This study reports a passive mode-locked Thulium-Holmium co-doped fiber laser featuring a figure-9 shaped resonator structure.The laser utilizes a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror(NALM)as the mode-locking device.By in...This study reports a passive mode-locked Thulium-Holmium co-doped fiber laser featuring a figure-9 shaped resonator structure.The laser utilizes a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror(NALM)as the mode-locking device.By increasing pump power,the laser’s output evolution was experimentally observed,showing that bright-dark pulse pairs first split into double pulses and then into a second harmonic state.Additionally,the time intervals between bright and dark pulses and between double pulses increased with higher pump power.The RF spectrum of the bright-dark pulse pairs exhibited envelope modulation,with a modulation frequency approximately equal to the reciprocal of the time interval between bright and dark pulses.When the pump power increased from 0.46 W to 0.72 W,the reciprocal of the modulation frequency showed a linear growth trend.These findings contribute to understanding the evolution patterns of bright-dark pulse pairs in passive mode-locked fiber lasers.展开更多
Objective The detection of RNA single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)is of great importance due to their association with protein expression related to various diseases and drug responses.At present,splintR ligase-assist...Objective The detection of RNA single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)is of great importance due to their association with protein expression related to various diseases and drug responses.At present,splintR ligase-assisted methods are important approaches for RNA direct detection,but its specificity will be limited when the fidelity of ligases is not ideal.The aim of this study was to create a method to improve the specificity of splintR ligase for RNA detection.Methods In this study,a dualcompetitive-padlock-probe(DCPLP)assay without the need for additional enzymes or reactions is proposed to improve specificity of splintR ligase ligation.To verify the method,we employed dual competitive padlock probe-mediated rolling circle amplification(DCPLP-RCA)to genotype the CYP2C9 gene.Results The specificity was well improved through the competition and strand displacement of dual padlock probe,with an 83.26%reduction in nonspecific signal.By detecting synthetic RNA samples,the method demonstrated a dynamic detection range of 10 pmol/L-1 nmol/L.Furthermore,clinical samples were applied to the method to evaluate its performance,and the genotyping results were consistent with those obtained using the qPCR method.Conclusion This study has successfully established a highly specific direct RNA SNP detection method,and provided a novel avenue for accurate identification of various types of RNAs.展开更多
文摘This study reports a passive mode-locked Thulium-Holmium co-doped fiber laser featuring a figure-9 shaped resonator structure.The laser utilizes a nonlinear amplifying loop mirror(NALM)as the mode-locking device.By increasing pump power,the laser’s output evolution was experimentally observed,showing that bright-dark pulse pairs first split into double pulses and then into a second harmonic state.Additionally,the time intervals between bright and dark pulses and between double pulses increased with higher pump power.The RF spectrum of the bright-dark pulse pairs exhibited envelope modulation,with a modulation frequency approximately equal to the reciprocal of the time interval between bright and dark pulses.When the pump power increased from 0.46 W to 0.72 W,the reciprocal of the modulation frequency showed a linear growth trend.These findings contribute to understanding the evolution patterns of bright-dark pulse pairs in passive mode-locked fiber lasers.
文摘Objective The detection of RNA single nucleotide polymorphism(SNP)is of great importance due to their association with protein expression related to various diseases and drug responses.At present,splintR ligase-assisted methods are important approaches for RNA direct detection,but its specificity will be limited when the fidelity of ligases is not ideal.The aim of this study was to create a method to improve the specificity of splintR ligase for RNA detection.Methods In this study,a dualcompetitive-padlock-probe(DCPLP)assay without the need for additional enzymes or reactions is proposed to improve specificity of splintR ligase ligation.To verify the method,we employed dual competitive padlock probe-mediated rolling circle amplification(DCPLP-RCA)to genotype the CYP2C9 gene.Results The specificity was well improved through the competition and strand displacement of dual padlock probe,with an 83.26%reduction in nonspecific signal.By detecting synthetic RNA samples,the method demonstrated a dynamic detection range of 10 pmol/L-1 nmol/L.Furthermore,clinical samples were applied to the method to evaluate its performance,and the genotyping results were consistent with those obtained using the qPCR method.Conclusion This study has successfully established a highly specific direct RNA SNP detection method,and provided a novel avenue for accurate identification of various types of RNAs.