Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructure...Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructured nonlinear crystals like periodic-poled lithium niobate(PPLN)crystals.In this paper,we propose and show that the incident angle of pump laser light can be harnessed as an alternative versatile tool to engineer QPM for high-efficiency SHG in a PPLN crystal,in addition to conventional means of period adjusting or temperature tuning.A rigorous model is established and analytical solution of the nonlinear conversion efficiency under the small and large signal approximation theory is obtained at different incident angles.The variation of phase mismatching and walk-off length with incident angle or incident wavelength are also explored.Numerical simulations for a PPLN crystal with first order QPM structure are used to confirm our theoretical predictions based on the exact analytical solution of the general large-signal theory.The results show that the narrow-band tunable SHG output covers a range of 532 nm–552.8 nm at the ideal incident angle from 0°to 90°.This theoretical scheme,fully considering the reflection and transmission at the air-crystal interface,would offer an efficient theoretical system to evaluate the nonlinear frequency conversion and help to obtain the maximum SHG conversion efficiency by selecting an optimum incident wavelength and incident angle in a specially designed PPLN crystal,which would be very helpful for the design of tunable narrow-band pulse nanosecond,picosecond,and femtosecond laser devices via PPLN and other microstructured LN crystals.展开更多
Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high br...Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high brightness,high stability polarization entanglement source.The source produces degenerate photon pairs at 1540.4 nm with a brightness of B=(1.36±0.03)×10^(6) pairs/(s·nm·m W).We perform quantum state tomography to reconstruct the density matrix of the output state and obtain a fidelity of F=0.983±0.001.The high brightness and phase stability of our waveguide source enable a wide range of quantum information experiments operating at a low pump power as well as hold the advantage in mass production which can promote the practical applications of quantum technologies.展开更多
Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-desig...Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-designed lithium niobate waveguide structure to generate a hyperentangled(in the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension)two-photon state.By performing numerical simulations of the waveguide structure and calculating the possible polarization states,joint spectral amplitudes(JSA),and joint temporal amplitudes(JTA)of the generated photon pair,we show that the generated photon pair is indeed hyperentangled in both the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension.展开更多
In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two ...In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two cascaded travelling wave phase modulators for spatiotemporal modulation and a racetrack resonator as a wavelength filter to suppress the sidebands of the reverse propagating light.This enabled us to achieve an isolation of 27 dB.The demonstrated suppression of the reverse propagating light makes such isolators suitable for the integration with III-V laser diodes and Erbium doped gain sections in the thin-film lithium niobate on the insulator waveguide platform.展开更多
This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. C...This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects, it adopted an optical ballast lens and the near-concentric cavity for better operation. At the PPLN's grating period of 28.5 μm and the temperature of 140℃, the maximum idler output power of 155 mW at 3.86 μm has been achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 8.5 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 1.82%.展开更多
In this paper we report on a continuous-wave (CW) intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (ICSRO) based on periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. Consi...In this paper we report on a continuous-wave (CW) intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (ICSRO) based on periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects and diffraction loss, an optical ballast lens and a near-concentric cavity are adopted for better operation. Through varying the grating period and the temperature, the tunable signal output from 1406 nm to 1513 nm is obtained. At a PPLN grating period of 29 pm and a temperature of 413 K, a maximum signal output power of 820 mW at 1500 nm is achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 10.9 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 7.51%.展开更多
The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theo...The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theory of contact mechanics,a theoretical model of the indentation depth of abrasive grain was developed and the relationships between indentation depth and properties of contact pairs and abrasive back-off were studied.Also,the average surface roughness(Ra)of lapped wafer was approximately calculated according to the obtained indentation depth.To verify the rationality of the proposed model,a series of lapping experiments on lithium niobate(LN)wafers were carried out,whose average surface roughness Ra was measured by atomic force microscope(AFM).The experimental results were coincided with the theoretical predictions,verifying the rationality of the proposed model.It is concluded that the indentation depth of the fixed abrasive was primarily affected by the applied load,wafer micro hardness and pad Young′s modulus and so on.Moreover,the larger the applied load,the more significant the back-off of the abrasive grain.The model established in this paper is helpful to the design of FA pad and its machining parameters,and the prediction of Ra as well.展开更多
Tunable coherent emission is generated in a single-pass, cascaded wavelength conversion process from mode-locked laser-pumped monolithic periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN). Three ranges of wavelength, includin...Tunable coherent emission is generated in a single-pass, cascaded wavelength conversion process from mode-locked laser-pumped monolithic periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN). Three ranges of wavelength, including visible output from 628 nm to 639 nm, near-infrared output from 797 nm to 816 nm, and mid-infrared output from 3167 nm to 3459 nm,were obtained from the monolithic PPLN, which consists of a 10-mm section for 532-nm-pumped optical parametric generation(OPG) and a 7-mm section for 1064-nm-pumped sum frequency generation(SFG). A pump-to-signal conversion efficiency of 23.4% for OPG at 50°C and a quantum efficiency of 26.2% for SFG at 200°C were obtained.展开更多
A zirconia-pillared layered lanthanum niobate was prepared by first preswelling layered HLaNb2O7 with n-hexadecylamine(n-C16H33NH2), then further reacting with zirconyl chloride aqueous solution, and finally calcining...A zirconia-pillared layered lanthanum niobate was prepared by first preswelling layered HLaNb2O7 with n-hexadecylamine(n-C16H33NH2), then further reacting with zirconyl chloride aqueous solution, and finally calcining the resultant solid product in air. The obtained new material has an interlayer spacing of 1.36nm, and a high thermal stability above 700 degrees C.展开更多
Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transpar...Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transparency from visible to mid-infrared,large electro-optic,piezoelectric,and second-order harmonic coefficients.The fast-developing micro-and nanostructuring techniques on LNOI have enabled various structure,devices,systems,and applications.In this contribution,we review the latest developments in this platform,including ultra-high speed electro-optic modulators,optical frequency combs,opto-electro-mechanical system on chip,second-harmonic generation in periodically poled LN waveguides,and efficient edge coupling for LNOI.展开更多
A Series of niobate silicate glasses doped with Eu 3+ ions were prepared. The emission, phonon side band spectra, fluorescence line narrowing spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetimes in these glasses were studie...A Series of niobate silicate glasses doped with Eu 3+ ions were prepared. The emission, phonon side band spectra, fluorescence line narrowing spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetimes in these glasses were studied. The intensity parameters and crystal field parameter of Eu 3+ were obtained. The results indicate that the intensity ratio of the electric dipole to magnetic dipole transition and the intensity parameter Ω 2 increase with the increasing concentration of Nb 2O 5, indicating that the symmetry becomes lower, the Eu O bonds become stronger and the covalency of Eu O bond increases. The value of B 20 decreases with the increasing concentration of Nb 2O 5, indicating that the distance between the Eu 3+ ion and oxygen decreases and the Eu O bond becomes strong, corresponding to the results of the former. As the concentration of Nb 2O 5 increases, the electron phonon coupling becomes stronger, thus the nonradiative transition rate of 5D 0 becomes larger and the lifetime of 5D 0 becomes shorter.展开更多
The holographic storage properties of Fe (0.03% (mass fraction) Fe2O3):LiNbO3 doped with Sc at different levels (0, 1%, 2%, 3%) were investigated. The Sc threshold concentration in Fe:LiNbO3 was implied to be ...The holographic storage properties of Fe (0.03% (mass fraction) Fe2O3):LiNbO3 doped with Sc at different levels (0, 1%, 2%, 3%) were investigated. The Sc threshold concentration in Fe:LiNbO3 was implied to be about 3% (mole fraction) because O-H vibration absorption peak of Sc (3%):Fe:LiNbO3 was at 3508 cm^-1, compared with 3484 cm^-1 of crystals with lower Sc doping level. Sc(3%):Fe:LiNbO3 exhibited higher optical damage resistance ability. The threshold intensity (wavelength 488 nm) of Sc (3%):Fe:LiNbO3 was 2.2 ×10^2 W ·cm^-2, two orders of masnitude higher than that of Fe:LiNbO3. Holographic storage properties of the crystals were determined in an extraordinary polarized laser of wavelength 632.8 nm by a two-wave coupling method. It was found that in terms of holographic storage properties, the optimal doping concentration of Sc was 2% (mole fraction) among this crystal series.展开更多
This paper investigates the photorefractive properties of iron doped lithium niobate with different [Li]/[Nb] ratios The experimental results show two photorefractive centres for iron doped near-stoichiometric lithium...This paper investigates the photorefractive properties of iron doped lithium niobate with different [Li]/[Nb] ratios The experimental results show two photorefractive centres for iron doped near-stoichiometric lithium niobate crystal Besides Fe^2+ and Fe^3+ ions, small polarons and bipolarons are considered as another photoactive centre.展开更多
We report on the fabrication of the lO-mm-long lithium niobate ridge waveguide and its supercontinuum gen- eration at near-visible wavelengths (around 800hm). The waveguides are fabricated by a combination of MeV co...We report on the fabrication of the lO-mm-long lithium niobate ridge waveguide and its supercontinuum gen- eration at near-visible wavelengths (around 800hm). The waveguides are fabricated by a combination of MeV copper ion implantation followed by wet etching in a proton exchanged lithium niobate planar waveguide. Using a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser with a central wavelength of 800nm, the generated broadest supereontinuum through the ridge waveguides spans 302 nm (at -30 dB points), from 693 to 995 nm. Temporal coherence proper- ties of the supercontinuum are experimentally studied by a Michelson interferometer and the coherence length of the broadest supercontinuum is measured to be 5.2 μm. Our results offer potential for a compact and integrated supercontinuum source for applications including bio-imaging, spectroscopy and optical communication.展开更多
The experiment on quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation (SHG) in a channel waveguide was reported. The waveguide was made by annealed proton exchange in the periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) with the ...The experiment on quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation (SHG) in a channel waveguide was reported. The waveguide was made by annealed proton exchange in the periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) with the period of PPLN of 14.9 μm, which was designed for cascading wavelength conversion in dense wavelength division multiplexer optical communications. The measurement results of SHG conversion efficiency as a function of fundamental wavelength at room temperature fit well to sinc^2 shape. The peak of SHG conversion efficiency was 75%·W~ -1 ·cm~ -2 as well as reported. The relationship between the center fundamental wavelength and temperature shows that SHG can be effectively tuned by the temperature in PPLN waveguide.展开更多
A new niobate Sr6FeNb9O30 was synthe-sized in the ternary system SrO-Fe2O3-Nb2O5 for the first time. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurement, and it belongs to orthorhombic...A new niobate Sr6FeNb9O30 was synthe-sized in the ternary system SrO-Fe2O3-Nb2O5 for the first time. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurement, and it belongs to orthorhombic tungsten bronze structure at room tem perature with unit cell parameters a=1.7554(1) nm, b=1.7534 (1) nm, c=0. 77870(6)nm. Dielectric constants measure-ment show that Sr6FeNb9O30 has two phase transitions, paraelectric to ferroelectric at 185 C and ferroelectric to ferroelastic at 70 ℃.展开更多
A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-Na2O-Co2O3 -Nb2O5 system by solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe. N-ray microanaly...A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-Na2O-Co2O3 -Nb2O5 system by solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe. N-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of the X-ray diffraction shows that Ba5 NaCo0.5 Nb9.5 OK) belongs to tetragonal tungsten bronze structure with space group P4bm( 100) and lattice parameters a = b = 12.4453(2) A, c = 3. 9770 (3) A and Z = 1. The structure of the compound is different from that ofBa4Na2Nb10O30展开更多
A new niobate compound was synthesized for the first time in Na2 O-BaO-Li2 O-ZnO-Nb2 O5 system by solid state reaction. The acw compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray microanalysis, chemical ...A new niobate compound was synthesized for the first time in Na2 O-BaO-Li2 O-ZnO-Nb2 O5 system by solid state reaction. The acw compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of X-ray powder diffraction shows that NaBa2 Li0.6 Nb4.8 Zn0.2 O15 belongs to orthorhombic tungsten bronze structure, with space group Pba2( 32 ) and lattice parameters a = 12.6115(2)A, b = 12.4981(2)A, C = 3.9479(3)A. The X-ray powder diffraction lines of the compoutid were well indexed.展开更多
On the basis of the Li-site vacancy model, the non-stoichiometric defects in LN crystals, i.e., anti-site defects NbLi and corresponding lithium vacancy defects VLi, were investigated by the bond valence model. Accord...On the basis of the Li-site vacancy model, the non-stoichiometric defects in LN crystals, i.e., anti-site defects NbLi and corresponding lithium vacancy defects VLi, were investigated by the bond valence model. According to the valence sum rule, 4 VLi sites must emerge in the nearest lattices of NbLi, and thus form a neutral cluster with the center, NbLi(VLi)4Nb5O15. The bond graph of the defect cluster was given, which reveals the ideal chemical bonding characteristics of defect clusters. Combining the possible configuration of defect clusters and the ideal bond lengths in the bond graph, the size of defect clusters in the LN crystallographic frame is estimated as 0.9~1.2 nm in diameter.展开更多
A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-NaO-Cr-2O-3-Nb-2O-3 system by the solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray micr...A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-NaO-Cr-2O-3-Nb-2O-3 system by the solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of X-ray powder diffraction shows that Ba-5NaCr- 0.5Nb- 9.5O- 30 belongs to the tetragonal tungsten bronze structure, with space group P-4 bm(100) and lattice parameters a=b=12.4450(2)A°,c=3.9931(2)A° and Z=1. The X-ray powder diffraction lines of the compound were well indexed.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.11974119)the Science and Technology Project of Guangdong Province,China(Grant No.2020B010190001)+2 种基金the Guangdong Innovative and Entrepreneurial Research Team Program(Grant No.2016ZT06C594)the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant Nos.2018YFA,0306200,and 2019YFB2203500)the Science and Technology Program of Guangzhou City(Grant No.2023A04J1309).
文摘Phase matching or quasi-phase matching(QPM)is of significant importance to the conversion efficiency of second harmonic generation(SHG)in artificial nonlinear crystals like lithium niobate(LN)crystal or microstructured nonlinear crystals like periodic-poled lithium niobate(PPLN)crystals.In this paper,we propose and show that the incident angle of pump laser light can be harnessed as an alternative versatile tool to engineer QPM for high-efficiency SHG in a PPLN crystal,in addition to conventional means of period adjusting or temperature tuning.A rigorous model is established and analytical solution of the nonlinear conversion efficiency under the small and large signal approximation theory is obtained at different incident angles.The variation of phase mismatching and walk-off length with incident angle or incident wavelength are also explored.Numerical simulations for a PPLN crystal with first order QPM structure are used to confirm our theoretical predictions based on the exact analytical solution of the general large-signal theory.The results show that the narrow-band tunable SHG output covers a range of 532 nm–552.8 nm at the ideal incident angle from 0°to 90°.This theoretical scheme,fully considering the reflection and transmission at the air-crystal interface,would offer an efficient theoretical system to evaluate the nonlinear frequency conversion and help to obtain the maximum SHG conversion efficiency by selecting an optimum incident wavelength and incident angle in a specially designed PPLN crystal,which would be very helpful for the design of tunable narrow-band pulse nanosecond,picosecond,and femtosecond laser devices via PPLN and other microstructured LN crystals.
基金Project supported by the National Key R&D Program of China(Grant Nos.2022YFF0712800 and 2019YFA0308700)。
文摘Combining a Ti-diffusion periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN)waveguide with a Sagnac interferometer,two opposite directions type-II spontaneous parametric down conversions(SPDC)occur coherently and yield a high brightness,high stability polarization entanglement source.The source produces degenerate photon pairs at 1540.4 nm with a brightness of B=(1.36±0.03)×10^(6) pairs/(s·nm·m W).We perform quantum state tomography to reconstruct the density matrix of the output state and obtain a fidelity of F=0.983±0.001.The high brightness and phase stability of our waveguide source enable a wide range of quantum information experiments operating at a low pump power as well as hold the advantage in mass production which can promote the practical applications of quantum technologies.
基金the Key-Area Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province of China(Grant No.2018B030325002)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.62075129)+1 种基金the Open Project Program of SJTU-Pinghu Institute of Intelligent Optoelectronics(Grant No.2022SPIOE204)the Science and Technology on Metrology and Calibration Laboratory(Grant No.JLJK2022001B002)。
文摘Generation of hyperentangled photon pairs is investigated based on the lithium niobate straight waveguide.We propose to use the nonlinear optical process of spontaneous parametric down-conversion(SPDC)and a well-designed lithium niobate waveguide structure to generate a hyperentangled(in the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension)two-photon state.By performing numerical simulations of the waveguide structure and calculating the possible polarization states,joint spectral amplitudes(JSA),and joint temporal amplitudes(JTA)of the generated photon pair,we show that the generated photon pair is indeed hyperentangled in both the polarization dimension and the energy-time dimension.
基金This work was supported by the Australian Research Council(ARC)grants DP190102773,DP190101576,DP220100488.
文摘In this contribution,we simulate,design,and experimentally demonstrate an integrated optical isolator based on spatiotemporal modulation in the thin-film lithium niobate on an insulator waveguide platform.We used two cascaded travelling wave phase modulators for spatiotemporal modulation and a racetrack resonator as a wavelength filter to suppress the sidebands of the reverse propagating light.This enabled us to achieve an isolation of 27 dB.The demonstrated suppression of the reverse propagating light makes such isolators suitable for the integration with III-V laser diodes and Erbium doped gain sections in the thin-film lithium niobate on the insulator waveguide platform.
基金Project supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 10474071, 60637010, 60671036 and60278001)Tianjin Applied Fundamental Research Project, China (07JCZDJC05900)
文摘This paper reports a continuous-wave (CW) mid-infrared intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects, it adopted an optical ballast lens and the near-concentric cavity for better operation. At the PPLN's grating period of 28.5 μm and the temperature of 140℃, the maximum idler output power of 155 mW at 3.86 μm has been achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 8.5 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 1.82%.
基金Project supported partly by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos 60637010 and 60671036)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No 2007CB310403)the Tianjin Applied Fundamental Research Project, China(Grant No 07JCZDJC05900)
文摘In this paper we report on a continuous-wave (CW) intracavity singly resonant optical parametric oscillator (ICSRO) based on periodically poled LiNbO3 (PPLN) pumped by a diode-end-pumped CW Nd:YVO4 laser. Considering the thermal lens effects and diffraction loss, an optical ballast lens and a near-concentric cavity are adopted for better operation. Through varying the grating period and the temperature, the tunable signal output from 1406 nm to 1513 nm is obtained. At a PPLN grating period of 29 pm and a temperature of 413 K, a maximum signal output power of 820 mW at 1500 nm is achieved when the 808 nm pump power is 10.9 W, leading to an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 7.51%.
基金supported by the Science Foundation of Aviation(No.2014ZE52055)the National Science Foundation of China(No.51675276)+1 种基金the Funding of Jiangsu Innovation Program for Graduate Education(No.KYLX_0231)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities
文摘The prediction of indentation depth of abrasive grain in hydrophilic fixed-abrasive(FA)lapping is crucial for controlling material removal rate and surface quality of the work-piece being machined.By applying the theory of contact mechanics,a theoretical model of the indentation depth of abrasive grain was developed and the relationships between indentation depth and properties of contact pairs and abrasive back-off were studied.Also,the average surface roughness(Ra)of lapped wafer was approximately calculated according to the obtained indentation depth.To verify the rationality of the proposed model,a series of lapping experiments on lithium niobate(LN)wafers were carried out,whose average surface roughness Ra was measured by atomic force microscope(AFM).The experimental results were coincided with the theoretical predictions,verifying the rationality of the proposed model.It is concluded that the indentation depth of the fixed abrasive was primarily affected by the applied load,wafer micro hardness and pad Young′s modulus and so on.Moreover,the larger the applied load,the more significant the back-off of the abrasive grain.The model established in this paper is helpful to the design of FA pad and its machining parameters,and the prediction of Ra as well.
基金Project supported by the National Basic Research Program of China(Grant No.2013CB632704)
文摘Tunable coherent emission is generated in a single-pass, cascaded wavelength conversion process from mode-locked laser-pumped monolithic periodically poled lithium niobate(PPLN). Three ranges of wavelength, including visible output from 628 nm to 639 nm, near-infrared output from 797 nm to 816 nm, and mid-infrared output from 3167 nm to 3459 nm,were obtained from the monolithic PPLN, which consists of a 10-mm section for 532-nm-pumped optical parametric generation(OPG) and a 7-mm section for 1064-nm-pumped sum frequency generation(SFG). A pump-to-signal conversion efficiency of 23.4% for OPG at 50°C and a quantum efficiency of 26.2% for SFG at 200°C were obtained.
文摘A zirconia-pillared layered lanthanum niobate was prepared by first preswelling layered HLaNb2O7 with n-hexadecylamine(n-C16H33NH2), then further reacting with zirconyl chloride aqueous solution, and finally calcining the resultant solid product in air. The obtained new material has an interlayer spacing of 1.36nm, and a high thermal stability above 700 degrees C.
基金the National Key Research and Development Program of China(2019YFB2203800)the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No.61835008,61905079,and 61905084.
文摘Lithium niobate on insulator(LNOI)is rising as one of the most promising platforms for integrated photonics due to the high-index-contrast and excellent material properties of lithium niobate,such as wideband transparency from visible to mid-infrared,large electro-optic,piezoelectric,and second-order harmonic coefficients.The fast-developing micro-and nanostructuring techniques on LNOI have enabled various structure,devices,systems,and applications.In this contribution,we review the latest developments in this platform,including ultra-high speed electro-optic modulators,optical frequency combs,opto-electro-mechanical system on chip,second-harmonic generation in periodically poled LN waveguides,and efficient edge coupling for LNOI.
文摘A Series of niobate silicate glasses doped with Eu 3+ ions were prepared. The emission, phonon side band spectra, fluorescence line narrowing spectroscopy and fluorescence lifetimes in these glasses were studied. The intensity parameters and crystal field parameter of Eu 3+ were obtained. The results indicate that the intensity ratio of the electric dipole to magnetic dipole transition and the intensity parameter Ω 2 increase with the increasing concentration of Nb 2O 5, indicating that the symmetry becomes lower, the Eu O bonds become stronger and the covalency of Eu O bond increases. The value of B 20 decreases with the increasing concentration of Nb 2O 5, indicating that the distance between the Eu 3+ ion and oxygen decreases and the Eu O bond becomes strong, corresponding to the results of the former. As the concentration of Nb 2O 5 increases, the electron phonon coupling becomes stronger, thus the nonradiative transition rate of 5D 0 becomes larger and the lifetime of 5D 0 becomes shorter.
基金Project supported by Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (E200512)
文摘The holographic storage properties of Fe (0.03% (mass fraction) Fe2O3):LiNbO3 doped with Sc at different levels (0, 1%, 2%, 3%) were investigated. The Sc threshold concentration in Fe:LiNbO3 was implied to be about 3% (mole fraction) because O-H vibration absorption peak of Sc (3%):Fe:LiNbO3 was at 3508 cm^-1, compared with 3484 cm^-1 of crystals with lower Sc doping level. Sc(3%):Fe:LiNbO3 exhibited higher optical damage resistance ability. The threshold intensity (wavelength 488 nm) of Sc (3%):Fe:LiNbO3 was 2.2 ×10^2 W ·cm^-2, two orders of masnitude higher than that of Fe:LiNbO3. Holographic storage properties of the crystals were determined in an extraordinary polarized laser of wavelength 632.8 nm by a two-wave coupling method. It was found that in terms of holographic storage properties, the optimal doping concentration of Sc was 2% (mole fraction) among this crystal series.
基金Project supported by the research funding via Program for Changjiang Scholars of ChinaInnovative Research Team in University,China+1 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No60578019)Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University
文摘This paper investigates the photorefractive properties of iron doped lithium niobate with different [Li]/[Nb] ratios The experimental results show two photorefractive centres for iron doped near-stoichiometric lithium niobate crystal Besides Fe^2+ and Fe^3+ ions, small polarons and bipolarons are considered as another photoactive centre.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61575129 and 11375105the Postdoctoral Science Foundation of China under Grant No 2016M602511+1 种基金the Shenzhen Science and Technology Planning under Grant No JCYJ20160422142912923the State Key Laboratory of Nuclear Physics and Technology,Peking University
文摘We report on the fabrication of the lO-mm-long lithium niobate ridge waveguide and its supercontinuum gen- eration at near-visible wavelengths (around 800hm). The waveguides are fabricated by a combination of MeV copper ion implantation followed by wet etching in a proton exchanged lithium niobate planar waveguide. Using a mode-locked Ti:sapphire laser with a central wavelength of 800nm, the generated broadest supereontinuum through the ridge waveguides spans 302 nm (at -30 dB points), from 693 to 995 nm. Temporal coherence proper- ties of the supercontinuum are experimentally studied by a Michelson interferometer and the coherence length of the broadest supercontinuum is measured to be 5.2 μm. Our results offer potential for a compact and integrated supercontinuum source for applications including bio-imaging, spectroscopy and optical communication.
基金The National Natural Science Foundation ofChina (No 60477016)Shanghai MunicipalEducation Commission"Shu Guang"Project
文摘The experiment on quasi-phase-matched second harmonic generation (SHG) in a channel waveguide was reported. The waveguide was made by annealed proton exchange in the periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) with the period of PPLN of 14.9 μm, which was designed for cascading wavelength conversion in dense wavelength division multiplexer optical communications. The measurement results of SHG conversion efficiency as a function of fundamental wavelength at room temperature fit well to sinc^2 shape. The peak of SHG conversion efficiency was 75%·W~ -1 ·cm~ -2 as well as reported. The relationship between the center fundamental wavelength and temperature shows that SHG can be effectively tuned by the temperature in PPLN waveguide.
基金Funded by Grant-in-Aid project (No.98-10) of International Centre for Diffraction Data.
文摘A new niobate Sr6FeNb9O30 was synthe-sized in the ternary system SrO-Fe2O3-Nb2O5 for the first time. The crystal structure was determined by X-ray diffraction and dielectric measurement, and it belongs to orthorhombic tungsten bronze structure at room tem perature with unit cell parameters a=1.7554(1) nm, b=1.7534 (1) nm, c=0. 77870(6)nm. Dielectric constants measure-ment show that Sr6FeNb9O30 has two phase transitions, paraelectric to ferroelectric at 185 C and ferroelectric to ferroelastic at 70 ℃.
基金Supported by the Excellent Youth Foundation of Wuhan Science and Technology Commission (No. 20005004035)
文摘A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-Na2O-Co2O3 -Nb2O5 system by solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe. N-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of the X-ray diffraction shows that Ba5 NaCo0.5 Nb9.5 OK) belongs to tetragonal tungsten bronze structure with space group P4bm( 100) and lattice parameters a = b = 12.4453(2) A, c = 3. 9770 (3) A and Z = 1. The structure of the compound is different from that ofBa4Na2Nb10O30
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.50372061)
文摘A new niobate compound was synthesized for the first time in Na2 O-BaO-Li2 O-ZnO-Nb2 O5 system by solid state reaction. The acw compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of X-ray powder diffraction shows that NaBa2 Li0.6 Nb4.8 Zn0.2 O15 belongs to orthorhombic tungsten bronze structure, with space group Pba2( 32 ) and lattice parameters a = 12.6115(2)A, b = 12.4981(2)A, C = 3.9479(3)A. The X-ray powder diffraction lines of the compoutid were well indexed.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (20471012), Foundation for the Author of National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation of China (200322), the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (20040141004) and the Scientific Research Foundation for the Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars, State Education Ministry
文摘On the basis of the Li-site vacancy model, the non-stoichiometric defects in LN crystals, i.e., anti-site defects NbLi and corresponding lithium vacancy defects VLi, were investigated by the bond valence model. According to the valence sum rule, 4 VLi sites must emerge in the nearest lattices of NbLi, and thus form a neutral cluster with the center, NbLi(VLi)4Nb5O15. The bond graph of the defect cluster was given, which reveals the ideal chemical bonding characteristics of defect clusters. Combining the possible configuration of defect clusters and the ideal bond lengths in the bond graph, the size of defect clusters in the LN crystallographic frame is estimated as 0.9~1.2 nm in diameter.
文摘A new niobate crystal was synthesized for the first time in BaO-NaO-Cr-2O-3-Nb-2O-3 system by the solid state reaction and the flux method. The new compound was studied by X-ray diffraction, electron probe, X-ray microanalysis, chemical analysis and SEM. The result of X-ray powder diffraction shows that Ba-5NaCr- 0.5Nb- 9.5O- 30 belongs to the tetragonal tungsten bronze structure, with space group P-4 bm(100) and lattice parameters a=b=12.4450(2)A°,c=3.9931(2)A° and Z=1. The X-ray powder diffraction lines of the compound were well indexed.