Wavelength-tuning and band-broadening of a cholesteric liquid crystal induced by a cyclic chiral azobenzene compound

H. B. Lu, X. Y. Xie, J. Xing, C. Xu, Z. Q. Wu, G. B. Zhang, G. Q. Lv, and L. Z. Qiu

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3145-3158 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Comparison of ZnTe bulk crystals grown by the temperature gradient solvent method using elemental and compound materials

Yadong Xu, Wei Bai, Lijian Guo, Leilei Ji, Bao Xiao, Caihong Zhang, Biaobing Jin, and Wanqi Jie

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3309-3319 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Optical band gap and infrared phonon modes of (La_0.29Sr_0.71)(Al_0.65Ta_0.36)O₃ (LSAT) single crystal from infrared to ultraviolet range spectroscopic ellipsometry

A. Barnes, H. Haneef, D. G. Schlom, and N. J. Podraza

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3210-3216 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Synthesis, theoretical analysis, and characterization of highly Er³⁺ doped fluoroaluminate–tellurite glass with 2.7 μm emission

Ying Tian, Xufeng Jing, Bingpeng Li, Pengcheng Li, Yinyan Li, Ruoshan Lei, Junjie Zhang, and Shiqing Xu

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3274-3285 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Effect of gamma-irradiation on the optical properties of bismuth-doped germanosilicate fibers

S. V. Firstov, V. F. Khopin, S. V. Alyshev, E. G. Firstova, K. E. Riumkin, M. A. Melkumov, A. M. Khegai, P. F. Kashaykin, A. N. Guryanov, and E. M. Dianov

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3303-3308 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

0.6 – 1.6 THz band spectroscopy of organic thermally activated delayed fluorescence materials

Harunobu Takeda, Cong Chen, Takeshi Komino, Hiroaki Yoshioka, Yuji Oki, and Chihaya Adachi

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3045-3052 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Efficient photoinduced charge transfer in chemically-linked organic-metal Ag-P3HT nanocomposites

Lin Feng, Ming Chen, Fei Zheng, Meng-Si Niu, Xuehua Zhang, and Xiao-Tao Hao

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3063-3074 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Relationship between persistent phosphorescence and electric conductivity in transparent conductive oxide β-Ga₂O₃

Mitsuo Yamaga, Takumi Kishita, Encarnacion G. Villora, and Kiyoshi Shimamura

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3135-3144 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Time-resolved and temperature-dependent photoluminescence study on phosphorus doped Si quantum dots/SiO₂ multilayers with ultra-small dot sizes

Peng Lu, Dongke Li, Pei Zhang, Dameng Tan, Weiwei Mu, Jun Xu, Wei Li, and Kunji Chen

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3233-3241 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Fluorophore and protein conjugated Diels-Alder functionalized CVD graphene layers

Huai-Ning Chang, Santanu Sarkar, James R. Baker, and Theodore B. Norris

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3242-3253 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Periodically patterned germanium surfaces modified to form superhydrophobic, IR-transmissive substrates

Darryl A. Boyd, Jesse A. Frantz, Raymond Nimalan, Lynda E. Busse, Woohong Kim, Shyam S. Bayya, and Jasbinder S. Sanghera

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3254-3261 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF  [Suppl. Mat. (2)]

Spectroscopic analysis of Er³⁺:Y₂O₃ relevant to 2.7µm mid-IR laser

Zackery D. Fleischman and Tigran Sanamyan

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3109-3118 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

MoS₂ saturable absorber for passive Q-switching of Yb and Tm microchip lasers

Josep Maria Serres, Pavel Loiko, Xavier Mateos, Haohai Yu, Huaijin Zhang, Yanxue Chen, Valentin Petrov, Uwe Griebner, Konstantin Yumashev, Magdalena Aguiló, and Francesc Díaz

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3262-3273 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Hot isostatic pressing of transition metal ions into chalcogenide laser host crystals

Ronald W. Stites, Sean A. McDaniel, Jacob O. Barnes, Douglas M. Krein, John H. Goldsmith, Shekhar Guha, and Gary Cook

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3339-3353 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Graphene oxide dot-based microstructures via dispersion and support of bovine serum albumin

Hsin-Yu Chang, Chun-Yu Lin, Chia-Yuan Chang, Hsisheng Teng, Paul J. Campagnola, and Shean-Jen Chen

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3193-3201 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Characterization of femtosecond laser written gratings in PMMA using a phase-retrieval approach

Christian Kelb, Welm M. Pätzold, Uwe Morgner, Maik Rahlves, Eduard Reithmeier, and Bernhard Roth

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3202-3209 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Enhanced light extraction in wafer-bonded p-side-up thin-film AlGaInP light emitting diodes via zinc oxide nanorods

Ming-Chun Tseng, Dong-Sing Wuu, Chi-Lu Chen, Hsin-Ying Lee, Yu-Chang Lin, and Ray-Hua Horng

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3293-3302 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Tunable surface-emitting dual-wavelength laser from a blended gain layer with an external holographic grating feedback structure

Guiyang Zhang, Lijuan Liu, Minghuan Liu, Yonggang Liu, Zenghui Peng, Lishuang Yao, Qidong Wang, Shaoxin Wang, Zhaoliang Cao, Ji Ma, and Li Xuan

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3320-3329 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Electrically active manipulation of electromagnetic induced transparency in hybrid terahertz metamaterial

Xunjun He, Xingyu Yang, Shaopeng Li, Shuang Shi, Fengmin Wu, and Jiuxing Jiang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3075-3085 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Characterization of nanostructures fabricated with two-beam DLW lithography using STED microscopy

Marjukka Elmeranta, Giuseppe Vicidomini, Martí Duocastella, Alberto Diaspro, and Gustavo de Miguel

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3169-3179 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Vertical metal-semiconductor-metal deep UV photodetectors based on hexagonal boron nitride nanosheets prepared by laser plasma deposition

Andrew F. Zhou, Ali Aldalbahi, and Peter Feng

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3286-3292 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Femtosecond laser-induced ultra-fine nanostructures on silicon surface

Feng Liang and Réal Vallée

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3330-3338 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Glass formation and mid-infrared optical nonlinearities of chalcogenide glasses in germanium-tin-sulfur ternary system

Yicong Huang, Feifei Chen, Ruiqiang Lin, Xiaoyu Zhang, Shixun Dai, Qiuhua Nie, and Xianghua Zhang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3053-3062 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Size-dependent saturable absorption and mode-locking of dispersed black phosphorus nanosheets

Saifeng Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhang, Hao Wang, Bohua Chen, Kan Wu, Kangpeng Wang, Damien Hanlon, Jonathan N. Coleman, Jianping Chen, Long Zhang, and Jun Wang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3159-3168 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Plasmonic nanodevice with magnetic funcionalities: fabrication and characterization

F. Galvez, J. del Valle, A. Gomez, M. R. Osorio, D. Granados, D. Pérez de Lara, M. A. García, and J. L. Vicent

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3086-3096 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Influence of aluminum content on plasmonic behavior of Mg-Al alloy thin films

Kanagasundar Appusamy, Mark Swartz, Steve Blair, Ajay Nahata, Jennifer S. Shumaker-Parry, and Sivaraman Guruswamy

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3180-3192 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Highly efficient valence state switching of samarium in BaFCl:Sm nanocrystals in the deep UV for multilevel optical data storage

Hans Riesen, Kate Badek, Tanya M. Monro, and Nicolas Riesen

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3097-3108 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Effects of Zr⁴⁺ co-doping on the spectroscopic properties and yellow light emissions of Dy³⁺ in LiNbO₃ single crystals

S. W. Long, D. C. Ma, Y. Z. Zhu, S. P. Lin, and B. Wang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3354-3365 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Diffusion of metal ions from a substrate into oxide coatings

Yun Cui, Jiaoling Zhao, Yuanan Zhao, and Jianda Shao

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3119-3126 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Optimized ion diffusion depth for maximizing optical contrast of environmentally friendly PEDOT:PSS electrochromic devices

Joo Yeon Kim, Ji-Young Oh, Sanghoon Cheon, Hyunkoo Lee, Jonghee Lee, Jeong-Ik Lee, Hojun Ryu, Seong M. Cho, Tae-Youb Kim, Chil-Sung Ah, Yong-Hae Kim, and Chi-Sun Hwang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3127-3134 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF

Investigation of the optical properties of LiTi₂O₄ and Li₄Ti₅O₁₂ spinel films by spectroscopic ellipsometry

Minglin Zhao, Jie Lian, Yanli Jia, Kui Jin, Liping Xu, Zhigao Hu, Xiulun Yang, and Shishou Kang

Opt. Mater. Express 6(10), 3366-3374 (2016)  View: HTML | PDF