简介：Thecombinationofdeepwetetchingandamagneto-rheologicalfinishing(MRF)processisinvestigatedtosimultaneouslyimprovelaserdamageresistanceofafused-silicasurfaceat355nm.ThesubsequentlydepositedSiO2coatingsareresearchedtoclarifytheimpactofsubstratefinishingtechnologyonthecoatings.Itisrevealedthatadeepremovalproceedingfromthesinglesideordoublesidehadasignificantimpactonthelaser-induceddamagethreshold(LIDT)ofthefusedsilica,especiallyfortherearsurface.Afterthedeepetching,theMRFprocessthatfolloweddoesnotactuallyincreasetheLIDT,butitdoesamelioratethesurfacequalitieswithoutadditionalLIDTdegradation.Thecombinationguaranteeboththeintegrityofthesurface’sfinishandthelaserdamageresistanceofthefusedsilicaandsubsequentSiO2coatings.

简介：ElectronleakagestillneedstobesolvedforInGaN-basedblue-violetlaserdiodes(LDs),despitethepresenceoftheelectronblockinglayer(EBL).Toreducefurtherelectronleakage,anewstructureofInGaN-basedLDswithanInGaNinterlayerbetweentheEBLandp-typewaveguidelayerisdesigned.TheopticalandelectricalcharacteristicsoftheseLDsaresimulated,anditisfoundthattheadjustedenergybandprofileinthenewstructurecanimprovecarrierinjectionandenhancetheeffectiveenergybarrieragainstelectronleakagewhentheIncompositionoftheInGaNinterlayerisproperlychosen.Asaresult,thedeviceperformancesoftheLDsareimproved.

简介：Acombinationoflight-emittingdiode(LED)identificationandatime-divisionmultiplexingschemeisproposedinthisLetterforindoorlocation-basedservice.Withthescheme,thearrangementofwhiteLEDlampsandthestructureofadataframearedesignedtorealizehigh-accuracyindoorpositioningandlocation-basedpayloaddatatransmissionsimultaneously.Theresultsoftheexperimentdemonstratethattheindoorpositioningaccuracyis10cmand2Mb/sdatatransmissionwithhighsignalqualityisrealized.