Dynamically Induced Excitonic Instability in Pumped Dirac Materials

Driven and non-equilibrium quantum states of matter have attracted growing interest in both theoretical and experimental studies in condensed matter physics. Recent progress in realizing transient collective states in driven or pumped Dirac materials (DMs) is reviewed herein. In particular, the focus is on optically pumped DMs which are a promising platform for transient excitonic instabilities. Optical pumping combined with the linear (Dirac) dispersion of the electronic spectrum offers a knob for tuning the effective interaction between the photoexcited electrons and holes, and thus provides a way of reducing the critical coupling for excitonic instability. As a result, a transient excitonic condensate could be achieved in a pumped DM while it is not feasible in equilibrium. A unifying theoretical framework is provided for describing transient collective states in 2D and 3D DMs. The experimental signatures are described and numerical estimates of the size of the dynamically induced excitonic gaps and the values of the critical temperatures for several specific systems, are summarized. In addition, general guidelines for identifying promising material candidates are discussed. Finally, comments are provided regarding recent experimental efforts in realizing transient excitonic condensate in pumped DMs, and outstanding issues and possible future directions are outlined.     

光磁共振实验中扫场和水平场关系的探究

光泵磁共振实验中,在磁共振信号观察时,常常会有光抽运信号同时出现的现象,这严重影响了实验的有效观察和准确测量。本文阐述了取合适的扫场和水平场的大小的关系,从而避免实验过程中磁共振信号和光抽运信号的同时出现,以确保实验的精准。     

Efficient 1047 nm CW laser emission of Nd:YLF under direct pumping into the emitting level

We demonstrate a 1047 nm Nd:LiYF₄ (Nd:YLF) laser by directly pumping into the upper lasing level with a tunable Ti:Sapphire laser. The results obtained for direct upper laser level pumping at 863, 872 and 880 nm of Nd:YLF were compared with traditional 806 nm pump band excitation. Highly efficient 1047 nm continuous-wave (CW) laser emission under direct pumping at 880 nm in an 8 mm thick, 1.0 at.% Nd:YLF crystal is obtained. The slope efficiency is improved from 55.6% for traditional pumping at 806 nm to 76.3% for direct pumping at 880 nm.     

斜入射泵浦等离子体状态研究

 研究了作用在靶介质上的斜入射泵浦激光,对产生的靶等离子体状态以及激光增益区的影响。研究结果表明,等离子体状态和激光增益区随入射角θ0 (20(变化而变化。当θ0≤20°时这种变化不大。当θ0约30°时等离子体状态和激光增益区有比较明显的变化。当θ0≥40°时, 状态有很大的变化,严重影响激光增益和放大。     

Terahertz generation in quantum cascade structures by two-color deriving fields: An approach to reach inversion population via optical pumping

In this paper, a quantum cascade laser (QCL) design is proposed based on GaAs/AlGaAs material system, which simultaneously operates at three widely separated wavelengths (${\lambda }_1=11.1\mu m,{\lambda }_2=14.1\mu m$ and ${\lambda }_{THz}=60\mu m$). In the design, all the wavelength radiations are achieved by the engineering of the electronic spectrum via the quantum-well widths and the applied electric field in a single active region within a same waveguide. The mid-infrared (mid-IR) wavelengths are obtained by adoption a dual-upper-state active region, and the proposed design aims to use both the mid-IR radiations as the coherent deriving fields to populate the upper THz lasing state to aid the THz-laser population inversion via optical pumping instead of direct electrical injection. A detailed analysis of electronic transport in the structure is carried out using a multi-level rate-equation model. The results show that the proposed structure offers an alternative approach to room temperature THz generation in QCLs.     

熔石英相位共轭镜无损工作状态分析

基于非线性光学耦合波方程组建立了聚焦泵浦条件下熔石英玻璃材料中SBS过程的物理模型并编制了相应的数值求解程序,研究了SBS介质内激光场的时空发展特征,从而试图揭示SBS介质的内在破坏机制并寻求相应的加固措施.通过数值模拟程序研究了焦点处激光功率密度以及SBS反射率与激光能量的依赖关系,发现SBS对介质内的激光场具有"限幅"作用,即在注入能量大幅度提升的情况下,内部的激光场强度只有较小的增加,这种机制使大能量的固体介质PCM成为可能.分析激光脉宽以及耦合透镜焦距等参数对SBS过程的影响发现,精细选择系统参数,在熔石英玻璃材料中有可能无损伤地实现高效的SBS过程.     

激光二极管抽运(Tm,Ho)∶YLF激光器光谱特性实验分析

Ho∶YLF晶体的5I7和5I8斯塔克能级分裂数较多,形成2047~2070nm宽的增益谱带,对于可调谐2μm激光及宽带激光放大器研究具有重要意义。理论上分析了(Tm,Ho)∶YLF晶体的能级结构,并对晶体掺杂浓度和长度进行了优化。实验研究了激光二极管抽运微片Tm(原子数分数0.06),Ho(原子数分数0.004)∶YLF激光谱线可调谐特性,调谐范围2.0656~2.0671μm。利用(Tm,Ho)∶YLF晶体的宽增益谱特性,将其作为激光二极管抽运激光放大器,成功地将2.048μm(Tm,Ho)∶GdVO4激光功率放大了2.5倍。实验上测量了(Tm,Ho)∶YLF晶体在强抽运条件下480~492nm及530~550nm可见波段的上转换蓝绿光荧光谱。     

光泵磁共振实验探究

本文分析了光磁共振实验中,观察到光抽运信号和磁共振信号的条件,并重点对方波和三角波扫场对光抽运信号和磁共振信号的作用和影响进行了讨论,阐明了应如何选择方波和三角波扫场信号的大小和方向,才能得到理想的光抽运信号和磁共振信号。     

全光学高灵敏度铷原子磁力仪的研究

报道了一种全光学的高灵敏度铷原子磁力仪.其原理是基于激光束与处于微弱磁场中的铷原子的相互作用.这种相互作用与铷原子所处的环境中的磁场有关,因而通过测量透过铷原子气体的激光强度的变化可以获得磁场信息.分析了该磁力仪的工作原理,建立了相应的实验装置,并对其性能进行了测试.结果表明实验结果与理论相符合.进一步研究了影响磁力仪灵敏度的一些因素,提出了优化各参数来提高磁力仪灵敏度的方法.