Abstract: A laser diagnostic device may include a beamsplitter to split one or more input pulses into one or more fundamental pulses and one or more perturbing pulses, one or more beam-combining optics to combine the fundamental and perturbing pulses at a detection plane, a detector including a solid-state material at the detection plane, and a controller. The controller may receive a detector signal from the detector is indicative of nonlinear absorption in the solid-state medium of the fundamental pulses that is perturbed by the perturbing pulses. The controller may further extract a temporal electric field waveform of the one or more input pulses from the detector signal and provide as an output at least one of the temporal electric field waveform, a spectrum, or a spectral phase of the one or more input pulses.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a system and a method. The system may include a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) apparatus configured to acquire MRI data with respect to a region of interest (ROI) and a therapeutic apparatus configured to apply therapeutic radiation to at least one portion of the ROI. The MRI apparatus may include a plurality of main magnetic coils arranged coaxially along an axis, a plurality of shielding magnetic coils arranged coaxially along the axis, and a cryostat in which the plurality of main magnetic coils and the plurality of shielding magnetic coils are arranged.

Abstract: A photonic buried interposer for converting light between a first optical mode of a first optical component and a second optical mode of a second optical component, the second optical component being larger than the first optical component; the buried interposer comprising a bi-layer taper, the bi-layer taper comprising: a top device layer comprising an upper tapered waveguide; and a bottom device layer comprising a lower tapered waveguide; wherein the upper tapered waveguide extends from a first end for coupling to the first optical component to a second end for coupling to the second optical component; and the lower tapered waveguide starts from an intermediate location between the first and second ends and extends from the intermediate location to the second end.

Abstract: A controllable downhole drilling and completion tool separating device and their method of use are provided. The device includes an upper mandrel connector, an outer sleeve, a claw clamp sleeve, a claw clamp locking ring, a mandrel sleeve, a lower connector, a piston ring and a pressure bearing ball. The upper end of the lower connector is on the outer side of the upper connector in a sleeving mode. A first annular cavity is between the lower connector and the upper connector. The piston ring is on the outer side of the upper connector in a sleeving mode and located in the first annular cavity. The claw clamp sleeve and the outer sleeve are sequentially arranged on the outer side of the upper connector in a sleeving mode. A second annular cavity is communicated with the first annular cavity and formed between the claw clamp sleeve and the upper connector.

Abstract: A power-saving signal monitoring method includes receiving, by a UE, indication information transmitted by a network-side device; and monitoring, by the UE, a power-saving signal in a case that the UE determines that a last serving cell is a first cell based on the indication information. The network-side device is a network-side device corresponding to the first cell, and the first cell is a current camping cell.

Abstract: A waveguide structure and a method for splitting light is described. The method may include optically coupling a first waveguide and a second waveguide, where the optical coupling may be wavelength insensitive. The widths of the first and second waveguides may be non-adiabatically varying and the optical coupling may be asymmetric between the first and second waveguides. A gap between the first and second waveguides may also be varied non-adiabatically and the gap may depend on the widths of the first and second waveguides. The optical coupling between the first and second waveguides may also occur in the approximate wavelength range of 800 nanometers to 1700 nanometers.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a method and system for recommending content to users. During operation, the system can select a content piece from a content library and extract, by a computer using a natural language processing (NLP) technique, one or more keywords from the content piece. The system can determine a domain associated with the content piece based on the extracted keywords and obtain domain knowledge of the determined domain. The system can generate a feature tag for the content piece based on the extracted keywords and the obtained domain knowledge, and generate an attribute tag for a user based on historical data associated with the user. The system can then recommend one or more content pieces from the content library to the user based on feature tags associated with the one or more content pieces and the attribute tag for the user.

Abstract: A photonic module, comprising a first waveguide; a second waveguide, disposed on an opposing side of the first waveguide to a substrate; and, a coupling section. One of the first waveguide and the second waveguide is formed of crystalline silicon. The other of the first waveguide and the second waveguide is formed of amorphous silicon. The coupling section is configured to couple light between the first waveguide and the second waveguide. Such a silicon photonic module has enhanced coupling and transmission properties in contrast to conventional modules.

Abstract: Structures for managing light polarization on a photonics chip and methods of forming a structure for managing light polarization on a photonics chip. A single-mode waveguiding structure is formed that includes a first waveguide core region and a second waveguide core region positioned above the first waveguide core region. The second waveguide core region includes a first section, a second section connected to the first section, and a third section connected to the second section. The second section has a first width at an intersection with the first section and a second width at an intersection with the third section. The second width is greater than the first width. The first and second waveguide core regions contain materials of different composition.

Abstract: A waveguide structure and a method for splitting light is described. The method may include optically coupling a first waveguide and a second waveguide, where the optical coupling may be wavelength insensitive. The widths of the first and second waveguides may be non-adiabatically varying and the optical coupling may be asymmetric between the first and second waveguides. A gap between the first and second waveguides may also be varied non-adiabatically and the gap may depend on the widths of the first and second waveguides. The optical coupling between the first and second waveguides may also occur in the approximate wavelength range of 800 nanometers to 1700 nanometers.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing human body model data, an electronic device and a storage medium are provided. The method includes: obtaining 3D human body model data, and classifying the 3D human body model data into multiple data sets according to a predetermined classification condition, wherein the predetermined classification condition includes medical anatomy category information and art resource category information; determining, according to each of the data sets, a duplicate resource in the data set, and reorganized data sets where the duplicate resource is removed; and packing each of the duplicate resource and the reorganized data sets into a respective data package, and storing all of the data packages.

Abstract: A waveguide structure and a method for splitting light is described. The method may include optically coupling a first waveguide and a second waveguide, where the optical coupling may be wavelength insensitive. The widths of the first and second waveguides may be non-adiabatically varying and the optical coupling may be asymmetric between the first and second waveguides. A gap between the first and second waveguides may also be varied non-adiabatically and the gap may depend on the widths of the first and second waveguides. The optical coupling between the first and second waveguides may also occur in the approximate wavelength range of 800 nanometers to 1700 nanometers.

Abstract: A splitter. In some embodiments, the splitter includes an input waveguide; a first output waveguide; a second output waveguide; a first internal waveguide, connected to the input waveguide and to the first output waveguide, and a second internal waveguide, coupled to the first internal waveguide and connected to the second output waveguide. The splitter may be configured, when fed, at the input waveguide, power in a fundamental mode of the input waveguide or power in a first order spatial mode of the input waveguide: to transmit at least 80% of the power in the fundamental mode to the first output waveguide, and to transmit at least 80% of the power in the first order spatial mode to the second output waveguide.

Abstract: Disclosed are an amorphous nanocrystalline soft magnetic material, a preparation method therefor and an application thereof, an amorphous ribbon material, an amorphous nanocrystalline ribbon material, and an amorphous nanocrystalline magnetic sheet. The soft magnetic material comprises an amorphous matrix phase, a nanocrystalline phase distributed in the amorphous matrix phase, and fine crystalline particles distributed in the amorphous matrix phase and the nanocrystalline phase. The amorphous matrix phase comprises Fe, Si, and B, the fine crystalline particles comprise metal carbides, and the soft magnetic material comprises Fe, Si, B, P, and Cu.

Abstract: Provided are a method, device, system for modeling a three-dimensional head model, and a storage medium. The modeling method includes: acquiring at least one facial image of a user; acquiring facial contour feature points in the at least one facial image of the user, the facial contour feature points being capable of characterizing a contour of a face or contours of five sense organs of the user; selecting a standard three-dimensional head model according to the facial contour feature points; acquiring facial local feature points in the at least one facial image of the user, the facial local feature points being capable of reflecting refined features of face shape and refined features of the five sense organs of the user; correcting the selected standard three-dimensional head model according to the facial local feature points, to obtain a three-dimensional head model conforming to facial features of the user.

Abstract: Structures for polarization filtering and methods of forming a structure for polarization filtering. A waveguiding structure has a first waveguide core region including a first plurality of bends, a second waveguide core region including a second plurality of bends laterally spaced from the first plurality of bends by a gap, and a third waveguide core region including a third plurality of bends positioned beneath the gap. The first waveguide core region and the second waveguide core region contain a first material. The third waveguide core region contains a second material that differs in composition from the first material.

Abstract: Structures for polarization filtering and methods of forming a structure for polarization filtering. A waveguiding structure has a first waveguide core region including a first plurality of bends, a second waveguide core region including a second plurality of bends laterally spaced from the first plurality of bends by a gap, and a third waveguide core region including a third plurality of bends positioned beneath the gap. The first waveguide core region and the second waveguide core region contain a first material. The third waveguide core region contains a second material that differs in composition from the first material.

Abstract: Structures for managing light polarization on a photonics chip and methods of forming a structure for managing light polarization on a photonics chip. A single-mode waveguiding structure is formed that includes a first waveguide core region and a second waveguide core region positioned above the first waveguide core region. The second waveguide core region includes a first section, a second section connected to the first section, and a third section connected to the second section. The second section has a first width at an intersection with the first section and a second width at an intersection with the third section. The second width is greater than the first width. The first and second waveguide core regions contain materials of different composition.

Abstract: A photonic buried interposer for converting light between a first optical mode of a first optical component and a second optical mode of a second optical component, the second optical component being larger than the first optical component; the buried interposer comprising a bi-layer taper, the bi-layer taper comprising: a top device layer comprising an upper tapered waveguide; and a bottom device layer comprising a lower tapered waveguide; wherein the upper tapered waveguide extends from a first end for coupling to the first optical component to a second end for coupling to the second optical component; and the lower tapered waveguide starts from an intermediate location between the first and second ends and extends from the intermediate location to the second end.

Abstract: A splitter. In some embodiments, the splitter includes an input waveguide; a first output waveguide; a second output waveguide; a first internal waveguide, connected to the input waveguide and to the first output waveguide, and a second internal waveguide, coupled to the first internal waveguide and connected to the second output waveguide. The splitter may be configured, when fed, at the input waveguide, power in a fundamental mode of the input waveguide or power in a first order spatial mode of the input waveguide: to transmit at least 80% of the power in the fundamental mode to the first output waveguide, and to transmit at least 80% of the power in the first order spatial mode to the second output waveguide.