Dielectric waveguide modulators at 95 GHz using LiNbO3

We describe electro-optic modulators at 95 GHz using LiNbO₃ in an H-guide configuration. We have observed 70% amplitude modulation at l KHz in a bridge configuration, corresponding to an induced phase shift of ±29°. The prospects for improved device performance will be discussed.Supported in part by Subcontract #67-471915 with California Institute of Technology under Prime Contract N00014-79-C-0839 with Office of Naval Research.     

An EPMA Study on KNbO3 and NaNbO3 Single Crystals – Potential Reference Materials for Quantitative Microanalysis

Single crystals of KNbO₃ and NaNbO₃ were selected from the limited number of suitable alkali compounds that are available and evaluated as possible reference materials for the electron-probe microanalysis (EPMA) of alkaline niobates with a composition described by the general formula K_1–XNa_XNbO₃. The EPMA study verified that KNbO₃ and NaNbO₃ single crystals are stable under the electron beam and compositionally homogeneous. A quantitative microanalysis confirmed the composition of pure KNbO₃, while the NaNbO₃ crystal contained 0.3 mass fraction % of Ca. A significant improvement in the accuracy of the quantitative EPMA of polycrystalline potassium–sodium niobates was achieved using these single crystals as standards. The crystals can also be useful as reference materials for the analysis of sodium and potassium in other materials.     

Optical Properties of Li0.5Ln0.5Nb2O6 Compounds with REEs and Yttrium

By means of vibrational spectroscopy and crystal optic analysis, the symmetry of crystals with the structure of fersmite in the Li_0.5Ln_0.5Nb₂O₆ series, where Ln = Nd—Lu and Y, has been refined.     

金属片加热区熔法单晶生长及应用

在比较现有的各种溶体生长方法的基础上,针对氕物晶体生长的特点,提出了适合均匀生长非固液同成份氧化物晶体的金属片加热区溶法,对该方法的装置、优缺点以及国内外研究现状作了详细的介绍,报道并讨论了应用铂片加热区溶法生长化学计量比铌酸锂晶体的试验及结果。     

Study on the ferroelectric phase transition in potassium lithium niobate (KLN)

The ferroelectric phase of potassium lithium niobate K₃Li_2–xNb_5+xO_15+2x (KLN) in the range of 0.15 < x < 0.5 is a very promising material for the second harmonic generation (SHG) in the blue visible region (∼410 nm). The ferroelectric phase transition was shown to occur between 400 and 500°C depending on the composition of the KLN phase. In this study several analysis techniques were used to investigate the phase transition on ferroelectric (x = 0.3) KLN samples. The temperature‐dependent measurements of the relative dielectric constant ε₃₃ provided a phase transition temperature of about 470°C. In our DTA experiments, a small but reproducible thermal effect at the phase transition in KLN was indicated. The temperature‐dependent birefringence measurement technique, applied the first time on KLN, shows a second order behaviour at a temperature of 467 °C. However, this phase transition is accompanied by a small thermal effect. The DSC analysis for the other KLN composition (x = 0.5) provided a phase transition temperature of 514 °C. The appearance of a phase transition in the paraelectric KLN phase (Nb content higher than 55 mol%) was also studied. (© 2006 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

近化学计量比Tb:Fe:LiNbO3晶体的光谱特性及组分测定

按化学计量比,用提拉法成功生长了不同掺量的Tb:Fe:LiNbO3晶体,分别测量了掺杂LiNbO3晶体在紫外(313nm)曝光前后的吸收光谱,曝光后吸收谱线整体上移,找到了吸收谱线上移最大的掺量比.并用差热分析仪DTA测量了居里温度Tc, 从而计算出Li/Nb的比例.分析表明,Tb:Fe:LiNbO3晶体的存储性能与掺量、定比有密切的联系,是一种优良的大容量体全息记录材料.     

大直径铌酸锂晶片的化学机械抛光研究

本文采用化学机械抛光方法,以SiO2作为抛光液的研磨介质,对76mm Z切向的铌酸锂晶片的抛光进行了深入的研究.分析了影响铌酸锂晶片抛光效果的因素,通过优化工艺参数,使铌酸锂的表面粗糙度Ra达到0.387nm,平面面形误差小于4μm.     

非化学计量比铌酸钾锂晶体的光谱特征

用顶部籽晶法生长了一批不同组成的铌酸钾锂晶体。利用近红外cw: Ti-sapphire激光研究了三种组成的经过精细抛光的晶体样品的二次谐波性质,结果表明晶体的二次谐波效应与晶体组成密切相关,Li含量越高的样品倍频效率越高。利用红外Raman光谱技术调查了晶体非线性晶格振动特征,分析了晶体中组分离子浓度对晶体红外Raman光谱特征的影响,探讨了组分离子对晶体二次谐波性质影响的原因。结果表明,晶体中位于C格位的Li离子浓度对晶体Raman光谱产生了强烈的影响,低Li含量晶体中[NbO₆]7-八面体所对应的3个Raman特征光谱线没有峰发生分裂;当晶体中Li离子浓度增加时,ν₅所对应的Raman峰有所加宽,ν₂振动模式出现分裂峰,并在100～400 cm-1范围出现小峰数量增多;当Li离子浓度接近铁电相边界时,[NbO₆]7-八面体结构接近解体,ν₅所对应的Raman峰分裂成3个峰,ν₁和ν₂振动模式发生部分分裂,在100～400 cm-1范围小峰更为突出。这些影响的本质在于晶体中Li含量的提高导致晶体中[NbO₆]7-八面体畸变程度加大,与晶体非线性光学性质相一致。     

适用于宽温度范围高稳定的Q开关LiNbO3晶体

分析了俄罗斯的Q开关LiNbO3晶体的成分,这种开关用在Nd∶YAG激光测距仪上,能够在温度-50～50℃范围内稳定工作.通过测量紫外吸收边的位置、红外振动光谱、晶格常数和居里温度的方法,测出晶体中的锂铌比([Li]/[Nb])为49.02/50.98.分析认为晶体中的锂铌比是影响LiNbO3晶体Q开关温度稳定性的主要因素.     

铌酸锂晶体中的分形几何观察

研究了铌酸锂晶体沿c轴的真实生长界面及腐蚀坑模式,在两种情况中均观察到了明显的塞尔宾斯基(Sierpinski)三角垫分形几何特征,两种情况的分形维度通过计算得出均为ln3/ln2≈1.58.