不断发展的CO2激光器

世界上第1台商用CO2激光器采用了一种很大的气体流动系统，需要定期维修和保养，而今天，CO2激光器已取得惊人的进展，人类正计划将一种体积小、重量轻并能连续工作5年的CO2激光器系统送往太空。     

用于切割及远距离焊接的盘形激光器

Yh：YAG盘形激光器是一项最新开发的激光技术之一，目前市场化的商用Yh：YAG激光器是通过1根直径为150μm的光纤传输1kW的光束。用户有望在2004年的市场上购买到由Trumpf激光责任有限公司在慕尼黑“2003年激光”展会上演示的4kW盘形激光器。与灯泵浦Nd：YAG棒     

A Movable-Cavity Cold Atom Space Clock

We present an experimental scheme of a cold atom space clock with a movable cavity. By using a single microwave cavity, we find that the clock has a significant advantage, i.e. the longitudinal cavity phase shift is eliminated. A theoretical analysis has been carried out in terms of the relation between the atomic transition probability and the velocity of the moving cavity by taking into account the velocity distribution of cold atoms. The requirements for the microwave power and its stability for atomic π/2 excitation at different moving velocities of the cavity lead to the determination of the proper working parameters of the rubidium clock in frequency accuracy 10^-17. Finally, the mechanical stability for the scheme is analysed and the ways of solving the possible mechanical instability of the device are proposed.     

玻色-爱因斯坦凝聚——一种新的宏观物质状态

 2001年10月9日,瑞典皇家科学院宣布,2001年诺贝尔物理学奖授予美国国家标准技术研究所与科罗拉多大学的联合天体物理研究所(JILA)39岁的教授康奈尔(E.A.Cornell)和50岁的教授维曼(C.E.Wieman)以及美国麻省理工学院(MIT)43岁的德裔教授凯特勒(W.Ketterle).