Amplitude-Phase Effects in Acousto-Optical Interaction in Gyrotropic Cubic Crystals

The amplitude-phase features of an intermediate regime of light diffraction on ultrasound in gyrotropic cubic crystals have been investigated. It is established that in the gyrotropic medium excited by ultrasound two coupled phase lattices of photoelasticity appear as a result of the rotation of the polarization planes of interacting waves. These lattices determine the polarization and energy characteristics of a diffracted light. For a gyrotropic cubic crystal of bismuth germanate, good agreement between the theoretical and experimental dependences of the efficiency of diffraction on the ultrasonic intensity in the intermediate regime close to the Bragg regime of diffraction is obtained.     

The Bragg Diffraction of Light at Acoustophotorefractive Holographic Gratings in Gyrotropic Cubic Crystals

We investigate diffraction of light at phase holographic-type gratings recorded by a piezoactive ultrasonic wave in gyrotropic cubic photorefractive crystals. We show that the efficiency of diffraction at a holographic grating can be increased substantially by applying a d.c. field to a crystal under the conditions of a longitudinal electrooptical effect; elliptical polarization of diffracted light is determined by electrically induced anisotropy of a crystal in the piezofield of a photorefractive grating, by the external electric field, detuning of phase synchronism, gyrotropy of the crystal, ultrasound frequency, and the time of recombination of charge carriers.     

Intermediate regime of light diffraction by surface ultrasonic waves in planar gyrotropic optical waveguides

The intermediate regime of optoacoustic interaction, similar to the Bragg one, with Rayleigh surface ultrasonic waves in gyrotropic planar waveguides is studied. A system of equations of bound waves is presented that describes planar optoacoustic interaction in the intermediate, Raman-Natoh, and Bragg regimes of light diffraction by surface ultrasonic waves. It is shown that the optical activity of a wavequide film favors the incident light energy pumping to diffracted light for a TE-polarization wave and decelerates this process for an incident TM-polarization wave. Mozyr' State Pedagogical Institute, 28, Studencheskaya St., Mozyr', 247760, Belarus. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 64, No. 3, pp. 412–416, May–June, 1997.     

Light Dispersion in Bismuth Germanate Crystals and Bismuth Oxide Films

The dispersion of light in Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ and Bi₁₂GeO₂₀ single crystals and thin Bi₂O₃ films with a monoclinic structure was investigated in the visible spectral region. The parameters of a single-oscillator approximation have been found. It is established that in Bi₄Ge₃O₁₂ crystals the absorption band caused by the O2p–Bi6p transitions makes the main contribution to the dispersion curve in the visible region, whereas in Bi₁₂GeO₂₀ crystals this is made by transitions from the hybrid O2p–Bi6p states to the conduction band. The dispersion energy, the degree of the ionicity of binding, and the coordination number of the first coordination sphere of the Bi³⁺ cation have been determined.     

Optoacoustic interaction in uniaxial gyrotropic quartz crystals

The specific features are considered of the noncollinear optoacoustic interaction in uniaxial gyrotropic quartz crystals in an intermeadiate regime of diffraction close to the Bragg regime. A system of equations of coupled waves is presented which describes the optoacoustic interaction in uniaxial gyrotropic crystals in the Raman-Nath, intermedaite, and the Bragg regimes of diffraction. The dependences of the diffraction efficiency on the ultrasonic wave intensity, the optoacoustic interaction length, and on the incident light polarization are investigated. A multispike structure of the Bragg maximum is studied that appears in accounting for the crystal gyrotropy. A good agreement between the theoretical calculations and the known experimental results for a quartz crystal is shown. Mozyr State Pedagogical Institute, 28, Studencheskaya Str., Mozyr, 247760, Belarus. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 66, No. 2, pp. 278–281, March–April, 1999.     

Features of acousto-optic interaction in uniaxial gyrotropic crystals

The features of noncollinear acousto-optic interaction in gyrotropic crystals in the intermediate diffraction regime and the regime of Bragg diffraction were investigated. The dependence of the efficiency of diffraction in gyrotropic paratellurite, tellurium, and quartz crystals on the intensity of the ultrasonic wave, acousto-optic interaction length, and incident-light polarization was investigated. It is shown that the gyrotropy of the crystal is responsible for the appearance of a multiple-peak structure of the Bragg maximum. It has been established that in the case of propagation of incident and diffracted waves in the vicinity of the optical axis of the crystal, the diffraction efficiency is independent of the polarization state of the incident light. The results of theoretical calculations are in agreement with the experimental results obtained for uniaxial crystals. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 67, No. 1, pp. 105–110, January–February, 2000.     

晶格结构三维模型“LED光立方”的设计与制作

针对大学生在学习《固体物理学》等课程中晶格结构理解的困难,采用成熟的LED驱动电路,通过单片机编程技术,利用LED灯设计制作了一套以三维方式表达晶格结构的LED光立方模型。模型结合专业特色,凝聚软件和硬件优势,能将复杂的空间结构问题简单化,使学生能直观地认识晶体的立体结构,既能激发学生的课程学习兴趣,同时也为教师提供了多样化的教学手段。     

液体表面波及其谐波的光衍射效应

为了探究液体表面波的波动规律,提出了一种基于激光衍射的探测方法.未扩束的激光束直接斜入射到波动液面,液面波动的强度由电磁式激发器控制、频率由信号发生器控制,用CCD采集光衍射图样并传送到计算机中实时处理.根据波动光学理论,给出了衍射光场和液体表面波之间的解析关系,发现实验现象和理论分析吻合.实验结果表明:该方法具有实时、准确、无损的特点.     

Diffraction of light by ultrasound in paratellurite crystals under Fresnel reflection conditions

We show that layers of acousto-optic gyrotropic paratellurite crystals perturbed by ultrasound can be used as efficient light modulators in transmission and reflection mode. We have established that the relative intensities of the diffracted waves are determined by the ratio of the refractive indices of the bounding media, the intensity of the ultrasound, and the thickness of the modulated layer. We show that for an asymmetric diffraction structure, efficient acousto-optic conversion is possible in reflection mode, and the weak effect of the gyrotropy is due to its suppression by Fresnel reflection at the boundaries of the layer. __________ Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 73, No. 6, pp. 819–823, November–December, 2006.     

The intermediate regime of light diffraction by ultrasound in planar gyrotropic optical waveguides in an external electric field

A theoretical investigation is carried out for an intermediate regime of optoacoustic interaction, close to the Bragg one, by ultasonic Rayleigh surface waves in gyrotropic planar waveguides in an external electric field. A system of equations of associated waves is presented which describes the planar optoacoustic interaction in intermediate, Raman—Nath, and Bragg regimes of diffraction by ultrasonic surface waves in gyrotropic crystals with electrically induced anisotropy. It is shown that the intermediate (transition) regime of optoacoustic interaction, which is characterized by an angular selectivity and by the presence of several diffraction maxima, is the basic regime of diffraction. In this case diffracted light is generally elliptically polarized with an ellipticity and polarization azimuth that depend on the external electric field intensity. Translated from Zhurrnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 66, No. 1, pp. 30–35, January–February, 1999.     

基于液晶空间光调制器的太赫兹波频谱调制

频谱可调制的太赫兹波具有广泛的应用价值。利用一台纯相位式的液晶空间光调制器对飞秒激光脉冲进行空间整形,通过改变飞秒激光脉冲的横向空间分布,实现太赫兹波频谱的调制。在实验中,利用光泵浦整流方式产生太赫兹波,并利用太赫兹时域光谱系统对太赫兹信号进行探测。通过GS算法在液晶空间光调制器上加载不同的相位图,获得了不同的飞秒激光脉冲横向空间分布。通过改变探测距离和飞秒脉冲的空间分布参数,实现了太赫兹波频谱的调制。还利用菲涅尔衍射算法对这一过程进行了理论模拟,理论模拟结果与实验结果吻合的较好,这充分说明了基于飞秒脉冲空间整形的太赫兹光谱调制技术的可行性。     

Group Representation of Waves in Gyrotropic Crystals

A new group (linear) representation of the propagation of waves in properly and naturally gyrotropic crystals in the general case where the nonreciprocity effect takes place has been developed. Simple expressions of the dependence of ray (group) velocities and polarization vectors of isonormal waves on the complex vector of principal velocities dual to the unitary tensor by which the optical properties of crystals are directly characterized have been obtained. The relationship between gyrotropy and anisotropy and the dipole moment and displacement current induced by the radiation in the crystal has been established. It is shown that the presence of gyrotropy and nonlinear polarization of radiation together with the elimination of conical points entails a phase ambiguity of the ray velocity of the quantummechanical type and a smearing and layering of the wave surface, as well as a discreteness of the spectrum of velocity values of isonormal waves.     

Inelastic Light Scattering Near the Ferroelectric Phase-Transition Point in Bismuth Vanadate Crystals

The Raman and Brillouin spectra in bismuth vanadate crystals near the ferroelectric phase-transition point are studied. The intensity maximum corresponding to the soft mode in light scattering spectra is found. This mode is responsible for the instability of the bismuth vanadate crystal lattice in the vicinity of the ferroelectric phase-transition point. Strong interaction of the soft optical mode with an acoustic mode of the corresponding symmetry is revealed by an analysis of the Raman and Brillouin spectra observed. The theory of light scattering by coupled lattice modes based on the model of two strongly coupled oscillators is developed. The introduction of an additional oscillator strongly interacting with the fundamental soft mode is shown to result in a temperature shift of the structural phase transition to higher temperatures. The results obtained confirm the possibility of changing the phase-transition temperature by modification of the vibrational spectrum through introduction of additional degrees of freedom or comminution of the macroscopic sample with formation of the ordered superdispersed structure (globular crystal). These results are general and can be subsequently used to increase the phase-transition temperature in ferroelastics, ferroelectrics, and superconductors.     

线阵CCD在声光调制实验中的应用

用线阵CCD代替可移动的光电二极管,改进了声光调制实验.将声光调制的入射光和衍射光投射在线阵CCD上,线阵CCD的信号输出由数字示波器显示,利用数字示波器的“光标”功能测出光斑的距离.改进后,使测量变得简单快捷,提高了实验效率,并减小了实验测量误差.     

一种精确确定闪烁晶体光产额的方法

针对钨酸铅晶体(PbWO₄)在¹³⁷Cs源作用下所得的脉冲幅度谱,并结合蒙特卡罗模拟,提出了一种获得光产额较低的闪烁晶体光产额的新的拟合方法. 此方法亦适用于其它晶体.     

一种软铋矿空间光调制器调制传递函数的分析

将基于软铋矿BSO光折变晶体的非对称结构光寻址空间光调制器的内部功能实现过程进行合理划分,对其中的一个关键部分进行理论分析,得到相应脉冲响应函数的主要解析表达式,并对调制传递函数的空间频率响应受到绝缘层介电常数、晶体层厚度以及晶体层内电荷纵向分布等因素的影响进行了数值分析和讨论。讨论分析和补充验证实验表明,功能实现过程各组成部分之间有着紧密的内在联系,分析结果能够反映整个功能实现过程涉及的各主要因素对调制传递函数空间频率响应的影响。对于如何通过合理选择和优化材料特性、结构参数、工作条件等因素,提高此类空间光调制器调制传递函数的空间频率响应特性具有一定的指导意义。     

Phase Modulation Characteristics Analysis of Optically-Addressed Parallel-Aligned Nematic Liquid Crystal Phase-Only Spatial Light Modulator Combined with a Liquid Crystal Display

An optically addressed parallel-aligned nematic-liquid-crystal spatial light modulator (PAL-SLM) has been studied as a dynamic phase-only light modulation device. The phase modulation characteristics of the PAL-SLM using a liquid crystal display (LCD) as an addressing mask were investigated by analyzing diffraction efficiencies resulting from binary gratings projected from the LCD. A more than 2π phase-only modulation depth was achieved. The highest first-order diffraction efficiency of approximately 38% was also obtained; this is close to the theoretical limit. The experimental results of diffraction efficiencies depending on the phase modulation depth are in good agreement with the simulation for the system operation.     

Diffraction-Based Spatial Light Modulation: Transverse Linear Electrooptic Effect in Polymers

We propose a new type of spatial light modulator using nonlinear organic polymer film as a phase modulation element. Using polymer poly-Disperse Red-19 Toluendiiso-cyanate, a more than 150:1 contrast ratio has been realized for electrical addressing in transverse geometry.     

Ultrasound diffraction of light beams in gyrotropic crystals

The features of the Bragg diffraction of Gaussian light beams at ultrasound waves in gyrotropic crystals were investigated. The dependence of the diffraction efficiency on the intensity of an ultrasound beam, the cross-section radius of a light beam, and their divergence ratio was found. An asymptotic expression for the transverse distribution of a diffracted beam was derived. The crystal gyrotropy has been found to affect significantly the change in the amplitude profile of the diffracted light at ultrasound frequencies of f ∼ 10²–10³ MHz. The maximum diffraction efficiency in the gyrotropic medium is shown to be reached at a certain ratio between the divergences, ultrasound intensity, and specific gyration of the crystal. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 67, No. 3, pp. 370–374, May–June, 2000.     

晶体中三阶有效非线性系数的计算方法

经过对ｘ（３）ｉｊｋｌ的脚标进行简化压缩处理，首次得出了全部晶体点群共１１种不同的Ｘ（３）ｉｍ矩阵表达形式及Ｋｌｅｉｎｍａｎ对称条件成立下的简化形式，给出了各类晶体中四波相互作用过程中Ｘ（３）＾ｅｆｆ的计算方法。