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Experimental investigations of underwater laser propulsion microspheres based on a tapered fiber propulsion system

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An underwater propulsion microsystem is proposed in this work, which employs a nanosecond laser pulse out from the tapered fiber tip. Noteworthily, the system can generate a directional shock wave (or plasma) to propel the polystyrene (PS) microsphere. Through simulation, the shock wave propagation characteristics and the bubble dynamic are investigated. Experimentally, high-speed photography method is employed to obtain the motion image of microsphere. The results show that the propulsion efficiency is dependent on the laser energy. Meanwhile, we explain the role of the bubble dynamic process in propelling microsphere, and find that the bubble diameter increases with the laser energy. In addition, an experiment is performed to separate and remove the PS microsphere clusters in water at fixed point. Compared with conventional technology, this new method has advantages of high controllability, directional and non-contact, and can be used for directional manipulation of underwater microstructures and removal of contaminated microspheres in water environments.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China (52271344); National Key R and D plan of the Ministry of science and technology (2018YFC0310102); Joint fund for weapons and equipment (6141B020702); Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province of China (LH2021E032).

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    Hanyang Li, Yichen He & Gaoqian Zhou

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Li, H., He, Y., Zhou, G. et al. Experimental investigations of underwater laser propulsion microspheres based on a tapered fiber propulsion system. Appl. Phys. B 128, 195 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00340-022-07915-7

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