Response of uni-modal duffing-type harvesters to random forced excitations

Linear energy harvesters have a narrow frequency bandwidth and hence operate efficiently only when the excitation frequency is very close to the fundamental frequency of the harvester. Consequently, small variations of the excitation frequency around the harvester's fundamental frequency drops its small energy output even further making the energy harvesting process inefficient. To extend the harvester's bandwidth, some recent solutions call for utilizing energy harvesters with stiffness-type nonlinearities. From a steady-state perspective, this hardening-type nonlinearity can extend the coupling between the excitation and the harvester to a wider range of frequencies. In this effort, we investigate the response of such harvesters, which can be modeled as a uni-modal duffing-type oscillator, to White Gaussian and Colored excitations. For White excitations, we solve the Fokker-Plank-Kolmogorov equation for the exact joint probability density function of the response. We show that the expected value of the output power is not even a function of the nonlinearity. As such, under White excitations, nonlinearities in the stiffness do not provide any enhancement over the typical linear harvesters. We also demonstrate that nonlinearities in the damping and inertia may be used to enhance the expected value of the output power. For Colored excitations, we use the Van Kampen expansion and long-time numerical integration to investigate the influence of the nonlinearity on the expected value of the output power. We demonstrate that, regardless of the bandwidth or the center frequency of the excitation, the expected value of the output power decreases with the nonlinearity. With such findings, we conclude that energy harvesters modeled as uni-modal duffing-type oscillators are not good candidates for harvesting energy under forced random excitations. Using a linear transformation, results can be extended to the base excitation case.     

Radiative corrections to a non-linear oscillator

A theoretical and experimental investigation of the processes by which thin layers of gas trapped between surfaces of a structure may contribute to damping of structural vibrations is described. Effects of gas compressibility, inertia and thermal conductivity are allowed for in the theory. Particular attention is given to the variation of damping with gas pressure and layer thickness. The aim of the investigation was to provide results of use in the design of vibration absorbers for use in pressurized gas environments, as well as to contribute to a better understanding of the behaviour of pre-existing gas layers in structures.     

随机激励下二自由度碰撞振动系统的响应分析

研究了一类二自由度碰撞振动系统在随机噪声激励下的响应问题.展示了这种非光滑系统在倍周期分岔通向混沌的道路中存在的擦边分岔行为.通过定义一种随机响应的度量,讨论了随机噪声对于系统响应的影响,并发现在某些参数条件下,随机噪声对于系统响应的影响是明显的,甚至改变了运动的性质.数值模拟表明此法是研究噪声激励下非光滑系统响应的一种有效方法. 关键词： 非光滑系统 二自由度碰撞振动系统 擦边分岔 倍周期分岔     

窄带随机噪声作用下Duffing振子的双峰稳态概率密度

研究了Duffing振子在窄带随机噪声激励下的系统响应的双峰稳态概率密度问题.用多尺度法 分离了系统的快变项，得到了系统慢变项满足的随机微分方程.用线性化方法求出了双峰稳 态概率密度的表达式.数值模拟表明本文提出的方法是有效的. 关键词： Duffing振子 双峰稳态概率密度 多尺度法 线性化方法     

有界噪声和谐和激励联合作用下一类非线性系统的混沌研究

研究一类有界噪声和谐和激励联合作用下的非线性系统，首先用多尺度方法将该系统约化，针对约化后的平均系统，利用随机Melnikov过程方法结合均方值准则导出随机系统可能产生混沌运动的临界条件，结果表明在一定的参数范围内，随着Weiner过程强度参数值的增大，混沌的临界激励幅值先递减继而递增. 同时，用两类数值方法即最大Lyapunov指数法和Poincare截面法验证了解析结果. 关键词： 有界噪声 多尺度 随机Melnikov过程 混沌     

Response of non-linear non-conservative systems of two degrees of freedom to transient excitations

This paper deals with the approximate analysis of non-linear non-conservative systems of two degrees of freedom subjected to transient excitations. By using a transformation of the co-ordinates, the governing differential equations of the system are brought into a form to which the method of averaging of Krylov and Bogoliubov can be applied. The response of a representative spring-mass-damper system to typical pulses like a blast pulse and a half sinusoidal pulse is determined. The validity of the approach is demonstrated by comparison of the approximate solutions with numerical results obtained on a digital computer.     

谐和与随机噪声联合作用Duffing单边约束系统的响应

研究了Duffing单边约束系统在谐和与随机噪声联合激励下的响应问题. 用谐波平衡法和摄动法分析了系统在确定性谐和激励和随机激励联合作用下的响应,用随机平均法讨论了随机扰动项对系统响应的影响. 在一定条件下,当约束距离较大时对应于不同的初始条件,系统具有两个非碰撞的稳态响应;而当约束距离不大时,对应于不同的初始条件,系统也可以有两个不同的稳态响应,其中一个是发生碰撞的响应,而另外一个则不发生碰撞. 数值模拟表明该方法是有效的. 关键词： Duffing单边约束系统 随机响应 谐波平衡法 摄动法     

Response of a Bloch oscillator to a THz-field

In this paper we report on the observation of response of a Bloch oscillator at room temperature to a THz-field of a frequency larger than the Bloch frequency. The oscillator consisted of a semiconductor superlattice structure, with an applied dc voltage giving rise to a dc electron drift current. Submitting the oscillator to a field at a frequency of 3.3 THz caused a sizeable reduction of the current; the THz-field was generated by use of intense THz-radiation pulses focused on an antenna coupled to the superlattice. We attribute the THz-field induced reduction of the current to a frequency modulation of the Bloch oscillations of electrons at the frequency of the THz-field, leading to reduction of the electron drift velocity and, consequently, of the current.     

Dynamics of two arbitrary qubits strongly coupled to a quantum oscillator

Using adiabatic approximation, a two arbitrary qubits Rabi model has been studied in ultra-strong coupling. The analytical expressions of the eigenvalues and the eigenvalues are obtained. They are in accordance with the numerical determined results. The dynamical behavior of the system and the evolution of entanglement have also been discussed. The collapse and revival phenomena has garnered particular attention. The influence of inconsistent coupling strength on them is studied. These results will be applied in quantum information processing.     

Nuclear spin-lattice relaxation due to non-linear excitations in magnetic chains

A simple classical model for nuclear spin-lattice relaxation due to solitons in XY one-dimensional magnetic chains in an external magnetic field is discussed. The results show that one should expect opposite behavior for the H/T dependence of T^-1₁ for the ferromagnetic and the antiferromagnetic case.     

Stability of a nonlinear oscillator with random damping

A noisy damping parameter in the equation of motion of a nonlinear oscillator renders the fixed point of the system unstable when the amplitude of the noise is sufficiently large. However, the stability diagram of the system can not be predicted from the analysis of the moments of the linearized equation. In the case of a white noise, an exact formula for the Lyapunov exponent of the system is derived. We then calculate the critical damping for which the nonlinear system becomes unstable. We also characterize the intermittent structure of the bifurcated state above threshold and address the effect of temporal correlations of the noise by considering an Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise.     

High-codimensional static bifurcations of strongly nonlinear oscillator

The static bifurcation of the parametrically excited strongly nonlinear oscillator is studied. We consider the averaged equations of a system subject to Duffing--van der Pol and quintic strong nonlinearity by introducing the undetermined fundamental frequency into the computation in the complex normal form. To discuss the static bifurcation, the bifurcation problem is described as a 3-codimensional unfolding with $Z_{2}$ symmetry on the basis of singularity theory. The transition set and bifurcation diagrams for the singularity are presented, while the stability of the zero solution is studied by using the eigenvalues in various parameter regions.     

Response of a BaTiO3 phase conjugate mirror to broadband and narrowband radiation

The bandwidth of a BaTiO₃ self-pumped phase conjugate mirror is measured in three different ways. 1) The crystal is exposed to infrared light with a phase change that is sinusoidal in time and the degree of phase modulation on the reflected wave is measured. As the modulation frequency is increased from 0.1 to 3 GHz, the modulation transfer function of the phase conjugate mirror decreases by a factor of 2. 2) The crystal is exposed to visible light from a laser operated both in a single longitudinal mode and in multiple longitudinal modes. When the laser bandwidth is increased from 20 MHz to 2 GHz the reflectivity of the phase conjugate mirror increases by up to a factor of 7. 3) A laser cavity is formed with the crystal as one end mirror and the lasing bandwidth is measured. Depending on the exact conditions, lasing bandwidths range from 2 to 240 GHz.