Andrey Mak’s research while affiliated with ITMO University and other places

Implementation of hybrid scanning system in wide and narrow angle fields provide high precision positioning of the laser beam in space, fraught with difficulties. Scanning attachment for SRS - lidar system has been developed to perform automated scanning of the test area in the angular field of ± 50. The module performs automated scan of the test area in the angular field of ± 50 on 50-100 m distance. Movement of the laser beam in a spiral occurs due to rotation in one direction wedges with different speeds, which speed is in the range of 50-200 Hz. The laser beam had a divergence of 1.5 mrad. Because the spatial resolution at the outer coils falls compared with the center spiral wedges speeds ratio increases from 0.8 to 0.97, respectively. © (2017) COPYRIGHT Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE). Downloading of the abstract is permitted for personal use only.

The research of seed sowing qualities demonstrates the considerable influence of laser irradiation on seeds of different species that are essential for the forestry of Russian Federation. For experiment, we used seeds of Spruce fir (Pícea ábies) and Siberian larch (Lárix sibírica). The seeds were exposed to radiation of the following wavelengths: 405 nm 500 mW, 450 nm 3000 mW, 532 nm 550 mW, 640 nm 1000 mW. The results show that laser exposure of seeds has positive impact on growth rate, technical germination ability, root formation, and more over on establishment and root formation while grafting. In experiments is obtained increasing germination by 15% and the germination time to 10%.

Identifying methane anomalies responsible for the temperature increase, by hiking trails in the Arctic requires great human labor. It is necessary to use lidar methods for search and identification of methane from permafrost. Necessary to create a Raman lidar for monitoring of emissions of methane hydrate from the permafrost. Hyperspectral resolution would resolve the isotope shifts in the Stokes spectra, thereby to determine the isotopic composition of methane ratio C¹⁴/C¹² CH4 carbon emissions and identify the source for study (permafrost or oil deposits)

Experimental results presented in this study tends to explore viruses in the water for their further decontamination under the influence of laser radiation (λ=220-390 nm). Conducted a series of experiments to study the dependence of water quality from the effects of laser radiation. Correlation between degree of survival of viruses and power density. The results showed that all the analyzed samples of water is clearing from bacteria to 98%. Preliminary tests of the prototype laboratory system UFOVI has opened up new opportunities for water sterilizing.