集成光学Mach—Zehnder型模数转换器

简述了M-Z干涉调制器型A/D转换器的原理,报道了实验样品的设计参数、制备工艺和实验现象观察,介绍了性能测试的方法和结果.     

Serre-type relations for special linear Lie superalgebras

It is pointed out that, for m, n 2, the naive Serre presentation corresponding to the simplest Cartan matrix of sl(m, n) does not define the Lie superalgebra sl(m, n) but a larger algebra s(m, n) of which sl(m, n) is a nontrivial quotient. The supplementary relations for the generators are found and the definition of the q-deformed universal enveloping algebra of sl(m, n) is modified accordingly.     

Effective synthesis of carbon nanotubes via catalytic decomposition of methane: Influence of calcination temperature on metal–support interaction of Co–Mo/MgO catalyst

The present work investigated the influence of calcination temperature for bimetallic Co–Mo/MgO catalyst on the synthesis of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) via catalytic chemical vapor deposition (CCVD) of methane. The experimental results showed that variation in the catalyst calcination temperature affected carbon yield, diameter distribution and quality of the CNTs. Increasing the catalyst calcination temperature enabled Co–Mo/MgO catalysts in growing CNTs at higher yield, narrower diameter distribution and better degree of graphitization, credited to the strong metal–support interaction (MSI) formed between CoO species and MgO support. We also discovered that the catalysts of weak MSI were beneficial to the nucleation and growth of CNTs, meanwhile the catalysts with strong MSI provoked the growth of CNTs with narrow diameter distribution. The catalyst calcined at 700 °C, possessing moderate MSI, was found to be the most suitable catalyst for the growth of high quality CNTs with the diameter of 7.70±0.77 nm and the carbon yield of as high as 647.4%.     

Disorder induced granularity in an amorphous superconductor

We present experimental evidence that shows that the transport mechanism on the insulating side of the superconductor to insulator transition may be modified by the presence of small “droplets” of non-percolating superconducting regions. From the conductivity point of view, the system behaves as a granular system despite the fact that the underlying structure is essentially amorphous.     

High-spin states in 44Ca

High-spin states of the ⁴⁴Ca nucleus populated in the 68 MeV ¹⁸O + ³⁰Si reaction have been studied in a γ-γ-recoil coincidence experiment. The level scheme of ⁴⁴Ca has been extended up to 12.2 MeV. In particular, the negative-parity band has been identified with the highest I = 13^- level at 10.6 MeV. This state is interpreted as the band-terminating state for the ( d _3/2 ^-1 f _7/2 ⁵) configuration. Received: 7 November 2001 / Accepted: 3 December 2001     

The structural and electronic properties of silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110): A first principles study

We have investigated the structures of silicon nanoribbons on Ag(110) using first principles calculations. The armchair silicon nanoribbons (ASiNRs) and zigzag silicon nanoribbons (ZSiNRs) with different widths are analyzed. The formation energy study shows that the ASiNRs with the width of 16 Å are the most stable structures. These ASiNRs have the structural parameters same as experimental ones. The simulated scanning tunneling microscope (STM) images of these ASiNRs also agree well with the experimental results. Thus, these ASiNRs are supposed to be the nanoribbons grown in experiment. The electronic structures shows that the ASiNRs are metallic, which is in agreement with the experiments.     

Studies on the influence of lithium incorporation in the photoluminescence of Y2O3:Eu thin films

Nanostructured europium-doped yttrium oxide thin films with lithium as a co-dopant were prepared using pulsed laser ablation technique. X-ray diffraction studies of the films indicated amorphous nature of the as deposited films and a transformation to crystalline phase with increase of annealing temperature. In this transformation, lithium co-doped films showed early crystallization. Lithium substitution resulted not only in enhancement of photoluminescence at 612 nm, resulting from ⁵D₀-⁷F₂ transition within europium, but also found to reduce the required processing temperature for intense photoemission. The deviation observed in the value of lattice constant of films annealed at different temperatures is found to be sensitive to annealing temperature. In the light of this, the dependence of photoluminescence intensity on the magnitude of lattice imperfection is also discussed. The morphology and transmittance of the films are also found to be sensitive to annealing process and lithium doping.     

Single-particle quadrupole electromagnetic transitions in p-shell and sd-shell nuclei

Electron scattering Coulomb form factors for the single-particle quadrupole transitions in p-shell and sd-shell nuclei have been studied. Core polarization effects are included through a microscopic theory that includes excitations from the core orbits up to higher orbits with 2ω excitations. The modified surface delta interaction is adopted as a residual interaction. The results are discussed for the ( 1p _1/2 ^-1↦1p _3/2 ^-1) proton transition in ¹⁵N, ( 1d _5/2↦2s _1/2) neutron transition in ¹⁷O and ( 1d _3/2 ^-1↦2s _1/2 ^-1) proton transition in ³⁹K. The inclusion of core polarization effects modifies the form factors markedly and describes the experimental data very well in both the absolute strength and the momentum transfer dependence. Received: 18 April 2002 / Accepted: 1 July 2002 / Published online: 6 March 2003 RID="a" ID="a"e-mail: baguniv@uruklink.net Communicated by A. Molinari     

A Conversation with Lee Alvin DuBridge - Part II

Physicist Lee A. DuBridge became president of the California Institute of Technology in 1946. In this interview he recalls his dealings at Caltech with Linus Pauling; his memories of George W. Beadle, Theodore von Kármán, and J. Robert Oppenheimer; the military Vista Project at Caltech; and the difficulties surrounding the deportation of Hsue-Shen Tsien, Caltech's Goddard Professor of Jet Propulsion.     

Electron paramagnetic resonance, optical and electrical properties of vanadyl doped alkali germanoborate glasses

Glasses with composition xGeO₂.(0.30−x)M₂O.0.70B₂O₃ (M=Li, K) containing 2.0 mol% of V₂O₅ have been prepared in the range 0.00≤x≤0.15 by normal melt quenching method. Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), optical transmission and absorption spectra and dc conductivity of these glasses have been studied. Spin Hamiltonian parameters (SHPs) of VO²⁺ ions, dipolar hyperfine coupling parameter, P, Fermi contact interaction parameter, K and molecular orbital coefficients (α² and γ²) have been calculated. In GeO₂·Li₂O·B₂O₃ glasses there is no change in the tetragonality of the V⁴⁺O₆ complex and the size of 3d_xy orbit also remains unchanged with increase in GeO₂ content. In GeO₂·K₂O·B₂O₃ glasses, there is an increase in the tetragonality of the V⁴⁺O₆ complex and the 3d_xy orbit expands with increase in GeO₂ content. Values of the theoretical optical basicity, Λ_th, have also been reported. Optical band gap decreases with increase in GeO₂ content. The dc conductivity of these glasses decreases and the activation energy increases with increase in GeO₂:M₂O ratio.