Formation of multidomain structures in an optically bistable absorption system under the action of hyper-Gaussian light beams

It is shown that several longitudinal domains of high absorption are formed under certain conditions in an optically bistable element based on increasing absorption under the action of a hyper-Gaussian light beam. This is caused both by the transformation of the initial beam profile into a tubular distribution and by the diffraction of light by a nonuniform boundary of the region of high absorption. The analysis of dynamics showed the possibility of formation of quasi-stationary regions with high absorption, which exist during a certain time. These effects can lead to false data recording in three-dimensional optical recording systems.     

Assembling of Complex Heterocyclic Ensembles, Schiff Bases, from 5-Amino-3-[2-(4,5,6,7-tetrahydroindolyl)]pyrazoles and 1-Vinyl(ethyl)-2-formylimidazoles

Condensation of 5-amino-3-(2-pyrrolyl)pyrazoles with 1-vinyl(ethyl)-2-formylimidazoles afforded complex heterocyclic ensembles: Schiff bases containing pyrrole, pyrazole, and imidazole rings. The cis,trans-orientation of CH = N and CH₂ = CH groups and E-isomeric structure of the Schiff bases under study with respect to the imine fragment, and also the presence of intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds were established.     

Mass spectra of new groups of functionalized heterocycles

The influence of the position and nature of the substituent in the thiophene ring on the fragmentation of 3-alkyl- and 5-alkyl-2-thienylamines under electron impact was studied. The derivatives containing the ethyl group in position 3 decompose due to both the elimination of the fragments from the substituents and thiophene ring rupture. In the case of the compounds with thetert-butyl group in position 5, the last process is not observed. The fragmentation of the 3- and 5-methyl-substituted derivatives occurs mainly from the isomeric thiopyran form of the molecular ion. For Part 2, see Ref. 1. Deceased. Published inIzvestiya Akademii Nauk. Seriya Khimicheskaya, No. 9, pp. 1560–1563, September, 2000.     

Femtosecond laser ablation of ZnO nanorods for two-photon-pumped random lasing and optical data storage

Femtosecond laser ablation based on two-photon absorption was employed to cut ZnO nanorods into uniform ZnO nanoparticles of deep subwavelength size. The fabricated ZnO nanoparticles possess a shorter mean transport length for photons at the emission wavelength and a much smaller scattering cross section at the pump wavelength, leading to highly efficient two-photon-pumped random lasing with a low threshold of ??8?mJ/cm². It was demonstrated that the significant enhancement in two-photon luminescence after the irradiation of femtosecond laser pulses could also be utilized for realizing optical data storage.     

An all-optical switch based on a one-dimensional layered structure with defocusing nonlinearity

The feasibility of an optical switch of femtosecond range controlled by a femtosecond light pulse acting on a nonlinear one-dimensional photonic crystal (a layered one-dimensional periodic structure) is demonstrated by computer simulation. The crystal comprises linear and weakly defocusing layers. It is shown that switching occurs when the peak intensity of the initial pulse exceeds a certain threshold value due to the dependence of the transmission-reflection bands of the photonic crystal on the nonlinearity of the medium.     

Hydrocarbon film formed on the surface of a semiconductor irradiated by an electron beam

The rate of formation of a hydrocarbon film on the surface of a sample subjected to the action of an electron beam is studied at room temperature and in cooling a sample to the liquid nitrogen temperature. The thickness and the optical radiation transmission of such films are measured as functions of the electron beam radiation time, the sample temperature, and the level of vacuum. The film thickness is measured with atomic force microscopy. The absorption of the films is determined by comparing the cathodoluminescence intensities from a pure sample surface and from the surface covered with a film. The experimental results can be used to estimate the film formation rate as a function of the sample temperature and the vacuum and to determine the optical radiation absorption at a wavelength of 300, 360, 550, and 665 nm.     

Direct vinylation of glucose derivatives with acetylene

Vinyl ethers, promising chiral carbohydrate synthons, have been synthesized by the addition of glucose acetals (1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranose, methyl 4,6-O-benzylidene-α-d-glucopyranoside, 1,2-O-cyclohexylidene-α-d-glucofuranose, methyl α-d-glucopyranoside) to acetylene under atmospheric and elevated pressures in an autoclave in the presence of superbase catalytic systems (KOH-DMSO, t-BuOK-DMSO). The complete vinylation of 1,2:5,6-di-O-isopropylidene-α-d-glucofuranose and methyl α-d-glucopyranoside has been realized under elevated pressure of acetylene in the system KOH-THF as well.     

Non-catalytic Addition of 1,2,4-Triazole to Nucleophilic and Electrophilic Alkenes

Non-catalytic addition of 1,2,4-triazole to vinyl ethers and esters occurs on heating (65-175°C, 4-20 h) to give Markovnikov adducts (yield 30-100%). Electron-deficient alkenes (acrylonitrile, acrylic acid, 4-phenyl-3-buten-2-one) react with 1,2,4-triazole (78-190°C, 4-20 h) to give anti-Markovnikov adducts in yields of 45-83%.