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Low-Coherence Interferometry for Measurement of Properties of Optical Components

Communications, 2010
We present a modification of the interferometric method for the measurement of refractive index or thickness of optical devices using an easily aligned, almost all-fiber Michelson interferometer.
Daniel Kacik, Norbert Tarjanyi, Ivan Turek   +2 more
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Real‐Time Ferroelectric Domain Wall Dynamics During Electric Poling and Depoling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Real‐time visualization of domain wall dynamics during alternating‐current poling, direct‐current poling, and electrical depoling in relaxor‐PT ferroelectric single crystals reveals distinct field‐dependent pathways and strong path dependence. Instant polarized light microscopy uncovers reversible domain wall nucleation, motion, and reconfiguration ...
Ziqi Wang, Zhengze Xu, Anastasia Timofeeva, Hossam Elnaggar, Sipan Liu, Yusen Pei, Reece Henry, Brendan O'Connor, Eunkyoung Shim, Franky So, Kara Peters, Xiaoning Jiang, Jun Liu   +12 more
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Structural Colors from Modulated Topological Defects in Molecular Smectic Liquid Crystals

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Rather than using dyes and pigments, nature produces the colors of some butterflies and beetles through optical interference phenomena. This study describes an original biomimetic strategy exploiting the spontaneous formation of modulated linear defects in thin films of 8CB, a common molecular liquid crystal.
Camille N. Mahyaoui, Guilhem Poy, Rabab Zehra, Axel Fouques, Vassili Sergan, Ivan Dozov, Claire Meyer, Patrick Davidson   +7 more
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Thermal Control of Concentric Topographies Patterned by Dynamic Electro‐Templated Generated Chiral Solitonic Structures

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An electro‐templating strategy directs the relaxation of cholesteric finger loops into discrete concentric rings whose geometry is electrically programmed. The photopolymerized structures retain the topological defect pattern and, upon heating, show reversible, castle‐like surface modulation.
Jacques A. Peixoto, Hanqing Zhao, Dirk J. Broer, Ivan I. Smalyukh, Danqing Liu   +4 more
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Nonmonotonic Enhancement of Electro‐Optic Properties of Wurtzite AlN Thin Films by Sc Doping

Advanced Electronic Materials, EarlyView.
EO coefficient, rc, for Sc‐AlN thin films in comparison with that for Mg ZnO thin films (left). Calculated electric field intensity of the fundamental mode supported by the active area that includes Sc‐AlN (right). ABSTRACT Wurtzite ferroelectrics, such as Sc‐doped AlN, have recently attracted considerable attention for their potential in realizing ...
K. Abe, X. Yuan, K. Okamoto, X. Liu, C. Wang, T. Wu, H. Funakubo, S. Kondo, T. Nagasaki, P. Ma, A. Emboras, T. Yamada   +11 more
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Group-velocity-locked vector soliton molecules in fiber lasers

Scientific Reports, 2017
Physics phenomena of multi-soliton complexes have enriched the life of dissipative solitons in fiber lasers. By developing a birefringence-enhanced fiber laser, we report the first experimental observation of group-velocity-locked vector soliton (GVLVS ...
Yiyang Luo, Jianwei Cheng, Bowen Liu, Qizhen Sun, Lei Li, Songnian Fu, Dingyuan Tang, Luming Zhao, Deming Liu   +8 more
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Towards Advanced Intelligent and Perceptive Soft Grippers

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
Implementing soft yet strong and intelligent soft grippers request innovative and creative solutions in designing soft bodies and seamlessly integrating actuated systems with hierarchical sensing. This review systematically analyses soft grippers with a deep understanding of core components, from fundamental design principles to actuation and sensing ...
Haneul Kim, Hayeon Shin, Seik Park, Changbeom Shim, Seonggun Joe   +4 more
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Thermally Stable Organic Synaptic Transistors Using a High‐Tg Polymer Electret

Advanced Intelligent Systems, EarlyView.
A high–glass‐transition‐temperature cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) electret enables thermally stable organic synaptic transistors for neuromorphic operation in harsh environments. UV–ozone treatment increases the trap density in COC, providing robust multilevel conductance and key synaptic functions (excitatory postsynaptic current/ inhibitory ...
Hoyoung Cho, Bombi Kim, Kyoungeun Lee, Moohyun Kim, Chaegwang Lim, Yeyun Bae, Jaeyeop Lee, Jiyoon Oh, Hyeok Kim, Jeongkyun Roh   +9 more
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Reference-Free Terahertz Time-Domain Spectroscopy for Direct Measurement of Birefringence and Linear Dichroism

Photonics
Terahertz time-domain spectroscopy (THz-TDS) is a widely used technique for characterizing a broad range of materials in the terahertz frequency region. Conventional THz-TDS requires both reference and sample signals to extract optical parameters such as
Maoto Suzuki, Tetsuo Sasaki, Saroj R. Tripathi   +2 more
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The measurement of temperature with using of birefringence crystals as detectors [PDF]

Tekhnologiya i Konstruirovanie v Elektronnoi Apparature, 2009
The carried out researches allowed to motivate and put into practice the polarizatoin-optical method of temperature measurement based on the phenomenon of temperature alteration in value of birefringence of the optically anisotropic crystals.
Gaba V. M.
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