Spatial optical solitons in inhomogeneous elliptic core saturating nonlinear fiber

We have investigated the propagation characteristics of spatial optical solitons in saturating nonlinear waveguide employing JWKB and paraxial ray approximation. We have obtained two second-order coupled nonlinear differential equations for transverse soliton widths of solitons. Threshold power for stable propagation of the beam has been calculated from these coupled equations. We have undertaken stability analysis, which predicts robustness of these solitons. Both guiding as well as antiguiding cases have been considered and shown that stable spatial soliton propagation is possible in both cases.     

The dynamical origin of the universality classes of spatiotemporal intermittency

Two universality classes of spatiotemporal intermittency are seen in the spreading and non-spreading regimes of the sine circle map lattice, spatiotemporal intermittency of the directed percolation class, and spatial intermittency, not of the DP class, where the temporal behavior is regular. The transition between the two classes maps to a probabilistic to deterministic transition of the equivalent cellular automaton of the model, and is seen to have its dynamic origin in an attractor-widening crisis.     

Robustness of spatial networks and networks of networks

Many complex networks have recently been recognized to involve significant interdependence between different systems. Motivation comes primarily from infrastructures like power grids and communications networks, but also includes areas such as the human brain and finance. Interdependence implies that when components in one system fail, they lead to failures in the same system or other systems. This can then lead to additional failures finally resulting in a long cascade that can cripple the entire system. Furthermore, many of these networks, in particular infrastructure networks, are embedded in space and thus have unique spatial properties that significantly decrease their resilience to failures. Here we present a review of novel results on interdependent spatial networks and how cascading processes are affected by spatial embedding. We include various aspects of spatial embedding such as cases where dependencies are spatially restricted and localized attacks on nodes contained in some spatial region of the network. In general, we find that spatial networks are more vulnerable when they are interdependent and that they are more likely to undergo abrupt failure transitions than interdependent non-embedded networks. We also present results on recovery in spatial networks, the nature of cascades due to overload failures in these networks, and some examples of percolation features found in real-world traffic networks. Finally, we conclude with an outlook on future possible research directions in this area.     

Inducing and destruction of chimeras and chimera-like states by an external harmonic force

We study the phenomena of chimera destruction and inducing of chimera-like states in an ensemble of nonlocally coupled chaotic Rössler oscillators under an external harmonic force. The localized harmonic influence can lead to both destruction and changing of the spatial topology of chimeras. At the same time this influence can cause the emergence of stable chimera-like states (induced chimeras) for the regime of partial coherent chaos. Induced chimeras are also observed for the global influence. We show the possibility of controlling the chimera-like state topology by varying the parameters of localized external harmonic influence.     

A tunable spatial spin splitter based on a spin–orbit-coupling modulated magnetic nanostructure

We investigate theoretically the spin-dependent Goos–Hänchen (GH) effect in a magnetic nanostructure modulated by spin–orbit coupling (SOC), which can be experimentally realized by depositing a ferromagnetic (FM) stripe and a Schottky-metal (SM) stripe on the top and bottom of an InAs/Al_xIn_1?xAs heterostructure, respectively. We consider two kinds of different SOCs (Rashba and Dresselhaus types), and calculate the GH shift and its spin polarization for the electrons across the device. Results show that the GH shift still is spin-polarized after including the SOC, and the behavior of the spin-polarized electrons can be manipulated by the Rashba and/or Dresselhaus SOC. These interesting properties provide an alternative scheme for spatially realizing spin injection into a semiconductor, and the magnetic nanostructure can be employed as a controllable spatial spin splitter for a spin-polarized source in spintronics.     

基于SLM的计算全息三维显示视角扩展编码

提出一种利用高分辨液晶空间光调制器的高衍射级来增大再现视角的计算全息编码方法.该方法首先对被记录物波的视角超出所用高分辨液晶空间光调制器允许范围的物波信息进行预处理,使预处理后的物波视角满足抽样定理;然后再进行计算全息编码.这种计算全息图可利用高分辨液晶空间光调制器的特定高衍射级恢复再现被记录物波.文中给出了该方法的编码原理及物波函数的预处理公式,并通过设计实例和实验结果证明了该方法的可行性.     

微焦点源X射线相衬成像技术

 相衬成像方法利用硬X射线对低密度弱吸收物质成像,可获得高衬度图像。用菲涅尔衍射理论分析了X射线图像的形成机理。在频域中根据光学传递函数,对物像距离、样品空间频率等对图像相位衬度的影响进行了分析。分辨率和衬度是决定图像可见度的两个依据,分辨率主要依赖于光源的空间相干性,空间相干性又决定于源点尺寸,而时间相干性（单色性）是一个不重要的影响因子。利用多色微焦点源实现了X射线相衬成像技术,获得了有价值的相衬图像,如低原子序数低密度泡沫材料的硬X射线相衬图像,与吸收衬度成像相比,其图像质量得到了很大提高,能观察到泡沫材料的细微结构,分辨率可达μm量级。     

X射线光谱技术在生物与生态环境中的应用进展

环境样品中元素的浓度、空间分布和赋存形态等是认识元素的生物功能和环境行为的关键。本文对近年来X射线光谱技术在生物与生态环境中的应用研究进展进行了评述,发现X射线荧光光谱技术可以提供活体植物中元素迁移与分布的定量数据,且微区X射线荧光光谱和X射线吸收谱技术的联用可深入认识生物与元素的相互作用,尤其是生物对元素的吸收、转运、贮存和细胞解毒机制,同时也能够揭示典型环境样品中元素的来源、演化和归趋等环境行为。然而,由于生物和环境样品基质的复杂性和多样性,仍存在一些技术难点与挑战,如X射线荧光自吸收效应的克服、低丰度(5%～10%)的元素形态的准确鉴定,以及对活体细胞中短暂的元素氧化还原反应的捕捉等。     

A migration-selection model in genetic engineering

We investigate a migration-selection system arising from CRISPR-Cas9 genetic engineering, which describes the evolution of the frequencies of a wild allele O, a drive allele D, and a brake allele B. The purpose is to see whether the drive allele D can persist in the population and whether its spread can be limited or stopped by the brake allele B when necessary. We give a complete classification of the dynamics of this system when there is no migration. We further show that migration may cause complex spatiotemporal patterns by demonstrating the existence of spatially inhomogeneous periodic solutions and steady state solutions.