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Multi-mode photonic crystal fibers for VCSEL based data transmission
Quasi error-free 10 Gbit/s data transmission is demonstrated over a novel
type of 50 micron core diameter photonic crystal fiber with as much as 100 m
length. Combined with 850$ nm VCSEL sources, this fiber is an attractive
alternative to graded-index multi-mode fibers for datacom applications. A
comparison to numerical simulations suggests that the high bit-rate may be
partly explained by inter-modal diffusion.Comment: Accepted for Optics Expres
Shape complexity and fractality of fracture surfaces of swelled isotactic polypropylene with supercritical carbon dioxide
We have investigated the fractal characteristics and shape complexity of the
fracture surfaces of swelled isotactic polypropylene Y1600 in supercritical
carbon dioxide fluid through the consideration of the statistics of the islands
in binary SEM images. The distributions of area , perimeter , and shape
complexity follow power laws , , and , with the scaling ranges spanning
over two decades. The perimeter and shape complexity scale respectively as
and in two scaling regions delimited by . The fractal dimension and shape complexity increase when the temperature
decreases. In addition, the relationships among different power-law scaling
exponents , , , , and have been derived analytically,
assuming that , , and follow power-law distributions.Comment: RevTex, 6 pages including 7 eps figure
Nanometer-scale sharpness in corner-overgrown heterostructures
A corner-overgrown GaAs/AlGaAs heterostructure is investigated with
transmission and scanning transmission electron microscopy, demonstrating
self-limiting growth of an extremely sharp corner profile of 3.5 nm width. In
the AlGaAs layers we observe self-ordered diagonal stripes, precipitating
exactly at the corner, which are regions of increased Al content measured by an
XEDS analysis. A quantitative model for self-limited growth is adapted to the
present case of faceted MBE growth, and the corner sharpness is discussed in
relation to quantum confined structures. We note that MBE corner overgrowth
maintains nm-sharpness even after microns of growth, allowing the realization
of corner-shaped nanostructures.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figure
IMS software developments for the detection of chemical warfare agent
Interference compounds like gasoline, diesel, burning wood or fuel, etc. are presented in common battlefield situations. These compounds can cause detectors to respond as a false positive or interfere with the detector's ability to respond to target compounds such as chemical warfare agents. To ensure proper response of the ion mobility spectrometer to chemical warfare agents, two special software packages were developed and incorporated into the Bruker RAID-1. The programs suppress interferring signals caused by car exhaust or smoke gases resulting from burning materials and correct the influence of variable sample gas humidity which is important for detection and quantification of blister agents like mustard gas or lewisite
Response of Multi-strip Multi-gap Resistive Plate Chamber
A prototype of Multi-strip Multi-gap Resistive Plate chamber (MMRPC) with
active area 40 cm 20 cm has been developed at SINP, Kolkata. Detailed
response of the developed detector was studied with the pulsed electron beam
from ELBE at Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf. In this report the response
of SINP developed MMRPC with different controlling parameters is described in
details. The obtained time resolution () of the detector after slew
correction was 91.53 ps. Position resolution measured along ()
and across () the strip was 2.80.6 cm and 0.58 cm, respectively.
The measured absolute efficiency of the detector for minimum ionizing particle
like electron was 95.81.3 . Better timing resolution of the detector
can be achieved by restricting the events to a single strip. The response of
the detector was mainly in avalanche mode but a few percentage of streamer mode
response was also observed. A comparison of the response of these two modes
with trigger rate was studiedComment: 19 pages, 26 figure
A numerical test of differential equations for one- and two-loop sunrise diagrams using configuration space techniques
We use configuration space methods to write down one-dimensional integral
representations for one- and two-loop sunrise diagrams (also called Bessel
moments) which we use to numerically check on the correctness of the second
order differential equations for one- and two-loop sunrise diagrams that have
recently been discussed in the literature.Comment: 11 pages, no figures, published versio
Surface Crystallization of Liquid Au-Si and Its Impact on Catalysis.
In situ transmission electron microscopy reveals that an atomically thin crystalline phase at the surface of liquid Au-Si is stable over an unexpectedly wide range of conditions. By measuring the surface structure as a function of liquid temperature and composition, a simple thermodynamic model is developed to explain the stability of the ordered phase. The presence of surface ordering plays a key role in the pathway by which the Au-Si eutectic solidifies and also dramatically affects the catalytic properties of the liquid, explaining the anomalously slow growth kinetics of Si nanowires at low temperature. A strategy to control the presence of the surface phase is discussed, using it as a tool in designing strategies for nanostructure growth
Large-scale Graphitic Thin Films Synthesized on Ni and Transferred to Insulators: Structural and Electronic Properties
We present a comprehensive study of the structural and electronic properties
of ultrathin films containing graphene layers synthesized by chemical vapor
deposition (CVD) based surface segregation on polycrystalline Ni foils then
transferred onto insulating SiO2/Si substrates. Films of size up to several
mm's have been synthesized. Structural characterizations by atomic force
microscopy (AFM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), cross-sectional
transmission electron microscopy (XTEM) and Raman spectroscopy confirm that
such large scale graphitic thin films (GTF) contain both thick graphite regions
and thin regions of few layer graphene. The films also contain many wrinkles,
with sharply-bent tips and dislocations revealed by XTEM, yielding insights on
the growth and buckling processes of the GTF. Measurements on mm-scale
back-gated transistor devices fabricated from the transferred GTF show
ambipolar field effect with resistance modulation ~50% and carrier mobilities
reaching ~2000 cm^2/Vs. We also demonstrate quantum transport of carriers with
phase coherence length over 0.2 m from the observation of 2D weak
localization in low temperature magneto-transport measurements. Our results
show that despite the non-uniformity and surface roughness, such large-scale,
flexible thin films can have electronic properties promising for device
applications.Comment: This version (as published) contains additional data, such as cross
sectional TEM image
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