The contributions of amplitude-and phase-sensitive detection to the synchronous demodulation in a RF SQUID magnetometer

It is known that the tank-circuit voltage of the rf SQUID carries information about the magnetic flux to be detected in amplitude and phase. The coherent demodulationtechnique utilizes mixing circuits to shift the rf tank voltage spectrum to dc without loss of any signal-information both in amplitude and phase (AM & Pm-detection). Vice versa such a combined detection can be devided into two several detection channels, amplitude sensitive detection (AM) and phase sensitive detection (PM). The contribution of each single mode to the combined detection AM & PM is analysed theoretically in the limit of small magnetic signals and measured in special rf circuits of the magnetometer, which apply PLL-techniques. The influence of feedback is also calculated. For refined studies of the interesting parameters the reference signal of the rf mixer allows to be phase-shifted by an arbitrary amount. All three modes of detections are sketched in diagrams as magnetometeroutput versus phase-shift of that reference signal. In addition, noise analysis is included and measured for vanishing signal. Basic formulas are derived for signal-to-noise ratios. A correlation coefficient is defined for recording correlated noise sources between AM and PM, whereby the possibility of S/N-improvement is pointed out. By computer support the graphs of equations are fitted to measured data with least mean-square deviation. More logical than functional circuit diagrams complete the insight into the treated basic ideas.     

Resonance detection of dark matter axions using a DC SQUID

A method for detecting dark matter axions in which a dc SQUID serves as a detector is proposed. The SQUID is shown to be able to detect the magnetic field perturbations induced by its interaction with axions. The resonance signal appears as a current step in the SQUID current–voltage characteristic. The voltage of the step corresponds to the axion mass, while its height depends on the axion energy density in near-Earth space. The proposed method is aimed at detecting axions with masses m_a ? 10^–4 eV, which are of interest for both cosmology and particle physics.     

高温DC SQUID探针显微镜在半导体样品检测中的应用

扫描SQUID探针显微镜成像技术在半导体样品检测中得到了广泛应用。利用有限元分析方法对作为fluxguide的探针结构和SQUID的尺寸等参数对于系统空间分辨率和检测灵敏度的影响进行了仿真分析,并研究了探针周围的屏蔽效果。利用建立的SQUID探针显微镜系统成功检测到太阳能电池中多晶硅的细微结构,并通过检测互相垂直的两个方向的磁场,对太阳能电池中光致电流矢量分布进行了反演重构。     

Effects of experimental configuration on the detection threshold of hysteretic elastic nonlinearity

Nonlinear elastic signature of granular consolidated or damaged media is often very small and might easily fall within the noise level. Therefore, it is important to determine an excitation amplitude threshold above which nonlinear measurements start to be meaningful. In this paper, we analyze the way this threshold is influenced by some parameters of the experimental configuration, such as the receiver position, and of the data analysis, such as the considered reference amplitude. Furthermore, this contribution shows that extracting absolute values of the nonlinear parameters often requires the a priori knowledge of the resonance structure of the medium.     

Wideband detection of the third moment of shot noise by a hysteretic Josephson junction

We use a hysteretic Josephson junction as an on-chip detector of the third moment of shot noise of a tunnel junction. The detectable bandwidth is determined by the plasma frequency of the detector, which is about 50 GHz in the present experiment. The third moment of shot noise results in a measurable change of the switching rate when reversing polarity of the current through the noise source. We analyze the observed asymmetry assuming adiabatic response of the detector.     

基于迟滞应力应变关系的非线性声学检测理论与方法研究

本文将传统PM(Preisach-Mayergoyz)模型由一维介质拓展到二维介质,引入迟滞细观弹性单元概念,得到迟滞变化的应力应变关系.并采用一阶有限差分方程进行了声场计算和分析,发现空间声场中含有明显的高阶奇次谐波成分.对接收到的全波信号进行滤波、放大、时间反转后加载到接收换能器对应阵元上再进行发射,观察到高次谐波在微损伤区域实现聚焦.这为利用非线性高次谐波检测微损伤提供了可能的途径,也为疲劳损伤等缺陷的早期检测提供了理论和方法依据.     

Phase-to-phase and phase-to-amplitude transfer characteristics of a nondegenerate-idler phase-sensitive amplifier

For the first time to our knowledge, the phase-to-phase and phase-to-amplitude transfer functions of a nondegenerate-idler phase-sensitive fiber optic parametric amplifier are experimentally measured. Additionally, analytically and numerically obtained transfer curves show excellent agreement with the experimental curves. The experimental results were obtained by imposing a linear phase modulation onto the signal and idler wave simultaneously, and detecting the input and output signal using a self-homodyne coherent receiver.     

On the possibility of using a semiconductor crystal as a saturable absorber and a negative feedback element

The possibility of using a semiconductor crystal simultaneously as an element of nonlinear negative feedback and as a saturable absorber was studied. Numerical computer simulation of a laser model was performed. The calculations were carried out for a GaAs crystal. Analysis of the results showed that, at a corresponding concentration of defect levels and crystal thickness, it is possible to realize both nonlinear negative feedback and saturable absorption in the same crystal for mode locking.     

The possibility of using cryofiber interferometer as detector of gravitational waves

The history of the question on the possibility of detecting gravitational waves, whose existence is predicted by the General Relativity Theory, is briefly presented. The schemes of cryofiber interferometer, which we propose to use as detector of gravitational waves with amplitude |δg _ij | = 10^?20, are described. We also consider other versions of the use of cryofiber interferometer in both applied and fundamental context, including laboratory experiments in which according to the estimates dark energy density variations can be detected. We describe briefly the optical scheme of a compact interferometric detector of vibrations of a mirror fixed at the end of a massive gravitational antenna; the compactness admits construction of a cryogenic version with cooling of all the elements of such a recording system.     

On the possibility of considering the fullerene shell C60 as a conducting sphere

The dynamical and static dipole polarizabilities of the C₆₀ molecule have been calculated on the basis of the experimental data on the cross section of the fullerene photoabsorption. It has been shown that the fullerene shell in the static electric field behaves most likely as a set of separate carbon atoms rather than as a conducting sphere.     

The ultimate sensitivity of a high-temperature microwave SQUID magnetometer operating in the hysteresis regime

A method for the determination of the noise spectral density in a high-temperature microwave SQUID operating in the hysteresis regime is developed. Under these conditions, the reflection coefficient serves as an output signal. It is shown that if a directional coupler used for extracting the reflected wave is placed as close to the SQUID loop as possible, the magnetometer can be designed as a microwave integrated circuit with a noise flux spectral density S_F ^1/2 < 10 ^{- 5} F₀ /\textHz^{\text0\text.5} ,\textwhere F_\text0 S_\Phi ^{1/2} < 10^{ - 5} \Phi _0 /{\text{Hz}}^{{\text{0}}{\text{.5}}} ,{\text{where }}\Phi _{\text{0}} , is the magnetic flux quantum.     

Onset of self-organized critical state in a one-dimensional multijunction SQUID as a result of random arrangement of junctions

The critical state of a one-dimensional multijunction SQUID with randomly distributed junctions exposed to a slowly varying magnetic field is studied. It is shown that a small scatter of interjunction distances is sufficient for the critical state of the system to become self-organized. A simplified and basically new model is proposed for studying the self-organization in a system where this phenomenon occurs in a fully deterministic situation.     

Localization mechanisms and location methods of the disturbance sensor based on phase-sensitive OTDR

The mathematic models of the disturbance sensor based on phase-sensitive optical time-domain reflectometry (OTDR) are established. On the basis of the models, the localization mechanisms of the conventional location techniques for phase-sensitive OTDR are simulated. The simulation results indicate that the frequency characteristics of the backscattered signal at disturbance region are different from other regions. According to the results, a novel location method relied on power spectrum analysis is described. The experiment is then conducted over a monitored length of 9 km with a spatial resolution of 100 m, which demonstrates that the described location approach can significantly enhanced signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) to 19.4 dB.     

The controlled creation of a maximally entangled state between a SQUID ring and a single electromagnetic field mode

We consider a SQUID ring inductively coupled to an electromagnetic field mode, both treated quantum mechanically. We demonstrate a method for creating a maximally entangled state between the ring and the field mode. Our method utilises a non-adiabatic external magnetic flux pulse to move into and out of a transition region. Hence, our approach is fundamentally different to techniques based on Landau–Zener tunnelling that can also be used to achieve similar results. Our analysis is extended to include the effects of coupling the system to a dissipative environment. With this model we show that although such an environment makes a noticeable difference to the time evolution of the system, it need not destroy the entanglement of this coupled system over time scales required for quantum technologies.     

Tunable backaction of a DC SQUID on an integrated micromechanical resonator

We have measured the backaction of a dc superconducting quantum interference device (SQUID) position detector on an integrated 1?MHz flexural resonator. The frequency and quality factor of the micromechanical resonator can be tuned with bias current and applied magnetic flux. The backaction is caused by the Lorentz force due to the change in circulating current when the resonator displaces. The experimental features are reproduced by numerical calculations using the resistively and capacitively shunted junction model.     

The possibility of cyclotron echo generation in graphene on a SiC substrate

The possibility of cyclotron echo generation in graphene on a silicon carbide substrate has been predicted on the basis of the direct quasi-classical Monte Carlo simulation. The nature of this effect is the quasi-relativistic dependence of the effective mass of charge carriers on their velocity. The numerical values of the field strengths at which the effect should be most pronounced are found.