Speckle contrast reduction by linear and nonlinear photonic devices
Speckle contrast <; 3.5% was achieved by means of (i) wavelength-diversity using spectrally-broad nonlinear photonic green lasers over the 520-545nm range and (ii) polarization- and phase-diversity using birefringent nano-photonic devices.
Multiple-wavelength synthetic green laser source for speckle reduction
We demonstrate a frequency-converted green laser source simultaneously emitting three spectral lines with nearly equal intensity and ~ 0.5 nm separation, enabling a factor of √3 reduction of speckle contrast in pico-projector applications. The source consists of an external cavity 1060 nm diode laser pump with dual-wavelength reflection provided by a volume Bragg grating and a quasi-periodically poled MgO-doped lithium niobate waveguide engineered to phase-match multiple-wavelength frequency conversion. 62 mW output power and 33% conversion efficiency are demonstrated.
Nonenzymatically galactosylated serum albumin in a galactosemic infant.
Galactosemia is a molecular disease of genetic origin that is characterized by a deficiency of galactose-1-phosphate uridyltransferase.1 , 2 The resulting severe impairment of galactose metabolism ...