I. V. Aleksandrova, A. A. Akunets, E. R. Koresheva
{"title":"Combined Levitating Sabot for Noncontact Acceleration of Cryogenic Fuel Targets","authors":"I. V. Aleksandrova, A. A. Akunets, E. R. Koresheva","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600086","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600086","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We analyze the possibility of a combined use of type II superconductors (both low and high temperature) for noncontact acceleration of a cryogenic fuel target (CFT) located inside a levitating sabot to the required injection velocities (200‒400 m/s) when it is delivered at the focus of an inertial confinement fusion laser facility. We consider CFTs containing a layer of fuel (hydrogen isotopes) in different structural states—from a single crystal to ultra-fine solid phases.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140627961","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. M. Pershin, A. I. Vodchits, V. A. Orlovich, M. Ya. Grishin, I. A. Khodasevich
{"title":"New Nonlinear Optical Effect: 20-Fold Local Increase in Intensity in the Field of a Backward SRS Picosecond Pulse in Heavy Water","authors":"S. M. Pershin, A. I. Vodchits, V. A. Orlovich, M. Ya. Grishin, I. A. Khodasevich","doi":"10.3103/S1068335623602169","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335623602169","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report for the first time, to our knowledge, the discovery of a new nonlinear optical effect in a stimulated Raman scattering (SRS) laser in heavy water as a Raman active medium: a 20-fold local increase in intensity of the backward SRS field up to the optical breakdown threshold (~40 TW/cm<sup>2</sup>) due to Kerr beam compression as the beam waist moves from bulk water to the surface at a constant pump pulse energy (57 ps, ~2 mJ, and 532 nm). The optical breakdown of water accompanied by ejection of droplets normally to the surface is achieved in a thin layer when the pump beam waist is located at a depth of 1‒3 mm. Outside this layer, the radiation intensity needed to achieve SRS does not exceed 2 TW/cm<sup>2</sup>. The detected energy concentration in a small volume indicates a high degree of spatiotemporal localization of summed Kerr nonlinear optical contributions to the refractive index and two-photon absorption coefficient, which leads to a local increase in field intensity and to an optical breakdown at a pulse energy 20 times lower than that in the absence of such summation of nonlinear optical contributions.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628074","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. S. Zolot’ko, I. A. Budagovsky, A. I. Baranov, V. V. Lagunov, M. P. Smayev, A. A. Kuznetsov, A. Yu. Bobrovsky
{"title":"Self-Action of Light Beams in an Amorphous Azobenzene Polymer","authors":"A. S. Zolot’ko, I. A. Budagovsky, A. I. Baranov, V. V. Lagunov, M. P. Smayev, A. A. Kuznetsov, A. Yu. Bobrovsky","doi":"10.3103/S1068335623602157","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335623602157","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report an experimental study of the self-action of TEM<sub>01</sub> and TEM<sub>00</sub> Gaussian modes in a layer of a comb-shaped amorphous polymer with cyanobiphenyl and azobenzene side fragments. For the linearly polarized TEM<sub>01</sub> mode, a pattern of aberration self-action is observed in the form of rings with an additional system of the fringes, caused by interference from two intensity peaks. The position of the fringes and the microscopic image of the deformation region correspond to the local nature of the nonlinear optical response. For the circularly polarized (with an ellipticity of about 7%) TEM<sub>00</sub> Gaussian mode, the polarization of the outer aberration ring is close to linear. This effect stems from the self-rotation of the polarization ellipse due to the manifestation of Kerr-type nonlinearity. A characteristic feature of this effect in an amorphous polymer is an increase in the eccentricity of the ellipse (transformation of circular polarization into linear polarization), which is caused by a light-induced change in the orientation distribution function of the chromophores.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630839","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. S. Abramov, D. A. Korobko, V. A. Lapin, P. P. Mironov
{"title":"Generation of Radiation with a Tunable Comb Spectrum in Ring Fiber Cavities Based on Active Photonic Crystal Structures","authors":"A. S. Abramov, D. A. Korobko, V. A. Lapin, P. P. Mironov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600219","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600219","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We consider generation of radiation with a comb spectrum in a ring fiber cavity with harmonic mode locking provided by dissipative four-wave mixing. The main element of the laser system cavity is an amplifying one-dimensional photonic crystal, which combines the properties of an intracavity filter and a power amplifier. Using standard propagation equations describing signal conversion in a ring cavity and an output fiber stage, we demonstrate a possibility of employing the proposed model as a broadband frequency comb generator with a controlled repetition rate of generated signals.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628070","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
E. Yu. Erushin, M. D. Yakovin, N. I. Latkin, S. N. Podzyvalov, N. Yu. Kostyukova, A. A. Boyko
{"title":"Tunable Optical Parametric Oscillator Based on MgO:PPLN and HgGa2S4 Crystals Pumped by an Nd:YAG Laser with Increased Energy Characteristics","authors":"E. Yu. Erushin, M. D. Yakovin, N. I. Latkin, S. N. Podzyvalov, N. Yu. Kostyukova, A. A. Boyko","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600190","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600190","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report the development of a combined optical parametric oscillator based on a fan-out MgO:PPLN crystal and a HgGa<sub>2</sub>S<sub>4</sub> crystal, providing smooth wavelength tuning in the spectral range from 2.5 to 10.8 μm. A transversely pumped Nd:YAG laser with a pulse energy of ∼4 mJ and a spatial beam distribution described by a second-order Gaussian function along the <i>x</i> axis and a fourth-order Gaussian function along the <i>y</i> axis is used as a pump source. A maximum achievable radiation energy of the optical parametric oscillator is at a level of 360 μJ for a wavelength of 3.3 μm, 130 μJ for a wavelength of 4.73 μm, and 110 μJ for a wavelength of 7.40 μm. The developed radiation source is used to record absorption spectra of gas mixtures of methane, propane and nitrogen dioxide.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628073","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Four-Photon Mixing in Ghost Fiber Spectroscopy","authors":"N. S. Starshinov, A. V. Belinsky, A. B. Fedotov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600207","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600207","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report an experimental implementation of linear absorption spectroscopy using a fiber source of frequency-correlated photon pairs. The object under study is illuminated by a signal beam of a photon pair entangled in frequency. Due to the tight correlation of entangled photons, the absorption spectrum of the object can be measured from the idler beam, counting coincidences in both channels. The main advantages of ghost optics are analyzed, including significant noise reduction due to detecting only paired coincidences and cutting off all single background photons, as well as the potential sensitivity of studying samples, which is especially important when working with biological objects.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628151","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
I. V. Aleksandrova, E. R. Koresheva, I. E. Osipov, S. M. Tolokonnikov
{"title":"The System of Diffusion Filling with Hydrogen Isotopes for a Batch of Spherical Shells up to Pressures of 1000 atm at 300 K","authors":"I. V. Aleksandrova, E. R. Koresheva, I. E. Osipov, S. M. Tolokonnikov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600128","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600128","url":null,"abstract":"<p>The current promising developments in controlled inertial fusion energy (IFE) are aimed at creating a power facility for mass fabrication of cryogenic fuel targets (CFT) and their high rep-rate delivery to the irradiation zone of a powerful laser. To ensure continuous operation of a IFE reactor, the thermonuclear burn region should be refilled with fuel at the rate of about 1 million targets per day. At the same time, handling an array of free-standing CFTs at each step of a closed operation cycle is a key requirement for the reactor technology design. The first step in the CFT fabrication is filling of hollow spherical shells with a fuel, which is deuterium or a deuterium–tritium mixture. The CFT shells are made of polymer, glass, beryllium, or high-density carbon. In world practice, it is customary to carry out the filling step either by diffusion of fuel gas through the CFT shell wall or by injecting liquid fuel through a thin capillary (several microns in diameter) built into the shell wall. The latter method is extremely problematic for future applications because it disrupts the integrity and symmetry of the shell and precludes rep-rate injection of the CFT into the laser focus. Based on data from many experimental runs, we present results on the optimization of a diffusion filling system first developed at the Lebedev Physical Institute (LPI) for filling a batch of free-standing polymer and glass shells (dia. 0.8 to 2.0 mm) with hydrogen isotopes to pressures of 1000 atm at 300 K. These results are unique and have no counterparts in the world.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630453","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Effect of Ion Motion on Generation and Lifetime of Magnetic Fields in a Cluster Plasma Irradiated with Intense Circularly Polarized Laser Pulses","authors":"A. A. Andreev, K. Yu. Platonov, L. A. Litvinov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600141","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600141","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report a numerical and analytical investigation of the effect of ion motion on the temporal dynamics of a strong quasi-stationary magnetic field arising when submicron clusters are irradiated with circularly polarized radiation. A region of high-density magnetized ions is shown to appear in the central region of the cluster. This region has an increased lifetime compared to that of a cluster without a magnetic field. The presence of a magnetized region leads to a characteristic two-peak dependence of the magnetic field on time.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140630582","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Magnetic Force and Laser Excitation of Transverse Oscillations in Optical Microfibers","authors":"F. A. Egorov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600153","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600153","url":null,"abstract":"<p>It is showed the possibility of contactless excitation of transverse oscillations in quartz optical microfibers (fiber microguides) due to their diamagnetic properties. The microguides are made from standard optical fibers by chemical etching and thermal drawing in an electric discharge arc. Dependences were found of resonance frequencies and Q factors of transverse oscillation modes of microguides on the ambient air density in a wide range of values corresponding to a pressure of 5 to 10<sup>5</sup> Pa. Laser excitation of transverse oscillations in microguides was implemented and possible mechanisms of this excitation are discussed. It was found that in vacuum the resonance frequencies of transverse oscillations in microguides under laser excitation conditions are noticeably higher than in the case of magnetic force excitation of oscillations. The magnetic force excitation of microguide oscillations is shown to be possible at significant distances (~1 mm) between a microguide and the source of inhomogeneous magnetic field. These findings can serve as a basis for the development of new types of optical fiber modulators controlled by magnetic field and/or laser radiation and for the design of resonant optical fiber optic sensors with sensitive elements, based on optical microfibers.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628068","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Pyrolysis of Brown Coal Microparticles under the Action of Nanosecond First-Harmonic Pulses from a Neodymium Laser","authors":"B. P. Aduev, V. D. Volkov","doi":"10.3103/S1068335624600116","DOIUrl":"10.3103/S1068335624600116","url":null,"abstract":"<p>We report the results of a study of pyrolysis of pelletized coal grade 2B samples in argon under the action of laser pulses (1064 nm, 14 ns, 6 Hz, 0.2–0.5 J/cm<sup>2</sup>). The result of laser irradiation of coal samples is their ablation and the formation of H<sub>2</sub>, CH<sub>4</sub>, CO, CO<sub>2</sub>, and C<sub>2</sub>H<sub>2</sub> gaseous products. The dependence of the yield of the resulting gaseous products on the energy density of laser pulses is described within the framework of a model of a chain mechanism for the development of laser-initiated thermochemical reactions. The ablated mass of samples increases linearly with increasing radiation energy density when the threshold value is exceeded, <i>H</i> > 0.2 J/cm<sup>2</sup>.</p>","PeriodicalId":503,"journal":{"name":"Bulletin of the Lebedev Physics Institute","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.6,"publicationDate":"2024-04-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140628054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}