Concentration quenching effect in ytterbium (Yb) and neodymium (Nd) doped phosphate glasses, thulium (Tm) doped germanate glass, and praseodymium (Pr) doped tellurite glass were studied. The fluorescence and lifetime of these rare-earth doped glasses with different concentrations were measured. Ion pair and clustering are included in the model to explain the quenching effect occurring in highly doped glasses. This study will help us in designing and fabricating high unit gain optical fibers.

Les streptomycètes, des bactéries au développement morphologique complexe, sont étudiés depuis des décennies en raison de leurs caractéristiques particulières incluant leur capacité à produire une grande diversité d'enzymes hydrolytiques et de molécules complexes telle que des centaines d'antibiotiques. Streptomyces coelicolor est l'organisme modèle pour l'étude des streptomycètes et le séquençage de son génome a ouvert la voie à l'étude de centaines de gènes dont la fonction est jusqu'à présent inconnue. La protéine TerD du Serratia marcescens joue un rôle dans la résistance au tellurite chez cet organisme. Plusieurs orthologues de cette protéine ont été identifiés chez le S. coelicolor. Sur la base de la similarité de leurs séquences avec la protéine TerD, ces protéines du S. coelicolor ont été désignées comme des protéines de résistance au tellurite. Ces mêmes protéines ont été identifiées comme étant induites ou réprimées dans de nombreuses conditions exemptes de tellurite, laissant croire qu'elles participent à d'autres voies métaboliques. Au cours de ce travail de doctorat, des souches mutantes du S. coelicolor ont été produites pour les gènes SCO2367, SCO2368 et SC04277, trois gènes homologues à ter D, afin d'évaluer les répercussions de la perte de ces gènes chez la bactérie.Les souches ont été caractérisées morphologiquement et nous avons démontré que la délétion de ces gènes nuit sérieusement au développement de la bactérie, à la production de spores et à la vitesse de croissance. Parallèlement, une approche protéomique a été utilisée afin de caractériser les effets de la délétion ou de la surexpression du gène SCO2368 sur la biosynthèse des protéines intracellulaires et extracellulaires de la bactérie. Ceci a permis de démontrer qu'une grande quantité de protéines reliées au stress sont induites chez les deux souches mutantes, laissant présumer qu'un déséquilibre dans le taux de cette protéine induit un stress physiologique important. Par ailleurs, différentes isoformes de la protéine SCO2368 ont été identifiées tant au niveau intracellulaire que dans le milieu extracellulaire. Par l'analyse des modifications post-traductionnelles de ces isoformes, nous avons prouvé que celles-ci étaient méthylées sur plusieurs acides aminés. De plus, nous avons démontré que la transcription du gène SCO2368 n'est pas induite par la présence de tellurite. Ces résultats démontrent que les gènes homologues à ter D ont une autre fonction que la résistance au tellurite et qu'ils jouent vraisemblablement un rôle dans la morphogénèse.

Glasses in the system v₂o₅-Te0₂ were prepared at intervals throughout the glass-forming composition range. The vanadium valence state was varied for each composition by the addition of elemental tellurium to reduce the melt. A chemical analysis method was devised to determine the v⁴⁺:vtotal ratio. Conductivity and thermopower measurements were made as functions of composition, valence ratio and temperature. The conductivity was found to increase as the total vanadium content increased and to be 21/2 to 3 orders of magnitude greater than that of a v₂0₅-P₂0₅ glass of similar v₂o₅ content. A maximum in conductivity was observed as the vanadium valence ratio was varied. This maximum was shifted to values around v⁴⁺:vtotal = 0.2 from the theoretically predicted value of 0.5. At temperatures above 250 K the conductivity varied exponentially with temperature with activation energies in the range 0.25 to 0.40 eV. Below this temperature there was a continuous decrease in slope of the conductivity down to the lowest temperature at which measurements were made. Thermopower was found to be negative and temperature independent above 250 K, while below this temperature it decreased in an activated manner with an activation energy of 0.02 eV. As a function of valence ratio the thermopower followed the behaviour predicted by Heikes and Ure, with the exception that the change of sign occurred at v⁴⁺:vtot ratios of around 0.2, instead of the theoretically predicted value of 0.5. (iii) Measurements were made of the optical absorption coefficient as functions of photon energy, composition, valence ratio and temperature. Temperature and composition did not affect the absorption spectrum significantly except that an absorption band appeared below the fundamental absorption edge as the glasses were reduced. The high electric field and a.c. properties of the glasses were also measured. These are consistent with hopping conduction of carriers between v⁴⁺ and v⁵⁺ sites. This data gives indirect indications of an inhomogeneous glass structure.

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Orientador: Keizo Yukimitu / Resumo: O avanço tecnológico das últimas décadas proporcionou avanços significativos tanto na obtenção quanto nas aplicações dos vidros. Estes materiais possuem aspectos fundamentais, as quais os colocam como alternativas viáveis para aplicações na óptica, em espelhos primários de telescópios e até dispositivos fotônicos de fibras em escala nanométricas. Os vidros à base de óxido de telúrio são uma opção para substituir ou melhorar as características de sistemas vítreos convencionais como os vidros silicatos. As propriedades ópticas e estruturais dos vidros teluritos têm direcionado as pesquisas para diversas aplicações. Neste trabalho amostras de vidros teluritos foram obtidas a partir da matriz 80TeO2•(20 – x)WO3 •(x)Bi2O3(mol %) preparadas pelo método de fusão/resfriamento. Estas amostras foram caracterizadas térmica e estruturalmente como objetivo de estudar o controle e distribuição do tamanho dos cristais na matriz vítrea por meio de duas etapas de tratamento térmico, estudar os processos de nucleação e crescimento de cristais e também estudar a cristalização induzida no vidro. Usando duas etapas de tratamento térmico obteve-se vitrocerâmicas com distribuição uniforme dos tamanhos dos cristais. Com a técnica de análise térmica diferencial (ATD), associada ao método de Matusita, os resultados indicaram que as amostras foram nucleadas durante o recozimento usado para retirar as tensões mecânicas remanescentes do processo de fusão/resfriamento. A cristalização induzida foi estudad... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Doutor

Orientadores: Luiz Carlos Barbosa, Cristiano Monteiro de Barros Cordeiro / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Física Gleb Wataghin / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-24T15:49:21Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 FerenczJunior_JulioAlbertoPeres_M.pdf: 3491630 bytes, checksum: 5d5b5385cd23f50e9a3c39e9e55705e2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Resumo: Devido à crescente necessidade de troca de informações, cada vez mais é necessário o desenvolvimento e criação de meios para torna-la mais rápida e eficaz, e é necessário que esta tecnologia seja comercial. Uma alternativa seria utilizar fibras ópticas como um meio para a informação quântica. Para tal, vidros teluritos e nanocristais de diamante apresentam propriedades desejáveis. Neste trabalho foi sintetizado e caracterizado um sistema de vidros teluritos frente algumas propriedades térmicas, ópticas e estruturais, em relação à dopagem por CsCl. Após esta caracterização, foi adicionado nanocristais de diamante na composição vítrea mais adequada e verificado que o método utilizado foi eficaz. Observou-se uma maior estabilidade térmica do sistema, menor densidade, maior janela de transparência óptica e menor índice de refração linear com o incremento da concentração de CsCl na matriz vítrea. Além disso, verificamos por microscopia eletrônica de transmissão que os nanocristais de diamante estão presentes na estrutura do material, quando utilizamos nosso método / Abstract: Due to the growing needed for exchange information it is necessary to develop and create ways being a technology faster, more effective and commercial. An alternative option is the use of fiber optics as a media for quantum information. In order to do it, tellurite glasses and diamond nanocrystals exhibit desirable properties. In this work, we synthesized and characterized a system of tellurite glasses forward some thermal, optical and structural properties towards doping CsCl. After this characterization, we added diamond nanocrystals in glass composition more suitable and we verified if the method was effective. We showed a higher thermal stability, lower density, higher optical transparency window and lower linear refractive index with increasing concentration of CsCl in the vitreous system. Furthermore, by transmission electron microscopy was checked that diamond nanocrystals are present inside the structure of the material, when we use this method / Mestrado / Física / Mestre em Física

Les Escherichia coli producteur de Shiga-toxines (STEC) sont des bactéries pathogènes majeures en santé publique. Elles sont à l'origine d'épidémies de colites hémorragiques et d'une centaine de cas de syndrome hémolytique et urémique par an, en France. Une classification des STEC (plus de 200 sérotypes) a été établie sur la base d'évaluations du risque par l'étude de marqueurs moléculaires directement impliqués dans la virulence, et l'analyse de données épidémiologiques. La virulence n'est cependant pas toujours clairement associée à des facteurs connus ou suffisamment décrits. L'hypothèse des travaux de thèse a été que le niveau de risque associé aux souches pourrait non seulement s'expliquer par le profil de virulence mais également par des spécificités dans les propriétés métaboliques des sérotypes dont les capacités de résistance aux anti-microbiens. Peu de données sont disponibles sur la physiologie des STEC, hormis les propriétés métaboliques exploitées dans le développement de milieux de culture spécifiques. La grande majorité des études se sont concentrées sur le sérogroupe O157 et très peu sur les non-O157.L'objectif de ce travail a été d'approfondir les connaissances sur les capacités métaboliques des souches de STEC afin d'étudier les relations avec le niveau de risque associé aux souches. Ce travail a été divisé en trois parties : (i) l'étude de la résistance au tellurite de potassium (K2TeO3), un oxyanion fortement dommageable pour les membranes, (ii) l'étude des profils de métabolisation de substrats carbonés et (iii) l'étude des capacités de résistance aux antibiotiques et autres antimicrobiens. Une grande variabilité dans les profils de résistance au K2TeO3 a été observée, ainsi qu'un phénomène d'émergence de mutants spontanés. L'utilisation du tellurite pour la détection des STEC peut induire une sous-estimation de leur prévalence. Les classifications des souches en fonction de leur niveau de risque ont pu cependant être reliées à des profils métaboliques particuliers dont la capacité de résistance à certains antimicrobiens. Ces données ont permis d'observer des évolutions verticales spécifiques de certains sérogroupes mais également certaines convergences évolutives inter-sérogroupes. Ces travaux devraient permettre de faire évoluer la spécificité des méthodologies d'identification et de classification des STEC. Ces données pourront être employées par les gestionnaires du risque pour une identification plus fine des STEC pathogènes / Shiga-toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are major human pathogenic bacteria. These bacteria can cause hemorrhagic diarrheal diseases and Haemolytic and Uremic Syndromes. A risk assessment of more than 200 STEC serotypes has been performed using molecular markers of virulence and epidemiological datasets. However, virulence is not always associated with known or sufficiently described factors, questioning the reliability of such classifications. The hypothesis of this PhD work was that risk levels associated with STEC strains should be related not only to virulence specificities but also other metabolic properties such as a specialization for particular C-sources or resistances towards various antimicrobials. Few data were available on STEC physiology, with the exception of datasets regarding the metabolic properties exploited for the development of specific culture media. The aim of this work was to improve knowledge on STEC metabolic capacities and investigate relationships with their respective risk level. This work was divided into three parts: (i) a study of potassium tellurite (K2TeO3) resistance, an oxyanion highly toxic for cell membranes, (ii) a study of carbon metabolic profiles, and (iii) an exhaustive study of antibiotic and other antimicrobial resistances. A great variability in K2TeO3 resistance profiles was observed, as well as a phenomenon leading to the emergence of significant numbers of spontaneous mutants. The use of tellurite for STEC detection was found to lead to an underestimation of their prevalence in food products. Specific metabolic profiles including resistance to certain antimicrobial substances were found related to STEC classifications into risk levels. These data allowed us to observe specific vertical evolutions of these phenotypes per serogroup but some intergroup evolutionary convergences were also observed. These datasets led to the proposal of novel STEC detection and identification schemes. These schemes can be used by risk assessment managers for a better appreciation of STEC risk hazards among food and environmental samples

Ces travaux de thèse portent sur la synthèse et purification de matériaux vitreux utilisés pour le développement de fibres optiques à profils opto-géométriques variés, adaptées à la génération de supercontinuum (SC) entre 1 et 5 μm.Concernant la purification, plusieurs pistes ont été suivies, le meilleur résultat étant obtenu pour la purification du système vitreux TeO2-ZnO-Na2O au moyen du fluorure de zinc. Les mesures d'atténuation sur fibre mono-indice révèlent l'élimination presque complète des absorptions liées aux groupements OH entre 3 et 4 μm (taux d'impuretés OH dans la matrice inférieur à 1 ppm massique). Ces verres purifiés sont utilisés pour la fabrication de fibres optiques microstructurées (FOMs). Un élargissement spectral couvrant la fenêtre 0.6 μm - 3.3 μm est obtenu dans une fibre effilée à coeur suspendu. Aussi, une source compacte basée sur la génération de SC dans une FOM en tellurite est développée et appliquée à la détection de gaz (du méthane) entre 2 et 3 μm. Cependant un phénomène de vieillissement, lié à une interaction du coeur de la fibre avec la vapeur d'eau atmosphérique via la microstructure, et entraînant une augmentation des pertes optiques entre 3 et 4 μm, est mis en évidence dans ces fibres à coeur suspendu. Pour pallier ce problème, des fibres tout-solide à saut d’indice sont développées. La méthode de fabrication des préformes en verre, combinant les techniques de built-in casting et de rod-in-tube, est alors adaptée aux techniques de purification. Une fibre à saut d'indice à petit coeur en verres TNaGZ et TZNF purifiés a notamment été étirée et utilisée pour la génération d’élargissements spectraux dans différents régimes de dispersion. / This PhD thesis work focuses on the synthesis and purification of vitreous materials used for the development of waveguides with varied profiles, dedicated to supercontinuum (SC) generation between 1 and 5 μm.Concerning the purification of tellurite glasses, several leads were followed, but best results are obtained for the purification of the TeO2-ZnO-Na2O glassy system by the means of zinc fluoride. Attenuation measurements performed on several meter-long single-index fiber samples reveal the nearly complete elimination of water-related absorptions between 3 and 4 μm (OH ions concentration lower than 1 ppm mass.). Such water-purified glasses were firstly dedicated to microstructured optical fibers (MOFs) fabrication for SC generation. Spectral broadening between 0.6 and 3.3 μm is obtained in a suspended-core taper. Moreover, a compact source based on supercontinuum generation in tellurite MOFs is developed for a gas detection application in the 2-3 μm domain. However an aging process, due to water contamination and leading to the apparition of additional optical losses between 3 and 4 μm, has been identified in those suspended-core fibers. In order to avoid such transmission degradation, all-solid step-index fibers are developed. The preforms fabrication method, which combines the built-in casting and the rod-in-tube, is adapted to the purification techniques. An all-solid small-core waveguide made from purified TNaGZ and TZNF glasses is fabricated and moreover used for spectral broadening experiments in different dispersion regimes.

Ce manuscrit de thèse présente le développement et l’étude d’une source supercontinuum dans l’infrarouge moyen pour une application de détection de gaz par spectroscopie d’absorption. L’étude des sources supercontinuum est basée sur la propagation non-linéaire d’impulsions ultracourtes dans un verre de tellurite de composition 80TeO2-10ZnO-10Na2O (% molaire) et utilisé sous trois formes différentes, à savoir un échantillon massif sous la forme d’une pastille, puis une fibre microstructurée à cœur suspendu fabriquée à partir de ce même verre, et enfin cette dernière fibre ultérieurement effilée (aussi appelée « taper »). Ces trois options d’utilisation s’adaptent à différents types de sources lasers disponibles commercialement et permettent d’optimiser la génération d’une source de lumière recouvrant une gamme très large de fréquences. Chaque observation expérimentale est accompagnée de simulations numériques correspondantes qui mettent en évidence les différents mécanismes physiques et dynamiques de la génération de supercontinuum. La première étude reporte la mise en œuvre d’une source supercontinuum induite par filamentation dans l’échantillon massif, à l’aide d’un laser femtoseconde de forte énergie (plusieurs micro-Joules), et associée à une caractérisation spectro-angulaire complète. Puis, l’accent a été mis sur la génération de supercontinuum dans les fibres optiques microstructurées à cœur suspendu (avec ou sans taper) à l’aide de sources lasers femtosecondes nano-Joules. Une étude complète de fabrication et d’optimisation des propriétés de ces fibres avec ou sans taper a été menée, notamment pour améliorer les contributions linéaires et non-linéaires du guidage sur la propagation et les conversions de fréquences associées. Une source supercontinuum s’étalant de 0.6 à 3.3 µm (équivalent à 400 THz de largeur spectrale) est obtenue avec une fibre d’une longueur de 10 cm. Enfin, une source s’étalant de 0.9 à 2.6 µm, à l’aide d’un laser à fibre plus compact, a été développée grâce aux fibres microstructurées effilées pour une application de détection de gaz. Le principal objectif étant d’explorer les raies d’absorption au-delà de 2 µm, qui sont reconnues comme étant bien plus intenses et donc plus faciles à détecter. Un dispositif expérimental de spectroscopie d’absorption par source supercontinuum dans une cellule multi-passage compacte a été mis en place avec succès pour la détection de méthane. / This work focuses on the development of mid-infrared supercontinuum light sources and their application for gas detection through absorption spectroscopy. The study of supercontinuum sources is based on nonlinear ultrashort pulse propagation in tellurite glass (80TeO2-10ZnO-10Na2O) and used in three different forms, namely a thin bulk sample, a microstructured suspended-core fiber, and a tapered suspended-core fiber. These technical means adapt themselves to distinct laser sources commercially available, thus optimizing the implementation of ultrawide-band infrared light sources. Experimental observations are compared to corresponding numerical simulations, thus pointing out the different underlying physical mechanisms of supercontinuum generation. The first study reports the filamentation-induced supercontinuum source in the tellurite glass bulk sample by means of a high-energy femtosecond laser (several micro-Joules) and associated with a complete spectro-angular mapping of light distribution. Then, the main task is related to supercontinuum generation in microstructured suspended-core fibers (with or without tapering) using nano-Joule femtosecond laser sources. A complete analysis of the fiber design was performed, especially to enhance linear and nonlinear wave propagation for efficient frequency conversion processes. As a result, a supercontinuum source covering the 0.6-3.3 µm region (i.e., 400-THz spectral bandwidth) is obtained in a 10-cm tapered fiber segment. Finally, another supercontinuum source covering the 0.9-2.6 µm region, pumped by a very compact fiber laser, was developed, in particular for its application in a gas detector system. The main goal is to explore absorption lines beyond 2 µm, which are known to be more intense and then easier to detect. A complete experimental setup for supercontinuum absorption spectroscopy based on a compact multi-pass cell was successfully developed for methane detection.

Neste trabalho são apresentadas a síntese e caracterização das propriedades luminescentes dos sistemas vítreos TeO2-ZnO e TeO2-ZnO-PbO-Na2O dopados com íons de európio e térbio contendo nanopartículas (NPs) metálicas de prata, ouro e cobre, para aplicações em dispositivos fotônicos. Estes vidros possuem uma larga região de transmissão (350-6500 nm), elevada estabilidade química, resistências mecânica e térmica, baixa energia de fônon (em torno de 700 cm-1) e alto índice de refração (~ 2,0). Por meio de medidas de absorção óptica foi observada a incorporação dos íons de terras-raras na forma trivalente, responsável pelo fenômeno de luminescência nos vidros e a presença de bandas de absorção relacionadas à ressonância dos plasmons superficiais (RPS), localizadas em aproximadamente 490 nm (no caso das NPs de prata), em 500 nm (no caso das NPs de ouro) e em torno de 800 nm (no caso das NPs de cobre). A caracterização das NPs metálicas foi realizada por meio da Microscopia Eletrônica de transmissão auxiliada pelas técnicas de difração de elétrons e espectrometria de energia dispersiva (EDS) e permitiu a observação de NPs metálicas, cristalinas e de diversos formatos e tamanhos. As medidas de emissão foram realizadas excitando as amostras em 405 nm para as dopadas com Eu3+ e 377 nm para as amostras dopadas com Tb3+, por meio de um espectrômetro de fluorescência, com lâmpada de Xenon de pulsos de 2 a 3 s. Foram medidas bandas de emissão associadas à emissão do Eu3+ em 580 nm, 590 nm, 614 nm, 650 nm e 695 nm devidas às transições 5D07FJ (com J = 0 até 4). A banda situada em 614 nm, associada a uma transição de dipolo-elétrico é a mais intensa, por ser mais sensível às mudanças do campo local provocado pela presença das NPs metálicas. Para as amostras dopadas com Tb3+ foram observadas emissões em 485 nm, 550 nm, 590 nm e 623 nm, associadas às transições 5D47FJ (com J = 6 até 3), sendo a emissão em 550 nm associada também a uma transição de dipolo-elétrico e portanto a mais sensível às alterações do campo local provocado pela presença das NPs metálicas. Para as amostras codopadas com íons de Eu3+ e Tb3+, foram observados aumentos significativos da luminescência referente à emissão em 614 nm na presença de NPs de prata. A obtenção de aumento da luminescência dos íons de Eu3+ somente pela transferência de energia proveniente do Tb3+ não é um mecanismo trivial. Entretanto, foi observado em amostras preparadas com diferentes concentrações de íons aceitadores e doadores e intensificada também na presença de NPs de prata. Os aumentos ocorridos na luminescência são provavelmente causados pelo aumento do campo local nas proximidades dos íons de terras-raras e por processos de transferência entre as NPs metálicas e os íons de terras-raras. Nestes casos a distância entre os íons de terras-raras e as NPs está compreendida entre 5 nm e 20 nm. Portanto, a presença das NP desempenha um papel importante para o aumento da luminescência, permitindo o desenvolvimento de novos materiais com aplicações em nanofotônica. / This work presents the synthesis and characterization of luminescent properties of vitreous systems TeO2-ZnO e TeO2-ZnO-PbO-Na2O doped with ions of europium and terbium containing silver, gold and copper nanoparticles (NPs), for applications in photonic devices. These glasses have a large window transmission (350-6500 nm), chemical stability, mechanical and thermal resistance, low phonon energy (around 700 cm-1) and high refraction index (~2,0). The optical absorption measurement showed the incorporation of rareearths ions in the trivalent form, responsible for the luminescence phenomenon in the glasses and the presence of absorption bands related to the surface plasmons resonance (SPR), located in approximately 490 nm (in the case of silver NPs) in 500 nm (in the case of gold NPs) and around 800 nm (in the case of copper NPs). The characterization of the metallic NPs was perfomed with transmission electron microscopy (TEM) with the aid of electron diffraction and energy dispersive spectroscopy techniques that allowed the observation of metallic NPs, crystalline with several shapes and sizes. The measurements were made through with excitation of 405 nm for samples doped with Eu3+ and 377 nm for samples doped with Tb3+, using a fluorescence spectrometer, with Xenon lamp with pulses varying from 2 to 3 s. The bands associated to Eu3+ emission were measured at 580 nm, 590 nm, 614 nm, 650 nm and 695 nm due to the transitions 5D07FJ (with J = 0 to 4). The band situated at 614 nm related to electric dipole transition is the most intense because it is sensitive to changes in the local field, caused by the presence of metallic NPs. For samples doped with Tb3+ it was observed emissions at 485 nm, 550 nm, 590 nm and 623 nm, associated with the transitions 5D47FJ (with J = 6 to 3) being the 550 nm emission also related to electric dipole transition and consequently the most sensitive to changes in the local field, caused by the presence of metallic NPs. For the samples codoped with Eu3+ and Tb3+ ions it was observed significative enhancement of the luminescence at 614 nm emission in the presence of silver NPs. The achievement of the enhancement of the luminescence of Eu3+ ions only by energy transfer from Tb3+ is not a trivial mechanism. However, it was observed in samples prepared with different concentrations of acceptor and donors ions and intensified in the presence of NPs silver. The enhancement of the luminescence is probably caused by the increase of the local field around the rare earth ions and by processes of energy transfer between the metallic NPs and the rare earth ions. In these cases the distance between the rare earth ions and the metallic NPs ranges from 5 to 20 nm. Thus, the presence of metallic NPs plays an important role for the enhancement of the luminescence, allowing the development of new materials with application in photonic.