Design of equalized holographic ROADMs for application in CWDM METRO networks

In this paper a design for an equalized holographic ROADM (Reconfigurable Optical Add-Drop Multiplexer) is done. This device can address several wavelengths at the input to different output fibers, according to the holograms stored in a SLM (Spatial Light Modulator), where all the outputs are equalized in power. All combinations of the input wavelengths are possible at the different output fibers.These type of ROADMs are designed for application in CWDM (Coarse Wavelength Division Multiplexing) networks, where the distance between the different wavelength allow the use of DML (Direct Modulation Lasers) without cooling, reducing the cost and the tolerances of the network components. Application in METRO networks and its interconnection with some PON (Passive Optical Network), as a part of the access to the subscriber, is reviewed.     

Expressions for forces and torques in molecular simulations using rigid bodies

Expressions for intermolecular forces and torques, derived from pair potentials between rigid non-spherical units, are presented. The aim is to give compact and clear expressions, which are easily generalized, and which minimize the risk of error in writing molecular dynamics simulation programs. It is anticipated that these expressions will be useful in the simulation of liquid crystalline systems, and in coarse-grained modelling of macromolecules.     

K-theory for the maximal Roe algebra of certain expanders

We study in this paper the maximal version of the coarse Baum-Connes assembly map for families of expanding graphs arising from residually finite groups. Unlike for the usual Roe algebra, we show that this assembly map is closely related to the (maximal) Baum-Connes assembly map for the group and is an isomorphism for a class of expanders. We also introduce a quantitative Baum-Connes assembly map and discuss its connections to K-theory of (maximal) Roe algebras.     

Cohomological approach to asymptotic dimension

We introduce the notion of asymptotic cohomology based on the bounded cohomology and define cohomological asymptotic dimension asdim _Z X of metric spaces. We show that it agrees with the asymptotic dimension asdim X when the later is finite. Then we use this fact to construct an example of a metric space X of bounded geometry with finite asymptotic dimension for which asdim(X × R) = asdim X. In particular, it follows for this example that the coarse asymptotic dimension defined by means of Roe’s coarse cohomology is strictly less than its asymptotic dimension.      

The Infinite Dimensional Hyperbolic Space H~∞ Does Not Have Property A

The author constructs a sequence of cubes in the infinitely dimensional hyperbolic space H∞ which is equi-coarsely equivalent to Z2n. As a corollary, it is proved that the infinitely dimensional hyperbolic space H∞ does not have property A.     

Numerical study of coarse coal particle breakage in pneumatic conveying

Pneumatic conveying of coarse coal particles with various pipeline configurations and swirling intensities was investigated using a coupled computational fluid dynamics and discrete element method. A particle cluster agglomerated by the parallel-bond method was modeled to analyze the breakage of coarse coal particles. The numerical parameters, simulation conditions, and simulation results were experimentally validated. On analyzing total energy variation in the agglomerate during the breakage process, the results showed that downward fluctuation of the total particle energy was correlated with particle and wall collisions, and particle breakage showed a positive correlation with the energy difference. The correlation between the total energy variation of a particle cluster and particle breakage was also analyzed. Particle integrity presented a fluctuating upward trend with pipe bend radius and increased with swirling number for most bend radii. The degree of particle breakage differed with pipeline bending direction and swirling intensity: in a horizontal bend, the bend radius and swirling intensity dominated the total energy variations; these effects were not observed in a vertical bend. The total energy of the particle cluster exiting a bend was generally positively correlated with the bend radius for all conditions and was independent of bending direction.     

大尺寸全视场目标点的自动定位方法

提出了一种目标点全视场自动定位方法,该方法利用回光反射标志点的强反射特性和目标点特征,采用粗精两级定位自动获取目标点中心.实际操作中只需预先设定相关的阈值参量,可快速获取图像中的所有目标点的图像坐标,极大地提高了视觉测量的效率和自动化程度.对于3 008×2 000 pixel大小、包含约140个目标点的RGB图像,利用该方法定位所有目标点的用时为14.9″,定位准确度为1/10 pixel.     

Coarse-graining of protein structures for the normal mode studies

The coarse-grained structural model such as Gaussian network has played a vital role in the normal mode studies for understanding protein dynamics related to biological functions. However, for the large proteins, the Gaussian network model is computationally unfavorable for diagonalization of Hessian (stiffness) matrix for the normal mode studies. In this article, we provide the coarse-graining method, referred to as "dynamic model condensation," which enables the further coarse-graining of protein structures consisting of small number of residues. It is shown that the coarser-grained structures reconstructed by dynamic model condensation exhibit the dynamic characteristics, such as low-frequency normal modes, qualitatively comparable to original structures. This sheds light on that dynamic model condensation and may enable one to study the large protein dynamics for gaining insight into biological functions of proteins.