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Abstract

A novel and simple approach for optimization of a multiple quantum well electroabsorption waveguide modulator is presented. In our approach, all four of the modulator characteristic parameters (on-off ratio, insertion loss, bandwidth, and driving voltage) are included. Design examples for GaAs/AlGaAs multiple quantum well modulators are presented. The accuracy of our model is confirmed by comparison between calculated and published experimental data.     

彩色打印机特性化多元回归模型的研究

多元回归法是彩色打印机特性化普遍采用的方法,实验对影响多元回归精度的阶数、色空间选择、以及训练样本选取进行了研究.研究结果表明:(1)二、三、四阶的特性化精度分别在10.9±0.3、6.6±0.2、6.0±0.2个CIELAB色差单位;(2)回归模型采用RGB到CIELAB或CIEXYZ的预测精度基本相同,大概相差1个...     

NETWORK CHARACTERIZATION OF STEP DISCONTINUITY WITH GENERALIZED CONSERVATION OF COMPLEX POWER TECHNIQUE AND ITS APPLICATION TO ANALYZING PERIODIC DIELECTRIC WAVEGUIDES

The propagation of electromagnetic waves along open periodic, dielectric waveguides is formulated in the case that surface wave is guided and propagates normally to the corrugation. Our approximate analysis with the propagation characteristics is to consider a corresponding bounded waveguide problem in which perfect electric or magnetic walls are introduced, and the periodic corrugation is regarded as consisting of step discontinuities connected by a length of uniform slab waveguide. By properly taking into account of both surface modes and only a few non-surface-modes, a novel network approach is proposed for characterizing step discontinuity based on the generalized conservation of complex power technique (GCCPT). Employing solution selection rule (SSR), we can readily derive propagation characteristics in the Bragg interaction region. A number of numerical results are shown to demonstrate the usefulness of our approach.     

Annealing behaviour of structure and morphology and its effects on the optical gain of Er3+/Yb3+ co-doped Al2O3 planar waveguide amplifier

Using transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and x-ray diffraction analysis, we have studied the structural and morphological evolution of highly Er/Yb co-doped Al₂O₃ films in the temperature range from $600\,^{\circ}\mkern-1mu$C--900$\,^{\circ}\mkern-1mu$C. By comparison with TEM observation, the annealing behaviours of photoluminescence (PL) emission and optical loss were found to have relation to the structure and morphology. The increase of PL intensity and optical loss above 800$\,^{\circ}\mkern-1mu$C might result from the crystallization of amorphous Al₂O₃ films. Based on the study on the structure and morphology, a rate equation propagation model of a multilevel system was used to calculate the optical gains of Er-doped Al₂O₃ planar waveguide amplifiers involving the variation of PL efficiency and optical loss with annealing temperature. It was found that the amplifiers had an optimized optical gain at the temperature corresponding to the minimum of optical loss, rather than at the temperature corresponding to the maximum of PL efficiency, suggesting that the optical loss is a key factor for determining the optical gain of an Er-doped Al₂O₃ planar waveguide amplifier.     

基于微波透射法的金属薄膜方块电阻测量理论及其应用

依据矩形波导基模的场分布表达式和电磁边界条件,解析推导了插入金属薄膜后的矩形波导透射系数,建立了考虑介质衬底影响的金属纳米薄膜微波透射系数仿真计算方法及其方块电阻的微波测量方法.运用全波电磁仿真方法对金属纳米薄膜方块电阻的微波测量装置进行了仿真验证,结果表明透射系数幅度与方块电阻的对数之间呈线性关系.采用磁控溅射工艺分别在高阻硅和玻璃两种介质衬底表面制备了不同方块电阻值的银薄膜,并测量其微波透射系数.实测结果表明,提出的方法适用于方块电阻阻值为0.05—0.5?/square的金属薄膜.研究结果对于微纳制造领域的导电薄膜方块电阻表征具有参考价值.     

基于Ⅱ类周期极化铌酸锂波导的通信波段小型化频率纠缠源产生及其量子特性测量

自发参量下转换过程制备的纠缠光源在量子光学及其相关领域有着广泛的应用.本文利用780 nm的分布式布拉格反射镜激光二极管抽运一块长10 mm的Ⅱ类准相位匹配的周期极化铌酸锂波导,产生了偏振正交的频率反关联纠缠光子对.通过实验结果与理论的完美结合得到,当进入波导的抽运光功率为44.9 mW时,下转换双光子对的产生速率为1.87×10~7s~(-1).利用单色仪对下转换光子的频谱进行分析,得到信号和闲置光子的中心波长分别为1561.43 nm和1561.45 nm,频谱宽度为3.62 nm和3.60 nm,双光子符合包络宽度约为3.18 nm,可以得到双光子的频率纠缠度为1.131.00,表征了双光子的频率纠缠特性.利用Hong-Ou-Mandel干涉仪测量双光子的二阶量子干涉特性,测得的干涉可见度为96.1%,干涉图谱的凹陷宽度为1.47 ps.     

方块电阻法原位表征Cu薄膜氧化反应动力学规律

提出并建立了一种基于方块电阻测量的原位表征Cu薄膜氧化反应动力学规律的方法.利用Cu薄膜方块电阻随氧化时间的变化情况，得到氧化产物厚度与氧化时间的关系，反应动力学表征结果符合抛物线规律.还利用不同的氧化反应温度条件和对应的抛物线常数之间的关系得到体系的扩散激活能.结果表明，提出的表征方法适用于Cu薄膜氧化反应体系.     

无干涉条纹的光谱位相相干直接电场重构法

提出一种新的诊断飞秒脉冲振幅与位相的高精度测量方法.该方法发展了传统的SPIDER方法，保留了原方法对脉冲信息可以实时、有效和全面地测取的优点，并能克服其不能测量脉宽较大或位相信息复杂的脉冲的缺点.在新方法中和频后的脉冲对没有相对延时，形成无干涉条纹的剪切干涉图.在调节一个小量延时于某些特定值，可去掉剪切干涉图的歧义性.给出数值模拟结果，证明此方法无需经过傅里叶变换滤波，可直接由干涉图唯一地提取出脉冲的振幅与位相信息. 关键词： 光谱位相相干直接电场重构法 飞秒脉冲测量 超快信息光学     

Characterization techniques for a MEMS electric-field sensor in vacuum

An accurate calibration of an electric-field sensor is difficult to carry out due to challenges involved in generating a uniform electric field over the sensor volume. Additionally, capacitive coupling between the field source and the sensors and related instrumentation tends to distort the measured field further. Sensor characterization includes not only calibration, but also determination of the frequency response (both magnitude and phase), noise power spectral density, dynamic range, and linearity. In this paper, we discuss characterization techniques for an unpackaged microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) electric field sensor in a vacuum chamber. The use of oppositely charged square plates at a spacing of half the plate width is advised by the IEEE 1308-1994 standard for generation of a uniform electric field. Previously, the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) has shown that by employing guard tubes in the construction of an electric field generating chamber, the fringing fields can be controlled, and the spacing between the endplates can be increased while maintaining a uniform field. A similar, smaller apparatus for generating a uniform axial electric field was constructed to fit into a vacuum bell jar. The considerations and techniques for minimizing error due to fringing and distortion from metal conductors will be presented, along with the techniques and laboratory equipment used for characterizing the sensor.     

非线性超声射频信号熵对乳腺结节良恶性的定征

本文提出了一种基于非线性超声射频(radio frequency, RF)信号熵对乳腺结节良恶性进行定征的方法.对306例乳腺结节样本(良性158例,恶性148例)提取了基于超声RF信号二次谐波的熵和加权熵,以及常规超声参数(图像灰度、纵横比、不规则度、乳腺结节大小、深度);采用t检验和线性分类器检测参数对乳腺结节良恶性的区分度;进一步将有效参数组合输入支持向量机对乳腺结节良恶性进行分类.结果表明:除图像灰度外,其余参数均在乳腺结节的良性与恶性间有显著差异.多参数结合输入支持向量机的良恶性分类的准确率、敏感性和特异性分别为81.4%, 78.4%和84.2%.本文工作表明非线性超声RF信号的熵可有效地定征乳腺结节的良恶性,有望成为乳腺结节良恶性定征新参量.     

掺Fe(Ⅲ)的A-TiO_2的水热法制备、表征及其光催化活性分析

一定条件下用水热法制备了的掺Fe(Ⅲ)的TiO2晶体,XRD分析结果表明它是锐钛矿型Fe(Ⅲ)的TiO2(A-TiO2).研究了以自制的掺Fe(Ⅲ)的A-TiO2为光催化剂对罗丹明B溶液的降解性能.结果表明,在5 mg/L的罗丹明B溶液中,加入0.1650 g自制的掺Fe(Ⅲ)的5%的A-TiO2,用硝酸调节溶液PH=5后,可见光照射下,43℃恒温磁力快速搅拌反应6 h,罗丹明B降解率为76.5%;同样条件下经254nm紫外光照6 h,降解率达到95.7%.     

The study of multilayer planar optical waveguide structure with nonlinear cladding

A novel method for analyzing the multilayer and multibranch optical waveguides with nonlinear cladding is presented. This method can also be used to analyze the multiple-quantum-well (MQW) waveguide structure. Numerical simulation results show that our analyses are reasonable.     

Design and VNA-measurement of coplanar waveguide (CPW) on benzocyclobutene (BCB) at THz frequencies

The low permittivity and the low loss tangent of the benzocyclobutene polymer (BCB) offers to coplanar waveguides (CPW) a low dispersive propagation properties at THz frequency. These transmission lines have been designed, modeled with a three dimensional (3D) solver of Maxwell equations based on finite element method (FEM) from 20 to 1000 GHz at various characteristic impedances (Z_c). Their dispersion and losses (radiation, conduction and dielectric) have been investigated separately versus the waveguide size, the nature of the substrate (dielectric or semiconductor) to optimize the THz signal propagation. Monomode CPW on BCB numerically designed for various Z_c were realized and measured with vector network analyzer (VNA). S-parameters of CPW are de-embedded by optimization of the accesses’ model. A good agreement is found between experimental and numerical results with low attenuation constants of 2.7 dB/mm and 3.5 dB/mm at 400 GHz and 500 GHz, respectively.     

Study of ultrasound stiffness imaging methods using tissue mimicking phantoms

A pilot study was carried out to investigate the performance of ultrasound stiffness imaging methods namely Ultrasound Elastography Imaging (UEI) and Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse (ARFI) Imaging. Specifically their potential for characterizing different classes of solid mass lesions was analyzed using agar based tissue mimicking phantoms. Composite tissue mimicking phantom was prepared with embedded inclusions of varying stiffness from 50 kPa to 450 kPa to represent different stages of cancer. Acoustic properties such as sound speed, attenuation coefficient and acoustic impedance were characterized by pulse echo ultrasound test at 5 MHz frequency and they are ranged from (1564 ± 88 to 1671 ± 124 m/s), (0.6915 ± 0.123 to 0.8268 ± 0.755 db cm^-1 MHz^-1) and (1.61×10⁶ ± 0.127 to 1.76 × 10⁶ ± 0.045 kg m^-2 s^-1) respectively. The elastic property Young’s Modulus of the prepared samples was measured by conducting quasi static uni axial compression test under a strain rate of 0.5 mm/min upto 10 % strain, and the values are from 50 kPa to 450 kPa for a variation of agar concentration from 1.7% to 6.6% by weight. The composite phantoms were imaged by Siemens Acuson S2000 (Siemens, Erlangen, Germany) machine using linear array transducer 9L4 at 8 MHz frequency; strain and displacement images were collected by UEI and ARFI. Shear wave velocity 4.43 ± 0.35 m/s was also measured for high modulus contrast (18 dB) inclusion and X.XX m/s was found for all other inclusions. The images were pre processed and parameters such as Contrast Transfer Efficiency and lateral image profile were computed and reported. The results indicate that both ARFI and UEI represent the abnormalities better than conventional US B mode imaging whereas UEI enhances the underlying modulus contrast into improved strain contrast. The results are corroborated with literature and also with clinical patient images.     

Mixing and Characterization of Nanosized Powders: An Assessment of Different Techniques

The objective of this paper was to gain an understanding of the mixing and characterization of nanosized powders. Three different nanosized material systems were selected based on their physical and chemical properties. Mixing experiments of the selected nanopowders were performed using a variety of environmentally friendly dry powder processing devices and the rapid expansion of supercritical CO₂ suspensions (RESS process) and compared with solvent-based methods coupled with ultrasonic agitation. A number of imaging techniques, including FESEM, AFM, TEM, EELS and EDS were used to characterize the degree of mixing or homogeneity of the mixtures obtained.The results indicate that only some of the imaging techniques are capable of determining the quality of nanoparticle mixing, depending on the physical and chemical properties of the nanopowders. For example, field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) is suitable for characterizing powder mixtures having a distinct difference in particle shape, or with a large difference in atomic number of the metallic element of the two constituents. Only electron energy loss spectroscopy (EELS) was able to fully characterize nanopowder mixtures of SiO₂ and TiO₂ at the nanoscale. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) provided information on mixing quality, but only on a scale of about 1m. The results also show that solvent-based mixing methods coupled with ultrasonic agitation, and RESS generally perform better than dry powder processing systems, with the exception of the hybridizer, in generating a homogeneous mixture.     

基于等几何分析方法求解任意截面波导本征问题

基于等几何分析方法具有自由度花费少、高精度、高阶连续性等特点,通过加权余量法对椭圆波导本征问题的亥姆霍兹方程等几何离散得出等几何分析方程.解决了传统数值方法的求解域与几何模型的非一致性问题,实现了将问题的分析计算构架于精确几何模型基础之上.分析任意截面波导的本征问题,对不同偏心率的椭圆波导以及三角形和五边形波导的截止波数的求解结果显示等几何分析方法求解波导本征问题的高效及高精度特性.与传统方法相比,此方法以较少的自由度消耗便会达到较高的求解精度,并且数值解的收敛率较快.     

二维平板光子晶体直波导的制备和光传输特性的测量

利用聚焦离子束刻蚀的方法在SOI(silicon on insulator)基片上制备了W3型二维光子晶体直波导.观察并测量了近红外激光通过光子晶体波导的散射图形和透过谱.实验结果说明，激光在有引入引出脊形波导的光子晶体直波导中具有很好的传输特性. 关键词： 光子晶体波导 光子带隙 脊型波导     

Analysis of Planar Dielectric Waveguide with Mirror-Conjugate Chiralities in the Core and the Cladding

The propagation characteristics of a planar waveguide with mirror-conjugate chiralities filled in the core and the cladding (mirror-conjugate chirality waveguide) are presented. The effects of chirality on cutoff, dispersion and field distribution characteristics of the waveguide are studied. The results show that the waveguide with desired features can be made by appropriately selecting the chiralities of the core and the cladding, because the core chirality and cladding chirality have different influences on waveguide propagation characteristics.     

金属层亚波长狭缝中光波耦合

亚波长波导能够控制光在亚波长的尺寸中以很小损耗传输,在集成光学中有广泛的应用。利用二维时域有限差分(FDTD)法,研究了光波在金属层中亚波长两狭缝之间的耦合过程。分别在较厚的金属层前表面和后表面刻上两个狭缝,纵向错开一定距离(间距),横向重叠一定长度(耦合长度),两个狭缝能够将光波从金属层的前表面耦合到后表面。改变两个狭缝长度、间距和耦合长度等参数,耦合波长和效率发生明显变化。结合振幅分布,认为光波在两狭缝形成波导共振,前表面狭缝的共振将入射波能量耦合进入狭缝中,后表面狭缝的共振将能量耦合出去,两个狭缝之间通过隧穿效应耦合。     

一种新型同轴TEM-圆波导TE11模式变换器

 提出了一种新型同轴插板式模式变换器，可以实现同轴TEM到圆波导TE₁₁模式的变换。介绍了这种模式变换器的工作原理：即通过在同轴波导中沿轴向插入金属板，将同轴TEM模变换成扇形截面波导TE₁₁模，进而利用不同扇形截面波导中的相移改变电场分布的轴对称性，在同轴波导中形成同轴TE₁₁模，最后将同轴TE₁₁模转换为圆波导TE₁₁模式。基于这一原理设计了一个中心频率为3.8GHz的同轴TEM-圆波导TE₁₁模式变换器，并进行了数值模拟。模拟结果表明：这种模式变换器可以承受高功率，中心频率上转换效率为98.5%，转换效率大于90%的带宽超过10%，在3.5~4.1GHz的频率范围内反射损耗低于0.3dB。