Measurement of optical constants for dense media by low-coherence dynamic light scattering

We perform the optical constants measurements for different absorption dense media by low-coherence dynamic light scattering (DLS) technique. The estimated particle size is used to calculate the scattering coefficient of particles suspended in dense media. The path-length resolved intensity distributions of light backscattered from the absorbing dense media are investigated experimentally by virtue of path-length resolved performance in low-coherence DLS measurements. The absorption coefficient can be obtained by applying the measured path-length resolved intensity distributions to the modified Lambert-Beer law. As a result, we proposed a new low-coherence DLS technique in simultaneous measurement of the scattering and absorption coefficients of absorbing dense media.     

热作用致良性前列腺增生组织的光学特性变化

研究了热作用下的良性前列腺增生(BPH)组织对808和980 nm的半导体激光的光学特性的变化及其差异。实验采用双积分球测量系统以及反向倍增法获取良性前列腺增生组织的光学特性。结果表明,热作用下的良性前列腺增生组织对808 nm和980 nm的吸收系数、约化散射系数和光学穿透深度都是随着加热温度的变化而变化的,在20~80℃的温度范围内,良性前列腺增生组织对808 nm的吸收系数和约化散射系数都分别明显地较其对980 nm的吸收系数和约化散射系数要大,而其对808 nm的光学穿透深度却明显地较其对980 nm的光学穿透深度要小,吸收系数的最大值都在20℃,分别为0.528 mm-1和0.448 mm-1;最小值分别在50℃和70℃,分别为0.436 mm-1和0.326 mm-1,吸收系数的最大差异在70℃,其值为34.1%;约化散射系数的最大值都在80℃,其值分别为1.45 mm-1和1.43 mm-1,最小值分别在20℃和70℃,分别为1.15 mm-1和0.973 mm-1,最大差异在70℃,其值为24.4%;光学穿透深度的最大值分别在50℃和70℃,其值分别为0.684 mm和0.887 mm,最小值都在80℃,其值分别为0.608 mm和0.696 mm,最大差异在70℃,其值为30.4%。在70℃的热作用下良性前列腺增生组织达到完全热凝固,吸收系数、散射系数和光学穿透深度的差异达到最大值。     

一维梯度折射率介质光学特性的反演

在单个方波脉冲入射情况下,利用共轭梯度法对一维梯度折射率介质的折射率、吸收系数以及散射系数进行了反演.正问题采用间断有限元法求解,反问题的解则在正问题的基础上通过共轭梯度法得到.研究结果表明,利用单个方波脉冲入射情况下的时域半球反射率以及时域半球透射率作为测试值能够有效地反演一维梯度折射率介质的光学特性及其分布情况.     

Optical properties of mucous membrane in the spectral range 350–2000 nm

The optical characteristics of the mucous membrane from the human maxillary sinus are studied experimentally. The experiments were carried out in vitro in the spectral range 350–2000 nm. On the basis of the measured total transmittance and diffuse reflectance spectra, the absorption and transport scattering coefficients are calculated in the entire range in terms of the inverse adding-doubling method.     

Optical properties of the subcutaneous adipose tissue in the spectral range 400–2500 nm

The optical characteristics of subcutaneous adipose tissue are studied in the wavelength range 400–2500 nm. The experiments are conducted in vitro using a Cary 2415 spectrophotometer. Based on the measured diffuse reflectance and total transmittance spectra, the spectra of the absorption and transport scattering coefficients are calculated in terms of the inverse adding-doubling method.     

Transient radiative transfer in participating media with pulse-laser irradiation—an approximate Galerkin solution

An assessment is made of the Galerkin technique as an effective method of solution for transient radiative transfer problems in participating media. A one-dimensional absorbing and isotropically scattering plane-parallel gray medium irradiated with a short-pulse laser on one of its boundaries is considered for the application of the method. The medium is non-emitting and the boundaries are non-reflecting and non-refracting. In the integral formulation of the problem for the source function, the time-wise variation of the radiation intensity at any point and in any direction in the medium is assumed to be the same as the time-wise variation of the average intensity at the same point as an approximation for the application of the method. The transient transmittance and reflectance of the medium are evaluated for various values of the optical thickness, scattering albedo and pulse duration. The results are in agreement with those available in the literature. It is demonstrated that the method is relatively simple to implement and yields accurate results.     

Investigation of nonstationary models of laser pulse propagation through a homogeneous scattering layer

Using three nonstationary models of radiation transfer in two versions (diffusion-based and axial), the absorption and scattering coefficients of homogeneous scattering media are found from experimental temporal distributions of an ultrashort laser pulse transmitted through the scattering layer of different thickness. These optical characteristics are found to be dependent on the scattering layer thickness, which contradicts physical considerations. The reason for the discovered effect is related to incomplete taking into account of the properties of the scattering indicatrix in the used approximate models. The validity of this interpretation is supported by a Monte Carlo simulation, which yielded similar dependences. Recommendations on the correct use of the approximate radiation transfer models are given.     

Optical limiting properties of CdS nanowires

Intensity-dependent nonlinear optical transmission studies of cadmium sulfide (CdS) nanowires (∼ 50-100 nm diameter) suspended in dimethylformamide have been carried out in the visible region using the Z-scan technique with 7 ns pulses from the second harmonic of an Nd:YAG laser. The optical limiting threshold of CdS nanowires suspension was determined to be 1.3 J cm^− 2, with normalized transmittance of 0.47, which is relatively lower when compared with those of many popular metal nanowire suspensions reported in the literature. Based on an effective three-photon absorption model, nonlinear absorption and nonlinear scattering were identified as the dominant processes for the measured reduced transmittance.     

热凝固致良性前列腺增生组织在590～1 064 nm的吸收和散射特性的变化

研究了自然的和热凝固的良性前列腺增生(BPH)组织在590～1 064 nm光谱范围的光学特性及其差异,实验采用带积分球附件的分光光度计以及反向倍增法获取组织样品的吸收和散射特性参数。结果表明：热凝固导致BPH组织在590～1 064 nm光谱范围的吸收系数明显地减小的,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的吸收系数都有一个峰值在990 nm处,其值分别为0.438和0.416 mm-1,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的吸收系数的最大差异在1 064 nm,其值为86.79%,其最小差异在920 nm,其值为4.74%。热凝固导致BPH组织在600～1 064 nm光谱范围的约化散射系数明显地增大,而在590 nm处,热凝固导致BPH组织的约化散射系数却是明显地减小,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的约化散射系数都有一个峰值在970 nm处,其值分别为1.090和1.449 mm-1,其另一个峰值都在1 050 nm处,其值分别为1.116和1.627 mm-1,自然的和热凝固的BPH组织的约化散射系数的最大差异在1 060 nm,其值为47.73%,其最小差异在600 nm,其值为4.86%。     

Effect of storage conditions of skin samples on their optical characteristics

The optical characteristics of skin samples are experimentally studied ex vivo and in vitro at different storage conditions. The experiments are performed on a Cary-2415 spectrophotometer in the spectral range 400–700 nm. Based on the measured diffuse reflectance and total transmittance spectra, the spectra of the absorption and reduced scattering coefficients are calculated in terms of the inverse adding-doubling method. It is shown that the method of storage of samples mainly affects the reduced scattering coefficient of biotissue. Thus, upon storage of skin in an isotonic solution and in its absence, the reduced scattering coefficient increases ∼1.5 and ∼2 times, respectively, compared to the value of this parameter for the intact sample. The differences in the absorption spectra of ex vivo samples and samples stored under different conditions are the most noticeable in the absorption range of blood and are significant above 600 nm.     

Inverse radiation problem in one-dimensional slab by time-resolved reflected and transmitted signals

A time-domain inverse approach is proposed for estimating the distribution of absorbing and scattering coefficients in one-dimensional inhomogeneous media. The temporal reflected and transmitted signals are detected when an ultra-short pulse irradiates on the boundary of semi-transparent scattering media. Forward computation and inverse algorithm employ the least-squares finite element method and conjugate gradient method, respectively. As the prevalent diffusion approximation is not employed in our model, the present approach can be extended to more comprehensive application. The investigation about detected signals indicates that the reflected signals play a significant role in reconstructing optical properties; the signals in early sampling time are more important than those at long-time logarithm slope, and so, more attention should be paid to the early signals in the solution of inverse radiation problem. Three different inverse radiation problems are investigated to show the ability of the present approach to deal with the two-layer, three-layer and continuous inhomogeneous media. The effect of measured errors on the accuracy of reconstruction is investigated by adding artificial random errors. The results indicate that accurate reconstruction depends on not only precise numerical simulation but also quality of detected data.     

近红外光谱范围人肝癌变和热凝固导致组织吸收和散射特性的变化

研究了人肝的癌变及热凝固导致其对710,730,750,770,790,810,830,850,870和890 nm的钛宝石激光的吸收和散射特性的变化,实验采用双积分球测量系统以及反向倍增法获取肝组织的吸收和散射特性参数.结果表明:人肝的癌变导致其吸收系数发生了显著的减小,其变化的最大值在850 nm,其值为86.12%,而变化的最小值在750 nm,其值为82.65%.正常人肝组织热凝固导致其吸收系数明显变化,其吸收系数的变化的最大值在710 nm,其值为79.55%,而变化的最小值在790 nm,其值为0.72%.人肝癌组织热凝固导致其吸收系数显著地增大,其变化的最大值在810 nm,其值为78.69%,而变化的最小值在710nm,其值为38.16%.人肝的癌变导致了肝组织的散射系数发生了显著的增大,其变化的最大值在710 nm,其值为158.37%,而变化的最小值在890 nm,其值为136.03%.正常人肝组织热凝固导致其散射系数显著地增大,其变化的最大值在890 nm,其值为632.92%,而变化的最小值在710 nm,其值为587.40%.人肝癌组织热凝固导致其散射系数显著地增大,其变化的最大值在810 nm,其值为384.25%,而变化的最小值在710 nm,其值为330.86%.肝组织的吸收和散射特性的变化也随着激光波长的变化而变化.     

吸收介质中微椭球体颗粒光学参数的研究

本文应用Eikonal近似将微椭球用其等效的球来近似, 结合Mie理论对吸收介质中微椭球体颗粒光学参数进行了数值计算。 结果表明, 椭球位置变化时, 散射和吸收性能发生变化。离心率增大时, 散射和吸收系数都增大, 离心率越大增大的越明显。波长增大时, 在紫光波长为0.4 μm和近红外区波长为1.58 μm处散射系数出现了峰值, 而吸收系数单调增大。相对折射率实部以及虚部变化对光学参数均有影响, 颗粒的吸收性越强, 散射相应地减弱。结果表明这种数值解析方法能有效地计算椭球体颗粒的光学参数。     

1 053，527，351 nm倍频分离膜的制备与性能研究

 用电子束蒸发及光电极值监控技术在石英基底上沉积了三倍频分离膜，将部分样品置空气中于250 ℃温度下进行3 h热退火处理。然后用Lambda900分光光度计测量了样品的光谱性能；用表面热透镜技术测量了样品的弱吸收值；用调Q脉冲激光装置测试了样品分别在355 nm和1 064 nm的抗激光损伤阈值。实验结果发现，样品的实验光谱性能良好，退火前后其光谱性能几乎没有发生温漂，说明薄膜的温度稳定性好；同时弱吸收平均值从退火前的1.07×10^-4下降到退火后的6.2×10^-5，从而使对基频的抗激光损伤阈值提高，从14.6 J/cm²上升到18.8 J/cm²，但是三倍频阈值在退火后有显著降低，从7.5 J/cm²下降到2.5 J/cm²。     

沉积温度对热舟蒸发MgF2薄膜性能的影响

 采用热舟蒸发方法沉积了氟化镁(MgF₂)材料的单层膜,沉积温度从200 ℃上升到350 ℃,间隔为50 ℃。测量了样品的透射率和反射率光谱曲线,进行了表面粗糙度的标定,并在此基础上进行了光学损耗及散射损耗的计算。同时对355 nm波长处的激光诱导损伤阈值进行了测量。结果表明:随着沉积温度的升高,光学损耗增加;在短波长范围散射损耗在光学损耗中所占比例很小,光学损耗的增加主要由吸收损耗引起;在355 nm波长处的损伤阈值变化与吸收损耗的变化趋势相关,损伤机制主要是吸收起主导作用。样品的微缺陷密度也是影响损伤阈值的一个重要因素,损伤阈值随缺陷密度的增加而降低。     

离体正常乳腺组织350～850 nm波段光谱特性

采用带有积分球附件的紫外/可见/近红外分光光度计测量了离体正常乳腺组织在350～850 nm光谱范围的反射率和透射率,运用反向倍加法得到了离体正常乳腺组织在相应光谱范围的光学参数,分析了正常乳腺组织的光学穿透深度随波长的变化情况。实验结果表明：350～850 nm波段正常乳腺组织的约化散射系数μ′_s大于吸收系数μ_a。μ′_s随着波长的增加而减小,即从350 nm波长值为9.731 mm-1～850 nm波长值为1.476 mm-1。μ_a从350 nm波长值为0.798 mm-1～850 nm波长值为0.102 mm-1,410 nm波长处存在一个吸收峰,其值为0.506 mm-1。光学穿透深度随着波长的增加而增大,从350 nm波长值为0.199 mm-1～850 nm波长值为1.439 mm。基于反向倍加法计算获得乳腺组织的光学参数,采用Monte Carlo模拟得到其相应光谱范围的反射率和透射率,并与实际测量值进行比较,二者的一致性较好。实验结果为乳腺组织的光活检及其光学治疗提供重要参考。     

基于声透镜成像系统的光声层析成像

光声成像是采用“光激发-超声波成像”的新型成像技术，它是检测强散射介质内部光吸收分布的一种有效医学影像技术.用短脉冲激光照射强散射介质(如生物组织)，强散射介质由于光声效应产生超声信号，使用具有成像能力的声透镜把声压分布成像于像面上，然后利用具有空间分辨能力的阵列光声传感器，把同一像面上的光声信号强度记录下来，最后根据光声信号强度的空间分布进行图像重组.根据成像系统物像共轭原理，同一物平面的光声信号到达像面的时延相等，而不同物面的光声信号到达同一个探测器平面的时延各不相同，因此，利用BOXCAR的门控积分 关键词： 光声层析成像 声透镜 光声信号     

Difference of optical properties between porous alumina and sapphire using two-substrate method at elevated temperature

We report on simultaneous measurements of the emittance, transmittance and reflectance of a porous alumina under same environment at 573 K, which has not been obtained. It is demonstrated that the correction of substrate radiation and multiple reflections is important for the accurate measurement of infrared (IR) optical properties of porous materials in a two-substrate method. We deduced the extinction, absorption and scattering coefficients of the alumina from the measured three quantities, based on the classical geometry model. The coefficients explain the difference of the IR optical properties between the alumina and the sapphire. The increasing reflectance of the alumina with thickness, unlike the sapphire, is attributed to the relatively high scattering coefficient at short wavelengths.     

Radiative properties of densely packed spheres in semitransparent media: A new geometric optics approach

This contribution presents a new Ray-tracing method for calculating effective radiative properties of densely packed spheres in non-absorbing or semitransparent host medium. The method is restricted to the geometric optic objects and neglects the wave effects. The effective radiative properties such as the absorption and scattering coefficients, and phase function are retrieved from the calculation of mean-free paths of scattering and absorption, and the angular scattering probability of radiation propagating in the dispersed medium. The model accounts for the two geometric effects called here as non-point scattering and ray transportation effects. The successful comparison of the current model with data of radiative properties and transmittances of particle beds in a non-absorbing medium reported in the literature confirm its suitability. It is shown that: (i) for opaque or absorbing particles (not systematically opaque), the non-point scattering is the dominant geometric effects whereas both non-point scattering and ray transportation effects occur for weakly absorbing and transparent particles. In the later cases, these two geometric effects oppose and may cancel out. This may explain why the Independent scattering theory works well for packed of quasi-transparent particles; (ii) the non-point scattering and ray transportation effects can be captured through the scattering and absorption coefficients while using the classical form of phase function. This enables using the standard radiative transfer equation (RTE); (iii) the surrounding medium absorption can be accounted for without any homogenization rule. It contributes to increasing the effective absorption coefficient of the composite medium as expected but, at the same time, it reduces the particle extinction; and (iv) the current transfer calculation predicts remarkably the results of direct Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. This study tends therefore to confirm that the RTE can be applied to densely packed media by using effective radiative properties.     

Investigation of halloysite nanotubes with deposited silver nanoparticles by methods of optical spectroscopy

Halloysite nanotube composites covered by silver nanoparticles with the average diameters of 5 nm and 9 nm have been studied by methods of optical spectroscopy of reflectance/transmittance and Raman spectroscopy. It has been established that silver significantly increases the light absorption by nanocomposites in the range of 300 to 700 nm with a maximum near 400 nm, especially for the samples with the nanoparticle size of 9 nm, which is explained by plasmonic effects. The optical absorption increases also in the long-wavelength spectral range, which seems to be due to the localized electronic states in an alumosilicate halloysite matrix after deposition of nanoparticles. Raman spectra of nanocomposites reveal intense scattering peaks at the local phonons, whose intensities are maxima for the samples with the silver nanoparticle sizes of 9 nm, which can be caused by plasmonic enhancement of the light scattering efficiency. The results show the ability to use halloysite nanotube nanocomposites in photonics and biomedicine.