LiNbO3:Fe晶体中光写入波导时折射率的变化规律

研究了利用光辐照法制作光折变波导时LiNbO3:Fe晶体中折射率变化的规律.分别采用波长为6328nm和532nm的寻常偏振和非常偏振的细激光束和片状激光束，在LiNbO3:Fe晶体中进行了写入波导实验.研究表明，制作波导的写入光宜采用寻常偏振光.在利用由光束辐照LiNbO3:Fe晶体形成的正折射率变化区域作为波导结构时，必须严格控制辐照时间.否则，由于长时间光辐照会带来较强的噪音栅以及折射率变化区域会发生扩展，而难以形成优 质波导.利用片光在“三明治”方式辐照下，以小曝光量制作波导时，可以避免噪音栅的 关键词： 光致折射率变化 光折变波导 光辐照法 LiNbO3:Fe晶体     

LiNbO_3:Fe晶体中光写入平面光波导的导光特性研究

从光折变效应的单中心模型和载流子的光伏迁移机理出发给出了高斯片光在LiNbO3:Fe晶体中导致的折射率变化分布的解析表达式 .利用片光以“三明治”辐照方式在LiNbO3:Fe晶体中写入了平面光波导结构 .用切片干涉法测量了波导区的折射率分布 ,并对波导进行了简单的导光测试 .根据射线方程以及波导的折射率分布对光写入波导的导光特性进行了模拟计算分析 .研究结果表明 ,在LiNbO3:Fe晶体中光写入光波导是可行的     

LiNbO3:Fe晶体中光写入平面光波导的导光特性研究

从光折变效应的单中心模型和载流子的光伏迁移机理出发给出了高斯片光在LiNbO3:Fe晶 体中导致的折射率变化分布的解析表达式.利用片光以“三明治”辐照方式在LiNbO3:Fe晶 体中写入了平面光波导结构.用切片干涉法测量了波导区的折射率分布，并对波导进行了简 单的导光测试.根据射线方程以及波导的折射率分布对光写入波导的导光特性进行了模拟计 算分析.研究结果表明，在LiNbO3:Fe晶体中光写入光波导是可行的. 关键词： LiNbO3:Fe晶体 光辐照法 平面光波导 导光特性 高斯片光     

LiNbO3∶Fe晶体中光写入阵列平面光波导的实验实现

采用两束相干平行光形成的干涉光场辐照LiNbO3∶ Fe晶体,通过光折变效应在晶体中写入了阵列平面光波导.分别采用马赫-曾德干涉仪光路和光栅衍射法测量了阵列平面光波导的横向折射率分布和周期,并对所写入的阵列平面光波导进行了初步的导光测试.实验结果表明,用这种方法写入阵列平面光波导简便可行.     

白光在LiNbO3∶Fe晶体中写入的任意折射率分布光波导

在理论分析LiNbO3∶Fe晶体中光致折射率变化分布与写入光的强度分布之间关系的基础上，提出了一种在该晶体中写入具有任意折射率分布光波导的新方法.利用由白光经电寻址空间光调制器得到的强度分布不同的片光辐照晶体，分别写入了折射率呈误差函数分布和平方律分布的光波导结构.采用干涉法测量了晶体中的光致折射率变化，并用推导出的折射率变化分布解析表达式很好地拟合了测量数据.实验结果表明，该方法是可行的.利用白光光源结合高分辨率的空间光调制器有望在多种光折变材料中制备出具有任意折射率分布的高质量光波导.     

铟掺杂对Fe∶LiNbO3晶体近红外光折变性能的影响

采用在Fe∶LiNbO3中掺入了铟离子生长的双掺杂In∶Fe∶LiNbO3晶体,以波长为1064nm的近红外会聚光束作为记录光源,通过数字观测装置,对比研究了铟离子掺入前后Fe∶LiNbO3晶体和In∶Fe∶LiNbO3晶体的光折变性能。实验研究结果表明,铟离子掺入后晶体的光折变响应速度和抗光折变能力明显提高,饱和折射率变化量降低。初步分析认为,In∶Fe∶LiNbO3晶体光折变性能的增强是由于掺入的铟离子取代了部分光折变敏感中心,降低了光敏中心的数量,导致晶体光电导增大,响应时间随之缩短。     

铟掺杂对Fe:LiNbO3晶体近红外光折变性能的影响

采用在Fe:LiNbO3中掺入了铟离子生长的双掺杂InFe:LiNbO3晶体,以波长为1064 nm的近红外会聚光束作为记录光源,通过数字观测装置,对比研究了铟离子掺入前后Fe:LiNbO3晶体和InFe:LiNbO3晶体的光折变性能。实验研究结果表明,铟离子掺入后晶体的光折变响应速度和抗光折变能力明显提高,饱和折射率变化量降低。初步分析认为,InFe:LiNbO3晶体光折变性能的增强是由于掺入的铟离子取代了部分光折变敏感中心,降低了光敏中心的数量,导致晶体光电导增大,响应时间随之缩短。     

LiNbO3:Fe晶体中光写入阵列平面光波导的实验实现

采用两束相干平行光形成的干涉光场辐照LiNbO₃: Fe晶体,通过光折变效应在晶体中写入了阵列平面光波导.分别采用马赫-曾德干涉仪光路和光栅衍射法测量了阵列平面光波导的横向折射率分布和周期,并对所写入的阵列平面光波导进行了初步的导光测试.实验结果表明,用这种方法写入阵列平面光波导简便可行.     

白光在LiNbO_3∶Fe晶体中写入的任意折射率分布光波导

在理论分析Li NbO3∶Fe晶体中光致折射率变化分布与写入光的强度分布之间关系的基础上,提出了一种在该晶体中写入具有任意折射率分布光波导的新方法.利用由白光经电寻址空间光调制器得到的强度分布不同的片光辐照晶体,分别写入了折射率呈误差函数分布和平方律分布的光波导结构.采用干涉法测量了晶体中的光致折射率变化,并用推导出的折射率变化分布解析表达式很好地拟合了测量数据.实验结果表明,该方法是可行的.利用白光光源结合高分辨率的空间光调制器有望在多种光折变材料中制备出具有任意折射率分布的高质量光波导.     

LiNbO3晶体中光伏亮孤子实验研究

从理论上分析了具有不同Class常数的背景光在晶体折射率空间分布相对变化中的作用,得到了折射率改变为负的晶体中形成亮、暗光伏孤子的条件.以此为基础,用532nm的e光作信号光、488nm的o光作背景光并不断变化背景光和信号光的功率,首次在实验上观察到了LiNbO3:Fe晶体中亮光伏孤子的形成.     

Electro-optic modulation of light propagating near the optic axis with any polarization in uniaxial crystals

The electro-optic effect in uniaxial crystals for light propagating near the optic axis with any polarization has been analyzed. The passive and the electrically induced birefringences and the rotation of polarization direction in crystals have been calculated, and the conoscopic interference figures under orthogonal polariscopes for different polarizer directions have been plotted. The extinction areas caused by the rotation of polarization direction in crystals change with the polarizer direction, but the two heads of the induced optical axes do not vary, which are always on the induced principal axis with bigger refractive index. The directions of polariscopes are always extinction, and the ±45° directions with polarizer are always complete transmission. The conoscopic interference figures for LiNbO₃ crystals have been demonstrated experimentally by rotating polariscopes directions, which accord with the theoretically calculating plots.     

Characteristics of paraxial propagation of a super Lorentz-Gauss SLG₀₁ mode in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis

Analytical propagation expression of a super Lorentz-Gauss(SLG) 01 mode in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis is derived.The SLG 01 mode propagating in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis mainly depends on the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index.The SLG 01 mode propagating in uniaxial crystals becomes an astigmatic beam.The beam spot of the SLG 01 mode in the uniaxial crystal is elongated in the x-or y-direction,which is determined by the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index.With the increase of the deviation of the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index from unity,the elongation of the beam spot also augments.In different observation planes,the phase distribution of an SLG 01 mode in the uniaxial crystal takes on different shapes.With the variation of the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index,the phase distribution is elongated in one transversal direction and is contracted in the other perpendicular direction.This research is beneficial to the practical applications of an SLG mode.     

Infrared holographic recording in lithium tantalate crystals by means of the pyroelectric effect

Infrared holographic recording in a two-step process is demonstrated in stoichiometric iron-doped lithium tantalate crystals. Through absorption of two intersecting infrared pulses (A = 1064 nm) a temperature grating and thus a modulated pyroelectric field build up. Free electrons, excited by homogeneous light of a shorter wavelength (lambda = 532 nm) drift in this field, and a phase hologram is stored that can be read nondestructively. The change in refractive index depends mainly on the absorption coefficient at the wavelength of the recording light and on the intensity of the infrared light. The proposed method may be extended to telecommunication wavelengths by choice of suitable dopants.     

Characteristics of paraxial propagation of a super Lorentz—Gauss SLG01 mode in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis

Analytical propagation expression of a super Lorentz-Gauss（SLG） 01 mode in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis is derived.The SLG 01 mode propagating in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis mainly depends on the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index.The SLG 01 mode propagating in uniaxial crystals becomes an astigmatic beam.The beam spot of the SLG 01 mode in the uniaxial crystal is elongated in the x-or y-direction,which is determined by the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index.With the increase of the deviation of the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index from unity,the elongation of the beam spot also augments.In different observation planes,the phase distribution of an SLG 01 mode in the uniaxial crystal takes on different shapes.With the variation of the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index,the phase distribution is elongated in one transversal direction and is contracted in the other perpendicular direction.This research is beneficial to the practical applications of an SLG mode.     

Nonparaxial propagation of radially polarized chirped Airy beams in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis

The nonparaxial propagation of radially polarized chirped Airy beams(RPCAiBs) in uniaxial crystal orthogonal to the optical axis is analytically studied. The effects of the first and the second order chirp factors, and the ratio of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index on the nonparaxial evolution of RPCAi Bs in different observation planes are investigated in detail. The results show that when one parameter changes, different components behave differently, and even the same component has various behavior in different directions. The initial slope of RPCAi Bs in the x-direction varies more with the first order chirp factor than that in the y-direction. Meanwhile, with the second order chirp factor becoming larger, the depth of the focus of the y-component in the x-direction decreases while that in the y-direction has no difference. In addition, the different ratios of the extraordinary refractive index to the ordinary refractive index change the difference of the depth of the focus between the x-and the y-components.     

Giant Birefringence of Lithium Niobate Crystals in the Terahertz Region

Terahertz time-domaln spectroscopy （THz-TDS） is used to study the spectral response of lithium niobate crystals （LiNbO3） in the far infrared region. The optical constants are derived from the measured complex refractive index. A giant birefringence is observed in this material, and the average refractive-index difference between the ordinary wave and the extraordinary wave, no - ne, can reach up to about 1.6. Such a large birefrlngence is attributed to the different p honon modes orAl（z） and E （ x , y ）. This unusual property makes LiNbO3 a promising material to be used as a functional material in the terahertz region, e.g. employed as wave-plates and polarization separators.     

Propagation properties of chirped Airy vortex beams with x-polarization through uniaxial crystals

The propagation dynamics of a chirped Airy vortex(CAiV) beam with x-polarization in uniaxial crystals orthogonal to the optical axis is studied analytically and numerically. The effect of the ratio of extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices, the chirp parameter, as well as the propagation distance is analyzed, which shows that the focused position of the CAi V beams can be controlled through changing the ratio of the extraordinary and ordinary refractive indices. In addition,with the propagation distance increasing, the asymmetry of the intensity and the angular momentum of the CAi V beam during propagation becomes much more visible. The variation of the chirp parameters can change the attenuation velocity of the vortex as well.