Abstract:
A method for etching a dielectric layer disposed below a patterned organic mask with features, with hardmasks at bottoms of some of the organic mask features is provided. An etch gas is provided. The etch gas is formed into a plasma. A bias RF with a frequency between 2 and 60 MHz is provided that provides pulsed bias with a pulse frequency between 10 Hz and 1 kHz wherein the pulsed bias selectively deposits on top of the organic mask with respect to the dielectric layer.
Abstract:
A method for etching with CD reduction, an etch layer disposed below a silicon containing mask layer under a patterned organic mask with features with a first CD. Features are opened in the silicon containing mask layer using the patterned organic mask, comprising providing an opening gas with an etchant component and polymerizing component, forming the opening gas into a plasma, and providing a pulsed bias with a pulse frequency between 10 Hz and 1 kHz, which etches features through the silicon containing mask layer with a second CD, which is less than half the first CD, forming a pattern in the silicon containing mask layer. The pattern of the silicon containing mask layer is transferred to the etch layer.
Abstract:
The invention relates to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) microarrays on porous substrates for structural or functional analyses of GPCRs, and methods of preparing porous substrate surfaces for receiving membranes that comprise GPCRs. In one embodiment, a GPCR microarray of the invention comprises a membrane adhered to an upper surface of a porous substrate, the membrane spanning across a plurality of pores on the porous substrate to form a plurality of cavities having sufficient geometry to permit entry of assay reagents into each cavity, thereby allowing access of assay reagents to both sides of GPCR in the membrane.
Abstract:
An optical fiber system comprising: (i) a dispersion pre-compensator including dispersion compensating fiber DCF characterized by the overall dispersion value DDCF at the operating wavelength λ; and (ii) a passive optical network (PON) including a plurality of transmission paths provided by a plurality of optical fibers, said plurality of transmission paths having a minimum and maximum dispersion value DMIN and DMAX; wherein the dispersion pre-compensator includes an output port operatively coupled to an input port of the a passive optical network and −DMAX
Abstract:
The invention relates to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) microarrays on porous substrates for structural or functional analyses of GPCRs, and methods of preparing porous substrate surfaces for receiving membranes that comprise GPCRs. In one embodiment, a GPCR microarray of the invention comprises a membrane adhered to an upper surface of a porous substrate, the membrane spanning across a plurality of pores on the porous substrate to form a plurality of cavities having sufficient geometry to permit entry of assay reagents into each cavity, thereby allowing access of assay reagents to both sides of GPCR in the membrane.
Abstract:
An optical transmitter (8) having enhanced stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) threshold power (PSBS) capability is disclosed. The transmitter includes a light source (12) adapted to emit a continuous-wave (CW) light beam (16). A phase modulator (20) is optically coupled to the light source and to a plurality n of radio-frequency (RF) signal drivers (22) adapted to generate a corresponding plurality of sinusoidal RF drive signals having respective modulation amplitudes An, modulation frequencies fn, and modulation phases φn. The phase modulator phase modulates the light beam based on the plurality of sinusoidal RF drive signals to form a phase-modulated carrier light beam (16′). The modulation phases φn are chosen to increase the SBS threshold power relative to a baseline threshold power when the phase-modulated carrier light beam travels over an optical fiber (50). Modulation frequencies fn are also chosen to suppress combined second-order (CSO) distortion.
Abstract translation:公开了具有增强的受激布里渊散射(SBS)阈值功率(PSBS)能力的光发射机(8)。 发射机包括适于发射连续波(CW)光束(16)的光源(12)。 相位调制器(20)光耦合到光源和多个n个射频(RF)信号驱动器(22),其适于产生具有相应调制幅度A N的对应的多个正弦RF驱动信号 调制频率f n n n和调制相位φn n。 相位调制器基于多个正弦RF驱动信号调制光束,以形成相位调制载波光束(16')。 当相位调制的载波光束在光纤(50)上行进时,选择调制相位phi N以提高相对于基线阈值功率的SBS阈值功率。 还选择调制频率f N n N以抑制组合二阶(CSO)失真。
Abstract:
The invention relates to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) microarrays on porous substrates for structural or functional analyses of GPCRs, and methods of preparing porous substrate surfaces for receiving membranes that comprise GPCRs. In one embodiment, a GPCR microarray of the invention comprises a membrane adhered to an upper surface of a porous substrate, the membrane spanning across a plurality of pores on the porous substrate to form a plurality of cavities having sufficient geometry to permit entry of assay reagents into each cavity, thereby allowing access of assay reagents to both sides of GPCR in the membrane.
Abstract:
A conversion method for converting a unipolar voltage data stream into a carrier-suppressed return-to-zero (CSRZ) optical data stream includes modulating a continuous optical wave with an encoded nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) voltage data stream for providing a CSRZ optical data stream of full-width at half-maximum (FWHM) pulse width less than one-half of the transition time of the encoded nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) voltage data stream between logical states for a reduced pulse width. The modulating circuit is either a duobinary modulator driven with a swing of ±2Vπ or an optical time domain multiplexed plurality of nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) modulators with phase shifting and differential encoding.
Abstract:
The invention relates to G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) microarrays on porous substrates for structural or functional analyses of GPCRs, and methods of preparing porous substrate surfaces for receiving membranes that comprise GPCRs. In one embodiment, a GPCR microarray of the invention comprises a membrane adhered to an upper surface of a porous substrate, the membrane spanning across a plurality of pores on the porous substrate to form a plurality of cavities having sufficient geometry to permit entry of assay reagents into each cavity, thereby allowing access of assay reagents to both sides of GPCR in the membrane.
Abstract:
An optical fiber system comprising: (i) a dispersion pre-compensator including dispersion compensating fiber DCF characterized by the overall dispersion value DDCF at the operating wavelength λ; and (ii) a passive optical network (PON) including a plurality of transmission paths provided by a plurality of optical fibers, said plurality of transmission paths having a minimum and maximum dispersion value DMIN and DMAX; wherein the dispersion pre-compensator includes an output port operatively coupled to an input port of the a passive optical network and −DMAX