Observation of total omnidirectional reflection from a one-dimensional dielectric lattice

3 AlF₆/ZnSe multilayer structure developed by means of standard optical technology. The structure was found to have a reflection coefficient of more then 99% in the range of incident angles 0°-86°at the wavelength of 632.8 nm for s-polarization. The results are likely to stimulate new experiments on photonic crystals and controlled spontaneous emission. Received: 30 October 1998/Accepted: 2 November 1998     

Compressibility of Nonideal Deuterium and Helium Plasmas up to 20 TPa

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - We present our experimental results on the compressibility of strongly coupled (nonideal) degenerate deuterium and helium plasmas...     

Optimization design of optical waveguide control by nanoslit-enhanced THz field

We discuss design issues of devices which were proposed recently [Opt. Lett. 37 (2012) 3903] for terahertz (THz) control of the propagation of an optical waveguide mode. The mode propagates through a nonlinear dielectric material placed in a metallic nanoslit illuminated by THz radiation. The THz field in the slit is strongly localized and thus significantly enhanced, facilitating nonlinear interactions with the dielectric waveguide material. This enhancement can lead to notable changes in the refractive index of the waveguide. The closer the waveguide is to the slit walls, the higher the nonlinear effects are, but with the cost of increasing propagation losses due to parasitic coupling to surface plasmon polaritons at the metal interfaces. We analyze several optical waveguide configurations and define a figure of merit that allows us to design the optimal configuration. We find that designs with less overlap of the THz and optical fields but also with lower losses are better than designs where both these parameters are higher. The estimated terahertz field incident onto the metallic nanoslit required to manipulate the waveguide mode has reasonable values which can be achieved in practice.     

Elastic properties of the Ta–V system: bcc Ta0.33V0.67 and C15 TaV2

Resonant ultrasound spectroscopy was used to measure the elastic constants of bcc Ta_0.33V_0.67 over the temperature range 3.5–300?K; the results were compared to earlier measurements on C15 TaV₂. The temperature dependence of the polycrystalline shear modulus is completely different in the two phases; that of the bcc phase decreases with temperature whereas that of the C15 phases increases in an anomalous fashion. This difference is consistent with a model involving doubly-degenerate levels at the X point of the Brillouin zone in the C15 phase with the Fermi level lying near the doubly degenerate level. This model accounted for the unusual behaviour of the C15 phase. Debye temperatures were determined from the ultrasonic measurements: 295?K for the C15 phase and 315?K for the bcc phase.     

Microscopic model of the THz field enhancement in a metal nanoslit

We discuss the strong THz-field enhancement effect in a metal slit of dozens of nanometers sizes reported recently. Proposed simple microscopic model considers electric charges induced at the edges of the slit by a polarized incident wave. These charges contribute then to the field in the slit. The model is capable of explaining peculiarities of the field enhancement phenomenon such as an inverse frequency dependence of the enhancement factor. It provides closed-form expressions for the enhancement factor and field mapping inside the slit having only one fitting parameter. The model predicts influence of the slit shape on the field enhancement.     

Cavity mode control in side-coupled periodic waveguides: Theory and experiment

We demonstrate that the modes of coupled cavities created in periodic waveguides can depend critically on the longitudinal shift between the cavities. In the absence of such shift, the modes feature symmetric or antisymmetric profiles, and their frequency splitting generally increases as the cavities are brought closer. We show that the longitudinal shift enables flexible control over the fundamental modes, whose frequency detuning can be reduced down to zero. Our coupled-mode theory analysis reveals an intrinsic link between the mode tuning and the transformation of slow-light dispersion at the photonic band-edge. We illustrate our approach through numerical modeling of cavities created in arrays of dielectric rods, and confirm our predictions with experimental observations.     

Phase formation in Fe0-H2O-O2 system in the presence of iron cations: 2. Fe0-H2O-O2-Fe2(SO4)3 system

Formation mechanisms of ultradispersed (nanosized) iron-oxygen particles in a Fe⁰-H₂O-O₂ system in the presence of trivalent iron cations are investigated. It is shown that, depending on the solution concentration and pH and the presence or absence of an oxidant on the surface of iron, nanosized nuclei, mainly ferrihydrite, are formed in the surface layer and in the solution. Further growth of these nuclei occurs via several mechanisms to yield ultradispersed phases of iron oxides and monohydrates with different crystalline modifications. Original Russian Text ? V.A. Prokopenko, E.N. Lavrinenko, S.V. Mamunya, 2007, published in Kolloidnyi Zhurnal, 2007, Vol. 69, No. 1, pp. 88–95.