光学相干层析系统噪音分析(Ⅱ)——时域OCT和频域OCT

本文作为前文《光学相干层析系统噪音分析(I)》的后续,对时域OCT和频域OCT的噪音和灵敏度进行了详细的分析和计算,证明与时域OCT系统不同,频域OCT系统的信噪比与光源带宽和纵向扫描深度无关,频域OCT系统可以在高速率图像采集的情况下仍然保持探测系统的大动态范围.     

Sustainment and Controlment of Noise-Induced Circadian Oscillations in <Emphasis Type="Italic">Neurospora</Emphasis>: Noise and External Signal Effects

The effect of light noise on a Neurospora circadian clock system in the steady states is investigated. It is found that the circadian oscillations could be induced by light noise, leading to various resonance phenomena including internal signal stochastic resonance (ISSR) and ISSR without tuning in the system. The strength of ISSR could be significantly reinforced with the decrease of the distance of the control parameter to the Hopf bifurcation point of the system. The fundamental frequency of noise-induced circadian oscillations almost does not change with the increment of light noise intensity, which implies that the Neurospora system could sustain intrinsic circadian rhythms. In addition, the ISSR and ISSR without tuning could be both amplified, suppressed or destroyed by tuning the frequency or amplitude of external signal.     

Emergence of bimodality in noisy systems with single-well potential

We study the stationary probability density of a Brownian particle in a potential with a single-well subject to the purely additive thermal and dichotomous noise sources. We find situations where bimodality of stationary densities emerges due to presence of dichotomous noise. The solutions are constructed using stochastic dynamics (Langevin equation) or by discretization of the corresponding Fokker-Planck equations. We find that in models with both noises being additive the potential has to grow faster than |x| in order to obtain bimodality. For potentials ∝|x| stationary solutions are always of the double exponential form.     

Study for noise reduction in synchrotron radiation based scanning tunneling microscopy by developing insulator-coat tip

To solve difficulties of instability and inaccuracy in synchrotron radiation based scanning tunneling microscopy, a method to reduce noise was investigated. New insulator-coat tips were developed to shut out electrons coming from a wide area that damage the spatial resolution. By changing the exposed conductive area at the end of the insulator-coat tips, the effect of noise reduction was estimated. The tip with an exposure area of 50 nm in diameter was found to reduce noise effectively. Also a key discriminating condition was found to obtain the local signal, which is based on the modulation of the X-ray-induced tip current caused by excitation of the specific element.     

An investigation into EMI-induced noise in nanometer multi-quantum well InGaN LEDs

This study investigates the low-frequency noise induced by electromagnetic radiation interference (EMI) in a nanometer multi-quantum well InGaN LED (NMQLED). Theoretical models of the noise spectra and the EMI are constructed. In general, a good agreement is identified between the experimental and theoretical results. Both sets of results reveal that the magnitude of the EMI-induced noise is related to the pulse height, the output load, the parasitic capacitance, the interference frequency and the interference amplitude. It is shown that the harmonic noise increases with an increasing interference amplitude and frequency. The techniques presented in this study provide a systematic approach for obtaining the interference noise and signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in LEDs and similar wavelength-based semiconductor devices.     

Electrical transport and noise in semiconducting carbon nanotubes

We investigate electrical transport and noise in semiconducting carbon nanotubes. By studying carbon nanotube devices with various diameters and contact metals, we show that the ON-currents of CNFETs are governed by the heights of the Schottky barriers at the metal/nanotube interfaces. The current fluctuations are dominated by 1/f noise at low-frequencies and correlate with the number of transport carriers in the device regardless of contact metal.     

扫描相机标定脉冲信号位置的确定及噪声处理

 扫描相机标定数据处理中的一个关键问题是如何准确确定脉冲信号的位置，实验数据的信噪比和脉冲信号位置的定义方法都会对标定结果的准确性产生影响。采用了取半高宽的方法来确定扫描相机标定脉冲信号的位置，在信噪比比较高 （大于100） 的情况下，该方法确定标定信号的位置可以达到亚像素水平。对于信噪比比较低 (小于10) 的实验数据，先采用快速傅里叶变换方法对其进行滤波，通过滤波可以极大地抑制噪声信号的影响，然后采用“半高宽法”确定脉冲信号的位置，最后得出可信的标定结果。当扫描相机定在0.3 ns的扫描档时，通过该方法得到的扫描速度为0.214 ps/pixel,扫描不确定度为0.002 9 ps/pixel,拟合线性相关系数为0.999 7。     

Defect identification in rods subject to forced vibrations using the spatial wavelet transform

Use of the wavelet transform (WT) to study the forced vibrations in a rod in order to detect the presence of a defect is proposed. The axial vibrations in an inhomogeneous rod, produced by the application of different forces, are simulated by the Network Simulation Method and the obtained response is analyzed with the WT. An analysis of the detection and location of defects for several applied forces and defects generated by locally changing density or stiffness of the rod is presented. A noise test was carried out to check the robustness of the technique in real situations.     

Estimation of directivity and sound power levels emitted by aircrafts during taxiing, for outdoor noise prediction purpose

Integrated noise model (INM) is the most internationally used software to calculate noise levels near airports. Take off, landing or pass by operations can be modeled by INM, but it does not consider aircrafts taxiing, which, in some cases, can be important to accurately evaluate and reduce airports’ noise assessment.Aircraft taxiing noise emission can be predicted using other prediction tools based on standards that describe sound attenuation during propagation outdoors. But these tools require data inputs that are not known: directivity and sound power levels emitted by aircraft during taxiing.This paper describes methods used to calculate directivity indexes and sound power levels, based on field measurements made in Madrid-Barajas Airport (Spain). Obtained results can be used as inputs for general purpose outdoor sound prediction software, which will be able to evaluate noise at airports vicinity as industrial noise.Directivity and sound power levels have been estimated in octave and third octave band terms, for several aircraft families.