On use of ghost-less beam splitter in reversal shear interferometer for measurement of spatial coherence of large cross-section laser beam

A configuration of reversal shear interferometer suitable for measurement of spatial coherence of high average power, large cross-section laser beam has been discussed. Ghost-less beam splitters in which unwanted multiple reflections from the surfaces have been suppressed by total internal reflection are used for beam splitting and re-combination. Advantages and drawbacks of this configuration have been discussed.     

离子束刻蚀技术研究

本文介绍了离子束刻蚀技术的原理,讨论了刻蚀速率与离子束流密度、离子能量和离子束入射角度的关系。实验结果与理论分析有较好的一致性。     

含压电片梁的静变形控制

首先借助阶梯函数，建立了含有任意分布的用作执行器的压电片的梁挠曲轴线方程。然后利用该方程，进行了梁的静变形控制的研究。最后结合实例，用“遗传＋配点”法对压电片的位置和尺寸进行了优化。结果表明，本文建立的挠曲方程形式简洁，求解简单：“遗传＋配点”法优化效果明显。     

基于道格拉斯格式的宽角有限差分光束传播法分析大角度交叉波导

交叉波导是集成光学中的一种重要的器件单元，针对大角度交叉波导的结构及折射率分布，运用基于广义道格拉斯算子的宽角多步有限差分光束传播法模拟大角度交叉波导的传输特性，数值计算出波导中的光场的分布。与Crank-Nicholson格式的有限差分光束传播法相比，该算法在几乎不增加计算时间和计算机内存资源的情况下，结合了广义道格拉斯格式的有限差分光束传播法截断误差小[只有o(△x)^4]和宽角多步法所具有较高精度的优点，是光波导器件理想的数值模拟工具。在此基础上计算分析了大角度交叉波导的输出分支波导的能量与交叉角度的关系，以及交叉角度对波导间能量耦合的影响。这为实际的设计制作光器件的工作提供了极好的基础。     

An airborne diode laser spectrometer for the simultaneous measurement of H2O and HNO3 content of stratospheric cirrus clouds

We describe a tunable diode laser spectrometer for the in situ simultaneous detection of the nitric acid and the water vapour by means of high resolution absorption spectroscopy on rovibronic lines, using a single laser emitting in the mid-infrared (5.8 μm) and a multipass cell. The instrument was designed to be installed on a high altitude aircraft, as a part of a composite payload for atmospheric aerosol studies. The instrument design criteria are discussed and the expected performances are compared with results of laboratory and field operation. Due to the high chemical activity of HNO₃, that makes difficult to use a reference cell, a fast sweep detection of direct absorption was used for the measurement. An absorption sensitivity of about 2×10⁻⁴ was achieved with an integration time of 2.5 s, corresponding to a concentration of about 4 ppb of HNO₃ in the cell and 0.1 ppb in the external aerosol. The data acquisition and processing techniques, based on the full molecular lineshape fitting are also shown and discussed, including some examples of the data acquired during the scientific flights.     

Monolithic biocompatible and biodegradable scaffolds for tissue engineering

The state of the art in polymeric materials for tissue engineering as well as the needs and concerns for future medical applications are outlined and discussed and brought into relation to recent developments in polymer chemistry. Particularly, the recent developments in micro‐ and nano‐structured polymeric monoliths designed for these purposes will be discussed. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 2219–2227, 2009     

Oxidation and annealing of thin FeTi layers covered with Pd

The hydrogen storage material FeTi has the disadvantage to lose its sorption capacity in contact with impurities such as O₂ and H₂O. A possibility to overcome this problem is to coat it with an anti-corrosive layer which is permeable for hydrogen. In this study we prepared FeTi layers covered with a (4 or 20 nm) thin Pd layer. We used ion beam and sputter profiling techniques, X-ray photoelectron spectrometry and scanning probe techniques to investigate the response of these bi-layers upon annealing up to 300°C in vacuum, air and 10⁻⁵ mbar O₂. The layered structure remains intact up to 150°C. At 200°C in air and O₂, Fe and (some) Ti move towards the Pd surface where they form oxide regions. At higher temperatures thicker oxide regions, presumably along the Pd grains, are formed. These processes are more pronounced for the case of 4 nm Pd. A model is presented to explain the observed phenomena. We conclude that up to 150°C 4 nm of Pd is sufficient to act as a protective layer. For a temperature of 200°C, 20 nm Pd may still provide sufficient protection against oxidation.     

Dynamics of coupled systems

A survey in the form of a review of the author’s research results in the area of dynamics of coupled rotations and coupled systems is presented. The theorem on the existence of a trigger of the coupled singularities and the separatrix in the form of the number eight is presented with a few examples of coupled rotations of the simple systems with debalances. Also, a survey of models and dynamics of coupled systems composed of a number of deformable bodies (plates, beams or belts) with different properties of materials and discrete layer properties is presented and mathematically described. The constitutive stress–strain relations for materials of the coupled sandwich structure elements are presented for different properties: elastic, viscoelastic and creeping. The characteristic modes of the coupled system vibrations are obtained and analyzed for different kinds of materials and structure composition. The visualization of the characteristic numbers and modes and eigenamplitude forms are presented. Structural analysis of sandwich structure vibrations is done.     

Radiation forces of highly focused Bessel–Gaussian beams on a dielectric sphere

The radiation force of highly focused Bessel–Gaussian beams (BGBs) on a dielectric sphere in the Rayleigh scattering regime is theoretically investigated. Numerical results demonstrate that the focused BGBs can be used to trap and manipulate the particles with the refractive index lower than that of the ambient. The radiation force caused by the low-order focused BGBs has been studied under different input parameters and different focus lengths of thin lens. The stability conditions of trapping the particles are also analyzed.     

Focusing properties of Gaussian beam by a nonspiral phase plate system

In this article, a nonspiral plate is investigated numerically by vector diffraction theory to observe the focusing properties of Gaussian beams. Both low- and high-numerical-aperture (NA) optical systems are considered in the investigation. It is found that the parameter of NA and the phase vary rate of the phase plate influence the focal intensity distribution considerably. When a nonspiral plate is used to provide linear phase variation on one half of the Gaussian beam, it may adjust the focal spot considerably and conveniently. Changing the vary rate of the phase plate or the parameter of NA can alter optical intensity distribution; some novel focal spots and focal switch may also occur.