High resolution instrumentation system for fibre-Bragg grating aerospace sensors

A passive technique for high-resolution detection of the wavelength of peak reflection from fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensors is presented. The approach, based on a de-convolution of the FBG spectrum and the spectrometer resolution, essentially overcomes the low spectral resolution (≈0.1 nm) associated with commercial spectrometers employing CCD detection. The performance of two algorithms, the Centroid Detection algorithm (CDA) and the least squares method (LSQ), are compared. The LSQ algorithm offers resolution enhancement of at least two orders of magnitude and is shown to be independent of the FBG intensity and bandwidth over a broad range.     

A computer controlled continuous dilution dilatometer for the determination of solute molar volumes and direct measurement of reaction volumes in solution

The design and operation of a computer controlled continuous dilution dilatometer utilizing a diode array detection system is presented. To test the accuracy and reproducibility of the technique, apparent molar volumes of dilute aqueous solutions of potassium ferricyanide and potassium ferrocyanide have been measured. To provide supporting data for high pressure studies of reaction volumes and molar volume change in solutions of high ionic strength, study of these electrolytes was extended by dilution into 0.1M and 1.0M potassium nitrate solutions rather than extrapolation to zero ionic strength as is normal. In addition, the system has been used to determine reaction volumes of some acid-base reactions by direct measurement, using the equipment as an automatic titration dilatometer.     

Ultramicrobiosensor for the Selective Detection of Glutamate

Carbon fiber microelectrodes, able to detect catecholamine release from single cells, have significantly contributed to our present understanding of the mechanism of secretory neurotransmission. In spite of their obvious advantages, there are only a few amperometric sensors (characterized by appropriate size, sensitivity, and selectivity) able to measure the release of other (not easily oxidizable) neurotransmitters at cellular level. The present work describes the fabrication and characterization of an ultramicrobiosensor for the selective detection of glutamate. The developed sensor has a size of 2.5–15 μm in diameter, a sensitivity of 0.62 mA mM^?1 cm^?2, and a detection limit of 5 μM. The excellent selectivity of the sensor (achieved using electrodeposition of Ru, Rh, and poly(m‐phenylenediamine)) makes it a promising candidate for monitoring glutamate release at single cell level.     

水天线附近红外弱点目标的检测

弱点目标的检测是舰载红外警戒系统中的一个关键问题。由于目标处于海天线附近的高强度背景杂波中，因此，采用常规的点目标检测算法对其进行检测的结果都不够理想。针对这一问题，本文提出了一种改进方法：首先用中值滤波方法对海空背景进行预测和抑制，自适应阈值分割后根据目标点和背景杂波残留在多向梯度上的差异，通过多向梯度检测进一步剔除背景杂波残留，提高了单帧图像的检测概率。     

峰值能量检测及其在被动声纳显示中的应用

本文介绍子带峰值能量检测方法及其在被动声纳显示和检测中的应用[2-4]，同时提出了波束域宽带峰值能量检测算法。新的波束域算法是在已有波束形成的基础上进行处理，不需对原系统进行较大的修改。通过波束域宽带峰值能量检测处理，可以改善声纳显示效果，更加清晰地显示目标方位。相对于高分辨率波束形成算法，两种峰值能量检测算法的运算量都比较低，具有一定的工程应用前景。通过计算机仿真和实测数据处理，验证了所述两种峰值能量算法在提高显示清晰度，减小测向模糊度方面的优点。     

像增强器视场缺陷检测方法研究

在数字式像增强器性能综合检测系统的基础上，研究了像增强器视场缺陷的检测方法。通过数字视频摄像机采集缺陷图像，利用数字图像处理方法确定缺陷性质，缺陷处理算法基于图像灰度特征而不是边缘特征提取。该方法适用于对检测对象有具体量化和定位要求，而不是简单的只有数量和形状特征要求的场合。实验表明，该检测方法能够较准确地检测像增强器的缺陷。     

纳米光学和生物单分子探测

纳米光学技术展示了纳米级探测本领，同时生物单分子探测所需要分辨尺度也是纳米数量级的，因此在生物单分子探测过程中，纳米光学发挥了巨大的作用．文章介绍了与生物单分子探测技术相关的纳米光学技术，包括量子近场光学探针技术、近场光学成像技术(包括扫描近场光学显微术及全内反射荧光显微术)和激光光钳测控技术及它们在生物单分子探测上的进展，从而在染色、成像、测控三个方面展示了纳米光学技术在生物方面的应用，并对其未来的发展方向进行了展望．     

A sorbitol-selective fluorescence sensor

A new anthracene derivative bearing two phenylboronic acid groups at the 1,8-positions was prepared and its binding properties towards sorbitol, xylitol, fructose, glucose and galactose have been studied using fluorescence analysis.     

Precision of neural timing: The small ? limit

We explore the precision of neural timing in a model neural system with n identical input neurons whose firing time in response to stimulation is chosen from a density f. These input neurons stimulate a target cell which fires when it receives m hits within ? msec. We prove that the density of the firing time of the target cell converges as ?→0 to the input density f raised to the mth and normalized. We give conditions for convergence of the density in L¹, pointwise, and uniformly as well as conditions for the convergence of the standard deviations.     

Construction of fiber-optic bundle light-collection systems and calculations of collection efficiency

This paper describes the position-sensitive light-collection system that we use in our fast-beam laser experiments. The collection system consists of fiber-optic bundles whose facets are arranged to accept light emitted from a beam of fluorescent atoms. The flexibility of the fiber bundles allows their use in scanning collection systems with precise position sensitivity. We describe calculations of geometrical collection efficiency using a numerical integration scheme and compare the results with measurements. We also compare the collection efficiencies of the different fiber bundle arrangements that we used as our apparatus evolved with the implementation of various improvements.