SBN:Cr晶体的光折变四波混频相位共轭特性实验研究

从实验上研究了同成分SBN:Cr晶体在He-Ne激光照射下的四波混频相位共轭特性.首先测量了在不同泵浦光与信号光光强比m及不同光束夹角2θ的情况下,晶体的四波混频相位共轭反射率R随泵浦光强比p的变化关系.其次测量了泵浦光束与信号光束耦合方向对SBN:Cr晶体的四波混频相位共轭特性的影响,并就两种不同掺杂浓度的晶体样品进行了对比,所得实验结果与理论分析基本一致.最后,利用SBN:Cr晶体四波混频相位共轭特性进行了图象畸变消除实验.     

Light-induced scattering in SBN：Cr crystal under external electric fields and its suppression

In this paper, the enhancement of light-induced scattering in congruent SBN:Cr (Sr_{0.61}Ba_{0.39}Nb_2O_6:Cr) crystals in the presence of an externally applied electric field and its suppression are studied. If a coherent image is focalized in SBN:Cr crystal without applying external electric field, the output image will remain clear, because of the weak photorefractive effect in the crystal. When a field is applied properly along the crystal axis, markedly enhanced scattering from the signal beam and the output image dispersion can be observed due to the increase of the photorefractive two-beam coupling gain and the light-induced index change in SBN:Cr crystals. By introducing a coherent or incoherent beam with higher intensity the light-induced scattering can be suppressed through the erasure of scattering gratings. The difference between coherent and incoherent beam is that the former can also amplify the signal beam as the scattered light is removed, whereas the latter can only make the signal beam revert to its initial state. The results obtained under different experimental conditions are consistent with theoretical analysis.     

外电场对SBN：Cr晶体二波耦合特性的影响及应用

对固液同成分SBN：Cr(Sr0.61Ba0.39Nb2O.6：Cr)晶体在外加直流电场作用下的光折变二波耦合特性及其应用进行了实验研究，分析了晶体的二波耦合强度增益 系数随外电场变化的趋势，并给出了实验测量结果.发现在适当的外电场作用下，晶体的光折变二波耦合增益和响 应速度可以得到一定程度的提高.进一步的研究表明，这种电场响应特性有助于改善SBN：Cr晶体的某些应用性能.利用该晶体通过光折变二波耦合非线性放大原理实现光学图像边沿增强时，通过给晶体沿轴向施加适当的外电场，可进一步提高图像边沿增强效果；在基于光 折变边沿增强预处理的联合变换相关器中，适当的外加电场可进一步改善联合变换相关器的相关识别性能. 关键词： SBN：Cr晶体 光折变二波耦合 边沿增强 联合变换相关器     

Photorefractive properties of Cr-doped Sr0.61Ba0.39Nb2O6 related to crystal purity and doping concentration

The purity and the concentrations of the constituents Sr, Ba, Nb and Cr were determined in single crystals of chromium-doped Sr_0.61Ba_0.39Nb₂O₆ (SBN) by instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) and X-ray fluorescence analysis (XRF). Experiments with different Cr concentrations C_Cr reveal constant Sr and Ba concentrations as well as a decreasing Nb concentration with an increasing C_Cr. Therefore, Cr is incorporated at Nb lattice sites. The distribution coefficient of Cr is 1.2 between 100 and about 7000 ppm Cr and 1 above. From measurements of the holographic two-beam coupling gain Γ for different C_Cr, we deduced response times for the buildup of holographic gratings. The saturation value of Γ depends in a nonlinear manner on C_Cr and reaches its maximum at about 6000 ppm Cr. The inverse photorefractive response time of the grating erasure depends linearly on the erasure intensity for all doping concentrations. Thus a one-center model can be assumed for the charge transport in SBN:Cr. Received: 8 December 2000 / Revised version: 23 January 2001 / Published online: 21 March 2001     

SBN:Cr晶体中孤子诱导的实时平面光波导及其导光特性分析

通过数值模拟和实验对SBN:Cr晶体中的（1+1）维亮屏蔽空间孤子及其诱导的实时平面光波导的导光特性进行了研究.采用分步束传播法和Petviashvili迭代法对（1+1）维亮屏蔽空间孤子的特性进行了模拟.通过求解本征方程,对孤子诱导平面波导中存在的导波模式进行了数值求解.采用633 nm的He-Ne激光作为孤子诱导光束,532 nm的半导体泵浦的固体激光作为探测光,在固液同成分的SBN:Cr晶体中进行了实验研究.实验结果和数值模拟的结果符合的很好.而且结果表明SBN:Cr晶体中红光诱导的波导可以作为实时光波导.     

外电场作用下掺杂SBN晶体的光致折射率变化

从实验上研究了不同外加直流电场作用下固液同成分的SBN:Cr和SBN:Rh晶体的光致折射率变化规律.测量结果表明:无外加电场作用时,晶体中的光致折射率变化不明显;若在光辐照晶体的同时,沿晶体c轴方向施加一定方向的外电场,则晶体中即刻出现显著的光致折射率变化.这种折射率变化随外加电场的增大而增大,并且电场方向不同,折射率变化的正负也不同.因而可以通过改变外加电场的极性和幅度控制SBN:Cr和SBN:Rh晶体中光致折射率的变化特性,这对于在该类晶体中制作动态光波导具有重要意义.     

Photorefractive Four-Wave Mixing Switches Utilizing Pockels Effect -Longitudinal and Lateral Switches-

We carried out detailed calculations for photorefractive wave-mixing switches based on one of three crystals with high electro-optic coefficients, namely, BaTiO₃, Strontium Barium Niobate (SBN (0.75)), and Potasium Sodium Strontium Barium Niobate (KNSBN). A comparison of results for the three crystals shows that a 0_-cut BaTiO³ crystal is suitable for a longitudinal switch and requires a voltage of about 80 for a 2-mm-thick crystal to induce sufficient phase mismatch. The electrodes must be transparent for the incident and diffracted beams. A 45_-cut SBN (0.75) crystal, however, is suitable for a lateral switch and requires a voltage of about 150 for a 1-mm-wide crystal. The electrodes do not need to be transparent.     

向列相液晶中弱光引致各向异性衍射图样的研究

研究了弱线偏振光(≈0.16 W/cm²)通过垂直排列C₆₀掺杂的向列相液晶(5CB)薄膜的远场衍射图样.基于取向光折变机理,二波耦合使液晶分子进行二次取向之后,强度为高斯分布的光束通过样品时将形成高斯分布的空间电荷场,偏振光束通过样品时将产生偏振衍射图样.衍射图样的轮廓是同心圆环,在垂直于光的偏振方向有对称缺口.改变入射光的偏振方向可以看到衍射图样也随之改变, 有效非线性折射率系数n₂≈0.3cm²/W 关键词： 向列相液晶 取向光折变效应 自相位调制 衍射图样     

Experimental Investigation of the Nonlinear Coupling Strength of a Photorefractive Crystal

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Incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons in noncentrosymmetric photorefractive media

The incoherent interaction between solitons with different transverse dimensions in a noncentrosymmetric photorefractive crystal is studied both in theory and in experiment. An anomalous incoherent interaction between one- and two-dimensional solitons, whose attractive and repulsive effects depend on the soliton separation, is numerically demonstrated by employing an anisotropic model. By launching a one-dimensional green beam and a two-dimensional red beam into a biased SBN:60 crystal, the hybrid-dimensional soliton interaction is performed. The experimental results are in good agreement with the numerical ones.     

Growth and photorefractive properties of near-stoichiometric In:Fe:Cu:LiNbO3 crystals

The near-stoichiometric LiNbO₃ crystal co-doped with In₂O₃, Fe₂O₃, and CuO has been grown from a Li-rich melt (Li/Nb = 1.38, atomic ratio) by the Czochralski method in air atmosphere for the first time. The OH⁻ absorption spectra were characterized to investigate the structure defects of the crystals. The appearance of the 3506 cm⁻¹ absorption peak manifests that the composition of the grown crystal is close to the stoichiometric ratio. The photorefractive properties were also measured by the two-wave coupling experiments. The results show that the near-stoichiometric In:Fe:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal has a larger refractive index change, higher recording sensitivity and larger two-wave coupling gain coefficient than those obtained in the congruent In:Fe:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal under the same experimental conditions. The material of near-stoichiometric In:Fe:Cu:LiNbO₃ crystal is a promising candidate for blue photorefractive holographic recording.     

Cu:KNSBN晶体光折变参量的温度特性研究

本文研究了Cu:KNSBN晶体光折变材料参量的温度特性.用光折变理论分析了文献6给出的Cu:KNSBN晶体两波耦合增益系数Γ随2θ在不同温度下的变化关系.得出了该晶体有效电荷密度N_eff,有效电光系数和电子-空穴对抗因子乘积Rr_eff随温度的变化关系.     

Photorefractive surface waves in a thin Bi12TiO20 crystal

A theoretical model considering total internal reflections of fanned beams from the side crystal surfaces and their coupling with the pump beam is proposed. The interaction of these beams results in the light intensity redistribution and in the generation of the photorefractive surface wave. An experimental observation of the light intensity self-concentration near the surface of a thin photorefractive Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ crystal is reported. It results in an acceleration of the photorefractive energy exchange process.     

Sr0.61Ba0.39Nb2O6薄膜的电光特性

用激光脉冲沉积(PLD)法在MgO(001)衬底上成功地生长、制备出了外延Sr_0.61Ba_0.39Nb₂O₆(SBN61)电光薄膜;通过SBN61电光薄膜椭偏光谱测量的分析研究,得到了SBN61电光薄膜的光学常数;通过电致双折射方法对生长在(001)MgO衬底上的SBN61薄膜的电光性能进行了测量研究,发现SBN61电光薄膜电致双折射的变化Δn与所加电场E成平方关系,其二次电光系数R=0.21×10^-16(m/V)²。     

High optical gain using counterpropagating beams in iron and terbium-doped photorefractive lithium niobate

Exceptionally high values of photorefractive gain coefficient of up to 100 cm^-1 have been observed in Fe-doped and Fe/Tb-doped crystals of photorefractive lithium niobate. It is believed that these are the highest observed coefficients of any crystalline photorefractive medium. Accurate measurements of gain coefficient have been possible for the first time by using a specially cut triangular crystal which allows the use of short interaction lengths and the complete elimination of surface reflections by having the beams incident at Brewster’s angle. Experimental results are consistent with a simple model of photorefractive beam coupling up until the onset of noise which is observed to deplete the pump for interaction lengths longer than 1 mm. Received: 28 September 1998 / Revised version: 8 January 1999 / Published online: 31 March 1999     

Effect of Ni doping on ferroelectric and dielectric properties of strontium barium niobate crystals

The influence of Ni doping on the ferroelectric and dielectric properties have been examined in Sr_0.61Ba_0.39Nb₂O₆ (SBN:61) relaxor crystals. The dopants introduced into SBN:61 crystals promote the switching process by reducing the value of threshold nucleation field, and thus coercive field. We present real-time studies of domain nucleation and growth processes in doped SBN:61 by the nematic liquid crystal (NLC) decoration technique. The broad phase transition and low-frequency dielectric dispersion that are exhibited by doped SBN:61 samples have a strong link to the configuration of the ferroelectrics microdomains, which in turn is strongly determined by Ni ions concentration.     

Influence of surroundings on photorefractive effect in lithium niobate crystals

In the paper results of the investigation of the influence of electric properties of the environment surrounding LiNbO₃ crystals on photorefractive effect induced in these crystals by Gaussian Ar⁺ laser beam with various intensities are presented. We show spatial and temporal dependences of changes of the refractive index obtained experimentally in LiNbO₃: Fe and LiNbO₃: Fe:Mn samples surrounded by media with different electric conductivities and different permittivities (water, air, water solution of CaCl₂). The space and time dependences of the refractive index changes induced by the Ar⁺ laser beam are observed by means of the Mach–Zehnder interferometer using light from HeNe laser. The experimentally obtained results are in a good agreement with those following from numerical calculations using the manifold mirroring method. The agreement between calculated and experimental results indicates that the polarization charge at the photorefractive crystal/surrounding medium boundary significantly influences the photorefractive process in the crystal. The experimentally observed slow spontaneous decrease of the refractive index change in a sample placed into a slightly conducting medium (air) after switching off the beam also indicates that the polarization charge in the sample's surroundings affects the photorefraction.     

Photorefractive properties of paraelectric potassium lithium tantalate niobate crystal doped with iron

We report the successful growth of paraelectric potassium lithium tantalate niobate (KLTN) single crystal doped with iron. Detailed investigations have been made on the photorefractive properties of the as-grown crystal. The key parameters such as space-charge field, grating response time, photorefractive sensitivity and sign of the dominant charge carrier were obtained by two-wave mixing technique. 1.7 mm thick sample exhibits a high diffraction efficiency of 78% at the external field of 3.3 kV/cm and a sensitivity of 1.49 × 10⁻¹⁰E₀ cm²/J. The two-wave mixing gain coefficient increases linearly with external field, and reaches a large value of 19.4 cm⁻¹ at 4 kV/cm. Based on experimental results, iron is an effective dopant to KLTN which shows high diffraction efficiency and two-wave mixing gain coefficient.     

Effect of photoconductivity and dielectric constant of the photorefractive materials on two-beam coupling gain and phase-shifts for a single unidirectional photorefractive ring resonator

Photoconductive dependence of two-beam coupling between the pump beam and the signal beam in photorefractive materials have been analyzed in case of non-degenerate wave mixing under the undepleted pump approximation method. During the two-wave mixing in photorefractive materials, steady state amplification of the signal beam and oscillation characteristics of a single unidirectional ring resonator has been studied. The domination of the two-beam coupling gain over the combined absorption and resonator losses such as Fresnel reflections from the crystal and imperfect mirrors builds up unidirectional oscillation. The buildup of such an oscillation leads to a saturation of the gain, which can be explained in terms of the photorefractive phase-shift. The existence of this phase-shift between the photorefractive index grating and the illumination intensity pattern, which is of characteristic of the photorefractive effect, leads to an energy transfer between the two beams. For a single unidirectional ring resonators, the effects of photoconductivity of the materials, two-beam energy coupling coefficient, dielectric constant, crystal thickness, and material's absorption coefficient on amplification of the two-beam coupling gain and photorefractive phase-shifts of the signal beam have also been studied in detail. It has been found that amplification of the signal beam and phase-shift can be enhanced by taking the photorefractive crystal having higher photoconductivity and lower dielectric constant, which improves performance of the resonators.     

DMNPAA有机光折变材料的性能研究

通过双波耦合实验证明在一种新的有机聚合物光折变材料中双波耦合增益系数超过吸收系数。１０５μｍ厚的样品衍射效率可达到８６％，光栅形成的响应时间达到１００ｍｓ量级，双波耦合增益系数超过了２００ｃｍ＾－１（１），并引入了一种新的方法分析了其光折变机理。