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Two-photon microperimetry with picosecond pulses
PublicationTwo-photon vision is a phenomenon associated with the perception of short pulsesof near-infrared radiation (900-1200 nm) as a visible light. It is caused by the nonlinear processof two-photon absorption by visual pigments. Here we present results showing the influence ofpulse duration and repetition rate of short pulsed lasers on the visual threshold. We comparedtwo-photon sensitivity maps of the retina obtained for subjects with...
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PULS UCZELNI - HIGHER SCHOOL'S PULSE
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Two-photon perimetry utilizing picosecond laser
PublicationAge-related impairments are becoming more and more severe for aging societies. The sensory organ diseases are particularly troublesome as they exclude seniors from their everyday activity. Therefore, maintaining good quality eyesight is essential for normal functioning. New medical therapies help restrain age-related changes, but still, monitoring is essential to the treatment process. Humans do not have the natural ability to...
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IEEE Pulse
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Temporal fine structure of all-normal dispersion fiber supercontinuum pulses caused by non-ideal pump pulse shapes
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Directed pulse dynamics
PublicationIntroducing a projection method into a one-dimensional model of a pulse propagation in isotropic media, we derive and investigate a system of equation describing dynamics ultrashort pulses of opposite directions ofpropagation and ones with interaction of directed pulses with different polarization.
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High resolution optical time-domain reflectometry using sub-picosecond laser sources
PublicationPrzedstawiono działanie sensorów światłowodowych wykorzystujących reflektometrię optyczną w dziedzinie czasu. Omówiono ograniczenia możliwości pomiarowych tej klasy sensorów wynikające z zastosowania w nich reflektometrów światłowodowych zaprojektowanych do zastosowań w telekomunikacji. Zaprezentowano sensory wykorzystujące specjalizowane reflektometry o dużej rozdzielczości. Przedstawiono koncepcję sensora wykorzystującego dwa...
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Reliability of Pulse Measurements in Videoplethysmography
PublicationReliable, remote pulse rate measurement is potentially very important for medical diagnostics and screening. In this paper the Videoplethysmography was analyzed especially to verify the possible use of signals obtained for the YUV color model in order to estimate the pulse rate, to examine what is the best pulse estimation method for short video sequences and finally, to analyze how potential PPG-signals can be distinguished from...
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Measuring Pulse Rate with a Webcam
PublicationIn this paper a simple method of measuring the pulse rate is presented. Elaborated algorithm allows for efficient pulse rate registration directly from face images captured from a webcam. The desired signal is obtained by proper channel selection and principal component analysis. To determine the accuracy of the method an ECG signal is collected together with a video recordings. The effectiveness of the algorithm is considered...
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Solid state versus fiber picosecond infrared lasers applied to two-photon vision tests
PublicationDevelopment of new microperimetric tools dedicated for imaging of early functional changes in the retina may help in the monitoring of various ocular diseases progression e.g. Age-Related Macular Degeneration. Recently described two-photon vision may be applied to microperimetric devices. Many subjects with well-known disease history could be investigated with newly developed instrumentation that tests ability of human eye to perceive...
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Medical Science Pulse
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Fiber Optic Pulse Sequencers/Desequencers
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Asynchronous WAM with Irregular Pulse Repetition
PublicationRadiolocation systems for aviation based on Multi-Lateration (MLAT) typically use a set of synchronised ground sensors to receive radio signals broadcast by onboard transmitters. In most cases, the sensor synchronisation in Wide Area Multi-Lateration Systems (WAM) is provided by Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) receivers. However, in the case of synchronisation failure, there is still a possibility to estimate the coordinates...
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Digital mono-pulse method in cylindrical antena.
PublicationArtykuł prezentuje metodę poprawy dokładności namiaru w wielowiązkowym sonarze z anteną cylindryczną. Metoda oparta jest na metodzie monopulsowej, wykorzystywanej w radarach i sonarach. Metoda zapewnia dobrą dokładność namiaru dla pojedynczego impulsu sondującego. Jedyna modyfikacja w stosunku do metody oryginalnej polega na wytworzeniu dwóch odchylonych wiązek i wykonaniu prostych obliczeń. Symulacja komputerowa dowodzi , że uzyskanie...
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Pulse pressure amplification in relation to body fatness
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Multi-pulse VSC arrangements with coupled reactors
PublicationThis paper presents a novel approach to the multipulse VSC (Voltage Source Converter) arrangements based on several conventional inverter modules connected in parallel by using coupled reactors. This solution reduces the THD of the output voltage, despite the low switching frequency of transistors. The advantage of the proposed solution is also a relatively small rated power of the reactors. Proposed new arrangements for different...
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Optimising the sounding pulse of the rotational directional transmissionsonar
PublicationPrzedmiotem artykułu jest cyfrowa realizacja techniki ciągłego obrotu wiązki nadawczej w sonarach. W klasycznych rozwiązaniach analogowych polega ona na pobudzaniu elementów anteny hydroakustycznej sygnałami quasi-harmonicznymi o zmieniających się w czasie przesunięcia fazy. W cyfrowej realizacji zmienne w czasie przesunięcia fazy sprowadzają się do pobudzenia elementów anteny sygnałami harmonicznymi o specjalnie dobranych częstotliwościach...
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Pulse
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Molecular dynamics insights into protein‐glycosaminoglycan systems from microsecond‐scale simulations
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Influence of preprocessing techniques on pulse pressure velocity determination
PublicationPulse Wave Velocity (PWV) is measured and utilized in many clinical applications. Recently, a wide research has been led to develop a cuff-less and continuous blood pressure method basing on PWV. However, in this application a decision on choosing an appropriate fiducial point of pulse wave (PW) waveform is necessary and substantial. It would allow to measure time parameters necessary to determine PWV. An influence of sampling...
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Directed electromagnetic pulse dynamics: projecting operators method
PublicationIn this article, we consider a one-dimensional model of electromagnetic pulse propagation in isotropic media, takinginto account a nonlinearity of the third order. We introduce a method for Maxwell's equation transformation on thebasis of a complete set of projecting operators. The operators correspond to wave dispersion branches including thedirection of propagation. As the simplest result of applying the method, we derive a system...
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Digital Processing of Frequency–Pulse Signal in Measurement System
PublicationThe work presents the issue of the use of multichannel measurement systems of sensors processing input value to impulse signal frequency. The frequency impulse signal obtained from such sensors is often required to be processed at the same time with a voltage signal which is obtained from other sensors used in the same measurement system. In such case, it is usually necessary to sample the output signals from all sensors in the...
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Analysis of the Accuracy of Pulse Estimation Using Smart Watches
PublicationThe purpose of this paper is to perform an analysis of the accuracy of the pulse estimation by comparing readings from a smartwatch with readings from medical devices. The study required writing applications that allow continuous pulse measurement. As a result, two applications were created for the smartwatch. The first one is dedicated to Android Wear devices, while the other one is compatible with Tizen watches. The next step...
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A robust 18-pulse diode rectifier with coupled reactors
PublicationThe article presents the principle of operation and selected results of simulation and laboratory tests of the 18-pulse rectifier system with coupled reactors and small series active power filter. The presented system makes it possible to reduce, especially in distribution supply networks, undesired higher current harmonics. The 18-pulse nature of operation of the rectifier is reached using a set of coupled three-phase network...
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Effects of laser pulse duration in two-photon vision threshold measurements
PublicationPulsed near-infrared (NIR) light sources can be successfully applied for both imaging and functional testing of the human eye, as published recently1. These two groups of applications have different requirements. For imaging applications, the most preferable is invisible scanning beam while efficiently visible stimulating beam is preferable for functional testing applications. The functional testing of human eye using NIR laser...
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A Special Multi-Pulse Converter with Small Active Power Filter
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36-pulse rectifier with a system of coupled three-phase reactors
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Confronting representative spectral structures of vocal tract pulse responses
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Confronting representative spectral structures of vocal tract pulse responses
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Confronting representative spectral structures of vocal tract pulse responses
PublicationArtykuł niniejszy jest kolejnym w cyklu prac publikowanych na łamach Materiałów OSA, które poświęcono problemowi klasyfikacji formalnej leksemów odmiennych języków.W pracy omówiono metody i rezultaty automatycznego kwalifikowania wybranych leksemów trzech systemów języka na podstawie konfrontowania ich cyfrowych reprezantacji.
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The accuracy of pulse rate estimation from the sequence of face images
PublicationThe goal of this paper is to analyze the accuracy of pulse rate estimation from the sequence of face images. Simulated and real signals were used to evaluate two pulse rate estimators; one for frequency domain and the second one for time domain using the autocorrelation function. The results show that the mean difference between the reference measurements and estimated pulse rate values are about 2bpm. In the analysis of short...
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Blood Pressure - Pulse Transit Time Relationships: Comparative Studies
PublicationA non-invasive and continuous blood pressure estimation could allow a better diagnosis and an earlier detection of various diseases. It could be performed using a photoplethysmography. However, it requires that a relation between blood pressure and pulse transit time is known. Eleven theoretical formulas were used in obtaining the simulated and noise free synthetic data. Then, they were utilized in validation of three, commonly...
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Pulse-Width Modulation of Power Electronic DC–AC Converter
PublicationThe Second Edition of High Performance Control of AC Drives with Matlab®/Simulink delivers an updated and thorough overview of topics central to the understanding of AC motor drive systems. The book includes new material on medium voltage drives, covering state-of-the-art technologies and challenges in the industrial drive system, as well as their components, and control, current source inverter-based drives, PWM techniques for...
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Compact and Integrated High-Power Pulse Generation and Forming System
PublicationThis paper presents comprehensive analytical, numerical and experimental research of the compact and integrated high-power pulse generation and forming system based on the flux compression generator and the electro-explosive forming fuse. The paper includes the analysis of the presented solution, starting from the individual components studies, i.e., the separate flux compression generator tests in field conditions and the forming...
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New Architecture of Solid-State High-Voltage Pulse Generators
PublicationThe application of the nanosecond pulsed electric field (nsPEF) for biomedical treatments has gained more interest in recent decades due to the development of pulsed power technologies which provides the ability to control the electric field dose applied during tests. In this context, the proposed paper describes a new architecture of solid-state high-voltage pulse generators (SSHVPG) designed to generate fully customised sequences...
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Interaction of modes in nonlinear acoustics: theory and applications to pulse dynamics.
PublicationOgólna teoria oddziaływania modów hydrodynamicznych opiera się na wyprowadzeniu równań różniczkowych nieliniowych. Mody rozumiane są tu jako wektory własnych układów praw zachowań hydrodynamicznych. Rozpatrywano zjawiska towarzyszące fali akustycznej w przepływie lepkim nieliniowym. Uwzględniono płyny w każdym fizycznym równaniu stanu.
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IEEE 802.15.4a Impulse Radio Spectrum Shaping by Changes in Pulse Sequence
PublicationThis paper presents one of possible techniques of IEEE 802.15.4a ultra-wideband signal spectrum control, based on changes in sequences of transmitted pulses with very short duration time. This technique can reduce probability of mutual interferences between new ultra-wideband and existing narrowband devices, which may be helpful in further studies on allowing UWB transmission in wider range of spectrum in theEuropean Union.
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A simulation investigation into the signal reconstruction accuracy of the transducer with pulse frequency output
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THE PULSE DESCRIPTORS IN SENSITIVITY STUDIES OF HYBRID SORPTION COLUMN TRANSPORT MODELS
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Application of plasma-wave detectors for ultra-short pulse terahertz radiation
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Exact generation of voltage vector in voltage inverter with pulse width modulation
PublicationW artykule zaproponowano metodę modulacji szerokości impulsów dla falownika napięcia. Proponowana metoda rozwiązuje problemy związane z kompensacją czasów martwych oraz kompensacją wpływu parametrów łączników energolelektronicznych na napięcie wjściowe falownika. W artykule zaprezentowano metodę kompensacji między innymi pojemności pasożytniczych tranzystorów, dyskretyzacji czasów załączeń tranzystorów. Przedstawiona metoda modulacji...
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Bearing current path and pulse rate in PWM-inverter-fed induction
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Utilizing pulse dynamics for non-invasive Raman spectroscopy of blood analytes
PublicationNon-invasive measurement methods offer great benefits in the field of medical diagnostics with molecular-specific techniques such as Raman spectroscopy which is increasingly being used for quantitative measurements of tissue biochemistry in vivo. However, some important challenges still remain for label-free optical spectroscopy to be incorporated into the clinical laboratory for routine testing. In particular, non-analyte-specific...
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Evaluation of Facial Pulse Signals Using Deep Neural Net Models
PublicationThe reliable measurement of the pulse rate using remote photoplethysmography (PPG) is very important for many medical applications. In this paper we present how deep neural networks (DNNs) models can be used in the problem of PPG signal classification and pulse rate estimation. In particular, we show that the DNN-based classification results correspond to parameters describing the PPG signals (e.g. peak energy in the frequency...
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Current divider-based nanosecond high current pulse measuring systems
PublicationThis paper presents the analysis of the new approach to the measurement methodology of significant values (in order of hundreds of kA) and huge steepness (in order of MA/μs) current pulses based on current dividers along with a comparison of the various types transducers suitability in measuring systems with such extreme parameters. Such dividers are used to extend the measurement ranges of current transducers with limited current...
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The concept of a new two-stage fuse for high power pulse forming
PublicationThis manuscript introduces the concept, physical operating principle and studies on a new and unique two stage forming fuse (TSFF) with interstage spark gap commutation and presents its application for forming high power pulses of extreme parameters. The paper classifies TSFF performance and compares it with conventional single-stage forming fuses. The conclusions are supported by analytical and experimental studies in laboratory...
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A Meta-Analysis of Pulse Arrival Time Based Blood Pressure Estimation
PublicationThe paper presents a preliminary meta-analysis of the sample correlation between pulse arrival time (PAT) and blood pressure (BP). The aim of the study was to verify sample correlation coefficient between PAT and BP using an affine model BP = a · P AT + b for systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The databases included in the search were the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Springer Link and Google Scholar. Only papers from 2005 to...
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Sonar Pulse Detection Using Chirp Rate Estimation and CFAR Algorithms
PublicationThis paper presents a new approach to sonar pulse detection. The method uses chirp rate estimators and algorithms for the adaptive threshold, commonly used in radiolocation. The proposed approach allows detection of pulses of unknown parameters, which may be used in passive hydrolocation or jamming detection in underwater communication. Such an analysis is possible thanks to a new kind of imaging, which presents signal energy in...
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Zastosowanie wyłącznika bezpiecznikowego do formowania impulsu wielkiej mocy
PublicationW wielu układach fizycznych i technicznych konieczne jest wytwarzanie impulsów wielkiej mocy o krótkim czasie trwania (rzędu ułamków µs). Impulsy te uzyskuje się stosując układy formujące zasilane ze źródła impulsowego wielkiej mocy, o długim czasie trwania impulsu, rzędu kilkudziesięciu µs. Jednym z układów formujących jest bezpiecznik wyłącznikowy. W pracy metodą symulacyjną badano wpływ parametrów bezpiecznika wyłącznikowego...
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The reflected wave caused by acoustic pulses.
PublicationPowstanie fali przeciwnego kierunku w odnoszeniu do dominującej fali akustycznej w przepływach lepkich nieliniowych przeanalizowane. Równania kierujące powstaniem fali odbicia i odpowiednie wykresy przedstawione.