Synthesis and optical properties of polyacetylenes containing nonlinear optical chromophores

High molecular weight polyacetylenes bearing nonlinear chromophoric pendants poly[4-ethynyl-4′-(N,N-diethylamino)azobenzene-co-phenylacetylene]s [poly(EAAB-co-PA)s] were synthesized in moderate yields by [Rh(nbd)Cl]₂-Et₃N. The azo unit in the copolymers can be effectively controlled by the monomer feed ratio. Whereas the homopolymer of EAAB possessed low solubility, all the copolymers, however, dissolved readily in common organic solvents when the poly(EAAB) molar content was less than 41.7%. The structures and properties of the polymers were characterized and evaluated by UV, NMR, optical limiting, and nonlinear optical analyses. All the copolymers possessed high stereoregularity and thermal stability (≥300 °C). They can attenuate intense laser pulses, with solutions of high concentrations showing better performances. The third-order nonlinear susceptibility of the copolymers was as high as 4.62×10⁻¹¹ esu, which are two orders of magnitude larger than those of poly(PA), and larger than that of poly(N-carbazoylacetylene), and poly(1-naphthylacetylene).     

Fabrication and amplification of Rhodamine B‐doped step‐index polymer optical fiber

A step‐index polymer optical fiber (SI POF) containing Rhodamine B in poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) has been fabricated by a preform technique. Fluorescence of different fiber lengths were observed and discussed. A high gain (23 dB) for a SI POF with 60‐cm length, 400‐μm diameter was obtained. The Rhodamine B content of the doped SI POF is 5 ppm‐wt. The signal wavelength providing the highest gain for a 60 cm SI POF is around 630 nm, and the optimum fiber length is about 60 cm at 10 kW launched pump power. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 93: 681–685, 2004     

光学镜头调制传递函数的测试

为了定量、客观、全面地评价光学镜头的像质,介绍了光学镜头调制传递函数的测试。先简要叙述了测试的原理,并给出计算公式;然后介绍了测试步骤,其中包括固定、穿轴、测试中心视场和测试轴外视场;最后介绍了测试时的注意事项,包括对测试工装的要求、对测试平面的要求和正、负轴外视场测试值相差较大时的处理办法。     

Fundamental Optical Absorption Edge of Sputter-Deposited Zirconia and Yttria

Zirconia and yttria films were sputter deposited onto unheated fused silica substrates using a metal target and rare gas-oxygen discharges. Double-beam spectrophotometry was used to measure the transmission and reflection as a function of incident photon energy, E , from which the absorption coefficient, α( E ), was calculated. An indirect interband transition at E _i= 4.70 eV and two direct interband transitions at E _g1= 5.17 eV and E _g2= 5.93 eV occur in monoclinic zirconia. Two direct interband transitions at E _g1= 5.07 eV and E _g2= 5.73 eV occur in cubic yttria. The absorption edge structure is modified when unusual phases, such as tetragonal zirconia, and zirconia and yttria with no longrange crystallographic order, are present.     

Synthesis and properties of an alkoxysilane dye containing three electronic donor groups for nonlinear optical applications

In order to obtain an efficient hybrid inorganic–organic nonlinear optical (NLO) materials, an azo-dye containing three electronic donor groups 2,5-dimethyl-4-(4′-nitrophenylazo)phenol (DMNPAP) was synthesized and reacted with 3-isocyanatopropyl triethoxysilane (ICTES) to give an alkoxysilane dye (ICTES–DMNPAP). Molecular structural characterizations for DMNPAP and ICTES–DMNPAP were investigated by elemental analysis, ¹H NMR, FTIR, UV–visible spectra and differential scanning calorimetry (DSC). The alkoxysilane dye could be hydrolyzed and polymerized in the presence of water, and then transparent hybrid films could be fabricated by spin coating on the indium–tin-oxide (ITO) glass substrates. Compared with the dye 4-nitro-4′-hydroxy-azobenzene (NHA) containing only one hydroxyl as donor group, DMNPAP exhibited larger β_CTμ_g value measured by solvatochromic method, and second harmonic generation (SHG) measurement of the hybrid films was in agreement with the result.     

PROBING HIDDEN POLYMERIC INTERFACES USINGIR-VISIBLE SUM-FREQUENCY GENERATION SPECTROSCOPY

Understanding the molecular-level processes underlying interfacial phenomena is important in the area of adhesion. We briefly introduce IR-visible sum-frequency generation spectroscopy (SFG) using a total-internal-reflection geometry for the study of polymer-air, polymer-solid, and polymer-polymer interfaces. The following examples, predominantly of work done in our lab, illustrating differences in molecular structure and dynamic properties at interfaces are presented: the air- and solid-interface structure of an amorphous polystyrene (PS) and a semicrystalline polymer with side-chain crystallinity, poly(octadecyl acrylate) (PA-18); structure of a polymer-polymer interface between thin films of a semicrystalline polymer with side-chain crystallinity, poly(vinyl-N-octadecylcarbamate- co-vinyl acetate), and an amorphous PS; thermal order-to-disorder transitions of the air and solid interface of PA-18, and the interface of this polymer with PS; and dynamic surface-relaxation studies of a rubbed PS film.     

石英晶体最大双折射率色散特性的椭偏测量

为了测量石英晶体最大双折射率的色散特性,在椭偏光谱仪的水平透射测量模式下,通过对确定厚度的石英波片相位延迟量的精确测量,计算出了石英晶体的最大双折射率值,并进行了误差分析。结果表明:这种方法光路简单、操作方便,屏蔽了光源的不稳定性;双折射率测量精度达到了10-6,比连续偏光干涉法的测量精度提高了1个数量级;实现了对石英晶体的最大双折射率色散特性的连续光谱测量;此方法对其它双折射晶体材料的双折射率色散特性的研究也同样适用。     

相干组束自成像腔腔型设计理论研究

为了更合理地设计光纤组束谐振腔,针对自成像共振腔,用傅里叶光学理论对其进行了分析,并讨论了3种关键元件——傅里叶透镜、滤波器与输出镜的选取方法;提出了用MATLAB进行数值模拟进而得出空间滤波器透过率函数的计算方法.并以2个半径为55 mm且相距为240 mm的圆形光场为例,模拟了经过傅里叶变换后频谱面上的振幅分布和相位分布情况,通过比较相位,得到了两光场的同相位分布图像.同时,根据矩阵传输理论对腔体进行了分析,得到了自成像无源共振腔稳定振荡的必要条件,及振荡光光纤耦合效率最高的条件.     

衍射光学元件在现代光学成像系统中的应用

衍射光学元件是利用表面浮雕结构对光波进行调制的元件．通过对比折射元件分析了衍射元件用于成像系统的特点,如任意相位分布、特殊色散等性质．探讨了衍射光学元件在现代成像系统中的应用优势,它与折射元件相结合可以实现许多传统光学系统不能达到的目标．     

三维超材料的非线性电、磁响应特性

理论研究了埋入在非线性介质中的由金属线和谐振环构成的具有三维周期性结构的超材料的有效电、磁响应,计算了该种超材料的有效磁导率和介电常数实部和虚部随外场的变化关系.结果表明,这种超材料有效磁导率和介电常数的实部对外磁场的响应具有回滞效应.在一定条件下,这种结构的属性可在右手材料、电单负材料与磁单负材料之间转换,且这种转换可适当选择在某些特定频率范围内的外磁场强度的方式控制.