polarization for au/pb(zr ti )o /yba cu o ferroelectric capacitor has been studied and measured by pulse method. a sequence of pulses with amplitudes varying from 0 to 10 volts in 2 volt steps is applied and a conventional polarization curve is obtained by integrating the charge flow from the polarization switching induced by the voltage ramp. a value of 25?c/cm2 is measured for the saturated p...

In this article, we report on the simulation and realization of a magnetic circuit allowing to apply an axial magnetic field higher than 1 Tesla. The proposed electromagnet is used to investigate the influence of a magnetic field on the polarization behavior of a vertical-cavity-surface-emitting laser (VCSEL). A nonlinear polarization behavior can be experimentally observed for currents as low ...

introduction: the human skin is an active medium from the optical point of view. therefore, the diagnostic and therapeutic techniques employing light are increasing. current optical techniques are based on the measurement of the intensity of reflected absorbed or backscattered light from or within skin. studies have shown that biological tissues, and in particular skin, demonstrate polarization...

The nonlinear response of single GaAs quantum dots is studied in femtosecond near-field pump-probe experiments. At negative time delays, transient reflectivity spectra show pronounced oscillatory structure around the quantum dot exciton line, providing the first evidence for a perturbed free induction decay of the excitonic polarization. Phase-disturbing Coulomb interactions between the exciton...

We report that the interference pattern of Young's double-slit experiment changes as a function of polarization in the sub-wavelength diffraction regime. Experiments carried out with terahertz time-domain spectroscopy reveal that diffracted waves from sub-wavelength-scale slits exhibit either positive or negative phase shift with respect to Gouy phase depending on the polarization. Theoretical ...

We present a novel method offormation conductiv­ ity estimation based on an induction logging tool with multicomponent transmitters and receivers. We describe a modeling study of the tool prototype with tilted transmitting and receiving coils . Theoretically, this induction system can be considered as a triaxial multisensor array of controlled polarization. The sen­ sitivity analysis and induct...

Meiotic chromosomes in an oocyte are not only a maternal genome carrier but also provide a positional signal to induce cortical polarization and define asymmetric meiotic division of the oocyte, resulting in polar body extrusion and haploidization of the maternal genome. The meiotic chromosomes play dual function in determination of meiosis: 1) organizing a bipolar spindle formation and 2) indu...

Macrophages are the first line of defense against pathogens. Upon infection macrophages usually produce high levels of proinflammatory mediators. However, macrophages can undergo an alternate polarization leading to a permissive state. In assessing global macrophage responses to the bacterial agent of Whipple's disease, Tropheryma whipplei, we found that T. whipplei induced M2 macrophage polari...

We present our results of Monte-Carlo simulations of polarized Compton Xrays from magnetic cataclysmic variables, with realistic density, temperature and velocity structures in the accretion flow. Our study has shown that the X-ray linear polarization may reach about 8% for systems with high accretion rates viewed at a high viewing inclination angle. This value is roughly twice the maximum valu...

BACKGROUND Macrophage polarization plays a pivotal role in the process of inflammation which is common in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Macrophages polarization under the condition of CKD remains poorly understood. Here we tested the hypothesis that CKD promotes macrophage M1 polarization. METHODS A rat model of CKD was established by reduced renal mass (RRM). Polarization of macrophages was ...