J. M. Flores-Moreno, C. Furlong, J. Cheng, J. Rosowski, S. Merchant
{"title":"Characterization of acoustically induced deformations of human tympanic membranes by digital holography and shearography","authors":"J. M. Flores-Moreno, C. Furlong, J. Cheng, J. Rosowski, S. Merchant","doi":"10.1117/12.903595","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.903595","url":null,"abstract":"Recently, we introduced a Digital Optoelectronic Holographic System (DOEHS) for measurement of acoustically induced deformations of the human tympanic membrane (TM) in order to study and diagnose pathologic conditions of the middle-ear. The DOEHS consists of laser-delivery illumination (IS), optical head (OH), image-processing computer (IP), and positioning arm (PS) subsystems. Holographic information is recorded by a CCD and numerically reconstructed by Fresnel approximation. Our holographic otoscope system is currently deployed in a clinic and is packaged in a custom design. Since digital holography is a high sensitivity measurement technique and the interfering light waves travel along different paths, it makes measurements acquired by DOEHS susceptible to external vibrations. In order to avoid this susceptibility, we are testing a shearography setup as OH. Shearography presents same advantages as holographic interferometry, but it is less susceptible to vibration and external noise, which is a characteristic needed for the use of our techniques in a clinical environment. In this paper we present work in progress in our development of a shearography technique based on a Mach-Zehnder configuration as OH and demonstrate its application by quantifying vibrations modes in thin membranes, including human TM. Results are compared with those obtained with DOEHS.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"102 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115719213","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":"Wendland radial basis functions applied as filters on computed tomography","authors":"J. Aguilar, L. Berriel-Valdos, J. F. Aguilar","doi":"10.1117/12.903420","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.903420","url":null,"abstract":"Wendland radial basis functions are applied as an alternative solution to the interpolation problem when the filtered back projection algorithm is used in computed tomography. Since we have a regular grid of data points and these functions are compactly supported, the interpolation can be made as a fast filtering process rather than solving a typical linear system of equations. This allows us to apply the Error Kernel method, which gives details of the approximation quality in the frequency domain, when we make interpolation with basis functions such as the B-splines. The Error Kernel provides us a direct comparison between Wendland functions and B-splines. The comparison shows that the Wendland functions can offer the same interpolation quality of the B-splines when the support is large, but with a small support the performance is poor. We see this behavior making tomographic reconstructions with different Wendland functions and also with different supports. A numerical experiment consisting of successive image rotations to an image was performed to verify the similarities between the Wendland functions and B-splines.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"07 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127375104","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}
J. Salinas, C. Salto, J. Maldonado, G. Ramos‐Ortiz, M. Rodríguez, M. Meneses-Nava, O. Barbosa-García, N. Fárfan, R. Santillán
{"title":"Organic solar cells under the BHJ approach using conventional/inverted architectures","authors":"J. Salinas, C. Salto, J. Maldonado, G. Ramos‐Ortiz, M. Rodríguez, M. Meneses-Nava, O. Barbosa-García, N. Fárfan, R. Santillán","doi":"10.1117/12.902295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902295","url":null,"abstract":"The search of clean and renewable energy sources is one of the most important challenges that mankind confronts. Recently there has been a notable interest to develop organic photovoltaic (OPV) technology as a mean of renewable energy source since it combines low-cost and easy fabrication. Most of the efforts have been directed to increase the efficiency, leaving aside the durability of the organic materials, however, a new architecture known as inverted solar cell might bring a never seen durability (years) that could make possible large scale applications of this technology. Here are presented the results we achieved using both, the conventional and inverted architectures employing as organic donor (D) the very well known semi-conducting polymer P3HT, in mixtures with the acceptor (A) fullerene PC61BM. The morphology of thin polymer films prepared by using the spin coating technique was analyzed by AFM. For the conventional architecture the cells were fabricated following the structure ITO/PEDOT:PSS/P3HT:PC61BM/Wood´s metal, where the Wood´s metal cathode is an alloy that melts at 75 °C. For the inverted architecture the structure ITO/ZnO/P3HT:PC61BM /PEDOT:PSS/(Ag, Cu or Silver paint) was used, where ITO worked as cathode by switching its work function through the introduction of ZnO nanoparticles. Under tests using Xenon lamp irradiation at 100 mW/cm2, the conventional and the inverted architectures produced efficiencies of 1.75 % and 0.5 %, respectively. For both architectures the chosen back-contact materials (Wood´s metal and silver paint) allowed us to easily make the OPVs cells without the need of vacuum steps.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"14 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127439227","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":"Resumming divergent series in nonparaxial optics","authors":"R. Borghi, F. Gori, G. Guattari, M. Santarsiero","doi":"10.1117/12.903364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.903364","url":null,"abstract":"We show that the terms of a Lax series, commonly used to evaluate propagated optical fields in nonparaxial conditions, present a factorially divergent asymptotic behavior in the case of highly nonparaxial beams, under rather general conditions. This allows some resummation algorithms, such as the Weniger transformation, to be used in order for the evaluation of the propagated field to be successfully performed starting from the terms of the divergent Lax series. Examples are presented, concerning cases for which the terms of the Lax series can be evaluated explicitly.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"95 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124803462","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":"Calibration of a multispectral camera system using interference filters","authors":"S. Nishi, S. Tominaga","doi":"10.1117/12.902105","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902105","url":null,"abstract":"The present paper proposes a calibration method of a multispectral camera system using interference filters. A spectral image processing is effective to acquire an inherent information of an object in a general way. However, filter registration error often occurs when the interference filter is used. Therefore, a calibration method is presented for correcting observed images. Moreover, we describe a method for digital archiving of oil paintings based the present imaging system.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"24 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125098356","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. Laskin, A. Shcherbakov, V. Molchanov, V. Laskin, O. Makarov
{"title":"Developing the refractive light beam shapers as lossless apodization systems suppressing the side-lobes in Fourier transform optical systems","authors":"A. Laskin, A. Shcherbakov, V. Molchanov, V. Laskin, O. Makarov","doi":"10.1117/12.901944","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901944","url":null,"abstract":"The Fourier transform optical systems, creating an image and/or realizing its accurate spectral characterization, suffer from appearing remarkable level of side-lobes in the image intensity distribution that reduce performances, in particular, the dynamic range of these systems. Therefore, suppressing side-lobes in the image plane represents an actual practical task being important for various scientific and technical applications such as, for example, direct imaging and spectral characterization of Earth-like extra-solar planets or spectrum analysis of ultra-high frequency radio-wave signals with exploiting an advanced acousto-optical technique. We suggest applying as apodization systems novel refractive optical beam shapers of the field mapping type, which are able to convert the input (more or less) uniform intensity distribution, peculiar to the majority of usually exploited sources of light, to arbitrary pre-scripted intensity distributions. In the case of choosing, for instance, Gaussian, cosine on a pedestal, etc. distributions, these shapers make it possible to minimize the total level of side-lobes significantly and to increase, in doing so, the dynamic range of optical data processing up to 40 dB or more. The operation principle of these beam shapers is based on inducing, in a control manner, spherical aberration in order to provide the required intensity profile transformation and further compensation of that aberration. As a result, the beam shapers operate as telescopes of special type; they produce a low divergence collimated beam with a target intensity distribution and flat wave front. We describe the beam shaper design, implementation examples, and results of practical applications to the acousto-optical technique of precise multi-channel spectrum analysis.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"23 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"125180096","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}
J. F. Barrera, E. Rueda, C. Ríos, M. Tebaldi, N. Bolognini, R. Torroba
{"title":"Subsampling technique to enhance the decoded output of JTC encrypting system","authors":"J. F. Barrera, E. Rueda, C. Ríos, M. Tebaldi, N. Bolognini, R. Torroba","doi":"10.1117/12.902195","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902195","url":null,"abstract":"Optical systems have physical restrictions that impose limits in the finest spatial feature that can be processed. In this work we combine a subsampling procedure with a multiplexing technique to overtake the limit on the information that is processed in a JTC encryption system. In the process the object is divided in subsamples and each subsample is encrypted separately. Then the encrypted subsamples are multiplexed. The encryption of the subsamples is performed in a real optical JTC encrypting system. The multiplexing and the decryption process are carried out by means of a virtual optical system. Experimental results are presented to show the validity of the proposal.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"123 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126719850","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":"Dynamic moiré patterns and Michelson fringe patterns for profilometry: a results comparative analysis","authors":"G. N. Oliveira, M. E. Oliveira, P. A. Santos","doi":"10.1117/12.901933","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.901933","url":null,"abstract":"In the present work we present a simple comparative analysis of the results in the optical Fourier transform profilometry \u0000which fringe projection is produced by two different methods, dynamic moire-like patterns and Michelson \u0000interferometer. First, the Fourier transform profilometry technique is applied in the projected moire fringe pattern onto an \u0000object surface. Then, this result is compared to the Michelson fringe pattern projection in the same method of \u0000profilometry that is applied using the same test object. We have conclude that dynamic moire-like fringe patterns could \u0000be used with some advantages, comparatively to the results obtained by the classical Michelson fringe patterns.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122592973","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":"Rules for optical metrology","authors":"H. Stahl, James Webb, William O. Jenkings","doi":"10.1117/12.902826","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.902826","url":null,"abstract":"Based on 30 years of optical testing experience, I have defined seven guiding principles for optical testing. This paper introduces these rules and discusses examples of their application.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"16 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114129061","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":"Transverse energy flux estimation in optical vortices by single-slit diffraction","authors":"Roland A. Terborg, K. Volke-Sepúlveda","doi":"10.1117/12.903424","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1117/12.903424","url":null,"abstract":"We propose a simple technique for the estimation of the local inclination angle of the helical wave fronts, and thus the direction of the transverse energy flux, in beams with embedded optical vortices. It is based on the analysis of the evolution on propagation of the asymmetric diffraction pattern produced by a single-slit aperture.","PeriodicalId":320610,"journal":{"name":"The International Commission for Optics","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2011-08-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116825164","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}