Fabrication of Au thin film gratings by pulsed laser interference

We report that one-dimensional (1D) and two-dimensional (2D) metal thin film gratings can be directly fabricated by interfering Nd-YAG pulsed laser beams (wavelength = 1064 nm, pulse width = 6 ns) incident from the backside of glass substrate. This process utilizes a laser-induced thermo-elastic force which plays a role to detach the film from the substrate. Micro-scale Au transmission gratings with a minimum feature size of 1 μm could be generated by interference-driven periodic detachment. The fabrication of tube-structured patterns as well as stripes was also possible by adjusting the pulse power and this is explained with the effect of film cohesion.     

Multiphotons trapping instability using fiber Bragg's grating potential perturbation for multiquantum bits encoding

We propose an interesting result of the trapped multiphotons distribution within a fiber Bragg's grating. The multitrapped photons are confined by the potential well, where the motion of photons in a fiber Bragg's grating is affected by the external perturbations, which they are defined as a series of nonlinear parametric in terms of potential energy. This investigation is modeled by using the nonlinear coupled mode equations and under Bragg's resonance condition, where the initial frequency of the light, ω₀ is the same value as the Bragg's frequency, ω_B. Results obtained have shown that the higher perturbation series represents the potential well is much differed from the equilibrium situation. In applications, the external perturbations on the fiber grating can cause the trapped photons instability, which introduces the escaped photons from the potential well being detected and observed. The potential of applications for quantum encoding device can be performed, which is analyzed and discussed in details.     

High Photosensitivity in SnO 2 :SiO 2 Optical Fibers

Enhanced photosensitivity has been achieved in tin-doped silica optical fibers. Refractive index modulations (~3 . 10 -4 ) have been achieved by use of 248 nm UV radiation. Studies performed on preform slides proved that the refractive index change can be ascribed to structural rearrangements induced by photochemical reactions. The modified structure has shown extreme stability, and gratings written in this fiber start to be erased above 600°C. Exposure of the fiber to 255 nm laser radiation showed that, at high fluence, the refractive index modulation saturates and does not exhibit any sign of decrease.     

Surface plasmon scattering on polymer-bimetal layer covered fused silica gratings generated by laser induced backside wet etching

Large amplitude fused silica gratings are prepared by combining the UV laser induced backside wet etching technique (LIBWE) and the two-beam interference method. The periodic patterning of fused silica surfaces is realized by s-polarized fourth harmonic beams of a Nd:YAG laser, applying saturated solution of naphthalene in methyl-methacrylate as liquid absorber. Atomic force microscopy is utilized to analyze how the modulation amplitude of the grating can be controlled by the fluence and number of laser pulses. Three types of plasmonic structures are prepared by a bottom-up method, post-evaporating the fused silica gratings by gold-silver bimetal layers, spin-coating the metal structures by thin polycarbonate films, and irradiating the multilayers by UV laser. The effect of the bimetal and polymer-coated bimetal gratings on the surface plasmon resonance is investigated in a modified Kretschmann arrangement allowing polar and azimuthal angle scans. It is demonstrated experimentally that scattering on rotated gratings results in additional minima on the resonance curves of plasmons excited by second harmonic beam of a continuous Nd:YAG laser. The azimuthal angle dependence proves that these additional minima originate from back-scattering. The analogous reflectivity minima were obtained by scattering matrix method calculations realized taking modulation depths measured on bimetal gratings into account.     

Retroreflective projection gratings

A retroreflective projection grating technique has been investigated to inspect quasi flat and specular surfaces. The method introduces the flexibility to adjust the properties of the grating to a specific application or to move it as a whole, in order to use phase shifting technology. Three types of optical configuration have been demonstrated. The method has been tested with a quantified artifact. The experiment shows that it can successfully recover the contour and amplitude of the surface waviness on the artifact. The method can be developed for industrial application in nondestructive testing and evaluation (NDTE).     

Design of tungsten complex gratings for thermophotovoltaic radiators

The concept of a kind of complex grating based on superposition of two simple binary gratings is described for potential application as thermophotovoltaic (TPV) radiators. The grating with one-dimensional microstructured surface is relatively easy to fabricate and the predicted directional-spectral emittance exhibits apparent enhancement over simple grating structures. Specifically, the emittance of the complex grating has a wider peak in the spectral region where the quantum efficiency of TPV cells is high. This enhancement can be explained by the excitation of surface plasmon polaritons coupled with the grating microstructures. At longer wavelengths, the emittance remains low to reduce the radiative heat transfer from the radiator to the TPV cells by low-energy photons that do not produce any photocurrent. Calculations using the rigorous coupled-wave analysis demonstrate that the emittance peak is insensitive to the direction, suggesting that the proposed structure may be well suitable for TPV applications.     

Non-linear Doppler shift of the plasmon resonance in a grating-coupled drifting 2DEG

We report experimental measurements and computer calculations of the plasmon resonances of two dimensional electron gases in the far-infrared which show the effects of laterally drifting the 2DEG. Coupling to radiation is achieved using an overlaid metal grating of submicron period, and its periodic screening effect splits the plasmon into upper and lower energy modes. For a symmetric grating profile the higher energy mode is non-radiative for a stationary 2DEG and a splitting is not observable, but when the 2DEG is laterally drifted under the grating, coupling to both modes can occur, and their Doppler shifts produce an observable splitting which increases with drift velocity. These Doppler shifts are not linear with drift velocity for low velocities, but approach asymptotically the expected linear shift with increasing drift velocity. Experimental results on 2DEGs at GaAs/AlGaAs heterojunctions compare well with theoretical calculations.     

现代高分辨拉曼光谱仪的配置及应用研究

拉曼光谱分辨率是关系到从光谱中提取出样品结构信息的关键参数,高分辨拉曼光谱能够提供更多、更精细的样品有关信息。在此全面分析了现代高分辨拉曼光谱仪中决定光谱分辨率的各参数,辨析了易于混淆的分辨率和色散度概念。用理论分析和实验结果说明光栅密度与光谱分辨率的关系以及采用高密度光栅增进光谱分辨率所受到的限制、如何利用长焦长光栅增进光谱分辨率而不损害仪器通光效率、入射狭缝宽度对光谱分辨率及灵敏度的影响,在此基础上如何求得一个合理的平衡选择;并且用不同配置的现代新型拉曼光谱仪实验研究了多层硅结构中的应力分布和单壁碳纳米管管径分布,实验结果清晰地佐证了以上分析,并充分说明了拉曼光谱测量中选择分辨率的重要性。     

一种变象管分幅/扫描的高时间分辨光谱测量方法

本文详细介绍了西安光机所正在研制中的一种变象管瞬时光谱测量系统,它由WDG30型光栅光谱头与JTG 305型变象管分幅/扫描摄影机组成。文中给出了系统的总体设计考虑、变象管及其控制和主要性能参数。