Influence of focusing depth on the microfabrication of waveguides inside silica glass by femtosecond laser direct writing

We studied the influence of focusing depth on the index change threshold and damage threshold of silica glass irradiated by a focused 120 fs laser beam. Both thresholds increased with the focusing depth. The aspect ratio of the waveguide cross section can be selected by changing the focusing depth. A 5 mm long waveguide was written at the depth of 2100 μm, which was single mode at 632.8 nm and exhibited propagation loss of 0.56 dB/cm. The refractive index change was calculated to be ∼2.47×10^-3. The influence of the focusing depth should be considered in multi-layer devices as shown in the fabrication of a 3×3 waveguide array. PACS 42.62.-b; 42.82.Et; 81.05.Kf     

Charge density effects in salt‐free polyelectrolyte solution rheology

Solution rheology of 2‐vinyl pyridine and N‐methyl‐2‐vinyl pyridinium chloride random copolymers in ethylene glycol was studied over wide ranges of concentration and effective charge. The fraction of quaternized monomers α and the fraction of monomers bearing an effective charge f of these copolymers were measured using counterion titration and dielectric spectroscopy, respectively. Ethylene glycol is a good solvent for neutral poly(2‐vinyl pyridine), with very few ionic impurities. The viscosity η and relaxation time τ of dilute and semidilute unentangled solutions exhibit the scaling with concentration and effective charge expected by the Dobrynin model. Reduced viscosity data are independent of concentration in dilute solution, giving an intrinsic viscosity that depends on effective charge, and the experimental data obey the Fuoss law in the semidilute unentangled regime. Scaling concentration with the overlap concentration (c/c*) reduces these data to common curves, and c* ～ f ^?12/7 as predicted by the Dobrynin model, where f is the fraction of monomers bearing an effective charge. While the overlap concentration depends strongly on effective charge until counterion condensation occurs, the entanglement concentration c_e is surprisingly insensitive to effective charge, indicating that entanglement effects are not understood using the Dobrynin model. The terminal modulus G = η/τ depends only on the number density of chains G = ckT/N for c* < c < c_e, and G ～ c^3/2 for c > c_e independent of the effective charge. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 2001–2013, 2006     

Synthèse d'hétérocycles en catalyse par transfert de phase

A general study of the chemical behavior of heterocyclic anions, dianions and dianionic reagents under phase transfer catalysis conditions allowed us to synthesize various heterocyclic compounds such as imidazo[2,1-b]thiazole and derivatives; imidazo[2,1-b]thiazine and imidazo[2,1-b]benzothiazepine. Reaction conditions e.g., catalyst, solvent, temperature, etc., are indicated.     

Alkylation d'anions ambidents en catalyse par transfert de phase. Cas des hydroxypyridines

Alkylation of ambident-anions derived from 2- and 4-pyridones yield by phase transfer catalysis, 80% of N-substitution and 20% of O-substitution. Change of salts, solvents, temperature and alkyl halide do not interfere very much with the N- and O-alkylation percentage of substitution. Overall yields range from 40 to 80% with primary or secondary alkyl halides.     

Study on flame-retardant mechanism of polycarbonate containing sulfonate-silsesquioxane-fluoro retardants by TGA and FTIR

The flame retardancy of bisphenol A polycarbonate (PC) containing potassium diphenylsulfone sulfonate (KSS), poly(aminopropyl/phenylsilsesquioxane) (PAPSQ) and poly(vinylidenefluoride) (PVDF) was measured by limited oxygen index (LOI) and examined according to UL94. A high LOI and UL94 V-0 rating for 1.6 mm thickness samples were obtained by a combined use of equivalent KSS, PAPSQ and PVDF at 0.1-0.3 wt% loading, respectively. The improvement in flame retardancy of PC compositions arose from the synergistic interaction of three additives. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) indicated that the combination decreased the activation energy (E) of PC degradation and elevated the thermal degradation rate of PC to ensure the formation of an insulating carbon layer. FTIR analysis showed that the LOI char of PC containing the three additives took on a highly cross-linking aromatic ester and ether structure.     

血清必需元素测定中样品预处理方法的探讨

对血清必需元素测定的样品预处理方法进行了研究，用火焰原子吸收法测定了经不同处理的血清样品中的锌，铜，铁，钙，镁含量，结果显示，预处理方法不同，其测定结果有较大差异，变异系数，镁为７．９４％，锌，铜，铁，钙在１５．１９％～５３．５３％之间，并对各样品作了精密度和准确度实验。     

深圳市1408例儿童发中钙,铁,镁含量调查与分析

用火焰原子吸收法检测了深圳市１４０８例１３岁以下儿童发中钙，铁，镁的元素含量，并探讨了元素含量与年龄，性别的关系，结果显示，性别差异有显著意义，钙，镁含量随年龄增长有相似变化。     

CoMoK／γ—Al2O3水煤气变换催化剂的硫化及反硫化

以Ｈ２Ｓ和ＣＳ２作硫化剂，用ＰＰＳ和ＴＰＤＳ方法研究了水煤气变换催化剂ＣｏＭｏＫ／γ－Ａｌ２Ｏ３的硫化及反硫化过程。用Ｈ２Ｓ／Ｈ２硫化时，只发现Ｈ２Ｓ的消耗和Ｈ２Ｏ的生成，用ＣＳ２／Ｈ２硫化时，只发现Ｈ２Ｓ的消耗和Ｈ２Ｏ的生成。用ＣＳ２／Ｈ２硫化时，首先生成ＣＯ２，然后是ＣＨ４，Ｈ２Ｏ和Ｈ２Ｓ，ＴＰＧ实验表明催化剂表面上积炭，造成催化剂和活性降低，但积炭在水煤变换反应进行了逐渐除法。ＴＰＤＳ实验表     

Low-temperature growth and photoluminescence property of ZnS nanoribbons

At a low temperature of 450 degrees C, ZnS nanoribbons have been synthesized on Si and KCl substrates by a simple chemical vapor deposition (CVD) method with a two-temperature-zone furnace. Zinc and sulfur powders are used as sources in the different temperature zones. X-ray diffraction (XRD), selected area electron diffraction (SEAD), and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) analysis show that the ZnS nanoribbons are the wurtzite structure, and there are two types-single-crystal and bicrystal nanoribbons. Photoluminescence (PL) spectrum shows that the spectrum mainly includes two parts: a purple emission band centering at about 390 nm and a blue emission band centering at about 445 nm with a weak green shoulder around 510 nm.     

Full-wave analysis of waveguide-to-microstrip transitions for millimeter wave applications

A full-wave solution is presented for the waveguide to microstrip transition. The exact Green's function of the transition is used in a moment method procedure. The behavior of the microstrip transition to a rectangular waveguide is studied with respect to the critical dimensions of the microstrip width, length and backshort location. The convergence characteristics of the full wave analysis method are investigated, along with the current distribution and the input impedance. Results given for the return loss is compared with measurements.