Development of a stabilized low temperature infrared absorption cell for use in low temperature and collisional cooling experiments

We have constructed a stabilized low temperature infrared absorption cell cooled by an open cycle refrigerator, which can run with liquid nitrogen from 250 to 80K or with liquid helium from 80K to a few kelvin. Several CO infrared spectra were recorded at low temperature using a tunable diode laser spectrometer. These spectra were analyzed taking into account the detailed effects of collisions on the line profile when the pressure increases. We also recorded spectra at very low pressure to accurately model the diode laser emission. Spectra of the R(2) line in the fundamental band of 13CO cooled by collisions with helium buffer gas at 10.5K and at pressures near 1 Torr have been recorded. The He-pressure broadening parameter (gamma(0) = 0.3 cm(-1) atm(-1)) has been derived from the simultaneous analysis of four spectra at different pressures.     

Degradation in gain for a free electron laser amplifier due to electron momentum spread

A finite spread in axial momentum for the electron beam in a free electron laser amplifier is shown to decrease the small-signal gain. For millimeter and sub-millimeter wave amplifiers, where exponential growth dominates the gain, it is shown that the gain is approximately 3 db below that for a cold beam if the relative momentum spread (u/u)_1/2 = (G_o/248)^1/2 (_o/L), where G_o1 is the gain in db for the cold-beam case, _o is the magnetic wiggler period, and L is the amplifier length. Exact numerical examples are given for representative FEL amplifiers at 35 and 550 GHz.This research was sponsored by the U.S. Office of Naval Research, and by the U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation.     

神光-Ⅱ装置三倍频实验中靶场单元技术的改进

 主要介绍为了满足神光-Ⅱ高功率激光装置三倍频光（351nm，3ω）的物理实验要求，靶场三倍频模拟光源和瞄准监视系统两个主要单元技术的改进，即三倍频模拟光源由基频光（1 053nm，3ω）通过腔外的KTP+BBO晶体倍频获得，再经八路分光系统和主激光耦合；瞄准监视系统由透射式光学系统改进为反射式光学系统，避免原系统存在较大的色差，提高瞄准精度。     

聚N-异丙基丙烯酰胺接枝聚苯乙烯高分子刷的构象

当长链高分子高密度接枝到一个表面上时,由于分子链间的相互作用使得接枝的高分子链扩张而形成伸直链的构象,这种形态被称为高分子刷.     

Review of Fluorescence Spectroscopy in Environmental Quality Applications

Fluorescence spectroscopy is an optical spectroscopic method that has been applied for the assessment of environmental quality extensively during the last 20 years. Most of the earlier works have used conventional light sources in spectrofluorometers to assess quality. Many recent works have used laser sources of light for the same purpose. The improvement of the energy sources and of the higher resolution spectrometers has led to a tremendous increase in applications. The motivation for the present review study is the increasing use of laser sources in environmental applications. The review is divided in two parts. The fundamental principles of fluorescence spectroscopy are described in the first part. The environmental applications are described in the second part.     

Beyond the Microscale: Advances in Surface Nanopatterning by Laser-Driven Self-Organization

Designing complex local properties that seamlessly integrate efficient functions into processed materials presents a formidable challenge. A promising solution has emerged in the form of ultrafast laser-surface structuring. Through time-controlled polarization ultrafast irradiation at the picosecond timescale, spontaneous self-organization of surfaces can be induced. The thermal gradient length scale unfolds on the micro- and nanoscale, instigating thermoconvection that leads to structured surfaces upon quenching. Convective instabilities dynamically shape intricate yet self-regulated periodic relief structures. The ability to achieve laser-induced self-organization in both surface dimensions holds immense scientific importance, as it unlocks the potential to create uniform periodic 2D patterns by harnessing the inherent regulation of nonlinear dynamics processes in fluids. This comprehensive review explores recent advances in understanding and leveraging ultrafast laser-induced self-organization for precise patterning across versatile scales and applications. The insights herein hold the potential to drive significant advancements in nanoscale manufacturing through 2D laser-induced periodic surface structures.     

Sub-Nominal Resolution Fourier Transform Spectrometry with Chip-Based Combs

Chip-based optical frequency combs address the demand for compact, bright, coherent light sources of equidistant phase-locked lines. Traditionally, the Fourier Transform Spectroscopy (FTS) technique is considered a suboptimal choice for resolving comb lines in chip-based sensing applications due to the requirement of long optical delays, and spectral distortion from the instrumental line shape. Here, a sub-nominal resolution FTS technique is developed that extracts the comb's offset frequency in any spectral region directly from the measured interferogram without resorting to nonlinear $$-to- $$ interferometry. This in turn enables 10's of MHz resolution spectrometry with millimeter optical retardations currently limited by the emission linewidth and phase noise of the used lasers. Low-pressure Doppler-broadened absorption lines probed by widely-tunable chip-scale mid-infrared optical frequen with electrical pumping are fully resolved over a span of tens of nanometers. This versatile technique paves the way for compact, electrostatically-actuated, or even all-on-chip high-fidelity FTS, and can be readily applied to boost the resolution of existing commercial instruments with compact interferometers several hundred times.     

激光诱导炽光法与消光法诊断烧蚀羽烟消光性能

为了研究流场中碳纤维增强环氧树脂复合材料在激光辐照时产生的烧蚀羽烟对入射激光的屏蔽效应,通过对朗伯-比尔定律进行分析,得到了评价羽烟消光性能的平均质量消光系数的表达式,其与羽烟场浓度和激光透过率相关。采用激光诱导炽光法（LII）和激光消光法,搭建了羽烟消光性能联合诊断实验平台,使待测激光落于LII的激发光平面上,通过同步采集待测激光的透过率和LII信号,获得激发光平面上羽烟浓度场和激光消光比,得到羽烟在不同气流速度下的平均质量消光系数。实验得到气流速度为7,10,20 m/s时羽烟对1064 nm激光的归一化质量消光系数分别为2.51,1.08,1.00。实验发现,质量消光系数受到气流速度影响,当气流速度较低时质量消光系数曲线波动幅度大,且曲线均值较大;当气流速度较高时质量消光系数趋于稳定且均值较小。     

电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光器及应用

为了获得高能紫外激光输出,开展了电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光技术研究。详细介绍了四向电子束泵浦准分子激光装置的工作原理和结构特征,简述Marx发生器的放电电压、放电电流,激光气室中的沉积能量,激光脉冲能量、脉宽等参数的测量方法;研究了电子束泵浦XeCl准分子激光输出特性,得到了激光脉冲能量随激光气室内混合气体气压变化的规律,当激光器的充电电压为81 kV时,获得了能量100 J、脉宽200 ns的XeCl准分子激光输出,其本征效率约为3.2%。并且开展了XeCl准分子激光辐照涂层材料力学特性研究,采用微型红外通光冲量探头测量不同条件下激光辐照涂层材料的冲量耦合系数,在常压空气环境中的冲量耦合系数约为8.3210-5 NW-1。     

神光Ⅱ装置上辐射驱动瑞利-泰勒不稳定性实验

在神光Ⅱ装置上开展了辐射驱动RT不稳定性的一系列实验,获得了不同初始扰动幅度、不同扰动波长、不同材料样品等条件下辐射烧蚀RT不稳定性增长的高时空分辨背光图像,特别是在大初始扰动幅度样品实验中获得了扰动增长的清晰图像,观察到了扰动增长从线性区到非线性区的过渡过程,二次和三次谐波的产生和发展清楚可见。充实了数值模拟程序考核的实验数据库,对间接驱动ICF点火靶设计和研究具有重要作用。