Controlling the light wavefront through a scattering medium based on direct digital frequency synthesis technology

Phase modulation is a crucial step when the frequency-based wavefront optimization technique is exploited to measure the optical transmission matrix(TM) of a scattering medium. We report a simple but powerful method, direct digital frequency synthesis(DDS) technology to modulate the phase front of the laser and measure the TM. By judiciously modulating the phase front of a He–Ne laser beam, we experimentally generate a high quality focus at any targeted location through a 2 mm thick 120 grit ground glass diffuser, which is commercially used in laser display and laser holographic display for improving brightness uniformity and reducing speckle. The signal to noise ratio(SNR) of the clear round focus is 50 and the size is about 44 μm. Our study will open up new avenues for enhancing light energy delivery to the optical engine in laser TV to lower the power consumption, phase compensation to reduce the speckle noise, and controlling the lasing threshold in random lasers.

Direct Digital Frequency Control Based on the Phase Step Change Characteristic between Signals

We present a new digital phase lock technology to achieve the frequency control and transformation through high precision multi-cycle group synchronization between signals without the frequency transformation circuit. In the case of digital sampling, the passing zero point of the phase of the controlled signal has the phase step characteristic, the phase step of the passing zero point is monotonic continuous with high resolution in the phase lock process, and using the border effect of digital fuzzy area, the gate can synchronize with the two signals, the quantization error is reduced. This technique is quite different from the existing methods of frequency transformation and frequency synthesis, the phase change characteristic between the periodic signals with different nominal is used. The phase change has the periodic phenomenon, and it has the high resolution step value. With the application of the physical law, the noise is reduced because of simplifying frequency transformation circuits, and the phase is locked with high precision. The regular phase change between frequency signals is only used for frequency measurement, and the change has evident randomness, but this randomness is greatly reduced in frequency control, and the certainty of the process result is clear. The experiment shows that the short term frequency stability can reach 10-12/s orders of magnitude.

A high speed direct digital frequency synthesizer realized by a segmented nonlinear DAC

This paper presents a high speed ROM-less direct digital frequency synthesizer （DDFS） which has a phase resolution of 32 bits and a magnitude resolution of 10 bits. A 10-bit nonlinear segmented DAC is used in place of the ROM look-up table for phase-to-sine amplitude conversion and the linear DAC in a conventional DDFS. The design procedure for implementing the nonlinear DAC is presented. To ensure high speed, current mode logic （CML） is used. The chip is implemented in Chartered 0.35μm COMS technology with active area of 2.0 × 2.5 mm^2 and total power consumption of 400 mW at a single 3.3 V supply voltage. The maximum operating frequency is 850 MHz at room temperature and 1.0 GHz at 0℃.

A 4 GHz 32 bit direct digital frequency synthesizer based on a novel architecture

This paper presents a novel direct digital frequency synthesizer （DDFS） architecture based on nonlinear DAC coarse quantization and the ROM-based piecewise approximation method, which has the advantages of high speed, low power and low hardware resources. By subdividing the sinusoid into a collection of phase segments, the same initial value of each segment is realized by a nonlinear DAC. The ROM is decomposed with a coarse ROM and fine ROM using the piecewise approximation method. Then, the coarse ROM stores the offsets between the initial value of the common segment and the initial value of each line in the same segment. Meanwhile, the fine ROM stores the differences between the line values and the initial value of each line. A ROM compression ratio of 32 can be achieved in the case of 11 bit phase and 9 bit amplitude. Based on the above method, a prototype chip was fabricated using 1.4 #m GaAs HBT technology. The measurement shows an average spurious-free dynamic range （SFDR） of 45 dBc, with the worst SFDR only 40.07 dBc at a 4.0 GHz clock. The chip area is 4.6 × 3.7 mm2 and it consumes 7 W from a --4.9 V power supply.

Novel analysis method for the spurious spectrum of direct digitalfrequency synthesizer in the presence of phase truncation

Based on the analysis of the spurious introduced by phase accumulation truncation which was made by Nicholas, a new simplified algorithm for spurious spectrum in the presence of phase truncation is presented by using the mapping mathematics and number theoretic method, it is possible to precisely analyze the spurious location and the spurious amplitude introduced by phase truncation in practical applications by computer.

A high speed direct digital frequency synthesizer based on multi-channel structure

This paper presents a direct digital frequency synthesizer （DDFS） for high speed application based on multi-channel structure. This DDFS has phase resolution of 32 bits and magnitude resolution of 12 bits. In order to ensure the high speed and high resolution at the same time, the multi-channel sampling technique is used and a 12 bits linear digital-to-analog converter is implemented. The chip is fabricated in TSMC 130 nm CMOS technology with active area of 0.89 x 0.98 mm2 and total power consumption of 300 mW at a single 1.2 V supply voltage. The maximum operating speed is up to 2.0 GHz at room temperature.

A high-performance MUX-direct digital frequency synthesizer with quarter ROMs

This paper presents a detailed description of a high-performance direct digital frequency synthesizer （DDFS） using optimized quarter ROMs. To improve the working frequency and spectral purity, an original quarter ROMs structure in 0.13 μm CMOS is brought forward and implemented. The working frequency is increased by 40% compared with Yuan Ling＇s methodIll of implementing a segmented DAC based DDFS. It has been implemented in 0.13 μm CMOS technology. The DDFS has a resolution of 10 bits with a measured SFDR 54 dBc. Its maximum operating frequency is 1.2 GHz by using six pipelining stages. Analytical investigation of improving spectral performances by using dual-slope approximation and pipeline is also presented.

Research for the Dynamic Range and Its Extension of Digital Intermediate Frequency Receiver

For the optimization of dynamic range and bandwidth of digital intermediate frequency receiver(DIFR), main factors affecting them and their relationships are studied. Firstly, the DIFR sensitivity, bandwidth, noise factor of radio frequency (RF) analog front-end (RFAF), and processing gain of intermediate frequency(IF) sampling are analyzed. Secondly, the constraint relationship of the noise factor of RFAF, the signal-to-noise ratio of ADC and the dynamic range of DIFR are studied. The relationship between the dynamic range and the RFAF gain, and that of the extended dynamic range and the RF AGC(automatic gain control) step are educed and simulated. These results can be used as theory foundations and design references for the implementation and optimization of the large dynamic range and wideband DIFR.

A VERIFICATION ON DIVISION OF HYDROCLIMATIC AREA IN CHINA SEAS USING DIGITAL CHARACTERISTIC OF FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION

oceanographic data files on the China Seas prepared by the National Marine Data and Information Service, SOA, China and the '30-year (1953-1982) Reports of Sea Surface Monthly Mean Temperature in the East China Sea by the Meteorological Agency, Japan,' were used to calculate the digital characteristics of frequency distribution of sea and air temperature in 153 areas in the China Seas. Principal factor analysis and fuzzy cluster ISODATA were used to divide the China hydroclimatic area into three climatic zones including ten climatic regions. It is concluded that the characteristic values derived by this method may completely show the characteristics of frequency distribution of sea and air temperature in the studied area and the final division of hydroclimatic area is fully coincident with the author's former result [2].

DDFS spurious signals due to amplitude quantization in absence of phase-accumulator truncation

Spurious signals in direct digital frequency synthesizers （DDFSs） are partly caused by amplitude quantization and phase truncation, which affect their application to many wireless telecommunication systems. These signals are deterministic and periodic in the time domain, so they appear as line spectra in the frequency domain. Two types of spurious signals due to amplitude quantization are exactly formulated and compared in the time and frequency domains respectively. Then the frequency spectra and power levels of the spurious signals due to amplitude quantization in the absence of phase-accumulator truncation are emphatically analyzed, and the effects of the DDFS parameter variations on the spurious signals are thoroughly studied by computer simulation. And several important conclusions are derived which can provide theoretical support for parameter choice and spurious performance evaluation in the application of DDFSs.

ECCM schemes in netted radar system based ontemporal pulse diversity

For a netted radar system to counteract the deceptionelectronic countermeasure （ECM） signals, an effective electroniccounter countermeasure （ECCM） approach is proposed. The proposedapproach is realized based on the new signaling strategyfor the temporal pulse diversity, which makes use of transmittingpulses at each pulse repetition interval （PRI） with specific transmissionpulse block, and then following proper processing andinformation fusion. The existence of the deceptive ECM signal isconfirmed by one station, while the other stations in the nettedradar with same parameters applied the pulse diversity skillfully.Meanwhile, this method ensured that, pulse diversity can be appliedin netted radar. The performance assessment shows that theproposed solutions are effective in presence of ECM signals. Thisalgorithm has been demonstrated by simulations. The presentedsimulation results are in excellent consensus with theoretical predictions.

Origin, Alternative Expressions of Newcomb-Benford Law and Deviations of Digit Frequencies

The Newcomb-Benford law, which describes the uneven distribution of the frequencies of digits in data sets, is by its nature probabilistic. Therefore, the main goal of this work was to derive formulas for the permissible deviations of the above frequencies (confidence intervals). For this, a previously developed method was used, which represents an alternative to the traditional approach. The alternative formula expressing the Newcomb-Benford law is re-derived. As shown in general form, it is numerically equivalent to the original Benford formula. The obtained formulas for confidence intervals for Benford’s law are shown to be useful for checking arrays of numerical data. Consequences for numeral systems with different bases are analyzed. The alternative expression for the frequencies of digits at the second decimal place is deduced together with the corresponding deviation intervals. In general, in this approach, all the presented results are a consequence of the positionality property of digital systems such as decimal, binary, etc.

Compact and effective photon-resolved image scanning microscope

Fluorescence confocal laser-scanning microscopy(LSM)is one of the most popular tools for life science research.This popularity is expected to grow thanks to single-photon array detectors tailored for LSM.These detectors offer unique single-photon spatiotemporal information,opening new perspectives for gentle and quantitative superresolution imaging.However,a flawless recording of this information poses significant challenges for the microscope data acquisition(DAQ)system.We present a DAQ module based on the digital frequency domain principle,able to record essential spatial and temporal features of photons.We use this module to extend the capabilities of established imaging techniques based on single-photon avalanche diode(SPAD)array detectors,such as fluorescence lifetime image scanning microscopy.Furthermore,we use the module to introduce a robust multispecies approach encoding the fluorophore excitation spectra in the time domain.Finally,we combine time-resolved stimulated emission depletion microscopy with image scanning microscopy,boosting spatial resolution.Our results demonstrate how a conventional fluorescence laser scanning microscope can transform into a simple,information-rich,superresolved imaging system with the simple addition of a SPAD array detector with a tailored data acquisition system.We expected a blooming of advanced single-photon imaging techniques,which effectively harness all the sample information encoded in each photon.

A reconfigurable OTA-C baseband filter with wide digital tuning for GNSS receivers

The design of a digitally-tunable sixth-order reconfigurable OTA-C filter in a 0.18-μm RFCMOS process is proposed.The filter can be configured as a complex band pass filter or two real low pass filters.An improved digital automatic frequency tuning scheme based on the voltage controlled oscillator technique is adopted to compensate for process variations.An extended tuning range（above 8：1） is obtained by using widely continuously tunable transconductors based on digital techniques.In the complex band pass mode,the bandwidth can be tuned from 3 to 24 MHz and the center frequency from 3 to 16 MHz.

Fractional Fourier domain analysis of decimation and interpolation

The sampling rate conversion is always used in order to decrease computational amount and storage load in a system. The fractional Fourier transform （FRFT） is a powerful tool for the analysis of nonstationary signals, especially, chirp-like signal. Thus, it has become an active area in the signal processing community, with many applications of radar, communication, electronic warfare, and information security. Therefore, it is necessary for us to generalize the theorem for Fourier domain analysis of decimation and interpolation. Firstly, this paper defines the digital frequency in the fractional Fourier domain （FRFD） through the sampling theorems with FRFT. Secondly, FRFD analysis of decimation and interpolation is proposed in this paper with digital frequency in FRFD followed by the studies of interpolation filter and decimation filter in FRFD. Using these results, FRFD analysis of the sampling rate conversion by a rational factor is illustrated. The noble identities of decimation and interpolation in FRFD are then deduced using previous results and the fractional convolution theorem. The proposed theorems in this study are the bases for the generalizations of the multirate signal processing in FRFD, which can advance the filter banks theorems in FRFD. Finally, the theorems introduced in this paper are validated by simulations.

Microgrid dynamic security considering high penetration of renewable energy

This paper presents a coordination strategy of Load Frequency Control(LFC)and digital frequency protection for an islanded microgrid(MG)considering high penetration of Renewable Energy Sources(RESs).In such MGs,the reduction in system inertia due to integration of large amount of RESs causes undesirable influence on MG frequency stability,leading to weakening of the MG.Furthermore,sudden load events,and short circuits caused large frequency fluctuations,which threaten the system security and could lead to complete blackouts as well as damages to the system equipment.Therefore,maintaining the dynamic security in MGs is one of the important challenges,which considered in this paper using a specific design and various data conversion stages of a digital over/under frequency relay(OUFR).The proposed relay will cover both under and over frequency conditions in coordination with LFC operation to protect the MG against high frequency variations.To prove the response of the proposed coordination strategy,a small MG was investigated for the simulation.The proposed coordination method has been tested considering load change,high integration of RESs.Moreover,the sensitivity analysis of the presented technique was examined by varying the penetration level of RESs and reducing the system inertia.The results reveal the effectiveness of the proposed coordination to maintain the power system frequency stability and security.In addition,the superiority of the OUFR has been approved in terms of accuracy and speed response during high disturbances.

Design of an experimental platform to investigate the effects of audible sounds on plant growth

An experimental platform was developed to investigate the effects of audible sound(20 Hz to 20 MHz)on plant growth promotion,which included a microcontroller-based embedded system for audible sound adjustment and analysis.The direct digital frequency synthesis(DDFS)method was used to generate various waveforms of sound in the platform.Soundproof glass and mufflers were used to reduce background noise.The developed system was tested on various plants,including hydroponic tomatoes,celery and mung bean.The testing results showed that the developed platform could produce pure tone and mixing audible sound with high stability and accuracy,make octave analysis of the sound under experimental environments,and the background noise in the testing chamber of the platform was lower than 55 dB(A)when the compression engine was working.The developed experimental platform has a great potential on facilitating scientific research on acoustic biology effects on plants and collecting real-time experimental data.