All-optical wavelength converters for optical switching applications

We present the latest results about all-optical wavelength conversion obtained within the European Union—funded RACE ATMOS project. In particular, solutions based on carrier depletion in Distributed Brag Reflector lasers have reached penalty-free polarization-insensitive operation at up to 2.5 Gbit/s, while solutions based on Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers (SOAS) under cross-gain modulation have been demonstrated at more than 20 Gbit/s. The study of cross-phase modulation in SOAs has also been performed, leading to the monolithic integration of SOAs within an interferometer, according to structures proposed by the project. Penalty-free operation at up to 10 Gbit/s as well as signal reshaping have been obtained with such devices. Besides the study of components, wavelength converters have been used in several demonstrators assessing their maturity and compatibility with photonic-switching applications.     

Laser-excited electronic fluorescence: Self-quenching and quenching of CS2 vapour

Summary Using a laser-induced fluorescence technique, we have measured lifetimes of CS₂ as functions of pressure, collecting the emission at various wave-length regions. We have obtained quenching rate constants for pure CS₂ and CS₂ plus CH₃CN and CO₂ as collision partners. When the emission is collected at a very long wave-length, evidence is given of vibrational relaxation in the singlet state which leads to the existence of a low-energy pathway of intersystem crossing. Two different long-lived states are also detected in the wave-length region centred at 5860 ?, one in the low-pressure regime and the other at pressures above 0.2 Torr approximately. Quenching rate constants of triplet CS₂ by CO₂ are about the same for both long-lived states, suggesting that vibrational relaxation could occur in the triplet state as well.

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Riassunto Usando una tecnica a fluorescenza indotta da laser, sono state misurate le vite medie di CS₂ in funzione della pressione, raccogliendo le emissioni in varie regioni di lunghezza d'onda. Si sono ottenute costanti di spegnimento per CS₂ puro e CS₂ piú CH₃CN e CO₂ come associati nella collisione. Quando si registra emissione a lunghezza d'onda molto grande, si prova l'esistenza di rilassamento vibrazionale nello stato di singoletto che porta all'esistenza di un percorso a bassa energia dell'incrocio intersistemico. Sono anche determinati due differenti stati a lunga vita nella regione di lunghezza d'onda centrata a 5860 ?, uno nel regime di bassa pressione e l'altro approssimativamente a pressione sopra i 0.2 Torr. Le costanti di spegnimento del tripletto CS₂ mediante CO₂ sono quasi le stesse per entrambi gli stati a lunga vita, e ciò suggerisce che il rilassamento vibrazionale potrebbe verificarsi anche nello stato di tripletto.

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Резюме Используя технику лазера, возбужденного флуоресценцией, мы измеряем времена жизни CS₂, как функцию давления, собирая излучение в различных областях длин волн. Мы получаем постоянные скорости гашения для чистого CS₂ и для CS₂ плюс CH₃CN и CO₂, которые участвуют в соударениях. Когда излучение собирается для очень больших длин волн, то отмечается вибрационная релаксация в синглетном состоянии. Были обнаружены два различных долгоживущих состояния с длиной волны при 5860 ?, одно при низком давлении, а другое при давлениях около 0.2 тор. Постоянные скорости гашения триплетного CS₂, обусловленные CO₂, оказываются примерно одинаковыми для обоих долгоживущих состояний. Этот факт свидетельствует о том, что вибрационная релаксация может иметь место также в триплетном состоянии.

     

背散射和饱和效应对双向环形激光场的影响

理论上分析了双向环形气体激光中背散射和饱和效应对光场统计性质的影响，求出了强度相关函数的有效本征值。与实验测量值比较表明，具有背散射的全饱和激光模型与实验吻合得更好，而其它激光模型偏差较大     

Mössbauer spectroscopical investigation of the exchange biased Fe/MnF2 interface

Two different Fe/MnF₂ samples have been prepared by e-beam evaporation on MgO(001) substrates. The Fe layer in the samples includes a 10 Å thick ⁵⁷Fe probe layer either at the Fe/MnF₂ interface (interface sample) or 35 Å away from the interface (center sample). The samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction, conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS) and SQUID magnetometry. ⁵⁷Fe CEMS has been employed to study the depth dependent hyperfine interactions in Fe/MnF₂ as a function of temperature between 18 K to 300 K. The hyperfine field B _hf has been obtained for the interfacial and off-interfacial ⁵⁷Fe layers. At the interface, besides B _hf of bcc-Fe, the presence of a component with a distribution P(B _hf ) is observed. The latter is assigned to interfacial ⁵⁷Fe atoms, indicating some (～15%, equivalent to ～1 Fe atomic layer) intermixing at the Fe/MnF₂ interface and a decrease of the average hf > by 21%. The influence of the interface disappears as the ⁵⁷Fe probe layer is placed away from the interface. The temperature dependence of the average hf > of the interface has been measured. The Fe spins, at remanence, are found to lie in the film plane.     

CEMS characterisation of Fe/high-κ oxide interfaces

The interfaces between Fe and different high-κ oxides are investigated by means of conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopy (CEMS). Information on the magnetic ordering at the interface is obtained from the magnetic hyperfine splitting of the Mössbauer spectra. The reactivity of the Fe atoms at the interface (intermixing) is also estimated by CEMS. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and X-ray reflectivity (XRR) provide additional information on the intermixing and different phases present at the interface. CEM-spectra show the presence of both ferromagnetic and paramagnetic phases. CEMS and XRD results show that the Fe/HfO₂ and Fe/Al₂O₃ interfaces are the least reactive. The degree of intermixing between Fe and the high-κ oxide is determined by the oxide surface roughness.     

一类模糊双向联想记忆网络极限环的最大长度

讨论了一类模糊双向联想记忆网络极限环的最大长度.首先,A是强连通布尔矩阵时,极限环的最大长度是A的周期指数per(A);其次,A具有形式(☆)时,若gcd(per(A1),per(A2))=1,则极限环的最大长度为max(per(A1),per(A2));若gcd(per(A1),per(A2))≥2,则其最大长度为lcm(per(A1),per(A2));最后对其进行推广.     

Time domain bidirectional beam propagation method for second harmonic generation in multilayers

We propose a time domain bidirectional beam propagation method based on scattering operators for wide band pulse propagation in nonlinear multilayers. The reported numerical examples demonstrate the applicability of the algorithm for the analysis of temporal effects related to the process of second harmonic generation.     

Singly-resonant optical parametric oscillator based on KTA crystal

Tunable mid-infra-red radiation by singly resonant optical parametric oscillation based on KTA crystal pumped by multi-axial Gaussian shape beam from Q-switched Nd:YAG laser has been demonstrated. Threshold energy of oscillation at different idler wavelengths for different cavity length has been demonstrated. Single pass conversion efficiency of incident pump energy to infra-red wavelength has also been measured.     

Observation of high spin levels in131Cs from131Ba decay

The γ- and conversion electron spectra following¹³¹Ba ε-decay are investigated, using HPGe detector and mini-orange electron spectrometer. Attention is particularly focussed on identifying weak transitions associated with low energy high spin levels in¹³¹Cs level scheme earlier inferred in reaction studies but not yet observed in¹³¹Ba decay. Our experiment identifies 15 new gammas and 6 new conversion lines in this decay. Internal conversion coefficients and multipolarities of several transitions are determined. Five new levels (3 with I^π = 7/2⁺ and one each with I^π 9/2⁺ and 11/2⁻) are introduced in the¹³¹Cs level scheme based on our observations taken together with the results from reaction studies. Spin-parity assignments to a few other levels are also suggested