键合型DANS聚合物光波导电晕极化及其二阶非线性衰减

对键合型DANS聚合物薄膜光波导的电晕极化过程及其二阶非线性衰减特性进行了研究.采用本文给出的电晕极化参数,制成了具有较长极化寿命的极化聚合物薄膜光波导,为进一步研究其二阶非线性光学性质奠定了基础.     

由相干制备原子系统构成的理想光学介质

电磁感应透明(electromagnetically induced transparency,EIT)发生时所伴随的效应(如可控的线性吸收和色散,可控的非线性增强)是理想光学介质所必需的重要特性。通过理解这种相干制备的多能级原子系统的线性和非线性特征,人们能够更好地设计和利用这种新颖的光学介质,并将其应用到光通信和量子信息处理中。文章简单介绍了与EIT有关的原子介质的基本(线性和非线性)光学特性,并简单评价了几个令人感兴趣的应用。     

Random lasing in an organic light‐emitting crystal and its interplay with vertical cavity feedback

The simultaneous vertical‐cavity and random lasing emission properties of a blue‐emitting molecular crystal are investigated. The 1,1,4,4‐tetraphenyl‐1,3‐butadiene samples, grown by physical vapour transport, feature room‐temperature stimulated emission peaked at about 430 nm. Fabry‐Pérot and random resonances are primed by the interfaces of the crystal with external media and by defect scatterers, respectively. The analysis of the resulting lasing spectra evidences the existence of narrow peaks due to both the built‐in vertical Fabry‐Pérot cavity and random lasing in a novel, surface‐emitting configuration and threshold around 500 μJ cm⁻². The anti‐correlation between different modes is also highlighted, due to competition for gain. Molecular crystals with optical gain candidate as promising photonic media inherently supporting multiple lasing mechanisms.     

Photoreflectance spectroscopy of quantum dots

We present a short review of applications of a contactless modulation spectroscopy called photoreflectance (PR) to semiconductor quantum dots investigations. The derivative-like spectra and high sensitivity to optical transitions are the reasons why this method, since half of eighties, has become one of the most useful and widely used experimental technique in the investigation of low-dimensional structures like quantum wells, superlattices and heterojunctions. When quantum dot structures had been manufactured for the first time there appeared some attempts of an application of PR and other modulation techniques in studies of fundamental physical properties of those nanometer scale objects. It turned out that PR can be alternative and even better (giving more details) in comparison to common optical experiments.     

Quantum many‐body phenomena in coupled cavity arrays

The increasing level of experimental control over atomic and optical systems gained in recent years has paved the way for the exploration of new physical regimes in quantum optics and atomic physics, characterised by the appearance of quantum many‐body phenomena, originally encountered only in condensed‐matter physics, and the possibility of experimentally accessing them in a more controlled manner. In this review article we survey recent theoretical studies concerning the use of cavity quantum electrodynamics to create quantum many‐body systems. Based on recent experimental progress in the fabrication of arrays of interacting micro‐cavities and on their coupling to atomic‐like structures in several different physical architectures, we review proposals on the realisation of paradigmatic many‐body models in such systems, such as the Bose‐Hubbard and the anisotropic Heisenberg models. Such arrays of coupled cavities offer interesting properties as simulators of quantum many‐body physics, including the full addressability of individual sites and the accessibility of inhomogeneous models.     

The structure of and interactions in binary acetonitrile + water mixtures

Binary liquid mixtures of acetonitrile (AN) and water (W) are widely used as reaction media in such fields of chemistry as physical organic chemistry, reverse phase liquid chromatography, and electrochemistry, among others. Much information on the structure of these systems and the interactions in them has accumulated since the author's often quoted comprehensive 1990 paper, so that a review is merited. Macroscopic physical properties, results from diffraction and spectroscopic studies, theoretical considerations and computer simulations, and results from the use of solute probes all bear on the structure (and less so on the dynamics) of the mixtures. These are discussed in terms of the microheterogeneity that occurs in them at intermediate contents (that leads eventually to liquid‐liquid phase separation). Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

All‐optical virtual private network in passive optical networks

We review recent progress on all‐optical virtual‐private‐network (VPN) schemes in passive optical networks (PONs). PON is a promising candidate in future access areas to provide broadband services with low cost. With all‐optical virtual private network (VPN) function, PON can support efficient internetworking among end users with dedicated optical channels, thus enabling guaranteed bandwidth and enhanced security at the physical layer. Here, we discuss and compare existing schemes of all‐optical VPNs in time‐division‐multiplexed (TDM) PONs, and also recently proposed schemes for deployment in wavelength‐division‐multiplexed (WDM) PONs and two‐stage TDM/WDM PONs.     

Light propagation in porous ceramics: porosity and optical property studies using tunable diode laser spectroscopy

By integrating gas in scattering media absorption spectroscopy and frequency domain photon migration a new method is developed for the study of optical porosity and optical properties of porous media, in our case ceramics. The optical porosity is defined as the ratio of the path length through the gas-filled pores and the physical path length through the whole medium. The effective refractive index of the porous ceramics is also retrieved based on the optical porosity, which is then used to evaluate the reduced scattering coefficients of the porous ceramics. The combined method provides a new way to study light propagation in porous media. A modified Looyenga model is proposed to study the relationship between the physical porosity and the effective refractive index of the porous medium, which also connects the optical and physical porosities, and provides the possibility to use the present method for porosimetry analysis.     

Recent progress in tissue optical clearing

Tissue optical clearing technique provides a prospective solution for the application of advanced optical methods in life sciences. This paper gives a review of recent developments in tissue optical clearing techniques. The physical, molecular and physiological mechanisms of tissue optical clearing are overviewed and discussed. Various methods for enhancing penetration of optical‐clearing agents into tissue, such as physical methods, chemical‐penetration enhancers and combination of physical and chemical methods are introduced. Combining the tissue optical clearing technique with advanced microscopy image or labeling technique, applications for 3D microstructure of whole tissues such as brain and central nervous system with unprecedented resolution are demonstrated. Moreover, the difference in diffusion and/or clearing ability of selected agents in healthy versus pathological tissues can provide a highly sensitive indicator of the tissue health/pathology condition. Finally, recent advances in optical clearing of soft or hard tissue for in vivo imaging and phototherapy are introduced.     

WGM microresonators: sensing,lasing and fundamental optics with microspheres

Glass microsphere resonators that support optical resonances known as whispering‐gallery modes are unique tools for studying and exploiting optical effects under extremely well controlled conditions. In this paper, a review focusing mostly on glass microsphere resonators is presented. First, a brief historical background is given in which we see how the state‐of‐the‐art has grown from novel optical resonators to the ultrahigh Q cavities used in cutting‐edge experiments. After the basic properties of microsphere resonators are outlined we will discuss some of the recent experiments involving microsphere resonators, although some discussion involving polymeric microspheres is also included. The use of doped and undoped microspheres in optical signal processing, optical sensing and quantum optics is highlighted. Finally, there is a brief review of recent optomechanical experiments that use microspheres.     

Dynamics of photoinduced second order nonlinearity in dimethylamino-nitrostilbene polymer thin films

All-optical encoding of macroscopic second order susceptibility in a dimethylamino-nitrostilbene (DANS) polymer thin film is demonstrated. We show that the main mechanism responsible for the induced nonlinearity in DANS polymer is the angular hole burning effect due to trans–cis isomerization as distinct from azo-polymers, in which considerable reorientation of trans-molecules occurs. The DANS sample exhibits better dark stability in comparison with azo-systems such as disperse red 1 polymethylmethacrylate (DR1–PMMA). The results are explained by the absence of thermal cis–trans relaxation in DANS–PMMA.     

Growth and properties of InGaAs nanowires on silicon

Free‐standing ternary InGaAs nanowires (NW) are at the core of intense investigations due to their integration capabilities on silicon (Si) for next‐generation photovoltaics, integrated photonics, tunneling devices, and high‐performance gate all‐round III–V/Si NW transistors. In this review, recent progress on the growth, structural, optical and electrical properties of InGaAs NWs on Si substrate is highlighted. Particular focus is on a comparison between conventional catalyst‐assisted and catalyst‐free growth methods as well as self‐assembled versus site‐selectively grown NW arrays. It will be shown that catalyst‐free, high‐periodicity NW arrays with extremely high compositional uniformity are mandatory to allow un‐ambiguous structure–property correlation measurements. Here, interesting insights into the electronic/optical properties of wurtzite, zincblende and mixed crystal phases of InGaAs will be highlighted based on recent photoluminescence spectroscopy data. Finally, the InGaAs NW‐on‐Si system is also discussed in the realms of heterojunction properties, providing a promising system for steep‐slope tunneling field effect transistors in future low‐power post‐CMOS intergrated microelectronics and broad‐band photoabsorption and detec‐tion devices. (© 2014 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Shape changing collisions of optical solitons, universal logic gates and partially coherent solitons in coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations

Coupled nonlinear Schrödinger equations (CNLS) very often represent wave propagation in optical media such as multicore fibers, photorefractive materials and so on. We consider specifically the pulse propagation in integrable CNLS equations (generalized Manakov systems). We point out that these systems possess novel exact soliton type pulses which are shape changing under collision leading to an intensity redistribution. The shape changes correspond to linear fractional transformations allowing for the possibility of construction of logic gates and Turing equivalent all optical computers in homogeneous bulk media as shown by Steiglitz recently. Special cases of such solitons correspond to the recently much discussed partially coherent stationary solitons (PCS). In this paper, we review critically the recent developments regarding the above properties with particular reference to 2-CNLS.     

Nano‐imaging through tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy: Stepping beyond the classical limits

The spatial resolution in optical imaging is restricted by so‐called diffraction limit, which prevents it to be better than about half of the wavelength of the probing light. Tip‐enhanced Raman spectroscopy (TERS), which is based on the SPP‐induced plasmonic enhancement and confinement of light near a metallic nanostructure, can however, overcome this barrier and produce optical images far beyond the diffraction limit. Here in this article, the basic phenomenon involved in TERS is reviewed, and the high spatial resolution achieved in optical imaging through this technique is discussed. Further, it is shown that when TERS is combined with some other physical phenomena, the spatial resolution can be dramatically improved. Particularly, by including tip‐applied extremely localized pressure in TERS process, it has been demonstrated that a spatial resolution as high as 4 nm could be achieved.     

二维黑磷的光学性质

黑磷是继石墨烯、过渡金属硫族化合物(TMDCs)之后又一个备受关注的二维材料.黑磷从单层到块材都是直接带隙半导体,且带隙从单层的1.7 eV一直随着层数的增加而减小,到块材则变为0.3 eV,涵盖了可见光到中红外波段,恰好填补了石墨烯和过渡金属硫族化合物的带隙在该波段的空白.同时,黑磷还具有很高的载流子迁移率、良好的调...     

极化聚合物薄膜波导的光学特性

叙述了键合型ＤＡＮＳ聚合物薄膜波导的制备和极化过程。应用集成光学中的棱镜耦合技术,对ＤＮＡＳ聚合物薄膜波导极化前后以及紫外光照射前后的光学特性分别进行了表征。实验结果表明,极化后波导非寻常光折射率明显增大而波导寻常光折射率减小;经过紫外光照射后,波导折射率降低约０．０２。     

Hybrid diffusion approximation in highly absorbing media and its effects of source approximation

A modified diffusion approximation model called the hybrid diffusion approximation that can be used for highly absorbing media is investigated. The analytic solution of the hybrid diffusion approximation for reflectance in two-source approximation and steady-state case with extrapolated boundary is obtained. The effects of source approximation on the analytic solution are investigated, and it is validated that two-source approximation in highly absorbing media to describe the optical properties of biological tissue is necessary. Monte Carlo simulation of recovering optical parameters from refiectant data is done with the use of this model. The errors of recovering μ＇s and μ＇s are smaller than 15% for the reduced albedo between 0.77 and 0.5 with the source-detector separation of 0.4-3 mm.     

Physical properties and device applications of graphene oxide

Graphene oxide (GO), the functionalized graphene with oxygenated groups (mainly epoxy and hydroxyl), has attracted resurgent interests in the past decade owing to its large surface area, superior physical and chemical properties, and easy composition with other materials via surface functional groups. Usually, GO is used as an important raw material for mass production of graphene via reduction. However, under different conditions, the coverage, types, and arrangements of oxygen-containing groups in GO can be varied, which give rise to excellent and controllable physical properties, such as tunable electronic and mechanical properties depending closely on oxidation degree, suppressed thermal conductivity, optical transparency and fluorescence, and nonlinear optical properties. Based on these outstanding properties, many electronic, optical, optoelectronic, and thermoelectric devices with high performance can be achieved on the basis of GO. Here we present a comprehensive review on recent progress of GO, focusing on the atomic structures, fundamental physical properties, and related device applications, including transparent and flexible conductors, field-effect transistors, electrical and optical sensors, fluorescence quenchers, optical limiters and absorbers, surface enhanced Raman scattering detectors, solar cells, light-emitting diodes, and thermal rectifiers.     

Nanosilicon photonics

Silicon photonics is no longer an emerging field of research and technology but a present reality with commercial products available on the market, where low‐dimensional silicon (nanosilicon or nano‐Si) can play a fundamental role. After a brief history of the field, the optical properties of silicon reduced to nanometric dimensions are introduced. The use of nano‐Si, in the form of Si nanocrystals, in the main building blocks of silicon photonics (waveguides, modulators, sources and detectors) is reviewed and discussed. Recent advances of nano‐Si devices such as waveguides, optical resonators (linear, rings, and disks) are treated. Emphasis is placed on the visible optical gain properties of nano‐Si and to the sensitization effect on Er ions to achieve infrared light amplification. The possibility of electrical injection in light‐emitting diodes is presented as well as the recent attempts to exploit nano‐Si for solar cells. In addition, nonlinear optical effects that will enable fast all‐optical switches are described.     

Variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger model in optical fibers: Variable-coefficient bilinear form,Bäcklund transformation,brightons and symbolic computation

Symbolically investigated in this Letter is a variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger (vcHNLS) model for ultrafast signal-routing, fiber laser systems and optical communication systems with distributed dispersion and nonlinearity management. Of physical and optical interests, with bilinear method extend, the vcHNLS model is transformed into a variable-coefficient bilinear form, and then an auto-Bäcklund transformation is constructed. Constraints on coefficient functions are analyzed. Potentially observable with future optical-fiber experiments, variable-coefficient brightons are illustrated. Relevant properties and features are discussed as well. Bäcklund transformation and other results of this Letter will be of certain value to the studies on inhomogeneous fiber media, core of dispersion-managed brightons, fiber amplifiers, laser systems and optical communication links with distributed dispersion and nonlinearity management.