Determination of the debris produced from poly(ethylene terephthalate) during KrF excimer laser ablation

Pulsed UV laser beams, which are widely used in the processing of polymers, have many advantages because their photon energy is higher than the binding energy of polymers. Fabricating polymers with a UV laser process is faster, cleaner, and more convenient than with other processes. Nevertheless, some problems occur in the precision microprocessing of polymers. For example, the formation and deposition of surface debris, which is produced from the breakdown of either polymer chains or radical bonds.To determine the formation and origin of surface debris, a KrF excimer laser beam (248 nm) was used in the processing of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET). The investigation of the debris formation was facilitated by UV-vis spectroscopy, ATR FT-IR spectroscopy, and NMR spectroscopy. The UV-vis absorption peak indicates that the primary chromophore in the PET is benzoate. Furthermore, because benzoate causes the primary absorption, the absorbed energy is transferred by heat generation to an unsaturated ester. The ATR FT-IR spectrometer measurements show that the phenyl systems in the benzoate are demolished by ablation. This phenomenon indicates that the photochemical reaction causes the benzoate bonds to break down, and this breakdown in turn causes the carbonization to leave debris on the PET.     

Ablation of Transparent Materials Using Excimer Lasers for Photonic Applications

For many years, the development of effective ablation or laser machining techniques for making micro-optical components has been the key factor in the birth of new photonic devices and systems. In this article, the ablation characteristics of two types of the most important transparent materials, transparent polymers and glasses, are studied. Simple shaped microcavities are first machined for studying the fundamental ablation parameters, including threshold fluence, effective absorption coefficient, and ablation rate. In studying polymer ablation, five standard grades and five proprietary polymeric compounds are selected. Ablation techniques using these transparent polymers for making arrayed ferrules and curved microlenses are presented. Applications of these ablated microstructures for optical fiber connectors, optical fiber coupling and alignment, and transparent chip encapsulants, are introduced and demonstrated with emphasis on the quality of the ablated profiles and dimensions to satisfy the required performance. In glass ablation, borosilicate glasses are considered and their associated ablation behaviors are studied. The procedures to ablate glass-based arrayed microstructures with flat and curved surfaces are described. The utilizations of these arrayed microstructures for optical waveguide, wave absorber, and beam guider, are specifically discussed. Finally, concluding remakes for future trends are presented.     

激光烧蚀瑞利－泰勒不稳定性模拟

 给出了激光烧蚀流体不稳定性计算程序EUL2D的物理方程,介绍了计算中使用的活动网格和一些技术问题处理。EUL2D程序的计算结果与Takabe公式、FAST2D程序和LASNEX程序的结果较好符合。数值计算日本大阪大学激光烧蚀瑞利－泰勒不稳定性实验,再现了实验结果。发现了横向电子热传导烧蚀在长波长扰动的非线性瑞利－泰勒不稳定性演变中起重要作用。     

数值模拟飞秒激光加热金属的热电子发射

研究了超短超强激光脉冲与薄膜靶相互作用中产生的电子热发射.当超短激光脉冲与薄膜靶相互作用时,首先入射超短脉冲激光对吸收深度内的自由电子进行热激发,接下来热激发电子将能量传递到附近的晶格,再通过电子和晶格二体系的热传导,以及电子晶格间的热耦合,将能量传递到材料的内部.因此,电子在皮秒级甚至更短的时间内不能与晶格进行能量耦合,使电子温度超出晶格温度很多,电子热发射就变得非常明显了.用双温方程联合Richardson-Dushman方程的方法对飞秒脉冲激光照射金属靶的电子热发射进行了研究,结果发现电子热发射对飞     

高超声速飞行器高温流场对激光武器毁伤效应的影响

以美国ABL系统激光武器为例,分析了高超声速飞行器高温流场气体影响激光武器毁伤效应的一些主要因素,包括气体击穿、等离子体屏蔽效应、烧蚀产物颗粒的影响。结果表明:通常情况下,流场电子数密度小于1017cm-3,流场本身等离子体特性不会引起对激光的等离子体屏蔽效应;只有在0.5 km射程以内和宽脉冲激光引起的高压流场(约10 MPa以上)气体击穿,才会导致明显的等离子体屏蔽效应,但在实际战场条件下这种情况一般不会发生;对采用烧蚀手段进行防热的飞行器而言,飞行高度大于10 km,并且基于自由来流流量的无量纲化烧蚀流量小于10-2左右时,烧蚀产物颗粒不会引起激光的衰减。     

SiO2保护膜对高反膜激光损伤特性的改善

 为了研究高功率系统中高反膜的损伤机制,对高功率系统中最常用的基频高反膜进行了损伤实验。利用台阶仪、扫描电镜、表面轮廓仪等手段,对实验样品的典型损伤形貌进行了比较和分析。结果表明：保护膜的存在增强了样品的抗激光损伤能力;未加保护膜样品的典型破坏形貌是由材料热物特性差异导致的分层剥落损伤,这类损伤在后续的脉冲辐照下会迅速发展;有保护膜样品的典型破坏形貌是中心带有μm量级小坑的等离子体烧蚀损伤区,其主要是由缺陷受热力作用喷溅导致,小坑附近膜面的凸起是这种力学作用的宏观体现,这类损伤在后续的脉冲辐照中表现得相对比较稳定。保护膜的存在,在一定程度上抑制了分层剥落这种灾难性损伤的出现,改善了样品的损伤特性。     

Elemental mapping and quantitative analysis of Cu, Zn, and Fe in rat brain sections by laser ablation ICP-MS

This report details the application of laser ablation quadrupole ICP-MS for the (multi)elemental mapping of 100-μm-thick sections of rat brain. The laser spot size used was 60 μm, and the laser scan speed was 120 μm s⁻¹. The analysis was relatively rapid, allowing mapping of a whole brain thin section (≈1 cm²) in about 2 h. Furthermore, the method was amenable to multi-element data collection including the physiologically important elements P and S and afforded sub μg g⁻¹ detection limits for the important trace elements Cu and Zn. Calibrations were performed with pressed pellets of biological certified reference materials, and the elemental distributions and concentrations of Cu, Zn, and Fe were determined in whole rat brain sections. The distributions and concentration ranges for these elements were consistent with previous studies and demonstrate the utility of this technique for rapid mapping of brain thin sections.     

Synthesis of nanocrystalline titania in pure water by pulsed Nd:YAG Laser

Synthesis of titania (TiO₂) nanoparticles (NPs) has been performed with pulsed laser ablation (PLA) approach by irradiating a 1064 nm Nd:YAG laser pulses on the titanium target immersed in pure water. A systematic characterization on the products, synthesized in different laser pulse energies, illustrated the conspicuous dependence of crystalline phase and size distribution of the NPs on this parameter. Emission spectroscopy of the induced plasma was exploited to justify the formation of titania NPs through the synthesis process, as well as the emergence of rutile phase beside the anatase by increasing the laser pulse energies. In addition, UV-vis optical absorption and Raman spectroscopy, associated with X-ray diffraction (XRD) were employed to quantitatively determine the crystalline phases of the products. Morphological observations by means of transmission electron microscopy (TEM), demonstrating the spherical shape of the synthesized NPs, was utilized to investigate the variation of particle size distribution with the laser pulse energy.     

Spectroscopic characterization approach to study surfactants effect on ZnO2 nanoparticles synthesis by laser ablation process

Zinc peroxide nanoparticles having grain size less than 5 nm were synthesized using pulsed laser ablation in aqueous solution in the presence of different surfactants and solid zinc target in 3% H₂O₂. The effect of surfactants on the optical and structure of ZnO₂ was studied by applying different spectroscopic techniques. Structural properties and grain size of the synthesized nanoparticles were studied using XRD method. The presence of the cubic phase of zinc peroxide in all samples was confirmed with XRD, and the grain sizes were 4.7, 3.7, 3.3 and 2.8 nm in pure H₂O₂, and H₂O₂ mixed with SDS, CTAB and OGM respectively. For optical characterization, FTIR transmittance spectra of ZnO₂ nanoparticles prepared with and without surfactants show a characteristic ZnO₂ absorption at 435-445 cm⁻¹. FTIR spectrum revealed that the adsorbed surfactants on zinc peroxide disappeared in case of CTAB and OGM while it appears in case of SDS. This could be due to high critical micelles SDS concentration comparing with others which is attributed to the adsorption anionic nature of this surfactant. Both FTIR and UV-vis spectra show a red shift in the presence of SDS and blue shift in the presence of CTAB and OGM. The blue shift in the absorption edge indicates the quantum confinement property of nanoparticles. The zinc peroxide nanoparticles prepared in additives-free media was also characterized by Raman spectra which show the characteristic peaks at 830-840 and 420-440 cm⁻¹.     

Nanocomposite ZnO/Au formation by pulsed laser irradiation

The ZnO/Au nanocomposite formation involves synthesis of Au and ZnO colloidal solutions by 532 nm pulse laser ablation of metal targets in deionized water followed by laser irradiation of the mixed colloidal solution. The transmission electron microscope (TEM) and high-resolution transmission electron microscope (HRTEM) images show evolution of spherical particles into ZnO/Au nanonetworks with irradiation time. The formation mechanism of the nanonetwork can be explained on the basis of near resonance absorption of 532 nm irradiation by gold nanoparticles which can cause selective melting and fusion of gold nanoparticles to form network. The ZnO/Au nanocomposites show blue shift in the ZnO exciton absorption and red shift in the Au plasmon resonance absorption due to interfacial charge transfer.