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Konov, V I

Publications and source records attributed to Konov, V I.

7 records

DOE OSTI2016

On the 100th Birthday of Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov

Aleksandr Mikhailovich Prokhorov was a Russian physicist, academician, one of the originators of quantum electronics, laser physics and laser technologies, winner of the 1964 Nobel Prize in Physics 'for fundamental work in the field of quantum electronics, which has led to the construction of oscillators and amplifiers based on the maser – laser principle' (shared with N.G. Basov and Ch.H. Townes), Lenin Prize and State Prize winner and twice Hero of Socialist Labour. (personalia)

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗

DOE OSTI2016

On the role of multiphoton light absorption in pulsed laser nanoablation of diamond

The rates of multipulse nanoablation of the diamond surface in air by pico- and nanosecond laser pulses that cause singlephoton, two-photon, three-photon and four-photon absorption in diamond are measured. In the experiments the radiation of ArF, KrF and Ti : Al{sub 2}O{sub 3} lasers and the second harmonic of the Yb : YAG laser was used. The power dependence of the material etching rate on the fluence of laser pulses was found. The power exponent of this dependence appeared to be twice lower than that found earlier for femtosecond pulses. We discuss the causes of the difference in the nanoablation regularities for 'short' and 'long' laser pulses.

75 CONDENSED MATTER PHYSICS, SUPERCONDUCTIVITY AND↗

DOE OSTI2015

Water at the graphene–substrate interface: interaction with short laser pulses

We have investigated the role of adsorption water in the local transformation of multilayer graphene deposited on an oxidised silicon substrate, which was exposed to nanosecond low-intensity focused laser radiation with a wavelength of 532 nm in the air. Experimental data obtained for a laser energy density E = 0.04 J cm{sup -2} suggest that the formation of micropits (craters) is a consequence of the multipulse removal of the layer of a water adsorbate, which is intercalated between graphene and the substrate, from the zone of laser irradiation of the graphene sheet. The energy threshold of graphene damage in the regions devoid of water was found to be higher in comparison with the initial one (0.058 against 0.048 J cm{sup -2}). According to computer simulations of the heating dynamics of the sample and the heat distribution in the substrate – adsorbate – graphene multilayer system, at energy densities corresponding to the experimental ones the water adsorbate layer heats to a temperature sufficiently high to form an increased-pressure vapour cavity under the graphene film. (interaction of laser radiation with matter)

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DOE OSTI2015

Carbon photonics

The properties of new carbon materials (single-crystal and polycrystalline CVD diamond films and wafers, single-wall carbon nanotubes and graphene) and the prospects of their use as optical elements and devices are discussed. (optical elements of laser devices)

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DOE OSTI2015

Fabrication of a multilevel THz Fresnel lens by femtosecond laser ablation

The possibility of fabricating a silicon diffractive fourlevel THz Fresnel lens by laser ablation is studied. For a microrelief to be formed on the sample surface, use is made of a femtosecond Yb : YAG laser with a high pulse repetition rate (f = 200 kHz). Characteristics of the diffractive optical element are investigated in the beam of a 141-mm free-electron laser. The measured diffraction efficiency of the lens is in good agreement with the theoretical estimate. (laser technologies)

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DOE OSTI2014

Propagation and absorption of high-intensity femtosecond laser radiation in diamond

Femtosecond interferometry has been used to experimentally study the photoexcitation of the electron subsystem of diamond exposed to femtosecond laser pulses of intensity 10{sup 11} to 10{sup 14} W cm{sup -2}. The carrier concentration has been determined as a function of incident intensity for three harmonics of a Ti : sapphire laser (800, 400 and 266 nm). The results demonstrate that, in a wide range of laser fluences (up to those resulting in surface and bulk graphitisation), a well-defined multiphoton absorption prevails. We have estimated nonlinear absorption coefficients for pulsed radiation at λ = 800 nm (four-photon transition) and at 400 and 266 nm (indirect and direct two-photon transitions, respectively). It has also been shown that, at any considerable path length of a femtosecond pulse in diamond (tens of microns or longer), the laser beam experiences a severe nonlinear transformation, determining the amount of energy absorbed by the lattice, which is important for the development of technology for diamond photostructuring by ultrashort pulses. The competition between wave packet self-focusing and the plasma defocusing effect is examined as a major mechanism governing the propagation of intense laser pulses in diamond. (interaction of laser radiation with matter. laser plasma)

71 CLASSICAL AND QUANTUM MECHANICS, GENERAL PHYSIC↗

DOE OSTI2014

Generation of negative pressures and spallation phenomena in diamond exposed to a picosecond laser pulse

The spallation phenomena in poly- and single-crystal synthetic diamonds have been experimentally investigated. A shockwave impact on a target was implemented using a 70-ps laser pulse in the Kamerton-T facility. The ablation pressure of 0.66 TPa on the front target surface was formed by pulsed radiation of a neodymium phosphate glass laser (second harmonic λ = 0.527 mm, pulse energy 2.5 J) with an intensity as high as 2 × 10{sup 13} W cm{sup -2}. The maximum diamond spall strength σ* ≈ 16.5 GPa is found to be 24% of the theoretical ultimate strength. Raman scattering data indicate that a small amount of crystalline diamond in the spallation region on the rear side of the target is graphitised. (extreme light fields and their applications)

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