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Spaceborne Earth observation based on laser instruments provides new technologies to monitor the atmosphere or our planet’s surface. Space-qualified Alexandrite laser crystals show convincing properties as a laser-active medium in high power laser systems for space-based missions, e.g. the wavelength tunability and the excellent material properties, such as high thermal conductivity and a good breaking strength. Therefore, the Horizon 2020 project GALACTIC was initiated to realize space-qualified, high-quality coated Alexandrite crystals relying on a purely European-based supply chain. The project consortium will push the development of Alexandrite crystals and coatings within the EU from the current Technology Readiness Level (TRL) 4 up to TRL 6. The Horizon 2020 project GALACTIC, which will be presented, has been initiated to realize space qualified high quality, high performance coated Alexandrite crystals rest on a purely European-based supply chain. The project consortium, consisting of Optomaterials S.r.l., Altechna Coatings and the Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V., provides the necessary expertise in the fields of laser crystal growth, optical coatings and laser systems to push the development of high quality, high damage threshold Alexandrite coatings within the EU up to TRL 6. In order to reach the GALACTIC goals, different technology areas will be addressed. On the one hand, Optomaterials S.r.l. as an experienced optical crystal manufacturer will continuously refine the crystal growth process and improve the raw crystals as well as the cutting and polishing quality step-by-step. As an experienced company in optical coatings production for space applications, Altechna Coatings will secondly develop high quality, low loss, high damage threshold coatings specifically tailored for application onto Alexandrite laser crystals. The superior performance of the coated crystals will then be proven in demonstrator laser systems. The Laser Zentrum Hannover e.V. has the required knowledge to set up laser demonstrator prototypes, whose specifications mimic typical earth observation laser source requirements. Finally, the GALACTIC consortium will work closely together to characterize and qualify the developed coated laser crystals. By collaborating with the European space industry and deriving the detailed requirements from typical earth observation space missions, a detailed TRL 6 components test plan will prove the TRL 6 qualification of the developed coated laser crystals. This will conclude the development process and will enhance the European non-dependence status of the Alexandrite laser crystal market. At the conference, we will present the project and its consortium as well as detailed strategies to enable a non-dependence of Europe on coated Alexandrite laser crystal technology and enabling long term European availability of this technology. This project has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under Grant Agreement No 870427.

In the article the pressure transducer with frequency output based on the structure of the bipolar-field transistors with negative resistance and tenso sensitive MEMS capacitor has been considered. A mathematical model of the frequency pressure transducer in dynamic regime has been developed that allowed to determine the voltage or current in the circuit at any given moment in time when acting this pressure. Analytical expressions of the conversion function and sensitivity equation has been received. The sensitivity of the developed device is between 0,95kHz/kPa to 1,65kHz/kPa.

Photography is a unique rapidly growing interdisciplinary field encompassing aspects of science, art and technology. Expectations of photographers are steadily increasing with the development of technology. One of the areas playing a crucial role in photography is lighting. Consequently, several types of light sources for photographic use have been developed. The ongoing research in this field concentrates on lamps with tunable CCT (Correlated Color Temperature). In this paper, we present a lamp, which emission spectrum can be tailored without affecting the output luminous ux. Intended for photographic uses, the lamp is based on an integrating sphere and a selection of LEDs. As the LED drivers, DC-DC converters controlled by a Raspberry PI were applied. Design process, including the selection of LED wavelengths, is presented. Output characteristics of the lamp were measured using the setup containing the spectrometer. The results of these experiments show good agreement with the spectrum set on the microcomputer.

In the paper a filter on the parallel resonant circuit on L-, C-negatrons is suggested. The parallel resonant circuit on L-, C-negatrons is investigated. Stability of the contour and frequency characteristics are considered. Experimental researches of the contour on the circuitry analogues of negatrons are conducted. Use of L-, C-negatrons improves the frequency-selective properties of the filter. Simulation of the filter on circuitry analogues of L-, C-negatrons on operational amplifiers LF400C is done. The simulation results showed improvement of frequency selectivity of the filter characteristics by reducing the phase distortion.

The article presents the complementary filter implementation, that is used for the estimation of the pitch angle, in Lua script language. Inertial sensors as accelerometer and gyroscope were used in the study. Methods of angles estimation using acceleration and angular velocity sensors were presented in the theoretical part of the article. The operating principle of complementary filter has been presented. The prototype of Butterworth's analogue filter and its digital equivalent have been designed. Practical implementation of the issue was performed with the use of PC and DISCOVERY evaluation board equipped with STM32F01 processor, L3GD20 gyroscope and LS303DLHC accelerometer. Measurement data was transmitted by UART serial interface, then processed with the use of Lua software and luaRS232 programming library. Practical implementation was divided into two stages. In the first part, measurement data has been recorded and then processed with help of a complementary filter. In the second step, coroutines mechanism was used to filter data in real time.

In the paper the polarimetric current sensing solution used for measurements of high amplitude currents and short durations is presented. This type of sensor does not introduce additional resistance and inductance into the circuit, which is a desirable phenomenon in this type of measurement. The magneto element is a fiber optic coil made of spun fiber optic. The fiber in which the core is twisted around its axis is characterized by a small effect of interfering magnitudes, ie mechanical vibrations and pressure changes on the polarimeter. The presented polarimetric current sensor is completely fiber optic. Experimental results of a proposed sensor construction solution operating at 1550 nm and methods of elimination of influence values on the fiber optic current sensor were presented. The sensor was used to measure the impulse current. The generated current pulses are characterized by a duration of 23μs and amplitudes ranging from 1 to 3.5 kA. The currents in the discharge circuit are shown. The measurement uncertainty of the amplitude of the electric current in the range of measured impulses was determined and estimated to be no more than 2%.

We present a set of novel optogenetic devices for mice freely moving in cages. The purpose of the devices is to stimulate specific brain regions using light. The devices we have constructed consist of an electrical connector, cannula and micro- LED chip operating at 470 nm as light source for delivering light into the stimulated region of the mouse brain. We have also demonstrated light conversion from 470 nm to 590 nm by applying a silicate orange phosphor directly to the LED chip. The measured conversion efficiency is approximately 80% for ZIP595I phosphor. We discuss the properties of various forms of implant needles with respect to the ease of LED attachment and experimental validation of the constructed optogenetic implants.

Temperature measurement is regarded to be straightforward by means of standard electronic sensors, however, it becomes considerably more challenging if the sensor is exposed to strong electromagnetic interference or harsh environmental conditions such as e.g. chemical agents. In some cases, the problem may be solved by remote sensors, as pyrometers, but their application is conditioned by the possibility of the direct object observation, which is often excluded. In this contribution a solution is presented which allows for the temperature tracking in the fiber optic system which facilitates temperature measurements of distant, subjected to the harsh environment objects by transferring their temperatures to the Peltier module. The idea of the system is to adjust the temperature of the reference FBG (at the measurement stage) to the temperature of the sensor FBG with the use of the Peltier module and thus recover its temperature to have it measured with an arbitrary method. As all electronic part of the system can be installed far from the harsh environment and the system consists of low-cost optical and electronic components, the idea may be found competitive with other methods of the temperature measurements in onerous applications.

For nowadays the main goal for using the sensors are the investigations the new gas sensitive materials. Optical gas sensors are characterized by most of the high response. Such sensors distinguished by the high sensitivity, selectivity and stability and have long-term operation 1 . The principle of operation is based on the absorption of NH 3 gas by sensitive element of primary transducer and changing the spectral characteristics. Principle of gas sensor operation is based on the registration of shift of the wavelength minimum in spectral characteristics of cholesteric-nematic mixture (CNM). In paper as sensitive material used the CNM on the basis of BLO-61 cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) with 5CB nematic liquid crystal (NLC) doped by single and multiwall carbon nanotubes. The optimal nanocomposite structure composition to obtain the maximum value of spectral sensitivity coefficient was determined. In paper was found the increasing the nanotubes concentration in CNM leads to increasing the spectral sensitivity coefficient independently of 5CB concentration in CNM, but the maximum nanotubes concentration was chosen to take in to account the optical transparency of experimental samples. Gas sensitive material on the basis of cholesteric-nematic mixture doped carbon nanotubes for optoelectronic NH 3 gas sensor.

In present work comparison combined image classification method of co-firing biomass and pulverized coal are proposed. The images were captured by vision monitoring system with camera and a borescope. Presented research is related with 20% weight fraction of the biomass. Defined two class of combustion: stable and unstable for nine variants with different power, secondary air value parameters and fixed amount biomass. Used combined classification of algorithm (MLP, SVM, k-NN, LDA, QDA) to classify flame image which correspond with the state of the combustion process.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) films deposited on different porous silica substrates were studied by Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Raman Spectroscopy (RS). The films samples were prepared by a two-step method consisting of PVD and CVD processes. In the first step the nanocomposite Ni-C film was obtained by evaporation in dynamic vacuum from two separated sources of fullerenes and nickel acetate. Those films were deposited on porous silica and DLC/porous silica substrates. Analysis of SEM imaging showed that the obtained film are composed of carbon nanotubes, the distribution, size and quality of which depend on the type of substrate. The CNT films were studied by RS method to determine the influence of the substrate type on disordering of carbonaceous structure and quality of CNT in deposited films.

The paper presents the structural diagram and mathematical model of a vibration diagnostic system to measure angular velocities of two interconnected electric motors. The system is based on vibration signals and the control signals of the motor mechanical parameters. The measurement procedure of the rotor rotational speed is based on vibration signals during synchronization. The procedure presented allows simultaneous measurement and synchronization frequencies of rotation to diagnose of the motors' mechanical parts. The calculated reduced error of synchronizing frequencies of rotation of the rotors, which is 0.45% of the measurement range of frequencies of rotation from 0 to 80Hz.

Carbon nanomaterials: graphene, fullerenes and in particular carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are extremely interesting and extraordinary materials. It is mostly thanks to theirs unusual electrical and mechanical properties. Carbon nanotubes are increasingly examined to enable its usage in many fields of science and technology. It has been reported that there is a high possibility to use CNTs in electronics, optics, material engineering, biology or medicine. However, this material still interests and inspire scientists around the world and the list of different CNTs applications is constantly expanding. In this paper we are presenting a study on the possibility of application carbon nanotubes as a textile fiber coating for smart clothing applications. Various suspensions and pastes containing CNTs have been prepared as a possible coating onto textile fibers. Different application techniques have also been tested. Those techniques included painting with nanotube suspension, spray coating of suspensions and immersion. Following textile fibers were subject to tests: cotton, silk, polyester, polyamide and wool. Obtained composites materials were then characterized electrically by measuring the electrical resistance.

Pi of the Sky is a system of wide field of view robotic telescopes, which search for short timescale astrophysical phenomena, especially for prompt optical GRB emission. The system was designed for autonomous operation, monitoring a large fraction of the sky to a depth of 12m−13m and with time resolution of the order of 10 seconds. Custom designed CCD cameras are equipped with Canon lenses f = 85 mm, f/d = 1.2 and cover 20° × 20° of the sky each. The final system with 16 cameras on 4 equatorial mounts was completed in 2014 at the INTA El Arenosillo Test Centre in Spain. GRB160625B was an extremely bright GRB with three distinct emission episodes. Cameras of the Pi of the Sky observatory in Spain were not observing the position of the GRB160625B prior to the first emission episode. Observations started only after receiving Fermi/GBM trigger, about 140 seconds prior to the second emission. As the position estimate taken from the Fermi alert and used to position the telescope was not very accurate, the actual position of the burst happened to be in the overlap region of two cameras, resulting in two independent sets of measurements. Light curves from both cameras were reconstructed using the Luiza framework. No object brighter than 12.4m (3σ limit) was observed prior to the second GRB emission. An optical flash was identified on an image starting -5.9s before the time of the Fermi/LAT trigger, brightening to about 8m on the next image and then becoming gradually dimmer, fading below our sensitivity after about 400s. Emission features as measured in different spectral bands indicate that the three emission episodes of GRB160625B were dominated by distinct physics process. Simultaneously observations in gamma-rays and optical wavelengths support the hypothesis that this was the first observed transition from thermal to non-thermal radiation in a single GRB. Main results of the combined analysis are presented.

In the paper we explored the possibility of monitoring oxygenation of the tumor tissue through the registration of light diffuse reflectance. This method can also be helpful for assessment the effectiveness of PDT, defining the level of vascular damage and the degree of the tumor oxygenation. We also propose the modification of PDT procedure by using a modulated laser that enables to better maintain the necessary parameters for the PS activation and oxygen generation in irradiated tissues simultaneously allowing to reduce the light dose required for tumor treatment.

In this work the characteristics research of microelectronic transducers of optical radiation with a frequency output signal on the basis of a hybrid integrated circuit consisting of a bipolar and a field-effect transistor with a Schottky barrier is presented. The connection of an external inductance to electrodes a collector - drain allows to implement the auto generating device. The frequency of the device generation depends on power of optical radiation falling on photosensing elements as a photoresistor, photodiode and photosensing transistors switched on in a circuit of the self-excited oscillator. The impedance on electrodes the collector - drain of bipolar and field transistors has capacitive reactive part and negative active resistance, which compensates power losses in a tuning circuit of the device. On the base of a nonlinear equivalent circuit of the transducer on an alternating current the analytical expressions of function of transformation and equation of sensitivity are obtained. The sensitivity of optical transducers lays in a range from 25 kHz/μWt/cm 2 up to 150 kHz/μWt/cm 2 .

The invariant zeros, input-decoupling and output-decoupling zeros and blocking zeros of positive electrical circuits with zero transfer matrices are addressed. It is shown that the positive electrical circuits has no invariant zeros, input-output decoupling zeros and blocking zeros and the list of eigenvalues of the system matrix is the sum of the list of inputdecoupling zeros and the list of output-decoupling zeros.

Films and fibers made of carbon nanotubes were found to be promising materials for future electrical and electronic engineering. Despite of many advantages provided by these materials, they are not without problems. The biggest issue is that the macroscopic CNT structures, such as films or fibers, have much lower electrical conductivity values than it is for individual carbon nanotubes. And therefore researchers worldwide try to increase electrical properties of those macroscopic structures. One of the approaches scientists are currently investigating is chemical doping. Despite chemical doping has been already reported there is still a huge list of compounds that are capable to increase the conductivity values and has not been tested yet. In this work one of such compounds has been examined. It is a strong p-dopant 2,3,5,6-Tetrafluoro-7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane (F4TCNQ). The solution of F4TCNQ in three different solvents (chloroform, acetic acid and dimethylsulfoxide) has been prepared and applied on purified CNT films. Both electrical conductivity and specific conductivity was measured. The best electrical conductivity value achieved is 5,24·106 S·m-1. Samples were also observed under SEM.

Carbon nanotube (CNT) yarns and sheets due to their biocompatibility, very good mechanical strength and flexibility can find wide range of applications in nanomedicine, inter alia as mechanical actuators for artificial muscles or electrodes used for deep brain stimulation. However, because of CNT film behavior in liquid environment, before their using in biological applications, they should be coated with a special protective layer. The purpose of created coatings is not only to protect the films, but also to increase their conductivity. The aim of the research was to test various methods of achieving such coatings on CNT films and to evaluate quality and flexibility of coated CNT films. The coatings were made using various suspensions containing polymer materials such methyl polymethacrylate and conductive silver flakes. The methods tested in this study were: dipping, painting and flooding of the CNT yarns.

The phenomenon of laser light scattering provides the technology for visualization and testing the inner structure and homogeneity of materials. Some of them excited by the laser light in the tomographic process can emit light the wavelength of which is different than that of excitation laser. Such photoluminescence can be a source of additional information of the material’s structure. Combining the Laser Scattering Tomography (LST) and Spectrometry techniques has enabled us to develop a new type of an LST technique. The system is useful for investigations of various materials like semiconductors (Si, GaAs) ceramics, crystals for passive absorbers for high power pulse lasers, and laser crystals.

Raman spectra of TiO2 anatase prepared by sol-gel method were measured and analyzed by Principal Component Analysis (PCA) method. The pure and Ag-doped powder samples of TiO2 were prepared in different routes and calcined in air at the same temperature of 550°C. For every sample, nine spectra were measured using microRaman Nicolet Almega XR spectrometer at 532nm excitation and 6mW input beam power. The spectra were processed by PCA algorithm by means of PCA Model Editor and Analysis software (Jasco). Analysis shows the difference between commercially available anatase (Sigma Aldrich) and samples prepared in sol-gel method. The PCA coefficients can be easily separated in PCs space. The components related to the anatase and rutile phases were also extracted. Moreover, spectra of Ag-doped anatase can be clearly distinguished. It was shown the PCA method is useful for classification of anatase samples prepared in different technology conditions.

The spectral method of the jitter parameters estimation in fiber optics transmission systems is being suggested. The suggested method is featured with high accuracy at the expense of the statistical stability improvement of the results, obtained during the implementation of overlapping fast Fourier transform.

This paper concerns the issues of construction and experimental tests of a temperature stabilization system for small resistance increments measurement circuits. After switching the system on, a PCB board heats up and the long-term temperature drift altered the measurement result. The aim of this work is reducing the time of achieving constant nominal temperature by the measurement system, which would enable decreasing the time of measurements in the steady state. Moreover, the influence of temperatures higher than the nominal on the measurement results and the obtained heating curve were tested. During the working process, the circuit heats up to about 32 °C spontaneously, and it has the time to reach steady state of about 1200 s. Implementing a USART terminal on the PC and an NI USB-6341 data acquisition card makes recording the data (concerning temperature and resistance) in the digital form and its further processing easier. It also enables changing the quantity of the regulator settings. This paper presents sample results of measurements for several temperature values and the characteristics of the temperature and resistance changes in time as well as their comparison with the output values. The object identification is accomplished due to the Ziegler-Nichols method. The algorithm of determining the step characteristics parameters and examples of computations of the regulator settings are included together with example characteristics of the object regulation.

A luminescent lamp with field emission cathode was constructed and tested. Phosphor excited by electrons from field emission cathode is the source of light. The cathode is covered with nickel-carbon film containing multilayer carbon nanotubes that enhance electron emission from the cathode. Results of luminance stability measurements are presented. Luminance of elaborated luminance lamp is high enough for lighting application. Long term stability (1000 hours) is satisfactory for mass lamp application. Initial short time decrease of luminance is still too high and it needs reduction.

This article presents compensation methods of the adverse effect of Hard and Soft ferromagnetics on MEMS magnetometers indications. The tilts compensation method, for the data obtained from this type of inertial sensors, is thoroughly presented. The technique of the Yaw angle and the influence of ferromagnetic distortions on the value of its estimation are discussed. The calibration procedure and the ferromagnetic influence on the distribution of recorded measurement data are described in detail. Finally, the method of coefficients compensation for simultaneous Hard- and Soft-Iron distortions is presented.

Agriculture is one of the most important areas of the world economy. However, due to dependency on weather conditions, it is strongly industrialized, for example by introducing additional lighting improving the efficiency of plants growth. Construction and operation of light-emitting diodes provides new possibilities in research and application of new concepts in agricultural lighting. The aim of the work was to investigate the effect of various spectra of light on the efficiency of photosynthesis and the growth of selected species of plants. For this purpose two grow-boxes with dedicated LED-based lighting systems were constructed and placed in the darkroom with controlled temperature. In each box lighting system provided different spectral composition of light and it was possible to adjust the ratio of blue and red as well as the irradiance level. In the paper we present the construction of the grow-boxes and the results of 3 cycles of experiments conducted with this system. During the first cycle two groups of tested plants were cultivated in the LED grow-boxes with constant irradiance level and the third group in natural light conditions. During the second cycle the irradiance in both boxes was gradually increased from 8 W/m2 to 38 W/m2. During the third cycle the irradiance was set to 38 W/m2 during the whole period (max power MRED module) to get the maximum possible intensity of photosynthesis.

Thin composite layers based on polyacrylonitrile (PAN) and carbon nanotubes (CNT) were fabricated by means of spray coating with pneumatic atomization. Research was conducted to achieve transparent and flexible electrodes. Prepared suspensions in different proportions of functional phase provided good dispersion quality of CNTs and the stability. The carbon nanotubes were dispersed in dimethylformamide and then added to polyacrylonitrile solution. Suspension was sprayed onto Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) foil. After thermal treatment, samples were mechanically and electrically tested. Thanks to carbon nanomaterials used in prepared coatings, high electrical conductivity and mechanical resistance was observed. Use of a polyacrylonitrile guarantee the flexibility of electrodes and high potential in integration with polyacrylonitrile based fabrics.

To understand and evaluate the Optical Layer, and how it will affect the IP protocols over WDM (Switching), the present analyse is proposed. Optical communications have attractive proprieties, but also have some disadvantages, so the challenge is to combine the best of both branches. In this paper, general concepts for different options of switching are reviewed as: optical burst switching (OBS) and automatically switching optical network (ASON). Specific details such as their architectures are also discussed. In addition, the relevant characteristics of each variation for switching are reviewed.

The article presents a model of LED lighting fixture. Component LED sources emit light in the range of red, green and blue. To mix the luminous flux from a particular sources, a cylindrical mixer made of PMMA was used. Furthermore, the paper presents the mathematical foundations of the light-mixing algorithm derived from the three different colored sources.

Electrodes for measuring pH of the solution were fabricated by the means of screen-printing technology. Potentiometric sensors’ layers comprised of composite with polymer matrix and graphene nanoplatelets/ruthenium (IV) oxide nanopowder as functional phase. Transceivers were printed on the elastic PMMA foil. Regarding potential application of the sensors in the wearable devices, dynamic response of the electrodes to changing ultraviolet radiation levels was assessed, since RuO2 is reported to be UV-sensitive. Observed changes of the electrodes’ potential were of sub-millivolt magnitude, being comparable to simultaneously observed signal drift. Given this stability under varying UV conditions and previously verified good flexibility, fabricated sensors meet the requirements for wearable applications.

The aim of this work is the development of a reference source of subnanosecond pulses based on SiC breakdown LEDs. The micro-alloy technology of p-n junctions based on SiC-6H with a diameter of about 50 microns has been developed. The capacity of such structures does not exceed 10-20 pF. The high stability and current overload resistance of the samples were provided by the uniform microplasma breakdown structure. The breakdown electroluminescence spectrum of the investigated samples was flat and covered the range of 400-800 nm and the relaxation time did not exceed 0,25 ns (a time resolution of measuring system). The radiation power was about 10-6 W/A.

Development of light-emitting diodes has brought new possibilities in many applications, especially in terms of flexible adjustment of light spectra. This feature is very useful in construction of many devices, for example for medical diagnosis and treatment. It was proved, that in some cases LEDs can easily replace lasers during therapy of cancer without reduction of efficiency of this process. On the other hand during diagnosis process LED-based constructions can provide unique ability to adjust the color temperature of the output light while maintaining high color rendering. It allows for optimum surface contrast and enhanced tissue differentiation at the operator site. In the paper we describe the construction of the tunable LED-based source designed for application in endoscopy. It was optimized from the point of view of the color rendition for 5 different correlated color temperatures (illuminant A, D55, D65, 3500K and 4500K) with the restriction of very high (>90) values of general and specific color rendering indexes (according to Ra method). The source is composed of 13 light-emitting diodes from visible region mounted on the common radiator and controlled by dedicated system. Spectra of the components are mixed and the spectra of output light is analyzed. On the basis of obtained spectra colorimetric parameters are calculated and compared with the results of theoretical analysis.

This paper presents the technological issue of silicon carbide MOSFET design. Through the use of simulations of silicon carbide transistor, the influence of the different the technological parameters are described and discussed. MOSFET transistor was performed in Silvaco TCAD using technology elaborated at Lublin University of Technology. The most important parameters related to ion implantation, which was used in p-i-n photodiode technology. The electrical simulations were performed, transfer and output characteristics for different values of technological parameters were generated – influence of gate oxide thickness on threshold voltage and influence of channel length modulation were checked. The results of simulations as well as transfer and output characteristics allowed to select optimal parameters between expected device working and available technology – gate oxide thickness and transistor channel length were established. This work was in fact carried out to increase our understanding of the device characteristics so as to allow the design of new SiC circuits which could meet the stressful requirements of ultraviolet detector systems.

Simplified model of image forming in spaceborne linear array sensors at arbitrary sight angles is proposed in this paper. On basis of evaluation of system "lens - linear array detector" modulation transfer function (MTF), the equations were obtained that allow you to determine spatial resolution on Earth’s surface. An example of pushbroom imager’s MTF determination at sight of Nadir and with different slopes of lens optical axis is given. Image quality changes, which accompany lens optical axis angular inclination were studied. More research needed to determine the impact of lens aberrations on imager’s MTF with arbitrary viewing angles.

This paper is devoted to describing the basic principles of operation, modeling and possibilities of application of high voltage glow discharge electron guns for realising of different technological operations in the different branches industry. Both diode and triode electrodes systems and particularities of its’ simulation are considered and examples of realizing different technological operations are given.

Repeated pathologies of the tympanic membrane (TM) decrease its tension inducing conductive hearing loss and adhesive processes up to cholesteatoma. Our results regarding the development of a laser based noninvasive procedure to strengthen the structure of the TM are herein presented.

A new method for non-ablative correction of cornea shape is based on thermo-mechanical effect of laser radiation with ring-shaped laser beam. The results obtained demonstrated that the new method for correction of eye refraction yields a significant alteration in the eye refraction and the ring-shaped laser beam with various ring diameters for correction of the eye refraction allows obtaining controllable alterations of the eye refraction with axial symmetry without any pathological changes in central part of cornea.

Photobiomodulation (PBM) triggers proliferation of many type of cell, including fibroblasts. Although PBM has positive effects on modulation of ample biological processes, significant contradictions in underlying process has been waiting for gathering and clarifying. This preliminary study evaluated the efficacy of correct combination between different energy densities and intensities of 635 nm laser light. This study aimed to investigate and identify the compatible match of energy and power density to proliferate L929 cell line.Cells were plated at a cell density of 20,000 cells per well on 96-well polystyrene plates. The plates were incubated for 24 h and then, the wells were irradiated using power densities of 30 mW/cm2, 50 mW/cm2, 125 mW/cm2, and 200 mW/cm2. Energy densities used in this study were 1 J/cm2, 3 J/cm2, and 5 J/cm2.1 J/cm2 laser energy density stimulated significantly the proliferation of L929 cells at 30 mW/cm2, 50 mW/cm2, 125 mW/cm2. However, the proliferation at 3 J/cm2 was significantly (p ≤ 0.05) higher than the proliferation at 1 J/cm2when 200 mW/cm2of laser power density was used.In conclusion, the results show that the stimulatory effect of PBM depends on both energy density and power density. Thus, the combination of laser energy density and intensity may change the treatment response.

The conductivity of layers (thickness 0.5 ÷ 50 μm) of composite nanomaterials consisting of bovine serum albumin (BSA) with single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) has been studied. The aqueous dispersion of BSA / SWCNT was deposited on different substrates using the silk screening method. Conductivity was increased (30 ÷ 700) % by laser irradiation of the layers when they were in the liquid state. The investigated layers are promising for use in medical practice.

We demonstrate a total bacterial inactivation technique by ultrashort pulse direct-laser irradiation that does not require any external agent. Near-infrared fs laser pulses at 89 MHz repetition rate were used to irradiate solutions of distilled water with >107 cell/ml of wild strain of E. coli, showing they can be inactivated with fluences per pulse as low as ~1mJ/cm2.

A detector design is presented for scanning photoacoustic macroscopy that is based on several concentric ring-shaped elements made of PVDF. Compared to a spherical ultrasound lens, the array provides a long focal depth due to its dynamic focusing ability. It is shown that with ring elements that are inclined towards the region of interest in the sample, significantly better sensitivity and resolution are achieved compared to a planar array. This is demonstrated in a simulation. Based on the simulation results, an array detector was manufactured and its performance was tested in first phantom experiments.

Increase the weld strength is main directions of development of laser welding technology. Laser solders are used to increase tensile strength of welds and reduce of tissue temperature necrosis. Soldering components interaction effect the solder tensile strength characteristics of laser welds. Tensile strengths for welds obtained using of solder various concentration BSA and SWCNT was measured. Dimensions laser solder aggregates were measured. The dependence between the dimensions of the aggregates of laser solder and the tensile strength of the weld has been revealed.

UiO-66 thin film coated optical fiber end-face is fabricated and was utilized for 5-Fluorouracil (5-FU) anti-cancer medicine encapsulation and the drug was released by applying the appropriate light delivered via the optical fiber.