The direct ophthalmoscope, a handheld device gives a highly magnified image of the retina. However, the sustainability of power source and cost are a limitation considering the usage demand. We compared a low-cost sol...
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(数字)9781510620629
ISBN:
(纸本)9781510620629
The direct ophthalmoscope, a handheld device gives a highly magnified image of the retina. However, the sustainability of power source and cost are a limitation considering the usage demand. We compared a low-cost solar-powered Arclight ophthalmoscope with a standard ophthalmoscope Heine K180 in terms of ease of examination, usage, field of view, color rendition and patient comfort. Two clinically trained optometrists examined 28 patients and graded the ease of retinal examination, ease of use and assessed cup-disc ratio, which is an important diagnostic parameter for glaucoma, patient comfort and length of examination (scale 1-4). The examiners had good agreement for all assessments. Of a total of 78 examinations, only 8(10.3%) did not result in cup-disc ratio measurement in the undilated pupil condition using both devices. Ease of use was scored higher for Arclight than Heine but this was not statistically significant. In conditions like large discs, the Arclight resulted in easier examinations due to its larger field of view. Color rendition was better with the Heine device. In undilated pupils, the patients often reported that there was significant glare with Heine, however, post-dilation, they reported more glare with Arclight compared to Heine (73% versus 55%). The performance of Arclight was comparable to that of Heine and can be considered a low-cost alternative to the standard direct ophthalmoscope especially in large-scale patient examinations in developing countries where cost might be a factor.
With the development of injection semiconductor lasers (ISL) that generates electromagnetic energy in the optical range, a possibility of miniaturization of data transmission and processing systems operating at freque...
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(纸本)9781538643402
With the development of injection semiconductor lasers (ISL) that generates electromagnetic energy in the optical range, a possibility of miniaturization of data transmission and processing systems operating at frequencies of 1014 Hz and higher has emerged. The current state of solid-state laser technology makes it possible to talk about modulation frequencies up to 30 GHz. It gives the possibility of development of optical microwave modulators, and providing radio transmitting devices of the optical range with a basic element base. In the present work, a prototype of a new optoelectronic device is proposed, that combines two generator elements in a single package, providing simultaneous generation of a carrier and modulating oscillations. In such a device, microwave modulation of the ISL occurs based on internal physical mechanisms, as a result of coupling between the generating crystals. The design of a multifunctional optoelectronic device and its operating principle are discussed.
A tunable planar lens metasurface composed of a gold array on a Titanium dioxide slab is presented. Each cell of such a structure comprised of a v-shaped gold nano-antenna on a uniaxial anisotropic substrate. In the d...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781538649169
A tunable planar lens metasurface composed of a gold array on a Titanium dioxide slab is presented. Each cell of such a structure comprised of a v-shaped gold nano-antenna on a uniaxial anisotropic substrate. In the design of such a planar lens, the phase diagram of the cross-polarized scattered field is obtained using a spectral domain calculation based on dyadic Green's function. This function, which is obtained by employing the transmission line (TL) model, appears in an integral equation. By solving the integral equation using Galerkin's Method of Moments (MoM) with the appropriate entire domain functions, the effective surface current densities on the gold array is determined. A series of v-shaped elements with the different dimensions are selected, based on the equal optical length principle, to satisfy the phase discontinuities of each cell. Finally, the lens metasurface illuminated by the plane wave is analyzed by using an electromagnetic simulator. The obtained results indicate the optic axis rotation of the anisotropic substrate leads to controlling the intensity of the lens focuses.
With the development of injection semiconductor lasers (ISL) that generates electromagnetic energy in the optical range, a possibility of miniaturization of data transmission and processing systems operating at freque...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781538643402
With the development of injection semiconductor lasers (ISL) that generates electromagnetic energy in the optical range, a possibility of miniaturization of data transmission and processing systems operating at frequencies of 1014 Hz and higher has emerged. The current state of solid-state laser technology makes it possible to talk about modulation frequencies up to 30 GHz. It gives the possibility of development of optical microwave modulators, and providing radio transmitting devices of the optical range with a basic element base. In the present work, a prototype of a new optoelectronic device is proposed, that combines two generator elements in a single package, providing simultaneous generation of a carrier and modulating oscillations. In such a device, microwave modulation of the ISL occurs based on internal physical mechanisms, as a result of coupling between the generating crystals. The design of a multifunctional optoelectronic device and its operating principle are discussed.
The Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique (IACT) has turned Gamma-ray astronomy into a flourishing branch of astrophysics. current IACT telescope arrays (MAGIC, H.E.S.S, vERITAS) use photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to ...
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The Imaging Atmospheric Cherenkov Technique (IACT) has turned Gamma-ray astronomy into a flourishing branch of astrophysics. current IACT telescope arrays (MAGIC, H.E.S.S, vERITAS) use photomultiplier tubes (PMTs) to detect the optical/near-Uv Cherenkov radiation emitted due to the interaction of gamma rays with the atmosphere. Replacing PMTs with Silicon photomultipliers (SiPMs) is being considered for the next generation of IACT experiments. Among the main drawbacks are the limited physical area of SiPMs (increases the cost and the complexity of the readout of a camera) and their sensitivity to unwanted wavelengths. Here we propose a novel method to build a relatively low-cost pixel consisting on a SiPM attached to a PMMA disk doped with a wavelength-shifting material, which collects light over a much larger area than standard SiPMs with improved sensitivity to near-Uv light and background rejection. We describe the design of a detector that could also open new opportunities in other areas where detection area and cost are crucial. (C) 2017 Elsevier B.v. All rights reserved.
This report presents the results of 3D modeling of an electron optical system with low perveance electron elliptical beams. The comparison of triple elliptical beams with continuous sheet and elliptical beams has been...
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Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are the promising devices which can produce electricity by anaerobic fermentation of organic/inorganic matter from easily metabolized biomass to complex wastewater using microbes as biocata...
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Microbial Fuel Cells (MFCs) are the promising devices which can produce electricity by anaerobic fermentation of organic/inorganic matter from easily metabolized biomass to complex wastewater using microbes as biocatalysts. MFC technology has been found as a potential technology for electricity generation and concomitant wastewater treatment. However, the high cost of the components and low efficiency are barricading the commercialization of MFC when compared with other energy generating systems. The performance of an MFC is largely relying on the reactor design and electrode materials. On the way to improve the efficiency of an MFC, tremendous exercises have been carried out to explore new electrode materials and reactor designs in recent decades. The current review is excogitated to amass the progress in design and electrode materials, which could bolster further investigations on MFCs to improve their performance, mitigate the cost and successful implementation of technology in field applications as well.
The fulfilled optimization of ITO films for their using in the effective CdS/CdTe base solar cell design allowed to establish, that maximum figure of merit (8,0.10(-4) Ohm(-1)) is characteristic for the layers deposit...
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ISBN:
(纸本)9781538625569
The fulfilled optimization of ITO films for their using in the effective CdS/CdTe base solar cell design allowed to establish, that maximum figure of merit (8,0.10(-4) Ohm(-1)) is characteristic for the layers deposited at the substrate temperature 400 degrees C. The optimization of the layer optical and electrical properties is ensured by the top main charge carrier mobility mu=44 cm(2)/(v.s) and the maximum transmittance of heterosystcm ITO/Poly in the visible range T400-800 = 0.61.
It is evident that the rate of cycling nowadays has reduced even though the benefits are lump sum. Being physically active has posed to be a challenge in the current generation. Power that is developed from human bein...
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Comparator is the heart of Analog to Digital Converter (ADC). In order to design a ultra less power consuming, small delay ADC it force us to design a dynamic comparator to maximize power efficiency and speed. The mai...
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