We propose a method for estimating the mutual coupling coefficient among antennas in this paper which is based on the principle of signal subspace and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. The computer simulation ...We propose a method for estimating the mutual coupling coefficient among antennas in this paper which is based on the principle of signal subspace and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. The computer simulation has been conducted to illustrate the' excellent performance of this method and to demonstrate that it is statistically efficient. The benefit of this new method is that calibration signals and unknown signals can be received simultaneously, during the course of calibration.展开更多
In this paper, an ultra-compact single negative(SNG) electric waveguided metamaterial(WG-MTM) is first investigated and used to reduce the mutual coupling in E & H planes of a dual-band microstrip antenna array. ...In this paper, an ultra-compact single negative(SNG) electric waveguided metamaterial(WG-MTM) is first investigated and used to reduce the mutual coupling in E & H planes of a dual-band microstrip antenna array. The proposed SNG electric WG-MTM unit cell is designed by etching two different symmetrical spiral lines on the ground, and has two stopbands operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz. The circuit size is very compact, which is only λ_0/33.6 ×λ_0/15.1(where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space). Taking advantage of the dual-stopband property of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM, a dual-band microstrip antenna array operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz with very low mutual coupling is designed by embedding a cross shaped array of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM. The measured and simulated results of the designed dual-band antenna array are in good agreement with each other, indicating that the mutual coupling of the fabricated dual-band antenna array realizes 9.8/11.1 d B reductions in the H plane, 8.5/7.9 d B reductions in the E plane at1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz, respectively. Besides, the distance of the antenna elements in the array is only 0.35 λ_0(where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space). The proposed strategy is used for the first time to reduce the mutual coupling in E & H planes of the dual-band microstrip antenna array by using ultra-compact SNG electric WG-MTM.展开更多
This paper reports that the split ring resonators and complementary split ring resonators are compounded to construct a novel compact composite metamaterial. The composite metamaterial exhibits a unique property of bl...This paper reports that the split ring resonators and complementary split ring resonators are compounded to construct a novel compact composite metamaterial. The composite metamaterial exhibits a unique property of blocking electromagnetic wave propagating in two directions near the resonant frequency. An example of two-element microstrip antenna array demonstrates that the developed metamaterial enables array performance that is an improvement in comparison with the traditional one, including mutual coupling suppression of 9.07 dB, remarkable side lobe suppression and gain improvement of 2.14 dB. The mechanism of performance enhancement is analysed based on the electric field and Poynting vector distributions in array. The present work not only is a meaningful exploration of new type composite metamaterial design, but also opens up possibilities for extensive metamaterial applications to antenna engineer.展开更多
The effects of different masks and patterns on the top stripping of GaAs microwire arrays fabricated by inductively coupled plasma etching for 20min and 40min are investigated. The results show that the mask layer is ...The effects of different masks and patterns on the top stripping of GaAs microwire arrays fabricated by inductively coupled plasma etching for 20min and 40min are investigated. The results show that the mask layer is the main affect of the top stripping of the GaAs microwires in 40min. Increasing the mask layers and reducing the photoresist layers can prevent top stripping and result in a suitable GaAs microwire array.展开更多
We design and fabricate a parallel system with 10 high speed side-illuminated evanescently coupled waveguide photodetectors (ECPDs). The 10 ECPDs exhibit a uniform 3dB bandwidth of 20 GHz and low dark current of abo...We design and fabricate a parallel system with 10 high speed side-illuminated evanescently coupled waveguide photodetectors (ECPDs). The 10 ECPDs exhibit a uniform 3dB bandwidth of 20 GHz and low dark current of about i nA at 2 V reverse bias. The 10 ECPDs also exhibit uniform photo-responsivity of about 0.23A/W with an active region of 5 × 25μmS. The photodetector array has a total bandwidth of more than 200 GHz and can be integrated with other optoelectronic devices.展开更多
A novel and sensitive HPLC-UV method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of twelve major compounds in Longdan Xiegan Pill.The chemical profile of the twelve compounds,including geniposidic acid(1),...A novel and sensitive HPLC-UV method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of twelve major compounds in Longdan Xiegan Pill.The chemical profile of the twelve compounds,including geniposidic acid(1),geniposide(2),gentiopicroside(3),liquiritin(4),crocin(5),baicalin(6),wogonoside(7),baicalein(8),glycyrrhizic acid(9),wogonin(10),oroxylin A(11)and aristolochic acid A(12),was acquired using high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector coupled with an electrospray tandem mass spectrometer(HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS).The analysis was performed on a Dikma Platisil ODS C18 column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm)with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-0.1% aqueous formic acid.The validation was carried out and the linearities(r〉0.9996),repeatability(RSD〈1.8%),intra-and inter-day precision(RSD〈1.3%),and recoveries(ranging from 96.6% to 103.4%)were acceptable.The limits of detection(LOD)of these compounds ranged from 0.29 to 4.17 ng.Aristolochic acid A,which is the toxic ingredient,was not detected in all the batches of Longdan Xiegan Pill.Furthermore,hierarchical cluster analysis was used to evaluate the variation of the herbal prescription.The proposed method is simple,effective and suitable for the quality control of this traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).展开更多
Inverted pendulums are important objects of theoretical investigation and experiment in the area of control theory and engineering. The researches concentrate on the rigid finite dimensional models which are described...Inverted pendulums are important objects of theoretical investigation and experiment in the area of control theory and engineering. The researches concentrate on the rigid finite dimensional models which are described by ordinary differential equations (ODEs) .Complete rigidity is the approximation of practical models ; Elasticity should be introduced into mathematical models in the analysis of system dynamics and integration of highly precise controller. A new kind of inverted pendulum, elastic inverted pendulum was proposed, and elasticity was considered. Mathematical model was derived from Hamiltonian principle and variational methods, which were formulated by the coupling of partial differential equations (PDE) and ODE. Because of infinite dimensional, system analysis and control of elastic inverted pendulum is more sophisticated than the rigid one.展开更多
Beam scanning and forming can be achieved by coupled oscillators array without phase shifter. Active antenna array based on coupled oscillators array has the virtue of low cost, high integration, and high efficiency. ...Beam scanning and forming can be achieved by coupled oscillators array without phase shifter. Active antenna array based on coupled oscillators array has the virtue of low cost, high integration, and high efficiency. Traditional two dimensional coupled oscillators array has been arranged on rectangular lattices, and phase difference of adjacent elements is limited to [-90°, 90°]. Therefore, the beam scanning range is limited to [-30°, 30°] from normal for half wavelength element spacing. A new two dimensional coupled oscillators array with rhombus structure is presented. Phase control method and phase error of the array are also provided. Stability of the array is analyzed, and stable condition is given. When this coupled oscillators array with rhombus structure is used in active antenna array, theoretical results show that phase difference of adjacent elements reach the limit of [-180°, 180°] along the horizontal and vertical directions. Therefore, it has wider beam scanning range than that of a rectangular lattice structure.展开更多
In this paper, a novel algorithm is presented for direction of arrival(DOA) estimation and array self-calibration in the presence of unknown mutual coupling. In order to highlight the relationship between the array ...In this paper, a novel algorithm is presented for direction of arrival(DOA) estimation and array self-calibration in the presence of unknown mutual coupling. In order to highlight the relationship between the array output and mutual coupling coefficients, we present a novel model of the array output with the unknown mutual coupling coefficients. Based on this model, we use the space alternating generalized expectation-maximization(SAGE) algorithm to jointly estimate the DOA parameters and the mutual coupling coefficients. Unlike many existing counterparts, our method requires neither calibration sources nor initial calibration information. At the same time,our proposed method inherits the characteristics of good convergence and high estimation precision of the SAGE algorithm. By numerical experiments we demonstrate that our proposed method outperforms the existing method for DOA estimation and mutual coupling calibration.展开更多
We study through electromagnetic modeling the absorption of light of a given wavelength in an array of horizontal In P nanowires of diameter less than 100 nm. Such absorption is performed most efficiently by using pol...We study through electromagnetic modeling the absorption of light of a given wavelength in an array of horizontal In P nanowires of diameter less than 100 nm. Such absorption is performed most efficiently by using polarized light and by exciting a coupled optical resonance in a sparse array. In that case, we excite a resonance in the individual nanowires and couple the resonances in neighboring nanowires through a lattice resonance of the periodic array.At such a resonance, an array with nanowires of 80 nm in diameter can absorb more than eight times more strongly than a tight-packed array, despite containing a seven times smaller amount of the absorbing InP material.展开更多
基金Supported by the 863 High Technology Project ofChina (2001AA631050)
文摘We propose a method for estimating the mutual coupling coefficient among antennas in this paper which is based on the principle of signal subspace and the simulated annealing (SA) algorithm. The computer simulation has been conducted to illustrate the' excellent performance of this method and to demonstrate that it is statistically efficient. The benefit of this new method is that calibration signals and unknown signals can be received simultaneously, during the course of calibration.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61372034)
文摘In this paper, an ultra-compact single negative(SNG) electric waveguided metamaterial(WG-MTM) is first investigated and used to reduce the mutual coupling in E & H planes of a dual-band microstrip antenna array. The proposed SNG electric WG-MTM unit cell is designed by etching two different symmetrical spiral lines on the ground, and has two stopbands operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz. The circuit size is very compact, which is only λ_0/33.6 ×λ_0/15.1(where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space). Taking advantage of the dual-stopband property of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM, a dual-band microstrip antenna array operating at 1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz with very low mutual coupling is designed by embedding a cross shaped array of the proposed SNG electric WG-MTM. The measured and simulated results of the designed dual-band antenna array are in good agreement with each other, indicating that the mutual coupling of the fabricated dual-band antenna array realizes 9.8/11.1 d B reductions in the H plane, 8.5/7.9 d B reductions in the E plane at1.86 GHz and 2.40 GHz, respectively. Besides, the distance of the antenna elements in the array is only 0.35 λ_0(where λ_0 is the wavelength at 1.86 GHz in free space). The proposed strategy is used for the first time to reduce the mutual coupling in E & H planes of the dual-band microstrip antenna array by using ultra-compact SNG electric WG-MTM.
基金supported partially by the Hi-Tech Research and Development Program of China (Grant No. 2009AA01Z231)partially by Aviation Science Foundation (Grant No. 20090180007)+1 种基金partially by the New-century Talent Program of the Education Department of China (Grant No. NCET070154)partially by National Defence Research Funding (Grant Nos. 08DZ0229 and 09DZ0204)
文摘This paper reports that the split ring resonators and complementary split ring resonators are compounded to construct a novel compact composite metamaterial. The composite metamaterial exhibits a unique property of blocking electromagnetic wave propagating in two directions near the resonant frequency. An example of two-element microstrip antenna array demonstrates that the developed metamaterial enables array performance that is an improvement in comparison with the traditional one, including mutual coupling suppression of 9.07 dB, remarkable side lobe suppression and gain improvement of 2.14 dB. The mechanism of performance enhancement is analysed based on the electric field and Poynting vector distributions in array. The present work not only is a meaningful exploration of new type composite metamaterial design, but also opens up possibilities for extensive metamaterial applications to antenna engineer.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61261009 and 61067001the Key Program of Science and Technology Research of the Ministry of Education of China under Grant No 212090+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangxi Province under Grant No 20133ACB20005the Foundation of Training Academic and Technical Leaders for Main Majors of Jiangxi Province under Grant No 20142BCB22006
文摘The effects of different masks and patterns on the top stripping of GaAs microwire arrays fabricated by inductively coupled plasma etching for 20min and 40min are investigated. The results show that the mask layer is the main affect of the top stripping of the GaAs microwires in 40min. Increasing the mask layers and reducing the photoresist layers can prevent top stripping and result in a suitable GaAs microwire array.
基金Supported by the High-Tech Research and Development Program of China under Grant Nos 2013AA031401,2015AA016902 and 2015AA016904the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 61176053,61274069 and 61435002the National Basic Research Program of China under Grant No 2012CB933503
文摘We design and fabricate a parallel system with 10 high speed side-illuminated evanescently coupled waveguide photodetectors (ECPDs). The 10 ECPDs exhibit a uniform 3dB bandwidth of 20 GHz and low dark current of about i nA at 2 V reverse bias. The 10 ECPDs also exhibit uniform photo-responsivity of about 0.23A/W with an active region of 5 × 25μmS. The photodetector array has a total bandwidth of more than 200 GHz and can be integrated with other optoelectronic devices.
基金supported by program NCET Foundation,NSFC(30725045)the Special Program for New Drug Innovation of the Ministry of Science and Technology,China(2009ZX09311-001,2008ZX09101-Z-029)+1 种基金Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project(B906)by the Scientific Foundation of Shanghai,China(07DZ19728,09DZ1975700,09DZ1971500)
文摘A novel and sensitive HPLC-UV method has been developed for the simultaneous determination of twelve major compounds in Longdan Xiegan Pill.The chemical profile of the twelve compounds,including geniposidic acid(1),geniposide(2),gentiopicroside(3),liquiritin(4),crocin(5),baicalin(6),wogonoside(7),baicalein(8),glycyrrhizic acid(9),wogonin(10),oroxylin A(11)and aristolochic acid A(12),was acquired using high-performance liquid chromatography-diode array detector coupled with an electrospray tandem mass spectrometer(HPLC-DAD-ESI-MS).The analysis was performed on a Dikma Platisil ODS C18 column(250 mm×4.6 mm,5 μm)with a gradient solvent system of acetonitrile-0.1% aqueous formic acid.The validation was carried out and the linearities(r〉0.9996),repeatability(RSD〈1.8%),intra-and inter-day precision(RSD〈1.3%),and recoveries(ranging from 96.6% to 103.4%)were acceptable.The limits of detection(LOD)of these compounds ranged from 0.29 to 4.17 ng.Aristolochic acid A,which is the toxic ingredient,was not detected in all the batches of Longdan Xiegan Pill.Furthermore,hierarchical cluster analysis was used to evaluate the variation of the herbal prescription.The proposed method is simple,effective and suitable for the quality control of this traditional Chinese medicine(TCM).
基金This worie was supported by Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University (No. 1051157G301).
文摘Inverted pendulums are important objects of theoretical investigation and experiment in the area of control theory and engineering. The researches concentrate on the rigid finite dimensional models which are described by ordinary differential equations (ODEs) .Complete rigidity is the approximation of practical models ; Elasticity should be introduced into mathematical models in the analysis of system dynamics and integration of highly precise controller. A new kind of inverted pendulum, elastic inverted pendulum was proposed, and elasticity was considered. Mathematical model was derived from Hamiltonian principle and variational methods, which were formulated by the coupling of partial differential equations (PDE) and ODE. Because of infinite dimensional, system analysis and control of elastic inverted pendulum is more sophisticated than the rigid one.
文摘Beam scanning and forming can be achieved by coupled oscillators array without phase shifter. Active antenna array based on coupled oscillators array has the virtue of low cost, high integration, and high efficiency. Traditional two dimensional coupled oscillators array has been arranged on rectangular lattices, and phase difference of adjacent elements is limited to [-90°, 90°]. Therefore, the beam scanning range is limited to [-30°, 30°] from normal for half wavelength element spacing. A new two dimensional coupled oscillators array with rhombus structure is presented. Phase control method and phase error of the array are also provided. Stability of the array is analyzed, and stable condition is given. When this coupled oscillators array with rhombus structure is used in active antenna array, theoretical results show that phase difference of adjacent elements reach the limit of [-180°, 180°] along the horizontal and vertical directions. Therefore, it has wider beam scanning range than that of a rectangular lattice structure.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 61302141)
文摘In this paper, a novel algorithm is presented for direction of arrival(DOA) estimation and array self-calibration in the presence of unknown mutual coupling. In order to highlight the relationship between the array output and mutual coupling coefficients, we present a novel model of the array output with the unknown mutual coupling coefficients. Based on this model, we use the space alternating generalized expectation-maximization(SAGE) algorithm to jointly estimate the DOA parameters and the mutual coupling coefficients. Unlike many existing counterparts, our method requires neither calibration sources nor initial calibration information. At the same time,our proposed method inherits the characteristics of good convergence and high estimation precision of the SAGE algorithm. By numerical experiments we demonstrate that our proposed method outperforms the existing method for DOA estimation and mutual coupling calibration.
基金supported by the Swedish Research Council (VR)the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)+1 种基金the Nanometer Structure Consortium at Lund University(nmC@LU)Science and Engineering Research Council, Agency for Science, Technology and Research (Grant No.112290-4018)
文摘We study through electromagnetic modeling the absorption of light of a given wavelength in an array of horizontal In P nanowires of diameter less than 100 nm. Such absorption is performed most efficiently by using polarized light and by exciting a coupled optical resonance in a sparse array. In that case, we excite a resonance in the individual nanowires and couple the resonances in neighboring nanowires through a lattice resonance of the periodic array.At such a resonance, an array with nanowires of 80 nm in diameter can absorb more than eight times more strongly than a tight-packed array, despite containing a seven times smaller amount of the absorbing InP material.