Optical characteristics of transparent PMNT ceramic and its application at high speed electro-optic switch

The optical characteristics of transparent lead magnesium niobate titanate (PMNT) electro-optic ceramic, including the electro-optic phase modulation, electric hysteresis property and thermo-optic coefficient, are investigated in detail. Based on this novel ceramic, a polarization independent electro-optic switch by using fiber Sagnac interferometer (FSI) structure is realized. An initial π-shift is introduced into the Sagnac loop to eliminate the effect of the polarization orientation of the incident light on the switch performance. Then an electrically controllable PMNT phase retarder is used to switch the optical signal between the reflection and transmission ports. Some theoretical analyses are given and the switch performances are also discussed, including the thermal characteristic and different switching frequency response.     

Deterministic quantum dense coding with cluster state in optical systems

We propose two optical schemes for implementing the deterministic single-particle and two-particle quantum dense coding using four-qubit cluster states. In the protocols, the photon is neuter particle, so it has longer decoherence time with the environment than other particles. It is easy to implement single-bit gate using the linear optical elements under certain conditions, so the transformations performed on the photons by Alice can be easily achieved. Here the cluster states can be exactly discriminated using the parity detector, PBS and FS-PBS. In addition, the success probabilities of the dense coding are both equal to 1.     

Reflection chromaticity of cholesteric liquid crystals with sandwiched periodical isotropic defect layers

We study one-dimensional photonic crystals made of cholesteric liquid crystals with sandwiched isotropic defect layers. Based on the Berreman Fast 4 × 4 matrix method, the dispersion relation of one-dimensional photonic crystals is calculated and the corresponding reflection chromaticity is obtained. It is found that the color shift could be controlled by adjusting the thickness and refractive index of the isotropic defect layers. Compared with conventional structures, the reflection chromaticity of this structure is insensitive to the incident angle, if the thickness ratio of the cholesteric liquid crystals to that of the isotropic defect layers and the refractive index of periodical isotropic defect layers are properly set. Furthermore, the common forbidden bands for both left and right circular polarizations can be obtained, and we also take the wavelength-dependent refractive indices into consideration and obtain the reflected light chromaticity with the incident angle increasing. The proposed device can be used as a reflective color filter in the display industry.     

Confinement-deconfinement interplay in quantum phases of doped Mott insulators

In the t-J model, the electron fractionalization is dictated by the phase string effect. We find that in the underdoped regime, the antiferromagnetic and superconducting phases are dual: in the former, holons are confined while spinons are deconfined, and vice?versa in the latter. These two phases are separated by a novel phase, the so-called Bose-insulating phase, where both holons and spinons are deconfined. A pair of Wilson loops was found to constitute a complete set of order parameters determining this zero-temperature phase diagram. The quantum phase transitions between these phases are suggested to be of non-Landau-Ginzburg-Wilson type.     

Linearized tensor renormalization group algorithm for the calculation of thermodynamic properties of quantum lattice models

A linearized tensor renormalization group algorithm is developed to calculate the thermodynamic properties of low-dimensional quantum lattice models. This new approach employs the infinite time-evolving block decimation technique, and allows for treating directly the transfer-matrix tensor network that makes it more scalable. To illustrate the performance, the thermodynamic quantities of the quantum XY spin chain as well as the Heisenberg antiferromagnet on a honeycomb lattice are calculated by the linearized tensor renormalization group method, showing the pronounced precision and high efficiency.     

808 nm大功率半导体激光器阵列的优化设计

 采用激射波长为808 nm的GaAs/AlGaAs梯度折射率波导分别限制单量子阱结构外延片,制备了沟道深度不同的半导体激光器阵列,并对载流子分布进行理论分析和模拟。理论和实验结果表明：引入脊形台面和隔离沟道后,激光器阵列的输出功率、电光转换效率、斜率效率和光谱特性均有显著提高。随着沟道的加深,对电流侧向扩散的限制作用增强,从而提高了阵列性能。     

基于可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱波长调制技术在线测量燃烧场温度

 介绍了可调谐二极管激光吸收光谱（TDLAS）波长调制技术的测温原理。通过选择水在1 397.75 nm和1 397.87 nm处两条邻近的吸收线,运用多功能数据采集卡对二极管激光器进行控制和信号采集,实现了TDLAS波长调制技术对标定燃烧炉甲烷/空气预混火焰温度的实时在线测量,测量重复频率为250 Hz。分析了温度测量数据抖动的原因,结果表明燃烧过程中火焰本身温度的抖动是测量结果波动的主要原因,测量系统的A类标准不确定度小于53 K。     

医用生物材料的低温保存研究

生物材料的低温保存一般都要经历降温过程、低温储存过程及复温过程,其中降温过程中对生物细胞的影响最大.每一种生物细胞都有自己合适的降温速率,如能满足其这种降温速率,细胞所受到的低温损伤最小,则生物细胞的复活率最高.文中介绍程序控制变速降温装置的主要结构及几种典型生物体的降温过程.最后,对器官的低温保存进行分析讨论.     

Multifunctional core–shell nanoparticles: superparamagnetic,mesoporous, and thermosensitive

Multifunctional core–shell composite nanoparticles (NPs) have been developed by the combination of three functionalities into one entity, which is composed of a single Fe₃O₄ NP as the magnetic core, mesoporous silica (mSiO₂) with cavities as the sandwiched layer, and thermosensitive poly(N-isopropylacrylamide-co-acrylamide) (P(NIPAAm-co-AAm)) copolymer as the outer shell. The mSiO₂-coated Fe₃O₄ NPs (Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂) are monodisperse and the particle sizes were varied from 25 to 95 nm by precisely controlling the thickness of mSiO₂-coating layer. The P(NIPAAm-co-AAm) were then grown onto surface-initiator-modified Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂ NPs through free radical polymerization. These core–shell composite NPs (designated as Fe₃O₄@mSiO₂@P(NIPAAm-co-AAm)) were found to be superparamagnetic with high r ₂ relaxivity. To manipulate the phase transition behavior of these thermosensitive polymer-coated NPs for future in vivo applications, the characteristic lower critical solution temperature (LCST) was subtly tuned by adjusting the composition of the monomers to be around the human body temperature (i.e. 37 °C), from ca. 34 to ca. 42 °C. The thermal response of the core–shell composite NPs to the external magnetic field was also demonstrated. Owing to their multiple functionality characteristics, these porous superparamagnetic and thermosensitive NPs may prove valuable for simultaneous magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), temperature-controlled drug release, and temperature-programed magnetic targeting and separation applications.     

Theoretical study on the Rocksalt structured positron annihilation in magnesium oxide

Based on the atomic superposition approximation （ATSUP） and first-principles pseudopotential plane-wave methods, the bulk and Mg mono-vacancy positron lifetime of magnesium oxide were calculated using Arponen-Pajamme and Borofiski-Nieminen positron-annihilation-rate interpolation formula respectively. The calculated values are in good agreement with experimental values and the first-principles method gives more convincing results. The positron annihilation density spectra analysis reveals that positrons mainly annihilate with valence electrons of oxygen atoms when the magnesium-vacancy appears within magnesium oxide.