楔形盒染料掺杂胆甾相液晶激光器研究

设计制作了楔形盒掺杂激光染料PM580的胆甾相液晶器件, 研究了激光辐射行为. 在楔形液晶盒中出现了一系列与楔棱平行的向错线和不同规则形状的晶畴, 胆甾相液晶形成了平面态排列. 采用固体Nd:YAG倍频532 nm 波长激光作为抽运光, 获得调谐精度约1 nm, 调谐范围约17 nm的一维波长可调谐激光器. 楔形盒中, 液晶扭曲力与取向膜表面锚定力相互平衡的过程中胆甾相液晶螺距伸张, 光子禁带位置移动, 从而调谐光子禁带边沿出射激光波长. 关键词： 胆甾相液晶 楔形盒 激光辐射     

Effect of Molecular Weight on Liquid Crystal Photoalignment by Photosensitive Polyester Containing Thrifluoromethyl Moieties

We investigate the liquid-crystal （LC） alignment direction on photoalignment films formed from photosensitive polyester containing thrifluoromethyl moieties （PPDA） with various molecular weights by crossed polarized optical microscopy. It is found that LC alignment behaviour changes with molecular weight of PPDA. The LC alignment on PPDA irradiated films with the highest molecular weight is homogeneous, while those with low and intermediate molecular weights are homeotropic. However, surface morphologies show weak dependence on molecular weight. The surfaces are smooth and there is no clear morphological anisotropy on these aligned films observed by an atomic force microscope. The surface energies of the irradiated films are also measured by using an indirect contact-angle method where both surface energy and its polar component, increase with increasing molecular weight. Different polar surface energies can be considered as a main reason for different alignment characteristics.     

基于全息液晶/聚合物光栅的分布反馈式激光器的波长调谐特性研究

首先制备了不同周期的染料掺杂全息液晶/聚合物光栅并进行激光抽运实验, 得到了激光器的调谐曲线,确定了激光器在574 nm到685 nm的谱带里均可以实现激光输出, 即激光器具有110 nm左右的可调谐范围. 之后, 通过温控仪控制样品的温度, 对周期为610 nm的染料掺杂全息液晶/聚合物光栅进行激光抽运, 探测不同温度下的输出激光光谱, 观察到随着温度由20℃升高到65℃, 激光器的中心波长由627.9 nm减小到623 nm, 产生了4.9 nm的波长蓝移.     

Lasing emission of dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal microdroplet wrapped by polyglycerol in hollow glass microsphere

In this Letter,a dye-doped cholesteric liquid crystal(DDCLC)-filled hollow glass microsphere is demonstrated to be a resonator with good temperature response.A diglycerol layer is used to wrap the DDCLCs microdroplet to keep it steady and control its orientation.The whispering gallery mode(WGM)lasing and photonic band gap(PBG)lasing caused by two different mechanisms were obtained under the pump of a pulsed laser,and the temperature response of these two kinds of lasing was studied.For the liquid crystal and chiral material used in this Letter,both the WGM lasing and the PBG lasing have a blue shift in wavelength with increasing temperature.     

电场作用下染料掺杂手性向列相液晶器件激光辐射谱研究

研究了电场作用下染料掺杂手性向列相液晶器件激光辐射谱。设计了两种电极结构,分别对正性和负性液晶器件施加横向和纵向电场,采用532 nm的Nd∶YAG脉冲固体激光器泵浦样品。对正性液晶器件施加电场,在 630～660 nm范围获得多波长的激光输出。对负性液晶激光器件施加电场,获得调谐范围为18.5 nm的激光输出。由器件织构和光子禁带的变化,进行了深入的分析。正性液晶器件,在电场力矩与扭曲力矩相互竞争过程中,引起液晶的流动,光子禁带上下浮动,因此不仅在禁带边沿,禁带内也出现激光辐射。而负性液晶器件随着电场强度增大,液晶螺距收缩,禁带蓝移,输出激光波长从681.0 nm蓝移到662.5 nm,出射激光波长为光子禁带边沿处。负性液晶器件在电场作用下的稳定性较好。     

向列相液晶染料可调谐激光器的研究

对向列相液晶染料的可调谐激光器进行了光学特性研究. 以650 nm为中 心波长设计了SiO₂和TiO₂多层膜的一维光子晶体, 以激光染料与向列相液晶的混合物作为增益介质层, 制备了波长可调谐激光器.用Nd: YAG倍频脉冲激光器输出的532 nm激光抽运所制备的激光器样品得出如下光学特性: 激光发射波长随温度调谐范围为605.5---639.8 nm, 达到34.3 nm, 随电压调谐范围为634.5---619.5 nm, 达到15 nm. 发射激光每脉冲的阈值能量为12.3 μJ, 激光线宽小于1 nm.     

全息液晶/聚合物透射光栅光学各向异性的研究

基于聚合物支撑(polymer scaffolding)形貌的全息液晶/聚合物透射光栅, 系统研究了光栅的光学各向异性. 在这种形貌的光栅内, 液晶不是以液滴的形态存在于富液晶区, 据此建立了相应光栅的简化模型, 然后在各向异性耦合波理论框架下研究了光栅的衍射特性. 详尽的衍射效率实验值和计算值比较, 很好解释了液晶/聚合物光栅的光学各向异性, 也证实了液晶分子大致沿着光栅矢量排列.     

Electro-optical properties of high birefringence liquid crystal compounds with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group

Liquid crystal(LC) compound with isothiocyanate and naphthyl group is an attractive high birefringence LC material,and can be used in optical devices. In this paper, the electro-optical properties of a series of this type of LC compounds were investigated. The melting points and enthalpy values of these LC compounds were higher than those of corresponding compounds with the phenyl group. These compounds exhibited high birefringence with a maximum value of 0.66. Fluorine substitution in the molecular almost does not affect the birefringence value. When these LC compounds with the naphthyl group were dissolved in a commercial LC mixture, the electro-optical properties depending on temperature were investigated. In the low-temperature region, LC mixtures with the naphthyl-group LC compounds exhibited higher viscosity than pure commercial LCs. In the high-temperature region, viscosity values very closely approached each other. When response performance was investigated, figure-of-merit(Fo M) values were measured. The Fo M values of LC mixtures containing LC compounds with naphthyl group were lower than those of reference benzene LCs in the low-temperature region. However, in the high-temperature region, the results were reversed. These isothiocyanate LC compounds with naphthyl group can be applied in special fast-response LC device, particularly the ones used under high-temperature conditions.     

适用于高空间频率透射式全息聚合物分散液晶光栅的材料研究

提出了适用于空间频率为3000 lp/mm的透射式全息聚合物分散液晶(HF-THPDLC)光栅的材料体系,并在反应动力学方面进行了深入的分析.为了能够得到高衍射效率并具有良好表面形貌的HF-THPDLC 光栅,首先确定了体系的平均官能度,使得预聚单体和液晶的扩散时间、液晶的成核时间以及于聚合物的凝胶时间达到最佳匹配状态...     

一种新型的氢键自组装液晶光控取向膜

报道了一种新型的以氢键为驱动力的液晶自组装光控取向膜, 研究了薄膜的制备方法与光敏特性. 通过聚(4-乙烯基吡啶)中的吡啶基团与光敏聚丙烯酰氧基肉桂酸间的氢键作用制备了LBL(layer-by-layer)型的自组装多层膜, 制备过程的紫外-可见光谱表明, 该组装过程为逐层、均匀沉积过程. 傅里叶变换红外光谱表明, 多层膜的成膜驱动力为氢键. 用线性偏振紫外光辐照该薄膜, 多层膜中与光矢量方向匹配的光敏基团发生[2+2]环加成反应, 形成表面张力各向异性的薄膜. 用该薄膜作为向列相液晶的取向膜制成平行液晶器件, 在偏光显微镜下观察, 发现获得了均一、稳定的取向效果.