45 research outputs found
Intensity Noise Optimization of a Mid-Infrared Frequency Comb Difference Frequency Generation Source
We experimentally demonstrate in a difference-frequency generation
mid-infrared frequency comb source the effect of temporal overlap between pump-
and signal- pulse to the relative intensity noise (RIN) of the idler pulse.
When scanning the temporal delay between our 130 fs long signal- and pump
pulses, we observe a RIN minimum with a 3 dB width of 20 fs delay and an RIN
increase of 20 dB in 40 fs delay at the edges of this minimum. We also
demonstrate active long-term stabilization of the mid-infrared frequency comb
source to the temporal overlap setting corresponding to the lowest RIN
operation point by an on-line RIN-detector and active feedback control of the
pump-signal- pulse delay. This active stabilization set-up allowed us to
dramatically increase the signal-to-noise ratio of mid-infrared absorption
spectra
Conjugating precision and acquisition time in a Doppler broadening regime by interleaved frequency-agile rapid-scanning cavity ring-down spectroscopy
We propose a novel approach to cavity-ring-down-spectroscopy (CRDS) in which spectra acquired with a frequency-agile rapid-scanning (FARS) scheme, i.e., with a laser sideband stepped across the modes of a high-finesse cavity, are interleaved with one another by a sub-millisecond readjustment of the cavity length. This brings to time acquisitions below 20 s for few-GHz-wide spectra composed of a very high number of spectral points, typically 3200. Thanks to the signal-to-noise ratio easily in excess of 10 000, each FARS-CRDS spectrum is shown to be sufficient to determine the line-centre frequency of a Doppler broadened line with a precision of 2 parts over 1011, thus very close to that of sub-Doppler regimes and in a few-seconds time scale. The referencing of the probe laser to a frequency comb provides absolute accuracy and long-term reproducibility to the spectrometer and makes it a powerful tool for precision spectroscopy and line-shape analysis. The experimental approach is discussed in detail together with experimental precision and accuracy tests on the (30 012) â\u86\u90 (00 001) P12e line of CO2at â\u88¼1.57 μm
Absolute measurement of the ^{1}S_{0} − ^{3}P_{0} clock transition in neutral ^{88}Sr over the 330 km-long stabilized fibre optic link
We report a stability below of two independent optical
lattice clocks operating with bosonic Sr isotope. The value
(429228066418008.3(1.9)(0.9)~Hz) of the absolute
frequency of the - transition was measured with an
optical frequency comb referenced to the local representation of the UTC by the
330 km-long stabilized fibre optical link. The result was verified by series of
measurements on two independent optical lattice clocks and agrees with
recommendation of Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Mid-Infrared Frequency Comb Fourier Transform Spectrometer
Optical frequency-comb-based-high-resolution spectrometers offer enormous
potential for spectroscopic applications. Although various implementations have
been demonstrated, the lack of suitable mid-infrared comb sources has impeded
explorations of molecular fingerprinting. Here we present for the first time a
frequency-comb Fourier transform spectrometer operating in the
2100-to-3700-cm-1 spectral region that allows fast and simultaneous
acquisitions of broadband absorption spectra with up to 0.0056 cm-1 resolution.
We demonstrate part-per-billion detection limits in 30 seconds of integration
time for various important molecules including methane, ethane, isoprene, and
nitrous oxide. Our system enables precise concentration measurements even in
gas mixtures that exhibit continuous absorption bands, and it allows detection
of molecules at levels below the noise floor via simultaneous analysis of
multiple spectral features. This system represents a near real-time,
high-resolution, high-bandwidth mid-infrared spectrometer which is ready to
replace traditional Fourier transform spectrometers for many applications in
trace gas detection, atmospheric science, and medical diagnostics.Comment: 23 pages (double spaced), 5 figures, 1 tabl
Turbidimetric micromethod of prolamin determination
Opracowano szybką i prostą turbidymetryczną mikrometodę oznaczania prolamin (gliadyny, hordeiny i zeiny). Do 2 ml badanego roztworu białka o stężeniu od 10-100 μg/ml wprowadzono 7 ml 1% roztworu NaCl o pH 6,5 i 1 ml 0,1% roztworu gumy arabskiej. Zawartość probówki mieszano i po 60 min. mierzono ekstynkcję w 1 cm kuwetach przy λ = 575 mμ
A New Method for Modeling and Parameter Identification of Positively Charged Downward Lightning Leader Based on Remote Lightning Electric Field Signatures Recorded in the ELF/MF Range and 3D Doppler Radar Scanning Data
The aim of this paper is modeling and parameter identification of the leader stage preceding the positive stroke of natural cloud-to-ground lightning. This research is based on electric field and 3D Doppler radar data recorded during thunderstorms in Poland, as supplied by database information from long range lightning location systems. The numerical simulation performed in the MATLAB platform showed that a high number of assumed model parameters, such as non-uniform leader tip speed and lightning channel charge density, allowed us to obtain greater compliance between simulated and measured electric field signatures than in the classical approach. The proposed model can be implemented in lightning location systems and forest fire warning systems, operating globally to reduce the risk of damages caused by positive cloud-to-ground flashes being one of the most dangerous type of lightning events. An alternative application of the model can be for research, including ground-based lightning data supplementation for the corresponding satellite and airborne registrations