Imaging through a bundle of square cross-section fibers: The dependence of image contrast on the bundle parameters

A very simple formula for the image contrast dependence on the parameters of the imaging bundle of square cross-section fibers is derived for both ideally insulated and cross-talking fibers.     

The dependence of nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) image contrast on intrinsic and pulse sequence timing parameters

In Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) the image pixel value is governed by at least three major intrinsic parameters: the spin density N (H), the spin-lattice relaxation time T1, and the spin-spin relaxation time T2. The extent to which the signal is weighted toward one or several parameters is related to the history of the spin system preceding detection. On the simplifying, though not generally warranted assumption that the spin density does not vary significantly in soft tissues, relative tissue contrast can be predicted quantitatively provided the relaxation times are known. Signal intensities and contrast were computed on the basis of the Bloch equations and experimentally determined relaxation times as a function of pulse timing parameters and the data compared with those in images recorded at 0.5T field strength. Significant deviations from the equal density hypothesis were found for gray and white substance. Notably partial saturation but also spin echo and inversion-recovery images are not in full accordance with predictions made on the basis of relaxation times alone.     

静态随机存储器单粒子效应的角度影响研究

利用兰州重离子加速器加速的高能离子研究了入射角度对IDT71256的单粒子翻转截面和多位翻转比例的影响.研究表明：在大角度掠射轰击下单粒子翻转截面的增大包括了多位翻转的贡献；离子在器件敏感层中沉积的能量及其横向分布是影响多位翻转的两个重要参数，IDT71256发生三位以上多位翻转的比例随着离子入射角度的增大而增加. 关键词： 静态存储器 单粒子翻转 多位翻转 沉积能量 横向分布     

Orientationally polarized dependence of image contrast in doped lithium niobate crystals

In lithium niobate crystals doped with photorefractive iron and copper admixtures when lightening objects with broadband incoherent radiation one can observe typical orientation and polarized dependences of image contrast. The record does not realize at orientation of light bands in the image parallel to the polar axis of the crystal.     

Hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers based on a square lattice cladding

We propose a novel air-guiding photonic bandgap fiber based on a square lattice cladding. The fiber presents a 20% wider bandgap than is achievable with a conventional triangular-lattice-based cladding and with the choice of a nine-cell core can be effectively single moded at all wavelengths within the bandgap.     

Time-gated optical imaging through turbid media using stimulated Raman scattering: Studies on image contrast

In this paper, we report the development of experimental set-up for time-gated optical imaging through turbid media using stimulated Raman scattering. Our studies on the contrast of time-gated images show that for a given optical thickness, the image contrast is better for sample with lower scattering coefficient and higher physical thickness, and that the contrast improves with decreasing value of anisotropy parameters of the scatterers. These results are consistent with time-resolved Monte Carlo simulations.     

强散射体产生的像面散斑对比度与随机表面及成像系统关系的研究

在对4f光学成像系统中强散射体形成的像面散斑的统计特性的研究中, 首先通过散斑场光波复振幅的一般形式和双重指数函数近似求出散斑光强的系综平均, 然后利用散斑场光波复振幅的实部和虚部的旋转变换法求出散斑光强的方差, 最后得出了散斑对比度与随机表面统计参量和系统参量的直接表达式. 本结果与现有文献中包含随机表面相关面积或散射粒子数目的隐含表达式相比具有明显的改进, 并对标定随机表面的散斑对比度法具有重要意义. 关键词： 随机表面 像面散斑 对比度     

The energy dependence of the 4d photoionization cross-section of In and Sb

The energy dependence of 4d partial photoionization cross-section for In and Sb has been determined experimentally using the photoemission technique. It exhibits a pronounced Cooper minima and compares favorably with the one-electron Hartree Fock calculation for atomic Xe by Kennedy and Manson.     

Transmission of XeCl excimer laser pulses through optical fibers: Dependence on fiber and laser parameters

Measurements of the transmission of XeCl excimer laser pulses (308 nm) through optical all-silica fibers are reported. The observed photodegradation effects during long time irradiation are dependent on the laser energy density and the laser repetition rate. Also the influence of the fiber drawing parameters and fiber geometry have been investigated. Absorption spectra of the fibers in the wavelength range from 200nm to 400nm before and after the irradiation with the excimer laser give some insight in the physical reasons for the changes in transmission properties. A spectral analysis of the fiber fluorescence has been performed.Presented at LASERION '91, June 12–14, 1991, München (Germany)     

The dependence of ultrasound contrast agents backscatter on acoustic pressure: theory versus experiment

Experimental investigations have not fully explored the interaction between ultrasound beams and microbubble contrast agents. Moreover theoretical investigations have not solved the problem of the microbubble oscillation. A simple in-vitro system based on a commercial scanner (ATL UM9) was used to insonate (3 MHz transmission) diluted contrast suspensions of Definity and Quantison at different acoustic pressures (0.27-1.52 MPa). The experimental data were referred to a blood mimicking fluid in order to extract an estimate of their scattering cross-section. The results were compared with the solutions of the three main bubble oscillatidn models, Rayleigh-Plesset, Herring and Gilmore. Non-linear solutions of the above models were produced numerically using the Mathematica Package Software. The experiments showed that both agents provided a linear increase in scattering cross-section with increasing acoustic pressure. The thick shelled Quantison provided an increasing number of scatterers with increasing acoustic pressure, which proved that free bubbles leaked out of the shell. At high acoustic pressures both Quantison and Definity scattering cross-sections were almost identical, and were probably that of a free bubble. The Rayleigh-Plesset model provided a scattering cross-section almost independent of acoustic pressure. On the contrary the scattering cross-sections calculated by the Herring and Gilmore models solutions displayed a definite dependence on acoustic pressure of an order higher than one, which is slightly higher than the order of dependence exhibited by the experimental data. However, the increase of the experimentally measured scattering cross-section with acoustic pressure was sharper than the calculated one by the above two models. This is most probably due to the fact that the models simulated damped and not free bubble oscillations. In conclusion the Rayleigh-Plesset model was inadequate in describing the bubble oscillations even at small diagnostic acoustic pressures. The Herring and Gilmore models could simulate the dependence of the scattering cross-section of encapsulated microbubbles on acoustic pressure. However the contribution of free bubble oscillations has still to be modelled.     

Dispersion properties of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers based on a square lattice cladding

In this paper the dispersion properties and confinement loss of hollow-core photonic bandgap fibers (PBGFs) based on a square lattice (SL) with rounded square air-holes was investigated for the first time, by using a full-vector finite element method (FEM). The waveguide group velocity dispersion (GVD) curves with different core diameter D, air hole size d, rounded diameter d_c and hole pitch Λ are presented. The influence of the number of cladding rings on dispersion and confinement loss were also calculated. It was found that as Λ or d increases, the width of PBG becomes wider, and that D and the number of cladding rings have a smaller influence on waveguide GVD. The ratio between bandgap width and central wavelength in our simulation is about 38.1%, which is larger than that of hollow-core PBGFs with triangular lattice (TL) (∼25%). By simulation, the desired zero dispersion wavelength or desired dispersion slope could be obtained by properly choosing the value of d_c or Λ. Compared to TL PBGF, at least nine cladding rings is needed to achieve the confinement loss less than 0.1 dB/m for future application.     

Energy density in an image point on a square area element

The algorithm and results of calculations of the relative energy density in an image point on a square area element are described. The energy distribution in the image point is calculated for aberration-free optical systems with circular and annular pupils in the Fraunhofer diffraction approximation. Longitudinal and transverse displacements of the center of the square area element relative to the paraxial image of the point are considered.     

Electric field effects on the states of an exciton in square cross-section quantum well wires

The Letter studies the role of the external electric field on the binding energy of the exciton states in square cross-section quantum well wires. Using the effective-mass approximation within a variational scheme and expanding the wave function into Fourier series, we calculate the binding energies of the ground state as well as that of the excited states as the functions of the geometry and the strength of the applied electric field. In the presence of an electric field, it is found that for the ground state the Stark effect is redshift, and for the first and the second excited state the binding energy are split into two levels which will change in contrary situation along with the increasing of the strength of the applied electric field.     

Dynamics of radiation in optical fibers with a dispersive effective cross-section area of the mode

By using a graded-index optical fiber with a parabolic distribution of the refractive index as an example, it is shown that shock waves of envelopes can arise in optical fibers with a significantly dispersive (frequency-dependent) effective cross-section area of the mode. In principle, the shock wave caused by this dispersion can appear at the leading edge of the wave packet. The possibility of forming soliton pulses in media with a dispersive area of the mode is considered.     

Steady flow through a narrow capillary of an arbitrary cross-section: rigorous solution

The rigorous solution is obtained for the kinetic equation describing the steady flow of the gas in the narrow capillary of an arbitrary cross-section. The particle mass flux through the capillary cross-section is calculated. The case of the elliptic cross-section is investigated in detail as an illustrative example of the presented general solution.     

The dependence of the intersubband transitions in square and graded QWs on intense laser fields

The intersubband absorption in square and graded quantum wells under a laser field is calculated within the framework of the effective mass approximation. We conclude that, for quantum wells with different shapes, the laser field amplitude induces an important effect on the electronic and optical properties of the semiconductor structure. This gives a new degree of freedom in various device applications based on the intersubband transition of electrons.     

Determination of the orientation parameters of grains from the contrast of an image of a multisilicon polished surface using backscattered electrons

The grain structure of multisilicon crystals are investigated by scanning electron microscopy and electron backscatter diffraction. It is found that the contrast of an image obtained by scanning polished multisilicon surfaces in the mode of backscattered electrons by electron-probe microanalysis is caused by the fact that the contrasting grains on the test site of the surface belong to different crystallographic orientations. It is revealed that high-angle grain boundaries are areas where the contrast varies, whereas small-angle boundaries are not observed on the polished surfaces. Consequently, the degree of contrast of the image obtained in this scan mode can be used to qualitatively assess the degree of misorientation of neighboring grains.     

Birefringence of nanoporous alumina: dependence on structure parameters

We report on experimental and theoretical investigations of the birefringence of free-standing nanoporous anodic alumina membranes in the optical range. The value of birefringence is analyzed for the samples with different porosities by measuring polarization dependent transmission spectra at different angles of incidence. The experimental data are compared to the results of birefringence simulations in accordance with the modified Bruggeman effective-medium approximation. It is both experimentally and theoretically shown that the birefringence value increases with porosity increases in the low porosity region. The porous alumina samples under investigation possess the greatest value of birefringence (0.062) up to the present. PACS 78.20.-e; 78.67-m; 78.20.Fm; 78.20.Ci