Dynamic analysis of periodic structures

The natural vibration analysis of a periodic structure with repeated identical substructures may be simplified by using some symmetrical properties of the substructure dynamic matrices, resulting in a set of linear difference equations in the displacements. These equations are readily solved for cyclic symmetric systems, simply supported systems and infinite systems. The order of the overall frequency equations is at most equal to one half of the total number of degrees of freedom retained for a single substructure regardless of the number of substructures in the system. With these natural modes, the system with general boundary conditions at end stations is analyzed by a fast converging method.     

Optical properties of multilayered Period-Doubling and Rudin-Shapiro porous silicon dielectric heterostructures

To investigate the optical properties in quasi-regular porous-silicon-based dielectric Period-Doubling and Rudin-Shapiro multilayer systems, we study here the reflection of light from these structures. The Period-Doubling and Rudin-Shapiro structures are fabricated in such a way that the optical thickness of each layer is one quarter of 600 and 640 nm respectively. We find that porous silicon Period-Doubling dielectric multilayers could demonstrate the optical properties similar to the classical periodic Febry–Perot interference filters with one or multiple resonant peaks, but with an advantage of having total optical thickness much lesser than the periodic structures. Additionally, light propagation in porous silicon Rudin-Shapiro structures is investigated for the first time, both theoretically and experimentally. The reflectance spectra of the structures exhibit photonic band gaps centered at predetermined wavelengths. In both cases, numerical simulation of light transmission is performed using transfer matrix method.     

Classical and quantum chaos in atom optics

The interaction of an atom with an electro-magnetic field is discussed in the presence of a time periodic external modulating force. It is explained that a control on atom by electro-magnetic fields helps to design the quantum analog of classical optical systems. In these atom optical systems chaos may appear at the onset of external fields. The classical and quantum chaotic dynamics is discussed, in particular in an atom optics Fermi accelerator. It is found that the quantum dynamics exhibits dynamical localization and quantum recurrences.     

Dual-modulation fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer with double reflection for slowly-varying displacements

This Letter describes a dual-amplitude modulation technique incorporated into a double reflection extrinsic-type fiber Fabry-Perot interferometer to measure periodic, nonperiodic as well as quasi-static displacements. The modulation scheme simultaneously maintains the interference signal pair in quadrature and provides a reference signal for displacements inferior to a quarter of the source wavelength. The control and phase demodulation of the interferometer carried out via software enable quasi-real-time measurement and facilitates sensor alignment. The sensor system can be exploited in the low frequency range from 10(-3) to ～500 Hz and has a resolution better than 2.2 nm, targeting applications in geophysics.     

频率变化场J-C模型中的量子态保真度

利用Jaynes-Cummings模型,考虑场频率受微扰的情况,在旋波近似下研究了二能级原子与单模辐射场相互作用系统中量子态保真度的演化.利用数值计算方法给出量子态保真度随时间的演化曲线.研究了场频率随时间正弦函数形式变化对系统、光场和原子的量子态保真度演化的影响.结果表明:场频率随时间正弦函数形式变化对系统和光场的量子态保真度的演化的影响很小,但对原子的量子态保真度的演化有显著影响.     

光晶格中的冷原子

光晶格是一种人造光晶体,它是由反向传播激光束干涉形成的周期性势阱构成的。光晶格的周期、势深等参量可以通过调节激光的强度和频率等来准确控制。作为一个纯净可控的实验平台,光晶格已经逐渐成长为模拟多体系统的最便利的工具之一。文章对光晶格中冷原子进行了简单的介绍,重点阐述了玻色—爱因斯坦凝聚、激光冷却、光晶格和量子相变等内容。     

边界振动的微腔中的二能级原子

采用全量子理论，对注入腔内的二能级原子、单模腔场和振动边界(视为频率为ω_m的量子谐振子)构成的系统，在相互作用绘景中，求解了该系统的态函数随时间的演化关系，在此基础上得到了原子布居数随时间的演化关系，结果显示布居数在初始值附近振荡，这说明边界的振动是周期性的，它对原子布居数的影响也是周期性的. 关键词： 边界振动的微腔 二能级原子 布居数     

与双模场依赖强度耦合下多光子通道中原子比 特周期量子回声产生和调控

旋波近似条件下,运用全量子理论研究了与双模相干光场依赖强度耦合多光子通道中原子比特周期量子回声的产生和控制. 采用数值计算的方法,讨论了双模相干光场平均光子数分布形式、分布范围及原子跃迁时吸收(或发射)的光子数k对原子比特态保真度演化的影响,获得了产生和控制原子比特周期量子回声的系统参量;根据纠缠理论,分析了原子比特态保真度演化与原子约化熵演化的关联. 结果表明:在k=1的双光子过程中,调控光场平均光子数呈对称或不对称分布,当它的取值在一定范围内,原子比特保持良好的相干性和保真度,产生周期量子回声; 对于k≥2的多光子过程,原子比特与双模相干光场始终处于最大纠缠,因此导致了原子比特始终处于部分失真状态,不产生周期量子回声. 本研究揭示了周期量子回声产生的物理实质是原子比特与光场周期性退纠缠.     

A dynamic Lagrangian frequency-time method for the vibration of dry-friction-damped systems

A new frequency-time domain procedure, the dynamic Lagrangian mixed frequency-time method (DLFT), is proposed to calculate the non-linear steady state response to periodic excitation of structural systems subject to dry friction damping. In this formulation, the dynamic Lagrangians are defined as the non-linear contact forces obtained from the equations of motion in the frequency domain, with the adjunction of a penalization on the difference between the interface displacements calculate by the non-linear solver in the frequency domain and those calculated in the time domain from the non-linear contact forces, thus accounting for Coulomb friction and non-penetration conditions. The dynamic Lagrangians allow one to solve for the non-linear forces between two points in contact without using artifacts such as springs. The new DLFT method is thus particularly well suited to handling finite element models of structures in frictional contact, as it does not require a special model for the contact interface. Dynamic Lagrangians are also better suited to frequency-domain friction problems than the traditional time-domain method of augmented Lagrangians. Furthermore, a reduction of the non-linear system to relative interface displacements is introduced to decrease the computation time. The DLFT method is validated for a beam in contact with a flexible dry friction element connected to ground, for frictional constraints that feature two-dimensional relative motion. Results are also obtained for a large-scale structural system with a large number of one-dimensional dry-friction dampers. The DLFT method is shown to be accurate and fast, and it does not suffer from convergence problems, at least in the examples studied.     

Stability transformation: a tool to solve nonlinear problems

We present an analysis of the properties as well as the diverse applications and extensions of the method of stabilisation transformation. This method was originally invented to detect unstable periodic orbits in chaotic dynamical systems. Its working principle is to change the stability characteristics of the periodic orbits by applying an appropriate global transformation of the dynamical system. The theoretical foundations and the associated algorithms for the numerical implementation of the method are discussed. This includes a geometrical classification of the periodic orbits according to their behaviour when the stabilisation transformations are applied. Several refinements concerning the implementation of the method in order to increase the numerical efficiency allow the detection of complete sets of unstable periodic orbits in a large class of dynamical systems. The selective detection of unstable periodic orbits according to certain stability properties and the extension of the method to time series are discussed. Unstable periodic orbits in continuous-time dynamical systems are detected via introduction of appropriate Poincaré surfaces of section. Applications are given for a number of examples including the classical Hamiltonian systems of the hydrogen and helium atom, respectively, in electromagnetic fields. The universal potential of the method is demonstrated by extensions to several other nonlinear problems that can be traced back to the detection of fixed points. Examples include the integration of nonlinear partial differential equations and the numerical determination of Markov-partitions of one-parametric maps.     

Hopping Transport and Stochastic Dynamics of Electrons in Plasma Layers

We investigate the stochastic dynamics and the hopping transfer of electrons embedded into two‐dimensional atomic layers. First we formulate the quantum statistics of general atom ‐ electron systems based on the tight‐binding approximation and express ‐ following linear response transport theory ‐ the quantum‐mechanical time correlation functions and the conductivity by means of equilibrium time correlation functions. Within the relaxation time approach an expression for the effective collision frequency is derived in Born approximation, which takes into account quantum effects and dynamic effects of the atom motion through the dynamic structure factor of the lattice and the quantum dynamics of the electrons. In the last part we derive Pauli equations for the stochastic electron dynamics including nonlinear excitations of the atomic subsystem. We carry out Monte Carlo simulations and show that mean square displacements of electrons and transport properties are in a moderate to high temperature regime strongly influenced by by soliton‐type excitations and demonstrate the existence of percolation effects (© 2011 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)     

Generation of entangled states in polydomain potassium-dihydrophosphate crystals

It is shown experimentally that polarized entangled two-photon states in a pair of frequency modes can appear in the process of the spontaneous parametric down conversion in ferroelectric crystals with a quasi-regular domain structure (such as potassium dihydrophosphate). Entanglement measures and polarization characteristics of these states are determined.     

Classical periodic solutions of the equal-mass 2n-body problem, 2n-ion problem and the n-electron atom problem

We present a new family of classical periodic orbits for physically interesting hamiltonian systems, such as the Zeeman effect hamiltonian for the n-electron atom.     

The H atom in CaTiO 3 : Structure and electronic properties

In the present work we explore the effects that an H impurity produces upon the geometry and electronic structure of the CaTiO 3 crystal considering the cubic and orthorhombic crystallographic lattices of the material. A quantum-chemical method based on the Hartree-Fock formalism and the periodic large-unit-cell model is used throughout the work. The analysis of the results shows that the interstitial H impurity binds to one of the O atoms forming the so-called O-H group. At equilibrium, the O-H distances are found to be equal to 0.89 and 1.04 Å for cubic and orthorhombic lattices respectively. Atomic displacements and relaxation energies are analysed comparing the obtained results in the cubic lattice with those in the orthorhombic lattice. In the cubic phase the computed relaxation energy of vicinity of the O-H group is found to be equal to 1.1 eV and the atomic displacements generally obey the Coulomb law. So, the negatively charged O atoms move outwards from the defective region by about 0.09 Å while the positively charged Ti and Ca atoms move towards the defective region by about 0.05 and 0.01 Å respectively. A similar effect is observed in the orthorhombic lattice of CaTiO 3 doped with an H atom. It is necessary to mention that different O positions in the orthorhombic structure are considered for the O-H bond creation. The computed relaxation energies of the atomic displacements in this structure are found to be equal to 2.3 and 2.1 eV depending on the crystallographic type of the bonding O atom.     

Fiber-coupled displacement interferometry without periodic nonlinearity

Displacement interferometry is widely used for accurately characterizing nanometer and subnanometer displacements in many applications. In many modern systems, fiber delivery is desired to limit optical alignment and remove heat sources from the system, but fiber delivery can exacerbate common interferometric measurement problems, such as periodic nonlinearity, and account for fiber-induced drift. In this Letter, we describe a novel, general Joo-type interferometer that inherently has an optical reference after any fiber delivery that eliminates fiber-induced drift. This interferometer demonstrated no detectable periodic nonlinearity in both free-space and fiber-delivered variants.     

周期或准周期超晶格薄膜表面吸附原子的自发辐射性质

本文把由库理论和耗散系统量子化方法所求得的表面修饰的光学布洛赫方程,同麦克斯韦方程自洽地相结合,求得周期或准周期超晶格薄膜表面吸附原子的自发辐射寿命和频移,讨论了构成该薄膜各层的厚度和介电性质及总层数对上述自发辐射性质的影响。同时,把周期性情况和准周期情况分别求得的结果进行了比较。 关键词：     

The forced vibration of one-dimensional multi-coupled periodic structures: An application to finite element analysis

A general theory for the forced vibration of multi-coupled one-dimensional periodic structures is presented as a sequel to a much earlier general theory for free vibration. Starting from the dynamic stiffness matrix of a single multi-coupled periodic element, it derives matrix equations for the magnitudes of the characteristic free waves excited in the whole structure by prescribed harmonic forces and/or displacements acting at a single periodic junction. The semi-infinite periodic system excited at its end is first analysed to provide the basis for analysing doubly infinite and finite periodic systems. In each case, total responses are found by considering just one periodic element. An already-known method of reducing the size of the computational problem is reexamined, expanded and extended in detail, involving reduction of the dynamic stiffness matrix of the periodic element through a wave-coordinate transformation. Use of the theory is illustrated in a combined periodic structure+finite element analysis of the forced harmonic in-plane motion of a uniform flat plate. Excellent agreement between the computed low-frequency responses and those predicted by simple engineering theories validates the detailed formulations of the paper. The primary purpose of the paper is not towards a specific application but to present a systematic and coherent forced vibration theory, carefully linked with the existing free-wave theory.     

Resonant and nonresonant patterns in forced oscillators

Uniform oscillations in spatially extended systems resonate with temporal periodic forcing within the Arnold tongues of single forced oscillators. The Arnold tongues are wedge-like domains in the parameter space spanned by the forcing amplitude and frequency, within which the oscillator's frequency is locked to a fraction of the forcing frequency. Spatial patterning can modify these domains. We describe here two pattern formation mechanisms affecting frequency locking at half the forcing frequency. The mechanisms are associated with phase-front instabilities and a Turing-like instability of the rest state. Our studies combine experiments on the ruthenium catalyzed light-sensitive Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction forced by periodic illumination, and numerical and analytical studies of two model systems, the FitzHugh-Nagumo model and the complex Ginzburg-Landau equation, with additional terms describing periodic forcing.     

Free wave propagation in two-dimensional periodic plates

The propagation of flexural waves in a two-dimensional periodic plate which rests on an orthogonal array of equi-spaced simple line supports has been investigated. A type of plane wave motion has been considered. An energy method has been developed to predict the frequency of wave propagation in terms of the propagation constants. A Galerkin type of analysis has been used, incorporating assumed complex modes of wave motion for the identical rectangular elements of the periodic plate. Expressions for the frequency have been obtained firstly by using simple polynomial modes for the plate displacements, and then (alternatively) by using characteristics beam function modes. The use of these different modes has first been demonstrated by applying them to the analysis of wave propagation in periodic beams. A single polynomial mode which satisfies the geometric and wave-boundary conditions of the periodic plate element leads to an elegant expression relating the frequency and the wave propagation constants in the first propagation band. The frequencies so obtained compare well with those found from a multi-mode, characteristic beam function analysis. The latter involves much more algebra, is solved as an eigenvalue problem, and yields the frequencies in as many propagation bands as are desired. The bounding frequencies and corresponding wave motions in the first and higher propagation bands have been identified, and it has been shown that the propagation bands can overlap. Consideration has been given to one-dimensional “strip” structures which are equivalent to the two-dimensional plate when a plane wave in a general direction is propagating. Furthermore, it is shown that the natural frequencies of finite rectangular periodic plates can be obtained very simply from the results of the wave propagation analysis.     

Nonstationary processes in an electric field during coadsorption of gold and alkali metals on tungsten

The processes induced by a strong electric field in the “tungsten-gold-alkali metal” adsorption systems are studied. Field desorption of K⁺ and Cs⁺ ions initiates nonstationary processes involving ion current pulsations and periodic displacements of desorption regions under constant experimental conditions. The observed effects are explained as resulting from the processes of (i) formation of an alkali-metal-gold film exhibiting properties of a wide-band-gap semiconductor, (ii) breakdown and restoration of this film in an electric field, and (iii) accumulation and relaxation of the electric charge.