A review on mechanism, applications and influencing factors of carbon quantum dots based photocatalysis

W Gao, S Zhang, G Wang, J Cui, Y Lu, X Rong… - Ceramics …, 2022 - Elsevier
CQDs (carbon quantum dots) have attracted a lot of attention in the field of photocatalysis
due to its absorption of visible light, up-conversion luminescence, rich free groups on the …

Statistical mechanics of beam self-cleaning in GRIN multimode optical fibers

F Mangini, M Gervaziev, M Ferraro, DS Kharenko… - Optics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Since its first demonstration in graded-index multimode fibers, spatial beam self-cleaning
has attracted a growing research interest. It allows for the propagation of beams with a bell …

Ultraviolet supercontinuum generation driven by ionic coherence in a strong laser field

H Lei, J Yao, J Zhao, H **e, F Zhang, H Zhang… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Supercontinuum (SC) light sources hold versatile applications in many fields ranging from
imaging microscopic structural dynamics to achieving frequency comb metrology. Although …

Thermalization of orbital angular momentum beams in multimode optical fibers

EV Podivilov, F Mangini, OS Sidelnikov, M Ferraro… - Physical Review Letters, 2022 - APS
We report on the thermalization of light carrying orbital angular momentum in multimode
optical fibers, induced by nonlinear intermodal interactions. A generalized Rayleigh-Jeans …

Single-mode spatiotemporal soliton attractor in multimode GRIN fibers

M Zitelli, M Ferraro, F Mangini, S Wabnitz - Photonics Research, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Experimental and numerical studies of spatiotemporal femtosecond soliton propagation over
up to 1 km spans of parabolic graded-index fibers reveal that initial multimode soliton pulses …

Femtosecond nonlinear losses in multimode optical fibers

M Ferraro, F Mangini, M Zitelli, A Tonello… - Photonics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Multimode optical fibers are attracting a growing interest for their capability to transport high-
power laser beams, coupled with novel nonlinear optics-based applications. However …

Recent advances of CDs-based ternary heterojunctions for enhancing photocatalytic performance in the degradation of organic pollutants: A review

LL Zulfa, NI Oktavianti, ARP Hidayat, WP Utomo… - Nano-Structures & Nano …, 2024 - Elsevier
Wastewater containing organic pollutants, such as dyes, antibiotics or pesticides, is a major
environmental problem. Photocatalysis is an effective, environmentally friendly and …

Helical plasma filaments from the self-channeling of intense femtosecond laser pulses in optical fibers

F Mangini, M Ferraro, M Zitelli, A Niang, T Mansuryan… - Optics letters, 2021 - opg.optica.org
We experimentally and numerically study the ignition of helical-shaped plasma filaments in
standard optical fibers. Femtosecond pulses with megawatt peak power with proper off-axis …

Multiphoton ionization of standard optical fibers

M Ferraro, F Mangini, Y Sun, M Zitelli, A Niang… - Photonics …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Atoms ionization by the simultaneous absorption of multiple photons has found applications
in fiber optics, where it leads to unique nonlinear phenomena. To date, studies of the …

Experimental observation of self-imaging in SMF-28 optical fibers

F Mangini, M Ferraro, M Zitelli, A Niang, A Tonello… - Optics …, 2021 - opg.optica.org
Spatial self-imaging, consisting of the periodic replication of the optical transverse beam
profile along the propagation direction, can be achieved in guided wave systems when all …