Reduction of Lasing Threshold by Deforming a Circular Resonator

We have reduced the lasing threshold of a circular resonator,formed by a dye-doped pendant drop,by changing its shape from a circle to an oval.This phenomenon can be explained by the decrease of the number (p) of modes that support lasing in the resonator.A theory that connects wave and ray pictures in dealing with the cavity resonance is used to estimate p and its dependence on the eccentricity of an oval-shaped resonator.The measured lasing threshold and the calculated p have a linear relationship in agreement with our prediction.     

压缩条件下玄武岩柱尺寸效应及破裂机理数值模拟研究

为研究压缩条件下玄武岩柱强度和变形的尺寸效应,及其破裂机理和破坏模式,本研究构建不同尺寸的玄武岩柱图像,然后将细观损伤力学、统计强度理论、连续介质力学相结合,基于RFPA^3D-CT的数字图像处理,将玄武岩柱图像转化为有限元网格模型,并分别赋予节理、岩石的材料力学参数,其中,考虑节理及岩石的非均质。开展压缩条件下的玄武岩柱数值试验,分析侧压、垂直柱轴方向(Ⅰ/Ⅱ)对玄武岩柱的力学尺寸效应的影响,以及玄武岩柱破裂过程的应力场演化与损伤破裂特征。研究表明：对于垂直柱轴方向Ⅰ的情况,当侧压为0 MPa,试件抗压强度无明显的尺寸效应;当侧压为2 MPa,试件抗压强度的尺寸效应临界值为4 m;当侧压为4、6、8 MPa,试件抗压强度的尺寸效应临界值为6 m。对于垂直柱轴方向Ⅱ的情况,当侧压为0、2 MPa,试件抗压强度无明显的尺寸效应;当侧压为4 MPa,试件抗压强度的尺寸效应临界值为4 m;当侧压为6、8 MPa,试件抗压强度的尺寸效应临界值为6 m。当侧压为0～8 MPa,随着模型尺寸的增加,试件抗压强度的横观各向异性系数变化范围为0.75～1.15;试件等效变形模量的横...     

Theoretical study on the lasing plasmon of a split ring for label-free detection of single molecules and single nanoparticles

This paper reports the plasmonic lasing of a split ring filled with gain material in water. The lasing mode(1500 nm)is far from the pump mode(980 nm), which can depress the detection noise from the pump light. The laser intensities of the two modes simultaneously increase by more than 10~3 in amplitude, which can intensify the absorption efficiency of the pumping light and enhance the plasmonic lasing. The plasmonic lasing is a sensitive sensor. When a single protein nanoparticle(n = 1.5, r = 1.25 nm) is trapped in the gap of the split ring, the lasing spectrum moves by 0.031 nm, which is much larger than the detection limit of 10~(-5) nm. Moreover, the lasing intensity is also very sensitive to the trapped nanoparticle. It reduces to less than 1/600 when a protein nanoparticle(n = 1.5, r = 1.25 nm) is trapped in the gap.