White light interferometry test and analysis of LiNbO3 polarizer

White light interferometer can be used to measure the amplitude extinction ratio (ER) of polarizer and coupling distribution in fiber. A LiNbO₃ polarizer coupled with a polarization maintaining fiber and a silica planar waveguide at the two ends was measured using white light interferometer. According to the principles of optical coherence domain polarimeter (OCDP) technique, the test scheme is analyzed and presented to measure the ER of LiNbO₃ polarizer with its apparatus proposed correspondingly. By analyzing the interference intensity, both the ER of LiNbO₃ polarizer and its coupling crosstalk with optical fiber and waveguide are obtained. The results illustrate that the ER of a 5 mm-long LiNbO₃ polarizer is 71 dB and the crosstalk of the coupling points are around 40 dB. The results have good agreement with analysis.     

A variational method for the calculation of spin-rovibronic energy levels of triatomic molecules with three interacting electronic states

A general method is presented for the evaluation of the spin rovibronic energy levels of triatomic molecules with up to three interacting potential energy surfaces. The full theory is outlined in detail, both for singlet and for doublet electronic states and the method is then applied to the benchmark example of C₂H. High quality multireference configuration interaction calculations have been carried out to generate the 3-dimensional near-equilibrium adiabatic potential energy surfaces of the three lowest 1²A'(X²Σ⁺), 2²A'(A²Π), 1²A''(A²Π) electronic states of C₂H, and the pair of interacting states of A 0 symmetry have then been diabatized. Results are presented for J up to 7/2 and compared with gas-phase high resolution experimental results for energies up to 5600 cm¹.     

Fresnel-reflection-based fiber sensor for on-line measurement of ambient temperature

A fiber sensor with a simple structure for measuring the environment temperature is presented. The sensor uses only a diode laser as light source, three couplers, two photodetectors and two sensing fiber ends with protective cladding. One of the sensing fiber ends is covered by solidified epoxy resin with a metal cover. The measurement principle is based on relative Fresnel reflective intensity. Various ambient temperatures are measured in the setup. The measured data is fitted to linear equation very well with the value of R² of 0.9982. Applying the relative technique, the errors resulted from fluctuation of light source and other influences of environment are effectively eliminated, and the stability for long time measurement can be improved.     

干涉法测量掺铒光纤的非线性折射率

本文提出一种测量掺铒光纤非线性折射率的方法,该方法使氩离子激光通过一根掺铒光纤和另一根并排的普通光纤产生干涉.由掺铒光纤的非线性折射率导致的位相差变化将使干涉条纹发生位移,通过位移的测量可以得出光纤的非线性折射率.     

Modification of Wood Flour Surfaces by Esterification with Acid Chlorides: Use in HDPE/Wood Flour Composites

Modification of wood fiber/flour (WF) surfaces can improve their compatibility with hydrophobic plastic matrices and reduce composite water uptake. WF was esterified with octanoyl chloride and palmitoyl chloride. Modified WF was analyzed by FT-IR. More extensive esterification occurred in highly polar dimethylformamide (DMF) than in much less polar CHCl₃ or methyl tert-butyl ether (MTBE). DMF penetrates into the fiber far more than CHCl₃ or MTBE, making more –OH groups available for esterification. Increasing the acid chloride chain length from C₈ to C₁₆ decreased the mole fraction of esterification. Longer chains cover surface –OH groups, retarding reactions with nearby hydroxyls after esterification. Longer chain acid chlorides also have lower reactivity and penetrate into the hydrophilic wood fiber more slowly. Modified wood flour surfaces were covered by a hydrophobic layer of ester groups (SEM). Modified wood flour surfaces and WF/HDPE composite fracture surfaces were studied by SEM. C₈-modified wood flour (60 wt%)/HDPE composites exhibited far less water absorption after 24 h and 216 h immersions compared with unmodified WF (60 wt%)/HDPE composites. Water absorption continues over the 216 h period. Esterified WF/HDPE composites exhibited lower flexural strengths and moduli. In contrast to C₈-esterification, the addition of maleated polypropylene (MAPP) to WF/HDPE composites improved composite mechanical performance and gave similar water absorption properties to C₈-esterified WF composites.     

Influence of carbon nanofibers on electrochemical properties of carbon nanofibers/glass fibers composites

Conducting glass fiber fabrics (GFs) with double-scale roughness were fabricated by growing carbon nanofibers (CNFs) on its surfaces. The homogeneous growth of CNFs was achieved by the decomposition of C₂H₂ on glass fibers surfaces coated with Fe-doped mesoporous silica films at different C₂H₂ flow rates. The chemical composition and surface structure of the GFs before and after CNFs growth were examined by electron dispersive X-ray spectrometry (EDX), N₂ full isotherms, and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrical properties of the GFs were examined using a four-probe volume resistivity tester. The CNFs with a mean diameter of 50 nm grew uniformly and densely on the glass fiber surfaces. The CNFs/GFs fabrics surface exhibited excellent electrochemical properties due to the CNFs. The specific capacitance of the GFs ranged from 0.2 to 4 F/g at 1 A/g in a 1 M H₂SO₄ aqueous solution.     

Semiempirical pseudopotential surfaces for chemical reactions: The (AB)+ X - dialkali halide systems

A generalization of the Roach-Child semiempirical pseudopotential calculation for K + NaCl to several analogous dialkali halide systems has been used to elucidate the chemical interactions governing the reaction dynamics. The Li + LiF ground-state potential surface, which exhibits a ～ 20 kcal/mole basin for isosceles Li₂F, is qualitatively similar to one obtained in a recent configurational interaction calculation. It is shown that regions of the Na₂Cl ground-state surface corresponding to Na₂ ⁺ interacting with Cl^- can be described in terms of an ion-pair Rittner potential model similar to that employed for the alkali halides. Chemical trends in the triangular complex well depths satisfactorily account for the experimentally observed transition between the collision complex mechanism (Rb + KCl) and the osculating complex model (Li + KBr) for the alkali-alkali halide exchange reactions at thermal energies. For collinear configurations with the alkalis on opposite ends, avoided intersections between the lowest two potential surfaces are characterized in terms of diabatic surfaces computed from truncated basis sets. Crossings of these surfaces account for the vibrational-electronic energy transfer between alkali atoms and vibrationally excited alkali halides. The ionic X ^- + A ₂ ⁺ potential surfaces are used to predict the product electronic excitation and partitioning of exoergicity in reactions of halogen atoms with alkali dimer molecules.     

Phase retrieval in optical fiber modal interference for structural health monitoring

A method based on data dependent system (DDS) for extraction of phase in fiber modal interference is presented. The interference patterns of LP₀₁ & LP₁₁, LP₀₁ & LP₀₂ and LP₀₆ &LP₀₇ within the fiber have been recorded under different launching conditions. The patterns were characterized by means of autoregressive model and the self coherence functions of the corresponding interferogram were determined. It would provide the phase distribution of the pattern and the modulation of group delay due to the measurand. An application has been made for measuring strain in a simply supported beam under different loading conditions. Results are presented for the applied strain in the range of 270-1500 μ strain.     

A model of a belt chamber cracking based on crack profiles calculations

Abstract

The problem of a Belt chamber matrix cracking is presented. The influence of crack surface quality on the effective values of near crack tip stress is discussed. It is shown that under working conditions of the vessel, the existing shear friction between upper and lower crack surfaces caused by crack surface roughness can prevent the crack surface sliding displacement. Therefore, the control variable for matrix cracking is the value of stress intensity factor K_I corresponding to normal node of loading only. The calculations are performed by finite element method within the range of linear elastic fracture mechanics.     

Coupled cluster ab initio potential energy surfaces for CO… He and CO… H2

Ab initio potential energy surfaces including the vibrational coordinate dependence are presented for CO… He and CO… H₂ using the coupled cluster method with Brueckner orbitals. The interaction energy is calculated using the supermolecule approach. The calculation of rate constants for the vibrational relaxation of CO(v = 1) by He and their comparison with the experimentally measured values over the temperature range 40–300 K is used to test the accuracy of the CO… He surface. Comparison with results from an earlier surface calculated by symmetry adapted perturbation theory shows that the two surfaces have similar scattering characteristics and reproduce the experimental measurements to a similar level of accuracy. The potential surface for the CO… H₂ system is presented as raw data in anticipation of future calculations.     

Photoluminescence and secondary ion mass spectroscopy characterization of GaAs-AlGaAs quantum wells grown on GaAs (1 0 0) substrates with different surface treatments

GaAs (1 0 0) substrates prepared in a quartz chamber under a H₂/As₄ flux, and then exposed to air were used for the subsequent growth of GaAs-AlGaAs single quantum wells by molecular beam epitaxy. The substrates prepared by this method showed atomically flat surfaces corroborated by atomic force microscopy analysis. Quantum wells grown directly on these substrates without a GaAs buffer layer exhibited narrow and intense photoluminescence peaks, an indication of a high quality material. The secondary ion mass spectroscopy analysis showed oxygen and carbon traces on the first AlGaAs barrier layer grown after air exposure with no effects on the quantum wells optical emissions. From the results we conclude that the prepared GaAs surfaces are useful for the epitaxial growth of high quality quantum structures.     

Ab initio comparative study of C54 and C49 TiSi2 surfaces

A theoretical comparison of C54 and C49 TiSi₂ surfaces is presented, using ab initio plane-wave ultrasoft pseudopotential method based on generalized gradient approximation (GGA). The different surface energies of TiSi₂ have not only been calculated out, but the preferential formation of C49 phase in solid-state reaction could be explained by smaller surface energies and Poisson's ratio of C49 TiSi₂ as well. As for polar C54 TiSi₂(1 0 0) and C49 TiSi₂(0 1 0) surfaces, the Si termination surfaces are more stable.     

Electronic surface resonances and crystal surface structure

A new method of determination of the lateral structure of crystal surfaces is presented. The method is based on earlier work showing the existence of resonances in the elastic scattering of low-energy electrons at crystal surfaces. The method consists of: (a) Measurement of the surface resonance band structure Ek_∥E, k_∥ respectively denote the electron energy and surface-parallel momentum for which resonances occur) and (b) Interpretation of E(k_∥) to determine the lateral variation of the effective potential acting on electrons at the surface.The surface resonance band structure is measured by a net-current electron reflection method. The measurement method is basically the same as used previously but here its precision is greatly enhanced by the use of digital methods of data handling including a digital filter to remove background due to inelastic and non-resonance elastic scattering. The surface resonance band structure is interpreted by a two-dimensional nearly-free electron scheme. In this scheme the interaction elements are Fourier coefficients of an effective potential which is an average of a pseudopotential with respect to the depth distribution of electron density in a surface resonance — the surface-weighted pseudopotential. Experimental surface resonance band structure for Ni(001), Ni(001) p(2 × 2)O and two different Ni(001) c(2 × 2)O surfaces (one of them with an oxygen-saturated Ni substrate) are presented for E = 1–30 eV and k_∥ running halfway from $\text{}\text{?}$gG towards H? in the surface Brillouin zone for Ni(001). The experimental results are fitted, using the nearly-free electron scheme, to determine the Fourier coefficients of the surface-weighted pseudopotential. Surface potential variations synthesized from the above data are discussed in comparison with the atomic arrangements known from LEED. It is demonstrated that the new method can give a correct picture of the lateral structure of surfaces. It is emphasized that these results are obtained without costly equipment or computations called for by other methods.     

Theoretical calculation of beam quality factor of large-mode-area fiber amplifiers

In order to evaluate a fiber amplifier’s output beam quality, we have explored the beam quality factor calculation. A theoretical beam quality factor calculation method is presented in this paper. The method bases on modal power decomposition, laser rate equations and Fourier diffraction theory. Through the rate equations, each modal power weight factor at the fiber output facet is obtained. By the modal power decomposition, the optical field at the fiber output facet is established. Finally, running Fourier transformation, the beam diverging state in free space and corresponding M ² parameter are obtained. The calculation process is verified with applying it to working out the beam M ² parameters of large-mode-area (LMA) fiber amplifier system under different conditions. The numerical results help us well know and predict the out beam property. Some obtained results are also accord with other reporting outcomes.     

氦等离子体处理对纳米二氧化硅溶胶涂覆T300碳纤维拉伸性能的影响

氦等离子体处理纳米二氧化硅溶胶涂覆T300碳纤维能构造出特定空间结构形态的纳米涂覆层.扫描电子显微镜照片显示,经氦等离子体处理后纳米二氧化硅溶胶涂覆T300碳纤维的纳米涂覆层在纤维表面分布均匀,起到填补纤维表面微观缺陷的功能.X射线光电子能谱及傅里叶变换红外光谱显示,纤维表面被引入了活性官能团,纳米二氧化硅涂覆层与碳纤维间有表面激活反应.形成纳米界面结构的T300碳纤维表面与纳米二氧化硅涂覆层间的相互作用符合艾琳方程,利用热激活体积可以对其相互作用进行定量分析.拉伸试验表明,屈服塑性变形导致纳米界面结构热激活,纳米微粒阻碍碳纤维表面大分子链形貌变化的热激活体积是纳米界面结构性能的重要表征. 关键词： 激活体积 溶胶涂覆 氦等离子体 纳米界面结构     

Structure and growth kinetics of the oxidation process of Fe(001) whisker surfaces over a 10-decade pressure range

Fe(001) surfaces of whiskers of good crystalline quality were oxidized in a pressure range from 10^? 7 mbar to 1 bar at different temperatures. Epitaxial Fe₃O₄ and FeO thin films with negligible strain were grown depending on the oxidation temperatures. The kinetics of the oxide thickness growth was measured and compared with the predictions of the Fromhold–Cook theory for oxidation of metals. Some discrepancies were found and a possible explanation is presented.     

Angular dependence of auger electron emission from Cu (111) and (100) surfaces

Experimental angular emission profiles of the M_2,3M_4,5M_4,562 eV Cu Auger electrons from clean copper (100) and (111) surfaces in several azimuths are presented. A simple single scattering theory to account for elastic scattering of the Auger electrons by other ion cores in the solid is presented, and calculations have been performed to assess the importance of this process in contributing to the observed angular dependence. These calculations produce angular structure having a similar magnitude and temperature dependence to that observed experimentally, and some featural similarity in peak positions or shapes. It appears that elastic scattering is an important source of angular dependence, and that studies of adsorbed species on surfaces should provide a very sensitive method of surface structure determination.     

Numerical investigation of gain characteristics of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped fiber amplifiers

In this work, a model for analyzing the gain characteristics of heavily Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped compact fiber amplifier is presented. Four-level rate equations and finite-difference beam propagation method are applied to simulate the optical field evolution along the active fiber. Based on this model, the influences of ion concentration, fiber length and pump power on the gain characteristics of Er³⁺/Yb³⁺ co-doped phosphate glass fiber amplifiers are theoretically investigated. Numerical results show that for a fiber length of 3.6 cm the internal gain can reach 27.2 dB with N _Er = 2.6 × 10²⁶ ions/m³ and N _Yb = 1.2 × 10²⁷ ions/m³ when pumped with 224 mW at 980 nm. The gain per centimeter is 7.56 dB/cm. The results can provide useful information to optimize the gain performance of these compact fiber amplifiers.     

Study of surface-molecule interactions using nuclear resonance photon scattering

Nuclear resonance photon scattering from the 6324-keV level in ¹⁵N was used for studying the surface-molecule interaction of nitrogen (N₂) on graphite. Other N-containing gaseous molecules (such as NO and N₂O) and other surfaces such that of activated carbon fiber (ACF) were also used. In particular, the average zero point energies of the out-of-plane vibrational and librational potentials of the molecules with respect to the adsorbing surfaces were determined. In addition, the out-of-plane orientation of the molecules versus T and as a function of the coverage were measured. In the nitrogen-graphite system, the results were used for testing the calculated in-plane and out of plane phonon spectra and for testing calculations of molecular dynamic simulations.     

Formation of different surface reliefs of metallic glasses under mechanical stress

The micro- and nanoreliefs of loaded lateral surfaces and fracture surfaces of foils of the Fe₇₇Ni₁Si₉B₁₃, Fe₅₈Ni₂₀Si₉B₁₃, and Fe₇₀Cr₁₅B₁₅ amorphous alloys have been investigated using scanning tunneling and atomic force microscopy. The isotropic and anisotropic surface reliefs have been examined. The fractal dimensions of the surfaces of loaded specimens and the fracture surfaces along and across the direction of crack propagation have been estimated using the box counting method. Fractal characteristics of the surfaces, such as the Hölder exponent and the half-width of the singularity spectrum, have been calculated using the wavelet transform method. It has been found that, on the topographies with a clearly pronounced anisotropy of the relief, the surface is fractal in only one direction, and the surface is fractal in two directions on the topographies with a less pronounced anisotropy of the relief. The fractal characteristics of the lateral surfaces and the fracture surfaces with allowance made for their anisotropy have close values. It has been shown that the formation of two types of fracture surfaces is adequately described in terms of the model of a cellular automaton.