Femtosecond Laser Induced Rewritable Optical Memory in Silicate Glasses

A novel method for producing rewritable optical memory with ultra-high storage density and ultra-high recording and readout speed is presented. A 120 fs, 800 nm, 1 kHz laser focused by an objective lens is used to produce recording bits in glass with high transmittance contrast. These recording bits can be erased by heat-treatment. The mechanism has been discussed by means of the absorption and electron spin resonance(ESR) spectra of silicate glasses before and after irradiation by the laser. The absorption of glasses increases greatly after irradiation because of color-center generation through multi-photon absorption. ESR spectra shows that the color-center induced in the glass are hole-trapped defects. The color-center disappears when the glass heated because the holes and electrons at traps are released by thermal stimulation and recombine again.     

飞秒激光作用下光学玻璃和激光玻璃的光致暗化及其ESR研究

报道了多种商用光学玻璃和激光玻璃在800nm,120fs,1kHz脉冲激光作用下,产生光致暗化的阈值.并对照射前后的玻璃进行ESR分析,结果表明,光致暗化是由于玻璃内生成空穴捕获型色心的结果.认为玻璃在800nm飞秒激光照射后所产生的色心来源于玻璃的多光子吸收 关键词： 阈值 暗化 玻璃 飞秒激光 ESR     

紫外激光照射引起的硅酸铅玻璃结构的变化

采用紫外-可见吸收光谱和电子自旋共振谱(ESR)对硅酸铅玻璃薄膜和体材料受紫外激光照射前后的结构变化进行了研究。研究发现：266 nm的紫外激光照射硅酸铅玻璃体材料时,能使其Urbach能量增大,即玻璃结构的无序性增大。电子自旋共振谱研究表明,266 nm激光照射不会在硅酸铅玻璃中产生顺磁缺陷中心, 也不会对硅酸铅玻璃薄膜在235 nm附近的吸收峰产生影响,但用248 nm紫外激光照射则观察到了235 nm吸收峰的光漂白现象。     

Femtosecond laser induced defects in various silica glasses

The mechanism of near infrared (IR) focused femtosecond (fs) laser induced defects in silica glasses produced by different methods is systematically investigated through measurements of absorption,fluorescence, and electronic spin resonance (ESR) spectra. The influence of impurities and hydroxyl groups on defects is discussed. The results show that ES silica glasses containing high OH and few defects are much stable under fs laser irradiation. It is also verified that Si E'δ center formation has no direct relation with chloride ions.     

飞秒激光脉冲作用下光学玻璃的色心和折射率变化

实验研究了近红外飞秒激光脉冲诱导重钡火石玻璃产生的色心、紫外透明和折射率变化,测量了样品在激光辐照前后的吸收光谱和折射率的变化.实验发现色心的产生伴随着折射率的改变,但色心漂白后,折射率的改变依然存在,表明色心与折射率改变的热稳定性不一致,意味着飞秒激光脉冲诱导玻璃折射率变化的机理与色心产生的机理不同.实验还观察到色心区域在紫外产生透明;色心漂白后,紫外透明消失的现象,并阐述了可能的机理和应用.     

Spectroscopical splitting of Cu ion energy levels in magnesium lead fluoro silicate glasses

Homogeneous 40.0 MgO-(10-x) PbF₂-50.0 SiO₂: x CuO glasses were prepared using melt-quenching technique under controlled conditions. Spectroscopic studies (UV-vis absorption, ESR, FT-IR) are carried out for these glasses. One broad characteristic visible absorption band is observed around 700-850 nm in these glasses, the optical band gap decreases as the content of the CuO increases in the glass network up to 0.7 mol % then reversal trend is observed. ESR spectra of all these glasses show resonance peaks characteristic of Cu²⁺ ions and hyperfine splitting is resolved with increasing the CuO content in the glass network. From the observed ESR spectra, the spin-Hamiltonian parameters have been evaluated and indicate that Cu²⁺ ions have octahedral coordination with a strong tetragonal distortion in these glasses. By correlating ESR and optical absorption data, the molecular orbital coefficients have been evaluated. FT-IR spectra give important information about the nature of bonds in the glass matrix. The density of the glasses is also measured and is found to decrease with the increase CuO contents in the glass matrix. The physical parameters along with spectroscopic parameters are measured.     

Femtosecond laser application for high capacity optical data storage

A femtosecond (fs) laser application for multi-layer optical recording is investigated. Information patterns at different layer depths were written inside a transparent glass substrate due to micro-void formation by fs laser ablation, which causes re-distribution in glass materials and a refractive index modification. The information bits recorded in a single layer can be retrieved clearly without interference from the neighboring layers. A fs laser irradiation of a transparent polymer matrix (doped with fluorescent materials for use as low-cost recording media) is also studied. A fs laser induced photo-chemical reaction changes the chemical properties of the fluorescent materials and records information bits inside the matrix. With an ultra-fast laser as a new light source, 3D optical recording can be available for high capacity data storage up to 1 TB per disc. PACS 82.50.-m; 42.65. Re; 72.70.Jk.     

Effect of neutron-irradiation on optical properties of SiO2-Na2O-MgO-Al2O3 glasses

Silica based glasses are used as nuclear shielding materials. The effect of radiation on these glasses varies as per the constituents used in these glasses. Glasses of different composition of SiO₂-Na₂OMgO-Al₂O₃ were made by melt casting techniques. These glasses were irradiated with neutrons of different fluences. Optical absorption measurements of neutron-irradiated silica based glasses were performed at room temperature (RT) to detect and characterize the induced radiation damage in these materials. The absorption band found for neutron-irradiated glasses are induced by hole type color centers related to non-bridging oxygen ions (NBO) located in different surroundings of glass matrix. Decrease in the transmittance indicates the formation of color-center defects. Values for band gap energy and the width of the energy tail above the mobility gap have been measured before and after irradiation. The band gap energy has been found to decrease with increasing fluence while the Urbach energy shows an increase. The effects of the composition of the glasses on these parameters have been discussed in detail in this paper.      

硅酸铅玻璃光敏性研究

采用四倍频的Nd∶YAG脉冲激光 (波长 2 6 6nm ,脉宽 10ns)对氧化铅摩尔分数在 0 3至 0 5的硅酸铅玻璃体样品进行照射 ,并对照射前后样品的折射率及紫外可见吸收光谱进行了测量。研究发现不同能量密度的2 6 6nm激光照射硅酸铅玻璃体样品 ,会使样品的紫外可见吸收光谱产生不同的变化 :当 2 6 6nm激光能量密度较高时 (15 0mJ/cm2 ) ,样品在可见区域的吸收系数明显增大 ,样品表面会产生褐色斑点 ;而当 2 6 6nm激光能量密度较低时 (5 0mJ/cm2 ) ,尽管累计剂量较大 ,样品表面无斑点产生 ,吸收系数稍有增加 ,而折射率下降明显 ,最大Δn =- 0 .2 5± 0 .0 4。对氧化铅摩尔分数为 0 4 3的硅酸铅玻璃用不同能量密度的 2 6 6nm激光进行照射 ,发现当激光能量密度大于某一阈值时 ,样品在可见区域的吸收系数突然增大 ,这可能是由于硅酸铅玻璃吸收 2 6 6nm激光能量导致局部温度升高而引起玻璃结构改变所致。     

掺铜磷酸盐和氟磷酸盐玻璃的光谱研究

本文对掺铜Ca-Al磷酸盐玻璃和、Na-Mg-Ca-Sr-Ba-Al氟磷酸盐玻璃分别作了吸收光谱、ESR谱、激发光谱、荧光光谱和荧光寿命测定。实验结果表明,玻璃中的Cu2+在近红外有一吸收带,属于畸变0h格位中2Eg→2T2g的跃迁。Cu+在紫外区有一吸收带,属于3d10→3d94s1跃迁。用紫外激发,玻璃中Cu+在可见区有一较宽的发光带。磷酸盐玻璃中,荧光峰值位于458nm。氟磷酸盐玻璃中,荧光峰值位于420nm。前者荧光寿命为26μs,后者为60μs。     

Interactions of gamma rays with undoped and Mn-doped sodium phosphate glasses

Ultraviolet and visible spectroscopic measurements were used to investigate prepared undoped and Mn-doped sodium phosphate glasses before and after successive gamma irradiation. The effects of both glass composition and MnO₂ content on the generation of radiation-induced defects were investigated. Undoped sodium phosphate glass shows strong UV absorption, which is attributed to the presence of trace iron impurities present in the raw materials. Mn-doped glasses reveal an additional visible broad band centered at about 500 nm due to Mn³⁺, which has recently been related to the ⁵E_g →⁵T_2g transition. The radiation-induced bands are correlated with the generation of liberated electron–hole pairs during the process of gamma irradiation and the possibility of photochemical reactions especially with trace iron impurities and manganese ions. The intensity and the position of the induced bands are observed to depend on the type and composition of glass, concentration of the dopant and also on the irradiation dose. Manganese ions when present in relatively higher content have been found to show a shielding behavior towards the effects of progressive gamma irradiation causing a retardation of the growth of the induced defects. Infrared and Raman spectra of the undoped and Mn-doped glasses were measured to investigate the structural phosphate groups present and the effect of MnO₂ on the network structure. An ESR investigation was carried out to confirm the state of manganese ions in the prepared sodium phosphate glasses.     

UV-visible and infrared absorption spectra of gamma irradiated CuO-doped lithium phosphate, lead phosphate and zinc phosphate glasses: A comparative study

Undoped and CuO-doped lithium phosphate, lead phosphate and zinc phosphate glasses were prepared. UV-visible and infrared absorption spectra of the prepared samples were measured before and after successive gamma irradiation. Experimental optical spectra of the undoped samples reveal strong UV absorption bands, which are attributed to the presence of trace iron impurities in both the lithium and zinc phosphate glasses while the lead phosphate glass exhibits broad UV bands due to combined absorption of trace iron impurities and divalent lead ions. The CuO-doped glasses reveal an extra broad visible band due to Cu²⁺ ions in octahedral coordination. The effects of gamma irradiation have been analyzed for both the sharing of all constituent components including trace iron impurities. Infrared absorption spectra of the prepared samples were investigated by the KBr disk technique. The FTIR spectra reveal main characteristic absorption bands due to different phosphate groups. The IR spectra are observed to be slightly affected by the increase of CuO in the doping level (0.2-3%) indicating the stability of the main network units.     

激光诱导玻璃内部金纳米颗粒的析出及光谱

使用钛宝石飞秒激光引发和热处理相结合，实现了在含有金离子的硅酸盐玻璃内部，有空间选择性地析出金纳米颗粒。对吸收光谱的研究表明，随着热处理温度的升高，吸收峰强度增大且红移；随着激光功率密度的增大，金纳米颗粒也增大。在特定的激光和热处理条件作用下，可以在玻璃内部有空间选择性的使金离子还原后聚集，形成金纳米颗粒，具有量子尺寸效应。改变激光功率和热处理温度可以控制所析出的金属纳米粒子的尺寸，从而实现多色显示，飞秒激光诱导金纳米颗粒具有稳定性，颜色具有持久性。     

Laser-induced swelling of transparent glasses

We describe the process of forming bumps on the surface of transparent glasses such as display glasses with moderate thermal expansion ∼3.2 × 10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ and high coefficient of thermal expansion (CTE) glasses, e.g. soda-lime glasses with CTE ∼9 × 10⁻⁶ K⁻¹ using high-power ultra-violet (UV) lasers at a wavelength where glass is transparent. We characterize the effect with optical dynamic measurements. The process relies on increased glass absorption from color-center generation and leads to glass swelling with bumps formation. The bump height may constitute more than 10% of the thickness of the glass sample. The required exposure time is relatively short ∼1 s, and depends on the glass properties, laser power, its repetition rate, and focusing conditions. A brief review of the potential applications for these bumps is provided.     

Ge：SiO2的光敏缺陷的研究

研究了Ｇｅ；ＳｉＯ２光敏缺陷的特性，分别在４８８ｎｍＡｒ离子激光与１９３ｎｍＡｒ准分子激光作用下，由紫外吸收带，激光荧光的测量实验及电子自旋共振实验，发现光纤中５．１ｅＶ锗缺陷吸收带实验上是由５．０６ｅＶ可光致漂白带与５．１７ｅＶ不可漂白带组成；２９５ｎｍ的激发荧光与５．０６ｅＶ的缺氧锗缺陷对应，随５．０６ｅＶ缺陷吸收带的漂白而衰减；     

掺Yb硅酸盐玻璃的热漂白性能研究

采用传统高温熔融法制备了掺Yb硅酸盐玻璃, 玻璃组成为 60SiO₂-12Al₂O₃-28CaO-1.0 mol%Yb₂O₃. 将玻璃分成两组, 一组经总剂量3 kGy的Co⁶⁰γ辐射源辐射, 另一组做空白对照. 然后测试了玻璃未辐射、辐射后及热漂白后的吸收谱和近红外发光谱. 实验结果表明: 一定的热处理会使得玻璃在辐射过程中产生的色心缺陷发生分解, 即辐射后的玻璃在300–900 nm波段的吸收系数显著地降低了, 在400 nm处未经辐射、经3 kGy辐射以及热漂白后的玻璃吸收系数分别是0.93, 2.9, 1.89 cm^-1. 另外, 玻璃的近红外发光强度明显增强, 在1028 nm处未经辐射、经3 kGy辐射以及热漂白后的玻璃近红外发光相对强度分别是588, 261, 436, 从而极大地改善了玻璃的光学性能. 所以一定的热处理可以使辐射后的玻璃产生热漂白的现象. 研究结果为进一步发展抗辐射玻璃材料提供了新的实验依据.     

飞秒激光作用下金掺杂硅酸盐玻璃的光致晶化研究

研究了金掺杂硅酸盐玻璃在飞秒激光辐照和热处理作用下的光致晶化行为，分析探讨了其机理和激光辐照条件的影响.吸收光谱测试表明玻璃内部析出金纳米颗粒. 金纳米颗粒掺杂玻璃在近共振纳秒脉冲作用下显示了强的光限幅效应, 且改变飞秒激光诱导参数可改变该复合玻璃的光学非线性. 关键词： 光致晶化 飞秒激光 金纳米颗粒 硅酸盐玻璃 光限幅     

Effect of gamma irradiation on X‐ray absorption and photoelectron spectroscopy of Nd‐doped phosphate glass

X‐ray absorption near‐edge structure (XANES) and X‐ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) of Nd‐doped phosphate glasses have been studied before and after gamma irradiation. The intensity and the location of the white line peak of the L₃‐edge XANES of Nd are found to be dependent on the ratio O/Nd in the glass matrix. Gamma irradiation changes the elemental concentration of atoms in the glass matrix, which affects the peak intensity of the white line due to changes in the covalence of the chemical bonds with Nd atoms in the glass (structural changes). Sharpening of the Nd 3d_5/2 peak profile in XPS spectra indicates a deficiency of oxygen in the glasses after gamma irradiation, which is supported by energy‐dispersive X‐ray spectroscopy measurements. The ratio of non‐bridging oxygen to total oxygen in the glass after gamma radiation has been found to be correlated to the concentration of defects in the glass samples, which are responsible for its radiation resistance as well as for its coloration.     

Emission spectra and cross-section spectra of neodymium laser glasses

Amplified spontaneous emission spectra and light amplification spectra of some Nd³⁺:glass rods (silicate glass Schott LG680, phosphate glasses Schott LG760 and Hoya LHG5) are measured by pulsed flashlamp excitation. The spontaneous emission distribution, the stimulated emission cross-section spectra and the excited state absorption cross-section spectra are extracted. Excited state absorption prevents laser action around 1320 nm for the⁴F_3/2-⁴L_13/2 transition of Nd³⁺ in the investigated glasses.     

Femtosecond laser-induced long-lasting phosphorescence in Pr^3＋-doped ZnO-B2O3-SiO2 glass

This paper studies the phenomenon of long-lasting phosphorescence induced by a femtosecond laser in Pr3 -doped ZnO-B2O3-SiO2 glass. With the glass irradiated by a focused femtosecond laser for a short time, the emission of strong reddish long-lasting phosphorescence from the irradiated part of the glass can be observed. The emission peaks are located at 495 and 603 nm in wavelength, showing that the long-lasting phosphorescence originates from the emission of Pr^3 . The intensity of the phosphorescence decreases in inverse proportion to time after the removal of the laser. By analysing the absorption and electron spin resonance spectra of the glass, we find that colour-centres are induced in the glass matrix after the irradiation of the femtosecond laser. A possible mechanism has been provided to account for the generation of long-lasting phosphorescence.