F. Ouchen, Benjamin G. Wilson, P. Yaney, M. Salour, J. Grote
{"title":"Deoxyribonucleic acid-Ag nanoparticles for EMI Shielding: the effect of nanoparticle size, shape and distribution on the shielding effectiveness","authors":"F. Ouchen, Benjamin G. Wilson, P. Yaney, M. Salour, J. Grote","doi":"10.1117/12.2063787","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063787","url":null,"abstract":"This study focuses on the use of silver based nanoparticle as fillers in DNA host materials to form nancomposites for applications in Electro-Magnetic Interferences (EMI) shielding. For relatively low-conductivity EMI shielding nanocomposites, silver-oxide coated cenospheres are investigated as fillers. The filler loadings are varied to determine a percolation threshold for the desired low conductivity and shielding effectiveness. Microwave absorption as well as DC surface resistivity measurements are undertaken to characterize the obtained films.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"90 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125854307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
F. Ouchen, P. Yaney, D. Joyce, A. Williams, Eliot F Gomez, G. Subramanyam, J. Grote
{"title":"Natural materials for nano bio systems","authors":"F. Ouchen, P. Yaney, D. Joyce, A. Williams, Eliot F Gomez, G. Subramanyam, J. Grote","doi":"10.1117/12.2066685","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2066685","url":null,"abstract":"Many papers have been published on the properties of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and DNAhexadecyltrimethylammonium chloride (CTMA) and their applications in electronics and photonics. This paper is a review of some of the properties and their related applications for other types of naturally occurring materials, nucleic acid bases or nucleobases which make up the DNA molecules. Nucleobases under investigation included guanine, cytosine, adenine and thymine. Potential applications include electron blocking layers for organic light emitting diodes, gate dielectrics for organic thin film transistors and protective layers for polymer-based capacitors.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"9 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116224102","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Williams, F. Ouchen, Steve S. Kim, Y. Ngo, S. Elhamri, S. Mou, G. Kozlowski, R. Naik, J. Grote
{"title":"Investigation of a DNA nucleobase as a gate dielectric for potential application in a graphene-based field effect transistor","authors":"A. Williams, F. Ouchen, Steve S. Kim, Y. Ngo, S. Elhamri, S. Mou, G. Kozlowski, R. Naik, J. Grote","doi":"10.1117/12.2063170","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2063170","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we investigated the effect of substrates on the electrical properties of transferred graphene. A wide range of substrates such as silicon carbide (SiC), glass, kapton, photo-print paper, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) and Willow glass were selected based on their surface properties, flexibility and lattice match. Four monolayers of graphene were transferred onto each of these substrates. A comparative study of the electrical characteristics of the transferred graphene film only and graphene/guanine film on the different substrates was undertaken.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122996935","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Summary report on AFRL studies of the optical and electrical properties of biopolymers using salmon DNA","authors":"P. Yaney, F. Ouchen, J. Grote","doi":"10.1117/12.2070435","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2070435","url":null,"abstract":"The Materials and Manufacturing Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) began studies of deoxyribonuclaic acid (DNA) as a polymer material in 2001 due to the availability of multi-gram quantities of 98% pure DNA extracted from Japanese salmon waste products. The research studies that followed explored the electrical, optical and electrooptical characteristics of thin films of DNA combined with the surfactant hexacytltrimethylammonium chloride making the resulting DNA-CTMA complex soluble in most polar solvents and insoluble in water. The films were produced mainly by spin coating although other techniques were also used. The focus was to measure the fundamental properties, such as volume electrical resistivity, dielectric constant, refractive index and thermal conductivity, and to explore various applications using test device configurations such as an optical modulator, OFET, OLED and energy storage capacitor fabricated using DNA-CTMA. The initial high molecular weight of 2,000 to >8,000 kDa was reduced by high power ultrasonic treatment, which provided molecular weight materials from 1,000 down to ~200 kDa. These lower molecular weight materials revealed changes in some properties of the DNA-CTMA material. This paper brings together the results of these studies to show the potential of DNA as a polymer material.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"9171 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129825575","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jean-Baptiste Decombe, G. Dantelle, T. Gacoin, F. Valdivia-Valero, G. Colas des Francs, S. Huant, J. Fick
{"title":"Micro- and nano-particle trapping using fibered optical nano-tweezers","authors":"Jean-Baptiste Decombe, G. Dantelle, T. Gacoin, F. Valdivia-Valero, G. Colas des Francs, S. Huant, J. Fick","doi":"10.1117/12.2061623","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061623","url":null,"abstract":"We present the stable trapping of luminescent 300-nm cerium-doped YAG particles in aqueous suspension using a dual fiber tip optical tweezers. The particles were elaborated using a specific glycothermal synthesis route together with an original protected annealing step. We obtained harmonic trap potentials in the direction transverse to the optical fiber axes. In the longitudinal direction, the potential shows some sub-structure revealed by two peaks in the distribution statistics with a distance of about half the wavelength of the trapping laser. We calculated intensity normalized trapping stiffness of 36 pN•μm-1W-1. These results are compared to previous work of microparticle trapping and discussed thanks to numerical simulations based on finite element method.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"78 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116734082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multiscale manipulation of microbubbles employing simultaneous optical and acoustical trapping","authors":"C. Fury, P. Jones, G. Memoli","doi":"10.1117/12.2061622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061622","url":null,"abstract":"We present a dual-modality microbubble trapping system that incorporates the fine spatial resolution of optical tweezers, with the long range, high force manipulation of acoustic tweezers, in a single microfluidic system. We demonstrate aggregation of polymer microbubbles in the node of an acoustic field, and subsequent selection and separation of a single microbubble using holographic optical tweezers. We further characterize the optical tweezers by measuring the transverse spring constant, and use the calibrated trap to determine the acoustic force on the bubble for varying parameters of optical trap diameter and power, and acoustic frequency and driving voltage. Further development of the system to include acoustic emission measurement is presented, with the goal of having a multi-purpose mechanical and cavitation detection set-up combined into a single system.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"123848627","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Z. Tomori, J. Kaňka, P. Keša, P. Jákl, M. Sery, S. Bernatová, M. Antalík, P. Zemánek
{"title":"Natural user interface as a supplement of the holographic Raman tweezers","authors":"Z. Tomori, J. Kaňka, P. Keša, P. Jákl, M. Sery, S. Bernatová, M. Antalík, P. Zemánek","doi":"10.1117/12.2061024","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2061024","url":null,"abstract":"Holographic Raman tweezers (HRT) manipulates with microobjects by controlling the positions of multiple optical traps via the mouse or joystick. Several attempts have appeared recently to exploit touch tablets, 2D cameras or Kinect game console instead. We proposed a multimodal “Natural User Interface” (NUI) approach integrating hands tracking, gestures recognition, eye tracking and speech recognition. For this purpose we exploited “Leap Motion” and “MyGaze” low-cost sensors and a simple speech recognition program “Tazti”. We developed own NUI software which processes signals from the sensors and sends the control commands to HRT which subsequently controls the positions of trapping beams, micropositioning stage and the acquisition system of Raman spectra. System allows various modes of operation proper for specific tasks. Virtual tools (called “pin” and “tweezers”) serving for the manipulation with particles are displayed on the transparent “overlay” window above the live camera image. Eye tracker identifies the position of the observed particle and uses it for the autofocus. Laser trap manipulation navigated by the dominant hand can be combined with the gestures recognition of the secondary hand. Speech commands recognition is useful if both hands are busy. Proposed methods make manual control of HRT more efficient and they are also a good platform for its future semi-automated and fully automated work.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"129 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114253082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Bulk GaN and its application as substrates in building quantum nanostructures for some electronic and optoelectronic devices","authors":"M. Boćkowski","doi":"10.1117/12.2059749","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2059749","url":null,"abstract":"The use of GaN crystals grown by three methods (and their combinations): Hydride Vapor Phase Epitaxy (HVPE), high nitrogen pressure solution (HNPS) and ammonothermal method for optoelectronic (laser diodes) and electronic (transistors) devices is presented. After a brief review on the development of the three crystallization methods, the GaN crystals’ uniform and unique properties, which allow to use them as substrates for building devices, are shown. The Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy (MOCVD) and Molecular Beam Epitaxy (MBE) technologies for growing the nitride quantum nanostructures as well as the structures’ properties and processing of devices are demonstrated. Future challenges and perspectives for application of bulk GaN as substrates in building quantum nanostructures for some electronic and optoelectronic devices are discussed.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124963635","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. A. Perez, Evan A. Salim, D. Farkas, Janet Duggan, M. Ivory, D. Anderson
{"title":"On-chip optical trapping for atomic applications","authors":"M. A. Perez, Evan A. Salim, D. Farkas, Janet Duggan, M. Ivory, D. Anderson","doi":"10.1117/12.2064311","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2064311","url":null,"abstract":"To simplify applications that rely on optical trapping of cold and ultracold atoms, ColdQuanta is developing techniques to incorporate miniature optical components onto in-vacuum atom chips. The result is a hybrid atom chip that combines an in-vacuum micro-optical bench for optical control with an atom chip for magnetic control. Placing optical components on a chip inside of the vacuum system produces a compact system that can be targeted to specific experiments, in this case the generation of optical lattices. Applications that can benefit from this technology include timekeeping, inertial sensing, gravimetry, quantum information, and emulation of quantum many-body systems. ColdQuanta’s GlasSi atom chip technology incorporates glass windows in the plane of a silicon atom chip. In conjunction with the in-vacuum micro-optical bench, optical lattices can be generated within a few hundred microns of an atom chip window through which single atomic lattice sites can be imaged with sub-micron spatial resolution. The result is a quantum gas microscope that allows optical lattices to be studied at the level of single lattice sites. Similar to what ColdQuanta has achieved with magneto-optical traps (MOTs) in its miniMOT system and with Bose- Einstein condensates (BECs) in its RuBECi(R) system, ColdQuanta seeks to apply the on-chip optical bench technology to studies of optical lattices in a commercially available, turnkey system. These techniques are currently being considered for lattice experiments in NASA’s Cold Atom Laboratory (CAL) slated for flight on the International Space Station.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"17 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126660126","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yue Chen, Ting-Hsiang Wu, Aram J. Chung, Y. Kung, M. Teitell, D. Di Carlo, P. Chiou
{"title":"Pulsed laser activated cell sorter (PLACS) for high-throughput fluorescent mammalian cell sorting","authors":"Yue Chen, Ting-Hsiang Wu, Aram J. Chung, Y. Kung, M. Teitell, D. Di Carlo, P. Chiou","doi":"10.1117/12.2060914","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2060914","url":null,"abstract":"We present a Pulsed Laser Activated Cell Sorter (PLACS) realized by exciting laser induced cavitation bubbles in a PDMS microfluidic channel to create high speed liquid jets to deflect detected fluorescent samples for high speed sorting. Pulse laser triggered cavitation bubbles can expand in few microseconds and provide a pressure higher than tens of MPa for fluid perturbation near the focused spot. This ultrafast switching mechanism has a complete on-off cycle less than 20 μsec. Two approaches have been utilized to achieve 3D sample focusing in PLACS. One is relying on multilayer PDMS channels to provide 3D hydrodynamic sheath flows. It offers accurate timing control of fast (2 m sec-1) passing particles so that synchronization with laser bubble excitation is possible, an critically important factor for high purity and high throughput sorting. PLACS with 3D hydrodynamic focusing is capable of sorting at 11,000 cells/sec with >95% purity, and 45,000 cells/sec with 45% purity using a single channel in a single step. We have also demonstrated 3D focusing using inertial flows in PLACS. This sheathless focusing approach requires 10 times lower initial cell concentration than that in sheath-based focusing and avoids severe sample dilution from high volume sheath flows. Inertia PLACS is capable of sorting at 10,000 particles sec-1 with >90% sort purity.","PeriodicalId":128143,"journal":{"name":"Optics & Photonics - NanoScience + Engineering","volume":"151 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2014-09-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116503648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}