The ichthyotoxin of Prymnesium parvum is inactivated by visible (400 to 510 mmu) as well as by ultraviolet light (255 mmu). The changes in the absorption spectrum of purified (pigment-free) ichthyotoxin during this process indicate that different mechanisms may be involved in the inactivation by visible or ultraviolet light. Photoinactivation is not affected by the presence of cells, cell pigme...

Direct-frequency measurements have been extended into the visible region of the electromagnetic spectrum. The visible frequencies were synthesized by generating the second harmonic of the recently measured 260-THz (20)Ne, 1.15-microm laser with a LiNbO(3) crystal. The absolute frequencies of ten hyperfine components of (127)I(2) near 520 THz are reported.

Visible light driven Cu2O-Au micromotors exhibit rapid on/off switching and speed control. Electrochemical measurements confirm that the light-induced movement of the Cu2O-Au micromotors involves a self-electrophoresis mechanism modulated by the photoconductivity of Cu2O. This study extends the utilization of the electromagnetic spectrum for micro/nanomotors into the visible range.

Optical metamaterials with an artificial subwavelength structure offer new approaches to implement advanced optical devices. However, some of the biggest challenges associated with the development of metamaterials in the visible spectrum are the high costs and slow production speeds of the nanofabrication processes. Here, we demonstrate a macroscale (>35 mm) transformation-optics wave bender (2...

To make full use of the solar energy, exploring broad spectrum active photocatalysts has become one of the core issues for photocatalysis. Here we report a novel hexagonal 2H-MoSe2 photocatalyst with ultraviolet (UV)-visible-near infrared (NIR) light response for the first time. The results indicate that the MoSe2 displays excellent photo-absorption and photocatalytic activity in the reduction ...

We investigate the resonances of aperture antennas from the visible to the terahertz regime, with comparison to comprehensive simulations. Simple piecewise analytic behavior is found for the wavelength scaling over the entire spectrum, with a linear regime through the visible and near-IR. This theory will serve as a useful and simple design tool for applications including biosensors, nonlinear ...

In the recent era zinc oxide nanoparticles attracted the researchers due to their unique properties and applications in optoelectronic devices. Zinc oxide nanoparticles are the semiconductor materials having band gap energy 3.37 eV and very large excitation binding energy (60meV) at room temperature. Also it is non-toxic, environmental friendly and transparent to visible range of spectrum. In t...

The thermal treatment of chicken meats was investigated by generalized 2D visible/NIR correlation spectroscopy. Synchronous 2D visible correlation analysis revealed that there are at least two bands around 445 and 560 nm, decreasing in intensity with cooking time. The corresponding asynchronous spectrum indicated that the spectral intensity reduction of the two bands occurs before the intensity...

We observe efficient supercontinuum generation that extends into the visible spectral range by pumping a low differential mode group delay graded index multimode fiber in the normal dispersion regime. For a 28.5 m long fiber, the generated spectrum spans more than two octaves, starting from below 450 nm and extending beyond 2400 nm. The main nonlinear mechanisms contributing to the visible spec...

This paper introduces a confidence measure scheme in a bimodal camera setup for automatically selecting visible-light or a thermal infrared in response to natural environmental changes. The purpose of the setup is to robustly detect people in dynamic outdoor scenarios under very different conditions. For this purpose, two efficient segmentation algorithms, one dedicated to the visible-light spe...