Massive particle acceleration on a photonic chip via spatial-temporal modulation

Recently, the spectral manipulation of single photons has been achieved through spatial-temporal modulation of the optical refractive index. Here, we utilized the spatial-temporal modulation of the potential to manipulate the motion of massive particles, i.e., realizing the MeV-magnitude electron acceleration and atom decelerator on a millimeter scale. With the language of spatial-temporal modulation, manipulation of the photons and massive particles are connected and clearly investigated. The spatial-temporal modulation approach is also powerful for the optimization of multistage modulation with a large number of single stages on a photonic integrated chip and can be generalized to a wide range of systems. Thus, this approach may play a significant role in hybrid photonic chips and microscale particle manipulation.

Automated summary

By utilizing spatial-temporal modulation, single photon spectral manipulation and motion control of massive particles can be achieved, which is significant for photonics integrated chips and microscale particle manipulation.