A comparison of algainas and InGaAsP-based 1.3 μm semiconductor lasers using high pressure

Abstract

We have compared the effect of hydrostatic pressure on the threshold current, I_th, and lasing energy, E_lase, of 1.3 pm quantum-well devices based upon AlGaInAs and InGaAsP. Whilst we observe a very similar dependence of E_lase on pressure for the two materials, we measure strikingly different variations of I_th. By applying pressure to 1.3 μm InGaAsP lasers, I_th typically decreases by ～ 10% over 1 GPa consistent with the reduction of Auger recombination, which forms ～ 50% of I_th at room temperature. However, for the 1.3 μm AlGaInAs-based lasers, we observe an increase in I_th by ～ 8% over the same pressure range. From these results we conclude that non-radiative recombination accounts for only ～ 20% of I_th in AlGaInAs-based devices. This is in good agreement with previous temperature dependence measurements and shows why AlGaInAs-based devices exhibit a reduced temperature sensitivity of I_th which is very important for telecommunications applications.     

Chemoenzymatic synthesis of (2S,3S,4S)-form, the physiologically active stereoisomer of dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a potent inhibitor on NF-κB

A new route for (2S,3S,4S)-form, the physiologically active stereoisomer of dehydroxymethylepoxyquinomicin (DHMEQ), a potent NF-κB inhibitor, was established by chemoenzymatic approach. Elaboration on the asymmetric epoxidation of a p-benzoquinone monoketal with benzylcinchonidinium tert-butylhydroperoxide yielded an epoxyenone, in 79.8% ee and 57% yield in reproducible manner. By way of the transformation of this key intermediate to enantiomerically pure (2S,3S,4S)-DHMEQ, the contaminating undesired enantiomer could be effectively removed by applying Burkholderia cepacia lipase-catalyzed hydrolysis of diacylated precursor. The above integrated combination of chemical asymmetric synthesis and enzyme-catalyzed kinetic resolution enabled us to prepare active DHMEQ in a large-scale.     

Addition of alkyl radicals, generated from carboxylic acids via photochemical decarboxylation, to glyoxylic oxime ether: a mild and efficient route to α-substituted α-aminoesters

Radical addition to a glyoxylic oxime ether was accomplished under mild conditions using an alkyl radical generated from a free carboxylic acid via photochemical decarboxylation. The photoreaction provided an efficient route to α-substituted α-aminoesters from carboxylic acids and oxime ether.     

Reaction control in radical polymerization of di‐n‐butyl itaconate utilizing a hydrogen‐bonding interaction

We have reported that intramolecular chain‐transfer reaction takes place in radical polymerization of itaconates at high temperatures and/or at low monomer concentrations. In this article, radical polymerizations of di‐n‐butyl itaconate (DBI) were carried out in toluene at 60 °C in the presence of amide compounds. The ¹³C‐NMR spectra of the obtained poly(DBI)s indicated that the intramolecular chain‐transfer reaction was suppressed as compared with in the absence of amide compounds. The NMR analysis of DBI and N‐ethylacetamide demonstrated both 1:1 complex and 1:2 complex were formed at 60 °C through a hydrogen‐bonding interaction. The ESR analysis of radical polymerization of diisopropyl itaconate (DiPI) was conducted in addition to the NMR analysis of the obtained poly(DiPI). It was suggested that the suppression of the intramolecular chain‐transfer reaction with the hydrogen‐bonding interaction was achieved by controlling the conformation of the side chain at the penultimate monomeric unit of the propagating radical with an isotactic stereosequence. © 2004 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 42: 4895–4905, 2004     

Landau levels in a novel two-dimensional electron system interacting with charged quantum dots

Landau levels have been theoretically investigated in a two-dimensional electron gas near a quantum dot (QD) layer. By a diagrammatical method, we have formulated the self-energy for the Landau level and deduced its relation to the AC conductivity σ_loc(ω) in the QD layer. As an example, we have examined the density of states in the case where σ_loc(ω) is described by Aω^S(S=0.8). It is found that the Landau levels are broadened due to the interaction with the localized electrons in the QDs.     

Application of microdialysis for study of caffeine distribution into brain and cerebrospinal fluid in rats.

The usefulness of microdialysis was examined for the chronological determination of caffeine concentration in the brain and cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) following intravenous administration of caffeine in rats. The recovery percent of caffeine by microdialysis, the concentration ratio of caffeine in the dialysate against that in the brain tissue or CSF was determined. The recovery percent was proved to be constant at 5 different steady-state plasma concentrations of caffeine (0.1-280 nmol/ml) and in different collecting periods of dialysate ranging from 30 s to 10 min. The mean recovery percent in the brain and CSF were 10.9 and 13.1%, respectively. Thus, microdialysis was proved useful for determination of drug concentration in the tissue and biological fluids with time resolution of more than 30 s. The microdialysis method was then applied for the chronological determination of caffeine concentration in the brain and CSF following intravenous bolus administration. The estimated caffeine concentration in the brain and CSF was the same as those obtained by direct determination in isolated brain and CSF, respectively. Transfer of caffeine from plasma to brain and CSF were further pharmacokinetically analyzed using a modified 2-compartment model. In this kinetic model, the transfer of caffeine between the CSF and brain was neglected, since the mutual transfer of caffeine was not detected in in vivo experiments. Calculated curves were well fitted on observed caffeine concentrations in the plasma, brain and CSF.     

Possible structural effect of a′,b′‐dihydroxyacetophenone units in the preformed oligoesters upon copolycondensation with isomeric c′,d′‐dihydroxyacetophenones by TsCl/dimethylformamide/pyridine

A two‐stage copolycondensation of a mixture of equal parts of isophthalic acid and terephthalic acid first with a′,b′‐dihydroxyacetophenone (a′,b′‐DHAP) and then with isomeric c′,d′‐DHAP was examined at 60 and 80 °C. A structurally selective reaction was observed. At 80 °C, the preformed oligomers from symmetrically substituted 2′,6′‐DHAP reacted better with similarly substituted 2′,6′‐ or 3′,5′‐DHAP to give the copolymers of significantly higher inherent viscosity values than from the reaction with asymmetrically substituted 2′,4′‐DHAP, whereas at 60 °C they did almost equally well with any c′,d′‐DHAP. Similarly, the reaction of oligomers from 2′,4′‐DHAP with asymmetrically substituted 2′,4′‐DHAP or 2,4‐dihydroxybenzophenone yielded better results than those from the reaction with 2′,6′‐ or 3′,5′‐DHAP at both temperatures. The copolycondensations with comonomers of the structure independent of DHAPs were not affected by the preformed oligomers from DHAPs. The results are discussed in terms of the distributions of resulting oligomers determined by gel permeation chromatography. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 41: 616–623, 2003     

Development of novel active acceptors possessing a positively charged structure for the transglycosylation reaction with Endo-M and their application to oligosaccharide analysis

With Boc-Asn-GlcNAc as a basic structure, four permanently positively charged kinds of new acceptors (GP-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, GT-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, HMP-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, MPDPZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc) and five kinds of similar structure acceptors (2-PA-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, 3-PA-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, 4-PA-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, HP-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc, PDPZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc) were synthesized as acceptors for the resolution of oligosaccharides in glycopeptides. The synthesized acceptors enzymatically reacted with Disialo-Asn (donor) in the presence of Endo-M. The reaction yields of each transglycosylation product were not obvious, because we do not have all the authentic Disialo-Asn-Boc-acceptors. Therefore, we used the peak area of the transglycosylation product detected by mass spectrometry and evaluated the utility of each acceptor. Among the Boc-Asn-GlcNAc acceptors, the positively charged MPDPZ derivative peak area was the highest, MPDPZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc with a positively charged structure showed about a 2.2 times greater sensitivity of the transglycosylation product compared to the conventional fluorescence acceptor DBD-PZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc. As a result, the MPDPZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc acceptor was suitable for the transglycosylation reaction with Endo-M. The development of a qualitative determination method for the N-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins was attempted by combination of the transglycosylation reaction and semi-micro high-performance liquid chromatography/electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC/ESI-QTOF-MS/MS). The asparaginyl-oligosaccharides in glycoproteins, liberated by treatment with Pronase E, were separated, purified and labeled with positively charged MPDPZ. The resulting derivatives were separated by a semi-micro HPLC system. The eluted N-linked oligosaccharide derivatives were then introduced into a QTOF-MS instrument and sensitively detected in the ESI(+) mode. Various fragment ions based on the carbohydrate units appeared in the MS/MS spectra. Among the peaks, m/z 782.37 corresponding to MPDPZ-Boc-Asn-GlcNAc is the most important one for identifying the asparaginyl-oligosaccharides. Disialo-Asn-Boc-MPDPZ was easily identified by the selected-ion chromatogram at m/z 782.37 by MS/MS detection. Therefore, the identification of N-linked oligosaccharides in glycoproteins seems to be possible by the proposed semi-micro HPLC separations followed by the QTOF-MS/MS detection. Furthermore, several oligosaccharides in ovalbumin and ribonuclease B were successfully identified by the proposed procedure.