基于银纳米链的马赫-曾德干涉仪结构的生物传感器

优化了一种基于表面等离激元银纳米链的马赫-曾德干涉式传感结构.该结构由参考臂、传感臂及纳米线波导构成.纳米线波导由银纳米线包裹一定厚度的硅来构成.引入两条银纳米链分别作为马赫-曾德干涉仪的参考臂和传感臂,并研究所设计结构的传输特性,通过降低传输损耗以提高所设计结构的精确度与灵敏度.相比于两条完全相同的银纳米线作为参考臂和传感臂的情况,在参考臂和传感臂改为银纳米链后,传输特性有明显提高,单位长度损耗明显降低.这是由于银纳米链中的单元结构之间的长程/库仑相互作用增强了结构中的电磁场,进而降低了传输损耗.将两条银纳米链的晶格常数设置为不同的情况,研究发现,在特定的银包硅纳米线的宽度与某些占空比下,含有非对称的银纳米链结构的单位传输损耗小于含有对称的银纳米链结构.由此可以知道,具有小损耗的银纳米颗粒链可以弥补大损耗的银纳米颗粒链的传输损失.利用这个特点,进一步优化设计结构,将一侧银纳米链改为纳米线.改变另一侧银纳米链的晶格常数与占空比,可以发现大多数情况下,这类结构传输特性优于含有两条银纳米链以及含有两条银纳米线的结构.本文的设计结构可以大幅减小传统的马赫-曾德干涉仪的传输损耗,且在结构的制备...     

用于激光驱动飞片诊断的线成像速度干涉仪

设计并建立了一套完整的线成像激光干涉测速系统,用于激光驱动技术中小尺寸飞片或样品一条线上所有点的速度测量。它将激光压缩为线状照射到靶面,用成像物镜收集靶面的漫反射光并传递到广角迈克尔逊干涉腔中形成干涉,产生的梳妆干涉条纹作为信号载体,用变像管扫描相机记录条纹随时间的变化,用不同位置的条纹移动量反推出不同位置的速度分布,实现空间分辨。系统具有50 ps响应时间和20 μm空间分辨能力。用该系统测量了激光驱动飞片的速度场,清晰的扫描干涉图像直观显示了飞片的运动过程和各点的速度差异。用傅里叶变换方法对干涉图像进行处理,得到了靶面一条线的速度和位移分布。     

基于衍射光栅的CCD相机标定方法

提出一种基于1维线衍射光栅的CCD相机光电响应特性标定方法,该方法利用衍射光栅对入射光束的分束特性,在远场焦平面内形成一系列衍射子光斑,采取有效的方法对多组衍射子光斑峰值测量数据进行融合,得到测量灰度值及通过理论计算得到的理论灰度值,拟合两组数据从而完成对CCD光电响应特性的标定。根据实验室现有的激光源与聚焦光学系统的参数,设计了一系列1维线光栅,完成某特性未知的红外CCD相机对中红外激光光电响应特性的标定。该标定方法具有光能利用率高的特点,多组测量数据的融合扩大了CCD标定的范围,并对标定结果在光斑真实形态重构中的应用进行了分析讨论。     

Talbot interferometer with computer generated gratings

In a Talbot interferometer the self image of a periodic pattern, such as a Ronchi ruling of period d, illuminated by a monochromatic plane wavefront of wavelength λ, is formed at distances which are integral multiples of 2d²/λ. A refracting object placed in front of the Ronchi ruling distorts the self image. A computer generated pattern can be designed, such that, when placed in a self imaging plane, a uniform intensity or a distinct moire pattern characterising a standard object is obtained. A method of computing the required patterns and experimental results for some aspherical objects are described.     

A laser interferometer for measuring electron densities in an arc plasma

A Michelson interferometer working simultaneously at two wavelengths is used to follow the decay of the electron density n_e along the axis of a short-circuited dc-argon arc. Using optical isolation, compensating mirrors and quadrature signal detection results in a random error of 1% for n_e=5×10¹⁶ cm^-3.     

Angularly separated harmonic generation from intense laser interaction with blazed diffraction gratings

We made numerical simulations of the generation of narrowband beams of extreme ultraviolet radiation from intense laser interaction with a blazed grating surface. Strong fifth harmonic emission into its blazed diffraction order was observed as well as heavy suppression of the fundamental frequency with comparison to a typical harmonic spectrum from a flat target. The results demonstrate a new highly efficient method of generating near-monochromatic harmonics from the fundamental with minimal effect on the pulse duration.     

Semiconductor laser absorption diagnostics of atomic oxygen in an atmospheric-pressure plasma

Narrow-bandwidth semiconductor (GaAlAs) lasers have been used to record spectrally resolved atomic oxygen (7772 Å) and argon (8425 Å) lineshapes, corresponding to the 3s⁵S⁰₂→3p⁵P₃ and 4s³P₁→4p³D₂ transitions, in an atmospheric pressure, 1.4- kW, 27-MHz inductively coupled argon-oxygen (12% O₂/argon) plasma. Electron number density and kinetic temperature values were inferred from the Stark- and Doppler-broadening components of the absorption lineshapes, respectively. The ionization temperature was calculated from the measured electron number density assuming ionization (Saha) equilibrium. Values of excited- state species number density and population temperature were determined from the frequency- integrated absorption coefficient for each transition. The difference between the ionization and population temperatures reflects the presence of a suprathermal electron number density in the flowfield. In addition, the excellent agreement between the kinetic and population temperatures suggests that the population in the oxygen and argon lowest excited states may be described by a Boltzmann distribution at the kinetic temperature. The methods presented extend effectively the range of semiconductor-laser diagnostics to mixed-gas plasmas and flowfields containing atomic oxygen.     

激光驱动飞片的线面成像VISAR测速技术

以激光驱动飞片速度场诊断为例,展示线面同时成像任意反射面速度干涉仪(VISAR)技术在超高速碰撞研究中的应用前景。将传统VISAR改为成像干涉结构,用变像管扫描相机和高速光电分幅相机分别记录作为信号载体的梳状干涉条纹随时间的变化,实现靶面一条线上各点速度历程和多个时刻二维靶面上所有点速度相对分布的测量。所研制的线面同时成像VISAR具有10μm的空间分辨和约15m/s的速度分辨能力。用其测量了激光驱动铝膜飞片的速度场,直观给出飞片的演化发展过程。实验结果表明,线面同时成像VISAR技术可以为激光驱动飞片、超高速碰撞等领域的理论研究和数值模拟提供有效比对实验数据。     

激光驱动飞片的线面成像VISAR测速技术

以激光驱动飞片速度场诊断为例,展示线面同时成像任意反射面速度干涉仪（VISAR）技术在超高速碰撞研究中的应用前景。将传统VISAR改为成像干涉结构,用变像管扫描相机和高速光电分幅相机分别记录作为信号载体的梳状干涉条纹随时间的变化,实现靶面一条线上各点速度历程和多个时刻二维靶面上所有点速度相对分布的测量。所研制的线面同时成像VISAR具有10 m的空间分辨和约15 m/s的速度分辨能力。用其测量了激光驱动铝膜飞片的速度场,直观给出飞片的演化发展过程。实验结果表明,线面同时成像VISAR技术可以为激光驱动飞片、超高速碰撞等领域的理论研究和数值模拟提供有效比对实验数据。     

Application of wide-aperture resonators with small diffraction loss to diagnostics of a tokamak plasma by the laser photoionization technique

To increase the sensitivity of the photoionization diagnostics, efficient laser systems for plasma probing are developed based on stable resonator configurations with small diffraction loss. The systems meet the requirements for multipass intracavity probing and make it possible to increase the resonator length to conform to a large size of the tokamak chamber. Demonstration experiments were carried out in the FT-1 tokamak. The results obtained confirm the possibility of reliable measurements of the hydrogen neutral density in the range 10⁸–10⁹ cm⁻³ in tokamak plasmas.     

Effects of thermal treatment on femtosecond laser fabricated diffraction gratings in polystyrene

We report the fabrication of efficient, buried diffraction gratings and micro-craters in bulk polystyrene using femtosecond laser direct writing technique. We recorded a maximum diffraction efficiency of 10% for a buried grating fabricated at 1 μJ energy, 1 mm/s speed, and a period of 30 μm. Buried micro-craters, with typical dimensions of ∼2 μm, were achieved at low energies and high scanning speeds. From the field emission scanning electron microscope studies, the observed emission is attributed as due to the inner surface modifications and the debris settled around the voids. The fabricated gratings subjected to heat treatment were tested for the diffraction efficiency and emission at different excitation wavelengths and the observed results are presented. Raman spectra collected from the femtosecond laser modified regions revealed the disappearance of few Raman modes at high peak intensities associated with incident Gaussian laser pulse. Potential applications of these luminescent micro-craters are highlighted.     

Switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on cascaded polarization maintaining fiber Bragg gratings in a Sagnac loop interferometer

A switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber (EDF) ring laser based on cascaded polarization maintaining fiber Bragg gratings (PMFBGs) in a Sagnac loop interferometer as the wavelength-selective filter at room temperature is proposed. Due to the polarization hole burning (PHB) enhanced by the PMFBGs, stable single-, dual-, three- and four-wavelength lasing operations can be obtained. The laser can be switched among the stable single-, dual-, three- and four-wavelength lasing operations by adjusting the polarization controllers (PCs). The optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) is over 50 dB.     

High-efficiency, high-dispersion diffraction gratings based on total internal reflection

We report a new class of high-dispersion immersed diffraction gratings for which the reflective nature of the diffraction is provided by the phenomenon of total internal reflection (TIR) regardless of grating tooth shape. Thus, the component can be fabricated from a single dielectric material and requires no metallic or dielectric film layers for high reflection diffraction efficiency. With the absence of metallic absorption, diffraction efficiencies of these TIR gratings can reach more than 99% for 15-20-nm spectral bandwidths, making them suitable for many laser-based technologies.     

Giant pulsed molecular laser for plasma diagnostics

Report on the 5th All-Union Conference on High-Temperature Plasmas (June 18–22, 1990, Minsk).     

Submillimeter laser interferometer for high density plasma diagnostic

There are presented the results of investigation of the one-channel homodyne laser interferometer =119 µm made on the basis of the hollow dielectric beamguide and quasioptical functional devices. The interferometer is designed for determination of the plasma electron density of the TOKAMAK-7. The density response threshold is 0.7% from the expected plasma density and the phase difference measurement total error is 5°     

A laser feedback interferometer with an oscillating feedback mirror

A method is proposed to solve the problem of direction discrimination for laser feedback interferometers.By vibrating the feedback mirror with a small-amplitude and high-frequency sine wave,laser intensity is modulated accordingly.The modulation amplitude can be extracted using a phase sensitive detector(PSD).When the feedback mirror moves,the PSD output shows a quasi-sine waveform similar to a laser intensity interference fringe but with a phase difference of approximately ±π/2.If the movement direction of the feedback mirror changes,the phase difference sign reverses.Therefore,the laser feedback interferometer offers a potential application in displacement measurement with a resolution of 1/8 wavelength and in-time direction discrimination.Without using optical components such as polarization beam splitters and wave plates,the interferometer is very simple,easy to align,and less costly.