Passively mode-locked Tm,Ho:YVO4 laser based on a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror

We report the demonstration of passively continuous-wave mode-locking(CWML) of diode-pumped Tm,Ho:YV04 laser using an InGaAs/GaAs multiple quantum-well(MQW) structure semiconductor as the saturable absorber.Stable mode-locking pulses at the central wavelength of 2 041 nm are obtained. The maximum output power is 151 mW.The pulse duration is 10.5 ps at the repetition rate of 64.3 MHz.     

Non-Gaussian water diffusion kurtosis imaging of prostate cancer

Purpose

To evaluate the non-Gaussian water diffusion properties of prostate cancer (PCa) and determine the diagnostic performance of diffusion kurtosis (DK) imaging for distinguishing PCa from benign tissues within the peripheral zone (PZ), and assessing tumor lesions with different Gleason scores.

Materials and Methods

Nineteen patients who underwent diffusion weighted (DW) magnetic resonance imaging using multiple b-values and were pathologically confirmed with PCa were enrolled in this study. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) was derived using a monoexponential model, while diffusion coefficient (D) and kurtosis (K) were determined using a DK model. Differences between the ADC, D and K values of benign PZ and PCa, as well as those of tumor lesions with Gleason scores of 6, 7 and ≥ 8 were assessed. Correlations between parameters D and K in PCa were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. ADC, D and K values were correlated with Gleason scores of 6, 7 and ≥ 8, respectively.

Results

ADC and D values were significantly (p < 0.001) lower in PCa (0.79 ± 0.14 μm²/ms and 1.56 ± 0.23 μm²/ms, respectively) compared to benign PZ (1.23 ± 0.19 μm²/ms and 2.54 ± 0.24 μm²/ms, respectively). K values were significantly (p < 0.001) greater in PCa (0.96 ± 0.20) compared to benign PZ (0.59 ± 0.08). D and K showed fewer overlapping values between benign PZ and PCa compared to ADC. There was a strong negative correlation between D and K values in PCa (Pearson correlation coefficient r = − 0.729; p < 0.001). ADC and K values differed significantly in tumor lesions with Gleason scores of 6, 7 and ≥ 8 (p < 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively), although no significant difference was detected for D values (p = 0.325). Significant correlations were found between the ADC value and Gleason score (r = − 0.828; p < 0.001), as well as the K value and Gleason score (r = 0.729; p < 0.001).

Conclusion

DK model may add value in PCa detection and diagnosis. K potentially offers a new metric for assessment of PCa.     

纳米TiO2∶Zn薄膜电极紫外光电特性研究

采用sol-gel法制备了Zn2+掺杂的锐钛矿相纳米TiO2薄膜电极.通过光电流作用谱和电流-电位（I-U）曲线研〖WTBZ〗究了掺杂不同浓度Zn2+的TiO2薄膜电极的光电特性.由光电流作用谱可知，Zn2+的掺杂可显著影响薄膜电极的光电流大小，且掺杂的最佳浓度与薄膜晶粒尺度有关.在320nm单色光照射下，掺杂浓度（摩尔浓度）为0.1％的薄膜电极光电流最大，与未掺杂的本征薄膜电极相比增幅达40％.I-U曲线表明，光照下，随电极电位由正到负逐渐降低，不同掺杂浓度的TiO2薄膜电极中均出现了阳极电流向阴极电流转换的现象，且Zn2+掺杂浓度可影响电极阳极电流的初始电位.另外，无光照的暗态下，各薄膜在负电位区域观察到了相似的随电位降低而迅速增大的阴极暗电流.     

Temperature dependence of surface and structure properties of ZnCdO film

Zn1-xCdx O films are grown on c-sapphire substrates by laser molecular beam epitaxy(LMBE) at different temperatures. Their crystallographic structures, compositions, surface electronic structures are investigated. The a-axis lattice constant of Zn0.95Cd0.05 O is 3.20. Moreover, the epitaxial relationship shows a 30°-in-plane rotation of the film with respect to the c-sapphire substrate. When the substrate temperatures arrives at 500℃, the in situ reflection high-energy electron diffraction(RHEED) pattern of Zn Cd O film shows sharp streaky pattern. The maximum Cd content of Zn Cd O film grown at low substrate temperatures increases up to about 29.6 at.%, which is close to that of the ceramic target. In situ ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS) measurements demonstrate that Zn Cd O film exhibits intense peaks at 4.7 e V and 10.7 e V below the Fermi level, which are assigned to the O 2p and Zn 3p states. Energetic distance between Zn 3d and Cd 4d is 0.60 e V. Above 470 nm, the thin film shows excellent optical transmission.     

厚二氧化硅光波导薄膜制备及其特性分析

以硅烷和氧化二氮作为反应气体，采用等离子体增强化学气相沉积(PECVD)技术，不使用掺杂，在单晶硅衬底上制备了用于平面光波导的二氧化硅薄膜。研究了薄膜折射率和淀积速率与工艺参量之间的关系，通过棱镜耦合仪、傅里叶变换红外光谱、原子力显微镜等测试手段，分析了薄膜的结构和光学特性。结果表明，实验能快速生长厚二氧化硅薄膜，薄膜表面平整，颗粒度均匀，同时薄膜具有折射率精确可控和红外透射性能好的特点，非常适合制作光波导器件。     

五种氨基酸钆络合物的ESR波谱

迄今未见任何稀土氨基酸络合物的ESR波谱报道,本文在合成Gd³⁺分别与甘氨酸、β-丙氨酸、谷氨酸、天冬氨酸和天冬酰胺五种氨基酸络合物的基础上,测定了不同温度下,水溶液、粉末及分子筛吸附样品的ESR谱,讨论了络合物中晶体场强,对称性及成键特性。     

光学系统时间畸变和色时间滞后的研究

本文对皮秒和飞秒技术中瞬态现象测量系统所用的特殊光学系统校正时间畸变和压缩色时间滞后的问题进行了讨论。实验证明用该方法设计研制的光学系统校正效果显着。     

基于车载通信标准街道场景的电磁散射信道模型

针对室外无线信道视距(line of sight,LOS)/非视距(non-line of sight,NLOS)传输环境下的车到车(vehicular-to-vehicular,V2V)通信系统,本文提出了一种基于标准街道散射的统计信道模型,其移动发射机(mobile transmitter,MT)与移动接收机(mobile receiver,MR)处于运动状态,街道两旁分布的散射体固定.由几何模型出发又引入了一种随机的参考信道模型,其散射体有无穷多个,均以平行于街道两侧的散射条纹形式均匀分布在三维(three dimensional,3D)空间的一个二维(two dimensional,2D)矩形内部.在室外街道通信环境下,模型推导了散射信道中发射角(angle of departure,AOD)以及到达角(angle of arrival,AOA)的概率密度函数(probability density functions,PDFs)解析式;研究了多普勒功率谱密度(power spectral density,PSD)及其时间自相关函数(autocorrelation function,ACF);分析了模型多普勒参数以及街道散射体等因素对V2V通信系统性能的影响.与城市、农村的测量信道对比分析,表明本模型仿真的统计特性符合理论与实际,拓宽了室外V2V无线通信信道建模的研究.为评估室外V2V通信系统的传输特性、仿真无线通信系统提供了有力的研究工具.     

菌紫质薄膜光致折射率变化的理论计算和实验测量

基因改性细菌视紫红质BR-D96N由于M态寿命的延长而具有显著的光致变色特性.根据Kramers-Kronig变换关系,样品吸收光谱的变化会引起样品折射率的变化.本文首先从实验上测量了BR-D96N薄膜样品在光激发前后的吸收光谱,然后根据Kramers-Kronig变换关系,理论计算了对应此光致变色光谱变化的光致折射率变化光谱.实验上为了直接测量样品的光致折射率变化,采用Michelson干涉方法测量BR-D96N薄膜在不同探测波长下的光致折射率变化量,并与理论计算曲线进行了比较.     

Laser-induced damage of high reflectors for Ti:sapphire laser system

A broadband (～ 176 nm, R ＞ 98%, λ0 = 800 nm) and high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT =2.4 J/cm2) TiO2/HfO2/SiO2 high reflector (HR) for Ti:sapphire chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) laser system is fabricated by the electron beam evaporation. The refractive index and extinction coefficient of TiO2 and HfO2 films are calculated from single-layer films' transmittance spectra. The properties of HR are mainly determined by the high refractive index material. The high refractive index leads to wide bandwidth. A low extinction coefficient indicates low absorption and high LIDT. The possible damage mechanism of HR is discussed.