简介:Inthisworkpulsegenerationinboththe1.5and2μmspectralrangesusingagrapheneoxide(GO)-paper-basedsaturableabsorberinEr-andTm-dopedfiberlasersispresented.ThearticledescribesthefabricationmethodofGOpaperanditscharacterization.Theperformanceofbothlasersisdiscussedindetail.Stable,mode-lockedoperationprovides613fsand1.36pssolitonpulsescenteredat1565.9and1961.6nminEr-andTm-dopedfiberlasers,respectively.Furthermore,scalingofspectralwidth,andhencethepulseduration,byincreasingthenumberofGOpaperlayersintheEr-dopedlaserisdescribed.TheversatilityandsimplicityofGOpaperfabricationcombinedwiththepossibilityofscalingtheopticalspectrumfullwidthathalf-maximumareessentialfeaturesthatmakeitagoodcandidateforultrafastlow-powermode-lockedlasersoperatingindifferentspectralregions.
简介:Background:Accelerometershavebeensuggestedtoprovideadditionalinformationduringthe6-minwalktestwhichmaybeusefulinevaluatingchangesinfunctionalexercisecapacity.TheaimofthestudywastoidentifywhethertheadditionalinformationmeasuredbytheMyWellnessKey~(TM)(MWK)accelerometerduringatreadmill6-minwalktest(t-6MWT)wasrelatedtocurrentlyusedoutcomemeasures.Methods:Fifteenparticipants(9males,6females)performedaself-pacedt-6MWT.RespiratorygasanalysisandwalkingdistanceweremeasuredwhilstwearingtheMWK.Results:Asignificantcorrelationwasestablishedbetweenactivitycountsand6-minwalkdistance(6MWD)(r=-0.847,p<0.001)yetnot6-minwalkwork(6MWW)(r=-0.337,p=0.220).EnergyexpenditureestimatedbytheMWKwasstronglycorrelatedto6MWW(r=0.938,p<0.001)butnot6MWD(r=0.477,p=0.072).TheMWKsignificantlyunderestimatedenergyexpenditure(36.73,CI=33.9-39.7kcal)comparedtogasanalysis(54.35,CI=46.2-61.4kcal)demonstratingpooragreementbetweenthetwoanalyses(Bias=-17.61kcal,Limitsofagreement=-37.4,t2.2kcal).Measurementoftimespentundertakinglight,moderate,andvigorousphysicalactivitywasnotsignificantlydifferent(p>0.05)betweentheMWKandgasanalysis.Conclusion:EstimatedenergyexpenditureprovidedbytheMWKwasstronglycorrelatedto6MWW;however,MWKunderestimatedenergyexpenditureasmeasuredbygasanalysis.TheMWKmayprovideoutcomedatathatsupplementthosecurrentlyprovidedbythe6MWDforfunctionalcapacityassessmentduringthet-6MWT.
简介:LanthanidedopedNaYF4microcrystalsweresynthesizedviaafacilehydrothermalmethod.MulticolorupconversionluminescencewasobservedinNaYF4microcrystalsdopedwithYb3+/Er3+,Yb3+/Tm3+,andYb3+/Er3+/Tm3+undertheexcitationof980nminfraredlight.Importantly,theexcitationpowerdensitydependenceofupconversionemissionintensityindicatedclearlytheenergytransferfromTm3+toEr3+ionsundertheexcitationoflowpowerdensity(5×102–9×102W/cm2).Meanwhile,theinverseenergytransferfromEr3+toTm3+ionsundertheexcitationofrelativelyhigherpowerdensity(4.1×104–4.9×104W/cm2)wasalsorevealed.ThiswasadirectevidenceforreversibleenergytransferbetweenEr3+andTm3+ions.Undertheexcitationofhighpowerdensity(4.1×104–4.9×104W/cm2),darksensitizerswerealsomotivatedsothatthebottleneckeffectofhighconcentrationYb3+iondopingwasbroken.ThiswasthemainreasonforrealizinghighupconversionefficiencyofthesampleswithheavydopingofYb3+ion.
简介:Amolybdenumdisulfide(MoS2)saturableabsorberwasfabricatedbythermallydecomposingtheammoniumthiomolybdate.ByusingtheMoS2absorber,acompactdiode-pumpedpassivelyQ-switchedTm:GdVO4laserhasbeendemonstrated.AstableQ-switchedlaserwithrepetitionratesfrom25.58to48.09kHzwasachieved.Maximumaverageoutputpowerwas100mWwiththeshortestpulsedurationof0.8μs.Maximumpulseenergyis2.08μJatcenterof1902nm.
简介:WithMoS2assaturableabsorber,passiveQ-switchingandQ-switchedmode-lockingoperationsofaTm-dopedcalciumlithiumniobiumgalliumgarnet(Tm:CLNGG)laserwereexperimentallydemonstrated.TheQ-switchedlaseremittedamaximumaverageoutputpowerof62mWandhighestpulseenergyof0.72μJ.Q-switchedmodelockingwasalsoobtainedintheexperiment.TheresearchresultswillopenupapplicationsofMoS2atthemid-infraredwavelength.