Numerical simulation of an adaptive optics system with laser propagation in the atmosphere

A comprehensive model of laser propagation in the atmosphere with a complete adaptive optics (AO) system for phase compensation is presented, and a corresponding computer program is compiled. A direct wave-front gradient control method is used to reconstruct the wave-front phase. With the long-exposure Strehl ratio as the evaluation parameter, a numerical simulation of an AO system in a stationary state with the atmospheric propagation of a laser beam was conducted. It was found that for certain conditions the phase screen that describes turbulence in the atmosphere might not be isotropic. Numerical experiments show that the computational results in imaging of lenses by means of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) method agree well with those computed by means of an integration method. However, the computer time required for the FFT method is 1 order of magnitude less than that of the integration method. Phase tailoring of the calculated phase is presented as a means to solve the problem that variance of the calculated residual phase does not correspond to the correction effectiveness of an AO system. It is found for the first time to our knowledge that for a constant delay time of an AO system, when the lateral wind speed exceeds a threshold, the compensation effectiveness of an AO system is better than that of complete phase conjugation. This finding indicates that the better compensation capability of an AO system does not mean better correction effectiveness. (C) 2000 Optical Society of America.

Effects of Noise and Detection Error in a Dynamic Adaptive Optics System

It is well known that noise and detection error can affect the performances of an adaptive optics (AO) system. Effects of noise and detection error on the phase compensation effectiveness in a dynamic AO system are investigated by means of a pure numerical simulation in this paper. A theoretical model for numerically simulating effects of noise and detection error in a static AO system and a corresponding computer program were presented in a previous article. A numerical simulation of effects of noise and detection error is combined with our previous numeral simulation of a dynamic AO system in this paper and a corresponding computer program has been compiled. Effects of detection error, readout noise and photon noise are included and investigated by a numerical simulation for finding the preferred working conditions and the best performances in a practical dynamic AO system. An approximate model is presented as well. Under many practical conditions such approximate model is a good alternative to the more accurate one. A simple algorithm which can be used for reducing the effect of noise is presented as well. When signal to noise ratio is very low, such method can be used to improve the performances of a dynamic AO system.

20～21世纪的力学

<正> 一、力学发展的趋势 1.20世纪力学的巨大成就 本世纪初边界层理论的提出,对力学的发展起了划时代的作用。从此,流体力学能够成功地解释流动对物体的阻力与升力,为航空、航天的发展奠定了科学基础。这个典型也影响与推动了其他力学分支的发展,使力学研究的内涵有了空前的充实、扩大与深化。早在20年代初便形成了活跃于整个20世纪内容广泛的应用力学,成为工程与应用科学的支柱。人们把空气动力学的研究看作是本世纪以科学为基础将航

21世纪初的力学发展趋势

回顾力学发展史，阐明在科技发展过程中力学对于认识自然规律和解决工程技术问题中的地位和作用；提出在固体力学、流体力学、一般力学以及有关力学的若干交叉学科领域中的一些重要研究课题；展望２１世纪（特别是２１世纪前期）的力学发展趋势．

21世纪初的力学发展趋势

回顾力学发展史，阐明在科技发展过程中力学对于认识自然规律和解决工程技术问题中的地位和作用；提出在固体力学、流体力学、一般力学以及有关力学的若干交叉学科领域中的一些重要研究课题；展望２１世纪（特别是２１世纪前期）的力学发展趋势。

Cone Effect in Astronomical Adaptive Optics System Investigated by a Pure Numerical Simulation

It is well-known that cone effect or focus anisoplanatism is produced by the limited distance of a laser guide star (LGS) which is created within the Earth atmosphere and consequently located at a finite distance from the observer. In this paper, the cone effect of the LGS for different vertical profiles of the refractive index structure constant Cn2 is numerically investigated by using a revised computer program of atmospheric propagation of optical wave and an adaptive optics (AO) system including dynamic control process. According to the practice, the overall tilt for the tilt-correction mirror is obtained from a natural star and the aberrated wavefront for phase correction of the deformable mirror is obtained from a LGS in our numerical simulation. It is surprisingly found that the effect of altitude of the LGS on the AO phase compensation effectiveness by using the commonly-available vertical profiles of Cn2 and the lateral wind speed in the atmosphere is relatively weak, and the cone effect for some Cn2 profiles is even negligible. It is found that the cone effect does not have obvious relationship with the turbulence strength, however, it depends on the vertical distribution profile of Cn 2 apparently. On the other hand, the cone effect depends on the vertical distribution of the lateral wind speed as well. In comparison to a longer wavelength, the cone effect becomes more obvious in the case of a shorter wavelength. In all cases concerned in this paper, an AO system by using a sodium guide star has almost same phase compensation effectiveness as that by using the astronomical target itself as a beacon. Effect of dynamic control process in an AO system on the cone effect is studied in this paper for the first time within our knowledge.

21世纪初的力学发展趋势

回顾力学发展史,阐明在科技发展过程中力学对于认识自然规律和解决工程技术问题中的地位和作用,提出在固体力学、流体力学、一般力学以及有关力学的若干交叉学科领域中的一些重要研究课题;展望21世纪(特别是21世纪前期)的力学发展趋势。

血栓形成研究的进展及对21世纪的展望

扼要地介绍了自1976年以来,在血栓形成研究中的进展及其对21世纪的展望。

21世纪初的力学发展趋势

<正>力学是力与运动的科学,它研究的对象主要是物质的宏观机械运动,它既是基础科学,又是众多应用科学,特别是工程技术的基础。它过去建立在牛顿定律和经典热力学的基础上,现在则扩大到量子力学描述的微观层次。力学和天文学、微积分学几乎同时诞生,曾在经典物理的发展中起关键作用。20世纪力学在推动地球科学,如大气物理、海洋科学等的定量化方面,作出了重大贡献。近年来还在材料科学、生物学、医学等科学分支中起着越来越重要的作用。

力学: 迎接21世纪新的挑战

Two mechanisms for population inversion via two-colour coherent excitation in three-level systems

We analyse the physical origin of population inversion via continuous wave two-colour coherent excitation in three-level systems by dressing the inverted transition. Two different mechanisms are identified as being responsible for the population inversion. For V-configured systems and cascade (E) configured systems with inversion on the lower transition, the responsible mechanism is the selective trapping of dressed states, and the population inversion approaches the ideal value of 1. For Lambda-configured systems and Xi-configured systems with inversion on the upper transition, population inversion is based on the selective excitation of dressed states, with the population inversion tending towards 0.5. As the essential difference between these two mechanisms, the selective trapping of dressed states occurs in systems with strong decay into dressed states while the selective excitation appears in systems with strong decay out of dressed states.

Optimized condition for etching fused-silica phase gratings with inductively coupled plasma technology

Polymer deposition is a serious problem associated with the etching of fused silica by use of inductively coupled plasma (ICP) technology, and it usually prevents further etching. We report an optimized etching condition under which no polymer deposition will occur for etching fused silica with ICP technology. Under the optimized etching condition, surfaces of the fabricated fused silica gratings are smooth and clean. Etch rate of fused silica is relatively high, and it demonstrates a linear relation between etched depth and working time. Results of the diffraction of gratings fabricated under the optimized etching condition match theoretical results well. (c) 2005 Optical Society of America.