脉冲激光击穿水介质特性的实验研究

针对激光击穿水介质过程中的微观及宏观特性研究,利用调QNd:YAG激光聚焦击穿水介质形成激光声源,采用高速摄像机、高频测量水听器对激光击穿水介质过程中的等离子腔体闪光、空泡脉动、近/远场声波特性等综合效应进行了实验测量。实验表明:激光空泡的特征与水动力空化空泡相似;激光声信号强度在光击穿条件下与入射激光能量具有一定的线性关系;声脉冲高频段占声能的主要部分。研究结果可为水下激光加工、激光医学、激光声的研究提供一定的理论和实验支持。

不同盐度海水的光击穿声辐射特性研究

强激光聚焦于水下时,通过光击穿机制辐射强声波信号。水体介质的盐度不同,在同等的激光参数、光学系统条件下,光击穿辐射的声波在强度、脉冲波形、频谱特征上具有一定的差异性。为研究水介质盐度对激光击穿形成的空泡辐射声波的影响,构建了激光声测量系统,实验研究了不同水体盐度参数对光击穿辐射声信号的影响。结论:激光击穿水介质伴随空泡脉动、声信号辐射效应;激光声信号脉冲宽度与水体盐度无关;空泡尺寸和激光声信号强度与激光脉冲能量成正比关系;水体盐度与激光声信号的强度早非线性变化关系。研究结果有助于激光声在海洋中的应用。

Liquid Crystal-Based Hydrophone Arrays

We describe a fiber optic hydrophone array system that could be used for underwater acoustic surveillance applications （e.g. military, counter terrorist, and customs authorities in protecting ports and harbors）, offshore production facilities or coastal approaches as well as various marine applications. In this paper, we propose a new approach to underwater sonar systems using the voltage-controlled liquid crystals and simple multiplexing method. The proposed method permits measurement of sound under water at multiple points along an optical fiber using the low cost components and standard single mode fiber, without complex interferometric measurement techniques, electronics or demodulation software.