Second and third order nonlinear optical properties of nanostructured ZnO thin films deposited on α-BBO and LiNbO3

The nanocrystalline ZnO films were deposited on α-BaB₂O₄ (0 0 1 2) and LiNbO₃ (0 0 0 1) single crystals by RF-magnetron sputtering technique. Their structure was studied using X-ray diffractometry, scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy. Besides, the optical absorption spectra were investigated. The second and third harmonic generation measurements were performed by means of the rotational Maker fringe technique using Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm in picoseconds regime. Finally, the second and third order nonlinear susceptibilities were determined and their values have been found and compared.     

自生磁场对相对论谐波辐射的影响

分析了自生磁场对相对论谐波辐射的影响，得出结论，自生磁场对强激光在欠稠密等离子 产生的相对论相干波辐射有重要作用，自生磁场激发偶次谐波辐射，并对奇次谐波辐射产生影响，对二次，三次谐波作了详细分析，发现，自生磁场激发二次谐波辐射，而对三次谐波辐射有削弱作用，并且它还使谐波的失相时间延长。     

Effect of impurity on the absorption of a parabolic quantum dot with including Rashba spin–orbit interaction

In this paper, the influence of impurity parameters on the electron energy spectrum and absorption coefficients in a parabolic quantum dot and in the presence of Rashba spin–orbit interaction subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field is studied. The impurity potential is approximated by a Gaussian form. We have shown that in the both cases of a repulsive and attractive Gaussian impurity, the absorption coefficients are strongly affected by the decay length. These coefficients show blue (red) shift as the decay length of repulsive (attractive) impurity is increased. The dependence of the absorption coefficients on the impurity position is also examined for different polarizations. Our results show that the absorption coefficient has local maximum (minimum) for a given value of impurity position for Y-polarized (X-polarized) light.     

Analysis of broadband third harmonic generation with non-collinear angular dispersion in KDP crystals

A new scheme with non-collinear sum frequency generation (SFG) process of broadband third harmonic generation (THG) with two KDP crystals (one doubler and one mixer) using angular dispersion was proposed. The principle of broadband harmonic generation with non-collinear angular dispersion was presented. The comparison between the schemes of non-collinear and collinear SFG process was performed. The effects of the angular dispersion on the conversion efficiency, the pulse shape and the spectrum of the third harmonic field were discussed. The results show that, if proper angular dispersion is added to the fundamental and the second harmonic field outside the mixing KDP crystal, respectively, the broadband third harmonic conversion efficiency can be improved significantly. However, the difficulty of this scheme arises due to the requirement of two gratings with different angular dispersion outside the mixer. With the new scheme, it can be simpler that only one grating is needed to realize the broadband phase matching in the non-collinear SFG process. Although the fundamental and the second harmonic field inside the mixing crystal are non-collinear except the center wavelength, a blazing grating with proper angular dispersion for the fundamental field (twice as that for second harmonic field) can yield the well compensation for phase mismatching in the SFG process. Consequently, the conversion efficiency and the characteristics of the third harmonic field for the broadband third harmonic generation can be improved significantly.     

Impurity related optical properties in tuned quantum dot/ring systems

In this paper, we explore the linear, third-order nonlinear, and total optical absorption coefficient (OAC) and refractive index change coefficient (RICC) of a GaAs doped quantum dot/quantum ring (QD/QR) with parabolic-inverse squared potential in conjunction with modified Gaussian confinement and taking into account the presence of on-centre shallow donor and or acceptor impurity. Calculations are done via the compact density matrix formalism and the iterative method. The two-dimensional parabolic QD/QR is subjected to uniform magnetic field oriented perpendicularly to the plane of the structure. The energy levels and wave function are derived within the framework of effective-mass and parabolic band approximation. The results exhibit that the OACs and RICC are clearly affected by different parameters of the applied confinement, strength of magnetic field, and the presence of impurity. The variation of confinement potential, nature of impurity, dot radius, cyclotron frequency of the parabolic confinement potential, and geometric parameter of the on-centre repulsive potential lead to either a red-shift or a blue-shift of the resonant peaks of the OACs and of the maximum and minimum of the RICC together with significant variations of the magnitudes of these resonant structures.     

杂质态束缚极化子效应对量子线中三次谐波振荡的影响

本文就杂质束缚极化子效应对量子线中三次谐波振荡的影响作了理论计算.利用量子力学中的密度矩阵算符理论导出了该系统中三次谐波振荡的解析表达式.最后以典型的GaAs量子线为例作了数值计算.     

LB膜的制膜条件优化及其对光学性能的影响

通过紫外-可见吸收光谱、二次谐波振荡和稳态荧光的测量,研究了半花菁(DAEP)Langmuir-Blodgett(LB)膜在不同制膜条件(压膜速度、半花菁和花生酸混合、亚相中加入碘离子)下,LB膜样品中半花菁分子的聚集体性质的改变和对非线性光学性能的影响.实验发现,纯半花菁LB膜中分子形成H-聚集体,从而导致吸收峰、荧光峰的蓝移和分子二阶非线性极化率β的减少.分子聚集程度的减少和分子二阶非线性系数β的增加可以通过增大压膜速度、半花菁和花生酸混合、亚相中加入碘离子等方法实现.     

Linear and nonlinear optical properties of a single dopant in GaN conical quantum dot with spherical cap

ABSTRACT

The states of a single dopant centre in zinc-blende GaN-based conical quantum dots with spherical cap are theoretically investigated by analytically solving the corresponding effective mass equation taking advantage of the localisation of the ionised impurity at the cone apex. Nonlinear optical response is analysed through the calculation of the coefficients of optical absorption, relative refractive index change, and second and third harmonic generation, for the chosen set of allowed electron-donor states. The behaviour of the calculated optical quantities under changes in the geometry of the system due to variations in apical width and quantum dot radius is analysed and discussed.     

Circularly polarised attosecond pulses: generation and applications

ABSTRACT

Molecular high-order harmonic generation(MHOHG) is simulated for H⁺₂ in the nonlinear nonperturbative regime of laser-molecule interactions with ultrashort intense circularly polarised laser pulses. It is shown that combinations of co-rotating or counter-rotating pulses produce laser-induced Coriolis forces with electron-parent ion recollisions, thus enhancing circularly polarised MHOHG, the source of circularly polarised attosecond pulses. Such pulses can be used to induce electron attosecond currents for the generation of attosecond magnetic field pulses, new tools for molecular attomagnetism.     

波荡器谐波场增强效应对电子自发辐射谱的影响

 有效利用电子束在波荡器中运动时产生的谐波辐射,是获得更短波长辐射最直接的方法之一。提高波荡器磁场的谐波分量可以提高电子束的谐波辐射光场强度。分析了一种改进Halbach型波荡器结构,计算了其磁场的构成,分析表明这种结构可以使磁场的三次谐波分量提高至基波分量的25%左右。以合肥光源的电子束参数为例,计算了波荡器磁场谐波分量增强后对电子束自发辐射谱的影响。计算结果表明,波荡器磁场谐波分量增强至25%时,可以使电子束自发辐射的三次谐波辐射增强至基波辐射光子通量的67%左右。     

Noise-driven optical absorption coefficients of impurity doped quantum dots

We make an extensive investigation of linear, third-order nonlinear, and total optical absorption coefficients (ACs) of impurity doped quantum dots (QDs) in presence and absence of noise. The noise invoked in the present study is a Gaussian white noise. The quantum dot is doped with repulsive Gaussian impurity. Noise has been introduced to the system additively and multiplicatively. A perpendicular magnetic field acts as a source of confinement and a static external electric field has been applied. The AC profiles have been studied as a function of incident photon energy when several important parameters such as optical intensity, electric field strength, magnetic field strength, confinement energy, dopant location, relaxation time, Al concentration, dopant potential, and noise strength take on different values. In addition, the role of mode of application of noise (additive/multiplicative) on the AC profiles has also been analyzed meticulously. The AC profiles often consist of a number of interesting observations such as one photon resonance enhancement, shift of AC peak position, variation of AC peak intensity, and bleaching of AC peak. However, presence of noise alters the features of AC profiles and leads to some interesting manifestations. Multiplicative noise brings about more complexity in the AC profiles than its additive counterpart. The observations indeed illuminate several useful aspects in the study of linear and nonlinear optical properties of doped QD systems, specially in presence of noise. The findings are expected to be quite relevant from a technological perspective.     

TEMPORAL OPTICAL SOLITONS VIA MULTISTEP χ(2) CASCADING

We consider a multistep χ⁽²⁾ cascading for light pulses with the dispersion of the system taken into account. Using the method of multiple scales we derive a set of coupled envelope equations governing the nonlinear evolution of the fundamental, second and third harmonic waves involved simultaneously in two nonlinear optical processes, i.e. second harmonic generation and sum frequency mixing. We show that three-wave temporal optical solitons are possible in three-and four-step cascading in the presence of a group-velocity mismatch between different pulses.     

Chirp control on molecular harmonic generation and distribution in H2+

Chirp control on the molecular harmonic emission and distribution in H₂⁺ has been theoretically investigated. The results show that (i) with the introduction of the up-chirped pulse, the intensities of the higher harmonics are decreased; while with the introduction of the down-chirped pulse, the intensities of the higher harmonics can be enhanced. When E(t) < 0.0, the harmonic emission events (HEEs) from the positive-H are higher than those from the negative-H; while when E(t) > 0.0, the HEEs from the negative-H are higher than those from the positive-H. As a result, when the higher harmonics are produced from E(t) < 0.0 or E(t) > 0.0, the positive-H or the negative-H plays the main role in the harmonic spectra. (ii) The distribution of the higher harmonics from the two-H nuclei can be controlled with the introduction of the chirps and the carrier-envelope-phases of the laser field. (iii) Some minima on the harmonic spectra can be obtained, which is attributed to the coupling of the two-center interference and the electron-nuclear dynamics. (iv) By properly superposing the harmonics from the down-chirped pulse, an isolated attosecond pulse (IAP) with the duration of 45 as can be obtained, which is nearly 1 order of magnitude enhancement in pulse intensity compared with the chirp- free case.     

Second harmonic generation of metal nanoparticles under tightly focused illumination

The near-field and far-field second harmonic(SH) responses of a metal spherical nanoparticle placed in the focal region of a highly focused beam are investigated by using the calculation model based on three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain(FDTD) method. The results show that off-axis backward-propagating SH response can be reinforced by tightly focusing, due to the increase of the relative magnitude of the longitudinal field component and the phase shift along the propagation direction.     

多波长飞秒激光激发下GaAs纳米线SHG特性研究

本文基于有限元法研究了直立生长于GaAs衬底的GaAs纳米线的光场响应和光场增强性质. 实验使用多个波长的飞秒激光脉冲激发GaAs纳米线, 测得了较高效率的二次谐波信号, 并首次使用宽带超连续飞秒脉冲 (1000–1300 nm) 在纳米线上获取了宽带、无杂散荧光噪声的二次谐波信号. 这种高效的二次谐波产生过程主要归因于纳米结构引起的局域场增强效应. 本文阐明了GaAs纳米线的二次谐波倍频特性, 这些结果对于其在纳米光学中的光器件、 光集成等领域的进一步研究和实际应用具有很好的参考价值. 关键词： GaAs纳米线 二次谐波 飞秒激光     

Second harmonic generation in a disk shaped quantum dot in the presence of spin-orbit interaction

The second harmonic generation (SHG) coefficients for a disk shaped quantum dot (DSQD) in the magnetic field are studied in the presence of spin-orbit interactions (SOI). The spin-orbit terms we have used in our calculations are both Rashba and Dresselhaus. We have shown that the presence of SOI modifies the SHG terms. In addition, it has been shown that SOI coupling terms influence the spectrum of DSQD resulting in defined changes in the harmonic generation.     

Nonlinear microwave response of YBCO single crystal in constant magnetic field

The generation of a microwave second harmonic by a YBCO single crystal in a dc magnetic field was studied. We found that the signal existed only when there was a direct screening current. As a result, the pinning current as a function of magnetic field can be derived directly from the second harmonic intensity versus the magnetic field. The experimental data were interpreted in terms of a generalized model of the critical state taking into account diffusion of vortices and the absence of a barrier stopping vortices from leaving the sample. We have shown that, in a decreasing dc magnetic field, the current density is considerably lower than both the critical and screening current densities in an increasing dc field. Our experiments indicate that vortices are not the sources of radiation at the double frequency. A relation between the mechanism of harmonic generation in the Meissner phase and modulation of the order parameter by the microwave magnetic field (Ginzburg-Landau nonlinearity) is discussed. It is remarkable that, by measuring the second harmonic intensity in the Meissner state versus temperature, one can obtain the magnetic field penetration depth as a function of temperature with fairly good accuracy. Zh. éksp. Teor. Fiz. 115, 2242–2253 (June 1999)     

Optical non-linearities associated to hydrogenic impurities in InAs/GaAs self-assembled quantum dots under applied electric fields

Abstract

The effects of the hydrogenic impurity on the electron-related non-linear optical processes in a InAs/GaAs dome-shaped quantum dot with a wetting layer under applied electric fields are studied within the density-matrix formalism. The one-electron energy levels and wave functions are calculated using the effective mass approximation and the finite element method. The non-linear optical absorption, relative refractive index change and non-linear optical rectification associated with interlevel transitions are calculated under a strong probe field excitation for both in-plane and z-polarisation of the incident light. According to our results as the electric field increases the absorption and dispersion peaks decrease and exhibit red shift. Hydrogenic impurity located at the origin induces a blue shift in the optical responses. For the optical absorption coefficient the peaks magnitude is enhanced by the impurity presence independent of the electric field strengths, whereas the non-linear optical rectification is larger in the case with impurity only for zero applied electric field.     

Residual conductance fluctuations of tiny disordered conductors

Conductances of the equivalent samples differ randomly (Stone 1985). At zero temperature these fluctuations were found to be of the order ofe ²/h for samples of arbitrary size and form (Altshuler 1985; Lee and Stone 1985). Experimentally such fluctuations manifest themselves as e.g. the reproducible aperiodic oscillations of the given sample conductance in magnetic field (Webbet al 1985; Stone 1985). These oscillations can be understood in terms of the correlation function (Lee and Stone 1985; Altshuler and Khmel’nitskii 1985) of the conductances in different fields. The characteristic field scale of the aperiodic oscillations corresponds to the unit magnetic flux through the sample. Conductance fluctuations decrease with the growth of temperature if the sample size is larger than the diffusion length within the timeh/T (Stone 1985; Lee and Stone 1985; Webbet al 1984, 1985; Altshuler and Khmel’nitskii 1985). These fluctuations are proportional toT ^?1/4,T ^?1/2 logT, andT ^?1/2 in the 3-d, 2-d and 1-d cases, respectively (Altshuler and Khmel’nitskii 1985) (the experiments of Webbet al 1984, 1985 correspond to the latter case). Random potential in tiny samples breaks all space symmetries. All effects which are forbidden in the average by these symmetries should manifest themselves by (i) conductance anisotropy, (ii) its dependence on the electric field direction and (iii) giant generation of the second harmonic in the granular sample under light radiation (Altshuler and Khmel’nitskii 1985). Conductance changes aperiodically with variation of the chemical potential (Lee and Stone 1985). Because of this thermopower fluctuations are much larger than its average value (Altshuler and Khmel’nitskii 1985). Conductance fluctuations are very sensitive to the random impurity potential variations (Altshuler and Spivak 1985). For instance, the change of the film conductance due to the shift ofone impurity isfinite for any film size. This effect can be used for the super flow impurity diffusion investigations. Variations of the localized spins realization in spin glasses change the conductance. This can explain (Altshuler and Spivak 1985) the conductance dependence on the magnetic field direction observed by Webbet al (1984, 1985).