Modeling red coral (Corallium rubrum) and African snail (Helixia aspersa) shell pigments: Raman spectroscopy versus DFT studies

Pigments from red coral (Corallium rubrum) and African snail (Helixia aspersa) shell were studied non‐invasively using Raman spectroscopy with 1064‐nm laser beam. The two observed bands because of organic pigments confined in biomineralized CaCO₃ matrix at about 1500 and 1100 cm⁻¹ were assigned to ν(CC) and ν(C―C), respectively. Both signals originate from polyene(s) of largely unknown structure, containing several conjugated CC bonds. The small peak at 1016 cm⁻¹ in the Raman spectrum of coral pigment was assigned to in‐plane ―CH₃ rocking or structural deformation of polyene chain because of spatial confinement in the mineral matrix. The organic pigments in red coral and snail shell were present in inorganic matrix containing aragonite (shell) and calcite (coral). In addition, using Raman spectroscopy, it was observed that aragonite was replaced by calcite as result of healing damaged parts of snail shell. This is an important finding which indicates a great potential of nondestructive Raman spectroscopy instead of X‐ray technique, as a diagnostic tool in environmental studies. To support analysis of the observed Raman spectra detailed calculations using density functional theory (DFT with B3LYP and BLYP density functionals) on structure and vibrations of model all‐trans polyenes were undertaken. DFT calculated CC and C―C stretching frequencies for all‐trans polyenes containing from 2 to 14 CC units were compared with the observed ν(CC) and ν(C―C) band positions of the studied coral and shell. Individual correction factors were used to better match theoretical wavenumbers with observed band positions in red coral and African snail. It was concluded that all‐trans polyene pigments of red coral and dark parts of African snail shell contain 11–12 and 14 CC double bond units, respectively. However, Raman spectroscopy cannot produce any clear information on the presence and nature of the end‐chain substituents in the studied pigments. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

太赫兹GaAs肖特基混频二极管高频特性分析

在太赫兹波段,存在几种新的高频效应会限制混频二极管的高频特性.应用热电子发射理论和隧道理论,研究了外延层肖特基二极管的高频特性,并以截止频率为品质因数对二极管进行优化设计.研究表明,当二极管工作频率大于等离子频率时,二极管相当于一个电容,失去了混频性能;提高基底掺杂浓度可以减小基底等离子共振效应;外延层等离子频率非常重要并且在研究外延层等离子共振效应时必须考虑传输时间效应;减小阳极直径、减小外延层厚度、提高外延层掺杂浓度可以提高二极管的工作频率.这对太赫兹波段室温混频器件的研制具有重要的参考价值.     

Polarity switching and transient responses in single nanotube nanofluidic transistors

We report the integration of inorganic nanotubes into metal-oxide-solution field effect transistors (FETs) which exhibit rapid field effect modulation of ionic conductance. Surface functionalization, analogous to doping in semiconductors, can switch the nanofluidic transistors from p-type to ambipolar and n-type field effect transistors. Transient study reveals the kinetics of field effect modulation is controlled by ion-exchange step. Nanofluidic FETs have potential implications in subfemtoliter analytical technology and large-scale nanofluidic integration.     

Spectral indices to assess the carotenoid/chlorophyll ratio from adaxial and abaxial leaf reflectance

The ratio between the carotenoid and chlorophyll concentrations can indicate the physiology and phenology of plants. Most of the vegetation indices related to the ratio between the carotenoid and chlorophyll contents only consider the reflectance from the adaxial leaf surface. In this study, it was found that the leaf reflectance from the abaxial surface is lower than that of the adaxial surface in the visible wavelength region. On the contrary, the reflectance is higher on the adaxial surface in the near-infrared wavelength region. The difference ratio index resulted in the best correlation with the carotenoid/chlorophyll ratio and was the most robust among all the spectral indices studied when the spectral information on the adaxial and abaxial surfaces was pooled. The result indicated that this index can accurately estimate the carotenoid/chlorophyll ratio because of the insensitivity to the differences between adaxial and abaxial leaf surfaces.     

覆膜长周期光纤光栅在生化分析中的应用及研究进展

总结了纳米薄膜修饰的长周期光纤光栅在折射率生物传感器方面的研究进展,重点介绍了纳米薄膜对长周期光纤光栅折射率传感性能的影响,详细阐述了覆膜长周期光纤光栅在生化分析检测领域的应用,并对其在折射率传感方面的应用前景作了展望。     

高辐射效率超宽谱脉冲辐射天线的设计与实验

设计了一种采用共面TEM馈电结构的抛物反射面超宽谱脉冲辐射天线,分析了该种馈电结构的阻抗特性与辐射特性。实验表明当馈入电压为3kV、前沿180ps的超宽谱脉冲时,该天线主轴辐射场测试距离与峰值场强之积平均值达到18.3kV,相较于常用的TEM喇叭馈电的超宽带反射面天线,其辐射效率有了显著的提高。     

集成芯片LED场地照明灯新型叠片散热器热分析

针对大功率LED场地照明集成芯片散热问题,提出了一种新型散热器结构。该散热器利用高导热纯铝材料,采用叠片的方式成型。采用实验和有限元模拟相结合的研究方法,对包括直流电源的新型叠片式LED散热器的散热性能进行了研究。结果表明：LED电源达到稳态所需时间较长,最终能够稳定在一个较低的温度范围。叠片式纯铝散热器通过增加散热面积和提高散热器材料的导热系数能有效降低LED结温。所设计的散热器和选择的电源在自然对流条件下能够很好地满足250 W大功率LED散热要求。     

全息照相实验的探讨

本文简要介绍了全息照相的基本原理,分析了影响激光全息照相实验的诸因素,并对这些因素进行了深入的探讨。实验中采用有良好散射性能的硬币为被拍摄对象,以RSP-I型红敏光致聚合物全息干板为记录介质,使得学生实验成功率大大提高,取得非常好的实验教学效果。     

Correspondence between quantum-optical transform and classical-optical transform explored by developing Dirac’s symbolic method

By virtue of the new technique of performing integration over Dirac’s ket–bra operators, we explore quantum optical version of classical optical transformations such as optical Fresnel transform, Hankel transform, fractional Fourier transform, Wigner transform, wavelet transform and Fresnel–Hadmard combinatorial transform etc. In this way one may gain benefit for developing classical optics theory from the research in quantum optics, or vice-versa. We cannot only find some new quantum mechanical unitary operators which correspond to the known optical transformations, deriving a new theorem for calculating quantum tomogram of density operators, but also can reveal some new classical optical transformations. For examples, we find the generalized Fresnel operator (GFO) to correspond to the generalized Fresnel transform (GFT) in classical optics. We derive GFO’s normal product form and its canonical coherent state representation and find that GFO is the loyal representation of symplectic group multiplication rule. We show that GFT is just the transformation matrix element of GFO in the coordinate representation such that two successive GFTs is still a GFT. The ABCD rule of the Gaussian beam propagation is directly demonstrated in the context of quantum optics. Especially, the introduction of quantum mechanical entangled state representations opens up a new area in finding new classical optical transformations. The complex wavelet transform and the condition of mother wavelet are studied in the context of quantum optics too. Throughout our discussions, the coherent state, the entangled state representation of the two-mode squeezing operators and the technique of integration within an ordered product (IWOP) of operators are fully used. All these have confirmed Dirac’s assertion: “...for a quantum dynamic system that has a classical analogue, unitary transformation in the quantum theory is the analogue of contact transformation in the classical theory”.     

基于压扩变换的60GHz正交频分复用光载无线通信系统实验研究

提出并实验研究了在60GHz正交频分复用(OFDM)-光载无线通信(ROF)系统中采用压扩变换技术降低OFDM信号峰值平均功率比(PAPR),并提高系统的接收灵敏度。实验结果表明,携带基于压扩变换的2.5Gb/s60GHz的OFDM-ROF信号经标准单模光纤传输50km后,在无色散补偿和误码率为10-3的条件下,当入纤功率为12dBm时,系统接收灵敏度提高约2.3dB,并且当互补累积分布函数(CCDF)为10-4时,OFDM信号的PAPR下降约3dB。