Volume 3, Number 1, March 2013 (Special Issue on )

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Influence of Plasmon Excitations in Au Nanoparticles upon Fluorescence and Photostability of Photosynthetic Complexes

Bartosz Krajnik, Nikodem Czechowski, D. Piatkowski, Sebastian Mackowski, Eckhard Hofmann, Stefan Pichler, Wolfgang Heiss

Abstract | References PDF (564KB) ,PP. 1-7, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31001, Downloads: 363 Google Scholar

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Selective Photorefractive Light Scattering in Rh-Doped LiNbO₃ Crystals

Vitaliy Maximenko, Victor Krishtop

Abstract | References PDF (500KB) ,PP. 8-12, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31002, Downloads: 174 Google Scholar

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Optical Characterization of Erbium Doped KY₃F₁₀ Fluoride Single Crystals

Saidi Khiari, Faiza Bendjedaa, Madjid Diaf

Abstract | References PDF (269KB) ,PP. 13-17, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31003, Downloads: 196 Google Scholar

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Gold Nanoparticles: Acceptors for Efficient Energy Transfer from the Photoexcited Fluorophores

Debanjana Ghosh, Nitin Chattopadhyay

Abstract | References PDF (648KB) ,PP. 18-26, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31004, Downloads: 212 Google Scholar

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Near Infrared Fluorescence Enhancement by Local Surface Plasmon Resonance from Arrayed Gold Nanoblocks

Fuyuki Ito, Ryuichi Ohta, Yukie Yokota, Kosei Ueno, Hiroaki Misawa, Toshihiko Nagamura

Abstract | References PDF (544KB) ,PP. 27-31, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31005, Downloads: 167 Google Scholar

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Fluorescent Chemosensing Properties of New Isoindoline Based-Receptors towards F^- and Cu²⁺ Ions

Soosai Devaraj, Muthusamy Kandaswamy

Abstract | References PDF (627KB) ,PP. 32-39, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31006, Downloads: 119 Google Scholar

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Fluorometric Viability Assessment of Capacitated and Acrosome-Reacted Boar Spermatozoa by Flow Cytometry

Reyna Fierro, Humberto González-Márquez, Rocío Ortiz, Jérôme Chevrier, Bernard Foliguet

Abstract | References PDF (121KB) ,PP. 40-44, Pub. Date: March 22, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31007, Downloads: 99 Google Scholar

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Investigation of Silver Nanostructures and Their Influence on the Fluorescence Spectrum of Erbium-Doped Glasses

Victor O. Obadina, B. Rami Reddy

Abstract | References PDF (849KB) ,PP. 45-50, Pub. Date: March 25, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31008, Downloads: 154 Google Scholar

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Diode Pumped High Peak Power Quasi Q-Switched and Passively Q-Switched Nd:YVO₄ Lasers at 1064 nm and 532 nm using Cr:YAG and KTP crystals

Ashraf F. El-Sherif, Mahmoud M. Talat

Abstract | References PDF (3391KB) ,PP. 51-62, Pub. Date: March 25, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31009, Downloads: 293 Google Scholar

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LED Flicker: A Drawback or an Opportunity?

Spiros Kitsinelis, Lydie Arexis-Boisson, Yuan Zhang, Georges Zissis

Abstract | References PDF (326KB) ,PP. 63-66, Pub. Date: March 25, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31010, Downloads: 123 Google Scholar

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Fabrication of Binary Diffractive Lenses and the Application to LED Lighting for Controlling Luminosity Distribution

Atsushi Motogaito, Kazumasa Hiramatsu

Abstract | References PDF (1534KB) ,PP. 67-73, Pub. Date: March 25, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31011, Downloads: 152 Google Scholar

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Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) for Miniature Hydroponic Lettuce

Kent Kobayashi, Teresita Amore, Michelle Lazaro

Abstract | References PDF (163KB) ,PP. 74-77, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31012, Downloads: 173 Google Scholar

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Chalcogenide As₂S₃ Sidewall Bragg Gratings Integrated on LiNbO₃ Substrate

Xin Wang, Aiting Jiang, Christi Madsen

Abstract | References PDF (990KB) ,PP. 78-87, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31013, Downloads: 164 Google Scholar

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Using M-QAM-OFDM in Downstream Link and WBTW-SOA in Upstream of a Bidirectional WDM-PON System

Ayoob Alateeq, Mohammad A. Matin

Abstract | References PDF (1915KB) ,PP. 88-92, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31014, Downloads: 152 Google Scholar

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Light Emitting Diodes as a Rapid Visual Display for Use in Psychological Experiments

Clementine Thurgood, T. W. Allan Whitfield

Abstract | References PDF (164KB) ,PP. 93-97, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31015, Downloads: 165 Google Scholar

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Light: Duality or Discontinuity?

Wei-Xing Xu

Abstract | References PDF (237KB) ,PP. 98-101, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31016, Downloads: 143 Google Scholar

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The Design and Manufacturing of Diffraction Optical Elements to form a Dot-Composed Etalon Image within the Optical Systems

Sergey Borisovich Odinokov, Hike Rafaelovich Sagatelyan

Abstract | References PDF (1139KB) ,PP. 102-111, Pub. Date: March 26, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31017, Downloads: 120 Google Scholar

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Simulation and Analysis of Carrier Dynamics in the InAs/GaAs Quantum Dot Laser, Based upon Rate Equations

Ahmadreza Daraei, Seyed Mohsen Izadyar, Naser Chenarani

Abstract | References PDF (692KB) ,PP. 112-116, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31018, Downloads: 162 Google Scholar

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The Loss of Optical Fiber with Pure Quartz Core and Fluorine—Doped Glass Cladding

Yaming Gao, Guang Feng, Yongjian Liu, Shuwen Zhou, Shouzheng Zhu

Abstract | References PDF (1215KB) ,PP. 117-121, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31019, Downloads: 99 Google Scholar

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Effect of Hg(II) and Pb(II) Ions on C-Phycocyanin (Spirulina platensis)

Eteri Gelagutashvili, Ketevan Tsakadze

Abstract | References PDF (319KB) ,PP. 122-127, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31020, Downloads: 123 Google Scholar

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Steady-State Behavior of Semiconductor Laser Diodes Subject to Arbitrary Levels of External Optical Feedback

Qin Zou

Abstract | References PDF (490KB) ,PP. 128-134, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31021, Downloads: 181 Google Scholar

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Signal Enhancements in Plasmon Assisted Fluorescence Ratiometric Imaging Optodes

Niklas Strömberg

Abstract | References PDF (740KB) ,PP. 135-139, Pub. Date: March 29, 2013

DOI: 10.4236/opj.2013.31022, Downloads: 132 Google Scholar