Investigation of various transmission properties and launching techniques of plastic optical fibres suitable for transmission of high optical powers

The significant parameters for plastic fibres with various core/cladding combinations are given: refractive index, numerical aperture, critical angle of total internal reflection at the core/cladding interface and maximum angle of aperture. The output power of a plastic fibre (PS/PMMA) was measured as a function of the angle of incidence. The results are interpreted using the ray optical fibre transmission model. Various launch-loss-reducing optical end-face working procedures are compared. We also investigated a method to avoid Fresnel reflection losses by a Brewster angled fibre input end-face for a linearly polarized light beam. The transverse and longitudinal intensity distribution of the output beam of a PS/PMMA fibre was measured. We conclude that a single large core clad plastic fibre is a promising alternative to a multi-glass fibre bundle for some applications.     

Fabrication of lightguides in in-diffused bulk PMMA

Insensitive bulk samples of poly-(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) may be sensitized by in-diffusion of monomers and photoinitiators. Different methods for the fabrication of refractive index profiles in the PMMA surface for lightguiding are demonstrated. The photolocking procedures are suitable for recording 2 dimensional patterns as well.     

Intrinsic transmission bandwidths of graded-index plastic optical fibers

We theoretically demonstrate that microscopic heterogeneous properties can enhance the transmission bandwidths of graded-index plastic optical fibers (POFs) for short-haul communication networks. The heterogeneities of the POF cores are quantitatively correlated with mode couplings by modifying the coupled power equation with consideration of the spatial correlation characteristics of the heterogeneities. Using the modified theory, we clarify that the larger fluctuation size and/or amplitude results in higher bandwidth because of greater forward scattering and/or higher scattering efficiency, respectively. This suggests that the multimode fiber bandwidths can depend on the macroscopically observed index profiles as well as on the microscopic material properties.     

The thermoelectric powers of transition metals at high temperature

This paper is concerned with a survey of the experimental data for the thermoelectric power? The thermoelectric power is hereinafter referred to as TEP of transition metals and with their discussion. For the first time a critical review of the main data, which are given in the literature and proved to be rather incomplete, is presented. When necessary, the author has conducted the TEP measurements within the temperature range of 80° to 1800°k, wherever it was possible. For the first time TEP data have been obtained for scandium, osmium and, effectively, for hafnium; erroneous data for thorium and ruthenium have been corrected; the temperature measuring range for many other metals has been substantially extended. Finally, from the data found in the literature and the new results, a fairly complete notion has been formed of the high-temperature behaviour of TEP for all transition metals (except technetium) in the 3d, 4d, and 5d series of the periodic system, as well as for uranium and thorium. Some empirical regularities in the behaviour of TEP have been detected, the main one of which is that the TEP's of transition metals, which belong to a given column of the periodic table and are in a magnetically disordered state, vary with the temperature above 80°k in a similar way. The paper demonstrates that the TEP of transition metals is characterized by a complex, non-linear temperature dependence. Consequently, the value and sign of the TEP at room temperature cannot serve as a sufficient criterion for characterizing the TEP. The general shape (‘type’) of the TEP temperature curve should be used as the above-mentioned criterion.     

Influence of curvature on the transmission properties of plastic optical fibres

The effect of fibre bending on the passage of a laser beam through a cladded plastic optical fibre has been investigated. Results indicate that the additional loss is determined by the bending radius, the locus of a bend, and the aperture angle of the applied launching system.     

The structural and optical properties of ZnO bulk and nanocrystals under high pressure

The elastic properties of high-quality ZnO crystals and nanopowder of grain size of about 65 nm are studied for both wurtzite (low pressure) and rock-salt high pressure phases. The measured values of bulk moduli for wurtzite and rock-salt phases of bulk ZnO crystals are equal to 156±13 and 187±20 GPa, respectively, and considerably larger for ZnO nanocrystals. The phase transition begins at a pressure of about 9 GPa and it is completed at a pressure of about 13.8 GPa for bulk crystals, whereas the values of pressure at which the phase transition occurs are lower for nanocrystals. A carefull Rietveld analysis of the obtained data does not exhibit the presence of any intermediate phases between low pressure wurtzite and high pressure rock-salt phases of ZnO. The phase transition is accompanied by a strong decrease in the near-band-gap photoluminescence intensity. In addition, the pressure coefficient of the near-band-gap luminescence in ZnO nanocrystals exhibits strong deviation from the linearity observed in bulk crystals. An analysis of the results shows that defects present in the nanopowdered sample are responsible for the observed effects.     

Amorphization of bulk TiNi-based alloys by severe plastic deformation under high pressure torsion

The structure of bulk samples of Ti_49.4Ni_50.6 alloy after severe plastic deformation by torsion (SPDT) under high pressure have been studied by transmission and scanning electron microscopies. It is found that SPDT by five to seven turns led to almost complete alloy amorphization.     

填充ENZ材料的太赫兹高双折射及近零平坦色散微结构光纤北大核心CSCD

为了实现太赫兹波的保偏波导传输,设计了一种含有纤芯缺陷孔和椭圆形包层空气孔的高双折射微结构光纤。通过在包层空气孔中选择性地填充太赫兹近零介电常量(epsilon-nearzero,ENZ)材料,引入了几何结构和材料分布的双重不对称性,破坏了2个偏振基模的简并以获得高双折射特性。应用有限元方法研究了光纤的双折射、损耗和色散等传输特性随结构参数的变化规律。在0.5 THz~2 THz的宽频段范围内获得了大于0.01的高双折射。x和y偏振基模的损耗在0.8 THz附近具有最小值,分别为0.903 dB·cm^(-1)和0.851 dB·cm^(-1)。纤芯缺陷孔可以有效调节色散特性,y偏振基模在1 THz~1.8 THz范围内具有(0±0.054)ps·THz^(-1)·cm^(-1)近零平坦色散特性。光纤的传输特性对ENZ材料的折射率变化不敏感。研究结论为研制太赫兹保偏光纤提供了理论参考。     

A wide band left handed material with high transmission

In this study, we propose guidelines to optimize the transmission and bandwidth of left handed materials (LHM) composed of two-dimensional lattice of metallic wires interleaved with double split ring resonators (SRRs). Several LHM structures are fabricated to test the proposed rules of design and operate between 7 and 14 GHz. In a first step, we show that adding extra SRR layers within each period of wire layers (i.e. interleaving the wire lattice with several SRR lattices) increases the transmittance of the material. In a second step, we demonstrate that adding extra SRR layers in a non-equidistant manner (i.e. inserting several SRR lattices shifted one another by different distances) widens the LHM frequency bandwidth. The results of experimental characterization are found to be in excellent agreement with theoretical predictions. A LHM behavior is obtained in a wide frequency band of 1 GHz around 8.2 GHz with a transmission of −1.2 dB measured at resonance. The negative refraction of the material is verified from measurements at oblique incidence.     

用于高速数据通信的梯度塑料光纤

概述了梯度塑料光纤的开发历史和现状。从应用于高速数据通信的角度 ,介绍了聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯(PMMA)、全氘化和全氟化梯度塑料光纤的损耗、带宽、稳定性和寿命。详细介绍了梯度塑料光纤的损耗光谱和损耗机制 ,介绍了制作梯度塑料光纤的界面凝胶聚合技术和两种扩散法 ,分析了梯度塑料光纤的制作方法同折射率剖面和带宽的关系 ,讨论了梯度塑料光纤的稳定性同掺杂物质的关系。同时介绍了高稳定性梯度塑料光纤的研究进展及今后的发展动向     

用于太赫兹波传输的低损耗、高双折射光纤研究

提出了一种同时具有低吸收损耗、高双折射特性的新型太赫兹传输光纤.光纤由层状的聚四氟乙烯和空气层组成.采用有限元法分析了光纤的结构参数对其吸收损耗和双折射的影响.结果表明:这种光纤的双折射可高达0.08;在保证模式的吸收损耗小于20 dB/m的前提下,其双折射仍可大于0.02. 关键词： 太赫兹传输 吸收损耗 双折射 有限元法     

Zr-based bulk metallic glass as a cylinder material for high pressure apparatuses

Zirconium-based bulk metallic glass (Zr-based BMG) has outstanding properties as a cylinder material for piston-cylinder high pressure apparatuses and is especially useful for neutron scattering. The piston-cylinder consisting of a Zr-based BMG cylinder with outer/inner diameters of 8.8/2.5?mm sustains pressures up to 1.81?GPa and ruptured at 2.0?GPa, with pressure values determined by the superconducting temperature of lead. The neutron attenuation of Zr-based BMG is similar to that of TiZr null-scattering alloy and more transparent than that of CuBe alloy. No contamination of sharp Bragg reflections is observed in the neutron diffraction pattern for Zr-based BMG. The magnetic susceptibility of Zr-based BMG is similar to that of CuBe alloy; this leads to a potential application for measurements of magnetic properties under pressure.     

高压条件下材料强度测量方法北大核心CSCD

在神光Ⅲ原型激光装置上开展了Al材料在高压（大于10GPa）、高应变率（10^5～10^8s^-1）的情况下材料强度特性实验方法研究。实验采用“有机材料真空间隙一样品”的靶构型（气库靶）对Al样品进行准等熵压缩,从而使Al样品的温度保持在熔点以下,材料仍具有强度特性。为了测量Al样品的RT不稳定性扰动增长,实验采用Ti作面背光材料,通过X光针孔成像获得样品的面向背光照相图像,获得了不同时刻RT不稳定性的增长因子,实验中采用连续相位板（CPP）对激光源进行了优化,提高了背光源和驱动源的均匀性。结果表明在现有高功率激光装置上可进行中z材料的RT不稳定性增长测量,验证了通过RT不稳定性增长测量来研究高压高应变率条件下材料强度的可行性。     

Optical tape for high capacity three-dimensional optical data storage

In this Letter,a new approach of optical tape for high capacity multilayer data storage is proposed.We show that a length of 5 cm and width of 2 cm of soft and transparent optical tape can be used for two-photon three-dimensional bit data storage.We successfully demonstrate writing and reading of six layers of data storage with a transverse bit separation of 2μm and an axial separation of 2.5μm in a tetraphenylethylene-doped photobleaching polymer.The fluorescence intensity is insensitive to the storage depth of the photopolymer matrix.Thus,the optical tape that we put forward in the experiment can help people realize true large data storage in the future,like magnetic tape.This method significantly paves a novel way for solving big data storage problems.     

新型光学塑料——EA光学塑料

新型光学塑料—EA光学塑料系采用合成双酚A环氧丙烯酸双酯,再与苯乙烯共聚固化成型制成的一种光学塑料材料。它的光学性能优越R_D=1.5836,v=32,内应力是现有塑料中最小的,成像分辨率是现有光学塑料中最好的,可以做成像透镜材料。该项成果为光学塑料增添了一个新品种。     

On the structured imperfections of bulk GaSb using high resolution transmission electron microscopy

GaSb is a promising III-V direct band gap semiconductor with sphalerite type FCC structure. Its band gap value has made it an excellent candidate for the conversion of infrared radiation to electricity. The wafers of GaSb, that were studied, originated from ingots grown with the Liquid Encapsulated Chochralski method. In all cases, Energy Dispersive X-ray Spectroscopy and Particle Induced X-ray Emission measurements demonstrated an excess of Sb. In the present work conventional transmission electron microscopy (CTEM) and high resolution electron microscopy (HRTEM) were used in order to determine the effect of the Sb excess in the structural characteristics of the material, mainly after thermal treatment. A structure model based on the ordering of the Sb antisites (Sb(Ga)) rather than the Ga vacancies (V(Ga)) is proposed for the observed modulation in small areas of the material.     

Optical properties of methanol at high pressures

The pressure dependence of the refractive index of methanol has been measured in a diamond-anvil cell up to 5·6 GPa at room temperature. These experiments cover the liquid phase of methanol (below 3·6 GPa) as well as the ‘superpressed fluid’ phase above 3·6 GPa. We have extracted the polarizability of methanol from our experimental data and the equation of state by using the Lorentz-Lorenz equation.     

Patterning characteristics and its alleviation in high bit-rate amplification of bulk semiconductor optical amplifier

An investigation is carried out on high bit-rate pulse propagation through bulk semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) and a tunable optical bandpass filter (OBPF) placed at the output of the SOA for the alleviation of patterning of the amplified signal due to gain saturation in SOA. The effect of the OBPF in terms of its central wavelength detuning and bandwidth on the quality of peak power equalization of the output signal is investigated for signal pulsewidth smaller and larger than the critical pulsewidth of the amplifier at bit-rates of 20 and 40 Gb/s, respectively. It is observed that the scheme is highly useful for the signal pulses with width greater than the critical width.