175-W continuous-wave master oscillator power amplifier structure ytterbium-doped all-fiber laser

We report on hundred watts range ytterbium-doped all-fiber laser assembly based on the master oscillator power amplifier structure. It consisted of an oscillator and an amplifier with all-fiber components. And fiber fusion splice made the laser be an integrated fiber system. It generated up to 175.5 W of continuouswave (CW) output power at 1085 nm with more than 75% extraction efficiency in the amplifier when the total coupled pump power into the double clad fiber was 270 W.     

绿光抽运准周期光学超晶格产生红光与蓝光的研究

使用一块准周期LiTaO3光学超晶格晶体,利用准相位匹配技术,通过光参变产生与和频两个非线性过程,将一束532nm绿色抽运光转变成666nm红光与443nm蓝光。具体过程为,通过参变过程获得红色信号光和红外闲频光,再通过绿色抽运光与红外闲置光和频获得蓝光,两个过程在同一块准周期光学超晶格中实现,准周期超晶格的两个倒易矢量分别补偿这两个过程中的相位失配。抽运光的脉宽为40ps,重复频率为10Hz,在平均功率为0．5mW时,测得红光和蓝光功率分别0．15mW和16．6μW,转换效率达到34％和3％。这一方法,提供了一种用一块超晶格晶体同时获得三原色输出的有效途径。     

193nm光刻曝光系统的现状及发展

投影曝光工艺是集成电路制造过程中的关键环节,曝光系统的工艺水平已成为衡量微电子制造技术的重要标志。重点介绍了目前193 nm光刻设备曝光系统的发展现状和趋势,以及为提高曝光质量所采用的相关分辨率增强技术;通过分析曝光系统的构成和其中的关键技术,探讨了国内研制相关曝光设备所面临的挑战。     

Synthesis and luminescent properties of hexagonal BaZnSiO4:Eu2+ phosphor

A green-emitting phosphor of hexagonal BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ was prepared by a combustion-assisted synthesis method and an efficient green emission from ultraviolet to visible light was observed. The luminescence and crystallinity were investigated by using luminescence spectrometry and X-ray diffractometry. In the hexagonal structure of BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ phosphor, Eu²⁺ ions occupy three different lattice sites by substitution for Ba²⁺ ions. Eu²⁺ ions on Ba (1) and Ba (2) sites gave emissions at about 505 nm while Eu²⁺ ions on Ba (3) sites showed an emission band at 403 nm. The excitation spectrum is a broad band extending from 260 to 465 nm, which matches the emission of ultraviolet light-emitting diodes. The critical quenching concentration of Eu²⁺ in BaZnSiO₄:Eu²⁺ phosphor is about 0.05 mol. The value of the critical transfer distance is calculated as 10.97 Å. The corresponding concentration quenching mechanism is verified to be the electric multipole–multipole interaction. The CIE coordinates of the optimized sample $\mathrm{Ba}_{0.95}\mathrm{ZnSiO}_{4}{:}\mathrm{Eu}_{0.05}^{2+}$ were calculated as (x,y)=(0.172,0.463).     

CH4 dissociation on NiCo (1 1 1) surface: A first-principles study

A density-functional theory method has been conducted to investigate the adsorption of CH_x (x = 0-4) as well as the dissociation of CH_x (x = 1-4) on (1 1 1) facets of ordered NiCo alloy. The results have been compared with those obtained on pure Ni (1 1 1) surface. It shows that the adsorption energies of C and CH are decreased while it is increased for CH₃ on NiCo (1 1 1) compared to those on pure Ni (1 1 1). Furthermore, on NiCo (1 1 1), dissociation of CH_x prefers not to the top of Ni, but to the top of Co. The rate-determining step for CH₄ dissociation is considered as the first step of dehydrogenation on NiCo (1 1 1), while it is the fourth step of dehydrogenation on Ni (1 1 1). Furthermore, the activation barrier in rate-determining step is slightly higher by 0.07 eV on Ni (1 1 1) than that on NiCo (1 1 1). From above results, it is important to point out that carbon is easy to form on NiCo (1 1 1) although the adsorption energy of C atom is slightly decreased compared to that on Ni (1 1 1).     

Synthesis, characterization, and controlled aggregation of biotemplated polystyrene nanodisks

Cross-linked polystyrene nanodisks were prepared by controlled polymerization of styrene and divinylbenzene in the interior of bicelles, discoidal lipid aggregates. Aggregation behavior of polymer nanodisks was studied in water, organic solvents, and solid phase. Nanodisks form stable dispersions in aqueous solutions of surfactants, such as sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). Varying SDS/nanodisk ratio allowed us to control the size of nanodisk aggregates. Nanodisks are readily solubilized in nonpolar organic solvents, such as toluene and carbon tetrachloride, to yield stable monodisperse suspensions. These findings open opportunities for creating nanodisk-based nanocomposite materials. Stable nanodisk suspension in toluene enabled small angle neutron scattering (SANS) measurements. SANS data confirmed the nanodisk diameter and allowed accurate measurement of nanodisk thickness (19.5 ± 1.0 Å). In solid phase, nanodisks aggregate in sub-micron platelets.     

Neural network applied to reconstruction of complex objects based on fringe projection

The neural network has been introduced into the reconstruction of the complex object based on fringe projection. In this method, the neural network with powerful property of approximation is used to get the continuous approximate function of a discrete fringe pattern captured by an image frame grabber. The depth-related phase of the measured object modulated into the fringe pattern can be demodulated by dealing with the approximate function. Compared with the Fourier transform profilometry (FTP), in the network method, one deformed fringe pattern is needed to reconstruct the tested object, and a high spatial resolution is maintained for no filtering process. Therefore, this method performs better than FTP in the measurement of the complex object. Moreover, the network method is capable of demodulating more depth-related phase even in the case that the local shadow exists in the fringe pattern. Computer simulations and experiments validate the feasibility of this method.     

Unidirectionally Emitting Quantum Cascade Microcavity Lasers with Patterned Contacts

We investigate unidirectionally emitting quantum cascade microcavity lasers with semicircle-patterned top contacts. We employ novel patterned top contacts while fabricating notched ellipse-shaped cavity lasers. We study experimentally the microcavity-structure-based quantum cascade (QC) laser material with a long infrared wavelength of ~10 μm. Then we characterize microcavity lasers with patterned contacts and compare them with nonpatterned ones and observe a lower operating injection threshold current as a consequence of this relatively straightforward technique, with the unidirectional emission feature being kept. We obtain a maximum light output peak power of 16 mW with unidirectional emission at a far-field divergence angle of ~7° at a full width of half maximum, while the patterned device shows low threshold even in the microcavity laser with a size of 150 μm. Furthermore, we also carry out a reliability test of the QC microcavity lasers with semicircle-patterned top contacts, and the testing results show no sudden failure or severe light-output-power drop during an operating time of thousand hours.     

Nonlinear propagation of ultraslow pulses in media with electromagnetically induced transparency

The nonlinear behavior of a probe pulse propagating in a medium with electromagnetically induced transparency is studied both numerically and analytically. A new type of nonlinear wave equation is proposed in which the noninstantaneous response of nonlinear polarization is treated properly. The resulting nonlinear behavior of the propagating probe pulse is shown to be fundamentally different from that predicted by the simple nonlinear Schr?dinger-like wave equation that considers only instantaneous Kerr nonlinearity.     

约瑟夫森结的混沌行为及其在保密通信中的应用

约瑟夫森结的混沌行为在研究和应用方面都具有重要的价值。电阻-电容-电感并联约瑟夫森结在直流电流的驱动下会出现混沌行为,采用数值计算的方法,对混沌行为进行了研究。通过电压波形、频谱、对初始条件的敏感依赖以及奇怪吸引子,证实了混沌的存在,在此基础上首次提出了基于约瑟夫森结混沌行为的保密通信方案。