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Effect of transparent wood on the polarization degree of light
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Photonics.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-6548-5067
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences (SCI), Applied Physics, Photonics.ORCID iD: 0000-0003-1208-5606
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0001-8181-8493
KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Centres, Wallenberg Wood Science Center. KTH, School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (CBH), Fibre- and Polymer Technology.ORCID iD: 0000-0002-1591-5815
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2019 (English)In: Optics Letters, ISSN 0146-9592, E-ISSN 1539-4794, Vol. 44, no 12, p. 2962-2965Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

We report on the study of polarization properties of light propagating through transparent wood (TW), which is an anisotropically scattering medium, and consider two cases: completely polarized and totally unpolarized light. It was demonstrated that scattered light distribution is affected by the polarization state of incident light. Scattering is the most efficient for light polarized parallel to cellulose fibers. Furthermore, unpolarized light becomes partially polarized (with a polarization degree of 50%) after propagating through the TW. In the case of totally polarized incident light, however, the degree of polarization of transmitted light is decreased, in an extreme case to a few percent, and reveals an unusual angular dependence on the material orientation. The internal hierarchical complex structure of the material, in particular cellulose fibrils organized in lamellae, is believed to be responsible for the change of the light polarization degree. It was demonstrated that the depolarization properties are determined by the angle between the polarization of light and the wood fibers, emphasizing the impact of their internal structure, unique for different wood species.

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OPTICAL SOC AMER , 2019. Vol. 44, no 12, p. 2962-2965
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Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
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URN: urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-255191DOI: 10.1364/OL.44.002962ISI: 000471636700005PubMedID: 31199356Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85067943575OAI: oai:DiVA.org:kth-255191DiVA, id: diva2:1348417
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EU, European Research Council, 742733
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Available from: 2019-09-04 Created: 2019-09-04 Last updated: 2024-03-18Bibliographically approved
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1. Light propagation and photonic functionalization of semi-ordered material (transparent wood)
Open this publication in new window or tab >>Light propagation and photonic functionalization of semi-ordered material (transparent wood)
2023 (English)Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary (Other academic)
Abstract [en]

Investigating novel materials requires understanding their chemical and optical properties, which allows for finding their uses through functionalization by chemical modification. In this thesis, we are focusing on a material with high anisotropic scattering - transparent wood. This biocomposite material has a hierarchical structure ranging from nanometer to hundreds of micrometers scale, and natural ordering, which is between perfectly ordered and fully random structure. Optical transparency in the visible range and the unique structure of transparent woods show good potential for functionalization. Due to complex structure and nonhomogenous chemical composition, not all characterization methods are fitting. While relatively straightforward properties like transmittance and haze can be measured using known techniques, but additional investigation was required to understand light behavior and measure other properties. In this work, the modeling method for investigation of light propagation and estimation of the effective refractive index of transparent wood for a deeper understanding of a material. Transparent wood has shown excellent host properties, capable of holding high concentrations of Rhodamine 6G laser dye without aggregate formation. In this dissertation, we present the analysis of the host properties of transparent wood and show that the dye forms statistical energy traps at high concentrations of dye. By doping transparent wood with active dye and pumping it with SHGNd:YAG green laser, the optical gain within the active media can be achieved. The feedback in this optical system is occurring via scattering on fiber walls, showing behavior similar to random lasers. However, due to the semi-ordered structure and wave-guiding effect of transparent wood, the transparent wood laser is referred to as a ”quasi-random laser”. The lasing emission can be further enhanced by the introduction of an external cavity, virtually expanding the active media allowing more lasing modes to be resolved, and increasing laser power.This work demonstrates the characterization of transparent wood optical and chemical properties and develops a computational model that can be used for further investigation of light behavior in semi-ordered anisotropic media.  The functionalization of transparent wood is demonstrated by the introduction of a quasi-random laser and modification of that laser is presented.

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Undersökning och tillämpning av nya material kräver förståelse för deras egenskaper: kemiska, fysikaliska och optiska. Utifrån etablerad förståelse av materialegenskaperna kan vidare funktionalisering, genom kemisk modifiering, öppna möjligheter för nya framtida tillämpningar. I detta examensarbete ligger fokus på ett material med hög anisotropisk spridning – transparent trä. Detta biokompositmaterial har en naturligt arrangerad hierarkisk struktur med intrinsiska längdskalor från nanometer till hundratals mikrometer, mellan perfekt ordnad och helt slumpmässig struktur. Optisk transparens i det synliga området och den unika strukturen hos transparent trä uppvisar lovande potential för funktionalisering. På grund av dess komplexa struktur och icke-homogena kemiska sammansättning är urvalet av lämpliga karakteriseringsmetoder begränsat. Relativt enkla egenskaper som transmittans och haze kan bestämmas med etablerade tekniker, men det krävs ytterligare undersökningar för att i detalj förstå ljusutbredning i dessa material. I detta arbete, som en del av ett större projekt, övervägdes och validerades modelleringsmetoden för undersökning av ljusutbredning och uppskattning av det effektiva brytningsindexet för transparent trä. Genomskinligt trä har uppvisat utmärkta värdegenskaper vilket möjliggör hög koncentration av tillsatser utan aggregatbildning, till exempel metallnanopartiklar eller organiska färgämnen såsom Rhodamine 6G (Rh6G). Bland kärnfrågorna i denna avhandling presenterar vi analys av värdegenskaperna hos transparent trä och visar hur färgämnet kan bilda statistiska energifällor vid höga koncentrationer. Genom att dopa transparent trä med Rh6G och pumpa det med en extern laserkälla kan optiska förstärkningen i det aktiva mediet uppnås. återkopplingen i detta optiska system sker via spridning på fiberväggar, vilket visar beteende som liknar slumpmässiga lasrar. Men på grund av den halvordnade strukturen och vågledande egenskaperna hos transparent trä, klassificeras den transparentat rälasern som en ”kvasi-slumpmässig laser”. Laseremissionen kan förbättras ytterligare genom införandet av en extern kavitet, vilken utökar det aktiva mediet och tillåter att fler lasermoder kan upplösas, vilket ökar lasereffekten. Detta arbete omfattar karakterisering av optiska och delvis kemiska egenskaper hos transparent trä. En numerisk modell som kan användas för vidare undersökning av ljusbeteende i halvordnade anisotropa medier presenteras. Funktionaliseringen av transparent trä demonstreras av realiseringen av den kvasislumpmässiga lasern och studien av dess egenskaper.

Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
Stockholm: KTH Royal Institute of Technology, 2023. p. x, 50
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TRITA-SCI-FOU ; 2023:33
Keywords
light scattering, scattering material, hierarchical structure, FEM model, wood modification, random lasers, dye lasers, transparent wood, adsorption, diffusive media
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Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics
Research subject
Physics, Optics and Photonics
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urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-327453 (URN)978-91-8040-622-2 (ISBN)
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2023-06-15, FA 32, Hannes Alfvens väg 12, Stockholm, 14:00 (English)
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