C. Dunsby, P. Lanigan, J. McGinty, P. D. De Beule, E. Anksorius, D. Schimpf, D. Elson, J. Reqnejo-isidro, I. Munro, N. Galletly, B. Treanor, B. Onfelt, F. McCann, D. Davis, M. Neil, P. French
{"title":"An electronically tunable ultrafast laser source applied to fluorescence imaging and microscopy including fluorescence lifetime imaging","authors":"C. Dunsby, P. Lanigan, J. McGinty, P. D. De Beule, E. Anksorius, D. Schimpf, D. Elson, J. Reqnejo-isidro, I. Munro, N. Galletly, B. Treanor, B. Onfelt, F. McCann, D. Davis, M. Neil, P. French","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568395","url":null,"abstract":"We demonstrate a continuously electronically tunable (435-1150 nm) ultrafast source for fluorescence imaging applications that is derived from a visible supercontinuum generated by injecting infrared femtosecond pulses in to a microstructured fibre. We demonstrate this source applied to confocal and wide-field microscopy, as well as multiwell-plate imaging. We also report first application of a tunable supercontinuum source (TSS) to FLIM and to in situ measurements of relative excitation spectra. We are currently applying this source to hyperspectral imaging and working towards a system for acquiring the full fluorescence excitation-emission matrix. Fluorescence lifetime imaging (FLIM) can provide further information about fluorescent samples and requires a rapidly modulated or pulsed light source, in general, (tunable) ultrafast light sources, particularly in the visible, are complex and expensive and usually require a significant degree of adjustment to achieve tunability","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"13 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122396672","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}
{"title":"Collective quantum dynamics of an atomic lattice coupled to an optical resonator","authors":"S. Zippilli, G. Morigi, J. Asbóth, H. Ritsch","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568482","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568482","url":null,"abstract":"We study the quantum dynamics of an array of coherently driven two-level atoms coupled to an optical resonator. In the strong coupling regime the cavity field generated by atomic scattering interferes destructively with the pump on the atoms. In this configuration atomic excitation is suppressed even for strong driving fields, while the stationary intracavity field amplitude is almost independent of the atom number. The magnitude of this interference effect depends on the detuning between laser and cavity field and on the relative atomic positions and is strongest when the atoms are ordered in a wavelength spaced lattice placed at the antinodes of the cavity mode. In this case three dimensional intensity minima are created in the vicinity of each atom. We analyze the mechanical forces in the regime where the interference condition is fulfilled, and show that the atomic pattern is mechanically stable whenever the driving frequency is red detuned with respect to the cavity frequency, irrespective of the atomic transition frequency","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"108 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122528819","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}
Rami Pugatch, N. Bar-Gill, E. Rowen, N. Katz, N. Davidson
{"title":"Onset of superfluidity in 2D optical lattices with bond percolation","authors":"Rami Pugatch, N. Bar-Gill, E. Rowen, N. Katz, N. Davidson","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568472","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568472","url":null,"abstract":"Here we focus on the effect of hopping disorder on the onset of superfluidity of a BEC immersed in a deep and disordered optical lattice, where the use of the Bose-Hubbard Hamiltonian is justified. We introduce disorder via a bond percolation model by weakening each nearest-neighbor tunneling element with a probability p. We formulate and solve a renormalization-group equation to find the critical percolation threshold Pc and the accompanying critical exponent v. We also analyze a mean field version of the same problem, and an exact ID model and indicate possible experiments that may support our results","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129275633","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}
{"title":"Non-spreading spatio-temporal localized waves in photonic crystals","authors":"D. Janner, S. Longhi","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568374","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, making use of a Wannier function technique, we demonstrate the existence of a wide class of distortionless, moving or at rest, localized waves in a linear two-dimensional (2D) PCs showing slower than exponential decay and X-wave type (hyperbolic) characteristic behavior","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"100 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130576786","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}
R. Ostrowski, J. Marczak, A. Rycyk, M. Strzelec, I. Szmelter, A. Koss
{"title":"Er:YAG laser system for cleaning of painted surfaces","authors":"R. Ostrowski, J. Marczak, A. Rycyk, M. Strzelec, I. Szmelter, A. Koss","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568452","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568452","url":null,"abstract":"In the present paper, a description of the developed and operated Er:YAG laser system delivering output pulses of several microseconds in duration and energy up to 10 mJ is presented. The system, being simple and cost-effective solution to the above problem, is composed of the master oscillator and the one-stage single-pass amplifier. The principle of its operation is based on the well controlled free-running generator operated just above threshold. Emitted in this way single pulses or trains of two to five pulses are then amplified","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"16 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121147093","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}
E. Santos, M. Morita, M. Shiomi, K. Osakada, M. Takahashi
{"title":"Laser nitriding of pure titanium by pulsed Nd:YAG laser","authors":"E. Santos, M. Morita, M. Shiomi, K. Osakada, M. Takahashi","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568431","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568431","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work, laser gas nitriding by a pulsed Nd:YAG laser with a stepwise pulse shape for post-heating is investigated. The nitride layers are formed on wrought titanium plates, and the morphology, microstructure and hardness are analysed","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"46 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121673150","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}
{"title":"Enhancement of /sup 4/I/sub 13/2//spl rarr/ /sup 4/I/sub 15/2/ transition and L-band gain for Er/sup 3+/ doped fibre amplifiers","authors":"P. Joshi, S. Shen, A. Jha","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568319","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568319","url":null,"abstract":"The broadband emission spectrum and comparably long lifetimes of 6 ms for the 1530 nm transition in Er3+-ions in tellurite fibres has enabled the development of flat-gain multi-channel amplifiers for C- and L-bands in a single device, which can also be pumped with 980 nm and 1480 nm pumps simultaneously","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"21 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122277253","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}
J. Arlt, T. Schulte, S. Drenkelforth, John V. Kruse, W. Ertmer
{"title":"Bose-Einstein condensates in disordered optical lattices","authors":"J. Arlt, T. Schulte, S. Drenkelforth, John V. Kruse, W. Ertmer","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568478","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568478","url":null,"abstract":"In our experiment the disorder is superimposed on a one dimensional optical lattice with a lattice spacing of 412 nm and a trap depth of up to a few hundred recoil energies. We present several methods to introduce disorder in our experimental system by using additional lattice potentials or pseudorandom dipole potential. The potential depth and the trap spacing allow for control of the trapping frequency and tunnelling rate. These potentials have recently allowed for experiments in the regime where the systems is dominated by strong correlations","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"121 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"131387325","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}
{"title":"Fundamental limits for Casimir repulsion between metamaterials","authors":"C. Henkel, K. Joulain","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568385","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568385","url":null,"abstract":"The Casimir force becomes increasingly important as mechanical devices are down-scaled into the micron range. We suggest here that artificial periodic materials with feature sizes in the nanometer range (meta materials) can be used to achieve Casimir repulsion at distances of a few microns. Simple analytical power laws are in good agreement with numerical calculations based on Lifshitz theory. In addition, we generalize strict upper and lower limits for the Casimir interaction to magneto-dielectric materials with in arbitrary layered structures with arbitrary (linear) response functions","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"8 2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132340398","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}
J. D. de Aldana, P. Moreno, C.M. Valverde, L. Roso
{"title":"Numerical simulations of multi-shot femtosecond laser ablation in dielectrics","authors":"J. D. de Aldana, P. Moreno, C.M. Valverde, L. Roso","doi":"10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568446","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1109/CLEOE.2005.1568446","url":null,"abstract":"In this work, we present numerical simulations for the development of the ablation channel with many incident laser pulses. Our numerical model is based on the direct numerical integration of the wave equation for the laser pulse propagation inside the material since an accurate description of the electric field propagation is required in order to properly include the diffraction of the incoming pulses at the hole entrance, as well as the interference of the multiple reflections on the walls of the channel. The dielectric is simulated as an ensemble of classical harmonic oscillators whose density and frequency are chosen in order to reproduce the main optical properties of the medium","PeriodicalId":354643,"journal":{"name":"CLEO/Europe. 2005 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe, 2005.","volume":"58 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2005-06-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"132409625","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}