High-sensitivity methane monitoring based on quasi-fundamental mode matched continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy

Continuous-wave cavity ring-down spectroscopy(CW-CRDS)is an important technical means to monitor greenhouse gases in atmospheric environment.In this paper,a CW-CRDS system is built to meet the needs of atmospheric methane monitoring.The problem of mode matching is explained from the perspective of transverse mode and longitudinal mode,and the influence of laser injection efficiency on measurement precision is further analyzed.The results of cavity ring-down time measurement show that the measurement precision is higher when the laser is coupled with the fundamental mode.In the experiment,DFB laser is used to calibrate the system with standard methane concentration,and the measurement residual is less than±4×10^(-4)μs^(-1).The methane concentration in the air is monitored in real time for two days.The results show the consistency of the concentration changes over the two days,which further demonstrates the reliability of the system for the measurement of trace methane.By analyzing the influence of mode matching,it not only assists the adjustment of the optical path,but also further improves the sensitivity of the system measurement.

MATCH-MODE METHOD AND ITS NUMERICAL SIMULATION FOR ROTOR-STATOR INTERACTION SOURCE MODES AND PROPAGATION MODES IN AN ANNULAR DUCT WITH MULTI-TREATMENTS

The suppressing design of the engine nacelle in an aircraft can benefit from the development of the prediction system for the sound fields in engine ducts which includes the prediction of the source generation and that of sound propagation in ducts. First, the acoustic match mode principle between the source modes of rotor stator interaction noise and the propagation modes is presented in this paper. Second, by utilizing this principle, the theoretical prediction method for rotor stator interaction noise generation and its propagation and attenuation in an annular duct with multi treatments is developed. That means that the prediction of sound propagation and attenuation in the segmented ducts might no longer completely depend on the in duct mode measurements, and the investigation on the sound propagation and attenuation in ducts can be accomplished not only by acoustic mode measurement, but also by making use of the source prediction to determine the source modes excited by rotor stator interaction. The effects of fan speed, blade/vane numbers, axial spacing between rotor and stator on the in duct sound attenuation and generated sound power level before and after ducts (also including the sound power level of blade passing frequency and its harmonics at the inlet of ducts) have been numerically calculated by using this prediction method. The reliability of this prediction method is verified by reasonable agreement between the predicted results with measured results in references. By analyzing the results of calculating cases, some reference criteria are provided for the engineering design of the suppressing engine nacelle.

FABRICATION AND TEST OF AN ELECTROMAGNETIC VIBRATING RING GYROSCOPE BASED ON SOI WAFER

Mode matching is the key to improve the performance of micro-machined vibrating ring gyroscopes.Mass and stiffness asymmetries can lend to normal modes badly mismatch for gyroscopes fabricated by single-crystal silicon.The mismatch of the normal nodes results in large normal mode frequency split and degraded sensitivity.To address this issue,a Silicon-On-Insulator(SOI) wafer is used to fabricate the sensor chips.Meanwhile,a compensate disk and the backside coated negative photo resist(AZ303) is employed to weaken the Lag and Footing effect during the Deep Reactive Ion Etching(DRIE) process.Test results reveal that frequency split between the normal modes is of less than 10 Hz before the following electronic tuning.Thus,the mode matching of the electromagnetic vibrating ring gyroscope is probable to be realized.

Apodized grating coupler using fully-etched nanostructures

A two-dimensional apodized grating coupler for interfacing between single-mode fiber and photonic circuit is demonstrated in order to bridge the mode gap between the grating coupler and optical fiber. The grating grooves of the grating couplers are realized by columns of fully etched nanostructures, which are utilized to digitally tailor the effective refractive index of each groove in order to obtain the Gaussian-like output diffractive mode and then enhance the coupling efficiency.Compared with that of the uniform grating coupler, the coupling efficiency of the apodized grating coupler is increased by 4.3% and 5.7%, respectively, for the nanoholes and nanorectangles as refractive index tunes layer.

A novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen frequency selective surface with a stable performance

A thick-screen frequency selective surface （FSS） has not only a broad bandwidth but also the advantages of overcoming the multilayer FSS shortcoming of complex structure and low transmittance of centre frequency due to the cascade of FSSs, and this means it could potentially be applied in a stealth curved streamlined radome. However, there is an unsteadiness of centre frequency in a wide range of incident angles and another unsteadiness of polarization in a big incident angle. In order to solve these problems, in this paper we provide a novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS. The structure is analysed and simulated using the mode matching method and moment method. The centre frequency, the transmittance of centre frequency, and bandwidth of the structure are investigated when some parameters including the polarization at a big incident angle and the incident angles of TE ＆： TM waves are changed. The novel four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS has better transmission properties with a better steadiness of polarization and incident angle independence. The novel structure of the four-legged loaded element thick-screen FSS provides a valuable reference for their application in a stealth curved streamlined radome.

Scattering Characteristics of Metallic Plates in Radial Waveguide

Mode matching is a useful method to analyze the mode characteristics during the section change of a waveguide. By applying this method to the radial waveguide, and solving specific problems due to the radial transmission of electromagnetic wave, this presents a calculating method in radial waveguide based on mode matching. The scattering characteristics of metallic plates in the radial waveguide are calculated, and verified qualitatively using an electromagnetic simulator, which confirmed the validity of this method.

Research on Damage Localization of Plate-like Structure Using Mode Acoustic Emission and Matching Pursuit

Based on mode acoustic emission theory,the paper analyses the acoustic emission analog signal of thin steel plate using matching pursuit,then obtains the characteristics interpretation of the different frequency signal energy concentration degree; Combined with four-point arc positioning method,the papers researches the damage localization of the plate-like structure. Simulation experiment shows that this method can accurately detect and locate the damage. This can provide data support for further imaging research based on time reverse theory.

Finding a Development Mode to Match Reality

The 21st Century Business Herald,a leading Chinese finandal newspaper, recently sat down with Tian Guoqiang,Dean of the School of Economics, Shanghai University of Finance and Economics,and professor at Texas A&M University (U.S.),to discuss the future outlook of China’s economic development.Excerpts follow:

Some Techniques for Computing Wave Propagation in Optical Waveguides

Optical wave-guiding structures that are non-uniform in the propagation direction are fundamental building blocks of integrated optical circuits.Numerical simulation of lightwaves propagating in these structures is an essential tool to engineers designing photonic components.In this paper,we review recent developments in the most widely used simulation methods for frequency domain propagation problems.

A Micro-Electro-Mechanical System-Based Bulk Acoustic Wave Piezoelectric Disk Resonator for Detecting z-axis Rotation Rate

This paper presents a bulk acoustic wave piezoelectric disk resonator based on a special pair of degenerative modes, to detect z-axis angular velocity. A single piezoelectric disk is operated in its appropriate modes in the k Hz frequency range to achieve this function. This design combines the bulk acoustic wave drive/sense mode with lead zirconate titanate resonator which improves device's performance and simplifies its structural complexity. The operation principle of piezoelectric disk resonator is given and validated by finite element method,and the scale factor of piezoelectric disk resonator is 0.977 μV/[(°) · s-1] without any amplification section.The results of impedance analysis for the prototype in the air, which is fabricated on lead zirconate titanate wafer by Micro-Electro-Mechanical System process, show that the resonant frequency of the piezoelectric disk resonator is about 190 k Hz. Moreover, the measured frequency split between drive and sense mode is about290 Hz without any tuning methods. At last, a closed-loop driving and detecting circuit system is designed and its modulation/demodulation method is studied, preliminary experiments show that this device is not sensitive to acceleration, but is sensitive to angular velocity, its performance parameters need follow-up experiments.

Convergence analysis of a least squared algorithm of linear switched identification

A novel identification algorithm is proposed to deal with the modelling issues of linear switched systems under the switching modes being unknown.The main contributions of this paper embody the following aspects:(1)for simplifying the identification problems,the label functions are proposed to replace the switching states of the modes;(2)The recursive least square algorithm is used to identify the system parameters,and the convergence performance of the proposed algorithm is studied.By using convergence analysis,the parameter estimation error can converge to zero point when the input signals satisfy persistent excited conditions and the total time of mode mismatch is limited.Finally,the effectiveness of the proposed method is verified by a simulation example.

Research for HIRFL new improvement project

According to the newest matching mode between the two cyclotrons at HIRFL, the beam obit properties were researched, especially for the harm of existing ‘over-magnetic shim’ in SSC as well as the trajectory in the new mode. The results obtained are encouraging.