Laser Mode-Dependent Size of Plasma Zones Induced by Femtosecond Laser Pulses in Fused Silica

We carry out the numerical simulations of femtosecond laser propagation with TEMoo mode, TEM10 mode and a beam combining both the modes in fused silica. It is found that the transverse size of plasma zones induced by laser pulses with the TEM10 mode is smaller than that induced by the TEM00 mode, while the longitudinal size is almost the same, and the saturated plasma density is higher. The transverse size, the longitudinal size and the ratio of the longitudinal to transverse size, for the beam combining both the modes, all could be reduced at the same time in comparison with the TEM00 mode under the same focusing conditions.     

343 nm飞秒激光制备微孔阵列以增强聚氨酯合成革透湿性

为了提高聚氨酯(PU)合成革透湿性,分别使用343 nm飞秒激光和作为对比的1030 nm飞秒激光及1064 nm纳秒激光制备微孔阵列。采用扫描电镜(SEM)和3D激光扫描显微镜对比研究了微孔形貌。结果表明,343 nm飞秒激光可以制备出效果最佳的微孔。此外,分析了3种激光与PU涂层的作用机理,揭示了343 nm飞秒激光合成革微钻孔过程仅表现为光化学烧蚀,光化学和光热烧蚀同时发生于1030 nm飞秒激光钻孔过程,而1064 nm纳秒激光只显示了光热烧蚀。激光合成革表面钻孔后,测量其透湿性和抗张力。结果显示: 微孔密度越大,皮革透湿性(WVP)越大而抗张力越低,脉冲重叠的增加会导致WVP的增加和抗张力的下降;同时,随着脉冲重叠从91.7%降到50%,微孔直径从45 μm降低到30 μm,而微孔锥度从0.7°增加到12.1°;当脉冲重叠率为91.7%,微孔密度为2550/cm2时,最大的WVP增长率为306%。     

PPLN晶体差频测量飞秒激光脉冲的载波包络相移

在飞秒激光频率梳系统中，通常采用自参考技术测量飞秒激光脉冲的载波包络相移，但该技术需要采用光子晶体光纤进行光谱扩展从而增加了系统的不稳定性，这种技术已经制约了高稳定度的飞秒激光频率梳的发展.采用PPLN晶体差频法测量了宽谱钛宝石振荡器输出的7fs激光脉冲的载波包络频移，得到了大于30dB的拍频信号，为研制无光纤的新一代高稳定度光学频率梳奠定了基础.     

圆偏振飞秒激光脉冲与低压氙气体靶相互作用软X射线辐射实验研究

利用平场光栅谱仪,分别在2和3 kPa的低气压下,测量了脉宽35 fs的圆偏振超强超短激光脉冲与5 mm长氙气体靶相互作用产生的波长在5～60 nm范围内的离子谱线。2 kPa时最强的跃迁为XeⅧ：4d105s(2S_1/2)—4d95s5p(2P_3/2)的17.085 6 nm线,3 kPa时最强的跃迁为11.343 nm的XeⅦ 4d105s2(1S0)—4d95s25f(3P₁)跃迁。两种气压下,Xe均被电离到XeⅦ,XeⅧ,XeⅨ态。     

Study on the interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with nanometre-sized hydrogen clusters

The interaction of intense femtosecond laser pulses with hydrogen clusters has been experimentally studied. The hydrogen clusters were produced from expansion of high-pressure hydrogen gas (backed up to 8\tm10⁶Pa) into vacuum through a conical nozzle cryogenically cooled by liquid nitrogen. The average size of hydrogen clusters was estimated by Rayleigh scattering measurement and the maximum proton energy of up to 4.2keV has been obtained from the Coulomb explosion of hydrogen clusters under 2×10¹⁶ W/cm² laser irradiation. Dependence of the maximum proton energy on cluster size and laser intensity was investigated, indicating the correlation between the laser intensity and the cluster size. The maximum proton energy is found to be directly proportional to the laser intensity, which is consistent with the theoretical prediction.     

Effect of the mutation of carotenoids on the dynamics of energy transfer in light-harvesting complexes （LH2） from Rhodobacter sphaeroides 601 at room temperature

Energy transfers in two kinds of peripheral light-harvesting complexes (LH2) of {Rhodobacter sphaeroides} (RS) 601 are studied by using femtosecond pump--probe spectroscopy with tunable laser wavelength at room temperature. These two complexes are native LH2 (RS601) and green carotenoid mutated LH2 (GM309). The obtained results demonstrate that, compared with spheroidenes with ten conjugated double bonds in native RS601, carotenoid in GM309 containing neurosporenes with nine conjugated double bonds can lead to a reduction in energy transfer rate in the B800-to-B850 band and the disturbance in the energy relaxation processes within the excitonic B850 band.     

Theoretical Description of the Third Order Parametric Wave Mixing in a Gas-Filled Capillary of Femto-Second Laser Pulse

The theoretical signal-pressure curves are calculated from approximate analytical solutions of the coupled equations describing the third order parametric wave mixing in a gas-filled capillary of femto-second laser pulses, The comparison with the corresponding experimental curves suggests that the following three factors exert important influences on the degree of fitting between the theoretical and experimental results: the walk-off, the phase modulation, and the third order harmonic of idler pulse.     

Study of the microstructural transformations of borate glass and barium metaborate crystals induced by femtosecond laser

This paper describes the microstructural transformations of borate glass and barium metaborate crystals induced by femtosecond laser. Such structural transformations were verified by Raman spectroscopy. The borate glass is transformed into low temperature (LT) phase of barium metaborate (BaB_2O_4) crystals after being irradiated for 10 min by a femtosecond laser. In addition, after 20 min of irradiation, high temperature (HT) phase of BaB_2O_4 crystals is also produced. Further studies demonstrate that LT phase BaB_2O_4 crystals are formed in the HT phase BaB_2O_4 crystals after femtosecond laser irradiation for 10 s.     

爆炸性物质太赫兹时间分辨光谱测量

利用自由空间电光取样方法,研究了四种炸药在太赫兹(THz)频段的光学特性。通过太赫兹时间分辨光谱测量,作者得到了四种炸药DNT(2,4-二硝基甲苯)、钝化的RDX(黑索今)、HMX(奥克托金)和TNT(2,4,6-三硝基甲苯)的透射光谱,进而计算得出它们在0.2～2.5 THz频段的吸收系数和折射率。作者发现,2,4-DNT在1.08 THz,HMX在1.82 THz存在显著的吸收尖峰,RDX在此频段存在多个吸收峰,TNT的吸收谱线相对其他三种样品比较平缓,这种共振吸收一般认为是由分子间相互作用或声子共振模式引起的。四种炸药对太赫兹波独特的吸收性质说明,太赫兹时间分辨光谱测量技术在炸药特征识别及安全检测领域具有潜在应用价值。作者对致癌物质偶氮苯进行了太赫兹光谱研究,发现了国产偶氮苯和进口偶氮苯在太赫兹波段均存在特征吸收峰,可用于物质鉴别。     

阴阳离子菁染料超快荧光动力学特性研究

采用飞秒荧光上转换技术,研究了阴阳离子菁染料及对应的阴离子和阳离子菁染料吸附在立方型和T型溴碘化银表面上形成J-聚集体的荧光衰减时间分辨特性,分析了几种菁染料增感体系的超快电子转移动力学过程及其对增感效率的影响.通过比较几种菁染料增感体系的荧光衰减特性,两种阴阳离子染料要明显快于阴离子染料、阳离子染料及二者的加合,说明阴阳离子染料聚集体到溴碘化银的电子注入速率较快,增感效果更好.对两种阴阳离子染料聚集体荧光衰减特性的比较,可以看出染料在T型颗粒溴碘化银上形成聚集体的荧光寿命更短,因而对T型颗粒的增感效果更好.染料Dye2的荧光衰减要快于染料Dye1,说明染料Dye2到溴碘化银的电子注入速率更快,增感效率更高.