Effects of Phenyl Content and Molecular Structure on the Refractive Index of Organic Silicon Polymer

The effects of phenyl content and group distribution on the refractive index of phenyl silicone oil were investigated by synthesis and characterization of silicone oils of different molecular structures.A group contribution function model was established to predict the refractive index. The results showed that refractive index of phenyl silicone oil increased as its phenyl content increased. A linear equation had been established to describe the quantitative relationship between the refractive index and phenyl content.Refractive index values from the group contribution function model showed good consistency with experimental results.

Profile and Character of Atmospheric Structure Constant of Refractive Index C_n^2

Random fluctuations of turbulence bring random fluctuations of the refractive index, making the atmosphere a random fluctuation medium that destroys the coherence of light-waves. Research in atmospheric turbulence is actually the investigation of the atmospheric refractive index. The atmospheric structure constant of refractive index, C n 2 , is an important parameter denoting atmospheric turbulence. In this paper, C n 2 is measured during the day and at night and in all four seasons using a high sensitivity micro-thermal meter QHTP-2. The vertical profile of C n 2 in Hefei (0-30 km) is investigated by the analysis of experimental data. The average profile of C n 2 in Hefei exhibits conspicuous day and night differences with increased altitude. The distribution of log(C n 2 ) is nearly normal and has conspicuous seasonal differences.

Structure and Nonlinear Refractive Index of Bismuth Borate Glass

The method of conventional glass melting is used to study the glass formation region of Bi2O3-B2O3-TiO2-La2O3 system. The instrument of Differential Scanning Calorimeter （DSC） is used to research the glass stability. Raman spectra and IR spectra are used to speculate on the structure of glasses. The refractive index of glass is measured by prism coupler. With increase of Bi2O3, the glass stability, the amount of [BiO3] group and boron-oxygen loops decrease, while the content of B-O- bond, refractive index and nonlinear refractive index increase.

Sensitivity Analysis of a Bioinspired Refractive Index Based Gas Sensor

It was found out that the change of refractive index of ambient gas can lead to obvious change of the color of Morpho butterfly＇s wing. Such phenomenon has been employed as a sensing principle for detecting gas. In the present study, Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis （RCWA） was described briefly, and the partial derivative of optical reflection efficiency with respect to the refractive index of ambient gas, i.e., sensitivity of the sensor, was derived based on RCWA. A bioinspired grating model was constructed by mimicking the nanostructure on the ground scale of Morpho didius butterfly＇s wing. The analytical sensitivity was verified and the effect of the grating shape on the reflection spectra and its sensitivity were discussed. The results show that by tuning shape parameters of the grating, we can obtain desired reflection spectra and sensitivity, which can be applied to the design of the bioinspired refractive index based gas sensor.

Inversion Methods of Optical Constants of Semitransparent Solid Materials from Transmittance Spectrograms

The direct calculation models of spectral transmittance of single and double slabs consisted of semitransparent solid materials were developed based on ray trace method, and a new inversion method of optical constants （k is extinction coefficient and n is refractive index ） of materials was proposed based on transmittance spectrograms of double slabs. Differences between the new method and two others currently used methods were studied, and application range of methods was also investigated. Optical constants of selenide glass attained in references were selected as true values, and spectral transmittances of glass simulated based on direct calculation model were regarded as experimental values. Optical constants of selenide glass were achieved by inverse models. Influences of measurement error on inverse results were also determined. The results showed that ： （ 1 ） based on transmittance spectrograms of double slabs in which thickness of single slab is the same, the new proposed method can attain optical constants of materials; （2） the effect of optical constants n and k on three inversion methods are urgent larger, but inversed calculation precision of optical constants are higher in most application ranges ; （ 3 ） the influence of measurement errors existed in experimental datum on the inverse precision of three methods are urgent distinctness.

Light Reflection by Cuticles of Chrysina Jewel Scarabs: Optical Measurements, Morphology Characterization, and Theoretical Modeling

Cuticles of some Chrysina scarabs are characterized by flat, graded, and twisted structures of nanosized chitin fibrils. As inferred from SEM images, each species has its own spatial period or pitch P which is dependent on the depth z through the cuticle. From Berreman’s formalism, taking into account the corresponding P(z) dependence, we evaluate reflection spectra of C. aurigans and C. chrysargyrea scarabs. The spectra display the main spectral features observed in the measured ones when small sections of the cuticles are illuminated with non-polarized light, for wavelengths between 300 and 1100 nm. By considering these twisted structures as 1D photonic crystals, an approach is developed to show how the broad band characterizing the reflection spectra arises from a narrow intrinsic photonic band width, whose spectral position moves through visible and near infrared wavelengths. The role of the epicuticle that covers the twisted structures is analyzed in terms of a waxy layer acting as an anti-reflecting coating that also shows low levels of light scattering.

基于多项式求根的双厚度透射法确定液体光学常数

光谱反演法可实现液体光学常数(消光系数和折射率)的确定,其中双厚度透射法是有代表性的光谱反演法之一。由于液体自身无法形成确定的形状,需要盛放在透明容器(液体池)中,因而通过实验测量得到的光谱透射率包含了液体池光学常数的影响,这使得基于双厚度透射法所建立的光谱透射率方程极为复杂,难以求得解析解,通常采用反演法来计算液体的光学常数。现有的反演法存在如下问题:一是反演迭代耗费时间,二是反演迭代会引入误差,三是反演法得到的液体折射率存在二值问题。为解决上述问题,基于三层介质结构(液体池),考虑光在两种介质分界面上的多次反射,建立液体厚度满足整数比的光谱透射率方程组。通过代数运算获得与消光系数有关的多项式方程,求解并选择大于0小于1的实数根来计算消光系数;另求解关于液体池光学窗口反射率的一元二次方程,选择大于0小于1的根来计算液体和容器分界面的反射率,进而计算得到液体折射率的两个值。再用另一材料制作的液体池测量液体的光谱透射率,然后结合已经得到的消光系数作相关计算,会另外得到液体折射率的两个值,从四个值中选择相同者即为液体的折射率。作为应用示例,选用文献中水在0.5~1.0μm光谱范围的光学常数作为“理论值”、光学常数已知的石英玻璃和有机玻璃作为液体池材料。在不考虑仪器测量误差的情况下,将上述文献数据代入光谱透射率方程,计算得到的透射率作为“实验数据”。然后用多项式求根的方法确定水的光学常数,所得结果与“理论值”完全符合。模拟过程和计算结果表明:新方法是可用的,该方法解决了反演法的计算耗时、迭代误差以及折射率的二值问题,为液体光学常数的确定提供了一个新选择。

无线光通信中大气湍流噪声测量研究

光信号的强度闪烁、光斑漂移、光束扩展、到达角起伏等大气湍流现象会影响光信号在大气中的传输性能。本文将这种闪烁效应看作是光通信系统传输中的乘性噪声,推导了大气湍流乘性噪声模型,并进行了实验测量研究。结果表明:按照晴天、雾霾天、雪天、小雨天、中雨天、大雨天及阴天的顺序,湍流乘性噪声对光通信的通信质量影响加剧,大气折射率结构常数逐渐增大,噪声信号的偏斜度与陡峭度随之增加,导致光强信号的衰落概率变大;同时随着信噪比(signal-to-noise ratio,SNR)的增大,系统的中断概率逐渐减小;而在相同的SNR下,中断概率随着大气折射率结构常数的减小而减小。研究大气湍流噪声对无线光通信系统的影响具有重要的意义,它为大范围、高速的无线光通信技术带来重要的技术突破,对无线光通信技术的发展起到重要的作用。

等离激元银金属膜耦合氮化硅纳米空腔在可见光-近红外区间的多谱带完美吸收和传感性质的仿真研究

具有多谱带完美吸收效应的超构材料在光学滤波和折射率传感等多种应用中是理想的材料。提出了一种由银金属上的氮化硅介电纳米空腔阵列组成的多谱带窄带完美吸收超构材料。有限元仿真给出了四个最高可达99.9%的吸收峰,以及最小达到0.74 nm的吸收峰宽。这些吸收谱带来自于表面晶格模式和三个表面等离激元极化子模式。此外,这些模式的谱峰对超构材料几何外形和环境介质光学参数的变化敏感,从而在可见光-近红外范围内可以被调控。用于折射率传感时,其具有347 nm每折射率单位的灵敏度,Figure of Merit达到469。这些特性令这一材料适用于光学滤波器和折射率传感器等用途。

基于混合域注意力机制的神经网络反演大气湍流强度

本文提出了一种基于混合域注意力机制的神经网络方法反演大气湍流强度。神经网络的输入为不同大气湍流强度下的退化图像,输出为表征大气湍流强度的折射率结构常数。混合域注意力机制由空间域和通道域双重注意力机制组成,其中空间域注意力机制用于增强退化图像中受湍流影响的区域特征,通道域注意力机制用于增强由湍流引起的颜色和纹理特征。在网络训练阶段,引入的混合域注意力机制让神经网络更专注于退化图像中与大气湍流强度相关的特征,提高了模型的精度。数值实验结果表明,本文提出的方法能够较准确地实现大气湍流强度反演。

基于风廓线雷达产品的冰雹过程分析

利用贵州省威宁县气象局的风廓线雷达基础数据及其二次开发产品、雨量站和MICAPS的实况数据,对2019年6月11日发生在威宁本站的一次冰雹大风天气过程进行综合分析。结果表明:水平廓线产品可反映出冷暖平流的时空变化及垂直分布,更早探测冷空气入侵、风场切变情况及低空急流强度;大气折射率结构常数和垂直速度可以指示降水的发生、持续时间及降水强度情况;强降水发生前有较强风垂直切变,降水过程中风垂直切变值整体大于0.2 s^(-1),风垂直切变的增强会引起垂直速度和地面大风的增大;若以大于15 dBZ和小于10 dBZ为降水的起止标志,风廓线雷达反射率因子较其他产品可以更清晰地指示降水的开始和结束。

Characteristics Analysis of Chemical Concentration Sensor Based on Three-layer FBG

The three-layer structure model of the fiber Bragg grating is proposed in this paper. And through experimental study and reasoning calculation to verify the three layer structure of the optical waveguide model, so the sensitivity characteristic of the Bragg wavelength to the refractive index of chemical solution is obtained. And the relationships between the concentration and the shift of Bragg wavelength of sucrose, ethanol, and Nacl solution are achieved. Finally the shifts of the Bragg wavelength with the external concentration are obtained by experiments. A kind of simple structure, small size, good stability, high sensitivity chemical concentration sensor is obtained.

Structural and optical analysis of Cr_2N thin films prepared by DC magnetron sputtering

Chromium nitride （Cr2N） thin films were prepared by a DC magnetron sputtering technique. The deposition temperature was raised from 50 to 300℃, and its influence on the film structure and refractive index was investigated. X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the crystalline strucure of the films transforms from the （101） to （002） oriented hexagonal CrzN phase as the increase of substrate tempera- ture above 50℃, and a highly texatred film grows at 100℃. An empirical relation between the crystalline orientation and infrared active modes of the films is obtained, i.e., the Fourier transform infrared （FTIR） spectrum of the film prepared at 50℃ exhibits only A1 （TO） mode. The prominent peak in the FTIR spectra of the film prepared above 50℃is assigned to the E1 （TO） mode and is correlated with the （002） or c-axis oriented hexagonal wurtzite phase of Cr2N. In the surface analysis of atomic force microscopy, a transformation from the featureless surface to columnar-type morphology is observed with the increase of substrate temperature from 50 to 100℃, exhibiting c-axis oriented crystallite growth. A further increase in substrate temperature to 200℃ causes the c-axis crystallites to merge, resulting in the formation of voids. The refractive index （n） of the deposited films is obtained using spectroscopic ellipsometry.

SOLVENT QUALITY AND SOLUTION BEHAVIOR OF NYLON 12

The refractive index increment, dynamic and static laser light scattering, intrinsic viscosity [η] and Huggins constant （KH） of nylon 12 have been measured in m-cresol and sulphuric acid/water system at 10-60℃. The intrinsic viscosity, Rn, Rg, A2, and （〈 S 〉2）^1/2 （calculated from viscosity data） and ＂a＂ values of nylon 12 are found to be higher in m-cresol than in sulphuric acid. All these parameters decrease with the increase in water contents in sulphuric acid. The refractive index increment, KH and activation energy show an opposite trend to that of [η]. The intrinsic viscosity, RH, Rg, A2, and （〈 S 〉2）^1/2 have maximum values around 30-40℃ in sulphuric acid/water system, whereas in m-cresol they fall at about 20℃. It has been concluded that the variation in size, interaction parameter （second virial coefficient）, [η] and KH of the polymer solutions with the alteration in solvent composition and temperature are the out come of change in thermodynamic quality of solvents, selective adsorption, hydrogen bonding and conformational transitions. It has also been concluded that the increase in temperature first enhances the quality of the solvent, encourages hydrogen bonding and specific adsorption, and then deteriorates, bringing conformational transitions in the polymer molecules. However, the addition of water to sulphuric acid continuously deteriorates the solvent quality. This characteristic of the solvent system brings conformational changes in the polymer especially at low temperatures.

Electronic Modeling and Optical Properties of CuIn_0.5Ga_0.5Se₂Thin Film Solar Cell

In this work, the band structure and optical-related properties of CuIn0.5Ga0.5Se2 thin film are presented. The calculation is performed by the full-potential linearized augmented plane wave (FPLAPW) method. The spin-orbit coupling is considered. The result for the dielectric function is in good agreement with earlier experimental measurements and simulations. Based on the complex dielectric function, the dielectric constant, the absorption coefficient, the complex refractive index and the reflectivity at normal incidence are explored. We found that they are comparable with the earlier results.

基于多项式求根的双厚度透射率模型确定光学常数

为解决光谱反演法确定物质光学常数的一些问题,基于传统的双厚度透射率模型,建立厚度分别为L和2L的光谱透射率方程,通过代数运算获得与衰减系数有关的八次多项式方程,求解并选择其大于0小于1的实数根来计算衰减系数和消光系数;再求解关于界面反射率的一元二次方程,选择其大于0小于1的根来计算折射率。在确定光学常数的过程中,新方法没有反演误差和迭代计算耗时问题。利用已知文献中庚烷的光学常数验证新方法的可靠性,并分析了双厚度不满足2倍关系时对计算结果的影响,结论是第二厚度2L的相对误差不超过1%时,消光系数的计算误差不超过2.03%,不考虑3个强吸收点时,折射率的计算误差不超过1%。

Tunable Optical Bandgap of Gadolinium Substituted Nickel-Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles-Effect of Calcination Temperature on Its Optical Parameters

The gadolinium substituted nickel-zinc ferrite nanoparticles of the composition, Ni0.5Zn0.5Gd0.05Fe1.95O4 were prepared using sol-gel method. In order to study the effect of calcination temperature on the optical parameters, the prepared powder was divided into five parts. The first part was taken as the as-prepared sample and the remaining four parts were calcinated at different temperatures, 600°C, 700°C, 800°C & 900°C. The X-ray diffraction patterns revealed the formation of cubic spinel structure with single phase and Fd3m space group. The crystallite size was increased from 11.75 nm to 18.13 nm as the calcination temperature increased from 600 to 900°C whereas as-prepared sample exhibited 17.61 nm. The dislocation density was decreased from 7.243 × 10-3 to 3.042 × 10-3 nm-2 as the calcination temperature increased from 600°C to 900°C. The micro strain was decreased from 10 × 10-4 to 6.452 × 10-4 as the calcination temperature increased from 600°C to 900°C. The characteristic absorbance peaks were obtained at 255.2 nm for the ferrite nanoparticles of as-prepared and calcinated at 600°C and 800°C whereas it was obtained as 252.8 nm for the sample calcinated at 700°C and there was no such characteristic peak in UV-visible range for the sample calcinated at 900°C;it is expected in the below 200 nm region. The optical energy gap was calculated using Kubelka-Munk equation based on Tauc’s plot and found in the range 4.100 eV to 5.389 eV. The lowest energy gap of 4.100 eV exhibited by the sample calcinated at 700°C and the highest energy gap of 5.389 eV by the sample calcinated at 900°C. It is concluded that the tunable band gaps can be obtained with varying calcination temperature.

薄膜电致发光器件的光功率耗散特性

针对薄膜型电致发光器件中的光损耗限制器件外部量子效率问题,提出结合多层薄膜结构和经典电磁学理论,研究薄膜型电致发光器件的光功率耗散特性.分别讨论了发光层的折射率以及器件结构对器件光功率耗散特性的影响.结果表明:使用高折射率的发光层,可以显著降低器件中表面等离极化激元引起的光损耗;由于不存在波导和衬底模式,顶发射器件结构在光取出效率方面上具有优势.

A Realistic Interpretation of Quantum Wavefunctions as Temperature Dependent Vacuum Polarization Waves

We discuss in this paper a novel interpretation of Born rule as an approximated thermodynamic law which emerges from the interaction of a quantum system with a non-stationary thermal bath associated to vacuum fluctuations induced by external environment radiation. In particular we assume that vacuum polarization is a real non relativistic phenomena caused by hidden vacuum charge oscillations which diffuses heat energy in a dispersive and dissipative dielectric medium with a temperature dependent speed of propagation. We propose a model which couples vacuum wavefunctions to vacuum charge fluctuations and we deduce a temperature dependent running fine structure constant function proportional, at first approximation, to the squared of the effective electron charge and compatible with known experimental data. We interpret the vacuum symmetry breaking energy fluctuations induced in scattering experiments of particle physics and in laser assisted nuclear reactions as thermal quasi-monochromatic beams produced by the decay of hidden non equilibrium massive photons propagating with a variable light speed. We suggest, exploiting an old analogy between plasmons and pseudo Goldstone bosons, to interpret heat diffusion of this non relativistic polarized vacuum as a real De Broglie electromagnetic scalar wave associated to the radiation emitted by the hidden massive photons with acceleration proportional to vacuum Unruh like temperature. We predict a temperature dependent deviation from Coulomb law and a generalized dispersive law of these hidden unstable photons that could be revealed as not stationary coloured noise in experiments on anomalous heat diffusions associated to the decay of unstable accelerated pairs produced in nuclear physics experiments. We discuss then how our proposal of a temperature dependent non relativistic vacuum polarization might be applied to deduce a dynamic generalization of Born rule based on a realistic interpretation of quantum wavefunctions as averaged electromagnetic waves of hidden massive photons. Finally we suggest to test our time asymmetric model looking for very fast oscillating polarization thermal waves emitted during the not instantaneous wavefunction collapse and revealed as not stationary bulk heating effects in experiments on accelerated conductors and nanoconductors.