In our previous study, metals have been used as absorbers in the clear plastic laser transmission welding. The effects of metal thermal conductivity on the welding quality are investigated in the present work. Four me...In our previous study, metals have been used as absorbers in the clear plastic laser transmission welding. The effects of metal thermal conductivity on the welding quality are investigated in the present work. Four metals with distinctly different thermal conductivities, i.e., titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and copper, are selected as light absorbers. The lap welding is conducted with an 808 nm diode laser and simulation experiments are also conducted. Nickel electroplating test is carried out to minimize the side-effects from different light absorptivities of different metals. The results show that the welding with an absorber of higher thermal conductivity can accommodate higher laser input power before smoking, which produces a wider and stronger welding seam.The positive role of the higher thermal conductivity can be attributed to the fact that a desirable thermal field distribution for the molecular diffusion and entanglement is produced from the case with a high thermal conductivity.展开更多
By using a photonic crystal fiber, a supercontinuum source with output power up to 1.7W, pumped by a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 picosecond laser is obtained. A spectral width of the supercontinuum is ...By using a photonic crystal fiber, a supercontinuum source with output power up to 1.7W, pumped by a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 picosecond laser is obtained. A spectral width of the supercontinuum is 1700 nm （500–2200 nm） with the 5 dB spectral width approximately 1000 nm （1200–2200 nm）. This high power wide band supercontinuum source meets the demand of many applications such as optical coherence tomography, frequency metrology and wavelength-division-multiplexing systems. The evolution of the supercontinuum with the increasing pump power is presented and analyzed.展开更多
We numerically investigate the seven-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with the zero dispersion wavelength designed in the range of 1000 - 1080 nm, particularly suitable for the ytterbium-doped fiber laser pumping. Al...We numerically investigate the seven-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with the zero dispersion wavelength designed in the range of 1000 - 1080 nm, particularly suitable for the ytterbium-doped fiber laser pumping. Also, the PCFs are well designed for obtaining a flat in-phase mode by carefully adjusting the diameter of inner layer six holes, and the corresponding empirical values of fiber structure are summarized and listed. The variations of inner six holes to the amplitude of in-phase mode are further investigated, and our results show that a better tolerance can be achieved in the fiber structures with lower filling ratio configuration.展开更多
The wavelength-tunable rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is experimentally demonstrated, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, in an erbium-doped figure-of-eight fiber laser based on the nonlinea...The wavelength-tunable rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is experimentally demonstrated, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, in an erbium-doped figure-of-eight fiber laser based on the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror mode-locked technique. The proposed rectangular pulse DS fiber laser can operate in the wavelength- tunable mode-locked state from 1573.5nm to 159d.6 nm with the rotation of the polarization controllers. The achieved output wavelengths are 1573.5nm, 1576.3nm, 1586.8nm, 1590.4nm and 1594.6nm, respectively. The pulse widths of the rectangular pulse can also be tuned from ~8ns to ~24ns by adjusting the pump power. The fundamental repetition rate of the rectangular pulse DS is 1.154 MHz and the output power is 6.1d m W （at 1594.6 nm）.展开更多
Enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of the electrode materials,specifically oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),at lower operating temperatures(<600℃)is the prime rank to realize the commercialization of solid oxid...Enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of the electrode materials,specifically oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),at lower operating temperatures(<600℃)is the prime rank to realize the commercialization of solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs)research.Herein,a new hexagonal structure-based cathode material was developed with the co-doping of Gd_(2)O_(3)and Cr_(2)O_(3)of parent SrFe_(12)O_(19)oxide,respectively.At 550-475℃,Sr_(0.90)Gd_(0.10)Fe_(11.90)Cr_(0.10)O_(19)(SFO-10)cathode sample leading to the large peak power density(PPD)of 395 mW/cm^(2),has appropriate surface oxygen defects(O_(β))up to 17%,as verified by X-ray photoelectron microscopy(XPS).Theoretical calculations reveal that the co-doping of Gd and Cr oxides creates lattice disorder at the hexagonal lattice,which decreases the energy barrier for ion transport and enhances the electrocatalytic characteristics of ORR.Consequently,the SFO-10 cathode shows a favorable ORR activity with the least lower polarization resistance(ASR)at 550℃with gadolinium-doped ceria(GDC)electrolyte.This work provides a self-assembled single-phase hexagonal cathode to accelerate the lowtemperature hindrance of SOFC technology.展开更多
Mid-infrared laser materials with low phonon energy have significant applications. However, the development of available glass systems for high-power laser gain medium have posed a great challenge.Therefore, we invest...Mid-infrared laser materials with low phonon energy have significant applications. However, the development of available glass systems for high-power laser gain medium have posed a great challenge.Therefore, we investigated the 2.7 μm spectroscopic properties of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) -codoped oxyfluoride glass containing gallium, which were prepared by typically melting and quenching methods. The 2.7 μm luminescence properties of the Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-codoped oxyfluoride glass containing gallium were recorded by a 980 nm laser diode. The Judde Ofelt parameters, decay curves, emission cross section, energy transfer efficiency and quantum efficiency were calculated. The maximum emission cross section of YbFGa-0.5 is 1.63 × 10^(-20) cm^2 by 980 nm excitation. The energy transfer efficiency is calculated to be77.8% for the YbFGa-0.5 glass around 2700 nm. The quantum efficiency at 1530 nm is 65.6%. The result reveals that the best doping concentration ratio of Er^(3+):Yb^(3+) ions is 1:0.5, and suggests an effective energy transfer from Yb^(3+) to Er^(3+) ions.展开更多
We report a thulium-doped silica fibre laser that generates a maximum cw output power of 6 W in a 2 μm wavelength range when cladding-pumped by a laser diode （LD） operating at approximately 791 nm at room temperatu...We report a thulium-doped silica fibre laser that generates a maximum cw output power of 6 W in a 2 μm wavelength range when cladding-pumped by a laser diode （LD） operating at approximately 791 nm at room temperature. The slope efficiency with respect to the launched pump power is 50% and 38.4%, with and without an output coupler mirror, respectively. The corresponding thresholds are 2.8 W and 4.8 W, respectively. The beam qualities Mx^2 and My^2 are 1.26 and 1.32, respectively. The experimental results are also analysed.展开更多
An integrated system has been provided with a-Si/H solar cells as energy conversion device,NiCo_(2)O_(4)battery-supercapacitor hybrid(BSH)as energy storage device,and light emitting diodes(LEDs)as energy utilization d...An integrated system has been provided with a-Si/H solar cells as energy conversion device,NiCo_(2)O_(4)battery-supercapacitor hybrid(BSH)as energy storage device,and light emitting diodes(LEDs)as energy utilization device.By designing three-dimensional hierarchical NiCo_(2)O_(4)arrays as faradic electrode,with capacitive electrode of active carbon(AC),BSHs were assembled with energy density of 16.6 Wh kg^(-1),power density of 7285 W kg^(-1),long-term stability with 100%retention after 15,000 cycles,and rather low self-discharge.The NiCo_(2)O_(4)//AC BSH was charged to 1.6 V in 1 s by solar cells and acted as reliable sources for powering LEDs.The integrated system is rational for operation,having an overall efficiency of 8.1%with storage efficiency of 74.24%.The integrated system demonstrates a stable solar power conversion,outstanding energy storage behavior,and reliable light emitting.Our study offers a precious strategy to design a self-driven integrated system for highly efficient energy utilization.展开更多
A high power cw all-solid-state 1.34-μm Nd：GdVO4 laser is experimentally demonstrated. With a diode-double-end-pumped configuration and a simple plane-parallel cavity, a maximum output power of 27.9 W is obtained at...A high power cw all-solid-state 1.34-μm Nd：GdVO4 laser is experimentally demonstrated. With a diode-double-end-pumped configuration and a simple plane-parallel cavity, a maximum output power of 27.9 W is obtained at incident pump power of 96 W, introducing a slope efficiency of 35.4%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest output power of diode-end-pumped 1.3-μm laser. With the experimental data, the thermal-stress- resistance figure of merit of Nd：GdVO4 crystal with 0.3 at% Nd^3＋ doped level is calculated to be larger than 9.94 W/cm.展开更多
Rare earth(RE)low doping has a significant influence on the structural,morphological,and magnetic properties of spinel ferrite nanoparticles.Therefore,rare earth neodymium(Nd)oxide was fully doped into spinel ferrite ...Rare earth(RE)low doping has a significant influence on the structural,morphological,and magnetic properties of spinel ferrite nanoparticles.Therefore,rare earth neodymium(Nd)oxide was fully doped into spinel ferrite with a composition of Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Nd_xFe_(2-x)O_4(x=0.0,0.05,0.10,and 0.15)using the sol-gel auto combustion method.Structural analysis of the synthesized samples with low doping of Nd using X-ray diffraction(XRD)and Rietveld refinements reveals a pure single-phase cubic structure,while the second phase appears with increasing content of Nd^(3+)at x=0.10 and 0.15.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM)show well-shaped spherical grains within the nanometer range of the pure Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Fe_(2)O_(4) sample,while larger grains with the presence of agglomeration are observed with doping of Nd^(3+)into the spinel ferrite nanoparticles.The magnetic parameters,i.e.,saturation magnetization M_s,remanence and magnetic moments exhibit decreasing trend with Nd^(3+)doping and M_s values are in 65.69 to 53.34 emu/g range.The coercivity of the Nd-doped Co-Ni spinel ferrite sample was calculated to be 1037.76 to~827.24 Oe.This work demonstrates remarkable improvements in the structural and magnetic characteristics of Nddoped Co-Ni spinel ferrite nanoparticles for multiple versatile applications.展开更多
A switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber laser with a linear cavity configuration based on a Sagnac loop mirror is proposed and demonstrated experimentally.The laser is based on saturated spec...A switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber laser with a linear cavity configuration based on a Sagnac loop mirror is proposed and demonstrated experimentally.The laser is based on saturated spectral hole burning and the polarization hole burning effects can be switched among single-wavelength,dual-wavelength,triple-wavelength and quadruple-wavelength outputs at room temperature.The wavelength period of the output spectrum is easily varied by using polarization maintaining fibers of different lengths.The proposed fiber laser has a signal-to-noise ratio of higher than 30 dB and achieves a low threshold power of 37 mW.The power fluctuations of the lasing lines are less than 0.54 dB,1.7 dB and 2.9 dB when the laser operates at single-wavelength,dual-wavelength and triple-wavelength for one hour.展开更多
The design,fabrication and performance of narrow-band rugate minus filters are investigated in this paper.A method of fabricating graded-index coatings by rapidly alternating deposition of low(Si O_(2))and high(Al_(2)...The design,fabrication and performance of narrow-band rugate minus filters are investigated in this paper.A method of fabricating graded-index coatings by rapidly alternating deposition of low(Si O_(2))and high(Al_(2)O_(3))refractive index materials is presented to fabricate a rugate structure.The narrow-band rugate minus filter design and fabrication approaches are discussed in detail.The experimental results,including transmittance spectrum,surface damage test and damage morphology investigated with a scanning electron microscope,demonstrate the high performance of the as-fabricated spatial filter and confirm the feasibility of the fabrication method for narrow-band rugate minus filters.展开更多
We present a high power diode-pumped continuous-wave Tm： YLF （Tm^3＋-doped lithium yttrium fluoride） laser with a piece of silicon wafer as the output coupler （Si-OC laser） directly. Under the pump power of 40 W ...We present a high power diode-pumped continuous-wave Tm： YLF （Tm^3＋-doped lithium yttrium fluoride） laser with a piece of silicon wafer as the output coupler （Si-OC laser） directly. Under the pump power of 40 W at 793 nm, a maximum output power of 12.1 W is obtained with a beam quality of M2 ≤ 1.55 at 1887nm, corresponding to an optical-to-optical effciency of 30.25% and a slope efficiency of 33.21%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on directly utilizing silicon as an output coupler （Si-OC） in the solid Tm：YLF laser system. Due to the intriguing characteristics of silicon, such as negligible absorption in the wavelength region around 2 μm, high damage threshold, low cost and long-pass filter properties, double-side polished monocrystalline silicon wafer is considered as an outstanding candidate output coupler in the high-power laser system 2 μm spectral region, which may dramatically reduce the total manufacturing costs of the 2 9m laser system.展开更多
The high-energy rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is achieved in a long-cavity sigma-shaped configuration erbium-doped fiber laser. A long fiber is inserted in the linear arm of the sigma-shaped configurati...The high-energy rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is achieved in a long-cavity sigma-shaped configuration erbium-doped fiber laser. A long fiber is inserted in the linear arm of the sigma-shaped configuration to extend the resonator length twice, which effectively improves the pulse energy. The nonlinear polarization rotation technique is employed to realize the mode-locked state. Stable rectangular pulses with pulse energy of 421.22 nJ are obtained at the pump power of 620mW. To the best of our knowledge, this high pulse energy is a new record of the rectangular pulse mode-locked DS fiber lasers.展开更多
We report a cladding-pumped Tm^(3+)-doped domestic silica fiber laser operated at 2pm and actively Q-switched with an acousto-optic modulator.Pulse trains are obtained as pumped by a 785nm laser diode.The maximum aver...We report a cladding-pumped Tm^(3+)-doped domestic silica fiber laser operated at 2pm and actively Q-switched with an acousto-optic modulator.Pulse trains are obtained as pumped by a 785nm laser diode.The maximum average output power is 1.27W.Peak power up to 4.2kW and pulse energy up to 840μJ are obtained with the pulse duration of 200ns produced at a repetition rate of 1 kHz.The laser performance is studied under different repetition rates and pump powers.Lastly,we give some discussion.展开更多
Large-scale nanowires are grown on Si wafers by the catalyst-free one-step thermal reaction method in Ar/H_(2) mixture atmosphere at 1000°C.The x−ray diffraction and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy results r...Large-scale nanowires are grown on Si wafers by the catalyst-free one-step thermal reaction method in Ar/H_(2) mixture atmosphere at 1000°C.The x−ray diffraction and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy results reveal that the final nanowires are of silicon nanostructures.The field emission scanning electron microscopy shows that these self-organized Si nanowires(SiNWs)possess curly crowns with diameters varying from 10 to 300 nm and lengths of up to several hundreds of micrometers.The transmission electron microscopy indicates that the nanowires are pure Si with amorphous structures.All the measurement results show that no silicon oxide is generated in our products.The growth mechanism is proposed tentatively.Silicon oxide is reduced into Si nanoparticles under the Ar/H_(2) mixture,which is the main reason for the formation of such SiNWs.Our experiments offer a method of preparing Si nanostructures by simply reducing silicon oxide at high temperature.展开更多
We demonstrate an erbium-doped ring-cavity fiber laser Q-switched by a graphene oxide-based saturable absorber(GOSA).The GOSA was fabricated by vertically evaporating GO-polyvinylalcohol(GO/PVA)composite dispersion,an...We demonstrate an erbium-doped ring-cavity fiber laser Q-switched by a graphene oxide-based saturable absorber(GOSA).The GOSA was fabricated by vertically evaporating GO-polyvinylalcohol(GO/PVA)composite dispersion,and has a good performance under room temperature.Utilizing a specially fabricated fiber Bragg grating(FBG),stable five-wavelength lasing is realized and stabilized at different pump powers under any polarization.When the pump power increases from 78.4 mW to 379.3 mW,the output power ranging from 1.9 mW to 16.6 mW could be obtained,with pulse duration from 6.8μs to 2.72μs,single pulse energy from 123.73 nJ to 229.74 nJ,and pulse repetition rate from 15.36 kHz to 72.25 kHz.To the best of our knowledge,it is the first simultaneous realization of five-wavelength operation and pulse output in a GO Q-switched all fiber laser system.展开更多
Ultrafast pulse generation was demonstrated in thulium doped fiber laser mode locked by magnetron sputtering de- posited Sb2Te3 with the modulation depth, non-saturable loss, and saturable intensity of 38%, 31.2%, and...Ultrafast pulse generation was demonstrated in thulium doped fiber laser mode locked by magnetron sputtering de- posited Sb2Te3 with the modulation depth, non-saturable loss, and saturable intensity of 38%, 31.2%, and 3.3 MW/cm2, respectively. Stable soliton pulses emitting at 1930.07 nm were obtained with pulse duration of 1.24 ps, a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 3.87 nm, an average output power of 130 mW, and signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of 84 dB. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Sb2Te3-based SA in fiber lasers at 2-p.m regime. Ultrafast pulse generation was demonstrated in thulium doped fiber laser mode locked by magnetron sputtering de- posited Sb2Te3 with the modulation depth, non-saturable loss, and saturable intensity of 38%, 31.2%, and 3.3 MW/cm2, respectively. Stable soliton pulses emitting at 1930.07 nm were obtained with pulse duration of 1.24 ps, a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 3.87 nm, an average output power of 130 mW, and signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of 84 dB. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Sb2Te3-based SA in fiber lasers at 2-p.m regime.展开更多
We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum spectra in three secondary cores of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber pumped by femtosecond laser pulses, respectively. The supercontinuum spectra are mainly a result...We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum spectra in three secondary cores of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber pumped by femtosecond laser pulses, respectively. The supercontinuum spectra are mainly a result of the soliton self-frequency shift and an amplification of dispersive wave at visible wavelengths. Detailed mode simulations show that with the increasing core length, the modes transfer from ＂double-points＂ to ＂single-point＂ since the pump laser is more easily coupled into the two side cores of a secondary core when the core length is small. The simulation results also explain why the experimental observed far-field beam patterns of first two secondary cores are different.展开更多
Millimeter wave technology is one of the technologies developed rapidly in recent years. The research was mainly to study the transmission of millimeter wave through textile material named silk fabric. We observed the...Millimeter wave technology is one of the technologies developed rapidly in recent years. The research was mainly to study the transmission of millimeter wave through textile material named silk fabric. We observed the phenomenon of sub-millimeter-wave transmission and reflection of the silk fabric, and concluded that with the number of silk fabric layers increasing, effect of scattering and absorption of the millimeter wave enhanced. The conclusion could be further employed in millimeter wave and THz imaging, dangerous goods inspection and other security application.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant No 2016YFA0401100the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61575129the National High-Technology Research and Development Program of China under Grant No 2015AA021102
文摘In our previous study, metals have been used as absorbers in the clear plastic laser transmission welding. The effects of metal thermal conductivity on the welding quality are investigated in the present work. Four metals with distinctly different thermal conductivities, i.e., titanium, nickel, molybdenum, and copper, are selected as light absorbers. The lap welding is conducted with an 808 nm diode laser and simulation experiments are also conducted. Nickel electroplating test is carried out to minimize the side-effects from different light absorptivities of different metals. The results show that the welding with an absorber of higher thermal conductivity can accommodate higher laser input power before smoking, which produces a wider and stronger welding seam.The positive role of the higher thermal conductivity can be attributed to the fact that a desirable thermal field distribution for the molecular diffusion and entanglement is produced from the case with a high thermal conductivity.
文摘By using a photonic crystal fiber, a supercontinuum source with output power up to 1.7W, pumped by a passively mode-locked diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 picosecond laser is obtained. A spectral width of the supercontinuum is 1700 nm （500–2200 nm） with the 5 dB spectral width approximately 1000 nm （1200–2200 nm）. This high power wide band supercontinuum source meets the demand of many applications such as optical coherence tomography, frequency metrology and wavelength-division-multiplexing systems. The evolution of the supercontinuum with the increasing pump power is presented and analyzed.
文摘We numerically investigate the seven-core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) with the zero dispersion wavelength designed in the range of 1000 - 1080 nm, particularly suitable for the ytterbium-doped fiber laser pumping. Also, the PCFs are well designed for obtaining a flat in-phase mode by carefully adjusting the diameter of inner layer six holes, and the corresponding empirical values of fiber structure are summarized and listed. The variations of inner six holes to the amplitude of in-phase mode are further investigated, and our results show that a better tolerance can be achieved in the fiber structures with lower filling ratio configuration.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61275144 and 61308049, the PhD Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant No $2013040012496, the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen City under Grant Nos JCYJ20120613110637373 and JCYJ20130329142022715, the Improvement and Development Project of Shenzhen Key Lab under Grant No ZDSY20120612094924467, and the Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen University under Grant No 201203.
文摘The wavelength-tunable rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is experimentally demonstrated, for the first time to the best of our knowledge, in an erbium-doped figure-of-eight fiber laser based on the nonlinear amplifying loop mirror mode-locked technique. The proposed rectangular pulse DS fiber laser can operate in the wavelength- tunable mode-locked state from 1573.5nm to 159d.6 nm with the rotation of the polarization controllers. The achieved output wavelengths are 1573.5nm, 1576.3nm, 1586.8nm, 1590.4nm and 1594.6nm, respectively. The pulse widths of the rectangular pulse can also be tuned from ~8ns to ~24ns by adjusting the pump power. The fundamental repetition rate of the rectangular pulse DS is 1.154 MHz and the output power is 6.1d m W （at 1594.6 nm）.
基金Project supported by the Scientific and Technological Innovation Team of Nanjing(NINGJIAOGAOSHI 2021 No.16)。
文摘Enhancing the electrocatalytic activity of the electrode materials,specifically oxygen reduction reaction(ORR),at lower operating temperatures(<600℃)is the prime rank to realize the commercialization of solid oxide fuel cells(SOFCs)research.Herein,a new hexagonal structure-based cathode material was developed with the co-doping of Gd_(2)O_(3)and Cr_(2)O_(3)of parent SrFe_(12)O_(19)oxide,respectively.At 550-475℃,Sr_(0.90)Gd_(0.10)Fe_(11.90)Cr_(0.10)O_(19)(SFO-10)cathode sample leading to the large peak power density(PPD)of 395 mW/cm^(2),has appropriate surface oxygen defects(O_(β))up to 17%,as verified by X-ray photoelectron microscopy(XPS).Theoretical calculations reveal that the co-doping of Gd and Cr oxides creates lattice disorder at the hexagonal lattice,which decreases the energy barrier for ion transport and enhances the electrocatalytic characteristics of ORR.Consequently,the SFO-10 cathode shows a favorable ORR activity with the least lower polarization resistance(ASR)at 550℃with gadolinium-doped ceria(GDC)electrolyte.This work provides a self-assembled single-phase hexagonal cathode to accelerate the lowtemperature hindrance of SOFC technology.
基金Project supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China(51502176)Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(JCYJ20150324141711618,JCYJ 20160427105041864,JSGG20160429114438287)Natural Science Foundation of SZU(827-000130,836-00008322)
文摘Mid-infrared laser materials with low phonon energy have significant applications. However, the development of available glass systems for high-power laser gain medium have posed a great challenge.Therefore, we investigated the 2.7 μm spectroscopic properties of Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+) -codoped oxyfluoride glass containing gallium, which were prepared by typically melting and quenching methods. The 2.7 μm luminescence properties of the Er^(3+)/Yb^(3+)-codoped oxyfluoride glass containing gallium were recorded by a 980 nm laser diode. The Judde Ofelt parameters, decay curves, emission cross section, energy transfer efficiency and quantum efficiency were calculated. The maximum emission cross section of YbFGa-0.5 is 1.63 × 10^(-20) cm^2 by 980 nm excitation. The energy transfer efficiency is calculated to be77.8% for the YbFGa-0.5 glass around 2700 nm. The quantum efficiency at 1530 nm is 65.6%. The result reveals that the best doping concentration ratio of Er^(3+):Yb^(3+) ions is 1:0.5, and suggests an effective energy transfer from Yb^(3+) to Er^(3+) ions.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under No 60471048, and the Shenzhen Science and Technology Bureau under Grant No 200617.
文摘We report a thulium-doped silica fibre laser that generates a maximum cw output power of 6 W in a 2 μm wavelength range when cladding-pumped by a laser diode （LD） operating at approximately 791 nm at room temperature. The slope efficiency with respect to the launched pump power is 50% and 38.4%, with and without an output coupler mirror, respectively. The corresponding thresholds are 2.8 W and 4.8 W, respectively. The beam qualities Mx^2 and My^2 are 1.26 and 1.32, respectively. The experimental results are also analysed.
基金support of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.51702284 and 21878270)Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LR19B060002)+5 种基金the Startup Foundation for Hundred-Talent Program of Zhejiang University(112100-193820101/001/022)the support of Shenzhen Science and Technology Project of China(JCYJ20170412105400428)the support of Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China(LR16F040001)Open Project of Laboratory for Biomedical Engineering of Ministry of Education,Zhejiang Universitythe support of Innovation Platform of Energy Storage Engineering and New Material in Zhejiang University(K19-534202-002)Provincial Innovation Team on Hydrogen Electric Hybrid Power Systems in Zhejiang Province
文摘An integrated system has been provided with a-Si/H solar cells as energy conversion device,NiCo_(2)O_(4)battery-supercapacitor hybrid(BSH)as energy storage device,and light emitting diodes(LEDs)as energy utilization device.By designing three-dimensional hierarchical NiCo_(2)O_(4)arrays as faradic electrode,with capacitive electrode of active carbon(AC),BSHs were assembled with energy density of 16.6 Wh kg^(-1),power density of 7285 W kg^(-1),long-term stability with 100%retention after 15,000 cycles,and rather low self-discharge.The NiCo_(2)O_(4)//AC BSH was charged to 1.6 V in 1 s by solar cells and acted as reliable sources for powering LEDs.The integrated system is rational for operation,having an overall efficiency of 8.1%with storage efficiency of 74.24%.The integrated system demonstrates a stable solar power conversion,outstanding energy storage behavior,and reliable light emitting.Our study offers a precious strategy to design a self-driven integrated system for highly efficient energy utilization.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10804074, the Key Natural Science Research Project of Guangdong Higher Education Institutions （No 05Z019）, the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen （No 200718）, the Key Laboratory Upgrading and Developing Project.
文摘A high power cw all-solid-state 1.34-μm Nd：GdVO4 laser is experimentally demonstrated. With a diode-double-end-pumped configuration and a simple plane-parallel cavity, a maximum output power of 27.9 W is obtained at incident pump power of 96 W, introducing a slope efficiency of 35.4%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the highest output power of diode-end-pumped 1.3-μm laser. With the experimental data, the thermal-stress- resistance figure of merit of Nd：GdVO4 crystal with 0.3 at% Nd^3＋ doped level is calculated to be larger than 9.94 W/cm.
基金Project supported by the Industry-University-Research Cooperation Project of Jiangsu Province in China (BY2021057)the Qing Lan Project of Jiangsu Province (BY2021011)Jiangsu Province Higher Vocational College Young Teachers Enterprise Practice Training Funding Project (2021QYSJ048)。
文摘Rare earth(RE)low doping has a significant influence on the structural,morphological,and magnetic properties of spinel ferrite nanoparticles.Therefore,rare earth neodymium(Nd)oxide was fully doped into spinel ferrite with a composition of Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Nd_xFe_(2-x)O_4(x=0.0,0.05,0.10,and 0.15)using the sol-gel auto combustion method.Structural analysis of the synthesized samples with low doping of Nd using X-ray diffraction(XRD)and Rietveld refinements reveals a pure single-phase cubic structure,while the second phase appears with increasing content of Nd^(3+)at x=0.10 and 0.15.Scanning electron microscopy(SEM)and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy(HR-TEM)show well-shaped spherical grains within the nanometer range of the pure Co_(0.80)Ni_(0.20)Fe_(2)O_(4) sample,while larger grains with the presence of agglomeration are observed with doping of Nd^(3+)into the spinel ferrite nanoparticles.The magnetic parameters,i.e.,saturation magnetization M_s,remanence and magnetic moments exhibit decreasing trend with Nd^(3+)doping and M_s values are in 65.69 to 53.34 emu/g range.The coercivity of the Nd-doped Co-Ni spinel ferrite sample was calculated to be 1037.76 to~827.24 Oe.This work demonstrates remarkable improvements in the structural and magnetic characteristics of Nddoped Co-Ni spinel ferrite nanoparticles for multiple versatile applications.
基金Supported in part by the Double Hundred Project of Shenzhen under Grant No 001096.
文摘A switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber laser with a linear cavity configuration based on a Sagnac loop mirror is proposed and demonstrated experimentally.The laser is based on saturated spectral hole burning and the polarization hole burning effects can be switched among single-wavelength,dual-wavelength,triple-wavelength and quadruple-wavelength outputs at room temperature.The wavelength period of the output spectrum is easily varied by using polarization maintaining fibers of different lengths.The proposed fiber laser has a signal-to-noise ratio of higher than 30 dB and achieves a low threshold power of 37 mW.The power fluctuations of the lasing lines are less than 0.54 dB,1.7 dB and 2.9 dB when the laser operates at single-wavelength,dual-wavelength and triple-wavelength for one hour.
基金Project supported by the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.2016M592528 and 2016M602517)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2017A030310130)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11705259)
文摘The design,fabrication and performance of narrow-band rugate minus filters are investigated in this paper.A method of fabricating graded-index coatings by rapidly alternating deposition of low(Si O_(2))and high(Al_(2)O_(3))refractive index materials is presented to fabricate a rugate structure.The narrow-band rugate minus filter design and fabrication approaches are discussed in detail.The experimental results,including transmittance spectrum,surface damage test and damage morphology investigated with a scanning electron microscope,demonstrate the high performance of the as-fabricated spatial filter and confirm the feasibility of the fabrication method for narrow-band rugate minus filters.
基金Supported by the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen under Grant Nos JCYJ20140509172609175 and JSGG20140519104809878the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province under Grant No 2014B010131006
文摘We present a high power diode-pumped continuous-wave Tm： YLF （Tm^3＋-doped lithium yttrium fluoride） laser with a piece of silicon wafer as the output coupler （Si-OC laser） directly. Under the pump power of 40 W at 793 nm, a maximum output power of 12.1 W is obtained with a beam quality of M2 ≤ 1.55 at 1887nm, corresponding to an optical-to-optical effciency of 30.25% and a slope efficiency of 33.21%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report on directly utilizing silicon as an output coupler （Si-OC） in the solid Tm：YLF laser system. Due to the intriguing characteristics of silicon, such as negligible absorption in the wavelength region around 2 μm, high damage threshold, low cost and long-pass filter properties, double-side polished monocrystalline silicon wafer is considered as an outstanding candidate output coupler in the high-power laser system 2 μm spectral region, which may dramatically reduce the total manufacturing costs of the 2 9m laser system.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61275144 and 61308049, the PhD Start-up Fund of Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province under Grant Nos S2012040007242 and S2013040012496, the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen City under Grant Nos JCYJ20120613110637373, JCYJ20130329142022715 and JC201105170655A, the Improvement and Development Project of Shenzhen Key Lab under Grant No ZDSY20120612094924467, and the Natural Science Foundation of Shenzhen University under Grant No 201203.
文摘The high-energy rectangular pulse dissipative soliton （DS） is achieved in a long-cavity sigma-shaped configuration erbium-doped fiber laser. A long fiber is inserted in the linear arm of the sigma-shaped configuration to extend the resonator length twice, which effectively improves the pulse energy. The nonlinear polarization rotation technique is employed to realize the mode-locked state. Stable rectangular pulses with pulse energy of 421.22 nJ are obtained at the pump power of 620mW. To the best of our knowledge, this high pulse energy is a new record of the rectangular pulse mode-locked DS fiber lasers.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 61007054the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province(9451806001002428)the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen City(200716).
文摘We report a cladding-pumped Tm^(3+)-doped domestic silica fiber laser operated at 2pm and actively Q-switched with an acousto-optic modulator.Pulse trains are obtained as pumped by a 785nm laser diode.The maximum average output power is 1.27W.Peak power up to 4.2kW and pulse energy up to 840μJ are obtained with the pulse duration of 200ns produced at a repetition rate of 1 kHz.The laser performance is studied under different repetition rates and pump powers.Lastly,we give some discussion.
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文摘Large-scale nanowires are grown on Si wafers by the catalyst-free one-step thermal reaction method in Ar/H_(2) mixture atmosphere at 1000°C.The x−ray diffraction and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy results reveal that the final nanowires are of silicon nanostructures.The field emission scanning electron microscopy shows that these self-organized Si nanowires(SiNWs)possess curly crowns with diameters varying from 10 to 300 nm and lengths of up to several hundreds of micrometers.The transmission electron microscopy indicates that the nanowires are pure Si with amorphous structures.All the measurement results show that no silicon oxide is generated in our products.The growth mechanism is proposed tentatively.Silicon oxide is reduced into Si nanoparticles under the Ar/H_(2) mixture,which is the main reason for the formation of such SiNWs.Our experiments offer a method of preparing Si nanostructures by simply reducing silicon oxide at high temperature.
基金Supported by the National Key Basic Research and Development Program of China(No 2010CB735904)NSFC(No 61007054)+5 种基金Doctoral Program of High School Research Fund(No 20104408110002)the Improvement and Development Project of Shenzhen Key Lab(No CXB201005240014A)the Science and Technology Project of Shenzhen City(No JC201105170693A)the Key Program of Basic Research Project of Shenzhen(No JC201005250048A)the Applied Technology Developmental Project of Shenzhen University(No 201221)the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong,China(No GRF PolyU 526511).
文摘We demonstrate an erbium-doped ring-cavity fiber laser Q-switched by a graphene oxide-based saturable absorber(GOSA).The GOSA was fabricated by vertically evaporating GO-polyvinylalcohol(GO/PVA)composite dispersion,and has a good performance under room temperature.Utilizing a specially fabricated fiber Bragg grating(FBG),stable five-wavelength lasing is realized and stabilized at different pump powers under any polarization.When the pump power increases from 78.4 mW to 379.3 mW,the output power ranging from 1.9 mW to 16.6 mW could be obtained,with pulse duration from 6.8μs to 2.72μs,single pulse energy from 123.73 nJ to 229.74 nJ,and pulse repetition rate from 15.36 kHz to 72.25 kHz.To the best of our knowledge,it is the first simultaneous realization of five-wavelength operation and pulse output in a GO Q-switched all fiber laser system.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61775146,11704260,61405126,and 61605122)the Shenzhen Science and Technology Project(Grant Nos.JCYJ20160427105041864,JSGG20160429114438287,KQJSCX20160226194031,JCYJ20160422103744090,and JCY20150324141711695)the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,China(Grant Nos.2016A030310049,2016A030310059,and2017A030310402)
文摘Ultrafast pulse generation was demonstrated in thulium doped fiber laser mode locked by magnetron sputtering de- posited Sb2Te3 with the modulation depth, non-saturable loss, and saturable intensity of 38%, 31.2%, and 3.3 MW/cm2, respectively. Stable soliton pulses emitting at 1930.07 nm were obtained with pulse duration of 1.24 ps, a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 3.87 nm, an average output power of 130 mW, and signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of 84 dB. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Sb2Te3-based SA in fiber lasers at 2-p.m regime. Ultrafast pulse generation was demonstrated in thulium doped fiber laser mode locked by magnetron sputtering de- posited Sb2Te3 with the modulation depth, non-saturable loss, and saturable intensity of 38%, 31.2%, and 3.3 MW/cm2, respectively. Stable soliton pulses emitting at 1930.07 nm were obtained with pulse duration of 1.24 ps, a 3-dB spectral bandwidth of 3.87 nm, an average output power of 130 mW, and signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of 84 dB. To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of Sb2Te3-based SA in fiber lasers at 2-p.m regime.
文摘We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum spectra in three secondary cores of a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber pumped by femtosecond laser pulses, respectively. The supercontinuum spectra are mainly a result of the soliton self-frequency shift and an amplification of dispersive wave at visible wavelengths. Detailed mode simulations show that with the increasing core length, the modes transfer from ＂double-points＂ to ＂single-point＂ since the pump laser is more easily coupled into the two side cores of a secondary core when the core length is small. The simulation results also explain why the experimental observed far-field beam patterns of first two secondary cores are different.
文摘Millimeter wave technology is one of the technologies developed rapidly in recent years. The research was mainly to study the transmission of millimeter wave through textile material named silk fabric. We observed the phenomenon of sub-millimeter-wave transmission and reflection of the silk fabric, and concluded that with the number of silk fabric layers increasing, effect of scattering and absorption of the millimeter wave enhanced. The conclusion could be further employed in millimeter wave and THz imaging, dangerous goods inspection and other security application.
