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Femtosecond laser pulse has been used for the machining of the gratings primarily due to its superior advantages over conventional continuous wave (CW) and long pulse lasers for micromachining. In this paper, we develop a novel technique for the fabrication of planar gratings by colliding two beams to generate interference fringes. This technique is simple, fast and low cost. We have successfully fabricated planar gratings on a copper substrate. / Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA)

This project explores optimization of two-photon excited fluorescence (TPEF) enhancement between tunable narrowband and un-tuned broadband femtosecond (fs) laser pulse excitations for two-photon microscopy (TPM). The research is conducted preliminarily in time domain and comprehensively in frequency domain to understand the physics behind TPEF enhancement by un-tuned sub-10 fs nearly transform-limited pulse (TLP) versus tunable 140 fs pulse. The preliminary study on inverse proportionality of TPEF yield to fs-pulse duration delimits a general lower-bound to narrowband fs-pulse regime (pulse duration > 40 fs) with assumption of dye-molecule frequency invariant response. Deviations from this inverse proportionality in broadband fs-pulse regime (pulse duration < 40 fs) highlights dye-molecule frequency variant response, necessity of group delay dispersion (GDD) compensation, and broadband TLP for TPEF enhancement. The follow-up comparative study is made on un-tuned sub-10 fs TLP versus tunable 140 fs pulse excitations using three dye-phantoms (Indo-1, FITC, and TRITC) representative of fluorescent probes with similar TPEF characteristics. The integrated experimental system, with custom-designed GDD compensation, dispersion-less laser-beam expanding and focusing, and compound-lens for efficient fluorescence collection with good spectral resolution, ensures accurate TPEF measurements. Differentiated TPEF enhancements of Indo-1 (1.6), FITC (6.7), and TRITC (5.2) proportionally agree with calculated ones due to the overlap of fs-pulse second harmonic (SH) power spectrum with dye-molecule two-photon excitation (TPE) spectrum. Physically speaking, with broadband sub-10 fs TLP readily involved in both degenerate (v1 = v2) and non-degenerate (v1 ≠ v2) two-photon absorption (TPA), this un-tuned ultrashort fs-pulse excitation simultaneously allows for more accessibility to TPA-associated final states and diversely promotes population of thus excited dye-molecules with the three dye-phantoms. Under environmental influences (mutual quenching through one-photon absorption(s) and solvent effect), multicolor TPEF enhancement observed from a mixture of the three dyes shows promise of sub-10 fs TLP as simultaneous excitation for multiple-dye labeled samples in contrast to compromised excitation with narrowband fs-pulse tuning. Both single- and multicolor TPEF enhancements clarify tradeoff between tunability of narrowband fs-pulse and un-tuned broadband fs-pulse excitations, being instructive to further considerations on optimization of TPEF enhancement by strategic utilization of broadband fs-pulse for better performance of TPM.

The increasing use of visible and near infrared light in therapeutic and diagnostic techniques has created a need to model its propagation in tissue. One of the fundamental objectives of such a model is the noninvasive evaluation of the optical properties of tissue. The focus of this thesis was the development of the diffusion approximation in the semi-infinite, slab, cylindrical and spherical geometries. This development required the derivation of approximate boundary conditions which included the zero, extrapolated and partial current boundary conditions. Calculations of the fluence and its related quantities arising from the extrapolated boundary condition were found to be in excellent agreement with the results of the more rigorous partial current boundary condition. A preliminary evaluation of the validity of diffusion theory was performed by comparing its predictions to exact analytical calculations of the fluence in an infinite medium as well as Monte Carlo simulations of the reflectance and transmittance in 1-dimensional planar geometries. In all cases the agreement at late times was excellent. A practical test of the diffusion model was accomplished with the analysis of the reflectance data from a phantom of known optical properties in both the semi-infinite and slab geometries. The model performed well at low concentrations of added absorber, but a considerable discrepancy was found at the highest concentration. A systematic examination of the accuracy of the diffusion model as a function of the fundamental parameters is required to resolve this inconsistency. Approximate expressions describing the equivalent information in the frequency domain were also developed for a semi-infinite medium. These expressions were then used to analyze the phase and modulation obtained from phantoms of known optical properties. Once again reasonable results were obtained at low concentrations of added absorber while a significant discrepancy arose at the highest concentration. The resolution of these discrepancies requires further investigation. / Thesis / Master of Engineering (ME)

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The objective of the proposed research is to develop multiwavelength lasers as cost-efficient sources for broadband optical access networks. Todays telecommunications networks have widely adopted optical fiber as the backbone transmission medium. Optical fiber systems are promising candidates for the broadband access networks to offer high-speed and future-proof services. To harness the available bandwidth in fiber and to meet the ever-growing bandwidth demand, wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) techniques have been investigated. There have been intense research activities for the creation of new low-cost laser sources for such emerging applications. In this context, multiwavelength fiber ring lasers have been significantly investigated as they present many advantages, including simple structure, low-cost, and selectable multiwavelength operation. We propose a new laser system architecture that emits alternate multiwavelength picosecond pulses operating at room temperature. Optical signal generation is based on a single active component, an unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer, inserted in an actively mode-locked erbium-doped fiber ring laser to provide both intensity modulation and wavelength-selective filtering. Time and frequency controls of the light emission are reached by inserting an additional modulator and a periodic filter in the cavity. This approach focuses on the application of multiwavelength lasers as sources for WDM passive optical networks.

Submitted by Sandra Pereira (srpereira@ufrrj.br) on 2017-08-18T16:17:20Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Janaina de Faria Rodrigues.pdf: 2153676 bytes, checksum: 8429cd74e923c45f3d05970bcdff87d2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-08-18T16:17:20Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2010 - Janaina de Faria Rodrigues.pdf: 2153676 bytes, checksum: 8429cd74e923c45f3d05970bcdff87d2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-06-15 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico, CNPq, Brasil. / By laser flash photolysis, the photo-reactivity of the triplet excited state of thioxanthone derivatives (2BTX, 2MeOTX, 2PrOTX and 2MeTX) was studied. The maximum wavelength and triplet time life of theirs transients are solvent dependents, a blue-shift is observed with the change of no polar to polar middle and still more in hydroxyl solvent. The triplet spectrum with hydrogen-donor solvents shows a slower broad band between 430-460nm that again is observed with hydrogen-donor quenchers, this band is attributed to ketyl radical. The broad bands in 410 and 500nm are attributed to phenoxyl, indolyl radicals and ions radicals as intermediates, respectively. The higher values to hydrogen transference from alcohols (~105 M-1s-1) and allylic hydrocarbons and phenols (~109 M-1s-1) are attributed to the triplet excited state of lower energy have a mixture of excited states with predominant character of the excited state with n?*. The no dependence to substituted-phenols on Kq and the approximated values between then and TEA, DABCO and indole (~109 M-1s-1) are indicating a mechanism by electron-transference followed a faster proton transference from an exciplex. The quenching rate contants by transfer of energy from trans-stilbene, 1-methylnaphthalene and 1,3-cyclohexadiene are controlled by diffusion for 2MeTX remaining triplet energy over 61 kcal.mol-1, as observed for TX. For the other substituents was a decrease in triplet energy is getting between 53 and 61 kcal.mol-1. / Utilizando-se a t?cnica de fot?lise por pulso de laser, foram estudadas a fotorreatividade do estado triplete de derivados de tioxantona (9-H-tioxanton-9-ona). Os espectros de absor??o T1?Tn para os derivados 2-benzil?xi, 2-met?xi, 2-prop?xi e 2-metil (2BTX, 2MeOTX, 2PrOTX e 2MeTX), obtidos em diversos solventes, mostram que estes se comportam de forma selhante a tioxantona. O comprimento de onda m?ximo bem como o tempo de vida de seus transientes s?o dependentes da polaridade do meio. Observou-se o deslocamento hipsocr?mico com a mudan?a de um solvente apolar para um solvente polar, tendo sido mais acentuado para os solventes polares hidroxil?cos. Nos espectros de absor??o T1?Tn em solventes doadores de hidrog?nio foi poss?vel observar a forma??o de uma banda entre regi?o de 430-460nm que foi observada novamente nas rea??es com supressores de energia triplete doadores de hidrog?nio, sendo esta banda atribu?da ao radical cetila. As bandas formadas na regi?o de 410 e 500nm s?o atribu?das ao radical fenoxila e indolila, respectivamente. Os altos valores para as constantes de velocidade de rea??o de supress?o por transfer?ncia de hidrog?nio com ?lcoois (~105 M-1s-1), hidrocarbonetos al?licos e fen?is (~109 M-1s-1) s?o atribu?dos ao fato de que o estado excitado triplete de mais baixa energia apresentar uma mistura de estados excitado com predomin?ncia do car?ter n?*. A n?o depend?ncia das kq para os fen?is de seus substituintes e os valores pr?ximos das rea??es para trietilamina, DABCO e indol indicam que o mecanismo de rea??o passa por uma primeira etapa de transfer?ncia de el?trons seguida de uma r?pida transfer?ncia de pr?ton a partir da forma??o de um exciplexo. As constantes de velocaide de rea??o de supress?o por transfer?ncia de energia com trans-estilbeno, 1-metil-naftaleno e 1,3-cicloexadieno s?o controladas por difus?o para 2MeTX estando a energia triplete de T1 acima de 61 kcal.mol-1, como o observado para a TX; j? para os demais substituintes houve uma diminui??o da energia triplete ficando esta entre 53 kcal.mol-1 e 61 kcal.mol-1.

Doctor of Philosophy / Department of Physics / Charles L. Cocke / An underlying goal of studying atomic or molecular dynamics with short laser pulses is to reach a time scale short enough to study the evolution of the system in the time domain. In this thesis, the strong field ionization of atoms and molecules has been investigated with the highly resolved technique known as cold target recoil momentum spectroscopy (COLTRIMS). The thesis can be divided into two parts: single and double ionization. In the first part, we studied the momentum vectors of low energy electrons generated by short laser pulses of wavelengths varying from 400 to 800 nm with atomic and molecular targets with intensities in the tunneling region. Most of the structures observed in the momentum spectra of atomic and molecular targets can be explained as due to above-threshold ionization, and Freeman resonances. The most significant structure in our observed spectra is the angular structure in the lowest part of the momentum image, and this is attributed to the diffraction pattern evolved by tunneling electrons. Surprisingly, we observed that the structure produced by the electrons from high Rydberg states is independent of the internal structure of the target atom and molecules. The same work is extended to aligned molecules. The basic idea of this part of the work is to see whether the angular distribution of electrons from aligned molecules resembles the orbital structures of the molecules. The rotational revival structure was used to align the molecules. We observed pronounced energy and angular structures of the momentum images which show a dependence on the alignment of the molecule. The last part of this work mainly focuses on double ionization, i.e. the removal of two electrons from the target atoms sequentially by a short laser pulse. Measuring the complete momentum vector of Ar2+ and Ne2+, we demonstrate that these can be used to extract the angular correlation between two electrons sequentially released in the circularly polarized pulse. We demonstrate how the measurement of full momentum vectors of the doubly ionized argon and neon ions can be used to extract the time gap of the two emissions.

Ce travail de thèse porte sur la croissance par dépôt laser pulsé (PLD) et l’étude des propriétés dedifférents systèmes d’oxydes pérovskites. Ainsi, les hétérostructures LaAlO3/SrTiO3, SrVO3/SrTiO3,LaAlO3/SrVO3 ont fait l’objet de travaux de recherche. Ces études ont été menées afin d’analyser lespropriétés des interfaces de ces différents systèmes composés, notamment, de titane et devanadium, deux métaux de transition et ainsi d’étudier et de comparer les effets de l’orbitale 3d enpassant d’une configuration 3d0, pour Ti, à 3d1, pour V.Dans une première partie, les travaux réalisés sur le système LaAlO3/SrTiO3 sont présentés. Lacroissance des échantillons, les caractérisations structurales, de transport et de magnétisme sontdétaillées. A partir cette étude, des résultats majeurs ont été obtenus, concernant l’effet desconditions de croissance par PLD sur la stoechiométrie des films minces et les conséquences sur lespropriétés électroniques de l’interface, avec la mise en évidence de différentes phases électroniques.Dans une seconde partie, la croissance de films minces et ultraminces de SrVO3 par PLD et la mise enévidence expérimentale de la Transition Métal-Isolant (TMI) sont développées. Les mesures despropriétés structurales et de transport ont permis de déterminer l’origine de cette TMI. Enfin, lesmécanismes physiques de conduction dans ce système sont révélés à partir de modélisations.Enfin, la dernière partie est consacrée aux travaux réalisés sur les hétérostructures LaAlO3/SrVO3réalisées sur substrats de SrTiO3 et de LaAlO3. Pour ces systèmes, les caractérisations de transportainsi que les analyses chimiques menées dans le but d’étudier les propriétés des interfaces de cessystèmes et de les comparer avec le système LaAlO3/SrTiO3. Différents mécanismes de conductionont ainsi été mis en évidence, corrélés par une analyse chimique, pour les échantillons réalisés surSrTiO3, démontrant l’effet de la couche de LaAlO3. / This thesis work has been led to study the growth by Pulsed Laser Deposition (PLD) and theproperties of different perovskite oxide systems including heterostructures of LaAlO3/SrTiO3,SrVO3/SrTiO3 and LaAlO3/SrVO3. This work is motivated by the need to measure and analyze theinterface properties in these systems which are composed with transition metal elements titaniumand vanadium but with different electronic configuration, 3d0 for Ti and 3d1 for V that can modify theproperties.In a first part, growth and characterizations – structural, transport and magnetism – is presented.Major results are obtained and demonstrate the effect of growth conditions – oxygen pressure andlaser fluence – on LaAlO3 thin films stoichiometry and interface electronic properties finally provingthe existence of an electronic phase transition.In the second part, growth of thin and ultrathin SrVO3 films is detailed and an experimentalobservation of the Metal-Insulator Transition (MIT) is brought out. The origin of this MIT isdemonstrated by structural and Transport properties investigation. Furthermore, physicalmechanisms of conduction in this system are revealed through modelisation work.Finally, the last part is devoted to the work done on LaAlO3/SrVO3 heterostructures grown on SrTiO3and LaAlO3 substrates. Transport characterizations and chemical analysis realized in order to studythe interface properties and to compare with LaAlO3/SrTiO3. Different conduction mechanisms havebeen brought out which are correlated by chemical analysis – for samples grown on SrTiO3 – anddemonstrate the effect of LaAlO3 thin films in this hétérostructure.

Submitted by Jorge Silva (jorgelmsilva@ufrrj.br) on 2017-05-10T19:35:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Julio Eduardo Paiva Sena Maia.pdf: 4252378 bytes, checksum: c4558d5e8e37e740e16bcf9b41d1c55b (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-05-10T19:35:53Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2016 - Julio Eduardo Paiva Sena Maia.pdf: 4252378 bytes, checksum: c4558d5e8e37e740e16bcf9b41d1c55b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-06-10 / Laser flash photolysis (LFP) studies have been performed in order to investigate the triplet reactivity toward hydrogen and electron donors of the benzo-fused furan psoralens 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2H-benzofuro[2,3-e]-1-benzopyran-2-one (1) and 3-ethoxycarbonyl-2H-benzofuro[3,2-d]-1-benzopyran-2-one (2). Photolysis of the psoralens 1 and 2 results in the formation of the corresponding triplet excited state which is efficiently quenched by DABCO, triethylamine and phenols containing polar substituents. The reaction of the triplet state of 1 and 2 with electron donors (DABCO and triethylamine) leads to the formation of the corresponding anion radical whereas with phenols the corresponding aryloxyl radical was easily detected. Quenching rate constants for psoralen 2 are at least one order of magnitude greater than for 1. The Hammett plot for the reaction of 1 and 2 with phenols yielded a reaction constant ? of - 1.88?0.29 and -1.60?0.21, respectively, which reflects the high electrophilicity of the carbonyl group of both psoralens. / Estudos empregando a t?cnica de Fot?lise por Pulso de Laser foram realizados a fim de investigar a reatividade dos estados excitados triplete dos benzopsoralenos 3-etoxicarbonil-2-H-benzofuro[2,3-e]-1-benzopiran-2-ona (Pso 1) e 3-etoxicarbonil-2-H-benzofuro[3,2-d]-1-benzopiran-2-ona (Pso 2) frente a doadores de el?tron e hidrog?nio. A fot?lise dos psoralenos Pso 1 e Pso 2 resulta na forma??o do estado excitado triplete correspondente os quais reagem de forma eficiente com DABCO, trietilamina, fenol e seus derivados contendo substituintes polares. A rea??o dos estados excitados triplete de Pso 1 e Pso 2 com doadores de el?tron (DABCO e trietilamina) levou ? forma??o do ?nion radical correspondente, enquanto que na presen?a de doadores de hidrog?nio como o fenol e seus derivados houve forma??o dos radicais fenoxila correspondentes. As constantes de velocidade obtidos para Pso 2 s?o pelo menos uma ordem de grandeza maior do que as obtidas para Pso 1. Um gr?fico de Hammett para as rea??es do triplete de Pso 1 e Pso 2 frente a fen?is e seus derivados produziu constante de rea??o (?? de - 1,88?0,29 e de -1,60 ? 0,21, respectivamente, o que reflete a alta eletrofilicidade do grupo carbon?lico para ambos os benzopsoralenos.