Super-resolved pure-transverse focal fields with an enhanced energy density...
We report on the experimental demonstration of super-resolved pure-transverse focal fields through focusing an azimuthally polarized first-order vortex (FOV) beam. The optimized confinement of focal...
View ArticleSuper-resolution nanofabrication with metal-ion doped hybrid material through...
We apply an optical dual-beam approach to a metal-ion doped hybrid material to achieve nanofeatures beyond the optical diffraction limit. By spatially inhibiting the photoreduction and the...
View ArticleResolution and contrast enhancement of subtractive second harmonic generation...
We extend the subtractive imaging method to label-free second harmonic generation (SHG) microscopy to enhance the spatial resolution and contrast. This method is based on the intensity difference...
View ArticleTransparent gold nano-membranes for the enhanced light trapping of the indium...
A facile and scalable method for enhancing the light trapping effect of indium tin oxide films on photovoltaic devices is demonstrated. The Langmiur Blodgett technique is introduced to fabricate gold...
View ArticleControllable synthesis and SERS characteristics of hollow sea-urchin gold...
Hollow sea-urchin gold nanoparticles (HSU-GNPs) were successfully prepared through a novel one-step galvanic replacement strategy, and their corresponding optical properties was studied in detail....
View ArticleTweezing and manipulating micro- and nanoparticles by optical nonlinear...
The precise control and manipulation of micro- and nanoparticles using an optical endoscope are potentially important in biomedical studies, bedside diagnosis and treatment in an aquatic internal organ...
View ArticleGraphene oxide nanoparticles for enhanced photothermal cancer cell therapy...
Nano-sized graphene and graphene oxide (GO) are promising for biomedical applications, such as drug delivery and photothermal therapy of cancer. It is observed in this work that the ultrafast reduction...
View ArticleBreaking the diffraction-limited resolution barrier in fiber-optical...
Although fiber-optical two-photon endoscopy has been recognized as a potential high-resolution diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in vivo, its resolution is limited by the optical diffraction nature...
View ArticleComplete determination of the orientation of NV centers with radially...
In this paper, we report on the precise determination of the orientation of NV centers by imaging with a radially polarized beam. Vectorial Debye theory is applied to the field in the focus of radially...
View ArticleDynamic microscale temperature gradient in a gold nanorod solution measured...
We quantify the dynamic microscale temperature gradient in a gold nanorod solution using quantum-dot-based microscopic fluorescence nanothermometry. By incorporating CdSe quantum dots into the solution...
View ArticleAthermally photoreduced graphene oxides for three-dimensional holographic images
The emerging graphene-based material, an atomic layer of aromatic carbon atoms with exceptional electronic and optical properties, has offered unprecedented prospects for developing flat...
View ArticleFocusing dual-wavelength surface plasmons to the same focal plane by a...
In this Letter, we demonstrate the nanoscale focusing of surface plasmons (SPs) at two different wavelengths to the same focal plane by a far-field plasmonic lens both numerically and experimentally....
View ArticleLoad-adaptive networking for energy-efficient wireless access
© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Energy-efficient operation is essential for mobile network operators to meet the growing demand for higher data rates while managing rising operating costs. Here, the main...
View ArticleHow well do Australian homeowners know the value of their home
Owners' estimates of the value of their home arewidely used in research and form the basis ofmuch of our understanding of householdwealth. But are these estimates accurate? Usinghedonic methods and...
View ArticleThe impact of motivation on customer satisfaction formation: A...
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View ArticleExploring the level of inter professional engagement within a chiropractic...
Background: Part of chiropractic education involves a requirement for clinical education. Traditionally the clinical education for chiropractors has been profession specific, with little inter...
View ArticlePaint it Black: my research into the Black Plastic as a (self-) portrait in...
How does a painting come into being? What is its prior history? What was its necessity? What is it that makes you paint it eventually? Is it a foundling, an orphan? Or does it have family, ancestors,...
View ArticleUltralong pure longitudinal magnetization needle induced by annular vortex...
In this Letter, based on the Richards and Wolf diffraction theory, an ultralong optical needle with pure transverse polarization is numerically generated by tightly focusing an azimuthally polarized...
View ArticlePolarization-Multiplexed multifocal arrays by a π-phase-stepmodulated...
We demonstrate a polarization-multiplexed multifocal array capable of individually manipulating the focal polarization state in each focal spot. Breaking the rotational phase symmetry through adding a...
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