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Coupling of ultrathin tapered fibers with high-Q microsphere resonators at cryogenic temperatures and observation of phase-shift transition from undercoupling to overcoupling
We cooled ultrathin tapered fibers to cryogenic temperatures and controllably
coupled them with high-Q microsphere resonators at a wavelength close to the
optical transition of diamond nitrogen vacancy centers. The 310-nm-diameter
tapered fibers were stably nanopositioned close to the microspheres with a
positioning stability of approximately 10 nm over a temperature range of 7-28
K. A cavity-induced phase shift was observed in this temperature range,
demonstrating a discrete transition from undercoupling to overcoupling
Progress towards on-chip single photon sources based on colloidal quantum dots in silicon nitride devices
New results on integration of colloidal quantum dots (QDs) into SiN microstructures are reported, including QD positioning with nanometric accuracy and the efficient coupling of their emission to waveguides and cavities. The results are relevant to on-chip quantum optics and information processing
Revisiting the location and environment of the central engine in NGC1068
We revisit in this paper the location of the various components observed in
the AGN of NGC1068. Discrepancies between previously published studies are
explained, and a new measurement for the absolute location of the K-band
emission peak is provided. It is found to be consistent with the position of
the central engine as derived by Gallimore (1997), Capetti (1997) and Kishimoto
(1999). A series of map overlays is then presented and discussed. Model
predictions of dusty tori show that the nuclear unresolved NIR-MIR emission is
compatible with a broad range of models: the nuclear SED alone does not
strongly constrain the torus geometry, while placing reasonable constraints on
its size and thickness. The extended MIR emission observed within the ionizing
cone is shown to be well explained by the presence of optically thick dust
clouds exposed to the central engine radiation and having a small covering
factor. Conversely, a distribution of diffuse dust particles within the
ionizing cone is discarded. A simple model for the H2 and CO emission observed
perpendicularly to the axis of the ionizing cone is proposed. We show that a
slight tilt between the molecular disc and the Compton thick central absorber
naturally reproduces the observed distribution of H2 of CO emission.Comment: 17 pages, 11 figures, revised version for A&
Near-field electrospinning of conjugated polymer light-emitting nanofibers
The authors report on the realization of ordered arrays of light-emitting
conjugated polymer nanofibers by near-field electrospinning. The fibers, made
by poly[2-methoxy-5-(2-ethylhexyloxy)-1,4-phenylenevinylene], have diameters of
few hundreds of nanometers and emission peaked at 560 nm. The observed
blue-shift compared to the emission from reference films is attributed to
different polymer packing in the nanostructures. Optical confinement in the
fibers is also analyzed through self-waveguided emission. These results open
interesting perspectives for realizing complex and ordered architectures by
light-emitting nanofibers, such as photonic circuits, and for the precise
positioning and integration of conjugated polymer fibers into light-emitting
devices.Comment: 11 pages, 6 figures Nanoscale, 201
Scanning from heating: 3D shape estimation of transparent objects from local surface heating
Today, with quality becoming increasingly important, each product requires three-dimensional in-line quality control. On the other hand, the 3D reconstruction of transparent objects is a very difficult problem in computer vision due to transparency and specularity of the surface. This paper proposes a new method, called Scanning From Heating (SFH), to determine the surface shape of transparent objects using laser surface heating and thermal imaging. Furthermore, the application to transparent glass is discussed and results on different surface shapes are presented
An Imaging Polarimeter(IMPOL) for multi-wavelength observations
Taking advantage of the advances in array detector technology, an imaging
polarimeter (IMPOL) has been constructed for measuring linear polarization in
the wavelength band from 400-800 nm. It makes use of a Wollaston prism as the
analyser to measure simultaneously the two orthogonal polarization components
that define a Stoke's parameter. An achromatic half-wave plate is used to
rotate the plane of polarization with respect to the axis of the analyser so
that the second Stoke's parameter also can be determined. With a field of view
correponding to about 30x30 sq. mm for a 1.2 m, f/13 telescope, a sensitive,
liquid-nitrogen cooled CCD camera as the detector and a built-in acquisition
and guidance unit, the instrument can be used for studying stellar fields or
extended objects with an angular resolution close to 2 arcsec. The instrumental
polarization is less than 0.05% and the accuracies of measurement are primarily
limited by photon noise for typical observations.Comment: 10 pages including 5 embedded figures; submitted to Astronomy and
Astrophysics Supplement Series; available on request to A. N. Ramaprakash
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