An optoelectronic recirculating sorter based on CMOS/vertical cavity surface emitting laser smart pixel arrays; architecture and system demonstration

The architecture of an optoelectronic recirculating sorter based on the hybrid integration of CMOS logic circuitry, silicon detector/receivers and vertical cavity surface emitting lasers is presented along with the demonstration of the system.     

Tissue self-affinity and polarized light scattering in the born approximation: a new model for precancer detection

Light scattered from biological tissues can exhibit an inverse power law spectral component. We develop a model based on the Born approximation and von Karman (self-affine) spatial correlation of submicron tissue refractive index to account for this. The model is applied to light scattering spectra obtained from excised esophagi of normal and carcinogen-treated rats. Power law exponents used to fit dysplastic tissue site spectra are significantly smaller than those from normal sites, indicating that changes in tissue self-affinity can serve as a potential biomarker for precancer.     

PRESSURE-VELOCITY EQUILIBRIUM HYDRODYNAMIC MODELS

This article describes mathematical models for phase separated mixtures of materials that are in pressure and velocity equilibrium but not necessarily temperature equilibrium. General conditions for constitutive models for such mixtures that exhibit a single mixture sound speed are discussed and specific examples are described.     

Counting atoms using interaction blockade in an optical superlattice

We report on the observation of an interaction blockade effect for ultracold atoms in optical lattices, analogous to the Coulomb blockade observed in mesoscopic solid state systems. When the lattice sites are converted into biased double wells, we detect a discrete set of steps in the well population for increasing bias potentials. These correspond to tunneling resonances where the atom number on each side of the barrier changes one by one. This allows us to count and control the number of atoms within a given well. By evaluating the amplitude of the different plateaus, we can fully determine the number distribution of the atoms in the lattice, which we demonstrate for the case of a superfluid and Mott insulating regime of 87Rb.     

Phenylated poly(P-phenylene vinylenes) prepared via the chlorine precursor route (CPR)

The synthesis of several highly phenylated PPV derivatives by a chlorine precursor route (CPR) was investigated in order to understand its scope. Three 1,4-bis(chloromethyl)benzene monomers were prepared via a robust and versatile synthetic procedure involving the Diels-Alder reaction. The monomers were then polymerized to the corresponding precursor polymers with about 1.0 equivalent of potassium t-butoxide in THF. Only one monomer gave a soluble precursor polymer while the other two gave insoluble precursor polymers. The soluble precursor polymer was deposited as thin films and then converted to the corresponding PPV derivative, which showed green photoluminesence and electroluminesence.     

A Phosphanyl-Phosphagallene that Functions as a Frustrated Lewis Pair

Phosphagallenes ( 1 a / 1 b ) featuring double bonds between phosphorus and gallium were synthesized by reaction of (phosphanyl)phosphaketenes with the gallium carbenoid Ga(Nacnac) (Nacnac=HC[C(Me)N(2,6-i-Pr₂C₆H₃)]₂). The stability of these species is dependent on the saturation of the phosphanyl moiety. 1 a , which bears an unsaturated phosphanyl ring, rearranges in solution to yield a spirocyclic compound ( 2 ) which contains a P=P bond. The saturated variant 1 b is stable even at elevated temperatures. 1 b behaves as a frustrated Lewis pair capable of activation of H₂ and forms a 1:1 adduct with CO₂.     

Traveling-wave atom cavity interaction in the single-atom microlaser

We demonstrated traveling-wave atom-cavity interaction in the single-atom microlaser by tilting the atomic beam from its usual orientation of normal incidence with respect to the cavity mode. Laser-tuning curves, measured for various excitation pulse areas, are in good agreement with one-atom microlaser-maser theory.