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Item Open Access Design and implementation of a DMD based volumetric 3D display(IEEE, 2008-05) Yücesoy, Veysel; Tunaoǧlu, Doruk; Kovachev, Metodi; Ilieva, Rossitza; Onural, LeventA real image swept-volume volumetric display is developed. A piston type moving screen is used to obtain the desired volume. A commercially available DMD device is used to project 2D slices of a 3D frame. There is a varying magnification effect during the projection because of the optical design of the system; raw 3D video frames are processed by a software to generate the appropriate 2D slices by also correcting the magnification. Synchronization between the hardware and the software is achieved via a microcontroller. The overall system is capable of printing 12 3D frames per second where a 3D frame consists of 90 2D slices with a resolution varying from 512x512 to 450x450 (approx. 20M voxels per one 3D frame). Although some flickering effect is observed due to rather low 3D frame rate, results are visually satisfactory. ©2008 IEEE.Item Open Access Designing materials with desired electromagnetic properties(Wiley, 2006) Bulu, I.; Cağlayan, H.; Özbay, EkmelIn this work, we suggest and demonstrate a robust method to tune the plasma frequencies of wire mediums. The method we suggest involves the use of two or more wire arrangements in the unit cell. By incorporating the method we suggested it is possible to tune the plasma frequencies of wire mediums effectively by use of lower metal densities. In addition, we study the effective permittivities and permeabilities of labyrinth based metamaterials. Our results show that the effective permeability of the labyrinth based metamaterial medium is negative above a certain frequency. The results of the effective permittivity calculations for the labyrinth based metamaterial medium reveal that the labyrinth structure exhibits a strong dielectric response near the magnetic resonance frequency. Finally, we design labyrinth based left-handed mediums that have several desired properties such as simultaneous μ, ε = -1 and μ, ε = 0. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.Item Open Access Experimental characterization of capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers(IEEE, 2007) Ölçüm, Selim; Atalar, Abdullah; Köymen, Hayrettin; Oğuz, Kağan; Şenlik, Muhammed N.In this paper, capacitive micromachined ultrasonic transducers are fabricated using a sacrificial surface micromachining process. A testing procedure has been established in order to measure the absolute transmit and receive sensitivity spectra of the fabricated devices. The experiments are performed in oil. Pulse-echo experiments are performed and the results are compared to the pitch-catch measurements using calibrated transducers.Item Open Access Generation of new frequencies in toroid microcavities(IEEE, 2008) Akbulut, Duygu; Tülek, Abdullah; Bayındır, MehmetMicrotoroid cavities with ultra high Q-factor have been fabricated using a combined process of photolithography and reflow technique for observing non-linear effects such as generation of new frequency components. For this purpose SiO2 material was used to form the toroidal cavity shape, and chalcogenide material of As2S3 maintaining very high nonlinear refractive index was thermally evaporated on top with varying thicknesses. Simulation results of the fabricated structure have exhibited new frequency components around the excitation window of 1520 nm produced by non-linear interactions.Item Open Access Laser action studies of π-conjugated polymer microcavities(IEEE, 2008) Tülek, Abdullah; Vardeny, Z. V.Unidirectional laser emission was observed from φ-conjugated polymer microcavities with spiral geometry, and from microdisks containing line defects. For both type of cavities directionality contrast of the laser emission was found to be ̃ 10, with far-field lateral divergence angle of ̃ 15°. No significant increase in the laser threshold intensity was observed compared with simple microdisk cavities. In addition we also studied the emission spectra of microring polymer lasers fabricated on nylon microfibers upon application of uniaxial stress with strain up to ̃ 12%. Substantial change in the laser emission spectrum was observed when stress was applied; showing enhanced optical sensitivity to stress larger than the changes induced in the emission spectrum caused by the microfiber diameter change. We explain the enhanced sensitivity to stress as due to the induced change in the polymer refractive index dispersion, in particular at the laser emission wavelength (̃ 635 nm).Item Open Access Low-power thermooptical tuning of SOI resonator switch(IEEE, 2006) Kiyat, I.; Aydınlı, Atilla; Dagli, N.A wavelength selective optical switch is developed based on a high-Q racetrack resonator making use of the large thermooptic coefficient of silicon. The racetrack resonator was fabricated using a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) single-mode rib waveguide. The resonator shows a high Q factor of 38 000 with spectral sidelobes of 11 dB down and can be thermooptically scanned over its full free-spectral range applying only 57 mW of electrical power. A low power of 17 mW is enough to tune the device from resonance to off-resonance state. The device functions as a wavelength selective optical switch with a 3-dB cutoff frequency of 210 kHz.Item Open Access Novel integrated optical displacement sensor for scanning force microscopies(IEEE, 2003) Aydınlı, Atilla; Kıyat, İsa; Kocabaş, CoşkunA novel displacement sensor for scanning force microscoples using an integrated optical micro-ring resonator is described. Device operates by monitoring the changes in transmission spectrum of micro-ring resonator. This design provides sensitivities about ∼10-4 Å-1.Item Open Access Simulating a wavelength-size 2-D lens with an accurate numerical method(IEEE, 2001) Boriskin, A. V.; Nosich, A. I.; Altıntaş, AyhanThe effect of a localized light source directivity improvement due to an arbitrarily shaped dielectric cylinder taken as a 2-D model of a dielectric lens is studied. The source is simulated by the field of a complex source-point (CSP). An efficient algorithm for the solution of 2-D problem of wave scattering by a smooth dielectric cylinder is developed, based on the concept of analytical regularization. The basic properties of the algorithm are studied. Numerical results for the accuracy of the algorithm and sample far-field characteristics such as the total radiated power, directivity and radiation patterns for various lens parameters are presented.Item Open Access Strong interference in planar, multilayer perfect absorbers: achieving high-operational performances in visible and near-infrared regimes(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019) Ghobadi, Amir; Hajian, Hodjat; Bütün, Bayram; Özbay, EkmelLight-Matter Interactions at subwavelength-designed nanostructures have been the subject of intensive study in recent years. The realization of an ideal "blackbody" absorber is an emerging topic in nanophotonics and nanoplasmonics. An ideal black absorber is an object that harvests incoming light with near-unity efficiency. Based on their absorption spectral coverage, they are classified as narrow-band or broadband absorbers. This requirement can be achieved in bulky designs that have a thickness much larger than its light penetration depth as well as antireflective surface texturing.Item Open Access Toward an optimal foundation architecture for optoelectronic computing. Part I: Regularly interconnected device planes(Optical Society of America, 1997-08-10) Özaktaş, Haldun M.By systematically examining the tree of possibilities for optoelectronic computing architectures and offering arguments that allow one to prune suboptimal branches of this tree, I come to the conclusion that electronic circuit planes interconnected optically according to regular connection patterns represent an alternative that is reasonably close to the best possible, as defined by physical limitations. Thus I propose that this foundation architecture should provide a basis for future research and development in this area.Item Open Access Toward an optimal foundation architecture for optoelectronic computing. Part II: Physical construction and application platforms(Optical Society of America, 1997-08-10) Özaktaş, Haldun M.Various issues pertaining to the physical construction of systems that are based on regularly interconnected device planes, such as heat removal and extensibility of the optical interconnections for larger systems, are discussed. Regularly interconnected device planes constitute a foundation architecture that is reasonably close to the best possible as defined by physical limitations. Three application platforms based on the foundation architecture described are offered.