Synthesis and study of IR luminescence of Ln<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>2</Subscript>S:Yb (Ln = Y,La, Gd) under laser excitation

The ranges of the existence of solid solutions in binary systems Ln₂O₂S-Yb₂O₂S(Ln = Y, La, Gd) were found and main features of variations of Stokes IR luminescence intensity of Ln₂O₂S·Yb in the range of 0.96–1.1 μm were determined depending on the composition during IR excitation. Based on the established features, a new Y₂O₂S:Yb monospectral IR phosphor was developed, which, upon excitation by a 0.940-μm laser, is characterized by an increased Stokes IR luminescence intensity in the range of 0.96–1.1 μm in comparison with that of known commercial phosphor.     

Growth and spectral-luminescent study of SrMoO<Subscript>4</Subscript> crystals doped with Tm<Superscript>3+</Superscript> ions

SrMoO₄ crystals doped with Tm³⁺ ions have been produced from a melt using the Czochralski method; their spectral-luminescent characteristics have been studied, and laser radiation has been generated at the wavelength of 1.94 μm using laser-diode excitation. The high absorption section at the wavelength of 795 nm, the fairly high luminescence section, the long lifetime at the upper laser level ³F4 of 1.5 ms, and a wide luminescence band allow one to hope for developing efficient tunable Tm³⁺: SrMoO₄ crystal lasers with diode pumping in the range of 1.7–2.0 μm, which are capable of implementing SRS self-transformation of radiation into the middle IR band.     

Optical 4<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis>-4<Emphasis Type="Italic">f</Emphasis> transitions in multiferroic HoMnO<Subscript>3</Subscript>

In the absorption spectra of the hexagonal single-crystal manganite HoMnO₃ in the paramagnetic ferroelectric state, lines near 1.1 and 2.0 μm were observed associated with the transitions ⁵ I ₈ → ⁵ I ₆ and ⁵ I ₈ → ⁵ I ₇, respectively, within the 4f ¹⁰ configuration of the Ho³⁺ ion. At T = 80 K, to the ⁵ I ₈ → ⁵ I ₇ transition corresponds one band at 1.9 μm for both polarizations E ∥ c and E ⊥ c. As the temperature increases from 80 to 293 K, a low-energy band with a peak at 2.04 μm for E ⊥ c and a peak at 2.07 μm for E ∥ c arises associated with transitions from an excited Stark level of the ground ⁵ I ₈ multiplet to the Stark levels of the ⁵ I ₇ multiplet and with an increase in the population of the initial Stark level, the energy of which is ～100 K.     

Microcrystalline silicon‐carbon alloys as anti‐reflection window layers in high efficiency thin film silicon solar cells

Microcrystalline silicon‐carbide (μc‐SiC:H) films were prepared using hot wire chemical vapor deposition at low substrate temperature. The μc‐SiC:H films were employed as window layers in microcrystalline silicon (μc‐Si:H) solar cells. The short‐circuit current density (J_SC) in these n‐side illuminated n–i–p cells increases with increasing the deposition time t_W of the μc‐SiC:H window layer from 5 min to 60 min. The enhanced J_SC is attributed to both the high transparency and an anti‐reflection effect of the μc‐SiC:H window layer. Using these favourable optical properties of the μc‐SiC:H window layer in μc‐Si:H solar cells, a J_SC value of 23.8 mA/cm² and cell efficiencies above 8.0% were achieved with an absorber layer thickness of 1 μm and a Ag back reflector. (© 2008 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Non-collinear phase matched 4-wave mixing of CO2 and NH3 laser radiation in germanium

4-wave mixing has been demonstrated in room temperature germanium using a TEA CO₂ laser (9.3 μm) and an optically pumped NH₃ laser (12.8 μm) as radiation sources. Non-collinear phase matched emission near 7 μm has been observed with a mixing efficiency close to the calculated value. The extension of this mixing process to generate wavelengths in the important region near 16 μm is discussed.     

Investigation on optical transmission spectra of (1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 single crystals

The optical transmission spectra from 0.3 to 11 μm of relaxor ferroelectric single crystals (1−x)Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-xPbTiO₃ (PMN-xPT) were systematically studied at room temperature in this paper. The crystal is transparent between 0.45 and 5.5 μm and becomes completely absorbing around 0.4 μm in near UV region and 10 μm in infrared region. But the wavelength cutoff in near UV is much sharper than the long wavelength cutoff. As compared with other configurations, tetragonal single crystals possess the optimal transmission properties. The optical transmittance in the wavelength region from 0.45 to 5.5 μm is about 70%. The results show that tetragonal PMN-xPT single crystals are promising for a wide range of optical applications. Some discussions about the oxygen-octahedra structure that determines the basic energy level of the crystals are also presented on the optical properties of PMN-xPT single crystals.     

Structure and orientation of Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> fibers used in YBa<Subscript>2</Subscript>Cu<Subscript>3</Subscript>O<Subscript> <Emphasis Type="Italic">y</Emphasis> </Subscript> sputtering

The internal structure and orientation of thin (150–300 μm) flexible Al₂O₃ fibers used as substrates for third-generation high-temperature superconducting wires are studied by different methods. It is shown that using scanning electron microscopy, electron backscatter diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction, one can reliably determine the position of the \((1\bar 102)\) plane, on which good YBa₂Cu₃O_y films can be grown.     

An Ellipsometric Investigation of the Optical Properties of Ru<Subscript>2</Subscript>Ge<Subscript>3</Subscript> and Ru<Subscript>2</Subscript>Sn<Subscript>3</Subscript> Compounds

Ellipsometric investigations of the optical properties of Ru₂Ge₃ and Ru₂Sn₃ intermetallic compounds are carried out in the wavelength range from 0.22 to 15 μm. The nature of interband light absorption is analyzed based on a comparative analysis of the experimental and theoretical frequency dependences of an optical conductivity. The obtained results confirm the existence of energy gaps at the Fermi level in the electronic spectra of these materials predicted earlier by the band-structure calculations.     

One watt,far infrared CH3OH laser

Peak powers near 1 watt have been observed on the CH₃OH laser line at 570.5 μm as well as on each of three new CH₃OH laser lines produced by pumping a far infrared guided wave cavity with a 0.5 MW helical CO₂-TEA laser. The new lines have wavelengths of 58.1, 65.1 and 451.9 μm. For all four lines the optimum CH₃OH pressure was between 2.3 and 3 torr, and laser action at 65.1 μm persisted up to a pressure in excess of 9 torr.     

Single-mode optical pumping and superradiant emission in D2O and CH3F

Superradiant FIR emission in both D₂O and CH₃F has been investigated using a tunable single-mode CO₂ TEA laser as optical pump, and results compared with multimode pumping. The frequency offset of the absorbing transitions has been measured and compared to other work. Estimates of the dipole transition moments were also obtained from saturation broadening data. Fine structure of the CH₃F (Q12, K) lines have been resolved and compared with theory. High quantum conversion efficiencies were observed for several lines in D₂O: 38% (99 μm), 20% (385 μm) and 12.5% (121 μm) and in CH₃F 21% (496 μm).     

Infrared and far-infrared laser emissions from a TE CO2 laser pumped NH3 gas

In this paper, infrared (IR) and far-infrared (FIR) laser emissions from a TE CO₂ laser pumped NH₃ gas are reported. 8 IR laser emissions near the wavelength of 12 μm were observed by using 4 different CO₂ laser lines for the pumping. 3 IR laser emissions in P-branch of vibrational-rotational band (ν₂ → G) oscillated simultaneously in two pumping cases, i.e. pumping with the R(30) or R(16) line of 9.4 μm band from the CO₂ laser. 26 FIR laser emissions (26.45 μm ～ 281.0 μm) were observed by using 12 different CO₂ laser lines, and the 10 FIR emissions of them may be new laser emissions as far as we know.     

InGaAs/GaAs量子点阵列中的能级计算

根据八带k·p理论，在三维InGaAs/GaAs量子点阵列中求解k_x=k_y=k_z=0处的有效质量哈密顿H₀的本征值，得到InGaAs量子点中导带中电子基态E_C1，第一激发态E_C2和重空穴态E_{HH1关键词： InGaAs 量子点 带内跃迁 k·p理论')" href="#">八带k·p理论}     

Prediction lineaire de parametres optiques de l'ecriture

Laser emission in the wavelength region 14–18 μm has been observed in optically-pumped ¹⁵NH₃ using the P₂6 line of a pulsed HF laser. Pressure and temperature dependence, as well as various optical configurations for the cell, were investigated. Each of the stronger laser lines was observed to have a pressure-dependent structure and several of the lines are apparently related through a cascade mechanism.     

Electrophysical parameters of <Emphasis Type="Italic">c</Emphasis>-oriented Bi<Subscript>2</Subscript>Te<Subscript>3</Subscript> films with a low concentration of antistructural defects

Epitaxial c-oriented Bi₂Te₃ films 1.2 μm in thickness are grown by the hot wall method for a low supersaturation of the vapor phase over the surface of mica substrates. The hexagonal unit cell parameters a = 4.386 Å and c = 30.452 Å of the grown films almost coincide with the corresponding parameters of stoichiometric bulk Bi₂Te₃ crystals. At T = 100 K, the Hall concentration of electrons in the films is on the order of 8 × 10¹⁸ cm^?3, while the highest values of the thermoelectric coefficient (α ≈ 280 μV K^?1) are observed at temperatures on the order of 260 K. Under impurity conduction conditions, conductivity σ of the films increases upon cooling in inverse proportion to the squared temperature. In the temperature range 100–200 K, thermoelectric power parameter α²σ of Bi₂Te₃ films has values of 80–90 μW cm^?1 K^?2.     

Intrinsic superconducting transport properties of ultra-thin Fe<Subscript>1+<Emphasis Type="Italic">y</Emphasis></Subscript>Te<Subscript>0.6</Subscript>Se<Subscript>0.4</Subscript> microbridges

We investigated the superconducting properties of Fe_1+y Te_0.6Se_0.4 single-crystalline microbridges with a width of 4 μm and thicknesses ranging from 20.8 to 136.2 nm. The temperature-dependent in-plane resistance of the bridges exhibited a type of metal-insulator transition in the normal state. The critical current density (J _c) of the microbridge with a thickness of 136.2 nm was 82.3 kA/cm² at 3K and reached 105 kA/cm² after extrapolation to T = 0 K. The current versus voltage characteristics of the microbridges showed a Josephson-like behavior with an obvious hysteresis. These results demonstrate the potential application of ultra-thin Fe-based microbridges in superconducting electronic devices such as bolometric detectors.     

Growth of high quality non-linear optical crystal zinc germanium phosphide for Mid-infrared optical parametric oscillator

ZnGeP₂ single crystals were grown from Vertical Bridgman method. High-quality near-stoichiometric ZnGeP₂ single crystals were obtained in the diameter of 30 mm and length of 120 mm. The results showed that after thermal annealing of the crystals the optical absorption coefficient was below 0.03 cm^?1 at 2.05 μm, and ～0.02 cm^?1 at 3–8 μm. The low absorption loss ZnGeP₂ samples with dimension of 6 × 6 × 18 mm³ were cut from the annealed ingots for 3–5 μm optical parametric oscillation (OPO) experiments. For OPO experiment, we obtained up to 8.7 W output in the 3–5 μm wavelength range (with signal of 3.80 μm and idler of 4.45 μm, respectively) pumped by a 16.3 W 2.05 μm Tm,Ho:GdVO₄ laser at pulse repetition rate of 10 kHz, which corresponded to a conversion efficiency of 53.4% and slope efficiency of 64.8%, respectively.     

Nonlinear transmittance of ZnSe:Fe<Superscript>2+</Superscript> crystal at a wavelength of 2.92 μm

ZnSe crystals doped with Fe²⁺ ions are produced with the diffusion method under the conditions for thermodynamic equilibrium of solid ZnSe, solid Fe, and vapors (S_ZnSe-S_Fe-V). The transmittance of the samples is varied from 7 to 50% (in the absence of the antireflection coating) for a wavelength of about 3 μm. It is demonstrated that the transmittance of the ZnSe:Fe²⁺ crystals increases with an increase in the energy density of the high-power laser radiation with a wavelength of 2.92 μm. An equation that describes the propagation of the resonant radiation in a medium with saturable absorption at an arbitrary ratio of the radiation pulse duration to the relaxation time of the medium is introduced for the analysis of the experimental dependence of the transmittance on the energy density.     

High-Speed Composite Microactuator Based on Ti<Subscript>2</Subscript>NiCu Alloy with Shape Memory Effect

Samples of microactuators are made of a bimorph composite of Ti₂NiCu alloy with a thermoelastic martensitic transition and the shape memory effect, and their response rate is investigated. The active layer of the composite actuator is a layer of the rapidly quenched Ti₂NiCu alloy, pseudoplastically prestretched, and an amorphous layer of the same alloy is used as an elastic layer. Typical sizes of the microactuator are 30 × 2 × 2 μm. The controlled amplitude of the displacement of the microactuator tip is approximately 1 μm. The response rate of the microactuator was investigated by scanning electron microscopy. Activation of the microactuator was achieved by heating when electric pulses were passed through it. Full activation of the microactuator at frequencies up to 1 kHz was demonstrated; partial activation was observed at frequencies up to 8 kHz. The possibility of operating the device in a self-oscillating mode at frequencies of the order of 100 kHz is demonstrated.     

Resonance retardation of a domain wall by Winter magnons in orthoferrites

Supersonic domain-wall dynamics is investigated in wafer samples of YFeO₃ having thicknesses of 10 μm, 35 μm, 40 μm, 120 μm, and 125 μm, prepared by different methods, and in a EuFeO₃ sample of thickness 60 μm at liquid-nitrogen temperature. Relations are established for the occurrence of nonlinear segments in the form of constant-wall-velocity intervals in the dependence of the wall velocity on the pulsed magnetic field amplitude. Qualitative agreement is obtained between the experimental data and calculated values of the velocities and widths of the constant-velocity intervals, on the assumption that the mechanism of resonance retardation of the domain walls by parametrically excited Winter (wall as opposed to bulk) magnons is operative at supersonic velocities. Fiz. Tverd. Tela (St. Petersburg) 40, 1656–1660 (September 1998)     

New FIR laser lines from an optically pumped far-infrared laser with isotopic 13C16O2 pumping

A ¹³C¹⁶O₂ laser optically pumping a FIR laser has resulted in 17 new FIR cw emissions from 78.5 μm to 917 μm. The FIR media were: CD₃OD, CH₃OD, CD₃OH, NH₃ and ¹⁵NH₃. Interesting effects have been observed with a combination of NH₃ and CD₃OD resulting in a new FIR emission. Two new FIR emissions at 181.5 μm and 355.5 μm have been observed with a ¹²C¹⁶O₂ laser optically pumping CD₃OD.