We report the electro-optic properties of hybrid silica solgel doped with a nonlinear chromophore with large hyperpolarizability. Electro-optic coefficients of higher than 30 pm/V have been obtained. Moreover, the electro-optic coefficients have good temporal stability and show promise for the development of high-speed electro-optic devices.

We report here a case of pentastomiasis infection in a 3-year-old girl who had high fever, abdominal pain, abdominal tension and anemia. Ultrasound scanning of the abdomen revealed disseminated hyperechoic nodules in the liver and a small amount of ascites. Abdominal MRI showed marked hepatomegaly with disseminated miliary nodules of high signal intensity throughout the hepatic parenchyma on T2-weighted images; retroperitoneal lymphadenopathy and disseminated miliary nodules on the peritoneum were also noted. Chest CT showed scattered small hyperdense nodules on both sides of the lungs. The laparoscopy demonstrated diffuse white nodules on the liver surface and the peritoneum. After the small intestinal wall and peritoneal biopsy, histological examination revealed parenchymal tubercles containing several larvae of pentastomids and a large amount of inflammatory cell infiltration around them. The pathological diagnosis was parasitic granuloma from pentastomiasis infection.

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To overcome the influence of chromophore absorption and degradation in the ultraviolet spectral range for direct photopatterning of electro-optic devices, a blue laser writing technique operating at 405nm has been used to fabricate electro-optic waveguides from side-chain disperse red-1 doped photosensitive hybrid sol–gel films. The waveguide has good optical confinement and shows an electro-optic coefficient of about 9.0±0.4pm∕V and high temporal stability. The results indicate that the hybrid sol–gel a promising matrix for chromophores, and this technique can find applications in direct patterning of electro-optic devices from nonlinear chromophores-doped photosensitive materials including sol–gels and polymers.