Z 2022-07-13T04:57:59Z 2021 Journal Article Wang, C., Gong, C., Zhang, Y., Qiao, Z., Yuan, Z., Gong, Y., Chang, G., Tu, W. & Chen, Y. (2021). Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets. ACS Nano, 15(7), 11126-11136. https://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.1c02650 1936-0851 https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160135 10.1021/acsnano.1c02650 34137585 2-s2.0-85110517451 7 15 11126 11136 en A20E5c0085 M4082308.040 ACS Nano © 2021 American Chemical Society. All rights reserved.
spellingShingle Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Full Color Lasing
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal
Wang, Chenlu
Gong, Chaoyang
Zhang, Yifan
Qiao, Zhen
Yuan, Zhiyi
Gong, Yuan
Chang, Guo-En
Tu, Wei-Chen
Chen, Yu-Cheng
Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title_full Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title_fullStr Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title_full_unstemmed Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title_short Programmable rainbow-colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
title_sort programmable rainbow colored optofluidic fiber laser encoded with topologically structured chiral droplets
topic Engineering::Electrical and electronic engineering
Full Color Lasing
Cholesteric Liquid Crystal
url https://hdl.handle.net/10356/160135
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