95 research outputs found
Mobility of high-power solitons in saturable nonlinear photonic lattices
We theoretically study the properties of one-dimensional nonlinear saturable
photonic lattices exhibiting multiple mobility windows for stationary
solutions. The effective energy barrier decreases to a minimum in those power
regions where a new intermediate stationary solution appears. As an
application, we investigate the dynamics of high-power gaussian-like beams
finding several regions where the light transport is enhanced.Comment: 3 pages, 3 figures, to be published in Optics Letter
Transition to miscibility in linearly coupled binary dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates
We investigate effects of dipole-dipole (DD) interactions on
immiscibility-miscibility transitions (IMTs) in two-component Bose-Einstein
condensates (BECs) trapped in the harmonic-oscillator (HO) potential, with the
components linearly coupled by a resonant electromagnetic field (accordingly,
the components represent two different spin states of the same atom). The
problem is studied by means of direct numerical simulations. Different mutual
orientations of the dipolar moments in the two components are considered. It is
shown that, in the binary BEC formed by dipoles with the same orientation and
equal magnitudes, the IMT cannot be induced by the DD interaction alone, being
possible only in the presence of the linear coupling between the components,
while the miscibility threshold is affected by the DD interactions. However, in
the binary condensate with the two dipolar components polarized in opposite
directions, the IMT can be induced \emph{without} any linear coupling. Further,
we demonstrate that those miscible and immiscible localized states, formed in
the presence of the DD interactions, which are unstable evolve into robust
breathers, which tend to keep the original miscibility or immiscibility,
respectively. An exception is the case of a very strong DD attraction, when
narrow stationary modes are destroyed by the instability. The binary BEC
composed of co-polarized dipoles with different magnitudes are briefly
considered too.Comment: 10 figure
On bright and dark breathers in lattices with saturable nonlinearity
The moving bright and dark localized modes in one-dimensional optical lattices with saturable nonlinearity are considered with respect to the grand canonical free energy concept and linear stability analysis of the eigenvalue spectra.International School and Conference on Optics and Optical Materials, Sep 03-07, 2007, Belgrade, Serbi
Cancer cell death induced by ruthenium complexes
Summary. Cancer is a complex and often fatal disease characterized by uncontrolled cell division. The most commonly used chemotherapeutics target rapidly dividing cancer cells but, at the same time, damage healthy dividing cells. New metal-based complexes, such as ruthenium complexes, that possess cytotoxic properties, have been developed to overcome these challenges. Ruthenium complexes achieve their antitumor effect mainly by inducing apoptosis. In recent years, induction of other types of cell death, such as ferroptosis and autophagy, was also reported. The dual role of autophagy in cancer cells is a major challenge for the application of metallocomplexes in cancer treatment, either as inducers or inhibitors of autophagy. Also, the effect of ruthenium complexes on other cellular processes such as cell cycle, cell migration, and adhesion are promising approaches in cancer treatment. Our results indicated a significant influence of Ru(II) complexes on these processes in melanoma, cervical and pancreatic cancer. The aim of this review is to summarize the latest data on the effect of ruthenium complexes on different types of cell death
Localized modes in linear flux dressed two-dimensional plus lattice
Flatband (FB) photonic lattices represent ideal testbed for studying transport and localization
properties at the linear level in diverse physical systems [1]. Photonic lattices are easy for manipulation
and investigation of wave dynamics. The photonic lattices offer an ability to design artificial gauge field
effects which are equivalent to the magnetic field flux and the spin-orbit interaction in atomic systems
[2].
The two-dimensional (2D) plus
lattice [3] dressed by the artificial flux can be
experimentally realized by techniques based
on the coupled-spring resonators [4] and
wave-guide networks [5]. Here we tuned the
artificial flux values and studied their effect
on the energy band spectrum and we were
trying to find compact localized modes
(CLMs).
The geometry of the uniform plus
lattice dressed by the artificial flux is Figure
2. Schematic of 2D plus-like lattice with artificial
flux. The unit cell is encircled by a dotted
line.schematically presented in Fig. 1. The
unit cell consists of five sites, linearly coupled with each other with the same intra-cell coupling constant.
The flux of the artificial field modifies the coupling between different unit cell sites to t∙exp(±iϕ/4),
where t is the hopping parameter and ϕ is the artificial flux. In the absence of flux, in the uniform lattice,
the energy spectrum has one fully degenerate FB, centered at zero, and four dispersive bands (DBs) [3].
We have found that this lattice can host the Aharonov-Bohm effect for certain flux values [6]. When
diamond plaquettes are dressed by artificial flux ϕ=π, this lattice spectrum is described by two
momentum independent, fully degenerated FBs, and three DBs. Corresponding CLMs have been
obtained. In the comparison with the flux-free case, we found three different types of fundamental nonorthogonal CLMs now. These CLMs occupy 5 unit cells i.e. are class U=5. The central site amplitude is
zero and all other 4 sites of unit cell have nonzero amplitudes.XVI Photonics Workshop : Book of abstracts; March 12-15, 2023; Kopaonik, Serbi
Higher-band modulational instability in photonic lattices
Propagation of extended Floquet-Bloch modes in the first three bands of a one-dimensional photonic lattice possessing a self-defocusing saturable nonlinearity is studied experimentally and numerically on the example of waveguide arrays in lithium niobate. Discrete modulation instability is observed in all bands in the region of anomalous diffraction, whereas modes propagate stable in the normal diffraction regime
Two-dimensional discrete solitons in dipolar Bose-Einstein condensates
We analyze the formation and dynamics of bright unstaggered solitons in the
disk-shaped dipolar Bose-Einstein condensate, which features the interplay of
contact (collisional) and long-range dipole-dipole (DD) interactions between
atoms. The condensate is assumed to be trapped in a strong optical-lattice
potential in the disk's plane, hence it may be approximated by a
two-dimensional (2D) discrete model, which includes the on-site nonlinearity
and cubic long-range (DD) interactions between sites of the lattice. We
consider two such models, that differ by the form of the on-site nonlinearity,
represented by the usual cubic term, or more accurate nonpolynomial one,
derived from the underlying 3D Gross-Pitaevskii equation. Similar results are
obtained for both models. The analysis is focused on effects of the DD
interaction on fundamental localized modes in the lattice (2D discrete
solitons). The repulsive isotropic DD nonlinearity extends the existence and
stability regions of the fundamental solitons. New families of on-site,
inter-site and hybrid solitons, built on top of a finite background, are found
as a result of the interplay of the isotropic repulsive DD interaction and
attractive contact nonlinearity. By themselves, these solutions are unstable,
but they evolve into robust breathers which exist on an oscillating background.
In the presence of the repulsive contact interactions, fundamental localized
modes exist if the DD interaction (attractive isotropic or anisotropic) is
strong enough. They are stable in narrow regions close to the anticontinuum
limit, while unstable solitons evolve into breathers. In the latter case, the
presence of the background is immaterial
Beam interactions in one-dimensional saturable waveguide arrays
The interaction between two parallel beams in one-dimensional discrete
saturable systems has been investigated using lithium niobate nonlinear
waveguide arrays. When the beams are separated by one channel and in-phase it
is possible to observe soliton fusion at low power levels. This new result is
confirmed numerically. By increasing the power, soliton-like propagation of
weakly-coupled beams occurs. When the beams are out-of-phase the most
interesting result is the existence of oscillations which resemble the recently
discovered Tamm oscillations.Comment: 5 pages, 6 figures, submitted to Phys. Rev.
Antitumor effect of Ru(II) complex on A375 and HeLa cell growth, migration and adhesion ability
Platinum-based complexes represent the mainstay of treatment for various cancer types. However, their usage is often restricted by numerous side effects or intrinsic and acquired resistance. Therefore, significant research efforts have focused on developing therapeutics based on other transition metals, such as ruthenium 1,2. In this study, effects of transition metal complex, cis-dichlorobis (2,2ʹ-bipyridyl-4,4ʹ-dicarboxylic acid)ruthenium(II) (Ru(II) complex) were analyzed on A375 human melanoma and HeLa cell growth, adhesion ability andmigration. Cell viability assay indicated significant antitumor activity of Ru(II) complex on A375 (~60% of control) up to 72 h after treatment, but not on HeLa cells. However, analysis by clonogenic assay showed that growth of both cell lines was decreased 7 days after treatment. Growth inhibition was followed by G1 phase cell cycle arrest (5–10% G1 increase for A375 and 5–8% for HeLa cells compared to control). Moreover, Ru(II) complex increased adhesivity of A375 and HeLa cells by 11 and 16 % respectively and decreased cell migration, as shown by scratch assay. The obtained results indicate that the analyzed Ru(II) complex is a promising metallodrug, as itinduced growth inhibition of A375 and HeLa cells through induction of G1 arrest and decreased metastatic potential of these cells through the increase ofadhesivity and decrease of cell migration
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