Visible photoluminescence from nanostructured Si-based layers produced by air optical breakdown on silicon

2003 ◽  
Vol 82 (10) ◽  
pp. 1619-1621 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. V. Kabashin ◽  
M. Meunier
2004 ◽  
Vol 95 (10) ◽  
pp. 5722-5728 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.-Q. Yang ◽  
A. V. Kabashin ◽  
V.-G. Pilon-Marien ◽  
E. Sacher ◽  
M. Meunier

1967 ◽  
Vol 3 (6) ◽  
pp. 264 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.W. Gardner
Keyword(s):  

Micromachines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 122
Author(s):  
Catharina Latz ◽  
Thomas Asshauer ◽  
Christian Rathjen ◽  
Alireza Mirshahi

This article provides an overview of both established and innovative applications of femtosecond (fs)-laser-assisted surgical techniques in ophthalmology. Fs-laser technology is unique because it allows cutting tissue at very high precision inside the eye. Fs lasers are mainly used for surgery of the human cornea and lens. New areas of application in ophthalmology are on the horizon. The latest improvement is the high pulse frequency, low-energy concept; by enlarging the numerical aperture of the focusing optics, the pulse energy threshold for optical breakdown decreases, and cutting with practically no side effects is enabled.


1991 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Smirnov ◽  
C. Dupuy ◽  
G. Flamant

AbstractUsing holographic interferometry the surface laser plasma generation in high pressure gases has been investigated. Additional information about the generation of surface cover laser plasma, optical breakdown in the presence of aerosol particles and condensation front forming in high pressure gases is given.


2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabien Quéré ◽  
Henri Vincenti

Abstract The quantum vacuum plays a central role in physics. Quantum electrodynamics (QED) predicts that the properties of the fermionic quantum vacuum can be probed by extremely large electromagnetic fields. The typical field amplitudes required correspond to the onset of the ‘optical breakdown’ of this vacuum, expected at light intensities >4.7×1029 W/cm2. Approaching this ‘Schwinger limit’ would enable testing of major but still unverified predictions of QED. Yet, the Schwinger limit is seven orders of magnitude above the present record in light intensity achieved by high-power lasers. To close this considerable gap, a promising paradigm consists of reflecting these laser beams off a mirror in relativistic motion, to induce a Doppler effect that compresses the light pulse in time down to the attosecond range and converts it to shorter wavelengths, which can then be focused much more tightly than the initial laser light. However, this faces a major experimental hurdle: how to generate such relativistic mirrors? In this article, we explain how this challenge could nowadays be tackled by using so-called ‘relativistic plasma mirrors’. We argue that approaching the Schwinger limit in the coming years by applying this scheme to the latest generation of petawatt-class lasers is a challenging but realistic objective.


1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ileana Apostol ◽  
Razvan Stoian ◽  
C. Luculescu ◽  
Razvan V. Dabu ◽  
Aurel Stratan ◽  
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1998 ◽  
Vol 76 (11) ◽  
pp. 1524-1529
Author(s):  
Jimmy Lowe ◽  
Carl Bartels ◽  
Steven Holdcroft

Electrically conducting poly[E-1,2-(4,4prime-dihexyl-2,2prime-dithienyl)ethylene] was synthesized and structurally characterized by UV-visible, 1H NMR, and FTIR spectroscopy. The head-to-head arrangement of the alkylthiophene dyads directly affects the UV-visible, photoluminescence, and electroluminescence maxima of the polymer. The conductivity of the doped polymer was measured to be ~2 S cm-1 and the stability of the oxidized polymer possessing various dopants was compared. UV-visible irradiation of PDHDTE rendered the films insoluble and photolithography was used to produce micron-size images. FTIR was used to monitor the photoproducts during photolysis of PDHDTE. Mechanisms of photooxidation were proposed, based on the photoproducts observed.Key words: polythiophene derivative, head-to-head dyad, photolithography, photooxidation, electroluminescence.


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