Diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond Yb：（Y0.9La0.1）2O3 ceramic laser

We experimentally demonstrate a diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond laser with Yb 3+ -doped yttrium lanthanum oxide ceramic. Mode-locking is achieved by using a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror, and intracavity dispersion is compensated by a pair of SF6 prisms. Laser pulses as short as 357 fs at a central wavelength of 1 075 nm are obtained. The maximum average output power is 670 mW under 4.5 W of pumping power with a slope efficiency of 20%. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest pulse generated from Yb-doped yttrium lanthanum oxide ceramic lasers with a sub-500 fs pulse duration.     

Generation of 131 fs mode-locked pulses from 2.8μm Er:ZBLAN fiber laser

We demonstrated a femtosecond mode-locked Er:Zr F4-Ba F2-La F3-Al F3-Na F(Er:ZBLAN)fiber laser at 2.8μm based on the nonlinear polarization rotation technique.The laser generated an average output power of 317 m W with a repetition rate of 107 MHz and pulse duration as short as 131 fs.To the best of our knowledge,this is the shortest pulse generated directly from a mid-infrared mode-locked Er:ZBLAN fiber laser to date.Numerical simulation and experimental results confirm that reducing the gain fiber length is an effective way to shorten the mode-locked pulse duration in the Er:ZBLAN fiber laser.The work takes an important step towards sub-100-fs mid-infrared pulse generation from mode-locked Er:ZBLAN fiber lasers.     

A 515-nm laser-pumped idler-resonant femtosecond BiB3O6 optical parametric oscillator

We report on an idler-resonant femtosecond optical parametrical oscillator(OPO)based on BiB₃O₆(BiBO)crystal,synchronously pumped by a frequency-doubled,mode-locked Yb:KGW laser at 515 nm.The idler wavelengths of OPO can be tuned from 1100 nm to 1540 nm.At a repetition rate of 75.5 MHz,the OPO generates as much as 400 mW of idler power with 3.1 W of pump power,the corresponding pulse duration is 80 fs,which is 1.04 times of Fourier transform-limited(FTL)pulse duration at 1305 nm.In addition,the OPO exhibits excellent beam quality with M²<1.8 at 1150 nm.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first idler-resonant femtosecond OPO pumped by 515 nm.     

Millijoule pulse energy picosecond fiber chirped-pulse amplification system

The efficient generation of a 1.17-mJ laser pulse with 360 ps duration using an ytterbium (Yb)-doped fiber amplifier chain seeded by a homemade mode-locked fiber laser is demonstrated experimentally.A specially designed figure-of-eight fiber laser acts as the seed source of a chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) system and generates mode-locked pulses with hundreds of picosecond widths.Two kinds of large-mode-area (LMA) double-clad Yb-doped fibers are employed to construct the pre-amplifier and main amplifier.All of the adopted instruments help avoid severe nonlinearity in fibers to raise sub-nanosecond pulse energy with acceptable signal-to-noise ratio (SNR).The output spectrum of this fiber-based CPA system shows that amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) is suppressed to better than 30 dB,and the onset of stimulated Raman scattering is excluded.     

Harmonically pump a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator to 1.13 GHz by a femtosecond 515 nm laser

We demonstrate a harmonically pumped femtosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO)laser using a frequency-doubled mode-locked Yb:KGW laser at a repetition rate of 75.5 MHz as the pump laser.Based on a bismuth borate nonlinear crystal,repetition rates up to 1.13 GHz are realized,which is 15 times that of the pump laser.The signal wavelength is tunable from 700 nm to 887 nm.The maximum power of the signal is 207 m W at the central wavelength of 750 nm and the shortest pulse duration is 117 fs at 780 nm.The beam quality(M^2 factor)in the horizontal and vertical directions of the output beam are 1.077 and 1.141,respectively.     

Acousto-optic Q-switched laser performances of Er3+:Yb3+:LuAl3（BO3）4 crystal at 1.5-1.6 μm

Diode-pumped acousto-optic Q-switched pulse laser at 1.5-1.6 μm is obtained in an Er3+:Yb3+:LuAl3 (BO3)4 crystal. Single-pulse laser operation with slope efficiency of 14% and threshold of approximately 100 mW is realized at an average absorbed pump power of 314 mW and repetition frequency of 20 kHz. Output pulse energy is 67 μJ. The effects of pulse repetition frequency, absorbed pump power, and duty cycle on the wavelength and pulse profile of the Q-switched Er3+:Yb3+:LuAl3(BO3)4 laser are also investigated.     

An analysis of As_2S_3 chirped fiber grating formed by two-photon absorption effect

When femtosecond laser pulses interfere with chirped femtosecond laser pulses in As2S3 fiber, a chirped fiber grating is formed. An analytical expression is given to describe the chirped grating, and its Bragg reflectivity is calculated. Because of the high photosensitive effect of As2S3 material, the chirped fiber grating has a wide Bragg reflective spectrum and high reflectivity by choosing proper parameters. This indicates that the chirped fiber grating can be used as a stretcher in the femtosecond chirped pulse amplification (CPA) system.     

Efficient femtosecond optical parametric oscillator pumped by all solid-state mode-locking Yb:YCOB laser

We experimentally demonstrate a femtosecond optical parametric oscillator(OPO) synchronously pumped by a home-made solid-state mode-locking Yb:YCOB laser, which is capable of laser pulse as short as 102 fs and average power of 620 m W at the central wavelength of 1052 nm. By using a periodically poled lithium niobate with tuning of the grating periods from 28.5 to 31.5 μm as the nonlinear gain crystal, tunable femtosecond pulses from 1444 to 1683 nm are realized by conveniently adjusting the OPO cavity length with 76.8 MHz repetition rate. The maximum average output power is 152 m W at 1568 nm, corresponding to an idler power of 75 m W at 3197 nm as well as 36.6% total extraction efficiency.     

Passively Mode-Locked Femtosecond Disordered Crystal Laser with Nd:CGA as Gain Medium

We present a laser-diode-pumped passively mode-locked femtosecond disordered crystal laser by using Nd:CaGdAIO_4(Nd:CGA) as the gain medium.With a pair of SF6 prisms to control the dispersion compensation,laser pulses as siort as 850 fs at 1079 nm are obtained with a repetition rate of 124.6MHz.The measured threshold pump power is 1.45 W.A maximum average output power of 122 mW is obtained under the pump power of 5.9 W.These results show that Nd:CGA could be a promising laser medium for generating femtosecond ultrashort pulse at about 1 μm.     

550 MHz carbon nanotube mode-locked femtosecond Cr:YAG laser

We demonstrate a femtosecond Cr:YAG laser mode-locked by a carbon nanotube saturable absorber mirror(CNT-SAM) at a repetition rate of 550 MHz. By employing the CNT-SAM, which exhibits a modulation depth of 0.51% and a saturation fluence of 28 μJ∕cm~2 at 1.5 μm, we achieved a compact bulk Cr:YAG laser with selfstarting mode-locked operation near 1.5 μm, delivering an average output power of up to 147 m W and a pulse duration of 110 fs. To our knowledge, this system provides the highest repetition rate among reported CNT-SAM mode-locked Cr:YAG lasers and the shortest pulse duration among saturable absorber mode-locked Cr:YAG lasers with repetition rates above 500 MHz.     

Fine structure and isotope shift of the 3s4d 3 D-3s3p 3 P, 3s5d 3 D-3s3p 3 P and 3p 2 3 P-3s3p 3 P Transitions of MgI

Summary We report the measurements of the³ D(3s4d)-³ P(3s3p)³ D(3s5d)-³ P(3s3p), and³ P(3p ²)-³ P(3s3p) transition frequency of MgI, the fine-structure separation and isotope shift between²⁴Mg and²⁶Mg. The measurements have been performed in a metastable atomic beam; a good agreement is found for data already existing in the literature. The accuracy of the measurements reported in this paper is mainly limited by the Doppler broadening of theI ₂ transitions used as a reference and by the precision in the knowledge of the related wavelengths.     

The gas phase infrared band contours of s-triazine and s-triazine-d3: The fundamentals of C3N3H3 and C3N3D3 and some overtone and combination bands of C3N3H3

The systematic application of band contour techniques to account for most of the observed features of the ir spectra of s-triazine and s-triazine-d₃ have been made as well as a critique as to the limitations of such methods. The experimental and computer methods used to study the gas phase infrared band contours of s-triazine and s-triazine-d₃ are out-lined. Contours of the five E′ fundamentals of s-triazine have been recorded under moderate resolution and analyzed to give the Coriolis constants $\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{z}}$, i = 6–10. The effects of l-resonance are very apparent for ν₈ and ν₉, in the form of holes in the Q branches of these bands. Under the highest resolution available, ν₆ and ν₁₀ also show l-resonance effects. Values of the l-doubling constants $\text{q}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{(+)}}$ were obtained for these four fundamentals. One of the parallel A₂″ fundamentals of C₃H₃N₃ (ν₁₂) has also been studied. It lies close to ν₁₀(E′) and an A × E type of second-order Coriolis resonance may be the cause of the intensity enhancement observed in the inner wings of the ν₁₂ and ν₁₀ bands. Hot bands of the type (ν_i + nν₁₄ ? nν₁₄) have been observed in the contours of ν₈, ν₁₀, and ν₁₂. This is felt to be responsible for the large difference between our observed zeta sum (?1.30) and the theoretical sum (?1.00).The gas phase infrared band contours of the five E′ and 2A₂″ fundamentals of C₃N₃D₃ have also been recorded under moderate resolution. From P-R separations and by computer simulation of the contours, values of the Coriolis constants $\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{z}}$ have been obtained for the E′ modes. The effects of l-resonance have been observed for ν₈(E′) and ν₁₀(E′) and values of the l-doubling constants $\text{q}{}_{\mathrm{i}}{}^{\mathrm{(+)}}$ have been estimated. An extensive series of hot bands of the type (ν₁₂ + nν₁₄ ? nν₁₄) has been observed in the contour of the ν₁₂ (A₂″) fundamental. The mass effect on the Coriolis constants has been discussed.Infrared band contours of the overtone 2ν₇ and seven degenerate E′ combination bands of C₃N₃H₃ have been recorded under moderate resolution. Analysis of these contours using the P-R separation method and computer simulation of the contours has given values of $\text{ζ}{}_{\mathrm{<mtext>eff</mtext>}}{}^{\mathrm{z}}$ for these bands. Fermi resonance between 2ν₇ and ν₆ has been analyzed. The importance of considering both the observed contour as well as the observed frequency when assigning higher tone bands is illustrated.     

LaGaO3:RE3+(RE3+=Eu3+,Ho3+)的光谱

本文用固态反应合成了钙钛矿型的LaGaO3和LaGaO3:RE3+(RE3+=Eu3+,Ho3+)荧光体,并观察了物相随不同的激活离子浓度的变化。测量了化合物在室温下的反射光谱,激发光谱和荧光光谱。研究了Eu3+的D0→7F2和Ho3+的5S2→5I8的荧光强度与激活离子浓度的关系,发现了浓度猝灭,并得到了最大荧光强度的浓度值。     

Dielectric investigations of solid solutions SrTiO3-KTaO3 and SrTiO3-KNbO3

The temperature dependences of the dielectric constant and dielectric hysteresis loops in ceramic samples of (1 ? x)SrTiO_3?x KNbO₃ and (1 ? x)SrTiO_3?x KTaO₃ (0 ≤ x ≤ 0.3) solid solutions prepared using different heat treatments have been investigated. Phase diagrams of the studied solid solutions have been constructed in the T-x coordinates. It has been shown that, after quenching of samples (spontaneous cooling at room temperature after long-term heating at the sintering temperature of the ceramic samples), the temperature of the induced phase transition increases because of the weakening of random electric fields associated with nonisovalent impurities due to their “frozen” nonequilibrium redistribution. For small concentrations x, strong dielectric relaxation is observed in the temperature range of 150–250 K. A model of relaxing centers, which is based on the local charge compensation of heterovalent impurities, has been proposed.     

Infrared spectra of matrix isolated BH3NH3, BD3ND3, and BH3ND3

The infrared spectra of ammonia-borane, BH₃NH₃, and two of its deuterated isotropic species, BD₃ND₃ and BH₃ND₃, isolated in argon matrix at liquid hydrogen temperature have been measured. Well resolved bands for these three isotopic species have been observed for all the fundamentals. A complete frequency assignment based on C₃v molecular symmetry has been made. A set of force constants have been calculated from the data for the two isotopes BH₃NH₃ and BD₃ND₃ using a valence force field. The agreement between experiment and frequencies calculated from these force constants for the mixed isotopic species, BH₃ND₃, substantiates the present assignment.     

O_3 fast and simple treatment-enhanced p-doped in Spiro-MeOTAD for CH_3NH_3I vapor-assisted processed CH_3NH_3PbI_3 perovskite solar cells

We demonstrate a simple and fast post-deposition treatment with high process compatibility on the hole transport material(HTM) Spiro-MeOTAD in vapor-assisted solution processed methylammonium lead triiodide(CH_3NH_3PbI_3)-based solar cells. The prepared Co-doped p-type Spiro-MeOTAD films are treated by O_3 at room temperature for 5 min,10 min, and 20 min, respectively, prior to the deposition of the metal electrodes. Compared with the traditional oxidation of Spiro-MeOTAD films overnight in dry air, our fast O_3 treatment of HTM at room temperature only needs just 10 min,and a relative 40.3% increment in the power conversion efficiency is observed with respect to the result of without-treated perovskite solar cells. This improvement of efficiency is mainly attributed to the obvious increase of the fill factor and short-circuit current density, despite a slight decrease in the open-circuit voltage. Ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS) and Hall effect measurement method are employed in our study to determine the changes of properties after O_3 treatment in HTM. It is found that after the HTM is exposed to O_3, its p-type doping level is enhanced. The enhancement of conductivity and Hall mobility of the film, resulting from the improvement in p-doping level of HTM, leads to better performances of perovskite solar cells. Best power conversion efficiencies(PCEs) of 13.05% and 16.39% are achieved with most properly optimized HTM via CH_3NH_3I vapor-assisted method and traditional single-step method respectively.     

Terahertz Vibrational Modes in CH3NH3PbI3 and CsPbI3 Perovskite Films

JETP Letters - Films of CH3NH3PbI3 organometallic perovskite, which is currently considered as a promising basic material for new-generation solar cells, as well as films containing CsPbI3...     

Ba3La(BO3)3基质中Tb3+的光致发光

以高温固相法合成了Ba3La(BO3)3∶Tb3 发光材料。在254nm紫外光激发下,研究了Ba3La(BO3)3∶Tb3 的激发光谱、发射光谱、发光强度与Tb3 浓度的关系。确定了Ba3La(BO3)3基质中Tb3 的自身浓度猝灭机理;探讨了助熔剂LiCO、敏化剂Ce3 、Bi3 的加入对荧光粉的发光强度的影响。     

Far Infrared Spectra of Ammonia-Boron Trifluoride: NH3BF3 and ND3BF3

Abstract

Spectra of polycrystalline samples of NH₃BF₃ and ND₃BF₃ at 300 K and 98 K have been recorded in the frequency range 20-400 cm^?1. Isotopic frequency ratios are used to interpret the observed features in terms of the known molecular and crystal structures.