Magnetic excitations in multiferroic TbMnO3: evidence for a hybridized soft mode

The magnetic excitations in multiferroic TbMnO3 have been studied by inelastic neutron scattering in the spiral and sinusoidally ordered phases. At the incommensurate magnetic zone center of the spiral phase, we find three low-lying magnons whose character has been fully determined using neutron-polarization analysis. The excitation at the lowest energy is the sliding mode of the spiral, and two modes at 1.1 and 2.5 meV correspond to rotations of the spiral rotation plane. These latter modes are expected to couple to the electric polarization. The 2.5 meV mode is in perfect agreement with recent infrared-spectroscopy data giving strong support to its interpretation as a hybridized phonon-magnon excitation.     

Linear Transformation of the Polarization Modes in Coiled Optical Spun-Fibers with Strong Unperturbed Linear Birefringence. I. Nonresonant Transformation

A linear transformation of orthogonal polarization modes in coiled optical spun-fibers with strong unperturbed linear birefringence, which causes the emergence of the dependences of the integrated elliptical birefringence and the ellipticity and azimuth of the major axis of the ellipse, as well as the polarization state of radiation (PSR), on the length of optical fiber has been considered. Optical spun-fibers are subjected to a strong mechanical twisting, which is frozen into the structure of the optical fiber upon cooling, in the process of being drawn out from the workpiece. Since the values of the local polarization parameters of coiled spunwaveguides vary according to a rather complex law, the calculations were carried out by numerical modeling of the parameters of the Jones matrices. Since the rotation speed of the axes of the birefringence is constant on a relatively short segment of a coiled optical spun-fiber in the accompanying torsion (helical) coordinate system, the so-called “Ginzburg helical polarization modes” (GHPMs)—two mutually orthogonal ellipses with the opposite directions of traversal, the axis of which rotate relative to the fixed coordinate system uniformly and unidirectionally—are approximately the local normal polarization modes of such optical fiber. It has been shown that, despite the fact that the unperturbed linear birefringence of the spun-fibers significantly exceeds the linear birefringence, which is caused by the winding on a coil, the integral birefringence of an extended segment of such a fiber coincides in order of magnitude with the linear birefringence, which is caused by the winding on the coil, and the integral polarization modes tend asymptotically to circular ones. It has been also shown that the values of the circular birefringence of twisted single-mode fibers, which were calculated in a nonrotating and torsion helical coordinate systems, differ significantly. It has been shown that the polarization phenomena occur in the process of linear transformation of local polarization modes, which lead to small quasi-harmonic oscillations of the birefringence integral parameters of the optical spun-fibers, which depend on their length, and the period of these oscillations is approximately equal to half of the effective period of polarization beating.     

Comparison of three kinds of polarized Bessel vortex beams propagating through uniaxial anisotropic media

A comparison of differently polarized Bessel vortex beams propagating through a uniaxial anisotropic slab is discussed in terms of the vector wave function expansions.The magnitude profiles of electric field components, the transformation of polarization modes, and the distributions of orbital angular momentum(OAM) states of the reflected and transmitted beams for different incident angles are numerically simulated.The results indicate that the magnitude profiles of electric field components for different polarization modes are distinct from each other and have a great dependence on the incident angle,thus the transformation of polarization modes which reflects the change of energy can be affected largely.As compared to the x and circular polarization incidences, the reflected and transmitted beams for the radial polarization incidence suffer the fewest transformation of polarization modes, showing a better energy invariance.The distributions of OAM states of the reflected and transmitted beams for different polarization modes are diverse as well, and the derived OAM states of the transmitted beam for radial polarization present a focusing effect, concentrating on the state between two predominant OAM states.     

Unique optical properties of anisotropic helical structures in a Fabry-Perot cavity

Anisotropic helical structures in Fabry-Perot (FP) cavities are shown to exhibit unique properties. The FP peaks are unpolarized, consisting of doublets corresponding to Bloch-Lyaponov eigenwaves with increased splitting as the local anisotropy increases and as they become closer to the photonic bandgap. The Bragg-type selective reflection peak existing in a free-cavity sample is inhibited when the helical medium is inside a cavity, and it has no effect on the cavity modes. Hence the unique characteristics are obtained even with a single period of the helix, and consequently thin films of helical liquid crystals can be used to build fast tunable polarization insensitive FP filters.     

双芯光子晶体光纤中的模式干涉

应用全矢量超格子叠加模型分析了双芯光子晶体光纤(PCF)的模式特征.双芯PCF的基模和二次模分别由偏振方向不同的两个偶模和两个奇模组成，讨论了这四个模式的模式电场奇偶性.基于对双芯PCF模式电场奇偶性的认识，讨论了光纤中的矢量模式干涉问题.分析表明，不同偏振态模式的干涉不会引起芯间的功率转移，双芯PCF的芯间功率耦合是由相同偏振模式的干涉引起的.在相同偏振模式干涉过程中，光功率在两个芯子中呈余弦振荡，光纤的两个芯子一般存在约π／2的相位差.还讨论了两个不同偏振方向的耦合系数与波长的关系. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 双芯光纤 模式 干涉 耦合     

Hyperboloid structures formed by polarization singularities in coherent vector fields with longitudinal-transverse coupling

The propagation-dependent polarization vector fields are experimentally created from an isotropic microchip laser with a longitudinal-transverse coupling and entanglement of the polarization states. The experimental three-dimensional coherent vector fields are analytically reconstructed with a coherent superposition of orthogonal circularly polarized vortex modes. Each polarized component is found to comprise two Laguerre-Gaussian modes with different topological charges. With the analytical representation, the polarization singularities, on which the electric polarization ellipse is purely circular (C lines) or purely linear (L surfaces), are explored. The C line singularities are found to form an intriguing hyperboloidal structure.     

高功率内置弧形折线栅式极化转换天线罩的设计与实验研究北大核心CSCD

为了实现天线罩的轻量化,同时满足高功率的应用,提出了一种高功率内置弧形折线栅式极化转换天线罩。该天线罩将弧形折线栅式极化转换板放置于介质密封罩内部,通过对弧形折线栅单元结构及介质密封罩结构的联合设计,在实现轻量化的同时降低了金属栅上的电场,使其更加有利于在高功率微波领域的工程应用。针对C波段高功率线极化螺旋阵列天线的应用需求,优化设计了一个中心频率为4.3 GHz的高功率极化转换天线罩,将其加载至某高功率径向线螺旋阵列天线上开展了辐射特性和功率容量的仿真和测试,仿真和实验结果吻合,该天线罩可实现圆极化波到线极化波的转换,其中心频率下的插入损耗为0.2 dB,主射方向轴比为20 dB,功率容量达到48 MW。     

Generation of elliptically polarized terahertz waves from laser-induced plasma with double helix electrodes

By applying a helical electric field along a plasma region, a revolving electron current is formed along the plasma and an elliptically polarized far-field terahertz wave pattern is observed. The observed terahertz wave polarization reveals the remarkable role of velocity retardation between optical pulses and generated terahertz pulses in the generation process. Extensive simulations, including longitudinal propagation effects, are performed to clarify the mechanisms responsible for polarization control of air-plasma-based terahertz sources.     

Helical modes in carbon nanotubes generated by strong electric fields

Helical modes, conducting opposite spins in opposite directions, are shown to exist in metallic armchair nanotubes in an all-electric setup. This is a consequence of the interplay between spin-orbit interaction and strong electric fields. The helical regime can also be obtained in chiral metallic nanotubes by applying an additional magnetic field. In particular, it is possible to obtain helical modes at one of the two Dirac points only, while the other one remains gapped. Starting from a tight-binding model we derive the effective low-energy Hamiltonian and the resulting spectrum.     

Optical spin-to-orbital angular momentum conversion in inhomogeneous anisotropic media

We demonstrate experimentally an optical process in which the spin angular momentum carried by a circularly polarized light beam is converted into orbital angular momentum, leading to the generation of helical modes with a wave-front helicity controlled by the input polarization. This phenomenon requires the interaction of light with matter that is both optically inhomogeneous and anisotropic. The underlying physics is also associated with the so-called Pancharatnam-Berry geometrical phases involved in any inhomogeneous transformation of the optical polarization.     

Macroscopic description of collective motion in fast-rotating nuclei

The distorted Fermi-surface model is generalized to study rotating nuclei. The Chandrasekhar-Lebovitz method is used to solve the equations of nuclear hydrodynamics. A complete analysis of possible stationary ellipsoidal configurations is presented showing such phenomena as giant back-bending and shape isomerism. The normal oscillation modes of quadrupole symmetry are analysed: it is shown that besides the modes corresponding to the quadrupole giant resonance (QGR) split due to the centrifugal and Coriolis forces, the model predicts the appearance of two additional low-lying modes. The nonvibrational modes are analysed, and the corresponding inertia parameters are calculated. The electric quadrupole transitions in rotating nuclei are studied; according to the model the E2 transitions follow very closely the yrast-line both in the axial noncollectively-rotating nuclei and in the three-axial nuclei.     

螺旋槽回旋行波管高频特性分析

 在Foulds等人对螺旋槽结构进行深入分析的基础上,考虑了槽区内高次模式对慢波结构高频特性的影响。结果表明：槽宽较小时,结论与其结论吻合较好; 槽宽较大时,计算结果与其有较大差别。此外,讨论了螺旋槽结构参数对高频特性的影响,结果表明：除槽宽外的其它结构参数固定时,存在一个最佳的δ/L值,可以获得较弱的色散和较大的横向场幅值,适合做回旋行波管互作用结构。     

Wigner crystals of 229Th for optical excitation of the nuclear isomer

We have produced laser-cooled Wigner crystals of 229Th3+ in a linear Paul trap. The magnetic dipole (A) and electric quadrupole (B) hyperfine constants for four low-lying electronic levels and the relative isotope shifts with respect to 232Th3+ for three low-lying optical transitions are measured. Using the hyperfine B constants in conjunction with prior atomic structure calculations, a new value of the spectroscopic nuclear electric quadrupole moment Q=3.11(16) eb is deduced. These results are a step towards optical excitation of the low-lying isomer level in the 229Th nucleus.     

Quantum measurements of the parameters of the Gell-Mann optical field with an SU(3) interferometer

The SU(3) polarization theory in the Hilbert space is developed for quantum Bose systems with Gell-Mann symmetry. The degrees of polarization and isopolarization are determined. An original SU(3) interferometer for measuring the phase-dependent Gell-Mann parameters of an optical field is considered, and the signal-to-noise measurements limiting in quantum noises and based on the use of entangled and squeezed states of light at the entrance of the optical system are analyzed. A new type of quantum (helical) states of optical radiation for which the correlation between the Hermitian quadratures and isospin operators plays a crucial role is revealed for one of these modes in the classical-field approximation.     

Handedness of magnetic-dipolar modes in ferrite disks

For magnetic-dipolar modes in a ferrite, components of the magnetic flux density in a helical coordinate system are dependent on both an orientation of a gyration vector and a sign of a pitch. It gives four types of helical harmonics for magnetostatic-potential wave functions in a ferrite disk. Because of the reflection symmetry breaking, coupling between certain types of helical harmonics takes place in the reflection points. The reflection feature leads to exhibition of two types of resonances: the “right” and “left” resonances. These resonances become coupled for a ferrite disk placed in a homogeneous tangential RF magnetic field. One also observes such resonance coupling for a ferrite disk with a symmetrically oriented linear surface electrode, when this ferrite particle is placed in a homogeneous tangential RF electric field. In a cylindrical coordinate system handedness of magnetic-dipolar modes in a ferrite disk is described by spinor wave functions.     

Meta材料谐振行为的因果性研究

分析了横电磁波作用下开口谐振环双各向异性Meta材料,揭示了虚波数引起Meta材料谐振行为的事实.利用Floquet模将开口谐振环周期性结构的场分布展开,从电磁波传播角度得出了凋落模是引起Meta材料谐振行为的原因.对于来自主平面上的入射波,具有相同极化方式的Floquet透射模将发生谐振,并且电谐振和磁谐振将随着入射角的不同而改变.     

Opus musicum

The rotation of the plane of linearly polarized light by an optically-active medium arises from a difference between the refractive indices of the medium for left- and right-circularly polarized light. The circular birefringence is related to a circular dichroism, which is exhibited by all molecules which are not superposable on their mirror image and exist as laevo- and dextro-rotatory isomers. The circular dichroism of a dissymmetric molecule in a particular absorption region originates from an electronic transition with collinear electric and magnetic dipole moments, corresponding to the displacement of a molecular valency electron through a helical path by the absorption of radiation. The right- or left-handed form of the helical path depends upon the molecular structure, and the absolute stereochemical configuration of dissymmetric molecules may be determined by comparing their circular dichroism spectra with the calculated rotational strengths. In addition the polarization direction of an electric moment and the magnitude of a magnetic moment of an electronic transition in a dissymmetric molecule may be derived from circular dichroism measurements.     

Dynamics of domain-wall motion in ferroelectric liquid crystals in an electric field

The director reorientation in smectic liquid crystals with ferroelectric properties has been considered in the case where the interaction of liquid-crystal molecules with the surface leads to a partial unwinding of the helical structure of the liquid crystal and the reorientation occurs as a result of the domain-wall motion. The dependences of the velocity of domain-wall motion on the electric field strength, electric field variation frequency, boundary conditions, spontaneous polarization, and viscosity of the liquid crystal have been determined. It has been demonstrated that an increase in the electric field variation frequency or the polar part of the anchoring energy and the spontaneous polarization of the liquid crystal at a constant field frequency results in an increase of the velocity of domain-wall motion. As a consequence, the time of the electro-optic response of the liquid crystal in weak electric fields (from 0.4 to 2.0 V/μm) decreases by a factor of more than three.