私たちは議論のためにFerenc Krausz教授に感謝し、原稿を完成させる彼女の支援についてNajd Altwaijryに感謝したいと思います。この作業は、Advanced Laser Applications Center（CALA）によって資金提供されています。

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発振器のターンキー動作は、レーザの様々な構成要素の最適な熱管理によって達成される。オシレータの出力は、余分なアラインメントや最適化を必要とせずに、毎日再現可能です。さらに、シードレーザのパルス間エネルギー安定性および空間指向安定性は、再生増幅器の安定動作を達成するための前提条件を満たしている。 ファイバ増幅器のような他の低エネルギーシード源を使用して増幅器をシードすることができる。この研究では、2μJのYb：YAGシンディスクKLMオシレータを使用して、蓄積された非線形相の成長を減少させることによって再生増幅器の増幅を支援しました。これは、より高い入力シードエネルギー。さらに、より高いシードエネルギーは、増幅プロセスに影響を及ぼし、ゲインの狭小化を低減する。増幅されたパルスの測定されたスペクトル帯域幅固定されたポンプ出力での異なる種エネルギーに対する変化を図5cに示す。増幅狭帯域化のため、増幅されたスペクトル帯域幅は、より低い種子エネルギーについて減少する。 10pJのシードエネルギーの場合、レーザは倍増する時間に動作し、往復回数を増やしても安定した動作に達することはできません。冷却システムの慎重な最適化とダイオードの電源供給に加えて、飽和時の再生増幅器の動作は、増幅器の達成された安定性において主要な役割を果たす。 レーザの基本波または第2高調波を用いてOPCPAシステムを励起することができる。 SHGについては、LBOとBBO結晶の性能は、大きな非線形係数と損傷閾値を提供するので、BBOの場合には空間的ウォークオフが大きく、利用可能な開口は限られているにもかかわらず、比較されている。 BBOの非線形係数がLBOのそれのほぼ2倍であるので、より短い結晶は、SHGの飽和限度に達するのに十分な程度である（ 図6a ）。累積非線形位相が28小さいしたがって、BBOは、より適切な選択です。 SHパルスのパルス持続時間は、異なる変換効率で実験的に特徴付けられる。高い変換効率では、SHGスペクトルが広がり、高次スペクトル相が現れることが観察された（ 図6 ）。したがって、変換効率が70％のケースBは、SHおよび変換されない基本ビームが優れた品質を維持する場合に選択されます。

高い繰返し率で高エネルギー、数サイクルレーザーパルスの生成は、直接利益を得るために立つようアト秒科学1、2、3、4、および高磁場物理5,6として適用分野に大きな関心がありますそのような情報源の入手可能性から。 OPCPAは、数パルスパルスを同時にサポートする高いパルスエネルギーと大きな増幅帯域幅を達成するための最も有望なルートです1 。現在までに、光媒介型チャープパルス増幅は、いくつかのサイクルのパルス7、8、9、10を生成する超広帯域の増幅を可能にします。しかしながら、ピコ秒スケールで短いポンプパルスを使用するOPCPA方式の修正された実施形態は、より高いパルスエネルギー及び少ないサイクルレジーム1、11、12の平均電力のためのこのアプローチは、スケーラブルとなります。短パルスポンプOPCPAのポンプ強度が高いため、シングルパス利得が高いため、非常に薄い結晶を使用して大きな増幅帯域幅をサポートできます。短パルス励起OPCPAには多くの利点があるが、このアプローチの実現可能性は、この目的のために特別に調整されたレーザの利用可能性に依存する。そのようなポンプレーザはMHz範囲13、14、15キロヘルツで反復速度で近回折限界ビーム品質を有する高エネルギーピコ秒パルスを送達するために必要とされます。 高いエネルギーおよび高い平均出力を有するピコ秒レーザパルスを送出することができる、異なる幾何学的形状のイッテルビウムドープレーザの導入、フィールド1、13、14、15、16、17、18の現在の状態を変更しようとしています。 Yb：YAGは優れた熱伝導率と長い上部寿命を持ち、費用対効果の高いダイオードレーザーでポンピングできます。シンディスクジオメトリで使用されたときのその性能は、ピークと平均電力を同時にスケーリングするための利得媒体の効率的な冷却のために際立っています。さらに、増幅プロセス中の利得媒体内での自己収束の発生は、他の利得媒体の形状と比較して薄いディスクの細長さのために抑制され、増幅されたパルスの優れた時間的および空間的プロファイルをもたらす。このコンセプトをCPAと組み合わせると、数百ミリジュールのエネルギーと数百個のピコ秒パルスを生成することができます平均パワー19、20ワット。 この作業の目的は、OPCPA 21を圧送するのに適した日常的な性能を備えたターンキーYb：YAG薄型ディスク再生アンプを実証することです。この目標を達成するために、この研究では、増幅プロセス中に蓄積された非線形位相を最小限に抑えるために増幅器をシードするために数マイクロジュールのパルスエネルギーを有するYb：YAG薄ディスク発振器22を使用する。このプロトコルは、他の場所で21説明されているレーザシステムを構築し、操作するためのレシピを提供します。コンポーネントの実装と制御ソフトウェアの詳細が提示され、システムのアライメントプロセスが説明されています。

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20 mj, 1 ps yb:yag thin-disk regenerative amplifier

これは、100 W、20 mJ、1 ps Yb：YAG薄型ディスク再生アンプに関するレポートです。手作りのYb：YAG薄ディスク、ターンキー性能とマイクロジュールレベルのパルスエネルギーを持つKerrレンズモードロック発振器を使用して、再生チャープパルス増幅器をシードします。アンプは気密ハウジング内に設置されています。これは室温で作動し、1％未満のパルス間安定性を有する5kHzの繰り返し速度で安定した動作を示す。厚さ1.5mmのベータバリウムホウ酸塩結晶を用いることにより、レーザー出力の周波数は515nmに倍増し、平均出力は70Wであり、光 - 光効率70％に相当する。この優れた性能により、システムは、近赤外および中赤外スペクトル範囲の光パラメトリックチャープパルス増幅器の魅力的なポンプ源になります。ターンキー性能と回生増幅器の優れた安定性を組み合わせることにより、システムは広帯域のCEP安定性の生成を容易にしますシード。 1つのレーザ源から光パラメトリックチャープパルス増幅（OPCPA）のシード及びポンプを提供することは、これらのパルス間の能動的時間同期の要求を排除する。この作品は、光パラメトリックチャープパルス増幅器のポンプ源として、チャープパルス増幅（CPA）に基づくYb：YAG薄型ディスク再生増幅器のセットアップと操作に関する詳細なガイドを提供します。

<html>この発振器は、1MHzのパルス幅で1％（rms）の安定性と0.6％未満のビーム指向の変動を伴い、11MHzの繰返し率で350fs、2μJ、25Wのパルスを出力します （ 図4 ）。 <img alt="図4" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig4.jpg" /> 図4 ：Yb：YAGシンディスク、カーレンズモード同期発振器 （ a ）発振器パルスのスペクトル（赤色）、検索された時間強度プロファイル（青色）、および空間プロファイル（インセット）。 （ b ）オシレータのSHG-FROG分光器の測定および検索。この図は、Fattahi et al。参照21からの許可を得て。&gt;この図の拡大版を見るには、ここをクリックしてください。 シードパルスは、再生増幅器内で125Wに増幅され、280nmで940nmの波長のCWファイバ結合ダイオードで励起され、47％の光対光学効率に対応する。アンプのパルス間安定度は1％未満で、連続運転10時間後の優れた長期安定性を示します。増幅されたビームが1のM 2（M 2 x = 1.08およびM 2 Y = 1.07）及び（FWHMで）1ピコ秒に圧縮後の優れた経時的プロファイル（ 図5）を用いて、優れた空間プロファイルを有します。 <img alt="図5" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig5.jpg" /> 図5 ：回生アンプの特性出力とゲイン・ナローイング効果が得られます。 （ a ）連続運転10時間後の再生増幅器の平均出力の安定性。挿入：（ a-1 ）0.5時間の時間窓でその平均値に対する正規化電力。 （ a-2 ）回生増幅器の出力ビームプロファイル。 （ b ）グレーティング圧縮器の後の平均出力100Wでのレーザ出力パルスの増幅出力スペクトル（緑色）および取り出された時間強度（青色）。 （ c ）アンプ出力のシードエネルギー対スペクトル帯域幅（FWHM）と、ポンプ出力300Wでの同じ出力平均電力に対する必要なラウンドトリップ。この図は、Fattahi et al。参照21からの許可を得て。 <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig5large.jpg" target="_blank">この図の拡大版を見るには、ここをクリックしてください。</a> 25を用いてSHGを分析した。次のパラメータを有する2つの異なる結晶が考慮された：1）13.7°の位相整合角および0.819pm / Vの非線形係数を有するタイプI、厚さ6mmのリチウムトリボレート（LBO）、および2） I型、23.4°の位相整合角と午後2時/ V 26、27の非線形係数と3mm厚BBO。 1030nmにおける1ps、20mJパルスおよび100GW / cm 2のピーク強度が、シミュレーションの入力として考慮された。シミュレーション結果から、BBOの性能はSHGのLBOの性能より優れていることが示された（ 図6 ）。 <img alt="図6" class="xfigimg" src="/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig6.jpg" /> 図6 ：2次高調波生成。 （ a ）シミュレートされたSHGENE厚さ6mmのLBO結晶と厚さ3mmのBBO結晶のためのrgy。 （ b ）アンプ出力の0.5mJ（黒）と20mJ（緑）を使用した厚さ1.5mmのBBO結晶における入力SHG効率対入力ポンプピーク強度。 （ c ）（ b ）の点A、B、およびCに対応する異なるSHG効率に対する、取り出されたスペクトル強度および（ d ）XFROG測定の群遅延。この図は、Fattahi et al。 、 参照21からの許可を得て。 <a href="http://ecsource.jove.com/files/ftp_upload/55717/55717fig6large.jpg" target="_blank">この図の拡大版を見るには、ここをクリックしてください。</a>

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Yb：YAG薄ディスク再生増幅器に基づく高エネルギー、高出力光パラメトリックチャープパルス増幅器の動作のためのプロトコルがここに示されている。

20mJ、1ps Yb：YAGシンディスク再生アンプ

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Quasi-light Storage for Optical Data Packets

Today's telecommunication is based on optical packets which transmit the information in optical fiber networks around the world. Currently, the processing of the signals is done in the electrical domain. Direct storage in the optical domain would avoid the transfer of the packets to the electrical and back to the optical domain in every network node and, therefore, increase the speed and possibly reduce the energy consumption of telecommunications. However, light consists of photons which propagate with the speed of light in vacuum. Thus, the storage of light is a big challenge. There exist some methods to slow down the speed of the light, or to store it in excitations of a medium. However, these methods cannot be used for the storage of optical data packets used in telecommunications networks. Here we show how the time-frequency-coherence, which holds for every signal and therefore for optical packets as well, can be exploited to build an optical memory. We will review the background and show in detail and through examples, how a frequency comb can be used for the copying of an optical packet which enters the memory. One of these time domain copies is then extracted from the memory by a time domain switch. We will show this method for intensity as well as for phase modulated signals.

The article describes a procedure to store optical data packets with an arbitrary modulation, wavelength, and data rate. These packets are the basis of modern telecommunications.

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Today's telecommunication is based on optical packets which transmit the information in optical fiber networks around the world. Currently, the processing ...

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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.

暖かい原子蒸気に勾配エコー量子メモリ

Gradient  echo memory (GEM) is a protocol for storing optical quantum states of light in  atomic ensembles. The primary motivation for such a technology ...

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.

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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.

材料の分析のための高速連続誘導ブリルアン散乱分光器

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

Experimental Methods for Trapping Ions Using Microfabricated Surface Ion Traps

Ions trapped in a quadrupole Paul trap have been considered one of the strong physical candidates to implement quantum information processing. This is due to their long coherence time and their capability to manipulate and detect individual quantum bits (qubits). In more recent years, microfabricated surface ion traps have received more attention for large-scale integrated qubit platforms. This paper presents a microfabrication methodology for ion traps using micro-electro-mechanical system (MEMS) technology, including the fabrication method for a 14 &#181;m-thick dielectric layer and metal overhang structures atop the dielectric layer. In addition, an experimental procedure for trapping ytterbium (Yb) ions of isotope 174 (174Yb+) using 369.5 nm, 399 nm, and 935 nm diode lasers is described. These methodologies and procedures involve many scientific and engineering disciplines, and this paper first presents the detailed experimental procedures. The methods discussed in this paper can easily be extended to the trapping of Yb ions of isotope 171 (171Yb+) and to the manipulation of qubits.

This paper presents a microfabrication methodology for surface ion traps, as well as a detailed experimental procedure for trapping ytterbium ions in a room-temperature environment.

微細加工を用いたイオンを捕集する実験方法表面イオン トラップ

Ions trapped in a quadrupole Paul trap have been considered one of the strong physical candidates to implement quantum information processing. This is due ...

Optical Recording of Suprathreshold Neural Activity with Single-cell and Single-spike Resolution

Signaling of information in the vertebrate central nervous system is often carried by populations of neurons rather than individual neurons. Also propagation of suprathreshold spiking activity involves populations of neurons. Empirical studies addressing cortical function directly thus require recordings from populations of neurons with high resolution. Here we describe an optical method and a deconvolution algorithm to record neural activity from up to 100 neurons with single-cell and single-spike resolution. This method relies on detection of the transient increases in intracellular somatic calcium concentration associated with suprathreshold electrical spikes (action potentials) in cortical neurons. High temporal resolution of the optical recordings is achieved by a fast random-access scanning technique using acousto-optical deflectors (AODs)1. Two-photon excitation of the calcium-sensitive dye results in high spatial resolution in opaque brain tissue2. Reconstruction of spikes from the fluorescence calcium recordings is achieved by a maximum-likelihood method. Simultaneous electrophysiological and optical recordings indicate that our method reliably detects spikes (&gt;97% spike detection efficiency), has a low rate of false positive spike detection (&lt; 0.003 spikes/sec), and a high temporal precision (about 3 msec) 3. This optical method of spike detection can be used to record neural activity in vitro and in anesthetized animals in vivo3,4.

Understanding the function of the vertebrate central nervous system requires recordings from many neurons because cortical function arises on the level of populations of neurons. Here we describe an optical method to record suprathreshold neural activity with single-cell and single-spike resolution, dithered random-access scanning. This method records somatic fluorescence calcium signals from up to 100 neurons with high temporal resolution. A maximum-likelihood algorithm deconvolves the underlying suprathreshold neural activity from the somatic fluorescence calcium signals. This method reliably detects spikes with high detection efficiency and a low rate of false positives and can be used to study neural populations in vitro and in vivo.

単一セルと単スパイク分解能で閾値上神経活動の光記録

Signaling of information in the vertebrate central nervous system is often carried by populations of neurons rather than individual neurons. Also ...

神経科学

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.

定量のガスを検知用アップコン バージョン検知赤外線縮退四光波混合

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.

多光子顕微鏡用全常常分散フェムト秒ファイバーレーザーの低コストカスタム製造とモードロック動作

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

Ultrafast Time-resolved Near-IR Stimulated Raman Measurements of Functional &#960;-conjugate Systems

Femtosecond time-resolved stimulated Raman spectroscopy is a promising method of observing the structural dynamics of short-lived transients with near infrared (near-IR) transitions, because it can overcome the low sensitivity of spontaneous Raman spectrometers in the near-IR region. Here, we describe technical details of a femtosecond time-resolved near-IR multiplex stimulated Raman spectrometer that we have recently developed. A description of signal generation and optimization, measurement, data acquisition, and calibration and correction of recorded data is provided as well. We present an application of our spectrometer to analyze the excited-state dynamics of &#946;-carotene in toluene solution. A C=C stretch band of &#946;-carotene in the second lowest excited singlet (S2) state and the lowest excited singlet (S1) state is clearly observed in the recorded time-resolved stimulated Raman spectra. The femtosecond time-resolved near-IR stimulated Raman spectrometer is applicable to the structural dynamics of &#960;-conjugate systems from simple molecules to complex materials.

Details of signal generation and optimization, measurement, data acquisition, and data handling for a femtosecond time-resolved near-IR stimulated Raman spectrometer are described. A near infrared stimulated Raman study on the excited-state dynamics of &#946;-carotene in toluene is shown as a representative application.

超高速時間分解型近IR刺激型機能π共役システムのラマン測定

Femtosecond time-resolved stimulated Raman spectroscopy is a promising method of observing the structural dynamics of short-lived transients with near ...

化学

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.

20mJ、1ps Yb：YAGシンディスク再生アンプ

要約

さらに動画を探す

光データパケットのための準光ストレージ

暖かい原子蒸気に勾配エコー量子メモリ

定期駆動することによって光学的に閉じ込められた超低温フェルミガスを冷却

材料の分析のための高速連続誘導ブリルアン散乱分光器

微細加工を用いたイオンを捕集する実験方法表面イオントラップ

単一セルと単スパイク分解能で閾値上神経活動の光記録

定量のガスを検知用アップコンバージョン検知赤外線縮退四光波混合

多光子顕微鏡用全常常分散フェムト秒ファイバーレーザーの低コストカスタム製造とモードロック動作

超高速時間分解型近IR刺激型機能π共役システムのラマン測定

マイクロレゾナレーターにおけるソリトン結晶の迅速反復率変動測定

20mJ、1ps Yb：YAGシンディスク再生アンプ

要約

さらに動画を探す

光データパケットのための準光ストレージ

暖かい原子蒸気に勾配エコー量子メモリ

定期駆動することによって光学的に閉じ込められた超低温フェルミガスを冷却

材料の分析のための高速連続誘導ブリルアン散乱分光器

微細加工を用いたイオンを捕集する実験方法表面イオン トラップ

単一セルと単スパイク分解能で閾値上神経活動の光記録

定量のガスを検知用アップコン バージョン検知赤外線縮退四光波混合

多光子顕微鏡用全常常分散フェムト秒ファイバーレーザーの低コストカスタム製造とモードロック動作

超高速時間分解型近IR刺激型機能π共役システムのラマン測定

マイクロレゾナレーターにおけるソリトン結晶の迅速反復率変動測定

微細加工を用いたイオンを捕集する実験方法表面イオントラップ

定量のガスを検知用アップコンバージョン検知赤外線縮退四光波混合