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Vorremmo ringraziare il prof. Ferenc Krausz per le discussioni e Najd Altwaijry per il suo supporto per la finalizzazione del manoscritto. Questo lavoro è stato finanziato dal Centro per le Applicazioni Laser avanzate (CALA).

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Il funzionamento a chiave del oscillatore è ottenuto dalla gestione ottimale del calore delle diverse componenti del laser. L&#39;uscita dell&#39;oscillatore è riproducibile su base giornaliera, senza necessità di allineamento o ottimizzazione supplementari. Inoltre, la stabilità energetica impulso-impulso e la stabilità di punta spaziale del laser di sementi soddisfano le condizioni preliminari per il funzionamento stabile dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo. Altre sorgenti di sementi a basso contenuto energetico, come gli amplificatori a fibre, possono essere utilizzati per seminare l&#39;amplificatore. In questo studio è stato utilizzato un oscillatore KLM da 2 μJ Yb: YAG per aiutare l&#39;amplificazione dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo riducendo la crescita delle fasi non lineari accumulate, in quanto il numero di giri voluto richiesto è ridotto per l&#39;energia di semi più alta . Inoltre, la maggiore energia seme influenza il processo di amplificazione e riduce il rallentamento del guadagno. La larghezza di banda spettrale misurata del pulso amplificatoEs per energie di sementi differenti a una potenza fissa della pompa è mostrato in Figura 5c . La larghezza di banda spettrale amplificata diminuisce per le energie di seme inferiori a causa del restringimento dei guadagni. Per l&#39;energia di sementi da 10 pJ, il laser opera nel periodo raddoppiato e non è possibile raggiungere un funzionamento stabile, anche aumentando il numero di giri andati. Oltre all&#39;attenta ottimizzazione dei sistemi di raffreddamento e dell&#39;alimentazione dei diodi, il funzionamento dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo a saturazione svolge un ruolo importante nella stabilità raggiunta dell&#39;amplificatore. La fondamentale o la seconda armonica del laser può essere usata per pompare un sistema OPCPA. Per SHG, sono state confrontate le prestazioni di un LBO e un cristallo di BBO, in quanto offrono un elevato coefficiente non lineare e una soglia di danno, nonostante il largo spazio spaziale e l&#39;apertura limitata disponibile nel caso della BBO. Poiché il coefficiente non lineare della BBO è quasi il doppio del LBO, un cristallo più corto è sufFinient per raggiungere il limite di saturazione per SHG ( Figura 6a ). Pertanto, BBO è la scelta più adatta, poiché la fase non lineare accumulata è più piccola 28 . Le durate di impulso degli impulsi SH sono caratterizzate sperimentalmente a diverse efficienze di conversione. È stato osservato che ad alta efficienza di conversione, lo spettro SHG è ampliato e appare una fase spettrale di ordine superiore ( Figura 6 ). Pertanto viene scelto il caso B, con l&#39;efficienza di conversione del 70%, dove gli SH e le travi fondamentali non convertite mantengono una qualità eccellente.

La generazione di impulsi laser ad alta energia, a pochi cicli ad elevata frequenza di ripetizione, è di grande interesse per i campi applicati, come la scienza attosecond 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 e la fisica alta 5 , 6 , Dalla disponibilità di tali fonti. OPCPA rappresenta la via più promettente per ottenere energie ad impulso elevate e ampie larghezze di banda di amplificazione che supportano contemporaneamente impulsi a pochi cicli 1 . Ad oggi, OPCPA consente l&#39;amplificazione ultra-banda larga, che genera impulsi a pochi cicli 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 . Tuttavia, un&#39;implementazione modificata dello schema OPCPA, che utilizza impulsi corti della pompa sulla scala di picosecondi, è promessa perRendendo questo approccio scalabile per energie di impulso ancora più elevate e potenze medie nel regime a pochi cicli 1 , 11 , 12 . A causa dell&#39;elevata intensità della pompa in OPCPA pompato a breve impulso, l&#39;elevato guadagno a singolo passaggio consente l&#39;utilizzo di cristalli molto sottili per supportare ampie larghezze di banda di amplificazione. Sebbene l&#39;OPCPA pompato a impulsi corti abbia molti vantaggi, la realizzabilità di questo approccio è soggetta alla disponibilità di laser adatti a questo scopo. Questi laser di pompaggio sono necessari per fornire impulsi picosecondi ad alta energia con qualità del fascio limitato vicino a diffrazione a velocità di ripetizione nella gamma da kHz a MHz 13 , 14 , 15 . L&#39;introduzione di laser a base di itterbium a diverse geometrie, in grado di fornire impulsi laser a picosecondi ad alta energia e ad alta potenza media, Stanno per cambiare lo stato attuale del campo 1 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 . Yb: YAG ha una buona conducibilità termica e una lunga durata di stato superiore, e può essere pompata da laser a diodo a basso costo. La sua prestazione quando viene utilizzata in geometria a disco sottile è eccezionale a causa del raffreddamento efficiente del mezzo di guadagno per scalare simultaneamente il picco e la potenza media. Inoltre, il fenomeno dell&#39;autofocusione all&#39;interno del mezzo di guadagno durante il processo di amplificazione viene soppresso a causa della maneggevolezza del disco sottile rispetto ad altre geometrie del medium di guadagno, con conseguente profili temporali e spaziali eccellenti degli impulsi amplificati. Combinando questo concetto con CPA promette di generare impulsi picosecondi con centinaia di million di energia e centinaiaDi watt di potenza media 19 , 20 . Lo scopo di questo lavoro è quello di dimostrare un amplificatore rigenerativo a disco rigido Yb: YAG con eccezionali prestazioni quotidiane come una fonte adatta per il pompaggio di OPCPA 21 . Per raggiungere questo obiettivo, questo studio utilizza un oscillatore 22 a disco Yb: YAG con microspi di energia a impulsi per seminare l&#39;amplificatore per minimizzare la fase non lineare accumulata durante il processo di amplificazione. Questo protocollo fornisce la ricetta per la costruzione e il funzionamento del sistema laser, descritto altrove 21 . Sono mostrati dettagli sul software di implementazione e controllo dei componenti e viene descritto il processo di allineamento del sistema.

<table><tbody><tr><td>&lt;strong&gt;Electrooptics&lt;/strong&gt;</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser Module</td><td>Dilas Diodenlaser GmbH</td><td>M1F8H12-940.5-500C-IS11.34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiber-Coupled Diode Laser Module</td><td>Laserline GmbH</td><td>LDM1000-500</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Power Supply for Diode Laser</td><td>Delta Elektronika B.V.</td><td>SM 15-100</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Power Supply for Diode Laser</td><td>Delta Elektronika B.V.</td><td>SM 35-45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pulse Picker&#039;s Driver</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pockels Cell&#039;s Driver</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pulse Picker&#039;s Driver Power Supply</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>PCD8m7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pockels Cell&#039;s Driver Power Supply</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>PCD8m7</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Delay Generator PCI</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>BME_SG08p</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Splitter Box</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Resonant Preamplifier</td><td>Bergmann Messger&amp;auml;te Entwicklung KG&amp;nbsp;</td><td>BME_P03</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Pulse Picker&#039;s crystal</td><td>Castech Inc.</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>12*12*20 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>Pockels Cell&#039;s crystal</td><td>Castech Inc.</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>12*12*20 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>&lt;strong&gt;Name&lt;/strong&gt;</td><td>&lt;strong&gt;Company&lt;/strong&gt;</td><td>&lt;strong&gt;Catalog Number&lt;/strong&gt;</td><td>&lt;strong&gt;Comments&lt;/strong&gt;</td></tr><tr><td>&lt;strong&gt;Optics&lt;/strong&gt;</td><td></td><td></td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thin-disk</td><td>TRUMPF Scientific Lasers&amp;nbsp;</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Thin-disk Head</td><td>TRUMPF Scientific Lasers&amp;nbsp;</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiber</td><td>Frank Optic Products GmbH</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Fiber Objective</td><td>Edmund Optics GmbH</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Faraday Isolator</td><td>Electro-Optics Technology, Inc</td><td>EOT.189.12231</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Faraday Rotator</td><td>Electro-Optics Technology, Inc</td><td>EOT.189.22040</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>Stretcher&#039;s Grating 1</td><td>Horiba Jobin Yvon GmbH</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>60*40*10 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>Stretcher&#039;s Grating 2</td><td>Horiba Jobin Yvon GmbH</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>350*190*50 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>Compressor&#039;s Grating 1</td><td>Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc.</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>40*40*16 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>Compressor&#039;s Grating 2</td><td>Plymouth Grating Laboratory, Inc.</td><td>N/A, customized</td><td>300*100*50 mm&amp;sup3;</td></tr><tr><td>HR Mirror, 1&quot; 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20 mj, 1 ps yb:yag thin-disk regenerative amplifier

Si tratta di un rapporto su un amplificatore rigenerativo a disco sottile da 100 W, 20 mJ, 1 ps Yb: YAG. Un sottile disco Yb: YAG in forma casalinga, l&#39;oscillatore bloccato in modalità Kerr a obiettivo con prestazioni a chiave e energia a impulsi a micro-jusle viene utilizzato per seminare l&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo a impulsi a chirped. L&#39;amplificatore è collocato in un alloggiamento ermetico. Funziona a temperatura ambiente e presenta un funzionamento stabile a una frequenza di ripetizione di 5 kHz, con una stabilità impulso-impulso inferiore all&#39;1%. Utilizzando un cristallo di borato di beta borato di spessore di 1,5 mm, la frequenza dell&#39;uscita laser è raddoppiata a 515 nm, con una potenza media di 70 W, che corrisponde ad un&#39;efficienza ottica-ottica del 70%. Questa prestazione superiore rende il sistema una sorgente attraente della pompa per gli amplificatori parametrici a impulsi a impulsi ottici nell&#39;intervallo spettrale a infrarossi ea medio infrarossi. Combinando le prestazioni del turn-key e la stabilità superiore dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo, il sistema facilita la generazione di una banda larga, stabile CEPseme. Fornire la sorgente e la pompa dell&#39;amplificazione ottica parametrica a impulsi a chirped (OPCPA) da una sorgente laser elimina la richiesta di sincronizzazione temporale attiva tra questi impulsi. Questo lavoro presenta una guida dettagliata per l&#39;impostazione e l&#39;azionamento di un amplificatore rigenerativo a disco sottile Yb: YAG, basato su amplificazione a impulsi a chirpaggio (CPA), come sorgente della pompa per un amplificatore ottico a impulsi parametrici ottici.

<html> L&#39;oscillatore fornisce 350 fs, 2 μJ, impulsi a 25 W con frequenza di ripetizione di 11 MHz, con una stabilità impulso di impulso pari a 1% (rms) e fluttuazioni a raggio inferiore di 0,6% per 1 h di misura ( Figura 4 ). <img alt="Figura 4" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig4.jpg" /> Figura 4 : Yb: disco sottile YAG, oscillatore bloccato in modalità Kerr-lens. (A) Lo spettro (rosso), il profilo temporale recuperato intensità (blu), e il profilo spaziale (riquadro) degli impulsi dell&#39;oscillatore. ( B ) misurato e recuperato lo spettrografo SHG-FROG dell&#39;oscillatore. Questa cifra è stata modificata da Fattahi et al. , Con permesso di riferimento 21 .&gt; Clicca qui per visualizzare una versione più grande di questa figura. Gli impulsi di semi vengono amplificati nell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo fino a 125 W mentre vengono pompati con un diodo a fibre ottiche CW a una lunghezza d&#39;onda di 940 nm a 280 W, corrispondente ad un ottico-ottico di efficienza del 47%. La stabilità impulso-impulso dell&#39;amplificatore è inferiore all&#39;1% e l&#39;amplificatore presenta una stabilità a lungo termine eccellente dopo 10 ore di funzionamento continuo. La trave amplificato ha un eccellente profilo spaziale, con M 2 di 1 (M 2 x = 1,08 e M 2 y = 1,07) e un eccellente profilo temporale dopo la compressione a 1 ps (a FWHM) (Figura 5). <img alt="Figura 5" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig5.jpg" /> Figura 5 : Caratterizzazione dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativoUscita e l&#39;effetto di restringimento del guadagno. (A) La stabilità dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo potenza media dopo 10 ore di funzionamento continuo. Inset: ( a-1 ) Potenza normalizzata al suo valore medio in una finestra temporale di 0,5 h; (A -2 ) Profilo fascio di uscita dell&#39;amplificatore rigenerativo. ( B ) Spettro di uscita dell&#39;amplificatore (verde) e l&#39;intensità temporale recuperata (blu) dell&#39;impulso del laser a 100 W di potenza media dopo il compressore della griglia. ( C ) Energia di semi rispetto alla larghezza di banda spettrale (FWHM) dell&#39;uscita dell&#39;amplificatore e dei giri richiesti per la stessa potenza media di uscita a 300 W di potenza della pompa. Questa cifra è stata modificata da Fattahi et al. , Con permesso di riferimento 21 . <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig5large.jpg" target="_blank">Clicca qui per visualizzare una versione più grande di questa figura.</a> 25 . Sono stati considerati due diversi cristalli con i seguenti parametri: 1) un triborato di litio (LBO) di tipo I, 6 mm, con un angolo di corrispondenza di fase di 13,7 ° e un coefficiente non lineare di 0,819 pm / V; e 2) Tipo I, BBO di 3 mm di spessore con un angolo di corrispondenza di fase di 23,4 ° e un coefficiente non lineare di 2 pm / V 26 , 27 . 1-ps, impulsi di 20 mJ a 1.030 nm e un&#39;intensità di picco di 100 GW / cm 2 sono stati considerati come l&#39;ingresso della simulazione. I risultati della simulazione hanno mostrato che la performance BBO era superiore a quella del LBO per SHG ( Figura 6 ). <img alt="Figura 6" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig6.jpg" /> Figura 6 : Seconda generazione armonica. (A) simulato SHG enePer un cristallo LBO di 6 mm e un cristallo BBO di 3 mm di spessore. B ) Efficienza sperimentale SHG rispetto all&#39;intensità di picco della pompa di ingresso in un cristallo BBO di 1,5 mm di spessore usando 0,5 mJ (nero) e 20 mJ (verde) dell&#39;uscita dell&#39;amplificatore. ( C ) l&#39;intensità spettrale recuperata e ( d ) il ritardo del gruppo delle misurazioni XFROG per diverse efficienze SHG corrispondenti ai punti A, B e C in (b). Questa cifra è stata modificata da Fattahi et al. , Con permesso di riferimento 21 . <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig6large.jpg" target="_blank">Clicca qui per visualizzare una versione più grande di questa figura.</a>

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20 mJ, 1 ps Yb: YAG Amplificatore rigenerativo a disco rigido

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Hyperpolarized Xenon for NMR and MRI Applications

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and imaging (MRI) suffer from intrinsic low sensitivity because even strong external magnetic fields of ~10 T generate only a small detectable net-magnetization of the sample at room temperature 1. Hence, most NMR and MRI applications rely on the detection of molecules at relative high concentration (e.g., water for imaging of biological tissue) or require excessive acquisition times. This limits our ability to exploit the very useful molecular specificity of NMR signals for many biochemical and medical applications. However, novel approaches have emerged in the past few years: Manipulation of the detected spin species prior to detection inside the NMR/MRI magnet can dramatically increase the magnetization and therefore allows detection of molecules at much lower concentration 2.
Here, we present a method for polarization of a xenon gas mixture (2-5% Xe, 10% N2, He balance) in a compact setup with a ca. 16000-fold signal enhancement. Modern line-narrowed diode lasers allow efficient polarization 7 and immediate use of gas mixture even if the noble gas is not separated from the other components. The SEOP apparatus is explained and determination of the achieved spin polarization is demonstrated for performance control of the method.
The hyperpolarized gas can be used for void space imaging, including gas flow imaging or diffusion studies at the interfaces with other materials 8,9. Moreover, the Xe NMR signal is extremely sensitive to its molecular environment 6. This enables the option to use it as an NMR/MRI contrast agent when dissolved in aqueous solution with functionalized molecular hosts that temporarily trap the gas 10,11. Direct detection and high-sensitivity indirect detection of such constructs is demonstrated in both spectroscopic and imaging mode.

The production of hyperpolarized xenon by means of spin exchange optical pumping (SEOP) is described. This method yields a ~10000-fold enhancement of the nuclear spin polarization of Xe-129 and has applications in nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. Examples of gas phase and solution state experiments are given.

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Gradient Echo Quantum Memory in Warm Atomic Vapor

Gradient echo memory (GEM) is a protocol for storing optical quantum states of light in atomic ensembles. The primary motivation for such a technology is that quantum key distribution (QKD), which uses Heisenberg uncertainty to guarantee security of cryptographic keys, is limited in transmission distance. The development of a quantum repeater is a possible path to extend QKD range, but a repeater will need a quantum memory. In our experiments we use a gas of rubidium 87 vapor that is contained in a warm gas cell. This makes the scheme particularly simple. It is also a highly versatile scheme that enables in-memory refinement of the stored state, such as frequency shifting and bandwidth manipulation. The basis of the GEM protocol is to absorb the light into an ensemble of atoms that has been prepared in a magnetic field gradient. The reversal of this gradient leads to rephasing of the atomic polarization and thus recall of the stored optical state. We will outline how we prepare the atoms and this gradient and also describe some of the pitfalls that need to be avoided, in particular four-wave mixing, which can give rise to optical gain.

The gradient echo memory is a protocol for storing optical quantum states of light in atomic ensembles. Quantum memory is a key element of a quantum repeater, which can extend the range of quantum key distribution. We outline the operation of the scheme when implemented in a 3-level atomic ensemble.

Gradient Echo Quantum Memoria in Warm Atomic Vapor

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Construction and Characterization of External Cavity Diode Lasers for Atomic Physics

Since their development in the late 1980s, cheap, reliable external cavity diode lasers (ECDLs) have replaced complex and expensive traditional dye and Titanium Sapphire lasers as the workhorse laser of atomic physics labs1,2. Their versatility and prolific use throughout atomic physics in applications such as absorption spectroscopy and laser cooling1,2 makes it imperative for incoming students to gain a firm practical understanding of these lasers. This publication builds upon the seminal work by Wieman3, updating components, and providing a video tutorial. The setup, frequency locking and performance characterization of an ECDL will be described. Discussion of component selection and proper mounting of both diodes and gratings, the factors affecting mode selection within the cavity, proper alignment for optimal external feedback, optics setup for coarse and fine frequency sensitive measurements, a brief overview of laser locking techniques, and laser linewidth measurements are included.

This is an instructional paper to guide the construction and diagnostics of external cavity diode lasers (ECDLs), including component selection and optical alignment, as well as the basics of frequency reference spectroscopy and laser linewidth measurements for applications in the field of atomic physics.

Costruzione e caratterizzazione di cavità esterne diodi laser per la Fisica Atomica

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Stimulated Stokes and Antistokes Raman Scattering in Microspherical Whispering Gallery Mode Resonators

Dielectric microspheres can confine light and sound for a length of time through high quality factor whispering gallery modes (WGM). Glass microspheres can be thought as a store of energy with a huge variety of applications: compact laser sources, highly sensitive biochemical sensors and nonlinear phenomena. A protocol for the fabrication of both the microspheres and coupling system is given. The couplers described here are tapered fibers. Efficient generation of nonlinear phenomena related to third order optical non-linear susceptibility &#935;(3) interactions in triply resonant silica microspheres is presented in this paper. The interactions here reported are: Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS), and four wave mixing processes comprising Stimulated Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (SARS). A proof of the cavity-enhanced phenomenon is given by the lack of correlation among the pump, signal and idler: a resonant mode has to exist in order to obtain the pair of signal and idler. In the case of hyperparametric oscillations (four wave mixing and stimulated anti-stokes Raman scattering), the modes must fulfill the energy and momentum conservation and, last but not least, have a good spatial overlap.

Efficient generation of nonlinear phenomena related to third order optical non-linear susceptibility &#935;(3) interactions in triply resonant silica microspheres is presented in this paper. The interactions here reported are: Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS), and four wave mixing processes comprising Stimulated Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (SARS).

Stimolata Stokes e Antistokes Raman Scattering in Microspherical Whispering Gallery modalità risonatori

Dielectric microspheres can confine light and sound for a length of time through high quality factor whispering gallery modes (WGM). Glass microspheres ...

Cooling an Optically Trapped Ultracold Fermi Gas by Periodical Driving

We present a cooling method for a cold Fermi gas by parametrically driving atomic motions in a crossed-beam optical dipole trap (ODT). Our method employs the anharmonicity of the ODT, in which the hotter atoms at the edge of the trap feel the anharmonic components of the trapping potential, while the colder atoms in the center of the trap feel the harmonic one. By modulating the trap depth with frequencies that are resonant with the anharmonic components, we selectively excite the hotter atoms out of the trap while keeping the colder atoms in the trap, generating parametric cooling. This experimental protocol starts with a magneto-optical trap (MOT) that is loaded by a Zeeman slower. The precooled atoms in the MOT are then transferred to an ODT, and a bias magnetic field is applied to create an interacting Fermi gas. We then lower the trapping potential to prepare a cold Fermi gas near the degenerate temperature. After that, we sweep the magnetic field to the noninteracting regime of the Fermi gas, in which the parametric cooling can be manifested by modulating the intensity of the optical trapping beams. We find that the parametric cooling effect strongly depends on the modulation frequencies and amplitudes. With the optimized frequency and amplitude, we measure the dependence of the cloud energy on the modulation time. We observe that the cloud energy is changed in an anisotropic way, where the energy of the axial direction is significantly reduced by parametric driving. The cooling effect is limited to the axial direction because the dominant anharmonicity of the crossed-beam ODT is along the axial direction. Finally, we propose to extend this protocol for the trapping potentials of large anharmonicity in all directions, which provides a promising scheme for cooling quantum gases using external driving.

We present a parametric driving method to cool an ultracold Fermi gas in a crossed-beam optical dipole trap. This method selectively removes high-energy atoms from the trap by periodically modulating the trap depth with frequencies that are resonant with the anharmonic components of the trapping potential.

Raffreddamento un otticamente Intrappolato ultrafreddi Fermi gas da guida periodica

We present a cooling method for a cold Fermi gas by parametrically driving atomic motions in a crossed-beam optical dipole trap (ODT). Our method employs ...

High-speed Continuous-wave Stimulated Brillouin Scattering Spectrometer for Material Analysis

Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the use of spontaneous Brillouin spectrometers for non-contact analysis of soft matter, such as aqueous solutions and biomaterials, with fast acquisition times. Here, we discuss the assembly and operation of a Brillouin spectrometer that uses stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) to measure stimulated Brillouin gain (SBG) spectra of water and lipid emulsion-based tissue-like samples in transmission mode with &lt;10 MHz spectral-resolution and &lt;35 MHz Brillouin-shift measurement precision at &lt;100 ms. The spectrometer consists of two nearly counter-propagating continuous-wave (CW) narrow-linewidth lasers at 780 nm whose frequency detuning is scanned through the material Brillouin shift. By using an ultra-narrowband hot rubidium-85 vapor notch filter and a phase-sensitive detector, the signal-to-noise-ratio of the SBG signal is significantly enhanced compared to that obtained with existing CW-SBS spectrometers. This improvement enables measurement of SBG spectra with up to 100-fold faster acquisition times, thereby facilitating high spectral-resolution and high-precision Brillouin analysis of soft materials at high speed.

We describe the construction of a rapid continuous-wave-stimulated-Brillouin-scattering (CW-SBS) spectrometer. The spectrometer employs single-frequency diode-lasers and an atomic vapor notch-filter to acquire transmission spectra of turbid/non-turbid samples with high spectral-resolution at speeds up to 100-fold faster than those of existing CW-SBS spectrometers. This improvement enables high-speed Brillouin material analysis.

Ad alta velocità continuo-fluttui stimolato Brillouin Scattering spettrometro per analisi materiali

Recent years have witnessed a significant increase in the use of spontaneous Brillouin spectrometers for non-contact analysis of soft matter, such as ...

Infrared Degenerate Four-wave Mixing with Upconversion Detection for Quantitative Gas Sensing

We present a protocol for performing gas spectroscopy using infrared degenerated four-wave mixing (IR-DFWM), for the quantitative detection of gas species in the ppm-to-single-percent range. The main purpose of the method is the spatially resolved detection of low-concentration species, which have no transitions in the visible or near-IR spectral range that could be used for detection. IR-DFWM is a nonintrusive method, which is a great advantage in combustion research, as inserting a probe into a flame can change it drastically. The IR-DFWM is combined with upconversion detection. This detection scheme uses sum-frequency generation to move the IR-DFWM signal from the mid-IR to the near-IR region, to take advantage of the superior noise characteristics of silicon-based detectors. This process also rejects most of the thermal background radiation. The focus of the protocol presented here is on the proper alignment of the IR-DFWM optics and on how to align an intracavity upconversion detection system.

Here, we present a protocol to perform sensitive, spatially resolved gas spectroscopy in the mid-infrared region, using degenerate four-wave mixing combined with upconversion detection.

A raggi infrarossi degenerato quattro-onda miscelazione con rilevamento di Upconversion per sensoristica quantitativa

We present a protocol for performing gas spectroscopy using infrared degenerated four-wave mixing (IR-DFWM), for the quantitative detection of gas species ...

Low-cost Custom Fabrication and Mode-locked Operation of an All-normal-dispersion Femtosecond Fiber Laser for Multiphoton Microscopy

A protocol is presented to build a custom low-cost yet high-performance femtosecond (fs) fiber laser. This all-normal-dispersion (ANDi) ytterbium-doped fiber laser is built completely using commercially available parts, including $8,000 in fiber optic and pump laser components, plus $4,800 in standard optical components and extra-cavity accessories. Researchers new to fiber optic device fabrication may also consider investing in basic fiber splicing and laser pulse characterization equipment (~$63,000). Important for optimal laser operation, methods to verify true versus apparent (partial or noise-like) mode-locked performance are presented. This system achieves 70 fs pulse duration with a center wavelength of approximately 1,070 nm and a pulse repetition rate of 31 MHz. This fiber laser exhibits the peak performance that may be obtained for an easily assembled fiber laser system, which makes this design ideal for research laboratories aiming to develop compact and portable fs laser technologies that enable new implementations of clinical multiphoton microscopy and fs surgery.

A method is presented to build a custom low-cost, mode-locked femtosecond fiber laser for potential applications in multiphoton microscopy, endoscopy, and photomedicine. This laser is built using commercially available parts and basic splicing techniques.

Fabbricazione personalizzata a basso costo e funzionamento bloccato in modalità di un laser in fibra Femtosecond a dispersione all'innormale per la microscopia multifotone

A protocol is presented to build a custom low-cost yet high-performance femtosecond (fs) fiber laser. This all-normal-dispersion (ANDi) ytterbium-doped ...

Rapid Repetition Rate Fluctuation Measurement of Soliton Crystals in a Microresonator

Temporal solitons have attracted great interest in the past decades for their behavior in a steady state, where the dispersion is balanced by the nonlinearity in a propagation Kerr medium. The development of dissipative Kerr solitons (DKSs) in high-Q microcavities drives a novel, compact, chip-scale soliton source. When DKSs serve as femtosecond pulses, the repetition rate fluctuation can be applied to ultrahigh precision metrology, high-speed optical sampling, and optical clocks, etc. In this paper, the rapid repetition rate fluctuation of soliton crystals (SCs), a special state of DKSs where particle-like solitons are tightly packed and fully occupy a resonator, is measured based on the well-known delayed self-heterodyne method. The SCs are generated using a thermal-controlled method. The pump is a frequency fixed laser with a linewidth of 100 Hz. The integral time in frequency fluctuation measurements is controlled by the length of the delay fiber. For a SC with a single vacancy, the repetition rate fluctuations are ~53.24 Hz within 10 &#181;s and ~509.32 Hz within 125 &#181;s, respectively.

Here, we present a protocol to generate soliton crystals in a butterfly-packaged micro-ring resonator using a thermal tuned method. Further, the repetition rate fluctuations of a soliton crystal with a single vacancy are measured using a delayed self-heterodyne method.

Misurazione della fluttuazione del tasso di ripetizione rapida dei cristalli solitoni in un microrisonatore

Temporal solitons have attracted great interest in the past decades for their behavior in a steady state, where the dispersion is balanced by the ...

Optimizing Brillouin Optical Time-Domain Analyzers Based on Gain Spectrum Engineering

Demonstrated is a unique method for sensing performance enhancement in Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers (BOTDA). A Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS) is superimposed with two symmetric Brillouin loss spectra (BLS). This leads to a complex engineered spectrum shape that is more resistant to the sensing system noise. Instead of only one pump and probe interaction as in the conventional BOTDA setup, three optical probe waves are exploited, with one probe located in the BGS and the other two symmetrically in the BLS. Due to the resistance and insensitivity of the engineered spectrum shape to the noise, the sensing performance is enhanced by 60% and the measurand resolution is doubled.

A protocol for Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers based on gain spectrum engineering is presented. Enhancements in the sensing performance, including sensing range and measurand resolution are achieved and the excess Brillouin intensity noise is studied. The protocol introduces a new way to enhance distributed Brillouin sensing performance.

Demonstrated is a unique method for sensing performance enhancement in Brillouin optical time-domain analyzers (BOTDA). A Brillouin gain spectrum (BGS) is ...