垂直腔面发射激光器热特性的实验研究

本文通过对垂直腔面发射激光器发光波长随器件本身温度变化的实验研究,得到了我们研制的垂直腔面发射激光器在连续工作状态下内部温度升高的值,并且通过对激光器脉冲激射阈值随器件本身温度变化的关系研究,得到了我们现有工艺条件下,研制低阈置器件所需的实验数据.     

Binary phase only filters for rotation and scale invariant pattern recognition with the joint transform correlator

The joint transform correlator (JTC) is one of the two main optical image processing architecture which provides a highly effective way of comparing images in a wide range of applications. Traditionally, an optical correlator is used to compare an unknown input scene with a pre-captured reference image library, to detect if the reference occurs within the input. Strength of the correlation signal decreases rapidly as the input object rotates or varies in scale relative to the reference object. The aim of this paper is to overcome the intolerance of the JTC to rotation and scale changes in the target image. Many JTC systems are constructed with the use of ferroelectric liquid crystal (FLC) spatial light modulators (SLMs) as they provide fast two-dimensional binary modulation of coherent light. Due to the binary nature of the FLC SLMs used in the JTC systems, any image addressed to the device need to have some form of thresholding. Carefully thresholding the grey scale input plane and the joint power spectrum (JPS) has significant effect on the quality of correlation peaks and zero order (DC) noise. A new thresholding technique to binarise the JPS has been developed and implemented optically. This algorithm selectively enhances the desirable fringes in the JPS which provide correlation peaks of higher intensity. Zero order noise is further reduced when compared to existing thresholding techniques.Keeping in mind the architecture of the JTC and limitations of FLC SLMs, a new technique to design rotation and scale invariant binary phase only filters for the JTC architecture is presented. Filers design with this technique have limited dynamic range, higher discriminability among target and non-target objects, and convenience for implementation on FLC SLMs. Simulation and experiments shows excellent results of various rotation and scale invariant filters designed with this technique. A rotation invariant filter is needed for various machine vision applications of the JTC. By fixing the distance between camera and input object, the scale sensitivity of the correlator can be avoided. In contrast to the industrial machine vision applications, scale factor is very important factor for the applications of the JTC systems in defence and security. A security system using a scale invariant JTC will be able to detect a target object well in advance and will provide more time to take a decision.     

Analysis of random nonlinear water waves: the Stokes–Woodward techniqueLa technique de Stokes–Woodward pour l'analyse de vagues aléatoires non linéaires

A generalization of the Woodward's theorem is applied to the case of random signals jointly modulated in amplitude and frequency. This yields the signal spectrum and a rather robust estimate of the bispectrum. Furthermore, higher order statistics that quantify the amount of energy in the signal due to nonlinearities, e.g., wave–wave interaction in the case of water waves, can be inferred. Considering laboratory wind generated water waves, comparisons between the presented generalization and more standard techniques allow to extract the spectral energy due to nonlinear wave–wave interactions. It is shown that our analysis extends the domain of standard spectral estimation techniques from narrow-band to broad-band processes. To cite this article: T. Elfouhaily et al., C. R. Mecanique 331 (2003).     

Effect of variable viscosity on non-Darcy free or mixed convection flow on a vertical surface in a fluid saturated porous medium

This paper analyzes the variable viscosity effects on non-Darcy free or mixed convection flow on a vertical surface in a fluid saturated porous medium. The viscosity of the fluid is assumed to be a inverse linear function of temperature. Velocity and heat transfer are found to be significantly affected by the variable viscosity parameter, Ergun number, Peclet number or Rayleigh number.     

Investigation of structure–spectroscopy–function relationship of two-dimensional J-aggregates of tetrachlorobenzimidazolocarbocyanine preferentially oriented in poly-vinyl-alcohol thin films

The structure–spectroscopy–function relationship of 1,1′,3,3′-tetraethyl-5,5′,6,6′-tetrachlorobenzimidazolocarbocyanine (TTBC) aggregates is studied using a combination of experimental and theoretical techniques. The aggregates are macroscopically aligned in poly-vinyl-alcohol thin films by vertical spin coating. Angular dependence of the UV–Vis spectra is measured at eleven different orientations between the electric field polarization and the macroscopic alignment axis. The aggregates are characterized by a pair of Davydov split bands with opposite polarization behaviors: an H-band (505 nm) and a J-band (594 nm) polarized respectively, close to being parallel and perpendicular to the alignment axis. Spectral response is interpreted via simulations within the Frenkel exciton formalism. TTBC aggregates are shown to assume very similar internal molecular packing (herringbone) and dynamics of excited states (phonon-assisted intraband and interband relaxations) in ionic aqueous solution and in thin films. The general conclusions on the structure–spectroscopy–function relationship are expected to hold for other cyanine aggregates with the same generic spectral features.     

Stability analysis of a general age-dependent vaccination model for a vertically transmitted disease under the proportionate mixing assumption

An SIR epidemic model of a general age-dependent vaccinationof a vertically as well as horizontally transmitted diseaseis investigated when the total population is in steady state.We assume proportionate mixing and age-dependent fertility,mortality and removal rates. We determine the steady statesand examine their stabilities.     

Study of dispersions on grating-pair compressor in the case of unparallel grooves

In this paper, we analyze the diffraction characteristics of grating-pair compressor in a chirped-pulse amplification (CPA) laser system, under the conditions that the grating surfaces are parallel while the grating grooves are unparallel. The optical path length of pulse passing through this system is derived. Then the second-, third- and fourth-order dispersions are calculated. The resulting dispersion relative errors compared with that the grating grooves, which are strictly parallel are shown. The vertical spectrum displacement in the output pulse has been calculated and shown quantitatively as function of the angle between the grooves. The results also show that gratings with low groove density are superior to that of high density ones, if the groove misalignment is unavoidable.     

Price and quality competition: The effect of differentiation and vertical integration

This paper studies an instance of price and quality competition between firms as seen in the recent Internet market. Consumers purchase a product based on not only its price but also its quality level; therefore, two firms compete in determining their prices and quality levels to maximize their profits. Characterizing this competition from a microeconomic viewpoint, we consider two possible business strategies that firms can utilize to overcome the competition—the differentiation and the vertical integration with another complementary firm. We show an interesting result not seen in the well-known Bertrand price competition: not only does the differentiation always increase the firms’ profits, but also it can increase the consumer’s welfare in a quality-sensitive market. We further derive that under some mild conditions the monopolistic vertical integration that excludes the combination-purchase with a competitor’s product is beneficial for both the integrated firm and its consumers.     

1,2,3-三氮杂苯-水复合物氢键相互作用

用密度泛函理论在B3LYP/6-31 G**水平上对1,2,3-三氮杂苯和水形成1:1、1:2和1:3复合物的基态氡键结构进行几何优化和性质计算．计算结果表明,复合物之间存在较强的氢键作用．所有稳定复合物结构中形成一个N…H-O氢键并终止于O…H-C氢键的氢键水链构型最稳定．氢键的形成是水分子中H-O键振动频率减小(红移)．NBO分析表明,最稳定的1:1、1:2和1:3复合物发生分子间电荷转移总量分别为0．0222e、0．0261e和0．0273e．同时,用含时密度泛函理论方法在TD-B3LYP/6-31 G**水平计算了1,2,3-三氮杂苯单体及其氢键复合物的第一1(n,π*)激发态的垂直激发能．     

Modelling a shock wave source for seismic well survey

The shock wave seismic source has specific advantages for reservoir survey, particularly in the technique of vertical seismic profiling. This paper is concerned with the modelling of the characteristics of a shock wave device under conditions typical of its use as a surface seismic source. Such modelling necessitates numerical solution of the time-dependent conservation equations for axi-symmetric geometry under conditions where the fluid in the surface borehole may be air or water. A version of the piecewise parabolic method has been used to take account of the two-phase behaviour based on the formal properties of the well-known Tait equation of state for water. Results are presented which enable predictions to be made for use in the field of the pressure and velocity signatures of the shock wave source in terms of axial and radial profiles. Such information is significant in the assessment of the degrees of compressional- and shear-wave energies delivered by the source in vertical seismic profiling surveys of reservoirs. Received 6 November 1997 / Accepted 3 March 1998