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ArticleScience advances2025

Polarization vortices of thermal emission.

Ye Zhang, Qiang Wang, Meng Xiao, Tao Liu, Fan Zhong, Zhenxin Lai, Shining Zhu, Hui Liu

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Ye ZhangNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Physical Science Research Center, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0009-0008-8535-6271
Qiang WangNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Physical Science Research Center, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3407-6444
Meng XiaoSchool of Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2087-3007
Tao LiuSchool of Physics and Technology, and Key Laboratory of Artificial Micro- and Nano-structures of Ministry of Education, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430072, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7947-2761
Fan ZhongSchool of Physics, Key Laboratory of Quantum Materials and Devices of Ministry of Education, Southeast University, Nanjing 211189, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5305-8578
Zhenxin LaiNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Physical Science Research Center, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.
Shining ZhuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Physical Science Research Center, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3472-6497
Hui LiuNational Laboratory of Solid State Microstructures, Jiangsu Physical Science Research Center, School of Physics, Collaborative Innovation Center of Advanced Microstructures, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3660-4730

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Abstract

Polarization vortices, crucial constituents of singular optics, manifest as vortices of polarization states around singularities. Recent progress has linked polarization vortices with bound states in the continuum (BICs) in optical waves. However, this association has not been explored in the realm of thermal emission, which holds the potential for generating arbitrary polarizations in a single thermal emitter. Here, we implement a polarization vortex thermal emitter (PVTE) based on BICs in a photonic crystal slab (PCS), allowing for the generation of various polarization states simultaneously along different directions. Using a custom-designed polarized angle-resolved thermal emission spectrometer (PARTES), we experimentally confirm polarization vortices of thermal emission originating from BICs with different charges and types. The proposed PVTEs present effective strategies for controlling thermal emission and show promising applications in infrared optical technology.

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