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Formation of Disk- and Stacked Disk-Like Self-Assembled Morphologies from Cholesterol Functionalized Aliphatic Polycarbonate Containing Amphiphilic Diblock Copolymers

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Vivek M. Prabhu, Shrinivas Venkataraman, Ashlynn Lee, Yi Yan Yang, James Hedrick, Hareem Maune
In this study, a cholesterol functionalized aliphatic cyclic carbonate monomer, 2-(5-methyl-2-oxo-1,3-dioxane-5-carboxyloyloxy)ethyl carbamate (MTC-Chol) was synthesized. The organo-catalytic ring opening polymerization of MTC-Chol was accomplished by

High-Resolution Photocurrent Microscopy Using Near-Field Cathodoluminescence of Quantum Dots

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Heayoung Yoon, Youngmin Lee, Christopher C. Bohn, Seung H. Ko, Anthony G. Gianfrancesco, Jonathan S. Steckel, Seth Coe-Sullivan, Albert A. Talin, Nikolai B. Zhitenev
We report a fast, versatile photocurrent imaging technique to visualize the local photo response of solar energy devices and optoelectronics using near-field cathodoluminescence (CL) from a homogeneous quantum dot layer. This approach is quantitatively

Hydrated Phases in Blended Cement Systems and Synthetic Saltstone Grouts

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Kenneth A. Snyder, Paul E. Stutzman
A blended binder system (10 % portland cement, 45 % fly ash, and 45 % slag) is characterized as part of a broader study of its long-term effectiveness in stabilizing treated salt waste at the Savannah River Site. The binder system is reproduced in the

Mechanochromic photonic gels

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Edwin P. Chan, A M. Urbas, Joseph J. Walish, Edwin L. Thomas
Polymer gels are remarkable materials with physical structures that can adapt significantly and quite rapidly with changes in the local environmental changes such as temperature, light intensity, electrochemistry, and mechanical force. An interesting

Nanosecond-scale timing jitter in transition edge sensors at telecom and visible wavelengths

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Antia A. Lamas-Linares, Brice R. Calkins, Nathan A. Tomlin, Thomas Gerrits, Adriana Lita, Joern Beyer, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam
Transition edge sensors (TES) have the highest reported efficiencies (> 98%) for single photon detection in the visible and near infrared. Experiments in quantum information and foundations of physics that rely on this efficiency have started incorporating

The Effect of Turbulence on a Multi-Hole Pitot Calibration

June 10, 2013
Author(s)
Christopher J. Crowley, Iosif I. Shinder, Michael R. Moldover
Abstract- Accurate calibrations of multi-hole Pitot tubes require thousands of measurements spanning ranges of the fluid’s velocity, and the pitch and yaw angles. When calibrating a commercially-manufactured multi-hole Pitot tube in NIST’s low-turbulence

Efficient, low-noise, single-photon frequency conversion

June 9, 2013
Author(s)
Paulina S. Kuo, Jason S. Pelc, Oliver T. Slattery, Yong-Su Kim, M. M. Fejer, Xiao Tang
We demonstrate simultaneous low-noise and efficient frequency conversion in a periodically poled LiNbO3 waveguide with spectral filtering. We achieve >50% external conversion efficiency and 600 noise counts per second at peak conversion.

Free-space optical time-frequency transfer over 2 km

June 9, 2013
Author(s)
William C. Swann, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, Laura C. Sinclair, Esther Baumann, Ian R. Coddington, Nathan R. Newbury
Precision free-space time-frequency transfer could advance fields where present microwave-based transfer is inadequate. We demonstrate an optical free-space link with femtosecond timing deviation and residual instability below 10 −18 at 1000 seconds.

Open-Path Dual-Comb Spectroscopy of Greenhouse Gases

June 9, 2013
Author(s)
Greg B. Rieker, Fabrizio R. Giorgetta, William C. Swann, Ian R. Coddington, Laura C. Sinclair, Christopher L. Cromer, Esther Baumann, Alexander M. Zolot, Nathan R. Newbury
Frequency-comb spectroscopy in the near-infrared is used to measure atmospheric CO2 and H2O concentrations over a 2-km outdoor open-air path. This technique shows promise for measurements over length scales between point sensors and satellite systems.

Anchor Molecules Affect Structure and Properties of Tethered Bilayer Lipid Membranes. Unsaturation in the Alkyl Chains.

June 7, 2013
Author(s)
David J. Vanderah, Rima Budvytyte, Gintaras Valincius, Gediminas Niaura, Vladislava Voiciuk, Mindaugas Mickevicius, Haw-Zan Goh, Hilary Stauffer, Frank Heinrich, Siddharth Shenoy
The self-assembled monolayers (SAMs) of the new lipidic anchor molecule, Z 20-(Z-octadec-9-enyloxy)-3,6,9,12,15,18,22-heptaoxatetracont-31-ene-1-thiol (HC18), and mixed HC18/-mercaptoethanol (ME) SAMs were studied by spectroscopic ellipsometry, contact

Inferring Intention Through State Representations in Cooperative Human-Robot Environments

June 7, 2013
Author(s)
Craig I. Schlenoff, Anthony Pietromartire, Zeid Kootbally, Stephen B. Balakirsky, Thomas R. Kramer, Sebti Foufou
In this paper, we describe a novel approach for inferring intention during cooperative human-robot activities through the representation and ordering of state information. State relationships are represented by a combination of spatial relationships in a

Laser-Machined Ultra-High-Q Microrod Resonators for Nonlinear Optics

June 7, 2013
Author(s)
Pascal P. Del'Haye, Scott B. Papp, Scott A. Diddams
Optical whispering-gallery microresonators are useful tools in microphotonics, and non-linear optics at very low threshold powers. Here, we present details about the fabrication of ultra-high-Q whispering-gallery-mode (WGM) resonators made by CO2-laser

The Impact of Characteristic Impedance on Waveform Calibrations

June 7, 2013
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Paul D. Hale
We examine the impact of the characteristic impedance on mismatch corrections for temporal waveform calibrations based on high-speed electro-optic sampling measurements. We show that failing to measure and account for the characteristic impedance of

The Impact of Characteristic Impedance on Waveform Calibrations

June 7, 2013
Author(s)
Dylan F. Williams, Jeffrey A. Jargon, Paul D. Hale
We examine the impact of the characteristic impedance on mismatch corrections for temporal waveform calibrations based on high-speed electro-optic sampling measurements. We show that failing to measure and account for the characteristic impedance of

A Precision Millimeter-Wave Modulated-Signal Source

June 6, 2013
Author(s)
Catherine A. Remley, Paul D. Hale, Dylan F. Williams, Chih-Ming Wang
We develop and characterize a modulated-signal source for use at millimeter-wave frequencies. Components within the source are phase locked by a 10 GHz reference source to minimize drift and improve synchronization. The complex frequency response of the

SHREC13 Track: Large Scale Sketch-Based 3D Shape Retrieval

June 6, 2013
Author(s)
Afzal A. Godil, Bo Li , Yijuan Lu, Tobias Schreck
Sketch-based 3D shape retrieval has become an important research topic in content-based 3D object retrieval. The aim of this track is to measure and compare the performance of sketch-based 3D shape retrieval methods based on a large scale hand-drawn sketch
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