Search Results - "OTTAWAY, J"

Two-photon absorption and saturable absorption of mid-IR in graphene by Malouf, Andrew, Henderson-Sapir, Ori, Set, Sze, Yamashita, Shinji, Ottaway, David J.

“…We report on the response of graphene to high intensity mid-IR radiation and show that graphene exhibits saturable absorption and significant two-photon…”
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Impact of upconverted scattered light on advanced interferometric gravitational wave detectors by Ottaway, David J, Fritschel, Peter, Waldman, Samuel J

“…Second generation gravitational wave detectors are being installed in a number of locations globally. These long-baseline, Michelson interferometers increase…”
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Mitigating stimulated Brillouin scattering in multimode fibers with focused output via wavefront shaping by Chen, Chun-Wei, Nguyen, Linh V., Wisal, Kabish, Wei, Shuen, Warren-Smith, Stephen C., Henderson-Sapir, Ori, Schartner, Erik P., Ahmadi, Peyman, Ebendorff-Heidepriem, Heike, Stone, A. Douglas, Ottaway, David J., Cao, Hui

“…The key challenge for high-power delivery through optical fibers is overcoming nonlinear optical effects. To keep a smooth output beam, most techniques for…”
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Short-pulse actively Q-switched Er:YAG lasers by Ottaway, David J, Harris, Lachlan, Veitch, Peter J

“…We report the shortest duration pulses obtained to date from an actively Q-switched Er:YAG laser pumped by a low spectral and spatial brightness laser diode…”
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Comparison of Gemcitabine Versus the Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor BAY 12-9566 in Patients With Advanced or Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of the Pancreas: A Phase III Trial of the National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group by MOORE, M. J, HAMM, J, TU, D, OTTAWAY, J, HUMPHREY, R, SEYMOUR, L, DANCEY, J, EISENBERG, P. D, DAGENAIS, M, FIELDS, A, HAGAN, K, GREENBERG, B, COLWELL, B, ZEE, B

“…To compare the selective matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor BAY 12-9566 with the nucleoside analog gemcitabine in the treatment of advanced pancreatic cancer…”
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New energy-transfer upconversion process in Er 3+ :ZBLAN mid-infrared fiber lasers by Henderson-Sapir, Ori, Munch, Jesper, Ottaway, David J

“…We report a new energy-transfer process in erbium doped ZBLAN glass, which is critical for optimizing the operation of lasers that use the 3.5 μm band F to I…”
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A decade of mid-infrared, 3.5 µm dual-wavelength pumped fiber lasers, review and perspective by Henderson-Sapir, O., Ottaway, D. J.

“…It has been a decade since dual-wavelength pumping revolutionized the efficiency and power of the 3.5 µm transition in erbium-doped fluoride fibers,…”
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Australian Lidar Measurements of Aerosol Layers Associated with the 2015 Calbuco Eruption by Klekociuk, Andrew R., Ottaway, David J., MacKinnon, Andrew D., Reid, Iain M., Twigger, Liam V., Alexander, Simon P.

“…The Calbuco volcano in southern Chile (41.3° S, 72.6° W) underwent three separate eruptions on 22–23 April 2015. Following the eruptions, distinct layers of…”
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New energy-transfer upconversion process in Er3+:ZBLAN mid-infrared fiber lasers by Henderson-Sapir, Ori, Munch, Jesper, Ottaway, David J

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Optical lock-in camera for gravitational wave detectors by Cao, Huy Tuong, Brown, Daniel D, Veitch, Peter J, Ottaway, David J

“…Knowledge of the intensity and phase profiles of spectral components in a coherent optical field is critical for a wide range of high-precision optical…”
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Prospective Observational Study of Intraoperative Anesthetic Events in District Hospitals in Namibia by Ottaway, Andrew J, Kabongo, Leonard

“…BACKGROUND:Access to safe surgery and anesthesia care is grossly inadequate in low- and middle-income countries, with a shortage of anesthesia providers…”
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Addressing the Challenge of Pain Education in Low-Resource Countries: Essential Pain Management in Papua New Guinea by Ottaway, Andrew J., Roche, Anthony M., Sarma, Max

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Dietetic guidelines on food and nutrition in the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease - evidence from systematic reviews of randomized controlled trials (second update, January 2006) by Mead, A, Atkinson, G, Albin, D, Alphey, D, Baic, S, Boyd, O, Cadigan, L, Clutton, L, Craig, L, Flanagan, C, Greene, P, Griffiths, E, Lee, N.J, Li, M, McKechnie, L, Ottaway, J, Paterson, K, Perrin, L, Rigby, P, Stone, D, Vine, R, Whitehead, J, Wray, L, Hooper, L

“…To update dietetic guidelines based on systematic review evidence on dietary advice to prevent further events in people with existing cardiovascular disease…”
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Improved mineral balance and skeletal metabolism in postmenopausal women treated with potassium bicarbonate by Sebastian, Anthony, Harris, Steven T, Ottaway, Joan H, Todd, Karen M, Morris, R. Curtis

“…Background. In normal subjects, a low level of metabolic acidosis and positive acid balance (the production of more acid than is excreted) are typically…”
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Machine learning for sensing with a multimode exposed core fiber specklegram sensor by Smith, Darcy L, Nguyen, Linh V, Ottaway, David J, Cabral, Thiago D, Fujiwara, Eric, Cordeiro, Cristiano M B, Warren-Smith, Stephen C

“…Fiber specklegram sensors (FSSs) traditionally use statistical methods to analyze specklegrams obtained from fibers for sensing purposes, but can suffer from…”
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Resonantly diode-pumped continuous-wave and Q-switched Er:YAG laser at 1645 nm by Chang, N W H, Simakov, N, Hosken, D J, Munch, J, Ottaway, D J, Veitch, P J

“…We describe an efficient Er:YAG laser that is resonantly pumped using continuous-wave (CW) laser diodes at 1470 nm. For CW lasing, it emits 6.1 W at 1645 nm…”
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Air-Clad Holmium-Doped Silica Fiber Laser by Ng, Sebastian W. S., Lancaster, David G., Monro, Tanya M., Henry, Peter C., Ottaway, David J.

“…We report the design, fabrication, and operation of an air-clad holmium-doped fiber laser that was manufactured by directly milling the rare-earth-doped…”
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Randomized study of chemotherapy and surgery versus radiotherapy for stage IIIA non-small-cell lung cancer: a National Cancer Institute of Canada Clinical Trials Group Study by SHEPHERD, F. A, JOHNSTON, M. R, PAYNE, D, BURKES, R, DESLAURIERS, J, CORMIER, Y, DE BEDOYA, L. D, OTTAWAY, J, JAMES, K, ZEE, B

“…Thirty-one patients with stage IIIA (N2) non-small-cell lung cancer were randomized to receive radiotherapy alone or chemotherapy with cisplatin and…”
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Extruded Microstructured Fiber Lasers by Oermann, M. R., Ebendorff-Heidepriem, H., Ottaway, D. J., Lancaster, D. G., Veitch, P. J., Monro, T. M.

“…We present the first fiber laser fabricated from an extruded microstructured preform. This laser is also, to the best of our knowledge, the first…”
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A phase I–II study of rituximab, ifosfamide, mitoxantrone and etoposide (R-IME) for B cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma prior to and after high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (HDC-ASCT) by Joyce, R. M., Regan, M., Ottaway, J., Umiel, T., Tetreault, J.-C., Levine, J., McDermott, D., Hurley, D., Giallombardo, N., Smith, T., Lamontagne, D., Uhl, L., Avigan, D.

“…This phase I-II study describes the safety of rituximab, ifosfamide, mitoxantrone and etoposide (R-IME) as an induction regimen prior to high-dose chemotherapy…”
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