Analyzing Bandwidth on the Microwave Absorber by the Interface Reflection Model

Metallic flaky sendust particles are prepared for use as fillers in electromagnetic attenuation composites. We report the interface reflection model to divide the broad bandwidth into electromagnetic loss and quarter-wavelength （λ/4） cancelation. Combining with the face reflection calculation, we identify the electromagnetic loss originated from skin effect, which is used to explain over half of the absorbed energy in high frequency band. Most impor- tantly, the unique electromagnetic loss cannot generate the reflection loss （RL） peak. Using the phase relation of face reflection, we show evidence that the λ/4 cancelation is vital to generate the RL peak. The calculated energy loss agrees well with the experimental data and lays the foundation for further research.

Microwave absorption and bandwidth study of Y_(2)Co_(17)rare earth soft magnetic alloy with easy-plane anisotropy

The easy-plane anisotropy of the Y_(2)Co_(17)rare earth soft magnetic alloy has high saturation magnetization and operating frequency,and good impedance matching.Therefore,it is expected to become a kind of high-performance microwave absorbing material.In this paper,Y_(2)Co_(17)alloy was prepared by a reduction-diffusion method,and its micropowder was prepared as polyurethane(PU)based composite absorbing materials(Y_(2)Co_(17)/PU composites).The microwave properties of composites with different volume fractions were calculated.The composites showed outstanding absorption characteristics in the range of 20-30 vol%,and the minimum reflection loss(RL)was less than-50 d B.When the volume fraction was25%,the effective absorption bandwidth could cover the X-band at a thickness of 1.5 mm,and the Ku-band at a thickness of1.08 mm.The absorption mechanism was analyzed by the interface reflection model.The RL absorption peak bandwidth mechanism was discussed by using the amplitude relation and calculating the effective absorption bandwidth at different thicknesses.The effective absorption bandwidth values were in good agreement with the theoretical expectation.

Experimental studies of nonlinear reflection on isotropic solid interface

Nonlinear reflection of SV shear wave at the isotropic solid-solid interfaces is experimentally studied. The reflected second harmonic SV shear wave is measured for glass-air,glass-iron, copper and aluminum interfaces. The relation of nonlinear reflective coefficient with the incident angle and linear as well as nonlinear characteristics of the materials is thoroughly investigated. Comparison of the experiment with the theory gives qualitatively agreement.

Sound reflection from layered solid medium with rigid and slip interfaces

In this paper, a general model on sound reflection from a layered solid medium with rigid and slip interfaces is proposed by using matrix method. Analytical expressions for reflection coefficients of both longitudinal and transverse waves from the layered solid medium with one or two slip interfaces are derived. Numerical results of sound reflection coefficients from some typical adhesive joints with slip and rigid interfaces are presented, which may be useful for correct choice of technical parameters in ultrasonic evaluation of their interface properties.

Statistical properties of ultrasound speckles reflected from an interface

The first- and second-order statistical properties of ultrasound -speckles reflected from an interface are studied theoretically and experimentally. A theoretical model for predicting statistical properties of ultrasound speckles is constructed based on the Fresnel-Huygens principle and three basic assumptions. Distributions of amplitude and phase of ultrasound speckles in a scattering space are studied. And the study shows that they are in the form of Rayleigh and uniform distribution respectively. Using the proposed model, the average transverse size of the speckles within a scattering domain which are received by a focus probe is investigated. The average transverse size is found to be dependent on the characteristics of the measuring system only, and does not vary with the position in the domain. To verify the applicability of the theoretical model, a special experimental set-up was designed and the corresponding experiments were conducted for measuring the sound pressure of the ultrasound speckles reflected from an interface between water and Aluminium alloy. The numerical results are compared with the experimental ones. The comparison demonstrates that the theoretical model and the three related assumptions are suitable for analysing statistical properties of ultrasound speckles reflected from an interface.

Analysis and Improvement of SNR in FBG Sensing System

The improvement of the signal to noise ratio （SNR） has significant meaning to the fiber Bragg grating （FBG） sensing system. The source of the noise as well as the signal attenuation of the FBG sensing system is analyzed. It is found that optical noise caused by the optical return loss （ORL） is the main source of noises in the system, and the coupler is the main source of attenuation of the signal. The cause of the ORL in fiber-optic elements （such as jumper cables connector and fiber end） is presented. In addition, suggestions to optimize the fiber optical sensing network in order to improve the SNR are presented. Methods to suppress noises caused by the fiber end interfaces of FBGs, including using index-matching fluid, bending fiber p!gtails in the way mentioned in this paper and cleaving the slant angle of the fiber interfaces to be 8, all contribute to the optimized SNR. Besides, the thermo-weld method is suggested to be used for both parallel and serial FBG setups to provide a low insertion loss. The results would be a useful engineering tool to design the high SNR optical sensing system.