The generation of optical vortices from nonlinear photonic crystals(NPCs)with spatially modulated second-order nonlinearity offers a promising approach to extend the working wavelength and topological charge of vortex...The generation of optical vortices from nonlinear photonic crystals(NPCs)with spatially modulated second-order nonlinearity offers a promising approach to extend the working wavelength and topological charge of vortex beams for various applications.In this work,the second harmonic(SH)optical vortex beams generated from nonlinear fork gratings under Gaussian beam illumination are numerically investigated.The far-field intensity and phase distributions,as well as the orbital angular momentum(OAM)spectra of the SH beams,are analyzed for different structural topological charges and diffraction orders.Results reveal that higher-order diffraction and larger structural topological charges lead to angular interference patterns and non-uniform intensity distributions,deviating from the standard vortex profile.To optimize the SH vortex quality,the effects of the fundamental wave beam waist,crystal thickness,and grating duty cycle are explored.It is shown that increasing the beam waist can effectively suppress diffraction order interference and improve the beam’s quality.This study provides theoretical guidance for enhancing the performance of nonlinear optical devices based on NPCs.展开更多
β-BBO is a excellent nonlinear optical crystal.The phase transition point of the crystal is lower than its melting point,so the crystal must be grown by flux method.It is known that low growth rate and flux contamina...β-BBO is a excellent nonlinear optical crystal.The phase transition point of the crystal is lower than its melting point,so the crystal must be grown by flux method.It is known that low growth rate and flux contamination are the two shortcomings of this method.展开更多
It is well known that β-BBO is a new type nonlinear optical crystal discovered in our institute and now β-BBO is widely used in the fields of laser and nonlinear optics. However, there are still some inclusions in ...It is well known that β-BBO is a new type nonlinear optical crystal discovered in our institute and now β-BBO is widely used in the fields of laser and nonlinear optics. However, there are still some inclusions in β-BBO crystal grown by flux method. Using AEM technique, we have studied the shape, composition and structure of inclusions which is very helpful to the explanation of the formation of inclusions.展开更多
Potassium Lithium Niobate (KLN) crystal belongs to tetragonal system and is ferroelectric crystal,which point group is 4mm and space group is P4bm .The melt point of KLN crystal is about 1050℃.KLN crystal possesses t...Potassium Lithium Niobate (KLN) crystal belongs to tetragonal system and is ferroelectric crystal,which point group is 4mm and space group is P4bm .The melt point of KLN crystal is about 1050℃.KLN crystal possesses tungsten bronze structure and its structure general expression is(A 1) 2(A 2) 4C 4(B 1) 2(B 4) 8O 3.KLN crystal is full fill up tungsten bronze structure crystal,in which the light of transmission band is 0.35-5.0μm.KLN crystal has excellent electro optical and nonlinear property and is superior double frequency crystal material for blue light.KLN crystal also is acoustic surface wave and photorefractive material.KLN crystal cracks easily during it grows.But when KLN crystal is doped in Mn 2O 3 to grow Mn∶KLN crystal,the crystal crack is reduced and the photorefractive property of the crystal is enhanced.KLN system is solid solution system and not congruent composition.The compounding ratio of Mn∶KLN crystal which we grew is 47.4mol% Nb 2O 5,17.3mol% Li 2CO 3,35mol% K 2CO 3 and 0.1mol% Mn 2O 3.The purity of Nb 2O 5,Li 2CO 3,K 2CO 3 and Mn 2O 3 is all 99.99%.Czochralski method was used to grow Mn∶KLN crystal.The technical parameters include the axial direction temperature gradient,the crystal growth rate and the rotation rate.Mn∶KLN crystal with 6mm×8mm×20mm size was grown in the condition that the axial direction temperature gradient is 30℃-40℃,the crystal growth rate is 0.5mm/h and the rotation rate is 10-15r/min.KLN crystal is one dimension ferroelectrics crystal.It has a paraelectrics ferroelectrics phase transition point curie point.So the crystal needs to be polarized in manual work.The direct current field was used to force the self polarization Ps in the same direction and the crystal turn to single domain.Before polarization,the c face needs to be confirmed exactly.The platinum pole was pasted to the two surfaces of c face and the direct current voltage about 220V was added the pole as the polarization outer electrical field.The polarization temperature is 460℃ and the polarization current density is 2mA/cm 2 .The thermal analyzer in TAS100 model was used to analyze the thermal expansion character of Mn∶KLN crystal and ascertain that the curie point of Mn∶KLN crystal is 435℃.It can be seen from the measurement result that the change of thermal expansion rate of Mn∶KLN crystal is smaller than that of pure KLN crystal. So doping Mn 2O 3 in KLN crystal to grow Mn∶KLN crystal can reduce the crack of the crystal.展开更多
In this paper,ferroelectric tetragonal tungsten bronze type potassium lithium niobate(KLN)crystal with a size of 20mm×8mm×43mm was grown from a melt with a composition of 32mol% K 2CO 3,24mol% Li 2CO 3 and 4...In this paper,ferroelectric tetragonal tungsten bronze type potassium lithium niobate(KLN)crystal with a size of 20mm×8mm×43mm was grown from a melt with a composition of 32mol% K 2CO 3,24mol% Li 2CO 3 and 44mol% Nb 2O 5 by the top seeded solution growth (TSSG)method.The KLN crystal as grown along [110]axis has a perfect crystal melt interface dominated by {110} and {210} facets.Lattice constants were measured by X ray diffraction (XRD) analysis performed on {001}and {110}natural faces of single crystal samples.The anisotropic thermal expansion behavior of the crystal was also studied along [001] and [110] axes,respectively by using a Shimadzu TMA 50 thermomechnical analyzer.For the purpose of crystal poling,the dependence of crystal capacitance vs.temperature in both heating and cooling cycles was measured and the ferroelectric Curie temperature was determined to be 514℃.The crystal was poled at 506℃ with a dc field of about 250 V/cm along the c axis of the sample,for a time corresponding to about 1.5 h/cm.The blue second harmonic generation (SHG)characteristics of the KLN crystal were investigated by using a 3900s Ti∶sapphire CW tunable laser.Blue laser light at wavelength 432nm was obtained by the non critical phase matching (NCPM)SHG at room temperature.Based on the wavelength and temperature tuning curves for the NCPM SHG,the wavelength acceptance and temperature acceptance of this KLN crystal were measured.The crystal property homogeneity along the <110>growth axis was also studied by measuring the room temperature NCPM wavelength at different growth positions.展开更多
基金supported by the National Nat-ural Science Foundation of China(Nos.12192251,12174185,92163216,and 62288101).
文摘The generation of optical vortices from nonlinear photonic crystals(NPCs)with spatially modulated second-order nonlinearity offers a promising approach to extend the working wavelength and topological charge of vortex beams for various applications.In this work,the second harmonic(SH)optical vortex beams generated from nonlinear fork gratings under Gaussian beam illumination are numerically investigated.The far-field intensity and phase distributions,as well as the orbital angular momentum(OAM)spectra of the SH beams,are analyzed for different structural topological charges and diffraction orders.Results reveal that higher-order diffraction and larger structural topological charges lead to angular interference patterns and non-uniform intensity distributions,deviating from the standard vortex profile.To optimize the SH vortex quality,the effects of the fundamental wave beam waist,crystal thickness,and grating duty cycle are explored.It is shown that increasing the beam waist can effectively suppress diffraction order interference and improve the beam’s quality.This study provides theoretical guidance for enhancing the performance of nonlinear optical devices based on NPCs.
文摘β-BBO is a excellent nonlinear optical crystal.The phase transition point of the crystal is lower than its melting point,so the crystal must be grown by flux method.It is known that low growth rate and flux contamination are the two shortcomings of this method.
文摘It is well known that β-BBO is a new type nonlinear optical crystal discovered in our institute and now β-BBO is widely used in the fields of laser and nonlinear optics. However, there are still some inclusions in β-BBO crystal grown by flux method. Using AEM technique, we have studied the shape, composition and structure of inclusions which is very helpful to the explanation of the formation of inclusions.
文摘Potassium Lithium Niobate (KLN) crystal belongs to tetragonal system and is ferroelectric crystal,which point group is 4mm and space group is P4bm .The melt point of KLN crystal is about 1050℃.KLN crystal possesses tungsten bronze structure and its structure general expression is(A 1) 2(A 2) 4C 4(B 1) 2(B 4) 8O 3.KLN crystal is full fill up tungsten bronze structure crystal,in which the light of transmission band is 0.35-5.0μm.KLN crystal has excellent electro optical and nonlinear property and is superior double frequency crystal material for blue light.KLN crystal also is acoustic surface wave and photorefractive material.KLN crystal cracks easily during it grows.But when KLN crystal is doped in Mn 2O 3 to grow Mn∶KLN crystal,the crystal crack is reduced and the photorefractive property of the crystal is enhanced.KLN system is solid solution system and not congruent composition.The compounding ratio of Mn∶KLN crystal which we grew is 47.4mol% Nb 2O 5,17.3mol% Li 2CO 3,35mol% K 2CO 3 and 0.1mol% Mn 2O 3.The purity of Nb 2O 5,Li 2CO 3,K 2CO 3 and Mn 2O 3 is all 99.99%.Czochralski method was used to grow Mn∶KLN crystal.The technical parameters include the axial direction temperature gradient,the crystal growth rate and the rotation rate.Mn∶KLN crystal with 6mm×8mm×20mm size was grown in the condition that the axial direction temperature gradient is 30℃-40℃,the crystal growth rate is 0.5mm/h and the rotation rate is 10-15r/min.KLN crystal is one dimension ferroelectrics crystal.It has a paraelectrics ferroelectrics phase transition point curie point.So the crystal needs to be polarized in manual work.The direct current field was used to force the self polarization Ps in the same direction and the crystal turn to single domain.Before polarization,the c face needs to be confirmed exactly.The platinum pole was pasted to the two surfaces of c face and the direct current voltage about 220V was added the pole as the polarization outer electrical field.The polarization temperature is 460℃ and the polarization current density is 2mA/cm 2 .The thermal analyzer in TAS100 model was used to analyze the thermal expansion character of Mn∶KLN crystal and ascertain that the curie point of Mn∶KLN crystal is 435℃.It can be seen from the measurement result that the change of thermal expansion rate of Mn∶KLN crystal is smaller than that of pure KLN crystal. So doping Mn 2O 3 in KLN crystal to grow Mn∶KLN crystal can reduce the crack of the crystal.
文摘In this paper,ferroelectric tetragonal tungsten bronze type potassium lithium niobate(KLN)crystal with a size of 20mm×8mm×43mm was grown from a melt with a composition of 32mol% K 2CO 3,24mol% Li 2CO 3 and 44mol% Nb 2O 5 by the top seeded solution growth (TSSG)method.The KLN crystal as grown along [110]axis has a perfect crystal melt interface dominated by {110} and {210} facets.Lattice constants were measured by X ray diffraction (XRD) analysis performed on {001}and {110}natural faces of single crystal samples.The anisotropic thermal expansion behavior of the crystal was also studied along [001] and [110] axes,respectively by using a Shimadzu TMA 50 thermomechnical analyzer.For the purpose of crystal poling,the dependence of crystal capacitance vs.temperature in both heating and cooling cycles was measured and the ferroelectric Curie temperature was determined to be 514℃.The crystal was poled at 506℃ with a dc field of about 250 V/cm along the c axis of the sample,for a time corresponding to about 1.5 h/cm.The blue second harmonic generation (SHG)characteristics of the KLN crystal were investigated by using a 3900s Ti∶sapphire CW tunable laser.Blue laser light at wavelength 432nm was obtained by the non critical phase matching (NCPM)SHG at room temperature.Based on the wavelength and temperature tuning curves for the NCPM SHG,the wavelength acceptance and temperature acceptance of this KLN crystal were measured.The crystal property homogeneity along the <110>growth axis was also studied by measuring the room temperature NCPM wavelength at different growth positions.
