Fabrication and laser performance of highly transparent Nd:YAG ceramics from well-dispersed Nd:Y<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> nanopowders by freeze-drying

Well-dispersed Nd:Y₂O₃ powders with uniform particle size of about 60 nm were synthesized from freeze-dried precursors. Highly transparent 2 at.% Nd:YAG ceramics were fabricated from the as-synthesized Nd:Y₂O₃ powders and commercial Al₂O₃ powders by vacuum sintering at 1,750 °C for 5 h. Phase evolution, microstructures, and spectroscopic properties of the Nd:YAG transparent ceramics were investigated. Freeze-drying played an important role in the synthesis of high-quality Nd:Y₂O₃ nanosized powders, which were essential for the fabrication of highly transparent Nd:YAG ceramics. Optical transmittance of a 3-mm thick sample reached 82% in the wavelength range of 200–900 nm. 5.23 W output power was obtained with 14.3 W diode laser pumping, giving a slope efficiency of 36.5%.     

Design of different bandwidth dispersive mirrors

Dispersive mirrors in the wavelength range of 960–1110 nm, 700–900 nm, 950–1150 nm, 600–900 nm, 900–1200 nm, 600–1000 nm and 550–1050 nm are designed, respectively. From the design results, we analyse the choice of material and the approach to dispersion compensation. Furthermore, along with the increase of bandwidth, interaction between group delay dispersion (GDD) oscillation and high reflectivity, and influence of bandwidth on both GDD ripple and reflectivity are discussed.     

重频XeF蓝绿激光技术

 利用表面放电光泵浦技术,研制了重频XeF(C-A)激光器,运行频率达到10 Hz。研究了运行频率、气体流量对激光输出能量稳定性的影响,分析了影响输出稳定性的主要因素,实验结果表明,提高气流量可有效改善重频输出能量的稳定性。同时,还给出了优化实验条件下不同运行频率连续20个脉冲较为理想的输出结果。运行频率分别为1,2,5 Hz时,输出能量稳定性较好,输出能量大于4.0 J;气流量大于53 L/s时,10 Hz重频运行的输出稳定性已显著提高,平均输出能量也达到1.8 J。     

Interface kink solitons in defocusing saturable nonlinear media

We report on the dynamics of semi-localized nonlinear optical modes supported by an interface separating a uniform defocusing saturable medium and an imprinted semi-infinite photonic lattice. Out-of-phase and in-phase kink solitons composed by dark-soliton-like pedestals and oscillatory tails are found. Two branches of out-of-phase kink solitons exist in shallow lattices. Saturable nonlinearity enhances the pedestal height and renormalized energy flow of kink solitons evidently. While in-phase kink solitons are always unstable, out-of-phase kink solitons will be completely stable provided that lattice depth exceeds a critical value. Furthermore, stable kink solitons in the higher band gaps are also possible. Our results may give a helpful hint for understanding the dynamics of kink solitons with high pedestals in other fields.     

Lattice Boltzmann simulation of liquid–vapor system by incorporating a surface tension term

In this study,we investigate the pseudopotential multiphase model of lattice Boltzmann method(LBM)and incorporate a surface tension term to implement the particle interaction force.By using the Carnahan–Starling(CS)equation of state(EOS)with a proper critical pressure–density ratio,a density ratio over 160000 is obtained with satisfactory numerical stability.The added surface tension term offers a flexible choice to adjust the surface tension strength.Numerical tests of the Laplace rule are conducted,proving that smaller spurious velocity and better numerical stability can be acquired as the surface tension becomes stronger.Moreover,by wall adhesion and heterogeneous cavitation tests,the surface tension term shows its practical application in dealing with problems in which the surface tension plays an important role.     

光谱型椭偏仪精确表征非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数

采用光谱型椭偏仪(SE)和分光光度计分别测量了超薄类金刚石(DLC)薄膜和非晶硅(a-Si)薄膜的椭偏参数(y和D)和透射率T。由于薄膜的厚度与折射率、消光系数之间存在强烈的相关性,仅采用椭偏参数拟合,难以准确得到薄膜的光学常数。如果加入透射率同时进行拟合(以下简称SE+T法),可简单、快速得到薄膜的厚度和光学常数。但随机噪声、样品表面的轻微污染或衬底上任何小的吸收都可能影响SE+T法拟合的光学常数的准确性。因此将SE+T法和光学常数参数化法联用,实现DLC、a-Si薄膜光学常数的参数化,以消除测量数据中的噪声对光学常数的影响。结果显示,联用时的拟合结果具有更好的唯一性,而且拟合得到的光学常数变得平滑、连续且符合Kramers-Kronig(K-K)关系。这种方法特别适合于精确表征厚度仅为几十纳米的非晶吸收薄膜的光学常数。     

基于改进巴氏指标和模型更新的视觉跟踪算法

传统的Mean Shift算法采用巴氏系数度量模型与候选模型之间的统计特征相似性,但是由于背景特征的影响,有时应用巴氏指标进行匹配得到最优解的位置并不一定是目标的实际位置,在跟踪过程中可能导致目标定位出现偏差。该文提出一种改进的巴氏系数相似度指标,指标由于引入了前景/背景置信值,能够有效抑制待匹配区域中背景特征的影响,突出目标特征的权重,与原始的巴氏指标相比,明显提高了目标匹配的准确性。基于改进的巴氏指标,对目标与背景区域双模型相似度系数进行综合分析,合理地判断干扰目标匹配的原因,从而采取相应的模型更新策略。采用4段具有挑战性的视频序列对5种跟踪算法进行了测试,通过定量实验分析可知,文中算法处理1帧视频所需的平均时间为75.76 ms,实时性仅次于原始的Mean Shift跟踪算法,同时跟踪误差在5种跟踪算法中取得了最优结果。实验结果表明,该算法能够有效抑制背景干扰和避免模型漂移,在不同的复杂场景下都具有一定的鲁棒性。     

基于核各向异性扩散的红外小目标检测

为了减少红外图像中背景边缘对检测的影响,提出了一种具有鲁棒性的弱小目标检测算法,该算法利用核各向异性扩散模型进行背景预测,再与原图像差分实现弱小目标检测。为了提高算法的自适应能力,提出了一种鲁棒性扩散系数,能够根据图像背景的起伏程度自适应调整扩散系数曲线的陡峭程度。实验结果表明,与现有的检测算法相比,该算法能够在不同类型的复杂背景下有效抑制背景及其边缘,保留目标大小,降低虚警率,具有更强的鲁棒性。     

增殖剂球床载气体流动特性

增殖剂球床是聚变堆或混合堆产氚包层可选结构之一,准确把握增殖剂球床中载带气体的流动特性有助于提高对球床载氚过程的认识并优化包层设计。采用离散元程序PFC3D模拟增殖剂小球的填充行为,在球床内不同位置随机截取不同尺寸的控制体,利用布尔运算中的"差集"得到孔隙范围,建立孔隙分布的三维几何模型,进一步划分网格并用计算流体力学(CFD)方法求解,得出控制体上单位长度的压降以及单元体内的速度分布特征,计算结果发现载带气体速度分布与γ分布很类似,且只要选取恰当的控制体,通过计算流体力学方法可以较好地分析整个球床孔隙内流体的流动,有利于进一步研究载氚及相关过程。     

Progress on accurate measurement of the Planck constant:Watt balance and counting atoms

The Planck constant h is one of the most significant constants in quantum physics.Recently,the precision measurement of the value of h has been a hot issue due to its important role for the establishment of both a new SI and a revised fundamental physical constant system.Up to date,two approaches,the watt balance and counting atoms,have been employed to determine the Planck constant at a level of several parts in 108.In this paper,the principle and progress on precision measurement of the Planck constant using watt balance and counting atoms at national metrology institutes are reviewed.Further improvement in determining the Planck constant and possible developments of a revised physical constant system in future are discussed.