Analysis of prognostic factors for patients with leiomyoma treated with uterine arterial embolization.

Objective: The objective of the study was to describe a clinically useful factors index predicting long-term efficacy of uterine artery embolization (UAE).

Study Design: Newly diagnosed patients with uterine leiomyoma wishing to retain their uterus underwent UAE at our institution. Clinical demographics and 4 prognostic factors were recovered from the medical record.

Cross-phase-modulation-based wavelength conversion using intersubband transition in InGaAs/AlAs/AlAsSb coupled quantum wells.

We report an ultrafast cross phase modulation (XPM) effect in intersubband transition (ISBT) of InGaAs/AlAs/AlAsSb coupled quantum wells, where the ISBT absorption of a transverse-magnetic mode pump signal induces phase modulation of a transverse-electric mode probe signal. Using waveguide-type ISBT devices, we have achieved XPM-based 10 Gbit/s wavelength conversion with a power penalty of 2.53 dB.