高斯光束经圆形光阑衍射的远场发散特性

线偏振高斯光束经圆形光阑衍射后,其远场可表示成互相正交的横电(TE)项和横磁(TM)项之和。利用TE项和TM项的远场能流分布,导出了高斯衍射光束的TE项和TM项远场功率的解析表达式,由此可度量TE项和TM项在远场占总功率的比例。基于能流二阶矩的定义,给出了高斯衍射光束、TE项和TM项远场发散角的解析式以及三者远场发散角间的关系通式,重点分析了f参数和截取参数对远场发散角的影响。结果表明:随着f参数的增大,远场发散角先增大后趋向于各自的饱和值。截取参数对远场发散角的影响与f参数相关,当f参数较大时,截取参数对远场发散角的影响不明显;当f参数适中时,随着截取参数的增大,远场发散角先减小后趋向于各自的最小值;但当f参数较小时,高斯衍射光束和TM项二者的远场发散角出现一定的波动性。     

Manganese doping effects on interband electronic transitions,lattice vibrations,and dielectric functions of perovskite-type Ba<Subscript>0.4</Subscript>Sr<Subscript>0.6</Subscript>TiO<Subscript>3</Subscript> ferroelectric ceramics

The Ba_0.4Sr_0.6−x Mn _x TiO₃ (BSMT) ceramics with different Mn composition (from 1% to 10%) have been prepared via the conventional solid-state reaction sintering. The X-ray diffraction analysis shows that the ceramics are polycrystalline with the single perovskite phase. The lattice vibrations and optical properties have been investigated using Raman scattering, spectroscopic ellipsometry (SE), and infrared reflectance spectra. It was found that the optical bandgap for the BSMT ceramics is varied between 3.40 and 3.65 eV. The three first-order Raman-active phonon modes can be observed, and the frequency of the A ₁(LO₃)/E(LO) mode shows a blue shift of 8 cm⁻¹ with the Mn composition, which can be attributed to the distortion of the TiO₆ octahedron. With increasing Mn composition, the frequency of the infrared-active TO₄ mode decreases from 532 to 520 cm⁻¹, owing to the local variation of the lattice constant induced by the Mn incorporation. Moreover, the optical functions of the ceramics from the far-infrared to ultraviolet region are obtained based on the SE and reflectance spectra, which is useful for the potential applications in ferroelectric-based optoelectronic devices.     

Compact and efficient coupler to interface hybrid dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide with silicon photonic slab waveguide

A coupler is proposed to interface a hybrid dielectric-loaded plasmonic waveguide (HDLPW) with a silicon photonic slab waveguide. The HDLPW is firstly designed and optimized to attain the best tradeoff between the mode confinement and the propagation distance. The designed coupler is inspired from the taper configuration and numerically modeled through finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) simulation. The results demonstrate that a high confinement and low loss of the energy is achieved from a silicon photonic slab waveguide into the dielectric slot of area 50×200 nm² in the HDLPW. The transmission attained through the coupler with a compact size of 400 nm is found to be as high as 80% (1 dB). Further, the planar nature of taper configuration makes the coupler easy to fabricate using the state-of-the-art CMOS facilities. The proposed coupler is useful in enabling the integration between photonic and hybrid plasmonic waveguides and thus realizing on-chip hybrid integrated circuits.     

Infrared and Raman investigation of the charge–density-wave state in rare-earth tri-telluride compounds

We summarize our recent efforts in investigating the charge–density-wave (CDW) state of the rare-earth tri-tellurides RTe₃ by means of infrared and Raman techniques. We identify the CDW gap, as order parameter of the broken-symmetry ground state, as well as the collective mode of the CDW condensate.     

Domain,dielectric and optical studies in antiferroelectric (Pb,La) (Zr,Sn, Ti)O3 single crystals

Antiferroelectric (Pb, La) (Zr, Sn, Ti)O₃ (PLZST) single crystals have been successfully grown by flux method using PbO–PbF₂–B₂O₃ as the flux. The obtained crystals are pale yellow in color and translucent. Domain structures, dielectric constants and optical transmission measurements have been performed on the 〈001〉-oriented PLZST single crystals. Two types of domains, namely, 90° and 180° domains, are observed. The extinction of 90° domains at P/A: 0° reveals a tetragonal structure in the crystal. The sequence of phase transitions from antiferroelectric to ferroelectric and then paraelectric has been established with increasing temperature. According to the modified Curie–Weiss relationship, the PLZST crystal is in an intermediate state between normal and relaxor antiferroelectrics. The broad optical transparent region (from 0.4 to 7.0 μm) and high optical transmittance (up to 65%) indicate that PLZST crystals are promising for optical uses.     

有限气相反应速率条件下MFF模型应用方法的研究

本文使用CO相对燃烧速率的概念和通用的有效影响参数转化方程,将带有气相反应速率无穷快假设的移动火焰锋面(MFF)模型成功地扩展应用到有限气相反应速率条件的计算中。对于多组不同有限气相反应速率、以及不同粒径的碳粒燃烧计算,MFF模型扩展应用的预报结果都与严格连续膜模型符合较好,碳粒着火温度的预报也更为准确。     

Unconventional carrier-mediated ferromagnetism above room temperature in ion-implanted (Ga,Mn)P:C

Ion implantation of Mn ions into hole-doped GaP has been used to induce ferromagnetic behavior above room temperature for optimized Mn concentrations near 3 at. %. The magnetism is suppressed when the Mn dose is increased or decreased away from the 3 at. % value, or when n-type GaP substrates are used. At low temperatures the saturated moment is on the order of 1 Bohr magneton, and the spin wave stiffness inferred from the Bloch-law T(3/2) dependence of the magnetization provides an estimate T(c)=385 K of the Curie temperature that exceeds the experimental value, T(c)=270 K. The presence of ferromagnetic clusters and hysteresis to temperatures of at least 330 K is attributed to disorder and proximity to a metal-insulating transition.     

Density-fluctuation-induced swelling of polymer thin films in carbon dioxide

We report an anomalous swelling of polymer thin films in carbon dioxide (CO(2)) which is associated (in both locus and form) with the density fluctuation ridge that forms along the extension of the coexistence curve of gas and liquid in the P-T phase diagram. Neutron reflectivity results showed that CO(2) could be sorbed to a large extent ( approximately 60%) in thin polymer films even when the bulk miscibility of the polymer with CO(2) is very poor. The anomalous swelling is found to scale with the polymer radius of gyration (R(g)) and extends to a distance approximately 10 R(g).     

Synthetic gene network for entraining and amplifying cellular oscillations

We present a model for a synthetic gene oscillator and consider the coupling of the oscillator to a periodic process that is intrinsic to the cell. We investigate the synchronization properties of the coupled system, and show how the oscillator can be constructed to yield a significant amplification of cellular oscillations. We reduce the driven oscillator equations to a normal form, and analytically determine the amplification as a function of the strength of the cellular oscillations. The ability to couple naturally occurring genetic oscillations to a synthetically designed network could lead to possible strategies for entraining and/or amplifying oscillations in cellular protein levels.     

核磁共振实验最佳信号的获得

通过分析各个实验参数对核磁共振信号的影响,提出并实现了最佳信号获得的方法。实验表明,对信号影响较大的因素主要有三个,即磁场强度、样品质量和扫描电压。而这三个参数中尤以磁场强度对信号的影响最为显著。