简介:Bismuth(Bi)-dopedphotonicmaterials,whichexhibitbroadbandnear-infrared(NIR)luminescence(1000–1600nm),areevolvingintointerestinggainmedia.However,thetraditionalmethodshaveshowntheirlimitationsinenhancingBiNIRemission,especiallyinthemicroregion.Consequently,thetypicalNIRemissionhasseldombeenachievedinBi-dopedwaveguides,whichhighlyrestrictstheapplicationofBi-activatedmaterials.Here,superbroadbandBiNIRemissionisinducedinsituinstantlyinthegratingregionbyafemtosecond(fs)laserinsideborosilicateglasses.Aseriesofstructuralandspectroscopiccharacterizationsaresummonedtoprobethegenerationmechanism.AndweshowhowthisnovelNIRemissioninthegratingregioncanbeenhancedsignificantlyanderasedreversibly.Furthermore,wesuccessfullydemonstrateBi-activatedopticalwaveguides.TheseresultspresentnewinsightsintoBi-dopedmaterialsandpushthedevelopmentofbroadbandwaveguideamplification.
简介:ViathevaluableopportunityoftheThreeGorgesReservoir(TGR)135-mfillinginJune2003,theYangtzedischargeandsuspendedsedimentconcentration(SSC)enteringtheestuaryduringtheperiodfrom15Mayto15July2003wereanalyzedtoexaminetheinstanteffectsofthefillingonthem.TheYangtzedischargeandSSCenteringtheestuaryintheperiodsbefore,duringandafterthefillingclearlyindicatedthreephases:1)thepre-storagephasecharacterizedbynaturalconditions,inwhichtheSSCincreasedwithincreasingwaterdischarge;2)thestoragephase,duringwhichtheSSCdecreaseddramaticallywithdecreasingwaterdischarge;and3)thepost-storagephase,duringwhichboththeSSCandwaterdischargeremainedatrelativelylowlevelsfirstuntiltheendofJune,thentheSSCincreasedgraduallywithincreasingwaterdischarge.ItseemsthatthetimesfortheinstanteffectsofthedecreasingdischargedownstreamfromtheupperYangtzeontheYangtzedischargeandSSCenteringtheestuaryduetotheTGR135-mfillingtotakeplacewereabout5dand1drespectively,whilebothwereabout18dforthoseoftheincreasingdischarge.Thisprobablyreflectsthebufferingandresultantlyhysteresisofthe1800-kmstretchfromtheupperYangtzetotheestuary.TheresultsarehelpfulforscientificandhydrologicalinvestigationoftheYangtzemainstreamdownstreamfromtheTGRDamandoftheestuarineandadjacentcoastalwaters.