Optical bistability on a silicon chip

We demonstrate, for the first time to our knowledge, optical bistability on a highly integrated silicon device, using a 5-microm-radius ring resonator. The strong light-confinement nature of the resonator induces nonlinear optical response with low pump power. We show that the optical bistability allows all-optical functionalities, such as switching and memory with microsecond time response and a modulation depth of 10 dB, driven by pump power as low as 45 microW. Silicon optical bistability relies on a fast thermal nonlinear optical effect presenting a 500-kHz modulation bandwidth.     

交流发光二极管热特性的模拟分析

由于交流发光二极管(AC-LED)在实际应用中无需交流/直流整流变压器,它的发展越来越被关注。随着器件功率的增大,芯片结温升高,对器件的光通量、光功率及寿命等产生负面影响,所以精确掌握AC-LED的温升规律就成为芯片设计的关键。运用FloEFD有限元软件进行模拟仿真1 W白光AC-LED分别在直流和交变功率驱动下的瞬态热特性,结果表明在加载交变信号情况下,器件结温会以直流信号的结温为中心周期振荡,振荡的频率与输入功率频率相同,但有明显的相位移动。同时,AC-LED在不同的输入功率和频率下的结温变化显示稳态时的平均结温和结温振荡幅度都随功率的增大而线性上升,但随着频率的增大而降低。     

减少二氧化碳对LIBS检测飞灰中未燃碳含量影响的研究

通常热力发电厂将飞灰中未燃碳的含量作为评价锅炉燃烧效率的重要指标,通过测量飞灰中未燃碳的含量来评价煤粉燃烧的充分程度,进而实现优化燃烧、提高机组效率。基于激光诱导击穿光谱技术(LIBS)无接触、快速响应、高灵敏度、可以在线测量等特点,备用来测量飞灰中未燃碳的含量。由于烟气中CO₂气体的存在,碳谱线强度会随CO₂浓度的变化而改变。为了减少CO₂气体对飞灰未燃碳测量结果的影响,提出并设计了具有二级旋风分离器的LIBS测量飞灰未燃碳含量实验系统,飞灰从给粉机流出后通过二级旋风分离器进入测量腔体,脉冲激光经过透镜作用于飞灰样品进而产生等离子体。LIBS系统采用双中心波长光谱仪,可测得飞灰中C,Si,Mg,Fe,Ca和Al等主要元素谱线,同时高分辨率通道可分辨出相邻C和Fe的元素谱线,可以在获得充分的飞灰光谱信息的同时保证了测量的精度。实验结果表明该系统可有效分离和收集飞灰颗粒,减少CO₂气体对测量结果的干扰,为LIBS技术的工程应用提供了更准确的依据。     

碳纳米管的热导率:从弹道到扩散输运

采用非平衡分子动力学方法研究了300 K和1000 K时（5,5）碳纳米管热导率随长度的变化.在室温下,碳纳米管长度小于40 nm时热导率与长度呈线性关系,此时导热处于弹道输运阶段,单位面积弹道热导为5.88×10⁹ Wm^-2K^-1．随着碳纳米管长度的增加,其热导率逐渐增加,但增加速度随长度逐渐减小,此时导热处于弹道—扩散输运阶段,并随长度的增加从以弹道输运为主向以扩散输运为主转变．长度大于10 μm时由于弹道输运可以忽略,导热近似达到完全 关键词： 碳纳米管 热导率 弹道输运 低维导热     

重频激光作用下碳纤维/环氧树脂复合材料热损伤规律

 运用热化学分析、扫描电子显微技术等手段,分析了碳纤维增强环氧树脂基复合材料在ms量级重频激光辐照下的损伤形式,研究了峰值功率密度、辐照时间、重复频率和脉冲宽度等对复合材料烧蚀规律的影响。研究结果表明：在激光辐照过程中,复合材料树脂基体在300 ℃开始裂解;由于裂解气体的保护作用,碳纤维不发生氧化,而是在汽化点（3 300 ℃）汽化烧蚀;复合材料热烧蚀率随峰值功率密度和重复频率提高而增大,随辐照时间增加而减小,最终均趋于定值;增加脉冲宽度可以提高辐照区峰值温度,降低碳纤维损伤的功率密度阈值。     

Multicaloric and coupled-caloric effects

The multicaloric effect refers to the thermal response of a solid material driven by simultaneous or sequential application of more than one type of external field.For practical applications,the multicaloric effect is a potentially interesting strategy to improve the efficiency of refrigeration devices.Here,the state of the art in multi-field driven multicaloric effect is reviewed.The phenomenology and fundamental thermodynamics of the multicaloric effect are well established.A number of theoretical and experimental research approaches are covered.At present,the theoretical understanding of the multicaloric effect is thorough.However,due to the limitation of the current experimental technology,the experimental approach is still in progress.All these researches indicated that the thermal response and effective reversibility of multiferroic materials can be improved through multicaloric cycles to overcome the inherent limitations of the physical mechanisms behind single-field-induced caloric effects.Finally,the viewpoint of further developments is presented.     

Impact of thermal effect on reliability in Optical Network-on-Chip

Emerging advances in silicon nanophotonics have driven optical interconnect to be a promising method for intra-chip multi-core system. Optical Network-on-Chip (ONoC) can provide high throughput and low latency compared with traditional electrical ones. However, on-chip thermal effect is an inherent characteristic and chip temperature can fluctuate spatially, which can affect the operation of silicon nanophotonic devices. This leads to an influence on the reliability of communication. This article analyzes the influence of thermal effect on reliability of communication based on the temperature profile in ONoC, showing the relationship between power consumption and thermal effect, as well as the influence of thermal effect on the reliability of communication. We reveal the primary cause of the thermal effect in ONoC and the important factors of the influence on SNR, in order to minimize the thermal impacts and improve the reliability of ONoC in the further study.     

Current characteristics of mesoscopic rings in quantum Smoluchowski regime

In normal mesoscopic metals of a ring topology persistent currents can be induced by threading the center of the ring with a magnetic flux. This phenomenon is an example of the famous Aharonov-Bohm effect. In the paper we study the current vs the external constant magnetic flux characteristics of the system driven by both the classical and the quantum thermal fluctuations. The problem is formulated in terms of Langevin equations in classical and quantum Smoluchowski regimes. We analyze the impact of the quantum thermal fluctuations on the current-flux characteristics. We demonstrate that the current response can be changed from paramagnetic to diamagnetic when the quantum nature of the thermal fluctuations increases.     

Non-Markovian stochastic processes: colored noise

We survey classical non-Markovian processes driven by thermal equilibrium or nonequilibrium (nonthermal) colored noise. Examples of colored noise are presented. For processes driven by thermal equilibrium noise, the fluctuation-dissipation relation holds. In consequence, the system has to be described by a generalized (integro-differential) Langevin equation with a restriction on the damping integral kernel: Its form depends on the correlation function of noise. For processes driven by nonequilibrium noise, there is no such a restriction: They are considered to be described by stochastic differential (Ito- or Langevin-type) equations with an independent noise term. For the latter, we review methods of analysis of one-dimensional systems driven by Ornstein-Uhlenbeck noise.     

美国激光惯性约束聚变能源研究综述

简要地介绍了美国激光惯性约束聚变能源( LIFE ) 的研究现状与发展前景。基于美国国家点火装置( NIF ) 的近期进展,美国利弗莫尔实验室提出了激光惯性约束聚变能源设想,并开始了分解研究。设想用新型二极管泵浦固体激光器产生1.4~2.0 MJ 的激光能量,靶丸聚变增益25~30,打靶频率10~15Hz,实现350~500 MW聚变功率,相当于聚变中子源强1.3×1020 ~1.8×1020 n/s。以此驱动次临界裂变包层,使能量再倍增4~10 倍,实现1 GW电功率的输出。采用创新设计的燃料元件,包层可达到90%以上的燃耗深度,形成一个安全、无碳、燃料资源丰富、核废料少、可持续发展的新型核能源系统。In this paper the present study situation and prospect of the American laser-based Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy ( LIFE ) are briefly introduced. It is based on recent progress of National Inertial Facility ( NIF ) and related research have begun. On the assumption of using laser energy of 1.4 to 2.0 MJ, the target fusion gain G=25~30, the repetition rate 10 to 15 Hz, the fusion power of 350 to 500 MW or neutron source power of 1.3×1020 to 1.8×1020 n/s could be achieved. For a sub-critical fission blanket driven by this fusion neutrons power, energy multiplication M of 4~10 and several GW of thermal power could be obtained. By novel design on fuel pins, burnup more than 90% would be achieved for heavy metals in the blanket. Inertial Confinement Fusion-fission energy is a promising concept, which characterized by inherent safety, richness in nuclear fuel resources, minimization of nuclear waste, non-CO2 emitting ,and it is a sustainable energy source.     

Energy balance simulation of RF heated tokamak plasma in a hybrid reactor regime

The state, close to the stationary one, for RF heated tokamak with hybrid reactor-like parameters is discussed. The plasma is heated by the absorption of lower hybrid waves; for the absorption mechanism, a simple model is used. The dependences of the near-stationary state characteristics on density, temperature and thermal conductivity are discussed and the required amount of RF power is established, together with the amount of the driven current.The evidence of the necessity of the stabilization of the temperature via feed-back system is found; the global power balance for the thermal stability of the system is insufficient. More over, it seems, that the study of the realistic stationary state for RF driven reactors demands to consider only such models for energy balance discussions which are always completed with the explicit heating mechanism.As a final result — concerning hybrid reactor studies — the scaling for neutron fluxes is presented.The authors are indebted to Dr. R. Klíma for stimulating discussions.     

Length Dependence of Thermal Conductivity of Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes

Dependence of the thermal conductivity on the length of two armchair single-walled carbon nanotubes （SWNTs） is studied by the nonequilibrium molecular dynamics （MD） method with Brenner Ⅱ potential. The thermal conductivities are calculated for （5, 5） and （7, 7） SWNTs with lengths ranging from 22 to 155nm. The results show that the thermal conductivity of SWNTs is sensitive to the length and it does not converge to a finite value when the tube length increases up to 155nm, however it obeys a power law relation.     

活性炭-甲醇吸附制冰机的循环特性分析

所研究的吸附式制冰机以块状活性炭和甲醇为工质对,采用烟气加热。研究表明,对于本系统,双床循环较为合 适;双床循环中回热回质过程可以有效的改善吸附床的工作性能以及系统的热力完善度,并能将系统的制冷功率提高7％ 到11％。在循环时间为50 min时,回热回质条件下制冷功率为2 kw左右,可以实现每小时制冰15 kg左右。     

脉冲激光对类金刚石（DLC）薄膜的热冲击效应研究

强激光辐照红外热像系统时，可造成系统的干扰和破坏，激光的波长不同，对系统的破坏效果也不同.为了保护红外系统窗口以及提高窗口的透过率，红外窗口广泛沉淀类金刚石（DLC）薄膜.当入射的激光波长位于红外系统响应波段外时，激光对系统的破坏首先是激光对DLC薄膜的破坏.以波长为1.06μm的激光为例，研究了脉冲激光对DLC薄膜的损伤机理，建立了DLC薄膜的热冲击效应模型，并通过求解热传导和应力平衡方程，得出了薄膜的温度场和应力场分布.理论分析表明，热应力破坏在脉冲强激光对DLC膜的损伤机理中占主导地位.当 辐照能量密度为E₀=100mJ·cm^-2时，在薄膜表面距光斑中心约 40μm区域内的压应 力明显超出其断裂强度，将造成膜层的剥离、脱落.理论分析与实验结果基本相符，表明建 立热冲击效应模型的正确性. 关键词： 激光辐照 类金刚石（DLC）薄膜 热冲击效应     

太阳能光伏-温差发电驱动的新型冰箱模型设计与热力学分析

结合太阳能电池温度特性和温差发电特点,设计了一套新的太阳能光伏发电-温差发电驱动的冰箱模型,该模型包括太阳能光伏电池、半导体温差发电模块、电源控制系统等.根据负载用电需求,做出了光伏发电系统的设计方案.采用热力学基本理论,对该模型进行了工作效率及 火 用 效率的分析.结果发现:能效比COP达到了2.73(一般 冰箱COP为2左右), 火 用 效率也达到42.5%.同时,该系统模型环境效益明显,可以减排CO₂ 1394.2 kg,SO₂     

Origin软件在大气光学实验中的应用研究

阐述Origin软件在处理热光分析法测得的实验数据中计算积分面积方面的应用,根据测量得到的大气气溶胶中碳的时间响应数据,利用origin软件绘制热分析图并计算不同温度下响应曲线的积分面积,从而获得大气气溶胶碳的成分比例。     

光调制红外热像仪的设计与有限元模拟

新型热像仪是一种基于微机械技术的光调制热成像系统,它采用光调制原理来实现像转换和像增强,春核心是一个采用与互补型金属氧化物半导体工艺相溶的微机械技术制作的光调制热成像器件。该系统具有一系列潜在的优点：灵敏度和分辨率高、体积和能耗小、响应时间短并可在室温下工作。叙述了器件的设计和建模,通过一种简化的悬臂梁理论计算了其灵敏度、最小可探测能量及响应时间等参数,并对双材料梁的设计进行了优化。采用ＡＮＳＹＳ５．４程序对设计的器件进行了有限元模拟,得到的灵敏度和响应时间分别为０．０３ｍ／Ｗ和６ｍｓ。     

关于吸收式碳捕集热力学机制的探索

热再生吸收式碳捕集的传统认识难以揭示其热力学机制,一种新的认识是"热-化学能"转换中存在中间能量形式.本文从热力学碳泵概念出发,对吸收式碳捕集理想系统进行了解耦,其可视为"热机-碳泵"的热力学组合,探索了极限效率的表达,并采用第二定律效率作为评价参数对已有中试试验系统进行了性能水平探索.结果表明,理想循环性能系数仅取决...     

Possible use of accelerator driven subcritical reactors for minor actinides incineration

The possible interest of accelerator driven subcritical reactors for minor actinides incineration is examined. The physics of neutron multiplying systems is recalled. The differences between critical and subcritical reactors' control are described, with emphasis on the importance of the delayed neutrons fraction. The minor actinides fuel evolution is studied with the conclusion that fast neutron spectra are clearly more efficient then thermal neutron spectra. It is, also, shown that characteristic times for incineration should be in the order of 10 years. The number of minor actinides incinerators necessary for 60 PWRs is estimated to be about 6 with total thermal power of 9 GW. These reactors will, also, be able to transmute essentially all ⁹⁹Tc and ¹²⁹I produced by the 60 PWR. The excess electricity cost for MA incineration is estimated to be about 5%.     

铅基堆超临界CO2复合循环发电系统热力学分析

本文对比了再压缩超临界CO2 (S-CO2)循环、蒸汽朗肯循环、He布雷顿循环分别应用于铅基堆的最优热学性能,明确了S-CO2循环与铅基堆结合较传统循环的热力学优势。为进一步提高再压缩S-CO2循环的效率,以跨临界CO2 (T-CO2)循环为底循环构建了再压缩S-CO2/T-CO2复合循环,探讨了不同顶循环透平入口温度、压力和压缩机入口温度条件下系统性能的变化规律,对比了S-CO2/T-CO2复合循环和S-CO2循环的热学性能。结果表明:铅基堆再压缩S-CO2循环发电系统较传统循环形式具有更高的热效率;构建的S-CO2/T-CO2复合循环能够有效提高S-CO2循环的效率,在所研究参数范围内,S-CO2/T-CO2复合循环的热效率和效率比S-CO2循环分别最大可提高约4.8%和8.3%;再压缩S-CO2循环和S-CO2/T-CO2复合循环热学性能随顶循环关键参数变化规律具有一致性。