Effective Raman gain characteristics in germanium- and fluorine-doped optical fibers

We describe the dopant dependence of Raman gain in germanium- and fluorine-doped optical fibers. We clarify, both theoretically and experimentally, the effective Raman gain characteristic in an optical fiber, which is closely related to the fiber's refractive-index profile and electromagnetic field profile. We also show that this experimentally determined relationship can be used to evaluate the effective Raman gain characteristic in a germaninum- or a fluorine-doped optical fiber with an arbitrary index profile.     

Photonic molecule lasing

Lasing at resonantly coupled whispering-gallery mode frequencies is observed in photonic molecules consisting of bispheres of 4.2 and 5.1 microm in diameter placed in a silicon V-groove. We examine spatial profiles of photonic molecule modes by use of frequency-resolved imaging and reveal bonding and antibonding mode features. From the lasing threshold characteristics, we quantitatively measure the quality factor and the spontaneous-emission coupling ratio of the photonic molecule modes and confirm that strong coherent coupling leads to photonic molecule modes.     

Highly stable gold(III) complex with a hydantoin ligand in alkaline media

A novel gold(III) complex with a monodentate 5,5-dimethylhydantoin ligand, [Au(dmh)4]-, is square planar in geometry, inert and highly stable in alkaline solutions because of soft acid-base interactions, and electrochemically reduced near -0.3 V vs Ag/AgCl to give a gold(0) film with a high current efficiency.     

Fabrication of ZnSe nanoparticles in the apoferritin cavity by designing a slow chemical reaction system

Zinc selenide nanoparticles (ZnSe NPs) were synthesized in the cavity of the cage-shaped protein apoferritin by designing a slow chemical reaction system, which employs tetraaminezinc ion and selenourea. The chemical synthesis of ZnSe NPs was realized in a spatially selective manner from an aqueous solution, and ZnSe cores were formed in almost all apoferritin cavities with little bulk precipitation. Three factors are found to be important for ZnSe NP synthesis in the apoferritin cavity: (1) the threefold channel, which selectively introduces zinc ion into the apoferritin cavity, (2) the apoferritin internal potential, which favors zinc ion accumulation in the cavity, and (3) the nucleation site, which nucleates ZnSe inside the cavity. The characterization of the synthesized ZnSe NPs by X-ray powder diffraction and energy-dispersive spectrometry revealed that the synthesized NPs are a collection of cubic ZnSe polycrystals. It was shown that the 500 degrees C heat treatment for 1 h under nitrogen gas transformed the polycrystalline ZnSe core into a single crystal, and single-crystal ZnSe NPs free of protein were obtained.     

Synthetic examination of incorrectly proposed structures of biomolecules

Many incorrect structures of biomolecules have been proposed for natural products. Synthesis of compounds having the proposed structures often enabled us to judge the correctness of the proposals. In some cases, we were able to revise the structures by synthesizing the biomolecules themselves. In other cases, we were able to definitely disprove the proposed structures. Some examples treated in this review include: auxin-a and b; the sex pheromone of Chlamydomonas; sex pheromones of the gypsy moth, the American cockroach, and the pink bollworm moth; Persoons' periplanone-A; orobanchol; naurol A; bifurcarenone; koninginin A; alpha-acoradiene; himachalene-type pheromones of the flea beetle; differolide; blattellastanoside A and B; etc.     

Asymptotics toward the planar rarefaction wave for viscous conservation law in two space dimensions

This paper is concerned with the asymptotic behavior of the solution toward the planar rarefaction wave connecting and for the scalar viscous conservation law in two space dimensions. We assume that the initial data tends to constant states as , respectively. Then, the convergence rate to of the solution is investigated without the smallness conditions of and the initial disturbance. The proof is given by elementary -energy method.

     

Photoreduction of polyhalogenated anthraquinones by direct electron transfer from alcohol

Polyhalogenated anthraquinones such as perfluoroanthraquinone, 1,2,3,4-tetrafluoroanthraquinone, and 1,2,3,4-tetrachloroanthraquinone are photoreduced in ethanol via direct electron transfer from ethanol. A dramatic switch-over from hydrogen-atom abstraction to electron transfer is induced by mixing ofππ with nπ^* states in their T₁ state and the enhanced electron-accepting character of polyhalogenated anthraquinones.     

Preparation and synthetic application of 3-bromoallyltrimethylsilane as hydroxypropenyl synthons

3-Trimethylsilylpropen-1-yl group, as hydroxypropenyl synthons, was easily introduced to several epoxides with the corresponding Grignard reagent derived from 3-bromoallyltrimethylsilane. The introduced skeleton of allyltrimethylsilane was regiospecifically converted to 3-hydroxy-propen-3-yl or 3-hydroxypropen-1-yl group.     

Preparation and synthetic application of 2-bromoallyltrimethylsilane as a 1-hydroxymethylvinyl anion equivalent

The 1-trimethylsilylmethylvinyl group, as a 1-hydroxymethylvinyl equivalent, was readily introduced to epoxides with the corresponding Grignard reagent derived from 2-bromoallyltrimethylsilane. Obtained 2-(2-hydroxy-ethyl)-allylsilanes were converted to α-methylene-γ-lactones via diols.