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Optical realization of two-boson tunneling dynamics

, 2011
An optical realization of the tunneling dynamics of two interacting bosons in a double-well potential, based on light transport in a four-core microstructured fiber, is proposed.
Longhi, Stefano
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Femtosecond Neodymium-doped microstructure fiber laser

Optics Express, 2005
We demonstrate femtosecond operation of a Nd-doped mi-crostructure fiber laser. The fiber provides gain and anomalous dispersion at the lasing wavelength of 1.06 microm and enables the construction of short and simple cavity designs. The laser is passively mode-locked by the combined action of a saturable absorber mirror, fiber nonlinearity, and ...
Mathias, Moenster, Peter, Glas, Günter, Steinmeyer, Rumen, Iliew, Nikolay, Lebedev, Reiner, Wedell, Mario, Bretschneider   +6 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Mechanoregulatory Effects of Cell‐Scale Microwells on Epithelial Cell Phenotype

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
In small polycaprolactone microwells, A549 epithelial cells span well edges, in contrast to cells growing on flat substrates. Focal adhesion sites (yellow) concentrate at topographic boundaries, while cytoskeletal tension (magenta stress fibers) is transmitted to the nucleus (blue), reducing nuclear sphericity.
Ruiwen He, Wang Sik Lee, Phattadon Yajan, Aaron Lee, Mauro Sousa de Almeida, Sandeep Keshavan, Jozef Adamcik, Céline Loussert‐Fonta, Dimitri Vanhecke, Barbara Rothen‐Rutishauser, Alke Petri‐Fink   +10 more
wiley   +1 more source

Spectral-Domain Measurements of Birefringence and Sensing Characteristics of a Side-Hole Microstructured Fiber

Sensors, 2013
We experimentally characterized a birefringent side-hole microstructured fiber in the visible wavelength region. The spectral dependence of the group and phase modal birefringence was measured using the methods of spectral interferometry. The phase modal
Waclaw Urbańczyk, Mariusz Makara, Krzysztof Poturaj, Pawel Mergo, Jacek Olszewski, Tadeusz Martynkien, Petr Hlubina   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rigorous sufficient conditions for index-guided mode in microstructured dielectric waveguides

, 2008
We derive a sufficient condition for the existence of index-guided modes in a very general class of dielectric waveguides, including photonic-crystal fibers (arbitrary periodic claddings, such as ``holey fibers''), anisotropic materials, and waveguides ...
Bamberger, Elachi, Fan, Johnson, Karen K. Lee, Kawakami, Kubota, Kuhlmey, Li, Messerly, Russell, Simon, Simpson, Smith, Steven G. Johnson, Yang, Yeh, Yehuda Avniel   +17 more
core   +1 more source

Actuating and Sensing Composites of Liquid Crystal Elastomers and Poly(ionic liquid)s

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Ionic conductive, mechanically tough, flexible, and stretchable filaments of a composite material comprising a liquid crystal elastomer and a poly(ionic liquid) are produced through 3D printing, which exhibit large actuation strain under stimulation and electrical resistance variation in response to deformation or environmental condition changes. Their
Zeping Liu, Xiaofeng Zheng, Shaoxia Zhang, Long Xu, Meng Liu, Jeremy Baribeault St‐Germain, Yue Zhao   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Advances on Optical Fiber Sensors

Fibers, 2013
In this review paper some recent advances on optical fiber sensors are reported. In particular, fiber Bragg grating (FBG), long period gratings (LPGs), evanescent field and hollow core optical fiber sensors are mentioned. Examples of recent optical fiber
Luciano Mescia, Francesco Prudenzano
doaj   +1 more source

2W/nm Peak-power All-Fiber Supercontinuum Source and its Application to the Characterization of Periodically Poled Nonlinear Crystals

, 2007
We demonstrate a uniform high spectral brightness and peak power density all-fiber supercontinuum source. The source consists of a nanosecond Ytterbium fiber laser and an optimal length PCF producing a continuum with a peak power density of 2 W/nm and ...
B.A. Cumberland, Demircan, Dudley, Dudley, Dunsby, Fei, Genty, Hsiung, J.C. Travers, J.R. Taylor, Jones, Knight, Kudlinski, R.E. Kennedy, Rakich, Ranka, S.V. Popov, Travers, Wadsworth   +18 more
core   +1 more source

From Clinic to Computation: Multiscale Bioengineering Strategies for Durable Biological Aortic Valve Replacements

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Bioprosthetic aortic valves have revolutionized the treatment of aortic stenosis, but their durability is limited by structural valve deterioration (SVD). This review focuses on the pericardial tissue at the heart of these valves, examining how its mechanical properties and calcification drive fatigue and failure.
Gabriele Greco, Pierfrancesco Gaziano, Serena Anglese, Simone Morganti, Carlo de Vincentiis, Ferdinando Auricchio, Michele Marino, Michele Conti   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Understanding the Role of Superhydrophobicity and Superhydrophilicity in Salt‐Spray Corrosion of Nanosecond Pulsed Laser‐Textured AA2024 Alloy

Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanosecond pulse laser texturing yields superhydrophobic and superhydrophilic AA2024 surfaces. Salt‐spray tests show that periodic superhydrophobic patterns suppress pitting, whereas superhydrophilic textures enhance it, linking laser‐induced morphology, wettability, and oxide chemistry to corrosion resistance.
Lis Geraldine Zschach, Robert Baumann, Eric Pohl, Angelika Wrzesińska‐Lashkova, Marcelo Sallese, Ignacio Tabares, Herman Heffner, Yana Vaynzof, Andrés Fabián Lasagni   +8 more
wiley   +1 more source