SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2219759
Orel Bechler, Serge Rosenblum, I. Shomroni, Yulia Lovsky, G. Guendelman, B. Dayan
{"title":"Deterministic photon-atom and photon-photon interactions based on single-photon Raman interaction","authors":"Orel Bechler, Serge Rosenblum, I. Shomroni, Yulia Lovsky, G. Guendelman, B. Dayan","doi":"10.1117/12.2219759","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2219759","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a passive scheme for deterministic interactions between a single photon and a single atom. Relying on single-photon Raman interaction (SPRINT), this control-fields free scheme swaps a flying qubit, encoded in the two possible input modes of a photon, with a stationary qubit, encoded in the two ground states of the atom, and can be also harnessed to perform universal quantum gates. Using SPRINT we experimentally demonstrated all-optical switching of single photons by single photons, and deterministic extraction of a single photon from an optical pulse. Applicable to any atom-like Lambda system, SPRINT provides a versatile building block for scalable quantum networks based on completely passive nodes interconnected and activated solely by single photons.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"9727 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130447000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2212344
D. Farnesi, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, G. Righini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria
{"title":"Third order nonlinear phenomena in silica solid and hollow whispering gallery mode resonators","authors":"D. Farnesi, A. Barucci, S. Berneschi, F. Cosi, G. Righini, G. Nunzi Conti, S. Soria","doi":"10.1117/12.2212344","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2212344","url":null,"abstract":"We report efficient generation of nonlinear phenomena related to third order optical non-linear susceptibility χ(3) interactions in resonant silica microspheres and microbubbles in the regime of normal dispersion. The interactions here reported are: Stimulated Raman Scattering (SRS), and four wave mixing processes comprising Stimulated Anti-stokes Raman Scattering (SARS) and comb generation. Unusually strong anti-Stokes components and extraordinarily symmetric spectra have been observed. Resonant SARS and SRS corresponding to different Raman bands were also observed. The lack of correlation between stimulated anti-stokes and stokes scattering spectra indicates that the signal has to be resonant with the cavity.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131222496","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2214057
S. Haag, O. Rübenach, Andreas Beleke, T. Haverkamp, T. Müller, D. Zontar, C. Wenzel, C. Brecher
{"title":"Flexible assembly module for beam-shaping product families based on support structures","authors":"S. Haag, O. Rübenach, Andreas Beleke, T. Haverkamp, T. Müller, D. Zontar, C. Wenzel, C. Brecher","doi":"10.1117/12.2214057","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214057","url":null,"abstract":"Depending on the application, high-power diode lasers (HPDL) have individual requirements on their beam-shaping as well as their mechanical fixation. In order to reduce assembly efforts, laser system manufacturers request pre-assembled beam-shaping systems consisting of a support structure for adhesive bonding as well as one, two or more lenses. Therefore, manufacturers of micro-optics for HPDL need flexible solutions for assembling beam-shaping subassemblies. This paper discusses current solutions for mounting optical subassemblies for beam-shaping of high-power diode lasers and their drawbacks regarding quality and scalability. Subsequently, the paper presents a device which can be used for the sensor-guided assembly of beam-shaping systems based on bottomtab support structures. Results from test productions of several hundred modules are presented showing that repeatability in the range of 1 μm is feasible on an industrial level.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"30 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131540080","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2214628
B. Resan
{"title":"Hybrid high power femtosecond lasers","authors":"B. Resan","doi":"10.1117/12.2214628","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2214628","url":null,"abstract":"There is a growing demand for ultrafast laser systems with high average power and repetition rate. We present two hybrid master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) architectures employing variety of available technologies to achieve 100 W average power femtosecond pulses. We achieved 120 W 820 fs pulses using solid-state oscillator and fiber amplifiers and chirped pulse amplification (CPA) technique (10 μJ pulse energy at 10 MHz and 100 μJ at 400 kHz). In the second experiment, we achieved 160 W 800 fs pulses in a compact system without the standard CPA using solidstate oscillator and single crystal fiber amplifiers. As currently every component experiences some limitations, it is a challenge to choose the optimal architecture with associated components to achieve a desired combination of laser output parameters.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128141235","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2220010
D. Copeland, J. Vetrovec, Amardeep S. Litt
{"title":"Wide-bandwidth Tm-based amplifier for laser acceleration driver","authors":"D. Copeland, J. Vetrovec, Amardeep S. Litt","doi":"10.1117/12.2220010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2220010","url":null,"abstract":"We report on an investigation of novel 2 μm thulium (Tm)-based laser accelerator driver (LAD) offering efficient generation of high-energy pulses with high-peak power at high pulse repetition rate (PRF), high efficiency, and with near-diffraction-limited beam quality (BQ). Laser acceleration of electrons by ultrashortpulse laser-generated plasmas offers accelerators of much reduced size and cost compared to conventional accelerators of the same energy, thus replacing the traditional mammoth-size and costly accelerator research facilities with room-size systems1. A LAD operating at 2 μm wavelength offers ponderomotive forces four times that of 1 μm wavelength and six times that of a traditional 0.8 μm wavelength LAD. In addition, the Tm bandwidth of nearly 400 nm offers > 15% tunability and generation of ultrashort pulses down to <30 fs. The “2-for- 1” pump quantum efficiency of the Tm ion enables > 20% wall-plug efficiency. This work presents a preliminary analysis of Tm-based LAD configurations.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134292145","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2213683
S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Barucci, A. Cosci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, G. Nunzi Conti, G. Righini, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, S. Pelli, A. Giannetti
{"title":"Localized biomolecules immobilization in optical microbubble resonators","authors":"S. Berneschi, F. Baldini, A. Barucci, A. Cosci, F. Cosi, D. Farnesi, G. Nunzi Conti, G. Righini, S. Soria, S. Tombelli, C. Trono, S. Pelli, A. Giannetti","doi":"10.1117/12.2213683","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213683","url":null,"abstract":"In order to optimize the performance of an optical microbubble resonator (OMBR) as biosensor, the chemical functionalization of its inner surface plays a key role. Here we report on a spatially selective photo – chemical procedure able to bind fluorescent biomolecules only in correspondence of the OMBR inner surface. This abruptly reduces the occurrence of an undesired specific biochemical bond event all along the microfluidic section of the device. The evidence of this method, which maintains high Q factor (> 105) for the OMBR in buffer solution, is proved by fluorescence microscopy and real time measurement of the resonance broadening.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"134 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134330524","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2209402
M. Frish, Mathew C. Laderer, Clinton J. Smith, Ryan Ehid, J. Dallas
{"title":"Cost-effective manufacturing of compact TDLAS sensors for hazardous area applications","authors":"M. Frish, Mathew C. Laderer, Clinton J. Smith, Ryan Ehid, J. Dallas","doi":"10.1117/12.2209402","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2209402","url":null,"abstract":"Tunable Diode Laser Absorption Spectroscopy (TDLAS) is finding ever increasing utility for industrial process measurement and control. The technique’s sensitivity and selectivity benefit continuous concentration measurements of specific gas components in complex gas mixtures which are often laden with liquids or solid particulates. Tradeoff options among optical path length, absorption linestrength, linewidth, cross-interferences, and sampling methodology enable sensor designers to optimize detection for specific applications. Emerging applications are demanding increasing numbers of distributed miniaturized sensors at diminishing costs. In these applications, the TDLAS specificity is a key attribute, and its high sensitivity enables novel sampling package designs with short optical path lengths. This paper describes a miniature hermetically-sealed backscatter TDLAS transceiver package designed for high-volume production at acceptable cost. Occupying a volume less than 1in3 and weighing less than 0.06 lb, the transceiver is a key component of TDLAS sensors intended for in-situ measurements of potentially explosive gas mixtures.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133327806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2213706
D. Farnesi, F. Chiavaioli, F. Baldini, F. Cosi, G. Righini, S. Soria, C. Trono, G. Nunzi Conti
{"title":"Long period gratings based frequency selective interrogation of micro-resonators along the same fiber","authors":"D. Farnesi, F. Chiavaioli, F. Baldini, F. Cosi, G. Righini, S. Soria, C. Trono, G. Nunzi Conti","doi":"10.1117/12.2213706","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213706","url":null,"abstract":"A novel optical fiber coupler to whispering gallery mode (WGM) micro-resonators, which allows frequency selective addressing of different micro-resonators along the same fiber, is proposed. The coupling unit is based on a pair of identical long period fiber gratings (LPGs) and a thick adiabatic taper (>15 μm in waist) in between, where evanescent coupling from cladding modes to WGMs takes place. This robust unit can be replicated more times along the same fiber, simply cascading LPGs with different bands. Independent addressing of two different resonators along the same fiber is demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"265 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133905027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2199421
Teboho Bell, K. Äit-Ameur, A. Forbes, S. Ngcobo
{"title":"Intracavity generation of low-loss radial-order Laguerre-Gaussian modes using digital holograms","authors":"Teboho Bell, K. Äit-Ameur, A. Forbes, S. Ngcobo","doi":"10.1117/12.2199421","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2199421","url":null,"abstract":"In this conference paper we experimentally demonstrate the generation of Radial-order Laguerre-Gaussian (LGpl) modes of radial-order p and azimuthal order l = 0, using intracavity beam shaping technique. An amplitude mask encoded on digital holograms, and displayed on a spatial light modulator, acts as an end-mirror of the resonator (SLM). The digital holograms contained absorbing rings that matched the zeros of the desired Laguerre-Gaussian mode. We demonstrated the generation of LGp0, for p = 0 to p = 3, by using full circular absorbing rings and incomplete circular absorbing rings. We are illustrating the advantages associated using incomplete circular absorbing rings. We also observed that the laser resonator will have a lower threshold, while at the same time maintain the same laser characteristics.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"166 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116001094","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
SPIE LASEPub Date : 2016-04-22DOI: 10.1117/12.2213270
Michael Bérisset, L. Lebrun, M. Faucon, R. Kling, J. Boullet, C. Aguergaray
{"title":"Laser surface texturization for high power cladding light stripper","authors":"Michael Bérisset, L. Lebrun, M. Faucon, R. Kling, J. Boullet, C. Aguergaray","doi":"10.1117/12.2213270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2213270","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrated herein a new type of cladding light strippers suitable for high power systems. By precisely micro-machining the surface of the fiber we create CLS with efficiencies as high as 97 % for large NA, multi-mode, cladding light (NA = 0.3), and 70 % for single-mode, low NA, light. The NA of the cladding light is reduced from 0.3 down to 0.08. The CLS exhibit a 1°C/stripped-Watt temperature elevation making them very suitable for high power applications. This fabrication method is simple and reliable. We have tested different texturization geometries on several different fibers: 20/400 from Nufern, KAGOME, and LMA 10 and LMA 15 fibers (results not shown herein) and we observed good efficiencies and temperature elevation behavior for all of them. Finally, large scale production of CLS with this method is possible since the time necessary to prepare on CLS is very small, in the order of few seconds.","PeriodicalId":314691,"journal":{"name":"SPIE LASE","volume":"66 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-04-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121119096","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}