Microstubs resonators integrated to bent Y-branch waveguide

We report numerical simulations, based on a finite difference time domain (FDTD) method, of light propagation in two-dimensional semiconductor micro-optical waveguides coupled to one or several lateral stubs. It is shown that when the stub is covered with a perfectly metallic thin layer, the transmission spectrum contains several narrow dips. Such simulation of the metallic coating can be used in the far infrared frequency domain, far from the optical regime. We propose a selective filtering device based on the interaction between several stubs. Inserting an appropriate defect stub between a set of periodical stubs leads to a tunnelling transmission, with a narrow peak inside the gap. This filtering phenomenon is used to propose a demultiplexer based on a Y-shaped waveguide for separating signals with different frequencies. Finally, we show that the filtering effect of a stub can also be reproduced when the metal is described in the frame of a Drude model instead of being perfect, which makes plausible the realization of the above devices in the near optical regime.     

Orientation fluctuation trend of Pt and ZnO layers in film bulk acoustic resonator

ZnO-based film bulk acoustic resonator (FBAR) was fabricated with many ZnO/Pt layers by magnetron sputtering. All the layers are good crystallized and highly textured. By crystallographic test, the orientation fluctuation of Pt layer increases with increasing film thickness or stack layers, whereas that of ZnO layer decreases slightly. It is consistent with ZnO grain c-axis tilting observed using transmission electron microscopy. Due to these good quality layers, the device has a high resonate frequency of 3.94 GHz.     

Label-free detection with micro optical fluidic systems (MOFS): a review

The paper reviews the state-of-art for micro optical fluidic systems (MOFS), or optofluidics, which employs optics and fluidics in a microsystem environment to perform novel functionalities and in-depth analysis in the biophysical area. Various topics, which include the introduction of MOFS in biomedical engineering, the implementation of near-field optics and also the applications of MOFS to biophysical studies, are discussed. Different optical detection techniques, such as evanescent wave, surface plasmon resonance, surface enhanced Raman scattering, resonators and transistors, have been studied extensively and integrated into MOFS. In addition, MOFS also provides a platform for various studies of cell biophysics, such as cell mass determination and cell Young’s modulus measurement. Figure Cell encapsulation and trapping for refractive index measurement in MOFS     

Effects of electrodes with continuously varying thickness on energy trapping in thickness-shear mode quartz resonators

We study the effects of electrodes of nonuniform thickness on thickness-shear vibration frequencies and mode shapes of quartz resonators. This paper extends a previous paper from electrodes of stepped thickness to continuously varying thickness. Numerical results for electrodes of linearly varying thickness are presented. The results show that strong energy trapping can be achieved and adjusted using electrodes with variable thickness.     

Effect of RF coil excitation on field inhomogeneity at ultra high fields: a field optimized TEM resonator

In this work, computational methods were utilized to optimize the field produced by the transverse electromagnetic (TEM) resonator in the presence of the human head at 8 Tesla. Optimization was achieved through the use of the classical finite difference time domain (FDTD) method and a TEM resonator loaded with an anatomically detailed human head model with a resolution of 2 mm × 2 mm × 2 mm. The head model was developed from 3D MR images. To account for the electromagnetic interactions between the coil and the tissue, the coil and the head were treated as a single system at all the steps of the model including, numerical tuning and excitation. In addition to 2, 3, 4, 6, and 10-port excitations, an antenna array concept was utilized by driving all the possible ports (24) of a 24-strut TEM resonator. The results show that significant improvement in the circularly polarized component of the transverse magnetic field could be obtained when using multiple ports and variable phase and fixed magnitude, or variable phase and variable magnitude excitations.     

A table‐top PXI based low‐field spectrometer for solution dynamic nuclear polarization

We present the development of a portable dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP) instrument based on the PCI eXtensions for Instrumentation platform. The main purpose of the instrument is for study of ¹H polarization enhancements in solution through the Overhauser mechanism at low magnetic fields. A DNP probe set was constructed for use at 6.7 mT, using a modified Alderman–Grant resonator at 241 MHz for saturation of the electron transition. The solenoid for detection of the enhanced ¹H signal at 288 kHz was constructed with Litz wire. The largest observed ¹H enhancements (ε) at 6.7 mT for ¹⁴N‐CTPO radical in air saturated aqueous solution was ε~65. A concentration dependence of the enhancement is observed, with maximum ε at 5.5 mM. A low resonator efficiency for saturation of the electron paramagnetic resonance transition results in a decrease in ε for the 10.3 mM sample. At high incident powers (42 W) and long pump times, capacitor heating effects can also decrease the enhancement. The core unit and program described here could be easily adopted for multi‐frequency DNP work, depending on available main magnets and selection of the “plug and play” arbitrary waveform generator, digitizer, and radiofrequency synthesizer PCI eXtensions for Instrumentatione cards.     

余弦-高斯光束

提出一种新的可以较好地描写带有相位台阶光学谐振腔的模式的光束模型-余弦-高斯光束。这种光束是由两束高斯球面波的相干叠加形成的,其光束质量因子可以小于1。     

谐振腔光纤陀螺光纤谐振环特性研究

对有限光源线宽情况下反射式光纤谐振环的响应特性进行了研究,得到了光纤谐振环各谐振特性参量的表示式.分析了特性参量与光源线宽和耦合器特性的关系,结合对方波调制谐振腔光纤陀螺极限灵敏度的分析,给出了设计高灵敏度谐振腔光纤陀螺光纤谐振环的要求和原则.进行了谐振腔光纤陀螺用光纤谐振环的实验研究,制作了适用于谐振腔光纤陀螺的高精细度和高谐振深度光纤谐振环.     

高温超导微波谐振器非线性测试及应用研究

本文对高温超导微波谐振器的非线性特性做了测试，对测试结果进行了分析t并对该谐振器的构造方案做了分析．发展并实现了利用中等功率电平进行微波临界电流附近高温超导强非线性特性的测试方案．     

单畴钇钡铜氧块材高Q值谐振腔研究

 在对高Q值的微波谐振腔的研究中, 尤其是对低温超导谐振腔（超导铌腔）的研究取得了很大的进展，生产加工技术也日趋成熟,而用高温超导材料来制备高Q值的谐振腔还不成熟。从高温超导体的表面电阻，生成方法，物质的微观结构等方面进行分析，实验中，通过一个端面用单畴YBCO块材代替无氧铜，在50K时谐振腔Q值就增加到原来的5倍，在20K时全部用单畴YBCO谐振腔，Q值有望达到铜腔的70倍，谐振腔的性能有明显的提高。