Multiple-channel wavelength conversion by use of engineered quasi-phase-matching structures in LiNbO(3) waveguides

We report difference frequency generation-based wavelength converters with multiple phase-matching wavelengths that use engineered quasi-phase-matching structures in LiNbO(3) waveguides. Multiple-channel wavelength conversion is demonstrated within the 1.5-mum band and between the 1.3- and 1.5-mum bands. With simultaneous use of M pump wavelengths, these devices can also be used to perform wavelength broadcasting, in which each of N input signals is converted into M output wavelengths.     

Boundary effects on granular shear flows of smooth disks

Summary We obtain boundary conditions for two-dimensional flows of identical, nearly elastic, circular disks that interact with a flat wall to which identical, evenly spaced half-disks have been attached. Expressions for the transfer of momentum and energy from the boundary to the flow are obtained by statistical averaging over all possible wall-flow disk collisions. We improve upon the expressions derived by Jenkins and Richman [1986] by employing in the averaging process a more elaborate velocity distribution function obtained through the method of moments. In addition we expand the distribution function about a point near the flat wall that guarantees positive slip velocities. With these boundary conditions, we analyze a two-dimensional shear flow driven by parallel bumpy boundaries. The constitutive theory employed includes both the effects of particle collisions and particle transport on the transfer of momentum and energy throughout the flow. We demonstrate how the resulting profiles of velocity, granular temperature, and solid fraction are affected by changes in the geometry of the boundary. We also predict how the induced stresses vary with the geometry of the boundary and the average solid fraction within the flow.

---

Zusammenfassung Wir erhalten die Randbedingungen für die zweidimensionale Strömung identischer, beinahe elastischer, runder Scheiben, die sich in Wechselwirkung mit einer geraden Wand befinden, an der in gleichmäßigen Abständen Halbscheiben angebracht sind. Es werden Ausdrücke für die Übertragung von Impuls und Energie vom Rand auf den Strom aufgestellt, die durch den statisch errechneten Durchschnitt aller möglichen Scheibenkollisionen Wand-Strom erhalten werden. Wir verbessern die von Jenkins und Richman (1986) entwickelten Ausdrücke dadurch, daß bei der Berechnung der Mittelwerte eine erweiterte Geschwindigkeitsverteilung, die auf der Momentmethode beruht, einbezogen wurde. Außerdem entwickeln wir die Verteilungsfunktion an einem Punkt so nahe an der Wand, daß positive Gleitgeschwindigkeiten garantiert sind. Wir untersuchen eine zweidimensionale Scherströmung mit diesen Randbedingungen, die durch die parallelen unebenen Ränder getrieben wird. Die konstitutive Theorie, die wir anwenden, beinhaltet sowohl den Einfluß der Teilchenkollisionen als auch den des Teilchentransports auf die Übertragung von Impuls und Energie innerhalb der Strömung. Wir zeigen, wie die Profile der Geschwindigkeit, der Granu-lartemperatur und des Festkörperanteils, die sich ergeben, durch Veränderungen der Randgeometrie beeinflußt werden. Weiterhin können wir voraussagen, wie die erzeugten Spannungen sich mit der Randgeometrie und dem im Strom enthaltenen Festkörperanteil verändern.

     

A Simple and Rapid Separation of Preservatives and Artificial Sweeteners by Polyamide Layer Chromatography

A simple and rapid polyamide chromatographic method for the detection of 12 kinds of preservatives and 3 kinds of artificial sweeteners were reported. The results indicated that the method was good in sensitivity, separability and reproducibility.     

Study of cylindrical stress waves generated by exploding wires

An experimental technique utilizing high-pressure gas from an exploding wire is used to load long, hollow, thick-walled cylinders from the inside. Resulting plane-strain cylindrical stress waves are one-dimensional in nature. Asimultaneity of impact is studied with methods of high-speed photography and dynamic photoelasticity.     

Indo-Mo Model with s·p Separation

A newly developed self-consistent-field molecular orbital theory is described and tested. The intermediate neglect of differential overlap (INDO) approximation is used, and all interaction integrals are differentiated according to their dependence upon 2s and 2p AO's. The bonding parameter β_l is reformulated so that the model is calibrated to only one specific molecular property, namely, the ionization energy of Hi. We expect that this model will not be biased toward any special families of molecules.     

Synthesis and luminescence properties of U-shaped polycyclic molecules containing syn-facial functionalized quinoxaline rings

[reaction: see text] Rigid U-shaped molecules containing syn-facially situated quinoxaline rings have been synthesized in three steps, by a combination of the Diels-Alder reaction, the ruthenium-catalyzed oxidation, and the Zn(OAc)(2)-catalyzed condensation of the resulting bis-alpha-diketones with benzene-1,2-diamines. The unsymmetric bis-quinoxalines, with electronically different substituents, and the quinoxaline ring-attached alpha-diketones were also prepared. Their luminescence properties were examined and described.     

Electrolithographic investigations of the hydrophilic channels in Nafion membranes

Nafion membranes are used as semisolid electrolytes in methanol and hydrogen fuel cells. The ion conduction takes place through those hydrophilic channels in the Nafion that can provide continuous pathways through the membrane. There is as yet limited information about the density, the size, and the shape of these channels. We have developed two electrochemical methods of visualizing the pore structure which involve the creation of metal lithographs using the membrane pores as templates. In the experiments, the membrane is supported on a flat solid surface on one side, and is in contact with an electrolyte on the other side. Using hydrogen-terminated n-doped Si(111), we deposited gold from an electrolyte containing a gold salt. The Au ions traverse the membrane through the pores, reach the silicon surface, and are spontaneously reduced. A metallic Au deposit is formed on the silicon surface, at the base of the hydrophilic channel. The Au deposits are imaged after the membrane is dissolved. Another method involves supporting the membrane on a Pt surface and depositing silver wires through the hydrophilic channels of the membrane. The scanning electron microscope pictures of these wires provide an image of the size and the shape of the hydrophilic channels.     

Hydrogenation-induced insulating state in the intermetallic compound LaMg2Ni

Hydrogenation-induced metal-semiconductor transitions usually occur in simple systems based on rare earths and/or magnesium, accompanied by major reconstructions of the metal host (atom shifts >2 A). We report on the first such transition in a quaternary system based on a transition element. Metallic LaMg2Ni absorbs hydrogen near ambient conditions, forming the nonmetallic hydride LaMg2NiH7 which has a nearly unchanged metal host structure (atom shifts <0.7 A). The transition is induced by a charge transfer of conduction electrons into tetrahedral [NiH4]4- complexes having closed-shell electron configurations.     

Thermal stability and electronic structure of atomically uniform Pb films on Si(111)

Atomically uniform Pb films are successfully prepared on Si(111), despite a large lattice mismatch. Angle-resolved photoemission measurements of the electronic structure show layer-resolved quantum well states which can be correlated with dramatic variations in thermal stability. The odd film thicknesses N = 5, 7, and 9 monolayers show sharp quantum well states. The even film thicknesses N = 6 and 8 do not, but are much more stable than the odd film thicknesses. This correlation is discussed in terms of a total energy calculation and Friedel-like oscillations in properties.