We demonstrate low loss shallow-ridge silicon waveguides with an average propagation loss of 0.274 + or - 0.008 dB/cm in the C-band (1530 nm - 1565 nm). These waveguides have a cross section of 0.25 microm by 2 microm and are fabricated by standard photolithography and dry etching. We also investigate a compact double-level taper which adiabatically couples light from these waveguides to silicon strip waveguides enabling tight bends.
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Angew Chem Int Ed Engl
January 2025
Xiangtan University, College of Chemistry, CHINA.
Efficient circularly polarized luminescence (CPL) optical waveguides have significant potential for advancing photonic and optoelectronic devices. However, the development of CPL optical waveguides materials (OWMs) with low optical loss coefficient remains a considerable challenge. To overcome this, we design and synthesize CPL OWMs based on room-temperature phosphorescent liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs).
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Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe, 462000, Henan Province, PR China.
Background: Edible oils are susceptible to contamination with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) throughout production, storage, and transportation processes due to their lipophilic nature. The necessity of quantifying PAHs present in complex oil matrices at trace levels, which bind strongly to impurities in oil matrices, poses a major challenge to the accurate quantification of these contaminants. Therefore, the development of straightforward and effective methods for the separation and enrichment of PAHs in oil samples prior to instrumental analysis is paramount to guaranteeing food safety.
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February 2025
Department of Pharmaceutical Analytical Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, Mansoura University, Mansoura, 35516, Egypt. Electronic address:
Background: The current synthetic strategies for carbon dots (CDs) are usually time-consuming, rely on complicated processes, and need high temperatures and energy. Recent studies have successfully synthesized CDs at room temperature. Unfortunately, most CDs synthesized at room temperature are obtained under harsh reaction conditions, prepared using aromatic precursors, or need a long time to generate.
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
Background: The Scientific Registry for Transplant Recipients (SRTR) publishes outcomes of all transplant centres in the USA two times a year. The outcomes are publicly available and used by insurance payers and patients to assess the performance of a programme. Poor performance can result in temporary suspension or termination of a transplant programme.
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Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Medical Research Centre, Research Unit of Clinical Medicine, University of Oulu, Oulu University Hospital, Oulu, Finland.
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Design: Longitudinal general population -based cohort study, including data from both questionnaires and clinical measurements.
Subjects: The study was conducted with data from the participants of the Women's Health Study, including a total of 1918 Finnish women, around 35 years of age.
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