Active IR location as the roadway profilometry method

This article observe a using of active infrared beam location as roadway surface quality control. Changes in the spatial structure of the emitted IR radiation by surfaces within the capture scene allow creating a depth map of this scene. An optical camera makes it possible to use classical computer vision methods for stitching a depth map. For testing the possibility of using this approach, we made statistical studies on a multiple sample of distance measurements. Here we explain two experimental schemes with a programmable mechanical scanning system. The first one, we had determined the distance, which the image is capture accurately. The second, we measure the planar resolution, a minimum size of the defect that recognize by the infrared beam location system.

Mechanical frictional scanning probe lithography of TMDCs

In this work, we investigate mechanical scanning probe lithography (SPL) of thick MoSe2 flakes. The conventional technique faces difficulties in processing the thick samples due to cantilever twisting that leads to the growth of a number of defects and artifacts that decrease spatial resolution. In course of this work, we proposed the approach of frictional-SPL based on small pressure force and many repetitions of lithographic patterns. This approach allows to avoid the formation of remarkable defects and maintain high spatial resolution. By frictional-SPL, we processed thick MoSe2 flakes (up to 40 nm thick) with the highest resolution down to 20 nm. The results of this work show that frictional-SPL is an effective method of resistless lithography suitable for fabricating nanodevices based on transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDC) materials.

Mechanical scanning probe lithography of nanophotonic devices based on multilayer TMDCs

In this work, we demonstrate the possibility of using mechanical Scanning probe lithography (m-SPL) for fabricating nanophotonic devices based on multilayered transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs). By m-SPM, we created a nanophotonic resonator from a 70-nm thick MoSe2 flake transferred on Si/Au substrate. The optical properties of the created structure were investigated by measuring microphotoluminescence. The resonator exhibits four resonance PL peaks shifted in the long-wavelength area from the flake PL peak. Thus, here we demonstrate that m-SPL is a high-precision lithography method suitable for creating nanophotonic devices based on multilayered TMDCs.

Improvement and Optimization of Electromagnetic Integrated Scanning Micromirror

In this paper, the effect of driving system on working performance of electromagnetic integrated scanning micromirror (ISM) is studied. To further improve the optimization design of the electromagnetic ISM, the detailed theoretical analysis, simulation analysis, and experimental test are carried out, respectively. By changing the force form and external magnetic field of the device, the mechanical scanning angle, driving voltage, and resonant frequency of the electromagnetic ISM will be changed accordingly, and then the change of the working performance of the ISM is explored. Through the optimization analysis and comparative test, the optimal design scheme of driving system is obtained, and the effect of driving system on the working performance of the electromagnetic ISM is verified. The experimental results show that by optimizing the structure of the driving system, the mechanical scanning angle of the electromagnetic ISM is increased by about 20%, and the driving voltage is decreased about 10% observably, and the working performance of the electromagnetic ISM is significantly improved. The research results have important significance and practical application value for the extended application of the electromagnetic ISM in the field of optical detection.

Full-field fluorescence lifetime dual-comb microscopy using spectral mapping and frequency multiplexing of dual-comb optical beats

Fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy (FLIM) is a powerful tool for quantitative fluorescence imaging because fluorescence lifetime is independent of concentration of fluorescent molecules or excitation/detection efficiency and is robust to photobleaching. However, since most FLIMs are based on point-to-point measurements, mechanical scanning of a focal spot is needed for forming an image, which hampers rapid imaging. Here, we demonstrate scan-less full-field FLIM based on a one-to-one correspondence between two-dimensional (2D) image pixels and frequency-multiplexed radio frequency (RF) signals. A vast number of dual-comb optical beats between dual optical frequency combs are effectively adopted for 2D spectral mapping and high-density frequency multiplexing in the RF region. Bimodal images of fluorescence amplitude and lifetime are obtained with high quantitativeness from amplitude and phase spectra of fluorescence RF comb modes without the need for mechanical scanning. The parallelized FLIM will be useful for rapid quantitative fluorescence imaging in life science.

Sector Rasterization Method for Images on a Video Device With Mechanical Scanning

The goal of this work was to create a method for sectoral rasterization for images on video devices with mechanical scanning that can be used for advertising purposes. Preparing an image for display on a machine with a mechanical sector scan requires the creation of software for transferring a classic rectangular raster to a sector raster. When implementing software for an embedded computing system of mechanical image scanning for advertising purposes, the task was to reproduce a raster image using concentrically located circles, which are divided into sectors. The ambiguity of the transition from a square to a sectorial raster lies in the variable area of the sectors as they move away from the center of the image. According to this fact, there are several sectors for each of the pixels near the central zone of the image, and several pixels for one sector to the periphery of the image. There is not possible to increase the resolution of a sector image due to hardware limitations, so a new method of sector rasterization for an image on a mechanically scanned video device was developed. The developed method combines algorithms that make it possible to transform a raster image into a sectorial raster using linear interpolation depending on the distance of the sector from the center of the image. Attention was also paid to assessing the time of the next complete revolution when starting the mechanical scanning system, which made it possible to reduce the time for obtaining a stable image from the moment the device was turned on. So, as the result of the research, the method of sectorial image rasterization was developed, as well as the algorithms that allow converting a raster image into a sectorial image were developed. Вased on the developed algorithms, the software product for an embedded image reproduction system and the software product for real-time video transmission over Wi-Fi communication with the conversion of a rectangular raster into a sector raster were created. By combining algorithms for converting a square raster to a sector one, the quality of image reproduction on a mechanically scanned video device was improved.