X射线相衬成像中靶丸球壳界面晕区暗区现象

在微聚焦X射线以及等离子体X射线源平台上开展了多层球壳靶丸的相衬成像实验。实验结果表明,通过相衬成像能够获得清晰的多层球壳靶丸图像并观察到球壳内外表面晕区暗区现象。根据光的折射原理解释了该晕区暗区现象产生的物理机制。实验结果与几何模型计算结果符合较好。     

Light refraction in the Swiss-cheese model

We investigate light propagation in the Swiss-cheese model. On both sides of Swiss-cheese sphere surfaces, observers resting in the flat Friedmann-Robertson-Walker (FRW) space and the Schwarzschild space respectively, see the same light ray enclosing different angles with the normal. We examine light refraction at each crossing of the boundary surfaces, showing that the angle of refraction is larger than the angle of incidence for both directions of the light.     

Observation of light propagation by holography with a picosecond pulsed laser

We demonstrate the propagation of a light pulse undergoing refraction and total refraction inside a glass block as well as diffraction at a grating. Observation of a frameless, continuous motion picture of the light propagation is possible by recording of hologram with a picosecond pulsed laser. It is shown that the direction of the pulse changes as a result of refraction, the pulse's speed decreases inside a glass block, and the pulse travels a zigzag path by total refraction. The pulse fronts of the diffracted light propagating parallel to the grating surface are also demonstrated.     

凹面相控阵聚焦声场在液固界面上的反射和折射

开展了凹面线性相控阵列辐射声场在液固界面上的反射和折射特性研究,利用射线近似方法,得到了凹面相控阵聚焦声场在液固界面上反射和折射后的声场渐近解析表达式,对声波在液固曲面上的反射和折射声场进行了分析和讨论. 利用这个解析表达式,对凹面线性聚焦声场在液固平界面和液固圆柱界面情况下固体中折射纵波和折射横波的相控阵声场进行了分析和讨论,发现凹面线阵声场在液固圆柱界面下比液固平界面具有更好的聚焦效果. 关键词： 凹面阵列 超声相控阵 反射与折射     

大气折射对可见光波段辐射传输特性的影响

折射是影响辐射传输的重要因素. 为分析大气折射对辐射传输的影响, 基于Monte Carlo方法, 给出了考虑大气折射的矢量辐射传输模型, 实现了均匀气层和耦合面处光子随机运动过程的模拟, 实现了直射光及漫射光Stokes矢量、偏振度和辐射通量等参数的计算. 在考虑和不考虑大气折射两种条件下, 验证了模型的准确性; 在纯瑞利散射条件下, 讨论了大气折射对不同方向漫射光Stokes矢量的影响; 在不同太阳天顶角、大气廓线、气溶胶及含云大气条件下, 分析了大气折射对辐射传输过程的影响. 结果表明: 大气折射对漫射光Stokes矢量的影响主要体现在天顶角70°–110°区间, 且随着太阳入射角增大, 其影响更为显著; 不同大气廓线情形下, 大气折射对Stokes矢量的影响不一致, 其原因是不同大气廓线对应的折射率廓线存在差异. 含云及含气溶胶大气条件下, 大气折射对辐射传输的影响变弱, 沙尘型及海盐型气溶胶条件下, 折射对辐射传输的影响强于可溶型气溶胶情形; 不同形状气溶胶条件下, 大气折射对辐射传输的影响也存在显著差异; 不同云高条件下, 大气折射对漫射光Stokes矢量的影响无显著差异, 但随着云光学厚度增大, 大气折射的影响减弱.     

Disappearance of holographic and interference fringes accompanies optical diagnostics of a supersonic bow shock flow

Preliminary results of optical diagnostics of bow shocks in a supersonic wind tunnel by applying dual-hologram shear interferometry technique are discussed. A strong refraction effect of the probing beam penetrating a region in the vicinity of a bow shock over a blunt nose cone model has been discovered. On a signal hologram the effect leads to the disappearance of holographic fringes in a narrow region attached to the shock wave front. A reconstructed interferogram in this region manifests the absence of an interference pattern.Computer simulations were performed for a part of the probing beam penetrating the area of high-density steep gradients of compressed air attached to the central part of the shock front of a bow shock. The compressed area was modeled as a hyperbolic cap. The bow shock was assumed axisymmetric. The simulations made it possible to evaluate angles of deflections and found conformity with reconstructed interferograms (shadowgraphs).It is concluded that in the above-indicated region of bow shocks probing light is deviated refractively into some angles, which could be large enough for light rays to be blocked out and never arrive at the detector (photo film). In the case when interferometric fringes disappear, the effect of strong refraction makes it impossible to measure air density gradients in some critical region.     

Wave refraction in negative-index media: always positive and very inhomogeneous

We present the first treatment of the refraction of physical electromagnetic waves in newly developed negative index media (NIM), also known as left-handed media (LHM). The NIM dispersion relation implies that group fronts refract positively even when phase fronts refract negatively. This difference results in rapidly dispersing, very inhomogeneous waves. In fact, causality and finite signal speed always prevent negative wave signal (not phase) refraction. Earlier interpretations of phase refraction as "negative light refraction" and "light focusing by plane slabs" are therefore incorrect, and published NIM experiments can be explained without invoking negative signal refraction.     

Mechanisms of ultrasonic modulation of multiply scattered coherent light: a Monte Carlo model

A Monte Carlo model of the ultrasonic modulation of multiply scattered coherent light in scattering media is provided. The model is based on two mechanisms: the ultrasonic modulation of the index of refraction, which causes a modulation of the optical path lengths between consecutive scattering events, and the ultrasonic modulation of the displacements of scatterers, which causes a modulation of optical path lengths with each scattering event. Multiply scattered light accumulates modulated optical path lengths along its path. Consequently, the intensity of the speckles that are formed by the multiply scattered light is modulated. The contribution from the index of refraction is comparable with the contribution from displacement when the acoustic-wave vector is less than a critical fraction of the transport mean free path and becomes increasingly greater than the contribution from displacement beyond this critical point. This Monte Carlo model agrees well with an independent analytical model for isotropically scattering media. Both mechanisms are coherent phenomena, requiring the use of a coherent light source.     

Hyperbolic prisms and foams in Hele-Shaw cells

The propagation of light in foams creates patterns which are generated due to the reflection and refraction of light. One of these patterns is observed by the formation of multiple mirror images inside liquid bridges in a layer of bubbles in a Hele-Shaw cell. We are presenting the existence of these patterns in foams and their relation with hyperbolic geometry and Sierpinski gaskets using the Poincaré disk model. The images obtained from the experiment in foams are compared to the case of hyperbolic optical elements.     

Universal and wide shear zones in granular bulk flow

We present experiments on slow granular flows in a modified (split-bottomed) Couette geometry in which wide and tunable shear zones are created away from the sidewalls. For increasing layer heights, the zones grow wider (apparently without bound) and evolve towards the inner cylinder according to a simple, particle-independent scaling law. After rescaling, the velocity profiles across the zones fall onto a universal master curve given by an error function. We study the shear zones also inside the material as a function of both their local height and the total layer height.     

Optical properties in photoelectron diffraction theory

Photoelectron diffraction effects may be strongly influenced by optical properties of the solid. Due to refraction and absorption of light at a surface, the state of polarization of light may be changed and, therefore, the corresponding photoelectron diffraction intensity. In order to include optical properties of solids in photoelectron diffraction theory, a general polarization vector of light is defined taking into account both refraction and absorption of light at the vacuum–solid boundary. In a first step, the radiation field of light inside the solid is approximated macroscopically according to classical electrodynamics. Analytical expressions are derived within a real-angle representation of Fresnel equations to reveal the influence of refraction and absorption of light on the state of polarization of light. A general refractive index in dependence on the incident angle of light is introduced which determines the refractive angle inside the solid (refraction law with real angles) and the order of influence of absorption of light. The general polarization vector is applied in the calculation of dipole transition matrix elements in a multiple-scattering cluster model of photoelectron diffraction, where the process of photoabsorption (dipole transition matrix element) and multiple scattering processes of photoelectrons (scattering path operator) are considered separately. Different analytical and numerical results of photoelectron diffraction effects are presented for light of general polarization incident at general angles taking into account the optical properties of the solid. Examples are shown and discussed in detail for Cu(001) and GaAs(110) surfaces.     

对单轴晶体中光的性质和双折射问题的几点讨论

指出了关于光在单轴晶体中的传播、偏振及双折射问题中的几个模糊概念或论点;证明了在单轴晶体中属同一波矢的两个线偏振光光矢量的偏振方向也是相互垂直的,而且此两光的主平面是相互重合的;分析了在双折射教学中尚存的不足之处和个别欠妥的提法;指出在讨论双折射问题时必须加入适当的基础理论,而仅用定性作图法将对理解掌握该部分内容带来某些弊端．     

Light focusing by slot Fabry-Perot photonic crystal nanoresonator on scanning tip

We numerically investigate the propagation of light through the photonic crystal (PhC) waveguide on low refraction index material for near-field light focusing at the visible wavelength (635 nm) by incorporating a center air slot and Fabry-Perot resonator on the scanning tip. Perturbations by water and substrate refraction index changes of the PhC are analyzed by the finite-difference time-domain method to show minimal impact on light confinement and throughput. Such a total dielectric probe tip design has great potential to complement the current widely used metal-coated optical-fiber-based light confinement probe.     

Negative refraction at infrared wavelengths in a two-dimensional photonic crystal

We report on the first experimental evidence of negative refraction at telecommunication wavelengths by a two-dimensional photonic crystal field. Samples were fabricated by chemically assisted ion beam etching in the InP-based low-index constrast system. Experiments of beam imaging and light collection show light focusing by the photonic crystal field. Finite-difference time-domain simulations confirm that the observed focusing is due to negative refraction in the photonic crystal area.     

Properties of Physical Systems: Transient Singularities on Borders and Surface Transitive Zones

Certain alternative properties of physical systems are describable by supports of arguments of response functions (e.g. light cone, borders of media) and expressed by projectors; corresponding equations of restraints lead to dispersion relations, theorems of counting, etc. As supports are measurable, their absolutely strict borders contradict the spirit of quantum theory and their quantum evolution leading to appearance of subtractions or certain needed flattening would be considered. “Flattening” of projectors introduce transitive zones that can be examined as a specification of adiabatic hypothesis or the Bogoliubov regulatory function in QED. For demonstration of their possibilities the phenomena of refraction and reflection of electromagnetic wave are considered; they show, in particular, the inevitable appearing of double electromagnetic layers on all surfaces that formerly were repeatedly postulated, etc. Quantum dynamics of projectors proves the neediness of subtractions that usually are artificially adding and express transient singularities and zones in squeezed forms.     

Particle sizing by ultrashort laser pulses – numerical simulation

This paper contains the results of our numerical investigations into particle sizing by analysis the time-dependent formation of the scattered light. We use an extended Mie theory for calculation the differences in time between the signals of reflection and higher order of refraction. The corresponding optical path lengths of light rays are computed by the principles of geometrical optics. By using a Debye series expansion it is possible to take into account single orders of scattered light. In detail we demonstrate the pulse-induced generation of scattered light for the refraction of first and second order as function of the detection angle.     

内外锥折射锥顶角的研究

利用光波面和光波法线面的曲线方程,得出了光波面上光轴角和光线轴角的表达式。以此为基础,借助内锥折射和外锥折射的性质及对应光波面上的位置关系,推导了内锥折射锥顶角和外锥折射锥顶角的表达式。并以堇青石和黄玉为例给出了具体的锥顶角数值大小,分析了锥顶角很小的原因。     

Negative refraction in photonic crystals

We demonstrate that light propagation in strongly modulated 2D/3D photonic crystals (PhCs) becomes refraction-like in the vicinity of the photonic bandgap, which is contrary to the fact that light propagation in weakly modulated PhCs is very different from refraction and thus the definition of refraction index becomes meaningless. Such a crystal behaves like a material having an effective refractive index controllable by the band structure. This situation is analogous to the effective-mass approximation in electron-band theory. The propagation states having a negative effective index exhibit unusual properties, such as mirror-like imaging effect, image-transfer effect. These properties are confirmed by finite-difference time-domain simulations.     

偏振光谱BRDF建模与仿真

在偏振光条件下,物体的表面反射受到折射率、表面粗糙度、入射角等多种因素的影响。针对粗糙物体表面在不同波段光照下表现出不同的偏振反射特性,提出一种基于Kirchhof理论的偏振光谱BRDF模型。利用已知材质在不同波长下的复折射率,对其折射率和消光系数部分分别反演出的对应光谱模型,进而得到复折射率的光谱模型;同借鉴经典的表面粗糙度测量方法,结合菲涅耳反射公式,推导出表面粗糙度的光谱模型,将得到的复折射率和粗糙度光谱模型与BRDF模型相结合,推导出偏振光谱BRDF建模。模型分别在折射率随波长变化、粗糙度为常量,折射率、粗糙度均随波长变化以及原模型三种情况下进行仿真对比实验,并将所得到的数据与其他资料进行对比。其结果表明,该模型能够较为准确的反映物体表面的偏振反射特性,并且能够描述偏振度随波长变化趋势的光谱特征,能够为偏振遥感、物质分类等方面的应用提供可靠依据。