Optical and dielectric properties of an isothiocyanato liquid crystal compound and comparison of its behavior with that of a homologous member

The properties of an isothiocyanato liquid crystal compound (code name S1) has been studied with a view to compare its behavior with that of another member of its homologous series (code name S5). Optical properties, such as refractive index, polarisability, and their anisotropies, have been evaluated with varying temperature and the orientational order experimentally determined from the study of polarisability anisotropy and compared with theoretically computed values. Dielectric studies have been conducted to determine not only the dielectric anisotropy but also the effective molecular dipole moment and its temperature dependence. The temperature variation of the angle of inclination (β) of molecular dipole moment with the director direction has also been determined and compared with that of S5. In order to determine the nature of molecular association in the mesophase, the molecular correlation factor (g) has been estimated from the measurements of dipole moments of compound in solution and compared with the values obtained for S5.     

Estimating the distortion parameter of the proportional hazards premium for heavy-tailed losses under Lévy-stable regime

Estimating the distorted parameter in the case of non negative heavy-tailed losses has been treated in Brahimi et al. (2011). In this paper, we extend this work to the case of the real heavy-tailed losses. We derive an asymptotic distribution of the estimator. We construct a practically implemented confidence interval for the distortion parameter and illustrate the performance of the interval in a simulation study with application to real data.     

Structured Surfaces for Generation of Negative Index of Refraction

Materials with negative index of refraction have properties that are not naturally available. Such properties can be used to develop novel devices like the superlens which can surpass the diffraction limit. Optical cloaking can be achieved through this negative refractive index method. This article reviews the progress made in the area of negative refractive index materials from the first generation of negative electrical permittivity to the demonstration of negative index of refraction at optical frequency, with the relevant discussion on the physics of these materials. The prime focus of this article is on experimental demonstrations and fabrication related issues of negative refractive index materials which makes use of structured surfaces.     

牛顿环干涉法测量液体折射率的实验研究

利用牛顿环干涉法测量了水、乙醇和不同浓度的葡萄糖溶液的折射率,其实验结果与理论值符合的较好。实验过程中发现选用更大曲率半径的牛顿环能够有效降低干涉条纹的计数难度。     

最小偏向角法测三棱镜折射率的相图探究

三棱镜折射率的测量是大学物理实验的重要组成部分,对培养学生的基本实验技能、加深对经典光学理论的理解具有重要作用。本文依据几何光学原理探究了最小偏向角法中在有出射光时最小偏向角与三棱镜顶角、折射率所对应的函数关系,建立了有出射光时入射角、折射率、顶角间以及最小偏向角时折射率、顶角、最小偏向角间的相图,阐明了两相图的物理意义。该研究拓展了三棱镜折射率实验的研究思路。     

基于有机半导体激光材料的高灵敏度溶液检测传感器件

采用光抽运有机激光增益材料产生的放大自发辐射(amplified spontaneous emission ASE), 实现了不同浓度液体的实时检测. 以两种聚合物poly(9, 9-dioctylfluorene-co-benzothiadiazole)和poly(3-hexylthiophene)共混的激光增益介质薄膜作为平面光波导, 观察在滴加少量溶液前后以及不同溶液浓度下, 由于光波导的相对折射率变化导致的放大自发辐射阈值及峰位的变化, 实现对溶液检测. 实验结果显示, 在常温常压下对25 wt.% NaCl溶液检测可得与纯水相比, 放大自发辐射光谱红移了4.5 nm, ASE阈值从0.579 μJ/pulse上升到1.447 μJ/pulse, 约2.5倍, 溶液检测灵敏度达到97.8 nm/RIU(refractive index unit), 精度达到141.9 nm/RIU, 充分说明上述方法能实现高灵敏度溶液检测.     

复合材料冲击损伤监测的概率成像方法*

复合材料在制造、使用和维修过程中不可避免的受外来意外物体的低速冲击,造成结构的损伤。材料本身存在各向异性、纤维铺层方向误差等复杂结构特性,导致延迟-累加损伤成像方法难以实现冲击损伤的准确检测。针对这一问题,本文采用了一种与信号传播速度无关的损伤概率成像方法,该方法利用能量损伤因子,将各路径周围的像素点以椭圆分布的形式对损伤进行概率化表述,然后对各路径损伤因子进行合成成像,实现了复合材料冲击损伤的准确监测。实验结果表明,利用能量损伤因子可以监测复合材料冲击损伤,利用损伤概率成像方法可以实现冲击损伤位置的判别。     

基于聚类和最佳指数的快速高光谱波段选择方法

最佳指数法是常用的高光谱图像数据波段选择方法,但存在运算时间过长的问题。运用K-means聚类算法,对最佳指数方法进行了改进,提出了聚类最佳指数法,并进行了一系列伪装目标识别的对比实验。实验结果表明,与最佳指数法相比,改进后的方法在保证目标分类精度的前提下,运算速度提高了数十倍;与单纯使用K-means聚类运算相比,不仅运算时间缩短,而且分类精度有所提高。利用改进算法能够在伪装环境下更加快速有效地识别目标。