Strong optical limiting property of a ball-type supramolecular zinc-phthalocyanine in polymer-phthalocyanine composite film

The nonlinear absorption and optical limiting (OL) performance of a supramolecular hexa-phthalocyaninato-hexazinc (II) with hexylthio substituents in solution and in the solid-state have been described using the open-aperture Z-scan technique. The measurements were performed using collimated 4 ns pulses generated from a frequency-doubled Nd:YAG laser at 532 nm wavelength. The results indicated that OL performance of the investigated compound in the polymeric film is much better compared to properties in solution. With the excellent combination of OL parameters the investigated compound in the solid-state is a candidate for the use as optical limiter.     

On the influence of a magnetic field with circular field lines on the gravity flow of a magnetic fluid film down a thin cylinder

The gravity-induced flow of a magnetic fluid film down a vertical thin current-carrying cylindrical conductor is considered. The relative thickness of the film is small. A nonlinear equation is derived from a system of ferrohydrodynamic equations that describes the time evolution of the axisymmetric shape of the free film surface, which is set at the zero time. Using this equation, the development of disturbances of the hydrodynamic field is studied in the linear statement. The hydrodynamic field corresponds to the steady flow of the magnetic fluid in the form of a cylindrical film. It is found that such a flow is stable if the current passing through the conductor is sufficiently high.     

Interaction of a droplet magnetic fluid with a variable magnetic field

The subject of investigation is the effective magnetic susceptibility of a droplet magnetic fluid. It is found that the rotation of such a medium causes the intriguing behavior of its magnetization due to the probing-field-induced deformation of droplet aggregates followed by their reorientation under rotation. To confirm this, the deformation of droplet aggregates subjected to a variable magnetic field is studied. In the case of the variable magnetic field, the threshold strength causing deformation is much lower than in the case of the constant field and depends on the field frequency.     

Evolution of the initially ordered structure in a magnetic fluid film during a thermal cycle

A hexagonal ordered structure of magnetic columns, which results from an agglomeration of magnetic particles, is obtained in a magnetic fluid film when a magnetic field is applied perpendicularly to the film surface. The evolution of the initially ordered structure in the magnetic fluid film during the heating and cooling process is investigated under a given magnetic field. For the heating process, the columns remain unchanged until the temperature exceeds a critical temperature. As the temperature is further increased, column particles start to disperse into the liquid carrier. As a result, portions of columns disappear. As the temperature continue to rise, the ordered structure changes to a disordered column state, or even a monodispersed state. On the other hand, when the temperature is lowered, the magnetic particles in the carrier condense out of solution and finally an ordered structure of columns is achieved. However, this structural evolution during a thermal cycle is irreversible.Received: 28 August 2004, Published online: 21 October 2004PACS: 75.50.Mm Magnetic liquids - 64.75. + g Solubility, segregation, and mixing; phase separation - 68.60.Dv Thermal stability; thermal effects     

Novel optical fiber current sensor based on magnetic fluid

<正>A novel fiber optic Fabry-Perot(F-P) current sensor is developed based on magnetic fluid as the medium in F-P interference cavity.A signal demodulation method based on slanted fiber Bragg grating(FBG) wavelength measurement system is proposed.Theory and principle of electromagnetic-controlled refractive index of the magnetic fluid is described,as well as the structure of the sensor system.Preliminary experiments are carried out,and the results indicate that there is a fairly good linearity of the measurement characteristic.The thickness of magnetic fluid film and initial concentration will affect the measurement results.     

Superresolution optical disk with a thermoreversible organic thin film

Recording and retrieving small marks far beyond the optical diffraction limit in a high-speed rotating phase-change optical disk have been investigated by use of a thermoreversible organic thin film as a superresolution mask layer. The organic thin film exhibited significant thermoreversibility and rapid response on laser irradiation. Recorded marks as small as 120 nm in length could be detected by a dynamic disk tester with a laser wavelength of 635 nm and a numerical aperture of 0.6.     

Study on magnetic fluid optical fiber devices for optical logic operations by characteristics of superparamagnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fluids

We propose two optical fiber-based schemes using two magnetic fluid optical fiber modulators in series or in parallel for optical logic signal processing and operation. Here, each magnetic fluid optical fiber modulator consists of a bare multimode fiber surrounded by magnetic fluid in which the refractive index is adjustable by applying external magnetic fields amplifying the input electrical signal to vary the transmission intensity of the optical fiber-based scheme. The physical mechanisms for the performances of the magnetic fluid optical fiber devices, such as the transmission loss related to Boolean number of the logic operation as well as the dynamic response, are studied by the characteristics of superparamagnetic nanoparticles and magnetic fluids. For example, in the dynamic response composed of the retarding and response sub-procedures except the response times of the actuation coil, the theoretical evaluation of the retarding time variation with cladding magnetic fluids length has good agreement with the experimental results.     

Two-photon absorption and broadband optical limiting with bis-donor stilbenes

Large two-photon absorptivities are reported for symmetrical bis-donor stilbene derivatives with dialkylamino or diphenylamino groups. These molecules exhibit strong optical limiting of nanosecond pulses over a broad spectral range in the visible. Relative to bis(di-n-butylamino)stilbene, bis(diphenylamino)stilbene exhibits a 90-nm red shift of its optical limiting band but only a minimal shift of ~13 nm of its lowest one-photon electronic absorption band. Mixtures of these compounds offer an unprecedented combination of broad optical limiting bandwidth and high linear transparency.     

A novel optical limiting coordination polymer with ladder-like framework

The optical limiting (OL) properties of a novel coordination polymer {[Et₄N][Ag₂I₃]}_n with a ladder-like framework were investigated using 532-nm nanosecond laser pulses. The coordination polymer in dimethylformamide solution exhibits better OL performance than C₆₀ in toluene. The results were discussed using a phenomenological model based on excited-state nonlinear absorption. PACS 42.70.Mp; 42.65.-k; 42.70.Hj; 36.20.Hb     

一种新型偶氮化合物的纳秒光限幅特性研究

研究了反式—4—{[p—(N,N—二羟乙基胺基)偶氮苯]乙烯基}吡啶在N,N—二甲基甲酰胺(DMF)中的光限幅性能。实验结果表明,该偶氮化合物的DMF溶液对波长为532nm,脉冲宽度为8ns的激光脉冲具有很强的光限幅特性。理论分析表明,光限幅效应主要起源于材料的双光子吸收。利用双光子吸收模型拟合光限幅实验数据得到材料的双光子吸收系数β=1.6×10-9cm/W。     

Effective magnetic permeability of a turbulent fluid with macroferroparticles

A fully developed turbulent flow is capable to mix and homogenize a suspension of heavy macroscopic particles even at a high concentration of particles. If the particles are ferromagnetic, a kind of “turbulent ferrofluid" can be obtained. In the present work, we present a direct measurements of the effective magnetic permeability in a turbulent fluid with suspended ferromagnetic particles of typical size 0.01-0.1 mm and volume fraction c up to 25%. We show that the effective permeability can be fitted by the linear law = 1 + 5.3c for c? 10%. For higher volume fractions the permeability exceeds this linear relation. Received 11 January 2002     

Surface and guided magnetic polaritons in a film with perpendicular uniaxial magnetic anisotropy

The dispersion relations of surface and guided polaritons in a ferromagnetic film are obtained for perpendicular magnetic anisotropy in the Voigt geometry. A new frequency window for guided modes is predicted for small external magnetic field. The frequency of surface-guided mode decreases at first as a function of intensity of the external magnetic field applied parallel to the film surface, then goes through a minimum and finally increases with the field intensity. The calculations are carried out for physical parameters now available in substituted iron garnet films.     

Elasticity of a magnetic fluid in a strong magnetic field

Complex measurements of the following elastic-magnetic parameters of a magnetic fluid suspended by magnetic levitation within a horizontal tube in a strong magnetic field were performed: the oscillation frequency and decay coefficient; the static, ponderomotive, and dynamic elasticity coefficients; the fluid displacement under hydrostatic pressure; magnetization curve; and the magnetic field strength and gradient. Calculations based on a model of ponderomotive elasticity with correction for the resistance of a viscous fluid in motion and on the fluid column displacement for two magnetic fluid samples agree well with the experimental magnetization curve. The discussed technique holds promise for research into magnetophoresis and nanoparticle aggregation in magnetic colloids.     

Melting of mesoscopic lattices of magnetic fluid thin film subjected to perpendicular fields

Applying a magnetic field on the magnetic fluid thin film perpendicularly, leads a phase separation that is concentrated in particles separating from a dilute phase. The concentrated phase forms cylindrical columns that construct two-dimensional lattices. This kind of artificial lattice is a novel mesoscopic system and has been explored with optical microscope, CCD, and digital imaging analysis. We explore the ordering evolution of the two-dimensional extraordinary lattice by varying the applied field. The ordering of these lattices is analyzed in terms of translational and bond-orientation correlation functions to address the two-dimensional melting.     

物理参数对光限幅效应的影响

为了对抗日益严重的激光武器威胁，需要了解激光防护材料的光学性能。该文根据非线性吸收模型，推导出光限幅阈值表达式。并以表达式为理论依据，利用配位聚合物［Cd(L4)(SO4)(H2O)2］n在波长532nm、脉冲宽度为40ps的条件下所获得的实验数据，分析研究非线性吸收参数、线性透过率和有效激发态吸收截面等物理参数对光限幅效应的影响。以此为基础，研究了激光防护材料的非线性光学特性和光限幅特性，为制备光限幅材料提供了理论和实验依据。     

Allowable overheat and limiting current in a superconducting composite with magnetic flux creep

Instability arising in a superconducting composite when the current is injected with an ultimately low rate is analyzed. Under these conditions, the nonuniformity of the temperature and electric field distributions over the composite cross section is negligibly small. Equations that allow one to estimate the effect of the magnetic flux creep on the maximum current and temperature of the superconductor before the onset of instability are derived. It is shown that the allowable overheat of the composite depends on conditions of its thermal stabilization especially near the steady-state stabilization range. It is noted that conditions for the existence of stable current states may differ when the magnetic flux creep is described by power and exponential I-V characteristics.     

Multiple conversion and optical limiting in a subharmonic-pumped parametric oscillator

We demonstrate that multiple coexisting frequency-conversion processes can occur in an externally resonant second-harmonic generator under suitable conditions. Besides the generation of signal and idler waves by subharmonic-pumped parametric oscillation, sum-frequency mixing among the resonant subharmonic (1064-nm), signal, and idler waves was observed, leading to additional emission wavelengths around the harmonic wavelength (532 nm). The output waves both exhibit high frequency stability, with as long as 4 h of mode-hop-free parametric oscillation, and are continuously tunable over 2 GHz. Near degeneracy the parametric oscillator operates as an optical limiter for the harmonic wave.