Luminescence enhancement in (Nd+Ce) doped SiO2 : Al2O3 sol–gel glasses

An enhancement in NIR luminescence from Nd³⁺-doped Ce³⁺ co-doped SiO₂+Al₂O₃ sol–gel glasses has been observed. The lasing transition (⁴F_3/2→⁴I_11/2) at 1072 nm from the dual rare-earth Nd³⁺+Ce³⁺-doped glasses has shown an emission strength of about five times that of the single rare-earth ion Nd³⁺-doped glass. From the measurement of lifetimes of the transition at 1072 nm, the transfer rate (W_tr), critical distance (R₀) and energy transfer efficiency (η) of the neodymium glasses have been calculated.     

一种照相机成像平面照度均匀度检测系统

在讨论了照相机成像平面照度均匀度的影响因素的基础上 ,介绍了一种可在单片机的控制下 ,通过GaAsP光电二极管线阵扫描、A/D转换、测量结果输出等环节实现的照相机整机像面照度均匀度自动检测系统 ,并给出了该系统的测试结果。     

增益(损耗)介质中高功率激光束的小尺度自聚焦理论研究

将Bespalov-Talanov理论推广到介质有增益(损耗)的情形,揭示了在介质有增益或损耗从而 光强随传输距离变化的情况下小尺度自聚焦的特性.主要是在一定的输入功率下,小尺度调 制增长的临界频率、最快增长频率及其对应的最大增益(B积分)均随介质增益或传输距离的 增大而增大;对于确定的输出功率,随介质增益的提高,B积分值变小,同时最快增长频率 向低频方向移动.利用局部能量守恒定律唯象地研究了增益和损耗对激光束成丝的影响,发 现增益使成丝距离延长而损耗使成丝距离缩短.讨论了介质增益和损耗对高功率激光放大器 设计的影响.尽量使激光器在小输入高增益状态下运行,可以从某种程度上抑制因小尺度自 聚焦而导致的介质破坏效应. 关键词： 自聚焦 成丝 强激光传输     

用电阻箱自组电桥的桥臂电阻选择

本文分析了用电阻箱作桥臂电阻自组电桥的灵敏度及测量结果不确定度,给出桥臂电阻的选择原则。     

高精度激光陀螺的物理基础

分析讨论了基本物理原理在激光陀螺发展过程中所起的关键作用,从一个侧面揭示了物理学是现代技术的源泉．     

The effect of oxygen vacancy on the oxide ion mobility in LaAlO3-based oxides

The electrical property of (La_1−xSr_x)_1−z(Al_1−yMg_y)O_3−δ (LSAM; x≤0.3, y≤0.15 and z≤0.1) was measured using the DC four-probe method as a function of temperature (500–1000°C) and oxygen partial pressure (1–10⁻²² atm). Among LSAMs, (La_0.9Sr_0.1)AlO_3−δ showed the highest ionic conductivity, σ_i=1.3×10⁻² S cm⁻¹ at 900°C. A simultaneous substitution at A and B sites or A site deficiency is expected to create larger oxygen vacancy and higher ionic conductivity. However, it showed a negative effect. The effect of the vacancy increase did not effect monotonously the ionic conductivity. It was found that the concentration of oxygen vacancy, [V_O], influences not only the oxide ion conductivity, σ_i, but also the mobility, μ_v, of [V_O]. These properties exhibit a maximum at around [V_O]=0.05. With the increase in [V_O], the activation energy, E_a, of the ionic conduction dropped from 1.8 to ca. 1.0 eV at [V_O]=0.05 and became almost constant at [V_O]>0.05. The dependency of the pre-exponential term, μ⁰_v, and E_a on [V_O] was analyzed and their effect on μ_v and σ_i was discussed with respect to crystal structure and defect association. It was estimated that the crystal structure mainly governs these properties. The effect of defect association could not be ignored but is considered to be a complicated correlation.     

Entangling atoms in photonic crystals

We propose a method for entangling a system of two-level atoms in photonic crystals. The atoms are assumed to move in void regions of a photonic crystal. The interaction between the atoms is mediated either via a defect mode or via a resonant dipole-dipole interaction. We show that these interactions can produce pure entangled atomic states. We analyze the problem with parameters typical for currently existing photonic crystals and Rydberg atoms and we show that the atoms can emerge from photonic crystals in entangled states. Depending on the linear dimensions of the crystal we estimate that a pair of atoms entangled in a photonic crystal can be separated by tens of centimeters. Receive 11 June 1999 and Received in final form 4 October 1999     

The scattering and transmission of elastic waves in quasi-two-dimensional planar waveguides with linear defect boundaries

The influence of linear defect boundaries on the transmission and scattering of elastic waves in quasi-two-dimensional wave-guides is studied using the matching method. A linear defect boundary separating two wave-guide crystalline lattice domains is characterised here by a linear chain of defect masses and by modified elastic constants in the boundary, different from their values in the bulk of the domains. In particular a square lattice is considered to model the domains of the two-dimensional planar wave-guide containing the linear defect. The reflection and transmission probabilities, and the total transmission probabilities are calculated numerically and presented for the scattering processes in a variety of cases. We show that the interaction between the localised modes introduced by the defect boundary and the propagating modes of the system leads to Fano resonances. These resonances shift to higher (lower) frequencies for smaller (larger) defect masses, and for the same mass as function of the angle of the incident wave. Other spectral features shown to exist are due to interference effects especially at oblique incidence and when modifying the boundary elastic constants. Received 8 November 1999 and Received in final form 14 January 2000     

The correlation length of commodity markets 1. Empirical evidence

It is a common belief nowadays that the world economy is fairly well “integrated”. Yet, this belief often turns out to be in contradiction with empirical evidence. As a matter of fact the way distant markets interact is a question that has largely been ignored by economists. In this series of two papers we examine the role that space, that is to say geographical distance, plays in the economics of commodity markets. The first of these papers presents the empirical evidence while the second develops a theoretical framework. The empirical enquiry discloses several noteworthy features, e.g. (i) with respect to spatial interaction there is a sharp contrast between stock markets and commodity markets. While there is almost perfect spatial arbitrage in the first case, this is not true for commodity markets. (ii) In spite of their chaotic behavior in the course of time commodity prices display well defined spatial patterns, (iii) as in statistical physics and fluid dynamics interactions can be described in terms of correlation length. The correlation length of a set of markets is seen to increase along with the number of transactions; it also increases when transport costs decline as was the case during the “transportation revolution” of the mid-nineteenth century. Using the notion of correlation length one is able to give a quantitative meaning to the otherwise ill-defined concept of market integration. Received 17 May 1999 and Received in final form 31 May 1999