Fluctuations in doubly scattered laser light

Fluctuations in laser light, doubly scattered by brownian particles, were analysed by measuring the spectral noise power of the photodetector current. Scattering took place at two spatially separated systems of spherical particles. Analytic expressions for the field and intensity correlations are derived. The analytic expressions for the spectrum of the intensity fluctuations of the doubly scattered laser light demonstrate that the frequency dependence of the spectrum depends strongly of the geometry of the experimental arrangement. This is not the case for singly scattered light where in good approximation the spatial and temporal correlations can be separated analytically.Our measurements show that the noise spectrum of the doubly scattered radiation may have the same frequency dependence as the spectrum of the singly scattered light. However, there are conditions where the frequency dependence of the noise of the doubly scattered light diverges markedly from that of the singly scattered light.     

基于光放大的长脉冲抽运太赫兹激光

为了获得较窄增益带宽、较大光强的太赫兹辐射,尝试了利用TEA CO₂激光器对6 W可调谐连续波CO₂种子激光实行双程光放大实验,以期望获得长脉冲、高峰值功率的抽运光.通过实验,获得了大约30倍的放大系数,放大光输出功率随种子光注入功率的增加而增加,其中10 P （20）支线表现更加突出,并且被放大的激光支线半峰全宽在14 μs左右.基于这种长脉冲抽运源,建立了一种产生脉冲太赫兹的动力学模型,给出了产生太赫兹辐射的饱和抽运光强表达式,确定了抽运光的光强范围.另外, 关键词： 激光物理 长脉冲 动力学模型 太赫兹激光     

沙尘天气下激光信号的传输特性

以小角度近似为条件,利用逐级递归的方法推导了激光信号在沙尘天气下的辐射传输方程,得到了多次散射下的光强分布函数,以及波长和不对称因子对光强的影响。同时,通过比较不同散射相位函数及沙尘粒子的散射特性,采用了修正的TTHG(Two Term Henyey-Greenstein)散射相位函数,更加全面地反映了沙粒散射后光强的变化规律。研究结果表明,随着光学厚度的增加,散射光强呈现出先增大后减小的趋势,且多次散射的比重相比于单次散射而言逐渐增大。当散射次数超过3次以上时,接收光强的变化可以忽略不计。相对于Mie理论下的结果而言,采用小角度近似理论,从辐射传输的角度分析沙粒的散射特性误差更小,实现了准确描述沙尘天气下激光信号传输特性的目的。     

光束在尾流气泡中传输的复散射效应

为了了解光束在尾流气泡中的传输特性,为前向光尾流的探测提供理论依据,研究了光束在尾流中传输时传播方向上和横截面方向上的辐射强度分布特性.基于辐射传输方程的小角度近似解,得到了探测截面上的约化强度和漫射强度的表达式,其中漫射强度表征了复散射的强弱|针对典型的尾流气泡分布,通过数值计算分析了光束传输方向上的约化强度和漫射强度与接收视场角、光学厚度和光束大小的关系,也计算分析了光束横截面方向上的辐射强度随光束大小和横向距离的变化关系.结果表明,光束在尾流气泡中传输时复散射效应明显,且复散射的强弱与接收视场角、光束直径、光学厚度和横向距离密切相关.     

Characterizing the rotation of non symmetric objects in an optical tweezer

We present an optical tweezer based study of the rotation of microscopic objects with shape asymmetry. Thermal fluctuations and rotations are simultaneously monitored through laser back scattering. The rotation causes a modulation in intensity of the back scattered light incident on a quadrant photo detector. The resulting power spectrum is a modified Lorentzian with additional peaks located at the fundamental rotational frequency of the object and at the integer harmonics. The manifestation of these peaks reveals that the rotations are periodic but with varying angular velocity. We model our experimental results to illustrate the hydrodynamic interplay between the rotor and the surrounding medium that results in the time dependence of the angular speed of the former. Further, we demonstrate the use of video microscopy for characterization of low reflectivity rotors, such as biological cells. We propose through these studies that an analysis of these rotations can provide insights into the role of hydrodynamics at micron levels.     

Photochemical sensitization and magnetic field effect on ultrafine particle formation from a gaseous mixture of glyoxal and carbon disulphide

Under light irradiation at 435.8 nm with a medium-pressure mercury lamp, a gaseous mixture of glyoxal (GLY) and carbon disulphide (CS₂) produced sedimentary aerosol particles at the initial stage of light irradiation. The nucleation process of the aerosol particles was investigated by measuring He-Ne laser light intensity scattered by the aerosol particles as formed under light irradiation at 435.8 nm. From the dependence of the scattered light intensity on the partial pressure of GLY, it was found that electronically excited GLY in the n-π* state initiated chemical reactions with CS₂ leading to nucleation of the aerosol particles. An external magnetic field effect on the nucleation process was measured for a gaseous mixture of GLY and CS₂. With the application of a magnetic field of 5.1 kG, the nucleation reaction was accelerated and the convection of the gaseous mixture was changed. The magnetic field effect on the gaseous mixture is briefly discussed in comparison with the results obtained from a gaseous mixture of GLY and acrolein recently reported by us.     

Scattering of partially polarized light by aligned atoms

A compact expression for the cross section of scattering of an arbitrarily polarized light by aligned atomic systems is obtained, in which the dependence on the geometric parameters and the Stokes parameters specifying the state of partial polarization of the incident radiation is represented in explicit form. The effect of atomic alignment and the processes of dissipation of the light energy on the polarization specific features and the angular distribution of the scattered light is investigated. In particular, it is shown that, if a dissipative channel is accessible, the angular distribution and the degree of linear polarization of scattered light depend on the degree of circular polarization of the incident radiation η₂. Dissipative processes also induce the circular polarization of the light scattered by aligned atoms when η₂=0.     

A scheme for CO2 laser scattering to measure the ion temperature in a Tokamak plasma

A simple optical scheme is proposed for scattering of pulsed high-power CO₂ laser radiation from a plasma, and to achieve heterodyne detection to receive the very low scattered radiation intensity and resolve the narrow spectrum. Ion temperature measurement with microsecond time resolution in fusion oriented Tokamak plasmas seems feasible.     

A phase sensitive optical rotation measurement in a scattered chiral medium using a Zeeman laser

A novel circular polarized optical heterodyne interferometer using a Zeeman laser to measure optical rotation both in nonscattered and scattered chiral medium is proposed. A pair of correlated orthogonal circular polarized light waves of different temporal frequency propagating in the chiral medium at different speed is studied. This results in phase retardation between circular polarized light waves of which the phase difference is proportional to the optical rotation angle of a linear polarized light in a chiral medium. In the mean time, two orthogonal circular polarized light waves can be treated as a circular polarized photon pair that is able to reduce the scattering effect in a scattered chiral medium. Then the optical rotation angle can be measured in the scattering medium. In addition, a common-path configuration with respect to circular polarized light waves immune the background noise. This further improves the sensitivity on optical rotation measurement based on phase difference detection.     

Application of the light-shift effect to laser frequency stabilization with reference to a microwave frequency standard

A new method allowing laser frequency stabilization with reference to a microwave oscillator, independently of the laser intensity, is described. The method makes use of the dependence of the ground-state hfs transition frequency on the optical radiation frequency in alkali atoms irradiated by quasi-resonant light. Preliminary experimental investigations are reported in the case of a cw GaAs diode laser tuned to the D₂ absorption line in a cesium gas cell. The absolute laser frequency exhibited variations of 1.4 MHz r.m.s. around an average value determined to within 2 parts in 10¹⁰ for a period of 5 minutes. The possibility of defining a cesium beam, reference wavelength connected with the time standard is discussed.     

光学透明材料中瞬态SBS过程的数值研究

建立了描述噪声起振和Stokes种子光辅助起振的SBS（受激布里渊散射）理论模型，利用变步长有限差分方法数值求解了一维瞬态后向SBS耦合波方程组，得到了抽运光和散射光光强以及介质密度变化量的时空分布；研究了Stokes激光场对SBS反射率以及发生阈值的影响，发现Stokes种子光的存在大大减短了SBS过程的起振时间，并且在抽运光脉冲宽度固定的情况下使SBS的发生阈值大幅度降低；最后，探讨了瞬态受激布里渊过程对光学材料破坏的可能性并对今后的工作进行了展望. 关键词： 光学透明材料 受激布里渊散射 斯托克斯种子光 反射率     

Nonlinear rotation of the polarization of the intense femtosecond laser radiation in BaF<Subscript>2</Subscript>

The dependence of the polarization plane rotation angle in the BaF₂ crystal on the intensity of the femtosecond laser radiation with 0.62 μm wavelength in the ω = ω + ω ? ω process on cubical nonlinearity χ⁽³⁾ is investigated. An anomalous increase in the efficiency of the cross-polarized radiation generation at I > 2 × 10¹² W cm² is observed for the first time. The 10% efficiency of the orthogonal component generation at the ～3 × 10¹² W cm² intensity is obtained.     

Laser excitation of flexural waves and their scattering by fractal inhomogeneities in a thin plate

The excitation of flexural waves in a thin plate (film) by harmonically modulated laser radiation and their scattering by small fractal inhomogeneities are considered. An expression for the mean fluctuation intensity for the scattered wave field is obtained. A relationship between the intensity, parameters of the laser radiation and the plate, and the fractal dimension of inhomogeneities is found. The expected frequency dependence of the flexural wave attenuation in the plate due to their scattering by fractal inhomogeneities is discussed.     

Angular intensity distribution of scattered light in systems of closely spaced particles

The results of experimental and computational investigations of the dependence of the angular intensity distribution of scattered light on the concentration of scatterers are discussed. It is shown that a high density of small and large scatterers in a three-dimensional system results in a deformation of the scattering indicatrix. The changes in the angular distribution of intensity of the scattered light at large concentrations are explained by the appearance of fields of multiply scattered waves at significantly lower optical thicknesses than for independent scatterers.Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 3, pp. 99–103, March, 1976.     

Observation of the optoacoustic effect in an optical fibre

The rediationless absorption of light propagating in optical fibres induces both stress waves and thermal waves in the fibre medium. Detection of such waves is termed the optoacoustic effect. Successful detection in optical fibres is easily obscured by scattered light impinging on the detector. We have obtained a signal of 2 mV on a piezoceramic transducer attached to a commercial step-index optical fibre after passage of a 1 J ruby laser light pulse along the fibre axis. No signal was, however, produced when the transducer was not in contact with the fibre. Similar results were obtained using chopped cw laser radiation but then more care had to be taken since the transducers used had a measureable sensitivity to the low frequency chopped radiation emitted perpendicular to the optical fibre axis.     

Change of light reflection from the surface of 6H-SiC single crystals under ultraviolet radiation (photonic transistor)

The excitation spectra of specular photoreflection of a helium-neon laser radiation from the surface of 6H-SiC single crystals at the Brewster angle with the polarization parallel to the plane of incidence have been investigated. The obtained results on the change in the intensity of the reflected light indicate a decrease in the optical refractive index of silicon carbide under ultraviolet radiation. It has been found that there is a correlation of the photoreflection excitation spectra with the photoconductivity spectra of the material at low intensities of the reflected light and ultraviolet radiation. It has been revealed that an increase in the intensity of ultraviolet optical pumping leads to a linear increase in the photomodulation of the reflected red light with a maximum at 632.8 nm.     

Nonlinear molecular scattering of light in crystals

Nonlinear molecular scattering of light in crystals KDP and LiIO₃ is studied experimentally and theoretically. Spectral distributions of scattered radiation intensity are obtained. Experimental results are compared with theory.     

Polarization of light and its use in various problems of optics of scattering media

As light passes through scattering media, certain specific features of the polarization of radiation manifest themselves. The paper presents materials on this problem that were obtained at the Institute of Physics of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus over recent decades. Results of experimental investigations of media that model real objects are described for the case where the dimensionless optical parameters of media and objects coincide. A method for determining the position of a diffuse light source in the atmosphere via predominant oscillations of the light vector of scattered radiation for two directions of observation is proposed. The structure of aerosol formations (smokes, dust and liquid-droplet and crystalline clouds) is interpreted based on the character of depolarization of laser radiation sounding atmosphere. The polarization of laser radiation passing through a turbid medium and reflected from it is studied. Practical applications are proposed. Fundamentals of an applied vector theory of radiation transfer, which made it possible to considerably expand notions of light scattering in strongly turbid media, are given. Studies of light propagation in encapsulated liquid crystals, which are used for solving of a large number of problems, are described. In these objects, ordinary and extraordinary rays that arise in crystals under electric voltage can give rise to a wave that is attenuated to a different degree and whose phase and polarization characteristics are varying.     

Exchange rotation of hydrogen molecule

We substantiate the existence of the new type of rotation of a diatomic molecule with identical nuclei in which the nuclei periodically exchange their spatial coordinates. In the exchange rotation, the electron shell of the molecule preserves its orientation in space. The exchange rotation is considered as a particular case of molecular free rotation. We analyze the experiment on spontaneous Raman scattering of laser radiation by hydrogen molecules inside liquid water (D. G. Taylor and H. L. Strauss, J. Chem. Phys. 90(2), 1989). The intensity of scattered light and its distribution over Stokes components is shown to correspond to the assumption of the exchange rotation of hydrogen molecules in a liquid.     

Laser light scattering in micellar solutions

Summary The laser light scattering apparatus used for both total intensity and quasi-elastic light scattering experiments on micellar solutions is described in detail. The absolute calibration of the scattered intensity is obtained by exploiting the existence of a lower critical consolution point in a low-concentration aqueous solution of a nonionic amphiphile (C₁₂E₈). The obtained results suggest that micellar solutions may represent a very convenient light scattering standard for both static and dynamic experiments. Paper presented at the “Meeting on Lyotropics and Related Fields”, held in Rende, Cosenza, September 13—18, 1982.