With MoS2 as saturable absorber, passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of a Tm-doped calcium lithium niobium gallium garnet（Tm:CLNGG） laser were experimentally demonstrated. The Q-switched laser...With MoS2 as saturable absorber, passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of a Tm-doped calcium lithium niobium gallium garnet（Tm:CLNGG） laser were experimentally demonstrated. The Q-switched laser emitted a maximum average output power of 62 mW and highest pulse energy of 0.72 μJ. Q-switched mode locking was also obtained in the experiment. The research results will open up applications of MoS2 at the mid-infrared wavelength.展开更多
The Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source(SLEGS)is a powerful gamma source that provides MeV gamma-ray beams for nuclear science and technology.It was developed as one of the 16 beamline stations in the Phase Ⅱ Projec...The Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source(SLEGS)is a powerful gamma source that provides MeV gamma-ray beams for nuclear science and technology.It was developed as one of the 16 beamline stations in the Phase Ⅱ Project of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.The slant-scattering mode is for the first time systematically employed in laser Compton scattering at SLEGS to produce energy-tunable quasi-monoenergetic gamma-ray beams.The SLEGS officially completed its commissioning from July to December 2021.Gamma rays in the energy range of 0.25-21.7 MeV with a flux of 2.1×10^(4)-1.2×10^(7) photons/s and an energy spread of 2-15% were produced during the test.This paper reports the results from commissioning the SLEGS beamline.展开更多
Real-time spectroscopy based on an emerging time-stretch technique can map the spectral information of optical waves into the time domain,opening several fascinating explorations of nonlinear dynamics in mode-locked l...Real-time spectroscopy based on an emerging time-stretch technique can map the spectral information of optical waves into the time domain,opening several fascinating explorations of nonlinear dynamics in mode-locked lasers.However,the self-starting process of mode-locked lasers is quite sensitive to environmental perturbation,which causes the transient behaviors of lasers to deviate from the true buildup process of solitons.We optimize the laser system to improve its stability,which suppresses the Q-switched lasing induced by environmental perturbation.We,therefore,demonstrate the first observation of the entire buildup process of solitons in a mode-locked laser,revealing two possible pathways to generate the temporal solitons.One pathway includes the dynamics of raised relaxation oscillation,quasimode-locking stage,spectral beating behavior,and finally the stable single-soliton mode-locking.The other pathway contains,however,an extra transient bound-state stage before the final single-pulse modelocking operation.Moreover,we propose a theoretical model to predict the buildup time of solitons,which agrees well with the experimental results.Our findings can bring real-time insights into ultrafast fiber laser design and optimization,as well as promote the application of fiber laser.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 61008018 and 11421064)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2013CBA01505)
文摘With MoS2 as saturable absorber, passive Q-switching and Q-switched mode-locking operations of a Tm-doped calcium lithium niobium gallium garnet（Tm:CLNGG） laser were experimentally demonstrated. The Q-switched laser emitted a maximum average output power of 62 mW and highest pulse energy of 0.72 μJ. Q-switched mode locking was also obtained in the experiment. The research results will open up applications of MoS2 at the mid-infrared wavelength.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.11875311,11905274,12005280)the Chinese Academy of Sciences President’s International Fellowship Initiative(No.2021VMA0025).
文摘The Shanghai Laser Electron Gamma Source(SLEGS)is a powerful gamma source that provides MeV gamma-ray beams for nuclear science and technology.It was developed as one of the 16 beamline stations in the Phase Ⅱ Project of the Shanghai Synchrotron Radiation Facility.The slant-scattering mode is for the first time systematically employed in laser Compton scattering at SLEGS to produce energy-tunable quasi-monoenergetic gamma-ray beams.The SLEGS officially completed its commissioning from July to December 2021.Gamma rays in the energy range of 0.25-21.7 MeV with a flux of 2.1×10^(4)-1.2×10^(7) photons/s and an energy spread of 2-15% were produced during the test.This paper reports the results from commissioning the SLEGS beamline.
基金We thank X.Yao,X.Han,G.Chen,W.Li,G.Wang,and Y.Zhang for fruitful discussions.The work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.61525505,11774310, 61705193by the Key Scientific and Technological Innovation Team Project in Shaanxi Province(2015KCT-06)and by China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2017M610367).
文摘Real-time spectroscopy based on an emerging time-stretch technique can map the spectral information of optical waves into the time domain,opening several fascinating explorations of nonlinear dynamics in mode-locked lasers.However,the self-starting process of mode-locked lasers is quite sensitive to environmental perturbation,which causes the transient behaviors of lasers to deviate from the true buildup process of solitons.We optimize the laser system to improve its stability,which suppresses the Q-switched lasing induced by environmental perturbation.We,therefore,demonstrate the first observation of the entire buildup process of solitons in a mode-locked laser,revealing two possible pathways to generate the temporal solitons.One pathway includes the dynamics of raised relaxation oscillation,quasimode-locking stage,spectral beating behavior,and finally the stable single-soliton mode-locking.The other pathway contains,however,an extra transient bound-state stage before the final single-pulse modelocking operation.Moreover,we propose a theoretical model to predict the buildup time of solitons,which agrees well with the experimental results.Our findings can bring real-time insights into ultrafast fiber laser design and optimization,as well as promote the application of fiber laser.
