Microstrip transmission lines connecting to the millimeter wave radar chip and antenna significantly affect the radiation efficiency and bandwidth of the antenna.Here,a wideband non-uniform wavy microstrip line for co...Microstrip transmission lines connecting to the millimeter wave radar chip and antenna significantly affect the radiation efficiency and bandwidth of the antenna.Here,a wideband non-uniform wavy microstrip line for complex impedance in automotive radar frequency range is proposed.Unlike the gradient transmission line,the wavy structure is composed of periodically semi-circular segments.By adjusting the radius of the semi-circular,the surface current is varied and concentrated on the semi-circular segments,allowing a wider tunability range of the resonant frequency.The results reveal that the bandwidth of the loaded wavy transmission line antenna improves to 9.37 GHz,which is 5.81 GHz wider than that of the loaded gradient line.The gain and the half power beam width of the loaded antenna are about 14.69 dB and 9.58°,respectively.The proposed non-uniform microstrip line scheme may open up a route for realizing wideband millimeter-wave automotive radar applications.展开更多
We demonstrate a compact photonic device based on efficient and wavelength-tunable doubling of an all fibreformat source. Quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation in periodically poled lithium niobate is used to...We demonstrate a compact photonic device based on efficient and wavelength-tunable doubling of an all fibreformat source. Quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation in periodically poled lithium niobate is used to generate 90.6 m W at 775.9 nm with a single-pass conversion efficiency of 14.7%. A t uning bandwidth of 2.1 nm and a tuning temperature range of 150.6 ± 1.7℃ can be achieved. The Er-doped seed fibre source is amplified by a clad-pumped Er^3＋/Yb^3＋-codoped fibre laser with a high output power up to 2.18 W over a tunable wavelength range from 1535nm to 1570nm.展开更多
A self-similar mode locked fibre laser is studied based on a numerical model. By introducing a dimensionless factor k to characterize the pulse shape, the self-similar pulse evolution, formation and the temporal and s...A self-similar mode locked fibre laser is studied based on a numerical model. By introducing a dimensionless factor k to characterize the pulse shape, the self-similar pulse evolution, formation and the temporal and spectral shape changes due to the elements in the cavity are investigated throughout the laser cavity. The results show that in the self-similar mode locked fibre laser, self-similar pulse is first formed in the single-mode fibre, which is then amplified in the gain fibre. Gain bandwidth has a small influence on pulse shape, so high energy self-similar pulse can be obtained after amplification. Because net cavity dispersion directly influences the pulse width as well as peak power after compression by a pair of gratings, which can determine the pulse self-similar evolution, it is very important to control the net cavity dispersion to a certain range to obtain self-similar pulses.展开更多
This paper investigates the phenomenon of three-pulse photon echo in thick rare-earth ions doped crystal whose thickness is far larger than 0.002 cm which is adopted in previous works.The influence of thickness on the...This paper investigates the phenomenon of three-pulse photon echo in thick rare-earth ions doped crystal whose thickness is far larger than 0.002 cm which is adopted in previous works.The influence of thickness on the three-pulse photon echo＇s amplitude and efficiency is analyzed with the Maxwell-Bloch equations solved by finite-difference timedomain method.We demonstrate that the amplitude of three-pulse echo will increase with the increasing of thickness and the optimum thickness to generate three-pulse photon echo is 0.3 cm for Tm^（3＋）：YAG when the attenuation of the input pulse is taken into account.Meanwhile,we find the expression 0.09 exp（α＇L）,which is previously employed to describe the relationship between echo＇s efficiency and thickness,should be modified as 1.3 · 0.09 exp（2.4 ·α＇L） with the propagation of echo considered.展开更多
High energy electron acceleration in a wake field generated in the intense ultrashort （30fs） laser pulse cluster gas jet interaction is experimentally demonstrated. Relativistic electrons with energy of 60 MeV were ...High energy electron acceleration in a wake field generated in the intense ultrashort （30fs） laser pulse cluster gas jet interaction is experimentally demonstrated. Relativistic electrons with energy of 60 MeV were observed. These high energy electrons split into two beams due to the relativistic self-focusing of the laser.展开更多
In this paper, we propose a scheme for photon echo chirped detection process composed of additional modulation pulses to obtain controllable geometric phase. The geometric phases are observed and measured by a beat si...In this paper, we propose a scheme for photon echo chirped detection process composed of additional modulation pulses to obtain controllable geometric phase. The geometric phases are observed and measured by a beat signal between the photon echo field and the chirped field. The chirped detection model reveals that the period of the beat signal increases as the chirped rate and delay time increase. Additionally, a two-fold relationship between the modulation phase and the echo shift phase is obtained. The numerical simulations accord with the theoretical results obtained by the finite difference time domain(FDTD) method.展开更多
In this paper, spectral hole depth dependence on temperature below 10 K in Tm^3＋ ：YAG crystal is investigated in detail. A novel model is proposed to analyze the temperature dependence on the spectral hole. By using...In this paper, spectral hole depth dependence on temperature below 10 K in Tm^3＋ ：YAG crystal is investigated in detail. A novel model is proposed to analyze the temperature dependence on the spectral hole. By using the proposed model, we theoretically deduce the temperature dependence of spectral hole depth. The results are compared with experimental results and they are in good agreement. According to the theoretic results, the optimum temperature in experiment can be found.展开更多
In this paper, the physical mechanism of the interaction between electromagnetic wave and spectral-hole burning crystal material is investigated in detail. In the small signal regime, a perturbation theory model is us...In this paper, the physical mechanism of the interaction between electromagnetic wave and spectral-hole burning crystal material is investigated in detail. In the small signal regime, a perturbation theory model is used to analyze the mechanism of spectral-hole burning. By solving the Liouville equation, three-order perturbation results are obtained. From the theoretic analysis, spectral-hole burning can be interpreted as a photon echo of the zero-order diffraction echo when the first optical pulse and the second optical pulse are overlapped in time. According to the model, the spectral-hole width is dependent on the chirp rate of the reading laser. When the chirp rate is slow with respect to the spectral features of interest, the spectral hole is closely mapped into time domain. For a fast chirp rate, distortions are observed. The results follow Maxwell-Bloch model and they are also in good agreement with the experimental results.展开更多
A method of measuring laser frequency stability is proposed by using the spectral-hole-burning technique.The power spectra of the measured laser can be recorded as a spectral hole,and the engraving time of the spectra...A method of measuring laser frequency stability is proposed by using the spectral-hole-burning technique.The power spectra of the measured laser can be recorded as a spectral hole,and the engraving time of the spectral hole is mapped into the frequency of the measured laser.Frequency fluctuation can be expressed by spectral hole frequency variation with different engraving times.By using the proposed method,the frequency stability of the external-cavity diode laser is measured to be 2.22×10^(-9) with an integration time of 20 ms.The frequency stability measurement resolution reaches 14 kHz and the repetition rate is 50 Hz.Compared to the conventional method,it avoids the need for a high stability reference laser source.展开更多
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China( 61974104)。
文摘Microstrip transmission lines connecting to the millimeter wave radar chip and antenna significantly affect the radiation efficiency and bandwidth of the antenna.Here,a wideband non-uniform wavy microstrip line for complex impedance in automotive radar frequency range is proposed.Unlike the gradient transmission line,the wavy structure is composed of periodically semi-circular segments.By adjusting the radius of the semi-circular,the surface current is varied and concentrated on the semi-circular segments,allowing a wider tunability range of the resonant frequency.The results reveal that the bandwidth of the loaded wavy transmission line antenna improves to 9.37 GHz,which is 5.81 GHz wider than that of the loaded gradient line.The gain and the half power beam width of the loaded antenna are about 14.69 dB and 9.58°,respectively.The proposed non-uniform microstrip line scheme may open up a route for realizing wideband millimeter-wave automotive radar applications.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60677013, the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Programme of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20060055021, the National Basic Research Programme of China under Grant No 2006CB921703.
文摘We demonstrate a compact photonic device based on efficient and wavelength-tunable doubling of an all fibreformat source. Quasi-phase-matched second-harmonic generation in periodically poled lithium niobate is used to generate 90.6 m W at 775.9 nm with a single-pass conversion efficiency of 14.7%. A t uning bandwidth of 2.1 nm and a tuning temperature range of 150.6 ± 1.7℃ can be achieved. The Er-doped seed fibre source is amplified by a clad-pumped Er^3＋/Yb^3＋-codoped fibre laser with a high output power up to 2.18 W over a tunable wavelength range from 1535nm to 1570nm.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 60677013, and the Doctoral Program Foundation of Institute of Higher Education of China under Grant No 20060055021.
文摘A self-similar mode locked fibre laser is studied based on a numerical model. By introducing a dimensionless factor k to characterize the pulse shape, the self-similar pulse evolution, formation and the temporal and spectral shape changes due to the elements in the cavity are investigated throughout the laser cavity. The results show that in the self-similar mode locked fibre laser, self-similar pulse is first formed in the single-mode fibre, which is then amplified in the gain fibre. Gain bandwidth has a small influence on pulse shape, so high energy self-similar pulse can be obtained after amplification. Because net cavity dispersion directly influences the pulse width as well as peak power after compression by a pair of gratings, which can determine the pulse self-similar evolution, it is very important to control the net cavity dispersion to a certain range to obtain self-similar pulses.
基金Project supported by Tianjin Research Program Application Foundation and Advanced Technology,China(Grant No.15JCQNJC01100)
文摘This paper investigates the phenomenon of three-pulse photon echo in thick rare-earth ions doped crystal whose thickness is far larger than 0.002 cm which is adopted in previous works.The influence of thickness on the three-pulse photon echo＇s amplitude and efficiency is analyzed with the Maxwell-Bloch equations solved by finite-difference timedomain method.We demonstrate that the amplitude of three-pulse echo will increase with the increasing of thickness and the optimum thickness to generate three-pulse photon echo is 0.3 cm for Tm^（3＋）：YAG when the attenuation of the input pulse is taken into account.Meanwhile,we find the expression 0.09 exp（α＇L）,which is previously employed to describe the relationship between echo＇s efficiency and thickness,should be modified as 1.3 · 0.09 exp（2.4 ·α＇L） with the propagation of echo considered.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 10535030. The authors gratefully acknowledge Professor Zhongli Liu and Mr Zhiming Hu for their technical assistance. We also wish to thank Dr Liming Chen and Dr Leifeng Cao for fruitful discussion.
文摘High energy electron acceleration in a wake field generated in the intense ultrashort （30fs） laser pulse cluster gas jet interaction is experimentally demonstrated. Relativistic electrons with energy of 60 MeV were observed. These high energy electrons split into two beams due to the relativistic self-focusing of the laser.
基金Project supported by the Tianjin Research Program of Application Foundation and Advanced Technology,China(Grant No.15JCQNJC01100)
文摘In this paper, we propose a scheme for photon echo chirped detection process composed of additional modulation pulses to obtain controllable geometric phase. The geometric phases are observed and measured by a beat signal between the photon echo field and the chirped field. The chirped detection model reveals that the period of the beat signal increases as the chirped rate and delay time increase. Additionally, a two-fold relationship between the modulation phase and the echo shift phase is obtained. The numerical simulations accord with the theoretical results obtained by the finite difference time domain(FDTD) method.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 11004152)the Science Fund of Tianjin Education Commission (Grant Nos. 20090715 and 20110704)
文摘In this paper, spectral hole depth dependence on temperature below 10 K in Tm^3＋ ：YAG crystal is investigated in detail. A novel model is proposed to analyze the temperature dependence on the spectral hole. By using the proposed model, we theoretically deduce the temperature dependence of spectral hole depth. The results are compared with experimental results and they are in good agreement. According to the theoretic results, the optimum temperature in experiment can be found.
基金supported by the Special Funds for Scientific and Technological Innovation Projects,Tianjin,China(Grant No.10FDZDGX00400)
文摘In this paper, the physical mechanism of the interaction between electromagnetic wave and spectral-hole burning crystal material is investigated in detail. In the small signal regime, a perturbation theory model is used to analyze the mechanism of spectral-hole burning. By solving the Liouville equation, three-order perturbation results are obtained. From the theoretic analysis, spectral-hole burning can be interpreted as a photon echo of the zero-order diffraction echo when the first optical pulse and the second optical pulse are overlapped in time. According to the model, the spectral-hole width is dependent on the chirp rate of the reading laser. When the chirp rate is slow with respect to the spectral features of interest, the spectral hole is closely mapped into time domain. For a fast chirp rate, distortions are observed. The results follow Maxwell-Bloch model and they are also in good agreement with the experimental results.
基金Supported by the National High-Tech Research and Development Program,the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No 11004152the Funds of Tianjin Education Commission under Grant Nos 20090715,20110704。
文摘A method of measuring laser frequency stability is proposed by using the spectral-hole-burning technique.The power spectra of the measured laser can be recorded as a spectral hole,and the engraving time of the spectral hole is mapped into the frequency of the measured laser.Frequency fluctuation can be expressed by spectral hole frequency variation with different engraving times.By using the proposed method,the frequency stability of the external-cavity diode laser is measured to be 2.22×10^(-9) with an integration time of 20 ms.The frequency stability measurement resolution reaches 14 kHz and the repetition rate is 50 Hz.Compared to the conventional method,it avoids the need for a high stability reference laser source.
