Erbium-doped twin-core fibre narrow-band filter for fibre lasers

Theoretical analysis of a recently experimentally demonstrated erbium-doped twin-core (ErTCF) fibre saturable-absorber-based narrow-band tracking filter is presented. Basic qualitative characteristics of the filter are deduced from an analogy with an ideally inhomogeneously broadened saturable absorber while the effect of wide band saturation of absorption due to spatial overlap of individual spectral components of the radiation is studied in detail using a numerical model based on coupled mode theory, resolved in space and frequency. The effect of the input power, twin-core fibre length and laser operating wavelength on the spectral characteristics of the filter is investigated.     

光子晶体定向耦合三波长功分器

以二维三角晶格光子晶体为研究对象,在该光子晶体中引入两行以一行耦合介质柱为间距的平行单模线缺陷波导.通过分析和研究光子晶体波导耦合结构的耦合和解耦合特性,发现在不同频率下耦合波导的耦合长度不同.利用平面波展开法和定向耦合原理计算了在不同入射光频率下,缺陷波导间耦合波导的耦合长度,设计了一种新型超微光子晶体波导耦合型三波长功分器,实现了归一化频率分别为0.369、0.394、0.435的光波的分束效果.采用时域有限差分法验证了该功分器具有很好的功率分配效果.本文结果有助于光子晶体新型滤波器、定向耦合器、波分复用器、偏振光分束器以及光开关等光子器件的研究.     

运用表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)和密度泛函数理论(DFT)模拟计算研究对硝基苯胺在金纳米颗粒表面吸附行为

在沉积金纳米颗粒的干燥滤纸上进行对硝基苯胺的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱研究,并与对硝基苯胺在金胶水溶液中的表面增强拉曼散射(SERS)光谱相比,分子拉曼光谱发生了很大变化。同时利用DFT理论计算对硝基苯胺在金胶颗粒上的吸附行为的拉曼光谱。DFT理论模拟计算和FI-Raman实验分析都表明这种变化源于对硝基苯胺的不同吸附方式。SERS和DFT结合研究分子的吸附是一种有效的技术。     

Experimental (FT-IR) and theoretical (DFT) studies on the adsorption behavior of p-nitroaniline (PNA) on gold nanoparticales

This paper reports the studies on the adsorption behavior of p-nitroaniline (PNA) on gold nanoparticales by experiment (FT-IR) and theory (DFT). On dried filter paper coated with gold nanoparticles and in gold aqueous colloids, surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) spectra of p-nitroaniline (PNA) are studied by FT-IR excitation. The Raman frequencies of these two models for the p-nitroaniline (PNA) molecules on different substrate using DFT-B3PW91 with lanl2dz are calculated. Here it is demonstrated the calculated Raman frequencies are in good agreement with experimental values. Experimental (FT-IR) and theoretical (DFT) studies indicate that the adsorption behaviors of PNA molecules are different on these two substrates: in gold aqueous colloids, PNA molecules are adsorbed through the nitro group; while on the gold-coated filter paper, they are titled and there is a certain angle between the benzene rings and the surfaces of gold nanoparticles.     

对Cohn直耦滤波器理论的推广

本文把Cohn的直耦滤波器理论推广到四分之一波长耦合滤波器,从而使这两种类型的微波滤波器在理论上统一起来。给出了低通到带通的频响变换式,这个变换式考虑了滤波器电纳随频率改变。实验结果表明,应用导出的设计公式进行设计,预示的带宽和阻带衰减更接近实际。最后,对频响特性不对称性的消除方法进行了一些讨论。     

Radial breathing mode frequencies of carbon nanotubes for determination of their diameters

In this paper, exact formulas are obtained for the radial breathing mode (RBM) frequencies of triple-walled carbon nanotubes (TWCNTs) using symbolic package in MAPLE software. For this purpose, TWCNT is considered as triple concentric elastic thin cylindrical shells, which are coupled through van der Waals (vdW) forces between two adjacent tubes. Lennard–Jones potential is used to calculate the vdW forces between adjacent tubes. Then, explicit formulas for RBM frequencies of single-walled (SW), and double-walled (DW) CNTs have been deduced from TWCNT formulas that show an excellent agreement with the available experimental results and the other theoretical model results. The advantage of this analytical approach is that the elastic shell model considers all degrees of freedom in the vibrational analysis of CNTs. To demonstrate the accuracy of this work, the RBM frequencies of different multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) are compared with the available experimental or atomistic results with relative errors of less than 1.5%. To illustrate the application of this approach, the diameters of DWCNTs are obtained from their RBM frequencies which show an excellent agreement with the available experimental results. Also, this approach can be used to determine the diameters of the TWCNTs and MWCNTs. The influence of changing the geometrical and mechanical parameters of a TWCNT on its RBM frequencies has been investigated, too.     

Better place-coding of the fundamental frequency in cochlear implants

In current cochlear implant systems, the fundamental frequency F0 of a complex sound is encoded by temporal fluctuations in the envelope of the electrical signals presented on the electrodes. In normal hearing, the lower harmonics of a complex sound are resolved, in contrast with a cochlear implant system. In the present study, it is investigated whether "place-coding" of the first harmonic improves the ability of an implantee to discriminate complex sounds with different fundamental frequencies. Therefore, a new filter bank was constructed, for which the first harmonic is always resolved in two adjacent filters, and the balance between both filter outputs is directly related to the frequency of the first harmonic. The new filter bank was compared with a filter bank that is typically used in clinical processors, both with and without the presence of temporal cues in the stimuli. Four users of the LAURA cochlear implant participated in a pitch discrimination task to determine detection thresholds for F0 differences. The results show that these thresholds decrease noticeably for the new filter bank, if no temporal cues are present in the stimuli. If temporal cues are included, the differences between the results for both filter banks become smaller, but a clear advantage is still observed for the new filter bank. This demonstrates the feasibility of using place-coding for the fundamental frequency.     

Contra-directional coupling between two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides

The contra-directional coupling between two photonic crystal (PC) waveguides is studied, using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. A design of contra-directional coupler is presented and its transmission properties are investigated. The device can be used as an add/drop filter. It is also shown that the coupled mode theory is suitable to study the photonic crystal waveguide coupler.     

Mechanically switchable photonic crystal filter with either all-pass transmission or flat-top reflection characteristics

We theoretically introduce a new type of optical all-pass filter based on guided resonance in coupled photonic crystal slabs. The filter exhibits near-complete transmission for both on- and off-resonant frequencies and yet generates large resonant group delay. We further show that such a filter can be mechanically switched into a flat-top band rejection filter.     

Analysis of the coupled thermoelastic vibration for axially moving beam

The coupled thermoelstic vibration characteristics of the axially moving beam are investigated. The differential equation of motion of the axially moving beam under the thermoelastic coupling is established based to the equilibrium equation and the thermal conduction equation involving deformation term. The eigenequation is deduced and the dimensionless complex frequencies of the axially moving beam with different boundary conditions under the coupled thermoelastic case are calculated by the differential quadrature method. The curves of the real parts and imaginary parts of the first three-order dimensionless complex frequencies versus the dimensionless axially moving speed are obtained. The effects of the dimensionless coupled thermoelastic factor, the ratio of length to height, the dimensionless moving speed on the stability of the beam are analyzed.     

长周期光纤光栅(LPFGs)的谱结构研究

利用相位匹配条件,从理论和实验上研究了均匀LPFGs的谱结构特点.结果表明,导模和不同包层模耦合产生的光谱特性有很大差别.在模序较小时,谱宽较小;模序增加,谱宽也增加;在某一模序附近,谱宽达到最大;以后随模序增加,谱宽迅速减小.给出了LPFGs中透射谱的最大损耗率及3 dB带宽与包层模序、光栅周期、耦合系数和栅长的关系.这些关系对设计满足特定最大损耗率和带宽的带阻滤波器或增益均衡器提供一种理论参考.选用不同的包层模、耦合系数和栅长,可以设计出谱宽很大或很小的LPFGs.     

Fiber chromatic dispersion measurement based on wavelength-to-time mapping using a femtosecond pulse laser and an optical comb filter

A novel method for the measurement of chromatic dispersion of an optical fiber based on wavelength-to-time mapping using a femtosecond pulse laser (FSPL) and an optical comb filter is proposed and experimentally evaluated. In the proposed approach, the spectrum of an ultrashort optical pulse generated by an FSPL is sliced by an optical comb filter. The spectrum-sliced optical pulse is then coupled into the optical fiber under test. Thanks to the chromatic-dispersion-induced wavelength-to-time mapping in the optical fiber under test, a time-domain waveform similar to the sliced spectrum is generated at the output of the optical fiber, with different frequency components having different time delays. The time delay vs. frequency data are then recorded for the estimation of the chromatic dispersion by using least square fitting. Chromatic dispersions of two types of optical fibers with different lengths are tested. The measured dispersion values agree well with those measured by the conventional modulation phase shift (MPS) method.     

Treatment of metal for the FDTD analysis of terahertz devices

A terahertz stop band filter and a resonator consisting of metal gratings are analyzed using the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method, with special attention to the treatment of metal. Numerical results based on a perfect electric conductor (PEC) approximation are compared to those with a metal dispersion being taken into account by the Drude model. It is shown that the results of the resonator for the PEC model are favorably compared with those for the Drude model at frequencies of less than 1 THz. However, care must be taken at higher frequencies, since not only the transmittance at the resonance remarkably reduces for the Drude model, but also its resonance frequency deviates, in comparison with those for the PEC model. Metal mesh structures are also investigated using the periodic FDTD. The differences are found to be relatively small, due to the weak confinement of THz waves in metal mesh structures. The results can serve as a guideline for the FDTD analysis of THz devices consisting of metal.     

基于可调高斯型滤波器的光纤光栅振动解调技术研究

 传统的匹配光纤布拉格光栅型光纤光栅波长解调系统具有波长匹配精度低、调节困难和动态测量范围小的缺点。为了克服上述缺点,采用波长可调谐高斯型滤波器代替传统匹配光纤光栅,提出了一种新型的光纤光栅波长解调技术。建立了基于高斯型滤波器的光纤光栅振动解调系统。对不同频率和振幅的周期性振动进行了解调实验。发现当选择合适带宽的滤波器时,透过滤波器的光功率随压电陶瓷上所加电压信号同步且高保真地变化,表明该系统对振动信号实现了有效的解调。该系统同时具有响应速度快、物理结构简单、动态测量范围大的优点。     

Level dependence of auditory filters in nonsimultaneous masking as a function of frequency

Auditory filter bandwidths were measured using nonsimultaneous masking, as a function of signal level between 10 and 35 dB SL for signal frequencies of 1, 2, 4, and 6 kHz. The brief sinusoidal signal was presented in a temporal gap within a spectrally notched noise. Two groups of normal-hearing subjects were tested, one using a fixed masker level and adaptively varying signal level, the other using a fixed signal level and adaptively varying masker level. In both cases, auditory filters were derived by assuming a constant filter shape for a given signal level. The filter parameters derived from the two paradigms were not significantly different. At 1 kHz, the equivalent rectangular bandwidth (ERB) decreased as the signal level increased from 10 to 20 dB SL, after which it remained roughly constant. In contrast, at 6 kHz, the ERB increased consistently with signal levels from 10 to 35 dB SL. The results at 2 and 4 kHz were intermediate, showing no consistent change in ERB with signal level. Overall, the results suggest changes in the level dependence of the auditory filters at frequencies above 1 kHz that are not currently incorporated in models of human auditory filter tuning.     

Effect of dipolar interaction on the antiferromagnetic resonance spectra of NiO

We have investigated the antiferromagnetic (AF) resonance modes (AFMR) of NiO, theoretically using a model that includes the effects of exchange, dipolar coupling, and a small cubic anisotropy, and experimentally using Brillouin scattering. Using only superexchange between next nearest Ni atoms the model accounts for the observed AF structure with a [112] spin orientation. The model predicts that there are four, weakly coupled, AF lattices that should therefore exhibit eight AFMR modes. Because of degeneracies, only five distinct frequencies are predicted by the model. Three of these frequencies are consistent with the doublet observed by Raman scattering and the central peak reported in Brillouin experiments. Using Brillouin scattering we report the observation of the two missing modes.     

Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Optical Source on Photonic Microwave Filter Performance

The filter frequency response and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) capacity of fiber Bragg grating resonator based photonic microwave filter are investigated experimentally by using two lasers with different linewidths as optical sources. The effects of optical source on the photonic microwave filter performance are analyzed. The results show that when the laser linewidth is less than the filter free spectral range (FSR), the filter response is fluctuating and the SNR capacity decreases about 10dB.     

不同频率高功率微波辐照下PCB电路的混合模拟

采用一个混合模拟方法研究计算了不同频率高功率微波(HPM)辐照下含有PIN限幅器的PCB电路上的耦合信号。该混合模拟方法基于瞬态电磁拓扑和器件/电路混合模拟技术,实现了场、路、器件的混合模拟,能够模拟计算出HPM辐照下屏蔽腔内PCB电路上的耦合信号。用该方法研究计算了频率分别为1,1.25和2.5 GHz的HPM在PCB电路上的耦合信号。计算结果表明:当PCB电路无屏蔽腔时,1 GHz HPM的耦合信号最大,而PCB电路有屏蔽腔时,2.5 GHz HPM的耦合信号最大;PIN限幅器在耦合信号较大时具有较好的抑制作用。     

基于杂质带的光子晶体矩形波形滤波器的实现

利用转移矩阵方法对基于杂质带的光子晶体矩形波形滤波器的实现进行了研究.除了可选择不同折射率的材料外,该滤波器还可通过调整光子晶体本身的结构参量来实现.对较平杂质带的形成机制做了具体的理论分析和解释,通过数值计算光子晶体原子耦合成光子晶体分子的过程,发现光子晶体原子的线宽与光子晶体分子线宽之间的相对大小是决定能否形成较平杂质带的重要参量.     

基于磁光子晶体的低损耗窄带THz滤波器

本文提出一种采用石榴石型铁氧体磁性材料的太赫兹滤波器,利用波导线缺陷和腔内点缺陷的耦合特性,通过改变腔内介质柱半径及分布,实现对某个波长的耦合,达到了高效率滤波的功能;改变外磁场的大小,影响铁氧体材料的磁导率变化,使谐振频率发生改变,从而对THz波进行滤波.应用平面波展开法(PWM)和时域差分有限法(FDTD)进行仿真分析,研究结果表明,该滤波器其插入损耗为0.0997 d B,3 d B带宽为8.22 GHz,实现了低损耗窄带滤波.