Use of metallic and dielectric films for hollow fibers

The problem of transmission of CO₂ laser radiation through hollow fibers and waveguides was studied theoretically and confirmed experimentally. The transmission of the laser radiation through metal and metal-dielectric tubes was measured and compared with the theoretical data based on a ray model solution. This makes possible the investigation of the transmission of the CO₂ radiation through waveguides when the internal wall is covered with a metal or a metal- dielectric film. It was shown theoretically and proved experimentally that the transmission of the CO₂ radiation is possible even through bent waveguides.     

Investigation of the thickness of Ag, AgI films in the capillary for hollow waveguides

A metallic (Ag)–dielectric (AgI) hollow glass waveguide is a promising and flexible fiber for the delivery of high-power CO₂ laser radiation. The thickness of metallic (Ag) films and dielectric (AgI) films is a critical factor which greatly influences the attenuation of the waveguides. In this paper, metallic (Ag)–dielectric (AgI) films were successfully prepared in the capillary whose inner diameter is 0.53 mm, and firstly investigated with theoretical analysis and measured by means of AES and SEM. There is good agreement between theoretical thickness and experimental results, which confirms the validity of the theoretical analysis, which makes the estimate of the thickness of both the metallic and dielectric films possible with high accuracy prior to the preparation of hollow glass waveguides. The attenuation spectra of Ag/AgI hollow waveguides shows the loss increases with the thickness of Ag, AgI films and indicates that the Ag/AgI hollow waveguide is suitable for the transmission of IR radiation.     

轴对称折叠组合腔CO2激光器的实验研究

对轴对称折叠组合腔CO2激光器进行了相关的实验研究。主要用线图的方式研究了在两种不同混合气体比例条件下,输出功率与放电电流之间和输出功率与放电气压之间的关系。引入辅助气体xe后,输出功率有很大的提高,能够达到35％左右。根据模型结构的实际参数,运用数值计算的方法模拟画出其输出光强和光斑分布图。以三维5根、7根和9根放电...     

Efficient doubling and CW difference frequency mixing in the infrared using the chalcopyrite CdGeAs2

We have obtained fifteen percent average internal power conversion efficiency for second harmonic generation in CdGeAs₂ of radiation from a TEA CO₂ laser operating at 10.6 μm. This is the highest reported doubling efficiency for a CO₂ laser. We have also observed cw difference frequency mixing in CdGeAs₂ at wavelengths between 11.4 and 16.8 μm using grating-tuned CO and CO₂ lasers. The CdGeAs₂ crystals are significantly improved in size and optical quality over those previously available.     

激光分离卵磷脂混合物的实验研究

对于沸点相近并且分子自由程相差不大的物质,常规分离方法难以实现有效的分离,激光分离有效地弥补了常规分离方法的不足.用脉冲CO2激光器和连续CO2激光器对大豆卵磷脂混合物进行了激光分离实验,用高效液相色谱对激光辐照前后的样品进行了分析.经192.31 W/cm2的脉冲CO2激光辐照,卵磷脂的质量分数相对提高了26.7%,...     

XPS investigation on Upilex-S polyimide ablated by pulse TEA CO2 laser

Laser ablation of Upilex-S polyimide films 80 μm thick was performed in air using a pulse TEA CO₂ laser with wavelength 9.3 μm. A halo surrounding the hole was observed, which is covered with sub-micro particles. Pieces of ablation products protrude from the ablated surface, leading to considerable roughness of the ablated area. Chemical and structural changes of Upilex-S polyimide film surface irradiated by the pulse TEA CO₂ laser in air were analyzed by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). Relative C content in the ablated area was found to be higher, whilst both O and N contents were lower than in the untreated area. This means that TEA CO₂ laser ablation released both the O and N atoms. Also, the peak areas corresponding with carbonyl group (C=O) in the imide system were reduced much more and a new component at 287.0 eV assigned to the amide structure (N---C=O) was detected after laser ablation. These suggest that the pyrolysis of the Upilex-S polyimide was the decomposition of the imide ring between the nitrogen/aromatic carbon atom and carbonyl carbon atom. In addition, another new component arising from >C=O groups was also detected for higher fluence (7.83 J/cm²), and its peak areas is very small. This result indicates that the slight oxidation may take place with higher fluence during laser ablation in air. Based on above-mentioned experimental results, a possible thermally-induced decomposition path of Upilex-S polyimide ablated by TEA CO₂ laser is presented.     

Studies on CO2 laser marking

The nature of CO₂ laser marking was studied with a view to putting these lasers to practical use in the semiconductor industry. The marking is found to be due to surface spattering rather than burning, which is the main factor in YAG laser marking. The visibility greatly increases by the application of a surface treatment such as marker ink, varnish or poster color. The CO₂ laser may therefore be used in place of the YAG laser, now widely used for marking, with some merits: CO₂ laser marking is cheaper and faster, and in addition there is no danger of injury from irradiating laser light.     

Cutting and welding using a CO2 laser

Of all the types of lasers now available, the CO₂ laser is particularly suitable for materials working. It has a very high efficiency (15–20%) and a high out-put power (up to several kW). When the laser light is focused by means of a lens or a mirror, a c.w. power density of more than 10⁹ W cm^-2 can be attained. The laser need not be used in vacuum.

The CO₂ laser is a suitable cutting tool for numerous materials. These include metals such as titanium or steel; combustible materials such as paper, textiles and wood; and plastics. The CO₂ laser can also cut hard and brittle materials such as aluminum oxide and silicon carbide. If metals are cut in an oxidizing atmosphere, the cutting speed may be increased. The cutting width, however, is determined by the size of the laser spot. Another important field of application is the growth of single crystals.

Experiments are reported in which the CO₂ laser was used for welding steel, titanium, plastics, quartz, and glass. The advantages of the laser for this application are discussed. A comparative study of laser and electron beam techniques is included.     

Formation of cross-sectional profile of a clad bead in coaxial laser cladding

In order to determine a cross-sectional profile of a clad bead in coaxial laser cladding, its formation mechanism is investigated theoretically and experimentally. In laser cladding, every point at the back edge of a melt pool is contributed to a cross-sectional profile of the clad bead to be formed, and points at the same pool edge but on different cross sections are located at different cross-sectional profiles of the clad bead. A cross-sectional profile of a clad bead is composed of points of intersection between the cross section and a series of pool edges. Model of the cross-sectional clad profile in single-pass coaxial laser cladding is developed. A 500 W CO₂ laser is used in the experiment. The experimental result agrees well with the calculated cross-sectional clad profile.     

Beam quality of a high-power CO2 laser MOPA system

In this paper, the effects of amplification of diffraction-limited pulsed CO₂ laser radiation over several meters of amplification length on beam quality and pointing stability are documented. Millijoule pulses are amplified up to 3 J. Generation and amplification of the 10 μm wavelength pulses were performed in the discharge volume of an e-beam sustained CO₂ laser. Beam quality is measured according to the ISO/DIS 11146 standard in terms of the beam quality factor M². Fluence distributions were recorded with a beam analysing system of 100 μm spatial resolution. M² parameter values ranged up to 1.55 for amplified pulse energies of 3 J. The necessity of beam-quality restoring techniques is inferred for the multijoule pulse energy regime.     

CS2燃烧火焰光谱辐射模型的构建与特征污染产物浓度反演研究

CS₂在当今化工等领域占据了重要地位,而CS₂火灾污染事故危害性极大。通过研究CS₂燃烧火焰光谱辐射以探究其火灾污染特性极为必要。搭建了CS₂燃烧火焰光谱测试平台,采用黑体辐射源对VSR仪器进行了标定,通过多用途傅里叶变换(VSR)红外光谱辐射仪测试了5,10和20 cm三种燃烧尺度下CS₂燃烧的火焰光谱,并通过热电偶测试了整个燃烧时间段内不同燃烧时刻下的火焰温度,以及在火焰上方安装了烟气分析仪对火焰中的燃烧产物浓度进行监测。测量了CS₂整个燃烧时间段内火焰温度,以及不同燃烧时间、不同燃烧尺度下的火焰光谱、燃烧产物组分信息。测试结果表明,CS₂火焰中主要含有高温SO₂,CO₂,CO气体和空气中卷入的H₂O分子,并获取了特征污染产物SO₂的浓度。由于现有光谱仪测量分辨率有限,室内实验测量的火焰尺度有限,为了能实现火灾在线监测需要建立一个火焰光谱辐射模型来反演CS₂火灾时的污染物浓度相关信息。基于HITRAN数据库可知在2.7 μm附近为高温水蒸气的发射峰,4.2 μm附近特征峰为高温CO₂气体的发射峰,4.7 μm附近有CO微弱的发射峰,在7.4 μm附近特征峰为高温SO₂气体的发射峰,并获得了CS₂燃烧时产生的SO₂,CO₂,CO和H₂O气体在火焰燃烧相同温度下的吸收系数,通过计算得到了CS₂燃烧时产生的SO₂,CO₂,CO和H₂O混合气体的透过率与发射率,并结合气体辐射传输方程、气体吸收系数等方程,创建了CS₂燃烧的火焰光谱辐射模型。利用该光谱辐射模型反演了不同燃烧时间下特征污染产物SO₂的浓度,并与实验测得的数据进行了对比分析。结果表明,该模型精度高,可用于燃烧产物浓度的定量化反演,SO₂分子含量在燃烧时间20,40,60和80 s时的反演精度分别是89.5%,82.5%,85.6%和86.5%。为遥感反演CS₂型大尺度火灾中燃烧产物的浓度奠定基础。     

长光程共振式二氧化碳气体光声传感器研究

二氧化碳(CO₂)是植物光合作用的原材料,也是一种温室气体,其过量地排放会影响动植物的生态环境。在碳达峰、碳中和的背景下,研制高灵敏度的CO₂检测装置具有重要意义。为了监测大气环境中CO₂含量的变化,设计了一种长光程共振式CO₂气体光声传感器,并以此搭建了光声检测装置。以中心波长为2 004 nm的分布式反馈激光器(DFB)作为激发光源,激光射入由漫反射材料制成的球型吸收腔,在腔内多次反射以增加气体的吸收路径。吸收腔外部被两个高热传导率的铝制半球包裹,降低由池体吸收光能后产生的热噪声。吸收腔上耦合一根声学管,当其工作在一阶纵向共振模态时,光声信号被放大,在管子末端达到极大值。为了进一步增大光声信号,通过饱和加湿样品的方式来加快CO₂气体的弛豫速率,加湿后的样品产生的光声信号是干燥样品的2.1倍左右。使用一系列浓度的湿润CO₂样品标定光声检测装置,结果表明,光声信号与浓度之间呈现良好的线性关系。在此基础上,通过对标准气体的检测实验,验证了装置的准确性与稳定性...     

Characterization and frequency measurement of a new far infrared laser line from CHin2Fin2

We present the discovery and frequency measurement of a new FIR laser line from CH₂F₂ optically pumped by a waveguide CO₂ laser. This new line has the same CO₂ laser pump line (9R32), offset (+5 MHz) and relative polarization of the strongest FIR laser line of CH₂F₂, namely the 184.3μm. The frequency is only 19,454 MHz apart from that of this line. We got a frequency measurement of 1,646,196.6 (10) MHz, which corresponds to a wavelength of 182.112 μm.     

CO_2激光光栅式扫描修复熔石英表面缺陷的实验研究与数值模拟

基于熔石英材料对波长为10.6μm的CO2激光具有强吸收作用这一特点,提出采用CO2激光光栅式多次扫描修复熔石英光学元件表面密集分布的划痕和抛光点等缺陷的方法.实验结果表明,在合理的扫描参数下,元件表面的划痕和抛光点等缺陷可被充分地消除.损伤阈值测试结果表明,表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷被完全消除的元件的损伤阈值可回复到或超过基底的损伤阈值.同时结合有限元软件Ansys的模拟结果分析了CO2激光扫描修复及消除元件表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷的过程.本文为消除元件表面划痕和抛光点等缺陷提供了非常有意义的参考.     

Sensitization of polymeric track detectors with carbon dioxide

The effect of CO₂ on the sensitivity of polymeric track detectors was studied. It has been found that the sensitivity of SR-90 is dependent on the amount of CO₂ dissolved in the polymer at the time of etching. It has been also found that CR-39 can be sensitized to some extent with an aging in CO₂. Since the sensitization in CO₂ is possible even a long time after the irradiation, the mechanism of the latent track formation by CO₂ is quite different from that by O₂. This would be the key to achieve the long term stability of polymeric track detectors such as SR-90 and CR-39.     

基于匹配算法的脉冲差分吸收CO2激光雷达的稳频研究

利用差分吸收激光雷达探测大气CO₂, 可以获得其浓度的垂直分布, 对于研究碳源、碳汇的过程有重要意义. 设计了一套种子注入的脉冲差频激光器系统, 作为差分吸收激光雷达的激光光源. 针对脉冲差分吸收CO₂激光雷达on波长的高精度稳频的研究空白, 本文提出一种基于匹配的on波长的连续稳频算法. 其基本思想是采用分子饱和吸收法, 测量通过双路吸收池后的差分信号, 计算其光学厚度值(optical depth, OD), 获得实测的伪吸收谱, 当监测到on波长发漂移后, 进行连续的波长调节, 获取其OD值, 最后基于一维的图像匹配算法, 将OD值作为灰度值, 利用图像匹配原理, 进行OD值匹配, 确定当前输出波长在伪吸收谱中的位置, 进而调节至on波长, 实现on波长的连续、稳定输出. 实验结果表明, 提出的稳频算法能够很好的满足高精度的稳频要求, 同时差平方和法在该应用中是最优的, 稳频精度可达到0.3 pm.     

Cold-cathode, glow-discharge, electron-beam gun pumped short pulse CO2 lasers

A pulsed cold-cathode glow-discharge electron beam gun emitting an electron-beam of 150 keV energy and 45 cm² cross-sectional area has been used to pump a short pulse CO₂ laser. A fast discharge capacitor bank was used to help make the design simpler than that employed in liquid coaxial lines. The system developed is capable of producing a CO₂ laser pulse of 1 J for about 200 ns duration.     

基于便携式柱面镜多通池的二氧化碳高灵敏度探测研究

二氧化碳作为大气中重要的温室气体，与气候变化和人类活动密切相关，因此对其浓度的探测具有重要意义。利用近红外可调谐二极管激光器结合自主设计的便携式小型化柱面镜光学多通吸收池，实现了二氧化碳气体的高灵敏探测。通过Matlab编写光线传输矩阵，优化设计了基于柱面镜的光学多通吸收池，相比于传统Herriott型多通池，具有腔镜利用面积高、在相同体积内可实现有效光程长等特点，在物理基长为15 cm的情况下，实现了14 m的有效光程。实验中使用中心波长为1.57 μm的DFB二极管激光器，采用直接吸收光谱方法对CO₂气体进行了探测研究，并用Allan方差对系统性能进行了分析。结果表明，在平均时间为5 s时，系统的探测灵敏度为33.1 μL·L-1，平均时间为235 s时，系统的探测灵敏度可达到5.3 μL·L-1。此外，利用该系统实现了大气中CO₂的探测，得到大气中的CO₂浓度为383.4 μL·L-1。基于柱面镜多通池搭建的可调谐激光吸收光谱(TDLAS)系统，结合了柱面镜多通池可在小体积内实现长光程和可调谐激光吸收光谱技术高灵敏度、高分辨率、快速响应的优点，大大减小了系统体积，提高了系统探测灵敏度，在气体探测领域有广泛的应用。     

Parametric studies on generation of short CO2 laser pulses for IR-laser chemistry

Results of parametric studies on short CO₂ laser pulse generation by laser induced dielectric breakdown in a plasma shutter cell are described. From the rise time of such short pulses obtained, threshold breakdown intensity (I_th) has been estimated for different gases. The technique is further extended to obtain 40 ns pulses on two-frequency emission from a single TEA CO₂ laser. Pressure dependent studies of I_th are utilised to model the process of such laser induced plasma.     

温度压强对CO_2吸收光谱的影响

为了提高差分吸收CO2探测激光雷达的反演精度,本文采用可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱技术,利用双光路差分实验系统,在不同温度和压强下精确探测了CO2吸收谱线(1.572μm附近)的精细结构,分析了吸收光谱谱型的变化差异,获得了5个温度(287K,297K,311K,315K,324K)的压力增宽系数和吸收截面,推算出了CO2的温度相关指数.这些参数是对现有数据库的补充和完善,确保差分吸收CO2探测激光雷达的精确反演,从而提高其探测能力.