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Smartphone-based apparatus for measuring upconversion luminescence lifetimes
摘要： Luminescence lifetime detection plays an important role in time-resolved detection and research. However, the traditional instruments always require expensive detectors such as time-correlated single photon counter or streak camera. Herein, a low-cost and miniaturized apparatus for measuring upconversion luminescence lifetimes was developed by using a smartphone equipped with a 980 nm CW laser and a motor. When the motor was driving the sample circling at a high linear velocity, the excited sample would emit a luminescence arc, which could be photographed by the phone camera. The rotating rate could be measured by a tuner APP and then used for transferring arc length to delay times. By analyzing the grayscale distribution of the luminescence arc, the luminescence decay curve was obtained, which was then used for exponential fit and calculating lifetimes. The whole system was not only remarkably cheaper but also more miniaturized than traditional instruments for measuring luminescence lifetimes, indicating the promising applications in point of care testing for time-resolved luminescence detection for bioanalysis and disease diagnosis.
关键词： Lanthanide upconversion,Luminescence lifetime,Time-resolved,Motor,Smartphone
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Fabrication and mid-infrared property of Er:CaF2 transparent ceramics
摘要： High doped Er:CaF2 transparent ceramics (up to 10.0 at.%) were fabricated by hot pressing nanopowders which were synthesized by co-precipitation method. The composition and micrographs of the powders were characterized. The mid-infrared emission spectra and lifetimes of the 4I13/2 energy level of Er:CaF2 transparent ceramics were investigated for the first time. The mechanisms of energy transfer processes based on the emission spectra of different wavelengths were discussed. The enhanced 2.7 μm emission intensity and the reductions of near-infrared fluorescence lifetimes were observed indicating that the high concentrations of Er3+ ions are beneficial to overcome the self-termination effect and realize 2.7 μm laser output. It can be seen from these results that high concentrations Er-doped CaF2 transparent ceramics can be considered as promising host materials for the applications of mid-infrared lasers.
关键词： Transparent ceramic,Mid-infrared,Luminescence lifetime,Nanoparticle
更新于2025-09-23 15:23:52
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Tuning Spontaneous Emission through Waveguide Cavity Effects in Semiconductor Nanowires
摘要： The ability to tailor waveguide cavities and couple them with quantum emitters has developed a realm of nano-photonics encompassing, for example, highly efficient single photon generation or the control of giant photon nonlinearities. Opening new grounds by pushing the interaction of the waveguide cavity and integrated emitters further into the deep subwavelength regime, however, has been complicated by nonradiative losses due to the increasing importance of surface defects when decreasing cavity dimensions. Here, we show efficient suppression of nonradiative recombination for thin waveguide cavities using core?shell semiconductor nanowires. We experimentally reveal the advantages of such nanowires, which host mobile emitters, that is, free excitons, in a one-dimensional (1D) waveguide, highlighting the resulting potential for tunable, active, nanophotonic devices. In our experiment, controlling the nanowire waveguide diameter tunes the luminescence lifetime of excitons in the nanowires across 2 orders of magnitude up to 80 ns. At the smallest wire diameters, we show that this luminescence lifetime can be manipulated by engineering the dielectric environment of the nanowires. Exploiting this unique handle on the spontaneous emission of mobile emitters, we demonstrate an all-dielectric spatial control of the mobile emitters along the axis of the 1D nanowire waveguide.
关键词： Semiconductor nanowire,free excitons,photonic waveguide cavity,subwavelength nanophotonics,luminescence lifetime,tunable spontaneous emission
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Open-source sensor for measuring oxygen partial pressures below 100 microbars
摘要： The ability to measure partial pressures of oxygen below 100 microbars and nanomolar dissolved oxygen concentrations in in situ laboratory systems benefits many fields including microbiology, geobiology, oceanography, chemistry, and materials science. Here, we present an easily constructible open-source design for a networked luminescence lifetime measurement system for in situ measurements in arbitrary laboratory containers. The system is well suited for measuring oxygen partial pressures in the 0–100 μbar range, with the maximum potentially usable upper range limit at around 10 mbar, depending on experimental conditions. The sensor has a limited drift and its detectability limit for oxygen is at 0.02 μbar for short timescale measurements. Each sensor can connect to a Wi-Fi network and send the logged data either over the Internet or to a local server, enabling a large number of parallel unattended experiments. Designs are also provided for attaching the sensor to various commercially available containers used in laboratories. The design files are released under an open source license, which enables other laboratories to build, customize, and use these sensors.
关键词： in situ measurements,luminescence lifetime,oxygen sensor,trace oxygen,open-source
更新于2025-09-09 09:28:46