MEMS Test System Based on Virtual Instrument Technology

On account of the multiformity of MEMS devices, it is necessary to integrate with some optical measurement techniques for meeting static and dynamic unit test requirements. In this paper, an automated MEMS test system is built of some commercially available components and instruments based on virtual instrument technology. The system is integrated with stroboscopic imaging, computer micro-vision, microscopic Mirau phase shifting interferometry, and laser Doppler vibrometer, and is used for the measurement of full-view in-plane and out-of-plane geometric parameters and periodical motions and single spot out-of-plane transient motion. The system configuration and measurement methods are analyzed, and some applications of the measurement of in-plane and out-of-plane dimensions and motions were described. The measurement accuracy of in-plane dimensions and out-of-plane dimensional is better than 0.2 um and 5 nm respectively. The resolution of measuring in-plane and out-of-plane motions is better than 15 nm and 2 nm respectively.

Intergranular Corrosion of UNS S31803 Heat Treated at 800 ℃ Varying Range Times

The aim of this work is evaluate the intergranular corrosion on UNS S31803 steel, with heat treatments at 800 ℃, varying treatment times of 30 mins, 360 mins and 1,440 mins. The results confirm the formation of o phases and secondary austenite （γ2）. For the analysis of the influence of o and γ2 phases, metallographic analysis were conducted through optical microscopy, potentiokinetic reactivation electrochemical techniques and potentiodynamic polarization in NaCI 3.5% solution. Microstructural analysis has shown a formation of γ2 and o phase in heat treatment, due to diffusion of chromium and molybdenum from δ phase to y phase, precipitating on δ/γ and δ/δ interfaces. The DL-EPR （Double loop electrochemical potentiokinetic reactivation） results have shown an increase of the DOS （degree of sensitization） for long periods of time on heat treatment. The results of potentiodynamic polarization showed a reduction of the corrosion and pitting potentials, followed by an increase of the current density when the UNS S31830 steel is heat treated during long periods of time.

Stablility and Size Control of Silver Nanoparticles by Electrochemical Method

Silver nanoparticles （Ag-NPs） were prepared using an electrochemical technique. The optical properties were measured by absorption spectroscopy. The dimension of the prepared nanoparticles as estimated by the Atomic Force Microscope （AFM）, was 91.57 nm. This reaserch effort proposes a mechanism for reducing the size of silver nanoparticles by adding the hydrogen peroxide （H202）, and protecting the silver nanoparticle to inhibit agglomeration by adding PVP polymer.

Spectral Characteristics of Edge Electrostatic Turbulence in the HL-2A Tokamak

A three-tip array is used in the HL-2A tokamak to investigate the spectral characteristics of electrostatic turbulence inside the last closed flux surface （LCFS） about 5 cm. Two-point correlation techniques are used to analysis the turbulence structure. It is found that the drift wave turbulence mainly is composed of low-frequency and long wavelength wave packets. The poloidal propagation is mainly in electron-diamagnetic direction, sometimes it propagates in ion-diamagnetic direction, which is influenced by Doppler-frequency shift. The radial propagation velocity is outward and the sizeable fraction of the poloidal velocity, implying that the radial mode plays an important role in the cross field transport.

Research Progress of Optical H2O Sensor With a DFB Diode Laser

In the field of near infrared H2O sensing, the acquisition of the absorption signal usually is from a noisy background, thus it is important to adopt an effective signal demodulation method. This study introduced the research progress in the field of trace water vapor detection, covering different individual gas detection techniques. On the basis of the conventional double-beam differential absorption, the division method in voltage and the dual-peak method based on the differential value of two adjacent absorption lines have been studied. Voltage division has an excellent stability to temperature variation, mechanical extrusion, and fiber bend loss. The dual-peak method proved a linear relation with the water vapor concentration, and this method provided a way to measure the concentration at high pressure. Furthermore, the so called balanced ratiometer detection （BRD） was introduced. It has an outstanding self-adjusting capability, and it can also avoid an excess phase difference caused by the current-to-voltage converting circuit, thus this method has a high sensitivity. In addition, the second harmonic technique applied to gas detection was introduced, and for the high-frequency modulation via driving current, l/f was suppressed apparently; as a result, this technique realized a better sensitive detection by one to two orders of magnitude.

A novel technique for probing phase transitions in ferroelectric functional materials: Condensed matter spectroscopy

As relaxor ferroelectric functional materials, their crystal structures depend on temperature, component, electric filed, pressure, and so on, which are important for the applications of sensors, transducers, and actuators. For the case of PbTiO3-based ferroelectrics Pb（Zn2/3Nb2/3）O3-PbTiO3, Pb（Mg1/3Nb2/3）O3-PbTiO3, Pb（In1/2Nb1/2）O3-Pb（Mgu3Nb2/3）O3-PbTiO3 and some other crystals, they have been extensively investigated due to the excellent electromechanical and piezoelectric properties. Generally, ferroelectric crystal structure and corresponding phase diagram are detected by temperature-dependent high resolution X-ray diffraction, low frequency dielectric permittivity, and domain structures. In this review, we focus on the novel condensed matter spectroscopy （i.e., spectroscopic ellipsometry, transmittance, photoluminescence spectra as well as Raman spectra）, which is nondestructive, noncontact, and sensitive optical techniques for probing symmetries, phase transitions and phase diagrams of ferroelectric crystals. Besides, it can supply some other physical and chemical information for ferroelectric and semiconductor functional materials such as optical band gap, electronic transitions, dielectric functions, optical conductivity, absorption, pho- non modes, lattice dynamics as functions of temperature and PT composition.