The realization of colloidal alloy quantum dots(QDs)with narrow spectral linewidths requires minimization of the contributions of inhomogeneous and homogeneous broadening to the ensemble spectrum.Recently,there has be...The realization of colloidal alloy quantum dots(QDs)with narrow spectral linewidths requires minimization of the contributions of inhomogeneous and homogeneous broadening to the ensemble spectrum.Recently,there has been remarkable progress in eliminating the inhomogeneous contribution by controlling the size distribution of the QDs.However,considerable challenges remain in suppressing the homogeneous broadening,in terms of both intrinsic principles and rational synthetic routes.We find that ground-state exciton fine structure splitting and exciton-phonon coupling play a pivotal role in the homogeneous broadening mechanism.Here we demonstrate that the elimination of the lattice mismatch strain by using a coherent strain structure can decrease the light-heavy hole splitting,thus suppressing the asymmetric broadening of the emission on the high energy side.Besides,the improvement of the uniformity of the alloy by using a stepwise ion exchange strategy can weaken the exciton-longitudinal optical(LO)-phonon interactions,further minimizing the homogeneous broadening.As a result,the final alloy QD products exhibit a widely tunable blue emission wavelength(445-470 nm)with the narrowest ensemble photoluminescence full width at half maximum(FWHM)of 10.1-13.5 nm(or 58.4-75.3 meV).Our study provides a potential strategy for other semiconductor nanocrystals with ultranarrow spectral linewidths.展开更多
Quantum cascade lasers(QCLs) have broad application potentials in infrared countermeasure system,free-space optical communication and trace gas detection.Compared with traditional Fabry-Pérot(FP) cavity and exter...Quantum cascade lasers(QCLs) have broad application potentials in infrared countermeasure system,free-space optical communication and trace gas detection.Compared with traditional Fabry-Pérot(FP) cavity and external cavity,distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers(DFB-QCLs) can obtain narrower laser linewidth and higher integration.In this paper,the structure design,numerical simulation and optimization of the Bragg grating of DFB-QCLs are carried out to obtain the transmission spectrum with central wavelength at 4.6 μm.We analyze the relationship among the structure parameters,the central wavelength shift and transmission efficiency using coupled-wave theory and finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) method.It is shown that the increase in the number of grating periods enhances the capabilities of mode selectivity,while the grating length of a single period adjustment directly determines the Bragg wavelength.Additionally,variations in etching depth and duty cycle lead to blue and red shifts in the central wavelength,respectively.Based on the numerical simulation results,the optimized design parameters for the upper buffer layer and the upper cladding grating are proposed,which gives an optional scheme for component fabrication and performance improvement in the future.展开更多
The linewidths of InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs DBR lasers with varied DBR dimensional parameters are measured and analyzed. These lasers were built with different DBR grating lengths and depths in order to explore the effect of...The linewidths of InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs DBR lasers with varied DBR dimensional parameters are measured and analyzed. These lasers were built with different DBR grating lengths and depths in order to explore the effect of the size of the DBR on its coupling coefficient and reflectivity,and hence on the linewidth of the laser diodes. The linewidths were measured by employing a self heterodyne linewidth measurement system. The experimental and calculated data for DBR reflectivity and spectral linewidth are given. The relationship between these data and the dimensions of the DBR is analyzed. Based on this analysis,the effect of the DBR geometry on the linewidth of the lasers is explored. The results give useful information related to the design and fabrication of such DBR lasers.展开更多
The fractional resonance absorption ε(0) in transmission Mossbauer spectroscopy is defined as a relative number of the absorbed γ-ray, and regarded as a measure of Mossbauer effect. The absorption linewidth Λ a , a...The fractional resonance absorption ε(0) in transmission Mossbauer spectroscopy is defined as a relative number of the absorbed γ-ray, and regarded as a measure of Mossbauer effect. The absorption linewidth Λ a , as it is usually suggested, is nearly equal to the emission linewidth, Λ s , and such an approximation leads to a extremely simplified expression ε(0), depending on neither Λ s nor Λ a . We consider the general case Λ s ≠Λ a , and obtain an exact expression for ε(0) which is given in the present paper. This expression ε(0), as a function oft a, Λ s , Λ a , is figured and discussed.展开更多
The effects of optical sources with different laser linewidths on Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry （BOTDR） are investigated numerically and experimentally. Simulation results show that the spectral linewi...The effects of optical sources with different laser linewidths on Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry （BOTDR） are investigated numerically and experimentally. Simulation results show that the spectral linewidth of spontaneous Brillouin scattering remains almost constant when the laser linewidth is less than 1 MHz at the same pulse width; otherwise, it increases sharply. A comparison between a fiber laser （FL） with 4-kHz linewidth at 3 dB and a distributed feedback （DFB） laser with 3-MHz linewidth is made experimentally. When a constant laser power is launched into the sensing fiber, the fitting linewidths of the beat signals （backscattered Brillouin light and local oscillator （LO）） is about 5 MHz wider for the DFB laser than for the FL and the intensity of the beat signal is about a half. Furthermore, the frequency fluctuation in the long sensing fiber is lower for the FL source, yielding about 2 MHz less than that of the DFB laser, indicating higher temperature/strain resolution. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical simulations.展开更多
Two Nd：YAG lasers operating at 1064 nm are separately servo-locked to two vertically mounted ultra-stable cavities. The optical heterodyne beat between two cavity-stabilized lasers shows that the linewidth of each la...Two Nd：YAG lasers operating at 1064 nm are separately servo-locked to two vertically mounted ultra-stable cavities. The optical heterodyne beat between two cavity-stabilized lasers shows that the linewidth of each laser reaches 2 Hz and the average frequency drift reduces to less than 1 Hz/s.展开更多
The effect of interconnect linewidth on the evolution of intragranular microcracks due to surface diffusion induced by electromigration is analyzed by finite element method.The numerical results indicate that there ex...The effect of interconnect linewidth on the evolution of intragranular microcracks due to surface diffusion induced by electromigration is analyzed by finite element method.The numerical results indicate that there exists critical values of the linewidth hc,the electric fieldχc and the aspect ratioβc.When h>hc,χ<χc orβ<βc,the microcrack will evolve into a stable shape as it migrates along the interconnect line.When h≤hc,χ≥χc orβ≥βc,the microcrack will split into two smaller microcracks.The critical electric field,the critical aspect ratio and the splitting time have a stronger dependence on the linewidth when h≤6.In addition,the decrease of the linewidth,the increase of the electric field or the aspect ratio is beneficial to accelerate microcrack splitting,which may delay the open failure of the interconnect line.展开更多
Narrow linewidth light source is a prerequisite for high-performance coherent optical communication and sensing.Waveguide-based external cavity narrow linewidth semiconductor lasers(WEC-NLSLs)have become a competitive...Narrow linewidth light source is a prerequisite for high-performance coherent optical communication and sensing.Waveguide-based external cavity narrow linewidth semiconductor lasers(WEC-NLSLs)have become a competitive and attractive candidate for many coherent applications due to their small size,volume,low energy consumption,low cost and the ability to integrate with other optical components.In this paper,we present an overview of WEC-NLSLs from their required technologies to the state-of-the-art progress.Moreover,we highlight the common problems occurring to current WEC-NLSLs and show the possible approaches to resolving the issues.Finally,we present the possible development directions for the next phase and hope this review will be beneficial to the advancements of WEC-NLSLs.展开更多
Interference filter-stabilized external cavity diode lasers （ECDLs） have properties of simple configurations, high sta- bilities, and narrow linewidths. However, the interference filter used in common ECDL designs r...Interference filter-stabilized external cavity diode lasers （ECDLs） have properties of simple configurations, high sta- bilities, and narrow linewidths. However, the interference filter used in common ECDL designs requires an ultra-narrow bandwidth （about 0.3 nm） to achieve mode selection, that is considerably expensive and not yet available for a wide range of wavelengths. In this paper, a robust ECDL using an available broad bandwidth （about 4 nm） interference filter as the wavelength discriminator is constructed and tested. The ECDL demonstrated a narrow Lorentzian fitted linewidth of 95 kHz and a spectral purity of 2.9 MHz. The long-term frequency stability of the ECDL reaches 5.59 x 10 12.展开更多
A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intens...A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intensity excitation meth- ods used in SERF magnetometer, the light polarization modulation method has a high stability in low-frequency range, which indicates a more accurate transverse relaxation measurement.展开更多
This paper studies the narrow spectral feature appearing in a four-level system coupled by two strong coherent fields and probed by a weak laser field. The linewidth is examined as a function of the Rabi frequencies o...This paper studies the narrow spectral feature appearing in a four-level system coupled by two strong coherent fields and probed by a weak laser field. The linewidth is examined as a function of the Rabi frequencies of coupling fields, and the result is explained by using the dressed-state formalism.展开更多
Ultra-high spectral purity lasers are of considerable research interests in numerous fields such as coherent optical communication,microwave photonics,distributed optical fiber sensing,gravitational wave detection,opt...Ultra-high spectral purity lasers are of considerable research interests in numerous fields such as coherent optical communication,microwave photonics,distributed optical fiber sensing,gravitational wave detection,optical clock,and so on.Herein,to deeply purify laser spectrum with compact size under normal condition,we propose a novel and practical idea to effectively suppress the spontaneous radiation of the laser cavity through weak external distributed perturbation.Subsequently,a laser configuration consisting of a main lasing cavity and an external distributed feedback cavity is proposed.The feedback signal with continuous spatio-temporal phase transition controlled by a distributed feedback structure is injected into the main cavity,which can deeply suppress the coupling rate from the spontaneous radiation to the stimulated emission and extremely purify the laser spectrum.Eventually,an ultra-narrow linewidth on-chip laser system with a side mode suppression ratio greater than 80 dB,an output linewidth of 10 Hz,and a relative intensity noise less than-150 dB/Hz is successfully obtained under normal conditions.The proposed concept in this work provides a new perspective for extreme regulation of laser parameters by using weak external distributed perturbation,which can be valid for various gain-type lasers with wide wavelength bands.展开更多
This paper investigates the influences of a semiconductor laser with narrow linewidth on a fibre-optic distributed disturbance sensor based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It establishes an effective numerical model t...This paper investigates the influences of a semiconductor laser with narrow linewidth on a fibre-optic distributed disturbance sensor based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It establishes an effective numerical model to describe the noises and linewidth of a semiconductor laser, taking into account their correlations. Simulation shows that frequency noise has great influences on location errors and their relationship is numerically investigated. Accordingly, there is need to determine the linewidth of the laser less than a threshold and obtain the least location errors. Furthermore, experiments are performed by a sensor prototype using three semiconductor lasers with different linewidths, respectively, with polarization maintaining optical fibres and couplers to eliminate the polarization induced noises and fading. The agreement of simulation with experimental results means that the proposed numerical model can make a comprehensive description of the noise behaviour of a semiconductor laser. The conclusion is useful for choosing a laser source for fibre-optic distributed disturbance sensor to achieve optimized location accuracy. What is more, the proposed numerical model can be widely used for analysing influences of semiconductor lasers on other sensing, communication and optical signal processing systems.展开更多
We present two cavity-stabilized lasers at 1555 nm, which are built to be the frequency source for a transportable photonic microwave generation system. The frequency instability reaches the thermal noise limit （7 &#...We present two cavity-stabilized lasers at 1555 nm, which are built to be the frequency source for a transportable photonic microwave generation system. The frequency instability reaches the thermal noise limit （7 ×10-16） of the 10-cm ultra-low expansion glass cavity at 1-10s averaging time and the beat signal of the two lasers reveals a remarkable linewidth of 185mHz.展开更多
Despite the tremendous awareness of Rayleigh scattering characteristics and its considerable research interest for numerous fields,no report has been documented on the dynamic characteristics of spectrum evolution(SpE...Despite the tremendous awareness of Rayleigh scattering characteristics and its considerable research interest for numerous fields,no report has been documented on the dynamic characteristics of spectrum evolution(SpE)and physical law for Rayleigh scattering from a micro perspective.Herein,the dynamic characteristics of the SpE of Rayleigh scattering in a one-dimensional waveguide(ODW)is investigated based on the quantum theory and a SpE-model of Rayleigh backscattering(RBS)source is established.By means of simulation,the evolution law which represents the dynamic process of the spectrum linewidth at a state of continuous scattering is revealed,which is consistent with our previous experimental observation.Moreover,an approximate theoretical prediction of the existing relationship between the spectrum linewidth of RBS source and the transmission length in ODW is proposed,which theoretically provides the feasibility of constructing functional devices suitable to ascertain laser linewidth compression.The designed experimental scheme can be implemented provided the assumptions are fulfilled.In addition,a theoretical model of the micro-cavity structure to realize the deep compression of laser linewidth is proposed.展开更多
Systematic investigation of InAs quantum dot(QD) growth using molecular beam epitaxy has been carried out, focusing mainly on the InAs growth rate and its effects on the quality of the InAs/GaAs quantum dots.By optimi...Systematic investigation of InAs quantum dot(QD) growth using molecular beam epitaxy has been carried out, focusing mainly on the InAs growth rate and its effects on the quality of the InAs/GaAs quantum dots.By optimizing the growth rate, high quality InAs/GaAs quantum dots have been achieved.The areal quantum dot density is 5.9× 1010 cm-2, almost double the conventional density(3.0 × 1010 cm-2).Meanwhile, the linewidth is reduced to 29 meV at room temperature without changing the areal dot density.These improved QDs are of great significance for fabricating high performance quantum dot lasers on various substrates.展开更多
One of the peculiar phenomenons in non-zero magnetic resonance magnetometer is that, with the increase of the temperature, the magnetic resonance linewidth is narrowed at first instead of broadened due to the increasi...One of the peculiar phenomenons in non-zero magnetic resonance magnetometer is that, with the increase of the temperature, the magnetic resonance linewidth is narrowed at first instead of broadened due to the increasing collision rate. The magnetometer usually operates at the narrowest linewidth temperature to obtain the best sensitivity. Here, we explain this phenomenon quantitatively considering the nonlinear of the optical pumping in the cell and did experiments to verify this explanation. The magnetic resonance linewidth is measured using one amplitude-modulated pump laser and one continuous probe laser. The field is along the direction orthogonal to the plane of pump and probe beams. We change the temperature from 53℃ to 93℃ and the pumping light from 0.1 mW to 2 mW. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical calculations.展开更多
Full quantum calculations are performed to investigate the broadening profiles of the atomic lithium Li（2s-2p） resonance line induced by interactions with ground Ne（2s^22p^6） perturbers in the spectral wings and c...Full quantum calculations are performed to investigate the broadening profiles of the atomic lithium Li（2s-2p） resonance line induced by interactions with ground Ne（2s^22p^6） perturbers in the spectral wings and core. The X^2Σ~＋, A^2Π,and B^2Σ~＋ potential-energy curves of the two first low lying Li Ne molecular states, as well as the corresponding transition dipole moments, are determined with ab initio methods based on the SA-CASSCF-MRCI calculations. The emission and absorption coefficients in the wavelength range 550-800 nm and the line-core width and shift are investigated theoretically for temperatures ranging from 130 K to 3000 K. Their temperature dependence is analyzed, and the obtained results are compared with the previous experimental measurements and theoretical works.展开更多
A laser at 578 nm is phase-locked to an optical frequency comb（OFC） which is optically referenced to a subhertzlinewidth laser at 1064 nm. Coherence is transferred from 1064 nm to 578 nm via the OFC. By comparing wi...A laser at 578 nm is phase-locked to an optical frequency comb（OFC） which is optically referenced to a subhertzlinewidth laser at 1064 nm. Coherence is transferred from 1064 nm to 578 nm via the OFC. By comparing with a cavitystabilized laser at 578 nm, the absolute linewidth of 1.1 Hz and the fractional frequency instability of 1.3 × 10^-15 at an averaging time of 1 s for each laser at 578 nm have been determined, which is limited by the performance of the reference laser for the OFC.展开更多
For absorption linewidth inversion with wavelength modulation spectroscopy（WMS）, an optimized WMS spectral line fitting method was demonstrated to infer absorption linewidth effectively, and the analytical expressio...For absorption linewidth inversion with wavelength modulation spectroscopy（WMS）, an optimized WMS spectral line fitting method was demonstrated to infer absorption linewidth effectively, and the analytical expressions for relationships between Lorentzian linewidth and the separations of first harmonic peak-to-valley and second harmonic zero-crossing were deduced. The transition of CO_2 centered at 4991.25 cm^（-1） was used to verify the optimized spectral fitting method and the analytical expressions. Results showed that the optimized spectra fitting method was able to infer absorption accurately and compute more than 10 times faster than the commonly used numerical fitting procedure. The second harmonic zero-crossing separation method calculated an even 6 orders faster than the spectra fitting without losing any accuracy for Lorentzian dominated cases. Additionally, linewidth calculated through second harmonic zero-crossing was preferred for much smaller error than the first harmonic peak-to-valley separation method. The presented analytical expressions can also be used in on-line optical sensing applications, electron paramagnetic resonance, and further theoretical characterization of absorption lineshape.展开更多
基金We gratefully acknowledge the financial support of the Natural Science Foundation of China(No.12174169)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(Nos.2021A1515012292 and 2022A1515012448)+5 种基金the Scientific Research Foundation of the Higher Education Institutions of Guangdong Province(Nos.2019KCXTD012,2020ZDZX3034,2019KZDZX2008,and 2020ZDZX2055)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province(Nos.20192ACBL21045 and 20181BBE50022)the Talent Project of Lingnan Normal University(Nos.ZL2021029 and ZL2021030)the Science and Technology Plan Project of Zhanjiang(Nos.2020B01085,2021A05233,2020A03003,and 2021A05042)the Young Innovative Talents Project of University of Guangdong Province(No.2018KQNCX153)the Yanling Outstanding Yong Teacher Training Program Funded Project of Lingnan Normal University(No.YL20200102).
文摘The realization of colloidal alloy quantum dots(QDs)with narrow spectral linewidths requires minimization of the contributions of inhomogeneous and homogeneous broadening to the ensemble spectrum.Recently,there has been remarkable progress in eliminating the inhomogeneous contribution by controlling the size distribution of the QDs.However,considerable challenges remain in suppressing the homogeneous broadening,in terms of both intrinsic principles and rational synthetic routes.We find that ground-state exciton fine structure splitting and exciton-phonon coupling play a pivotal role in the homogeneous broadening mechanism.Here we demonstrate that the elimination of the lattice mismatch strain by using a coherent strain structure can decrease the light-heavy hole splitting,thus suppressing the asymmetric broadening of the emission on the high energy side.Besides,the improvement of the uniformity of the alloy by using a stepwise ion exchange strategy can weaken the exciton-longitudinal optical(LO)-phonon interactions,further minimizing the homogeneous broadening.As a result,the final alloy QD products exhibit a widely tunable blue emission wavelength(445-470 nm)with the narrowest ensemble photoluminescence full width at half maximum(FWHM)of 10.1-13.5 nm(or 58.4-75.3 meV).Our study provides a potential strategy for other semiconductor nanocrystals with ultranarrow spectral linewidths.
基金supported by the Scientific Research Project of Beijing Municipal Education Commission (No.KM202411232020)the Young Backbone Teacher Support Plan (No.YBT202408)the Scientific Researchof Beijing Information Science and Technology University (No.2023XJJ08)。
文摘Quantum cascade lasers(QCLs) have broad application potentials in infrared countermeasure system,free-space optical communication and trace gas detection.Compared with traditional Fabry-Pérot(FP) cavity and external cavity,distributed feedback quantum cascade lasers(DFB-QCLs) can obtain narrower laser linewidth and higher integration.In this paper,the structure design,numerical simulation and optimization of the Bragg grating of DFB-QCLs are carried out to obtain the transmission spectrum with central wavelength at 4.6 μm.We analyze the relationship among the structure parameters,the central wavelength shift and transmission efficiency using coupled-wave theory and finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) method.It is shown that the increase in the number of grating periods enhances the capabilities of mode selectivity,while the grating length of a single period adjustment directly determines the Bragg wavelength.Additionally,variations in etching depth and duty cycle lead to blue and red shifts in the central wavelength,respectively.Based on the numerical simulation results,the optimized design parameters for the upper buffer layer and the upper cladding grating are proposed,which gives an optional scheme for component fabrication and performance improvement in the future.
文摘The linewidths of InGaAs-GaAs-AlGaAs DBR lasers with varied DBR dimensional parameters are measured and analyzed. These lasers were built with different DBR grating lengths and depths in order to explore the effect of the size of the DBR on its coupling coefficient and reflectivity,and hence on the linewidth of the laser diodes. The linewidths were measured by employing a self heterodyne linewidth measurement system. The experimental and calculated data for DBR reflectivity and spectral linewidth are given. The relationship between these data and the dimensions of the DBR is analyzed. Based on this analysis,the effect of the DBR geometry on the linewidth of the lasers is explored. The results give useful information related to the design and fabrication of such DBR lasers.
文摘The fractional resonance absorption ε(0) in transmission Mossbauer spectroscopy is defined as a relative number of the absorbed γ-ray, and regarded as a measure of Mossbauer effect. The absorption linewidth Λ a , as it is usually suggested, is nearly equal to the emission linewidth, Λ s , and such an approximation leads to a extremely simplified expression ε(0), depending on neither Λ s nor Λ a . We consider the general case Λ s ≠Λ a , and obtain an exact expression for ε(0) which is given in the present paper. This expression ε(0), as a function oft a, Λ s , Λ a , is figured and discussed.
基金the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2012AA041203)the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(Grant No.13XD1425400)the Pudong New Area Science and Technology Development Fund,China(Grant No.PKJ2012-D04)
文摘The effects of optical sources with different laser linewidths on Brillouin optical time domain reflectometry （BOTDR） are investigated numerically and experimentally. Simulation results show that the spectral linewidth of spontaneous Brillouin scattering remains almost constant when the laser linewidth is less than 1 MHz at the same pulse width; otherwise, it increases sharply. A comparison between a fiber laser （FL） with 4-kHz linewidth at 3 dB and a distributed feedback （DFB） laser with 3-MHz linewidth is made experimentally. When a constant laser power is launched into the sensing fiber, the fitting linewidths of the beat signals （backscattered Brillouin light and local oscillator （LO）） is about 5 MHz wider for the DFB laser than for the FL and the intensity of the beat signal is about a half. Furthermore, the frequency fluctuation in the long sensing fiber is lower for the FL source, yielding about 2 MHz less than that of the DFB laser, indicating higher temperature/strain resolution. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical simulations.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No 60490280)the State Key Development for Basic Research Program of China (Grant Nos 2006CB806005 and 2006CB921104)+2 种基金the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality, China (Grant Nos 06JC14026 and 07JC14019)Shanghai Pujiang Talent Program, China (Grant No 07PJ14038)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Teams, China
文摘Two Nd：YAG lasers operating at 1064 nm are separately servo-locked to two vertically mounted ultra-stable cavities. The optical heterodyne beat between two cavity-stabilized lasers shows that the linewidth of each laser reaches 2 Hz and the average frequency drift reduces to less than 1 Hz/s.
基金supported by the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province of China (No. BK20141407)a Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions
文摘The effect of interconnect linewidth on the evolution of intragranular microcracks due to surface diffusion induced by electromigration is analyzed by finite element method.The numerical results indicate that there exists critical values of the linewidth hc,the electric fieldχc and the aspect ratioβc.When h>hc,χ<χc orβ<βc,the microcrack will evolve into a stable shape as it migrates along the interconnect line.When h≤hc,χ≥χc orβ≥βc,the microcrack will split into two smaller microcracks.The critical electric field,the critical aspect ratio and the splitting time have a stronger dependence on the linewidth when h≤6.In addition,the decrease of the linewidth,the increase of the electric field or the aspect ratio is beneficial to accelerate microcrack splitting,which may delay the open failure of the interconnect line.
基金Jiangsu Province Key R&D Program(Industry Prospect and Common Key Technologies)(No.BE2014083)Jiangxi Natural Science Foundation Project(No.2019ACBL20054)。
文摘Narrow linewidth light source is a prerequisite for high-performance coherent optical communication and sensing.Waveguide-based external cavity narrow linewidth semiconductor lasers(WEC-NLSLs)have become a competitive and attractive candidate for many coherent applications due to their small size,volume,low energy consumption,low cost and the ability to integrate with other optical components.In this paper,we present an overview of WEC-NLSLs from their required technologies to the state-of-the-art progress.Moreover,we highlight the common problems occurring to current WEC-NLSLs and show the possible approaches to resolving the issues.Finally,we present the possible development directions for the next phase and hope this review will be beneficial to the advancements of WEC-NLSLs.
基金Project supported by the Foundation of Based Technology of China(Grant No.YXBGD20151JL01)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61376049,61604007,11674016,61378058,61575008,and 61574011)+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing City,China(Grant Nos.4172009 and4152003)the Beijing Municipal Commission of Education of China(Grant Nos.PXM2017 014204 500034 and PXM2016 014204 500018)
文摘Interference filter-stabilized external cavity diode lasers （ECDLs） have properties of simple configurations, high sta- bilities, and narrow linewidths. However, the interference filter used in common ECDL designs requires an ultra-narrow bandwidth （about 0.3 nm） to achieve mode selection, that is considerably expensive and not yet available for a wide range of wavelengths. In this paper, a robust ECDL using an available broad bandwidth （about 4 nm） interference filter as the wavelength discriminator is constructed and tested. The ECDL demonstrated a narrow Lorentzian fitted linewidth of 95 kHz and a spectral purity of 2.9 MHz. The long-term frequency stability of the ECDL reaches 5.59 x 10 12.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61227902)the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant No.2017YFB0503100)the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality,China(Grant No.4162038)
文摘A transverse relaxation determination of spin-exchange relaxation free （SERF） magnetometer based on polarization modulation technique is proposed. Compared with the radio-frequency （RF） excitation and light intensity excitation meth- ods used in SERF magnetometer, the light polarization modulation method has a high stability in low-frequency range, which indicates a more accurate transverse relaxation measurement.
基金Project supported by the Natural Science Foundation from Hebei Province, China (Grant No A2005000091)
文摘This paper studies the narrow spectral feature appearing in a four-level system coupled by two strong coherent fields and probed by a weak laser field. The linewidth is examined as a function of the Rabi frequencies of coupling fields, and the result is explained by using the dressed-state formalism.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61635004)the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(61825501)the Chongqing Natural Science Foundation of Innovative Research Groups under Grant(CSTC2020JCYJ,CXTTX0005)。
文摘Ultra-high spectral purity lasers are of considerable research interests in numerous fields such as coherent optical communication,microwave photonics,distributed optical fiber sensing,gravitational wave detection,optical clock,and so on.Herein,to deeply purify laser spectrum with compact size under normal condition,we propose a novel and practical idea to effectively suppress the spontaneous radiation of the laser cavity through weak external distributed perturbation.Subsequently,a laser configuration consisting of a main lasing cavity and an external distributed feedback cavity is proposed.The feedback signal with continuous spatio-temporal phase transition controlled by a distributed feedback structure is injected into the main cavity,which can deeply suppress the coupling rate from the spontaneous radiation to the stimulated emission and extremely purify the laser spectrum.Eventually,an ultra-narrow linewidth on-chip laser system with a side mode suppression ratio greater than 80 dB,an output linewidth of 10 Hz,and a relative intensity noise less than-150 dB/Hz is successfully obtained under normal conditions.The proposed concept in this work provides a new perspective for extreme regulation of laser parameters by using weak external distributed perturbation,which can be valid for various gain-type lasers with wide wavelength bands.
文摘This paper investigates the influences of a semiconductor laser with narrow linewidth on a fibre-optic distributed disturbance sensor based on Mach-Zehnder interferometer. It establishes an effective numerical model to describe the noises and linewidth of a semiconductor laser, taking into account their correlations. Simulation shows that frequency noise has great influences on location errors and their relationship is numerically investigated. Accordingly, there is need to determine the linewidth of the laser less than a threshold and obtain the least location errors. Furthermore, experiments are performed by a sensor prototype using three semiconductor lasers with different linewidths, respectively, with polarization maintaining optical fibres and couplers to eliminate the polarization induced noises and fading. The agreement of simulation with experimental results means that the proposed numerical model can make a comprehensive description of the noise behaviour of a semiconductor laser. The conclusion is useful for choosing a laser source for fibre-optic distributed disturbance sensor to achieve optimized location accuracy. What is more, the proposed numerical model can be widely used for analysing influences of semiconductor lasers on other sensing, communication and optical signal processing systems.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 91536217the West Light Foundation of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No 2013ZD02the Youth Innovation Promotion Association of the Chinese Academy of Sciences under Grant No 2015334
文摘We present two cavity-stabilized lasers at 1555 nm, which are built to be the frequency source for a transportable photonic microwave generation system. The frequency instability reaches the thermal noise limit （7 ×10-16） of the 10-cm ultra-low expansion glass cavity at 1-10s averaging time and the beat signal of the two lasers reveals a remarkable linewidth of 185mHz.
基金the Key Research and Development Project of Ministry of Science and Technology(2016YFC0801200)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61635004)+2 种基金the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars(61825501)the National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0301500),NSFC(11434015,61835013)the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(XDB01020300,XDB21030300).
文摘Despite the tremendous awareness of Rayleigh scattering characteristics and its considerable research interest for numerous fields,no report has been documented on the dynamic characteristics of spectrum evolution(SpE)and physical law for Rayleigh scattering from a micro perspective.Herein,the dynamic characteristics of the SpE of Rayleigh scattering in a one-dimensional waveguide(ODW)is investigated based on the quantum theory and a SpE-model of Rayleigh backscattering(RBS)source is established.By means of simulation,the evolution law which represents the dynamic process of the spectrum linewidth at a state of continuous scattering is revealed,which is consistent with our previous experimental observation.Moreover,an approximate theoretical prediction of the existing relationship between the spectrum linewidth of RBS source and the transmission length in ODW is proposed,which theoretically provides the feasibility of constructing functional devices suitable to ascertain laser linewidth compression.The designed experimental scheme can be implemented provided the assumptions are fulfilled.In addition,a theoretical model of the micro-cavity structure to realize the deep compression of laser linewidth is proposed.
基金Project supported by the National Key Technology Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2018YFA0306101)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61505196)+1 种基金the Scientific Instrument Developing Project of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.YJKYYQ20170032)the Guangdong Science and Technology Project,China(Grant No.20180329)
文摘Systematic investigation of InAs quantum dot(QD) growth using molecular beam epitaxy has been carried out, focusing mainly on the InAs growth rate and its effects on the quality of the InAs/GaAs quantum dots.By optimizing the growth rate, high quality InAs/GaAs quantum dots have been achieved.The areal quantum dot density is 5.9× 1010 cm-2, almost double the conventional density(3.0 × 1010 cm-2).Meanwhile, the linewidth is reduced to 29 meV at room temperature without changing the areal dot density.These improved QDs are of great significance for fabricating high performance quantum dot lasers on various substrates.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51675034 and 61273067)Beijing Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.7172123)
文摘One of the peculiar phenomenons in non-zero magnetic resonance magnetometer is that, with the increase of the temperature, the magnetic resonance linewidth is narrowed at first instead of broadened due to the increasing collision rate. The magnetometer usually operates at the narrowest linewidth temperature to obtain the best sensitivity. Here, we explain this phenomenon quantitatively considering the nonlinear of the optical pumping in the cell and did experiments to verify this explanation. The magnetic resonance linewidth is measured using one amplitude-modulated pump laser and one continuous probe laser. The field is along the direction orthogonal to the plane of pump and probe beams. We change the temperature from 53℃ to 93℃ and the pumping light from 0.1 mW to 2 mW. The experimental results agree well with the theoretical calculations.
文摘Full quantum calculations are performed to investigate the broadening profiles of the atomic lithium Li（2s-2p） resonance line induced by interactions with ground Ne（2s^22p^6） perturbers in the spectral wings and core. The X^2Σ~＋, A^2Π,and B^2Σ~＋ potential-energy curves of the two first low lying Li Ne molecular states, as well as the corresponding transition dipole moments, are determined with ab initio methods based on the SA-CASSCF-MRCI calculations. The emission and absorption coefficients in the wavelength range 550-800 nm and the line-core width and shift are investigated theoretically for temperatures ranging from 130 K to 3000 K. Their temperature dependence is analyzed, and the obtained results are compared with the previous experimental measurements and theoretical works.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.11334002,11374102,11104077,and 11127405)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2012CB821302)
文摘A laser at 578 nm is phase-locked to an optical frequency comb（OFC） which is optically referenced to a subhertzlinewidth laser at 1064 nm. Coherence is transferred from 1064 nm to 578 nm via the OFC. By comparing with a cavitystabilized laser at 578 nm, the absolute linewidth of 1.1 Hz and the fractional frequency instability of 1.3 × 10^-15 at an averaging time of 1 s for each laser at 578 nm have been determined, which is limited by the performance of the reference laser for the OFC.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61505142)the Tianjin Natural Science Foundation(Grant No.16JCQNJC02100)
文摘For absorption linewidth inversion with wavelength modulation spectroscopy（WMS）, an optimized WMS spectral line fitting method was demonstrated to infer absorption linewidth effectively, and the analytical expressions for relationships between Lorentzian linewidth and the separations of first harmonic peak-to-valley and second harmonic zero-crossing were deduced. The transition of CO_2 centered at 4991.25 cm^（-1） was used to verify the optimized spectral fitting method and the analytical expressions. Results showed that the optimized spectra fitting method was able to infer absorption accurately and compute more than 10 times faster than the commonly used numerical fitting procedure. The second harmonic zero-crossing separation method calculated an even 6 orders faster than the spectra fitting without losing any accuracy for Lorentzian dominated cases. Additionally, linewidth calculated through second harmonic zero-crossing was preferred for much smaller error than the first harmonic peak-to-valley separation method. The presented analytical expressions can also be used in on-line optical sensing applications, electron paramagnetic resonance, and further theoretical characterization of absorption lineshape.
