The cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion far below threshold can be used to generate a narrow-band photon pair efficiently. Previous experiments on the cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down- co...The cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion far below threshold can be used to generate a narrow-band photon pair efficiently. Previous experiments on the cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down- conversion almost always utilize continuous wave pump light, but the pulse pumped case is rarely reported. One disadvantage of the continuous wave case is that the photon pair is produced randomly within the coherence time of the pump, which limits its application in the quantum information realm. However, a pulse pump can help to solve this problem. In this paper, we theoretically analyze pulse pumped cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down- conversion in detail and show how the pump pulse affects the multi-photon interference visibility, two-photon waveform, joint spectrum and spectral brightness.展开更多
A diode pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Yb:LSO laser is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The 54fs laser pulses at central wavelength of 1052nm with a bandwidth of 22.5nm are obtained at the re...A diode pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Yb:LSO laser is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The 54fs laser pulses at central wavelength of 1052nm with a bandwidth of 22.5nm are obtained at the repetition rate of 113 MHz. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest pulse duration ever produced from the Yb-doped orthosilicates lasers family.展开更多
The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output p...The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output power increases,and the corresponding thermal focal length shorten with the increase of the pump pulse duration,which attributes to the decrease of the ratio of pulse buildup time to the pulse duration.At a pump power of 146 W,the laser output power changes from 65.1 W to 81.2 W when the pulse duration is adjusted from 150μs to 1000μs,confirming a significant enhancement of 24.7%.A laser rate equation model incorporating the amplified spontaneous emission is also utilized and numerically solved,and the simulated results agree well with the experimental data.展开更多
The influence of the ultra-short pulse wavelength on the populations in the three electronic states of CsI molecule is investigated using the time-dependent wave packet method. The calculated results show that the pop...The influence of the ultra-short pulse wavelength on the populations in the three electronic states of CsI molecule is investigated using the time-dependent wave packet method. The calculated results show that the populations in the two excited states approach to the maxima at the wavelengths of 369 nm and 297 nm, respectively. The photodissociation reaction channels of the CsI molecule can be chosen by controlling the pump pulse wavelength.展开更多
We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum (SC) of over 1350 nm by injecting 790-nm, 15-fs, 74-MHz optical pulses into a 183-mm-long microstructured fiber with combination core and random cladding. The maximum to...We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum (SC) of over 1350 nm by injecting 790-nm, 15-fs, 74-MHz optical pulses into a 183-mm-long microstructured fiber with combination core and random cladding. The maximum total power of SC is 73 mW with 290-mW pump power from 40x microscope objective. The wavelength and power ranging in SC as well as the polarization states and waveguide modes of the visible light can be tuned by adjusting the input end of MF.In particular, white light has been observed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of tunable properties in SC generation process using microstructured fiber with combination core and random cladding.展开更多
We demonstrate a high-pulse-energy, short-pulse-width passively Q-switched(PQS) Nd:YAG∕V3t:YAG laser at 1.3 μm, which is end-pumped by a pulsed laser diode. During the PQS regime, a maximum total output pulse en...We demonstrate a high-pulse-energy, short-pulse-width passively Q-switched(PQS) Nd:YAG∕V3t:YAG laser at 1.3 μm, which is end-pumped by a pulsed laser diode. During the PQS regime, a maximum total output pulse energy of 3.3 m J is obtained under an absorbed pump pulse energy of 21.9 m J. Up to 400 μJ single-pulse energy is realized with the shortest pulse width of 6.16 ns and a pulse repetition frequency of 34.1 k Hz,corresponding to a peak power of 64.9 k W. The high-energy laser pulse is operated in the dual wavelengths of 1319 and 1338 nm, which is a potential laser source for THz generation.展开更多
We report the recent progress of our pulsed optically pumped(POP) vapor cell rubidium clock with dispersive detection.A new compact physics package is made.A rubidium cell with a high precision buffer gases mixing r...We report the recent progress of our pulsed optically pumped(POP) vapor cell rubidium clock with dispersive detection.A new compact physics package is made.A rubidium cell with a high precision buffer gases mixing ratio is obtained,and the temperature controlling system is renovated to reduce fractional frequency sensitivity to temperature variation.The resolution of the servo control voltage is also optimized.With these improvements,a clock frequency stability of 3.53×10-13 at 1s is obtained,and a fractional frequency stability of 4.91×10-15 is achieved at an average time of τ=2000 s.展开更多
Supercontinuum generation(SC) of more than one octave spectrum spanning covering from 400 nm to 820 nm was achieved by pumping a piece of aluminum nitride(AIN) single crystal using a nanosecond 355 nm ultraviolet ...Supercontinuum generation(SC) of more than one octave spectrum spanning covering from 400 nm to 820 nm was achieved by pumping a piece of aluminum nitride(AIN) single crystal using a nanosecond 355 nm ultraviolet laser. The AlN with a thickness of ~0.8 mm was grown by an optimized physical vapor transport technique and polished with solidification technology. Compared to previously reported ones, the achieved visible SC exhibited the broadest spectrum spanning from bulk materials pumped by a nanosecond pulse laser. The visible supercontinuum in Al N presents new opportunities for bulk material-based white light SC and may find more potential applications beyond typical applications in integrated semiconductive photoelectronic devices.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.10874171)the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2009CB929601)+1 种基金the Innovation Fund from Chinese Academy of Sciencesthe Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University of China(Grant No.NCET-07-0791)
文摘The cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down-conversion far below threshold can be used to generate a narrow-band photon pair efficiently. Previous experiments on the cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down- conversion almost always utilize continuous wave pump light, but the pulse pumped case is rarely reported. One disadvantage of the continuous wave case is that the photon pair is produced randomly within the coherence time of the pump, which limits its application in the quantum information realm. However, a pulse pump can help to solve this problem. In this paper, we theoretically analyze pulse pumped cavity-enhanced spontaneous parametric down- conversion in detail and show how the pump pulse affects the multi-photon interference visibility, two-photon waveform, joint spectrum and spectral brightness.
基金Supported by the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2013CB922402the National Key Scientific Instrument and Equipment Development Project under Grant No 2012YQ120047+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant No JB140502the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11174361 and61205130
文摘A diode pumped Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond Yb:LSO laser is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The 54fs laser pulses at central wavelength of 1052nm with a bandwidth of 22.5nm are obtained at the repetition rate of 113 MHz. To the best of our knowledge, this is the shortest pulse duration ever produced from the Yb-doped orthosilicates lasers family.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2016YFB0402103)the Knowledge Innovation Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.GJJSTD20180004)the Fund of Technical Institute of Physics and Chemistry,Chinese Academy of Sciences(Grant No.Y8A9021H11)。
文摘The influence of pumping laser pulse on the property of quasi-continuous-wave(QCW)diode-side-pumped Nd:YAG laser is investigated theoretically and experimentally.Under remaining a fixed duty cycle,the average output power increases,and the corresponding thermal focal length shorten with the increase of the pump pulse duration,which attributes to the decrease of the ratio of pulse buildup time to the pulse duration.At a pump power of 146 W,the laser output power changes from 65.1 W to 81.2 W when the pulse duration is adjusted from 150μs to 1000μs,confirming a significant enhancement of 24.7%.A laser rate equation model incorporating the amplified spontaneous emission is also utilized and numerically solved,and the simulated results agree well with the experimental data.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10674114 and 10604045)
文摘The influence of the ultra-short pulse wavelength on the populations in the three electronic states of CsI molecule is investigated using the time-dependent wave packet method. The calculated results show that the populations in the two excited states approach to the maxima at the wavelengths of 369 nm and 297 nm, respectively. The photodissociation reaction channels of the CsI molecule can be chosen by controlling the pump pulse wavelength.
基金This work was supPorted by the Henan Cultivatlon Project for University Innovatlon Thlents.
文摘We demonstrate the generation of supercontinuum (SC) of over 1350 nm by injecting 790-nm, 15-fs, 74-MHz optical pulses into a 183-mm-long microstructured fiber with combination core and random cladding. The maximum total power of SC is 73 mW with 290-mW pump power from 40x microscope objective. The wavelength and power ranging in SC as well as the polarization states and waveguide modes of the visible light can be tuned by adjusting the input end of MF.In particular, white light has been observed. To our knowledge, this is the first report of tunable properties in SC generation process using microstructured fiber with combination core and random cladding.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61275142 12751426,1308042,31608042,and 51321091)the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(Grant No.2014T70633)the Foundation for Outstanding Young Scientists in Shandong Province(Grant No.BS2012ZZ001)
文摘We demonstrate a high-pulse-energy, short-pulse-width passively Q-switched(PQS) Nd:YAG∕V3t:YAG laser at 1.3 μm, which is end-pumped by a pulsed laser diode. During the PQS regime, a maximum total output pulse energy of 3.3 m J is obtained under an absorbed pump pulse energy of 21.9 m J. Up to 400 μJ single-pulse energy is realized with the shortest pulse width of 6.16 ns and a pulse repetition frequency of 34.1 k Hz,corresponding to a peak power of 64.9 k W. The high-energy laser pulse is operated in the dual wavelengths of 1319 and 1338 nm, which is a potential laser source for THz generation.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.91536220 and 11504393
文摘We report the recent progress of our pulsed optically pumped(POP) vapor cell rubidium clock with dispersive detection.A new compact physics package is made.A rubidium cell with a high precision buffer gases mixing ratio is obtained,and the temperature controlling system is renovated to reduce fractional frequency sensitivity to temperature variation.The resolution of the servo control voltage is also optimized.With these improvements,a clock frequency stability of 3.53×10-13 at 1s is obtained,and a fractional frequency stability of 4.91×10-15 is achieved at an average time of τ=2000 s.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(Nos.61575129 and 11447029)the Science&Technology Innovation Committee Foundation of Shenzhen(No.JCYJ20160328144942069)
文摘Supercontinuum generation(SC) of more than one octave spectrum spanning covering from 400 nm to 820 nm was achieved by pumping a piece of aluminum nitride(AIN) single crystal using a nanosecond 355 nm ultraviolet laser. The AlN with a thickness of ~0.8 mm was grown by an optimized physical vapor transport technique and polished with solidification technology. Compared to previously reported ones, the achieved visible SC exhibited the broadest spectrum spanning from bulk materials pumped by a nanosecond pulse laser. The visible supercontinuum in Al N presents new opportunities for bulk material-based white light SC and may find more potential applications beyond typical applications in integrated semiconductive photoelectronic devices.