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ArticleLight, science & applications2025

Reconfigurable nonlinear Pancharatnam-Berry diffractive optics with photopatterned ferroelectric nematics.

Hui-Feng Chen, Xin-Yu Tao, Bo-Han Zhu, Jin-Tao Pan, Ling-Ling Ma, Chao Chen, Wen-Guo Zhu, Wei Chen, Yan-Qing Lu

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Hui-Feng ChenNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Xin-Yu TaoNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Bo-Han ZhuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Jin-Tao PanNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Ling-Ling MaNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China. malingling@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-9524
Chao ChenNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China.
Wen-Guo ZhuKey Laboratory of Optoelectronic Information and Sensing Technologies of Guangdong Higher Education Institutes, Department of Optoelectronic Engineering, Jinan University, 510632, Guangzhou, China.
Wei ChenNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China. wchen@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9419-148X
Yan-Qing LuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Key Laboratory of Intelligent Optical Sensing and Manipulation, College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nanjing University, 210023, Nanjing, China. yqlu@nju.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6151-8557

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62305157National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62375119National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) T2488302
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Abstract

Planar optical elements incorporating space-varying Pancharatnam-Berry phase have revolutionized the manipulation of light fields by enabling continuous control over amplitude, phase, and polarization. While previous research focusing on linear functionalities using apolar liquid crystals (LCs) has attracted much attention, extending this concept to the nonlinear regime offers unprecedented opportunities for advanced optical processing. Here, we demonstrate the reconfigurable nonlinear Pancharatnam-Berry LC diffractive optics in photopatterned ion-doped ferroelectric nematics. By customizing the spatial phase distribution of efficient second-harmonic excitation, we accomplish programmable beam steering of various optical states towards predefined diffraction directions. Experimental results reveal continuous evolution of diffraction orders, intensity distributions, and polarization states under electrically varying splay conditions, consistent with our theoretical predictions. This work opens new avenues for designing reconfigurable nonlinear beam shaping and steering devices with potential applications in advanced optical and quantum information processing.

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