The up-conversion luminescence tuning of rare-earth ions is an important research topic for understanding luminescence mechanisms and promoting related applications. In this paper, we experimentally study the up-conve...The up-conversion luminescence tuning of rare-earth ions is an important research topic for understanding luminescence mechanisms and promoting related applications. In this paper, we experimentally study the up-conversion luminescence tuning of Er3+-doped ceramic glass excited by the unshaped, V-shaped and cosine-shaped femtosecond laser field with different laser powers. The results show that green and red up-conversion luminescence can be effectively tuned by varying the power or spectral phase of the femtosecond laser field. We further analyze the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism by considering different excitation processes, including single-photon absorption(SPA), two-photon absorption(TPA), excited state absorption(ESA), and energy transfer up-conversion(ETU). The relative weight of TPA in the whole excitation process can increase with the increase of the laser power, thereby enhancing the intensity ratio between green and red luminescence(I547/I656). However, the second ETU(ETU2) process can generate red luminescence and reduce the green and red luminescence intensity ratio I547/I656, while the third ESA(ESA3) process can produce green luminescence and enhance its control efficiency. Moreover, the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism is further validated by observing the up-conversion luminescence intensity, depending on the laser power and the down-conversion luminescence spectrum under the excitation of 400-nm femtosecond laser pulse. These studies can present a clear physical picture that enables us to understand the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism in rare-earth ions, and can also provide an opportunity to tune up-conversion luminescence to promote its related applications.展开更多
It has been shown that the femtosecond laser polarization modulation is a very simple and well-established method to control the multi-photon absorption process by the light-matter interaction. Previous studies mainly...It has been shown that the femtosecond laser polarization modulation is a very simple and well-established method to control the multi-photon absorption process by the light-matter interaction. Previous studies mainly focused on the multi- photon absorption control in the weak field. In this paper, we further explore the polarization control behavior of multi- photon absorption process in the intermediate femtosecond laser field. In the weak femtosecond laser field, the second- order perturbation theory can well describe the non-resonant two-photon absorption process. However, the higher order nonlinear effect （e.g., four-photon absorption） can occur in the intermediate femtosecond laser field, and thus it is necessary to establish new theoretical model to describe the multi-photon absorption process, which includes the two-photon and four-photon transitions. Here, we construct a fourth-order perturbation theory to study the polarization control behavior of this multi-photon absorption under the intermediate femtosecond laser field excitation, and our theoretical results show that the two-photon and four-photon excitation pathways can induce a coherent interference, while the coherent interference is constructive or destructive that depends on the femtosecond laser center frequency. Moreover, the two-photon and four- photon transitions have the different polarization control efficiency, and the four-photon absorption can obtain the higher polarization control efficiency. Thus, the polarization control efficiency of the whole excitation process can be increased or decreased by properly designing the femtosecond laser field intensity and laser center frequency. These studies can provide a clear physical picture for understanding and controlling the multi-photon absorption process in the intermediate femtosecond laser field, and also can provide a theoretical guidance for the future experimental realization.展开更多
We discuss evolution of Hermite–Gaussian beams of different orders in nonlocal nonlinear media whose characteristic length is set as different functions of propagation distance,using the variational approach.It is pr...We discuss evolution of Hermite–Gaussian beams of different orders in nonlocal nonlinear media whose characteristic length is set as different functions of propagation distance,using the variational approach.It is proved that as long as the characteristic length varies slowly enough,all the Hermite–Gaussian beams can propagate adiabatically.When the characteristic length gradually comes back to its initial value after changes,all the Hermite–Gaussian beams can adiabatically restore to their own original states.The variational results agree well with the numerical simulations.Arbitrary shaped beams synthesized by Hermite–Gaussian modes can realize adiabatic evolution in nonlocal nonlinear media with gradual characteristic length.展开更多
The femtosecond pulse shaping technique has been shown to be an effective method to control the multi-photon absorption by the light–matter interaction. Previous studies mainly focused on the quantum coherent control...The femtosecond pulse shaping technique has been shown to be an effective method to control the multi-photon absorption by the light–matter interaction. Previous studies mainly focused on the quantum coherent control of the multi-photon absorption by the phase, amplitude and polarization modulation, but the coherent features of the multi-photon absorption depending on the energy level structure, the laser spectrum bandwidth and laser central frequency still lack in-depth systematic research. In this work, we further explore the coherent features of the resonance-mediated two-photon absorption in a rubidium atom by varying the energy level structure, spectrum bandwidth and central frequency of the femtosecond laser field. The theoretical results show that the change of the intermediate state detuning can effectively influence the enhancement of the near-resonant part, which further affects the transform-limited （TL）-normalized final state population maximum. Moreover, as the laser spectrum bandwidth increases, the TL-normalized final state population maximum can be effectively enhanced due to the increase of the enhancement in the near-resonant part, but the TL-normalized final state population maximum is constant by varying the laser central frequency. These studies can provide a clear physical picture for understanding the coherent features of the resonance-mediated two-photon absorption, and can also provide a theoretical guidance for the future applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51132004,11474096,11604199,U1704145,and 11747101)the Fund from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality,China(Grant No.14JC1401500)+1 种基金the Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation,China(Grant No.182102210117)the Higher Educational Key Program of Henan Province of China(Gant Nos.17A140025 and 16A140030)
文摘The up-conversion luminescence tuning of rare-earth ions is an important research topic for understanding luminescence mechanisms and promoting related applications. In this paper, we experimentally study the up-conversion luminescence tuning of Er3+-doped ceramic glass excited by the unshaped, V-shaped and cosine-shaped femtosecond laser field with different laser powers. The results show that green and red up-conversion luminescence can be effectively tuned by varying the power or spectral phase of the femtosecond laser field. We further analyze the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism by considering different excitation processes, including single-photon absorption(SPA), two-photon absorption(TPA), excited state absorption(ESA), and energy transfer up-conversion(ETU). The relative weight of TPA in the whole excitation process can increase with the increase of the laser power, thereby enhancing the intensity ratio between green and red luminescence(I547/I656). However, the second ETU(ETU2) process can generate red luminescence and reduce the green and red luminescence intensity ratio I547/I656, while the third ESA(ESA3) process can produce green luminescence and enhance its control efficiency. Moreover, the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism is further validated by observing the up-conversion luminescence intensity, depending on the laser power and the down-conversion luminescence spectrum under the excitation of 400-nm femtosecond laser pulse. These studies can present a clear physical picture that enables us to understand the up-conversion luminescence tuning mechanism in rare-earth ions, and can also provide an opportunity to tune up-conversion luminescence to promote its related applications.
基金supported by the Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities(Grant No.B12024)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51132004,11474096,11547216,11547220,and 11604199)+1 种基金the Science Fund from the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality(Grant No.14JC1401500)the Higher Education Key Program of He’nan Province of China(Grant Nos.17A140025 and 16A140030)
文摘It has been shown that the femtosecond laser polarization modulation is a very simple and well-established method to control the multi-photon absorption process by the light-matter interaction. Previous studies mainly focused on the multi- photon absorption control in the weak field. In this paper, we further explore the polarization control behavior of multi- photon absorption process in the intermediate femtosecond laser field. In the weak femtosecond laser field, the second- order perturbation theory can well describe the non-resonant two-photon absorption process. However, the higher order nonlinear effect （e.g., four-photon absorption） can occur in the intermediate femtosecond laser field, and thus it is necessary to establish new theoretical model to describe the multi-photon absorption process, which includes the two-photon and four-photon transitions. Here, we construct a fourth-order perturbation theory to study the polarization control behavior of this multi-photon absorption under the intermediate femtosecond laser field excitation, and our theoretical results show that the two-photon and four-photon excitation pathways can induce a coherent interference, while the coherent interference is constructive or destructive that depends on the femtosecond laser center frequency. Moreover, the two-photon and four- photon transitions have the different polarization control efficiency, and the four-photon absorption can obtain the higher polarization control efficiency. Thus, the polarization control efficiency of the whole excitation process can be increased or decreased by properly designing the femtosecond laser field intensity and laser center frequency. These studies can provide a clear physical picture for understanding and controlling the multi-photon absorption process in the intermediate femtosecond laser field, and also can provide a theoretical guidance for the future experimental realization.
基金Project supported by the Key Research Fund of Higher Education of Henan Province,China(Grant No.23A140021)the Open Subject of the Key Laboratory of Weak Light Nonlinear Photonics of Nankai University(Grant No.OS213)the International Scientific and Technological Cooperation Projects of Henan Province,China(Grant No.232102520001)。
文摘We discuss evolution of Hermite–Gaussian beams of different orders in nonlocal nonlinear media whose characteristic length is set as different functions of propagation distance,using the variational approach.It is proved that as long as the characteristic length varies slowly enough,all the Hermite–Gaussian beams can propagate adiabatically.When the characteristic length gradually comes back to its initial value after changes,all the Hermite–Gaussian beams can adiabatically restore to their own original states.The variational results agree well with the numerical simulations.Arbitrary shaped beams synthesized by Hermite–Gaussian modes can realize adiabatic evolution in nonlocal nonlinear media with gradual characteristic length.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 51132004,11474096 and 11604199the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality under Grant No 14JC1401500the Higher Education Key Program of He'nan Province under Grant Nos 17A140025 and 16A140030
文摘The femtosecond pulse shaping technique has been shown to be an effective method to control the multi-photon absorption by the light–matter interaction. Previous studies mainly focused on the quantum coherent control of the multi-photon absorption by the phase, amplitude and polarization modulation, but the coherent features of the multi-photon absorption depending on the energy level structure, the laser spectrum bandwidth and laser central frequency still lack in-depth systematic research. In this work, we further explore the coherent features of the resonance-mediated two-photon absorption in a rubidium atom by varying the energy level structure, spectrum bandwidth and central frequency of the femtosecond laser field. The theoretical results show that the change of the intermediate state detuning can effectively influence the enhancement of the near-resonant part, which further affects the transform-limited （TL）-normalized final state population maximum. Moreover, as the laser spectrum bandwidth increases, the TL-normalized final state population maximum can be effectively enhanced due to the increase of the enhancement in the near-resonant part, but the TL-normalized final state population maximum is constant by varying the laser central frequency. These studies can provide a clear physical picture for understanding the coherent features of the resonance-mediated two-photon absorption, and can also provide a theoretical guidance for the future applications.
