Color filters with negative birefringence for liquid crystal display use

We have developed a special color film with negative birefringence, which can work as a color filter and a viewing angle extension film for liquid crystal displays (LCDs). A high-performance polyimide (PI), which can be dissolved in the usual organic solvent and shows negative birefringence after lamination, was synthesized to fabricate the film. By mixing PI with suitable proportions of green, blue or red pigment in the solvent, then laminating them onto a glass substrate, we obtained color films with good transmission spectra and suitable chromatic coordinates. The results of our experiments show that the color filters still have negative birefringence but a little lower than that of the pure PI film. and can therefore work as compensation films for normal white twist nematic liquid crystal displays (TN-LCD).

石英波片偏光干涉谱的研究

根据石英晶体双折射率的色散特性,对石英波片的偏光干涉谱进行了理论分析和数值模拟,提出了一种石英波片延迟量和厚度的偏光干涉标定法。即由偏光干涉谱,可以得出石英波片在200～2000 nm宽光谱范围内的延迟量；通过对长波段的偏光干涉谱极值波长的精确判断,可以准确地计算出该石英波片的厚度。利用Lambda 900 紫外可见近红外分光光度计对一片石英波片的偏光干涉谱进行了测量。在波长精度为0.1 nm的情况下,测量的厚度精度为0.1 μm。误差分析结果表明,通过提高光谱的最小分辨力及选择较长的光谱波段进行测量计算

溶胶-凝胶条波导Sagnac环的乙醇蒸气传感特性

采用有机/无机混合溶胶-凝胶法制作条形光波导,并将条波导接入光纤Sagnac 环中,测量了输出光功率随环境气氛中乙醇蒸气体积分数变化的特性,表明在实验研究的范围内,输出信号与乙醇蒸气体积分数呈正弦变化。根据Sagnac环结构输出特性的基本关系,反映了溶胶-凝胶条波导在乙醇蒸气气氛下产生了双折射效应。观察到双折射相移与乙醇体积分数的亚线性关系。对实验数据拟合,计算了偏振相移的线性项和二次项系数,得到所制备的条波导的双折射对乙醇体积分数的响应为Δn≈4.4×10-2。测量了信号变化的时间演变特性,典型的上升和

Solid-state optical parallel morphological processor

Based on birefringence, a building-block stacking technique is suggested in this paper. A solid-state optical morphological processor module is thus developed, which is an integration of a beam array generator submodule, an optical connector submodule, and a Pockels readout optical modulator. It is shown that the technique is compact in construction, simple for fabrication, and insensitive to the environment.

Analysis of a second-order polarization-independent filter made of a single ring resonator and a Sagnac interferometer

A novel second-order polarization-independent filter made of a single ring resonator and a Sagnac interferometer (SRRSI) is proposed, and its filtering characteristics are investigated. By using birefringence in waveguide, a single ring resonator can be used to synthesize a filter with second-order response. Analytical formulas are derived for characteristics of the SRRSI varied with waveguide parameters.. such as the coupling coefficient; and the critical condition of a second-order Butterworth filter is given. The influence of loss in the ring resonator is also analyzed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Polarization analysis and experimental implementation of PLZT electro-optical switch using fiber Sagnac interferometers

The polarization characteristics of electro-optical (EO) switches using fiber Sagnac interferometer (FSI) structures are theoretically investigated. Analytical solutions of output fields are presented when the twists and birefringence in a Sagnac loop are considered. Numerical calculations show that the twists of fiber, the orientation of the inserted phase retarder, and the splitting ratio of the coupler will influence both the output intensity and the output polarization properties of the proposed switch. A polarization-independent EO switch based on a Sagnac interferometer and a PUT bar was experimentally implemented, which showed good coincidence with the analytical results. The experiment showed a switch with 22 dB extinction ratio and less than 31.1 ns switching time. (c) 2006 Optical Society of America.

Electro-optic modulation of light propagating near the optic axis with any polarization in uniaxial crystals

The electro-optic effect in uniaxial crystals for light propagating near the optic axis with any polarization has been analyzed. The passive and the electrically induced birefringences and the rotation of polarization direction in crystals have been calculated, and the conoscopic interference figures under orthogonal polariscopes for different polarizer directions have been plotted. The extinction areas caused by the rotation of polarization direction in crystals change with the polarizer direction, but the two heads of the induced optical axes do not vary, which are always on the induced principal axis with bigger refractive index. The directions of polariscopes are always extinction, and the +/- 45 degrees directions with polarizer are always complete transmission. The conoscopic interference figures for LiNbO3 crystals have been demonstrated experimentally by rotating polariscopes directions, which accord with the theoretically calculating plots. (c) 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.

热容型板条激光器的感应折射率计算

高平均功率固体激光器的增益介质由于受热而容易发生畸变,如常用材料YAG,波前畸变和去偏振现象会同时发生,高热负载固体激光介质的热效应已成为制约激光器输出功率进一步提高的严重障碍。给出一种计算热容型板条激光器热感生折射率的方法。把YAG晶体的四阶压光张量从晶胞坐标系转换到实验室坐标系,采用经过坐标转换后的新的张量,可以分析在YAG激光器中任意应力分布引起的热感应双折射。进一步的计算表明,在zigzag板条激光器中,应力双折射率与板条从晶体毛胚上切割成材的角度有关。同时也对热容板条激光器的热效应和应力特性进行了二维的理论性概述。

高重复率半导体激光抽运Nd：YAG放大器激光特性的实验研究

实验研究了高重复率、大功率半导体激光二极管阵列（LDA）侧面环绕抽运的Nd：YAG激光放大器的放大特性、热焦距变化和热致双折射效应引起的退偏特性。偏振光绎千赫兹高功率单通激光放大器，获得约3倍的光脉冲能量放大，脉冲宽度基本保持不变，其输出的P分量与S分量的能量比趋于常数3：1，实验测得的能量放大倍率及放大光束的椭圆偏振度与理论预期吻合很好。

双调Q开关热退偏补偿全固态激光器

为了有效地补偿激光二极管(LD)侧向抽运1000 Hz重复率电光调Q Nd:YAG激光器棒状增益介质内存在的热致双折射损耗，设计了一种新颖的双调Q晶体开关复合谐振腔结构。实验结果表明，设计的双调Q晶体开关结构Nd:YAG激光器输出激光脉冲能量比单调Q晶体开关结构的非补偿腔输出能量提高了56%，当侧面抽运半导体激光器输出功率达到450 W时，激光输出达到30 mJ/pulse，输出光束偏振度优于10:1，激光脉冲宽度约14 ns。并获得6.7%的光-光转换效率。通过对双调Q开光激光谐振腔进行建模，并用求解速

热退偏损耗完全补偿的千赫兹电光调QNd:YAG激光器

为了同时补偿固体增益介质的热致双折射及热透镜效应,进一步提高重复频率1 kHz激光二极管(LD)侧向抽运高平均功率电光调Q Nd:YAG激光器的输出功率,设计了一种完全消除热退偏损耗的双调Q开关谐振腔结构,此结构在传统调Q谐振腔的基础上沿着偏振片的退偏方向增加了一个调Q谐振支路,并使得激光从增益介质方向输出。实验结果表明,此激光器的单脉冲能量比单Q开关结构的非补偿腔输出能量高出74.7%。当侧面抽运的激光二极管输出脉冲能量达到307 mJ时,激光输出能量达到26.2 mJ,光-光转换效率为8.5%,光束发

Depolarization loss compensated resonator for electro-optic Q-switched solid-state laser

A novel laser resonator for compensating depolarization loss that is due to thermally induced birefringence in active rod is reported. As this new structure being applied to an electro-optic Q-switched LIDA side-pumped Nd:YAG laser operating at a repetition rate of 1000 Hz, substantial reduction in depolarization loss has been observed, the output pulse energy is improved about 56% from that of a traditional resonator without compensation structure. With incident pump energy of 450 mJ per pulse, linearly polarized output energy of 30 mJ per pulse is achieved, the pulse duration is less than 15 ns, and the peak power of pulse is about 2 MW. The extinction ratio of laser beam is better than 10:1, and the beam divergence is 1.3 mrad with beam diameter of around 2.5 mm. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier B.V.

Investigation of optical properties of Ce3+-doped Gd2SiO5 crystal irradiated by a femtosecond laser

We report on the optical property changes for Ce3+-doped Gd2SiO5 crystal irradiated by a femtosecond (fs) laser. Absorption spectra showed that Ce-related color centers were formed in this crystal after an 800 nm fs laser irradiation. The annealing temperature-dependence of the refractive index and absorption intensity changes have been investigated. Furthermore, a new way of writing overlapped gratings inside the crystal by use of birefringence of fs laser beam in this crystal was proposed. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

提拉法Tm：YAG晶体的生长缺陷研究

采用提拉法(CZ)生长了质量优异的Tm：YAG晶体．部分晶片在1000℃的空气气氛中退火25h．借助光学显微镜、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)，结合化学腐蚀法，对Tm：YAG晶体退火前后(111)面的缺陷特征进行了研究．Tm：YAG晶体(111)面的位错腐蚀坑呈三角形．在偏光显微镜下观察了退火前后Tm：YAG晶体(111)面的应力双折射．同时应用高分辨X射线衍射法测定了晶体的完整性．实验结果表明，长时间空气气氛下高温退火有效降低了晶体中总的位错密度，提高了晶体质量．