Harmonic balance simulation of the influence of component uniformity and reliability on the performance of a Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifier

A Josephson traveling wave parametric amplifier(JTWPA),which is a quantum-limited amplifier with high gain and large bandwidth,is the core device of large-scale measurement and control systems for quantum computing.A typical JTWPA consists of thousands of Josephson junctions connected in series to form a transmission line and hundreds of shunt LC resonators periodically loaded along the line for phase matching.Because the variation of these capacitors and inductors can be detrimental to their high-frequency characteristics,the fabrication of a JTWPA typically necessitates precise processing equipment.To guide the fabrication process and further improve the design for manufacturability,it is necessary to understand how each electronic component affects the amplifier.In this paper,we use the harmonic balance method to conduct a comprehensive study on the impact of nonuniformity and fabrication yield of the electronic components on the performance of a JTWPA.The results provide insightful and scientific guidance for device design and fabrication processes.

High-Power Raman Soliton Generation at 1.7 μm in All-Fiber Polarization-Maintaining Erbium-Doped Amplifier

An all-fiber polarization maintaining high-power laser system operating at 1.7 μm based on the Ramaninduced soliton self-frequency shifting effect is demonstrated. The entirely fiberized system is built by erbiumdoped oscillator and two-stage amplifiers with polarization maintaining commercial silica fibers and devices, which can provide robust and stable soliton generation. High-power soliton laser with the average power of 0.28 W,the repetition rate of 42.7 MHz, and pulse duration of 515 fs is generated directly from the main amplifier.Our experiment provides a feasible method for high-power all-fiber polarization maintaining femtosecond laser generation working at 1.7 μm.

Broadband Dual-Input Doherty Power Amplifier Design Based on a Simple Adaptive Power Dividing Ratio Function

In this paper,a simple adaptive power dividing function for the design of a dual-input Doherty power amplifier(DPA)is presented.In the presented approaches,the signal separation function(SSF)at different frequency points can be characterized by a polynomial.And in the practical test,the coefficients of SSF can be determined by measuring a small number of data points of input power.Same as other dualinput DPAs,the proposed approach can also achieve high output power and back-off efficiency in a broadband operation band by adjusting the power distribution ratio flexibly.Finally,a 1.5-2.5 GHz highefficiency dual-input Doherty power amplifier is implemented according to this approach.The test results show that the peak power is 48.6-49.7d Bm,and the 6-d B back-off efficiency is 51.0-67.0%,and the saturation efficiency is 52.4-74.6%.The digital predistortion correction is carried out at the frequency points of 1.8/2.1GHz,and the adjacent channel power ratio is lower than-54.5d Bc.Simulation and experiment results can verify the effectiveness and correctness of the proposed method.

A Hybrid Integrated and Low-Cost Multi-Chip Broadband Doherty Power Amplifier Module for 5G Massive MIMO Application

In this paper,a hybrid integrated broadband Doherty power amplifier(DPA)based on a multi-chip module(MCM),whose active devices are fabricated using the gallium nitride(GaN)process and whose passive circuits are fabricated using the gallium arsenide(GaAs)integrated passive device(IPD)process,is proposed for 5G massive multiple-input multiple-output(MIMO)application.An inverted DPA structure with a low-Q output network is proposed to achieve better bandwidth performance,and a single-driver architecture is adopted for a chip with high gain and small area.The proposed DPA has a bandwidth of 4.4-5.0 GHz that can achieve a saturation of more than 45.0 dBm.The gain compression from 37 dBm to saturation power is less than 4 dB,and the average power-added efficiency(PAE)is 36.3%with an 8.5 dB peak-to-average power ratio(PAPR)in 4.5-5.0 GHz.The measured adjacent channel power ratio(ACPR)is better than50 dBc after digital predistortion(DPD),exhibiting satisfactory linearity.

Three-channel CMOS transimpedance amplifier for LiDAR sensor receiver

For time-of-flight(TOF)light detection and ranging(LiDAR),a three-channel high-performance transimpedance amplifier(TIA)with high immunity to input load capacitance is presented.A regulated cascade(RGC)as the input stage is at the core of the complementary metal oxide semiconductor(CMOS)circuit chip,giving it more immunity to input photodiode detectors.A simple smart output interface acting as a feedback structure,which is rarely found in other designs,reduces the chip size and power consumption simultaneously.The circuit is designed using a 0.5μm CMOS process technology to achieve low cost.The device delivers a 33.87 dB?transimpedance gain at 350 MHz.With a higher input load capacitance,it shows a-3 dB bandwidth of 461 MHz,indicating a better detector tolerance at the front end of the system.Under a 3.3 V supply voltage,the device consumes 5.2 mW,and the total chip area with three channels is 402.8×597.0μm2(including the test pads).

Design and performance of a high-speed and low-noise preamplifier for SiPM

Considering the R&D for upgrading the K^(0)_(L) andμdetectors in the Belle II experiment using a scintillator and silicon pho-tomultiplier(SiPM),we designed a compact high-speed and low-noise preamplifier.The preamplifier demonstrated a good gain stability,bandwidth of 426 MHz,baseline noise level ofσ≈0.6 mV,dynamic range of up to170 mV of the input signal amplitude,good time resolution of 20 ps,and it can be comprehensively applied to SiPMs.Adopting pole-zero-cancelation in the preamplifier reduces both the rise and fall times of the SiPM signal,which can significantly improve the time resolution and reduce the pile-up when using a large SiPM or an array of SiPMs.Various combinations of the preamplifier and several types of SiPMs demonstrated time resolutions better than 50 ps for most cases;when the number of detected photons was larger than 60,a time resolution of approximately 25 ps was achieved.

5G Wideband Bandpass Filtering Power Amplifiers Based on a Bandwidth-Extended Bandpass Matching Network

In this paper,a 5G wideband power amplifier(PA)with bandpass filtering response is synthesized using a bandwidth-extended bandpass filter as the matching network(MN).In this structure,the bandwidth(θ_(C))is defined as a variable in the closedform equations provided by the microstrip bandpass filter.It can be extended over a wide range only by changing the characteristic impedances of the structure.Different from the other wideband MNs,the extension of bandwidth does not increase the complexity of the structure(order n is fixed).In addition,based on the bandwidth-extended structure,the wideband design of bandpass filtering PA is not limited to the fixed bandwidth of the specific filter structure.The theoretical analysis of the MN and the design flow of the PA are provided in this design.The fabricated bandpass filtering PA can support almost one-octave bandwidth(2-3.8 GHz),covering the two 5G bands(n41 and n78).The drain efficiency of 47%-60%and output power higher than 40 dBm are measured.Good frequency selectivity in S-parameter measurements can be observed.

Impact of amplified spontaneous emission noise on the SRS threshold of high-power fiber amplifiers

Impact of amplified spontaneous emission(ASE)noise on the stimulated Raman scattering(SRS)threshold of highpower fiber amplifiers is demonstrated numerically through a spectral evolution approach.The simulation results confirm that ASE noise in the Raman wavelength band could reduce the SRS threshold of high-power fiber amplifiers significantly.As for ASE noise originated the main amplifier,it becomes stronger and reduces the SRS threshold at shorter operation wavelength below 1052 nm.As for ASE noise originated from the seed laser,it reduces the SRS threshold at different operation wavelength under the condition that the Raman ratio is over-90 dB in the seed laser.The theoretical method and results in this work could provide a well reference to extend the operation wavelength of high-power fiber lasers.

Improving source-in-the-middle continuous-variable quantum key distribution using a heralded hybrid linear amplifier

A hybrid linear amplifier is inserted at the output of the source-in-the-middle distribution protocol to overcome the shortcomings of the transmission distance.The modified protocol aims to maintain a high key rate for long-distance transmission under high noise.It has the potential to significantly broaden the application range of the continuous variable quantum key distribution protocol.The effects of amplifier parameters and noise on the modified protocol are analyzed in detail with regard to applying it to a practical system.To make the simulation more realistic,the effect of finite size on the new protocol is taken into account.It will serve as a guideline for the future use of hybrid linear amplifiers.Different parameters can be adjusted to achieve the best performance for key rates of different quantum channels.

Piezomagnetic vibration energy harvester with an amplifier

We study the effect of an amplification mechanism in a nonlinear vibration energy harvesting system where a ferromagnetic beam resonator is attached to the vibration source through an additional linear spring with a damper.The beam moves in the nonlinear double-well potential caused by interaction with two magnets.The piezoelectric patches with electrodes attached to the electrical circuit support mechanical energy transduction into electrical power.The results show that the additional spring can improve energy harvesting.By changing its stiffness,we observed various solutions.At the point of the optimal stiffness of the additional spring,the power output is amplified a few times depending on the excitation amplitude.

Research Towards Terahertz Power Amplifiers in Silicon-Based Process

In view of the existing design challenges for Terahertz(THz)power amplifiers(PAs),the common design methods and the efforts of the State Key Laboratory of Millimeter Wave,Southeast University,China in the development of silicon-based THz PAs,mainly including silicon-based PAs with operating frequencies covering 100–300 GHz,are summarized in this paper.Particularly,we design an LC-balun-based two-stage differential cascode PA with a center frequency of 150 GHz and an output power of 14 dBm.Based on a Marchand balun,we report a 220 GHz three-stage differential cascode PA with a saturated output power of 9.5 dBm.To further increase the output power of THz PA,based on a four-way differential power combining technique,we report a 211–263 GHz dual-LC-tank-based broadband PA with a recorded 14.7 dBm Psat and 16.4 dB peak gain.All the above circuits are designed in a standard 130 nm silicon germanium(SiGe)BiCMOS process.

Vertical vibration control using nonlinear energy sink with inertial amplifier

To reduce additional mass, this work proposes a nonlinear energy sink(NES)with an inertial amplifier(NES-IA) to control the vertical vibration of the objects under harmonic and shock excitations. Moreover, this paper constructs pure nonlinear stiffness without neglecting the gravity effect of the oscillator. Both analytical and numerical methods are used to evaluate the performance of the NES-IA. The research findings indicate that even if the actual mass is 1% of the main oscillator, the NES-IA with proper inertia angles and mass distribution ratios can still effectively attenuate the steady-state and transient responses of the main oscillator. Nonlinear stiffness and damping also have important effects. Due to strongly nonlinear factors, the coupled system may exhibit higher branch responses under harmonic excitation. In shock excitation environment, the NES-IA with a large dynamic mass can trigger energy capture of both main resonance and high-frequency resonance. Furthermore, the comparison with the traditional NES also confirms the advantages of the NES-IA in overcoming mass dependence.

光放大器原理及其发展

光通信系统的工作性能,除与光源有关外,还与其传输媒质有关。随着光纤技术的发展,通过追求光通信领域的远距离传输,诞生了光放大器,光放大器可以做到直接放大光信号,在通信领域有很大的应用价值。总结了光放大器的基本原理及其发展。首先介绍了光放大器的概念、分类和原理。然后分别对三类光放大器的关键技术进行了介绍,包括工作原理与性能方面,然后对各类光放大器的国内外现状进行了分析。最后,对光放大器未来的发展进行了展望。

长波段半导体激光泵浦光纤激光器实现2 kW功率输出

半导体激光(LD)泵浦的高功率光纤激光器具有效率高、体积小、重量轻、稳定性好等优点,在工业加工等诸多领域都有着广泛的应用。为了提高泵浦光吸收率,传统光纤激光器常用915 nm和976 nm波段的LD作为激光的泵浦源。在该类LD泵浦的光纤激光器中,由于量子亏损和泵浦吸收系数相对较高,光纤激光器的热致模式不稳定(TMI)阈值相对较低。为了提高量子效率和潜在的TMI阈值,提出采用大于1010 nm波段的LD直接泵浦光纤激光器,产生高量子效率激光。搭建了振荡放大一体化的全光纤激光器,采用总泵浦功率为2.56 kW的1010 nm波段LD泵浦,首次获得输出功率2.05 kW、光束质量M^(2)约1.7的激光。后续将通过进一步增大泵浦功率、优化光纤特性以实现更高功率、更优光束质量的光纤激光输出。

患病异育银鲫中嗜冷黄杆菌的分离鉴定及组织病理学观察

为确定越冬期内江苏多地异育银鲫暴发性死亡的原因,本研究利用高通量测序比较了健康样品和患病样品的微生物群落多样性和结构组成的差异,分析了异育银鲫病害暴发过程中的细菌类型及特性。结果显示,在属水平上,患病样品中黄杆菌属丰度最高。在种水平上,患病样品中嗜冷黄杆菌的丰度最高,分别达到63.01%和61.31%,显著高于健康组的1.55%。根据微生物群落特征分析结果,从患病样品体表的病灶处分离出优势病原菌NJ01,通过细菌形态学、生理生化分析、16S rDNA序列比对确定NJ01菌株为嗜冷黄杆菌。人工感染NJ01菌株14 d后,1.7×10^(6)和1.7×10^(7) CFU/mL两组的死亡率达到100%,感染症状和自然发病症状一致。组织病理学观察发现,病鱼的肌细胞坏死,间质中充满了淋巴细胞;肝脏中细胞溶解坏死,细胞核消融;在脾脏中发现脾细胞散在坏死,伴随着充血的症状;肾小管上皮脱落,肾间质存在大量淋巴细胞。药物敏感实验结果显示,NJ01菌株对头孢西叮、头孢哌酮、庆大霉素和克拉霉素等敏感。研究表明,优势菌NJ01是致病菌,可通过扰乱机体正常的免疫和代谢功能导致疾病的发生。本研究首次报道了嗜冷黄杆菌在异育银鲫中的致病性,这将为大宗淡水鱼“越冬综合征”的药物防治及其致病机理研究提供参考依据。

辐照效应对于掺镱光纤放大器模式不稳定阈值影响的理论研究

光纤放大器在辐照环境中具有良好的应用前景,而模式不稳定(transverse mode instability,TMI)效应则是制约光纤放大器功率提升的重要因素.因此,针对辐照效应对于掺镱光纤放大器TMI阈值的影响,开展了理论研究.通过将辐致损耗引入光纤放大器的TMI理论模型,率先给出了考虑辐照效应的TMI阈值表达式,探讨了TMI阈值随辐射剂量的变化规律,研究表明:辐照效应对于TMI阈值的影响,不仅与光纤的抗辐照性能有关,还与光纤放大器的增益系数有关.增益系数的增大,会减缓TMI阈值随辐射剂量的衰减,但也会导致TMI阈值的整体下降.通过对比辐照效应对于TMI阈值和输出功率的影响,结果发现,TMI阈值随辐致损耗衰减更快.这也使得TMI效应成为辐照条件下光纤放大器输出功率的限制因素.相关研究结果,对于辐射条件下光纤放大器的设计及应用研究具有指导意义.

低峰均比M-APSK波形的功率放大器数字预失真仿真分析

针对新一代散射通信对通信距离、传输速率、调制波形的更高需求,对散射通信大功率放大器提出了更高要求。利用星座图分析了M-APSK的峰均比,分析了功率放大器的Volterra级数与记忆多项式两种非线性模型,设计了自适应数字预失真技术的仿真方案,并进行了M-APSK波形下的功率放大器数字预失真仿真。结果表明,功率放大器通过数字预失真可以显著改善M-APSK调制波形信号质量。

MC-ICP-MS高阻放大器校正偏移对同位素测试的影响——以汞同位素为例

增益(Gain)校正有助于消除MC-ICP-MS不同高阻放大器之间的阻值差异,进而提高同位素分析的精度和准确度,但有关Gain的偏移和校正频率对同位素测试的影响和作用原理还缺乏系统认识。本研究结合本实验室Neptune Plus MC-ICP-MS的Gain校正数据,以实际测试的汞同位素数据为例,评估了放大器Gain校正系数偏移对同位素测试的影响。结果显示,当测试标样和样品的校正系数偏移幅度一致时,汞同位素测试结果基本无变化;当偏移幅度存在明显差异且单一放大器校正系数的相对偏移幅度超过–0.070‰~0.058‰时,汞同位素的测试结果大于分析误差。Gain校正系数单日的相对变化幅度(–0.028‰~0.028‰)可保证汞同位素测试结果小于分析误差,但长期的偏移却会导致汞同位素变化远超分析误差。此外,仪器的硬件、温度和真空度等也是Gain校正系数变化的重要影响因素,因此建议定期维护仪器,并每日进行Gain校正,以保证测试结果的稳定和准确。

基于运放的受控源实现方法

探讨四种受控源模型的实现方法及其应用,并利用Multisim软件验证电路实现结果的正确性。首先利用运放同相放大器实现电压控制电压源,在此基础上给出了负电阻实现电路设计的一种解释方法。利用电压控制电压源和负电阻实现电路,通过电路的等效变换给出了其他三种受控源的实现电路。所讨论的方法为实现一般二端口电路提供了一种设计思路。

医用3.0 T磁共振成像仪梯度系统故障三例

梯度系统是磁共振成像仪的重要组成部分,主要用于产生X轴,Y轴及Z轴三个方向的梯度信号,从而对磁共振信号进行空间编码,确定信号的空间位置。梯度系统功率高、散热量大,需要对梯度线圈及梯度放大器进行冷却。梯度系统及其冷却系统故障将导致图像质量下降甚至设备停机。本文总结了三例梯度系统故障,包括梯度线圈水冷系统故障、梯度放大器线路故障及梯度放大器散热风扇故障,包括三例故障的表现、探究了故障原因并给出故障排除方法,供同行参考,以期共同提升维修水平,提高设备使用率。