Rydberg原子的电磁诱导透明光谱的噪声转移特性

基于马赫-曾德尔干涉仪和平衡零拍探测技术研究了Cs原子6S_1/2↔6P_3/2↔62D_5/2Rydberg态阶梯型三能级系统电磁诱导透明效应中耦合光场的噪声向探测光场相位噪声的转移特性.实验中探测光频率锁定在Cs原子6S_1/2↔6P_3/2态共振跃迁线上,通过扫描6P_3/2到62D_5/2态跃迁的耦合光频率,测量了Rydberg态电磁诱导透明光谱.利用探测光经过声光调制器后的一级衍射光实现了马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的相位锁定,测量了不同锁定相位情况下的电磁诱导透明光谱,实验结果与阶梯型三能级系统的理论计算结果符合得很好.在此基础上详细研究了耦合光频率共振在6P_3/2到62D_5/2态跃迁线上时,耦合光频率噪声向探测光相位噪声的转移特性,发现耦合光频率噪声转移效率在高频处显示出较明显的抑制.同时观察到耦合光在不同失谐情况时,随着耦合光功率的改变,探测光相位噪声的变化特征表现出明显差异.     

信号光的调制对基于光纤光参量放大光脉冲源的改善

在理论上从四波混频的强度耦合方程出发,给出了基于光纤光参量放大(FOPA)光脉冲的光场表达式,并进一步分析了信号光被相位调制或强度调制后,光脉冲的频率啁啾和强度演化.结论指出：若信号光被强度调制,对所生成脉冲宽度无明显的影响,但可以提高消光比;若信号光被相位调制,所生成的脉冲具有更大的线性正啁啾,可以在相同的抽运功率条件下得到比无相位调制时更窄的脉冲.实验上给出了10 GHz工作速率下的结果,其结果与理论分析符合得很好.通过信号光的相位调制,在05 W平均抽运功率条件下得到了消光比22 dB,脉宽为5 关键词： 光纤参量放大 四波混频 光脉冲源 频率啁啾     

Color view of atomic highs and lows in tunneling induced light emission

Based on a detailed experimental study of light emission stimulated with a scanning tunneling microscope, we put forward a consistent picture for the atomic-scale contrasts observed to date on noble metal surfaces. Divergent contrasts near various atomic steps and conflicting interpretations of light emission from a model atomic grating, (2 x 1) reconstructed Au(110), are accounted for. The light intensity modulation results from different spatial distributions of the local density of final states in the elastic and inelastic tunneling channels.     

Observation of nanojet-induced modes with small propagation losses in chains of coupled spherical cavities

Nanojet-induced modes (NIMs) and their attenuation properties are studied in linear chains consisting of tens of touching polystyrene microspheres with sizes in the 2-10 micro m range. To couple light to NIMs we used locally excited sources of light formed by several dye-doped fluorescent microspheres from the same chain of cavities. We directly observed the formation and propagation of NIMs by means of the scattering imaging technique. By measuring attenuation at long distances from the source, we demonstrate propagation losses for NIMs as small as 0.5 dB per sphere.     

1.053μm激光打靶产生的二次谐波

测量了基频激光打靶条件下不同角度的二次谐波光谱,得到了谐波光强随发射角度的变化关系以及能量转换效率随激光强度变化的曲线.实验现象可能与参量衰变级联造成的Langmuir湍流有关 关键词： 二次谐波发射 激光等离子体 共振吸收 离子声衰变不稳定性     

光解水的原子尺度机理和量子动力学

利用阳光直接将水分解为不含碳的氢气燃料和氧气是面向全球能源危机环保且低成本的解决方案.得益于电子结构理论和量子模拟方法的进步,人们已经能够直接研究在纳米颗粒上等离激元诱导光解水过程在原子尺度上的反应机理和超快动力学.本文简述近年来的相关工作进展.吸附在氧化物薄膜上的金纳米颗粒很有希望成为水分解的高效新型光催化剂.在光激发条件下,水分解反应速率和光强、热电子转移之间有强相关性.水分解速率不仅取决于光吸收强度,还受到等离激元量子振动模式的调控.这对于太阳能光解水器件中纳米颗粒的设计有借鉴意义.我们发现液态水在金团簇等离激元催化下100 fs内就能产生氢气.超快量子动力学模拟表明,该过程中场增强起主导作用,从金属到水反键态的超快电荷转移也扮演着重要角色.综合这些原子尺度上的量子动力学研究,我们提出受激水分子中氢原子高速碰撞(速度远远超出其热速度)合成氢分子的"链式反应"机理.     

Pseudo-Lock-in Light Detection Method for a Sinusoidally-Gain-Modulated Photomultiplier Tube

In order to detect a weak signal varied in an intensive background light, we propose a novel pseudo-lock-in light detection scheme used for a photomultiplier tube (PMT) whose gain is modulated sinusoidally. Let the signal light incident on the PMT be modulated sinusoidally at a frequency f. In this situation, one of the dynode voltages applied for the PMT is deeply biased and a sinusoidal reference signal with a frequency f is superimposed on the bias voltage. Then, we detect a frequency component of 2f at the output of the PMT selectively. To pick up only the 2f component, we connect a digital oscilloscope directly to the output of the PMT. Thereafter the digitized waveform stored on a temporal memory of the digital oscilloscope is fast-Fourier-transformed (FFT). Two numerical values obtained from the resultant amplitude and the phase spectrum at the frequency 2f, respectively, correspond to the intensity and the phase of the modulated signal light incident on the PMT. A fundamental performance test of the proposed scheme was carried out.     

Regulation of prokineticin 2 expression by light and the circadian clock

Background  

The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) contains the master circadian clock that regulates daily rhythms of many physiological and behavioural processes in mammals. Previously we have shown that prokineticin 2 (PK2) is a clock-controlled gene that may function as a critical SCN output molecule responsible for circadian locomotor rhythms. As light is the principal zeitgeber that entrains the circadian oscillator, and PK2 expression is responsive to nocturnal light pulses, we further investigated the effects of light on the molecular rhythm of PK2 in the SCN. In particular, we examined how PK2 responds to shifts of light/dark cycles and changes in photoperiod. We also investigated which photoreceptors are responsible for the light-induced PK2 expression in the SCN. To determine whether light requires an intact functional circadian pacemaker to regulate PK2, we examined PK2 expression in cryptochrome1,2-deficient (Cry1-/-Cry2-/-) mice that lack functional circadian clock under normal light/dark cycles and constant darkness.     

Spatial optical (2+1)‐dimensional scalar‐ and vector‐solitons in saturable nonlinear media

(2+1)‐dimensional optical spatial solitons have become a major field of research in nonlinear physics throughout the last decade due to their potential in adaptive optical communication technologies. With the help of photorefractive crystals that supply the required type of nonlinearity for soliton generation, we are able to demonstrate experimentally the formation, the dynamic properties, and especially the interaction of solitary waves, which were so far only known from general soliton theory. Among the complex interaction scenarios of scalar solitons, we reveal a distinct behavior denoted as anomalous interaction, which is unique in soliton‐supporting systems. Further on, we realize highly parallel, light‐induced waveguide configurations based on photorefractive screening solitons that give rise to technical applications towards waveguide couplers and dividers as well as all‐optical information processing devices where light is controlled by light itself. Finally, we demonstrate the generation, stability and propagation dynamics of multi‐component or vector solitons, multipole transverse optical structures bearing a complex geometry. In analogy to the particle‐light dualism of scalar solitons, various types of vector solitons can ‐ in a broader sense ‐ be interpreted as molecules of light.     

Modulation of the vacuum field in the beam splitter and mirror system

We present modulation of the vacuum field with a single mirror placed close to an unused port of a beam splitter. The electromagnetic field modes of the vacuum fluctuation near the mirror are modified with respect to those in free space, with their amplitudes having a sinusoidal spatial dependence upon the distance from the mirror. If we combine this spatially amplitude-modulated vacuum field mode and a coherent local oscillator with a beam splitter, we may obtain squeezed states of light in a homodyne detection scheme. We show that the amplitude fluctuation of the combined light can be reduced by a factor of below that of the coherent light and the fluctuations of the intensity difference of the two beams can be also reduced.     

Light scattering calculations from Au and Au/SiO2 core/shell nanoparticles

Given the importance of the optical properties of Au and Au/SiO₂ core/shell nanoparticles, in this article we focus our attention on the light scattering properties of such systems and on a relative comparison. In particular, we report theoretical results of angle-dependent light scattering intensity and scattering efficiency for Au and Au/SiO₂ core/shell nanoparticles increasing the Au particle radius from 30 to 130 nm, and for Au/SiO₂ core/shell particles changing the core-to-shell sizes ratio. Finally, a comparison between the scattering efficiency of the Au and Au/SiO₂ core/shell nanoparticles is drawn. The results of this work can be used in the design of tunable efficiency light scattering devices (biological and molecular sensors, solar cells).     

光自旋霍尔效应中的交叉偏振特性研究

从光束角谱理论出发建立了描述光自旋霍尔效应的傍轴传输模型, 利用这一模型分析了光自旋霍尔效应中的交叉偏振特性. 通过分析交叉偏振效应强度和入射角变化的规律, 发现交叉偏振效应越强, 光自旋霍尔效应中的自旋分裂越大. 为便于实验观察, 将入射角选在光自旋霍尔效应较强的布儒斯特角附近, 观测到了强的交叉偏振效应. 增大交叉偏振分量的同时减小初始偏振分量, 可显著增强光自旋霍尔效应. 这一调控方法为研制基于光自旋霍尔效应的新型光子器件提供了理论基础.     

电子束管中的涂屏技术

在用PVA-发光粉泥浆技术涂制电视显象管的发光屏中PVA(AD)树脂的光反应是将发光粉粘结在底板上的关键环节。包有树脂的这些颗粒组成有最佳颗粒层数的发光屏(例如,1.4层)。在发光颗粒表面散射的紫外光只有当PVA-发光粉泥浆的pH值被调到7附近时才可能到达发光颗粒层的底面。在底板上被散射紫外光的强度决定于颗粒的光学不均匀性,而这个不规则性对球形颗粒是最大。紫外光的强度及其光程断面和高质量的发光粉是制备优良发光屏的保证。     

Polarization squeezing and new states of light in quantum optics

The concept of squeezing is discussed for multimode quantum light beams with the consideration of polarization using the polarization gauge SU (2) invariance of free electromagnetic fields. We separate the polarization degrees of freedom from other ones, and consider uncertainty relations characterizing polarization observables. As a consequence, we obtain a new classification of polarization states of light within quantum optics.     

空间光强自动测试装置的研究

通过对灯具空间光强测试方法的研究，提出了一种空间光强测试新方法。建立了灯具空间光强自动对中的数据模型，介绍了空间光强自动测试装置的组成和测试原理。借助二维扫描系统和专用测试软件绘制出空间光强的三维图形，从而可快速求出灯具x和y轴的光强分布曲线以及发散角，故而可获得所需的测试信息，并可通过全过程测试得到更加丰富的测试信息及测试报告。最后给出将一投影灯置于离探测器5m处的测试结果，按文中所述测试原理测得的峰值光强为2634.4cd，发散角为15.25°。     

Second Harmonic Generation in Bis Typed Organic Compounds

In systematic research on a series of new nonlinear organic materials, we found that Bis (4-nitrophenoxy) methane (BNPM) showed a large intensity of second harmonic light, which was 4.4 times as large as that of urea crystal by powder technique and easily crystallized from a solution. The crystal structure of BNPM, obtained by the X-ray diffraction method, was orthorhombic, space group P2₁2₁2 (point group 222), with unit-sell dimension a = 10.205 Å; b = 12.854 Å; c = 4.8822 Å. In addition, we found that the absorption edge of BNPM was 430 nm with a 0.9-mm-thick crystal, and we observed the second harmonic light with BNPM single crystal at the wavelength of 1064 nm and in the range from 906 nm to 990 nm.     

Optical Time-to-Three-Dimensional (3-D) Space Interconversion System

We propose a new technique for an interconversion between a three dimensional (3-D) spatial signal and a temporal signal. It is realized by combination of a holographic technique, a 2-D spatial filtering technique and a time-space conversion technique. Using this method, we can physically utilize the multiplicity between a temporal domain parameter and all of the spatial domain parameters of light. To demonstrate the proposed technique, we achieved experimentally conversion from different three point light sources as 3-D spatial signals into a temporal signal and vice versa.     

利用纳米球提高红外波长上转换探测器效率

在红外波长上转换探测器氮化硅(SiN_x)钝化层制作单层六角密排的二氧化硅(SiO_2)纳米球阵列,以提高红外波长上转换探测器的整体效率.采用自组装的方法在器件钝化层上制备了直径分别约为300,450,750和1000 nm的SiO_2纳米球,并与无表面微纳结构器件进行对比测试.结果表明:钝化层附着SiO_2纳米球能有效地提高红外波长上转换器的光提取效率;当SiO_2纳米球直径为750 nm时的光提取效率最优,是无表面微纳结构器件的2.6倍,可实现低成本制作高效率红外波长上转换探测器.     

气泡流纳米流体的太阳能蒸腾特性研究

太阳能驱动水蒸发是光热利用的重要途径,光-热-蒸汽转化可通过纳米流体吸收太阳能生成蒸汽.本文提出光散射气泡耦合光吸收纳米颗粒强化光能转换的新思路,在太阳能纳米流体蒸发体系中引入气泡群,这些动态气泡作为光能散射与传递中心,延长了入射光路径并倍增了光通量;同时提供了极大的气液界面完成气泡吸湿,以及破水而出的炸裂扰动加速蒸汽...     

光折变晶体LiNbO_3:Fe中的特殊散射现象

用柱面透镜把经针孔滤波器扩束的激光束沿某一个方向聚焦成细丝状(或长条状),细丝状光束垂直入射到LiNbO_3:Fe晶体上,在远场位置观察散射光.我们发现光散射的方向与晶体的c轴方向不一致,不仅沿着晶体的c轴方向有散射光出现,沿光束的条形方向也出现很强的散射光.