Absorption and thermal study of dental enamel when irradiated with Nd:YAG laser with the aim of caries prevention

It is widely recognized that Nd:YAG can increase enamel resistance to demineralization; however, the safe parameters and conditions that enable the application of Nd:YAG laser irradiation in vivo are still unknown. The aim of this study was to determine a dye as a photoabsorber for Nd:YAG laser and to verify in vitro a safe condition of Nd:YAG irradiation for caries prevention. Fifty-eight human teeth were selected. In a first morphological study, four dyes (waterproof India ink., iron oxide, caries indicator and coal paste) were tested before Nd:YAG laser irradiation, under two different irradiation conditions: 60 mJ/pulse and 10 Hz (84.9 J/cm²); 80 mJ/pulse and 10 Hz (113.1 J/cm²). In a second study, the enamel surface and pulp chamber temperatures were evaluated during laser irradiations. All dyes produced enamel surface melting, with the exception of the caries indicator, and coal paste was the only dye that could be completely removed. All irradiation conditions produced temperature increases of up to 615.08°C on the enamel surface. Nd:YAG laser irradiation at 60 mJ/pulse, 10 Hz and 84.9 J/cm² promoted no harmful temperature increase in the pulp chamber (ANOVA, p < 0.05). Among all dyes tested, the coal paste was an efficient photoabsorber for Nd:YAG irradiation, considered feasible for clinical practice. Nd:YAG laser at 84.9 J/cm² can be indicated as a safe parameter for use in caries prevention.     

AFM analysis of bleaching effects on dental enamel microtopography

The purpose of this in vitro study was to test a new methodology to evaluate the effects of 35% hydrogen peroxide agent on the microtopography of sound enamel using an atomic force microscope (AFM). The buccal sound surfaces of three extracted human lower incisors were used, without polishing the surfaces to maintain them with natural morphology. These unpolished surfaces were subjected to bleaching procedure with 35% hydrogen peroxide that consisted of 4 applications of the bleaching agent on enamel surfaces for 10 min each application. Surface images were obtained in a 15 μm × 15 μm area using an AFM. The roughness (Ra and RMS) and the power spectral density (PSD) were obtained before and after the bleaching treatment. As results we could inquire that the PSD analyses were very suitable to identifying the morphological changes on the surfaces, while the Ra and RMS parameters were insufficient to represent the morphological alterations promoted by bleaching procedure on enamel. The morphological wavelength in the range of visible light spectrum (380-750 nm) was analyzed, showing a considerable increase of the PSD with the bleaching treatment.     

Lasers for chemical applications

The characteristics of lamps and lasers are contrasted from the viewpoint of a photochemist. The number of potential photochemical applications of lasers is shown to be vastly greater than that using conventional lamps. Several examples are given, which are only made feasible by the special properties of laser light.     

Lasers for Fusion Systems

The principles of initiating fusion by lasers and high-energy laser system technology are reviewed. Nonlinear optical propagation at high intensities in laser amplifiers is described and is related to the system requirements for a laser used to produce fusion.     

Characterization of enamel caries lesions in rat molars using synchrotron X‐ray microtomography

Dental caries is a ubiquitous infectious disease with a nearly 100% lifetime prevalence. Rodent caries models are widely used to investigate the etiology, progression and potential prevention or treatment of the disease. To explore the suitability of these models for deeper investigations of intact surface zones during enamel caries, the structures of early‐stage carious lesions in rats were characterized and compared with previous reports on white spot enamel lesions in humans. Synchrotron X‐ray microcomputed tomography non‐destructively mapped demineralization in carious rat molar specimens across a range of caries severity, identifying 52 lesions across the 30 teeth imaged. Of these lesions, 13 were shown to have intact surface zones. Depth profiles of fractional mineral density were qualitatively similar to lesions in human teeth. However, the thickness of the surface zone in the rat model ranges from 10 to 58 µm, and is therefore significantly thinner than in human enamel. These results indicate that a fraction of lesions in rat caries possess an intact surface zone and are qualitatively similar to human lesions at the micrometer scale. This suggests that rat caries models may be a suitable analog through which to investigate the structure of surface zone enamel and its role during dental caries.     

Lasers for modern linear measurements

Three definitions of the meter are given. The role of lasers in the last definition is shown.A He-Ne/I ₂ laser is examined in ample detail. Baltic State Technical University. Translated from Izvestiya Vysshikh Uchebnykh Zavedenii, Fizika, No. 8, pp. 106–108, August, 1999.     

飞秒激光器的相位薄膜

论述了飞秒激光器的相位补偿特点，讨论了采用位薄膜作为补偿晶体的色散和相位自调制的飞秒激光器，并对相位薄膜进行了理论设计。     

Lasers as tools for oncology

A report on the laser system used at Kiev Institute of Oncology for investigating the antitumour action of laser radiation. Both experimental work and treatment of patients are described.     

Combined Windows for High-Power Gas Lasers

Optics and Spectroscopy - Based on a previously developed mathematical model describing the behavior of the window of a multi-kilowatt laser with an unstable cavity, the case of a two-component...     

X光激光实验研究进展

自１９８７年开展Ｘ光激光实验以来,在许多物理机制研究上取得重要进展,尤其利用电子碰撞激发机制实现了一系列类氖锗离子的Ｘ光激光增益．在驱动能量～６００Ｊ、脉宽～１．２ｎｓ条件下,首先获得１９．６～２８．６ｎｍ间的５条跃迁增益线,ＧＬ值约８,利用平面Ｘ光反射镜又实现双程放大．时间分辨的强度提高１０倍．在此基础上．又完成低能量驱动和预－主脉冲驱动的Ｘ光激光增益实验,为在较低驱动能量下实现高增益和准单线的Ｘ光激光输出探索有效的技术途径． This paper introduces the progress on X-ray laser investigations in CAEP,including the experiments of X-ray lasers gain of Ne-like Ge pumped by electron-collision excitation, double-pass amplification of X-ray laser, low enery double-pulse driving and X-raylasers pumped by other schemes. The attentions are paid to the experimental principles, designs and results. Some suggestions of future investigations are also discussed.     

无内热激光器运转对抽运光光强的需求条件研究

研究了无内热激光器和激光放大器运转时对抽运光的需求条件.运用激光器的速率方程理论,给出了抽运光所应满足条件的表达式.无内热激光运转时,不仅要求抽运光光强要大于阈值条件,而且要大于某个最小抽运光强(与增益材料性质、抽运光波长、激光波长等有关).以掺镱的KY(WO4)2晶体为无内热激光器的放大介质,计算了抽运光光强应满足的空间分布条件.要使激光器无内热运转,抽运光光强需随激光光强的增大而相应减小.对于无内热激光器,抽运光光强的空间分布与谐振腔前后镜的反射率和增益介质长度密切相关,在谐振腔输出耦合镜反射率不是太低的情况下,腔内抽运光强需近似为均匀分布.     

Tunable Two-Frequency Lasers for Lifetime Measurements

We built a compact two-tunable-frequency longitudinally pumped solid-state laser specially designed to measure atomic lifetimes. Weak coupling between the laser eigenstates permits the obtaining of a continuously tunable frequency difference between 0 and 10 GHz. Such a source provides either a linear polarization rotating at such frequencies, or a sinusoidally modulated intensity with a 100% modulation amplitude. As an example, the fluorescence lifetime of the first excited state of Cr⁴⁺ in YAG is measured in the zero-fluence limit using a two-frequency Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm.     

光泵THz激光器输出频率稳定特性研究

在太赫兹(THz)成像、雷达探测、相干通信等许多应用领域中,THz辐射源的频率稳定性是直接影响其应用效果的核心问题之一。基于双光子迁移效应建立了光泵THz激光器输出激光频率漂移的物理模型,推导出THz激光频率漂移的解析计算公式。以光泵甲醇(CH₃OH)为例, 给出了不同压强下的甲醇吸收谱线,定量分析了泵浦光频率漂移和泵浦功率对THz激光频率稳定性的影响,并讨论了THz激光腔内工作气体压强对THz激光频率漂移的影响。研究结果表明：随着泵浦光功率的增加,THz激光频率的漂移量逐渐增加;随着THz腔内工作气体压强升高,THz激光的频率漂移逐渐下降;当泵浦光频率漂移量在一定范围时,将出现THz激光的频率漂移量极值,且泵浦光的频率漂移量等于工作气体吸收谱线宽度的1/4时,THz激光输出的频率漂移达到极值。由此可见,在实际工作中,不仅需要合理选择腔内的工作条件(压强、温度),而且还需要采取措施将泵浦光的频率漂移控制在一定范围以内,以提高THz激光的输出频率稳定性。     

基于可调谐激光器的局部放电光纤法珀传感器

针对局部放电测量中的光纤法珀传感器,研究了其工作点稳定和提高灵敏度的参数优化方法.通过改变可调谐激光器的波长稳定了传感器的工作点.用激光器波长调谐范围确定腔长,令玻璃薄板的反射率为1,根据单模光纤对高斯光束的耦合特性和多光束干涉原理,通过迭代算法得出光纤端面的最优反射率.基于波长调谐范围1530~1565nm的可调谐激光器,制作了自由光谱范围28nm,腔长43μm,玻璃薄板反射率大于0.97,光纤端面反射率0.52的法珀传感器.经实验测试,法珀腔光损耗为10%,条纹对比度为1.实验结果表明,基于可调谐激光器的传感器工作点稳定,可测试最小局放声压约为1Pa,达到实用要求.     

Lasers based on electrodynamically dispersed media

We demonstrate the possibility of creating a suspension of active-media particles in a discharge tube by using an electrodynamic dispersing system. An electric discharge in an electrodynamically dispersed system of 30-μm Cu particles was studied. The velocity of Cu (30 μm), Al (30 μm), and W (6-μm flakes) particles was measured at atmospheric pressure using a laser Doppler velocimeter. The velocities were found to be in the 0.1−5-m/s range. The electric field strength required to levitate Cu, Al, and W particles was studied as a function of buffer gas (air) pressure in the range from 2 × 10⁻² Torr to 1 atm. It is shown that powders can be suspended with the help of electrodynamic dispersing system at air pressure below 0.1 Torr or above 100 Torr.     

蓝光磁光盘的优化设计与分析

以TbFeCo作为蓝光磁光盘的记录介质，需要对传统磁光盘热、光学结构进行改进以提高载噪比。利用光学特征导纳矩阵法对改进结构的磁光盘膜层进行了优化设计，得到了较好的匹配结果；并通过热学计算得到了记录膜体温度分布，从理论上证明了新结构的优越性。     

适用于量子阱激光器的速率方程

首次在理论上用量子阱激光器增益与载流子密度的对数关系替代了原有速率方程中的线性关系，得到了改进了速率方程，分析了稳态和调制特性，从理论上得到了获得最低阈值的最佳阱数和最大调制带宽的最佳腔长。     

Nanoscale Lasers Based on Carbon Peapods

A scheme of nanoscale lasers based on the so-called carbon peapods is examined in detail. Since there is considerable cylindrical empty space in the middle of a single-wall carbon nanotube （SWCNT）, it can serve as a laser resonant cavity that consists of two highly reflecting alignment ＂mirrors＂ separated by a distance. These mirrors refer to the ordered arrays of C6o inside SWCNTs, which have photonic bandgap structures. Meanwhile, ideally single-mode lasers are supposed to be produced in the nanoscale resonant cavity.     

准分子激光线宽压缩方法的研究

介绍了准分子激光线宽压缩的各种方法及其各自特点,并用单个标准具对308nmXeCI准分子激光进行了线宽压缩实验。