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Visualization of optical binding of microparticles using a femtosecond fiber optical trap by Metzger, N K, Wright, E M, Sibbett, W, Dholakia, K

“…At the microscopic level, light-matter interactions can organize colloidal matter via a process known as optical binding. Optical binding refers to the…”
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Measurement of the restoring forces acting on two optically bound particles from normal mode correlations by Metzger, N K, Marchington, R F, Mazilu, M, Smith, R L, Dholakia, K, Wright, E M

“…Optical binding along the axis of two counterpropagating laser fields may be used to organize microparticles into longitudinal, spatially separated, arrays…”
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Observation of bistability and hysteresis in optical binding of two dielectric spheres by Metzger, N K, Dholakia, K, Wright, E M

“…Using a dual-beam fiber optic trap, we have experimentally observed bistability and hysteresis in the equilibrium separations of a pair of optically bound…”
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Dispersionless saturable absorber mirrors with large modulation depths and low saturation fluences by Lumb, M. P., Stavrinou, P. N., Clarke, E. M., Murray, R., Leburn, C. G., Jappy, C., Metzger, N. K., Brown, C. T. A., Sibbett, W.

“…We show that it is possible to eliminate group delay dispersion over wide bandwidths in low-finesse, resonant saturable absorber mirrors, whilst maintaining a…”
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Exogenous mineralization of hard tissues using photo-absorptive minerals and femto-second lasers; the case of dental enamel by Anastasiou, A.D., Strafford, S., Thomson, C.L., Gardy, J., Edwards, T.J., Malinowski, M., Hussain, S.A., Metzger, N.K., Hassanpour, A., Brown, C.T.A., Brown, A.P., Duggal, M.S., Jha, A.

“…[Display omitted] A radical new methodology for the exogenous mineralization of hard tissues is demonstrated in the context of laser-biomaterials interaction…”
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β-pyrophosphate: A potential biomaterial for dental applications by Anastasiou, A.D., Strafford, S., Posada-Estefan, O., Thomson, C.L., Hussain, S.A., Edwards, T.J., Malinowski, M., Hondow, N., Metzger, N.K., Brown, C.T.A., Routledge, M.N., Brown, A.P., Duggal, M.S., Jha, A.

“…Tooth hypersensitivity is a growing problem affecting both the young and ageing population worldwide. Since an effective and permanent solution is not yet…”
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Algorithm based comparison between the integral method and harmonic analysis of the timing jitter of diode-based and solid-state pulsed laser sources by Metzger, N.K., Su, C.-R., Edwards, T.J., Brown, C.T.A.

“…A comparison between two methods of timing jitter calculation is presented. The integral method utilizes spectral area of the single side-band (SSB) phase…”
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Theory and simulation of the bistable behaviour of optically bound particles in the Mie size regime by Metzger, N K, Wright, E M, Dholakia, K

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Algorithm-based continuous pulse duration tuning and performance control of a mode-locked laser diode by Metzger, N K, Olle, V F, Wonfor, A, Penty, R V, White, I H, Mazilu, M, Brown, C T A, Sibbett, W

“…A control algorithm is presented that addresses the stability issues inherent to the operation of monolithic mode-locked laser diodes. It enables a continuous…”
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Ultrashort-pulse laser with an intracavity phase shaping element by Metzger, N K, Lubeigt, W, Burns, D, Griffith, M, Laycock, L, Lagatsky, A A, Brown, C T A, Sibbett, W

“…A novel ultrashort-pulse laser cavity configuration that incorporates an intracavity deformable mirror as a phase control element is reported. A user-defined…”
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Interaction of bio-minerals and gels with ultrafast lasers for hard tissue surface engineering by Anastasiou, A. D., Jha, A., Richards, B. D. O., Mathieson, R., Edwards, T. J., Thomson, C. L., Hussain, S. A., Metzger, N. K., Brown, C. T. A., Brown, A. P., Duggal, M. S., Strafford, S., Malinowski, M.

“…Acid-induced enamel erosion leading to dentine hypersensitivity is a growing problem for both the young and ageing population worldwide. Dentinal…”
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Ultrafast absorption recovery dynamics of 1300 nm quantum dot saturable absorber mirrors by Lumb, M. P., Clarke, E., Harbord, E., Spencer, P., Murray, R., Masia, F., Borri, P., Langbein, W., Leburn, C. G., Jappy, C., Metzger, N. K., Brown, C. T. A., Sibbett, W.

“…We compare the performance of two quantum dot saturable absorber mirrors with one device operating at the quantum dot ground state transition whereas the other…”
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Femtosecond pulse generation around 1500nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM by Metzger, N. K., Leburn, C. G., Lagatsky, A. A., Brown, C. T., Calvez, S., Burns, D., Sun, H. D., Dawson, M. D., Harmand, J. C., Sibbett, W.

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Erratum: Measurement of the Restoring Forces Acting on Two Optically Bound Particles from Normal Mode Correlations [Phys. Rev. Lett. 98 , 068102 (2007)] by Metzger, N. K., Marchington, R. F., Mazilu, M., Smith, R. L., Dholakia, K., Wright, E. M.

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Utility of Skeletal Mass as a Measure of Body Size in Lizards by Metzger, K, Herrel, A

“…Appropriate and relevant measures of body size are essential to understand scaling relationships or to compare morphometric data from specimens or taxa of…”
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Dispersionless saturable absorber mirrors for ultrashort pulse generation by Lumb, M.P., Stavrinou, P.N., Clarke, E.M., Murray, R., Leburn, C.G., Jappy, C., Metzger, N.K., Brown, C.T.A., Sibbett, W.

“…Theoretical and experimental results are presented for the potential to eliminate group delay dispersion of resonant SESAMs over broad spectral bandwidths…”
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Femtosecond pulse generation around 1500 nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM by Metzger, N K, Leburn, C G, Lagatsky, A A, Brown, C T A, Calvez, S, Burns, D, Sun, H D, Dawson, M D, Le Dû, M, Harmand, J C, Sibbett, W

“…The operation of a femtosecond Cr(4+):YAG laser that incorporates a novel GaInNAsSb semiconductor saturable Bragg reflector is reported. In the mode-locked…”
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Ultrashort-pulse laser with designer optical phase by Metzger, N.K., Lubeigt, W., Burns, D., Griffith, M., Laycock, L., Lagatsky, A.A., Brown, C.T.A., Sibbett, W.

“…In this work we investigate the performance of a novel ultrashort laser cavity design that incorporates an intracavity deformable mirror as a versatile…”
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Femtosecond pulse generation at 1530nm using a GaInNAsSb SESAM by Leburn, C.G., Metzger, N.K., Brown, C.T.A., Sibbett, W., Calvez, S., Burns, D., Sun, H.D., Dawson, M.D., Le Du, M., Harmand, J.-C.

“…We describe the operation of a femtosecond Cr 4+ :YAG laser that has been mode locked using a novel GaInNAsSb SESAM. 230 fs pulses were generated at an average…”
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