Six‐wave mixing induced by free‐carrier plasma in silicon nanowire waveguides

Nonlinear wave mixing in mesoscopic silicon structures is a fundamental nonlinear process with broad impact and applications. Silicon nanowire waveguides, in particular, have large third‐order Kerr nonlinearity, enabling salient and abundant four‐wave‐mixing dynamics and functionalities. Besides the Kerr effect, in silicon waveguides two‐photon absorption generates high free‐carrier densities, with corresponding fifth‐order nonlinearity in the forms of free‐carrier dispersion and free‐carrier absorption. However, whether these fifth‐order free‐carrier nonlinear effects can lead to six‐wave‐mixing dynamics still remains an open question until now. Here we report the demonstration of free‐carrier‐induced six‐wave mixing in silicon nanowires. Unique features, including inverse detuning dependence of six‐wave‐mixing efficiency and its higher sensitivity to pump power, are originally observed and verified by analytical prediction and numerical modeling. Additionally, asymmetric sideband generation is observed for different laser detunings, resulting from the phase‐sensitive interactions between free‐carrier six‐wave‐mixing and Kerr four‐wave‐mixing dynamics. These discoveries provide a new path for nonlinear multi‐wave interactions in nanoscale platforms.

     

Optical heterodyne Herriott-type multipass laser absorption spectrometer

We present a Herriott-type multipass laser absorption spectrometer enhanced by optical heterodyne detection. The proposal is demonstrated by measuring the spectra of water vapor molecule in the region from 12247.6873 to 12249.6954 cm-1. Compared with direct absorption spectroscopy, the signal-to-noise ratio is improved nearly one magnitude of factor by combining with the optical heterodyne spectroscopy and extra weak absorption lines are observed. The minimum detectable absorption is estimated at 4.36×10-8 cm-1 and the measured line shape dominated by Doppler broadening can be precisely recovered by direct transformation of experimental optical heterodyne spectral profile.     

Numerical discretization-based kernel type estimation methods for ordinary differential equation models

We consider the problem of parameter estimation in both linear and nonlinear ordinary differential equation(ODE) models. Nonlinear ODE models are widely used in applications. But their analytic solutions are usually not available. Thus regular methods usually depend on repetitive use of numerical solutions which bring huge computational cost. We proposed a new two-stage approach which includes a smoothing method(kernel smoothing or local polynomial fitting) in the first stage, and a numerical discretization method(Eulers discretization method, the trapezoidal discretization method,or the Runge–Kutta discretization method) in the second stage. Through numerical simulations, we find the proposed method gains a proper balance between estimation accuracy and computational cost.Asymptotic properties are also presented, which show the consistency and asymptotic normality of estimators under some mild conditions. The proposed method is compared to existing methods in term of accuracy and computational cost. The simulation results show that the estimators with local linear smoothing in the first stage and trapezoidal discretization in the second stage have the lowest average relative errors. We apply the proposed method to HIV dynamics data to illustrate the practicability of the estimator.     

基于数字相干叠加的相干光正交频分复用系统中光纤非线性容忍性研究

光正交频分复用系统中的光纤非线性效应制约着系统进一步的扩容. 针对此问题, 提出一种数字相干叠加的方法, 用于提高相干光正交频分复用系统对光纤非线性的容忍性. 仿真中, 5通道的波分复用下偏振复用相干光正交频分复用系统的每个通道传输四进制正交振幅调制映射的71.53 Gbit/s信号在光纤中传输400 km. 首先, 通道间隔为25 GHz, 与传统相干光正交频分复用系统相比, 色散补偿前后, 使用数字相干叠加的相干光正交频分复用系统的信噪比分别提升了6.02 dB和9.05 dB, 最佳入纤光功率均增大了2 dB; 其次, 通道间隔为50 GHz, 色散补偿前后, 信噪比分别提升了4.9 dB和8.75 dB. 通过理论推导及仿真, 验证了所提方法能有效消除相干光正交频分复用系统的一阶非线性失真, 进而提高系统对光纤非线性的容忍性.     

质子与金属布线层核反应对微纳级静态随机存储器单粒子效应的影响分析

金属布线层对微纳级静态随机存储器(static random access memory, SRAM) 质子单粒子效应敏感性的影响值得关注. 利用Geant4针对不同能量(30 MeV, 100 MeV, 200 MeV和500 MeV)的质子与微纳级SRAM器件的核反应过程开展计算, 研究了核反应次级粒子的种类、线性能量传输值(linear energy transfer, LET)及射程情况, 尤其对高LET 值的核反应次级粒子及其射程开展了详细分析. 研究表明, 金属布线层的存在和质子能量的增大为原子序数大于或等于30的重核次级粒子的产生创造了条件, 器件体硅区中原子序数大于60的重核离子来源于质子与钨材料的核反应, 核反应过程中的特殊作用机理会生成原子序数在30至50之间的次级粒子, 且质子能量的增大有助于这种作用机理的发生, 原子序数在30至50之间的次级粒子在器件体硅区的LET值最大约为37 MeV·cm²/mg, 相应射程可达到几微米, 对于阱深在微米量级的微纳级SRAM器件而言, 有引发单粒子闩锁的可能. 研究结果为空间辐射环境中宇航器件的质子单粒子效应研究提供理论支撑.     

LNG尾气中提取氦气的流程分析

LNG产业的蓬勃发展为资源利用开发了新的途径。基于液化天然气尾气的特点,文中提出了一种与液化天然气产业联产氦气的新方法,设计了相应的工艺流程。通过对尾气进行增压脱酸、冷凝分离、加氧脱氢、内纯化除杂等多种处理,可对天然气尾气中的氦进行有效提取分离,最终达到纯氦的技术指标。该方法有望使国内不具备工业提取价值的氦资源重新得到利用,在国内建立一种新型的氦供应途径。     

Site-Specific Detection of Free Radicals in Membranes Using an Amphiphilic Spin Trap

The detection of free radicals and related species has attracted considerable attention in recent years due to their critical roles in physiological and pathological processes. Among the various methods for the detection of free radicals, electron spin resonance coupled with spin-trapping technique has been an effective approach for the characterization and quantification of free radicals due to its high specificity. In this study, we designed and synthesized a novel amphiphilic spin trap, 2-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-2-heptadecanyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-pyrrole-1-oxide (DEPHdPO), from 5-(diethoxyphosphoryl)-5-methyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide with a long hydrocarbon chain at the C-5 position of the pyrroline ring, providing the amphiphilic character. The free-radical-trapping ability of DEPHdPO was evaluated by capturing hydroxyl radicals (^·OH), superoxide anions (\( {\text{O}}_{2}^{ \cdot - } \)), and carbon-centered free radicals in a model membrane prepared from sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS). The results indicate that the hydrophobic hydrocarbon chain of DEPHdPO can be inserted into the inner core of SDS micelles, and the hydrophilic nitronyl functional moiety is located on the surface layer. Thus, various free radicals, including ^·OH radicals, \( {\text{O}}_{2}^{ \cdot - } \) anions, and carbon-centered radicals could be site-specifically detected near the membrane surface. Moreover, DEPHdPO could be successfully located on the surface of thylakoid membranes, and the nearby photo-initiated \( {\text{O}}_{2}^{ \cdot - } \) anions could be trapped site-specifically.     

锌磷酸盐玻璃掺杂VO~(2+)吸收光谱和EPR谱研究

3d1离子(如VO2+,V4+)是一类非常重要的离子,其掺杂电子顺磁共振谱已有大量的研究,积累了丰富的实验数据。利用3d1离子在四角压缩八面体对称中EPR参量的高阶微扰公式,计算了锌磷酸盐玻璃晶体中掺杂VO2+的EPR参量(g因子g‖,g⊥和超精细结构常数A‖,A⊥)和光吸收谱。由于锌磷酸盐玻璃晶体中掺杂VO2+中配体O2-的自旋-轨道耦合参量ζ0p(≈150cm-1)与中心过渡金属3d1离子V4+的ζ0d(≈248cm-1)相差不太大,故来自配体的自旋-轨道耦合参量ζ0p对EPR参量和光吸收谱的贡献必须予以考虑。采用重叠模型建立了杂质中心结构参数与电子顺磁共振(EPR)参量以及光吸收谱之间的定量关系;通过拟合锌磷酸盐玻璃中V4+中心的EPR参量和光吸收谱理论与试验符合,获得了杂质中心[VO6]8-基团的局域结构;研究发现,[VO6]8-基团的平行和垂直于C4轴的键长分别为:R‖≈0.175nm,R⊥≈0.197nm,即[VO6]8-基团的局域结构为沿C4轴方向呈压缩的八面体结构;所得EPR参量和光吸收谱的理论值与实验符合很好,并对上述结果的合理性进行了讨论。这说明微扰法可以用来研究材料中掺杂3d1过渡金属离子的EPR参量和光吸收谱。此外,对超精细结构常数(A‖和A⊥)的研究发现,较大的芯区极化常数κ值说明VO2+中未配对的s电子对超精细结构常数有较大的贡献。     

机动方舱核爆炸冲击波动力响应和安定性分析

本文以核爆炸当量、高度、距离为参数，采用等超压圆给出了普通方舱和防核加固方舱结构在核冲击波下的安全域。研究了限制舱体倾斜的压力条件。本文还以冲击波压力的时间函数为激励，求解了方舱的动力响应。从试验结果推论和计算模拟两方面，分析了方舱承受冲击波的能力。