简介:Atheoreticaldesignispresentedfora1×Mwavelength-selectiveswitch(WSS)thatroutesanyoneofNincomingwavelengthsignalstoanyoneofMoutputports.Thisplanaron-chipdevicecomprisesofa1×Ndemultiplexer,agroupofNswitching'trees'actuatedbyelectro-opticalorthermo-opticalmeans,andanM-foldsetofN×1multiplexers.Treesutilize1×2switches.TheWSSinsertionlossisproportionalto(log2(M+N+1))Alongwithcrosstalkfromtrees,crosstalkispresentateachcross-illuminatedwaveguideintersectionwithintheWSS,andthereareatmostN-1suchcrossingsperpath.TheselossandcrosstalkpropertieswilllikelyplaceapracticallimitofN=M=16upontheWSSsize.Byconstrainingthe1×2switchingenergyto1fJ∕bit,wefindthatresonant,narrowband1×2switchesarerequired.The1×2devicesproposedherearenanobeamMach–Zehndersandasymmetriccontra-directionalcouplerswithgratingassistance.
简介:主反射镜的口径大小与结构形式在极大程度上决定了空间望远镜的技术难度与经济成本。为了实现更高的空间分辨率与更强的信息收集能力,各国研制的空间望远镜主反射镜的口径朝着越来越大的趋势发展,从“哈勃空间望远镜”(HST)的2.4m,到“新世界观测者空间望远镜”(NWO)的4m,甚至到“先进技术大口径空间望远镜”(ATLAST)的8m,无不体现了对超大口径空间观测能力的追求。而单块式主镜凭借其支撑技术的可靠性与经济性,正成为超大口径空间望远镜的首选。通过对国外研制的超大口径空间望远镜的论述与分析,探讨了目前空间望远镜中超大口径主反射镜的关键技术与发展方向。针对目前国内运载能力与光学制造加工能力的极限,提出了建造基于3.5m口径主镜的空间望远镜设想。
简介:Amolybdenumdisulfide(MoS2)saturableabsorberwasfabricatedbythermallydecomposingtheammoniumthiomolybdate.ByusingtheMoS2absorber,acompactdiode-pumpedpassivelyQ-switchedTm:GdVO4laserhasbeendemonstrated.AstableQ-switchedlaserwithrepetitionratesfrom25.58to48.09kHzwasachieved.Maximumaverageoutputpowerwas100mWwiththeshortestpulsedurationof0.8μs.Maximumpulseenergyis2.08μJatcenterof1902nm.
简介:为了深入剖析氢化锂慢化剂正温度效应产生的原因,基于空间核热推进(spacenuclearthermalpropulsion,SNTP)粒子球床堆(particlebedreactor,PBR)的物理模型,使用MCNP程序,从中子热化效应、氢化锂热膨胀效应和极限情况下氢化锂热离解效应3个方面进行慢化剂正温度效应分析。研究表明,在低能区,靶核的热运动、原子之间的化学键及不同中子波之间的干涉效应不能忽略,且随着温度的升高,靶核的激发态更易被激发,此时非弹性散射更易发生、中子更易获得能量,能谱硬化;氢化锂慢化剂正温度效应对PBR堆芯反应性的影响因素中,中子热化效应占主导地位,引入的反应性达到2000pcm,氢化锂热膨胀效应和热离解效应影响较小,引入的反应性分别约为-130pcm和200pcm。
简介:Inthispaper,wepresenttheluminescentpropertiesofTm3+∕Ho3+co-dopednewglass.Aseriesofsilicategermanateglasswaspreparedbytheconventionalmelt-quenchingmethod.IntheTm3+∕Ho3+co-dopedsilicategermanateglass,astrongemissionof2μmoriginatingfromtheHo3+:5I7→5I8transitioncanbeobservedunderconventional808nmpumping.Thecharacteristictemperatures,structure,andabsorptionspectrahavebeenmeasured.TheradiativepropertiesofHo3+inthepreparedglasswerecalculated.TheemissioncrosssectionofHo3+ionstransitioncanreach4.78×10-21cm2around2μm,andtheFWHMisashighas153nm.TheenergytransferefficiencybetweenHo3+andTm3+hasalargevalue(52%),whichindicatestheTm3+∕Ho3+co-dopedsilicategermanateglassisasuitablecandidateforthe2μmlaser.Moreover,theenergytransfermechanismbetweenTm3+andHo3+ionswasinvestigated.
简介:WeproposeanddemonstrateawidelytunablepassivelyQ-switchedHo^3+∕Pr^3+-codopedZrF4-BaF2-LaF3-AlF3-NaFfiberlaseroperatinginthe2.8μmmid-infrared(MIR)wavebandbasedonasingle-walledcarbonnanotube(SWCNT)saturableabsorber(SA).TheSWCNTshavediametersrangingfrom1.4to1.7nm.ThemodulationdepthandsaturationintensityoftheSWCNTSAmeasuredat2850nmare16.5%and1.66MW∕cm^2,respectively.StableQ-switchedpulseswiththeshortestpulsedurationof1.46μsandthemaximumpulseenergyof0.43μJareachievedatalaunchedpumppowerof445.6mW.ThecombineduseofabroadbandSWCNTSAandaplaneruledgratingensuresabroadcontinuouslytuningrangeof55.0nmfrom2837.6to2892.6nm.Theoutputpowers,emissionspectra,repetitionrates,andpulsedurationsatdifferenttuningwavelengthsarealsocharacterizedandanalyzed.OurresultsindicatethatSWCNTscanbeexcellentbroadbandSAsinthe3μmMIRregion.Totheauthor’sknowledge,thisisthefirstdemonstrationofawidelytunablecarbon-nanotubeenabledpassivelyQ-switchedfiberlaseroperatinginthe2.8μmMIRwaveband.
简介:Two-dimensional(2D)graphitecarbonnitride(g-C3N4)nanosheetshavebeensuccessfullyusedasasaturableabsorber(SA)inapassivelyQ-switchedNd:LLFlaserat1.3μmforthefirsttime,tothebestofourknowledge.Underanincidentpumppowerof9.97W,theshortestpulsedurationof275nswasacquiredwithoutputpowerof0.96Wandpulserepetitionrateof154kHz,resultinginapulseenergyof6.2μJ.Inaddition,thesaturableabsorptionbehaviorsofzero-dimensional12nmg-C3N4nanoparticles(g-C3N4-NPs)andthree-dimensionalorderedmesoporousg-C3N4(mpg-C3N4)werealsoobserved,althoughtheirmorphologyandstructurewerequitedifferentfrom2Dg-C3N4.Theexperimentalresultsintroducethepotentialapplicationofg-C3N4nanomaterialsasSAsinQ-switchedlasers.
简介:Wereporteddiversesolitonoperationsinathulium/holmium-dopedfiberlaserbytakingadvantageofataperedfiber-basedtopologicalinsulator(TI)Bi2Te3saturableabsorber(SA).TheSAhadanonsaturablelossof53.5%andamodulationdepthof9.8%.Stablefundamentallymode-lockedsolitonsat1909.5nmwithdistinctKellysidebandsontheoutputspectrum,apulserepetitionrateof21.5MHz,andameasuredpulsewidthof1.26pswereobservedinthework.Byincreasingthepumppower,bothbunchedsolitonswithsolitonnumberupto15andharmonicallymode-lockedsolitonswithharmonicorderupto10wereobtained.Toourknowledge,thisisthefirstreportofbothbunchedsolitonsandharmonicallymode-lockedsolitonsinafiberlaserat2μmregionincorporatedwithTIs.
简介:Wereportonbroadlywavelength-tunablepassivemode-lockingwithhighpoweroperatingatthe2μmwaterabsorptionbandinaTm:CYAcrystallaser.Withasimplequartzplate,stablemode-lockingwavelengthscanbetunedfrom1874to1973nm,withatunablewavelengthrangeupto~100nmandmaximumoutputpowerupto1.35W.Thebandwidthisnarrowas~6GHz,correspondingtoahighcoherence.Toourknowledge,thisisthefirstdemonstrationofwavelength-tunablemode-lockingwithwatt-levelinthe2μmwaterabsorptionband.Thehightemporalcoherentlasercanbefurtherappliedinspectroscopy,theefficientexcitationofmolecules,sensing,andquantumoptics.
简介:UsingadoubleresonantKTiOPO4(KTP)intracavityopticalparametricoscillatoroperatingatdegeneratedpointof2μm,wedemonstrateauniquemid-infraredsourcebasedondifferencefrequencygenerationinGaSecrystal.Theoutputtuningrangeis8.42-19.52μm,andapeakpowerof834Wfortype-Iphasematchingschemeand730Wfortype-IIphasematchingschemeareachieved.Experimentalresultsshowthatthisoscillatorisagoodalternativetothegeneratorofacompactandtabletopmid-infraredradiationwithawidelytunablerange.