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.

Comparison of femtosecond and nanosecond laser-induced damage in HfO2 single-layer film and HfO2-SiO2 high reflector

HfO2 single layers, 800 run high-reflective (HR) coating, and 1064 ran HR coating were prepared by electron-beam evaporation. The laser-induced damage thresholds (LIDTs) and damage morphologies of these samples were investigated with single-pulse femtosecond and nanosecond lasers. It is found that the LIDT of the HfO2 single layer is higher than the HfO2-SiO2 HR coating in the femtosecond regime, while the situation is opposite in the nanosecond regime. Different damage mechanisms are applied to study this phenomenon. Damage morphologies of all samples due to different laser irradiations are displayed. (c) 2007 Optical Society of America.

Laser-induced damage of Ti O2 Si O2 high reflector at 1064 nm

A high laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) TiO2/SiO2 high reflector (HR) at 1064 nm is deposited by e-beam evaporation. The HR is characterized by optical properties, surface, and cross section structure. LIDT is tested at 1064 nm with a 12 ns laser pulse in the one-on-one mode. Raman technique and scanning electron Microscope are used to analyze the laser-induced modification of HR. The possible damage mechanism is discussed. It is found that the LIDT of HR is influenced by the nanometer precursor in the surface, the intrinsic absorption of film material, the compactness of the cross section and surface structure, and the homogeneity of TiO2 layer. Three typical damage morphologies such as flat-bottom pit, delamination, and plasma scald determine well the nanometer defect initiation mechanism. The laser-induced crystallization consists well with the thermal damage nature of HR. (C) 2008 American Institute of Physics.

Influence of Humidity on Fiber Bragg Grating Sensors

We demonstrate the influence of the relative humidity (RH) on the wavelength of fiber Bragg grating sensors (FBGS), performing tests with five FBGS at different humidity and temperature conditions. These tests were performed in a climate chamber whose RH changes according to a scheduled profile from 30% to 90%, in steps of 10%. These profiles were repeated for a wide range of temperatures from 10 degrees C to 70 degrees C, in steps of 10 degrees C. Two different types of instrumentation methods have been tested, spot welding and epoxy bonding, in two different materials, steel and carbon fiber reinforced polymer (CFRP). We discuss the results for each type of sensor and instrumentation method by analyzing the linearity of the Bragg wavelength with RH and temperature.

Análise Completa das Fibras de Bragg de Núcleo Oco.

A evolução nos sistemas digitais de comunicação está intrinsicamente relacionada ao desenvolvimento da tecnologia de fibras ópticas. Desde a sua criação, na década de 60, inúmeras pesquisas vem sendo realizadas com o intuito de aumentar a capacidade de informação transmitida, por meio da redução da atenuação, controle da dispersão cromática e eliminação das não-linearidades. Neste contexto, as Fibras de Bragg surgem como uma estrutura de grande potencialidade para se minimizar tais inconvenientes. As fibras de Bragg possuem um mecanismo de operação diferente em relação às fibras tradicionais de suportar os modos confinados. Nelas, o núcleo possui um baixo índice de refração, e a casca é constituída por anéis dielétricos de diferentes índices de refração, alocados alternadamente. Para uma fibra de Bragg com núcleo oco, como a considerada neste trabalho, há perdas decorrentes dos modos de fuga. Portanto, a análise da dispersão destas estruturas se situa no plano complexo, tornando-a muito difícil. Esta dissertação será fundamentada em uma estratégia imprescindível à análise dos modos transversais TE0m, TM0m e dos híbridos. Os resultados encontrados são validados confrontando-os com os obtidos na literatura. O trabalho discutirá as perdas e dispersões dos modos citados, e os resultados obtidos poderão nortear as pesquisas das fibras de Bragg.