Intra‐laser‐cavity microparticle sensing with a dual‐wavelength distributed‐feedback laser

An integrated intra‐laser‐cavity microparticle sensor based on a dual‐wavelength distributed‐feedback channel waveguide laser in ytterbium‐doped amorphous aluminum oxide on a silicon substrate is demonstrated. Real‐time detection and accurate size measurement of single micro‐particles with diameters ranging between 1 µm and 20 µm are achieved, which represent the typical sizes of many fungal and bacterial pathogens as well as a large variety of human cells. A limit of detection of ∼500 nm is deduced. The sensing principle relies on measuring changes in the frequency difference between the two longitudinal laser modes as the evanescent field of the dual‐wavelength laser interacts with micro‐sized particles on the surface of the waveguide. Improvement in sensitivity far down to the nanometer range can be expected upon stabilizing the pump power, minimizing back reflections, and optimizing the grating geometry to increase the evanescent fraction of the guided modes.     

Effects of distributed birefringence on fiber Bragg grating under non-uniform transverse load

Many theoretical and experimental studies have been developed to characterize the spectral response of an optical fiber Bragg grating (FBG) in axial strain fields in recent years. However, comparatively few works were devoted to the evolution of the spectrum when a FBG is subjected to non-uniform transverse load. In this paper, the effects of distributed birefringence on FBG under non-uniform transverse load are analyzed and a numerical simulation based on the piecewise-uniform approach is also discussed to simulate the responses of FBG under some typical non-uniform transverse strain fields. Experiment was carried out using different loads applied at different locations of the FBG. Good agreements between experimental results and numerical simulations have been obtained.     

Stability analysis of impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with mixed time delays

In this paper, the problem of stability analysis for a class of impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural networks with mixed delays is considered. The mixed time delays comprise both the time-varying and infinite distributed delays. By employing a combination of the M-matrix theory and stochastic analysis technique, a sufficient condition is obtained to ensure the existence, uniqueness, and exponential p-stability of the equilibrium point for the addressed impulsive stochastic Cohen-Grossberg neural network with mixed delays. The proposed method, which does not make use of the Lyapunov functional, is shown to be simple yet effective for analyzing the stability of impulsive or stochastic neural networks with variable and/or distributed delays. We then extend our main results to the case where the parameters contain interval uncertainties. Moreover, the exponential convergence rate index is estimated, which depends on the system parameters. An example is given to show the effectiveness of the obtained results.     

自由空间量子通讯实验中纠缠源的研制

设计了适合自由空间量子通讯实验的纠缠源. 纠缠光子对的单模光纤搜集率约为每秒20000对,水平竖直方向的纠缠对比度大于95%,正负45°方向的纠缠对比度大于90%. 在本地得到了大于100个标准偏差的Bell 不等式破缺. 满足20 km量级的自由空间量子通讯试验要求. 关键词： 纠缠光子对 位相匹配 收集效率 贝尔不等式     

光频域喇曼反射光纤温度传感器的频域参量设计

研究了功率调制型光频域反射技术空间采样函数的基本特征,得到了频域测量参量对测量距离和空间分辨率的基本限制;用数值计算模拟了功率调制型光频域光纤温度传感器的测量过程,通过比较模拟测量得到的喇曼反射强度空间分布因子对实际喇曼反射强度空间分布因子的再现程度,研究了调制频率范围、频率采样间隔以及起始调制频率对测量结果的影响,得出技术可行的最佳频域测量方案.     

Diffraction mode selection in planar Bragg resonators of optical and microwave wavelength ranges

Using the coupled waves approach complemented by the time-domain quasi-optical approximation, we solve a 2D diffraction problem which allows to evaluate the eigenfrequencies, quality factors and spatial structures of eigenmodes in planar Bragg resonators with a finite length and width of the corrugated area. We find the values of the Fresnel parameter determined by the geometrical dimensions of the system which allows for efficient transverse mode discrimination due to the larger diffraction losses of the modes with higher transverse numbers.     

Front Cover: Enhancement of dielectrophoresis-based particle collection from high conducting fluids due to partial electrode insulation

Dielectrophoresis (DEP) is a successful method to recover nanoparticles from different types of fluid. The DEP force acting on these particles is created by an electrode microarray that produces a nonuniform electric field. To apply DEP to a highly conducting biological fluid, a protective hydrogel coating over the metal electrodes is required to create a barrier between the electrode and the fluid. This protects the electrodes, reduces the electrolysis of water, and allows the electric field to penetrate into the fluid sample. We observed that the protective hydrogel layer can separate from the electrode and form a closed domed structure and that collection of 100 nm polystyrene beads increased when this occurred. To better understand this collection increase, we used COMSOL Multiphysics software to model the electric field in the presence of the dome filled with different materials ranging from low-conducting gas to high conducting phosphate-buffered saline fluids. The results suggest that as the electrical conductivity of the material inside the dome is reduced, the whole dome acts as an insulator which increases electric field intensity at the electrode edge. This increased intensity widens the high-intensity electric field factor zone resulting in increased collection. This informs how dome formation results in increased particle collection and provides insight into how the electric field can be intensified to the increase collection of particles. These results have important applications for increasing the recovery of biologically-derived nanoparticles from undiluted physiological fluids that have high conductance, including the collection of cancer-derived extracellular vesicles from plasma for liquid biopsy applications.     

Broadband Light-Emitting Diodes with One-Dimensional Photonic Crystal Layer

In this article, a broadband gallium-nitride-based light-emitting diode with a one-dimensional photonic crystal layer is investigated. The broadband light-emitting diode using the proposed backside reflector has high reflectance (>95%) over a 270-nm bandwidth in visible light at an arbitrary incidence angle. A broadband light-emitting diode of high output power due to the high reflectivity is achieved. Also reported are the results for light-emitting diodes by the transistor outline can (TO-can) package. The proposed light-emitting diodes possess broadband high reflected spectra, high output power for light extraction, and a good view angle.     

改进的TOPSIS决策方法在供应商选择中的应用

运用马氏距离替代欧式距离改进传统的TOPSIS方法,解决当属性间存在线性相关时欧式距离失效的缺陷;充分考虑对立集合并引入联系向量距离,解决可能存在的方案距离正理想解和负理想解距离都近的缺陷.然后通过决策者偏好系数将马氏距离和联系向量距离所得结果合成新的相对贴近度,从而同时克服传统TOPSIS方法的以上两个缺陷.最后通过供应商选择的实例来验证方法的有效性.     

基于流固耦合作用的分布反馈式光纤激光水听器

为了解决流固耦合模态使水听器工作频带变窄的问题,理论分析了流体对双膜片结构的分布反馈式光纤激光水听器固有频率的影响,基于有限元软件对水听器加固封装前后在空气中和流体中的模态和频响性能进行仿真分析,加工制作了水听器原型样品并开展了水声实验研究.实验结果表明,在2 500~8 000Hz的频率范围内,未经加固封装的水听器由于在该频段内存在多个流固耦合固有频率造成响应曲线起伏较大,而采取了加固措施封装后的水听器获得了-142.77±0.8dB的平均声压灵敏度,验证了流体对水听器频响性能的影响以及改善措施的有效性,实验结果与理论及仿真结果吻合较好.