We have found a method to activate electrically smaller nerve fibers without activating larger fibers in the same nerve trunk. The method takes advantage of the fact that action potentials are blocked with less membra...
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We have found a method to activate electrically smaller nerve fibers without activating larger fibers in the same nerve trunk. The method takes advantage of the fact that action potentials are blocked with less membrane hyperpolarization in larger fibers than in smaller fibers. In our nerve stimulation system, quasitrapezoidal-shaped current pulses were delivered through a tripolar cuff electrode to effect differential block by membrane hyperpolarization. The quasitrapezoidal-shaped pulses with a square leading edge, a 350-mu-s plateau, and an exponential trailing phase ensured the block of propagating action potentials and prevented the occurrence of anodal break excitation. The tripolar cuff electrode design restricted current flow inside the cuff and thus eliminated the undersired nerve stimulation due to a "virtual cathode." Experiments were performed on 13 cats. The cuff electrode was placed on the medial gastrocnemius nerve. Both compound and single fiber action potentials were recorded from L7 ventral root filaments. The results demonstrated that larger alpha motor axons could be blocked at lower current levels than smaller alpha motor axons, and that all alpha fibers could be blocked at lower current levels than gamma fibers. A statistical analysis indicated that the blocking threshold was correlated with the axonal conduction velocity or fiber diameter. This method could be used in physiological experiments and neural prostheses to achieve a small-to-large recruitment order in motor or sensory systems.
Mercurous halides have become the subject of great interest because of their very high acousto-optic figure of merit and large transmission range. These crystals have unique acousto-optic properties that make possible...
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(纸本)0819406899
Mercurous halides have become the subject of great interest because of their very high acousto-optic figure of merit and large transmission range. These crystals have unique acousto-optic properties that make possible a variety of high performance devices for signal processing and spectral processing and analysis, particularly in the mid- and long-wavelength infrared region. Mercurous chloride is the most developed in this class and large crystals have been grown by the physical vapor transport method. current research is attempting to extend the efficiency of devices using the mercurous halides. The authors' research centers on purification methods, determining the factors that affect optical quality and improving the process of single crystal growth.
The authors have theoretically designed and analyzed the optical components and mechanical structures for an imaging x-ray microscope which will be configured to operate in the water window. This instrument affords ne...
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(纸本)0819405167
The authors have theoretically designed and analyzed the optical components and mechanical structures for an imaging x-ray microscope which will be configured to operate in the water window. This instrument affords new and noninvasive strategies for examining living tumor cells without the use of dyes, stains or other exogenous chemicals, which can produce limiting artifacts. The Water Window Imaging X-Ray Microscope is based on doubly reflecting, normal incidence multilayer optical technology, such as has been previously employed in telescopes for high resolution x-ray imaging of the sun. Multilayer coatings have now been fabricated with near theoretical reflectivities and perfect bandpass matching for the new rocket-borne solar observatory, the Multi-Spectral Solar Telescope Array (MSSTA). These telescopes employ multilayer mirror substrates with sub-angstrom (rms) smoothness which are made possible by Advanced Flow Polishing. Recent developments in multilayer coating technology and Advanced Flow Polishing methods used with Zerodur and Hemlite grade sapphire have paved the way for the development of the Water Window Imaging X-Ray Microscope.
Results of measurements of the optical response of high Tc superconducting infrared detectors fabricated from YBaCuO thin films for wavelengths of 3-5 μm and 8-14 μm at an operating temperature above liquid nitrogen...
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(纸本)0819405868
Results of measurements of the optical response of high Tc superconducting infrared detectors fabricated from YBaCuO thin films for wavelengths of 3-5 μm and 8-14 μm at an operating temperature above liquid nitrogen. The measurements of a meander line detector yield a noise equivalent power (NEP) of 2 × 10-9 w Hz-1/2 and a detectivity (D*) of 1.5 × 108 cmHz1/2W-1 for radiation of 8-14 μm at a chopping frequency of 50 Hz. The response for 3-5 μm radiation is lower than that for 8-14 μm for the same detector. The authors have investigated the dependence of the optical response of these detectors on several parameters, including bias current, chopping frequency, substrate material, and film quality (associated with different fabricating methods). In addition, the device design and methods to improve the sensitivity have been discussed.
The waveguide characteristics of metal-clad ridge-waveguide (MCRW) lasers are analyzed by the equivalent current theory associated with the effective index method. The enhanced lateral mode confinement, and increased ...
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An optical transmitter is described which uses a commercial LED coupled to an external modulator to achieve a 1.25 Gb/s data rate. Both a Mach-Zehnder modulator and a reverse Δβ directional coupler were evaluated fo...
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Modern computer-integrated manufacturing and engineering (CIME) technologieshave been developed and implemented to improve plant and process design, measurement and control design, and plant operation, together with t...
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In the past decade advances in microprocessors have been applied in FT-IR spectrometers to deliver higher data system performance at substantially reduced cost. Now, advances in microprocessors and signal processing t...
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The LIGA process which is based on deep-etch lithography in combination with high-precision electroforming and moulding processes is a particularly promising method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstruct...
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(纸本)0819406155
The LIGA process which is based on deep-etch lithography in combination with high-precision electroforming and moulding processes is a particularly promising method for the fabrication of three-dimensional microstructures. Some interesting applications can be seen in the field of integrated optics. Passive waveguide structures can be fabricated by deep-etch synchrotron radiation lithography of multilayer resist systems. Using this technique, multimode strip waveguides with a PMMA core and a P (TFPMA/MMA) cladding as well as a planar grating spectrograph have been realized. The attenuation of 0.18 dB/cm measured at a wavelength of 850 nm can be reduced, especially in the near IR-region, by the use of deuterated PMMA as a core material. For plastic fiber LAN applications, moulding processes for the replication of passive multimode waveguide components like Y-couplers or star couplers are under investigation. The advantages of the LIGA process - unrestricted design in the cross-sectional shape and a small surface roughness in the range of 10 - 20 nm - are of special interest for these developments. For coupling fibers to integrated-optical chips, structures of a coupling array have been fabricated. The fibers are guided by exactly positioned stop faces and then precisely located and prefixed by integrated spring elements. The main advantages are as follows: the thermal expansion coefficient of the array can be matched to the optical chip material, the use of spring elements for prefixing simplifies the handling, and adhesives and the connected problems can be avoided.
current investigations of material issues in mass-transport fabrication are reviewed. Evaporation loss and resulting surface roughness have been identified and simple techniques developed for effective prevention. Pho...
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