Polymer nanoparticles with a sensitive CO2‐responsive hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface

Poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) nanoparticles with a sensitive CO₂‐responsive hydrophilic/hydrophobic surface that confers controlled dispersion and aggregation in water were prepared by emulsion polymerization at 50 °C under CO₂ bubbling using amphiphilic diblock copolymers of 2‐dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) and N‐isopropyl acrylamide (NIPAAm) as an emulsifier. The amphiphilicity of the hydrophobic–hydrophilic diblock copolymer at 50 °C was triggered by CO₂ bubbling in water and enabled the copolymer to serve as an emulsifier. The resulting PMMA nanoparticles were spherical, approximately 100 nm in diameter and exhibited sensitive CO₂/N₂‐responsive dispersion/aggregation in water. Using copolymers with a longer PNIPAAm block length as an emulsifier resulted in smaller particles. A higher concentration of copolymer emulsifier led to particles with a stickier surface. Given its simple preparation and reversible CO₂‐triggered amphiphilic behavior, this newly developed block copolymer emulsifier offers a highly efficient route toward the fabrication of sensitive CO₂‐stimuli responsive polymeric nanoparticle dispersions. © 2019 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 57, 2149–2156     

Comparison of fast field-cycling magnetic resonance imaging methods and future perspectives

ABSTRACT

Fast field-cycling (FFC) nuclear magnetic resonance relaxometry is a well-established method to determine the relaxation rates as a function of magnetic field strength. This so-called nuclear magnetic relaxation dispersion gives insight into the underlying molecular dynamics of a wide range of complex systems and has gained interest especially in the characterisation of biological tissues and diseases. The combination of FFC techniques with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) offers a high potential for new types of image contrast more specific to pathological molecular dynamics. This article reviews the progress in FFC-MRI over the last decade and gives an overview of the hardware systems currently in operation. We discuss limitations and error correction strategies specific to FFC-MRI such as field stability and homogeneity, signal-to-noise ratio, eddy currents and acquisition time. We also report potential applications with impact in biology and medicine. Finally, we discuss the challenges and future applications in transferring the underlying molecular dynamics into novel types of image contrast by exploiting the dispersive properties of biological tissue or MRI contrast agents.     

色散补偿及EDFA增益均衡的一体化

提出一种新的色散补偿及EDFA增益均衡的一体化方法。在10Gb／s的光通信系统和600km G652光纤中首次实现了基于16个碉啾光纤布拉格光栅(FBG)的色散补偿及掺饵光纤放大器(EDFA)的增益均衡。16个FBG的波长间隔为1．6nm，波长覆盖C波段1529～1556nm约27nm的范围。经600km G652光纤传输后，10Gb／s的NRZ码传输功率代价小于2dB。     

Nonlinear Propagation of Coupling Optical Pulse under Compton Scattering in Laser Medium

After considering Kerr nonlinear effect,group velocity dispersion of host and gain distribution of active particle in laser amplifying medium,a basic equation describing propagation of the coupling optical pulse under the multi-photon nonlinear Compton scattering in the laser amplifying medium has been deduced. Besides,the profile and power spectrum of a picosecond-level super-Gaussian coupling pulse in the laser amplifying medium have been discussed when its central frequency coincides with the gain peak frequency of the laser amplifying medium.     

一种有效减少ADI-FDTD数值色散的方法

ADI—FDTD算法的数值色散效应较为明显，本文的研究表明一种通过添加各向异性媒质来修正相速误差，从而减少FDTD数值色散的方法，同样适用于ADI-FDTD，且收效更为显著。数值运算结果证明该方法能够简单有效地去除较宽频带范围内的色散。     

基于均匀光纤光栅的DWDM系统PMD补偿方法

提出一种基于均匀光纤Bragg光栅(FBG)的透射型密集波分复用(DWDM)系统多信道偏振模色散(PMD)补偿方案。当FBG受到横向挤压时，会产生双折射现象。当一波长的光信号从光栅带隙附近透射时，就会在快轴和慢轴之间产生时延差(DGD)。通过改变外力的大小来调节DGD的大小可以实现对PMD的补偿。通过将多个补偿光栅级联，就可以实现对DWDM系统多信道PMD的补偿。在100N外力作用下，5cm长的光栅最大可以补偿121ps的PMD，而对相邻0．8nm的信道，只引入0．2ps的DGD。     

16×10.7 Gb/s 1 600 km普通单模光纤环路传输研究

利用双折射光纤环设计了可调功率均衡滤波器,实现了16路16×10.7 Gb/s NRZ码、超过1 600 km常规单模光纤(SMF)的系统传输及性能测试,信道误码率均小于3×10-5(FEC纠错前).数值仿真并实验研究了对单环长度240 km、损耗超过80 dB的环路16路10.7 Gb/s波分复用(WDM)系统传输的优化.传输7圈后,功率均衡器降低了信道功率不平坦度超过5 dBm.     

医学超声图像处理系统

超声图像诊断是与X线CT、同位素扫描、核磁共振等一样重要的医学图像诊断手段。根据肝脏超声图像进行脂肪肝的诊断,是病变确诊的主要方法。但是,与CT和核磁共振等医学图像相比,超声图像的图像质量较差,目前的诊断以定性为主,受主观因素影响较大。以图像分割为基础,以VC语言为工具,建立了超声图像处理系统,对超声图像进行了二值化处理,并对处理结果进行了量化,为诊断提供了依据。     

声光效应拉曼-内斯方程矩阵级数解法及声光调制器优化设计

提出一种求解正常声光相互作用拉曼 内斯 (Raman Nath)方程的矩阵级数解法 ,该解法直观方便且具有普遍性。计算结果表明 ,对Q =4 1π ,Bragg衍射的效率只有 97 5 % ;对非对称入射 ,以往的Raman Nath近似解误差较大 ;指出提高Bragg衍射效率的有效途径在于提高声光频率比并给出计算声光器件最优长度的计算公式。     

高速光通信系统中的色散问题及其补偿研究

当光纤通信系统单信道速度升级到40Gbit/s及以上时，色度色散（CD）和偏振模色散（PMD）已经成为严重影响系统性能的主要因素。本文主要从补偿的必要性、关键技术、主要方法和解决方案等方面分别对CD和PMD及其补偿进行了较详细的研究。