强外加电场与大调制度下光折变动力学光栅形成研究

强外加电场与大调制度在光折变效应的研究中已经得到了广泛应用。采用PDECOL算法,严格求解光折变带输运方程,得到外加电场时不同调制度下光折变晶体中随时间变化的空间电荷场、载流子浓度,并讨论了外加电场对它们的影响。通过将物质方程与耦合波方程联立数值求解,可得到光折变光栅形成过程中两波耦合增益系数以及光束条纹相位的变化。模拟结果表明,在强外加电场作用下,两束记录光之间的光强与相位耦合都得到了增强,而原有的解析式忽视了强外加电场与大调制度对空间电荷场相位耦合的影响,此时不再适用。同时发现折射率光栅与记录光束条纹均发生弯曲,并不再保持平行。     

Dependence of space charge field and gain coefficient on the applied electric field in photorefractive materials

Intensity dependent space charge field and gain coefficient in the photorefractive medium due to the two interfering beams have been calculated by solving the material rate equations in presence of externally applied dc electric field. The gain coefficient has been studied with respect to variations in the input intensity, modulation depth, concentration ratio and normalized diffusion field in the absence and presence of the externally applied dc electric field. Space charge field has also been computed by varying the intensity ratio in the presence and absence of the externally applied dc electric field. It has been found that the rate of change of the space charge field with the normalized dc field decreases with the increasing intensity ratio for different values of the normalized diffusion field. It has also been found that the externally applied dc electric field has appreciable effect only when it is larger than the diffusion field.     

自混合干涉信号的位相调制

自混合干涉因其结构简单、紧凑、稳定且易准直等特点而被广泛应用于测量领域。从自混合干涉和电光晶体调制位相的基本原理出发,通过将电光晶体引入自混合干涉外腔调制,研究了自混合干涉测量中电光晶体的位相调制性能。实验证明,利用晶体的调制性能对自混合干涉信号进行位相调制,在很宽的频率范围内都能保证很高的调制精度,测量误差小,具有很好的应用前景。     

集成光学电光调制干涉光谱仪的模式谱分析

基于钛扩散铌酸锂(Ti∶LiNbO3)波导的集成光学电光调制技术的干涉光谱仪是Ti∶LiNbO3调制器的一种崭新应用,一般应用的探测光谱区间是在波导的单模区间。为拓宽探测波长范围至多模传输范围,以x向切割,y向传输。以共面对称电极的Ti∶LiNbO3波导电光调制干涉器(器件长度60mm)为例,模拟了多模传输时电光调制系数的模式色散现象。数值模拟中采用了有限差分方法(FDM)。分析表明,在多模传输情况下,光的各阶模式的光场分布差异导致了电光调制系数的模式色散;在对经线性扫描电压调制后的干涉输出数据进行傅里叶变换谱分析后,可发现对应波长的各阶传输模式谱。实验采用0.808μm单模偏振光源,在激励起准TE多模式和激励起混合模两种情况下,验证了数值模拟和分析的结果。     

Enhancement of the diffraction efficiency of the hologram recorded in photorefractive media under the action of external electric field

Diffraction efficiency as a function of the applied electric field for the non-linear regime has been calculated by solving numerically the beam coupling equations. The refractive index variation used in the beam coupling equations was calculated directly from the material rate equations via the total space charge field. The diffraction efficiency of the holograms recorded in photorefractive media is not only a function of the applied external electric field but also a function of crystal thickness, diffusion field, reduced fringe contrast modulation ratio and absorption coefficient of the materials. The effects of these parameters on the efficiency of the holograms have been studied in details. In the absence of the external applied field, it is found that the diffraction efficiency of the holograms could be maximized for a thinner photorefractive crystal having lower absorption coefficient and higher value of diffusion field, which could exist at a much lower value of reduced fringe contrast modulation ratio of the index grating. More efficient holograms can be recorded in the presence of the externally applied electric field as compared to the case of no external field.     

Direct measurement of the intersubband electro-optic coefficient in asymmetric multiple quantum wells

An extremely large electro-optic coefficient in asymmetric quantum well systems has been inferred from optical rectification measurements. To date, however, a direct measurement of the electro-optic coefficient in these materials has not been performed. We present a method to directly measure the electro-optic coefficient in an asymmetric quantum well systemconsisting of 30 Å GaAs wells, 65 Å Al(0.20)Ga(0.80)As step barriers, and 500 Å Al(0.40)Ga(0.60)As barriers. The devices consist of short waveguides with asymmetric quantum well cores. The waveguide endfaces are polished to form Fabry–Perot cavities. Electrodes are deposited running parallel to the waveguides to apply electric fields. The waveguides are analyzed using a Fourier transform infrared spectrometer. Interference fringes are observed in the reflected spectra at room temperature. The fringe spacing yields the refractive index of the material, while plots of the refractive index versus applied electric field yield the electro-optic coefficient. Absorption measurements through these waveguides showed the characteristic polarization dependent intersubband absorption. Because the electrodes appeared to be Schottky like, a large voltage was applied across the device and the voltage across the quantum wells was estimated from the device leakage current and the current-voltage characteristics of a similar device structure after scaling for length, area, and doping. There may be some uncertainty in this approximation. The maximum applied electric field is estimated to be 2.3 kV cm⁻¹. No anomalous effects were observed in the Fabry–Perot fringe pattern in the presence of this electric field, indicating the electro-optic coefficient in these waveguides is most likely less than 0.9 nm V⁻¹over a wide wavelength range. Clearly, however, measurements need to be performed at higher electric fields to accurately measure the electro-optic coefficient.     

S波段多注相对论速调管的小信号理论

多注相对论速调管利用多注电子注并行工作,各电子注在传输过程中彼此独立,利于提高注波互作用效率,抑制杂模振荡。分析多注相对论速调管的小信号理论,从谐振腔内电场的场形函数出发确定了不同腔体结构的耦合系数的计算方法,得到了不同电子注形状、注数时的基波电流分量轴向变化过程,并进行模拟验证。结果表明:同轴谐振腔的间隙耦合系数要大于圆柱腔的间隙耦合系数,采用同轴谐振腔更有利于注波互作用;电子群聚过程与每注电子注的势能密切相关,提高电子注数目有助于得到更大的基波电流分量。在电子注电压600 kV、电流5 kA、间隙电压30 kV的条件下,输入腔后的基波电流分量达800 A。     

基于F-P腔的极化聚合物的纵向电光调制

利用Fabry-Perot腔实现了置于腔内的极化聚合物电光薄膜的纵向电光调制,此模型中极化电场方向、调制电场方向均与通光方向平行.腔的精细因子大约为18(对1.3μm的光),膜厚度为1μm.实验所得调制深度在调制电场为1V/μm时为0.012%.其结果证实了利用Fabry-Perot腔实现纵向电光调制并利用其研究极化聚合物薄膜的可能. 关键词： 电光效应 激光束调制 光学聚合物 光学设备     

变耦合系数的简并拉曼耦合J-C模型中场熵的演化

研究了考虑耦合系数随时间线形变化的简并拉曼耦合J-C模型中场熵随时间演化特性,分析了耦合系数变化的快慢和不同的初始光场对场熵的影响。结果表明:(1)无论光场初始态如何,场熵均呈周期性演化,平均光子数n-的增加并不改变场熵演化周期的大小;(2)初始光场统计性质的不同对最大场熵值和最大场熵值变化的幅度产生较大的影响;(3)线形调制使场熵呈现的完美周期性振荡遭到破坏。当原子-场耦合系数变化缓慢时,原子进入统计混合态的速度被减缓;而当原子-场耦合系数变化较快时,则不仅使场熵演化曲线的振荡周期逐渐减小、振荡频率越来越快,而且使原子与场退纠缠的时刻增多。     

Nonlinearity of a response in photorefractive crystals with a square-wave applied field

The space-charge-field formation in a photorefractive crystal illuminated by a one-dimensional light pattern is studied when an alternating square-wave electric field is applied to the crystal. We derive the general nonlinear equation for the time-averaged distribution of the space-charge field and employ the simplified versions of this equation to analyze the space-charge-field formation in the case of a Gaussian beam and interference light pattern. The borders of the applicability of simplified equations and analytic expressions to describe a self-action of light beams and the large modulation effects under two-beam coupling are estimated from the numerical calculations. Received: 18 November 1998 / Revised version: 26 January 1999 / Published online: 12 April 1999     

Index of refraction, optical activity and electro-optic coefficient of bismuth titanium oxide (Bi12TiO20)

12 TiO₂₀. The first two can be measured by simple and classical methods, but the coexistence of optical activity, electrogyration, field-induced linear birefringence, and piezoelectric and photoelastic effects in photorefractive materials such as Bi₁₂TiO₂₀ complicate the measurement of the electro-optic coefficient. For normal incidence of linearly polarized light we derive analytic expressions for the polarization of light that has passed through the crystal. The ellipticity of the polarization is a function of the electric-field-induced linear birefringence and hence of the electro-optic coefficient of the crystal. Therefore measurement of the ellipticity as a function of an electric field externally applied to the crystal leads to an electro-optic coefficient r₄₁ of 5.3±0.1 pm/V. Received: 22 December 1996/Revised version: 21 March 1997     

Experimentally distinguishing electro-optic effects in silicon

Different electro-optic effects, such as Kerr effect, Pockels effect induced by the electric field or strain, and plasma dispersion effect exist in silicon. Experimentally distinguishing these effects is necessary for designing silicon-based electro-optic devices. According to their different polarization dependencies and frequency responses, these effects are measured and distinguished successfully via a transverse electro-optic modulation experiment based on the near-intrinsic silicon sample. The results indicate that Pockels effect induced by the electric field or strain is primary among these effects in the near-intrinsic silicon sample.     

双中心全息记录的矢量分析与记录方向优化

对描述双掺杂晶体非挥发性全息记录动力学过程的Kukhtarev方程进行了矢量分析,分析中考虑了体光生伏特效应和外加电场的作用。在小信号近似的基础上给出了双中心全息记录中记录与固定阶段空间电荷场的矢量解析解。在综合考虑空间电荷场的各向异性以及晶体有效电光系数的各向异性后,给出了双中心全息记录的优化记录方向。结果表明,对(Fe,Mn)∶LiNbO3晶体633nm寻常光记录,优化记录方向主要由有效电光系数决定,光栅波矢与光轴夹角为22°,方位角为30°;对(Fe,Mn)∶LiNbO3晶体633nm非寻常光记录,优化记录方向主要由固定空间电荷场决定,光栅波矢与光轴夹角为44°,方位角为90°。     

Wave coupling theory of quadratic electro-optic effect and its applications

Wave coupling theory of quadratic electro-optic effect is developed by considering the third-order nonlinearity as a perturbation in lossless nonmagnetic centrosymmetric medium. A general solution of the resultant equations is given to describe the quadratic electro-optic effect for the electromagnetic wave propagating along an arbitrary direction with applied external electric field. The effect of the polarization state on electro-optic coupling is studied in paraelectric phase KLTN crystals. A novel application of wave coupling theory of quadratic effect is described, namely polarization rotator, which can rotate the polarization of the electromagnetic wave with an arbitrary angle.     

Cascaded frequency doubling and electro-optic coupling in a single optical superlattice

Frequency doubling and electro-optic (EO) coupling are cascaded in a single optical superlattice due to simultaneous modulation of nonlinear and EO coefficients. The coupling equations are deduced and analyzed, and simulations in both periodic and quasi-periodic structures are presented. The results show that both polarization and magnitude of the second harmonic can be manipulated by an external DC electric field, which is useful when simultaneous frequency conversion and signal tuning are desired.This revised version was published online in August 2005 with a corrected cover date.     

一种8行任意扫描的电光扫瞄器

 针对激光的快速智能扫描,综合利用晶体的双折射效应和电光效应,提出一种电控集成8行任意扫瞄的高速光扫描方案。主要由三级数字电光偏转器和8×1的周期性极化电光棱镜组构成,其中3个电光快门和3块双折射晶体构成三级数字偏转器,通过半波电压的控制实现行位置的转换,一定数目的周期性极化电光棱镜级联组成单行偏转器,通过控制电压进行单行扫描,根据电场施加方式可实现数字型或者连续型扫描。利用梯形结构的电光棱镜组设计了最大电压为5.822 kV时,扫描视场为17.256°的可通过联机控制进行任意行扫描的高速激光扫描器。     

Theory of 2×2 switch based on electro-optic and piezoelectric effects in photorefractive LiNbO3 crystal

Based on the electro-optic and piezoelectric effects, the principle of a 2×2 bypass-exchange switch in photorefractive LiNbO₃ crystal is discussed. In photorefractive volume grating, the Bragg condition can be changed by applying a field during readout. That is, by applying a specific field E_s or zero, the diffraction efficiency will be 0 or 1, respectively and this property can be used to realize the bypass or exchange operation of the switch. In this paper, considering both the piezoelectric and electro-optic effects caused by the applied electric field, we analyzed relations of both the specific field and the incident intensity ratio with respect to the writing angles and polarizations of writing beams.     

三角结构三芯光子晶体光纤中的模式耦合特性分析

基于耦合模理论,得出了三角结构三芯光子晶体光纤(TTC-PCF)的耦合模方程.数值模拟研究了该结构中纤芯间的定向耦合特性,分析了光纤结构及入射波长对耦合系数的影响以及入射光振幅比对纤芯间能量耦合特性的影响.结果表明,通过调节入射光振幅比可实现对纤芯间耦合强度的连续调节.对比了耦合模理论与束传播法得到的结果,两者表现出很好的一致性.结合TTC-PCF展现的独特耦合传输性能,讨论了其在耦合强度连续可调光纤定向耦合器和大模场光纤激光器的设计与制备等方面的可能应用前景.     

Observation of self-diffraction by gratings in nematic liquid crystals doped with carbon nanotubes

Diffraction gratings were studied in cells of the homogeneously aligned liquid-crystal E7 doped with multiwall carbon nanotubes. These phase gratings were induced by interference modulation of two coherent optical beams, in conjunction with an applied dc field that was perpendicular to the unperturbed director axis. Self-diffraction was observed at all angles of incidence of the writing beams, including normal incidence. A superior nonlinear-index coefficient of 5x10(-2)cm(2)/W was obtained after passage of a 44-mW/cm(2) beam through a film with a grating constant of 18 mum under an external voltage of 15 V. The observed phenomenon depends strongly on the applied dc field, and the memory effect in a nematic film depends strongly on the grating constant.     

Electro-optical phase shift in polymer dispersed liquid crystals

An anisotropic version of the Maxwell Garnett approximation is applied for studying the electro-optical phase modulation by polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLC). The PDLC contain bipolar liquid crystal droplets that can be reoriented by an external field causing a change in the optical birefringence. This approach provides an explicit link between the droplet orientation distribution and the electro-optical phase shift. For aligned droplets we find that the sharpness of the change in the birefringence may be controlled by selecting the initial orientation. For a planar distribution we find sharp transitions with a hysteresis loop whose width depends on the droplet concentration. For a random distribution, the droplet orientation and the optical phase shift change more gradually with the applied field. These results demonstrate that PDLC may be suitable for a wide range of electro-optic applications based on their field-induced phase modulation properties. In addition, it is apparent that the optical phase shift is quite sensitive to changes in droplet orientation. It should therefore be useful for studying reorientation phenomena in PDLC, overcoming the problems due to light scattering in these materials. Received 25 November 1999 and Received in final form 20 January 2000