Modifications of AISI 1045 steel by picosecond Nd:YAG laser at 266 nm; comparison with 532 and 1064 nm pulses

Interaction of Nd:YAG laser, operating at 266 nm wavelength and a pulse duration of 40 ps, with AISI 1045 steel was studied. Surface damage threshold was estimated to be 0.14 J/cm². The steel surface modification was studied at the laser fluence of ∼1.0 J/cm². The energy absorbed from Nd:YAG laser beam is partially converted to thermal energy, which generates a series of effects, such as melting, vaporization of the molten material, shock waves, etc. The following AISI 1045 steel surface morphological changes and processes were observed: (i) intensive damage of the target in the central zone of irradiated area; (ii) appearance of periodic surface structures at nano-level, with periodicity in agreement with the used wavelength; (iii) reduction of oxygen concentration in irradiated area; and (iv) development of plasma in front of the target. Generally, interaction of laser beam with AISI 1045 steel (at 266 nm) results in a near-instantaneous creation of damage, meaning that large steel surfaces can be modified in short times.     

用周期极化KTP晶体高效倍频获得稳定461nm激光

实验采用准相位匹配的PPKTP晶体对922nm连续激光进行外腔谐振倍频,获得稳定461nm激光.实验装置采用一体化环形腔没计,实现最大耦合转换效率达73.3%,获得208 mW的461 nm蓝光输出.实验结论中通过分析,修正损耗误差,得到最佳耦合腔镜反射率,并深入讨论了耦合腔镜的两种反射率对倍频输出功率和效率的影响,同时就晶体吸收效应和热透镜效应对倍频试验的影响也进行了深入研究.     

固体激光器泵浦输出波长在1428nm的单级拉曼光纤激光器

介绍了一种作为拉曼光纤放大器中的泵浦源使用的1428nm波长的拉曼单级频移光纤激光器,采用固体激光器产生的1342nm波长作为泵浦波长,得到240mW的1428nm输出,光一光转换效率在28％左右。     

Bayesian factor analysis with fat-tailed factors and its exact marginal likelihood

The traditional Bayesian factor analysis method is extended. In contrast to the case for previous studies, the matrix variate t-distribution is utilized to provide a prior density on the latent factors. This is a natural extension of the traditional model and yields many advantages. The crucial issue is the selection of the number of factors. The marginal likelihood, constructed by asymptotic and computational approaches, is generally utilized for this problem. However, both theoretical and computational problems have arisen.In this paper, the exact marginal likelihood is derived. It enables us to evaluate posterior model probabilities without inducing the above problems. Monte Carlo experiments were conducted to examine the performance of the proposed Bayesian factor analysis modelling methodology. The simulation results show that the proposed methodology performs well.     

The expected discounted penalty function under a risk model with stochastic income

Quantities of interest in ruin theory are investigated under the general framework of the expected discounted penalty function, assuming a risk model where both premiums and claims follow compound Poisson processes. Both a defective renewal equation and an integral equation satisfied by the expected discounted penalty function are established. Some implications that these equations have on particular quantities such as the discounted deficit and the probability of ultimate ruin are illustrated. Finally, the case when premiums have Erlang(n,β) distribution and the distribution of the claims is arbitrary is investigated in more depth. Throughout the paper specific examples where claims and premiums have particular distributions are provided.     

一种248 nm光刻胶成膜树脂的合成及相关性能研究

通过自由基共聚合,制备了前驱体共聚物聚对特丁氧酰氧基苯乙烯-共-N-羟基-5-降冰片烯-2,3-二甲酰亚胺甲基丙烯酸酯,该共聚物可以通过热解而部分脱除酚羟基上的保护基,得到目标共聚物聚对羟基苯乙烯-共-N-羟基-5-降冰片烯-2,3-二甲酰亚胺甲基丙烯酸酯-共-对特丁氧酰氧基苯乙烯.通过对具有合适分子量的目标共聚物的有机溶剂溶解性、热性能、成膜性、抗干蚀刻能力和在248 nm处光学吸收(为0.212 μm^-1)性能进行研究,表明该聚合物能满足248 nm光刻胶成膜树脂的要求;此外,目标共聚物还具有酸致脱保性能.具有合适分子量和脱保率的目标共聚物,通过对其酸解留膜率的测试,推测其可能满足248 nm光刻胶的曝光显影工艺过程.     

低阈值852nm半导体激光器的温度特性

通过金属有机化学气相淀积(MOCVD)和半导体后工艺技术制备了852 nm半导体激光器,它在室温下的阈值电流为57.5 m A,输出的光谱线宽小于1 nm。测试分析了激光器的输出光功率、阈值电流、电压、输出中心波长随温度的变化。测试结果表明,当温度变化范围为293~328 K时,阈值电流的变化速率为0.447m A/K,特征温度T0为142.25 K,输出的光功率变化率为0.63 m W/K。通过计算求得理想因子n为2.11,激光器热阻为77.7 K/W,中心波长漂移速率是0.249 29 nm/K,实验得出的中心波长漂移速率与理论计算结果相符。实验结果表明,该半导体器件在293~303 K的温度范围内,各特性参数能够保持相对良好的状态。器件如果工作在高温环境,需要添加控温设备以保证器件在良好状态下运行。     

基于MOPA结构的1120nm掺Yb光纤放大器

基于主振荡功率放大器,采用1120nm光纤激光器作为种子激光,将其注入20m大模场面积单模双包层掺Yb光纤放大器,并用976nm半导体激光器泵浦实现了1 120nm信号光输出.实验中将注入种子激光功率预设为10mW,当半导体激光器泵浦功率增大至1.5 W时,放大器系统开始输出1 120nm信号光.当泵浦功率低于3.4W时,信号光功率随泵浦功率缓慢增长,系统斜率效率较低;而当泵浦功率高于3.4W时,信号光功率随泵浦功率线性增长,斜率效率明显增大,达到48.5%.限于最大注入泵浦功率为6.8W,放大器输出最高1 120nm信号光功率为1.97W,总的光-光转化效率为29%.输出信号光中心波长为1 120.89nm,线宽为0.02nm,极好地保持了种子激光的特性.结合实验情况,利用双包层光纤放大器的稳态理论模型,采用有限差分方法模拟了放大器输出信号光功率随泵浦光功率的变化曲线,结果显示理论模拟所得变化趋势与实验结果吻合良好,系统将在泵浦功率达到200W左右时达到饱和状态,说明目前光纤放大器系统具有很大的功率提升空间.     

227-W output all-fiberized Tm-doped fiber laser at 1908 nm

In this paper, we report that a diode-pumped thulium-doped double clad silica fiber laser can provide powers of up to 227 W at 1908 nm, corresponding to a slope efficiency of 54.3%, and an optical-to-optical efficiency of 51.2%. The output power, to the best of our knowledge, is the highest output at 1908 nm. The beam quality M2 factor is about 1.56. Also discussed in this paper is the dependence of the laser performance on fiber length.     

785 nm激光诱导银纳米三角片聚集表面增强拉曼散射效应

为实现表面增强拉曼散射（SERS）光谱的强信号快速检测分析,报道了通过785 nm激光诱导银纳米三角片（AgNPRs）聚集的方法。采用配体辅助化学还原法制备了AgNPRs,其边长约为80 nm,表面等离子体吸收峰出现在约774 nm处,对785 nm光产生有效吸收。在785 nm光辐照下,AgNPRs逐渐聚集,对巯基苯甲酸的SERS信号逐渐增强,其源于AgNPRs吸收的光转化为热而引起的AgNPRs聚集。其增强因子高达10⁹。为快速获得强SERS信号,激发光功率需大于250 mW。