Non-resonant third-order non-linear optical properties of amorphous GeSe2 film

The real and imaginary parts of third-order susceptibility of amorphous GeSe2 film were measured by the method of the femtosecond optical heterodyne detection of optical Kerr effect at 805 nm with the 80 fs ultra fast pulses. The results indicated that the values of real and imaginary parts were 8.8 x 10(-12) esu and -3.0 x 10(-12) esu, respectively. An amorphous GeSe2 film also showed a very fast response within 200 fs. The ultra fast response and large third-order non-linearity are attributed to the ultra fast distortion of the electron orbits surrounding the average positions of the nucleus of Ge and Se atoms. (c) 2005 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

Super-resolution scanning laser microscopy with a third-order optical nonlinear thin film

In a configuration of optical far-field scanning microscopy, super-resolution achieved by inserting a third-order optical nonlinear thin film is demonstrated and analyzed in terms of the frequency response function. Without the thin film the microscopy is diffraction limited; thus, subwavelength features cannot be resolved. With the nonlinear thin film inserted, the resolution is dramatically improved and thus the microscopy resolves features significantly smaller than the smallest spacing allowed by the diffraction limit. A theoretical model is established and the device is analyzed for the frequency response function. The results show that the frequency response function exceeds the cutoff spatial frequency of the microscopy defined by the laser wavelength and the numerical aperture of the convergent lens. The main contribution to the improvement of the cutoff spatial frequency is from the phase change induced by the complex transmission of the nonlinear thin film. Experimental results are presented and are shown to be consistent with the results of theoretical simulations.

Double-cladding Yb3+ fiber for free-space optical communication

The experiment result of Nd:YVO4 laser pumped by laser diode that was amplified by double-cladding Yb3+ fiber is reported. Stable mode-locking pulses are obtained at repetition rate of 320 MHz and the output power is 15 mW. When laser power is amplified by Yb3+- doped double-cladding fiber amplifier, its power can get to 600 mW. Based on these, experiment of double-frequency is carried out, and green laser with power of 4 mW is obtained. (c) 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Sistemas e ações autoimpostos - arte e vida

Essa dissertação é uma escrita performática que procura entender a arte como elemento para enxergar melhor o cotidiano; é um conjunto de observações e reflexões sobre trabalhos que lidam com regras autoimpostas pelos artistas; uma explanação sobre jogos que mudam os caminhos do cotidiano, transformando o olhar e a sensibilidade. Ações de artistas como Sophie Calle, Tracey Emin, Marina Abramovic, Tania Bruguera, entre outros, são analisados, junto a uma descrição e exposição dos trabalhos desenvolvidos pela própria autora. O capítulo I é dedicado aos modos como a fotografia serve às ações performáticas, a partir da exposição do trabalho Lhôtel, de Sophie Calle. O capítulo II pensa o lugar dos afetos na arte, como eles fazem parte da composição de trabalhos artísticos. O terceiro é um olhar sobre a exposição Cuide de você, de Sophie Calle, para refletir sobre o livro no campo expandido do espaço de exposição. No capítulo final, trabalhos das artistas cariocas Caroline Valansi e Julia Debasse, próximas da autora, são analisados, instigando o pensamento sobre como a proximidade entre artistas pode gerar criações artísticas

Study of crystal structure and phase transition studies in perovskite-type oxides using powder-diffraction techniques and symmetry-mode analysis.

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