Boron-phosphorous doped graphyne: A near-infrared light absorber

Dual band complementary metamaterial absorber in near infrared region

High Performance Optical Waveguides based on Boron and Phosphorous doped Silicon Oxynitride

Silicon oxynitride (SiON) is a highly attractive material for integrated optics, due to its excellent properties such as high transparency, adjustable refractive index and good stability. In general, the growth of SiON layers by plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) is followed by a high temperature annealing step in order to remove hydrogen and to achieve low propagation losses in ...

Near-infrared light photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy

We achieved photoacoustic ophthalmoscopy (PAOM) imaging of the retina with near-infrared (NIR) light illumination. A PAOM imaging system with dual-wavelength illumination at 1064 nm and 532 nm was built. We compared in vivo imaging results of both albino and pigmented rat eyes at the two wavelengths. The results show that the bulk optical absorption of the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) is on...

Rapid-Response Low Infrared Emission Broadband Ultrathin Plasmonic Light Absorber

Plasmonic nanostructures can significantly advance broadband visible-light absorption, with absorber thicknesses in the sub-wavelength regime, much thinner than conventional broadband coatings. Such absorbers have inherently very small heat capacity, hence a very rapid response time, and high light power-to-temperature sensitivity. Additionally, their surface emissivity can be spectrally tuned ...

Near infrared light-mediated photoactivation of cytotoxic Re(i) complexes by using lanthanide-doped upconversion nanoparticles.

Platinum-based chemotherapy, although it has been well proven to be effective in the battle against cancer, suffers from limited specificity, severe side effects and drug resistance. The development of new alternatives with potent anticancer effects and improved specificity is therefore urgently needed. Recently, there are some new chemotherapy reagents based on photoactive Re(i) complexes whic...