Performance evaluation of the Golay code pulse compression technique

The Center for NDE, Iowa State University, has developed a laboratory prototype Golay code pulse compression system and tested it on a variety of materials. The performance of the system was evaluated in terms of signal-to-noise ratio enhancement (SNRE), resolution, and computation speed. The system's error sources also were discussed. The Golay code pulse compression was simulated on a computer and demonstrated the effective noise suppression. In addition, an equivalent pulse of the Golay code (delta-like pulse) was derived theoretically using a simple ultrasonic inspection model, which demonstrated its equivalence on the output correlated signal. Overall, the pulse compression technique extended the detection range for a given peak power and considerably reduced the system'swhite noise, hence providing enhanced signal-to-noise ratios (SNRs). An average of 30 dB improvement in SNR was obtained from highly energy-absorbent materials such as rubber, plastics, corks (insulation materials), and thick composites using the Golay codes of up to 512 bits. However, the technique did not effectively reduce coherent scattering noises from the coarse grain boundaries in cast stainless steels, Inconel weld metal, and material lay-ups in thin composites. Furthermore, it was found that, depending upon the system's hardware capabilities, the overall performance could be degraded considerably.     

Calculation of an electric field in metal-insulator-metal structures

A method is proposed for calculating an electric field in a thin piezoelectric wafer taking into account the injection of electrons from a metal electrode into an insulator. The static current-voltage characteristic of a metal-insulator-metal structure is given, along with the results of a comparison of calculations and experiment. Translated from Izmeritel'naya Tekhnika, No. 1, pp. 46–48, January, 1996.     

汛期采金船的缆绳牵拉

本文介绍了采金船渡汛时的停泊方向及采金船在洪水中可能产生拖曳力的估算方法，为了防止采金船汛期发生溜船事故，建议采用缆绳牵拉固船的措施，以保障采金船的汛期安全。     

d-Tubocurarine accentuates the burn-induced upregulation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors at the muscle membrane

BACKGROUND: Increases in acetylcholine receptors (AChRs) at the muscle membrane, induced by burn injury, have been associated with a hyperkalemic response to succinylcholine and resistance to d-tubocurarine-like drugs. Muscle relaxants often are administered to burn-injured patients in the intensive care unit to facilitate mechanical ventilation. This study in rats tested whether continuous administration of d-tubocurarine in subparalytic doses exaggerates the upregulation of AChRs induced by burn trauma. Subparalytic doses were used to avoid the confounding effects of immobilization. METHODS: Three days after an approximate 50% body surface area burn or sham injury, the animals received an infusion of 3.03 +/- 0.05 micrograms/h of d-tubocurarine or equal volume of saline directly to the left gastrocnemius muscle via catheter connected to a subcutaneously implanted osmotic pump. After 7 days of d-tubocurarine or saline infusion, the AChRs were quantitated using 125I-alpha-bungarotoxin. The AChRs on the d-tubocurarine or saline-infused left gastrocnemius were compared to the contralateral gastrocnemius in the same group. The right or left gastrocnemius AChRs were compared to the ipsilateral muscles between groups. These intra- and intergroup comparisons allowed the delineation of the effects of catheter irritation, burns, or d-tubocurarine on AChRs. RESULTS: Daily examination of the withdrawal response to toe-pinch revealed no evidence of paralysis. Weight loss in the burn-injury animals receiving d-tubocurarine or saline was similar, confirming that the infusion of d-tubocurarine did not impair the mobility of the animals to move and feed. The plasma d-tubocurarine concentration after 7 days of infusion was 26.0 +/- 12 ng/ml (mean +/- SE). Regardless of burn or sham injury or of d-tubocurarine or saline infusion, the concentration of AChRs on the left was consistently greater than in the contralateral right gastrocnemius muscles within the same group, indicating that manipulation of the area alone can result in upregulation of AChRs. The AChRs in the right gastrocnemius of burn-injured animals were greater than those in the same muscle of sham-injured animals, regardless of saline (7.24 +/- 0.9 vs. 5.7 +/- 0.5 fmoles/mg protein, P = 0.06) or d-tubocurarine (7.3 +/- 0.4 vs. 5.7 +/- 0.5, P < 0.05) infusion to the burn-injury groups. AChRs in the left gastrocnemius of burn-injury animals receiving d-tubocurarine were significantly greater than those in burn- or sham-injury animals receiving saline (13.9 +/- 1.1 vs. 9.8 +/- 1.2 and 7.1 +/- 0.5 fmoles/mg protein, respectively, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Burn-induced upregulation of AChRs is accentuated by infusion of subparalytic doses of d-tubocurarine. Concomitant administration of d-tubocurarine to burn-injured patients may result in further exaggeration of the aberrant responses to neuromuscular relaxants.     

Recent advances in theory and applications of scrambling techniquesfor lightwave transmission

This paper discusses recent advances in the theory and applications of scrambling techniques for digital lightwave transmission. It introduces the theories of sequence space and shift register generator (SRG) space which enable systematic analysis and mathematical manipulation of the behavior of sequences in general and the related SRG's. It discusses the behavior and realization of frame synchronous scrambling (FSS) and distributed sample scrambling (DSS) with emphasis on parallel sequences and the related parallel SRG's (PSRG). In addition, it describes self synchronous scrambling (SSS). Then the paper applies the theories to today's lightwave transmission systems by demonstrating practical parallel designs of FSS for SDH/SONET transmission, DSS for cell-based ATM transmission, and SSS for SDH-based ATM transmission. It finally considers how DSS can be used for scrambling of mixed isochronous and nonisochronous data in future high-speed data networks. The paper employs various new concepts and terminology, such as PSRG engine, generating vector discrimination matrix, (M,N) PSRG, sampling vector, correction vector, correction matrix, predictable scrambling concurrent sampling, and immediate correction     

MOSFET亚阈特性分析与低温按比例缩小理论的研究

器件尺寸按比例缩小是实现超大规模集成电路的有效途径，但寄生和二级效应却将器件限在一定的水平，本文在对比分析常温与低温下小尺寸器件效应的基础上，重点研究了ＭＯＳ器件亚阈特性对器件性能及按比例缩小的影响，并根据低温工作的特点，提出了ＭＯＳ器件一种低温按比例缩小规则，该原则对低温器的优化设计，从而更大程度在提高电路与系统性能具有重要的指导意义。     

光纤制导技术研究

介绍了光纤制导系统及作为该系统的关键技术：光纤传输系统，制导光缆，光纤的缠绕与释放，并作了理论分析和试验测试。     

用单片机控制的安全报警器的设计

文中简要地介绍了一个具有分散采集信号，集中报警的安全报警器的设计，作者利用单片机的优点和功能，成功地设计了复盖地域大，既简单又灵活的报警器。     

自由电子激光的小型化研究

本文通过对自由电子激光输出波长的分析,指出了自由电子激光小型化的研究方向─-微型摆动器的研究。在分析了小周期摆动器研究现状的基础上,提出了电流摆动器。它不但具有与静磁摆动器相同的效果,而且它的周期可以任意调节。因而,它便于控制。最后,还指出了有待进一步研究的问题。     

Phase-insensitive all-optical transistors based on second-ordernonlinearities

We demonstrate and compare two phase-insensitive all-optical transistors (AOT's) based on frequency-degenerate quadratic three-wave interactions. In particular, we demonstrate gain using KTP in a type II geometry. Both AOT's exploit the phase insensitivity inherent to three-wave parametric processes when only two fields are input, providing amplification of a small signal at the operating frequency via the interaction with a second-harmonic wave. The first scheme is based on successive up- and down-conversion (i.e., cascading) while the second relies on parametric down-conversion. We obtain gains of 5 and 160 in the two configurations, respectively, with a significant background and output coherent to the pump in the first case, no background and coherence between output and signal in the second