Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber

We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional （1D） optical lattices using evanescent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber. The atom guide potential can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE01 mode and a blue-detuned light with HEll mode, and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE01 mode and HE11 mode. The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light. This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.     

若干新型微纳光子学器件研究

光子晶体和纳米光纤是两种重要的微纳光子学材料,各自具有非常独特的控制光子传输状态的功能,是研究微纳尺度下光与物质相互作用的重要平台,也是实现新型微纳光子学器件的重要基础.文章简要介绍了超快速低功率光子晶体全光开关、纳米光纤传感器、干涉器和介质-金属纳米线复合结构器件的研究进展.     

Atom waveguide and 1D optical lattice using a two-color evanescent light field around an optical micro/nano-fiber

We propose a two-color scheme of atom waveguides and one-dimensional(1D)optical lattices using evanes- cent wave fields of different transverse modes around an optical micro/nano-fiber.The atom guide poten- tial can be produced when the optical fiber carries a red-detuned light with TE_(01)mode and a blue-detuned light with HE_(11)mode,and the 1D optical lattice potential can be produced when the red-detuned light is transformed to the superposition of the TE_(01)mode and HE_(11)mode.The two trapping potentials can be transformed to each other for accurately controlling mode transformation for the red-detuned light.This might provide a new approach to realize flexible transition between the guiding and trapping states of atoms.     

YAG晶体中Cr~（3＋）→Tm~（3＋），Er~（3＋）→Tm~（3＋）的能量

研究了加入敏化离子Ｃｒ３＋和Ｅｒ３＋的Ｔｍ：ＹＡＧ晶体的吸收谱和荧光谱，计算了Ｃｒ３＋、Ｅｒ３＋、Ｔｍ３＋离子的２Ｅ、４Ｉ１３／２、３Ｆ４能态的平均寿命及能量；转移效率、转移速率．得出Ｃｒ３＋→Ｔｍ３＋转移效率为８０％，转移速率为２．１×１０３ｓ－１．由（Ｅｒ，Ｔｍ）：ＹＡＧ的荧光谱可见存在Ｅｒ３＋→Ｔｍ３＋的有效的能量转移．讨论了Ｃｒ３＋→Ｔｍ３＋和Ｅｒ３＋→Ｔｍ３＋能量转移的不同．     

基于非弹性电子隧穿的表面等离激元激发

表面等离激元是一种存在于金属(或掺杂半导体)-介质界面的电磁极化和振荡现象,可以显著增强纳米尺度光与物质的相互作用,在波导、生化传感、超快调制、探测以及非线性光学等领域具有重要应用前景。表面等离激元的激发主要采用受衍射极限限制的光学激发方式,通常需要棱镜、光栅等大尺寸光学元件的辅助,这极大限制了等离激元器件的小型化和片上高密度集成。通过将等离激元纳米结构和隧道结集成起来,低能量的隧穿电子可以直接激发该结构的等离激元模式,具有超小尺寸、超快调制速度等优点。本文将回顾基于电子隧穿效应的表面等离激元激发的研究历史,并着重介绍该领域的最新研究进展。     

Subwavelength-diameter silica wire for light in-coupling to silicon-based waveguide

Coupling between subwavelength-diameter silica wires and silicon-based waveguides is studied using the parallel three-dimensional (3D) finite-different time-domain method.Conventional butt-coupling to a silica-substrated silicon wire waveguide gives above 40% transmission at the wavelength range from 1300 to 1750 nm with good robustness against axial misalignments.Slow light can be generated by counter- directional coupling between a silica wire and a two-dimensional (2D) silicon photonic crystal slab waveg- uide.Through dispersion-band engineering,82% transmission is achieved over a coupling distance of 50 lattice constants.The group velocity is estimated as 1/35 of the light speed in vacuum.     

亚波长直径光纤的光学传输特性及其应用

通过高温下的物理拉伸方法，可以直接将玻璃材料拉细成亚波长或纳米直径的光纤。所获得的光纤具有很好的直径均匀度和表面光滑度，可用于低损耗光传输，并可在可见和近红外光学传输中表现出强光场约束、倏逝波传输和大波导色散等特性，在光通信、传感和非线性光学等领域具有良好的应用前景。     

Near-Field Characterization of Optical Micro/Nanofibres

Near-field scanning optical microscopy is used to investigate the waveguiding properties of optical micro/nanofibres （MNFs） by means of detecting optical power carried by evanescent waves. Taper drawn silica and tellurite MNFs, supported on low-index substrates, are used to guide a 532-nm-wavelength light beam for the test. Modification of the single-mode condition of the MNF in the presence of a substrate is observed. Spatial modulation of the longitudinal field intensity （with a 195-nm period） near the output end of a 760-nm-diameter silica MNF is well resolved. Energy exchange through evanescent coupling between two parallel MNFs is also investigated.     

微纳光纤及其锁模激光应用

微纳光纤是一种直径接近或小于传输光波长的纤维波导,由于纤芯和包层折射率差较大,具有强光场约束、强倏逝场、低损耗、反常波导色散、表面均匀性好和机械性能高等特性。近年来,以纳米材料作为饱和吸收体的被动锁模激光器成为超短脉冲激光技术方向的研究热点。得益于微纳光纤的强光场约束能力及大比例倏逝场,纳米材料与微纳光纤的复合结构能显著增强光与物质的相互作用,进而降低该复合结构的饱和吸收阈值,为超短脉冲产生和非线性动力学等研究提供一个新颖而灵活的平台。同时,微纳光纤因具有反常波导色散、光谱滤波、饱和吸收和偏振敏感等特性,在激光器的色散调控、偏振锁模等方面获得应用。介绍了微纳光纤的制备和特性以及在锁模激光方面的典型应用和相关技术的最新进展,并就未来的发展方向进行了展望。