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Comparison of modelling and measurement results of spectra emitted by a programmable lamp
PublicationNowadays artificial light with an optimized spectrum is used in many different applications. For instance, it is widely used in museums and exhibitions to illuminate the art. Moreover, such light stimulates the growth of plants, or can be applied in industry and healthcare. To achieve the best results for each application, the adjusting of a dedicated spectrum is required, which is a complicated task. The ongoing research is focused...
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Fiber optic microsphere with a ZnO thin film for potential application in a refractive index sensor – theoretical study
PublicationOptical fiber sensors of refractive index play an important role in analysis of biological and chemical samples. This work presents a theoretical investigation of spectral response of a fiber optic microsphere with a zinc oxide (ZnO) thin film deposited on the surface and evaluates the prospect of using such a structure for refractive index sensing. A microsphere is fabricated by an optical fiber tapering method on the base of...
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The influence of small amount of substances present in tissue on the optical spectrum of immunosuppressive drug
PublicationIn this paper, we describe how commonly present in tissue substances - sodium chloride and glucose - affect the optical spectrum of an immunosuppressive drug (Cyclaid® by Apotex). Prepared samples were investigated using the spectrophotometer in the spectrum range from 250 nm to 1100 nm. The maximum wavelength shift calculated on the basis of measurement results is not bigger than the measurement wavelength step. So, it can be...
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Automatic system for optical parameters measurements of biological tissues
PublicationIn this paper a system allowing execution of automatic measurements of optical parameters of scattering materials in an efficient and accurate manner is proposed and described. The system is designed especially for measurements of biological tissues including phantoms, which closely imitate optical characteristics of real tissue. The system has modular construction and is based on the ISEL system, luminance and color meter and...
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1D portable optical coherence tomography system
Publication—Imaging methods are an expanding branch of technology, which involves data acquisition and analysis of images for research and diagnostics. This paper has been devoted to the description of the optical design for a one-dimensional, portable optical coherence tomography (OCT) system. The Mach-Zehnder interferometer has been designed in the presented study. The description of the construction and applied hardware solutions have...
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Studies on optical transmittance of boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond films
PublicationThickness is one of the most important parameters in many applications using thin layers. This article describes thickness determination of a boron-doped nanocrystalline diamond (NCD) grown on fused silica glass. A spectroscopic measurement system has been used. A high refractive index (2.3 at 550nm) was achieved for NCD films. The thickness of NCD samples has been determined from the transmission spectrum.
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Polarization interferometer using a Liquid Crystalline Polymer waveplate for wavelength measurement
PublicationA two-beam polarization interferometer for measuring wavelength changes of a tunable semiconductor laser was designed, built and tested. This interferometer uses a λ/8 waveplate made from Liquid Crystalline Polymer in order to generate two output signals in quadrature. The λ/8 waveplate can be manufactured either on a beamsplitter face or on the mirror surface, reducing the cost and complexity of the optomechnical assembly. Experiment...
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POLFEL - Free Electron Laser in Poland
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Modal structure design in refractive capillary optical fibers
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Geometry design in rerfractive capillary optical fibers
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Digital techniques for noise reduction in CCD detectors
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Optical Fibers and Their Applications 2014
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Spectral properties of Cr3+ in SrLaGaO4 under high hydrostatic pressure.
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High pressure luminescence and time resolved spectra of LiNbO3:Pr3+
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In-situ optical diagnostics of boron-doped diamond films growth
PublicationInterferometry is a desirable method for in-situ measurement of thin, dielectric film growth, as it don't modify conditions of film deposition. Here we present interferometrical measurements of thickness of doped diamond films during Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) process. For this purpose we used a semiconductor laser with a 405nm wavelength. Additional ex-situ measurement using spectral interferometry and ellipsometry...
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Ellipsometric study of carbon nitride films deposited by DC-magnetron sputtering
PublicationWe report the optical properties of a carbon nitride (CNx) film as a function of nitrogen concentration (N/C) of the deposited film. As nitrogen concentration is increased (N/C ratio) in a CNx film, the refractive index and band gap also increase. The real and imaginary parts, n and k (refractive index and extinction coefficient) of the complex refraction index of carbon nitride films were determined by spectroscopic ellipsometry...
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Structure of sol-gel derived Nb2O5 films for active coating devices
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wyniki badań struktury cienkich warstw nb2o5 otrzymywanych metodą zol-żel. wytworzone warstwy charakteryzowano pod kątem zastosowania jako materiałów na aktywne pokrycia fotoniczne.
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Electron impact fragmentation of pyrrole molecules studied by fluorescence emission spectroscopy
PublicationThe fluorescence emission spectroscopy using electron impact excitation technique was employed to study fragmentation processes of the gas phase pyrrole molecules. The following excited fragmentation species were observed by detection of their fluorescence decay: the atomic hydrogen H(n), n = 4-7 and the diatomic CH(A2Δ), CN(B2Σ+), NH(A3Π) and C2(d3Πg) fragments. These atomic and molecular products differ from those previously...
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Electroabsorption in vacuum-evaporated films of bathocuproine
PublicationW pracy zmierzono widma elektroabsorpcji (EA) dla próżniowo naparowanych warstw batokuproiny (BCP), stosowanej jako transporter elektronów i bloker dziur w organicznych diodach elektroluminescencyjnych. Widma EA zinterpretowano na podstawie teorii efektu Starka przez bezpośrednie porównanie z widmami I-szej i II-giej pochodnej współczynnika absorpcji. Wyznaczono zmiany trwałego momentu dipolowego i zmiany polaryzowalności elektronowej...
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Diffusion length of singlet excitons in copper phthalocyanine films
PublicationPraca przedstawia metodę określania długości drogi dyfuzji ekscytonów w oparciu o widmo fotoprądu. W pracy podana jest szacunkowa wartość drogi dyfuzji ekscytonów singletowych w próżniowo naparowanej warstwie ftalocyjaniny miedzi.
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Spectroscopic analysis for polarization sensitive optical coherent tomography
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono właściwości oraz ograniczenia optycznej tomografii koherentnej z analizą stanu polaryzacji promieniowania optycznego. Zaproponowano nową spektroskopową metodę analizy sygnału pomiarowego w PS-OCT oraz przedstawiono i omówiono zalety nowego rozwiązania na bazie uzyskanych wyników pomiarowych.
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Multilayered structures examination using polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono wstępne wyniki badań struktur warstwowych z użyciem systemu optycznej tomografii koherentnej z analizą stanu poaryzacji (PS-OCT). Omówiono budowę systemu oraz zakres stosowalności metody do badania złożonych struktur warstwowych.
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The optimal construction of fiber-optic Fabry-Perot interferometer
PublicationTematem artykułu jest optymalizacja sensorów światłowodowych, wykorzystujących interferometer Fabry-Perota, pracujących w modzie odbiciowym. Celem optymalizacji była maksymalizacja rozdzielczości i dokładności sensora. Autorzy przedstawili analizę teoretyczną oraz wyniki eksperymentalnej optymalizacji światłowodowego interferometru Fabry-Perota, zaprojektowanego i zrealizowanego w laboratorium KOiSE PG.
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Preparation of porous TiO2 films by means of pulsed laser deposition for photocatalytic applications
PublicationIn this work the preparation and structure properties of porous thin films of TiO2 were investigated. The films were produced by means of the pulsed laser deposition technique using laser pulses at 266nm (10Hz) and at fluencies of 1-3.5J/cm2. The process was performed in vacuum using O2 buffer gas and films were deposited on the SiO2 glass or Si substrate. X-ray diffraction (XRD) and Raman analysis of the structure and chemical...
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Surface layers analysis of bronze artifacts by means of laser spectroscopy techniques
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Detection of thermal radiation using lanthanum-strontium-iron oxide (LSFO) bolometers
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono bolometr wykonany z tlenków lantanowo-strontowo-żelazowych zastosowany do detekcji promienowania podczerwonego. Parametry bolometru były badane za pomocą wzorcowego źródła poromieniowania o temperaturze 38°C (311 K) oddalonego od bolometru o 500 mm. W trakcie pomiarów uzyskano stosunek sygnał/szum wynoszący ok. 62 (tj. 35.9 dB). Na podstawie wyników pomiarów oszacowano dokładność pomiaru temperatury za...
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Long-working-distance Raman system for monitoring of uPA ECR CVD process of thin diamond/DLC layers growth
PublicationW artykule przedstawiono konstrucję systemu optoelektronicznego do monitoringu ramanowskiego in-situ procesu μPA ECR CVD (ang.: Microwave Plasma Assisted Electron Cyclotron Resonance Chemical Vapour Deposition), stosowanego do osadzania cienkich warstw diamentowych i diamentopodobnych DLC. System ma budowę modułową i wyposażony jest w dedykowane sondy optyczne. Przedstawiono wyniki pomiarów testowych, potwierdzjące, że system posiada...
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Optical properties of daylight curable resin doped with nanodiamond powder
PublicationIn this paper a new material for 3D printing was elaborated on. Since diamond has very good optical properties, an idea occurred to us to apply it in 3D printing process. A mixture of nanodiamond powder and a standard 3D printing resin was created and several printouts have been completed. They have been tested for their abilities to transmit and absorb light in a wide spectrum of wavelengths. It turned out that the nanopowder...
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Non invasive optical cellular imaging in humans.
PublicationOne of the most appealing and still unsolved problems in biological and medical imaging is the possibility of noninvasive visualization of tissue in vivo with an accuracy of microscopic examination. A major difficulty to solve in biomedical imaging is a degradation of image quality caused by the presence of optical inhomogeneity of tissue. Is there any chance to develop a microscopic method that allows non-invasive observation...
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Effect of temperature change on refractive index of an egg white and yolk: a preliminary study
PublicationIn this article, the refractive index of an egg white and yolk depending on temperature in range 30 - 47 °C over 1550 nm was determined. The measurement head was constructed as fiber optic Fabry-Perot interferometer with interference between polished fiber end-face and aluminum weighing dish. The measurement setup has been made of an optical spectrum analyzer, a superluminescent diode with a central wevelength of 1550 nm, 2:1 fiber...
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Application of fiber optic sensors using Machine Learning algorithms for temperature measurement of lithium-ion batteries
PublicationOptical fiber sensorsusing low-coherence interferometry require processing ofthe output spectrum or interferogramto quickly and accurately determine the instantaneous value of the measured quantity, such as temperature.Methods based on machine learning are a good candidate for this application. The application of four such methods in an optical fiber temperature sensoris demonstrated.Using aZnO-coated...
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Design and implementation of the driver system for Hamamatsu C12880MA microspectrometer
PublicationRecent miniaturization developments in devices for spectroscopy have reduced greatly their costs and increased their availability for a wide range of users and applications. This paper presents the design and implementation of a driver system for a Hamamatsu C12880MA microspectrometer. The system implementation was carried out and compared using two independent microcontroller modules: Arduino Uno and STM32F411RE Nucleo. We assessed...
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Surface quality control of a thin SiN layer by optical measurements
PublicationFiber optic interferometers have a wide range of applications, including biological and chemical measurements. Nevertheless, in the case of a reflective interferometer setup, standard silver mirrors cannot be used in every measurement, due to their chemical activity. This work investigates the surface quality of a thin optical layer of silicon nitride (SiN), which can serve as an alternative material for silver mirrors. We present...
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ThreSpect – A Program for the Determination of the Appearance Energies of Neutral and Ionized Species
PublicationCollisions of photons and charged particles with molecules lead to their excitation, ionization, and dissociation into neutral and ionized fragments. Accurately determining thresholds of the formation of particular products plays a vital role in analyzing processes occurring during these interactions. Therefore, we present a computer program, “ThreSpect,” that allows calculating threshold energies of various species generated in...
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Wide-field magnetometry using nitrogen-vacancy color centers with randomly oriented micro-diamonds
PublicationMagnetometry with nitrogen-vacancy (NV) color centers in diamond has gained significant interest among researchers in recent years. Absolute knowledge of the three-dimensional orientation of the magnetic field is necessary for many applications. Conventional magnetometry measurements are usually performed with NV ensembles in a bulk diamond with a thin NV layer or a scanning probe in the form of a diamond tip, which requires a...
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The fast identification of explosives, natcotics and other chemicals carried on board of ships or transported in containers
PublicationThe fast identification of explosives, narcotics and other chemicals carried on board of ships or transported in containers to the harbors is an important problem of maritime security. Raman spectroscopy is an advanced technique used in state-of-the art laboratories for fast identification of chemicals. No sample preparation is required, and identification can be carried out through transparent packing, such as plastic or glass,...
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Response Feature Technology for High-Frequency Electronics. Optimization, Modeling, and Design Automation
PublicationThis book discusses response feature technology and its applications to modeling, optimization, and computer-aided design of high-frequency structures including antenna and microwave components. By exploring the specific structure of the system outputs, feature-based approaches facilitate simulation-driven design procedures, both in terms of improving their computational efficiency and reliability. These benefits are associated...
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Organic light sources look forward to optimize the photosynthesis process
PublicationW pracy opisano własności organicznej diody EL, zbudowanej na bazie organicznego kompleksu platyny, emitującej światło czerwone i niebieskie, które może być wykorzystane w procesie fotosyntezy.
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Investigations of vortex structures in granular materials under earth pressure conditions by DEM
PublicationW artykule pokazano rozwój wirów na poziomie ziarna materiału granulowanego podczas parcia pasywnego piasku na sztywną ściankę przemieszczającą się poziomo. Obliczenia wykonano stosując metodę DEM. Przyjęto 3 różne sposoby wyznaczenia wirów i ich czestotliwości.
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Modelling of concrete facture at aggregate level using DEM based on x-ray mu CT images of internal structure
PublicationW artykule pokazano wyniki dyskretne DEM dla pękania betonu poddanego zginaniu. Beton został symulowany jako ośrodek 4-fazowy. Mikrostrukturę betonu określono na podstawie zdjęć uzyskanych mikro-tomografem. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na zjawiska mikrostrukturalne podczas zarysowania na poziomie kruszywa.
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DEM ANALYSIS OF EFFECT OF INTERFACIAL TRANSITIONAL ZONES ON FRACTURE IN CONCRETE.
PublicationArtykuł omawia wyniki numeryczne dotyczące pękania betonu uzyskane stosując metodę elementów dyskretnych. Trójwymiarowe obliczenia wykonano dla próbek betonowych podczas zginania. Beton został opisany jako model 4-fazowy. Mikrostrukturę betonu przyjęto na podstawie 3D zdjęć mikro-tomograficznych. Zbadano wpływ stref przejściowych na wytrzymałość i proces pękania. Wyniki numeryczne zostały porównane z wynikami doświadczalnymi. Uzyskano...
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INVESTIGATIONS OF QUASI-STATIC VORTEX-STRUCTURES IN 3D SAND SPECIMENS BASED ON DEM AND HELMHOLTZ-HODGE VECTOR FIELD DECOMPOSITION.
PublicationArtykuł omawia wyniki numeryczne dotyczące struktur wirowych w materiałach granulowanych w warunkach 3D. Obliczenia wykonano dla ściskania dwuosiowego. W symulacjach wykorzystano metodę elementów dyskretnych i dekompozycję pola wektorowego wg Helmholtza-Hodge’a Struktury wirowe okazały się znakomitym prekursorem lokalizacji odkształceń stycznych w materiałach granulowanych podczas obciążenia.
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Mechanisms of Damage to DNA Labeled with Electrophilic Nucleobases Induced by Ionizing or UV Radiation
PublicationHypoxia—a hallmark of solid tumors—makes hypoxic cells radioresistant. On the other hand, DNA, the main target of anticancer therapy, is not sensitive to the near UV photons and hydrated electrons, one of the major products of water radiolysis under hypoxic conditions. A possible way to overcome these obstacles to the efficient radio- and photodynamic therapy of cancer is to sensitize the cellular DNA to electrons and/or ultraviolet...
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Low-energy interactions related to atmospheric and extreme conditions
PublicationThis Topical Issue, entitled “Low-Energy Interactions Related to Atmospheric and Extreme Conditions”, showcases a collection of eighteen articles that reported recent theoretical and experimental findings pertaining to the following topics: – low-energy interactions of charged particles (electrons [1–7], protons [8], positrons [9]), and photons [10] with atoms and molecules of biological [1–4,7,8], astrochemical [10], industrial,...
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Light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronics detectors
PublicationIn this paper, a light box for investigation of characteristics of optoelectronic detectors is described. The light box consists of an illumination device, an optical power sensor and a mechanical enclosure. The illumination device is based on four types of high-power light emitting diodes (LED): white light, red, green and blue. The illumination level can be varied for each LED independently by the driver and is measured by optical...
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Plasma-Based Deposition and Processing Techniques for Optical Fiber Sensing
PublicationPlasma-based techniques are widely applied for well-controlled deposition, etching or surface functionalization of a number of materials. It is difficult to imagine fabrication of novel microelectronic and optoelectronic devices without using plasma-enhanced deposition of thin films, their selective etching or functionalization of their surfaces for subsequent selective binding of chemical or biological molecules. Depending on...
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Engineering Au nanoparticle arrays on SiO2 glass by pulsed UV laser irradiation
PublicationWe study semi-regular arrays of Au nanoparticles (NP) obtained via UV laser irradiation of thin Au films on glass substrate. The NP structures are prepared from films of a thickness up to 60 nm produced by discharge sputtering or pulsed laser deposition, and annealed by nanosecond laser pulses at 266 or 308 nm, respectively, at fluencies in the range of 60-410 mJ/cm2. For the rare- and close-packed NP structures, consistent description...
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Antimony substituted lanthanum orthoniobate proton conductor – structure and electronic properties.
PublicationX‐ray and neutron diffraction have been utilized to analyze the crystalline and electronic structure of lanthanum orthoniobate substituted by antimony. Using X‐ray absorption spectroscopy and photoelectron spectroscopy, changes in the electronic structure of the material upon substitution have been analyzed. The structural transition temperature between fergusonite and scheelite phases for 30 mol% antimony substitution was found...
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Praseodymium Orthoniobate and Praseodymium Substituted Lanthanum Orthoniobate: Electrical and Structural Properties
PublicationIn this paper, the structural properties and the electrical conductivity of La1−xPrxNbO4+δ (x = 0.00, 0.05, 0.1, 0.15, 0.2, 0.3) and PrNbO4+δ are presented and discussed. All synthesized samples crystallized in a monoclinic structure with similar thermal expansion coefficients. The phase transition temperature between the monoclinic and tetragonal structure increases with increasing praseodymium content from 500 ◦C for undoped...
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Magnetic field mapping along a NV-rich nanodiamond-doped fiber
PublicationIntegration of NV−-rich diamond with optical fibers enables guiding quantum information on the spin state of the NV− color center. Diamond-functionalized optical fiber sensors have been demonstrated with impressive sub-nanotesla magnetic field sensitivities over localized magnetic field sources, but their potential for distributed sensing remains unexplored. The volumetric incorporation of diamonds into the optical fiber core allows...