Influence of scattering on superluminescence in composites dye solution – nanoparticles

Spectral and energy luminescence characteristics of R6G dye solutions in ethanol with addition of Ag nanoparticle suspensions in different aggregate states are experimentally investigated. It is demonstrated that incorporation of non-aggregated and aggregated nanoparticles causes the superluminescence thresholds in R6G solutions to decrease. It is established that the optical properties of the laser beam propagation channel are transformed when low-power (20 mW) cw laser radiation passes through the suspension of nanoparticles. This is manifested through the occurrence of a region with enhanced nanoparticle density in the laser beam center, on which diffraction of laser radiation is observed.     

Spectral and temporal characteristics of fluorescence of drops comprising dissolved dye excited by the IR laser radiation

Fluorescence of solutions of rhodamine 6G in the form of single drops of millimeter sizes excited by the intense IR and visible laser radiation (with duration of laser pulses of ∼10 ns and wavelengths of 1064 and 532 nm) is experimentally investigated. It was found that the power thresholds of fluorescence excitation for drops comprising the dissolved dye are, by an order of magnitude, less than for a cell with dissolved dye. The dichromatic drop fluorescence has been revealed, which is manifested through the occurrence of two maxima in the fluorescence spectrum of drops comprising dissolved rhodamine 6G. The first maximum coincides with that of the dye fluorescence spectrum, while the second maximum is shifted by ∼1000 cm⁻¹ and is on the slope of the fluorescence line profile. It is shown that the duration of drop fluorescence does not exceed the duration of the exciting pulse.     

Optically excited secondary emission spectra of photonic crystals based on synthetic opals

The photonic dispersion, the group-velocity dispersion, the effective mass, refractive index, and the spectral distribution of the density of photonic states near the edge of the photonic stop band are numerically calculated in the one-dimensional model for photonic crystals based on synthetic opals. The fluorescence spectra of rhodamine 6G and 2,5-bis(2-benzoxazolyl)hydroquinone molecules infiltrated into a synthetic opal are measured. For both substances, it is observed that the spontaneous emission intensity in the range of the photonic stop band is appreciably suppressed. A blue shift of the fluorescence spectrum of rhodamine 6G molecules is revealed. Secondary emission of synthetic opals infiltrated with colloidal silver is observed in the Stokes range under excitation of opals by radiation at λ = 400 nm. The spectrum of the secondary emission is located in the range 450–590 nm, which contains the stop band and intervals near its edges.     

S0-S n two-photon absorption dynamics of rhodamine dyes

The intensity-dependent transmission of picosecond ruby laser pulses of different duration through methanolic and ethanolic solutions of rhodamine B and rhodamine 6G is analysed. The transmission is affected by S₀-S _n two-photon absorption, by stimulated emission at the pump-laser frequency, by amplified spontaneous emission and by excited-state absorption. Various parameters involving the two-photon absorption dynamics are determined by comparing experiments with numerical simulations.     

Remote Detection of Asymmetric Dimethylhydrazine in the Atmosphere

The possibility of remote atmospheric detection of an ecotoxicant (asymmetric dimethylhydrazine) by means of a fluorescing mark is considered. The effect of asymmetric dimethylhydrazine on the spectral-luminescent properties of rhodamine 6G, nonsubstituted rhodamine, and amino- and hydroxysubstituted derivative of phenalenone is studied. It is shown that the molecules containing amino groups change their spectral properties and lose emitting properties in the presence of dimethylhydrazine. The hydroxysubstituted derivative of phenalenone in dimethylhydrazine generates laser radiation when pumped by a Nd:YAG-laser and shows the stimulated fluorescence effect in aerosols.     

Laser-Induced Silver Nanoparticles Deposited on Optical Fiber Core for Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering

We report on surface-enhanced Raman scattering （SERS） probes based on silver nanopaxtieles which axe deposited on the core of the distal end of standard single mode fibers, by means of the very simple, versatile, and lowcost laser-induced nanoparticle technique. The morphological features of the Ag nanoparticles vary according to the experimental conditions such as laser power, illumination time, and concentration of the reaction solution. The SERS activity of the probes is demonstrated with the detections of rhodamine 6G aqueous solutions. The detections are made from both ends of the probes, i.e., in direct detection mode from the end with nanoparticles and in remote detection mode from the distal end, respectively.     

Specific Features of XeCl*-Laser Radiation Absorption by Concentrated Solutions of Organic Dyes

The transmission of focused laser radiation with power densities in the range (1–250) MW/cm² through solutions of laser dyes (substituted paraterphenyls and rhodamine 6G) is investigated. The dependence of the transmission on the exciting radiation power density is measured, and numerical modeling is used to estimate the lifetime of the fluorescent state of molecules and the influence of stimulated emission on the lifetime of the S ₁ state. The effect of scattering on the transmission of highly absorbing media is demonstrated under nanosecond excitation.     

Spectroscopic and Laser Studies of Mixed Rhodamine 6G and 10-Phenyl-9-acetoxyanthracene Solutions

The spectroscopic and laser parameters of a mixed donor (10-phenyl-9-acetoxyanthracene derivations)-acceptor (rhodamine 6G) solutions have been determined. The studies performed show that rhodamine 6G is responsible for the lasting of the mixed solution. The 10-phenyl-9-acetoxyanthracene added to the R6G lasing solution decreases the spectral range of lasing and the gain value, G(), of the solution. These changes in the lasing parameters are caused by electron energy transfer processes of different types. The results of fluorescence studies of the mixed donor-acceptor solutions point out that the long-range dipole-dipole interaction mechanism of the static quenching accompanied by the formation of nonemitting complexes in the dye mixture is responsible for the noted lasing and fluorescence changes.     

银溶胶的合成、表征及其表面增强拉曼散射特性研究

报道了一种简单的合成均匀、稳定的银溶胶的方法,通过透射电子显微镜(TEM)观察其形貌,并利用UV-Vis谱、XPS等手段对其进行表征,以罗丹明6G(R6G)作为探针分子研究在银溶胶纳米粒子上的表面增强拉曼效果,结果表明所合成的银溶胶具有较强的表面增强拉曼散射效果。     

Particular features of manifestation of energy migration toward impurity in nanoparticles of metal complexes

We measure the fluorescence quantum yields (q _fl) of complexes of Al, Sc, Y, In, Lu, and Gd with dibenzoylmethane in aqueous and isopropanol solutions at different concentration ratios of ions and dike-tone. We reveal that, for the examined solutions, qfl of complexes varies more than by two orders of magnitude under the influence of the heavy atom. It is found that a considerable decrease in q _fl and τ_fl of ligands of complexes of listed ions caused by the influence of heavy atoms weakly affects the intensity of sensitized fluorescence of Nile red and rhodamine 6G molecules introduced into nanoparticles from these complexes in aqueous solutions. The revealed result is explained by the comparability of the singlet exciton free path length and the dimension of nanoparticles under study. We show that a lower fluorescence intensity of heavy metal complexes makes it possible to decrease its contribution in the range of the cofluorescence maximum of rhodamine 6G and to monitor the occurrence of the dye in the aqueous solution down to the concentration of 0.05 nM. We show that, in nanoparticles from Eu complexes, further fluorescence quenching of dibenzoylmethane is observed, as well as the appearance of cofluorescence of rhodamine 6G, the intensity of which is comparable with its intensity in nanoparticles of other complexes. The appearance of this cofluorescence cannot be explained by the existence of S-S energy migration.