A method of beam combination of high-power incoherent fiber laser

Diffraction efficiency of grating plays an important role in output power of incoherent fiber laser beam combination. Through theoretic analysis and numerical simulations it has been proved that the diffraction efficiency would increase with the decrease of grating frequency and wavelength bandwidth. On the condition that the width of a fiber array is fixed at W=I 0 cm, an optimum grating frequency were numerically simulated as f=230 mm^-1. Also an unequal interval method was proposed to improve the system efficiency of diffraction into 0.4293, which is higher than 0.3824 under the equal interval condition.

Seismic physical modeling and quality factor

Accurate Q parameter is hard to be obtained, but there is great difference between Q measurements from different measurement methods in seismic physical modelling. The influence factors, stability and accuracy of different methods are analyzed through standard sample experiment and the seismic physical modelling. Based on this, we proposed an improved method for improving accuracy of pulse transmission method, in which the samples with similar acoustic properties to the test sample are selected as the reference samples. We assess the stability and accuracy of the pulse transmission, pulse transmission insertion, and reflection wave methods for obtaining the quality factor Q using standard and reference samples and seismic physical modeling. The results suggest that the Q-values obtained by the pulse transmission method are strongly affected by diffraction and the error is 50% or greater, whereas the relative error of the improved pulse transmission method is about 10%. By using a theoretical diffraction correction method and the improved measurement method, the differences among the Q-measuring methods can be limited to within 10%.

Effects of Ce on microstructure of semi-continuously cast Mg-1.5Zn-0.2Zr magnesium alloy ingots

Mg-1.5Zn-0.2Zr-xCe (x=0, 0.1, 0.3, 0.5, mass fraction, %) alloys were prepared by conventional semi-continuous casting. The effect of rare earth Ce on the microstructure of Mg-1.5Zn-0.2Zr-xCe alloys was studied and the distribution of Ce was analyzed by optical microscopy (OM), X-ray diffractometry (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The results indicate that Ce element exists in the form of Mg12Ce phase and has an obvious refining effect on the microstructure of test alloys. As the Ce content increases, the grain size reduces, the grain boundaries turn thinner, and the distribution of Mg12Ce precipitates becomes more and more dispersed. The Mg-1.5Zn-0.2Zr alloy with 0.3%Ce has the best refinement effect. From center to periphery of the ingot, the amount of granular precipitates in the grain reduces. In longitudinal section of the ingot, some relative long columnar grains appear.

Multifrequency Magneto-optic Bragg Diffraction and Radio Frequency Signal Parallel Processing

Magneto-optic(MO)coupling of guided optical waves with microwave magnetostatic waves(MSWs)simultaneously excited by multiple radio frequency(RF)signals can lead to multifrequency diffraction effects and then parallel processing of RF signals can be realized by using of the characteristics that diffraction efficiencies(DEs)are approximately in direct proportion to RF signals intensities and diffraction angles are related to frequencies of the corresponding RF signals within linear MO interaction region.In this paper,studied is the multifrequency MO Bragg diffraction in first-order MO interaction approximation,and obtained was the approximate analytical expression for principle diffraction efficiency(PDE).Also,put forward was a parallel imaging method of relative intensity of RF signals based on single-frequency diffraction.By calculation and analysis,it is shown that the relative error is not more than 0.3dB for the case of three RF signals within the frequency space of 60MHz.

Luminescence Properties of Green-emitting Phosphors-Sr4Al14O25：Eu2＋ for LED Applications

A highly intense green-emitting phosphor of Eu2＋-doped Sr4Al14O25 （SAE：Eu2＋） was synthesized by a solid state reaction. In this study, XRD, PL/PLE, QE, thermal stability and LED package tests are systematically carried out and investigated. The optimized-composition of （Sro 92Eu0.08）4Al14025 exhibited a green emission peak at 497 nm under excitation wavelength of 400 nm, giving the chromaticity coordinates of （0.14, 0.35） with excellent quantum efficiency （98%） compared to those of other green-commodities, such as Ba2SiO4：Eu2＋ （90%） and BaMgAl10O17：EU2＋, Mn2＋ （92%）. The results demonstrated that SAE：Eu2＋ could be a potential candidate as the NUV-pumping phosphor for applications in light-emitting diodes （LEDs）.

A free-cutting and ductile CuAlMnZnTiB shape memory alloy

The mechanical properties and cutting performance of the designed Cu Al Mn Zn Ti B shape memory alloy were studied by tensile test and microstructure observation. Using X-ray diffractometry, differential scanning calorimetry(DSC) and semi-quantitative shape memory effect test, the microstructure and shape memory effect were analyzed. It is found that lots of βphase and few α phase are formed in the quenching of Cu-7.5Al-9.7Mn-3.4Zn-0.3Ti-0.14B(mass fraction, %) alloy, a great deal of martensite and few α phase are formed in the aging alloy, while the annealing alloy is composed of a great deal of α phase and few βphase. The tensile strength and elongation of the annealed alloy are 649 MPa and 17.1%, respectively. Some tiny and dispersion distributed second phase particles are generated in Ti and B precipitates, greatly improving the alloy machinability.

Development of High-precision Rotary Encoder Using Semiconductor Laser

In this paper, the operation principle of laser rotary encoders is expounded and the optical quadruple frequency technology used in laser rotary encoders is explained, and the design idea of optical system in φ66 mm laser rotary encoder is mainly introduced, as well as the choice of principal devices.

Solvothermal Route to Prepare the Metastable Phase 3c-Fe_7S_8 with Hexagonal Platelet Morphology

The metastable phase 3c-Fe7S8 with the hexagonal platelet morphology has been prepared by using solvothermal route. The product was characterized by means of X-ray powder diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and X-ray photoelectron spectra (XPS). The experiment results show that the as-prepared Fe7S8 is a metastable phase with the hexagonal platelet morphology.

Mechanism of Bragg Diffraction-Assisted Light Extraction in GaN-based Light-Emitting Diodes Based on a Self-Consistent Model

By introducing the distribution of the light energy density in GaN-based light-emitting diode (LED),theLED model based on the incoherent regime and the light extraction efficiency are investigated.The energy density asa function of the angle of incidence is calculated to demonstrate the mechanism of the light extraction.The deviationbetween the tendencies of the transmissivity of the output layer and the extraction efficiency is also demonstrated.

Correction of Wave Surge Forces to Improve Surf-Riding/Broaching Vulnerability Criterion Check Accuracy

Surf-riding/broaching is one of the five stability failure modes to be included into the International Maritime Organization (IMO) second generation intact stability criteria (which are risk-based stability criteria) that can ensure the safety of ships in actual seaways more effectively. This study focuses on the influence of wave surge force prediction accuracy on surf-riding/broaching vulnerability criterion check result. Firstly, it is demonstrated that the wave surge force prediction method adopted in the current vulnerability criterion check procedure is not accurate and may lead to wrong conclusions. The experimental data from captive model test and the numerical result based on 3D panel method both indicate that the diffraction effect must be considered to correctly predict the wave surge forces. Besides, sophisticated methods are not suitable for Level 2 vulnerability criterion check due to their complexity. Therefore, an empirical formula for wave surge force correction based on sample ship calculation results is proposed. The proposed empirical correction formula can effectively improve the vulnerability criterion check accuracy and thus contribute to the design and safety of the ships which are vulnerable to this stability failure mode. © 2017, Shanghai Jiaotong University and Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany.

Experimental study on removing NO from flue gas using microwave irradiation over activated carbon carried catalyst

Nitrogen oxides(NOx) from flue gas can be removed efficiently by activated carbon continuously irradiated by microwave,which,however,needs high temperature and consumes excessive carbon. If catalyst is added into activated carbon,then reaction temperature can be reduced and selectivity of reaction enhanced. The effects on flue gas denitrification by adding different catalysts to microwave reactor were studied in this paper. It was found that the addition of catalyst could reduce the microwave power required by the same removal efficiency obviously;the difference of removal efficiency was different due to different catalysts,and the Cu-based catalyst has more catalytic action efficiency. Reaction temperature decreased by about 200℃ and removal efficiency increased by 25% after adding Cu-based catalyst. In addition,characteristic analysis for activated carbon conducted by X-ray diffraction confirmed that active component of catalyst existed on the surface of activated carbon.

Effect of pontoons on free surface elevation around a TLP platform

Tension leg platform(TLP)is a typical compliant offshore structure for oil/gas resources exploitation.In the design process,the prediction of the free surface elevation is of great importance for the determination of the air gap.So far,the existing researches for predicting the air gap of the TLPs focus on the supporting columns while pay little attention to the horizontal pontoons.For the second order diffraction problem or long incident wave condition,the velocity potential decays slowly with water depth and the effect of pontoons should not be neglected.Herein the effect of pontoons on the diffracted wave field in the vicinity of a TLP platform is investigated in this study.The diffraction of regular waves by a square array of truncated cylinders and a whole TLP structure is studied in detail by using both the linear and the second-order diffraction theory.Numerical calculation is performed for the free surface elevation and wave run up.Numerical results show that the near-trapping phenomenon can occur inside the TLP and leads to significantly increased wave height.To study the effect of pontoons on the free surface elevation comparisons are carried out between the results of these two structures with and without pontoons.It is found that pontoons have an appreciable effect on the diffracted wave field for long incident regular waves and increase the largest response notably when the near-trapping phenomenon occurs at the second-order.

Extraction efficiency enhancement of LEDs using 2-D photonic crystal

Using photonic crystals (PCs), the extraction efficiency of the light-emitting diodes (LEDs) can be greatly enhanced by the effects of photonic band gap (PBG) and grating diffraction. The two theoretical methods are also discussed. Meanwhile, we demonstrate that LEDs can achieve high extraction efficiency by employing photonic crystal as diffraction grating. PCs with square lattice of cylindrical unit cells are fabricated in GaN layer of GaN-based blue LED. We present a theoretical discussion on the extraction efficiency of PC-LED, which relies on the effective medium theory and transmission matrix method to investigate the effect of lattice constant. The results show that the extraction efficiency of the high performance LEDs can achieve 61.8% when the lattice constant is 270 nm.

Comparative study using MS and XRD of Fe_(80)Al_(20) alloy produced by mechanical alloying

An X-ray diffraction and 57Fe MOssbauer effect study of mechanically alloyed Fe80Al20 is presented. X-ray measurements indicate that the disordered bcc α-Fe（A1） solid solution was formed after 2 h of milling, while the analysis of Mrssbauer spectra suggested that total dissolution of aluminium is achieved after 10 h of milling. These differences can be attributed to： （i） rapid nanocrystallization of aluminium and/or （ii） small particles with small amounts of aluminium cannot be detected by the X-ray diffraction technique.