三包层WⅠ和WⅡ型单模光纤波导色散特性的研究

研究了三包层WⅠ和WⅡ型单模光纤的波导色散特性。结果发现在相同条件下，三包层WⅠ和WⅡ型单模光纤零色散点的调节范围比传统的双包层W型单模光纤明显增大。详细分析了几何参量P、Q和光学参量R1、R2对单模传输时的波导色散特性和低次模截止频率的影响。所得的研究结果为获得更为理想的色散补偿、色散平坦光纤及设计新型无源光器件提供了重要的依据。计算波导色散的方法可推广到多包层光纤。     

用染料荧光增益增强弱增益拉曼模式的受激拉曼散射的经典理论

建立了用染料荧光增益增强弱拉曼模式的受激拉曼散射(SRS)的经典理论,详细给出了拉曼增益gR,染料荧光增益gD和总损耗α的表达式,并在其推导过程中对经典理论作了修正,最后得到了荧光增益和受激拉曼增益可以共同使SRS强度的指数部分快速增长的结果,可以很好地解释观察到的实验现象,并为其提供理论依据。     

PAN基碳纤维在石墨化过程中的拉曼光谱

采用激光拉曼光谱研究了PAN基碳纤维在石墨化(2 000～3 000 ℃)过程中的结构变化;比较了石墨化前后纤维表面和断面拉曼光谱特征。结果表明：高温石墨化后,碳纤维的一级拉曼光谱有3个峰(D,G和D′),表征碳纤维结构有序程度的拉曼参数主要有D和G峰的半高宽(FWHM)、G峰的拉曼位移和D与G峰的积分强度比R(I_D/I_G)。随着热处理温度的提高,D和G峰的半高宽、G峰的拉曼位移和R值均逐渐减小,即使经过3 000 ℃高温处理后,D峰仍然存在,R值为0.19,说明纤维中仍存在无序结构。另外,R值与纤维中石墨微晶的基面宽度L_a成反比,石墨化后纤维取向性的增加使得表面和断面的拉曼光谱有明显的差异。因此,可利用激光拉曼光谱来定量表征碳纤维的石墨化程度和取向。     

鲱精DNA纤维水合状态的拉曼分析

本文对鲱精ＤＮＡ纤维２９００～３４００ｃｍ－１区间的拉曼光谱特征模进行分析，发现反映主链骨架Ｃ－Ｈ振动的２９６４和２９５０ｃｍ－１模对ＤＮＡ纤维空间构象有敏感性。在不同水合状态下，结合水Ｏ－Ｈ伸缩振动３２０４ｃｍ－１模比３２２０ｃｍ－１相对稳定，是计算纤维水合参数的重要依据。用公式２．５９２６×Ｉ２９６４／Ｉ３２０４求出的结合水分子的数量及样品相对湿度值，与Ｐｒｅｓｃｏｔ的数据相比，可见脱氧胸腺嘧啶核苷３１２９ｃｍ－１特征模所反映的Ｃ６－Ｈ振动强度与样品相对湿度值存在相关性     

形变多晶氧化铝纤维的荧光R谱线

使用自制拉伸装置和显微拉曼系统测定了形变下多晶氧化铝纤维的荧光R1和R2谱线,发现两条谱线均随纤维拉伸应变的增大而变宽,并获得了纤维应变与谱线宽化值之间的定量关系。从纤维的结晶晶格结构和形态学微结构定性地解释了谱线的宽化行为。也测定了谱线频率与多晶氧化铝纤维温度间的定量关系,频率温度系数值近似等同于单晶氧化铝的值。最后,研究了激发光偏振方向相对于纤维轴向的不同夹角对谱线频率的影响,并由此得出,氧化铝晶粒有相对纤维轴向取向的倾向。     

Reduced microdeformation attenuation in large-mode-area photonic crystal fibers for visible applications

We consider large-mode-area photonic crystal fibers for visible applications in which microdeformation-induced attenuation becomes a potential problem when the effective area A(eff) is sufficiently large compared to lambda2. We argue that a slight increase in fiber diameter D can be used in screening the high-frequency components of the microdeformation spectrum mechanically, and we confirm this experimentally for both 15- and 20-microm core fibers. For typical bending radii (R approximately 16 cm) the operating bandwidth increases by approximately 3-400 nm to the low-wavelength side.     

Fluorescence studies of polycrystalline Al<Subscript>2</Subscript>O<Subscript>3</Subscript> composite constituents: piezo-spectroscopic calibration and applications

Optical fluorescence microscopy (OFM) was used to quantify the effect of applied stress or strain upon the position of the R fluorescence line of Al₂O₃ composite constituents (fibers and matrices) prior to composite processing. Polycrystalline Nextel^TM Nextel 720 fibers were tested under tension and compression by means of a cantilever beam technique, whereas the polycrystalline matrix was tested in compression. The position of the R fluorescence line was correlated to applied strain and stress in order to provide the piezo-spectroscopic calibration curve and the corresponding coefficients for both sensors, which form the basis for interpretation of frequency shifts from full, all-alumina, composites. The piezo-spectroscopic coefficients of the polycrystalline matrix were found to be 2.57 cm^-1GPa^-1 and 2.52 cm^-1GPa^-1 for the R1 and R2 lines respectively, whereas the coefficients for the polycrystalline Al₂O₃ Nextel 720 fibers were found to be 3.07 cm^-1GPa^-1 and 2.91 cm^-1GPa^-1 for the R1 and R2 lines, respectively. The effects of collection probe size, as well as penetration depth, are discussed. The established piezo-spectroscopic behavior is used inversely to quantify the residual stresses in the as-received fibers due to the presence of sizing, as well as in the thermally grown alumina layer of an industrial thermal barrier coating. PACS 87.64.Ni; 81.05.Je; 78.66.Sq     

复合材料残余应力的拉曼测定

本文报道在拉曼光谱仪中用拉曼光谱术和荧光光谱术测定复合材料残余应力(应变)的方法和结果。复合材料组分中Al2O3的荧光R1峰、Si晶体和SiC纤维拉曼峰的位置(波数)随应变的偏移与应变值都有近似的线性关系。这种关系可用于确定复合材料中由外负荷力学作用或热学作用引起的残余应变。在显微拉曼系统中测定了ZrO2-Al2O3层状复合材料,Al-Si共晶体和SiC纤维增强玻璃复合材料的残余应变及其空间分布。     

Simultaneous acquisition of perfusion and permeability from corrected relaxation rates with dynamic susceptibility contrast dual gradient echo

This study compared two methods, corrected (separation of T(1) and T(2)* effects) and uncorrected, in order to determine the suitability of the perfusion and permeability measures through Delta R(2)* and Delta R(1) analyses. A dynamic susceptibility contrast dual gradient echo (DSC-DGE) was used to image the fixed phantoms and flow phantoms (Sephadex perfusion phantoms and dialyzer phantom for the permeability measurements). The results confirmed that the corrected relaxation rate was linearly proportional to gadolinium-diethyltriamine pentaacetic acid (Gd-DTPA) concentration, whereas the uncorrected relaxation rate did not in the fixed phantom and simulation experiments. For the perfusion measurements, it was found that the correction process was necessary not only for the Delta R(1) time curve but also for the Delta R(2)* time curve analyses. Perfusion could not be measured without correcting the Delta R(2)* time curve. The water volume, which was expressed as the perfusion amount, was found to be closer to the theoretical value when using the corrected Delta R(1) curve in the calculations. However, this may occur in the low concentration of Gd-DTPA in tissue used in this study. For the permeability measurements based on the two-compartment model, the permeability factor (k(ev); e = extravascular, v = vascular) from the outside to the inside of the hollow fibers was greater in the corrected Delta R(1) method than in the uncorrected Delta R(1) method. The differences between the corrected and the uncorrected Delta R(1) values were confirmed by the simulation experiments. In conclusion, this study proposes that the correction for the relaxation rates, Delta R(2)* and Delta R(1), is indispensable in making accurate perfusion and permeability measurements, and that DSC-DGE is a useful method for obtaining information on perfusion and permeability, simultaneously.     

Texture analysis of magnetic resonance images of rat muscles during atrophy and regeneration

OBJECTIVES: The goals of the current study were (i) to introduce texture analysis on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI-TA) as a noninvasive method of muscle investigation that can discriminate three muscle conditions in rats; these are normal, atrophy and regeneration; and (ii) to show consistency between MRI-TA results and histological results of muscle type 2 fibers' cross-sectional area. METHOD: Twenty-three adult female Wistar rats were randomized into (i) control (C), (ii) immobilized (I) and (iii) recovering (R) groups. For the last two groups, the right hind limb calf muscles were immobilized against the abdomen for 14 days; then, the hind limb was remobilized only for the R group for 40 days. At the end of each experimental period, MRI was performed using 7-T magnet Bruker Avance DRX 300 (Bruker, Wissembourg); T1-weighted MRI acquisition parameters were applied to show predominantly muscle fibers. Rats were sacrificed, and the gastrocnemius muscle (GM) was excised immediately after imaging. (A) Histology: GM type 2 fibers (fast twitch) were selectively stained using the adenosine triphosphatase (ATPase) technique. The mean cross-sectional areas were compared between the three groups. (B) Image analysis: regions of interest (ROIs) were selected on GM MR images where statistical methods of texture analysis were applied followed by linear discriminant analysis (LDA) and classification. RESULTS: Histological analysis showed that the fibers' mean cross-sectional areas on GM transversal sections represented a significant statistical difference between I and C rats (ANOVA, P<.001) as well as between R and I rats (ANOVA, P<.01), but not between C and R rats. Similarly, MRI-TA on GM transversal images detected different texture for each group with the highest discrimination values (Fisher F coefficient) between the C and I groups, as well as between I and R groups. The lowest discrimination values were found between C and R groups. LDA showed three texture classes schematically separated. CONCLUSION: Quantitative results of MRI-TA were statistically consistent with histology. MRI-TA can be considered as a potentially interesting, reproducible and nondestructive method for muscle examination during atrophy and regeneration.     

Polarization control for slow and fast light in fiber optical,Raman-assisted,parametric amplification

Efficient slow and fast light fiber devices based on narrow band optical parametric amplification require a strict polarization control of the waves involved in the interaction. The use of high birefringence and spun fibers is studied theoretically, possible impairments evaluated, and design parameters determined. To cite this article: M. Santagiustina et al., C. R. Physique 10 (2009).     

Guiding filters for massive wavelength division multiplexing in soliton transmission

In soliton transmission, third-order dispersion of the transmission fibers tends to cause unacceptable variation in the filter strength parameter eta over the wide wavelength bands required for massive wavelength division multiplexing. We show how to vary the mirror reflectivities of etalon filters with wavelength, such that eta , in soliton units, nevertheless remains at the optimal value across the entire transmission band, and we show how to achieve the required R(lambda) accurately and reproducibly by making the etalons from gratings written in fiber.     

Glass fiber image converter

The principle of operation of a glass-fiber image converter is outlined. Calculations are made indicating that a Perot-Fabry interferometer used with the image converter and an electro-optical amplifier gives an increased relative aperture, compared with the usual setup which consists of the interferometer with a diaphragm and a photomultiplier. Some results obtained with an experimental image-converter sample and the technique of manufacturing such converters are described.The authors express their gratitude to the laboratory assistant R.P. Rebezovaya, who helped in sorting and arranging the fibers.     

掺Bi石英光纤的γ射线辐照和温度影响特性

采用改进的化学气相沉积法制备了尺寸为10/130 μm的掺Bi单包层石英光纤, 把光纤分成若干组之后置于不同剂量的⁶⁰Co γ辐射源下辐照, 测试了光纤在辐照前后的吸收谱和荧光谱, 并测试了光纤在全温度范围(-40–70 ℃)下荧光强度的变化. 实验结果表明, 辐照后700, 800 nm处的吸收峰显著增强, 这是由于辐照导致更多Bi 近红外活性中心的生成. 976 nm光抽运不同剂量辐照后的光纤, 中心位于1230 nm的荧光谱没有明显变化, 验证了掺Bi石英光纤用于太空及辐照环境下光通信的可能性. 在全温度范围内, 分析了荧光强度的变化规律, 为今后掺Bi光纤激光器的稳定工作提供了数据基础.     

光纤延迟多道分析测量脉冲激光激发时间分辨光谱

报道应用多通道光纤延时耦合结合二维CCD阵列探测,实现瞬态脉冲激光激发光谱时间分辨测量的方法和技术。多光纤延时耦合器由五条不同长度的石英光纤组成,每一光纤之间的长度差为1～2 m(相对延时为 5～10 ns), 光学多道分析器为OMA-4。使用上述方法和装置实现了脉冲激光激发R6G染料激光光谱、脉冲激光激发丙酮(Acetone)的受激拉曼散射光谱以及脉冲激光激发金属样品所产生的等离子体光谱的时间分辨多道测量,时间分辨率达到5 ns。     

Dermal collagen organization in Bufo ictericus and in Rana catesbeiana integument (Anuran, Amphibian) under the evaluation of laser confocal microscopy

Collagen structural organization plays an important role in the mechanical property of the vertebrate integument. Bufo ictericus and Rana catesbeiana integument was investigated by light microscopy and laser confocal microscopy. Collagenous elements of the dermis were statistical analyzed. The integument is formed by the keratinized squamous stratified epidermis supported by the dermis that is subdivided into the spongious layer with a loose arrangement, and the compact layer formed by collagenous fibers arranged compactly in a criss-crossed manner. Thick collagenous columns have a perpendicular trajectory, and are formed by the assembling of alternating collagenous lamellae in both animals. Short intercolumns of collagenous fibrils connecting collagenous lamellae obliquely or transversally are observed in R. catesbeiana dorsal integument. The present study provides evidences that B. ictericus and R. catesbeiana integument has well-organized compact dermis, constituted by collagenous lamellae in a plywood manner. The integument organization is in contrast to the literature in some aspects. This dermal arrangement is important to the biomechanical property of both anuran integuments.     

Filtration of aerosol particles by elliptical fibers: a numerical study

Filtration is an important technology for nanoparticle control and reduction of human exposure to nanoparticles. Filtration by non-circular fibers is gaining more attention in search for better filter quality; elliptical fibers have extra significance because they may be used in simple models of dust loading. We carry out numerical simulation to investigate filtration by fibers with elliptical cross-sections. The drag force on individual fibers is in good agreement with analytical solutions for elliptical fibers obtained from the cell model. Our simulation covers mechanisms for particle capture due to interception, inertial impaction, and diffusion. Single-fiber efficiencies of different elliptical fibers are computed. The figure of merit, which is an indicator of the ratio of the collection efficiency to the pressure drop, is used to evaluate the performance of different elliptical fibers. It is found that blunt and close to circular fibers perform better for particles dominated by the effects of interception and inertial impaction, whereas long and slim fibers perform better for particles dominated by the diffusion effect. For very small nanoparticles, the diffusion effect is important and long and slim elliptical fibers may improve the filter performance.     

Characteristic features of low-energy radiation detection by the scintillation method

We present experimental studies of the effect of zonal nonuniformity of a photocathode and electron collection in the entrance chamber of two different types of photoelectron multipliers (FéU-85 and Hamamatsu R6094) on the energy resolution and efficiency of detection of low-energy ionizing radiation when using a thin scintillation sensitive element. Based on mathematical modeling of the initial stages of detection and subsequent experimental testing, we provide recommendations for improvement of the characteristics of the scintillation detection method by using optical fibers, improving the uniformity of illumination of the photocathode of the photomultiplier from different sections of the scintillation sensitive elements.     

Optical fiber design for wavelength-multiplexed transmission

Optical fiber has evolved from a not-so-transparent glass tube to an extraordinarily efficient transmission medium. It is now acknowledged as a central element of modern telecommunication, being part of the whole optimization process to further improve transmission system performance and cost. In this paper, we briefly introduce key fiber characteristics. We then review the elements of fiber design for optimized optical transport networks and show how fibers have evolved over the last ten years to keep pace with more and more demanding requirement of transmission system. To cite this article: P. Nouchi et al., C. R. Physique 4 (2003).     

Asynchronous neural activity recorded from the round window

Voltage recorded from an electrode on the round window (RW) of guinea pig has characteristics that reflect the activity of auditory-nerve fibers in the absence of acoustic stimulation. Fast Fourier transformation (FFT) of the noise recorded from the RW electrode shows a broad spectral peak from 0.8-1.0 kHz. The magnitude of the biological noise is increased by high-frequency, bandlimited acoustic noise stimulation. Pure tones can suppress or enhance the spectral components around 0.8-1.0 kHz depending on frequency and intensity. Kainic acid applied to the intact RW membrane eliminates the biological noise (and the evoked cochlear whole-nerve responses) without alteration of the cochlear microphonic or the summating potential. The spectral characteristics of the biological noise seem to be related to the elemental waveform contributed by the individual auditory-nerve fibers to the voltage recorded at the RW electrode [Kiang et al., Electrocochleography, edited by R. J. Ruben, C. Elbering, and G. Solomon (University Park, Baltimore, 1976)].