Plasmonic metamaterials Review Kan Yao and Yongmin Liu*
... Abstract: Plasmonics and metamaterials have attracted considerable attention over the past decade, owing to the revolutionary impacts that they bring to both the fundamental physics and practical applications in multiple disciplines. Although the two fields initially advanced along their individual ...
... Abstract: Plasmonics and metamaterials have attracted considerable attention over the past decade, owing to the revolutionary impacts that they bring to both the fundamental physics and practical applications in multiple disciplines. Although the two fields initially advanced along their individual ...
Counterpropagating optical beams and solitons
... the copropagating scheme, the mutual force between the solitons is proportional to the relative phase between them, hence the interaction can be attractive [Fig. 2g] or repulsive [Fig. 2h]. In contrast, in the CP case the relative phase oscillates on a scale much shorter than the soliton period, thu ...
... the copropagating scheme, the mutual force between the solitons is proportional to the relative phase between them, hence the interaction can be attractive [Fig. 2g] or repulsive [Fig. 2h]. In contrast, in the CP case the relative phase oscillates on a scale much shorter than the soliton period, thu ...
Sheets Mar 2014 - Arab Academy for Science, Technology
... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5] In telephone systems, single side band AM modulation is adopted, where each call is allocated a frequency band of 4 kHz. If the bandwidth of the communication channel (coaxial cable) counts up to12 MH ...
... -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5] In telephone systems, single side band AM modulation is adopted, where each call is allocated a frequency band of 4 kHz. If the bandwidth of the communication channel (coaxial cable) counts up to12 MH ...
Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBGs)
... Any pressure applied to the side of the fiber can cause micro-bends. Micro-bends cause a localized birefringence which can reduce the sensitivity of the fiber optic current sensor. Micro-bends can be caused by the packaging technique, for example if glue or tape is used on the fiber. Often the packa ...
... Any pressure applied to the side of the fiber can cause micro-bends. Micro-bends cause a localized birefringence which can reduce the sensitivity of the fiber optic current sensor. Micro-bends can be caused by the packaging technique, for example if glue or tape is used on the fiber. Often the packa ...
Symmetry breaking and strong coupling in planar optical
... or trapped modes [16]. This nomenclature suggests that dark modes do not readily radiate since they are trapped within the resonator. These modes couple weakly to the free space and needs an external perturbation such as symmetry-breaking of the resonator geometry in order to be excited. In the case ...
... or trapped modes [16]. This nomenclature suggests that dark modes do not readily radiate since they are trapped within the resonator. These modes couple weakly to the free space and needs an external perturbation such as symmetry-breaking of the resonator geometry in order to be excited. In the case ...
evanescent wave based biosensors
... In parallel to the development of integrated MZI sensors, another interferometric technique based on an integrated Young’s interferometer (YI) has been used in a similar way for biosensing. In a YI, the coherent, single mode, single polarization light at the input is split into a reference arm and a ...
... In parallel to the development of integrated MZI sensors, another interferometric technique based on an integrated Young’s interferometer (YI) has been used in a similar way for biosensing. In a YI, the coherent, single mode, single polarization light at the input is split into a reference arm and a ...
Effect of fluoro-polycarbonates containing aliphatic
... circuits. In optical communication systems, it is widely used in optical modulators or switches because of its low optical loss, polarization independence, and long-term stability.5 Polymer materials have been intensively investigated due to their potential applications in optical waveguides because ...
... circuits. In optical communication systems, it is widely used in optical modulators or switches because of its low optical loss, polarization independence, and long-term stability.5 Polymer materials have been intensively investigated due to their potential applications in optical waveguides because ...
Atom interferometry with fermionic and bosonic isotopes of strontium
... [36, 37] and Rb versus K [38] reaching a relative precision of about 10−7 . At the same level of precision is the experiment described in this thesis, which was published in Physical Review Letter [39]. More recently the best result so far of 10−8 was obtained with two Rb isotopes [40]. Tests of WEP ...
... [36, 37] and Rb versus K [38] reaching a relative precision of about 10−7 . At the same level of precision is the experiment described in this thesis, which was published in Physical Review Letter [39]. More recently the best result so far of 10−8 was obtained with two Rb isotopes [40]. Tests of WEP ...
Choosing Mesh Parameters for Complex Systems
... Samples, Not Local Area Averages • We represent the continuous wave with a series of samples, which is NOT a local average. • This can be most easily shown by Fourier transforming a 2D grid of ones. • The result is a single non-zero mesh point at the center of a mesh, but adding a guardband shows t ...
... Samples, Not Local Area Averages • We represent the continuous wave with a series of samples, which is NOT a local average. • This can be most easily shown by Fourier transforming a 2D grid of ones. • The result is a single non-zero mesh point at the center of a mesh, but adding a guardband shows t ...
Polarization properties of coherent VUV light at 125
... and the horizontal (x) axis respectively. We have measured the variation of the VUV intensity reflected by the two LiF plates as a function of the rotation angle (θ/2) of the two half-wave plates L1 and L2 and for different ellipticity ξ of the visible wave, which is modified by using the quarter-wav ...
... and the horizontal (x) axis respectively. We have measured the variation of the VUV intensity reflected by the two LiF plates as a function of the rotation angle (θ/2) of the two half-wave plates L1 and L2 and for different ellipticity ξ of the visible wave, which is modified by using the quarter-wav ...
Creating Dark Lines in Space with Linear Zone Plates
... This project was inspired by a general fascination with zone plates and the interesting work on zone plates containing a π-phase jump done by Vinas et al. [1]. Such specialized optical devices create a series of dark focal points in space which can be used for precision alignment. Zone plates are op ...
... This project was inspired by a general fascination with zone plates and the interesting work on zone plates containing a π-phase jump done by Vinas et al. [1]. Such specialized optical devices create a series of dark focal points in space which can be used for precision alignment. Zone plates are op ...
(DPSS) Lasers - Society of Education
... pumped by Ross in 1968 [6], although another rare earth ion, Dy2+, had earlier been pumped by an array of light emitting diodes. The early study on DPSS lasers used a transverse pumping geometry which is convenient when using a number of sources with poor beam quality. Longitudinally or end pumped D ...
... pumped by Ross in 1968 [6], although another rare earth ion, Dy2+, had earlier been pumped by an array of light emitting diodes. The early study on DPSS lasers used a transverse pumping geometry which is convenient when using a number of sources with poor beam quality. Longitudinally or end pumped D ...
Optical properties scattering - IMT
... the size of the surface of refractive index mismatch which is the "antenna" for re-radiation of electro-magnetic energy, expressed as a size parameter (x) which is the ratio of the meridional circumference of the sphere (2pa, where radius = a) to the wavelength (l/nmed) of light in the medium, ...
... the size of the surface of refractive index mismatch which is the "antenna" for re-radiation of electro-magnetic energy, expressed as a size parameter (x) which is the ratio of the meridional circumference of the sphere (2pa, where radius = a) to the wavelength (l/nmed) of light in the medium, ...
Quantitative study of single molecule location estimation techniques
... likelihood estimator can achieve the best possible accuracy for a few specific scenarios [13,14]. Reports in the deconvolution literature also show that maximum likelihood based algorithms can produce more accurate results than least squares based algorithms especially for quantum limited data, i.e. ...
... likelihood estimator can achieve the best possible accuracy for a few specific scenarios [13,14]. Reports in the deconvolution literature also show that maximum likelihood based algorithms can produce more accurate results than least squares based algorithms especially for quantum limited data, i.e. ...
I41035057
... available these days. Further more research is being done to use EDFAs in WDM systems in order to improve their performance. In order to get data with minimum error, optical amplifiers namely EDFA with proper gain adjustment are used. By doing this we can achieve the greater distance transmission of ...
... available these days. Further more research is being done to use EDFAs in WDM systems in order to improve their performance. In order to get data with minimum error, optical amplifiers namely EDFA with proper gain adjustment are used. By doing this we can achieve the greater distance transmission of ...
Distributed Wavefront Reconstruction with SABRE for real - E
... University of Technology, Delft Center of Systems and Control, Delft, The Netherlands; University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands; ...
... University of Technology, Delft Center of Systems and Control, Delft, The Netherlands; University of Technology, Faculty of Aerospace Engineering, Delft, The Netherlands; ...
Design and Analysis of Integrated Optical Waveguide Structures and
... (∆n) photonic structures. Besides silicon nitride (Si3N4) strip waveguides, lateral tapers, bended waveguides, two-dimensional photonic crystals (PhCs) the focus lies on monolithically integrated waveguide butt-coupled Silicon-based light emitting devices (Sibased LEDs) [4, 5] for use as bioanalytic ...
... (∆n) photonic structures. Besides silicon nitride (Si3N4) strip waveguides, lateral tapers, bended waveguides, two-dimensional photonic crystals (PhCs) the focus lies on monolithically integrated waveguide butt-coupled Silicon-based light emitting devices (Sibased LEDs) [4, 5] for use as bioanalytic ...
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... uniqueness of speckle patterns that result from multiple scattering of laser light in a disordered optical medium. The challenge can be e.g. the angle of incidence, focal distance or wavelength of the laser beam, a mask pattern blocking part of the laser light, or any other change in the wave front. ...
... uniqueness of speckle patterns that result from multiple scattering of laser light in a disordered optical medium. The challenge can be e.g. the angle of incidence, focal distance or wavelength of the laser beam, a mask pattern blocking part of the laser light, or any other change in the wave front. ...
Metal-dielectric-metal plasmonic waveguide devices for
... interfaces. Several different plasmonic waveguiding structures have been proposed, such as metallic nanowires[2,3] and metallic nanoparticle arrays[4,5]. Most of these structures support a highly-confined mode only near the surface plasmon frequency. In this regime, the optical mode typically has lo ...
... interfaces. Several different plasmonic waveguiding structures have been proposed, such as metallic nanowires[2,3] and metallic nanoparticle arrays[4,5]. Most of these structures support a highly-confined mode only near the surface plasmon frequency. In this regime, the optical mode typically has lo ...
Metal-optic and Plasmonic Semiconductor
... Over the past few decades, semiconductor lasers have relentlessly followed the path towards miniaturization. Smaller lasers are more energy efficient, are cheaper to make, and open up new applications in sensing and displays, among many other things. Yet, up until recently, there was a fundamental p ...
... Over the past few decades, semiconductor lasers have relentlessly followed the path towards miniaturization. Smaller lasers are more energy efficient, are cheaper to make, and open up new applications in sensing and displays, among many other things. Yet, up until recently, there was a fundamental p ...
The Strontium Optical Lattice Clock
... 10−16 . These systematic shifts are discussed in detail, resulting in a total uncertainty of the Sr clock frequency at 1.5 × 10−16 , smaller than that of the best Cs standards of the time. Considerations relevant for future performance improvements are also discussed. ...
... 10−16 . These systematic shifts are discussed in detail, resulting in a total uncertainty of the Sr clock frequency at 1.5 × 10−16 , smaller than that of the best Cs standards of the time. Considerations relevant for future performance improvements are also discussed. ...
The Strontium Optical Lattice Clock
... 10−16 . These systematic shifts are discussed in detail, resulting in a total uncertainty of the Sr clock frequency at 1.5 × 10−16 , smaller than that of the best Cs standards of the time. Considerations relevant for future performance improvements are also discussed. ...
... 10−16 . These systematic shifts are discussed in detail, resulting in a total uncertainty of the Sr clock frequency at 1.5 × 10−16 , smaller than that of the best Cs standards of the time. Considerations relevant for future performance improvements are also discussed. ...