Effect of the anisotropy of a conducting layer on the dispersion law of electromagnetic waves in layered metal-dielectric structures

The dispersion laws of electromagnetic waves in layered periodic metal-dielectric structures with anisotropic metal layers have been theoretically analyzed. It has been found that the anisotropy of metal layers is responsible for the appearance of additional allowed energy bands for photons. It has been shown that these bands correspond to plasma (Langmuir) waves propagating in anisotropic metal layers of the structure. Conditions under which the directions of group and phase velocities of Langmuir waves coincide or are opposite have been determined. It has been shown that the penetration of the electromagnetic field of Langmuir waves into dielectric layers is exponentially weak and this field is primarily concentrated in metal layers, where it oscillates in the direction perpendicular to the plane of the layers.     

NLC-CLC-NLC cell as an electrically tunable polarization plane rotator

A liquid crystal optical device made of an optically anisotropic heterostructure is considered. The device consists of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer sandwiched by two phase-shifting anisotropic layers of a nematic liquid crystal (NLC). In this structure each of the NLC layers is a quarterwave plate. The problem is solved both by Ambartsumian’s method of layer addition and Muller’s matrix method. The peculiarities of reflection spectra, eigen polarizations, rotation of polarization plane and polarization ellipticity are studied. It is shown that this device can work as a light modulator or a system for obtaining linearly polarized light with electrically tunable rotation of the polarization plane (which is especially important for optical communication), as well as a device for obtaining the linearly polarized light from a non-polarized one.     

Aperiodic birefringent photonic structures based on Kolakoski sequence

A novel type of aperiodic porous silicon-based multilayered structures which can be used for the electromagnetic radiation manipulation in the visible and infrared parts of spectrum are proposed in this paper. The one-dimensional aperiodic structures under consideration are arranged by stacking together two anisotropic layers according to the Kolakoski self-generation scheme. The spectral properties of the structures are theoretically investigated by using the electromagnetic field scalarization method in coupling with the finite-difference method. It is shown that the Kolakoski multilayers have both completely transparent states in the transmission spectra and pronounced omnidirectional reflectance which can used in integrated optics, optical fiber telecommunications, vertical cavity surface emitting lasers, laser cavities, etc. Also, it is shown numerically that the anisotropic nature of layered media significantly affects on optical properties of the structures.     

三通管路管壁声传递损失测试方法

针对汽车进气系统三通管路的特点,提出了多通管路的管壁传递损失测试方法。并以某车型的双涡轮增压发动机进气三通管道为例,采用该方法评价其用塑料代替铝后的声学性能,主要以声传递损失来评价涡轮增压器噪声通过三通连接管路管壁的辐射和透射特性。测试过程中,三通管道的两个连接涡轮增压器端口分别用声源两次发声,靠近进气歧管端口采用两种不同反射末端,然后在每段管路布置两个压力场扬声器进行测试,并基于平面波分离入射波和反射波,同时在三通管道外用声功率半球面十点分布法自由场扬声器测试,经过3次测量来计算管道管壁的声传递损失。由于声传递损失是管道本身特性决定,所以该测试方法能够准确找出塑料件和金属件在不同频率的声学特性差异。而后,在声传递损失测试结果的基础上,结合近场声全息方法和波束形成原理进行声源识别,可知该三通管路材质改为塑料后主要噪声来自焊缝薄弱处的中高频透射声和管壁结构的低频辐射声。     

Comparison of tunneling times in isotropic and anisotropic media

We present a comparative analysis of the tunneling times of electromagnetic (EM) waves propagating in isotropic and anisotropic media. First, suitable expressions for the tunneling times in a layered periodic material, with anisotropic properties originating from its structure, are derived, followed by numerical calculations performed for a new type of anisotropic semiconductor metamaterial. In the first case, we have considered a layered structure which contains two differently doped In_0.53Ga_0.47As semiconductor layers. The second structure under investigation is made of alternately placed layers of doped In_0.53Ga_0.47As and undoped Al_0.48Ga_0.52As. The investigation of the dwell time as a function of incident wave frequency has revealed the existence of two peaks, one of which may be interpreted as a consequence of anisotropy, while the other one corresponds to the peak related to the absorption and the group delay. Both of these two peaks are affected by variations of layers?? doping densities. Furthermore, at increased incident angles of incoming EM waves, the dwell time peak occurs at the upper boundary of the frequency interval, for which the structure exhibits negative refractive index.     

Coupled conductive-radiative heat transfer problem for two-layer slab

The coupled conductive radiative transfer problem in two homogeneous layers slab of anisotropic scattering with specularly reflecting boundaries has been considered. A Galerkin-iterative technique is used to solve the coupled conductive radiative heat equations in integral forms for the two layers. Numerical results are obtained for the temperature, the conductive, radiative and the total heat fluxes for the two homogeneous layers with isotropic and anisotropic scattering. The calculations are also carried out for homogeneous plane parallel medium with anisotropic scattering which show good agreement with the published calculations.     

Microscopic observation of confinement-induced layering and slow dynamics of dusty-plasma liquids in narrow channels

We report the microscopic observation of the confinement induced layering of quasi-2D dusty-plasma liquids in mesoscopic channels at a width W down to a few interparticle spacings. The two straight boundaries suppress nearby transverse hopping. It causes the formation of two to three layers with anisotropic diffusion nearby each boundary, and the randomly oriented bulklike liquid with isotropic diffusion in the center for a W>or=7 interlayer width. The pinching of the boundary layers from both sides leads to the transition to the layered structure with slow dynamics through the whole system as W decreases to five interlayer width. The packing and motion under an improper smaller W are also discussed.     

Anisotropic local-field effects of nanoparticles in plasmonic optics and magneto-optics

A theory of anisotropic optical local-field effects caused by resonantly polarizable small particles in multilayer polarizable media is developed. Considered is the model of a rectangular lattice of ellipsoidal nanoparticles with taking account of “image forces” at an interface in a layered medium. The lattice sums for anisotropic dipolar interactions are found using the Green’s function method in the quasi-point dipole approximation, and the effective polarizabilities of particles in a layer located near an interface are calculated self-consistently. The manifestation of an anisotropic local field of nanoparticles in optical radiation and propagation of evanescent waves responsible for optical near-field effects is investigated. Applications of the obtained results in the polar magneto-optical Kerr effect and reflectance anisotropy spectroscopy in propagating the polarized light along the normal to layers are considered. The resonant features in the spectra due to enhancement of the optical effects under excitation of surface (local) plasmons in nanoparticles of a noble metal are studied.     

Magneto-optical Kerr effect in bilayer structures

This paper describes the magneto-optical effects and the reflectivity behaviors of bilayers based on magnetic and isotropic ()/anisotropic () layers under the condition of total internal reflection. In the framework of Green's dyadic technique, we show accurately the optical properties of anisotropic layers deposited on a substrate. We present numerical simulations which account for the variation of angle of incidence at the HeNe laser wavelength. The Kerr rotation is found to increase significantly around the optical modes in total reflection. We also discuss the importance of anisotropic effects due to the crystallization of the dielectric material () which occur in the reflectivity and Kerr rotation spectra. Received 26 January 2000     

Quantitative evaluation of ultrasonic C-scan image in acoustically homogeneous and layered anisotropic materials using three dimensional ray tracing method

Quantitative evaluation of ultrasonic C-scan images in homogeneous and layered anisotropic austenitic materials is of general importance for understanding the influence of anisotropy on wave fields during ultrasonic non-destructive testing and evaluation of these materials. In this contribution, a three dimensional ray tracing method is presented for evaluating ultrasonic C-scan images quantitatively in general homogeneous and layered anisotropic austenitic materials. The directivity of the ultrasonic ray source in general homogeneous columnar grained anisotropic austenitic steel material (including layback orientation) is obtained in three dimensions based on Lamb’s reciprocity theorem. As a prerequisite for ray tracing model, the problem of ultrasonic ray energy reflection and transmission coefficients at an interface between (a) isotropic base material and anisotropic austenitic weld material (including layback orientation), (b) two adjacent anisotropic weld metals and (c) anisotropic weld metal and isotropic base material is solved in three dimensions. The influence of columnar grain orientation and layback orientation on ultrasonic C-scan image is quantitatively analyzed in the context of ultrasonic testing of homogeneous and layered austenitic steel materials. The presented quantitative results provide valuable information during ultrasonic characterization of homogeneous and layered anisotropic austenitic steel materials.     

Photonic density and nonreciprocal optical properties in chiral liquid crystals

Nonreciprocal optical properties of anisotropic (nano-film) heterostructures made of a cholesteric and nematic liquid crystal (CLC-NLC) layers are studied. Namely, a NLC-CLC (and CLC-NLC) structures are considered in which the NLC layer is a quarter-wave plate. The problem is exactly solvable by Ambartsumians’ modified layer addition and Mullers’ transfer-matrix methods. The peculiarities of the polarization dependent properties, such as the photonic density of states, reflection spectra, the polarization plane rotation and ellipticity spectra are investigated. It is shown that such a system canwork as a light modulator, an element for obtaining linearly polarized light with an electrically tunable polarization plane rotation, or a transformer of non-polarized source into linearly polarized light. The analysis of the optical properties in investigated structures can be used for design of perspective optical diodes, microlasers and multifunctional elements on chiral liquid crystals with electrically tunable polarization plane rotation and field controlled light polarization.     

Transmission of low-frequency internal sound through pipe walls

Transmission loss measurements are reported for long steel pipes of circular crosssection, with air inside and out, excited by internal sound. At low frequencies (wavelength greater than the pipe diameter), most of the radiated sound is accounted for by pipe bending waves. In order to approach the much higher transmission loss predicted for pure breathing motion of the pipe, bending waves must be suppressed; this has been achieved for a straight pipe by careful isolation. A sharp 90 bend in the pipe is shown to cause significant bending-wave excitation when plane waves are incident on the bend.     

Traction-free vibration of layered elastic and piezoelectric rectangular parallelepipeds

A variational method is developed to study the traction-free vibration of layered rectangular elastic and piezoelectric parallelepipeds. The weak form of the equations of motion and the charge equation are formulated in rectangular Cartesian coordinates. Approximate solutions to these equations are sought in a form that combines piecewise linear or quadratic Lagrange basis functions through the layered dimension of the solid with continuous global polynomial or trigonometric functions in the plane. This allows for the necessary discontinuity in the shear strain and normal potential gradient across the interface between layers caused by the mismatch in material properties. Numerical results compare very well with those computed by other techniques for layered elastic and piezoelectric plates with simple support and homogeneous parallelepipeds under stress-free conditions.     

界面层对层状各向异性复合结构中Lamb波的影响

建立了各向异性界面层的弹簧模型,并将其应用于分析层状复合媒质的全局矩阵技术中.其 引入的机理是全局矩阵的程序结构、各层矩阵的排列不至于遭受大的破坏.因此,把弹簧界 面作为一个“材料层”.该层的材料常数用劲度常数来描述,其层厚为零.把该层放在全局矩 阵适当的位置而使系统中的其他层不发生任何变化.数值示例显示了刚性联接、滑移联接、 完全脱层三种不同界面条件下双层各向异性复合结构中Lamb波的频散特征,并对刚性联接和 滑移联接时质点沿板厚方向的位移分布进行了比较. 关键词： 各向异性界面 弹簧模型 全局矩阵 兰姆波频散     

Design of an acoustic bending waveguide with acoustic metamaterials via transformation acoustics

Transformation acoustics is employed to design an acoustic bending waveguide. A two-dimensional square area with anisotropic and homogeneous material properties is transformed into a fan-shaped area with anisotropic and inhomogeneous material properties to rotate the direction of beam propagation. An alternating layered structure is considered to approximate a medium with anisotropic material properties. From the calculation results, the transformation medium can be realized by an alternating layered structure consisting of water and fluid with negative mass density. We propose that an acoustic metamaterial composed of three layers in water background can be designed to replace negative mass density fluid. The effective mass density and bulk modulus of the system that is composed of the acoustic metamaterial and water are dependent on the incident frequency and the geometric size of the acoustic metamaterial. We tune the geometric size of the acoustic metamaterial to approach the corresponding mass density distribution of the negative mass density fluid at a specific frequency. Thereby, the acoustic bending waveguide designed by using transformation acoustics can be achieved by the acoustic metamaterials.     

Holographic investigation of brittle crack propagation in plastic pipes

Plastic pipes dominated the low pressure gas distribution piping market during the last decade. Research on steel pipes has long since indicated that the susceptibility to rapid crack propagation (RCP) increases with increasing diameter. Although most plastic pipes used in gas distribution systems are of small diameter (<200mm), there is a tendency to use larger diameter piping, with increasing wall thickness. Based on simple physical principles it is reasonable to expect that susceptibility to RCP in plastic gas distribution piping will also increase with increasing pipe diameter and wall thickness. Although installed pipe sizes seem to be safe, it is imperative to obtain an understanding of the various factors that affect RCP in plastics. Some recent incidents show it is necessary to find criteria to assess the safety of larger diameter piping before such piping is installed in distribution systems. In particular, the newly developed third generation polyethylene materials, of which large diameters are already produced, need extended RCP evaluation.     

On whistling of pipes with a corrugated segment: Experiment and theory

Corrugated pipes are commonly used because of their local rigidity combined with global flexibility. The flow through such a pipe can induce strong whistling tones, which is an environmental nuisance and can be a threat to the mechanical integrity of the system. This paper considers the use of a composite pipe: a shorter corrugated pipe segment embedded between smooth pipe segments. Such a pipe retains some flexibility, while the acoustical damping in the smooth pipe reduces whistling tones. Whistling is the result of coherent vortex shedding at the cavities in the wall. This vortex shedding is synchronized by longitudinal acoustic waves traveling along the pipe. The acoustic waves trigger the vortex shedding, which reinforces the acoustic field for a critical range of the Strouhal number values. A linear theory for plane wave propagation and the sound production is proposed, which allows a prediction of the Mach number at the threshold of whistling in such pipes. A semi-empirical approach is chosen to determine the sound source in this model. This source corresponds to a fluctuating force acting on the fluid as a consequence of the vortex shedding. The functional form of the Strouhal number dependency of the dimensionless sound source amplitude is based on numerical simulations. The magnitude of the source and the Strouhal number range in which it can drive whistling are determined by matching the model to results for a specific corrugated pipe segment length. This semi-empirical source model is then applied to composite pipes with different corrugated segment lengths. In addition, the effect of inlet acoustical convective losses due to flow separation is considered. The Mach number at the threshold of whistling is predicted within a factor 2.     

应用光纤布喇格光栅传感器监测地下管道腐蚀的新方法研究

地下管线工作环境恶劣,腐蚀是引起它破坏和失效的主要原因之一.本文提出了一种应用光纤光栅传感器监测管道腐蚀的新方法.输送石油和天然气等一些物质的管道内部存在的压力会使管道发生膨胀,进而导致管道外壁产生环向变形.假定管道为无限长,管道内部压力导致的管道外壁轴向应变可忽略不计,当管线发生腐蚀时,会导致管壁变薄,管道内部的压力又可以看作基本不变,这样就会增大管道外壁的环向应变.当管道内部压力保持恒定时,管道壁厚与应变之间存在一定的反比例关系,本文方法就是将封装好的光纤光栅传感器粘贴在管道外壁,通过监测外壁环向变形来判断管道腐蚀的情况和程度.通过理论值、模拟值和试验值三者的对比分析来说明了这种新方法是可行的,并且值得被广泛应用,为埋地管道的防灾减灾提供了一种对策.     

Bi2Te3: implications of the rhombohedral k-space texture on the evaluation of the in-plane/out-of-plane conductivity anisotropy

Different computational scheme for calculating surface integrals in anisotropic Brillouin zones are compared. An example of the transport distribution function (plasma frequency) of the thermoelectric material Bi(2)Te(3) near the band edges is discussed. The layered structure of the material together with the rhombohedral symmetry causes a strong anisotropy of the transport distribution function for the directions in the basal plane (in-plane) and perpendicular to the basal plane (out-of-plane). It is shown that a thorough reciprocal space integration is necessary to reproduce the in-plane/out-of-plane anisotropy. A quantitative comparison can be made at the band edges, where the transport anisotropy is given in terms of the anisotropic mass tensor.