Дисертації з теми "Pulsed mode"

Fiber lasers represent the state-of-the-art in laser technology and hold great promise for a wide range of applications because they have a minimum of exposed optical interfaces, very high efficiency, and are capable of exceptional beam quality. In the near future, the most important markets such as micromachining, automotive, biomedical and military applications will begin to use this technology. The scope of this thesis is to design and develop a short picosecond pulsed fiber laser using rare-earth doped fiber as a gain medium. The proposed master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) will be used to generate pulses with high repetition rates. In this study, first we explain the basic theoretical background of nonlinear optics and fiber laser. Then, the numerical simulation will be introduced to explain how the laser system design and optimization. The simulation is based on nonlinear Schrö
dinger equation with the method of split-step evaluation. The brief theoretical background and simulation results of the laser system will be shown. Finally, the experimental study of the developmental fiber laser system that comprises an oscillator, preamplifier and power amplifier will be discussed.

Since most of the energy input is converted to thermal energy in laser applications, the proper thermal management of laser systems is an important issue. Maintaining the laser diode and crystal temperature distributions in a narrow range during the operation is the most crucial requirement for the cooling of a laser system. In the present study, thermoelectric cooling (TEC) of a 1064 nm wavelength diode pumped laser source is investigated both experimentally and numerically. During the heat removal process, the thermal resistance through and between the materials, the proper integration of the TEC assembly, and the heat sink efficiency become important. For the aim of evaluating and further improving the system performance, various assembly configurations, highly conductive components, efficient interface materials and heat sink alternatives are considered. Several experiments are conducted during the system development stage, and parallel numerical simulations are performed both for comparison and also for providing valuable input for the system design. Results of the experiments and the simulations agree well with each other. As the laser device works in the transient regime, the experiments and the simulations are also implemented in this regime. In the final part of the study, the experiments are performed under the actual device working conditions. It is proved that with the designed TEC module and the copper heat sink system, the laser device can operate longer than the required operational time successfully.

Many applications now require micro sized holes that are difficult to produce with conventional methods. The entrance of lasers in the industry has brought about a better method for producing these holes. However the ultra-short pulse lasers that are normally used are extremely expensive and require many pulses to remove the material due to the small amount of energy they deposit. The objective of this research is to examine the feasibility of laser ablation using a 300W, CW Single Mode fiber laser which has high continuous power output for each pulse and has excellent beam quality. The results show that laser ablation occurs when a 100mm lens is used with pulse durations at 40 microseconds or below. Using one 18 microsecond pulse, a blind hole of 43.6 microns in diameter and 23.6 microns in depth with an aspect ratio of 0.54 can be created with little heat affected zone. This performance is comparable to nanosecond lasers, but with much higher hole depth per pulse. It was also found that the pulse duration must be short enough so that the ablating effect of the initial spike of an enhanced pulse is not nullified due to melting. At longer pulse durations (50 microseconds or more), raised surfaces are created instead of holes.

In this thesis a theoretical background of Nd:YAG lasers has been presented and key parameters of a design have been stated. Both pulsed mode and CW mode designs have been made
a 500mJ xenon flash lamp has been investigated as the pulsed light source and a 500W tungsten halogen lamp has been used as the continuous light source for optical pumping. Closed cooling system has been constructed. De-ionized water has been used as coolant. The goal has been acomplished by constructing a CW mode prototype. The output power has been calculated. Dependence of output power to the reflectivity of output coupler is simulated and optimum reflectivity is calculated. Theoretical emission bands of Nd:YAG have been observed experimentally.

In this dissertation, an all-fiber-based single frequency nanosecond pulsed laser system at ~ 1918.4 nm in master-oscillator-power-amplifier (MOPA) configuration is present. The nanosecond pulse seed is achieved by directly modulating a continuous wave (CW) single frequency fiber laser using a fast electro-optical modulator (EOM) driven by an arbitrary waveform generator (AWG). One piece of single mode, large core, polarization-maintaining (PM) highly thulium-doped (Tm-doped) germanate glass fiber (LC-TGF) is used to boost the pulse power and pulse energy of these modulated pulses in the final power amplifier. This laser system can work in both high power and high energy regime: in high power regime, to the best of our knowledge, the highest average power 16 W and peak power 78.1 kW are achieved for single frequency transform-limited ~2.0 ns pulses at 500 kHz and 100 kHz repetition rate, respectively: In high energy regime, nearly 1 mJ and half mJ pulse energy is obtained for ~15 ns pulses at 1 kHz repetition rate and 5 kHz repetition rate, respectively. Theoretical modeling of the large-core highly Tm-doped germanate glass double-cladding fiber amplifier (LC-TG-DC-FA) is also present for 2&mum nanosecond pulse amplification. A good agreement between the theoretical and experimental results is achieved. The model can simulate the evolution of pump power, signal energy, pulse shape and the amplified stimulated emission (ASE) in the amplifier. It can also be utilized to investigate the dependence of the stored energy in the LC-TGF on the pump power, seed energy and repetition rate, which can be used to design and optimize the LC-TG-DC-FA to achieve higher pulse energy and average power. Two channel of high energy nanosecond pulses (at 1918.4 nm and 1938 nm) are utilized to generate THz wave in a quasi-phase-matched (QPM) gallium arsenide (GaAs) based on difference frequency generation. THz wave with ~ 5.4μW average power and ~18 mW peak power has been achieved. Besides, one model is built to simulate a singly resonated THz parametric oscillator. The threshold, the dependence of output THz energy on pump energy has been investigated through this model. One pump enhanced THz parametric oscillator has been proposed. The enhancement factor of the nanosecond pulses in a bow-tie ring cavity has been calculated for different pulse duration, cavity length and the transmission of the coupler. And the laser resonances in the ring cavity have been observed by using a piezo to periodically adjust the cavity length. We also build an all-fiber thulium-doped wavelength tunable mode-locked laser operating near 2&mum. Reliable self-starting mode locking over a large tuning range (>50 nm) using fiber taper based carbon nanotube (FTCNT) saturable absorber (SA) is observed. Spectral tuning is achieved by stretching another fiber taper. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an all-fiber wavelength tunable mode-locked laser near 2&mum.

Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 50-52).
Two separate projects were undertaken to improve technology for entangled photon sources, useful for quantum optics. In one project, a pulsed, mode-locked erbium-doped fiber laser, designed to be used as a seed laser for a 390 nm source, was built using polarization-maintaining components to address polarization drift. The fiber laser operated at a center wavelength of 1560.0 nm with an output power of 1 to 2.5 mW, and mode-locked with a repetition rate of 31.1 MHz. The laser also exhibited bandwidth tunability from 0.045 to 0.095 nm, as a function of the input pump power. A commercial 5 W erbium-doped fiber amplifier and a second harmonic generation crystal were used to obtain pulses at 780 nm with an average power of 3 W. The next second harmonic generation stage, for generating the desired 390 nm output, remains to be built. In the second project, we tried to optimize the coupling efficiency of light generated from spontaneous parametric downconversion (SPDC) into single-mode optical fibers, which are useful for transporting entangled photons. Using a setup with a tunable 532 nm pump waist in a nonlinear crystal, we achieved an effective coupling efficiency of 48.8% of the 797 nm signal light into a single-mode fiber, higher than previously obtained in the laboratory. Efficient single-mode operation of SPDC would enable the construction of a high-flux fiber-coupled source of nondegenerate entangled photons at 797 nm and 1600 nm.
by Dheera Venkatraman.
M.Eng.

Amorphous carbon (hydrogenated and hydrogen-free) films have attracted much attention during the past few decades due to their unique properties such as high hardness, low coefficient of friction (CoF) and low wear rate. Compared with the hydrogenated amorphous carbon films, hydrogen-free amorphous carbon (a-C) films, with higher hardness, are believed to have better tribological properties especially in humid environments. Different deposition parameters (or techniques) will strongly affect the microstructure of the a-C films and thus influence their mechanical and tribological properties. For magnetron sputtering, pulsing both the sputtering target and the substrate at significant different frequencies (dual frequency DC-pulsed magnetron sputtering) provides more advantages and flexibility of controlling the film microstructure. Therefore, the aim of this PhD thesis is to investigate the effect of substrate bias parameters (i.e. voltage and duty cycle) and silicon doping concentration (to increase the deposition rate and reduce the internal stress) on the mechanical and tribological properties obtained in non-hydrogenated a-C films by such deposition techniques. Four a-C films were deposited at different substrate negative bias voltages (50 V - 170 V), which have a predominantly sp2 bonded structure. Film hardness, reduced elastic modulus and internal stress of the a-C films all initially increased with increasing bias voltage to a maximum at 130 V and then decreased when the voltage was increased further. The average CoF when sliding against an SAE 52100 steel counterface is around 0.3 in humid environments. The specific wear rate did not change in an obvious way with the voltage (from 50 V to 130 V), but increased when the voltage was at 170 V. A further four a-C films were deposited at different substrate bias duty cycles (10% to 40%), which also show a predominantly sp2 bonded structure. Film hardness and reduced elastic modulus follow similar trends to the a-C films deposited at different bias voltages (i.e. first increasing and then decreasing beyond a certain threshold). The film compressive internal stress continuously increases with the substrate bias duty cycle. The average CoF under similar test conditions as those for a-C films deposited by different bias voltages is around 0.2-0.3. The a-C film deposited at 30% duty cycle shows the lowest wear rate and the 40% one shows the highest. The effect on the wear rate of the substrate bias duty cycle appears more pronounced than that of bias voltage. Doping with silicon in a-C film (18.2 at.%, 28.8 at.% and 41.5 at. %) led to an increase of the deposition rate, compared to the ‘pure’ a-C films. Doping with smaller silicon concentration ( < 20 at. %), although reducing hardness, will also reduce the compressive internal stress. However, a higher silicon concentration appears to increase the internal stress. a-C film (or a-C/a-C:Si film system) deposited by dual-frequency mode DC magnetron sputtering with excellent mechanical and tribological performance is a good candidate for the real tribological applications, especially on the stainless steel substrate.

Cette thèse est dédiée à l’étude de la génération de supercontinuum (SCG) deforte puissance moyenne dans le domaine spectral entre 2 mm et 5,5 mm. Un laser à fibredopée thulium (Tm3+) opérant dans un régime simultanément déclenché et à verrouillage demodes (QML) a été développé. En régime continu ce laser a délivré 70 W et en régime QML,26Wmoyens ont été obtenus pour des taux de répétition en QS de 180 kHz ou plus. L’énergiela plus élevée contenue dans une enveloppe QS a été évaluée à 166 mJ avec 66 mJ contenuedans la sous-impulsion à verrouillage de mode la plus énergétique. L’émission du laser àfibre correspondait toujours à un facteur de qualité M2 excellent, entre 1,1 et 1,2. La SCGcouvrant la plage spectrale de 2 mm à 5,5 mm a été réalisée en implémentant différentes fibresen cascade. Des supercontinua jusqu’à environ 4 mm ont été générés dans des fibres en fluorurepuis pour la plage spectrale complémentaire entre 4 mm et 5,5 mm, des fibres en chalcogénureont été utilisées.La puissance moyenne maximale de 7,8 W a été démontrée pour un supercontinuum dans unefibre en ZBLAN. Le spectre s’étend jusqu’à 4,2 mm. Au total, 69%/43%/30%/16,5% de lapuissance totale ont été mesurés au-delà de 2,15 mm/2,65 mm/3,1 mm/3,5 mm respectivement.La fibre en InF3 a permis d’atteindre une puissance moyenne de 0,8 W et le supercontinuums’étend jusqu’à 2,95 mm.Pour les essais d’élargissement spectral complémentaire, trois fibres en chalcogénure ont étéutilisées. L’élargissement spectral a été démontré pour toutes les fibres en chalcogénure.Jusqu’à 20 mW de puissance ont été obtenus avec une fibre As2Se3. Le spectre a été étendujusqu’à 4,9 mm
This thesis reports about the investigation of high power supercontinuum (SC)generation between 2 mm and 5.5 mm. A Q-switched mode-locked (QML) thulium (Tm3+)-doped fiber laser has been developped to pump different nonlinear fibers. The fiber laserprovided in continuous wave regime an output power of 70 W. In QML operation, 26 W havebeen obtained with Q-switched repetition rates of 180 kHz or higher. The highest energy of theQS envelopes has been 166 mJ with 66 mJ contained in the most-energetic ML pulses, whichhave been surrounded by Gaussian-like pedestals with temporal widths around 2.5 ns. On topof these pedestals, very short temporal peaks with pulse durations around 15 ps appeared. Thehighest achieved peak power of a pedestal has been 25 kW. The beam parameter product M2of the fiber laser has been measured in different operational regimes and resulted always in anexcellent value around 1.2.The highest SC output power level from a ZBLAN fiber has been 7.8 W. In total, 69%/43%/30%/16.5% of the transmitted SC output radiation could be converted beyond the wavelengthof 2.15 mm/2.65 mm/3.1 mm/3.5 mm, respectively, with the broadest output spectrum from theZBLAN fiber exceeding 4.2 mm. The InF3 fiber provided a total output power of 0.8 W withan output spectrum up to 2.95 mm.Successful broadening of the wavelength-limited SC output from the ZBLAN fibers has beenachieved with all three investigated chalcogenide fibers with as much as 20 mW of outputpower by using an arsenic selenide fiber. The output spectrum exceeded 4.9 mm

Neste trabalho, foi desenvolvido um laser pulsado utilizando um chaveador-Q passivo em uma cavidade com a tecnologia de controle de modo por duplo-passo. Utilizando um cristal de Nd:LiYF4 com 0,8 mol% de dopagem, foi possível gerar um pulso com duração de 5,5 ns (FWHM), com 1,2 mJ de energia e potência pico de 220 kW para utilização na técnica Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS). A técnica (CRDS), que pode ser traduzida por espectroscopia de cavidade ressonante, é utilizada para medida de espectros de absorção de gases, líquidos e sólidos. Com a técnica CRDS é possível medir perdas com altíssimo grau de precisão, ressaltando sua sensibilidade que é confirmada pela utilização de espelhos com alta refletividade. Foram avaliadas, com essa técnica, as perdas por reflexão e espalhamento de materiais transparentes. Após a calibração da cavidade ressonante, foi possível medir as perdas nas amostras com resolução de até 0,045%, sendo o valor máximo alcançado de 1,73%. Essa calibração foi possível, pois obteve se um tempo de decaimento de aproximadamente 20 μs com a cavidade desobstruída. Também foi conseguido um método de determinação do índice de refração dos materiais transparentes com precisão de cinco casas decimais.
In this work, a pulsed and Q-switched laser resonator was developed using the double-beam mode-controlling technique. A Nd:LiYF4 crystal with 0,8mol% of doping concentration was used to generate a giant pulse with duration of 5,5 ns (FWHM), 1,2 mJ of energy and 220 kW peak power for the Cavity Ring-Down Spectroscopy (CRDS) technique. The CRDS technique is used to measure absorption spectra for gases, liquids and solids. With the CRDS technique it is possible to measure losses with high degree of accuracy, underscoring the sensitivity that is confirmed by the use of mirrors with high reflectivity. With this technique, the losses by reflection and scattering of transparent materials were evaluated. By calibrating the resonant cavity, it was possible to measure the losses in the samples with resolution of 0,045%, the maximum being reached by 1,73%. The calibration was possible because there was obtained to measure a decay time of approximately 20 μs with the empty cavity. Besides was obtained a method for determining the refractive index of transparent materials with accuracy of five decimals.

Dans le domaine des dépôts réalisés par projection thermique, les dernières recherches ont permis de développer des dépôts nanostructures par projection de suspensions (SPS) ou de solutions de précurseurs (SPPS). L’injection de liquide est une technique prometteuse qui a le potentiel pour devenir industriellement viable. Cependant, un meilleur contrôle des interactionsplasma/matériaux est nécessaire. En effet, les torches à courant continu mono-cathodes génèrent un plasma fortement fluctuant qui modifie les transferts thermiques et dynamiques vers les gouttelettes injectées, entraînant un traitement non-homogène de ces dernières. Cela influence directement les microstructures des dépôts obtenus et leurs propriétés. Des travaux antérieurs ont montrés les origines de ces instabilités. Une alternative à l’atténuation de ces instabilités est proposée : le renforcement et la modulation. L’ajustement des paramètres opératoires a permis d’obtenir un plasma pulsé laminaire avec modulation de ces propriétés. Une torche à courant continu modulé de faible puissance est utilisée avec de l'azote pur comme gaz plasmagène. Ce dispositif est synchronisé avec un système d'injection jet d’encre Drop-On-Demand pour reproduire les mêmes conditions d'interactions plasma / matériau pour chaque gouttelette injectée. Des solutions et des suspensions sont injectées pour réaliser des dépôts homogènes avec une microstructure contrôlée. Les objectifs de ces travaux sont d'abord de caractériser et de comprendre les transferts thermiques et dynamiques plasma / gouttelettes. Deuxièmement, de mettre en évidence l'influence de la synchronisation et des paramètres opératoires sur les dépôts obtenus
In the field of thermal spray coating processes, research has led to the development of nanostructured coatings by suspension plasma spraying (SPS) and precursor solution plasma spraying (SPPS). Liquid injection are promising techniques with the potential to become industrially viable. However, a better control of plasma/material interactions is necessary. Mono-electrode DC torches indeed generate strongly fluctuating plasma that modifies the thermal and dynamic transfers to the injected droplet, resulting in an inhomogeneous treatment of the latter. This directly influences the texture and microstructure of deposits and subsequently their properties. Previous works have shown the origins of these instabilities. As an alternative to instabilities attenuations, a new approach is proposed: the reinforcement and modulation of the instabilities. The adjustment of process parameters has allowed obtaining a pulsed laminar plasma with a modulation of its properties. A low powered home-made modulated DC torch is used and operates with pure nitrogen as plasma forming gas. This device is synchronized with a Drop-On-Demand injection system to reproduce the same conditions of plasma/material interactions for each injected droplet. Solutions and suspensions are injected to make homogeneous coatings with controlled microstructure. The objectives of this work are firstly to characterize and understand plasma / droplet heat and dynamics transfers. Secondly, to highlight the influence of the synchronization and operating parameterson the coatings obtained

Le développement des sources supercontinuum a engendré des avancées majeures dans de nombreux domaines tels que la spectroscopie, la métrologie ou encore la biologie avec la tomographie optique cohérente. Récemment, l'arrivée des fibres à cristaux photoniques (FCPs) a permis la fabrication de telles sources avec des lasers impulsionnels de pompe moins puissants. Ainsi, de par leur compatibilité avec les fibres optiques, les lasers impulsionnels réalisés en optique intégrée sur verre semblent une alternative intéressante pour la réalisation d'une source supercontinuum intégrée. Notre travail a donc eu pour objectif l'étude et la réalisation d'un laser impulsionnel déclenché par modulation passive des pertes assez puissant et compatible avec les fibres à cristaux photoniques dans le but de générer un supercontinuum. Nous avons alors conçu et fabriqué ce laser constitué d'un guide d'onde amplificateur réalisé par échange d'ions dans un verre dopé au néodyme et d'une cavité Fabry-Perot fermée par un miroir diélectrique en entrée et sans miroir de sortie ce qui permet un couplage direct avec une fibre optique. L'hybridation de l'absorbant saturable sous la forme d'une couche mince d'acétate de cellulose dopée au BDN sur le guide d'onde a permis la génération d'impulsions ayant une puissance crête de (2,8 ± 0,6) kW. La source supercontinuum réalisé avec une FCP pompée par le laser préalablement étudié présente un spectre allant de 440 nm à 1600 nm. Les perspectives de cette étude portent sur le changement de matériau absorbant saturable pour permettre l'émission d'impulsions plus puissantes, ainsi que sur l'intégration monolithique de la FCP pour réaliser un dispositif encore plus compact. Elles portent aussi sur la réalisation de lasers intégrés à modes bloqués utilisant cette technologie. Nous avons démontré sa faisabilité ainsi que son régime de fonctionnement en soliton dissipatif. Des caractérisations préliminaires ont également été effectuées.

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Tese (Doutoramento)
IPEN/T
Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares - IPEN/CNEN-SP

Underwater sound is very important in the field of oceanography where it is used for remote sensing in much the same way that radar is used in atmospheric studies. One way to mathematically model sound propagation in the ocean is by using the parabolic-equation method, a technique that allows range dependent environmental parameters. More importantly, this method can model sound transmission where the source emits either a pure tone or a short pulse of sound. Based on the parabolic approximation method and using the split-step Fourier algorithm, a computer model for underwater sound propagation was designed and implemented. This computer model differs from previous models in its use of the interactive mode, structured programming, modular design, and state-of-the-art graphics displays. In addition, the model maximizes the efficiency of computer time through synchronization of loosely coupled dual processors and the design of a restart capability. Since the model is designed for adaptability and for users with limited computer skills, it is anticipated that it will have many applications in the scientific community.

While the development of bright pulses produced in free space devices can be found in a large set of applications and research equipment all over the world. The production of dark pulses in a free-space device has not been shown prior to this work. In this work a method of producing free space mode-locked laser in a straight laser cavity using intra-cavity loss induced by periodic nonlinear interactions mediated by a mode-locked source. We are able to show the existence of a dark pulse propagating inside of the cavity. An extensive analysis of the generation of the dark pulse is made using a homemade cross correlator. A symmetric dark pulse with a 10 ps width is achieved with a 90% modulation depth. This work will be used in a continued project involving passive two-color pulse synchronization.
Framtagningen av ljusa pulser i kristall baserade lasrar finns i en stor utsträckning av tillämpningar inom forskning och industri. Utvecklandet av mörkpulskällor i kristall baserade kaviteter har till vår kunskap inte tagits fram. I detta arbete presenteras en metod att utveckla en modlåst mörkpuls laser i en rak kavitet som utnyttjar intrakavitär förlust som periodiskt induceras av en ickelinjär interaktion som styrs av en ljus modlåst källa. Vi kan visa att en mörk puls propagerar inuti kaviteten. En utförlig analys och experiment med hjälp av en hemagjord korskorrelator belyser hur den mörka pulsen kan formas. En symmetrisk mörk puls formas med en 10 ps bredd och över 90 % modulations djup. Detta arbete kommer användas i ett framtida projekt inom passiv tvåfärgs puls synkronisation.

Dans un premier temps, nous avons optimisé des structures laser VECSEL dans le but de maximiser la puissance émise par une gestion thermique adéquate. Les structures conçues et fabriquées contiennent une zone active à base d’InP pour l’émission à 1.55 µm. Un miroir hybride métal- semiconducteur à base d’un miroir de Bragg GaAs/AlAs est intégré à la zone active. La structure semiconductrice est intégrée avec différents substrats hôtes de bonne conductivité thermique sur la base de simulations numériques, et les performances des dispositifs fabriqués sont évaluées expérimentalement sous pompage optique Les VECSELs intégrés sur substrat diamant CVD présentent les puissances de sortie les plus élevées, et sont de bons candidats pour l’émission de puissance (> 500 mW) à 1.55 µm et pour les expériences de blocage de modes. D’un autre côté nous montrons que l’intégration d’un substrat de cuivre par voie électrochimique représente une approche flexible et faible-coût, pour atteindre une puissance de sortie de plusieurs dizaines de mW jusqu’à ~ 200 mW.Dans un second temps, nous avons développé des SESAMs à 1.55 µm. La région active est formée de puits quantiques InGaAsN/GaAs, couplés par effet tunnel à des plans GaAsN à recombinaison rapide. Des temps caractéristiques de recouvrement de l’absorption de quelques picosecondes à la dizaine de picoseconde sont ainsi mesurés.La résonance de la microcavité SESAM est ajustée de manière contrôlée grâce à des couches de phase spécifques épitaxiées en surface de la structure. La gravure sélective couche par couche des couches de phase permet d’accorder la profondeur de modulation et la dispersion de vitesse de groupe (GDD) de la structure SESAM.Finalement nous avons assemblé les structures SESAM et VECSEL dans une cavité à quatre miroirs pour obtenir un fonctionnement laser en régime de blocage de modes passif. Nous observons que la durée de l’impulsion de blocage de modes peut être réduite de plusieurs picosecondes (~ 10 ps), jusqu’à moins de la picoseconde (0.9 ps) en accordant la GDD de la structurre SESAM
In a first step, we have developed and implemented VECSEL structures, aiming at maximizing the laser output power through a proper thermal management. The fabricated VECSEL chips contain an InP-based active region for emission at 1.55 µm. A hybrid metal-GaAs/AlAs Bragg mirror is used to achieve efficient dissipation of the heat generated in the active region. The semiconductor structure is integrated to various host substrates and the VECSEL performances are investigated numerically and experimentally. VECSELs with CVD diamond substrates have the best overall performance and are promising for large output power (> 500 mW), while electroplated copper substrate is demonstrated to be a flexible and cost-effective approach for thermal management in 1.55 µm OP-VECSEL in order to achieve output power of several tens of mW to ~ 200 mW. The second part of the work is devoted to the development of SESAM structures at 1.55 µm. The structures include an active region consisting of InGaAsN / GaAs quantum wells surrounding by GaAsN planes, allowing to achieve absorption relaxation time of few picoseconds. The SESAM microcavity resonance was adjusted via a selective etching of phase layers specifically designed to control the magnitude of both the modulation depth and the intra cavity group delay dispersion of the device.Finally, assembling VECSEL and SESAM chips in a cavity, we observe experimentally that the mode-locked pulse duration could be reduced from several picoseconds to less than one picosecond when the resonance and group delay dispersion of the SESAM microcavity are tuned

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 1995.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 155-168).
by Kohichi Robert Tamura.
Ph.D.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2004.
Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 204-209). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Nous avons développé un système de mesure magnéto-optique à balayage basé sur l’Effet Kerr(MOKE). Le montage permet mesurer des cycles d'aimantation en balayant de larges surfaces (150 x 150 mm 2 ) sous un champ magnétique pulsé allant jusqu’à 10 T à température ambiante. Les champs magnétiques intenses sont produits par des bobines millimétriques (diamètre interne = 3 mm) connectées à un générateur de courant bipolaire pulsé. Nous avons pu démontrer que ce système présente un fort potentiel pour l'étude combinatoire de couches magnétiques dures. Pour cela, nous avons dressé grâce à notre système MOKE la carte 2D des courbes d’hystérèse pour des couches de SmCo et NdFeB élaborées par pulvérisation et présentant un gradient de composition et comparé avec des mesures de composition d'alliage (EDX) et l'analyse de la structure cristalline (XRD)
The aim of this PhD project is to study diamagnetic levitation at the micro-scale in a quantitative fashion and to explore its use for the precise positioning and controlled movement of micro/nano-objects. Diamagnetic materials will be prepared with controlled shape and size (µm-mm range). Micro-magnets will also be developed to levitate the diamagnetic objects or to levitate above diamagnetic surfaces. To complement the study, a fully automated scanning MOKE system will be developed in order to characterize the quality of our samples fabricated using the triode sputtering machine and applying techniques called micro magnetic transfer and micro flux concentrators. First simple micro-robotic devices will be designed, and hopefully tested

Orientador: Ernesto Ruppert Filho
Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Elétrica e de Computação
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Resumo: O estudo da utilização de conversores CC/CC isolados e elevadores de tensão para a alimentação de moduladores de pulsos é apresentado neste trabalho. Foi selecionada a topologia em ponte completa, dando-se enfoque ao problema das capacitâncias parasitas envolvidas no circuito, que aparecem de forma acentuada em transformadores elevadores de tensão e filtros indutivos de saída e são altamente indesejáveis quando se opera em regime chaveado. Essas capacitâncias são tratadas através de uma forma de amortecimento, onde a energia armazenada nas mesmas é devolvida à fonte primária ao final de cada semiciclo de chaveamento, tentando obter-se menor volume, maior rendimento e menor dissipação de calor no conversor. Além disso, um circuito de regulação de carga é utilizado para garantir uma maior estabilidade de pulso e contornar problemas típicos de moduladores de pulsos utilizados em radares, como o efeito de backswing. O modulador de pulsos utilizado como carga para esse sistema opera com uma tensão de alimentação de 1kV, frequência de repetição de pulsos (PRF) de 585Hz e consome uma potência da ordem de 2,1kW. O conversor CC/CC é alimentado por um barramento CC não regulado de 280V
Abstract: The study of high-voltage isolated DC/DC converters used to supply pulse modulators is presented on this dissertation. The Full Bridge topology was selected, focusing in problems caused by parasitic capacitances in the circuit. This characteristic, which appears sharply in high voltage transformers and in inductors of output filter, is highly undesirable when the circuit is operated in switching mode. These capacitances are handled using a soft commutation technique, where their stored energy are returned to the primary source in the end of each switching cycle, trying to get a low size, high efficiency and low heat dissipation in the converter. Moreover, a charging regulator circuit is used to ensure good pulse stability and avoid typical problems in the pulse modulators use, such as the backswing effect. The pulse modulator used as load for this converter operates with a supply voltage of 1kV, pulse repetition frequency (PRF) of 585Hz and consumes 2.1 kW. The converter input is supplied by a 280V unregulated DC bus
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In this thesis, novel regimes of mode locking in quantum dot semiconductor laser diodes have been investigated by exploiting the unique features offered by quantum dots. Using an unconventional approach, the role of excited state transitions in the quantum dots was exploited as an additional degree of freedom for the mode locking of experimental quantum dot lasers. For the first time, passive mode locking via ground (1260nm) or excited state (1190nm) was demonstrated in a quantum dot laser. Picosecond pulses were generated at a repetition rate of 21GHz and 20.5GHz, for the ground and excited states respectively, with average powers in excess of 25mW. Switching between these two states in the mode-locking regime was achieved by changing the electrical biasing conditions, thus providing full control of the operating spectral band. A novel regime for mode locking in a quantum-dot laser was also investigated, where the simultaneous presence of cw emission in the excited-state band at high injection current levels, dramatically reduced the duration of the pulses generated via the ground state, whilst simultaneously boosting its peak power. This represents a radically different trend from the one typically observed in mode-locked lasers. From this investigation, it was concluded that the role of the excited state can not be neglected in the generation of ultrashort pulses from quantum-dot lasers. Stable passive mode locking of a quantum-dot laser over an extended temperature range (from 20ºC to 80ºC) was also demonstrated at relatively high output average powers. It was observed that the pulse duration and the spectral width decreased significantly as the temperature was increased up to 70ºC. The process of carrier escape in the absorber was identified as the main contributing factor that led to a decrease in the absorber recovery time as a function of increasing temperature which facilitated a decrease in the pulse durations. These results are shown to open the way for the ultimate deployment of ultra stable and uncooled mode-locked semiconductor diode lasers.

In this thesis, a thorough study of the batch top-spray fluidized bed granulation was carried out including experimental study, population balance model (PBM), computational fluid dynamic (CFD) study and control strategy development. For the experimental study, the influence variables of pulsed frequency, binder spray rate and atomization pressure of a batch top-spray fluidized bed granulation process were studied using the Box-Behnken experimental design method. Different mathematical models were developed to predict the mean size of granules, yield, relative width of granule distribution, Hausner ratio and final granule moisture content. Validation experiments have shown the reliability and effectiveness of using the Box-Behnken experimental design method to study a fluidized bed granulation process. The one-dimensional population balance models (ODPBMs) have been developed to model a pulsed top-spray fluidized bed granulation, linking the operating factors of the pulsed frequency, the binder spray rate, and atomization air pressure with the granule properties to predict granule growth behavior at different operating conditions. A multi-stage open optimal control strategy based on the developed ODPBMs was proposed to reduce the model and process mismatch through adjusting the trajectory of the evolution of the granule size distribution at predefined sample intervals. The effectiveness of the proposed modeling and multi-stage open optimal control strategy has been validated by experimental and simulation tests. In addition, an Eulerian-Eulerian two-fluid model (EETFM) was developed to describe the gas-particle two-phase flow in the fluidized bed granulator. By computational fluid dynamic analysis, it has been proven that the fluidized bed granulation system is not homogeneous, based on which a two-compartmental population balance model (TCPBM) was developed to describe the particle growth in the fluidized bed granulation. Validation experiments have shown the effectiveness and superior accuracy of the TCPBM comparing with the ODPBM in predicting the final particle size distribution.

By utilising a CW mode-locked Nd:YAG pump laser an experimental study of self-phase modulation (SPM) and stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) in single mode optical fibres has been conducted. The dependence of the spectral broadening due to SPM upon the launched optical power was observed to obey a linear relationship in agreement with a simple theory. A deviation from this occurred for high input powers due to the onset of stimulated Raman scattering which caused a preferential depletion of the leading edge of the pump pulse and an increased spectral broadening to the long wavelength side of the spectrum. The pulses exiting the fibre were then compressed using a pair of holographic diffraction gratings, which were able to compensate for the linear part of the frequency chirp imposed on the pulse by SPM and the 1.06 ?m pulses were reduced in duration from ~ 100 ps to approximately 4 ps by this method. By making use of Raman generation in the fibre, a synchronously pumped fibre Raman oscillator was constructed. This enabled the generation of frequency tunable (1.07 - 1.12 ?m) near infrared pulses by the method of time dispersion tuning. By incorporating two fibre grating reflectors onto the ends of the optical fibre, an all-fibre device was constructed having the potential advantages of compactness and stability. The generation of mode-locked pulses around the 1.5 jim wavelength region was accomplished with the use of a colour centre laser based upon a stabilised F2+ centre in NaC1 or a thallium centre in KCl. Both of these lasers were examined, although to date the poor quality of our NaC1 laser crystals has meant that most of the work reported here was performed with KC1:T1. This laser produced pulses of ? 20 ps duration, tunable over 1.45 - 1.55 ?m with average powers ? 200 mW. A simple experiment to observe soliton propagation of these pulses in an optical fibre was conducted and this compressed the pulses to ? 0.8 ps, although this does not represent the optimum compression that could be achieved. Using nonlinear pulse propagation in an optical fibre, the mode-locked characteristics of the colour centre laser were dramatically improved with the duration of the pulses from the laser being reduced to ? 200 fs. This enhancement was achieved by the use of a nonlinear external cavity containing the optical fibre, which reinjected the pulses back into the main laser cavity, with an increased spectral bandwidth due to SPM. It was initially thought that the explanation to this effect was due to soliton formation within the control cavity, however experimental evidence is presented here which shows that the mode-locking enhancement phenomena is in fact quite general and does not rely on dispersion in the control cavity.

Дисертація на здобуття наукового ступеня кандидата технічних наук за спеціальністю 05.17.03 – Технічна електрохімія. – Національний технічний університет «Харківський політехнічний інститут», Харків, 2019. Дисертаційну роботу присвячено розробці гальванохімічної технології покривів тернарними сплавами і композитами системи ферум-кобальт-молібден з підвищеним рівнем функціональних властивостей на підставі гіпотези про інкорпорацію оксидів тугоплавких компонентів як інтермедіатів електродних реакцій, до складу металевої матриці. Обґрунтовано компонентний склад електроліту та співвідношення концентрацій сплавотвірних компонентів в системі ферум-кобальт-молібден і закономірності комплексоутворення в присутності цитрату, які склали підгрунтя до розробки електролітів для нанесення металевих і металооксидних покривів. Встановлено, що бездефектні покриви високої якості з вмістом молібдену понад 30 ат.% формуються з електролітів із концентрацією натрій цитрату 0,4−0,5 М та оксометалату 0,2 М. Доведено, що утворення гетероядерних комплексів є передумовою для гнучкого керування іонними рівновагами в розчині, а відтак, і механізмом та перенапругою електродних реакцій, перебіг яких підпорядковується закономірностям змішаної кінетики, про що свідчать і визначена енергія активації процесу. Відновлення молібдат-іону до металевої фази відбувається через утворення поверхневих оксидів проміжного ступеню окиснення. Залежно від повноти перебігу цього процесу створюються умови до формування металевого покриву тернарним сплавом або металоксидного композиту, друга фаза якого складається з оксидів молібдену в проміжному ступені окиснення, тобто утворюється безпосередньо в електродному процесі. Встановлено, що відновлення оксометалату може перебігати в декілька стадій − як за електрохімічним, так і хімічним механізмом за участю ад-атомів гідрогену, які утворюються в катодній реакції. Саме така особливість забезпечує варіативність катодного процесу та надає можливість гнучкого керування перебігом окремих стадій і складом та властивостями цільового продукту технологічного процесу. Головними чинниками, що забезпечують варіативність складу покривів, є режим поляризації – гальваностатичний або імпульсний, та амплітудні і часові параметри струму. За однакових густин струму застосування імпульсного електролізу дозволяє формувати покриви із значно вищим вмістом молібдену. Зокрема, за сталих тривалості імпульсу 10-20 мс та паузи 5–20 мс склад покривів збагачується молібденом до 30 ат. % при суттєво нижчому вмісті оксигену. Такі зміни у складі покриву порівняно з стаціонарним режимом зумовлені перебігом впродовж паузи хімічної реакції відновлення проміжних оксидів молібдену ад-атомами водню внаслідок реалізації спілловер-ефекту. Вища кількість фази оксидів в складі покривів тернарним сплавом, сформованих в гальваностатичному режимі, дає підстави класифікувати їх як композити. За однакового типу поляризації струмозалежними виявились не тільки вміст компонентів сплаву/композиту, а й морфологія поверхні осадів та вихід за струмом. В умовах стаціонарного електролізу вихід за струмом сплаву знаходиться в межах 56−62 %, а при застосуванні імпульсного електролізу ефективність процесу зростає до 61−70 % за рахунок внеску хімічної реакції відновлення оксидів молібдену ад–атомами водню. Розсіювальна здатність електроліту також залежить від густини струму і має екстремальний характер із максимумом у 62 % при і=2,5 А/дм². Отримані результати розсіювальної здатності узгоджуються із значеннями для відомих електролітів. Композитні Fe−Co−MoОₓ і металеві Fe−Co−Mo покриви мають дрібноглобулярну структуру поверхні, розвиненість якої зростає зі збільшенням густини струму, а характер і розмір кристалітів залежить від складу покривів і режимів електролізу. Так, для покривів Fe48Сo40Mo12, отриманих постійним струмом, середній розмір кристалітів становить 63 Ǻ, а для покриву Fe43Сo39Mo18, отриманому в імпульсному режимі, середній розмір кристалітів складає 56 Ǻ. Залежно від режимів електроосадження різниться і шорсткість поверхні – в гальваностатичному та імпульсному режимах параметр Ra для сплавів становить 0,15 і 0,11, відповідно, що характерно для 9–10 класів шорсткості. Синтезовані покриви мають широкий спектр фізико-хімічних і фізико-механічних властивостей з високим рівнем споживчих характеристик. Так, тестуванням корозійної тривкості встановлено, що за глибинним показником (0,018 – 0,02 мм/рік) покриви мають 4 бал стійкості за десятибальною шкалою, а ранжовані за густиною струму корозії є "стійкими" в кислому середовищі та "вельми стійкими" у нейтральному та лужному. Корозійну стійкість в кислому середовищі підвищує наявність молібдену через кислотний характер його оксидів, а в нейтральному і лужному середовищах покриви проявляють стійкість внаслідок пасивації феруму і кобальту. Вільна енергія поверхні металевих покривів і композитів в межах 118−128 мДж/м², що майже на порядок величини нижча за сплавотвірні компоненти, а поверхні композитів Fe−Co−MoОₓ нижча ніж сплаву Fe−Co−Mo завдяки вищому вмісту кисню в його структурі, внаслідок чого покриви композитами є хімічно стійкішими. Мікротвердість гальванічних покривів знаходиться в межах 595 – 630 кгс/мм² і є вищою, порівняно із сплавотвірними компонентами, а також в 2,5–3 рази більшою за сталеву основу. Мікротвердість осадів симбатно змінюється із вмістом молібдену і в інтервалі досліджених густин струму також зростає з підвищенням цього параметра. Результатами комплексних випробувань механічних характеристик доведено високу адгезію покривів до поверхні підкладки, стійкість до полірування, нагріву і зламу. Встановлено високу електрокаталітичну активність тернарного сплаву в анодних реакціях окиснення низькомолекулярних спиртів, а значення анодних і катодних піків струму на циклічних вольтамперограмах навіть вищі за платиновий електрод, тому гальванічні покриви сплавом Fe−Co−Mo можна розглядати як перспективні каталітичні матеріали паливних елементів. Високу електрокаталітичну активність покривів виявлено і в катодних реакціях виділення водню з лужних та кислих середовищ, яка внаслідок реалізації синергетичного ефекту вища порівняно із індивідуальними металами. Встановлено залежність між складом сплаву і каталітичними властивостями – більший вміст молібдену в цілому покращує якість покривів. Водночас, густина струму обміну реакції виділення водню на композитних покривах в усіх модельних розчинах вище, ніж для металевих, що узгоджується з результатами визначення виходу за струмом. Покривам притаманні магнітні властивості, а значення коерцитивної сили для покривів Fe−Co−Mo знаходиться в інтервалі 7−10 Ое, що перевищує значення для бінарного Fe−Co сплаву (6,5–7,2 Ое). Сплави Fe−Co−Mo, як "магнітом’які матеріали", можна застосовувати і у виробництві елементів магнітних інформаційних накопичувачів. Означений сплав виявляє сенсорні властивості щодо окремих компонентів газових середовищ та може бути використаний, зокрема, як матеріал чутливого елемента сенсора для визначення граничної концентрації водню. На підставі визначених кінетичних характеристик і технологічних струмозалежних параметрів створено програмний і технологічний модулі і запропоновано варіативну технологічну схему нанесення покривів Fe−Co−Мо(МоОₓ) керованого складу та прогнозованими фізико-механічними і фізико-хімічними властивостями. За результатами дослідно-промислових випробувань виробів та елементів обладнання з покривами тернарними сплавами на ПАТ "Укрндіхіммаш" та в Метрологічному центрі військових еталонів Збройних Сил України доведено високий рівень експлуатаційних характеристик синтезованих покривів та ефективність технології їх нанесення. Результати досліджень впроваджені в навчальний процес кафедри фізичної хімії НТУ "ХПІ" і Військового інституту танкових військ НТУ "ХПІ".
Thesis for the degree of Candidate of Technical Sciences in the speciality 05.17.03 – Technical Electrochemistry. – National Technical University «Kharkiv Polytechnic Institute» Kharkiv, 2019. The component composition of the electrolyte and the ratio of the concentrations of the alloys forming components in the ferum-cobalt-molybdenum system and the regularities of the complex formation in the presence of citrate, which became the basis for the development of electrolytes for metal deposition and metal oxide coatings are substantiated. It was found that high-quality coatings with a molybdenum content of more than 30 at.% Are formed from electrolytes with a concentration of sodium citrate of 0,4 – 0,5 М and oxometalate of 0,2 М. It is proved that the formation of heteronuclear complexes is a prerequisite for the flexible control of ionic equilibria in solution, the mechanism and overvoltage of electrode reactions, the course of which obeys the laws of mixed kinetics, which is confirmed and determined by the activation energy of the process. The reduction of the molybdate ion to the metal phase occurs by the formation of surface oxides of an intermediate oxidation state. Depending on the completeness of the course of this process, conditions are created for the formation of a metal coating of a ternary alloy or a metal oxide composite, the second phase of which consists of molybdenum oxides in an intermediate oxidation state, that is, is formed directly in the electrolysis process. The reduction of oxometalate can occur in several stages using both the electrochemical and chemical mechanisms, which include hydrogen ad-atoms and atoms that are formed in the cathodic reaction. It is this feature that provides the variability of the cathode process and allows flexible control of the stages, as well as the composition and properties of the product of the technological process. The main factors ensuring variability of the coating composition are polarization modes — galvanostatic and pulsed modes, and amplitude and time parameters of the current. At the same current densities, the use of pulsed electrolysis allows the formation of coatings with a significantly higher molybdenum content. In particular, with a constant pulse duration of 10–20 ms and pauses of 5–20 ms, the composition of the shells is enriched in molybdenum to 30 at.% With a significantly lower oxide content. Such changes in the composition of the coating compared with the stationary regime are due to the chemical reaction of the reduction of intermediate molybdenum oxides by hydrogen atoms as a result of the overflow effect. The higher content of the oxide phase in the composition of tournament alloys formed in the galvanostatic mode allows us to classify them as composites. With the same polarization mode, the parameters depending on the current are determined not only by the content of the components of the alloy or composite, but also by the morphology of the coating surface and the current efficiency. Under the conditions of stationary electrolysis, the efficiency of the alloy is in the range 56−62 %, and when using pulsed electrolysis, the efficiency of the process increases to 61–70 % due to the chemical reaction of the reduction of molybdenum oxides. hydrogen atoms of hydrogen. The dissipated ability of the electrolyte also depends on the current density and is extreme in nature with a maximum of 62% at i = 2.5 A/dm². Dissipation results are consistent with known electrolytes. Composite coatings Fe−Co−MoOₓ and metallic coatings Fe−Co−Mo have a fine-crystalline structure, surface development increases with increasing current density, and the nature and size of crystallites depends on the composition of the coatings and electrolysis conditions. So for Fe48Co40Mo12 coatings obtained by direct current, the average crystallite size is 63 Ǻ, and for Fe43Co39Mo18 coatings obtained in a pulsed mode, the average crystallite size is 56 Ǻ. Depending on the electrodeposition modes, the surface roughness also varies - in the galvanostatic and pulsed modes, the parameter Ra for the alloys is 0,15 and 0,11, respectively, which corresponds to grades 9-10. The synthesized coatings have a range of physico-chemical and physico-mechanical properties with a high level of performance. Thus, corrosion resistance testing shows that the depth of the index (0,018 – 0,02 mm/year) coatings are characterized as 4 points of resistance on a ten-point scale, and ranked according to the density of the corrosion current is "stable" in acidic solutions and "very stable" in neutral and alkaline solutions. Corrosion resistance to the acid solutions increases the presence of molybdenum through the acidic nature of its oxides, and in neutral and alkaline solutions the covers exhibit resistance due to passivation of iron and cobalt. The free energy of the surface of metal coatings and composites is in the range of 118-128 mJ/m², which is almost an order of magnitude lower than the alloys of the component and the surfaces of the Fe−Co−MoOₓ composites lower than the Fe−Co−Mo alloy due to the higher oxygen content in its structure. , causing the composites to be chemically stable. The microhardness of galvanic coatings is in the range of 595–630 kgf/mm² depending on the individual components and is 2,5–3 times higher than for steel. The microhardness of the coatings increases symbatically with an increase in the amount of molybdenum in the alloy and also increases with an increase in this parameter in the integral of current densities. The high adhesion of the coatings to the surface of the steel, resistance to polishing, heating and kink is established. The high electrocatalytic activity of ternary alloys in the reactions of anodic oxidation of low molecular weight alcohols was established, and the magnitude of the peaks of the anodic and cathodic currents in the cyclic voltammogram is even higher than that of the platinum electrode, so galvanic coatings with Fe−Co−Mo alloy can be considered a promising catalytic material for fuel cells. High electrocatalytic activity of the skin was also detected in cathodic reactions of hydrogen evolution from alkaline and acidic media, which is higher as a result of the synergistic effect compared to individual metals. A connection was established between the alloy composition and catalytic properties – a higher molybdenum content usually improves the quality of coatings. At the same time, the exchange current density of the hydrogen evolution reaction on composite coatings in all model solutions is higher than for metal coatings, which is consistent with the results of determining the current efficiency. The coatings have magnetic properties, and the value of the coercive force for Fe—Co−Mo coatings is in the range of 7-10 Oe, which is higher than the value for the Fe−Co alloy (6,5-7,2 Oe). Fe−Co−Mo alloys are "Magnetic materials" and can be used in the production of magnetic information storage elements. The alloy has sensory properties on the individual components of the gas environment and can be used, in particular, as a sensor material of the sensor to determine the maximum hydrogen concentration. Based on kinetic characteristics and technological parameters, software and technological module have been created and a variable technological scheme for applying Fe−Co−Mo(MoOₓ) coatings of controlled composition and predicted physicomechanical and physicochemical properties has been proposed. According to the results of tests and elements of equipment coated with ternary alloys at PJSC "Ukrndikhimmash" and at the Metrological center of military standards of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, a high level of operational characteristics of the synthesized coatings and the effectiveness of the technology for their synthesis have been proved. The research results were introduced into the educational process of the Department of Physical Chemistry NTU "KhPI" and the Military Institute of Tank Troops NTU "KhPI".

Thesis (M.S. in Physics)--Naval Postgraduate School, September 2006.
Thesis Advisor(s): Gamani Karunasiri, James H. Luscombe. "September 2006." Includes bibliographical references (p. 69-70). Also available in print.

In this thesis, novel multi-section laser diodes based on quantum-dot material are designed and investigated which exhibit a number of advantages such as low threshold current density; temperature-insensitivity and suppress carrier diffusion due to discrete nature of density of state of quantum-dots. The spectral versatility in the range of 1.1 µm – 1.3 µm wavelengths is demonstrated through novel mode-locking regimes such as dual-wavelength mode-locking, wavelength bistability and broad tunability. Moreover, broad pulse repetition rate tuning using an external cavity configuration is presented. A high peak power of 17.7 W was generated from the quantum-dot laser as a result of the tapered geometry of the gain section of the laser has led to successful application of such device for two-photon imaging. Dual-wavelength mode-locking is demonstrated via ground (?=1180 nm) and excited (?=1263 nm) spectral bands with optical pulses from both states simultaneously in the 5-layer quantum-dot two-section diode laser. The widest spectral separation of 83 nm between the modes was achieved in a dual-wavelength mode-locked non-vibronic laser. Power and wavelength bistability are achieved in a mode-locked multi-section laser which active region incorporates non-identical QD layers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. As a result the wavelength can be electronically controlled between 1245 nm and 1290 nm by applying different voltages to the saturable absorber. Mode-locked or continuous-wave regimes are observed for both wavelengths over a 260 mA – 330 mA current ranges with average power up to 28 mW and 31 mW, respectively. In mode-locked regime, a repetition rate of 10 GHz of optical pulses as short as 4 ps is observed. Noticeable hysteresis of average power for different bias conditions is also demonstrated. The wavelength and power bistability in QD lasers are potentially suitable for flip-flop memory application. In addition, a unique mode-locked regime at expense of the reverse bias with 50 nm wavelength tuning range from 1245 nm to 1290 nm is also presented. Broad repetition rate tunability is shown from quantum-dot external cavity mode-locked 1.27 µm laser. The repetition rate from record low of 191 MHz to 1 GHz from fundamental mode-locking was achieved. Harmonic mode-locking allows further to increase tuning up to 6.8 GHz (34th-order harmonic) from 200 MHz fundamental mode-locking. High peak power of 1.5 W can be generated directly from two-section 4 mm long laser with bent waveguide at angle of 7° at 1.14 GHz repetition rate without the use of any pulse compression and optical amplifier. Stable mode-locking with an average power up to 60 mW, corresponding to 25 pJ pulse energy is also obtained at a repetition frequency of 2.4 GHz. The minimum time-bandwidth product of 1.01 is obtained with the pulse duration of 8.4 ps. Novel tapered quantum-dot lasers with a gain-guided geometry operating in a passively mode-locked regime have been investigated, using structures that incorporated either 5 or 10 quantum dot layers. The peak power of 3.6 W is achieved with pulse duration of 3.2 ps. Furthermore, the record peak power of 17.7 W and transform limited pulses of 672 fs were achieved with optimized structure. The generation of picosecond pulses with high average power of up to 209 mW was demonstrated, corresponding to 14.2 pJ pulse energy. The improved optical parameters of the tapered laser enable to achieve nonlinear images of fluorescent beads. Thus it is for the first time that QD based compact monolithic device enables to image biological samples using two-photon microscopy imaging technique.

A modelagem da demanda de água residencial fornece importantes subsídios ao dimensionamento e gerenciamento de redes de abastecimento de água. O comportamento desta demanda pode ser descrito através de processos estocásticos, caracterizados pela ocorrência de pulsos retangulares de demanda de água ao longo do tempo. Nesse contexto, este trabalho de pesquisa teve como objetivos monitorar e modelar a demanda de água residencial através dos modelos estocásticos dos pulsos retangulares de Neyman Scott (NSRP) e dos Pulsos Totais (OP). Enquanto que no modelo NSRP há a tentativa de simular a demanda de água através da representação dos seus constituintes elementares, no modelo OP busca-se a representação direta da demanda de água agregada dos usuários finais, como observada nos hidrômetros. A calibração e a validação dos modelos foram feitas a partir do monitoramento do consumo de água de quatro residências localizadas na cidade de São Carlos, caracterizadas por perfis de abastecimento distintos. Para tanto, foram desenvolvidos dispositivos dataloggers, que associados aos sensores/emissores de pulsos dos hidrômetros, permitiram o monitoramento do consumo de água ao longo do tempo dos usuários residenciais individuais. Durante a elaboração da pesquisa, foram observados efeitos negativos nas modelagens relacionados à influência dos reservatórios domiciliares (caixas d\'água) no perfil temporal do consumo de água das residências. Buscando mitigar esses efeitos, foram propostas modificações nas etapas de calibração e de geração das séries sintéticas de demanda de água. De uma forma geral, observou-se que as modificações propostas contribuíram para que as séries sintéticas geradas a partir dos modelos NSRP e OP reproduzissem de forma mais acurada as estatísticas das séries observadas, principalmente com relação às intensidades e durações das demandas simuladas. Apesar de as versões modificadas dos modelos NSRP e OP apresentarem desempenho similar na reprodução das médias, variâncias e covariâncias das séries observadas, o modelo OP reproduziu de forma mais consistente os volumes consumidos diários observados.
The modelling of residential water demand provides important subsidies for the design and management of water supply networks. The behavior of this demand can be described through stochastic processes, characterized by the occurrence of rectangular pulses of water demand over time. In this context, the objectives of this research were to monitor and model residential water demand using the Neyman Scott Rectangular Pulse model (NSRP) and Overall Pulse model (OP). While in the NSRP model there is the attempt to simulate the water demand through the representation of its elementary constituents, the OP model aims to direct represent the aggregate water demand of the end users, as observed in water meters. The calibration and validation of the models were done by monitoring the water consumption of four residences located in the city of São Carlos, characterized by different supply profiles. To this end, dataloggers were developed, which, coupled with sensors/pulse emitters and water meters, allowed the monitoring of water consumption over time of individual residential users. During the research, negative effects were observed in the models, related to the influence of the domestic reservoirs on the temporal patter of water consumption of the residences. To mitigate these effects, modifications were proposed in the calibration and generation stages of the synthetic water demand generation series. In general, it was observed that these proposed modifications contributed to a more accurately reproduction of the observed series statistics by the OP and NSRP synthetic series, especially regarding the intensities and durations of the simulated demands. Although the modified versions of the NSRP and OP models presented similar performance in the reproduction of the means, variances and covariance of the observed series, the OP model reproduced in a more consistent way the observed daily consumed volumes.

Purpose: Previous clinical studies have suggested a positive effect of low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on wound healing and inflammation in the eye. We tried to test the value of PEMF treatment in a hyphema animal model with well-defined conditions. Methods: After injection of citrated autologous blood for the production of hyphema, 16 rabbit eyes were treated with 10 or 20 mT for 60 min on 4 days within the postoperative week. Two control groups with hyphema alone (n = 8) and PEMF irradiation without hyphema (n = 4) were also included. The rate of resorption was recorded daily. Histopathologic evaluation was performed. Results: The incidence of endothelial cell damage and fibrotic clots was markedly reduced in the 10-mT group while the resorption time of 8 days was identical with the control group. In the 20-mT group, the complication rate and the resorption time was increased versus the control group. Conclusions: The use of PEMF treatment is of some, however, limited value as it did not reduce the resorption time of hyphema but displayed a dose-dependent, beneficial influence on some serious side effects. Future clinical studies with low-dose PEMF irradiation are justified and should determine the optimal dosage and suitable indications of PEMFs as an adjunctive treatment in ocular inflammation or trauma
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Purpose: Previous clinical studies have suggested a positive effect of low-frequency pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMF) on wound healing and inflammation in the eye. We tried to test the value of PEMF treatment in a hyphema animal model with well-defined conditions. Methods: After injection of citrated autologous blood for the production of hyphema, 16 rabbit eyes were treated with 10 or 20 mT for 60 min on 4 days within the postoperative week. Two control groups with hyphema alone (n = 8) and PEMF irradiation without hyphema (n = 4) were also included. The rate of resorption was recorded daily. Histopathologic evaluation was performed. Results: The incidence of endothelial cell damage and fibrotic clots was markedly reduced in the 10-mT group while the resorption time of 8 days was identical with the control group. In the 20-mT group, the complication rate and the resorption time was increased versus the control group. Conclusions: The use of PEMF treatment is of some, however, limited value as it did not reduce the resorption time of hyphema but displayed a dose-dependent, beneficial influence on some serious side effects. Future clinical studies with low-dose PEMF irradiation are justified and should determine the optimal dosage and suitable indications of PEMFs as an adjunctive treatment in ocular inflammation or trauma.
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A new, and thus far only, method to overcome a selectivity barrier in parametrically pumped quantum pulse gates is proposed and experimentally demonstrated for the first time, using frequency conversion of optical temporal modes in second-order nonlinear waveguides. Temporal modes and quantum pulse gates are defined and their utilities are explored. Pulsed operation of three-field and four-field, parametric, optical processes are modeled and numerically investigated. A maximum limit to achievable selectivity for quantum pulse gating in uniform media is discovered and theoretically explained. An interferometric means of overcoming said limit and asymptotically approaching unit selectivity is proposed. The principle is experimentally verified by double-passing specifically shaped optical pulses derived from an ultrafast Ti:sapphire laser through a periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide phasematched for sum-frequency generation. Further improvements and future implications for quantum technologies are discussed.

Muitas pesquisas tem sido feitas em processamento digital de sinais (PDS) na tentativa de se avaliar o sinal de fala para diagnosticar doenças da laringe. Medidas acústicas têm sido propostas de forma a avaliar indiretamente o trato glotal por meio do sinal de voz coletado através de microfone convencional. Para isso, o modelo paramétrico Liljencrants-Fant (LF) foi desenvolvido para representar o sinal glotal em condições normais e patológicas. Tais parâmetros apresentam vantagens sobre medidas acústicas por possuírem características fisiológicas reais das pregas vocais. Assim, podendo ser empregados para identificação de doenças da laringe. Além da estimação dos parâmetros LF, no domínio do tempo (parâmetros T), a forma de onda da derivativa glotal também pôde ser quantificada através dos parâmetros identificados na literatura por parâmetros R (Rd, Ra, Rk e Rg), parâmetros quocientes Q (SQ, OQ, CQ, AQ e NAQ), parâmetros B1 e B2 que são as extensões de bandas do pulso derivativo LF, e o parâmetro ece, que relaciona os parâmetros β e Ta. Os parâmetros B1 e B2 e ece apesar de serem propostos na literatura, não são encontrados resultados diferentes a essas duas medidas. Os resultados mostraram que os parâmetros B não foram confiáveis na discriminação entre as vozes, por outro lado, o parâmetro ece mostrou-se ser opção na discriminação entre as vozes normais, nódulo e Reinke. O objetivo deste trabalho é direcionar a atenção sobre o sinal glotal, estimando-o automaticamente mediante técnicas de PDS aplicadas ao sinal de fala, visando extrair parâmetros que identifiquem as condições normais e patológicas da laringe. Por fim foram propostos os parâmetros TRp e TRs, visando dissociar os efeitos de primeira ordem dos de ordem superior na fase de retorno do pulso glotal com a finalidade de estimar a real não-linearidade do sub-sistema glotal, retratando as condições normais e patológicas da laringe. Por fim foram propostos os parâmetros TRp e TRs, visando dissociar os efeitos de primeira ordem dos de ordem superior na fase de retorno do pulso glotal com a finalidade de estimar a real não-linearidade do sub-sistema glotal, retratando as condições fisiológicas do movimento das pregas vocais. Com um nível de confiança de 95%, o parâmetro de primeira ordem (TRp) é efetivo na discriminação do Edema de Reinke, porém mostrou-se ineficaz na detecção do nódulo. Em relação ao parâmetro de ordem superior, conclui-se que o TRs é um excelente detetor de vozes patológicas (nódulo e Edema de Reinke), porém não é capaz de discriminar as patologias.
Many researches has been conducted in digital signal processing (DSP) atempting to evaluate the physiological conditions of larynx. Acoustical parameters have been proposed to evaluate the glotal tract from voice signal. One technique proposed is the Liljencrants-Fant model (LF) developed to represent normal and pathologic conditions of the larynx. Those parameters compare favourably as far as real physiologic characteristic of vocal folds is concerned. So, a primary use of the model is the larynx pathologic identification. Beyond LF parameters estimation, (T parameters in the time domain), the waveform of glotal pulse derivative also can be quantified through, R parameters (Rd, Ra, Rk and Rg), quocient parameters (SQ, OQ, CQ, AQ and NAQ), B parameters (B1 and B2) that are band extension of the LF glotal pulse derivative and the ece parameter that in fact, is a relationship between β and Ta. Although proposed in the literature, no results are found, related to B and ece parameters. Our founds show that B parameters do not present good results in voice discrimination, however, ece parameter seems to be good option to discriminate normal voice, nodulo and Reinke edema. The main purpose of this work is to estimate the glotal signal from the voice signal using DSP techniques in order to obtain parameters that identifies the physiological larynx condition. In order to estimate the shape of return phase of glotal pulse, twoparameters have been proposed in this work. The first one evaluates the pulse (TRp, in other words, the first order component of the return phase. The second is responsible to evaluate superior orders components of the return phase (TRs), i.e, the non-linear component of the glotal pulse. With 95% of confidence level, TRp is effective in Reinke edema discrimination however it is inefficient for nodule e dection. By the other hand, the TRs parameter works well to detect pathologic voice however is unable to discriminated them.

Thesis (MScEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2003.
ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two distinct simulation methods have been developed to simulate the single and the multi-phase excited current waveforms of the switched reluctance machine (SRM) under single pulse mode operation. These simulation methods are explained and evaluated in this thesis. A non-commercial finite element package that takes the SRM's nonlinear magnetic property into account is used in this regard. The simulation program uses the finite element solution directly during the simulation. Both simulation methods have been investigated in terms of result and total simulation time. In this investigation it is shown how feasible the simulation methods will be with the next generation of fast computers. The factors affecting the simulated current waveforms of the SRM under single pulse mode operation are investigated in detail in this thesis. With these factors taken into account, the measured and simulated multi-phase current waveforms are compared with each other and discussed.
AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Twee verskillende simulasie metodes is ontwikkel om die enkel- en multi-fase stroomgolfvorms van die geskakelde reluktansiemasjien (GRM) onder enkelpulsmodus-werking te simuleer. In hierdie tesis word hierdie simulasie metodes verduidelik en geëvalueer. 'n Nie-kommersiële eindige element pakket wat die nielinieêre magnetiese eienskap van die GRM in ag neem is in hierdie verband gebruik. Die simulasie program gebruik die eindige-element oplossing direk gedurende die simulasie. Beide simulasie metodes is ondersoek in terme van resultaat en simulasietyd. In hierdie ondersoek word getoon hoe uitvoerbaar hierdie tipe simulasie metodes gaan wees met die volgende hoë spoed generasie rekenaars. Die faktore wat die gesimuleerde stroomgolfvorms van die GRM onder enkelpulsmodus-werking beïnvloed word deeglik in hierdie tesis ondersoek. Met hierdie faktore in ag geneem word die gemete en gesimuleerde multi-fase stroomgolfvorms met mekaar vergelyk en bespreek.