A study on the structural and mechanical properties of ordered mesoporous Al2O3 film

Ordered mesoporous aluminum oxide films with a porosity range of 40-48% were synthesized by an evaporation-induced self-assembly (EISA) process using surfactant templating. To investigate the role of the hydrolysis reaction in the formation of a mesoporous structure, the changes of pore structure properties according to a variation of aging time and water molar ratio were monitored. From the tendencies of pore structure properties, the optimized condition for a high porosity and a highly ordered pore structure in ordered mesoporous alumina film was determined. This alumina film maintained the mesoporous structure even though it annealed at high temperatures, up to 1200 °C. Therefore, the ordered mesoporous alumina films synthesized in this study could be applicable as a material used at high temperature.     

Evaluation of gadoxetate disodium as a contrast agent for mouse liver imaging: comparison with gadobenate dimeglumine

We investigated the characteristics of gadoxetate disodium (Gd-EOB-DTPA) as a contrast agent for magnetic resonance imaging of the mouse liver. Mice were imaged sequentially under isoflurane anesthesia using a T1-weighted, three-dimensional fast low-angle shot (3D FLASH) sequence after an intravenous injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA or gadobenate dimeglumine (Gd-BOPTA), and the time course of the contrast effect was examined. The time course of the contrast effect of Gd-EOB-DTPA was also assessed after intravenous injection under pentobarbital anesthesia and after subcutaneous injection while awake or under isoflurane or pentobarbital anesthesia. Moreover, different doses of Gd-EOB-DTPA or Gd-BOPTA were injected subcutaneously into conscious mice, and the clarity of the liver border was evaluated visually. Intravenous injection under isoflurane anesthesia caused rapid contrast enhancement in the liver with both Gd-EOB-DTPA and Gd-BOPTA, and the contrast effect was 41% stronger with Gd-EOB-DTPA. Subcutaneous injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA caused delayed but favorable contrast enhancement in the liver. Washout of Gd-EOB-DTPA was faster in mice injected while awake than in those injected under anesthesia. After intravenous injection, washout was faster under pentobarbital anesthesia than under isoflurane anesthesia. The peak liver contrast was 11% and 18% stronger under pentobarbital anesthesia than under isoflurane anesthesia, after intravenous and subcutaneous injections, respectively. Subcutaneous injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA or Gd-BOPTA caused dose-dependent contrast effects in the liver. At a given dose, the contrast effect tended to be stronger and liver demarcation tended to be clearer with Gd-EOB-DTPA than with Gd-BOPTA. In conclusion, intravenous or subcutaneous injection of Gd-EOB-DTPA produces a favorable contrast effects in the mouse liver, indicating its potential in investigating mouse models of liver diseases. The contrast effects vary between conscious mice and anesthetized mice and among anesthetic agents used.     

双光子光折变介质中光伏空间孤子

基于双光子光折变介质中空间孤子的统一理论,采用数值模拟的方法,比较了双光子光伏光折变介质中开路光伏空间孤子、短路光伏空间孤子和闭路光伏空间孤子的特性.结果表明:双光子光伏光折变介质中,闭路暗光伏孤子所需非线性要比开路暗光伏孤子所需非线性小,同时暗光伏空间孤子的半峰全宽随着负载电阻的增加而加宽;亮光伏空间孤子的形态与负载电阻基本无关.     

A comb frequency filter based on one-dimensional photonic crystals composed of single-negative-refractive materials

A new type of comb frequency filter based on one-dimensional photonic crystals (1DPC) containing two kinds of single-negative-refractive media is presented. The filter is a multichannel one with the number of channels being dependent on the number of 1DPC periods. The position of each channel and its Q value can be adjusted varying the thickness of the material layers.     

Multispeckle diffusing wave spectroscopy of colloidal particles suspended in a random packing of glass spheres

We use a multispeckle diffusing wave spectroscopy (MSDWS) method to study the ensemble-averaged dynamics of the fluctuating speckle pattern when illuminating colloidal particles suspended in a static and opaque porous medium with a coherent light source. Experiments were performed with Brownian latex particles in a random packing of glass spheres. The mixing of the light scattered by the moving colloidal particles and the porous matrix gives rise to a plateau value of the intensity autocorrelation function in the long-waiting-time limit. From the plateau in the correlation function, we can determine the fraction of light scattered from moving particles and estimate the photon mean free path in the colloidal solution. The method opens up promising possibilities to probe the static fraction in semisolid materials.     

强非局域非线性介质中光束传输的Ince-Gauss解

利用强非局域非线性介质中傍轴光束传输的线性模型（Snyder-Mitchell模型）讨论了椭圆坐标系下光束传输过程,通过设立Ince多项式对Gauss函数的调制解得到了强非局域非线性介质中光束稳定传输的Ince-Gauss解.当Ince-Gauss光束的入射功率为临界功率时,光束保持孤子形式传输,否则传输光束的束宽呈现周期性波动,即为呼吸子形式.同时还数值模拟了呼吸子的传输过程.Ince-Gauss光在一定条件下可以连续转换为Hermite-Gauss光或Laguerre-Gauss光,图示展现了几个低阶Ince型光孤子及其转换情况. 关键词： 强非局域非线性介质 Ince-Gauss光 Laguerre-Gauss光 Hermite-Gauss光     

温度对双光子亮光伏空间孤子演化特性的影响

基于扩散效应及暗辐射强度对温度的依赖关系,研究了温度对双光子光伏光折变介质中亮光伏空间孤子动态演化及自偏转特性的影响。将亮孤子作为入射孤子波,采用数值方法求解孤波演化方程,结果表明:在给定温度下,双光子光折变介质中可以形成稳定的亮光伏空间孤子,当介质的温度变化不大时,孤子将克服较小的扰动而保持稳定的孤子传播,当温度变化足够大时,孤子将变得不稳定甚至崩溃;在一定温度范围内,孤子中心的自偏转距离随着温度的升高而增加,在特定温度下达到最大值,之后随着温度的升高而减小。     

高斯光束通过克尔介质的光强分布研究

以亚当姆预测 校正系统数值计算方法为基础,在同时考虑光束通过克尔介质后的相位和光束线型变化的情况下,利用惠更斯 菲涅尔衍射积分公式,对高斯光束通过克尔介质后的近场和远场的横向光强分布进行了研究.结果表明：当高斯光束通过“薄”介质的出射面时,不仅仅相位发生了变化,而且光强线型分布也不再呈理想的高斯分布,而是有一系列丝状的近高斯分布.光束通过克尔介质后,无论是在近场还是远场,其光束总能量分布都被发散了.结果同时表明：光束通过正克尔介质后的远场光强分布主要集中在中心附近,并逐渐向边缘减弱,而光束通过负克尔介质后远场光束能量主要集中在边缘.     

含介质的单透镜和双透镜分数傅里叶变换光学系统

根据菲涅耳衍射公式,导出了含介质的单透镜与双透镜系统输出面的光场复振幅分布,并与分数傅里叶变换定义式比较,得到了实现分数傅里叶变换的系统结构参量.运用矩阵光学方法,导出上述系统的ABCD矩阵,并与分数傅里叶变换矩阵比较,研究发现两种方法所得结果一致.     

Density limits imposed by the microstructure of magnetic recording media

The fundamental limit of magnetic recording density on conventional media is set by the grain size. Once this grain size limit is reached, only a reduction of the grain size allows an increased SNR and thus an increased areal density. It is shown that, whilst maintaining thermal stability, scaling demands that the required anisotropy energy density K is proportional to the areal density, or the square of the areal density if the medium thickness reaches the critical thickness (A is the exchange stiffness of the material). Recording onto materials with such a high anisotropy requires some form of a write-assist. It is furthermore shown that the grain size limit cannot be obtained with intergranular exchange present, and six different requirements are listed that constitute ideal media. An alternative path for increasing areal density of magnetic recording is to use patterned media, where each bit contains only one grain. In this case, written-in errors dominate system performance and the maximum achievable areal density is estimated to be about 6 Tbit/in². Patterned media need to exhibit narrow distributions of their physical and structural properties with standard deviations of the order of 5% or less.