Flexible Twin Open Ring Metro WDM Network

We have demonstrated a flexible twin open ring WDM network for metro applications. A pair of optical switches in the network keeps the fiber rings open to prevent signal circulation. Traffics are broadcast to every node and selected at the receiving side. Superior transmission and protection switching are proved.     

A Microoptic Network Unit Using Planar Microlens Array

We propose a new concept for an optical network unit using planar microlens array for fiber to the home networks. It is expected from this modeling that an optical coupling loss of 2.5 dB, a polarization dependent loss of 0.5 dB and an extinction ratio larger than 50 dB can be achieved. The structure design and its fabrication method are discussed.     

Singular vectors of the Virasoro algebra in terms of Jack symmetric polynomials

We present an explicit formula of the Virasoro singular vectors in terms of Jack symmetric polynomials. The parametert in the Virasoro central chargec=13-6(t+1/t) is just identified with the deformation parameter of Jack symmetric polynomialsJ (). As a by-product, we obtain an integral representation of Jack symmetric polynomials indexed by the rectangular Young diagrams.     

Complete thermal-unfolding profiles of oxidized and reduced cytochromes C

The complete thermal-unfolding profiles of both oxidized and reduced forms of cytochrome c551 (PA) from mesophilic Pseudomonas aeruginosa and cytochrome c552 (HT) from thermophilic Hydrogenobacter thermophilus were obtained by the newly developed pressure-proof cell compartment installed in a circular dichroic spectrometer, which facilitates protein thermal-unfolding experiments up to 180 degrees C. The thermodynamic cycle, which relates protein stability and redox function, indicated that the redox potentials of PA and HT in the native state are regulated by the stability of the oxidized proteins rather than by that of the reduced ones.     

New method for preparing saturated and unsaturated aliphatic polyurethanes

Saturated and unsaturated aliphatic polyurethane were obtained from three different routes. In route 1, 1,4-dichloro-2-butene, sodium cyanate, and methanol were reacted to give dimethyl 2-butene-1,4-dicarbamate. This is hydrogenated easily to give dimethyl butane-1,4-dicarbamate. Ester exchange reaction of this compound with glycol gave saturated aliphatic polyurethane. In another procedure, route 2, 1,4-dichloro-2-butene, sodium cyanate and excess glycol were reacted to give bis(ω-hydroxyalkyl)-2-butene-1,4-dicarbamate. This was hydrogenated to give bis(ω-hydroxyalkyl)-butane-1,4-dicarbamate. A glycol elimination reaction gave poly(polymethylene tetramethyl-enedicarbamate). By route 3, 1,4-dichloro-2-butene, sodium cyanate, and glycol were reacted to give poly(polymethylene 2-butene-1,4-dicarbamate), a new unsaturated aliphatic polyurethane.     

Single-crystal synthesis and structure refinement of the LiCoO2-LiAlO2 solid-solution compounds: LiAl0.32Co0.68O2 and LiAl0.71Co0.29O2

Single crystals of the LiCoO₂-LiAlO₂ solid solution compounds LiAl_0.32Co_0.68O₂ and LiAl_0.71Co_0.29O₂ were synthesized by a flux method using alumina crucibles. A single-crystal X-ray diffraction study confirmed the trigonal space group and the lattice parameters a=2.8056(11) Å, c=14.1079(15) Å, and c/a=5.028 for LiAl_0.32Co_0.68O₂, and a=2.8023(7) Å, c=14.184(4) Å, and c/a=5.061 for LiAl_0.71Co_0.29O₂. The crystal structures have been refined to the conventional values R=3.2% and wR=2.4% for LiAl_0.32Co_0.68O₂, and R=3.6% and wR=3.5% for LiAl_0.71Co_0.29O₂. The evidence of the location of Al atoms in the pseudotetragonal coordination (6c site), reported previously in LiAl_0.2Co_0.8O₂, could not be observed in the present electron density distribution maps in both LiAl_0.32Co_0.68O₂ and LiAl_0.71Co_0.29O₂. The octahedral distortion analysis indicated that the Al-substitution strongly affected the distortion of the LiO₆ octahedron in this solid-solution compound system, but hardly affected that of the (Al.Co)O₆ octahedron.     

Separation of Semiconducting Single‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes by Using a Long‐Alkyl‐Chain Benzenediazonium Compound

We designed and synthesized 4‐dodecyloxybenzenediazonium tetrafluoroborate ( 1 ), which preferentially reacts with metallic single‐walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) by kinetic control. We first determined the suitable experimental conditions for the preferential reaction of 1 with individually dissolved SWNTs by monitoring the decrease in absorbance for the metallic SWNT in the range of 400–650 nm in the absorption spectrum of the SWNTs. The reacted SWNTs were thoroughly rinsed with THF to obtain THF‐insoluble SWNTs. The Raman spectrum of the THF‐insoluble SWNTs showed a strong peak near 180 cm^?1, which corresponds to a semiconducting breathing band. The metallic breathing bands (≈220 cm^?1) and Breit–Wingner–Fano (BWF) modes (1520 cm^?1) corresponding to the metallic SWNTs were much weaker than those of the pristine SWNTs. We also confirmed that metallic peaks in the range of 400–650 nm in the absorption spectrum of THF‐insoluble SWNTs that were individually dissolved in an aqueous micelle of sodium cholate were almost nondetectable. All the results indicate that the THF‐insoluble SWNTs are semiconducting.     

Synthesis of stable crystals of a self-assembled centered icosahedral samarium cluster formed by bis(L-prolinato)nickel(II) ligands

A centered icosahedral 12-coordinate samarium cluster formed by six bis(L-prolinato)nickel(II) ([Ni(pro)2]) ligands, [Sm(Ni(pro)2)6]3+, was prepared. The reaction of Sm with [Ni(pro)2] in a small excess (a 2-fold excess) and also in a large excess (even a 10-fold excess) of the latter produced the cluster. Therefore, this system is a self-assembly. In the cluster, each nickel atom is surrounded by six atoms: two amino nitrogens, two carboxylate oxygens which form chelate rings with the nitrogen atoms, and two carboxylate oxygen atoms which link the neighboring nickel atoms. The samarium atom is coordinated by six [Ni(pro)2] ligands, and the metal is in an icosahedral environment formed by 12 oxygen atoms. The icosahedral geometry is almost ideal. Crystals of [Sm(Ni(pro)2)6](ClO4)3.6MeOH, which were prepared from a methanol solution, immediately decompose after filtration because of loosely trapped MeOH molecules in the crystal lattice. Therefore, crystals without MeOH molecules, which must be stable, were prepared by recrystallization from acetonitrile with tetramethylammonium perchlorate (TMAP). According to the X-ray crystal analysis, the cluster is TMA[Sm(Ni(pro)2)6](ClO4)4, cubic of space group F23, with a = 21.273(9) A, V = 9626(1) A3, and Z = 4; R = 0.053 (Rw = 0.049) for 1296 reflections. In addition, several crystals of cluster salts that have different counteranions, i.e., tetrafluoroborate (BF4-), hexafluorophosphate (PF6-), iodide (I-), and nitrate (NO3-), were prepared. The order of increasing ease of crystallization of the cluster salts was I- > PF6- approximately ClO4- > BF4- > NO3-. The cluster structure is retained in alcohol and acetonitrile solutions; the UV-vis spectra of the solutions are perfectly consistent with the powder diffuse reflection spectrum. Cyclic voltammograms of [Sm(Ni(pro)2)6]3+ in acetonitrile proved that the structure of [Sm(Ni(pro)2)6]3+ is retained in the redox process and that the nickel atoms electrochemically interact with one another. Thermal analysis of the cluster salts with different counteranions was investigated. The results imply that the cluster is very stable until bis(L-prolinato)nickel(II) ligands, which form the cage structure, disintegrate and that the thermal decomposition processes of the cluster salts depend on their counteranions.     

Clinical evaluation of population pharmacokinetic parameters in phenytoin dosage adjustment

We investigated the influence of the population pharmacokinetic parameters on the performance of the Bayesian feedback method in predicting the phenytoin (PHT) dosage needed to achieve a desired PHT serum concentration. Population pharmacokinetic parameters studied were taken from reports by Sheiner et al. (I), Grasela et al. (II), Miller et al. (III), and the authors (IV). The predictive abilities of the Bayesian feedback method were evaluated by using retrospective data from 70 patients. The mean prediction error, mean absolute prediction error (MAE), and root mean squared error (RMSE) served as measures of prediction bias and precision. The precision of the initial estimates based on the population parameter set IV was superior to those of other initial estimates studied. The performance of the Bayesian feedback method to predict PHT dosage at the steady state was relatively insensitive to bias in the estimates of the population parameters. However, the revised estimates derived from the Bayesian feedback method using the population parameter set IV with one feedback gave the lowest MAE and RMSE in predicting PHT dosage.     

Macro-azo-initiators composed of various polyesters: Their syntheses,thermal properties,and application to block copolymerization

Various aliphatic polyesters such as poly (ethyleneadipate), poly (tetramethylene adipate), poly (caprolactone), and poly (carbonate) were condensed with 4,4'-azobis-4-cyanopentanoyl chloride to prepare macro-azo-initiators. Their thermal properties, observed by differential scanning calorimetry, showed similar decomposition behavior to each other. Block copolymers containing each of these polyesters as a block segment combined with polystyrene or poly (methylmethacrylate) have been derived by the polymerization of monomers initiated with these macro-azo-initiators. © 1994 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.