Direct and Indirect Exciton Dynamics in Few‐Layered ReS2 Revealed by Photoluminescence and Pump‐Probe Spectroscopy

Atomically thin‐layered ReS₂ with a distorted 1T structure has attracted attention because of its intriguing optical and electronic properties. Here, the direct and indirect exciton dynamics of a three‐layered ReS₂ is investigated by polarization‐resolved transient photoluminescence (PL) and ultrafast pump‐probe spectroscopy. The various time scales of the decay signals of the time‐resolved PL (<10 ps), with monitoring of the populations of electron–hole pairs (exciton), and the transient differential reflectance (≈1 and 100 ps), with monitoring of the populations of electrons and/or holes in the excited states, are observed. These results reveal the characteristic exciton dynamics: rapid relaxation of direct excitons (electron–hole pairs) and slow relaxation of the momentum‐mismatched indirect excitons accompanied by a one‐phonon emission process. These findings provide important information regarding the indirect bandgap nature of few‐layered ReS₂ and its characteristic exciton dynamics, boosting the understanding of the novel electronic and optical properties of atomically thin‐layered ReS₂.     

Intermediate band photovoltaics based on interband–intraband transitions using In0.53Ga0.47As/InP superlattice

We present a theoretical model to incorporate the quantum mechanism of two‐photon transitions into macroscopic operations. The two‐photon transition is described as a two‐step interband–intraband transition within the one‐band envelope‐function framework and is coupled with drift–diffusion as well as the potential distribution. In_0.53Ga_0.47As/InP superlattices (SLs) are chosen as the initial candidate to simulate intermediate band solar cell operation. In this type of structure, the absorption spectrum of interband and intraband transitions is asymmetric and strongly depends on device structure and operating conditions. Our results also reveal that the intraband transition dominates the detailed balance. Both the intermediate band (IB) configuration and the conversion efficiency are determined by the SL structure. Only well‐designed SLs can form the appropriate IB. Furthermore, an efficiency contour plot has been calculated to guide quantum design: the peak efficiency is 45.61% when the well thickness is 4 nm and the barrier thickness is 2 nm. As the well or barrier thickness increases to 10 nm, the absorption peak of the intraband transition gradually redshifts and narrows, so the efficiency correspondingly decreases to below 40%. Copyright © 2011 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

非线性传输对光节点引入的串扰的影响

利用软件首次模拟了光纤的非线性传输对串扰的影响,发现光纤的非线性传输在很大程度上加大了串扰对系统的影响;由于自相位调制引起的调制不稳定性,主信号和串扰完全同频时的误码并不是最坏情况;相反地,主信号和串扰有一定频差时误码比较大。模拟结果表明,在设计长距离光传送网时,应尽量保持光节点引入的串扰量小于40dB。     

Experimental study of interband and intraband crosstalk in WDM networks

The impacts of interband and intraband erosstalk are studied and compared experimentally. Results show that interband crosstalk can be removed with narrow-band filters and has no influence on signal. Intraband crosstalk will result in signal eye diagram close and BER increasing. When the polarization states of signal and crosstalk align, intraband crosstalk seriously decreases signal quality. But when they misalign, it has little influence. Coherent and incoherent crosstalk are studied experimentally. Results show that coherent crosstalk is less harmful to system performance than incoherent crosstalk.     

Near-Infrared Spectral Emissivity of Cu, Ag, and Au in the Liquid and Solid States at Their Melting Points

Normal spectral emissivities of liquid and solid Cu, Ag, and Au have been determined at their melting points over a wavelength range 1000 to 2500 nm using an apparatus that consists of a cold crucible and a diffraction grating spectrometer. For the noble metals, the emissivities of liquid phases are systematically larger than those of solid phases over the measured wavelength range, and the wavelength dependence of the liquid is similar to that of the solid. The measured emissivities for the liquid metals are compared with those deduced from the optical constants measured by Miller and Krishnan et al. The present results for liquid Cu and Au are in good agreement with the data of Krishnan et al., but not with those of Miller for Cu, which suggests that the optical constants measured by Krishnan et al. for liquid Cu are more accurate than those of Miller. The present data for liquid Ag and Au are in excellent agreement with all previously reported data. For the solid metals at their melting point, a semi-empirical estimation of the emissivity was carried out based upon the Drude model incorporating the effects of interband absorption and a frequency-dependent scattering rate, ^–1()= ^–1 ₀+b ². The values of ^–1 ₀ and b at the melting point are obtained by fitting the modified Drude model to the measurement results for the solid noble metals.     

波分复用环网中带内串扰的精确分析

分析了波分复用 (WDM)全光通信环网中的串扰起因 ,指出单纤 WDM环网中的串扰分析可以简化为单一串扰源的情况。接着从接收机检测光电流的概率分布函数出发 ,给出了单一串扰源的精确误码率表达式 ,串扰功率代价的分析结果与实验测量非常吻合。     

带间与带内串扰的理论分析与实验研究

在波分复用(WDM)系统中不同信道之间的串扰将恶化每路信号的消光比,而多波长光交叉连接网络中还会出现带内串扰的情况,它所产生的拍频噪声对系统的影响远大于带间串扰。从不同的角度分析了这两种串扰,理论分析的结果与实验现象吻合良好。     

Optical Spin Orientation Under Inter- and Intra-Subband Transitions in QWs

It is shown that absorption of circularly polarized infrared radiation achieved by inter-subband and intra-subband (Drude-like) transitions results in a monopolar spin orientation of free carriers. The monopolar spin polarization in zinc-blende-based quantum wells (QWs) is demonstrated by the observation of the spin-galvanic and circular photogalvanic effects. It is shown that monopolar spin orientation in n-type QWs becomes possible if an admixture of valence band states to the conduction band wave function and the spin–orbit splitting of the valence band are taken into account.     

WDM光网络中OXC结构对带内串扰积累的影响

串扰是波分复用(WDM)光网络中光交叉连接(OXC)投入实用的最大障碍。理论分析了基于扩展Benes(DB)结构和改进扩展Benes(GMDB)结构的3种典型OXC节点结构中的带内串扰,并数值模拟了基于两种结构的OXC节点中带内串扰的积累特性。结果表明,基于DB结构和GMDB结构的OXC节点可以完全消除低于二阶的各类串扰。发现基于GMDB结构的OXC节点能大大减少带内串扰的积累,与基于DB结构的OXC节点相比,基于GMDB结构的OXC节点对光开关串扰系数的要求放宽了5dB,说明OXC节点结构的选择对消除串扰尤为重要。     

Intraband Cooling in All‐Inorganic and Hybrid Organic–Inorganic Perovskite Nanocrystals

Intraband relaxation in all‐inorganic cesium lead tribromide (CsPbBr₃) and hybrid organic–inorganic formamidinium lead tribromide (FAPbBr₃) nanocrystals is experimentally investigated for a range of particle sizes, excitation energies, sample temperatures, and excitation fluences. Hot carriers in CsPbBr₃ nanocrystals consistently exhibit slower cooling than FAPbBr₃ nanocrystals in the single electron–hole pair per nanocrystal regime. In both compositions, long‐lived hot carriers (>3 ps) are only observed at excitation densities corresponding to production of multiple electron–hole pairs per nanocrystal—and concomitant Auger recombination. These presented results are distinct from previous reports in bulk hybrid perovskite materials that convey persistent hot carriers at low excitation fluences. Time‐resolved photoluminescence confirms the rapid cooling of carriers in the low‐fluence (single electron–hole pair per nanocrystal) regime. Intraband relaxation processes, as a function of excitation energy, size, and temperature are broadly consistent with other nanocrystalline semiconductor materials.