All solid-state sum-frequency generation of 1.12-W continuous-wave laser at 588 nm

A new resonator design for doubly resonant continuous-wave (CW) intracavity sum-frequency mixing (SFM) is reported. 1.12 W of coherent radiation at 588 nm is generated by mixing 1062-nm Nd:GdVO4laser and 1319-nm Nd:YAG laser. The optical-to-optical conversion efficiency is up to 3.7%.     

Rapid separation and characterization of diterpenoid alkaloids in processed roots of Aconitum carmichaeli using ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with hybrid linear ion trap‐Orbitrap tandem mass spectrometry

The lateral root of Aconitum carmichaeli, a popular traditional Chinese medicine, has been widely used to treat rheumatic diseases. For decades, diterpenoid alkaloids have dominated the phytochemical and biomedical research on this plant. In this study, a rapid and sensitive method based on ultra high performance liquid chromatography coupled with linear ion trap‐Orbitrap tandem mass spectrometry was developed to characterize the diterpenoid alkaloids in Aconitum carmichaeli. Based on an optimized chromatographic condition, more than 120 diterpenoid alkaloids were separated with good resolution. Using a systematic strategy that combines high resolution separation, highly accurate mass measurements and a good understanding of the diagnostic fragment‐based fragmentation patterns, these diterpenoid alkaloids were identified or tentatively identified. The identification of these chemicals provided essential data for further phytochemical studies and toxicity research of Aconitum carmichaeli. Moreover, the ultra high performance liquid chromatography with linear ion trap‐Orbitrap mass spectrometry platform was an effective and accurate tool for rapid qualitative analysis of secondary metabolite productions from natural resources.     

Single‐Molecule Sensing of Environmental pH—an STM Break Junction and NEGF‐DFT Approach

Sensors play a significant role in the detection of toxic species and explosives, and in the remote control of chemical processes. In this work, we report a single‐molecule‐based pH switch/sensor that exploits the sensitivity of dye molecules to environmental pH to build metal–molecule–metal (m‐M‐m) devices using the scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) break junction technique. Dyes undergo pH‐induced electronic modulation due to reversible structural transformation between a conjugated and a nonconjugated form, resulting in a change in the HOMO–LUMO gap. The dye‐mediated m‐M‐m devices react to environmental pH with a high on/off ratio (≈100:1) of device conductivity. Density functional theory (DFT) calculations, carried out under the non‐equilibrium Green’s function (NEGF) framework, model charge transport through these molecules in the two possible forms and confirm that the HOMO–LUMO gap of dyes is nearly twice as large in the nonconjugated form as in the conjugated form.     

Orientation‐Controlled Single‐Molecule Junctions

The conductivity of a single aromatic ring, perpendicular to its plane, is determined using a new strategy under ambient conditions and at room temperature by a combination of molecular assembly, scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) imaging, and STM break junction (STM‐BJ) techniques. The construction of such molecular junctions exploits the formation of highly ordered structures of flat‐oriented mesitylene molecules on Au(111) to enable direct tip/π contacts, a result that is not possible by conventional methods. The measured conductance of Au/π/Au junction is about 0.1 G_o , two orders of magnitude higher than the conductance of phenyl rings connected to the electrodes by standard anchoring groups. Our experiments suggest that long‐range ordered structures, which hold the aromatic ring in place and parallel to the surface, are essential to increase probability of the formation of orientation‐controlled molecular junctions.     

用于显示的透射型法布里-珀罗光调制器

提出了一种用于显示的,基于透射型法布里-珀罗干涉的微机电系统(MEMS)光学调制器。基于多光束干涉原理分析了调制器的光学特性,推导出了调制器结构的特征参量。分析表明,当调制器的腔长为cλ/4时,透射光可以实现暗态显示;当调制器的腔长取为零或cλ/2时,透射光可以实现亮态显示。通过控制法布里-珀罗腔长,就可实现调制器的明暗调制。理论上证明了该调制器用于显示的可行性。设计了一种基于微机电系统的透射型法布里-珀罗光学调制器结构,该调制器的理论衬比度达到150。仿真结果表明,该调制器具有2.4 V的低电压静电驱动性能。     

低曝光量下投影算法的稳健性研究

研究了在低曝光量情况下灰度投影算法的稳健性,为提出的稳定成像系统的设计与实现提供可行性论证。通过合成视频实验探讨、实际视频实验论证相结合的研究方法,探讨曝光量不足对灰度投影算法性能的影响。实验结果表明,灰度投影算法在欠曝5档和存在一定随机噪声的情况下,仍能保持良好的运动矢量估计性能,从而说明了投影算法在一定的曝光量范围内仍能准确地得到运动矢量估计,是一种运算量小、实时性好且稳健性较强的电子稳像算法。投影算法在低曝光量情况下良好的稳像稳健特性,使其能在低亮度及高实时性要求等环境下应用于航拍、卫星遥感等稳定成像或高清晰成像场合。     

用蒙特卡罗光子追迹方法分析闪光灯的结构设计

闪光灯反光罩结构设计的目标是使得所拍摄视场内的光能量分布尽量均衡。不同于基于几何光学理论的闪光灯计算和设计方法,采用了蒙特卡罗光子追迹法来分析闪光灯的结构设计。通过对照相机闪光灯几何结构的分析,引入余弦随机变量等方法,建立了闪光灯系统中光源、反光罩、菲涅耳透镜等部件的数学模型。先用蒙特卡罗光子追迹法模拟了单光子在闪光灯中飞行的各种可能状态,再通过产生大量光子仿真真实的情况。并对一个具体的闪光灯结构进行了计算,计算得到了光强和光子方向矢量在水平、垂直两个方向的投影角之间的分布曲线图。仿真结果符合设计要求并与实测曲线很接近,从而验证了蒙特卡罗光子追迹法在闪光灯结构设计中的可行性。     

基于微机电系统光栅平动式光调制器实验和优化设计

基于微机电系统(MEMS)的光栅平动式光调制器(光栅平动式光调制器)调制性能的实验研究关系到其进一步应用。设计了光栅平动式光调制器的相干光学信息处理系统实验方案,He-Ne激光器出射的光束经扩束器和准直透射后成为平行光入射光栅平动式光调制器,被测光栅平动式光调制器放置在相干光学信息处理系统的输入面,滤波器在频谱面上,显微镜放大像面上的信号,经CCD在计算机上记录存储;实验结果和理论分析吻合。对光栅平动式光调制器进行方案优化,将可动光栅边框和悬臂梁表面处理成不反光,使可动光栅和下反射镜构成的整个反射面为光栅周期的整数倍。经理论计算,在光栅周期为8μm,光栅占空比为0.5,光栅边距为2μm,周期数为6的条件下,光栅平动式光调制器图像填充率为74.67%,光学效率为81.06%,衬比度大于5000∶1。