简介:Wedemonstrateanintegratedall-fibermid-infrared(mid-IR)supercontinuum(SC)sourcegeneratedbya1.95μmmasteroscillatorpoweramplifiersystemandasingle-modeZBLAN(ZrF4–BaF2–LaF3–AlF3–NaF)fiber.Themaximumaverageoutputpoweris10.67Wwithspectralbandwidthcoveringfrom~1.9to4.1μm.Thesingle-modeZBLANfiberandsilicafiberarethermal-splicedtoenhancetherobustnessandpracticabilityofthesystem.Itis,tothebestofourknowledge,thefirsthigh-powerintegratedcompactedall-fibermid-IRSCsourcebasedonthermal-splicedsilicafiberandZBLANfiber.
简介:WedemonstrateastableconventionalsolitoninaTm-dopedhybridmode-lockedfiberlaserbyemployingahomemadeall-fiberLyotfilter(AFLF)andasingle-wallcarbonnanotube.TheAFLF,designedbysandwichingapieceofpolarization-maintainedfiber(PMF)withtwo45°tiltedfibergratingsinscribedbyaUVlaserinPMFwithaphase-maskscanningtechnique,showslargefilterdepthof~9dBandsmallinsertionlossof~0.8dB.ByoptimizingthefreespectralrangeoftheAFLF,theKellysidebandsofaconventionalsolitoncenteredat1966.4nmcanbedramaticallysuppressedwithoutimpairingthemainshapeofthesolitonspectrum.Itgivesthepulsedurationof1.18psandbandwidthof3.8nm.ByadjustingthetemperatureofthePMFoftheAFLFfrom7°Cto60°C,wavelengthtunablesolitonpulsesrangingfrom1971.62nmto1952.63nmarealsoobtained.Thegeneratedsolitonpulsescanbepreciselytunedbetween1971.62nmand1952.63nmbycontrollingthetemperatureoftheAFLF.
简介:Byusingtheultrasound-assistedliquidphaseexfoliationmethod,Bi2Te3nanosheetsaresynthesizedanddepositedontoaquartzplatetoformakindofsaturableabsorber(SA),inwhichnonlinearabsorptionpropertiesaround2μmareanalyzedwithahome-mademode-lockedlaser.Withtheas-preparedBi2Te3SAemployed,astablepassivelyQ-switchedall-solid-state2μmlaserissuccessfullyrealized.Q-switchedpulseswithamaximumaverageoutputpowerof2.03Waregeneratedunderanoutputcouplingof5%,correspondingtothemaximumsingle-pulseenergyof18.4μJandpeakpowerof23W.Thedeliveredshortestpulsedurationandmaximumrepetitionrateare620nsand118kHzunderanoutputcouplingof2%,respectively.ItisthefirstpresentationofsuchBi2Te3SAemployedinasolid-stateQ-switchedcrystallinelaserat2μm,tothebestofourknowledge.Incomparisonwithother2Dmaterialssuitableforpulsed2μmlasers,thesaturableabsorptionperformanceofBi2Te3SAisprovedtobepromisingingeneratinghighpowerandhigh-repetition-rate2μmlaserpulses.
简介:Theeffectandmechanismofcarmustine(BCNU)combinedwithall-transretinoicacid(ATRA)ontheapoptosisofhumanglioblastomaU251cellswereinvestigatedbymeansof3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphe-nyltetrazoliumbromide(MTT)assay,flowcytometry,reversetranscription-polymerasechainreaction(RT-PCR)andWesternblotanalysis.TheresultsshowthatBCNUorATRAshowstime-anddose-dependentinhibitioneffectsonhumanglioblastomaU251cellsandthecombinationofBCNUwithATRAshowsansynergisticinhibitioneffectonhumanglioblastomaU251cells,andthecombinedBCNUandATRAcansignificantlyinhibittheproliferationofhumanglioblastomaU251cells,andinducetheapoptosisofthem,makingthecellsarrestinthestageofG1phase,thestageofSandG2phasesdecline,therateoftheapoptosisofhumanglioblastomaU251cellsincrease,thecorrespondingmRNAexpressionofcyclinEandcyclin-dependentkinase2(CDK2)downregulatedandthecorrespon-dingmRNAexpressionofp27kip1unregulated.Inaddition,thecombinedBCNUandATRAreducedtheproteinexpressionofnuclearfactorkappaB(NF-κB).Takentogether,theseresultssuggestthatthetreatmentofhumanglioblastomaU251cellswithacombinationapplicationofATRAandBCNUcanexertsynergisticeffect,thecourseofthiskindofcombinationchemotherapymaylikelybeassociatedwithmultiplemolecularmechanismsforapoptosis,furthermore,thecyclinEandp27kip1shouldbeconsideredasnoveltargetsforcontrollingthegrowthofglioblastomacells.
简介:Thesuppressionoftherecombinationofelectronsandholes(e–h)andtheenhancementofthelightabsorptionofsemiconductorsaretwokeypointstowardefficientphotocatalyticdegradation.Here,wereportafew-layerg-C3N4/α-MoO3nanoneedles(flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNs)all-solid-stateZ-schememechanismphotocatalystsynthesizedviaatypicalhydrothermalmethodinacontrolledmanner.Therecombinationofthephoto-inducede–hpairscouldbeeffectivelyrestrainedbytheZ-schemepassagewaybetweentheflg-C3N4andα-MoO3NNsinthecomposite,whichcouldalsopromiseahighredoxabilitytodegradepollutants.Anditbecamepossibleforthepreparedphotocatalysttoabsorblightinawiderangeofwavelengths.Thedetailedmechanismwasstudiedbyelectronspin-resonancespectroscopy(ESR).Thelow-dimensionalnanostructureofthetwoconstituents(α-MoO3NNswithone-dimensionalstructureandflg-C3N4withtwo-dimensionalstructure)endowedthecompositewithvarietiesofexcellentphysicochemicalproperties,whichfacilitatedthetransferanddiffusionofthephotoelectronsandincreasedthespecificsurfaceareaandtheactivesites.The10wt%flg-C3N4/α-MoO3NNsshowedthebestphotocatalyticperformancetowardRhBdegradation,therateofwhichwas71.86%,~2.6timeshigherthanthatofα-MoO3NNs.
简介:WereportQ-switchedandmode-lockederbium-dopedall-fiberlasersusingternaryReS2(1-x)Se2xassaturableabsorbers(SAs).ThemodulationdepthandsaturableintensityofthefilmSAare1.8%and0.046MW∕cm2.InQ-switchedmechanismoutput,thepulsewascenteredat1531.1nmwithmaximumpulseenergyandminimumpulsewidthof28.29nJand1.07μs,respectively.Inmode-lockedoperation,thepulsewascenteredat1561.15nmwithpulsewidthof888fs,repetitionrateof2.95MHz,andmaximumpulseenergyof0.275nJ.Tothebestofourknowledge,thisisthefirstreportonthemode-lockedEr3+-dopedfiberlaserusingternarytransitionmetaldichalcogenides.Thisworksuggestsprospective2D-materialSAscanbewidelyusedinversatilefieldsduetotheirattractiveoptoelectronicandtunableenergybandgapproperties.