OBSERVATION OF CAVITY QUANTUM-ELECTRODYNAMIC EFFECTS IN A ND-GLASS MICROSPHERE

In a Nd:glass microspherical cavity the enhancement and inhibition of spontaneous-emission processes that are due to cavity QED effects have been observed. The rates of the enhanced spontaneous emission are location dependent and reach a maximum value of more than 10(3) times the free-space value. The large enhancement strongly modifies the decay processes of Nd ions in glass, and the radiative properties of Nd:glass have been changed. As a result a new spectrum including new lasing wavelengths in the Nd:glass sphere has been observed.

Influência do agente de halogenação e da razão molar Cl:Nd na polimerização e nas características do polibutadieno obtido com catalisador Ziegler-Natta à base de neodímio

Nesta Dissertação foi utilizado um sistema catalítico Zieger-Natta à base de neodímio para avaliar a influência do agente de halogenação e da razão molar halogênio:Nd sobre a atividade catalítica, a constante de velocidade de propagação, a conversão da polimerização, a microestrutura, a massa molecular e a polidispersão do polibutadieno 1,4-cis. O sistema utilizado era constituído por versatato de neodímio (NdV), hidreto de diisobutilalumínio (DIBAH) e um agente de halogenação. Os agentes halogenantes estudados foram: cloreto de t-butila (t-BuCl), sesquicloreto de etilalumínio (EASC) e cloreto de dietilalumínio (DEAC), em valores de razão molar Cl:Nd que variaram entre 0,5:1 e 5:1 e o dietil-eterato de trifluoreto de boro (BF3.Et2O), na razão molar F:Nd = 3:1. Os polímeros foram caracterizados por espectroscopia na região do infravermelho para determinação da microestrutura e por cromatografia de exclusão por tamanho para determinação das massas moleculares. O teor de unidades 1,4-cis variou de 90 a 98%, a massa molecular numérica média ( ) permaneceu na faixa entre 0,2 e 2x105, e a massa molecular ponderal média ( ) variou de 1,4 a 4x105

Nd：GGG激光晶体热容工作下的热致效应与冷却特性数值模拟

基于对称双侧激光二极管（LD）抽运Nd：GGG（掺钕钆镓石榴石）激光晶体板条，从热传导基本方程出发，以废热等效于内热源模型为前提，利用有限元分析软件ANSYS对Nd：GGG板条在热容工作下的瞬态温度场及应力场进行了数值模拟，分析了在不同边界条件下温度和应力随时间和空间的变化特性及其热致变形。计算结果表明：在激光发射阶段，边界非绝热使得板条在垂直光轴方向产生温度梯度，由此产生的折射率梯度和应力梯度导致距离光轴最远的板条边缘和光轴处产生约0．2μm的变形量。同时模拟了冷却阶段空气对流冷却、水循环冷却及喷雾冷却

高稳定激光二极管抽运Nd∶YLF再生放大器

设计并实现了一种放大纳秒激光脉冲的高稳定的激光二极管(LD)抽运Nd∶YLF再生放大器。为了获得高稳定的输出,再生放大器工作在饱和状态。此时,再生放大器输出稳定性最好,而且注入激光脉冲能量波动引起的输出激光脉冲波动被抑制。由于增益饱和效应,再生放大器输出脉冲出现时域波形失真,附加后缀脉冲能够减弱时域波形失真。放大器工作波长1053nm,工作频率1Hz。输入240pJ的3ns方波激光脉冲,输出激光脉冲能量4.2mJ,总增益大于107,不稳定度小于1%(均方根),方波扭曲1.33。为3ns方波激光脉冲引入其本身幅度0.75倍的后缀脉冲,输出激光脉冲方波扭曲由1.33降至1.17。

Highly stable, diode-pumped Nd : YLF regenerative amplifier

We present the design and experimental results for a diode pumped Nd:YLF regenerative amplifier applied to amplify a nanosecond laser pulse. Numerical simulation shows that the maximum output energy and the best stability can be obtained when the regenerative amplifier operates in a saturated mode for all pulse duration and temporal profiles. Using extra post-pulse is a good method to decrease the square-pulse distortion caused by gain saturation effect. The amplifier shows output energy of 4.2mJ with a total energy gain of more than 107 and output energy stability of better than 1% rms. When extra post-pulse is added, square-pulse distortion is decreased from 1.33 to 1.17 for the amplifier that is seeded with an optical pulse of 3 ns.

Subsurface damage of Nd-doped phosphate glasses in optical fabrication

We present a destructive method for detecting and measuring subsurface damage of Nd-doped phosphate glasses. An instrument based on the dimple method - a destructive method - was developed. Subsurface damage depth produced in each fabrication procedure was obtained. We extend the surface roughness-subsurface damage relation to Nd-doped phosphate glasses. The constant ratio of subsurface damage and surface roughness was obtained as well. We also analyse the relation of abrasive size and subsurface damage experimentally. From a measurement of the surface roughness or abrasive size, one can obtain an accurate estimate of the damage layer thickness that must be eliminated by polishing or subsequent grinding operations. (C) 2007 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.