The tunable mid-infrared source in a broad-spectrum heralds great scientific implications and remains a challenge.Nanolocalized catalytic combustion facilitates access to customizable infrared light sources.Here,we re...The tunable mid-infrared source in a broad-spectrum heralds great scientific implications and remains a challenge.Nanolocalized catalytic combustion facilitates access to customizable infrared light sources.Here,we report on fabricating platinumalumina bilayer nano-cylinder arrays for methanol catalytic combustion,which enables them to act as an array of infrared point light sources,with wavelength tunable by controlling the flow rate of methanol/air mixture.We then propose a technique of integrating nanophotonic structures with catalytic combustion to engineer infrared light emission.We demonstrate a prototype of a topological photonic crystal catalyst array in which infrared emission can be enhanced significantly with highly vertical emission.This work establishes a framework of nanophotonic catalytic combustion for infrared light sources.展开更多
A radiant source with a large aperture at 5--95℃ in the wavelength bands of 8--12μm for calibrating infrared imaging systems has been designed. The effective emissivity of its flat bottom with concentric V-grooves w...A radiant source with a large aperture at 5--95℃ in the wavelength bands of 8--12μm for calibrating infrared imaging systems has been designed. The effective emissivity of its flat bottom with concentric V-grooves was evaluated by the Monte-Carlo method whose correctness was tested and accuracy was discussed. The structure of the source was completed by incorporating the simulation results with the blackbody cavity effect. The source was certificated via an optical measurement system. The source can provide a consistent radiant flux with temperature uniformity of ±0.1℃ over an area of diameter of φ80 mm.展开更多
We report the first demonstration of a unidirectional,isolator-free 2-μm thulium-doped fiber(TDF)laser,relying on the properties of the theta cavity(ring resonator with S-shaped feedback).The core pumped theta cavity...We report the first demonstration of a unidirectional,isolator-free 2-μm thulium-doped fiber(TDF)laser,relying on the properties of the theta cavity(ring resonator with S-shaped feedback).The core pumped theta cavity TDF laser provides sub-Watt output power with a slope efficiency of 25%,a 2 dB flat tuning range of 1900–2050 nm,and a linewidth of 0.2 nm,and achieves the extinction ratio of 18–25 dB(depending on the feedback value)between the favored and suppressed lasing directions.It is shown that these characteristics are competitive with,if not superior to,those of conventional ring cavities.The simulation results of the linear and Kerr-nonlinear theta cavities are also presented,explaining certain unexpected features of the laser behavior and establishing the importance of the doped fiber nonlinearity on the spectral shaping of the emitted signal.展开更多
基金supported by the Shanghai Science and Technology Committee(Nos.10520710400,10PJ1403800,and 11DZ1111200)Sichuan Science and Technology Program(Nos.2021JDRC0022 and 2022YFSY0023).
文摘The tunable mid-infrared source in a broad-spectrum heralds great scientific implications and remains a challenge.Nanolocalized catalytic combustion facilitates access to customizable infrared light sources.Here,we report on fabricating platinumalumina bilayer nano-cylinder arrays for methanol catalytic combustion,which enables them to act as an array of infrared point light sources,with wavelength tunable by controlling the flow rate of methanol/air mixture.We then propose a technique of integrating nanophotonic structures with catalytic combustion to engineer infrared light emission.We demonstrate a prototype of a topological photonic crystal catalyst array in which infrared emission can be enhanced significantly with highly vertical emission.This work establishes a framework of nanophotonic catalytic combustion for infrared light sources.
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 50336010.
文摘A radiant source with a large aperture at 5--95℃ in the wavelength bands of 8--12μm for calibrating infrared imaging systems has been designed. The effective emissivity of its flat bottom with concentric V-grooves was evaluated by the Monte-Carlo method whose correctness was tested and accuracy was discussed. The structure of the source was completed by incorporating the simulation results with the blackbody cavity effect. The source was certificated via an optical measurement system. The source can provide a consistent radiant flux with temperature uniformity of ±0.1℃ over an area of diameter of φ80 mm.
基金This work is supported in part by the SNSF under grant agreement 200021_140816.
文摘We report the first demonstration of a unidirectional,isolator-free 2-μm thulium-doped fiber(TDF)laser,relying on the properties of the theta cavity(ring resonator with S-shaped feedback).The core pumped theta cavity TDF laser provides sub-Watt output power with a slope efficiency of 25%,a 2 dB flat tuning range of 1900–2050 nm,and a linewidth of 0.2 nm,and achieves the extinction ratio of 18–25 dB(depending on the feedback value)between the favored and suppressed lasing directions.It is shown that these characteristics are competitive with,if not superior to,those of conventional ring cavities.The simulation results of the linear and Kerr-nonlinear theta cavities are also presented,explaining certain unexpected features of the laser behavior and establishing the importance of the doped fiber nonlinearity on the spectral shaping of the emitted signal.
