Nonreciprocity engineering in magnetostatic spin waves

Magnetostatic surface spin waves (MSSW) excited from a coplanar waveguide antenna travel in different directions with different amplitudes. This effect, called nonreciprocity of MSSW, has been investigated by micromagnetic simulations. The ratio of amplitude of two counter propagating spin waves, the nonreciprocity parameter κ, is obtained for different ferromagnetic materials, such as NiFe (Py), CoFeAl, yttrium iron garnet (YIG), and GaMnAs. A device schematic has been proposed in which κ can be tuned to a large value by varying simple geometrical parameters of the device.     

Nonreciprocity of waves in 1D photonic quasiperiodic crystals

Optical properties of one-dimensional quasiperiodic crystals with a linear profile of the modulation parameters are studied. It is shown that such systems possess a wider photonic forbidden band than the ideally periodic systems. The asymmetric profile of variation of the system parameters leads to nonreciprocity, which allows one to use these systems as optical diodes.     

Nonreciprocity of counterpropagating signals in a monolithically integrated Sagnac interferometer

We demonstrate nonlinearly induced nonreciprocity of counterpropagating waves in a monolithically integrated Sagnac interferometer that employs a semiconductor optical amplifier as the nonlinear element. We show that the dependence of the linewidth enhancement factor on charge injection can influence the third-order nonlinearity in the semiconductor gain medium to a surprisingly large degree. This effect is utilized to control the phases of the counterpropagating signals in the interferometer. A theoretical model is used to explain the experimental observations. We show that these effects have significant practical implications by demonstrating an all-optical controlled-NOT gate.     

非对称结构诱导取向生长的有机半导体薄膜

采用非对称立体结构,利用其表面在微米尺度范围上存在的表面曲率变化及其各向异性的梯度特征,作用于喷墨打印在结构上方的TIPS-并五苯前驱体溶液表面,形成不对称的液体表面张力分布,从而驱动有机半导体发生取向生长。基于这种非对称立体结构制备了有机薄膜晶体管(OTFT)阵列,其平均迁移率提升了近40%,同时迁移率的变异系数由68%减小到39%。     

How the Asymmetric Nature of IP Traffic Influences the Cost of the Underlying Optical Layer

In this article the influence of the asymmetric nature of (IP) traffic on the cost of the underlying optical transport network is investigated over a time frame of six years using a realistic traffic forecast for a European fiber-optic network. The currently deployed transport networks contain bidirectional optical line systems and are thus inherently symmetric, although the traffic that has to be conveyed over those networks is asymmetric. This article shows that a cost reduction of up to 38% can be obtained if the bidirectional line systems are replaced by unidirectional ones.     

How the Asymmetric Nature of IP Traffic Influences the Cost of the Underlying Optical Layer

In this article the influence of the asymmetric nature of (IP) traffic on the cost of the underlying optical transport network is investigated over a time frame of six years using a realistic traffic forecast for a European fiber-optic network. The currently deployed transport networks contain bidirectional optical line systems and are thus inherently symmetric, although the traffic that has to be conveyed over those networks is asymmetric. This article shows that a cost reduction of up to 38% can be obtained if the bidirectional line systems are replaced by unidirectional ones.     

Nonreciprocity of losses and shift of the zero point in a laser gyroscope

Results of calculations of intensities, losses, and frequencies of counterpropagating waves in a ring resonator containing a weakly nonlinear active medium and an aperture are given. It is shown that inequalities of frequencies and intensities of generation of counterpropagating waves occur in such a resonator. The behavior of these inequalities is determined by the nonreciprocity of frequency-dependent losses of the counterpropagating waves.     

Characteristics of Spontaneous Emission of Polarized Atoms in Metal-Dielectric Multiple Layer Structures

The spontaneous emission （SE） progress of polarized atoms in a stratified structure of air-dielectric（DO）-metal（M） dielectric（D1）-air can be controlled effectively by changing the thickness of the D1 layer and rotating the polarized direction of atoms. It is found that the normalized SE rate of atoms located inside the DO layer crucially depends on the atomic position and the thickness of the D1 layer. When the atom is located near the DO-M interface, the normalized atomic SE rate as a function of the atomic position is abruptly onset for the thin D1 layer. However, with the increasing thickness of the D1 layer, the corresponding curve profile exhibits plateau and stays nearly unchanged. The substantial change of the SE rate stems from the excitation of the surface plasmon polaritons in metal-dielectric interface, and the feature crucially depends on the thickness of D1 layer. If atoms are positioned near the DO-air interface, the substantial variation of the normalized SE rate appears when rotating the polarized direction of atoms. These findings manifest that the atomic SE processes can be flexibly controlled by altering the thickness of the dielectric layer D1 or rotating the orientation of the polarization of atoms.     

Late-Stage Vortical Structures and Eddy Motions in a Transitional Boundary Layer

A high-order direct numerical simulation of flow transition over a flat-plate at a free stream Mach number 0.5 is carried out. Formation and development of three-dimensional vortical structures, typically shown as λ-vortices, hairpin vortices and ring-like vortices, are observed. Numerical results show that there is a strong downdraft motion of fluid excited by every ring-like vortex in the late-stage of the transition process. At two sides of the vortical structure centerline, the downdraft motions induced by the ring-like vortex and the rotating legs superimpose. This is responsible for the appearance of a high-speed streak associated with the positive spike observed in a previous investigation and the appearance of a high-shear layer in the near wall region.     

Superconducting Spin-Valve Effect in Structures with a Ferromagnetic Heusler Alloy Layer

Journal of Experimental and Theoretical Physics - We present comparative analysis of superconducting properties of two types of spin valves containing Heusler alloy Co2Cr1 – xFexAly as one of...     

Determination of Tungsten Layer Profiles in Bilayer Structures Using X-Ray Reflectivity Method

An effectual method is presented to determine the profiles of a tungsten （W） layer, such as the density, the thickness and the roughness in the multilayer structures, using the x-ray reflectivity technique. To avoid oxidation effects of tungsten, a B4 C capping layer is deposited onto to the W layer. To observe the profiles of the tungsten layer with different thicknesses, three groups of W/B4 C bilayers with different thicknesses are prepared by using ultra high vacuum dc magnetron sputtering and measured by an x-ray diffractometer. A type of genetic algorithm called the differential evolution is used to simulate the measurement data so as to obtain the parameters of bilayers. According to the simulation, it is shown that the W layer density varies from 95.26% to 97.51% compared to the bulk. In our experiment, the deposition rate is 0.044 nm/s, and the thickness is varied in the range of 9.8-19.4 nm.     

Application of Graphene Composites for Additional Vibration Damping in Smart Structures Based on Piezoelectric Elements

Doklady Physics - A smart-structure variant representing a piecewise homogeneous body composed of elastic and viscoelastic materials and piezoelectric elements the electrodes of which can be...     

光学相干层析图像层状结构的增强与定量测量

光学相干层析(OCT)成像技术对于眼底等层状组织的定量测量有赖于光学相干层析图像中层状结构的提取。为了对原始光学相干层析图像进行预处理以有效地去除图像中的噪声及散斑、增强图中的层状结构,并更好地保护图像中的层状结构,进而更准确地定量测量图像中有重要意义的层状结构的光程信息,提出在相干增强各向异性扩散(CED)算法中引入二阶导数项以控制沿相干方向的扩散强度,并将引入二阶导数项的相干增强各向异性扩散算法应用于不同样品的光学相干层析图像。结合在预处理后图像中层状结构位置的查找结果与样品的折射率信息,实现了对光学相干层析图像中有重要意义的层状结构厚度的定量测量。实验结果表明,使用引入二阶导数项的相干增强各向异性扩散算法对光学相干层析图像预处理有利于对图中重要层状结构的更准确测量。     

Tunneling of Microwave Radiation through Three-Layer Structures Containing Ferrite Layer

Technical Physics - Tunneling of microwave radiation through a symmetric three-layer structure in which the central ferrite layer is interfaced with two layers of a material with negative...     

一种特殊的非对称量子阱中的电光效应

运用密度矩阵方法推导出了特殊非对称量子阱中电光系数的解析表达式,并以典型的GaAs/AlGaAs非对称量子阱为例进行了数字计算.计算结果表明,量子阱的非对称性随着参数a的增大而增强,随着参数V₀的增大而减小.电光系数的最大值也随着参数a的增大而增大,随着参数V₀的增大而减小,表明电光系数将随着量子阱非对称性的增大而增大.在取不同的参数a和不同的参数V₀时,电光系数和入射光子能量的关系分别被绘制成曲线图.在图中分别有三个不同的峰,而且系统的非对称性越大,峰值就越大.随着量子阱非对称性的增大,曲线中的峰向能量低的方向移动.另外,在这种量子阱中得到了比较大的电光系数,大约在10^-6m/V量级.随着近来纳米制作技术的进步,使得在实验上制作这种特殊非对称量子阱并得到较好的非线性材料成为可能.     

Magnetic Irreversibilities and Nonreciprocity of the Microwave Absorption of FeCr2O4 Spinel

JETP Letters - A FeCr2O4 single crystal with the spinel structure is grown by the zone melting method with optical heating. The critical temperatures of establishing the orbital ordering TOO = 138...     

Magnetic Effects in Color-Flavor Locked Superconducting Phase with the Additional Chiral Condensates

In the color-flavor locked quark superconducting phase are investigated within the three-flavor Nambu-3ona- with the additional chiral condensates, the magnetic effects -Lasinio framework. Based on the rotated electromagnetic mechanism, we incorporate the effective quark masses into the coexistence phase self-consistently. The numerical calculation shows that the magnetic catalysis of effective masses is different from the known phenomenon that occurs in the unpaired quark matter. Moreover, the interplay between magnetic catalysis and gap splitting is studied for the first time.