IP Library Granted Patent US 12,276,613
Granted Patent B2
US 12,276,613 · App. 17/936,923 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

Multipulse-induced spectroscopy method and device based on femtosecond plasma grating

Inventors: Heping Zeng (Chongqing, CN); Mengyun Hu (Chongqing, CN)
Assignees: Chongqing Institute of East China Normal University; East China Normal University; Yunnan Huapu Quantum Material Co., Ltd; ROI Optoelectronics Technology CO, LTD.; Chongqing Huapu Scientific Instrument Co., Ltd.; Chongqing Huapu Intelligent Equipment Co., Ltd.; GuangDong ROI Optoelectronics Technology Co., Ltd.
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Patent No.
US 12,276,613
App. No.
17/936,923
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A multipulse-induced spectroscopy method based on a femtosecond plasma grating includes: pre-exciting a sample on a stage by providing a femtosecond pulse to form the femtosecond plasma grating; providing a post-pulse on the sample at an angle to excite the sample to generate a plasma, wherein the post-pulse comprises one or more femtosecond pulses, there is a time interval between the femtosecond pulse and the post-pulse, and the time interval is less than a lifetime of the femtosecond plasma grating; and receiving and analyzing a fluorescence emitted from the plasma to determine element information of the sample.

Claims (37)

1. A multipulse-induced spectroscopy method based on a femtosecond plasma grating, comprising:

pre-exciting a sample on a stage by providing a femtosecond pulse to form the femtosecond plasma grating;

providing a post-pulse on the sample at an angle to excite the sample to generate a plasma, wherein the post-pulse comprises one or more femtosecond pulses, there is a time interval between the femtosecond pulse and the post-pulse, and the time interval is less than a lifetime of the femtosecond plasma grating; and

receiving and analyzing a fluorescence emitted from the plasma to determine element information of the sample;

wherein the method further comprises:

splitting the femtosecond pulse into three sub-pulses; and

adjusting an optical path of each of the three sub-pulses in such a way that a first pulse and a third pulse of the three sub-pulses have an optical path with a first length and arrive at the intersection in space simultaneously to form the femtosecond plasma grating, and a second pulse of the three sub-pulses has an optical path with a second length being different from the first length and arrives at the intersection in space after a preset time interval;

wherein splitting the femtosecond pulse into three sub-pulses comprises:

splitting the femtosecond pulse into the first pulse and a primary reflection light; and

splitting the primary reflection light into the second pulse and the third pulse.

2. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the femtosecond plasma grating has a one-dimensional or multi-dimensional grating structure.

3. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the post-pulse is a pulse combination selected from a picosecond pulse combination and a femtosecond pulse combination, and there is a time interval between two adjacent pulses in the pulse combination.

4. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the sample is excited in a two-color field formed by coupling a double-frequency light of the post-pulse and the femtosecond plasma grating.

5. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the angle is a first-order or high-order Bragg angle.

6. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the sample is excited in a gas atmosphere of argon or neon, and the gas atmosphere has a gas flow rate of 2 to 10 L/min.

7. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , further comprising:

moving the stage to allow different parts of the sample to be excited.

8. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy method according to claim 1 , wherein the femtosecond pulse has a wavelength of 800 nm, a repetition frequency of 1000 Hz, and a pulse width of 50 fs.

9. A multipulse-induced spectroscopy device based on a femtosecond plasma grating, comprising:

a femtosecond laser configured to generate a femtosecond laser pulse;

a beam splitting component configured to split the femtosecond laser pulse into three sub-pulses;

a focusing component configured to focus the three sub-pulses to allow focused sub-pulses to be overlapped at an intersection in space;

a time domain synchronization component configured to adjust an optical path of each of the three sub-pulses in such a way that a first pulse and a third pulse of the three sub-pulses have an optical path with a first length and arrive at the intersection in space simultaneously to form the femtosecond plasma grating, and a second pulse of the three sub-pulses has an optical path with a second length being different from the first length and arrives at the intersection in space after a preset time interval;

a stage for supporting a sample; and

a spectrum collection component configured to collect a spectrum signal emitted by sample excitation,

wherein the beam splitting component comprises:

a first beam splitter configured to split the femtosecond laser pulse into the first pulse and a primary reflection light; and

a second beam splitter configured to split the primary reflection light into the second pulse and the third pulse.

10. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy device according to claim 9 , further comprising:

a polarization adjustment component configured to adjust a polarization direction of each sub-pulse.

11. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy device according to claim 9 , wherein the stage is an electronically controlled displacement stage composed of a stepper motor and a stage body, and is configured to move the sample to allow different regions of the sample to be excited.

12. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy device according to claim 9 , wherein the time domain synchronization component comprises two time delay lines each provided with a stepper motor equipped with at least two reflectors.

13. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy device according to claim 9 , wherein the spectrum collection component comprises:

a lens configured to converge fluorescence emitted from the sample;

an optical fiber probe configured to collect a fluorescence signal; and

a spectrometer configured to receive and analyze the fluorescence signal transmitted from the optical fiber probe.

14. The multipulse-induced spectroscopy device according to claim 13 , wherein the spectrometer is an Echelle grating spectrometer coupled with an intensified charge-coupled device and applied in an integrate-on-chip mode.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 30, 2022
From: ZENG, HEPING; HU, MENGYUN
To: CHONGQING INSTITUTE OF EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY; EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY; YUNNAN HUAPU QUANTUM MATERIAL CO., LTD; ROI OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO, LTD.; CHONGQING HUAPU SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENT CO.,LTD.; CHONGQING HUAPU INTELLIGENT EQUIPMENT CO., LTD.; GUANGDONG ROI OPTOELECTRONICS TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
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Priority Claims (1)
CN 202111159827.3 · Sep 30, 2021 · national
Continuity (1)
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