Upconversion amplification through dielectric superlensing modulation

Liangliang Liang; Daniel B. L. Teh; Ngoc-Duy Dinh; Weiqiang Chen; Qiushui Chen; Yiming Wu; Srikanta Chowdhury; Akihiro Yamanaka; Tze Chien Sum; Chia-Hung Chen; Nitish V. Thakor; Angelo H. All; Xiaogang Liu

doi:10.1038/s41467-019-09345-0

Nature Communications (Mar 2019)

Upconversion amplification through dielectric superlensing modulation

Liangliang Liang,
Daniel B. L. Teh,
Ngoc-Duy Dinh,
Weiqiang Chen,
Qiushui Chen,
Yiming Wu,
Srikanta Chowdhury,
Akihiro Yamanaka,
Tze Chien Sum,
Chia-Hung Chen,
Nitish V. Thakor,
Angelo H. All,
Xiaogang Liu

Affiliations

Liangliang Liang: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Daniel B. L. Teh: Department of Biochemistry, National University of Singapore
Ngoc-Duy Dinh: Department of Biomedical Engineering, National University of Singapore
Weiqiang Chen: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Qiushui Chen: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Yiming Wu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore
Srikanta Chowdhury: Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University
Akihiro Yamanaka: Department of Neuroscience II, Research Institute of Environmental Medicine, Nagoya University
Tze Chien Sum: Division of Physics and Applied Physics, School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, Nanyang Technological University
Chia-Hung Chen: Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), National University of Singapore
Nitish V. Thakor: Singapore Institute of Neurotechnology (SINAPSE), National University of Singapore
Angelo H. All: Department of Neurology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine
Xiaogang Liu: Department of Chemistry, National University of Singapore

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-09345-0
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 10, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Emission levels useful for applications from upconversion nanoparticles require high laser irradiance. Here, Liang et al. exploit the superlensing effect from dielectric microbeads to enhance the luminescence efficiency of upconversion nanoparticles and show its application for optogenetics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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