Effect of gamma-irradiation on spectral properties of undoped Y2SiO5 crystals

The absorption spectra of undoped Y2SiO5 crystals were studied before and after gamma-irradiation. After gamma-irradiation, the additional absorption peaks at 260-270 and 320nm were observed in as-grown and H,annealed Y2SiO5 crystal, but it did not occur in air-annealed Y2SiO5 crystal. These absorption peaks were attributed to F color centers and O- hole centers, respectively. Owing to more oxygen vacancies and color centers in H-2-annealed Y2SiO5 crystal than that in as-grown Y2SiO5 crystal after gamma-irradiation, the additional absorption peaks were more intense in the former than that in the latter. With the irradiation dose increasing from 20 to 220kGy, the intensity of additional absorption peaks increased.

Design of anisotropic reflector with birefringent thin films

A novel design for dielectric anisotropic mirrors with birefringent thin films for normal incidence is presented. This mirror consists of a stack of quarter-wave biaxial layers. The biaxial anisotropic layers can be fabricated by oblique deposition. The reflectance is different for two linear polarizations of light incidence on the mirrors. As a numerical example, the design is carried out on glass with TiO2 and ZrO2. These thin films could be applied to anisotropic reflective devices for lasers.

1064nm倍频波长分离膜的制备与性能研究

通过对主膜系添加匹配层并借助计算机对膜系进行优化，设计出结构规整、性能优良的1064ilm倍频波长分离膜。用电子束蒸发及光电极值监控技术在K9玻璃基底上沉积薄膜，将样品置于空气中在260℃温度下进行3h热退火处理。然后用Lambda 900分光光度计测量了样品的光谱性能；用表面热透镜(STL)技术测量了样品的弱吸收值；用调Q脉冲激光装置测试了样品的抗激光损伤阈值(LIDT)。实验结果发现，样品的实验光谱性能与理论光谱性能有很好的一致性。退火前后其光谱性能几乎没有发生温漂，说明薄膜的温度稳定性好；同时退火使

High refractive index TiO2 film deposited by electron beam evaporation

The well known 'crystal seed' theory is first applied in this work to prepare TiO2 film: a high refractive index rutile TiO2 film is grown by electron beam evaporation on the rutile seed formed by 1100 degrees C annealing. The average n is larger than 2.4, by far the highest in all the authors' TiO2 films. The films are characterised by optical properties, microstructure and surface morphologies. It is found that the refractive index shows positive relation with the crystal structure, grain size, and packing density and roughness of the film. The film has lower density of granularity and nodule defects on the surface than those of the film deposited by magnetron sputtering. The result shows attractive application in complex filter and laser coatings.