Vowel Intelligibility in Classical Singing

Vowel intelligibility during singing is an important aspect of communication during performance. The intelligibility of isolated vowels sung by Western classically trained singers has been found to be relatively low, in fact, decreasing as pitch rises, and it is lower for women than for men. The lack of contextual cues significantly deteriorates vowel intelligibility. It was postulated in this study that the reduced intelligibility of isolated sung vowels may be partly from the vowels used by the singers in their daily vocalises. More specifically, if classically trained singers sang only a few American English vowels during their vocalises, their intelligibility for American English vowels would be less than for those classically trained singers who usually vocalize on most American English vowels. In this study, there were 21 subjects (15 women, 6 men), all Western classically trained performers as well as teachers of classical singing. They sang 11 words containing 11 different American English vowels, singing on two pitches a musical fifth apart. Subjects were divided into two groups, those who normally vocalize on 4, 5, or 6 vowels, and those who sing all 11 vowels during their daily vocalises. The sung words were cropped to isolate the vowels, and listening tapes were created. Two listening groups, four singing teachers and five speech-language pathologists, were asked to identify the vowels intended by the singers. Results suggest that singing fewer vowels during daily vocalises does not decrease intelligibility compared with singing the 11 American English vowels. Also, in general, vowel intelligibility was lower with the higher pitch, and vowels sung by the women were less intelligible than those sung by the men. Identification accuracy was about the same for the singing teacher listeners and the speech-language pathologist listeners except for the lower pitch, where the singing teachers were more accurate.     

Device research on GaAs-based InAlAs/InGaAs metamorphic high electron mobility transistors grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition

This paper applies a novel quad-layer resist and e-beam lithography technique to fabricate a GaAs-based InAlAs/InGaAs metamorphic high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) grown by metal organic chemical vapour deposition (MOCVD). The gate length of the metamorphic HEMT was 150~nm, the maximum current density was 330~mA/mm, the maximum transconductance was 470~mS/mm, the threshold voltage was -0.6~V, and the maximum current gain cut-off frequency and maximum oscillation frequency were 102~GHz and 450~GHz, respectively. This is the first report on tri-termination devices whose frequency value is above 400~GHz in China. The excellent frequency performances promise the possibility of metamorphic HEMTs grown by MOCVD for millimetre-wave applications, and more outstanding device performances would be obtained after optimizing the material structure, the elaborate T-gate and other device processes further.     

无光滤波六倍频微波信号产生的系统设计

基于两个级联偏振调制器,提出了一种高频谱纯度、稳定的六倍频微波信号产生方法。该方法通过适当调整偏振片的偏振方向、射频驱动信号电压和相位,实现无光滤波器条件下、任何波段六倍频微波信号的产生。利用Optisystem平台搭建的仿真系统,以S波段4 GHz信号为例,验证了该设计系统产生的六倍频信号质量,并分析了非理想射频驱动电压和相位对六倍频信号质量的影响,结果表明：该设计系统能产生最大光边带抑制比、射频无杂散抑制比分别为21.3,15.2 dB的六倍频微波信号;且非理想驱动电压和相位差的偏离应控制在理想值5%的范围之内。     

Clock frequency estimation under spontaneous emission

We investigate the quantum dynamics of a driven two-level system under spontaneous emission and its application in clock frequency estimation. By using the Lindblad equation to describe the system, we analytically obtain its exact solutions, which show three different regimes: Rabi oscillation, damped oscillation, and overdamped decay. From the analytical solutions, we explore how the spontaneous emission affects the clock frequency estimation. We find that under a moderate spontaneous emission rate, the transition frequency can still be inferred from the Rabi oscillation. Our results enable potential practical applications in frequency measurement and quantum control under decoherence.     

天文/卫星组合点校捷联惯性导航系统算法研究

捷联式惯性导航系统通常采用卫星导航系统的位置、速度信息对惯导解算误差进行校正,但对于水下载体惯性导航系统而言,由于只能获得点位置信息,对惯导的校正精度以及校正参量有限。针对上述问题,提出了基于天文/卫星组合校正捷联式惯导技术,通过卫星精确定位信息和天文快速观测信息,全面修正惯导系统误差、提高导航精度。仿真结果表明,基于天文/卫星组合校正算法对惯导进行校正,相对于传统校正算法精度可提高约50%。     

光学频率梳非线性传输及其在相位噪声探测中的应用

光纤传递链路中相位噪声探测是基于光纤的精确射频标准传递系统中重要组成部分。为解决光纤链路相位噪声探测中节点反射干扰的问题, 本文基于广义非线性薛定谔方程, 理论上研究了窄带光学频率梳在色散位移光纤中的非线性光学传播特性。在理论分析的基础上, 结合密集波分复用架构, 提出了一种基于锁模光学频率梳进行光纤传递射频信号的相位噪声探测新技术, 克服了节点反射干扰, 给出了初步实验验证。     

Frequency-locking and threshold current-lowering effects of a quantum cascade laser and an application in gas detection field

In this paper,the frequency-locking and threshold current-lowering effects of a quantum cascade laser are studied and achieved.Combined with cavity-enhanced absorption spectroscopy,the noninvasive detection of H_2 with a prepared concentration of 500 ppm in multiple dissolved gases is performed and evaluated.The high frequency selectivity of 0.0051 cm~(-1) at an acquisition time of 1 s allows the sensitive detection of the(1-0) S(l) band of H_2 with a high accuracy of(96.53±0.29)%and shows that the detection limit to an absorption line of 4712.9046 cm~(-1) is approximately(17.26±0.63) ppm at an atmospheric pressure and a temperature of 20 ℃.     

混合干涉型分布式光纤传感器PGC信号解调设计与实验分析

对一种基于马赫-曾德尔和萨格纳克混合干涉仪原理的分布式光纤泄漏检测系统调制解调技术进行研究,对PGC解调技术进行理论分析。针对所选泄漏分布式光纤传感特点设计了PGC解调硬件电路,并对PGC解调电路进行了测试。实验中待测信号为0~50 kHz,载波频率为300 kHz,截止频率为50 kHz, 移相后与待测信号的相关系数达到0.95,谐波失真小于3%,泄漏源位置为7.865 km,泄漏检测定位系统绝对定位误差为235 m,相对定位误差为2.35%。本解调定位系统具有稳定性和抗干扰性。     

光学表面非均匀中频误差的评价与修正

针对光学元件使用过程中中频误差将导致光学元件的激光破坏这一问题,提出一种中频误差突出频率提取方法。采用基于统计学的多样本数据处理,对于每一种采样方向都可以得到数个较为突出的不合格频率。利用这些频率进行确定性加工后,在特定方向,空间频率0.044 1 mm-1,0.085 8 mm-1,0.041 7 mm-1所出现的不合格次数分别降至加工前的23.9%,18.3%,29.2%,而整体中频误差减少至50.1%。结果表明,此方法降低了由光学表面中频误差方向性与局部性引起的不确定性。     

可见光波在天然金属基界面正负折射机理的研究和进展

Snell定律揭示了光在穿越不同介质界面时的传播和折射规律,这是现代物理光学的重要基础。追求完美光学透镜的途径之一是寻找正负折射率匹配材料,但在相当长时期内,在自然界中从未发现有违背Snell定律的天然负折射率材料存在。在本研究工作中制备了一系列入射角精确可控的楔形贵金属金和银等样品,采用不同波长的激光,对于光在最简单的天然贵金属界面传播时所发生的由负到正折射特性变化进行了定量实验测量,获得表观折射率随入射和折射角变化的定量关系。对于导致奇异光折射现象的各种争议性机理进行了细致探索和讨论,这与等离子体、负磁导率和Goos-Hanchen等效应无关。研究结果将有助于人们理解光在金属基微结构中发生正负折射传播的物理机理,从而为新型微纳光电子材料和器件的研制和应用建立基础。