Multibeam Raman amplification of a finite-duration seed in a short distance

A new scheme of multibeam Raman amplification(MRA)is proposed in virtue of the collective mode by sharing a common scattered light.Multiple laser beams can provide a higher growth rate,but the overlapping region limits the amplification length.We suggest to use a finite-duration seed to facilitate MRA in a short distance.Through two-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations,we find that two-beam Raman amplification has a much higher growth rate than that of singlebeam one.This growth rate depends on the initial seed amplitude,electron temperature,and seed duration.An empirical criterion,γ0τc=1,whereγ0 is the theoretical growth rate of MRA,is used to choose a proper duration for a higher growth rate.After a total amplification length of 320µm,the two-beam Raman amplification shows nonlinear features of pulse compression and a bow-shape wave front,indicating that the amplification has finally entered the self-similar regime.

Switching the direction of spin accumulation in the spin Hall effect of light by adjusting the optical axis of an uniaxial crystal

We theoretically and experimentally investigate a switchable spin Hall effect（SHE） of light in reflection near the Brewster angle at an air-uniaxial crystal interface.We find a large transverse spin splitting near the Brewster angle,whose sign can be altered by rotating the optical axis.As an analogy of the SHE in an electronic system,a switchable spin accumulation in the SHE of light is detected.We are able to switch the direction of the spin accumulation by adjusting the optical axis angle of the uniaxial crystal.These findings may give opportunities for photon spin manipulating and developing a new generation of nano-photonic devices.

Edge assisted epitaxy of CsPbBr_(3)nanoplates on Bi_(2)O_(2)Se nanosheets for enhanced photoresponse

Bi_(2)O_(2)Se has been proved to be a promising candidate for electronic and optoelectronic devices due to their unique physical properties.However,it is still a great challenge to construct the heterostructures with direct epitaxy of hetero semiconductor materials on Bi_(2)O_(2)Se nanosheets.Here,a two-step chemical vapor deposition(CVD)route was used to directly grow the CsPbBr_(3)nanoplate-Bi_(2)O_(2)Se nanosheet hetero structures.The CsPbBr_(3)nanoplates were selectively grown on the Bi_(2)O_(2)Se nanosheet along the edges,where the dangling bonds provide the nucleation sites.The epitaxial relationships between CsPbBr3 and Bi_(2)O_(2)Se were determined as[200]_(Bi_(2)O_(2)Se)‖[110]_(CsPbBr_(3))and[110]_(Bi_(2)O_(2)Se)‖[200]_(CsPbBr_(3))by transmission electron microscopy characterization.The photoluminescence(PL)results reveal that the formation of heterostructures results in the remarkable PL quenching due to the type-Ⅰband arrangement at CsPbBr_(3)/Bi_(2)O_(2)Se interface,which was confirmed by ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy(UPS)and Kelvin probe measurements,and makes the photogenerated carriers transfer from CsPbBr_(3)to Bi_(2)O_(2)Se.Importantly,the photodetectors based on the heterostructures exhibit a 4-time increase in the responsivity compared to those based on the pristine Bi_(2)O_(2)Se sheets,and the fast rise and decay time in microsecond.These results indicate that the direct epitaxy of the CsPbBr_(3)plates on the Bi_(2)O_(2)Se sheet may improve the optoelectronic performance of Bi_(2)O_(2)Se based devices.

Spin Hall effect of a light beam in anisotropic metamaterials

We theoretically investigate a switchable spin Hall effect of light （SHEL） in reflection for three specific dispersion relations at an air-anisotropic metamaterial interface. The displacements of horizontal and vertical polarization compo- nents vary with the incident angle at different dispersion relations. The transverse displacements can be obtained with the relevant metamaterial whose refractive index can be arbitrarily tailed. The results of the SHEL in the metamaterial provide a new way for manipulating the transverse displacements of a specific polarization component.

Broadband Pulsed Fiber Laser Generation with Topological Insulator: Towards the Mid-Infrared Regime

In recent years, topological insulators have aroused the attention of a great number of scientists due to their unique electronic structures and peculiar physical properties. Triggered by the similar electronic structures as graphene, the broadband nonlinear absorption properties of topological insulator were investigated. Moreover, the mode-locked or Q-switched fiber lasers based on topological insulator were realized for broadband operating wavelength. Here, we present an overview of the preparation, transferring, linear and nonlinear optical properties and their applications of topological insulators in pulsed fiber lasers. The pulsed fiber lasers towards mid- infrared regimes have been proposed.

Experimental Demonstration of a Low-Pass Spatial Filter Based on a One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal with a Defect Layer

It is predicted theoretically that a one-dimensional photonic crystal(PC)with a defect layer has an incident-angle dependent transmittance.Growing a multilayer of this PC structure on a BK7 glass substrate by means of thermal vacuum evaporation,we have experimentally measured its transmittance at near-infrared wavelength.The measured transmittance are in good agreement with the theoretical prediction if the influence of random errors in the layer thicknesses resulting from the deposition process is excluded.This work suggests that a one-dimensional PC with a defect layer can be fabricated as a two-dimensional near-field low-pass spatial filter.

Effects of Landau damping and collision on stimulated Raman scattering with various phase-space distributions

Stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)is one of the main instabilities affecting success of fusion ignition.Here,we study the relationship between Raman growth and Landau damping with various distribution functions combining the analytic formulas and Vlasov simulations.The Landau damping obtained by Vlasov-Poisson simulation and Raman growth rate obtained by Vlasov-Maxwell simulation are anti-correlated,which is consistent with our theoretical analysis quantitatively.Maxwellian distribution,flattened distribution,and bi-Maxwellian distribution are studied in detail,which represent three typical stages of SRS.We also demonstrate the effects of plateau width,hot-electron fraction,hot-to-cold electron temperature ratio,and collisional damping on the Landau damping and growth rate.They gives us a deep understanding of SRS and possible ways to mitigate SRS through manipulating distribution functions to a high Landau damping regime.

Investigation of stimulated Raman scattering in longitudinal magnetized plasma by theory and kinetic simulation

Stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)in a longitudinal magnetized plasma is studied by theoretical analysis and kinetic simulation.The linear growth rate derived via one-dimensional fluid theory shows the dependence on the plasma density,electron temperature,and magnetic field intensity.One-dimensional particle-in-cell simulations are carried out to examine the kinetic evolution of SRS under low magnetic intensity of w_c/w_0<0.01.There are two density regions distinguished in which the absolute growth of enveloped electrostatic waves and spectrum present quite different characteristics.In a relatively low-density plasma(ne~0.20 nc),the plasma wave presents typical absolute growth and the magnetic field alleviates linear SRS.While in the plasma whose density is near the cut-off point(ne~0.23 nc),the magnetic field induces a spectral splitting of the backscattering and forward-scattering waves.It has been observed in simulations and verified by theoretical analysis.Due to this effect,the onset of reflectivity delays,and the plasma waves form high-frequency oscillation and periodic envelope structure.The split wavenumber Dk/k0 is proportional to the magnetic field intensity and plasma density.These studies provide novel insight into the kinetic behavior of SRS in magnetized plasmas.

Orbit–orbit interaction and photonic orbital Hall effect in reflection of a light beam

We examine the orbit-orbit interaction when a paraxial beamwith intrinsic orbital angular momentum （IOAM） reflects at an air-glass interface. The orbital-dependent splitting of the beam intensity distribution arises due to the interaction between IOAM and extrinsic orbital angular momentum （EOAM）. In addition, we find that the beam centroid shows an orbital-dependent rotation when seen along the propagation axis. However, the motion of the beam centroid related to the orbit-orbit interaction undergoes a straight line trajectory with a small angle inclining from the propagation axis. Similar to a previously developed spin-dependent splitting in the photonic spin Hall effect, the orbital-dependent splitting could lead to the photonic orbital Hall effect.

Data-aided channel estimation and frequency domain equalization of minimum-shift keying in optical transmission systems

We demonstrate a digital optical communication system based on minimum shift keying （MSK） signal transmission with coherent detection. 5-Gb/s MSK signal can transmit over a 160-km standard single mode fiber （SSMF） without phase compensation. At the receiver, we use data-aided channel estimation and frequency domain equalization （FDE） techniques in the digital signal processing （DSP） algorithm, then analyze its performance characteristics compared with quadrature phase shift keying （QPSK） format. The simulation results show that the MSK format will be a potential candidate for next-generation access network.

Broadband ultrafast nonlinear optical response of few-layers graphene: toward the mid-infrared regime

Gapless linear energy dispersion of graphene endows it with unique nonlinear optical properties, including broadband nonlinear absorption and giant nonlinear refractive index. Herein, we experimentally observed that fewlayers graphene has obvious nonlinear absorption and large nonlinear refraction, as investigated by the Z-scan technique in the mid-infrared（mid-IR） regime. Our study may not only, for the first time to our knowledge, verify the giant nonlinear refractive index of graphene(～10-7cm2∕W) at the mid-IR, which is 7 orders of magnitude larger than other conventional bulk materials, but also provide some new insights for graphene-based mid-IR photonics,potentially leading to the emergence of several new conceptual mid-IR optoelectronics devices.

Pulse dynamics controlled by saturable absorber in a dispersion-managed normal dispersion Tm-doped mode-locked fiber laser

Based on the coupled Ginzburg-Landu equation, we numerically investigate the pulse dynamics in a dispersion-managed normal dispersion Tin-doped mode-locked fiber laser. The influences of the rood-ulation depth and saturation power of saturable absorber on the pulse dynamics are presented. The simulation results show that these parameters are crucial to achieve high pulse energy and high pulse peak power pulsed laser near 2-μm wavelength.

Design of high stability thin-film transistor biosensor for the diagnosis of bladder cancer

Bladder cancer is the most common malignant tumor in the urinary system,with high morbidity,mortality and recurrence after surgery.However,current bladder cancer urine diagnosis methods are limited by the low accuracy and specificity due to the low abundance of bladder cancer biomarkers in the urine with complex biological environments.Herein,we present a high stability indium gallium zinc oxide field effect transistor(IGZO-FET)biosensor for efficient identification of bladder cancer biomarkers from human urine samples.The recognition molecular functionalized IGZO-FET biosensor exhibits stable electronic and sensing performance due to the large-area fabrication of IGZO thin-film FET.Owing to the excellent electrical performance of IGZO-FET,the IGZO-FET biosensor exhibits high sensitivity and extremely low detection limit(2.7 amol/L)towards bladder cancer biomarkers.The IGZO-FET biosensor is also able to directly detect bladder tumor biomarker in human urine with high sensitivity and specificity,and could differentiate bladder cancer patients’urine samples from healthy donors effectively.These results indicate that our designed high-performance biosensor shows great potential in the application of portable digital bladder cancer diagnosis devices.

Nonsolvent-induced phase separation-derived TiO_(2) nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode as high-energy-density anode for lithium-ion batteries

TiO_(2) nanotube arrays,growing on three-dimensional(3 D)porous Ti membrane,were synthesized using a facile nonsolvent-induced phase separation and anodization process.The length of those three-dimensional nanotube arrays could be tuned by prolonging the anodizing time.When the anodizing time is 8 h,the three-dimensional TiO_(2) nanotube arrays/porous Ti electrode exhibits well cycling stability and ultra-high specific capacity,which is used in lithium-ion batteries,attributed to the high utilization rate of the substrate and the high growth intensity of the active materials.Three-dimensional TiO_(2) nano tube arrays/porous Ti electrode,at 100μA·cm^(-2) with 8 h anodizing time,shows a typical discharge plateau at 1.78 V and exhibits the specific capacity with 2126.7μAh·cm^(-2),The novel nanotube arrays@3 D porous architecture effectively shortens the electron/ion transmission path,which could pave way for optimizing the design of highperformance anode materials for next-generation energy storage system.

Photonic spin Hall effect on the surface of anisotropic two-dimensional atomic crystals

We examine the spin-orbit interaction of light and photonic spin Hall effect on the surface of anisotropic two- dimensional atomic crystals. As an example, the photonic spin Hall effect on the surface of black phosphorus is investigated. The photonic spin Hall effect manifests itseff as the spin-dependent beam shifts in both transverse and in-plane directions. We demonstrate that the spin-dependent shifts are sensitive to the orientation of the optical axis, doping concentration, and interband transitions. These results can be extensively extended to other anisotropic two-dimensional atomic crystals. By incorporating the quantum weak measurement techniques, the photonic spin Hall effect holds great promise for detecting the parameters of anisotropic two-dimensional atomic crystals.

Gate-tunable linear magnetoresistance in molybdenum disulfide field-effect transistors with graphene insertion layer

Molybdenum disulfide (MoS2) holds great promise as atomically thin two-dimensional (2D) semiconductor for future electronics and opto-electronics. In this report, we study the magnetoresistance (MR) of MoS2 field-effect transistors (FETs) with graphene insertion layer at the contact interface. Owing to the unique device structure and high-quality contact interface, a gate-tunable linear MR up to 67% is observed at 2 K. By comparing with the MRs of graphene FETs and MoS2 FETs with conventional metal contact, it is found that this unusual MR is most likely to be originated from the contact interfaces between graphene and MoS2, and can be explained by the classical linear MR model caused by spatial fluctuation of carrier mobility. Our study demonstrates large MR responses in MoS2-based systems through heterojunction design, shedding lights for the future magneto-electronics and van der Waals heterostructures.

516 mW,nanosecond Nd:LuAG laser Q-switched by gold nanorods

Q-switched operation of an Nd：LuAG laser using gold nanorods（GNRs） as the saturable absorber（SA） is reported, which also produces the highest average power among the nanosecond Nd-doped Q-switched lasers by GNRs-based SA. The applied GNRs are prepared using a seed-mediated growth method and then dropped onto the quartz substrate to fabricate the SA. The average power of the Q-switched laser is 516 mW with the shortest pulse duration of 606.7 ns and the repetition rate of 265.1 kHz.

Combining discrete cosine transform with clipping for PAPR reduction in intensity-modulated OFDM systems

In this paper, the peak-to-average power ratio(PAPR) of orthogonal frequency division multiplexing(OFDM) signal is reduced by combining the discrete cosine transform(DCT) with clipping in optical intensity-modulated direct-detection(IM/DD) OFDM systems. First, the data are transformed into new modified data by DCT. Second, the proposed scheme utilizes the clipping technique to further reduce the PAPR of OFDM signal. We experimentally demonstrate that the optical OFDM transmission system with this proposed scheme can achieve significant performance improvement in terms of PAPR and bit error rate(BER) compared with the original optical OFDM systems.

MB-OFDM UWB over fiber system with direct detection

We experimentally demonstrate the multiband orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing ultra-wideband （MB-OFDM UWB） over fiber system with direct detection. Different sub-carrier modulation formats （quadrature phase shift keying （QPSK） and 16 quadrature amplitude modulation （QAM）） are investigated in the MB-OFDM UWB over fiber system. The experimental results show that a 3.84 Gb/s 16 QAM-encoded MB-OFDM UWB signal can be successfully transmitted over 70 km standard single-mode fiber without chromatic dispersion compensation.

Enhanced fourth-power algorithm for phase estimation with frequency separation in direct-detection optical OFDM systems

The optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing （OFDM） signal is affected by impairments intro- duced by electrical filters and optical chromatic dispersion. An enhanced fourth-power algorithm for phase estimation with frequency separation is used to estimate and compensate the phase rotation of OFDM subcarriers. The performance of the proposed phase estimation algorithm is evaluated on a 4-Gb/s OFDM signal at different frequencies. Experimental results using the proposed algorithm show a 1.8-dB received power sensitivity improvement at a bit error rate of 1 × 10^-4 after a 100-kin standard single-mode fiber transmission, compared with the conventional technique.