光纤波分复用通信技术中上/下载复用器

阐述了光纤波分复用通信网络中间节点处的上／下载复用器件的概况，论述了现有的各类上／下载复用器的原理、结构、特点、技术水平和发展状况。     

Diurnal Asymmetry in the GERB SW Fluxes

The launch of the Geostationary Earth Radiation Budget (GERB) instrument onboard the Meteostat 8 allows a diurnal sampling of the Earth's Radiation Budget for the first time, providing a unique and important addition to polar-orbiting measurements. However, preliminary data from the GERB instrument exhibit systematic asymmetry in the short-wave (SW) flux diurnal variation. Such asymmetries are not found in the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System angular distribution models used to convert the directional broad-band GERB SW radiances to fluxes. Comparison between angularly matched estimations of reflected SW flux at the top of the atmosphere from the Spinning Enhanced Visible and Infra Red Imager (SEVIRI) and GERB data indicates that the SEVIRI spectral modeling could be a major issue. In addition, the results indicate that other factors such as the GERB SW geolocation, the GERB detector spectral response functions, the GERB nominal footprint resolution, and cloud cover could also potentially have an influence on the diurnal evolution of the GERB SW fluxes, as they can erroneously impact on the GERB SW correction factor     

Toward Using the Network as a Switch: On the Use of TDM in Linear Optical Networks

A common problem in optical networking is that the large quantity of raw bandwidth available in such networks is often difficult to access. We show that time-division multiplexing (TDM) can be used to operate bus and ring architectures in a manner akin to a switch. Doing so substantially reduces the amount of hardware [particularly, add–drop multiplexers (ADMs)] needed to utilize fully the available bandwidth in a range of optical networks. We show that a significant fraction (and in some cases all) of the bandwidth available to the system can be utilized even if each node in the system has only a single ADM. Our approach is probabilistic in nature, using generalizations of the Birkhoff-von Neumann statistical multiplexing approaches that have been successful in switching theory. Our techniques rely on decompositions of fractional matchings (for architectures without erasures) and fractional interval graph colorings (for architectures with erasures) into integral matchings and colorings.     

MST-based stepwise connection strategies for multipass Radar data, with application to coregistration and equalization

This paper proposes a unified framework for predicting optimized pairing strategies for interferometric processing of multipass synthetic aperture radar data. The approach consists in a minimum spanning tree (MST) structure based on a distance function encoding an a priori model for the interferometric quality of each image pair. Using a distance function modeled after the interferometric coherence allows reproducing many "small baseline" strategies presented in the recent literature. A novel application of the method to the processing steps of image coregistration and equalization is illustrated, using a test European Remote Sensing Satellite dataset. Widespread methods used for these two operations rely on the computation of the amplitude cross correlation over a large number of corresponding tie patches distributed over the scene. Geometric shift and radiometric equalization parameters are estimated over the patches and used, respectively, within a polynomial warp model and a radiometric correction scheme. The number of reliable patches available behaves similarly to the interferometric synthetic aperture radar (InSAR) coherence with respect to the baselines, and can be assimilated to a quality figure for the derivation of the MST. Results show an improvement in the quality of the stepwise (SW)-processed image stack with respect to the classical single-master procedure, confirming that the SW approach is able to provide better conditions for the estimation of correlation-related InSAR parameters.     

Realization of ADM Arithmetic Signal Processors

The purpose of this paper is to show that signals which are adaptive delta modulation (ADM) encoded can be arithmetically processed directly, without first decoding or converting to pulse code modulation (PCM) format. By operating on the serial DM bit streams, the sum, difference and product can be obtained in PCM and ADM format. Employing a four-term, non-recursive, averaging filter after the processors, we show that, for constant inputs, the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the DM devices is exactly the same as that of their PCM counterparts. Although we have used the Song audio mode ADM [1] in the realization of our arithmetic processors, the designs are general enough to be applied to a large class of digital ADMs. To keep all systems practically realizable, we only employ operations which can be constructed with standard digital hardware, that is, adder, delays, hard-wired scalars and common logic circuits. Consequently, all our ADM devices can be manufactured with large scale integration where the distinct advantage is low cost and high reliability.     

Singular points and singular lines in problems of diffraction by bodies with an anisotropic impedance

The effect (earlier discovered) of penetration of an electromagnetic-field power flux into a wall exhibiting perfect mixed anisotropic conductivity is considered in more detail. It is shown that the power transmitted into the screen through the nodes of conductivity lines and through resonance-length closed contours can be regarded as the limit value of the power absorbed in a wall characterized by an anisotropic impedance when the absorbing impedance approaches the values corresponding to the case of perfect mixed conductivity.     

Diurnal bias in calibration of broad-band radiance measurementsfrom space

Examines the problem of determining the separate shortwave (SW) and longwave (LW) components of the Earth radiation budget from space. Because true broad-band longwave filters do not exist, daytime LW radiance determinations can depend entirely or in part on subtraction of the measured SW radiance from the “Total” (TW) radiance involving integration over the entire electromagnetic pectrum. Examining radiances measured in the three channels (SW, imperfectly filtered broad-band LW, TW) of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) scanners on board the NOAA-9, ERBS and NOAA-10 satellites, the authors find small discrepancies in the daytime estimates of broad-band (“unfiltered”) LW radiances using the ERBE “spectral correction” procedure. The authors show that these result from errors (of order 2.5%) in the calibration of the SW channel and possibly in the spectral characterization of the SW and/or TW channel of the ERBE scanners on NOAA-9 and NOAA-10. Nighttime estimates show no such bias, and there appears to be no such error in the data from ERBS. Considering the LW radiant exitances determined from ERBE scanner data from the three satellites, the authors find systematic differences in individual satellite estimates of simultaneous instantaneous regional means and of regional monthly means, consistent with the radiance discrepancies, instantaneous daytime LW estimates can be in error by 20% in the extreme case of very bright cold cloud, and LW cloud radiative forcing may be significantly biased. They consider the implications of these small SW-dependent errors on the determination of diurnal variation and of cloud radiative forcing in the longwave domain. They show how the ERBE estimates can be corrected, and consider how procedures can be used to validate results of future experiments (ScaRaB and CERES)     

The spreading resistance of a homogeneous slab on a high-resistivity substrate: Mixed boundary value solutions

The range of applicability of the mixed boundary value method for calculating spreading resistance is extended to a homogeneous slab with a disc contact source and backed by a substrate of arbitrary, but finite resistivity. Solutions are presented in terms of the spreading resistance correction factors and the source current density distributions for a slab of varying thickness and with various high resistivity substrates. In particular, the results for a thin slab indicate that, as the substrate resistivity increases, more and more of the source current is concentrated near the edge of the disc electrode.A comparison is made of the source current density and potential corresponding to the mixed boundary value method with those given by the uniform flux and the variable flux (power-loss) method. It is found that, except for large slab thicknesses, the source potential distributions for a slab with a high resistivity substrate are not strongly influenced by the particular form of the source current density distribution assumed in either the uniform flux or the variable flux method. In consequence, both these two methods yield correction factors which agree quite closely with those derived from the mixed boundary value method.     

Multisensor Data Product Fusion for Aerosol Research

Combining data sets from multiple satellite sensors is a powerful method for studying Earth-atmosphere problems. By fusing data, we can utilize the strengths of the individual sensors that may not be otherwise possible. In this paper, we provide the framework for combining level 2 data products, using data from three sensors aboard the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)'s Terra satellite. These data include top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA) radiative energy fluxes obtained from the Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES), aerosol optical thickness from the multispectral Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS), and aerosol properties from the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR). The CERES Single Scanner Footprint (SSF) contains the pixel level CERES TOA fluxes and the level 2 MODIS aerosol data. We specifically focus upon fusing the CERES SSF with the MISR aerosol products. Although this project was undertaken specifically to address aerosol research, the methods employed for fusing data products can be used for other problems requiring synergistic data sets. We present selected case studies over different aerosol regimes and indicate that multisensor information provides value-added information for aerosol research that is not available from a single sensor.     

An economic feasibility study for a broadband virtual pathSONET/ATM self-healing ring architecture

A ring architecture that uses the asynchronous transfer mode (ATM) virtual path (VP) concept to reduce the SONET ring cost in terms of bandwidth management is discussed. The add-drop multiplexer (ADM) proposed for VP ring architectures can evolve from existing SONET ADMs by replacing the STS-3 termination cards by the ATM STS-3c line cards. Existing standard self-healing schemes and protocol SONET rings can be applied to proposed ATM/SONET VP rings. A case study based on a BCC (Bellcore client company) ring network and the sensitivity analysis suggests that the proposed ATM VP ring architecture may be a cost-effective option for implementing the distributed ring grooming system at the DS 1 level. The proposed VP self-healing rings are not only used to carry existing DS 1 and DS 3 service, but can also be used to more cost-effectively consolidate switches for public-switched services and for SMDS, frame relay, and FDDI in metropolitan areas     

Grooming of arbitrary traffic in SONET/WDM BLSRs

SONET add-drop multiplexers (ADMs) are the dominant cost factor in the SONET/WDM rings. They can potentially be reduced by optical bypass via optical add-drop multiplexers (OADMs) and traffic grooming. In this paper we study the grooming of arbitrary traffic in WDM bidirectional line-switched rings (BLSRs) so as to minimize the ADM cost. Two versions of the minimum ADM cost problem are addressed. In the first version, each traffic stream has a predetermined routing. In the second version, the routing of each traffic stream is not given in advance; however, each traffic stream is fully duplex with symmetric demands, which must be routed along the same path but in opposite directions. In both versions, we further consider two variants depending on whether a traffic stream is allowed to be split at intermediate nodes. All the four combinations are NP-hard even for any fixed line-speed. General lower bounds on the minimum ADM cost are provided. Our traffic grooming follows a two-phased approach. The problem targeted at in each phase is NP-hard itself, except the second phase when the line speed is two. Various approximation algorithms are proposed in both phases, and their approximation ratios are analyzed.     

Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES): algorithmoverview

The Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System (CERES) is part of NASA's Earth Observing System (EOS), CERES objectives include the following. (1) For climate change analysis, provide a continuation of the Earth Radiation Budget Experiment (ERBE) record of radiative fluxes at the top-of-the-atmosphere (TOA), analyzed using the same techniques as the existing ERBE data. (2) Double the accuracy of estimates of radiative fluxes at TOA and the Earth's surface. (3) Provide the first long-term global estimates of the radiative fluxes within the Earth's atmosphere. (4) Provide cloud property estimates collocated in space and time that are consistent with the radiative fluxes from surface to TOA. In order to accomplish these goals, CERES uses data from a combination of spaceborne instruments: CERES scanners, which are an improved version of the ERBE broadband radiometers, and collocated cloud spectral imager data on the same spacecraft. The CERES cloud and radiative flux data products should prove extremely useful in advancing the understanding of cloud-radiation interactions, particularly cloud feedback effects on the Earth's radiation balance. For this reason, the CERES data should be fundamental to the ability to understand, detect, and predict global climate change. CERES results should also be very useful for studying regional climate changes associated with deforestation, desertification, anthropogenic aerosols, and ENSO events. This overview summarizes the Release 3 version of the planned CERES data products and data analysis algorithms. These algorithms are a prototype for the system that will produce the scientific data required for studying the role of clouds and radiation in the Earth's climate system     

Reducing electronic multiplexing costs in SONET/WDM rings with dynamically changing traffic

In this paper, we consider traffic grooming in WDM/SONET ring networks when the offered traffic is characterized by a set of traffic matrices. Our objective is to minimize the cost of electronic add/drop multiplexers (ADMs) in the network, while being able to support any offered traffic matrix in a rearrangeably nonblocking manner. We provide several methods for reducing the required number of ADMs for an arbitrary class of traffic matrices. We then consider the special case where the only restriction on the offered traffic is a constraint on the number of circuits a node may source at any given time. For this case, we provide a lower bound on the number of ADMs required and give conditions that a network must satisfy in order for it to support the desired set of traffic patterns. Circuit assignment and ADM placement algorithms with performance close to this lower bound are provided. These algorithms are shown to reduce the electronic costs of a network by up to 27%. Finally, we discuss extensions of this work for supporting dynamic traffic in a wide-sense or strict sense nonblocking manner as well as the benefits of using a hub node and tunable transceivers. Much of this work relies on showing that these grooming problems can often be formulated as standard combinatorial optimization problems.     

DMD红外场景产生器非均匀性校正方法研究

非均匀性是影响数字微镜器件(Digital Micro-mirror Device,DMD)红外场景产生器投射红外场景质量的主要因素之一,DMD红外场景产生器必须经过非均匀性校正才能满足复杂环境下红外成像设备内场仿真试验的应用要求.给出了DMD红外场景产生器的非均匀性校正流程;提出了一种更适合于现有测试条件的变尺度稀疏...     

Spreading resistance calculations by the variational method

In this paper the variational principle is applied to the calculations of spreading resistance for both homogeneous and inhomogeneous slabs on a perfectly conducting substrate, using a linear combination of two types of source flux distributions, namely, a uniform flux distribution and the classical form of the distribution for the infinitely thick slab. It is found that, as a rule, a linear combination of these two source distributions yields values of correction factors which agree much more closely with those derived from the exact constant potential approach than any given by previous approximate methods based on either of the source distributions. The variational method is not only accurate but also computationally efficient, being only a factor of three slower than any of the earlier approximate methods.     

Improved Approaches for Cost-Effective Traffic Grooming in WDM Ring Networks: Uniform-Traffic Case*

To fully utilize the capabilities of a SONET/ADM network, traffic grooming is needed to multiplex a number of lower-rate traffic streams into a higher-rate stream, and vice versa. Although the capacity of a SONET ring network can be upgraded by operating it over multiple wavelengths, the corresponding network design may be costly if it employs a large number of ADMs. A cost-effective design attempts to minimize the total number of ADMs used in the network while carrying the offered traffic. We introduce and evaluate the performance characteristics of two new traffic-grooming approaches for WDM ring networks, called single-hop and multihop. Our single-hop implementation uses the simulated-annealing heuristic. After placing all the traffic on virtual circles, we group the circles in order to reduce the number of ADMs in the network. Our multihop implementation places an ADM at each node based on the requested traffic in the traffic-demand matrix; then, it tries to groom the wavelengths which can be groomed. We select one of the nodes to be the hub node which has an ADM for each wavelength. The hub node, therefore, can bridge traffic between all of the wavelengths. Each algorithm is specified and illustrated by a simple example. Our results demonstrate that it is beneficial to use a single-hop approach based on simulated annealing for a small grooming ratio, but for a large grooming ratio and node number, we advocate the use of the multihop approach.     

Field Trial of 640-Gbit/s-Throughput, Granularity-Flexible Optical Network Using Packet-Selective ROADM Prototype

Reconfigurable optical add/drop multiplexers (ROADMs) are able to provide flexible wavelength path provisioning in wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) networks. However, the capability of conventional ROADMs is limited to handling wavelength paths, and it does not support fine granularity in add/drop multiplexing of packets. Recently, we have proposed and demonstrated a packet-selective ROADM that combines an acoustooptic wavelength-tunable filter (AOTF) and an optical packet ADM (PADM) using optical code label processing. It provides more efficient utilization of wavelengths than conventional ROADMs. However, the bit rate of the demonstration was limited up to 10 Gbit/s. In this paper, we newly develop a label-selectivity-enhanced optical en/decoder, which allows the optical label recognition with 40-Gbit/s nonreturn-to-zero (NRZ) data packets, and a wide pass-band AOTF for 40-Gbit/s signals. Furthermore, we develop 640-Gbit/s throughput, packet-selective ROADM prototype, and demonstrate a field trial of granularity-flexible 3-node optical network over 173 km. error-free packet ADMs (error rate of under 10^-12) for all 16-wavelength channels at all nodes are obtained.     

基于场景模型的热红外遥感成像模拟方法

为实现升空后运行的卫星的整体性能处于最佳状态,通常在卫星发射前,采用计算机仿真的方法对从地表到影像获取的整个遥感物理过程进行模拟.针对现有模拟方法不能全部采用辐射传输、成像等物理模型,实现大场景、复杂地表覆盖情况下的热红外遥感成像模拟,在基于场景模型的热红外遥感成像模拟基础上,将模拟系统分为地表场景模拟、大气作用模拟及传感器成像场景,重点对模拟各场景所涉及的物理模型和算法进行了综述和分析,并初步构建了大场景、复杂地表覆盖下模拟的技术框架,是对热红外遥感成像模拟的一种全新而有益的尝试,对相关研究工作也有一定参考价值.     

基于像素级辐射自校准的红外图像非均匀性校正改进方法

红外成像系统中一直存在着非均匀性的问题,针对红外大动态范围成像等任务对改变成像系统积分时间的需要,提出了一种利用像素级辐射自校正技术的可变积分时间的非均匀性校正方法.通过辐射自校正为红外探测器中的每个像元建立辐射响应方程以估计出场景的辐射通量图,利用线性校正模型对辐射通量图进行校正,实现任意积分时间下的非均匀性校正.该...     

Lubricant‐Infused Anisotropic Porous Surface Design of Reduced Graphene Oxide Toward Electrically Driven Smart Control of Conductive Droplets' Motion

The study of Nepenthes pitcher plants‐bioinspired anisotropic slippery liquid‐infused porous surfaces (SLIPS) is currently in its infancy. The factors that influence their anisotropic self‐cleaning and electric response of a drop's motion and the mechanism have not been fully elucidated. In order to address these problems, two new types of anisotropic slippery surfaces have been designed by using directional, porous, conductive reduced graphene oxide (rGO) films, and different lubricating fluids (conductive and nonconductive), which are used to study the influencing factors and the mechanism of anisotropic self‐cleaning and electric‐responsive control of a drop's motion. The results demonstrate the anisotropic self‐cleaning property of these two types of SLIPS is closely related to the interaction between liquid drops, lubricating fluids and dirt, and the conductive lubricating fluids filling the rGO porous film can reduce the response voltage of the electrically driven reversible control of a drop's slide. The uniqueness of this research lies in the use of two different lubricating fluids and graphene materials to prepare anisotropic SLIPS, identify the key factors to achieve an electrically driven system. These studies are essential for advancing the application of electronically responsive SLIPS in the fields of liquid directional transportation, microfluidics, microchips, and other related research.