四价掺杂铌酸锂晶体抗光折变性能研究

我们在同成份铌酸锂晶体中掺入四价离子铪,生长了掺杂浓度分别为2、4、6mol;的掺铪铌酸锂系列晶体.掺铪浓度达到4mol;时,晶体的抗光损伤能力为5×105W/cm2,比同成份纯铌酸锂晶体提高了4个数量级.应用全息法测得掺4、6mol;铪的铌酸锂晶体最大折射率变化为8.7×10-6,与高掺镁(6.5mol;)铌酸锂晶体的类似.晶体的红外吸收谱和紫外-可见光吸收谱也显示,掺杂浓度为4mol;时具有明显的阈值特征.由此可以确定铪离子在铌酸锂晶体中的阈值浓度约为4mol;.     

掺锆铌酸锂系列晶体

本文简介了掺锆铌酸锂系列晶体的研究进展,包括单掺锆铌酸锂、锆铁双掺铌酸锂、锆铁锰及锆铜铈三掺铌酸锂。掺锆铌酸锂晶体不但在可见波段具有远优于掺镁铌酸锂的抗光损伤能力,即使在近紫外波段,也拥有其它掺杂晶体所不具备的抗光损伤性能。锆铁双掺铌酸锂晶体兼有高光折变灵敏度和高光折变衍射效率的性质。锆铁锰和锆铜铈三掺铌酸锂晶体不但能够实现非挥发存储,其光折变响应速度及灵敏度都较铁锰和铜铈双掺晶体有大幅提高。这些实验结果表明,掺锆铌酸锂有望成为出色的非线性光学晶体。     

近化学计量比掺镁铌酸锂晶体的抗光折变性能

应用气相传输平衡技术,我们获得了3种近化学计量比掺镁铌酸锂晶体,晶体的掺镁量接近我们以前提出的第二阈值.在我们实验室所能达到的最大光强26 MW/cm2照射下,在所有近化学计量比掺镁铌酸锂晶片中没有观察到光斑畸变,该光强比同成分铌酸锂晶体所能承受的光强高6个量级,为目前已报道的铌酸锂晶体之最.应用双光束全息写入法测得掺1.0 mol; Mg近化学计量比铌酸锂晶体的光折变饱和值仅有4.6×10-7,比同成分铌酸锂晶体小两个量级,从已有实验数据推测,该晶体的抗光折变能力应当比同成分铌酸锂晶体高9个量级以上.     

优良全息光折变存储材料-双掺铌酸锂晶体

我们生长与后处理了一系列双掺铌酸锂晶体,通过光折变存储性能的测试,在这些晶体中,我们发现了三种双掺晶体:LN:Fe,Mg;LN∶Fe,In;LN∶Fe,Zn,它们具有优良的光折变存储性能,即高衍射效率(高达60～80;)、快光折变响应(比LN∶Fe 晶体缩短了一个数量级)、和强抗光散射能力(比LN∶Fe提高近两个数量级).我们还系统地研究了光强阈值效应与全息写入的关系以及全息写入与入射光强的关系,发现在光强阈值附近耦合强度有一最大值,从而提出了最佳写入光强的概念.另外,全息光栅热固定研究还显示,双掺铌酸锂晶体比单掺Fe的铌酸锂晶体具有更优良的热固定性质:快固定时间、高固定效率、长固定寿命等.     

外加磁场对掺铁铌酸锂晶体中折射率光栅擦除过程的影响

研究了外加磁场对掺铁铌酸锂晶体中折射率光栅擦除过程的影响.在写入和擦除过程中分别或同时外加磁场,测量了不同擦除光强下磁场对光栅擦除过程的影响.结果表明,外加磁场对折射率光栅擦除时间存在明显影响.在光栅写入或光栅擦除过程分别外加磁场时,光栅擦除时间增加;但是当在写入和擦除过程同时外加磁场时,光栅的擦除时间明显变短.擦除时间变化与擦除光强相关,擦除光强越弱,磁场对擦除时间的变化越明显.进一步的研究发现擦除时间的变化来自于磁场对铌酸锂晶体中等效暗电导的影响.以上实验结果显示,外加磁场可以成为掺铁铌酸锂晶体光折变光栅的调控手段.     

Cr∶LiNbO_3及Cr,Fe∶LiNbO_3晶体热释电系数提高的研究

生长了掺杂量分别为0.2mol%、0.5mol%的掺铬同成分配比铌酸锂晶体和掺铬0.2mol%、铁0.04mol%的双掺同成分配比铌酸锂晶体。利用动态电流法测试了它们的热释电系数。在同样的测试条件下,与未掺杂的同成分铌酸锂晶体相比较,掺铬铌酸锂(Cr∶LiNbO3)晶体和铬、铁双掺铌酸锂(Cr,Fe∶LiNbO3)晶体的热释电系数明显提高。同时对掺杂提高晶体热释电系数的机理进行了探讨。     

铌酸锂晶体的光折变效应

铌酸锂(LiNbO₃, LN)是一种多功能多用途的人工晶体,被称为“光学硅”。近期以铌酸锂薄膜(LNOI)为平台的集成光子学发展迅速,有将“光学硅”变为现实的趋势。高集成意味着高局域高光强密度,使铌酸锂晶体的光折变效应变得不容忽视。光折变效应是光致折射率变化的简称,是非线性光学的重要组成部分。本文回顾了铌酸锂晶体光折变效应的发现和机理、不同掺杂及掺杂组合对光折变效应的调控,重点介绍了铋镁双掺铌酸锂晶体的光折变性能及相关理论和实验结果,概述了铌酸锂光折变波导和孤子,及基于LNOI的集成光子学器件中的光折变效应,并对未来的研究趋势进行了展望。期待我国发挥铌酸锂光折变研究及LNOI产业化的优势,在光子学芯片的竞争中占据主导地位。     

高掺镁铌酸锂晶体OH-吸收光谱的低温研究

本文测量了纯铌酸锂和高掺镁铌酸锂晶体的低温红外光谱,观察了OH-吸收峰的温度依赖特性.研究发现纯铌酸锂的OH-振动吸收峰基本不随温度而变化,而高掺镁铌酸锂晶体的OH-振动吸收峰的主峰峰位随温度的降低向高波数方向移动.通过分析两种晶体中不同的缺陷模型以及H+在晶格中的占位,我们提出高掺镁铌酸锂晶体中的H+紧邻高电性杂质缺陷(MgNb)3-分布,直接参与缺陷集团,完全不同于纯铌酸锂晶体中H+的分布情形,这造成了高掺镁铌酸锂晶体中OH-振动吸收峰随温度的变化.而集团内部缺陷之间相互作用随温度降低而增强的趋势是OH-振动吸收峰右移的主要原因.     

铒镱双掺的钒酸钇和铌酸锂晶体中的铒离子的上转换发光

利用J-O理论,计算了在铒、镱双掺的钒酸钇和铌酸锂晶体中的铒离子在室温下的晶场唯象参数Ωλ(λ=2,4,6)及辐射跃迁几率、无辐射跃迁几率和共振跃迁几率.考虑到铒、镱间的能量转移,写出了在这些晶体中的铒离子的速率方程.速率方程的解表明,在铒、镱双掺的钒酸钇晶体中的铒离子的550 nm的上转换发光,比它在铒、镱双掺的铌酸锂晶体中更为有效.这一理论结果与我们的实验观察结果一致.     

大直径、高掺镁铌酸锂晶体的生长及其紫外光折变性能研究

我们生长了掺镁量分别为3.0mol;、5.0mol;、7.8mol;、9.0mol;的76mm高掺镁铌酸锂晶体,检测了这些晶体的生长条纹情况,并利用双光耦合配置测试了这些晶体在351nm紫外光下的光折变性能.从实验结果看,采用同成分共熔点铌锂配比的高掺镁铌酸锂晶体生长条纹比较多;虽然高掺镁铌酸锂晶体在可见光波段有很好的抗光折变能力,但是在紫外光下具有良好的光折变性能,可以作为优良的紫外光折变材料使用.同时,实验结果表明,掺镁量在5.0mol;的铌酸锂晶体具有最佳的紫外光折变性能.     

掺杂LN晶体光折变效应及图象光存储特性

利用514.5nm和632.8nm波长的激光,研究了单掺杂Fe和双掺杂Ce∶Fe离子铌酸锂晶体的光折变二波耦合及光折变全息存储特性.实验结果表明生长态双掺杂Ce∶Fe与单掺杂Fe的LiNbO3晶体的光折变波耦合增益差异不明显,但双掺杂Ce∶Fe的LiNbO3晶体的图象存储和擦除特性明显得到改善.氧化态样品具有较大的透过率光谱范围和较好的图象存储质量;还原态样品具有较大的光折变二波耦合增益特性.     

Defect structure and optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios

Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were grown in air by the Czochralski technique with various ratios of [Li]/[Nb]=0.94, 1.05, 1.20 in melt. The defect structure and location of doped ions were analyzed by the UV‐visible and infrared spectroscopy. The optical damage resistance ability of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals was measured by the photo‐induced birefringence change and the transmitted light spot distortion method. The results show that the optical damage resistance ability of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals is enhanced with the increase of the [Li]/[Nb] ratio. The dependence of the optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals on the defect structure is discussed in detail. (© 2010 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios

Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals were grown in air by the Czochralski technique with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios ([Li]/[Nb]=0.94, 1.05, 1.20) in melt. The defect structure and location of doped ions were analyzed by the UV‐visible absorption spectra. The optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals was investigated by the photoinduced birefringence change and the transmitted light spot distortion method. The results show that the optical damage resistance ability of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals decreases with the increase of the [Li]/[Nb] ratio. The dependence of the optical damage resistance of Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals on the defect structure is discussed in detail. (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

铁杂质对LiNbO3晶体折射率的影响

测定了纯LiNbO3晶体和两种掺铁的LiNbO3晶体的折射率和晶格常数,并对三种样品的折射率和晶格常数进行了比较,发现了掺铁后的LiNbO3晶体折射率及晶格常数都有微小的变化,讨论和分析了引起这些变化的原因。     

Scx:Fey:Cuz:LN晶体的生长及非挥发性全息存储的研究

本文首次采用Czochralski法生长优质的Scx:Fey:Cuz:LN (x=0,1;, 2;, 3;, 3.5;, y=0.1;, z=0.06;)晶体.测试了晶体抗光致散射能力,以二波耦合光路测试晶体的衍射效率、写入时间和擦除时间,计算光折变灵敏度和动态范围.结果表明:Sc(2mol;):Fe:Cu:LN和Sc(3mol;):Fe:Cu:LN晶体抗光致散射能力比Fe:Cu:LN晶体高两个数量级以上,Scx:Fey:Cuz:LN晶体的写入速度、光折变灵敏度和动态范围等全息存储性能优于Fe:LN晶体.首次采用氪离子激光(482.0 nm,蓝光)作开关光,氦氖激光(632.8 nm,红光)做记录光,以Sc:Fe:Cu:LN晶体作为双光子全息存储记录介质,实现了双光子全息存储固定(非挥发性全息存储).     

Sc:In:Fe:LiNbO3晶体的生长及全息关联存储的研究

在Fe:LiNbO3中掺进Sc2O3和In2O3采用Czochralski技术生长Sc:In:Fe:LiNbO3晶体.测试Sc:In:Fe:LiNbO3晶体的红外光谱和抗光致散射能力.Sc(1mol;):In(2mol;):Fe:LiNbO3晶体OH-吸收峰移到3508cm-1,抗光致散射能力比Fe:LiNbO3晶体提高二个数量级.对Sc(1mol;):In(2mol;):Fe:LiNbO3晶体OH-吸收峰移动机理和抗光致散射能力增强的机理进行讨论.以Sc(1mol;):In(2mol;):Fe:LiNbO3晶体作存储元件,以Cu:KNSBN晶体作为位相共轭镜进行全息关联存储,试验结果表明全息关联存储的成象质量高、图象清晰完整、噪音小.     

液相外延法制备LiNbO3薄膜的研究和进展

讨论了液相外延法制备LiNbO3薄膜过程中,衬底和助熔剂的选择对LiNbO3薄膜制备的影响及掺杂改性问题,简要地介绍了LiNbO3薄膜的一些性能及光学应用.研究表明,目前可用液相外延法在LiTaO3、掺镁(5mol;)的同成分LiNbO3及纯的同成分或近化学计量比LiNbO3单晶衬底上制备出具有较高光学质量的LiNbO3薄膜.讨论了液相外延法制备LiNbO3薄膜过程中存在的主要问题、发展前景及今后的研究方向.     

Photorefractive features of non‐stoichiometry codoped Hf:Fe:LiNbO3 single crystals

Hf(2mol%):Fe(0.05wt%):LiNbO₃ crystals with various [Li]/[Nb] ratios of 0.94, 1.05, 1.2 and 1.38 have been grown. The photorefractive resistant ability increases with the accretion of [Li]/[Nb] ratio. When the ratio of [Li]/[Nb] is 1.20 or 1.38, the OH^‐ absorption band shifts to about 3477cm^‐1. The mechanisms of the photorefractive resistant ability increase and the absorption band shift have been discussed. The exponential gain coefficient (Γ) of the crystals was measured with two‐beam coupling method and the effective charge carrier concentration (N_eff) was calculated. The results show that Γ and N_eff increase with the accretion of [Li]/[Nb] ratio. The temperature effect of codoped Hf:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals was also studied, it was found that the exponential gain coefficient increase dramatically at about 55°C, 70°C and 110°C, this is due to the inner electric field which is resulted from structure phase change. (© 2007 WILEY ‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Defect structure and spectroscopic characteristics of codoped Hf: Er: LiNbO3 crystals

Codoped Hf: Er: LiNbO₃ crystals have been grown by the Czochralski technique. Defect structures of the crystals were analyzed by IR absorption spectra, and the compositions of the crystals were measured by X‐ray fluorescent spectrograph. A new OH^–‐associated vibrational peak at 3492 cm^–1 was revealed in 6 mol % Hf: 1 mol % Er: LiNbO₃ crystal. It was attributed to (Hf_Nb)^–‐OH^–‐(Er_Nb)^2– defect centers. The Er³⁺ concentrations in crystals gradually decreased with the increase of the codoped Hf⁴⁺ concentrations in the melts. The emission characteristics of the crystals were investigated by the fluorescence spectrum. It was found that the luminescent intensity in codoped 6 mol % Hf: 1 mol % Er: LiNbO₃ crystal was 3.5 times stronger than that in single doped 1 mol % Er: LiNbO₃ crystal. The luminescent enhancement effect was successfully explained on the basis of defect structure of the crystals. (© 2009 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Defect structure and light‐induced scattering of Zr‐doped near‐stoichiometric Mn:Fe:LiNbO3 crystals grown by TSSG method

Near‐stoichiometric Mn:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystals doped with various concentration of ZrO₂ were grown by top seed solution growth (TSSG) method in the air atmosphere. The Zr concentration in the crystal was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometer. The defect structures were analyzed by means of ultraviolet‐visible and infrared transmittance spectra. The appearance of vibration peak at 3466 cm^‐1 in infrared spectra manifested that Li/Nb ratio in crystals approached to stoichiometric proportion. The fundamental absorption edge represented continuous red‐shift which was discrepancy with congruent doped LiNbO₃ crystals showed that doping ions possessed different location mechanism. The light‐induced scattering of the doped stoichiometric LiNbO₃crystals were quantitatively scaled via incident exposure energy. The results demonstrated that Zr(2 mol%):Mn:Fe:LiNbO₃ crystal had the weakest light‐induced scattering and the mechanism related to their defect structures was discussed. (© 2012 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)