Compact low-noise passively mode-locked Er-doped femtosecond all-fiber laser with 2.68 GHz fundamental repetition rate

© 2019 Optical Society of America. A passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser with a fundamental repetition rate of 2.68 GHz is reported. The oscillator operating at a central wavelength of 1558.35 nm has a compact, robust structure and low-noise performance. The timing jitter integrated from 30 MHz down to 300 Hz is 82.5 fs, and the timing jitter performance is analyzed based on the theory model. The amplification and compression of the high repetition rate optical pulses are also investigated. After a three-stage amplifier, the average power is boosted to 430 mW. Meanwhile, based on the nonlinear self-phase modulation effect, the spectral bandwidth is broadened from 7.56 to 19.2 nm, and the corresponding pulse width is compressed to 244 fs

All-polarization-maintaining, semiconductor saturable absorbing mirror mode-locked femtosecond Er-doped fiber laser with a gigahertz fundamental repetition rate

A passively mode-locked fiber laser with 1.03 GHz fundamental repetition rate and low noise performance is demonstrated. The compact and robust laser operates at a central wavelength of 1553.9 nm with a 3 dB spectral bandwidth of 7.9 nm and a temporal width of 550 fs. All the fibers and components used in the laser are polarization-maintaining (PM), so the output pulses are linearly polarized. The degree of polarization (DOP) of the optical pulses is measured to be 0.9994. The phase noise of the seventh harmonic (7.21 GHz) is measured and a low timing jitter of 11.7 fs is obtained by integrating the phase noise from 30 MHz down to 100 Hz. The noise performance is detailed analyzed and the methods for further optimizing the timing jitter are also proposed. So far as we know this is the first reported low noise all-PM erbium-doped fiber (EDF) laser with gigahertz level pulse repetition rate

Ion-Beam Induced Current in High-Resistance Materials

The peculiarities of electric current in high-resistance materials, such as semiconductors or semimetals, irradiated by ion beams are considered. It is shown that after ion--beam irradiation an unusual electric current may arise directed against the applied voltage. Such a negative current is a transient effect appearing at the initial stage of the process. The possibility of using this effect for studying the characteristics of irradiated materials is discussed. A new method for defining the mean projected range of ions is suggested.Comment: 1 file, 7 pages, RevTex, no figure

Experimental studies on the noise properties of the harmonics from a passively mode-locked Er-doped fiber laser

We experimentally investigate the noise properties of a homemade 586 MHz mode-locked laser (MLL). The variation of the timing jitter versus the harmonic order is measured, which is consistent with the theoretical analyses. The dominant contributions to the timing jitter are detailedly studied by analyzing the phase noises at different harmonic frequencies. For low-order harmonics, the intensity noise and relative-intensity-noise-coupled (RIN-coupled) jitter mainly contribute to the timing jitter, while for high-order harmonics, the amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) noise makes the dominant contribution. Then we find that a higher output ratio has an obvious improvement on reducing the timing jitter and suppressing the phase noise because of the shorter pulse duration and lower net cavity dispersion caused by the higher output ratio. Finally a comparison of the noise performance between the MLL and a commercial signal generator is made, which shows that the optically generated radio-frequency signal (OGRFS) has a lower phase noise at high offset frequencies, however the higher phase noise at low offset frequencies leads to a higher timing jitter than the commercial SG

Identification of a novel TSC2 c.3610G > A, p.G1204R mutation contribute to aberrant splicing in a patient with classical tuberous sclerosis complex: a case report

Background: Tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) is an autosomal dominant disorder characterized by hamartomas in any organ systems. Mutations in the TSC1 or TSC2 gene lead to the dysfunction of hamartin or tuberin proteins, which cause tuberous sclerosis complex. Case presentation: We describe the clinical characteristics of patients from a Chinese family with tuberous sclerosis complex and analyze the functional consequences of their causal genetic mutations. A novel heterozygous mutation (c.3610G > A) at the last nucleotide of exon 29 in TSC2 was identified. On the protein level, this variant was presumed to be a missense mutation (p.Gly1204Arg). However, the splicing assay revealed that this mutation also leads to the whole TSC2 exon 29 skipping, besides the wild-type transcript. The mutated transcript results in an in-frame deletion of 71 amino acids (p.Gly1133_Thr1203del) and its ratio with the normal splice product is of about 44:56. Conclusions: The novel c.3610G > A TSC2 mutation was identified in association with tuberous sclerosis complex. And it was proven to code both for a missense-carrying transcript (56%), and for an isoform lacking exon 29 (44%)

Contrasting sensitivity of weathering proxies to Quaternary climate and sea-level fluctuations on the southern slope of the South China Sea

Tropical marginal seas host important sedimentary archives that may be exploited to reveal past changes in continental erosion, chemical weathering, and ocean dynamics. However, these records can be challenging to interpret due to the complex interactions between climate and particulate transport across ocean margins. For the southern South China Sea over the last 90 Kyr, we observe a contrasting temporal relationship between the deposition of clay minerals and magnetic minerals, which were associated with two different hydrodynamic modes. Fine-grained clay minerals can be carried in suspension by ocean currents, leading to a rapid response to regional climate-driven inputs. In contrast, changes in magnetic mineralogy were linked to glacial-interglacial sea level variability, from which we infer a control by bedload transport and resuspension. Overall, this study indicates that the transfer pathways and mechanisms imparted by varying hydrodynamic conditions exert a substantial influence on the distribution of terrigenous material in continental margin sediments

Production and confirmation of clones using gynogenesis in Japanese flounder

Two homozygous clones of Japanese flounder were produced by the gynogenesis that suppresses the cleavage of the eggs in the mitosis and then blocks the extrusion of the second polar body in the meiosis. Microsatellite was used to identify the genetic status of maternal parents and their progenies. 21 polymorphic microsatellite markers were chosen, distributed at the distal region of the 16 linkage group. In this experiment, the two used maternal parents were completely heterozygous, while both mitotic gynogenetic diploids and their clone progenies were homozygous for each marker, demonstrating the successful development of cloning.Key words: Japanese flounder, microsatellite, clone, gynogenesis