Rani, Joseph(Optical Society of America, October 29, 2001)
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A new polymer matrix sensitized with methylene blue for use as an optical recording material is described
here. The characterization is done to determine the optimal recording conditions. These films need no
chemical development and are found to be stable for several months. The matrix has excellent shelf life
and needs an exposure only as short as 20 s. Direct imaging was done on this material.
Manju,Paulson; Sona,Kundukulam O; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan,P(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 5, 2001)
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A new compact dual-band, dual-polarized microstrip antenna
is presented. 7'iris antenna resonates at two frequencies with
different polarizations: a linearly polarized one for terrestrial
communication, and a circularly polarized one for satellite mobile
communication. This antenna also provides an area reduction of 70%
compared to a standard rectangular patch antenna
Lo, H Y; Leung, K W(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, June 5, 2001)
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A new configuration that employs a conducting conformal
strip to excite the low-profile equilaterial-triangular dielectric resonator
antenna (DRA) of very high permittivity is proposed. As compared with
the previous aperture-coupling configuration, the new configuration has
a wider impedance bandwidth (- 5.5%) and a higher front-to-back
radiation ratio. The return loss, radiation patterns, and antenna gain are
measured and discussed
Hyunkieu,Yang; Sangseol,Lee(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, December 5, 2001)
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The cutoff wavenumbers of higher order modes in circular
eccentric guides are computed with the variational analysis combined
with a conformal mapping. A conformal mapping is applied to the
variational formulation, and the variational equation is solved by the
finite-element method. Numerical results for TE and TM cutoff
wavenumbers are presented for different distances between the centers
and ratio of the radii. Comparisons with numerical results found in the
literature validate the presented method
Sona,Kundukulam O; Manju,Paulson; Aanandan,C K; Mohanan,P(Microwave and Optical Technology Letters, December 5, 2001)
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Dual frequency operation is achieved from a compact
microstrip antenna by loading a pair of narrow slots close to its radiating
edges. The two frequencies have parallel polarization planes and similar
radiation characteristics. The ratio between the two operating frequencies
can be tuned in the range (1.14-1. 24), which is much smaller than that
of similar designs. The above excellent radiation characteristics are
achieved along with an area reduction of - 75% compared to the
standard rectangular patch
Dielectric ceramics based on solid solution phases of [RE1_x= REr]TiNb06, where REI_s = Nd, Pr, Sm and RE' = Dy, Gd and Y, were prepared by the conventional solid-state ceramic route for values of x. The ceramic samples are characterized by X-ray diffraction and microwave methods. Ceramics based on RE (Pr, Nd and Sm) belonging to aeschynite group shows positive value of Tf and those based on RE (Gd, Dy and Y) belonging to euxenite group show negative value of r f. The solid solution phases between the aeschynite and the euxenite group shows intermediate dielectric constant and r f values. The results indicate the possibility of tailoring the dielectric properties by varying the composition of the solid solution phases. The range of solid solubility of euxenite in aeschenite and aeschenite
in euxenite are different for different rare earth ions
Radhakrishnan, P; V P N Nampoori; Girijavallabhan, C P; Thomas Lee, S; Jose, Gin; Unnikrishnan, N V(Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, July 12, 2001)
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The fabrication and characterization of a fibre optic pH sensor based on
evanescent wave absorption is presented. The unclad portion of a
multi-mode optical fibre is coated with a pH sensitive dye, which is
immobilized by the sol–gel route. The sensitivity of the device has been
found to increase when multiple sol–gel coatings are used as the sensing
region. The dynamic range and the temporal response of the sensor are
investigated for two different dyes, namely bromocresol purple and
bromocresol green. The performance of the device is evaluated in terms of
the results obtained during actual measurements
V P N Nampoori; Radhakrishnan, P; Girijavallabhan, C P; Thomas Lee, S; Jose, Gin; Unnikrishnan, N V(Journal of Optics A: Pure and Applied Optics, July 12, 2001)
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The fabrication and characterization of a fibre optic pH sensor based on
evanescent wave absorption is presented. The unclad portion of a
multi-mode optical fibre is coated with a pH sensitive dye, which is
immobilized by the sol–gel route. The sensitivity of the device has been
found to increase when multiple sol–gel coatings are used as the sensing
region. The dynamic range and the temporal response of the sensor are
investigated for two different dyes, namely bromocresol purple and
bromocresol green. The performance of the device is evaluated in terms of
the results obtained during actual measurements.
Girijavallabhan, C P; Radhakrishnan, P; V P N Nampoori; Thomas Lee, S; Jose, Gin; Unnikrishnan, N V(Journal of Optics A : Pure and Applied Optics, July 12, 2001)
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Abstract:
The fabrication and characterization of a fibre optic pH sensor based on
evanescent wave absorption is presented. The unclad portion of a
multi-mode optical fibre is coated with a pH sensitive dye, which is
immobilized by the sol–gel route. The sensitivity of the device has been
found to increase when multiple sol–gel coatings are used as the sensing
region. The dynamic range and the temporal response of the sensor are
investigated for two different dyes, namely bromocresol purple and
bromocresol green. The performance of the device is evaluated in terms of
the results obtained during actual measurements
Girijavallabhan, C P; Radhakrishnan, P; V P N Nampoori; Nibu, A George; George, A K(Applied Physics B Lasers and Optics, July 18, 2001)
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In this paper, we describe the use of an open cell
photoacoustic configuration for the evaluation of the thermal
effusivity of liquid crystals. The feasibility, precision and reliability
of the method are initially established by measuring
the thermal effusivities of water and glycerol, for which the
effusivity values are known accurately. In order to demonstrate
the use of the present method in the thermal characterization
of liquid crystals, we have measured the thermal
effusivity values in various mesophases of 4-cyano-4 -
octyloxybiphenyl (8OCB) and 4-cyano-4 -heptyloxybiphenyl
(7OCB) liquid crystals using a variable temperature open
photoacoustic cell. A comparison of the measured values for
the two liquid crystals shows that the thermal effusivities of
7OCB in the nematic and isotropic phases are slightly less
than those of 8OCB in the corresponding phases