The ultrastructure of ciliates carries important cytological,taxonomical,and evolutionary signals for these single-celled eukaryotic organisms.However,little ultrastructural data have been accumulated for most ciliate...The ultrastructure of ciliates carries important cytological,taxonomical,and evolutionary signals for these single-celled eukaryotic organisms.However,little ultrastructural data have been accumulated for most ciliate groups with systematic problems.In the present work,a well-known marine uronychiid,Diophrys appendiculata,was investigated using electron microscopy and a comparison with,and a discussion considering,phylogenetic analyses were made.The new findings primarily show that:(i)this species lacks the typical alveolar plate,bears cortical ampule-like extrusomes,and has microtubular triads in the dorsal pellicle,and thus exhibits some ultrastructural features in common with most of its previously studied congeners;(ii)each adoral membranelle before the level of frontal cirrus II/2 contains three rows of kinetosomes and each membranelle after the level of frontal cirrus II/2 contains four rows,which might be related with morphogenesis and could be considered as a distinctive character of Diophrys;(iii)some structural details of the buccal field,such as the extra-pellicular fibrils,pellicle,pharyngeal disks and microtubular sheet,were documented.In addition,based on the ultrastructural comparison of representatives,we discuss the differentiation between the subfamilies Diophryinae and Uronychiinae.A hypothetical systematic relationship of members in the order Euplotida based on a wide range of data is also provided.展开更多
This paper describes the specially designed geometry of a dry-etched large-wedge-angle silica microdisk resonator that enables anomalous dispersion in the 780 nm wavelength regime. This anomalous dispersion occurs nat...This paper describes the specially designed geometry of a dry-etched large-wedge-angle silica microdisk resonator that enables anomalous dispersion in the 780 nm wavelength regime. This anomalous dispersion occurs naturally without the use of a mode-hybridization technique to control the geometrical dispersion. By fabricating a1-μm-thick silica microdisk with a wedge angle as large as 56° and an optical Q-factor larger than 107, we achieve a visible Kerr comb that covers the wavelength interval of 700–897 nm. The wide optical frequency range and the closeness to the clock transition at 698 nm of 87 Sr atoms make our visible comb a potentially useful tool in optical atomic clock applications.展开更多
We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles o...We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles of 59°, 63°,70°, and 79° with optical quality factors of 2.4 × 10~7, 8.1 × 10~6, 5.9 × 10~6, and 7.4 × 10~6, respectively, from ～80 μm diameter microresonators in the 1550 nm wavelength band. Also, for 1-μm-thick microresonators, we have obtained an optical quality factor of 7.3 × 10~6 with a wedge angle of 74°.展开更多
By overcoming fabrication limitations, we have successfully fabricated silica toroid microcavities with both large diameter(of 1.88 mm) and ultra-high-Q factor(of 3.3 × 10~8) for the first time, to the best of ou...By overcoming fabrication limitations, we have successfully fabricated silica toroid microcavities with both large diameter(of 1.88 mm) and ultra-high-Q factor(of 3.3 × 10~8) for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. By employing these resonators, we have further demonstrated low-threshold Kerr frequency combs on a silicon chip,which allow us to obtain a repetition rate as low as 36 GHz. Such a low repetition rate frequency comb can now bedirectly measured through a commercialized optical-electronic detector.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32170446,32030015,31961123002)the National Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai(21ZR1419000).
文摘The ultrastructure of ciliates carries important cytological,taxonomical,and evolutionary signals for these single-celled eukaryotic organisms.However,little ultrastructural data have been accumulated for most ciliate groups with systematic problems.In the present work,a well-known marine uronychiid,Diophrys appendiculata,was investigated using electron microscopy and a comparison with,and a discussion considering,phylogenetic analyses were made.The new findings primarily show that:(i)this species lacks the typical alveolar plate,bears cortical ampule-like extrusomes,and has microtubular triads in the dorsal pellicle,and thus exhibits some ultrastructural features in common with most of its previously studied congeners;(ii)each adoral membranelle before the level of frontal cirrus II/2 contains three rows of kinetosomes and each membranelle after the level of frontal cirrus II/2 contains four rows,which might be related with morphogenesis and could be considered as a distinctive character of Diophrys;(iii)some structural details of the buccal field,such as the extra-pellicular fibrils,pellicle,pharyngeal disks and microtubular sheet,were documented.In addition,based on the ultrastructural comparison of representatives,we discuss the differentiation between the subfamilies Diophryinae and Uronychiinae.A hypothetical systematic relationship of members in the order Euplotida based on a wide range of data is also provided.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2016YFA0302500,2017YFA0303703)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61435007,11574144,11621091,61475099)
文摘This paper describes the specially designed geometry of a dry-etched large-wedge-angle silica microdisk resonator that enables anomalous dispersion in the 780 nm wavelength regime. This anomalous dispersion occurs naturally without the use of a mode-hybridization technique to control the geometrical dispersion. By fabricating a1-μm-thick silica microdisk with a wedge angle as large as 56° and an optical Q-factor larger than 107, we achieve a visible Kerr comb that covers the wavelength interval of 700–897 nm. The wide optical frequency range and the closeness to the clock transition at 698 nm of 87 Sr atoms make our visible comb a potentially useful tool in optical atomic clock applications.
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 2012CB921804 and 2011CBA00205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61435007 and 11321063)
文摘We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles of 59°, 63°,70°, and 79° with optical quality factors of 2.4 × 10~7, 8.1 × 10~6, 5.9 × 10~6, and 7.4 × 10~6, respectively, from ～80 μm diameter microresonators in the 1550 nm wavelength band. Also, for 1-μm-thick microresonators, we have obtained an optical quality factor of 7.3 × 10~6 with a wedge angle of 74°.
基金National Key R&D Program of China(2017YFA0303703,2016YFA0302500)National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61435007,11574144,61475099)+1 种基金Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province,China(BK20150015)Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(021314380086)
文摘By overcoming fabrication limitations, we have successfully fabricated silica toroid microcavities with both large diameter(of 1.88 mm) and ultra-high-Q factor(of 3.3 × 10~8) for the first time, to the best of our knowledge. By employing these resonators, we have further demonstrated low-threshold Kerr frequency combs on a silicon chip,which allow us to obtain a repetition rate as low as 36 GHz. Such a low repetition rate frequency comb can now bedirectly measured through a commercialized optical-electronic detector.
