Multiple microstrip lines on a multilayered cylindrical dielectricsubstrate on perfectly conducting wedge

The quasi-TEM characteristics of a class of cylindrical microstrip lines are rigorously determined. The class of microstrip lines considered consists of multiple infinitesimally thin strips on a multilayered dielectric substrate on a perfectly conducting wedge. Expressions for the potential distribution inside and outside the dielectric substrate, charge distribution on the strips, and capacitance matrix of the microstrip lines are derived. The problems of a microstrip line on a cylindrically capped wedge and on a cylindrical dielectric substrate on perfectly conducting core are also considered as special cases. Sample numerical results based on the derived expressions are given and discussed     

喷雾清洗中微颗粒受到流体作用力的研究

对喷雾清洗过程中微颗粒所受到的流体力进行了研究.由于液滴撞击在平面上产生的不稳定流,无法用现有的层流作用力公式来预测颗粒所受到的作用力,本文采用了计算流体力学模拟的方法对流场分布进行了模拟,并且计算颗粒上相应受到的作用力.通过计算结果,讨论了影响颗粒清除效果的关键因素.研究表明,在微米尺度内,平面的可湿性质对液滴展开的初始阶段流场分布有显著影响,从而也大大影响了平面上颗粒所受到的作用力.此外,撞击在干燥表面时,颗粒受到的拖拽力会比撞击到湿表面上时大三个数量级以上.而在湿表面上时,提高撞击速度会比增大液滴大小来得更有效,主导颗粒去除的力为拖拽力.     

Performance Analysis for MPEG‐4 Video Codec Based on On‐Chip Network

In this paper, we present a performance analysis for an MPEG‐4 video codec based on the on‐chip network communication architecture. The existing on‐chip buses of system‐on‐a‐chip (SoC) have some limitation on data traffic bandwidth since a large number of silicon IPs share the bus. An on‐chip network is introduced to solve the problem of on‐chip buses, in which the concept of a computer network is applied to the communication architecture of SoC. We compared the performance of the MPEG‐4 video codec based on the on‐chip network and Advanced Micro‐controller Bus Architecture (AMBA) on‐chip bus. Experimental results show that the performance of the MPEG‐4 video codec based on the on‐chip network is improved over 50% compared to the design based on a multi‐layer AMBA bus.     

喷雾清洗中微颗粒受到流体作用力的研究

对喷雾清洗过程中微颗粒所受到的流体力进行了研究.由于液滴撞击在平面上产生的不稳定流, 无法用现有的层流作用力公式来预测颗粒所受到的作用力,本文采用了计算流体力学模拟的方法对流场分布进行了模拟,并且汁算颗粒上相应受到的作用力.通过计算结果,讨论了影响颗粒清除效果的关键因素.研究表明,在微米尺度内,平面的可湿性质对液滴展开的初始阶段流场分布有显著影响,从而也大大影响了平面上颗粒所受到的作用力.此外,撞击在下燥表面时,颗粒受到的拖拽力会比撞击到湿表面上时大三个数量级以上.而在湿表面上时,提高撞击速度会比增大液滴大小来得更有效,主导颗粒去除的力为拖拽力.     

Fabrication of low defect density 3C-SiC on SiO2 structures using wafer bonding techniques

This paper reports on a process to fabricate single-crystal 3C-SiC on SiO₂ structures using a wafer bonding technique. The process uses the bonding of two polished polysilicon surfaces as a means to transfer a heteroepitaxial 3C-SiC film grown on a Si wafer to a thermally oxidized Si wafer. Transfer yields of up to 80% for 4 inch diameter 3C-SiC films have been achieved. Homoepitaxial 3C-SiC films grown on the 3C-SiC on SiO₂ structures have a much lower defect density than conventional 3C-SiC on Si films.     

Enhanced Vertical Charge Transport in a Semiconducting P3HT Thin Film on Single Layer Graphene

The crystallization and electrical characterization of the semiconducting polymer poly(3‐hexylthiophene) (P3HT) on a single layer graphene sheet is reported. Grazing incidence X‐ray diffraction revealed that P3HT crystallizes with a mixture of face‐on and edge‐on lamellar orientations on graphene compared to mainly edge‐on on a silicon substrate. Moreover, whereas ultrathin (10 nm) P3HT films form well oriented face‐on and edge‐on lamellae, thicker (50 nm) films form a mosaic of lamellae oriented at different angles from the graphene substrate. This mosaic of crystallites with π–π stacking oriented homogeneously at various angles inside the film favors the creation of a continuous pathway of interconnected crystallites, and results in a strong enhancement in vertical charge transport and charge carrier mobility in the thicker P3HT film. These results provide a better understanding of polythiophene crystallization on graphene, and should help the design of more efficient graphene based organic devices by control of the crystallinity of the semiconducting film.     

基于口令认证的密钥交换协议的安全性分析

在串空间理论模型引入了描述DH问题的方法以及分析猜测攻击的攻击者能力,对基于口令认证的密钥交换协议的安全性进行了形式化分析。提出一个对DH-EKE协议的简化,并证明了该协议的安全性:口令的秘密性,认证性,以及会话密钥的秘密性.根据分析给出基于口令认证的密钥交换协议抵抗猜测攻击的基本条件.将分析方法应用到基于口令的三方密钥交换协议上,给出单纯基于口令进行密钥交换协议的安全性需要满足的一个必要条件.     

Polarization Optical Sensor for Dynamical Deformation Measurements on 1-D or 2-D Mechanical Structures

An optical technique based on light polarization is implemented for real-time distortion measurement on mechanical structures. The method uses a polarization gradient encoding on coherent light beam to produce an absolute reference scale. In order to test the performances of the device, a series of well-controlled distortions on a simple aluminum bar have been successfully reconstructed. This optical sensor is part of a global project for the development of a device for active distortion compensation on electronically steered radar antennas.     

基于无线电测向的台站定位

无线电定位技术有看广泛的应用前景，基于无线电测向的台站定位，推导出了平面和球面双站定位算法，给出了多站定位算法，并对以上算法进行了实例计算，验证了算法的正确性。平面和球面台站定位算法对于台站定位有很好的实用性，尤其是球面定位算法对于提高定位精度有很大的作用。     

Lateral carrier domain magnetometer in SOI technology

We report here a lateral magnetometer based on the carrier domain effect. For the ease of integration, silicon-based magnetic sensors are often researched. The Vertical Carrier Domain Magnetometer (VCDM), reported some time ago, achieves a high sensitivity based on carrier domain effects and on internal positive feedback. Unfortunately, the VCDM is not practical. We report here a Lateral Carrier Domain Magnetometer built on SOI that solves the problems faced by the VCDM. MEDICI simulation shows the formation of a carrier domain. We fabricated the device using a 6-mask process on a BESOI wafer. The device is probed on wafer with a specially made magnetic chuck that can generate up to 200 Gauss. The LCDM achieves a relative sensitivity of 12.5%/Tesla     

A generalized model for scratch detection

This paper presents a generalization of Kokaram's model for scratch lines detection on digital film materials. It is based on the assumption that scratch is not purely additive on a given image but shows also a destroying effect. This result allows us to design a more efficacious scratch detector which performs on a hierarchical representation of a degraded image, i.e., on its cross section local extrema. Thanks to Weber's law, the proposed detector even works well on slight scratches resulting completely automatic, except for the scratch color (black or white). The experimental results show that the proposed detector works better in terms of good detection and false alarms rejection with a lower computing time.     

A distributed architecture for multiplayer interactive applicationson the Internet

This article describes the design, implementation, and evaluation of MiMaze, a distributed multiplayer game on the Internet, and, more precisely, it describes the design of dedicated transmission control mechanisms. MiMaze is implemented on a completely distributed communication architecture based on the IP multicast protocol suite (RTP/UDP/IP). This is the first work to analyze a distributed interactive game on the multicast Internet. The major element of the MiMaze architecture is a distributed synchronization mechanism that guarantees the consistency of the game regardless of network delay. This article provides on evaluation of the MiMaze game on the MBone, and discusses approaches to monitor and evaluate this new type of application. The main contribution of this work is to show, based on on example, the feasibility of this new family of applications on a best-effort network. It is shown that real-time interactivity can be maintained, provided that some level of inconsistency can be tolerated by the application. This work also highlights the role of multicast as an enabling technology for a real-time Internet     

Harmonic Passive Mode-Locking of a Single-Frequency Semiconductor Laser Submitted to Nonlinear Optical Feedback

We report on a theoretical analysis of the dynamical performance of a single-frequency semiconductor laser under the influence of nonlinear optical feedback. It is shown that the modal structure of such a laser is both dependent on the mirror characteristics and on the pump current. The analysis concentrates on the self pulsating regimes that can be observed, and more precisely on the occurrence of harmonic passive mode-locking. Generation of short pulses, characterized by a duration around 10 ps and a repetition rates as high as 20 GHz, have been demonstrated. The characteristics of this mode-locking strongly depend on the nonlinear mirror's temporal response     

A biped walking robot capable of moving on a vertical wall

The use of a wall-climbing robot for purposes such as rescue, wall inspection and fire-fighting on high-rise buildings has been anticipated for a long time. Three different types of wall-climbing robots have been developed in Japan. The first one has a large area sucker, which has the reverse mechanism of a hovercraft. This type can be used only on flat and wide surfaces. The second one has crawlers to move on a vertical wall with many small suckers on them. The third one has a walking mechanism with small suckers on each foot. A biped walking model was built and tested on a vertical wall and a ceiling. The aerodynamic matching between blower performance and required forces of a sucker, as well as the control systems of the robot, are studied in detail.     

High speed SOI CMOS image sensor with pinned photodiode on handle wafer

We have fabricated SOI CMOS active pixel image sensor with pinned photodiode on handle wafer. The structure of one pixel is a four-transistor type active pixel image sensor, which consists of a reset and a source follower transistor on seed wafer, and is comprised of a photodiode, a transfer gate, and a floating diffusion on handle wafer. The photodiode could be optimized for better quantum efficiency and low dark currents because the process of a photodiode on handle wafer is independent of that of transistors on seed wafer. Most of the wavelengths are absorbed within the visible range, because the optimized photodiode is located on the handle wafer. The response time of SOI CMOS active pixel sensor was about 2 times faster than that of bulk CMOS active pixel image sensor.     

Full-wave analysis of coupled perfectly conducting wires in amultilayered medium

A full-wave analysis of coupled perfectly conducting cylindrical wires in a multilayered dielectric medium is presented. The analysis is based on a Fourier series expansion of the unknown surface currents on each wire and on an integral equation for the longitudinal field on the wires. The calculations are not restricted to the propagation constants of the different modes, but explicit results are presented for the impedances associated with each wire and each eigenmode as a function of frequency. Propagation constants, longitudinal currents on the wires, and impedances lead to a complete equivalent circuit for the structures being considered     

Virtualization: Old Technology Offers Huge New Potential

Essentially, virtualization uses a virtual machine monitor or host called a hypervisor to enable multiple operating system instances to run on a single physical server. The hypervisor can run directly on a given server's hardware platform, with the guest operating system running on a layer above the hypervisor. It can also run within an operating system, with the guest OS running on the third layer above the hardware     

Loss reduction in a coplanar waveguide on a planar lightwavecircuit (PLC) platform by quenching

The hybrid integration of semiconductor optoelectronic devices on a silica-based optical circuit is one of the key technologies by which to realize opto-electronic components for high-speed wavelength division multiplexing (WDM). However, a coplanar waveguide (CPW) on a silicon-terraced silica (STS)-type planar lightwave circuit (PLC)-platform has a large propagation loss compared with one on a conventional ceramic substrate. We discuss the reduction of the propagation loss of a CPW on a PLC-platform. First we prove that this CPW loss originates from an increase of the loss tangent (tan δ) induced by the thermal donors (TD's) which connect with oxygen in the silicon substrate during the silica deposition process. Second we introduce quenching to eliminate the TD's, and drastically reduce the loss of a CPW on a 30 μm-thick silica from 2.7 to 0.6 dB/cm at 10 GHz. This loss value is almost the same as that of a CPW on a ceramic substrate. Moreover we fabricated a LD module using a 50 mm-long improved CPW on a PLC-platform. The small signal frequency response characteristics of this module reveal that the improved CPW can be applied as a cm-order electrical circuit in a 10 Gb/s module. This exhibits that an established electronic circuit technology including a multi-chip module (MCM) for a microwave application can be developed on a PLC-platform     

Filter-embedded design and its applications to passive components

A design in which a filter is embedded in a fiber fixed on a substrate is proposed. It was successfully applied to the fabrication of low loss fiber optic components for a single-mode fiber transmission system. These components have a wide operational temperature range. The design is easily adapted to a multifilter or multifiber component. Filter embedding is achieved in two ways. One is to insert a thin filter chip in a slit which is machined into a fiber fixed on a substrate by a dicing saw (filter inserted type). The other is to evaporate a filter film directly on a fiber end face and butt this fiber to another fiber on a guide groove on a substrate (filter evaporated type)     

A subject-independent method for automatically grading electromyographic features during a fatiguing contraction

Many studies have attempted to monitor fatigue from electromyogram (EMG) signals. However, fatigue affects EMG in a subject-specific manner. We present here a subject-independent framework for monitoring the changes in EMG features that accompany muscle fatigue based on principal component analysis and factor analysis. The proposed framework is based on several time- and frequency-domain features, unlike most of the existing work, which is based on two to three features. Results show that latent factors obtained from factor analysis on these features provide a robust and unified framework. This framework learns a model from EMG signals of multiple subjects, that form a reference group, and monitors the changes in EMG features during a sustained submaximal contraction on a test subject on a scale from zero to one. The framework was tested on EMG signals collected from 12 muscles of eight healthy subjects. The distribution of factor scores of the test subject, when mapped onto the framework was similar for both the subject-specific and subject-independent cases.