Steady-state bright-dark vector spatial solitons in biased two-photon photorefractive crystals

We show that bright-dark vector solitons are possible in biased two-photon photorefractive crystals under steady-state conditions. The analytical solutions of these vector solitons can be obtained if the intensities of the two vector components are approximately equal. When the intensities of the two vector components differ, the vector soliton pair solutions can be determined using simple numerical integration procedures. The stability of the bright-dark vector solitons has been investigated numerically.     

Microfabrication of gold dots in SiO2/TiO2 glass films by two-photon absorption

Photogeneration of Au nanoparticles in SiO₂/TiO₂ glass films was carried out by two-photon absorption with a femtosecond pulse laser. Exquisite microdot-arrays of Au with micrometer spatial resolution were achieved by scanning of the focused laser beam. These structures were constructed in SiO₂/TiO₂ glass films by a sol–gel method. The sol–gel method demonstrated that Au dots microarray are fabricated at any position by two-photon absorption in the glass. The results show the utility of a two-photon absorption technique in the fabrication of complicated patterns with metal particles.     

Photo-operated two-photon absorption effects in the GeSe2–Ga2S3–PbI2 glasses

The possibility to operate the two-photon absorption (TPA) of newly synthesized GeSe₂–Ga₂S₃–PbI₂ glasses using the CO laser beam (λ=5.5 μm) as a photoinducing one has been demonstrated. As the fundamental laser beam we have used the illumination of 10.6 μm passively modulated 0.5 ns CO₂ laser with a rate repetition of about 10 Hz. We have established that the maximal photoinduced TPA is observed for the 8% doped samples (up to 14 cm/GW), which is achieved at a pump CO laser pump power density equal to about 0.6 GW/cm². The undoped PbI₂ samples show the TPA maximum at a pump power density of about 0.2 cm/GW. The minimal TPA values were observed for the samples with 5% of PbI₂. The obtained results show that these materials can be used as effective optically operated optical limiters.     

Theoretical studies of one- and two-photon absorption properties for three molecules with different centers (B and N) and peripheral substituted groups [N(CH3)2 and CN]

Three molecules with different centers (boron and nitrogen) and peripheral substituted groups [N(CH₃)₂ and CN] have been theoretically studied with B3LYP/6-31G(d) associated with ZINDO and sum-over-states methods. The maximum two-photon absorption cross-section δ_max of the molecule with boron (B) center and N(CH₃)₂ peripheral group is larger than that of the molecule with nitrogen (N) center and N(CH₃)₂ peripheral group. As for the two molecules with N center, the δ_max is obviously increased with the change from N(CH₃)₂ to CN group. This indicates that the large intramolecular charge transfer is in favor of the TPA response.     

Fluorescence upconversion properties of a class of improved pyridinium dyes induced by two-photon absorption

We report the fluorescence upconversion properties of a class of improved pyridinium toluene-p-sulfonates having donor–π–acceptor (D–π–A) structure under two-photon excitation at 1064 nm. The experimental results show that both the two-photon excited (TPE) fluorescence lifetime and the two-photon pumped (TPP) energy upconversion efficiency were increased with the enhancement of electron-donating capability of the donor in the molecule. It is also indicated that an overlong alkyl group tends to result in a weakened molecular conjugation, leading to a decreased two-photon absorption (TPA) cross section. By choosing the donor, we can obtain a longest fluorescence lifetime of 837 ps, a highest energy upconversion efficiency of 6.1%, and a maximum TPA cross-section of 8.74×10⁻⁴⁸ cm⁴ s/photon in these dyes.     

Role of doubled-frequency absorption in two-photon response of the Si MSM structure

The physical mechanism of two-photon response was studied in this paper by measuring characteristics of the two-photon response of the Si metal–semiconductor–metal (MSM) structure sample. The two-photon response includes two-photon absorption (TPA) and doubled-frequency absorption (DFA). An experiment was designed to measure the photocurrent dependence on incident light power, the dependence of the photoelectric signal on the applied voltage and the relationship between the photoelectric current and the light-spot position. The experimental fact that two-photon response of the silicon sample is relative to the applied electric field shows that DFA is the main physical mechanism of two-photon response and establishes the foundation for fabricating high-sensitivity two-photon response Si photodetector.     

Z-scan analytical theory for material with saturable absorption and two-photon absorption

By using the Adomian decomposition method, we present the transmitted optical intensity of a nonlinear medium with the concurrence of saturable absorption (SA) and two-photon absorption (TPA) processes. We obtain the analytical expression of the open-aperture Z-scan and investigate the interplay between SA and TPA in the Z-scan trace. Through Z-scan measurements at different levels of laser intensities, both the saturable intensity and TPA coefficient could be obtained quickly yet unambiguously.     

Two- and three-photon excitation of Gd in CaAl12O19

We have employed two-photon excitation to study the higher energy levels of Gd³⁺ ions in CaAl₁₂O₁₉ and we compare the results with those obtained using conventional UV excitation techniques. Under two-photon excitation, the luminescence intensity exhibits an unusual temporal behavior, a very long build-up followed by a decrease by orders of magnitude, ascribed to a recombination-assisted luminescence excitation mechanism assuming photo-ionization of Gd³⁺ ions and trapping of free electrons on deep traps.

We also find that the two-photon excitation spectra contain an additional broadening contribution which can be attributed to homogeneous broadening of excitation levels caused by excited state absorption into the conduction band. We believe that this may be a general phenomenon whenever participating photons produce ionization of impurity ions from metastable excited states. The phenomenon can manifest itself also in two-photon ionization spectral hole burning and in up-conversion processes (in the latter case, the homogeneous broadening can be caused by an intra-ion excited-state absorption).     

Radiation-stimulated defects into LaB3O6 and Li6Gd(BO3)3:Ce single crystals

The radiation-induced defect types in LaB₃O₆ and Li₆Gd(BO₃)₃:Ce single crystals have been determined taking into account crystal-lattice features, absorption characteristics, photo- and thermostimulated luminescence data. The possible activator center models in Li₆Gd(BO₃)₃:Ce crystals are proposed.     

In2O3晶体电子结构和光吸收机理研究

为了得到准确的In₂O₃晶体电子结构, 本文分别采用GGA, GGA+U, HSE06的方法计算了电子结构, 并进行了G₀W₀修正, 通过比较计算结果, 得到HSE06+G₀W₀方法计算得到的禁带宽带最接近实验结果. 在此基础上使用Hedin的G₀W₀近似方法和Bethe-Salpeter方程计算得到了In₂O₃晶体的光学性质, 计算结果与实验结果吻合很好, 在此基础上通过对准粒子能带结构、光学跃迁矩阵和光学吸收谱的分析, 给出了In₂O₃晶体的光学跃迁机理.     

Nonlinear absorption and upconversion properties of two-photon absorption dye: ASPI

Two-photon absorption (TPA) cross sections of an organic dye, trans-4-[p-(N-hydroxyethyl-N-methylamino)tyryl]-N-methylpyridinium iodide (abbreviated as ASPI), from 720 to 1100 nm have been measured by using nonlinear transmittance method, which reflect the TPA degrees of the dye at different wavelengths. The maximum TPA wavelength is located at 930 nm. The upconversion efficiencies of ASPI in dimethyl formamide and benzyl alcohol at different pump wavelengths have also been measured. There is 90 nm red shift for the highest upconversion wavelength as comparing with the strongest TPA wavelength. The influences of the solvents on the TPA-induced emission spectrum and the conversion efficiencies have also been given.     

Farinfrared absorption in Al2O3 and MgO

Far-infrared absorption measurements performed in Al₂O₃ and MgO between 300 and 1 500 K with a Fourier scanning interferometer are reported. A temperature analysis of results based on a phonon self-energy model allows to assign the absorption in this region to 2- and 3-phonon difference processes. The contributions of these processes are separated and discussed. In Al₂O₃, the frequency dependence of the absorption is also analyzed. A good overall agreement between theory and experiment is evidenced.     

Preparation and microwave absorption properties of loose nanoscale Fe3O4 spheres

Magnetite nanoparticles are found to assemble into randomly dispersed loose nanoscale spheres with diameters ∼300 nm in ethylene glycol in the presence of polyethylene and a small quantity of polyethyleneimine. Modern analysis methods are employed to provide structure information of the magnetic loose spheres. The ferromagnetic saturation magnetization is ∼80.0 emu g⁻¹, and the coercive force is 209 Oe. The microwave electromagnetic parameters are measured by a vector network analyzer. The synthesized loose spheres exhibit novel microwave properties compared with the conventional Fe₃O₄ nanoparticles. An additional microwave loss peak appears in the Ku band, which is attributed to the loose structure.     

Anisotropic properties of self-flux grown LiB3O5 single crystals

In this paper, we report the existence of anisotropic behavior along the crystallographic axes in optical, electrical and thermal properties of lithium tri borate, a recently developed vacuum UV-NLO material. The variation of refractive index with the wavelength along the crystallographic axes was investigated by prism coupling method. The results of impedance spectroscopy measurement reveal the presence of a strong anisotropy in ionic conductivity and dielectric constant along the axes and also show the super-ionic conduction behavior along the c-axis with the activation energy of Δ∼0.20 eV. A thermo-mechanical study in the temperature range of 300-900 K indicates the existence of a strong variation in the linear thermal expansion coefficient (positive value along the a-axis, and negative value along the c-axis) of LiB₃O₅ crystals.     

Diffusion of 55Fe in Fe2O3 single crystals

The diffusion of ⁵⁵Fe has been measured parallel to the c axis of Fe₂O₃ single crystals at temperatures in the range 708–1303°C and at an oxygen activity of unity. The tracer penetration profiles were determined using sectioning techniques. For temperatures above 900°C the tracer diffusion coefficient is given byD¹(Fe) = 1.6 × 10⁹ exp[?6.0 (eV)/kT] cm² s^?1 and below 900°C by 2.8 × 10^?9 exp[?1.8 (eV)kT]. The high-temperature behaviour is probably characteristic of pure Fe₂O₃, whereas diffusion at lower temperatures may be influenced by impurities. The most likely defects responsible for diffusion of Fe are iron interstitials and, for oxygen, oxygen vacancies, and the observed activation energies are discussed in terms of the properties of these defects. The diffusion data and defect models have been used to predict the rate of growth of Fe₂O₃ and indicate that outward Fe diffusion is the dominant transport process. Previously published data for Fe₂O₃ growth in a variety of experimental situations have been corrected to a single rate constant using a model for multilayer growth. The corrected data are all in good agreement but are approximately two orders of magnitude greater than predicted from diffusion data, which suggests that grain boundary diffusion controls the growth of Fe₂O₃ in practice.     

Actively Q-switched intracavity second-harmonic generation of 1.06 μm in BiB3O6 crystal

We have investigated the acousto-optically Q-switched intracavity second-harmonic generation of 1.06 μm in a 1.9-mm-long BiB₃O₆ crystal, cut for type-I phase-matching direction of (θ,)=(168.9°,90°), performed in a diode-end-pumped Nd:YVO₄ laser. When the incident pump power was 4.3 W at 30 kHz of pulse repetition frequency, a maximum average green output power of 480 mW, the shortest pulse with FWHM width of 72 ns, the highest single pulse energy of 16 μJ and the maximum peak power of 222 W were obtained, giving the corresponding optical conversion efficiency of 11.2%. The effect of varying temperature in BIBO crystal on the average green output power was also investigated.     

Growth and optical properties of Eu/Li-co-doped SrB4O7 single crystals

This paper reports the growth and optical properties of Eu²⁺/Li⁺-co-doped SrB₄O₇ single crystals. High-quality Eu,Li:SrB₄O₇ crystals without macro-defects or cracks were grown using the top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) method. The absorption and luminescent properties were measured and different spectra were observed in the as-grown crystals. As the doping amount of lithium increases, the absorption peak at 300 nm becomes stronger and the emission peak shifts to a longer wavelength. This phenomenon could be attributed to the doping lithium ions, which might affect the electric field distribution in the lattice structure.     

Only Ku-band microwave absorption by Fe3O4/ferrocenyl-CuPc hybrid nanospheres

A novel kind of hybrid nanospheres made of Fe₃O₄ and ferrocenyl-CuPc (FCP) was prepared via effective solvothermal method and performed microwave absorptivity only in Ku-band with minimum reflection loss of −25 dB at 16.0 GHz corresponding to absorbing about 99.7% content of microwave. Scanning electron microscopy images indicated that the nanospheres with uniform particle size distribution have the average diameter of 135 nm. Due to the synergistic reaction between magnetic ferrocenyl-CuPc and Fe₃O₄, the hybrid nanospheres showed novel electromagnetic properties. The real part of complex permittivity of hybrid nanospheres remains stable in the range of 0.5–12.0 GHz and has a large fluctuation at 16.5 GHz. Moreover, the dielectric loss of hybrid nanospheres also appeared a sharp peak at 16.3 GHz with the value of 2.7. The specific gravity of hybrid nanospheres is about 2.08. On the basis of these results, the novel hybrids are believed to have potential applications in the microwave absorbing area in Ku-band.     

Bright-dark self-coupled vector spatial solitons in biased two-photon photovoltaic photorefractive crystals

This paper predicts that bright-dark self-coupled vector solitons are possible in biased two-photon photovoltaic photorefractive crystals under steady-state conditions. The solutions of these vector solitons can be determined by use of simple numerical integration procedures. When the photovoltaic effect is neglectable, these vector solitons are bright-dark vector screening solitons. When the external bias field is absent, these vector solitons degenerate the bright-dark vector photovoltaic solitons.     

All-optical logic gates based on two-photon absorption in semiconductor optical amplifiers

When the two-photon absorption of a high intensity pump beam takes place in a semiconductor optical amplifier there is an associated fast phase change of a weak probe signal. A scheme to realize fast all-optical XOR logic function using two-photon absorption induced phase change has been analyzed. Rate equations for semiconductor optical amplifiers, for input data signals with high intensity, configured in the form of a Mach–Zehnder interferometer has been solved. The input intensities are high enough so that the two-photon induced phase change is larger than the regular gain induced phase change. The model shows that both XOR operation and pseudo-random binary sequence generation at 250 Gb/s with good signal to noise ratio is feasible.