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ArticleLight, science & applications2026

Tunable structured laser over full spatial spectrum.

Quan Sheng, Jing-Ni Geng, Jia-Qi Jiang, Tian-Chang Liu, David James Spence, Helen Margaret Pask, Allam Srinivasa Rao, Takashige Omatsu, Shi-Jie Fu, Zhen-Xu Bai and 5 more

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Quan ShengState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Jing-Ni GengState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Jia-Qi JiangInstitute of Quantum Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin, China.
Tian-Chang LiuState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
David James SpenceMQ Photonics Research Centre, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5974-853X
Helen Margaret PaskMQ Photonics Research Centre, School of Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW, 2109, Australia.
Allam Srinivasa RaoMolecular Chirality Research Center, Chiba University, 1-33 Yayoi-cho, Inage-ku, Chiba, 263-8522, Japan.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-2546
Takashige OmatsuState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3804-4722
Shi-Jie FuState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.
Zhen-Xu BaiCenter for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China.
Zhi-Wei LvCenter for Advanced Laser Technology, Hebei University of Technology, Tianjin, 300401, China.
Wei ShiState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China. shiwei@tju.edu.cn.
Jian-Quan YaoState Key Laboratory of Precision Measuring Technology and Instruments, School of Precision Instrument of Opto-Electronics Engineering, Tianjin University, Tianjin, 300072, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3105-4370
Carmelo Rosales-GuzmánInstitute of Quantum Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0321-0877
Zhi-Han ZhuInstitute of Quantum Science and Technology, and Department of Physics, Yanbian University, Yanji, 133002, Jilin, China. zhuzhihan@ybu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6203-2628

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 11934013National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 12474324National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62075050National Natural Science Foundation of China (National Science Foundation of China) 62475189
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Abstract

Modern tunable lasers are indispensable instruments in fundamental science and optical frequency applications. With the growing interest in structured light, there's a need for tunable structured lasers with high transverse electromagnetic (TEM) modal purity across a broad spatial spectrum, but no commercial solutions exist. Here, we present the first tunable structured laser that can emit all possible single TEM modes with extremely high purity over a wide range. This is achieved by the collaborative use of intracavity pump geometry and astigmatic detuning to selectively gain a desired mode while blockading others. Our astigmatic oscillator can tunably generate any TEM mode within the spatial bandwidth, achieving over 40,000 orthogonal Hermite-Gauss modes in the experiment, and each can be further expanded into numerous Hermite-Laguerre-Gauss modes via unitary transformation. This approach does not require extra intracavity beam shaping components, offering a promising design for commercially available structured lasers with full spatial spectrum tunability.

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