激光热效应对PPLN晶体倍频效率的影响

从准相位失配关系出发,研究了PPLN晶体倍频效率与温度的关系,针对温度对折射率与极化周期的影响,分析了激光热效应对准相位匹配系统谐波转换过程的影响。采用有限元分析法计算了PPLN材料内部温度分布状况,并对热效应影响下晶体内部倍频效率变化情况进行了计算。计算结果表明:在不同基频光功率密度下,在倍频过程中晶体温度及通光方向截面折射率的分布不同,在倍频晶体出射面倍频效率的分布也不同;随基频光功率密度增大,晶体整体温度与折射率增大,出射端面倍频效率分布随基频光功率密度变化而变化;与理想条件倍频系统相比,激光热效应对晶体倍频效率有一定的影响。     

高功率激光器腔镜热变形对输出光束质量的影响

利用有限元分析法结合Fox-Li迭代法,考虑腔内本征模式与腔镜热形变的相互耦合作用,计算模拟了正支共焦非稳腔的本征模式分布,定量分析了高功率激光器腔镜热变形对输出光束质量的影响,重点讨论了腔镜热变形所引起的腔内本征模式相位特性的变化,并从波前功率谱密度、Zernike像差系数及光束质量值等角度对腔镜发生热形变前后的激光器输出光束的光束特性进行比较分析。研究结果表明:高功率激光器腔镜热形变对输出光束的光束质量会产生一定的影响,且随着激光输出功率的增大,镜面热形变引起的输出光束波前相位高频比例及Zernike高阶像差均会有所增大,波前畸变程度也明显变大,光束质量逐渐变差。     

高功率Nd:YVO_4/KTP腔内倍频晶体温度分布的半解析热分析

非线性晶体KTP采用Ⅱ类相位匹配腔内倍频时,不仅要求晶体满足基频光的偏振匹配条件,而且所选用的晶体要求符合λ/2波片的条件,才能使晶体的谐波转换效率达到最佳。由于倍频晶体吸收基频光能量引起晶体内部非均匀温升,改变晶体内部各点的折射率,也会使晶体产生不应有的热形变,破坏晶体初始的位相匹配条件,严重影响输出激光的品质和倍频效率。减弱、改善这种情况的关键是准确得出在实际工作条件下晶体内部温度场。利用半解析热分析方法得出了KTP晶体内部温度场的计算方法,分析了各种热参量变化对KTP晶体内部温度场的影响。得出的结果具有一定的普适性,可以应用到具有轴对称形式内热源的其它热模型温度场的计算分析中,对连续波腔内倍频激光系统的设计将起到指导作用。     

Transformations of the turbulent viscosity distribution under the effect of the internal waves in the system of stratified currents

Turbulent viscosity distributions in stratified currents are investigated. Relationship between the internal-wave-induced transformations of the temperature and turbulent exchange coefficient distributions is established. Dependences of turbulent viscosity on the phase velocity of the internal wave, water level variation, and velocity and thickness of the drift current are revealed. The contribution from the internal wave effect to the turbulent exchange coefficient value is shown to be 30% on average. Dependence of the turbulent exchange coefficient on the wave and current parameters is obtained.     

交流发光二极管热特性的模拟分析

由于交流发光二极管(AC-LED)在实际应用中无需交流/直流整流变压器,它的发展越来越被关注。随着器件功率的增大,芯片结温升高,对器件的光通量、光功率及寿命等产生负面影响,所以精确掌握AC-LED的温升规律就成为芯片设计的关键。运用FloEFD有限元软件进行模拟仿真1 W白光AC-LED分别在直流和交变功率驱动下的瞬态热特性,结果表明在加载交变信号情况下,器件结温会以直流信号的结温为中心周期振荡,振荡的频率与输入功率频率相同,但有明显的相位移动。同时,AC-LED在不同的输入功率和频率下的结温变化显示稳态时的平均结温和结温振荡幅度都随功率的增大而线性上升,但随着频率的增大而降低。     

Influence of transparent coating thickness on thermoelastic force source and laser-generated ultrasound waves

A numerical model is established to investigate the influence of transparent coating thickness on the laser-generated thermoelastic force source and ultrasound waves in the coating-substrate system by using the finite element method (FEM). Taking into account the effects of thermal diffusion, the finite width and duration of the laser source, as well as the temperature dependence of material properties, the transient temperature distributions are obtained firstly. Applying this temperature field to structure analyses as thermal loading, the thermoelastic stress field and laser-generated ultrasound wave in the specimen are obtained. The generation and propagation of the laser thermoelastically induced stress field and ultrasonic waves in coating-substrate system are presented in detail. The influence of transparent coating thickness on the transient temperature distribution, thermoelastic force source and the laser-generated ultrasound waveforms is investigated. The numerical results indicate that the thermoelastic force source and laser-generated ultrasound waveform are strongly affected by the coating thickness due to the constraint of coating. This method can provide insight into the generation and propagation of the laser-generated stress field in coating-substrate system consisting of a transparent coating and an opaque metallic substrate. It provides theoretical basics to optimize ultrasonic signal generation in particular applications and invert the physical and geometrical parameter of the coating-substrate system more accurately in the experiment.     

Compensation of dynamic phase distortions in the phase conjugation system based on the film of azocontaining liquid-crystalline polymer

The compensation dynamics of phase distortions in optical phase conjugation (OPC) using the film of azocontaining liquid-crystalline polymer was experimentally investigated. The quality of compensation of distortions of the wave front was determined, and the effect of experimental conditions on the OPC dynamics was studied. The coefficient of reflection in OPC reached 35% for a total incident light intensity of ～17 mW/cm² at a wavelength of 532 nm. The response time of the OPC system was ～1 s at a polymer temperature of 69°C. The high-quality compensation of the wave front distortions of the laser radiation was obtained. The residual error of compensation decreased by a factor of ～100 during the transient OPC process. It is demonstrated that the spatially modulated light beam can be retrieved during repeated passages through a phase plate with strong small-scale aberrations.     

Inspection on SiC coated carbon–carbon composite with subsurface defects using pulsed thermography

An investigation on SiC coated carbon–carbon (C/C) composite plates has been undertaken by pulsed thermography. The heat transfer model has been built and the finite element method (FEM) is applied to solve the thermal model. The simulation results show that defects with DA/DP smaller than one can hardly be detected by an infrared camera with the sensitivity of 0.02 °C. Certificated experiments were performed on the built pulsed thermography system. The thermal wave signals have been processed by subtracting background image method (SBIM), pulsed phase thermography (PPT), and temperature–time logarithm fitting method (TtLFM). The limit DA/DP of defects in SiC coated C/C composite plates with the thickness of 6 mm that can be detected by pulsed thermography with the presented signal analysis algorithms has been obtained.     

Thermal correction of quasistatic optical distortions in a VUV lithograph

For a projection objective of a lithographic setup designed for the wavelength range λ = 13 nm, optical distortions of its mirror components should not exceed a value of about 1 nm. The fabrication of mirrors of such an optical quality is very expensive. We have studied the possibility of using the thermal deformation of an optical element to improve the quality of its surface shape. It is shown, in particular, that, with this method, quasistatic large-scale (no smaller than 20% of the element diameter) optical distortions with an amplitude of about 15 nm can be compensated with an error up to 0.5 nm, that is, λ/20–λ/30.     

Numerical simulation of laser-generated ultrasound in non-metallic material by the finite element method

The use of a pulsed laser for the generation of the elastic waves in non-metallic materials in the thermoelastic regime is investigated by using finite element method (FEM), taking into account not only thermal diffusion and the finite spatial and temporal shape of the laser pulse, but also optical penetration and the temperature dependence of material properties. The optimum finite element model is established based on analysis of two important parameters, meshing size and time step, and the stability of solution. Temperature distributions and temperature gradient fields in non-metallic material for different time steps are obtained, this temperature field is equivalent to a bulk force source to generate ultrasonic wave. The laser-generated ultrasound waveforms at the epicenter and surface acoustic waveforms (SAWs) are obtained and the influence of optical penetration into the material on the temperature field and the ultrasound waveforms are analyzed. The numerical results indicate that the heat penetration into non-metallic material is caused mainly by the optical penetration, and the ultrasound waveforms, especially the shape of the precursor, are strongly dependent on the optical penetration depth into non-metallic material.     

0.53 μm毫秒脉冲激光对GaAs热分解损伤特性

针对波长0.53 m的毫秒脉冲激光辐照GaAs的表面热分解损伤问题,建立了二维轴对称热传导模型,在考虑材料的热物性参数随温度变化的基础上,采用有限元法模拟了材料的瞬态温度场,得到了温度场分布特征及其随时间的变化规律,给出了材料表面发生热分解损伤阈值曲线。数值结果表明:毫秒脉冲激光对GaAs作用时,热传导影响着激光作用全过程,对应的损伤机理主要为热损伤;在激光作用下,被作用表面中心处温度最高,并且首先发生热分解损伤;随着作用激光能量密度的增加,GaAs表面发生热分解损伤的时刻不断提前。     

亚表面异质缺陷对功能梯度材料表面温度场的影响

基于双曲型热传导方程,采用镜像法和波函数展开法,求解了含亚表面异质圆柱缺陷的半无限功能梯度材料的表面温度场,给出了功能梯度材料中热波散射的一般解.分析了亚表面异质圆柱缺陷的几何参数(如埋藏深度)和热物理参数(如导热系数、热扩散长度、热扩散率及热弛豫时间等)对功能梯度材料表面温度场的影响.温度波由调制的超短脉冲激光在功能梯度材料表面激发,异质圆柱缺陷表面的边界条件为导热边界.研究结果可望为功能梯度材料的红外热波无损检测、导热反问题提供计算方法和参考数据.     

Laser-generated thermoelastic acoustic sources and Lamb waves in anisotropic plates

The effect of anisotropy and temperature on the dispersive Lamb wave generation and propagation in a transversely isotropic thin plate has been investigated. A quantitative numerical model for the laser-generated transient ultrasonic Lamb waves propagating along arbitrary directions is presented by using a finite-element method. All factors, such as spatial and time distributions of the incident laser beam, optical penetration, thermal diffusivity, thickness of the plate, and source–receiver distance, can be taken into account. The effects on the ultrasound waveform of the size of the optoacoustic source are investigated; in the limit of strong optical absorption, a subsurface thermal source gives rise to both vertical and lateral shear tensions. The lateral shear tension is equivalent to applying a shear dipole at the top face; the amplitude of the dipole is a function of material symmetry, contrary to the isotropic case, and the character and strength of the equivalent surface stress are a function of propagation direction. The specific results for the lower anti-symmetric and symmetric mode propagation in all planar directions are presented in the thermoelastic regime; the spatial dispersion (variation of the velocity with the direction of propagation) as well as the frequency dispersion is analyzed. PACS 43.35.+d; 02.70.Dh; 42.62.-b; 78.20.Nv; 81.70.Cv     

Optical Pickup with a Spherical Aberration Compensator Using a Crossed-Stripe Liquid Crystal Device

To increase recording density in an optical disk system, a two-lens system which enlarge its numerical aperture (NA) has been developed. When NA becomes larger, however, the spherical aberration due to disk thickness error increases. We propose an optical pickup with a spherical aberration compensator using nematic liquid crystal (LC). Our LC device is composed of two LC cells each of which has X and Y stripe electrodes, respectively. We discussed how the spherical aberration due to the disk thickness error can be compensated by combination of two crossed cylindrical phase distributions induced by the LC cells, and confirmed the compensation effect in a design example by simulation. We have also fabricated the crossed stripe LC device actually, and have obtained the experimental result which shows that amount sufficient to compensate the aberration is achieved.     

流体直接冷却薄板条介质温度及应力的解析表达

基于对流传热和热传导原理, 建立了流体直接冷却均匀抽运薄板条激光工作介质的热效应分析模型, 采用平面应力近似和最小功原理, 得到了板条工作介质内部温度分布和应力分布的解析表达式. 研究了不同流道厚度时对流热交换系数和冷却液温升与流体流速的关系, 分析了流道厚度对工作介质的温度分布和应力分布的影响规律, 讨论了之字形和直通光路时, 热致波前畸变随产热功率的变化趋势. 结果表明: 层流和湍流时, 较厚的流道可以实现更好的热管理效率; 增益介质中的热分布关于中心平面对称, 纵向最大温升出现在出水口端, 最大应力畸变集中在板条两端及其侧边; 流道厚度较大时, 工作介质更易形成一维的温度梯度, 产生的应力更小; 之字形光路可以明显缓解热光效应导致的波前畸变.     

Magnonics: Experiment to prove the concept

An experimental scheme for studying spin wave propagation across thin magnetic film samples is proposed. The scheme is based upon the creation of picosecond pulses of strongly localized effective magnetic field via ultrafast optical irradiation of a specially deposited exchange bias or exchange spring layer. The spin waves are excited near the irradiated surface before propagating across the thickness of the sample. They are then detected near the other surface either within the finite optical skin depth using the linear magneto-optical Kerr effect in metallic samples or by the magnetic second harmonic generation. The experiment can facilitate investigations of propagating spin waves with wavelengths down to several nanometers and frequencies in excess of hundreds of Gigahertz. An experiment upon a periodically layered nanowire (a finite cross-section magnonic crystal) is numerically simulated, although the sample might equally well be a continuous film or an array of elements (e.g. nanowires) that either have uniform composition or are periodically layered as in a magnonic crystal. The experiments could be extended to study domain wall-induced spin wave phase shifts and can be used for the creation of spin wave magnetic logic devices.     

Non-Fourier heat conduction with radiation in an absorbing, emitting, and isotropically scattering medium

This article numerically analyses the combined conductive and radiative heat transfer in an absorbing, emitting, and isotropically scattering medium. The non-Fourier heat conduction equation, which includes the time lag between heat flux and the temperature gradient, is used to model the conductive heat transfer in the medium. It predicts that a temperature disturbance will propagate as a wave at finite speed. The radiative heat transfer is solved using the P₃ approximation method. In addition, the MacCormack's explicit predictor-corrector scheme is used to solve the non-Fourier problem. The effects of radiation including single scattering albedo, conduction-to-radiation parameter, and optical thickness of the medium on the transient and steady state temperature distributions are investigated in detail. Analysis results indicate that the internal radiation in the medium significantly influences the wave nature. The thermal wave nature in the combined non-Fourier heat conduction with radiation is more obvious for large values of conduction-to-radiation parameter, small values of optical thickness and higher scattering medium. The results from non-Fourier-effect equation are also compared to those obtained from the Fourier equation. Non-Fourier effect becomes insignificant as either time increases or the effect of radiation increases.     

纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学相变特性

采用双离子束溅射氧化钒薄膜附加热处理的方式制备了纳米二氧化钒薄膜。在热驱动方式下,分别利用四探针测试技术和傅里叶变换红外光谱技术对纳米二氧化钒薄膜的电学与光学半导体-金属相变特性进行了测试与分析。实验结果表明,电学相变特性与光学相变特性之间存在明显的偏差,电学相变温度为63 ℃,高于光学相变温度,60 ℃;电学相变持续的温度宽度较光学相变持续温度宽度宽;在红外光波段,随着波长的增加,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变温度逐渐增大,由半导体相向金属相转变的初始温度逐渐升高,相变持续的温度宽度变窄。在红外光波段,纳米二氧化钒薄膜的光学相变特性可以通过光波波长进行调控,电学相变特性更适合表征纳米VO₂薄膜的半导体-金属相变特性。     

Birth and evolution of wave-front dislocations in a laser beam passed through a photorefractive LiNbO3: Fe crystal

We report on an experimental and numerical investigation of the process of spontaneous optical vortices nucleation in a wave front of a laser beam passed through a photorefractive LiNbO₃ : Fe crystal with self-induced nonlinear lens. The complex lens structure produces mainly defocusing of the beam passing through the crystal due to a negative variation of the refractive index, whereas side parts of the lens have a positive sign of refractive-index variation and partially focus the beam. The resulting wave-front distortions lead to a phase bifurcation occurring at a certain distance after the crystal when the amplitude of the light wave becomes zero. We study in detail the process of edge dislocation nucleation and its decay in the near field producing a pair of unity-charged opposite-sign screw dislocations. After birth, they spread along dislocation axes as stable objects.     

激光时空分布对钢靶温度场及热软化的影响

 用有限元模型数值模拟了能量和作用时间相同而时空分布不同的连续波激光辐照下，带涂层钢靶的温度场和热软化分布。结果表明，光强空间分布不同时，靶后表面温度分布虽有不同程度的差别，但材料中部的热软化差别很小，仅热软化的范围略有改变；光强时间分布不同时，靶面温升的历史不同，但最终温度和温度分布都趋于一致。模拟分析结果与实验结果一致。