The imaging method by simply putting the object directly on the surface of CCD or CMOS array chip is
experimented. A 4.65*4.65μm pixel size 1024*768 CCD chip is used in the experiments. CCD's optic window is
removed and surrounding lead on chip is covered with some glue to protect the CCD chip from damaged during the
imaging operation. Light emitted or transmitted from object is gathered by the nearest one or several pixels. The
comparative experiment shows, to compare the normal microscope imaging using the optic lens, Sharp image with no
color shift, optic aberration and field distortion is achieved. To compare with a 4x N.A=0.1 lens at the same
magnification, better light couple efficiency and simple optomechanics construction are achieved in our experiment
system. As the key factors effecting the image PSF,MTF, resolution, contrast and couple efficiency, the object distance
and illumination light path are analyzed and experimented. It shows this will be a potential ultra small size, high
efficiency and low cost micro-object imaging and fluorescence imaging system for cell level biology photometry and
imaging.
A simple cw mode-locked solid-state laser, which is end-pumped by a low-power laser diode, was demonstrated by optimizing the laser-mode size inside the gain medium. The optimum ratio between mode and pump spot sizes inside the laser crystal was estimated for a cw mode-locked laser, taking into account the input pump power. Calculation and experiment have shown that the optimum ratio was about 3 when the pump power is 2 W, which is different from the value regularly used in passively mode-locked solid-state lasers. This conclusion is also helpful in increasing the efficiency of high-power ultrashort lasers.
A deep self modulation output in the diode pumped Bi-directional CW Nd:YVO4 ring laser is observed. The self-modulation has multiple styles and in certain style it shows the distinctness sensitive of rotation. The phenomenon in our experiment is reported in detail. There will be a potential application to the rotation sensor or gyroscope.
Simultaneous passive Q-Switching and mode locking at low pump power was observed in a Laser Diode (LD) pumped Nd3+:YVO4-Cr4+:YAG laser, detailed studies were experimentally carried out. A fiber-coupled LD with maximum output power of 2 W is used as pump source. In a 50cm long cavity, the repetition rate of obtained mode-locking pulse train is about 300MHz, and the pulse duration was estimated to be at sub-nanosecond level. The repetition rate of the passive Q-Switched pulse train varies from 10kHz~130kHz with the increasing of the pump power. It was found that the threshold of incident pump power to generate mode-lock in such a laser is dependent on the position of Cr4+:YAG crystal inside the cavity. Select proper Cr4+:YAG as saturable absorber and optimize its position, simultaneous Q-Switching and mode-locking occurred in the Nd3+:YVO4 laser at pump power as low as about 200 mW. The experimental result demonstrates the possibility of obtains ultra short optical pulse in a simple and low cost way, which is of great interest in some applications.
This paper reports an experimental research on the stability of bidirectional outputs and multi-longitudinal mode interference of laser diode end-pumped Nd:YVO4 solid-state ring laser (DPSSL). The bidirectional, multi-longitudinal and TEM00 mode continuous wave outputs are obtained and the output powers are measured and their stabilities are analyzed respectively. The spectral characteristic of the outputs is measured. The interfering pattern of the bidirectional longitudinal mode outputs is obtained and analyzed in the condition of the ring cavity with rotation velocity. The movement of the interfering fringe of the multi-longitudinal modes is very sensitive to the deformation of the setup base and the fluctuation of the intracavity air, but is stationary or
randomly dithers when the stage is rotating.
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