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Moreover, the dense and solid connected shell will be beneficial for mechanical stability. These results pave the way for highly saturated structural colors. The demonstrated sharp spectral selection feature can be also considered for many related applications such as sunscreens, photovoltaics and radiative cooling by adjusting the reflection transition to the required wavelength. This can be achieved by proportionally scaling the motif and lattice dimensions as well as the film thickness.A theoretical nonlinear treatment of coupled quantum cascade lasers (QCLs) by a monolithic Talbot cavity all grown on the same chip is presented, analyzed and the results are compared to recent experiments. The model is capable of computing numerically the stability or instability of the supermodes of the coupled system and can capture possible bifurcations into pulsating intensities. The model is derived by using an equivalent ring laser model that contains several separated gain section all coupled by an integrated Talbot cavity. In the small signal gain limit it captures the threshold gain of the various supermodes and matches the results of previous calculations in the literature in the same limit.In this paper, the theoretical foundation of quantizing nanolaminates is explained, and the dependence of the optical band gap on quantum-well thickness is demonstrated. The production is investigated by applying molecular dynamics growth simulation and by correlating the results with layers deposited by ion beam sputtering and atomic layer deposition. The properties of manufactured nanolaminates are then compared to the theoretical behavior, and good agreement is found.A novel compact spoof surface plasmonic (SSP) transmission line (TL) consisting of a stem-shaped periodic structure is proposed to achieve high field confinement in the higher frequency range (microwave to terahertz). The dispersion characteristic of the proposed stem-shaped SSP unit cell exhibits much lower asymptotic frequency and higher field confinement than the conventional coplanar waveguide (CPW) and the rectangular SSP unit cell structure without increasing the overall transverse dimension, i.e., improved signal propagation performance with reduced cross-sectional area. The numerical study of the multi-conductor line based on the proposed stem-shaped SSP unit cell shows that it has improved propagation and isolation features in comparison to the conventional TL structures. Here, the improved isolation is characterized in terms of the mutual coupling (MC) between the two adjacent lines designed using the stem-shaped SSP unit cell, which is not found to significantly increase with an increase in the coupling length unlikely in the conventional TLs. For the proposed SSP-based multi-conductor line, the MCs for 1.6, 2.25, and 4.15λ coupling lengths with fixed separation of 0.175λ are found to be 22, -19.8, and -17.55dB, respectively.Coating thermal noise is a fundamental limit for precision experiments based on optical and quantum transducers. In this review, after a brief overview of the techniques for coating thermal noise measurements, we present the latest worldwide research activity on low-noise coatings, with a focus on the results obtained at the Laboratoire des Matériaux Avancés. We report new updated values for the Ta2O5, Ta2O5-TiO2, and SiO2 coatings of the Advanced LIGO, Advanced Virgo, and KAGRA detectors, and new results from sputtered Nb2O5, TiO2-Nb2O5, Ta2O5-ZrO2, MgF2, AlF3, and silicon nitride coatings. Amorphous silicon, crystalline coatings, high-temperature deposition, multi-material coatings, and composite layers are also briefly discussed, together with the latest developments in structural analyses and models.The stability of two types of protected silver mirrors was studied by long-term exposure in a clean-room laboratory and mixed-flowing-gas (MFG) accelerated environmental test with two different gas concentrations. The two types of mirrors behaved very differently when exposed to the clean-room air for six years. BMS-986235 solubility dmso The mirrors subjected to a reduced Battelle Class II MFG test protocol for 10 days exhibited similar corrosion mechanisms to those exposed to the clean-room air. With further testing of silver mirrors in both field exposures and MFG test conditions, it is feasible that the MFG-accelerated test method can be developed to quantitatively assess the durability of protected silver mirrors in ambient applications.A simulation technique enabling calibration-free measurements of gas properties (e.g., temperature, mole fraction) and lineshapes via wavelength- or frequency-modulation spectroscopy (WMS or FMS) is presented. Unlike previously developed models, this simulation technique accurately accounts for (1) absorption and dispersion physics and (2) variations in the WMS/FMS harmonic signals, which can result from intensity tuning induced by scanning the laser's carrier frequency [e.g., via injection-current tuning of tunable diode lasers (TDLs)]. As a result, this approach is applicable to both WMS and FMS experiments employing a wide variety of light sources and any modulation frequency [typically kilohertz (kHz) to gigahertz (GHz)]. The accuracy of the simulation technique is validated via comparison with (1) simulated signals produced by established WMS and FMS models under conditions where they are accurate and (2) experimental data acquired under conditions where existing models are inaccurate. Under conditions where existing WMS and FMS models are accurate, this simulation technique yields nearly identical (within 0.1%) results. For experimental validation, the wavelength of a TDL emitting near 1392 nm was scanned across a single absorption line of H2O with a half-width at half-maximum of 350 MHz while frequency modulation was performed at 100 MHz. The best-fit first-harmonic (1f) signal produced by this simulation technique agrees within 1.6% of the measured 1f signal, and the H2O mole fraction and transition collisional width corresponding to the best-fit 1f spectrum agree within 1% of expected values.Herein, multiple Fano resonances with excellent ability to be tuned independently are produced in a sub-wavelength metal-insulator-metal system. The input and output waveguides are separated by a metal gap, and a stub and an end-coupled cavity are placed below and to the right side of the input waveguide, respectively, as discrete states. Owing to the mode interferences, double ultra-sharp and asymmetric Fano resonant peaks are observed in the transmission spectrum. Successfully, the basic structure is extended by two extra rectangular cavities, giving rise to four Fano resonances with high refractive index sensitivity and figure of merit. Due to the discrete modes of Fano resonances from different coupling cavities, their resonant wavelengths can be controlled independently, which can provide greater flexibility for tuning Fano resonances. The performances of the proposed structure are investigated by both the finite-difference time-domain method and the multimode interference coupled-mode theory. It is believed that the research can provide important guidance in designing Fano resonance structures, and the proposed structure has a wide application in sensors, switches, and nano-photonic integrated circuit devices.