Analysis of piezoelectric semiconductor fibers under gradient temperature changes

Piezoelectric semiconductors(PSs)possess both semiconducting properties and piezoelectric coupling effects,making them optimal building blocks for semiconductor devices.PS fiber-like structures have wide applications in multi-functional semiconductor devices.In this paper,a one-dimensional(1D)theoretical model is established to describe the piezotronic responses of a PS fiber under gradient temperature changes.The theoretical model aims to explain the mechanism behind the resistance change caused by such gradient temperature changes.Numerical results demonstrate that a gradient temperature change significantly affects the physical fields within the PS fiber,and can induce changes in its surface resistance.It provides important theoretical guidance on the development of piezotronic devices that are sensitive to temperature effects.

Application of the homotopy analysis method to nonlinear characteristics of a piezoelectric semiconductor fiber

Based on the nonlinear constitutive equation,a piezoelectric semiconductor(PSC)fiber under axial loads and Ohmic contact boundary conditions is investigated.The analytical solutions of electromechanical fields are derived by the homotopy analysis method(HAM),indicating that the HAM is efficient for the nonlinear analysis of PSC fibers,along with a rapid rate of convergence.Furthermore,the nonlinear characteristics of electromechanical fields are discussed through numerical results.It is shown that the asymmetrical distribution of electromechanical fields is obvious under a symmetrical load,and the piezoelectric effect is weakened by an applied electric field.With the increase in the initial carrier concentration,the electric potential decreases,and owing to the screen-ing effect of electrons,the distribution of electromechanical fields tends to be symmetrical.

Typical transient effects in a piezoelectric semiconductor nanofiber under a suddenly applied axial time-dependent force

Based on the mechanical motion equation,Gauss’s law,and the current continuity condition,we study a few typical transient effects in a piezoelectric semiconductor(PS)fiber to realize the startup and turning-off functions of common piezotronic devices.In this study,the transient extensional vibration induced by a suddenly applied axial time-dependent force is examined in a cantilevered n-type ZnO nanofiber.Neither the magnitude of the loadings nor the doping concentration significantly affects the propagation caused by disturbance of the axial displacement.However,both of the factors play an important role in the propagation caused by disturbance of the electron concentrations.This indicates that the electromechanical coupling effect can be expected to directly determine the electronic performance of the devices.In addition,the assumption of previous simplified models which neglect the charge carriers in Gauss’s law is discussed,showing that this assumption has a little influence on the startup state when the doping concentration is smaller than 1021 m-3.This suggests that the screening effect of the carriers on the polarized electric field is much reduced in this situation,and that the state is gradually transforming into a pure piezoelectric state.Nevertheless,the carriers can provide a damping effect,which means that the previous simplified models do not sufficiently describe the turning-off state.The numerical results show that the present study has referential value with respect to the design of newly multifunctional PS devices.

Effects of an attached functionally graded layer on the electromechanical behaviors of piezoelectric semiconductor fibers

In this paper,we propose a specific two-layer model consisting of a functionally graded(FG)layer and a piezoelectric semiconductor(PS)layer.Based on the macroscopic theory of PS materials,the effects brought about by the attached FG layer on the piezotronic behaviors of homogeneous n-type PS fibers and PN junctions are investigated.The semi-analytical solutions of the electromechanical fields are obtained by expanding the displacement and carrier concentration variation into power series.Results show that the antisymmetry of the potential and electron concentration distributions in homogeneous n-type PS fibers is destroyed due to the material inhomogeneity of the attached FG layer.In addition,by creating jump discontinuities in the material properties of the FG layer,potential barriers/wells can be produced in the middle of the fiber.Similarly,the potential barrier configuration near the interface of a homogeneous PS PN junction can also be manipulated in this way,which offers a new choice for the design of PN junction based devices.

Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA)-Fiber Ring Laser and Its Application to Stress Sensing

We have developed a novel optical fiber ring laser using a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) as the gain medium, and taking advantage of polarization anisotropy of its gain. The frequency difference of the bi-directional laser is controlled by birefringence which is introduced in the ring laser cavity. The beat frequency generated by combining two counter-propagating oscillations is proportional to the birefringence, the fiber ring laser of the present study is, therefore, applicable to the fiber sensor. The sensing signal is obtained in a frequency domain with the material which causes the retardation change by a physical phenomenon to be measured. For the application to stress sensing, the present laser was investigated with a photoelastic material.

植物纤维增强PS木塑复合材料的性能研究

以木纤维、竹纤维和聚苯乙烯为主要原料,加入偶联剂、润滑剂、增塑剂等加工助剂,经挤出注塑制备聚苯乙烯/木纤维复合材料。研究了植物纤维种类和添加质量分数、偶联剂KH-550添加质量分数对PS木塑复合材料力学性能的影响。结果表明:木纤维和偶联剂的加入都使复合材料的力学性能呈先增大后减小的趋势。当木纤维添加质量分数为25%,偶联剂KH-550添加质量为木纤维添加质量的1.5%时,复合材料具有最大的拉伸强度、弯曲强度和断裂伸长率,分别为30.2MPa,86MPa和8.74%,缺口冲击强度随木纤维添加质量分数的增加而减小。木纤维和竹纤维填充的两种复合材料的拉伸强度、弯曲强度和冲击强度相差不大。

中空纤维超滤膜浓缩胞外多糖PS-9415发酵液的研究

采用了截留分子量为50,000的内压式中空纤维超滤器对微生物胞外多糖PS-9415发酵液进行浓缩分离的研究。研究表明,膜的透过通量受温度、料液浓度、操作压力等操作参数的影响,其中高温、低浓度的料液在较高的操作压力下有较高的透过通量。经过稀释、离心除菌的发酵液比不经过处理的发酵液透过通量高,衰减慢。0.05MPa下对3%的料液3L超滤浓缩,可得到5.8%的浓缩液,多糖回收率为82.7%;0.1MPa下0.5%的料液可浓缩至2.95%,浓度提高了4.9倍。

电力光纤通道的PS-QPSK调制

高频谱偏振相干光高效率的优势在电力光纤传输中得到了广泛应用,然而,这种传输机制对外界干扰极其敏感。为减少光纤传输损伤,提高信道信噪比,高效的调制格式是改善传输信道性能和延长传输距离的有效途径。通过对传统QPSK星座图的旋转,提出了偏振切换正交相移键控(PS-QPSK),在接收侧采用相干检测技术可以实现高性能的信号解调。对于电力主干光纤传输系统,采用PS-QPSK的调制方式,在光信噪比和传输距离方面都有所改善。在误码率为3.8×10-3的信道中信噪比提升近1d B,50GHz的主干光纤中最大覆盖范围较传统方法增加了30%。

PS/PAN嵌段共聚物静电纺纳米纤维及其衍生物的吸附性

通过静电纺丝技术制备PS/PAN嵌段共聚物纳米纤维毡,主要研究制备过程中PS/PAN浓度、电压、收集距离等对PS/PAN纳米纤维形貌、尺寸的影响,分析静电纺PS/PAN纳米纤维毡及其水解衍生物对镍、铅离子和阳离子染料的吸附性。结果表明,合适电纺条件为PS/PAN嵌段共聚物浓度8%、电压20kV、收集距离10cm;PS/PAN嵌段共聚物纳米纤维毡水解衍生物对镍、铅离子和阳离子染料有较好的吸附性。

Wide-Band Polarization-Independent Semiconductor Optical Amplifier Gate with Tensile-Strained Quasi-Bulk InGaAs

A semiconductor optical amplifier gate based on tensile strained quasi bulk InGaAs is developed.At injection current of 80mA,a 3dB optical bandwidth of more than 85nm is achieved due to dominant band filling effect.Moreover,the most important is that very low polarization dependence of gain (<0 7dB),fiber to fiber lossless operation current (70～90mA) and a high extinction ratio (>50dB) are simultaneously obtained over this wide 3dB optical bandwidth (1520～1609nm) which nearly covers the spectral region of the whole C band (1525～1565nm) and the whole L band (1570～1610nm).The gating time is also improved by decreasing carrier lifetime.The wide band polarization insensitive SOA gate is promising for use in future dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) communication systems.

Electric potential and energy band in ZnO nanofiber tuned by local mechanical loading

Recent success in strain engineering has triggered tremendous interest in its study and potential applications in nanodevice design. In this paper, we establish a coupled piezoelectric/semiconducting model for a wurtzite structure ZnO nanofiber under the local mechanical loading. The energy band structure tuned by the local mechanical loading and local length is calculated via an eight-band k·p method, which includes the coupling of valance and conduction bands. Poisson's effect on the distribution of electric potential inversely depends on the local mechanical loading. Numerical results reveal that both the applied local mechanical loading and the local length exhibit obvious tuning effects on the electric potential and energy band. The band gap at band edges varies linearly with the applied loading. Changing the local length shifts the energy band which is far away from the band edges. This study will be useful in the electronic and optical enhancement of semiconductor devices.

Transient analysis on surface heated piezoelectric semiconductor plate lying on rigid substrate

Based on the thermo-electro-elastic coupling theory,the mathematical model for a surface heated piezoelectric semiconductor(PS)plate is developed in the time domain.Applying the direct and inverse Laplace transformations to the established model,the mechanical and electrical responses are investigated.The comparison between the analytical solution and the finite element method(FEM)is conducted,which illustrates the validity of the derivation.The calculated results show that the maximum values of the mechanical and electrical fields appear at the heating surface.Importantly,the perturbation carriers tend to concentrate in the zone near the heating surface under the given boundary conditions.It can also be observed that the heating induced elastic wave leads to jumps for the electric potential and perturbation carrier density at the wavefront.When the thermal relaxation time is introduced,all the field quantities become smaller because of the thermal lagging effect.Meanwhile,it can be found that the thermal relaxation time can describe the smooth variation at the jump position.Besides,for a plate with P-N junction,the effect of the interface position on the electrical response is studied.The effects of the initial carrier density on the electrical properties are discussed in detail.The conclusions in this article can be the guidance for the design of PS devices serving in thermal environment.

Multi-field coupling and free vibration of a sandwiched functionally-graded piezoelectric semiconductor plate

Sandwiched functionally-graded piezoelectric semiconductor(FGPS)plates possess high strength and excellent piezoelectric and semiconductor properties,and have significant potential applications in micro-electro-mechanical systems.The multi-field coupling and free vibration of a sandwiched FGPS plate are studied,and the governing equation and natural frequency are derived with the consideration of electron movement.The material properties in the functionally-graded layers are assumed to vary smoothly,and the first-order shear deformation theory is introduced to derive the multi-field coupling in the plate.The total strain energy of the plate is obtained,and the governing equations are presented by using Hamilton’s principle.By introducing the boundary conditions,the coupling physical fields are solved.In numerical examples,the natural frequencies of sandwiched FGPS plates under different geometrical and physical parameters are discussed.It is found that the initial electron density can be used to modulate the natural frequencies and vibrational displacement of sandwiched FGPS plates in the case of nano-size.The effects of the material properties of FGPS layers on the natural frequencies are also examined in detail.

抗高功率微波的PS/2光传输接口设计

微波技术已经广泛地应用于通信和其他领域中,在军事上高功率微波武器已经投入使用。如何在恶劣的电磁干扰环境中提升电子设备的防护能力已经成为一项重要的课题。本文从抗高功率微波的需求出发,从信号光电转换设计着手,设计一种基于光纤传输的PS/2接口,并介绍相关电路。实验结果表明:该技术方案可以很好地满足光纤传输和防护需求,具有良好的工程应用前景。

Nonlinear free vibration of piezoelectric semiconductor doubly-curved shells based on nonlinear drift-diffusion model

In this paper, the nonlinear free vibration behaviors of the piezoelectric semiconductor(PS) doubly-curved shell resting on the Pasternak foundation are studied within the framework of the nonlinear drift-diffusion(NLDD) model and the first-order shear deformation theory. The nonlinear constitutive relations are presented, and the strain energy, kinetic energy, and virtual work of the PS doubly-curved shell are derived.Based on Hamilton's principle as well as the condition of charge continuity, the nonlinear governing equations are achieved, and then these equations are solved by means of an efficient iteration method. Several numerical examples are given to show the effect of the nonlinear drift current, elastic foundation parameters as well as geometric parameters on the nonlinear vibration frequency, and the damping characteristic of the PS doublycurved shell. The main innovations of the manuscript are that the difference between the linearized drift-diffusion(LDD) model and the NLDD model is revealed, and an effective method is proposed to select a proper initial electron concentration for the LDD model.

Amplitude Regenerative Characteristics of RZ-DPSK Wavelength Converter Based on Four-Wave Mixing in SOA

We investigate the phase-preserving amplitude regenerative characteristics of the return-to-zero （RZ） differential- phase-shift-keying （DPSK） wavelength conversion based on four-wave m/xing （FWM） in a semiconductor optical amplifier （SOA）. The Q-factor and the optical signal-to-noise ratio （OSNR） before and after conversion are experimentally obtained and analysed in different input noise power levels. In both the continuous-wave and synchronous clock pumping cases, we find that there is amplitude clamping in the FWM conversion due to the gain saturation of SOA, which can suppress the amplitude fluctuation of the converted DPSK signal before and after demodulation. We have achieved 2-dB Q penalty improvement in our experiment demonstration of lOGbit/s RZ-DPSK signal with OSNR lower than 19dB.

Design of coupling system in fiber optic sensing measurement

According to the principle of choosing the light source in the fiber optic sensing measurement,semiconductor laser is used as the light source of fiber optic sensor and single-mode fiber is used as the tail fiber of light source. Based on optical design software Zemax’s pure non-sequential components,a coupling system of semiconductor laser and single-mode fiber is designed. By analyzing the beam characteristics of the semiconductor laser and the coupled mode theory of semiconductor laser and single-mode fiber,the combined lens consists of a ball lens and a collimating lens for the purpose of improving the coupling efficiency and adjusting tolerance. The simulation results show that the coupling efficiency can reach about 78% by using one million ray traces on non-sequential components,while the experimental test result is 69.11%,accordingly,the reasons for the difference between the experiment and the simulation results are analyzed.

Critical dispersion of chirped fiber Bragg grating for eliminating time delay signature of distributed feedback laser chaos

Optical chaos has attracted widespread attention owing to its complex dynamic behaviors.However,the time delay signature(TDS)caused by the external cavity mode reduces the complexity of optical chaos.We propose and numerically demonstrate the critical dispersion of chirped fiber Bragg grating(CFBG)for eliminating the TDS of laser chaos in this work.The critical dispersion,as a function of relaxation frequency and bandwidth of the optical spectrum,is found through extensive dynamics simulations.It is shown that the TDS can be eliminated when the dispersion of CFBG is above this critical dispersion.In addition,the influence of dispersive feedback light and output light from a laser is investigated.These results provide important quantitative guidance for designing chaotic semiconductor lasers without TDS.

Novel Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor with Full Compensation Based on Optical Absorption

A novel system configuration of fiber optic sensor based on optical abso rption is proposed. Several compensation measures are discussed. A simulated exp eriment is designed and the output curve of system is given. The experiment al result shows that these compensation measures are effective on dynamic distu rbances which are caused by background light and optical fiber bend. In addition , the drifts in the light source intensity, fiber losses, and photodetector effi ciency are also compensated.

Strain measurement using frequency modulation fiber optic interferometer

The method for measuring the strain of an object using an optical fiber and a frequency modulation(FM) coupled cavity semiconductor laser is proposed.This method uses the coherent FM heterodyne principle of the Michelson interferometer and can avoid the π/2 nonreciprocal phase bias and phase shifting problem existing in general fiber optic interferential sensors, the maximum detection range is limited by the coherent length of the semiconductor laser and its relative factor.