Multiple pulse NMR imaging of polymers and chemistry.

Multiple pulse line narrowing techniques can be used to improve resolution and sensitivity in solid state NMR imaging. For example, pulse sequences which remove homonuclear dipolar broadening have been used to image proton-containing materials. Further enhancements in resolution and sensitivity are obtained by removing inhomogeneous interactions such as chemical shift, susceptibility, and heteronuclear dipolar broadening. Pulse sequences have been designed which provide efficient line narrowing over large spectral widths by taking into account the experimenter's control over the amplitude and time dependence of the gradient-induced resonance offset. These methods have been applied to centimeter sized samples to obtain images of polymers, composite materials, and gas-solid chemical reactions. T1 and T2 contrast allows differentiation between materials.     

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The inhomogeneous broadening of optical transitions in solids is of fundamental importance in understanding the interaction of optical centres with their environment. In perfect crystals optical linewidths are determined by excited state lifetime and other d-phasing mechanisms such as the electron-phonon interaction. However, in real crystals random differences of impurities in crystallographically equivalent sites result in overlapping transitions and inhomogeneously broadened Gaussian lines. The suppression of inhomogeneous broadening of solid-state spectra using optical hole-burning and fluorescence line-narrowing techniques is discussed in terms of the determination of the homogeneous widths, multi-site geometries and the distributions of spectroscopic parameters that accompany disorder in a number of laser crystals and glasses.     

Transient effects of three photon pulses in resonant two-level atom systems

Using statistical quantum electrodynamics techniques, we compute the polarization of a two-level atom system following three pulses. Homogeneous and inhomogeneous broadening and pulse width are incorporated in the formalism. Phase conjugation by three-photon process is investigated.     

非相干光时延四波混频的多能级理论——非均匀加宽情形

本文将我们建立的非相干光时延四波混频(TDFWM-IL)的多能级理论由均匀加宽情形发展到非均匀加宽情形,得到吸收带同时存在均匀和非均匀加宽时,TDFWM-IL多能级理论给出的信号强度随两束泵光相对延时的一般关系式,讨论非均匀加宽占绝对优势时,非相干光光子回波的多能级理论结果,及其与二能级理论结果的差异,论证等效二能级模型同样适用于近似分析存在非均匀加宽影响时,吸收带TDFWM-IL的实验结果,报道在红宝石零声子线和甲酚紫固体膜吸收边上的实验结果,并与上述理论做了比较。     

Superfluorescence in the presence of inhomogeneousbroadening and relaxation

In this paper we show how inhomogeneous broadening produces dephasing, inhibits cooperative emission and thus reduces the intensity of the SF pulse. We also show how electronic relaxation or time-dependent hyperfine interactions can mollify the effect of inhomogeneous broadening so that SF can be recovered. This revised version was published online in August 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date.     

Stability criteria for lasers with mixed line broadening

The stability criteria governing the behaviour of laser oscillators are becoming increasingly well understood, and it is found that for practical applications two types of criteria must usually be distinguished. For lasers in the inhomogeneous limit these two types are essentially equal, and this study explores their behaviour as the degree of inhomogeneous broadening is varied. All lasers exhibit a combination of homogeneous and inhomogeneous line broadening, and the graphical results presented here may be used for predicting or interpreting single-mode instabilities in practical oscillators with arbitrary mixed line broadening.     

A remark on coherent Raman beats in an inhomogeneous broadened system

We have pointed out that coherent Raman beats (CRB) in a three-level system with inhomogeneous broadening of optical transition do not suffer from power broadening and AC Stark shift due to the probe laser field if the sublevel coherence from which the CRB are stimulated is prepared over a sufficiently wide frequency range of the inhomogeneous broadening.     

Simulation of interaction of oriented <Emphasis Type="Italic">J</Emphasis> aggregates with resonance laser radiation

The interaction of laser radiation with single J aggregates of cyanine dyes is theoretically analyzed and numerically simulated. The quantum-mechanical calculations of the equilibrium geometry and the energies and intensities of the lowest singlet electronic transitions in pseudoisocyanine chloride and its linear (chain) oligomers are fulfilled. The data of these calculations can serve as parameters of the analyzed model of interaction of J aggregates with radiation in the one-particle density matrix approximation. This model takes into account relaxation processes, the annihilation of excitations at neighboring molecules, and inhomogeneous broadening. Assuming that the inhomogeneous broadening is absent, calculations demonstrate the existence of spatial bistability, molecular switching waves, and dissipative solitons. The effect of the inhomogeneous broadening and the radiation intensity on the effective coherence length in linear (chain) J aggregates is analyzed.     

谱线非均匀展宽条件下原子激发的计算方法

原子吸收谱线展宽对原子光激发有较大的影响.在速率方程理论中人们通常将原子谱线的均匀展宽和非均匀展宽都归于原子谱线的线型函数.本文中提出了一种将均匀展宽和非均匀展宽区别处理的原子激发计算方法,并指出当激发光与原子作用时间短于原子热运动平均碰撞时间时,这种区别对待均匀展宽和非均匀展宽的做法是十分必要的.文中还将本文提出的新方法应用于一个二能级原子跃迁过程的计算,计算结果显示两种方法具有很大差别.     

Quantum Memory with Natural Inhomogeneous Broadening in an Optical Cavity

We propose an efficient quantum memory scheme with natural inhomogeneous broadening in an asymmetric optical cavity. The scheme uses the strong rephasing pulses like traditional photon echo techniques rather than spectral holeburning, which enables us to have the potential implementation in a much broader range of material systems. In the condition of impedance matching to an optical cavity, we find that the input light pulse can be completely absorbed by an atomic ensemble. We also show that the quantum memory efficiency can be equal to unity even for a small optical depth of the atomic system.     

Increase of refractive index induced by absorbing centres

An analytical expression of the complex permittivity is derived for absorbing centres featuring inhomogeneous absorption-line broadening. Such an expression gives the dispersion law of the real part of the permittivity when the imaginary part has a Gaussian lineshape. Our mathematical approach starts from an overlap integral of Lorentzian-type dielectric susceptibilities weighted by a Gaussian probability distribution of the resonance absorption energies. The analytical solution found is consistent with the Kramers–Kronig relation. We demonstrate that, like in the case of homogeneous absorption-line broadening, the refractive index increases at photon energies lower than the resonance absorption energy also for inhomogeneous absorption-line broadening; if the absorbing centres emit Stokes-shifted radiation, such an increase can be exploited for passive and active waveguiding applications. An example is reported regarding active waveguides based on colour centres in a lithium fluoride crystal.     

An investigation into the possibility of lasing directly from an isomeric level

A conceptual realization of a γ-ray laser is described, which is based on thermal neutron pumping of long-lived Mössbauer isotopes to obtain inversion, and the simultaneous application of techniques that destroy the effect of inhomogeneous broadening, to attain resonance. Three long-lived isotopes with the required characteristics are identified. The results of a study, using the nuclear properties of these isomers and the solid state properties of the bulk materials, are presented. Threshold conditions and pumping requirements for such a device are discussed.     

Modulation of optical FID and structure of absorption line due to superhyperfine interaction in ruby

Modulation of optical free induction decay (FID) and structure of R₁ absorption line due to superhyperfine interaction in ruby have been observed by using Stark-switching and Stark-sweeping techniques, respectively. The inhomogeneous broadening is effectively eliminated by a narrow optical hole burning. Frequency and phase characteristics of the FID signal have also been examined. The agreement between experimental results and theoretical calculations is quite satisfactory.     

The influence of the skin effect on gamma detected pulsed NMRON signals

The influence of the skin effect on single and triple (spin echo) gamma detected pulsed NMRON signals is calculated using a density matrix approach within a pure Zeeman manifold. For single pulse NMRON the turn angle dependences of the signals for uniform and exponential profiles of the resonant nuclei are presented for a typical inhomogeneous broadening applicable to intermediate mass impurities in ferromagnetic hosts. For triple pulse NMRON the baseline and principal spin echo amplitudes for equal resonant rf pulses are presented for the same inhomogeneous broadening. It is found that the skin effect leads to the form of pulsed NMRON signals that are in accord with experiment.     

Influences of gain broadening on multiwavelength oscillations in YDFLs and EDFLs

We report the comparisons of the influences of gain broadening on multiwavelength oscillations in YDFL and EDFL with typical commercial ytterbium- and erbium-doped Al/Ge silica fibers. Our experimental results show that both the YDF and the EDF exhibit inhomogeneous gain broadening, which allows the lasing lines to increase with the increase of the pump, however, multiwavelength oscillations of the EDFL are more stable than those of the YDFL, in particular, when the wavelength spacing is small. Moreover, the minimum wavelength spacing for stable multiwavelength operations of the YDFL and the EDFL are observed to be 1.0 and 0.8 nm at room temperature, and 0.8 and 0.25 nm at 77 K, respectively. This show that the inhomogeneous gain broadening of the EDF may be stronger than that of the YDF.     

Damping and modal structure of patterned magnetic nanoarrays

A number of studies have shown that ferromagnetic resonance linewidths in magnetic thin films contain a significant contribution due to processes, such as inhomogeneous broadening and two-magnon scattering followed by decay to the phonon thermal bath. We present a classical theoretical approach that permits the calculation of such processes for arrays of arbitrarily shaped magnetic nanoparticles and, by comparison with experimental results, demonstrates that the linewidth broadening and damping are dominated by inhomogenities that strongly depend on the equilibrium state of magnetization and can be used to identify the latter.     

Self-Induced transparency with chirping and losses

An exact integral-differential equation is derived for SIT with inhomogeneous broadening, incoherent losses and chirping. Solutions are found in some special cases.     

Recent advances in wavefront shaping techniques for biomedical applications

Due to the highly inhomogeneous distributions of refractive indexes, light propagation in complex media such as biological tissue experiences multiple light scattering events. The suppression and control of multiple light scattering events are investigated because they offer the possibility of optical focusing and imaging through biological tissues, and they may open new avenues for diagnosis and treatment of several human diseases. In order to provide insight into how new optical techniques can address the issues of multiple light scattering in biomedical applications, the recent progress in optical wavefront-shaping techniques is summarized.     

Quantum Dot Versus Quantum Well Semiconductor Optical Amplifiers for Subpicosecond Pulse Amplification

The performance of quantum well and quantum dot semiconductor optical amplifiers was theoretically investigated. The effects on subpicosecond pulse propagation due to gain and refractive index dispersion, calculated using a microscopic polarization equation and a reduced wave equation in the linear regime including the background refractive index dispersion, were used in the comparison. In particular, the spectral shift and phase modulation imposed on the pulse were compared. It is shown that quantum dot amplifiers suffer comparable spectral shifts to the quantum well amplifier, strong linear frequency chirp and large pulse broadening. In quantum dot amplifiers with small inhomogeneous broadening, similar pulse break-up is shown as that calculated for the quantum well amplifier. In quantum dot amplifiers with large inhomogeneous broadening, the background refractive index dispersion makes the linear frequency chirp the dominant feature. In the light of our calculations, the advantages and disadvantages of quantum dot and quantum well amplifiers are discussed.     

金属圆柱腔体中使用非均一背景增强微波断层成像

针对基于圆柱金属腔体的微波断层成像系统,提出了一种利用非均一背景增强系统获取目标信息能力的方法.该方法通过在腔体内放置已知物体构成非均一背景,这样不但能利用背景的先验信息,而且可以增加等效辐射源对目标进行探测.首先,利用矩量法计算圆柱金属腔体内非均一背景的格林函数和离散积分算子,并对离散积分算子进行奇异值谱和条件数分析,在理论上证明该方法的可行性;然后,利用基于有限元的对比源逆成像法对均一背景、有耗非均一背景和无耗非均一背景三种情况进行仿真研究;最后对仿真结果进行了误差分析和比较.仿真结果表明,该方法可以提高反演收敛速度和结果准确度,有耗非均一背景略优于无耗非均一背景.该方法可以在不改变硬件系统和算法的情况下得到更准确的反演结果,可应用于医学成像与工业无损探测.