Beam bending through compound structure with two subwavelength metallic slits in each period

To provide a more practical, easy-to-implement method to achieve directional modulation with a plasmonic lens, beam manipulation method via compound metallic gratings with two subwavelength slits filled with different dielectrics inside each period is proposed and numerically investigated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Compared with conventional metal-grating based structures, phase retardation is tuned by the Fabry-Pérot (FP) resonant condition and light bending is achieved by constructing a carefully designed, curved phase front for the plasmonic lenses. Our designs have advantages in ease of fabrication and capability to perform in the far field. With these advantages, the designs are expected to be valuable in applications such as plasmonic circuits and photonic communication.     

新时代背景下大学物理基础课程教学的讨论

本文讨论的是＂以怎样的理念实施大学物理基础课程教学,才能使学生的学习训练获得最大收益＂.文章首先回顾近30年来教学思想随时代发展的变化,然后提出新时代背景下大学物理基础课程教学＂以学生为中心,使广大学生在知识、能力、素质上获得全面提高＂的新理念.     

Quantum-classical correspondence in response theory

The correspondence principle between the quantum commutator [A, B] and the classical Poisson brackets iota h{A, B} is examined in the context of response theory. The classical response function is obtained as the leading term of the expansion of the phase space representation of the response function in terms of Weyl-Wigner transformations and is shown to increase without bound at long times as a result of ignoring divergent higher-order contributions. Systematical inclusion of higher-order contributions improves the accuracy of the h expansion at finite times. Resummation of all the higher-order terms establishes the classical-quantum correspondence <--> alpha n e iota n omega t|Jv + nh/2. The time interval of the validity of the simple classical limit [A(t), B(0)] --> iota h{A(t), B(0)} is estimated for quasiperiodic dynamics and is shown to be inversely proportional to anharmonicity.     

Pulse propagation in an autoionization medium with double Fano profile

We discuss the propagation of a short laser pulse in an auto- ionizing (AI) medium with degenerate double Fano model. By solving numerically the coupled equations for atoms and fields we show that by the proper choice of Fano parameters involved in the problem (contrary to the case considered in (E. Paspalakis, N. J. Kylstra, and P. L. Knight, Phys. Rev. A60 (1999)) we have now two Fano asymmetry parameters) one can eliminate almost completely the absorption in the pulse propagation. It means that we have the transparency in the medium. From the connection between population trapping in short pulsed laser field and transparency in the propagation of the laser pulse which has been fixed by Paspalakis et al., Phys. Rev. A60 (1999) we conclude that this proper choice leads to the presence of the population trapping (or the existence of the “dark” states) in the atomic system. Moreover, instead of one value of the laser detuning for which the dark states exist in the case of one AI level, we find numerically two such values in the case of two AI levels.     

纳米TiO2∶Zn薄膜电极紫外光电特性研究

采用sol-gel法制备了Zn2+掺杂的锐钛矿相纳米TiO2薄膜电极.通过光电流作用谱和电流-电位（I-U）曲线研〖WTBZ〗究了掺杂不同浓度Zn2+的TiO2薄膜电极的光电特性.由光电流作用谱可知，Zn2+的掺杂可显著影响薄膜电极的光电流大小，且掺杂的最佳浓度与薄膜晶粒尺度有关.在320nm单色光照射下，掺杂浓度（摩尔浓度）为0.1％的薄膜电极光电流最大，与未掺杂的本征薄膜电极相比增幅达40％.I-U曲线表明，光照下，随电极电位由正到负逐渐降低，不同掺杂浓度的TiO2薄膜电极中均出现了阳极电流向阴极电流转换的现象，且Zn2+掺杂浓度可影响电极阳极电流的初始电位.另外，无光照的暗态下，各薄膜在负电位区域观察到了相似的随电位降低而迅速增大的阴极暗电流.     

Nonequilibrium thermodynamics and fluctuation relations for small systems

In this review, we give a retrospect of the recent progress in nonequilibrium statistical mechanics and thermodynamics in small dynamical systems. For systems with only a few number of particles, fluctuations and nonlinearity become significant and contribute to the nonequilibrium behaviors of the systems, hence the statistical properties and thermodynamics should be carefully studied. We review recent developments of this topic by starting from the Gallavotti–Cohen fluctuation theorem, and then to the Evans–Searles transient fluctuation theorem, Jarzynski free-energy equality, and the Crooks fluctuation relation. We also investigate the nonequilibrium free energy theorem for trajectories involving changes of the heat bath temperature and propose a generalized free-energy relation. It should be noticed that the non-Markovian property of the heat bath may lead to the violation of the free-energy relation.     

New terahertz dispersive device for single-shot spectral measurements of terahertz pulse

A new terahertz dispersive device designed for single-shot spectral measurements of broadband terahertz pulses is proposed. With two-dimensional quasi-randomly distributed element design, the device exhibits approximately the dispersive property of single-order diffraction in far field. Its far-field diffraction pattern is experimentally verified employing a continuous terahertz source centered at 2.52 THz and a pyroelectric focal-plane-array camera, which is in good agreement with the numerical result. The device provides a new approach for direct single-shot spectral measurements of broadband terahertz waves.     

以光子计数技术为基础的极低照度测量

微照度计的测量灵敏度通常限于1×10~(-6)lx水平,这在许多场合都不能满足要求。但只要确定了光通量与光子速率之间的内在联系,利用光子计数器和微照度计的结合,就可以把微照度的测量灵敏度提高到1×10~(-10)lx水平。文中导出了光通量与光子速率的理论计算公式;介绍了极低照度测量实验系统;并根据光子计数器的时间分辨率和光子的泊松分布以及暗记数水平,分别分析了微照度测量的上、下限范围。