Waveguide external cavity narrow linewidth semiconductor lasers

Narrow linewidth light source is a prerequisite for high-performance coherent optical communication and sensing.Waveguide-based external cavity narrow linewidth semiconductor lasers(WEC-NLSLs)have become a competitive and attractive candidate for many coherent applications due to their small size,volume,low energy consumption,low cost and the ability to integrate with other optical components.In this paper,we present an overview of WEC-NLSLs from their required technologies to the state-of-the-art progress.Moreover,we highlight the common problems occurring to current WEC-NLSLs and show the possible approaches to resolving the issues.Finally,we present the possible development directions for the next phase and hope this review will be beneficial to the advancements of WEC-NLSLs.     

Developing novel liquid crystal technologies for display and photonic applications

Modern liquid crystal displays (LCDs) require novel technologies, such as new alignment methods to eliminate alignment layers, fast response and long operation time. To this end, we report an overview of recent efforts in LCD technologies devoted to realize more display modes having no alignment layer, faster switching time and low battery consumption. In particular, we overview recent advances on the liquid crystals (LCs) alignment for display applications, which includes superfine nanostructures, polymeric microchannels and polymer stabilized LCs. Furthermore, we analyze the main optical and electro-optical properties of new generation LCDs displays addressing a particular attention to LCs blue phase hosting gold nanoparticles. Moreover, we focus on the progress of electrofluidic displays, which demonstrates characteristics that are similar to LCDs, with attention on various pixel designs, operation principles and possible future trends of the technology.     

Flower‐shaped ultra‐wideband fractal antenna

A flower‐shaped ultra‐wideband fractal antenna is presented. It comprises a fourth iterative flower‐shaped radiator, asymmetrical stub‐loaded feeding line, and coplanar quarter elliptical ground planes. A wide operating band of 12.12 GHz (4.58‐16.7 GHz) for S ₁₁ ≤ ? 10 dB is achieved along with an overall antenna footprint of 15.7 × 11.4 mm². In addition, other desirable characteristics, that is, omnidirectional radiation patterns, peak gain upto 5 dB, and fidelity factor more than 75% are achieved. A good agreement exists between the simulation and measured results. The obtained results illustrate that this antenna has wide operating range and compact dimensions than available structures.     

Optical Properties of One-dimensional Three-component Photonic Band Gap Structure

1　IntroductionMaterialswithPhotonicBandGaps (PBG’s)havebeenwidelystudiedboththeoreticallyandex perimentallyinthepastfew years[1～ 4] .Theexis tenceofgaps,which prohibitthepropagationofelectromagnetic (EM )wavesinacertainrangeoffrequencies,canhavesignificantimpactsbothinsci enceandtechnology .Manypracticalapplicationsofthesestructureshavebeensuggestedanddemon strated ,suchasPhotonicCrystal (PC)microcavi ties[5] ,infraredPC[6] ,PClens[7] ,suppressingspontaneousemission ,manipulatinglight…     

平面阵列波导光栅波导模式参量的分析

用周期波导的方法分析平面阵列波导光栅(AWG)的本征方程及波导模式参数,结果表明波导传播常数是带状分布的,与波导间隔有关。分析结果对器件的优化设计有一定的指导意义。     

Cover Picture: Arresting,Fixing, and Separating Dimers Composed of Uniform Silica Colloidal Spheres (Adv. Funct. Mater. 12/2006)

In colloidal suspensions of silica, particles undergo constant collisions. By controlling various parameters, the repulsive barrier can be reduced, thereby substantially increasing the number of collision‐induced dimerization events. Xia and co‐workers report on p. 1627 that the dimers could be arrested and then permanently fixed by introducing a small amount of fresh tetraethylorthosilicate into the colloidal suspension, with monodisperse dimer yields of up to 50 %. This yield could be increased to 80 % by centrifugation in a density gradient medium. When fresh tetraethylorthosilicate is introduced into a colloidal suspension of silica spheres, it hydrolyzes and condenses in situ to arrest and fix the dimers resulting from constant collisions between the spheres. By optimizing the experimental parameters (including the length of aging time) and the diameter of the silica spheres, as well as the concentrations of counterions, water, and ammonia, it is possible to routinely produce monodisperse dimers with a yield as high as 50 %. When combined with centrifugation using a density gradient medium, the yield of such dimers could be further increased to 80 %. It is believed that this method will provide a simple and versatile approach to the high‐volume production of dimers from spherical colloids composed of different materials. These dimers may find widespread use in a range of applications such as fabrication of photonic crystals and fundamental studies related to colloidal science.     

SOI光电子集成

SOI（Silicon-on-Insulator)光电子集成已成为十分引人注目的研究课题，其工艺与CMOS工艺完全兼容，可以实现低成本的SOI基整片集成光电子回路。本文综述了近几年来SOI集成光电子器件的发展以及一些最新的研究进展，着重分析几种最新型光无源器件的工作原理和结构，包括SOI光波导、SOI光波导耦合器、SOI光波导开关、相位阵列波导光栅（PAWG）、基于SOI的光探测器等，并介绍了中国科学院半导体所集成光电子国家重点实验室的研究进展。     

干腌火腿的质量缺陷及防止措施

由于猪腿原材料或者加工技术的问题,而造成干腌火腿产品质量的多种缺陷。综述了干腌火腿中常见的各种质量缺陷以及防止这些质量缺陷的措施。     

掺Er Al2O3光波导薄膜材料的制备及光学特性

介绍了掺ErAl2O3光波导薄膜的四种典型制备方法的研究结果。比较铒的发光环境和发光特性,分析了影响光致发光强度和寿命的条件和因素。不同工艺制得的Er∶Al2O3薄膜,膜内成分、膜的晶相、掺杂浓度等对Er3 的发光特性均有影响。退火对发光特性及材料具有改善作用。     

共面波导(CPW)馈电单极子天线的设计与研究

给出一种工作于900MHz的共面波导(CPW)馈电单极子天线的设计。该单极子天线以共面波导的中心导带为辐射单极子，以中心导带两边的金属导体作反射板，结构简单紧凑。但是由于天线与共面波导之间缺少有效的隔离，造成天线性能受共面波导尺寸的影响较严重。本文通过模拟计算和实验测量详细分析了共面波导尺寸的变化对天线性能的影响，给出了结合共面波导尺寸设计的工作在900MHz的单极子天线结构数据。