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Enhancing the strength of an optical trap by truncation. [PDF]

open access: yesPLoS ONE, 2013
Optical traps (tweezers) are beginning to be used with increasing efficacy in diverse studies in the biological and biomedical sciences. We report here results of a systematic study aimed at enhancing the efficiency with which dielectric (transparent ...
Vanessa R M Rodrigues   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Speckle‐Engineered Upconversion Amplification in Nanoemulsion‐Templated Hydrogel Microdomes

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Nanoemulsion‐confined PEGDA microdomes generate speckle‐like excitation fields that strongly amplify upconversion luminescence upon dehydration, enabling filter‐free visible readout with reversible on–off switching. DMD‐based lithography yields scalable, shape‐programmable arrays for moisture‐responsive displays and optical encryption.
Chaeyeong Ryu   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

On the limits of low-numerical-aperture imaging scatterometry

open access: yesOptics Express, 2020
Although imaging scatterometry has been demonstrated to be a powerful technique for characterization of nano-gratings when high lateral resolution is required, some limits of this novel technique are still undisclosed yet, such as the constraint for the imaging numerical aperture (NA), the number of unit cells for accurate grating reconstruction, and ...
Cai Wang   +5 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Light‐Actuated Fiber‐Climbing Inchworm Robot Toward Endoluminal Navigation

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A kirigami‐inspired soft inchworm robot harnesses optical energy from a customized side‐emitting optical fiber, guaranteeing its propulsion along the fiber body. The wavelength‐selective responsiveness of dye‐functionalized liquid crystal elastomers and the application of temporal illumination patterns enable sequential control of robot components. The
Antonio Lobosco   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Transfer Printing and Reconfiguration of Soft Electronics Using Digital Microfluidics and Laser Machining

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
This paper presents a digital microfluidics‐based technique for transferring and reconfiguring soft nanomembranes. Laser‐machined nanothin membranes are picked up, transported, and aligned via tailored surface tension and the actuation of water droplets, enabling the development of flexible electronics, the integration of functional materials on 3D ...
Quang Anh Nguyen   +15 more
wiley   +1 more source

Orbital Geometry‐Governed Response of Pressure‐Tunable Quantum Defects in hBN

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
Defects in hBN act as ultrasensitive quantum manometers when the energy of the intradefect optical transitions is modified by lattice compression. The orbital geometry of the electron wave functions governs how electron hopping and Coulomb interactions react uniquely to the reduction of the van der Waals gap and in‐plane compression, leading to robust ...
Magdalena Grzeszczyk   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

Practical and Accurate Evaluation of Numerical Aperture and Beam Quality Factor in Photonic Crystal Fibers by Mechanical Learning

open access: yesIEEE Photonics Journal
This paper presents a convolutional neural network (CNN) model, enhanced with the convolutional block attention module (CBAM), designed to accurately predict the beam quality factor M2, and numerical aperture (NA) of photonic crystal fibers.
Mengda Wei   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Exploring Pb‐Chelation Chemistry in the Crystallization Dynamics of Halide Perovskites

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
A mechanism of how Pb‐chelation chemistry governs coordination geometry and initial nucleation behavior at the precursor level of halide perovskite, by regulating the deprotonation state of a chelating additive, is elucidated. This allows for innovative reaction‐system design principles that promote coherent growth while suppressing defect formation in
Byeong Jun Kim   +13 more
wiley   +1 more source

High‐Index, Low‐Loss Optical Material Platforms for Ultra‐Broadband Ultraviolet‐to‐Visible Achromatic Metalenses

open access: yesAdvanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.
An integrated material platform combining engineered SiNx thin films and printable ZrO2 nanoparticle‐embedded resin enables broadband achromatic metalenses from the ultraviolet to visible range. The demonstrated meta‐optics achieve near‐diffraction‐limited focusing with minimal chromatic aberration.
Hyunjung Kang   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Sophisticated Terahertz Photonic Crystal Fiber Sensor Design for Highly Accurate Detection of Kerosene Mixtures

open access: yesAdvanced Physics Research
A Photonic Crystal Fiber sensor has been proposed, featuring an octagonal cladding and a hollow core, designed specifically for detecting kerosene adulteration.
Mohammad Abdullah‐Al‐Shafi   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

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