The direct excitation of CO2 using fast （nanosecond） and ultrafast （femtosecond） pulsed lasers was investigated.A gas reaction cell was used to excite CO2 in a 50：50 mixture of CO2 and CH4 using nano-and femtosec...The direct excitation of CO2 using fast （nanosecond） and ultrafast （femtosecond） pulsed lasers was investigated.A gas reaction cell was used to excite CO2 in a 50：50 mixture of CO2 and CH4 using nano-and femtosecond laser systems,to induce a reaction between these two compounds.FT-IR spectra showed that CO was formed using the nanosecond and femtosecond laser systems.It was also found that hydrocarbons,containing C-C bonds were formed.For both the nanosecond and femtosecond laser,it was found that more C-C higher hydrocarbons were formed after 5 h compared to 3 h of irradiation.Irradiation at pressures of 250,350 and 500 kPa with the femtosecond laser system showed the expected increase in the amount of CO formed with an increase in pressure.Results from this study showed that carbon dioxide and methane can be activated successfully using nanosecond laser pulses at 2000 nm and femtosecond laser pulses at 795 or 2000 nm and that these activated species react to form CO and C-C containing products.展开更多
The feasibility of measuring crater geometries by use of optical coherence tomography （OCT） is examined. Bovine shank bone on a motorized translation stage with a motion velocity of 3 mm/s is ablated with a pulsed C...The feasibility of measuring crater geometries by use of optical coherence tomography （OCT） is examined. Bovine shank bone on a motorized translation stage with a motion velocity of 3 mm/s is ablated with a pulsed CO2 laser in vitro. The laser pulse repetition rate is 60 Hz and the spot size on the tissue surface is 0.5 mm. Crater geometries are evaluated immediately by both OCT and histology methods after laser irradiation. The results reveal that OCT is capable of measuring crater geometries rapidly and noninvasively as compared to histology. There are good correlation and agreement between crater depth estimates obtained by two techniques, whereas there exists distinct difference between crater width estimates when the carbonization at the sides of craters is not removed.展开更多
The lifetime of optical components in high-fluence ultraviolet （UV） laser applications is typically limited by laser-initiated damage and its subsequent growth. Using 10.6-μ m CO 2 laser pulses, we successfully mit...The lifetime of optical components in high-fluence ultraviolet （UV） laser applications is typically limited by laser-initiated damage and its subsequent growth. Using 10.6-μ m CO 2 laser pulses, we successfully mitigate 355-nm laser induced damage sites on fused silica surface with dimensions less than 200 μ m. The damage threshold increases and the damage growth mitigates. However, the growth coefficients of new damage on the CO 2 laser processed area are higher than those of the original sample. The damage grows with crack propagation for residual stress after CO 2 laser irradiation. Furthermore, post-heating is beneficial to the release of residual stress and slows down the damage growth.展开更多
文摘The direct excitation of CO2 using fast （nanosecond） and ultrafast （femtosecond） pulsed lasers was investigated.A gas reaction cell was used to excite CO2 in a 50：50 mixture of CO2 and CH4 using nano-and femtosecond laser systems,to induce a reaction between these two compounds.FT-IR spectra showed that CO was formed using the nanosecond and femtosecond laser systems.It was also found that hydrocarbons,containing C-C bonds were formed.For both the nanosecond and femtosecond laser,it was found that more C-C higher hydrocarbons were formed after 5 h compared to 3 h of irradiation.Irradiation at pressures of 250,350 and 500 kPa with the femtosecond laser system showed the expected increase in the amount of CO formed with an increase in pressure.Results from this study showed that carbon dioxide and methane can be activated successfully using nanosecond laser pulses at 2000 nm and femtosecond laser pulses at 795 or 2000 nm and that these activated species react to form CO and C-C containing products.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.60578057)the Fujian Provincial Education Scientific Project(No.JA050217/JB06108)
文摘The feasibility of measuring crater geometries by use of optical coherence tomography （OCT） is examined. Bovine shank bone on a motorized translation stage with a motion velocity of 3 mm/s is ablated with a pulsed CO2 laser in vitro. The laser pulse repetition rate is 60 Hz and the spot size on the tissue surface is 0.5 mm. Crater geometries are evaluated immediately by both OCT and histology methods after laser irradiation. The results reveal that OCT is capable of measuring crater geometries rapidly and noninvasively as compared to histology. There are good correlation and agreement between crater depth estimates obtained by two techniques, whereas there exists distinct difference between crater width estimates when the carbonization at the sides of craters is not removed.
文摘The lifetime of optical components in high-fluence ultraviolet （UV） laser applications is typically limited by laser-initiated damage and its subsequent growth. Using 10.6-μ m CO 2 laser pulses, we successfully mitigate 355-nm laser induced damage sites on fused silica surface with dimensions less than 200 μ m. The damage threshold increases and the damage growth mitigates. However, the growth coefficients of new damage on the CO 2 laser processed area are higher than those of the original sample. The damage grows with crack propagation for residual stress after CO 2 laser irradiation. Furthermore, post-heating is beneficial to the release of residual stress and slows down the damage growth.
