Microring resonator channel dropping filters

Microring resonators side coupled to signal waveguides provide compact, narrow band, and large free spectral range optical channel dropping filters. Higher order filters with improved passband characteristics and larger out-of-band signal rejection are realized through the coupling of multiple rings. The analysis of these devices is approached by the novel method of coupling of modes in time. The response of filters comprised of an arbitrarily large dumber of resonators may be written down by inspection, as a continued fraction. This approach simplifies both the analysis and filter synthesis aspects of these devices     

A semi-empirical representation of antenna diversity gain atcellular and PCS base stations

Predictions of uplink space-diversity gain in the cellular and personal communications systems (PCS) bands (near 850 MHz and 1.9 GHz, respectively), suffer from incomplete modeling of multipath angular spread σ. Using previously published measurements to reduce the gap, we show that σ~[distance]^-1/2 and that diversity gains are about 2 dB higher for PCS than for cellular     

在线近红外光谱分析仪在汽油自动调合系统中的应用

在线近红外光谱分析仪可以实时测定汽油调合组分及成品油的多种物化性质指标如烯烃、芳烃、苯及氧化物含量、辛烷值（RON、MON）、馏程、蒸气压等。文章介绍了用于汽油自动调舍工艺中的在线近红外光谱分析仪的原理、系统组成和特点，以及在国内外的汽油调合优化控制中的实际应用情况。典型的应用实例表明，将该分析仪用于汽油自动调合工艺中，可为炼油厂带来可观的经济效益和社会效益。     

MTBE装置醇烯比测定技术现状与进展

醇烯比是甲基叔丁基醚（MTBE）生产装置的重要控制指标，对MTBE裟置醇烯比的分析技术现状进行了系统综述，包括实验室气相色谱法，在线工业色谱和软测量技术等，详细介绍了这些方法的原理和优缺点。基于以上调研情况和国际在线分析仪表的发展趋势，提出了采用在线近红外光谱方法实时测量醇烯比的技术方案，并给出了实验室模拟在线测量醇烯比的一些近红外试验结果，该方法有望成为解决在线测量醇烯比的理想手段。     

循环伏安法在润滑油检测中的应用

介绍了循环伏安法的产生背景、原理。应用该技术可以快速、方便地对润滑油中抗氧剂、总酸（碱）值进行测定，并且可以对不同厂家润滑油的抗氧剂包进行区别。该技术还可以有效地评价润滑油的使用寿命和设备工作状况。     

成品油管道工艺方案优化设计研究

基于计算期内总费用最小现值建立了干线成品油管道工艺方案优化设计的数学模型,分析了分输方式、分输流量变化及工艺计算参数的选取等问题.考虑到传统数值算法求解多变量混合整数非线性规划问题的局部最优性及对初值敏感性强等缺陷,针对所建立的数学模型的特点,引进了一种较新的全局搜索算法——杂交差分进化方法,并对其进行了局部改进,采取了动态处理约束条件的措施.在泵站可选位置确定的条件下,采用赋权有向图来表示工艺方案优化设计问题.泵站位置候选点对应图的顶点,两顶点间管道的总费用现值对应弧的权值.通过递归调用Dijkstra算法,求解出了前N条最短路径对应的最优和次优方案,并以其作为进一步进行多因素方案比选的候选方案.用实际算例说明了上述方法的有效性.     

Regulating Water Adhesion on Superhydrophobic TiO2 Nanotube Arrays

Bioinspired surfaces with special wettability have attracted a significant attention in recent years because of their potential applications for no loss liquid transfer, anti‐icing, and self‐cleaning. Herein, the realization of two extreme superhydrophobic states on 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H–perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane‐modified TiO₂ nanotube arrays (NTAs) is described by changing the structural characteristics of nanotubes while keeping the surface chemical composition constant. The water adhesive force is regulated in a wide range from ≈4.4 to ≈89.6 μN by the nanotubular diameter, length, density, and surface roughness. The cooperation effect between the negative pressures induced by the volume change of sealed air‐pockets and the van der Waals' attraction at solid–liquid interface contributes to the water adhesion. The superhydrophobic TiO₂ NTAs with a high adhesive force is used as a “mechanical hand” to transfer water microdroplets without any loss, and the one with extremely low adhesive force is utilized as a self‐cleaning and anti‐icing surface.     

Simulations and experiments for optimal deployment of an RFID‐based location‐aware system

The proliferation of communication and mobile computing devices and local‐area wireless networks has cultivated a growing interest in location‐aware systems and services. An essential problem in location‐aware computing is the determination of physical locations. RFID technologies are gaining much attention, as they are attractive solutions to indoor localization in many healthcare applications. In this paper, we propose a new indoor localization methodology that aims to deploying RFID technologies in achieving accurate location‐aware undertakings with real‐time computation. The proposed algorithm introduces means to improve the accuracy of the received RF signals. Optimal settings for the parameters in terms of reader and reference tag properties were investigated through simulations and experiments. The experimental results indicate that our indoor localization methodology is promising in applications that require fast installation, low cost and high accuracy. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Very high-order microring resonator filters for WDM applications

High-order microring resonators having from 1 to 11 coupled cavities are demonstrated. These filters exhibit low loss, flat tops, and out-of-band rejection ratios that can exceed 80 dB. They achieve performance that is suitable for commercial applications.