Adaptive target birth intensity for PHD and CPHD filters
The standard formulation of the probability hypothesis density (PHD) and cardinalised PHD (CPHD) filters assumes that the target birth intensity is known a priori. In situations where the targets can...
View ArticleResearch on the design of an optical information storage sensing system using...
This paper introduces a compact optical information storage sensing system. Applications of this system include longitudinal surface plasmon resonance detection of gold nanorods with a single...
View ArticleImproving the toughness and electrical conductivity of epoxy nanocomposites...
There is an increasing demand for high performance composites with enhanced mechanical and electrical properties. Carbon nanofibres offer a promising solution but their effectiveness has been limited...
View ArticleReal-time 2D visualization of metabolic activities in zebrafish embryos using...
Non-invasive and real-time visualization of metabolic activities in living small model organisms such as embryos and larvae of zebrafish has not yet been attempted largely due to profound analytical...
View ArticleNb solution within Bi4Ti3O12 sub-structure in the intergrowth bismuth-layered...
In intergrowth bismuth-layered compound Bi7Ti4NbO21, growth defects, such as disordered intergrowth with extra layers of Bi4Ti3O12 or Bi3NbTiO9 constituent sub-structures, or as the co-growth of...
View ArticleNonlinear absorption properties of the charge states of nitrogen-vacancy...
We have conducted a study on the nonlinear absorption properties of nitrogen-vacancy color centers in processed nanodiamonds. Their two-photon (2P) spectra disclose distinguishable features for the two...
View ArticleSuper-resolution focal area induced by super-convergence in a photonic...
In this paper, we numerically demonstrate that the negative refraction of a photonic crystal immersion lens can bend a beam by unconventionally large convergence angles over π/2 in free space. This...
View ArticleCreation of diffraction-limited non-airy multifocal arrays using a spatially...
Diffraction-limited non-Airy multifocal arrays are created by focusing a phase-modulated vortex beam through a high numerical-aperture objective. The modulated phase at the back aperture of the...
View ArticleNear-field light concentration of ultra-small metallic nanoparticles for...
Near-field light concentration from plasmonic nanostructures was predicted to significantly improve solar cell conversion efficiency since the inception of plasmonic solar cells. However the challenge...
View ArticlePolarization-sensitive characterization of the propagating plasmonic modes in...
In this paper, we report on the experimental investigation of the polarization properties of the plasmonic modes along a silver nanowire waveguide on a glass substrate. Two orthogonal polarization...
View ArticleExciton-plasmon coupling mediated photorefractivity in gold-nanoparticle- and...
In this paper, we report on the enhanced photorefractivity induced by the exciton-plasmon coupling in type-II CdSe/CdTe quantum-dot (QD) and gold-nanoparticle (NP)-doped polymeric nanocomposites (NCs)....
View ArticleTwo-photon-excited photoluminescence and heating of gold nanorods through...
Most of lasers used for imaging and heating gold nanorods are single-wavelength lasers and their efficiency to interact with different gold nanorods is limited. In this study, we demonstrated that...
View ArticleSuper-resolving single nitrogen vacancy centers within single nanodiamonds...
In this paper, we show super-resolving single nitrogen vacancy (NV) centers with a sub-20 nanometer resolution in a wide-field localization microscope based on the discovery of photoluminescence...
View ArticleParticle filter to track multiple people for visual surveillance
A particle filter (PF) has been recently proposed to detect and track colour objects in video. This study presents an adaptation of the PF to track people in surveillance video. Detection is based on...
View ArticleAchieving equivalence: a transnational curriculum design framework
Transnational education is now essential to university international development strategies. As a result, tertiary educators are expected to engage with the complexities of diverse cultural contexts,...
View ArticleTriterpenes and sterols from sonneratia alba
Chemical investigation of the dichloromethane extract of Sonneratia alba Sm. afforded mixtures of oleanolic acid (1a) and ursolic acid (1b), α-amyrin cinnamate (2a) and β-amyrin cinnamate (2b), and...
View ArticleLarge-size, high-uniformity, random silver nanowire networks as transparent...
Metal nanowire networks are emerging as next generation transparent electrodes for photovoltaic devices. We demonstrate the application of random silver nanowire networks as the top electrode on...
View ArticleThree-dimensional deep sub-diffraction optical beam lithography with 9 nm...
The current nanofabrication techniques including electron beam lithography provide fabrication resolution in the nanometre range. The major limitation of these techniques is their incapability of...
View ArticleBuilt environment towards active transport and health improvements
Arrangement and distribution of land use activities in an urban district is known as one of the potential ways influencing the patterns of urban mobilities. Providing facilities and services for...
View ArticleImproved multicrystalline Si solar cells by light trapping from Al...
Significant photocurrent enhancement of 0.4 mA/cm2 has been achieved for industrial textured multicrystalline silicon solar cells, due to the light trapping provided by aluminium nanoparticle enhanced...
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