Dissolution forms of rare-earth gallium-aluminium garnets

Acta Physica Hungarica - Single crystal spheres of rare-earth gallium-aluminium garnet crystals (R3Al5?x Ga x O12, whereR=rare-earths and 0≤x≤5) have been dissolved in H3PO4 and...     

铬、钕双掺钆镓石榴石(Cr~(4+),Nd~(3+))∶Gd_3Ga_5O_(12)激光晶体光学性能的研究

用提拉法生长了掺铬、钕的钆镓石榴石(Cr4+,Nd3+∶GGG)自调Q激光晶体。报道了室温下的吸收光谱和荧光光谱特性。分析了Cr离子浓度对光谱性质的影响。比较了Cr4+∶GGG,Nd3+∶GGG和(Cr4+,Nd3+)∶GGG晶体吸收光谱的关系。测量了(Cr4+,Nd3+)∶GGG晶体和Nd3+∶GGG晶体的荧光寿命,它们分别是33μs和250μs。实验表明,(Cr4+,Nd3+)∶GGG晶体是一种非常有潜力的自调Q激光晶体,可以实现大功率激光器的小型化和全固态化。     

Transition to a virtually incompressible oxide phase at a shock pressure of 120 GPa (1.2 Mbar): Gd3Ga5O12

Cubic, single-crystal, transparent Gd(3)Ga(5)O(12) has a density of 7.10 g/cm(3), a Hugoniot elastic limit of 30 GPa, and undergoes a continuous phase transition from 65 GPa to a quasi-incompressible (QI) phase at 120 GPa. Only diamond has a larger Hugoniot elastic limit. The QI phase of is more incompressible than diamond from 170 to 260 GPa. Electrical conductivity measurements indicate the QI phase has a band gap of 3.1 eV. Gd(3)Ga(5)O(12) can be used to obtain substantially higher pressures and lower temperatures in metallic fluid hydrogen than was achieved previously by shock reverberation between Al(2)O(3) disks.     

Growth and characterization of piezoelectric Sr3Ga2Ge4O14 crystals

Langasite (La3Ga5SiO14, LGS) and its isomorphs, have attracted much attention for their potential for surface acoustic wave (SAW) and bulk acoustic wave (BAW) applications. Among these homologous compounds, Sr3Ga2Ge4O14 (SGG) attracted our attention due to its superior piezoelectric properties and lower growth temperature. In this work, SGG single crystal has been grown successfully by the vertical Bridgman method with crucible-sealing technique. SGG wafers of 2 in. have been fabricated. The basic physical properties of SGG crystals were measured. The results demonstrate that piezoelectric and mechanical properties of SGG crystals are better than that of LGS crystal and it is expected to be a potential substrate material for SAW and BAW applications.     

热稳定法拉第旋转TbYbBiIG磁光单晶及性能

采用高温溶液法，以Ｂｉ２Ｏ３／Ｂ２Ｏ３为助熔剂成功地生长出掺铋复合稀土铁石榴石（ＴｂＹｂＢｉ）３Ｆｅ５Ｏ１２（简称ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ）晶体。晶体外形规则，最大尺寸为７×６×４ｍｍ３，Ｘ射线衍射分析证实，生长的晶体为ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ单相单晶体，扫描电镜能谱分析其组成为Ｔｂ２．０６Ｙｂ０．４６Ｂｉ０．４８Ｆｅ５Ｏ１２。在１．０μｍ～１．７μｍ波段测量出晶体法拉第旋转谱和光吸收谱。当λ＝１．５５μｍ时，在１０°Ｃ～８０°Ｃ温度范围内测得法拉第旋转θＦ的温度系数为ｄθＦ／ｄＴ＝－２．３×１０－２ｄｅｇ·ｍｍ－１Ｋ－１。研究结果表明，ＴｂＹｂＢｉＩＧ单晶体在近红外波段θＦ约为ＹＩＧ单晶的３倍，温度系数小，是制作高性能光隔离器的一种好材料     

Cotton-yarn/TiO$\mathsf{_{2}}$ dispersed resin photonic crystals with straight and wavy structures

The feasibility of three-dimensional (3-D) photonic crystals made using textile technology was investigated. Three different textures consisting of the cotton-yarn and TiO₂ dispersed resin; a crossed linear-yarn laminated fabric, a multi layered woven fabric, and a 3-D woven fabric, were fabricated. The microwave attenuation of the transmission amplitude through these photonic crystals was measured. The straight cotton-yarn as well as the wavy cotton-yarn/TiO₂ dispersed resin photonic crystals exhibited band gaps in the 6 to 15 GHz range. Thus, we could fabricate successfully 3-D photonic crystals using textile technology.Received: 27 February 2004, Published online: 12 July 2004PACS: 42.70.Qs Photonic bandgap materials - 84.40.-x Radiowave and microwave (including millimeter wave) technology     

Nonlinear photonic crystals as a source of entangled photons

Nonlinear photonic crystals can be used to provide phase matching for frequency conversion in optically isotropic materials. The phase-matching mechanism proposed here is a combination of form birefringence and phase velocity dispersion in a periodic structure. Since the phase matching relies on the geometry of the photonic crystal, it becomes possible to use highly nonlinear materials. This is illustrated considering a one-dimensional periodic Al0.4Ga0.6As/air structure for the generation of 1.5 microm light. We show that phase-matching conditions used in schemes to create entangled photon pairs can be achieved in photonic crystals.     

Omni-directional mirror for visible light based on one-dimensional photonic crystal

The omni-directional reflection characteristics of one-dimensional photonic crystals composed of Ta 2 O 5 /MgF 2 multi-quantum well (MQW) are studied using the transfer matrix method. An omni-directional reflector consisting of three and four Ta 2 O 5 /MgF 2 MQWs is investigated. Results show that the photonic band gap of the photonic crystal composed of three and four Ta 2 O 5 /MgF 2 MQWs, which are within the wavelength ranges of 402–712 and 412–1,023 nm, respectively, could cover the entire visible region. The relationship among the width of the band gap, its location, reflectivity rate, and incident angle of the incident light is analyzed. The optimal structural parameters of the MQW of the omni-directional reflector in the visible region are also calculated. The calculations provide a guide for the design of omni-directional reflection devices in the visible region.     

高掺杂Ga对ZnSe:Ga,Cu晶体中深中心发射的影响

本文研究了高掺杂Ga对ZnSe:Ga,Cu晶体中深中心光致发光谱带的影响。首次在高掺杂ZnSe:Ga,Cu中观察到了Cu-G带峰值位置随Ga浓度增大向长波方向移动的现象,并把它归因于高浓度的Ga和Cu相互作用,产生了谱峰为5580Å的新发射带,其半高宽(FWHM)大于Cu-G谱带的半高宽。此外还得到,随着Cu浓度增加,Cu-G带与Cu-R带强度之比减小。文中指出,Ga浓度较低时,ZnSe:Ga,Cu晶体与ZnSe:Cu晶体有相同的Cu深中心发射规律,即随着Cu浓度增大,Cu-G带与Cu-R带的强度比增大,由Cu-R发射带占优势逐渐过渡到Cu-G发射带占优势。     

Ca3Al2M3O12（M=Si,Ge）石榴石中Ce^3＋离子的荧光光谱

本文研究了Ｃａ３Ａｌ２Ｍ３Ｏ１２（Ｍ＝Ｓｉ，Ｇｅ）石榴石中Ｇｅ＾３＋离子的荧光光谱。在这两种石榴石中，Ｃｅ＾３＋的发射光谱均为Ｃｅ＾３＋的５ｄ→４ｆ能级跃迁发射宽谱带，但有很大差异。在锗酸盐中，Ｃｅ＾３＋的发射强度很弱，而在硅酸盐中发射强，２９５和７７Ｋ下在Ｃａ３Ａｌ２Ｓｉ３Ｏ１２中Ｃｅ＾３＋的荧光寿命分别为４６和４９ｎｓ。Ｇｄ＾３＋和助溶剂的引入可提高Ｃｅ＾３＋的发射强度。     

Conversion electron Mössbauer spectroscopic study of YIG substituted with Bi,Ti, Ga and La

YIG films, substituted with Bi, Ti, Ga and La, were grown on a (111) plane of Gd₃Ga₅O₁₂ or (Gd, Ca)₃(Ga, Mg, Zr)₅O₁₂ by a liquid phase epitaxial method. With the increase of the concentration of Bi atoms, which are substituted at 24c sites of YIG, the magnetic hyperfine fields at 16a and 24d Fe sites increased and the direction of magnetic moments changed from parallel to 45° to the (111) plane. With the increase of Ga concentration, the hyperfine fields at 16a and 24d Fe sites decreased. The hyperfine interaction and the substitution effect of YIG films are discussed.     

Gd3Ga5O12:Ag薄膜电致发光材料的制备及其发光性质

研究了Gd3 Ga5O12 :Ag材料的制备及其发光性质 .Gd3 Ga5O12 :Ag材料通过固相反应法制得 ,采用X射线衍射法分析了材料的结晶度及成分 .用电子束蒸发将该材料制备成交流的薄膜电致发光器件 ,得到了较好的蓝紫色发光 ,发光峰分别位于 397和 46 7nm .通过对材料的光致发光和激发光谱的研究和比较 ,得出 397和 46 7nm分别来自于氧空位和Ag 的发光 .     

III–V based-semiconductor photonic crystals

Three-dimensional (3D) and two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystals based on III–V semiconductors are described. On the 3D photonic crystals, the development of complete photonic crystals at optical wavelengths and their applications to ultrasmall optical integrated circuits including 3D sharp bend waveguide are described. On the 2D photonic crystals, two-unique device and/or phenomena are demonstrated.     

Far infrared Faraday rotation effect in one-dimensional microcavity type magnetic photonic crystals

The far infrared transmittances and Faraday rotation effect in one-dimensional photonic crystals that contain magnetic microcavities are calculated with the transfer matrix method. The different stacking sequences of dielectric layers in the magnetic photonic crystal are considered in this paper, and the linewidths of transmission peaks and localised light of the photonic crystals are discussed. The enhancement of Faraday rotation is presented in the magnetic photonic crystals, and the largest rotation angle at the frequency of the transmission peak is 29 °mm⁻¹, which is larger than previous results.     

Silica glass bend waveguide assisted by two-dimensional photonic crystals

In this paper we report on the modeling of low index contrast silica glass 90° bend ridge waveguides assisted by a two-dimensional photonic crystal. A three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) based computer code has been used in order to evaluate the transmission characteristics and the in-plane losses of the investigated waveguides having different values of the bend radius. The performance of the bend structure surrounded by two-dimensional photonic crystals is compared to that of a classical bend ridge waveguide and the phenomenon of light confinement is critically analyzed. The device design is optimized for quasi-TM polarization at the wavelength of 1.3 μm.     

Magnetooptical visualization of stray magnetic fields of sample rocks using magnetouniaxial garnet ferrite film

The stray magnetic fields of rock samples with inclusions of the magnetic grains and magnetic crystals were observed using epitaxial (Bi,Lu)₃(Fe,Ga)₅O₁₂ films with uniaxial magnetic anisotropy. Basalt rocks with inclusions of titano-magnetite and native elsen but also crystals of titano-magnetite and pyrrhotin were investigated. Stray magnetic fields were visualized with the Faraday Effect.     

Giant Faraday rotation in graphene/MnF<Subscript>2</Subscript> photonic crystals

The effect of graphene on the Faraday rotation (FR) in dielectrics/antiferromagnetic photonic crystals (D/AF PCs) is investigated by using the forth-order transfer matrix, in which the graphene (Gr) is embedded on the surface of AF. When the incident light is vertical to the surface of D/Gr/AF PCs, Gr will present anisotropic properties, in which the optical conductivity is characterized by the tensor. The numerical simulations show that the FR angle almost is enhanced by one order compared with the ones of D/AF PCs when the number of D/Gr/AF in the PC is 9. In addition, the maxima and positions of the FR angles can be adjusted by changing the external magnetic field strength. On the other hand, the effects of the Fermi energy of Gr on the FR also are discussed since it can be tuned by controlling the applied back-gate voltage. These results may be valuable in the design of THz devices.     

Anomalous increase of the thermopower and thermoelectric figure of merit in Ga-doped <Emphasis Type="Italic">p</Emphasis>-(Bi<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>Sb<Subscript>0.5</Subscript>)<Subscript>2</Subscript>Te<Subscript>3</Subscript> single crystals

The effect of Ga doping on the temperature dependences (5 K ≤ T ≤ 300 K) of the Seebeck coefficient α, electrical conductivity σ, thermal conductivity coefficient κ, and thermoelectric figure of merit Z of p-(Bi_0.5Sb_0.5)₂Te₃ single crystals has been investigated. It has been shown that, upon Ga doping, the hole concentration decreases, the Seebeck coefficient increases, the electrical conductivity decreases, and the thermoelectric figure of merit increases. The observed variations in the Seebeck coefficient cannot be completely explained by the decrease in the hole concentration and indicate a noticeable variation in the density of states due to the Ga doping.     

Spectral narrowing and lasing threshold in self-assembled active photonic crystal

Laser-induced emission from rhodamine-B dye embedded in pseudo band gap opaline photonic crystals is discussed. The photonic crystals are fabricated using rhodamine-B doped polystyrene colloids and show 65% reflectance at the stop band centered at 604 nm. The reflectance of the crystal is increased to 74% by coating with a thin layer of gold. Both spontaneous and stimulated emissions of the dye are observed in the photonic stop band environment by exciting the crystal with the second harmonic (532 nm) of a Q-switched Nd:YAG laser. The thin layer of gold functioned as a high reflecting end mirror to the dye-doped cavity when the crystal is pumped from the substrate side. Angle-dependent suppression at the stop band wavelength is observed in the spontaneous emission of the dye. Spectrally narrow stimulated emission and lasing is achieved in the gold coated dyed PhC at a threshold pump power of 60 mW in a selective direction of 22° from the direction of excitation. By studying emission from several photonic crystals with different number of layers, it is concluded that a sharp threshold for lasing is not observed in uncoated photonic crystals when they contained fewer than 30 ordered layers and lesser than 70% reflectance.     

光子晶体表面结构的改变对成像的影响

负折射率材料因为其奇异的特性成为广泛研究的对象,尤其是光子晶体平板的完美成像.硅材料以其良好的物理性质成为当今集成光学领域中应用最广的材料之一.本文以硅介质柱在空气中周期性排列构成六角结构的光子晶体平板为例,运用平面波展开法进行光子晶体能带计算并运用时域有限差分法模拟改变光子晶体平板成像并讨论表面结构对成像的影响.光子晶体平板等效折射率为-1时,通过改变上下侧最外层介质柱的半径或是侧向移动最外层介质柱发现:当光子晶体平板表面结构发生改变时光子晶体平板仍能成像但像点强度发生变化.当光子晶体平板表面结构的改变在一定范围时,所成像的位置发生改变且位置变化符合光子晶体成像经典的Veselago关系;当光子晶体表面结构的变化超过该范围时,所成像与物的相位发生反相同时像点位置发生"巨变",此时Veselago关系已不成立.数值模拟表明:光子晶体平板表面结构的改变可以有效地改变该光子晶体平板所成像的强度、位置和相位.