Sm(DBM)3Phen-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) for three-dimensional multilayered optical memory

Microscope calibration using laser written fluorescence

There is currently no widely adopted standard for the optical characterization of fluorescence microscopes. We used laser written fluorescence to generate two- and three-dimensional patterns to deliver a quick and quantitative measure of imaging performance. We report on the use of two laser written patterns to measure the lateral resolution, illumination uniformity, lens distortion and color plane alignment using confocal and structured illumination fluorescence microscopes.

Optical properties and spectroscope parameters of Sm(DBM)(3)Phen-doped poly(methyl methacrylate)

Rare-earth complex Sm(DBM)(3)Phen-doped poly(methyl methacrylate) was synthesized and its absorption and luminescence spectra were studied. The relationship between the coordinate environment of rare-earth ions and the Judd-Ofelt intensity parameter Omega(2) was analyzed and the spectroscopic quality factor, Omega(4)/Omega(6), for this material was reported. The oscillator strengths of higher energy levels of Sm(3+) were predicted, which would be useful to assign the closely spaced multiples at higher energies. The radiative properties for fluorescent levels (4)G(4)(7/2), (4)F(3)(3/2) and (4)G(4)(5/2) of Sm(3+) were evaluated. The predicted radiative parameters were compared with the observed luminescence spectrum of Sm(3+) in this system.