The efficacy of 6 French guiding catheters for angioplasty of chronic total coronary occlusions was evaluated in 61 consecutive patients. The duration of the occlusion was determined angiographically, or estimated from an index clinical event. Endpoints were procedural success, defined as recanalization with less than 50% residual stenosis without major complications; and the need to change to ...

In this study Endlessly Single Mode properties of index guiding Photonic Crystal Fiber for different core radii had been studied. This work is done by using Finite Element Analysis by using COMSOL MULTIPHYSICS simulation software, which is used to designed two index guiding photonic crystal fiber with six air holes rings one by omitting single air hole and the other by omitting five air holes t...

A ring-resonator-based refractive index sensor is proposed in this paper. Glass filaments with surface guiding layers created by ion exchange are crossed with a fiber taper to act as a ring resonator sensor. Theoretical simulation of the sensor response is proposed, and optimization of structural parameters including thickness and refractive index of the surface guiding layer and the diameter o...

In this paper, we have proposed an all-optical wavelength triplexer using photonic crystal resonant cavities. The photonic crystal rods is composed of three layers, InP-InGaAsP-InP, the substrate consists of InP with a refractive index of nInP=3.169 and the guiding layer is InGaAsP, with an index of nInGaAsP=3.364. The guiding layer is 0.510μm thick, and it has an InP top cladding of 1.500μm. T...

We report on realization of channel plasmon-polariton (CPP) propagation along a subwavelength metal groove. Using imaging with a near-field microscope and end-fire coupling with a tapered fiber connected to a tunable laser at telecommunication wavelengths (1425-1620 nm), we demonstrate low-loss (propagation length approximately 100 microm) and well-confined (mode width approximately 1.1 microm)...

A review of the properties of silicon-based two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystals is given, essentially infinite 2D photonic crystals made from macroporous silicon and photonic crystal slabs based on silicon-on-insulator basis. We discuss the bulk photonic crystal properties with particular attention to the light cone and its impact on the band structure. The application for wave guiding is di...

In this work, we demonstrate numerically and experimentally the temperature dependence of a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) infiltrated with PDMS elastomer. We investigated the guiding properties of the PDMS-filled PCF and we present the variation of the effective index and effective modal areas of the fundamental guiding mode at 633 and 1550 nm, for a range of temperatures from 20°C to 75°C. Expe...

A novel refractometric sensor utilizing unique spectral properties of antiresonant-guiding microstructured optical fibers is proposed. The sensor operation is based on the wavelength shift of the transmission spectrum in response to the refractive index change of a sample loaded in the airholes of the microstructured optical fiber. Refractive index changes on the order of 0.1% can be detected u...

The routing and interconnection of optical signals through narrow channels and around sharp corners are important for large-scale all-optical circuit applications. A recent computational result suggests that photonic crystals may offer a novel way of achieving this goal by providing a mechanism for guiding light that is fundamentally different from traditional index guiding. Waveguiding in a ph...

The finite-element method (FEM) (Comsol RF Module) has been employed for modal analyses of porous silicon (PSi) waveguides composed of a guiding layer of low porosity (high refractive index) on a cladding layer with higher porosity (lower refractive index). These can be made by switching the current density from a lower to a higher value during the electrochemical etching process. The applicabi...