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... region shown by the arrows in Fig. 2共b兲 indicates the presence of second order Bragg reflection and other high-energy features known to signify the quality of the photonic crystals12 since they are more sensitive to disorder effects. It may be noticed that the high-energy features of PS280, expected ...
... region shown by the arrows in Fig. 2共b兲 indicates the presence of second order Bragg reflection and other high-energy features known to signify the quality of the photonic crystals12 since they are more sensitive to disorder effects. It may be noticed that the high-energy features of PS280, expected ...
Properties and sensing characteristics of surface
... the layer thickness within the sensible response. Reviews of studies of biological interactions using SPR techniques are available in the literature.7,13,14 It has been known that increasing the wavelength of the pumping light leads to a decrease of dissipation in the system and the generation of lo ...
... the layer thickness within the sensible response. Reviews of studies of biological interactions using SPR techniques are available in the literature.7,13,14 It has been known that increasing the wavelength of the pumping light leads to a decrease of dissipation in the system and the generation of lo ...
Refractive-Index-Matched Indium--Tin
... indium–tin-oxide (ITO) electrodes which are used to induce a bias to the LC. The top and the bottom ITO electrodes should have properties of high optical transmittance and low sheet resistance. However, mismatch in refractive index between ITO, LC, and glass results in Fresnel reflection losses at ea ...
... indium–tin-oxide (ITO) electrodes which are used to induce a bias to the LC. The top and the bottom ITO electrodes should have properties of high optical transmittance and low sheet resistance. However, mismatch in refractive index between ITO, LC, and glass results in Fresnel reflection losses at ea ...
A Calculation of Electric Field Strengths for Light in a Multilayer Thin
... The electric field profile for a thin film structure can be useful to a thin film designer, especially if the structure is to be used in an environment where the electric field strengths are high, such as high energy laser applications. High index optical materials are especially susceptible to elec ...
... The electric field profile for a thin film structure can be useful to a thin film designer, especially if the structure is to be used in an environment where the electric field strengths are high, such as high energy laser applications. High index optical materials are especially susceptible to elec ...
Analysis and Design of Curtain Wall Systems for High
... Façades are the first aesthetical feature of a building that distinguish one building from another. Its distinctive appearance is often the subject of controversial debate. Nowadays, Unitized Curtain Wall system is commonly used for new high-rise buildings, it becomes a major investment in both cons ...
... Façades are the first aesthetical feature of a building that distinguish one building from another. Its distinctive appearance is often the subject of controversial debate. Nowadays, Unitized Curtain Wall system is commonly used for new high-rise buildings, it becomes a major investment in both cons ...
An adaptive liquid lens with radial interdigitated
... higher electric field. Due to the cohesive force between the adjacent molecules and the adhesive force between the droplet and the substrate, the dielectric force can stretch the surface of the droplet. Along the ITO stripes, the fringing field is continuous, while in the direction perpendicular to th ...
... higher electric field. Due to the cohesive force between the adjacent molecules and the adhesive force between the droplet and the substrate, the dielectric force can stretch the surface of the droplet. Along the ITO stripes, the fringing field is continuous, while in the direction perpendicular to th ...
Molten-core fabrication of novel optical fibers
... National Academies.5 For example, the report notes that photonics enables more than $7 trillion in global products, equivalent to about one-half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States. The European Physical Society, representing the 41 national physical societies in Europe, is coor ...
... National Academies.5 For example, the report notes that photonics enables more than $7 trillion in global products, equivalent to about one-half of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the United States. The European Physical Society, representing the 41 national physical societies in Europe, is coor ...
Ophthalmic lens
... No one knows for certain when eyeglasses were invented, although documents from the 13th century prove the existence of eyeglasses at that time. Several sources quote a manuscript written in Rome in 1289 by a member of the Popozo family that says, "I am so debilitated by age that without the glasses ...
... No one knows for certain when eyeglasses were invented, although documents from the 13th century prove the existence of eyeglasses at that time. Several sources quote a manuscript written in Rome in 1289 by a member of the Popozo family that says, "I am so debilitated by age that without the glasses ...
Total Internal Reflection Fluorescence
... ideal illumination source for fluorescence imaging techniques such as TIRF microscopy. However, the coherent nature of laser light is also capable of introducing undesired interference patterns into the illumination field, which can make it difficult to accurately quantify TIRF images. These aberrat ...
... ideal illumination source for fluorescence imaging techniques such as TIRF microscopy. However, the coherent nature of laser light is also capable of introducing undesired interference patterns into the illumination field, which can make it difficult to accurately quantify TIRF images. These aberrat ...
Subnanometer-accuracy optical distance ruler based on fluorescence quenching by transparent conductors R
... Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs), such as the well-known indium-tin oxide, find widespread use in modern (nano)technological applications because of their unique combination of negligible optical absorption and good electric conductivity. We, however, show that despite the near-zero imaginary pa ...
... Transparent conductive oxides (TCOs), such as the well-known indium-tin oxide, find widespread use in modern (nano)technological applications because of their unique combination of negligible optical absorption and good electric conductivity. We, however, show that despite the near-zero imaginary pa ...
History of Fiber Optics
... that would ultimately solve the problem of optical transmission, although it was a long time before it was adapted for communications. It depended on the phenomenon of total internal reflection, which can confine light in a material surrounded by other materials with lower refractive index, such as ...
... that would ultimately solve the problem of optical transmission, although it was a long time before it was adapted for communications. It depended on the phenomenon of total internal reflection, which can confine light in a material surrounded by other materials with lower refractive index, such as ...
INTRODUCTION ...
... Therefore, research on the imported goods in the Mapungubwe Collection is of the utmost importance, as the discovery of the provenance of the artefacts would help to unravel the old trade routes through and around Africa. Indirectly it can also assist in refining the dating of the Mapungubwe archaeo ...
... Therefore, research on the imported goods in the Mapungubwe Collection is of the utmost importance, as the discovery of the provenance of the artefacts would help to unravel the old trade routes through and around Africa. Indirectly it can also assist in refining the dating of the Mapungubwe archaeo ...
LEONI Fiber Optics
... technology. With glass or plastic fibers also for lighting and decoration. ■■ One common fiber bundle and several individual fiber bundles as passive light-guide channels ■■ Individual fibers made from optical glass (when transmitting visible light) or quartz (when transmitting UV/IR light) ■■ Prote ...
... technology. With glass or plastic fibers also for lighting and decoration. ■■ One common fiber bundle and several individual fiber bundles as passive light-guide channels ■■ Individual fibers made from optical glass (when transmitting visible light) or quartz (when transmitting UV/IR light) ■■ Prote ...
Fast-Response Liquid Crystal Microlens
... switches, and other photonic devices [1]. Since the first concept was demonstrated in 1977 by Bricot [3], adaptive LC lenses have attracted strong research attention due to their advantages of tunable focusing, voltage actuation, low power consumption, simple fabrication, compact structure, and good ...
... switches, and other photonic devices [1]. Since the first concept was demonstrated in 1977 by Bricot [3], adaptive LC lenses have attracted strong research attention due to their advantages of tunable focusing, voltage actuation, low power consumption, simple fabrication, compact structure, and good ...
Liquid Fundamental Measurements on an Aggregated Dye Crystal
... optical properties not seen in other fluids along with a sensitivity to external conditions. These properties have made liquid crystals useful particularly in display devices. Despite the importance of liquid crystals , there are still areas of liquid crystal science in which fundamental properties ...
... optical properties not seen in other fluids along with a sensitivity to external conditions. These properties have made liquid crystals useful particularly in display devices. Despite the importance of liquid crystals , there are still areas of liquid crystal science in which fundamental properties ...
ELECTRO-OPTICS
... structure and therefore its rotatory power. The device therefore acts as a dynamic polarization rotator. The use of additional fixed polarizers permits such a polarization rotator to serve as an intensity modulator or a switch. This behavior is the basis of most liquid-crystal display devices. The e ...
... structure and therefore its rotatory power. The device therefore acts as a dynamic polarization rotator. The use of additional fixed polarizers permits such a polarization rotator to serve as an intensity modulator or a switch. This behavior is the basis of most liquid-crystal display devices. The e ...
Effect of optical basicity and energy transfer on near
... the NIR luminescence is very low due to the stimulated emission cross section of Bi-doped glasses and very small at 1100 - 1300 nm wavelengths, thus, it is necessary to use commercially LDs as pumping sources in practical applications. Considering this new material perspective, there are many concer ...
... the NIR luminescence is very low due to the stimulated emission cross section of Bi-doped glasses and very small at 1100 - 1300 nm wavelengths, thus, it is necessary to use commercially LDs as pumping sources in practical applications. Considering this new material perspective, there are many concer ...
Photoinduced Deformation of Crosslinked LiquidCrystalline Polymer
... Photodeformable polymeric materials have recently experienced vigorous development because of their potential applications in various fields, such as artificial muscle, photomobile soft actuator, and micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS).[1, 2] Among them, crosslinked liquid-crystalline polymers (CLCP ...
... Photodeformable polymeric materials have recently experienced vigorous development because of their potential applications in various fields, such as artificial muscle, photomobile soft actuator, and micro-optomechanical systems (MOMS).[1, 2] Among them, crosslinked liquid-crystalline polymers (CLCP ...
LS1-60 luminance standard
... aperture. External light incident on the viewing opening does not affect accuracy. 2. The LS1-60-D, which is fitted with an opal glass window. With this the luminance standard can be used for calibration of luminance meters with wider acceptance angles than the telescopic versions, e.g. for fibre op ...
... aperture. External light incident on the viewing opening does not affect accuracy. 2. The LS1-60-D, which is fitted with an opal glass window. With this the luminance standard can be used for calibration of luminance meters with wider acceptance angles than the telescopic versions, e.g. for fibre op ...
Practical uses of femtosecond laser micro
... Femtosecond laser micromachining has become increasingly important in recent years for many fields, including micro-optics, micro-electronics, micro-biology, and micro-chemistry. Laser ablation, because of its non-contact nature, allows the micromachining and surface patterning of materials with min ...
... Femtosecond laser micromachining has become increasingly important in recent years for many fields, including micro-optics, micro-electronics, micro-biology, and micro-chemistry. Laser ablation, because of its non-contact nature, allows the micromachining and surface patterning of materials with min ...
Study of optical characteristics of tin oxide thin film prepared by sol
... of the film changes with number of coat. SEM micrographs of 6th, 4th and 2nd coats contain dome-like structures and size of the domes increases as number of coat decreases, i.e. as the thickness increases. This dome-like structures may be believed as the top surfaces of the grains of the film. Since ...
... of the film changes with number of coat. SEM micrographs of 6th, 4th and 2nd coats contain dome-like structures and size of the domes increases as number of coat decreases, i.e. as the thickness increases. This dome-like structures may be believed as the top surfaces of the grains of the film. Since ...
Monolithic integration of optical waveguide and
... Figure 2(a) provides photo-rheology data for the polymer taken at 365 nm with an intensity of 13.7 mW/cm2. The shear modulus of the polymer has two different phases, liquid and solid, with a gradual transition in between. In its liquid phase, the shear modulus starts low at ~3 kPa. After 75 seconds ...
... Figure 2(a) provides photo-rheology data for the polymer taken at 365 nm with an intensity of 13.7 mW/cm2. The shear modulus of the polymer has two different phases, liquid and solid, with a gradual transition in between. In its liquid phase, the shear modulus starts low at ~3 kPa. After 75 seconds ...
26 - Journal of Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials
... contact layers which border the amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) n-i-p diodes (see Fig. 2). Such devices can be used to sample the intensity profile of a standing wave and have proven to deliver two independent photocurrents enabling bi-directional fringe counting [9]. The measured photocurrents of the fa ...
... contact layers which border the amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) n-i-p diodes (see Fig. 2). Such devices can be used to sample the intensity profile of a standing wave and have proven to deliver two independent photocurrents enabling bi-directional fringe counting [9]. The measured photocurrents of the fa ...
Investigation of positive and negative modes of nanosecond pulsed
... Finally, the emitting region size grows on the falling edge of the pulse, with a peak size occurring at (see Figure 8). In the final of the discharge lifetime, the plasma extinguished uniformly, in a ball-like structure, rather than the observed filamentary disappearance when the voltage amplitude w ...
... Finally, the emitting region size grows on the falling edge of the pulse, with a peak size occurring at (see Figure 8). In the final of the discharge lifetime, the plasma extinguished uniformly, in a ball-like structure, rather than the observed filamentary disappearance when the voltage amplitude w ...
Impact of Liquid Crystals in Active and Adaptive Optics
... be used to achieve multiband optical breathers [44]. Nonlinear optical responses of LCs can also be used for make optical routers by using the mode mixing approach, which consists of tuning the relative phase shift between the two propagation modes allowed by the waveguide in order to modulate their ...
... be used to achieve multiband optical breathers [44]. Nonlinear optical responses of LCs can also be used for make optical routers by using the mode mixing approach, which consists of tuning the relative phase shift between the two propagation modes allowed by the waveguide in order to modulate their ...