53 research outputs found
Fresnel filtering of Gaussian beams in microcavities
We study the output from the modes described by the superposition of Gaussian
beams confined in the quasi-stadium microcavities. We experimentally observe
the deviation from Snell's law in the output when the incident angle of the
Gaussian beam at the cavity interface is near the critical angle for total
internal reflection, providing direct experimental evidence on the Fresnel
filtering. The theory of the Fresnel filtering for a planar interface
qualitatively reproduces experimental data, and a discussion is given on small
deviation between the measured data and the theory.Comment: 3 pages, 2 figure
Classical Phase Space Revealed by Coherent Light
We study the far field characteristics of oval-resonator laser diodes made of
an AlGaAs/GaAs quantum well. The resonator shapes are various oval geometries,
thereby probing chaotic and mixed classical dynamics. The far field pattern
shows a pronounced fine structure that strongly depends on the cavity shape.
Comparing the experimental data with ray-model simulations for a Fresnel
billiard yields convincing agreement for all geometries and reveals the
importance of the underlying classical phase space for the lasing
characteristics.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figures (reduced quality), accepted for publication in
Physical Review Letter
Light emission patterns from stadium-shaped semiconductor microcavity lasers
We study light emission patterns from stadium-shaped semiconductor (GaAs)
microcavity lasers theoretically and experimentally. Performing systematic wave
calculations for passive cavity modes, we demonstrate that the averaging by
low-loss modes, such as those realized in multi-mode lasing, generates an
emission pattern in good agreement with the ray model's prediction. In
addition, we show that the dependence of experimental far-field emission
patterns on the aspect ratio of the stadium cavity is well reproduced by the
ray model.Comment: 5 pages, 4 figure
Chaos-assisted emission from asymmetric resonant cavity microlasers
We study emission from quasi-one-dimensional modes of an asymmetric resonant
cavity that are associated with a stable periodic ray orbit confined inside the
cavity by total internal reflection. It is numerically demonstrated that such
modes exhibit directional emission, which is explained by chaos-assisted
emission induced by dynamical tunneling. Fabricating semiconductor microlasers
with the asymmetric resonant cavity, we experimentally demonstrate the
selective excitation of the quasi-one-dimensional modes by employing the device
structure to preferentially inject currents to these modes and observe
directional emission in good accordance with the theoretical prediction based
on chaos-assisted emission.Comment: 9 pages, 10 figures, some figures are in reduced qualit
Signature of Wave Chaos in Spectral Characteristics of Microcavity Lasers
金沢大学理工研究域機械工学系We report an experimental investigation on the spectra of fully chaotic and nonchaotic microcavity lasers under continuous-wave operating conditions. It is found that fully chaotic microcavity lasers operate in single mode, whereas nonchaotic microcavity lasers operate in multimode. The suppression of multimode lasing for fully chaotic microcavity lasers is explained by large spatial overlaps of the resonance wave functions that spread throughout the two-dimensional cavity due to the ergodicity of chaotic ray orbits. © 2016 American Physical Society
A compact chaotic laser device with a two-dimensional external cavity structure
金沢大学理工研究域機械工学系We propose a compact chaotic laser device, which consists of a semiconductor laser and a two-dimensional (2D) external cavity for delayed optical feedback. The overall size of the device is within 230μm × 1 mm. A long time delay sufficient for chaos generation can be achieved with the small area by the multiple reflections at the 2D cavity boundary, and the feedback strength is controlled by the injection current to the external cavity. We experimentally demonstrate that a variety of output properties, including chaotic output, can be selectively generated by controlling the injection current to the external cavity. © 2014 AIP Publishing LLC
Identification of prophylactic drugs for oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy using big data
Background: Drug repositioning is a cost-effective method to identify novel disease indications for approved drugs; it requires a shorter developmental period than conventional drug discovery methods. We aimed to identify prophylactic drugs for oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy by drug repositioning using data from large-scale medical information and life science information databases.
Methods: Herein, we analyzed the reported data between 2007 and 2017 retrieved from the FDA’s database of spontaneous adverse event reports (FAERS) and the LINCS database provided by the National Institute of Health. The efficacy of the drug candidates for oxaliplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy obtained from the database analysis was examined using a rat model of peripheral neuropathy. Additionally, we compared the incidence of peripheral neuropathy in patients who received oxaliplatin at the Tokushima University Hospital, Japan. The effects of statins on the animal model were examined in six-week-old male Sprague–Dawley rats and seven or eight-week-old male BALB/C mice. Retrospective medical chart review included clinical data from Tokushima University Hospital from April 2009 to March 2018.
Results: Simvastatin, indicated for dyslipidemia, significantly reduced the severity of peripheral neuropathy and oxaliplatin-induced hyperalgesia. In the nerve tissue of model rats, the mRNA expression of Gstm1 increased with statin administration. A retrospective medical chart review using clinical data revealed that the incidence of peripheral neuropathy decreased with statin use.
Conclusion and relevance: Thus, drug repositioning using data from large-scale basic and clinical databases enables the discovery of new indications for approved drugs with a high probability of success
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