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United States Imports of Photo & Optical Eqp.

Imports of Photo & Optical Eqp. in the United States decreased to 273.49 USD Million in March from 343.78 USD Million in February of 2020. Imports of Photo & Optical Eqp. in the United States averaged 299.23 USD Million from 1989 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 725.47 USD Million in September of 2008 and a record low of 96.59 USD Million in August of 1990. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Imports of Photo & Optical Eqp.




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Optical illusions get hearts racing as they're mistaken for dangerous situations

Bored Panda has rounded up a selection of amusing images of optical illusions from around the world that have sparked terror, including a rug which on first glance appears to be a tiger.




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Golden Globes 2020: Joey King wears optical illusion dress

The biggest stars in film and television have come together on one of Hollywood's biggest nights.




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Amazing optical illusion at New Zealand beach shows cruise ship appearing to hover over the horizon 

The footage filmed from a beach at Mount Maunganui in New Zealand showed the vessel seemingly suspended above the ocean last week.




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[ASAP] Guanosine Assembly Enabled Gold Nanorods with Dual Thermo- and Photoswitchable Plasmonic Chiroptical Activity

ACS Nano
DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.0c01819




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A History of Optical Telescopes in Astronomy by Wilson Wall

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4th International Symposium of Space Optical Instruments and Applications: Delft, The Netherlands, October 16 -18, 2017 / editors, H. Paul Urbach and Qifeng Yu

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8th International Symposium on Advanced Optical Manufacturing and Testing Technologies: Large Mirrors and Telescopes / Cho, Myung

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Double-click synthesis of polysiloxane third-order nonlinear optical polymers with donor–acceptor chromophores

Polym. Chem., 2020, 11,3046-3053
DOI: 10.1039/C9PY01771B, Paper
Zhitao Li, Dong Wang, Daniele Ramella, Hong Gao, Hui Cao, Yuzhen Zhao, Zongcheng Miao, Zhou Yang, Wanli He
A series of third-order nonlinear polysiloxane polymer materials were prepared by thiol–ene click polymerization and [2 + 2] click chemistry. All the polymers exhibit good electron transfer capabilities and nonlinear optical properties.
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Solar electric power generation - photovoltaic energy systems : modeling of optical and thermal performance, electrical yield, energy balance, effect on reduction of greenhouse gas emissions / Stefan C.W. Krauter

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Thin film optical coatings for effective solar energy utilization : APCVD spectrally selective surfaces and energy control coatings / K.A. Gesheva, editor




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Three dimensional solar cells based on optical confinement geometries / Yuan Li

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4-(4-Chloro-2-oxo-3(1H-phenanthro[9,10-d]imidazol-2-yl)-2H-chromen-6-yl) benzaldehyde as a fluorescent probe for medical imaging: linear and nonlinear optical properties

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, 19,473-484
DOI: 10.1039/C9PP00478E, Paper
Przemysław Krawczyk
This study presents the full theoretical optical and biological characteristics of a new fluorescent probe based on the phenanthroimidazole backbone (PB5).
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Photochromic Meta-diamides for Optical Modulation of Ligand Activity and Neuron Function

Photochem. Photobiol. Sci., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0PP00045K, Paper
cuncun zhou, Liping Ren, Yunfan Ji, Xusheng Shao
Photopharmacology offers facile solutions to spatiotemporal control over ligand activity and receptor function. Meta-diamide insecticide acts on insect GABA receptors (GABARs) as an antagonist that causes firing of a neuron....
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Recent progress of SERS optical nanosensors for miRNA analysis

J. Mater. Chem. B, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TB00280A, Review Article
Yudie Sun, lin shi, Lan Mi, Ruiyan Guo, Tao Li
This review focus on emerging applications of surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) optical nanosensors for miRNA analysis, in which the key enhancement factors of SERS signal, i.e. SERS-active substrates, SERS nanoprobes...
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Giant optical absorption and ferroelectric polarization of BiCoO2S perovskite oxysulfide by first principles prediction

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00057D, Paper
Lijing Wei, Changliang Li, Jianxin Guo, Li Guan, Yinglong Wang, Baoting Liu
Obtaining an ideal ferroelectric photovoltaic (FE-PV) materials BiCoO2S with a giant absorption coefficient and ferroelectric polarization.
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UV photobleaching of carbon nanodots investigated by in situ optical methods

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0CP00952K, Paper
A. V. Longo, A. Sciortino, M. Cannas, F. Messina
In situ optical analysis of photobleaching unveils the real nature and evolution of emitters in a carbon-dot system.
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Surface Polymer Imprinted Optical Fibre Sensor for Dose Detection of Dabrafenib

Analyst, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0AN00434K, Paper
Chenyang He , Ulises Hernandez Ledezma , Pratik Gurnani, Thais Fedatto Abelha, Kristofer James Thurecht, Ricardo Goncalves Correia , Steve Morgan, Poulam Patel, Cameron Alexander, Sergiy Korposh
Dabrafenib is one of the most widely used of the new generation of targeted anti-cancer drugs. However, its therapeutic window varies for different patients and so there is an unmet...
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Strategies Designing Two-Dimentional Nonlinear Optical Layers from KBBF and BBO Crystal

Mol. Syst. Des. Eng., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0ME00019A, Paper
Guoyu Yang
Two-dimensional nonlinear optical monolayers are brilliant candidates for future nanoscale laser devices, typically within the range of ultra-violet(UV). While for bulk crystals, KBe 2 BO 3 F 2 (KBBF) and...
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Novel 2-naphthyl substituted zinc naphthalocyanine: synthesis, optical, electrochemical and spectroelectrochemical properties

New J. Chem., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0NJ00987C, Paper
T. V. Dubinina, E. O. Moiseeva, D. A. Astvatsaturov, N. E. Borisova, P. A. Tarakanov, S. A. Trashin, K. De Wael, L. G. Tomilova
New zinc naphthalocyanine with bulky 2-naphthyl groups was obtained. Aggregation drastically influences its optical and electrochemical behavior. Spectroelectrochemistry helps to establish the oxidation potential and reveals unusual color change.
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Realization of rocksalt Zn1−xCdxO thin films with an optical band gap above 3.0 eV by molecular beam epitaxy

CrystEngComm, 2020, 22,2781-2787
DOI: 10.1039/C9CE02018G, Paper
Hyo Chang Jang, Katsuhiko Saito, Qixin Guo, Kin Man Yu, Wladek Walukiewicz, Tooru Tanaka
We have grown Zn1−xCdxO (ZnCdO) thin films by molecular beam epitaxy on α-Al2O3 (0001) substrates across the full composition range of 0 ≤ x ≤ 1. A large optical gap of 3.0 eV is obtained in rocksalt-ZnCdO with a low resistivity and high mobility.
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Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8: a new mid-infrared nonlinear optical material with a moderate SHG response

CrystEngComm, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0CE00084A, Paper
Yang Wang, Mengjia Luo, pei Zhao, Xiangli Che, Yunzhen Cao, Fu Qiang Huang
A new mid-infrared nonlinear optical oxyselenide, Sr4Pb1.5Sb5O5Se8, was successfully synthesized by traditional solid-state reaction. It crystallizes in the noncentrosymmetric space group Cm (No. 8) of the monoclinic system. The crystal...
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Advancements in optical methods and digital image correlation in experimental mechanics.: Proceedings of the 2019 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics / Ming-Tzer Lin... [et al.], editors

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Optically active nanostructures: November 25-30, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts, USA / editors M. Moskovits

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Semiconductor nanowires: optical and electronic characterization and applications: November 25-30, 2012, Boston, Massachusetts, USA / editors J. Arbiol, P.S. Lee, J. Piqueras, D.J. Sirbuly

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Introduction to optical microscopy / Jerome Mertz (Boston University)

Hayden Library - QH205.2.M47 2019




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Intentional modification of the optical spectral response and relative sensitivity of luminescent thermometers based on Fe3+,Cr3+,Nd3+ co-doped garnet nanocrystals by crystal field strength optimization

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00097C, Research Article
K. Kniec, K. Ledwa, K. Maciejewska, L. Marciniak
The relative sensitivity and usable temperature range of Fe3+,Cr3+-based luminescent thermometers can be tuned by modification of the crystal field strength.
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Optical nonlinearity of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 in the near-infrared region

Mater. Chem. Front., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0QM00226G, Research Article
Han Pan, Hongwei Chu, Xiao Wang, Ying Li, Shengzhi Zhao, Guiqiu Li, Dechun Li
In this paper, we report the large optical nonlinearities of Zeolitic Imidazolate Framework-67 (ZIF-67) in the near-infrared (NIR) region. Typical Z-scan techniques were carried out to determine the nonlinear optical...
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[ASAP] Combined Light Extinction and Scattering Measurement for Measuring a Low-Particulate-Mass Concentration with a White Cell-Based Optical System

Energy & Fuels
DOI: 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.0c00179




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[ASAP] The ONIOM/PMM Model for Effective Yet Accurate Simulation of Optical and Chiroptical Spectra in Solution: Camphorquinone in Methanol as a Case Study

Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.0c00124




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Development of a method for the direct determination of fluorine in solid samples using electrothermal vaporization coupled to inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00079E, Technical Note
Patricia Maung, Diane Beauchemin
ETV-ICPOES in atomic emission mode allows the direct determination of as low as 30 μg kg−1 fluorine in solid samples.
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Portable Photochemical Vapor Generation-Microwave Plasma Optical Emission Spectrometer

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00104J, Technical Note
Yujia Deng, Wen Zeng, Xiaoming Jiang, Xiandeng Hou
A low power microwave plasma torch as an excitation source was combined with photochemical vapor generation (PVG) and a miniaturized charge-coupled device to construct a portable optical emission spectrometer. The...
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Ultra-sensitive determination of antimony valence by solution cathode glow discharge optical emission spectrometry coupled with hydride generation

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00009D, Paper
Mingyue Zhao, Xiaoxu Peng, Bingcheng Yang, Zheng Wang
An ultra-sensitive solution cathode glow discharge-optical emission spectrometry (SCGD-OES) method coupled with hydride generation (HG) for the determination of antimony valence is described.
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A total consumption (up to 75 μL min−1) infrared-heated sample introduction system for inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00068J, Paper
Ahmed Al Hejami, Mirah J. Burgener, John Burgener, Diane Beauchemin
A compact infrared-heated sample introduction system provides similar analytical performance with higher robustness and faster washout than commercially available nebulization systems.
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Extractive separation of rare earth elements and their determination by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry in geological samples

J. Anal. At. Spectrom., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0JA00190B, Paper
Susanta Kumar Pradhan, Balram Ambade
A simple, rapid and effective solvent extraction separation of rare earth elements (REEs) has been developed for their determination in geological samples such as rock, soil and core samples by...
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Optical in-situ monitoring during the synthesis of halide perovskite solar cells reveals formation kinetics and evolution of optoelectronic properties

J. Mater. Chem. A, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TA01237H, Paper
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  This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported Licence.
Klara Suchan, Justus Just, Pascal Becker, Eva Lisa Unger, Thomas Unold
The formation mechanism and the evolution of optoelectronic properties during annealing of chlorine-derived methylammonium lead iodide (MAPbI3-xClx) is investigated in detail combining in-situ und ex-situ optical and structural characterization. Using...
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[ASAP] Chiral Binaphthyl Box-Copper-Catalyzed Enantioselective Tandem Michael–Ketalization Annulations for Optically Active Aryl and Heteroaryl Fused Bicyclicnonanes

Organic Letters
DOI: 10.1021/acs.orglett.0c01221




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Effects of alkyl chain length and anion on the optical and electrochemical properties of AIE-active α-cyanostilbene-containing triphenylamine derivatives

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00683A, Paper
Sin-Yu Chen, Min-Hao Pai, Guey-Sheng Liou
A series of AIE-active and redox-active α-cyanostilbene-containing triphenylamine derivatives with different alkyl chain lengths and anions were successfully synthesized, and their optical, photoluminescent and electrochromic behaviors were investigated.
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Tetraphenylethylene Substituted Thienothiophene and Dithienothiophene Derivatives; Synthesis, Optical Properties and OLED Devices

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC01715A, Paper
Turan Ozturk, Recep Isci, Emine Tekin, Kerem Kaya, Selin PIRAVADILI MUCUR, Sultan Funda Gorkem
Thieno[3,2-b]thiophene (TT) and dithieno[3,2-b;3,2-d]thiophene (DTT) have drawn an immense attention in the field of electronics and optoelectronics. In this work, first examples of TTs (TPE2-TT, TPE3-TT) and DTT (TPE2-DTT), having...
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Phospholipid-stabilized CuxAg1−xInSe2 nanocrystals as luminophores: fabrication, optical properties, and biological application

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8,5821-5831
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00014K, Paper
Jinhang Hu, Jiangluqi Song, Zhishu Tang, Huan Li, Lin Chen, Rui Zhou
A novel phospholipid-decorated CuxAg1−xInSe2 nanoprobe was fabricated for fast fluorescence imaging of cancer cells and cancer stem cells. A mechanism to understand the PL origin of CuxAg1−xInSe2 nanocrystals was proposed.
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Low-threshold stimulated emission in perovskite quantum dots: single-exciton optical gain induced by surface plasmon polaritons at room temperature

J. Mater. Chem. C, 2020, 8,5847-5855
DOI: 10.1039/D0TC00198H, Paper
Litao Zhao, Yu Chen, Xiantong Yu, Xiao Xing, Jinquan Chen, Jun Song, Junle Qu
The surface plasmon polaritons induced single-exciton lasing of lead halide perovskite QDs in room temperature may provide a new concept for the further design of low threshold stimulated emission colloidal nanocrystal lasers.
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Optical communications: components and systems / Martin Sibley

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Principles and applications of free space optical communications / edited by Arun K. Majumdar, Zabih Ghassemlooy, and A. Arockia Bazil Raj

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[ASAP] Theoretical Study on the Intrinsic Source of the Large Thermal Conductivity of Li-Based Chalcogenide Nonlinear Optical Crystals: From AgGaS<sub>2</sub> to LiGaS<sub>2</sub>

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00415




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[ASAP] Flux Crystal Growth, Structure, and Optical Properties of the New Germanium Oxysulfide La<sub>4</sub>(GeS<sub>2</sub>O<sub>2</sub>)<sub>3</sub>

Crystal Growth & Design
DOI: 10.1021/acs.cgd.0c00332




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Optical Engineering Science


 

A practical guide for engineers and students that covers a wide range of optical design and optical metrology topics

Optical Engineering Science offers a comprehensive and authoritative review of the science of optical engineering. The book bridges the gap between the basic theoretical principles of classical optics and the practical application of optics in the commercial world. Written by a noted expert in the field, the book examines a range of



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Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials, 3rd Edition


 

The updated third edition of the only textbook on colour

The revised third edition of Colour and the Optical Properties of Materials focuses on the ways that colour is produced, both in the natural world and in a wide range of applications. The expert author offers an introduction to the science underlying colour and optics and explores many of the most recent applications. The text is divided into three main sections: behaviour of light in homogeneous



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Use of optical properties for evaluating the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in thermally altered soil leachates

Environ. Sci.: Processes Impacts, 2020, 22,981-992
DOI: 10.1039/C9EM00413K, Paper
Garrett McKay, Amanda K. Hohner, Fernando L. Rosario-Ortiz
Optical measurements reveal the presence of pyrogenic organic matter in laboratory heated soil leachates, indicating their potential for application in field measurements.
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Fluorescent chemo-sensors based on “dually smart” optical micro/nano-waveguides lithographically fabricated with AIE composite resins

Mater. Horiz., 2020, Advance Article
DOI: 10.1039/D0MH00249F, Communication
Meng-Dan Qian, Yun-Lu Sun, Zhi-Yong Hu, Xiao-Feng Fang, Jin-Long Zhu, Xudong Fan, Qing Liao, Chang-Feng Wu, Hong-Bo Sun
Single/two-photon-lithographically fabricated “smart” active micro/nano-optics are composed of covalently co-crosslinked SU-8/AIEoxe for the on-chip-integratable direct detection of various VOCs in aqueous solution.
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Optical microresonator arrays of fluorescence-switchable diarylethenes with unreplicable spectral fingerprints

Mater. Horiz., 2020, Accepted Manuscript
DOI: 10.1039/D0MH00566E, Communication
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Daichi Okada, Zhan-Hong Lin, Jer-Shing Huang, Osamu Oki, Masakazu Morimoto, Xuying Liu, Takeo Minari, Satoshi Ishii, Tadaaki Nagao, Masahiro Irie, Yohei Yamamoto
A high-security identification requires authentication that is hard to be counterfeit and replicated. For anti-counterfeiting data storage and rewritable memory devises, chromic materials are adoptable, where the dichromatic colours can...
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