表面修饰基团对金纳米颗粒非线性光学效应的影响研究

采用两相法分别制备一级硫醇修饰和二级十六烷基三甲基溴化铵(CTAB) 修饰的金纳米颗粒,通过透射电子显微镜和紫外-可见吸收光谱表征了其结构和线性光学性质. 采用开孔Z扫描技术,研究表面修饰对金纳米颗粒在532 nm波长激光作用下的非线性光学效应及光限幅性能的影响行为.结果表明,二级CTAB的修饰增强了颗粒在激光照射下的局域场作用, 并提高了热电子对非线性光学效应的贡献程度,从而有效地提高了金纳米颗粒的光限幅性能.     

Observation of nonlinear saturable and reverse-saturable absorption in silver nanowires and their silica gel glass composite

Silver nanowires (Ag NWs) and their silica gel glass composite were produced. Their nonlinear optical (NLO) properties, mainly saturable absorption (SA) and reverse-saturable absorption (RSA), were investigated at 532 and 1064 nm, using the open aperture z-scan technique and a nanosecond-pulsed laser. We found that Ag NWs demonstrate rather different NLO behaviors in liquid and solid-state matrices. The Ag NWs suspension exhibited only RSA, whereas a transformation from SA to RSA occurred in the silica gel glass composite. The underlying mechanism was proposed from the viewpoint of different environments and electronic dynamics of Ag NWs in the liquid and solid-state matrices.     

可溶性聚噻吩甲烯包覆碳纳米管的三阶非线性光学响应

采用原位聚合的方法合成了聚(3-己基噻吩)-2,5-二(4-羟基-3-甲氧基苯甲烯)包覆的多壁碳纳米管(PHTHMOBQ/MWNTs). 荧光光谱分析表明, PHTHMOBQ/MWNTs复合体中, 碳纳米管与共轭聚合物PHTHMOBQ之间形成光致电子转移体系, 使得π电子离域程度增加, 并且导致荧光量子效率降低. 根据E_g与入射光子能量hν的关系, 拟合了PHTHMOBQ/MWNTs薄膜的光学禁带宽度. 发现随着碳纳米管含量的增加, E_g逐步减小. 采用简并四波 关键词： 共轭聚合物 碳纳米管 光致电子转移 三阶非线性光学效应     

Morphology dependent dispersion of third-order optical nonlinear susceptibility in TiO2

Nanostructured TiO₂ in different shapes such as nanosheet, nanowire, and nanoflower, as well as nanosphere have been prepared and characterized. Nonlinear optical (NLO) properties were measured at 532 nm using open and closed aperture Z-scan technique with respect to the shape. NLO behaviour of the nanostructured TiO₂ is found to be shape dependent in suspensions at the investigated wavelengths and is accounted in terms of effective surface-to-volume ratio of the structures. The values of different optical constants viz, β,n ₂,χ ⁽³⁾ for different morphological structures were evaluated and compared. The optical limiting thresholds of the samples were also investigated and it is found to decrease with increase in the net light matter interaction area of the sample.     

A compact and high efficiency diode pumped green laser based on MgO doped PPLN

In this work, an efficient intra-cavity second harmonic generation of green laser in a periodically poled MgO doped LiNbO₃ (MgO:PPLN) bulk crystal using a compact Nd:YVO₄ laser as a fundamental laser source is reported. Different length, different working temperature MgO:PPLN crystals are tested and investigated in the SHG experiments. The maximum output power at 532 nm is 6.2 W at the absorbed pump power at 808 nm of 14 W, the optical to optical conversion efficiencies from 808 to 532 nm and 1064 to 532 nm are 43 and 77%, respectively, the instability in 2 hours is less than 5%.     

Structure and NLO property relationship in a novel chalcone co-crystal

Single crystals of a chalcone co-crystal (C₁₈H₁₉NO₄/C₁₇H₁₆NO₃Br; 0.972/0.028) have been grown by slow evaporation from solution. The powder second harmonic generation (SHG) efficiency of this chalcone co-crystal is 7 times that of urea. The dependence of second harmonic (SH) intensity on particle size revealed the existence of phase matching direction in this crystal. The large SHG efficiency observed is mainly due to the unidirectional alignment of molecular dipoles, in which the dipole moment of each molecule adds to establish a net polarization. The weak N–H⋅⋅⋅O hydrogen-bond interactions help to stabilize the noncentrosymmetric crystal packing and also contribute partly to the SHG. The better thermal stability, transparency and high laser damage resistance (>1.5 GW cm⁻² at 532 nm, 8 ns) of this chalcone co-crystal indicate that it is a promising material for frequency doubling of diode lasers down to 470 nm. This molecule also shows a third-order NLO response and good optical limiting property of 8 ns laser pulses at 532 nm. The mechanism for optical limiting in this chalcone was attributed to two-photon induced excited state absorption that leads to reverse saturable absorption. The structure–property relationship in this chalcone and related compounds is discussed based on the experimental results and semiempherical hyperpolarizability calculations.     

Second and third-order nonlinear optical behavior of natural pigment: chlorophyll and crocin

To provide an insight into the microscopic second and third-order nonlinear optical (NLO) behavior of chlorophyll a and crocin, we have computed the electric dipole moments (μ), dispersion-free first hyperpolarizabilities (β), frequency-dependent first and second (γ) hyperpolarizabilities at 1064 nm wavelength area using time-dependent Hartree-Fock (TDHF) method. According to ab-initio calculation results, the examined compounds exhibit first and second hyperpolarizabilities with non-zero values, implying second and third-order NLO phenomena.     

Photorefractive effect of a novel conjugate polymer containing transition metal complex

The photorefractive effect (PR) of a novels σ-π alternating polymer having 2,2'-bipyridyl in the polymer backbone and their ruthenium complexes has been investigated. The ruthenium complex was used as the charge generator, the σ-π alternating polymer backbone as the charge transporting channel and second-order nonlinear (NLO) optical chromophore. The photorefractive properties were demonstrated by two-beam coupling (2BC), degenerated four-wave mixing (DFWM) and field-induced orientation birefringence at wavelength of 532 nm. This polymer shows a enhanced photorefractive effect due to the efficient photoinduced metal-to-ligand charge transfer (MLCT) inside the ruthenium complex. A net optical gain of about 22 cm^-1 and the diffraction efficiency about 10% were obtained at the external electric field of 30 V/μm. Received 21 December 1999 and Received in final form 7 July 2001     

Experimental Study on Optical Limiting and Transient All-optical Switching Properties of a Cubanelike Transition-metal Cluster Compound (n-Bu4N)3[MoAg3BrI3S4]

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1 064 nm与532 nm激光对电子束蒸发制备的HfO2/SiO2高反膜损伤比较

 研究了电子束蒸发制备的HfO₂/SiO₂高反膜在1 064 nm与532 nm激光辐照下的损伤行为。基频激光辐照时损伤形貌主要为节瘤缺陷喷溅留下的锥形坑,当能量密度较大时出现分层剥落;二倍频激光损伤主要是由电子缺陷引起的平底坑,辐照脉冲能量密度稍高时也会产生吸收性缺陷引起的锥形坑,但电子缺陷的损伤阈值更低;随着辐照脉冲能量密度的增大分层剥落逐渐成为主要的损伤形貌。分析认为,辐照激光波长的变化,引起吸收机制的变化从而导致了损伤阈值及损伤机制的差异。     

Nonlinear Optical Absorption in GaSe upon Laser Excitation

Optics and Spectroscopy - The nonlinear absorption in GaSe crystals at high optical excitation levels is experimentally studied. A Nd:YAG laser (first and second harmonics, 1064 and 532 nm) and a...     

Preparation, spectrographic characterization, thermal, second and third order nonlinear optical properties of 4,5-bis(foroylsulfanyl)-1,3-dithiole-2-thione

A novel nonlinear optical organic crystal, 4,5-bis(foroylsulfanyl)-1,3-dithiole-2-thione (BFDT), was prepared and characterized by elemental analyses, infrared and Raman and X-ray powder diffraction spectroscopy, thermal analysis, specific heat, optical transmission and second harmonic generation determinations. It exhibits powder second harmonic efficiencies about 1.3 times that of urea. The transparent region is from 442 to 3200 nm. The BFDT doped PMMA composite films were fabricated by means of spin-coating. The third order nonlinear optical properties of the films were investigated by using the Z-scan technique at 532 nm with 20 ps. They exhibited very large self-defocusing effects and negligible nonlinear absorption.     

Strong P-band emission and third harmonic generation from ZnO nanorods

We report the room-temperature photoluminescence (PL) and broadband nonlinear optical (NLO) responses from high-quality ZnO nanorods grown by hydrothermal deposition. Based on the PL measurements, we find that the optical quality of ZnO nanorods critically depends on the packing and alignment of the rod structures. Our ZnO nanorods exhibit very strong third harmonic generation with suppressed second harmonic generation when the fundamental wavelength is varied in the range of 1060–2120 nm. Our results imply that ZnO nanostructures can potentially be utilized for various optoelectronic applications involving third-order NLO processes.     

Structural,electrical and optical properties of gamma irradiated methyl para-hydroxy benzoate single crystals

ABSTRACT

Nonlinear optical materials (NLO) have been garnering attention due to their role in optical data storage, optical communication and laser technology. Organic crystals have emerged as an extremely important class of NLO materials, since their NLO properties compare very well with traditional inorganic NLO materials like KCl, LiNbO₃, KDP (potassium dihydrogen phosphate), etc. They offer the additional advantage that they can be grown relatively inexpensively from solution close to room temperature, unlike the inorganic NLO materials which are grown from high temperature melts. In the present work, organic transparent single crystals of methyl para-hydroxy benzoate (MHB) were grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique (SEST) from aqueous solution at room temperature. The changes in structural, electrical and optical properties of gamma irradiated MHB single crystals were studied using X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV–Visible absorption spectroscopy, Photo-luminescence (PL), Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy and AC conductivity measurements at room temperature. The polished MHB single crystals were irradiated with gamma rays of doses 10 and 15 kilogray (kGy). From the XRD analysis, it was observed that gamma irradiation for these doses drastically decreases the crystallinity. The optical absorption constants were examined by UV-Visible absorption spectroscopy, measured over the wavelength range of 200–800?nm, at normal incidence. The optical band gap as estimated from the Tauc plot ((αhν)² vs hν) was found to be reduced with increasing gamma irradiation doses. PL spectra showed emission at wavelengths of 361?nm (3.43?eV) and 452?nm (2.74?eV), with enhanced intensities for the irradiated crystals. FTIR spectroscopy was utilised to identify the functional groups of MHB and indicated the rupture of specific types of bonds with gamma irradiation. Apart from that, the enhancement of AC conductivity with gamma irradiation was also observed for the gamma irradiated crystals.     

Optical poling in germanium-doped microstructured optical fiber for visible supercontinuum generation

We report visible supercontinuum generation initiated by the second harmonic generation obtained in a germanium-doped microstructured optical fiber after optical poling processing. The visible spectral broadening is due to a cross-phase modulation effect between the generated IR solitons and the second harmonic (532 nm) of the 1064 nm pump wave. The 400-650 nm white-light emission is obtained on the fundamental propagation mode of the fiber.     

新型偶氮苯衍生物的三阶非线性光学特性

本文以30 ps的脉冲激光为激发光源,用Z扫描技术研究了偶氮苯类材料4-羟基-4’-羧基偶氮苯(BN)和N-(3,4,5-辛氧基苯基)-N’-4-[(4-羟基苯)偶氮苯]1,3,4-恶二唑(AOB-t8)及金属复合物(Au/AOB-t8)的三阶非线性光学性质,并从理论上进行了分析和计算.结果表明,AOB-t8的三阶非线性极化率是BN的1.38倍,其非线性光学效应的增大是由共轭链增长、大π键增多引起的.结果同时给出,AOB-t8的三阶非线性极化率是其与金纳米颗粒复合物的4.7倍,这种与金属复合产生的非线性光学效应的减弱是金属引入的局域场效应与有机分子大π键作用之间相互抵消导致的.     

High-power ultraviolet 278 nm laser from fourth-harmonic generation of a Nd:YAG laser in CsB3O5

We demonstrate a high-power UV 278 nm laser by fourth-harmonic generation (FHG) of a 1112 nm Nd:YAG laser in a nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal CsB3O5 (CBO) for the first time, to our best knowledge. A 30 W level diode-pumped Q-switched Nd:YAG laser at 1112 nm with beam quality factor M2=1.2 was used as the fundamental light source at a pulse width of 500 ns. With an LiB3O5 crystal, the 1112 nm laser was first frequency-doubled to 556 nm with an average output power of 13.5 W. It was then frequency doubled again in a CBO crystal to obtain the FHG output at 278 nm. The maximum average output power of the 278 nm laser is up to 1.5 W. The results demonstrated that CBO crystal is a promising NLO material for UV high-power lasers below 300 nm.     

Growth and physicochemical properties of second-order nonlinear optical 2-amino-5-chloropyridinium trichloroacetate single crystals

The growth of organic nonlinear optical (NLO) crystal 2-amino-5-chloropyridinium trichloroacetate (2A5CPTCA) has been synthesized and single crystals have been grown from methanol solvent by slow evaporation technique. The grown crystals were subjected to various characterization analyses in order to find out the suitability for device fabrication. Single crystal X-ray diffraction analysis reveals that 2A5CPTCA crystallizes in monoclinic system with the space group Cc. The grown crystal was further characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectral analysis to find out the functional groups. The nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy is a research technique that exploits the magnetic properties of certain atomic nuclei. The optical transparency window in the visible and near-IR (200--1100 nm) regions was found to be good for NLO applications. Thermogravimetric analysis and differential thermal analysis were used to study its thermal properties. The powder second harmonic generation efficiency measurement with Nd:YAG laser (1064 nm) radiation shows that the highest value when compared with the standard potassium dihydrogen phosphate crystal.     

Nonlinear optical characteristics of colloidal solutions of metals

Results of the study of nonlinear optical parameters of colloidal solutions of silver, gold, platinum, and copper by the Z-scan method are presented. The nonlinear refractive indices of these solutions at the wavelength of the Nd:YAG laser (λ=1064 nm) and its second harmonic (λ=532 nm) were measured. The two-photon absorption of these solutions and their nonlinear susceptibilities were studied.     

A comparative study on dual colour soft aperture cascaded second-order mode-locking with different nonlinear optical crystals

A comparative study in terms of optimized output power and stability is made on cascaded second-order nonlinear optical mode-locking with KTP, BBO and LBO crystals for both 1064 nm and 532 nm. Large nonlinear optical phase shift achieved in a non-phase-matched second harmonic generating crystal, is transformed into amplitude modulation through soft aperturing the nonlinear cavity mode variation at the laser gain medium to mode-lock a Nd:YVO4 laser. The laser delivers stable dual wavelength cw mode-locked pulse train with pulse duration 10.3 ps and average power of 1.84 W and 255 mW at 1064 nm and 532 nm respectively for the optimum performance in type-II KTP crystal. The exceptional stability achieved with KTP is accounted by simulating the mode-size variation with phase mismatch.