The external frame function in the control of pitch, register, and singing mode: Radiographic observations of a female singer

This study investigates pitch control, register, and singing mode related movements of the laryngo-pharyngeal structures by radiographic methods. One trained female singer served as the subject. The results show that singing voice production involves complex movements in the laryngeal structures. Pitch related increase in the thyro-arytenoid distance (vocal fold length) is nonlinear, slowing down as pitch rises. Similar observations have been made earlier. At the highest pitches, a shortening of the distance can be seen, suggesting the use of alternative pitch control mechanisms. The various observations made support the existence of three registers in this trained female singing voice. Open and covered modes of singing seemed to be distinguishable on the basis of different amounts of inner and outer forces acting on the larynx. Therefore, caution must be exercised when generalizing from the results.     

TM01-TE11三弯曲圆波导模式转换器

 从理论推导、理论设计和数值模拟3个方面对三弯曲圆波导模式转换器进行分析,得到了TM₀₁-TE₁₁模的功率转换效率解析公式和转换效率达到最高时的取值条件。以中心工作频率为4.25 GHz、波导半径分别为3.0 cm和3.5 cm的两个转换器为例进行了理论计算和数值模拟,模拟结果表明：它们的转换效率分别达到了99.64%和98.62%,高于90%的相对带宽分别达到了9.88%和12.71%。     

Determination of the modes of action and synergies of xylanases by analysis of xylooligosaccharide profiles over time using fluorescence‐assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis

The structure of xylan, which has a 1,4‐linked β‐xylose backbone with various substituents, is much more heterogeneous and complex than that of cellulose. Because of this, complete degradation of xylan needs a large number of enzymes that includes GH10, GH11, and GH3 family xylanases together with auxiliary enzymes. Fluorescence‐assisted carbohydrate electrophoresis (FACE) is able to accurately differentiate unsubstituted and substituted xylooligosaccharides (XOS) in the heterogeneous products generated by different xylanases and allows changes in concentrations of specific XOS to be analyzed quantitatively. Based on a quantitative analysis of XOS profiles over time using FACE, we have demonstrated that GH10 and GH11 family xylanases immediately degrade xylan into sizeable XOS, which are converted into smaller XOS in a much lower speed. The shortest substituted XOS produced by hydrolysis of the substituted xylan backbone by GH10 and GH11 family xylanases were MeGlcA²Xyl₃ and MeGlcA²Xyl₄, respectively. The unsubstituted xylan backbone was degraded into xylose, xylobiose, and xylotriose by both GH10 and GH11 family xylanases; the product profiles are not family‐specific but, instead, depend on different subsite binding affinities in the active sites of individual enzymes. Synergystic action between xylanases and β‐xylosidase degraded MeGlcA²Xyl₄ into xylose and MeGlcA²Xyl₃ but further degradation of MeGlcA²Xyl₃ required additional enzymes. Synergy between xylanases and β‐xylosidase was also found to significantly accelerate the conversion of XOS into xylose.     

基于氟掺杂双芯光子晶体光纤偏振光分束器的设计及研究

在光子晶体光纤二氧化硅材料中掺入氟元素、在光纤中引入七个椭圆空气孔以及三角形和矩形周期性空气圆孔,设计了一种氟掺杂双芯光子晶体光纤偏振光分束器.对该分束器结构参量进行优化,对分束器分离两正交偏振光的性能进行分析.结果表明:在优化结构尺寸下,当光纤长度为102.717μm的超短长度时,在1.55μm波长处具有超强的分离两束正交偏振光的能力,消光比可以达到126.442dB,具有60nm的有效带宽.此偏振光分束器在大容量光通信系统中具有重要的应用价值.     

Theoretical analysis of self-phase locking in a type II phase-matched optical parametric oscillator

We analyze a doubly-resonant type II phase-matched optical parametric oscillator that includes an intracavity waveplate for inducing mutual injection locking between the signal and the idler. The intracavity waveplate provides a linear coupling between the normally orthogonally polarized signal and idler fields and allows for mode locking at frequency degeneracy. Under mode locked conditions the signal–idler phase difference is locked and the optical parametric oscillator becomes self-phase locked. The signal–idler phase can be adjusted by changing the operating point within the locking range. Two self-phase locked modes with different thresholds and signal–idler phases are possible. Characteristics of the self-phase locked regime are presented for different linear coupling strengths.     

Mode Cooperation in a Submillimeter Wave FU Series Gyrotron

At certain gyrotron operating conditions, mode cooperation instead of mode competition takes place between a fundamental and a second harmonic mode. This means the phase bunching of a gyrating electron beam under the second harmonic operation reduces the starting current for the fundamental operation and increases total output power as well as beam efficiency. Such mode cooperation is observed in experiments and confirmed by computer simulations for submillimeter wave Gyrotron FU II.     

Study on modes of energy action in laser-induction hybrid cladding

The shape and microstructure in laser-induction hybrid cladding were investigated, in which the cladding material was provided by means of three different methods including the powder feeding, cold pre-placed coating (CPPC) and thermal pre-placed coating (TPPC). Moreover, the modes of energy action in laser-induction hybrid cladding were also studied. The results indicate that the cladding material supplying method has an important influence on the shape and microstructure of coating. The influence is decided by the mode of energy action in laser-induction hybrid cladding. During the TPPC hybrid cladding of Ni-based alloy, the laser and induction heating are mainly performed on coating. During the CPPC hybrid cladding of Ni-based alloy, the laser and induction heating are mainly performed on coating and substrate surface, respectively. In powder feeding hybrid cladding, a part of laser is absorbed by the powder particles directly, while the other part of laser penetrating powder cloud radiates on the molten pool. Meanwhile, the induction heating is entirely performed on the substrate. In addition, the wetting property on the interface is improved and the metallurgical bond between the coating and substrate is much easier to form. Therefore, the powder feeding laser-induction hybrid cladding has the highest cladding efficiency and the best bond property among three hybrid cladding methods.     

Mode locking features of driven vortex matter in an amorphous MoGe film detected by rf impedance technique

We have investigated mode locking resonance of a driven vortex lattice in an amorphous MoGe film by means of rf impedance measurements. This technique allows us to detect directly the lattice motion in response to a rf current superimposed on top of a dc current. At low rf currents the resonance appears as jumps (dips) in real (imaginary) part of rf impedance Z. On increasing rf current, the jump height in the real part of Z at a given resonant condition decreases monotonically, whereas the imaginary part of Z exhibits a transformation from the dip to peak behaviors. Namely, the resonant feature changes from capacitive to inductive responses, on increasing rf current. This behavior implies variations in the phase of rf current relative to that of the lattice velocity modulated by the pinning potential.     

Longitudinal mode competition in semiconductor lasers under optical feedback: Regime of short-external cavity

This paper introduces a theoretical study of longitudinal mode competition in semiconductor lasers subject to optical feedback. The study is based on a model of time-delay multimode rate equations taking into account both symmetric and asymmetric suppressions of modal gain. The model is numerically solved and applied to the case of a short-external cavity. Mode competition is characterized along the feedback-induced period-doubling route to chaos as well as under chaotic dynamics. Contributions of symmetric and asymmetric gain suppressions to both mode dynamics and modal operation under OFB are clarified. The results show that under chaotic dynamics, mode competition induces multimode hopping giving rise to asymmetric multimode output spectra. In regimes of continuous-wave operation, mode competition supports single-mode oscillation, and the side-mode suppression ratio improves with the increase of feedback. In the regime of strong feedback, the lasing mode moves to either long- or short-wavelength side in a seemingly random fashion, which is strongly related to asymmetric gain suppression.     

BPM-FSRM混合法分析SOI脊形波导与光纤耦合

用束传播-自由空间辐射模（BPM-FSRM）混合法计算了SOI脊形波导和光纤耦合时的透射率, 提出计算反射率的积分公式. 将该混合法和一般FSRM、菲涅尔公式-重叠积分法的计算结果相比较, 提出只有在弱导条件下, 传统的菲涅尔公式法和重叠积分法才可以同时使用.