• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 21, Issue 9, 090003 (2023)
Guolong Chen1,2, Youlin Gu1,2,3,*, Yihua Hu1,2,3, Fanhao Meng1,2,3..., Wanying Ding1,2 and Xi Zhang1,2|Show fewer author(s)
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  • 1National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 2State Key Laboratory of Pulsed Power Laser Technology, National University of Defense Technology, Hefei 230037, China
  • 3Advanced Laser Technology Laboratory of Anhui Province, Hefei 230037, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL202321.090003 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Guolong Chen, Youlin Gu, Yihua Hu, Fanhao Meng, Wanying Ding, Xi Zhang, "Analysis of extinction characteristics of non-spherical biological particle aggregates [Invited]," Chin. Opt. Lett. 21, 090003 (2023) Copy Citation Text show less
    Scanning electron micrographs of microbial materials. (a) AN2301. (b) BB2302. (c) AO2303.
    Fig. 1. Scanning electron micrographs of microbial materials. (a) AN2301. (b) BB2302. (c) AO2303.
    Spatial structures of aggregates.
    Fig. 2. Spatial structures of aggregates.
    Porosity distributions of aggregates.
    Fig. 3. Porosity distributions of aggregates.
    Specular reflectance of three materials in the 2.5–25 µm waveband.
    Fig. 4. Specular reflectance of three materials in the 2.5–25 µm waveband.
    Complex refractive indices of three materials in the 2.5–25 µm waveband. (a) Real parts of the complex refractive indices. (b) Imaginary parts of the complex refractive indices.
    Fig. 5. Complex refractive indices of three materials in the 2.5–25 µm waveband. (a) Real parts of the complex refractive indices. (b) Imaginary parts of the complex refractive indices.
    MECs of three materials in the 3–14 µm waveband. The dashed line represents the MEC corresponding to the absorption effect, marked as MAC, while the dotted line represents the MEC corresponding to the scattering effect, marked as MSC. (a) AN2301. (b) BB2302. (c) AO2303.
    Fig. 6. MECs of three materials in the 3–14 µm waveband. The dashed line represents the MEC corresponding to the absorption effect, marked as MAC, while the dotted line represents the MEC corresponding to the scattering effect, marked as MSC. (a) AN2301. (b) BB2302. (c) AO2303.
    Average MECs of aggregates in the MIR and FIR.
    Fig. 7. Average MECs of aggregates in the MIR and FIR.
    Smoke box experimental system.
    Fig. 8. Smoke box experimental system.
    Transmittances of three materials in the MIR and FIR.
    Fig. 9. Transmittances of three materials in the MIR and FIR.
    Average MECs of three materials in the MIR and FIR. The mean values of the average MECs are shown in parentheses.
    Fig. 10. Average MECs of three materials in the MIR and FIR. The mean values of the average MECs are shown in parentheses.
    MaterialNRe (μm)3–5 μm8–14 μm
    QextMEC (m2/g)QextMEC (m2/g)
    AN2301103.8253.1430.8422.2550.604
    204.8183.7430.7962.7730.590
    305.5144.1300.7673.0990.576
    BB2302101.7201.6290.8830.7200.390
    202.1662.1230.9130.9410.405
    302.4792.4580.9241.0930.411
    AO2303103.1043.0000.9001.7310.519
    203.8783.5970.8632.1840.524
    304.4303.9710.8342.5050.526
    Table 1. Average MECs of Aggregates with Different Particle Numbers in the 3–5 µm and 8–14 µm wavebands
    Material3–5 μm8–14 μm
    MEC_T (m2/g)MEC_E (m2/g)DEVMEC_T (m2/g)MEC_E (m2/g)DEV
    AN23010.8020.7674.56%0.5900.5615.17%
    BB23020.9070.8338.88%0.4020.3981.01%
    AO23030.8660.7949.07%0.5230.4916.52%
    Table 2. Comparison of Calculated Average MECs (MEC_T) and Experimental Results (MEC_E)
    Guolong Chen, Youlin Gu, Yihua Hu, Fanhao Meng, Wanying Ding, Xi Zhang, "Analysis of extinction characteristics of non-spherical biological particle aggregates [Invited]," Chin. Opt. Lett. 21, 090003 (2023)
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