Parameters used for Doppler broadening spectra of positron annihilation γ-rays

The relationship between some popularly used arbitrary parameters and the variance of the Doppler broadening spectra of positron annihilation γ-rays is discussed. The experimental results are found to agree well with the theoretically derived formulas.     

Phase modulation of propagation effect with Doppler broadening

This paper studies the propagation effect in a closed lambda-type three-level atomic system with Doppler broadening. It is shown that, Doppler broadening due to atomic motion and propagation effect associated with driving field depletion along the active medium decreases obviously the gain and output of the lasing without inversion （LWI）; the relative phase between the probe and driving fields has a remarkable modulation role to the propagation effect on LWI when Doppler broadening presents; by choosing suitable value of the relative phase, we can get the largest gain and output of LWI.     

High-Q microwave photonic filter with self-phase modulation spectrum broadening and third-order dispersion compensation

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a scheme of high-Q microwave photonic filter （MPF） using the techniques of self-phase modulation （SPM） spectrum broadening and third-order dispersion （TOD） compensation. The optical pulses from a mode-locking laser are spectrally broadened by the SPM in the highly nonlinear fiber. A wideband optical frequency comb with 365 spectral lines within 10-dB power variation from the highest spectral power is obtained. By applying a cubic phase modulation via a waveshaper, the effect of TOD which broadens the MPF passband is eliminated. The final implemented MPF has a Q-value as high as 296 and a tuning range of 700 MHz.     

Spectral-linewidth broadening in synchronous Raman fiber amplification caused by cross-phase modulation effects and its suppression

When coherent light is amplified by a synchronous Raman fiber amplifier pumped by output pulses from a high-power erbium-doped fiber amplifier operating in an unsaturated gain regime, the detection efficiency with the heterodyne method is degraded. This degradation is caused mainly by cross-phase modulation effects. It is confirmed that using power-flattened pump pulses can suppress these effects.     

The spectral broadening of a blue optical pulse and the modulation of a pulse waveform in a photonic crystal fiber by induced-phase modulation

By copropagating a fundamental pulse and a blue second-harmonic pulse from a Ti:Sapphire oscillator in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF), the spectral broadening of the blue second-harmonic pulse from 380 to 600 nm has been observed by use of induced-phase modulation (IPM) at a 78-MHz repetition rate. From the experimental and the calculated delay time dependence of spectral intensities, it was inferred that the largest spectral broadening was observed when the second-harmonic pulse interacted with the fundamental pulse near the input end of a PCF, where the fundamental pulse was compressed temporally due to self-phase modulation and negative group velocity dispersion. From the simulation, the mechanism of spectral broadening was clarified and the fission process of the fundamental pulse was shown to be influenced strongly by IPM.     

Electron transport in graphene nanoribbons under a central potential modulation

We study electron transport in graphene nanoribbons (GNs) under a one-dimensional central potential. Two kinds of structures are considered: armchair-edged GN (AGN) where a central potential is applied on the central dimer chain, and zigzag-edged GN (ZGN) where a potential is applied on the central zigzag chain. Both nanoribbons show unique electronic structure and interesting transport properties under potential modulation. Without considering edge effect, a metallic AGN is still metallic after potential modulation. However, if the edge effect is considered, an AGN under potential modulation can be either semiconducting or metallic depending on the potential strength. The AGN transits from semiconducting to metallic and then to semiconducting again with the potential increase. As to ZGN, the potential on the central zigzag chain also greatly affect the quantum conductance. A ZGN will transit from metallic to semiconducting as the potential strength exceeds critical value. All transitions of AGN and ZGN are correlated with the localized state on the central potential chain which induces a quantum channel along the chain.     

Signal processing efficiency of Doppler global velocimetry with laser frequency modulation

Novel Doppler global velocimeters using laser frequency modulation can optically measure flow velocity fields and offer promising perspectives, but so far unknown limits, for achieving low measurement uncertainties. One approach, e.g. is based on sinusoidal frequency modulation and a harmonic signal analysis. In order to determine the minimum achievable measurement uncertainty, the known theorem of Cramér and Rao is applied to a derived signal model, initially excluding the harmonic signal analysis. For a typical scattered light power of 1 nW and a desired temporal resolution of 16 ms, the calculated minimum velocity standard deviation amounts to 0.02 and 0.06 m/s for signal dependent (quantum shot) noise and signal independent (thermal and dark current) noise, respectively. It is subsequently investigated, how efficient the harmonic signal analysis extracts the Fisher information content. The ratio of the Cramér-Rao lower bound and the estimated measurement uncertainty, where the signal processing is taken into account, was found to be >75% in terms of standard deviations in the entire measurement range of about . For the challenge of measuring velocity fields in turbomachine flows (requirements: 5 kHz measurement rate, ≤1% statistical error, velocities (50-240) m/s), the presented results indicate a necessary minimum scattered light power of 1.5 nW, which seems feasible.     

Ion and electron emission characteristics at potential barrier modulation

The true secondary electron yield under the conditions of X-ray dynamic diffraction from perfect crystals and crystals with a damaged surface layer has been theoretically and experimentally investigated. The reasons for the potential barrier modulation and the effect of this modulation on the ion and electron emission characteristics are considered.     

Amplitude modulation control of escape from a potential well

We demonstrate the effectiveness of periodic amplitude modulations in controlling (suppressing and enhancing) escape from a potential well through the universal model of a damped Helmholtz oscillator subjected to an external periodic excitation (the escape-inducing excitation) whose amplitude is periodically modulated (the escape-controlling excitation). Analytical and numerical results show that this multiplicative control works reliably for different subharmonic resonances between the two periodic excitations involved, and that its effectiveness is comparable to those of different methods of additive control. Additionally, we demonstrate the robustness of the multiplicative control against the presence of low-intensity Gaussian noise.     

单模光纤中的脉冲展宽

本文给出了光源频谱是洛仑兹分布的高斯脉冲,在单模光纤中传输时因一阶色散而展宽的近似理论.得到了在光纤中传输的脉冲光功率的系综平均值和输出脉冲宽度的均方根值的近似解析公式.数值分析的结果表明,所给出的公式与数值解的最大偏差小于5%.     

Lifetime broadening in angle-resolved photoemission

The register line formalism of angle-resolved photoemission is applied to the special case where electrons are excited from sp surface states. By considering lifetime broadening alone, it is demonstrated that it is possible to explain why photoemission linewidths increase as the initial states disperse towards the Fermi level. Favourable comparisons are made between the theory and with measurements of the surface state widths on Cu(111) and Al(001).     

Exciton condensation in semiconductor quantum wells with a periodical modulation of potential

The appearance and properties of a structure in the density distribution of indirect excitons in coupled quantum wells in semiconductor alloys upon periodical field modulation are studied. Calculations showed that besides periodical dependence of density distribution, caused by the potential modulation, a stratification of the exciton density shafts into separate islands in the cross direction arises. Appearance of islands is the result of exciton condensed phase formation and a nonequilibrium state of the system due to the finite exciton lifetime and pumping presence. The dependence of the structure on system parameters (the pumping value, the modulated field depth and period) is investigated. Also the influence of the exciton–exciton annihilation is taken into account.     

Solid state broadening in Auger spectra

Some Auger spectra in the gas phase show extremely sharp lines and a great deal of fine structure while the Auger spectra of solids, even at high resolution, lack this detailed fine structure and generally have much broader peaks. In an effort to understand the broadening processes which occur on condensation of a gas or vapour to the solid phase, several solids for which high resolution gas phase data exists have been studied. The result of measurements of the M₄₅N₄₅N₄₅ Auger spectrum of cadmium are reported and comparison is made with the vapour phase data. Although the solid data contains considerable quasi-atomic fine structure the lines are broader than the vapour phase and by matching computer broadened vapour phase data to the experimental data an estimate of the individual line widths may be made. The relative intensities of the lines in the simulation agree closely with the solid data if loss processes are considered. Measurements have also been made on the same Cd transition in CdS and in this material the Auger lines are much broader than in Cd metal and the fine structure has almost disappeared. Results are also reported of measurements of the Auger spectra of solid rare gases made with the aid of a UHV cryostat capable of operating at temperatures down to 10 K. The gases studied were Xe, Ar and Kr and again comparison with computer broadened gas data enable the broadening of individual Auger lines to be estimated. Measurements of the line breadths have been made at various temperatures and the results of these experiments will be discussed in terms of lifetime and lattice vibrational broadening.     

Pulse broadening in near-optimum graded-index fibres

Impulse responses of a wide class of multimode optical fibres with near-optimum index profiles are investigated. The index profile is described by three parameters: the power law exponent, the magnitude and the width of a dip at the centre of the core. It is found that for overcompensated profiles (< _opt) a moderate dip decreases the r.m.s. dispersion. Leaky modes are found to improve the dispersion characteristics for fibres with a dip in the index profile. Impulse response measurements are interpretated to give information about the index profile.     

AMS02超导磁体的低温地面支持设备系统(CGSE)方案研究

AMS02是用于探测空间反物质、暗物质及宇宙射线的第二代阿尔法磁谱探测仪,它将利用航天飞机发射至国际空间站上,并以超导状态工作3年以上。AMS02的核心是一个大型超导磁体,重达2000kg,需要在发射前用一低温地面支持设备系统(CGSE)对磁体进行冷却并在磁体杜瓦中加注2.5m3的超流氦。该文介绍此CGSE的技术要求、总体方案、冷却过程和主要子系统。     

On electromagnetic waves in chiral media

We analyze the propagation of electromagnetic waves through chiral media, i.e., through composite media consisting of macroscopic chiral objects randomly embedded in a dielectric. The peculiar effects that such media have on the polarization properties of the waves are placed in evidence. To demonstrate the physical basis of these effects, a specific example, chosen for its analytical simplicity, is worked out from first principles.     

Spectral broadening in Raman fiber lasers

We present an analytical theory based on wave kinetic equations that describes a Raman fiber laser (RFL) generation spectrum. It is shown both theoretically and experimentally that the quasi-degenerate four-wave mixing between different longitudinal modes is the main broadening mechanism in the one-stage RFL at high powers. The shape and power dependence of the intracavity Stokes wave spectrum are in excellent quantitative agreement with predictions of the theory.