Microstructural,magnetic and dielectric performance of rare earth ion (Sm3+)-doped MgCd ferrites

The combined effects of Sm$^{3+}$ substitution together with the addition of 3 wt% Bi$_{2}$O$_{3}$ endow MgCd ferrites with excellent magnetic permeability and dielectric permittivity. Various concentrations of Sm$^{3+}$ ($x = 0$, 0.03, 0.06, 0.09, 0.12 and 0.15) were employed to modify the permeability ($\mu'$) and permittivity ($\varepsilon'$) of the MgCd ferrites. X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), vibrating sample magnetometry and vector network analysis techniques were used to characterize the samples. The measurement results reveal that the ferrites processed a saturation magnetization of up to 36.8 emu/g and coercivity of up to 29.2 Oe via the conventional solid-state reaction method. The surface morphology SEM confirms that with increasing Sm$^{3+}$ concentration, the grain shape changes from a polygon to a circle. Moreover, the dielectric permittivity can reach a value of 23. The excellent properties obtained in Sm$^{3+}$-substituted Mg ferrites suggest that they could be promising candidates for modern high-frequency antenna substrates or multilayer devices.     

Imaging of nanostructures with sub-100?nm spatial resolution using a desktop EUV microscope

Laser-produced plasma sources of short-wavelength radiation offer an interesting alternative to synchrotron and free-electron laser installations. Recently, we reported on a newly developed desktop EUV microscope based on plasma generated from a gas-puff target and diffractive optics. The half-pitch resolution of the microscope approached 50?nm. Compared to analogous microscopes based on synchrotron sources, our system is compact and cost-effective. In this paper, we present the results of imaging experiments on a thin polycrystalline object that was carried out in order to further examine the applicability of the microscope. We have demonstrated here that EUV microscopy can provide structural information that cannot be accessed by conventional optical microscopy or SEM.     

Laser writing system for fabrication of diffractive optics elements

We report a laser writing system for fabrication of diffractive optical elements with He-Cd laser. The wavelength of the light source is 441.6 nm. The output beam is collimated into parallel light with uniform intensity distribution after passing through the spatial filter with a pinhole of 25μm and the collimating device. A microscopy objective lens with numerical aperture (NA) of 0.65 is used to focus the beam into a small diffraction spot. Any pattern can be written with this system. Experimental results are presented.The written gratings and the phase patterns were verified with a conventional optical microscopy and the Taylor Hobson equipment.     

用于大景深三维纳米分辨多分子追踪的衍射光学元件的设计制备和实验研究

发展能实时检测完整细胞内多个生物分子随时空变化的单分子探测和追踪技术, 对于研究生命过程的分子机理具有重要意义. 在变形光栅多阶成像和双螺旋点扩散函数成像方法的基础上, 基于波前编码的原理, 提出将二者优化结合, 获得全新的衍射光学元件, 该器件同时具有多重平面成像和双螺旋点扩散函数成像的功能, 旨在解决活细胞内单分子探测和追踪技术中的大景深探测难题. 设计和制备了该器件, 并基于该器件搭建了显微成像系统, 实验模拟证明该衍射光学元件同时可实现轴向12 μ的探测范围, 与理论设计结果相符合, 从而有效扩大了显微镜系统的景深, 证明了设计的可行性. 关键词： 多分子追踪 衍射光学元件 变形光栅 双螺旋点扩散函数     

折/衍混合单透镜在目镜中的应用研究

以传统凯涅尔目镜为基础，采用ZEMAX软件，设计了衍射面位于目镜系统中不同位置时的折／衍混合目镜系统，所有系统均仅采用最普遍的K9玻璃，设计结果与传统凯涅尔目镜的光学性能进行了分析和比较。结果表明折／衍混合目镜系统在校正目镜的像差，例如像散，垂轴色差、垂轴像差，轴向像差和轴向色差等方面优于传统的凯涅尔目镜，选择合适的衍射面位置，可以同时获得符合要求的畸变，衍射面的引入，极大地减小了系统的重量和尺寸。     

基于干涉原理精确对中折衍混合器件的技术研究

在折衍混合光学系统的加工和装配过程中,折、衍器件间的对中精度严重影响混合器件的质量和性能,但是由于衍射器件与传统折射器件的显着差异,传统的对中手段已不再适用,如何简便实现二者的精确对中是混合光学系统实用化过程中亟待解决的问题之一.本文提出利用干涉原理简便地实现衍射器件与折射器件的高精度对中,理论分析和实验结果表明该对中装校方法是有效可行的,可以满足光学系统的对中要求。     

宽光谱超大孔径反衍望远系统设计

二元光学元件具有许多传统光学元件无法比拟的优越性。利用2个二元光学元件作为系统的物镜和目镜,通过确定各元件的基本结构、孔径大小,设计了25m的超大孔径反衍混合望远系统。所设计系统的弥散斑大小及MTF函数都能够达到设计要求。使用谐衍射透镜代替普通衍射透镜,对系统进一步改进,使望远系统获得了较宽的光谱范围。试验结果表明:改进后的系统无论在单一光谱、多频带光谱或者连续光谱范围,都能够获得接近衍射极限的成像质量。     

Beyond the Rayleigh criterion: grating assisted far-field optical diffraction tomography

We propose an optical imaging system, in which both illumination and collection are done in far field, that presents a power of resolution better than one-tenth of the wavelength. This is achieved by depositing the sample on a periodically nanostructured substrate illuminated under various angles of incidence. The superresolution is due to the high spatial frequencies of the field illuminating the sample and to the use of an inversion algorithm for reconstructing the map of relative permittivity from the diffracted far field. Thus, we are able to obtain wide-field images with near-field resolution without scanning a probe in the vicinity of the sample.     

利用汉克尔变换设计高斯光束整形衍射元件的应用研究

衍射光学元件由于可以实现对高斯光束的整形而被重视,其通常的设计方法为G-S算法,由于使用傅里叶变换运算量大、费时长,将快速汉克尔变换应用到这些算法中可以极大地提高运算速度,节省运算时间,为设计复杂的光束整形元件提供了高效、可行的方法。本文利用该种方法设计针对中心波长为775 nm、光束束腰口径为6 cm的激光器,成功设计了一个具有二阶相位的折衍混合光学元件。仅单独这一片元件,既可在距离其35 m处得到一半径为200μm的圆形平顶光斑,均方根误差D0.021。当抽样值取2~15时,在普通PC机上运行时间仅为20.05 s,大大节省了优化设计时间(整个优化设计过程往往需要几十次甚是上百次这种运算)。同时利用离子刻蚀技术加工了该折衍混合元件,并进行了实际测试,结果与设计值基本相符,整形效果较好。这种单片的整形元件不仅整形效果好,还有利于与激光器的集成,简化系统的调节。     

折衍射混合复消色差望远物镜中的色球差

一个正透镜、一个负透镜及一个衍射光学元件以不同的组合可以构成两种折衍射混合光学系统.当这两种系统消球差、彗差及复消色差后会产生不同的色球差.通过赛德尔像差理论,分析了这两种结构产生不同色球差的原因.计算表明当衍射光学元件以负透镜的平面为基底时产生的色球差为以正透镜的平面为基底时产生的色球差的7倍.对衍射光学元件以负透镜的平面为基底的情形,提出了减小系统色球差的解决办法,使系统色球差减小到0.307 mm.另外设计了一个传统复消色差光学系统,并和折衍射混合光学系统进行了比较,分析表明,衍射光学元件可代替传统光学系统中的特殊光学材料并使系统达到相同的成像质量.最后讨论了衍射光学元件的衍射效率对系统成像质量的影响.     

Single-optical-element soft-x-ray interferometry with a laser-plasma x-ray source

We report on a compact interferometer for the water-window soft-x-ray range that is suitable for operation with laser-plasma sources. The interferometer consists of a single diffractive optical element that focuses impinging x rays to two focal spots. The light from these two secondary sources forms the interference pattern. The interferometer was operated with a liquid-nitrogen jet laser-plasma source at lambda=2.88 nm. Scalar wave-field propagation was used to simulate the interference pattern, showing good correspondence between theoretical and experimental results. The diffractive optical element can simultaneously be used as an imaging optic, and we demonstrate soft-x-ray microscopy with interferometric contrast enhancement of a phase object.     

High-power laser beam shaping by inseparable two-dimensional binary-phase gratings for surface modification of stamping dies

For surface modification of stamping dies, an inseparable two-dimensional binary-phase gratings is introduced to implement the wavefront transformation of high-power laser beams. The design and fabrication of the gratings are described in detail. Two-dimensional even sampling encoding scheme is adopted to overcome the limitations of conventional Dammann grating in the design of two-dimensional output patterns. High diffractive efficiency (>70%) can be achieved through the transformation of the Gaussian laser beam into several kinds of two-dimensional arrays in focal plan. The application of the binary-phase gratings in the laser surface modification of ductile iron is investigated, and the results show that the hardness and the wear resistance of the sample surface were improved significantly by using the binary-phase gratings.     

An indirect algorithm of Fresnel diffraction

An indirect algorithm for Fresnel diffraction calculation at any distance is presented in this paper. Using this indirect algorithm, the Fresnel diffraction on a near plane can be realized in two steps, the first is to acquire the diffractive field on a far field and the second is to obtain the diffractive field on a near plane using an inverse Fresnel integral. Compared with conventional algorithms, this algorithm is valid at any range of distance. The sampling theorem, as the basis of this indirect algorithm, is discussed in detail. Theoretical calculations show good agreements with experimental results.     

Mid-infrared metamaterial based on perforated SiC membrane: engineering optical response using surface phonon polaritons

We theoretically and experimentally study electromagnetic properties of a novel mid-infrared metamaterial: optically thin silicon carbide (SiC) membrane perforated by an array of sub-wavelength holes. Giant absorption and transmission is found using Fourier transformed infrared (FTIR) microscopy and explained by introducing a frequency-dependent effective permittivity ε_eff(ω) of the perforated film. The value of ε_eff(ω) is determined by the excitation of two distinct types of hole resonances: delocalized slow surface polaritons (SSPs) whose frequencies are largely determined by the array period, and a localized surface polariton (LSP) corresponding to the resonance of an isolated hole. Only SSPs are shown to modify ε_eff(ω) strongly enough to cause giant transmission and absorption. Because of the sub-wavelength period of the hole array, anomalous optical properties can be directly traced to surface polaritons, and their interpretation is not obscured by diffractive effects. Giant absorbance of this metamaterial can be utilized in designing highly efficient thermal radiation sources. PACS 41.20.Cv; 42.70.Qs; 71.45.Gm     

非制冷长波红外热像仪折衍混合双视场光学系统设计

根据衍射光学元件具有大的负向色散特性,将衍射光学元件应用于红外双视场光学系统中,根据傅里叶光学分析衍射光学元件(DOE)的消色差,列表对比折射透镜与衍射光学透镜的特性,并给出变倍比为4∶1可用作非制冷红外热像仪的光学系统的具体设计实例.系统采用切入式变焦方式,在短焦时切入2片透镜实现宽视场,通过引入二元面和非球面提高了成像质量.设计结果表明:在空间频率11 lp/mm处,短焦距40 mm时,各个视场的MTF值均大于0.6;长焦距160 mm时,各个视场的MTF值均大于0.7,宽视场和窄视场都具有较好的成像质量.     

Microstructure measurement based on frequency-shift feedback in a-cut Nd:YVO_4 laser

A new optical method based on frequency-shift feedback and laser confocal microscopy is presented to noninvasively measure a microstructure inside a sample. Due to the limit of axial resolution caused by poor signal detection ability, conventional laser feedback cannot precisely measure the microstructure. In this Letter, the light scattered by the sample is frequency shifted before feedback to the laser to obtain a magnification. Weak signals that change with the microstructure can be detected. Together with the tomography ability of laser confocal microscopy, the inner microstructure can be measured with high axial resolution.     

Improved and isotropic resolution in tomographic diffractive microscopy combining sample and illumination rotation

Tomographic Diffractive Microscopy is a technique, which permits to image transparent living specimens in three dimensions without staining. It is commonly implemented in two configurations, by either rotating the sample illumination keeping the specimen fixed, or by rotating the sample using a fixed illumination. Under the first-order Born approximation, the volume of the frequency domain that can be mapped with the rotating illumination method has the shape of a “doughnut”, which exhibits a so-called “missing cone” of non-captured frequencies, responsible for the strong resolution anisotropy characteristic of transmission microscopes. When rotating the sample, the resolution is almost isotropic, but the set of captured frequencies still exhibits a missing part, the shape of which resembles that of an apple core. Furthermore, its maximal extension is reduced compared to tomography with rotating illumination. We propose various configurations for tomographic diffractive microscopy, which combine both approaches, and aim at obtaining a high and isotropic resolution. We illustrate with simulations the expected imaging performances of these configurations.     

Current status of the TwinMic beamline at Elettra: a soft X‐ray transmission and emission microscopy station

The current status of the TwinMic beamline at Elettra synchrotron light source, that hosts the European twin X‐ray microscopy station, is reported. The X‐ray source, provided by a short hybrid undulator with source size and divergence intermediate between bending magnets and conventional undulators, is energy‐tailored using a collimated plane‐grating monochromator. The TwinMic spectromicroscopy experimental station combines scanning and full‐field imaging in a single instrument, with contrast modes such as absorption, differential phase, interference and darkfield. The implementation of coherent diffractive imaging modalities and ptychography is ongoing. Typically, scanning transmission X‐ray microscopy images are simultaneously collected in transmission and differential phase contrast and can be complemented by chemical and elemental analysis using across‐absorption‐edge imaging, X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure or low‐energy X‐ray fluorescence. The lateral resolutions depend on the particular imaging and contrast mode chosen. The TwinMic range of applications covers diverse research fields such as biology, biochemistry, medicine, pharmacology, environment, geochemistry, food, agriculture and materials science. They will be illustrated in the paper with representative results.     

Influence of Sm-substitution on structure and electromagnetic properties of Ba3−xSmxCo2Fe24O41 powders

Sm-substituted barium hexaferrites, Ba_3−xSm_xCo₂Fe₂₄O₄₁ (x=0-0.25), were prepared by a conventional ceramic sintering method. The microstructure, complex permittivity, complex permeability and static magnetic properties of the samples were studied using powder X-ray diffraction, field emission scanning electron microscopy, vector network analyzer and vibrating sample magnetometry. The results reveal that by introducing a relatively small amount of Sm³⁺ instead of Ba²⁺ an important modification of both structure and high-frequency electromagnetic properties can be obtained. Doping of Sm³⁺ suppressed the grain growth and gave rise to a decrease of the grain size. As the Sm content increases, the static magnetic properties continuously increase. The real part and imaginary part of complex permittivity initially increase with Sm content, and then decreases when x>0.10. The imaginary part of complex permeability decreases after Sm³⁺ is doped. There is no obvious change in the real part of the complex permeability for different Sm contents. The reasons are discussed using electromagnetic theory.     

Diffractive barcode using grating-dot lines

Bar arrangements used by conventional diffractive barcodes are usually similar to those used by diffusive barcodes. We, however, propose a modified diffractive barcode with bar arrangements different from those used by diffusive barcodes. A modified diffractive barcode pattern is composed of many parallel grating-dot lines. When the grating-dot lines are scanned by a laser beam in sequence, different bright bar arrangements corresponding to different codes appear in sequence.