Thesis (M.S.)--University of Michigan, 1993.

Thesis (M.S.D.)--Indiana University School of Dentistry, 2009. / Title from PDF t. p. (viewed Aug. 21, 2009) Advisor(s): Mychel Vail, Acting Chair of the Research Committee, Joseph Legan, Kenneth Spolnik, Susan L. Zunt, Edwin Parks. Curriculum vitae. Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 109-120).

Un spectromètre utilisant la technique CRDS a été développé entre 2.00 et 2.35 µm afin de réaliser la spectroscopie en absorption de molécules d’intérêt atmosphérique et planétologique avec une très grande sensibilité et à haute résolution spectrale. Cette région du spectre correspond à une fenêtre de transparence de la vapeur d’eau et du dioxyde de carbone. Ces fenêtres sont des zones de très faible absorption utilisées pour le sondage des atmosphères terrestre et vénusienne dans lesquelles la vapeur d’eau et le dioxyde de carbone représentent respectivement les absorbants gazeux principaux dans l’infrarouge.La technique CRDS consiste à injecter des photons dans une cavité optique de haute finesse et à mesurer la durée de vie des photons dans cette cavité. Celle-ci est mesurée en interrompant l’injection des photons dans la cavité optique lors du passage en résonance du laser avec l’un des modes longitudinaux. Cette durée de vie dépend de la réflectivité des miroirs et des pertes intra-cavité comme celles induites par un gaz qui absorbe. Mesurer ces pertes en fonction de la longueur d’onde permet d’obtenir le spectre d’absorption du gaz en question. L’extrême réflectivité des miroirs permet d’atteindre dans une cavité d’un peu plus d’1 m de longueur une sensibilité équivalente à celle qui serait obtenue classiquement avec une cellule d’absorption longue de plusieurs milliers de kilomètres.Trois diodes laser DFB émettant autour de 2.35, 2.26 et 2.21 µm ont été utilisées avec ce spectromètre. Grâce à une rétro-action optique provenant d’une cavité externe, certaines de ces diodes ont pu être affinées, ce qui a permis de mieux injecter la cavité haute finesse et ainsi de réduire le niveau de bruit du spectromètre. Parallèlement grâce à une collaboration avec l’Institut d’Electronique (IES, UMR 5214) à Montpellier et la société Innoptics nous avons pu tester le prototype d’un VECSEL (Vertical-External-Cavity Surface-Emitting-Laser). Ce laser a permis de couvrir une gamme spectrale de 80 cm-1, entre 4300 et 4380 cm-1, équivalente à quatre diodes laser DFB. La sensibilité obtenue en routine avec ce spectromètre, correspondant au coefficient minimum détectable, est typiquement de 1×10-10 cm-1. Le chapitre introductif (Chapitre 1) fait le point sur les différentes techniques permettant d’acquérir des spectres en absorption dans la gamme spectrale étudiée et sur les sensibilités atteintes. A notre connaissance l’instrument développé ici est le plus sensible dans cette région du spectre. Le fonctionnement de ce spectromètre CRDS est détaillé dans le chapitre 2.Pour démontrer les performances obtenues avec notre instrument celui-ci a été utilisé pour enregistrer des transitions quadrupolaires donc de très faible intensité. Ainsi la transition S(3) de la bande 1–0 de HD a été enregistrée pour la première fois et son intensité mesurée (S=2.5×10-27 cm/molecule). La sensibilité obtenue en routine a encore pu être améliorée en réalisant une moyenne d’une centaine de spectres sur une gamme spectrale réduite pour atteindre 1×10-11 cm-1. Grâce à cela nous avons pu mesurer la position et l’intensité de la raie quadrupolaire électrique O(14) de la bande 2–0 de N2 qui est très fortement interdite avec une intensité de 1.5×10-30 cm/molecule. Ces mesures font l’objet du chapitre 3 de cette thèse.Les deux derniers chapitres sont dédiés à la caractérisation de l’absorption du CO2, au centre de la fenêtre de transparence, et à celle de la vapeur d’eau. Dans les deux cas, les transitions permises du monomère et la contribution du continuum ont été étudiées. Ce dernier correspond à une absorption variant lentement avec la longueur d’onde. Les sections efficaces du « self-continuum » de la vapeur d’eau ont notamment été mesurées en plusieurs points de la fenêtre de transparence avec une incertitude beaucoup plus faible que les mesures existantes. Elles représentent un jeu de données décisif pour tester les modèles décrivant ce continuum. / A cavity ring down spectrometer has been developed in the 2.00-2.35 µm spectral range to achieve highly sensitive absorption spectroscopy of molecules of atmospheric and planetologic interest and at high spectral resolution. This spectral region corresponds to a transparency window for water vapor and carbon dioxide. Atmospheric windows, where absorption is weak, are used to sound the Earth’s and Venus’ atmospheres where water vapor and carbon dioxide represent the main gaseous absorbers in the infrared, respectively.The CRDS technique consists of injecting photons inside a high finesse optical cavity and measuring the photon’s life time of this cavity. This life-time depends on the mirror reflectivity and on the intra-cavity losses due to the absorbing gas in the cavity. Measuring these losses versus the wavelength allow obtaining the absorption spectrum of the gas. The extreme reflectivity of the mirrors allows reaching, for a 1-meter long cavity, a sensitivity equivalent to the one obtained classically with absorption cells of several thousands of kilometers.Three DFB laser diodes emitting around 2.35, 2.26, 2.21 µm were used with this spectrometer giving access to the 4249-4257, 4422-4442 and 4516-4534 cm-1 interval, respectively. Thanks to optical feedback from an external cavity, two of these diodes were spectrally narrowed leading to a better injection of the high finesse cavity thus reducing the noise level of the spectrometer. In parallel, we tested a VECSEL (Vertical-external-Cavity, Surface Emitting laser) through a collaboration with the Institu d’Electronique (IES, UMR 5214) in Montpellier and the Innoptics firm. This laser source is able to cover a 80 cm-1 spectral range centered at 4340 cm-1, equivalent to four DFB laser diodes. In routine the achieved sensitivity with this spectrometer, corresponding to the minimum detectable coefficient is typically of 1×10-10 cm-1. The introductive chapter (Chapter 1) makes the point on the different techniques allowing absorption spectra recordings in the studied spectral region and on their sensitivity. The experimental set-up, the characteristics and performances by the CRD spectrometer developed in this work are detailed in Chapter 2. To our knowledge this instrument is the most sensitive in the considered spectral region.In Chapter 3, detection of quadrupolar electric transitions of HD and N2 illustrate the level of sensitivity reached: (i) the S(3) transition in the 1-0 band of HD has been recorded for the first time and its intensity measured (S=2.5×10-27 cm/molecule), (ii) the position and intensity of the highly forbidden O(14) quadrupolar electric transition of the 2-0 band of N2 have also been newly determined.The two last chapters are devoted to the characterization of the CO2 absorption, in the centre of the transparency window, and of the water vapor absorption. In both cases, we not only studied the allowed transitions of the monomer, but also the continuum absorption. This latter correspond to a weak background absorption varying slowly with the wave length. The self-continuum cross-sections of the water vapor continuum were measured in many spectral points through the transparency window with a much better accuracy compared to existing measurements. These CRDS data constitute a valuable data set to validate the reference model (MT_CKD) for the continuum which is implemented in most of the atmospheric radiative transfer codes.

Cette thèse présente une étude exploratoire de plusieurs aspects du couplage fort lumière-matière dans des matériaux moléculaires. Différentes propriétés héritées d’un tel couplage sont démontrées, ouvrant de nombreuses possibilités d’applications, allant du transfert d’énergie à la génération de signaux optiques non-linéaires et à l’élaboration de réseaux polaritoniques chiraux. Au travers des thématiques abordées, l’idée d’un couplage lumière-matière entrant en compétition avec les différentes fréquences de dissipation des molécules se révèle être cruciale. Ainsi, la prédominance du couplage cohérent au champ électromagnétique apparaît comme un moyen de modifier les propriétés quantiques des états moléculaires, ouvrant la voie à une nouvelle chimie des matériaux en cavité. / This thesis presents an exploratory study of several aspects of strong light-matter coupling in molecular materials. Different properties inherited from such a coupling are demonstrated, opening the way to numerous applications, ranging from energy transfer to the generation of non-linear optical signals and to the development of chiral polaritonic networks. Through the topics covered, the idea of a light-matter coupling strength competing with the different frequencies of relaxation of the molecules proves to be crucial. Thus, the predominance of the coherent coupling to the electromagnetic field appears as a new mean of modifying the quantum properties of molecular systems, opening the way to a new chemistry of materials in optical cavities.

The real-time detection of trace species is key to a wide range of applications such as on-line chemical process analysis, medical diagnostics, identification of environmentally toxic species and atmospheric pollutant sensing. There is a growing demand for suitable techniques that are not only sensitive, but also simple to operate, fast and versatile. Most currently available techniques, such as spectrophotometry, are neither sensitive enough nor fast enough for kinetic studies, whilst other techniques are too complex to be operated by the non-specialist. This thesis presents two techniques that have been developed for and applied to liquid-phase analysis, with supercontinuum (SC) radiation used for liquid-phase absorption for the first time. Firstly, supercontinuum cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (SC-CEAS) was used for the kinetic measurement of chemical species in the liquid phase using a linear optical cavity. This technique is simple to implement, robust and achieves a sensitivity of 9.1 × 10−7 cm−1 Hz−1/2 at a wavelength of 550nm for dye species dissolved in water. SC-CEAS is not calibration-free and for this purpose a second technique, a time-resolved variant called broadband cavity ring-down spectroscopy (BB-CRDS), was successfully developed. Use of a novel single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) array enabled the simultaneous detection of ring-down events at multiple spectral positions for BB-CRDS measurements. The performance of both techniques is demonstrated through a number of applications that included the monitoring of an oscillating (Belousov-Zhabotinsky) reaction, detection of commercially important photoluminescent metal complexes (europium(III)) at trace level concentration, and the analysis of biomedical species (whole and lysed blood) and proteins (amyloids). Absorption spectra covering the entire visible wavelength range can be acquired in fractions of a second using sample volumes measuring only 1.0mL. Most alternative devices capable of achieving similar sensitivity have, up until now, been restricted to single wavelength measurements. This has limited speed and number of species that can be measured at once. The work presented here exemplifies the potential of these techniques as analytical tools for research scientists, healthcare practitioners and process engineers alike.

In several fields, such as biology, chemistry, combustion and environmental science, laser absorption spectroscopy represents an invaluable tool for the detection and identification of a variety of molecular species in the gas phase. For this detection to be quantitative, it is of paramount importance to rely on accurate spectroscopic parameters for the involved absorption lines in terms of line strength, line center frequency, pressure broadening, and pressure shift coefficients. The mid-infrared region offers the most favorable conditions for sensitive and chemically selective detection. The sensitivity derives from the presence of intense fundamental ro-vibrational transitions of molecules, whereas chemical selectivity relates to the unique absorption spectrum that molecules possess in the mid-IR region, thereby known as the fingerprint region. In this thesis, we combine the accelerating technology of optical frequency combs (OFC), which are powerful tools for accurate optical frequency measurements, with the wide tunability and single line emission in the mid-IR of extended cavity quantum cascade lasers (EC-QCL), to perform highly resolved, accurate and sensitive measurements in the fingerprint region, from 7.25 to 8 μm. Specifically, we have been able to lock for the first time the optical frequency of an EC-QCL to an OFC by utilizing nonlinear optics in the form of sum frequency generation (SFG) (Lamperti, AlSaif et al., 2018) and have exploited this comb-locked EC-QCL for an accurate survey of the entire ν1 ro-vibrational band of one of the most important greenhouse gases, nitrous oxide (N2O). The developed spectrometer is able to operate over a wide region of ~ 100 cm-1, in a fully automated fashion, while affording a 63 kHz uncertainty on the retrieved line center frequencies. The measurement allowed us to determine very accurately rotational constants of both ground and excited states of the ν1 band of N2O through the measurements of tens of lines of the P and R branches (AlSaif et al., JQSRT 2018). The spectrometer was then upgraded with a more recent and narrower linewidth EC-QCL to perform sub-Doppler saturated spectroscopy on the same N2O sample at a spectral resolution below 1 MHz, the sharpest ever observed with this type of laser. Finally, we worked at adding high sensitivity to the apparatus by introducing the gas in a high-finesse passive resonator and by developing a system to measure the intra-cavity absorption with cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) together with comb calibration.

Orientador: Eduardo Galera da Silva / Banca: Claudio Hideki Kubo / Banca: Rodrigo Máximo de Araújo / Resumo: Para que o tratamento endodôntico tenha sucesso, buscam-se meios de realizar uma limpeza eficiente e modelagem adequada do canal radicular. No entanto, na prática clínica, alguns problemas podem ser encontrados durante a instrumentação, sendo um deles a formação de micro trincas e linhas de fratura, que podem evoluir após o estresse causado pelas forças oclusais e resultar em uma fratura completa da raiz. O presente estudo teve por objetivo avaliar a incidência de micro trincas dentinárias em 48 incisivos inferiores humanos extraídos, utilizando estereomicroscópio e Tomografia Computadorizada de Feixe Cônico (TCFC), após o preparo do canal radicular com o sistema ProDesign S (Easy Equipamentos Odontológicos, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil) em movimento rotatório e reciprocante, o sistema ProDesign R (Easy Equipamentos Odontológicos, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brasil) em movimento reciprocante e o sistema Reciproc (VDW, Munich, Germany) em movimento reciprocante. Além disso, buscouse analisar a superfície dos instrumentos quando sem uso, após o primeiro uso, e sucessivamente até o terceiro uso, através de estereomicroscópio e microscopia eletrônica de varredura. Os resultados foram submetidos à análise estatística por meio da Prova de Friedman. Houve formação de micro trincas dentinárias em todos os grupos avaliados em Estereomicroscópio após o preparo do canal radicular utilizando o sistema ProDesign S em movimento rotatório e reciprocante, o sistema ProDesign R em movimento reciprocant... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: So that the endodontic treatment is successful, means to achieve an efficient cleaning and proper modeling of root canal are sought. However, in clinical practice, some problems may be encountered during the instrumentation, one of them being the formation of micro cracks and lines of fracture, which may evolve after the stress caused by occlusal forces and result in a complete root fracture. The objective of this study is to evaluate the incidence of dentin micro cracks in 48 extracted human incisors using stereomicroscope and cone beam computed tomography (TCFC), after the root canal preparation with ProDesign S system (Easy Equipamentos Odontológicos, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil), in rotatory and reciprocating movement, ProDesign R system (Easy Equipamentos Odontológicos, Belo Horizonte, MG, Brazil) in reciprocating movement and Reciproc system (VDW, Munich, Germany) in reciprocating movement. In addition, it was aimed to analyze the instruments surface when without use, after first use, and successively until the third use, through a stereomicroscope and scanning electron microscopy. The results will be subjected to statistical analysis by means of the Friedman test. Dentin micro cracks were formed in all groups evaluated in a stereomicroscope after root canal preparation using the ProDesign S system in rotating and reciprocating motion, the ProDesign R system in reciprocating motion and the Reciproc system in reciprocating motion; but without statistically significant dif... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Mestre

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<p>This thesis investigates the effect of different passive suppression techniques of different configurations on the flow-excited acoustic resonance of an internal axisymmetric cavity. This type of acoustic resonance is observed in many practical applications such as valves installed in steam pipe lines, and gas transport system. An experimental setup of a cavity-duct system has been altered to facilitate the study of the suppression and/or delay of resonance over the range of Mach number of 0.07-0.4. Three different cavity depths have been studied d=12.5 mm, 25 mm, and 50 mm deep. For each depth, the cavity length is changed from L=25 mm to 50 mm. The investigation matrix includes the study of two rounding radii, two chamfer geometries and three different types of spoilers, all located at the leading edge of the cavity. A reference case of no suppression seat installed for each of the examined cavity geometries is tested. Rounding off cavity edges for both radii has increased the acoustic pressure level, yet delayed the onset of resonance. Chamfering the upstream edge of the cavity delayed the onset of resonance as a result of increasing the cavity characteristic length which delays the coupling of the shear layer perturbations and the acoustic field. The delay and the suppression of resonance achieved by the chamfer depend on the size of the cavity. All spoiler configurations have proven effectiveness in delaying and suppressing resonance for all cavities. The choice of spoiler configuration would depend on cavity size and robustness/strength of acoustic resonance.</p> / Master of Science (MSc)

Cavity ring-down spectroscopy (CRDS) and cavity enhanced absorption spectroscopy (CEAS) are two well-established absorption spectroscopic techniques originally developed for gas-phase samples. Condensed-phase applications of these techniques still remain rare, complicated as they are by additional background losses induced by condensed-phase samples as well as the intracavity components in which the sample is constrained. This thesis is concerned with the development and application of optical-cavity-based techniques in the condensed phase. Polarization-dependent evanescent wave CRDS (EW-CRDS) has been used to study the molecular orientation at the solid/air and solid/liquid interfaces. An increase in average orientation angle with respect to the surface normal has been observed for both methylene blue and coumarin molecules as a function of coverage at the fused silica/air interface. An orientation-angle-dependent photobleaching of pyridin molecules at the fused silica/methanol interface have also been observed. EW-CRDS has also been used to monitor slow in situ photobleaching of thin dye films deposited on the prism surface. The photobleaching dynamics is interpreted as a combination of first- and second-order processes. A significant fraction of this thesis has been devoted to studying magnetic field effects (MFEs) on the kinetics of the radical pair (RP) reactions in solution, in an effort to understand the ability of animals to sense the geomagnetic field. Two novel optical-cavity-based techniques – broadband CEAS (BBCEAS) and CRDS have been developed for this purpose. BBCEAS uses a supercontinuum (SC) source as the cavity light source and a CCD camera as photodetector, enabling simultaneous acquisition of absorption spectrum across the whole visible region (400 – 800 nm). In CRDS, a tunable optical parametric oscillator has been used as the cavity light source. Combined with the switching of external magnetic field (SEMF) method, this technique allows the decay kinetics of the geminate RPs to be monitored, with nanosecond resolution. Both BBCEAS and CRDS provide sensitivity superior to single-pass transient absorption (TA), a technique traditionally used in the MFE studies. A series of photochemical systems have been studied by BBCEAS and CRDS, respectively, among which, the MFEs of drosophila melanogaster cryptochrome has been observed. Importantly, this is the first time an MFE has been observed in an animal cryptochrome, and provides key supporting evidence for the cryptochrome hypothesis of magnetoreception in animals. Besides the optical-cavity-based techniques, a novel fluorescence detection method of MFEs has also been demonstrated. This technique proved ultrahigh sensitivity when applicable.