1566 results about "Light excitation" patented technology

A method of forming a three-dimensional object can be carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, the polymerizable liquid comprising: (i) a polymerizable component; (ii) upconverting particles that are excited by light at a first wavelength and upon excitation emit light at a second wavelength that is shorter than the first wavelength; and (iii) a photoiniator that catalyzes polymerization of the polymerizable component upon excitation by light at the second wavelength; (c) irradiating the build region through the optically transparent member with an excitation light at the first wavelength, and optionally but in some embodiments preferably also advancing the carrier away from the build surface, wherein the excitation light is temporally and / or spatially modulated, to thereby form the three-dimensional object from the polymerizable liquid.

A system and a method of a transparent color image display utilizing fluorescence conversion (FC) of nano-particles and molecules are disclosed. In one preferred embodiment, a color image display system consists of a light source equipped with two-dimensional scanning hardware and a FC display screen board. The FC display screen board consists of a transparent fluorescence display layer, a wavelength filtering coating, and an absorption substrate. In another preferred embodiment, two mechanisms of light excitation are utilized. One of the excitation mechanisms is up-conversion where excitation light wavelength is longer than fluorescence wavelength. The second mechanism is down-conversion where excitation wavelength is shorter than fluorescence wavelength. A host of preferred fluorescence materials for the FC screen are also disclosed. These materials fall into four categories: inorganic nanometer sized phosphors; organic molecules and dyes; semiconductor based nano particles; and organometallic molecules. These molecules or nano-particles are incorporated in the screen in such a way that allows the visible transparency of the screen. Additionally, a preferred fast light scanning system is disclosed. The preferred scanning system consists of dual-axes acousto-optic light deflector, signal processing and control circuits equipped with a close-loop image feedback to maintain position accuracy and pointing stability of the excitation beam.

A method of forming a three-dimensional object is carried out by: (a) providing a carrier and an optically transparent member having a build surface, the carrier and the build surface defining a build region therebetween; (b) filling the build region with a polymerizable liquid, (c) irradiating the build region with light through the optically transparent member and also advancing the carrier away from the build surface to form a three-dimensional solidified polymer object from the polymerizable liquid. The irradiating is carried out with both: (i) an excitation light at a first wavelength that polymerizes the polymerizable liquid, and (ii) a depletion light at a second wavelength, different from the first wavelength, that inhibits the polymerization of the polymerizable liquid. At least one of the excitation and depletion lights is temporally and / or spatially modulated to form the three-dimensional object.

An optical sensor and method for use with a visible-light laser excitation beam and a Raman spectroscopy detector, for detecting the presence chemical groups in an analyte applied to the sensor are disclosed. The sensor includes a substrate, a plasmon resonance mirror formed on a sensor surface of the substrate, a plasmon resonance particle layer disposed over the mirror, and an optically transparent dielectric layer about 2-40 nm thick separating the mirror and particle layer. The particle layer is composed of a periodic array of plasmon resonance particles having (i) a coating effective to binding analyte molecules, (ii) substantially uniform particle sizes and shapes in a selected size range between 50-200 nm (ii) a regular periodic particle-to-particle spacing less than the wavelength of the laser excitation beam. The device is capable of detecting analyte with an amplification factor of up to 1012-1014, allowing detection of single analyte molecules.

Hydrogels of polymerized and crosslinked macromers comprising hydrophilic oligomers having biodegradable monomeric or oligomeric extensions, which biodegradable extensions are terminated on free ends with end cap monomers or oligomers capable of polymerization and cross linking are described. The hydrophilic core itself may be degradable, thus combining the core and extension functions. Macromers are polymerized using free radical initiators under the influence of long wavelength ultraviolet light, visible light excitation or thermal energy. Biodegradation occurs at the linkages within the extension oligomers and results in fragments which are non-toxic and easily removed from the body. Preferred applications for the hydrogels include prevention of adhesion formation after surgical procedures, controlled release of drugs and other bioactive species, temporary protection or separation of tissue surfaces, adhering of sealing tissues together, and preventing the attachment of cells to tissue surfaces.

A light excitation diffusion sheet for a backlight unit adapted to absorb a portion of light emitted from a light source of a blue wavelength or a mixed wavelength of a blue wavelength and at least one other wavelength, to emit light at different wavelengths from the light emitted from the light source, and to allow the rest of the light emitted from the light source to penetrate the sheet The light excitation-diffusion sheet comprises a light-exciting material exciting and amplifying the light from the light source and a light-diffusing material scattering and diffusing the light from the light source. The light-exciting material and the light-diffusing material are uniformly distributed in the light excitation-diffusion sheet The use of the light excitation-diffusion sheet enables production of edge light type and direct light type backlight units having diffusion and prism functions, good color purity and improved light efficiency at reduced costs.

A device for supporting chromophore elements suitable for emitting fluorescence in response to light excitation, the device comprising a substrate having a surface layer carrying the chromophore elements, forming a planar waveguide, and containing photoluminescent constituents which emit guided luminescence at the excitation wavelength(s) of the chromophore elements when they are excited by primary excitation light illuminating the surface layer. The invention is particularly applicable to biochip type devices.

Provided is a surface plasmon antenna that can be set so that the emitting position on the end surface of the plasmon antenna where near-field light is emitted is located sufficiently close to the end of a magnetic pole. The surface plasmon antenna comprises an edge having a portion for coupling with a light in a surface plasmon mode. The edge is provided for propagating surface plasmon excited by the light and extends from the portion to a near-field light generating end surface that emits near-field light. The edge for propagating surface plasmon is a very narrow propagation region. Therefore, the near-field light generating end surface, which appears as a polished surface processed through polishing in the manufacturing of the plasmon antenna, can be made a shape with a very small size, and further can be set so that surface plasmon propagates to reach the end surface reliably.

The present invention provides a non-radical photo-crosslinked hydrogel preparation method, comprising the following steps: a component A is dissolved in a biocompatible medium to obtain a solution A, component B-hydrazide, hydroxylamine or primary amine high molecular derivative is dissolved in a biocompatible medium to obtain a solution B; the solution A and the solution B are evenly mixed to obtain a hydrogel precursor solution; under illumination, aldehyde group produced by light excitation of o-nitrobenzyl in the component A of the hydrogel precursor solution is crosslinked with hydrazone, hydroxylamine or primary amine group in the component B in the form of respective formation of oxime and Schiff base to produce the hydrogel. The present invention also provides a kit for the hydrogel preparation, and application of the hydrogel in tissue repair, beauty and as a cell, protein or drug carrier. The tissue surface light-situ gel can be achieved by the hydrogel, in particular, wound surface in-situ thin glue formation can be achieved, and the hydrogel is especially suitable for clinical wound surface tissue repair and isolation.

This invention relates to luminescent materials for ultraviolet light or visible light excitation containing lead and / or copper doped chemical compounds. The luminescent material is composed of one or more than one compounds of aluminate type, silicate type, antimonate type, germanate / or germanate-silicate type, and / or phosphate type. Accordingly, the present invention is a good possibility to substitute earth alkaline ions by lead and copper for a shifting of the emission bands to longer or shorter wave length, respectively. Luminescent compounds containing copper and / or lead with improved luminescent properties and also with improved stability against water, humidity as well as other polar solvents are provided. The present invention is to provide lead and / or copper doped luminescent compounds, which has high color temperature range about 2,000K to 8,000K or 10,000K and CRI over 90.

The invention relates to fluorescent material including nitrogen compound. The fluorescent material can be stimulated through ultraviolet-blue green light, the general formula is MaAbQcOdNe:Ref, R1g and R2h, wherein, the M is selected from at least one of alkali metal, alkaline earth metal element of Zn, Lu, La, Y and Gd, the A is one element of B, Al, Ga, In, Y, Sc, P, As, Sb and Bi, the Q is one element of C, Si, Ge, Sn, Ti, Hf, Mo, W, P and Zr, the O is oxygen element, and the N is nitrogen element. The Re is at least one element selected from Eu, Nd, Dy, Ho, Tm, La, Ce, Er, Pr, Bi, Sm, Yb, Lu, Gd, Sb, Tb and Mn. The R1 is an ion selected from halogen, the R2 is an ion selected from NH4<+>, Au<+>, Ag<+>, Cu<+>, Li<+>, Na<+> and K<+>. The a, the b, the c, the d, the e, the f, the g and the h are mole coefficient.

A biological fluid analysis system and method for measuring optical characteristics of a sample of biological fluid using a commercially available portable computing device having a camera, such as a smart phone. The system includes a scope, a case that attaches to the portable computing device, and a software application that runs on the portable computing device. Some embodiments of the invention include a sample slide having a viewing chamber that can be filled with a biological fluid to be analyzed by the biological fluid analysis system. The system may be adapted to analyze cow's milk to estimate the number of somatic cells per unit volume contained in the milk using a reagent that stains the somatic cells so that they will fluoresce when excited by light with a particular wavelength, with the light source in the scope being adapted to generate light of that particular wavelength.

The invention relates to an infrared-excited oxide up-conversion luminescence piezoelectric material of a bismuth lamellar perovskite-like structure and a preparation method thereof. The up-conversion luminescence piezoelectric material has a chemical general formula of Am-1-x-RxYbyBi2BmO3M<+3>, wherein R is selected from Er<3+>, Ho<3+> and Tm<3+>, A is selected from Bi<3>, Ca<2+>, Sr<2+>, Ba<2+>, Pb<2+>, Na<+>, K<+>, La<3+> and Y<3+>, B is selected from Ti<4+>, Zr<4+>, Nb<5+>, Ta<5+>, W<6+> and Mo<6+>, m is a positive integer not smaller than 2 and not more than 8, x is not smaller than 0.000001 and not more than 0.3, and y is not smaller than 3.0 and not more than 0.6. The up-conversion luminescence piezoelectric material is prepared by adopting a solid-phase reaction method, has the characteristics of good thermal stability, good chemical stability, easiness for synthesis, high luminous intensity and adjustable color, and can be widely applied to various aspects such as three-dimensional display, infrared detection, counterfeiting prevention, solar cells and photoelectric integration, micro-electro-mechanical systems, photoelectric sensing and the like.

The invention provides an imine coupled covalent organic framework material and a preparation method and application thereof and belongs to the technical field of porous materials. The structural formula of the imine coupled covalent organic framework material is shown in the description, and the material can be prepared by triazinyl aromatic polyamine A and alkoxy substituted aromatic aldehyde B through simple Schiff base condensation reaction. Under visible light excitation condition, the prepared imine coupled covalent organic framework material can catalyze multiple types of organic reactions, specifically for example reaction for photocatalysis of N-aryl tetrahydroisoquinoline and nucleophilic reagent. The prepared covalent organic framework material has very good chemical stability and heat stability, high specific surface area and high crystallinity, has strong visible light absorption properties, can serve as an excellent heterogeneous photocatalyst and has good industrial application prospect.

To provide a phosphor for manufacturing an one chip type LED illumination, etc, by combining a near ultraviolet / ultraviolet LED and a blue LED, and having an excellent emission efficiency including luminance. The phosphor is given as a general composition formula expressed by MmAaBbOoNn:Z, (where element M is one or more kinds of elements having bivalent valency, element A is one or more kinds of elements having tervalent valency, element B is one or more kinds of elements having tetravalent valency, O is oxygen, N is nitrogen, and element Z is one or more kinds of elements acting as an activator.), satisfying a=(1+x)×m, b=(4−x)×m, o=x×m, n=(7−x)×m, 0≦x≦1, wherein when excited by light in a wavelength range from 300 nm to 500 nm, the phosphor has an emission spectrum with a peak wavelength in a range from 500 nm to 620 nm.

Provided is a surface plasmon antenna that can be set so that the emitting position on the end surface of the plasmon antenna where near-field light is emitted is located sufficiently close to the end of a magnetic pole. The surface plasmon antenna comprises an edge having a portion for coupling with a light in a surface plasmon mode. The edge is provided for propagating surface plasmon excited by the light and extends from the portion to a near-field light generating end surface that emits near-field light. The edge for propagating surface plasmon is a very narrow propagation region. Therefore, the near-field light generating end surface, which appears as a polished surface processed through polishing in the manufacturing of the plasmon antenna, can be made a shape with a very small size, and further can be set so that surface plasmon propagates to reach the end surface reliably.

A radiation imaging system includes a radiation head with a radiation source and an adjustable angular orientation. A radiation image detection device has a photostimulable medium that records an image according to radiation emitted from the radiation source. An measurement sensor apparatus, preferably inertial, is coupled to the photostimulable medium to provide three-dimensional data for determining the orientation of the photostimulable medium. There is at least one indicator responsive to the orientation data from the measurement sensor apparatus for indicating an orientation adjustment of the radiation source is needed in at least one direction.

Methods and apparatus are described for retrieving information from a storage medium. A first portion of the surface of the storage medium is exposed to stimulating light which diffuses in the storage medium under a second portion of the surface adjacent the first portion. The second portion of the surface is shielded from exposure to the stimulating light. Stimulated light corresponding to the information is received with at least one detector positioned to receive the stimulated light via the second portion of the surface of the storage medium. The stimulated light is released from the storage medium in response to the stimulating light diffused under the second portion of the surface.

This invention relates to luminescent materials for ultraviolet light or visible light excitation comprising copper-alkaline-earth dominated inorganic mixed crystals activated by rare earth elements. The luminescent material is composed of one or more than one compounds of silicate type and / or germinate or germanate-silicate type. Accordingly, the present invention is a very good possibility to substitute earth alkaline ions by copper for a shifting of the emission bands to longer or shorter wavelength, respectively. Luminescent compounds containing Copper with improved luminescent properties and also with improved stability against water, humidity as well as other polar solvents are provided. The present invention is to provide copper containing luminescent compounds, which has high correlated color temperature range from about 2,000K to 8,000K or 10,000K and CRI up to over 90.

Disclosed is a light excitation-scattering plate for a backlight device, the light excitation-scattering plate is suitable for absorbing a part of the light emitted from a light source of blue wavelength or a mixture of blue wavelength and at least one non-blue wavelength, and emitting light from the The light source emits light of different wavelengths and allows the remainder of the light emitted from the light source to pass through the plate. Wherein, the light excitation-scattering plate contains a light excitation material that excites and enhances light emitted from the light source, and a light scattering material that disperses and scatters light emitted from the light source. The light excitation material and the light scattering material are evenly distributed in the light excitation-scattering plate. Edge-light type and direct-light type backlight devices having scattering and prism functions, good color purity, and improved light efficiency can be produced at low cost using the light excitation-scattering plate.

This invention relates to a method to correct for error in an anti-Stokes photoluminescence measurement in a Foerster-type resonance energy-transfer assay. The method comprises the steps of exciting anti-Stokes photoluminescent molecules, ions, phosphors, chelates, or particles, i.e. donors of the assay, with one wavelength or multiple wavelengths of light wherein the wavelength or wavelengths are greater than that of an emission wavelength of acceptor molecules in the assay; measuring emission light signal at a wavelength, which is the emission wavelength of the acceptor molecules in the Foerster-type resonance energy-transfer assay, and which differs from the emission wavelength of the anti-Stokes photoluminescent donor in at least two different time windows; a first time window within the time window defined by the excitation light pulse, i.e. within the time window opening when the excitation light pulse is switched on and closing when the excitation light pulse is switched off, and a second time window to follow the first time window not at all overlapping with the time window defined by the excitation pulse; and correcting the emission light signal measured, comprising signals originating from non-radiative and radiative energy transfer, within the first time window by estimating the ratio of the signals from non-radiative and radiative energy transfer or the signal originating from radiative energy transfer using at least one emission light signal measured in the second time window. This invention also relates to the use of a device according to the method of the invention, a system for carrying out the method and a software product for the system.

The invention relates to an in-situ preparation method of a copper nano-cluster / carbon dot (Cu NCs / CDs) double-fluorescence-emission colorimetric probe based on AIEE, and application thereof in detecting trace water in an organic solvent, which belong to the technical field of colorimetric sensing. The method comprises three steps of synthesizing blue-fluorescence carbon dots (CDs), carrying out surface modification on the CDs, and preparing the double-fluorescence-emission Cu NCs / CDs probe. The double-fluorescence-emission probe Cu NCs / CDs obtained by the method shows a double-fluorescence-emission effect with 450nm blue light and 596nm red light in a visible region under the 365nm ultraviolet excitation. By utilizing different responses of double fluorescence on different water contentsin the organic solvent, different composite fluorescence color changes are displayed, so that double-fluorescence-emission test paper can be used for colorimetric detection on trace water in the organic solvent through naked eyes, the detection limit can be lowered to 0.02 percent (v / v), and convenience is provided for detecting the trace water in environmental protection, food safety and organicreaction.

In a nitride semiconductor light-emitting device, a nitride semiconductor layer, a p-type nitride semiconductor layer and an active layer are successively stacked on an n-type nitride semiconductor layer. In a semiconductor light-emitting device, a first lower layer, a second lower layer, an active layer, and an upper layer having a thickness not greater than 40 nm are successively stacked on a substrate, and an interface of a second electrode for n-type in contact with the upper layer includes a metal of which a surface plasmon can be excited by light generated from the active layer.

The invention relates to a light source device and a lighting device. The light source device can obtain a brightness much higher than the brightness obtained via the conventional mode, and comprises a fixed light source capable of emitting the light of a predetermined wavelength which is in wavelength regions of an ultraviolet light wavelength and a visible light wavelength; and a wavelength conversion layer comprising at least one type of phosphor material which come from the light excitation of the fixed light source, and emits the fluorescence of which the wavelength is longer than that of the light emitted from the fixed light source. The fixed light source and the wavelength conversion layer can be separated with each other in space, and the light source device can employ the mode of extracting at least part of fluorescence from the incidence plane of the wavelength conversion layer, wherein the excitation light comes from the fixed light source penetrates the incidence plane of the wavelength conversion layer to enter in the wavelength conversion layer. The wavelength conversion layer comprises a surface structure possessing depression or protrusion.

The invention belongs to the field of application of near-infrared laser, nuclear irradiation, electron and image rebuild in systematic biology and medicine. It is characterized in that high-specificity nuclear species and fluorescent probe are implanted in live animal to realize double mark of muscle deep layer or internal organ tumor cell. The emission signal of nuclear species is checked by sensitive electron-multiplier phototube in array copulation position of scintillation crystal; feeble fluorescent signal generated by visible light or infrared agitation is checked by high quantum yield CCD camera. The two checking systems are orthogonally arranged in the same surface, the live nuclear species and fluorescent signal can be checked simultaneously through rotary image cavity, and double module three dimensional tomography image of small animal can be rebuilt with software algorism. The invention is characterized by multi-image forming modules, abundant information and simple operation.

A light-emitting device with open-loop control including a LED capable of emitting a blue light and a mix-light adjusting portion is provided. The mix-light adjusting portion includes a first and a second fluorescent material both capable of being excited by blue light. When the first and the second fluorescent material are excited by a short-wavelength blue light, the excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material is higher than that of the second fluorescent material. When the first and the second fluorescent material are excited by a long-wavelength blue light, the excitation intensity of the first fluorescent material is lower than that of the second fluorescent material. The peak wavelength of the emission of the first fluorescent material is smaller than that of the emission of the second fluorescent material. The dividing wavelength between the short-wavelength blue light and the long-wavelength blue light ranges from a first to a second wavelength.

A light emitting device includes a light emitting element configured to emit visible light; a fluorescent substance excited by light from the light emitting element and configured to emit visible light; a translucent member containing a translucent base material, which provided on the fluorescent substance or configured to contain the fluorescent substance, and provided on the light emitting element; and a film provided on an upper surface of the translucent member, and configured as an agglutination of nanoparticles having a different refractive index from the base material.

The invention relates to a diagnosing reagent for hepatitis B, disclosing detection grains for e antigens of the hepatitis B virus, which are of the luminous grains coated by anti-HBE antibodies. The invention also discloses preparation and application for the detection grains for e antigens of the hepatitis B virus; moreover, the invention further discloses an outside-body diagnosis reagent box for detecting e antigens of the hepatitis B in a blood serum sample of human beings as well as a method for utilizing the light excitation chemiluminescence principle to quantitatively and qualitatively detect e antigens of the hepatitis B virus. The reagent box of the invention can be jointly used to diagnose the individual acute or chronic hepatitis B together with other blood serums and clinic information, and screen the hepatitis B for women in the perinatal period so as to judge the risk of newborn babies contaminating the hepatitis B.