Theoretical study of the structural,elastic and thermodynamic properties of chalcopyrite ZnGeP2

The structural, elastic, and thermodynamic properties of ZnGeP₂ with chalcopyrite structure are investigated using the pseudo-potentials plane wave method based on the density functional theory with the generalized gradient approximation. The lattice parameters (a, c and u) are directly calculated and agree well with previous experimental and theoretical results. The obtained negative formation enthalpy shows that ZnGeP₂ crystal has strong structural stability. We have also calculated the bulk modulus B and the elastic parameters (C₁₁, C₁₂, C₁₃, C₃₃, C₄₄, and C₆₆) which have not been measured yet. The accuracy and reliability of the calculated elastic constants of ZnGeP₂ crystal are discussed. In addition, the pressure and temperature dependencies of the lattice parameters, bulk modulus, Debye temperature, Grüneisen parameter, entropy, volume thermal expansion coefficient, and specific heat capacity are obtained in the ranges of 0–20 GPa and 0–1200 K using the quasi-harmonic Debye model. To our knowledge this is the first quantitative theoretical prediction of the thermodynamic properties for ZnGeP₂ compound and still awaits experimental confirmations.     

CPCA: An efficient wireless routing algorithm in WiNoC for cross path congestion awareness

Wireless network-on-chip (WiNoC) is a new paradigm to mitigate the long-distance transmission latency for conventional wired network-on-chip. The wireless routers in WiNoC have to handle a large number of packets which could cause data congestion, thus reducing the network performance. In this paper, we propose a novel wireless routing algorithm, called CPCA, which exploits the cross path congestion information as hints to route the packets. Under CPCA, the whole network is partitioned into sub-networks. In each subnet, the congestion information of the wireless router is propagated along the cross path. As a result, the routers in the same dimension can get the congestion degree of wireless router within the subnet. Based on the congestion information, CPCA can compute the suitable path for packets routing, which can prominently avoid the congestion aggravation in the wireless router. Experimental results show that our proposed method can effectively improve performance in terms of packets transmission latency and network throughput.     

在电路教学中培养学生的电磁学应用能力

电路理论中的许多基本概念和基本规律都源于电磁场原理。本文以电路理论中的若干基本概念和基本定律,包括电流、电压、KCL、KVL和集中参数等,介绍了这些概念和定律的电磁场原理,试图尝试在教学或教材建设中适当加强学生的电磁学应用能力,强化课程之间的内在联系,从而使学生具备坚实的电路理论基础。     

基于四阶累积张量方法的欠定盲源信号分离

针对瞬时欠定盲源信号分离问题,提出一种四阶累积张量分解算法.首先构建观察信号四阶累积协方差,依据源信号具有相互独立且均值为零的性质,对累积协方差化简并扩展到张量域,得到四阶累积张量.采用分层交替最小二乘算法对四阶累积张量进行非负库克分解,求得非负库克模型的参数,同时获得非负混合矩阵并求其伪逆,最终估计出源信号.选用真实的语音信号和生物信号进行仿真实验,结果表明该方法提高了源信号和非负混合矩阵的估计性能.     

Enhancement of nonlinear optical phenomena from crown-like nanostructure zinc oxide based on whispering gallery mode

Whispering gallery mode （WGM）-enhanced nonlinear optical phenomena from crown-like nanostructure zinc oxide （ZnO） samples are observed. The samples are synthesized by vapor-phase transport method. The morphology and crystal struc- ture are examined and characterized by scanning electron microscopy （SEM）, X-ray diffraction （XRD） and high-resolution transmission electron microscopy （HRTEM）, and they are excited by femtosecond laser pulses with cen- tral wavelengths of 355 nm, 800 nm and 1150 nm, respectively. The typical stimulated emission presents a red shift com- pared with spontaneous emission, which is observed under the excitation of 355 nm with a relatively low threshold. The ultraviolet （UV） frequency up-conversion emission is obtained when the excitation pulse wavelengths are selected as 800 nm and 1150 nm, respectively. The peak position and the relationship between the emission intensity and excitation inten- sity demonstrate that the UV up-conversion photoluminescence （PL） is induced by two- and three-photon absorptions. The PL characteristics and their WGM-enhanced mechanism are investigated.     

Proposal and investigation of photonic data selector based on cross-phase modulation in a highly nonlinear fiber

It is proposed and demonstrated a design of 2-to-1 photonic data selector based on the cross-phase modulation in a highly nonlinear fiber. By using bidirectional configuration, this scheme has potentially advantages of cost effective and simple structure. The correct output logic function is obtained at 40 Gbit/s without using any additional input light beams. In addition, the output signals have a single spectrum component by reasonable selecting input signals wavelength, which is important for transmission and scalability. The dependences of performances on signal wavelength, pump power, the temporal relative position of pulses, as well as the OSNR and chirp of input signals are calculated and discussed respectively, showing impressive operation performance. This scheme could be a promising candidate for future ultrafast all-optical signal processing applications.     

A comparative study between PVO-based framework and multi-predictor mechanism in reversible data hiding

Sorting-based reversible data hiding (RDH) methods like pixel-value-ordering (PVO) can predict pixel values accurately and achieve an extremely low distortion on the embedded image. However, the excellent performance of these methods was not well explained in previous works, and there are unexploited common points among them. In this paper, we propose a general multi-predictor (GMP) framework to summarize PVO-based RDH methods and explain their high prediction accuracy. Moreover, by utilizing the proposed GMP framework, a more efficient sorting-based RDH method is given as an example to show the generality and applicability of our framework. Comparing with other PVO-based methods, the proposed example method can achieve significant improvement in embedding performance. It is hopeful that more efficient sorting-based RDH algorithms can be designed according to our proposed framework by designing better predictors and their combination methods.     

基于中继的OFDMA网络中可扩展编码视频流传输的权衡优化(英文)

To achieve an optimal trade-off between video quality and energy efficiency in the uplink streaming of multi-user Scalable Video Coding (SVC) videos in relay-based Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (OFDMA) cellular networks, a cross-layer design framework that jointly selects the Transmission Policy (TP) for SVC video frames, assigns OFDMA subcarriers, and allocates power for each subcarrier is proposed. We apply the dual decomposition method to the problem, and obtain a TP selection subproblem for each SVC video adaptation and a resource allocation subproblem of Joint Subcarrier, Relay and Power Allocation (JSRPA). A second level of dual decomposition is used to divide the JSRPA problem into independent subcarrier subproblems. The proposed Crosslayer Trade-off Optimization (CTO) algorithm is sub-distributed with significantly low complexity. A performance evaluation with typical SVC video traces demonstrates that the proposed algorithm is able to converge and efficiently achieve the optimal trade-off between the video quality and energy consumption at the MSs for uplink SVC streaming.     

一种分布式喷泉码在协作通信中的应用

为了减少基于数字喷泉码的协作传输系统中的计算复杂度和传输延迟,提出了一种基于分布式喷泉码的协作通信传输方案,给出了两层数字喷泉编码的度分布函数的设计过程;以各链路的丢包率为参量分析了系统传输时延,并与其他数字喷泉码传输方案进行了比较.理论分析和仿真结果表明,在各链路丢包率较大时采用这种分布式喷泉码的协作传输机制能在传输时延上显著改善系统性能,而且各链路删除概率越大时优势越明显.     

Effect of Mn inclusion in superconducting YBCO-based composites

The doping effect of Mn in polycrystalline YBa₂Cu₃O_{7 − δ} material (YBCO) is carefully analyzed considering the transport properties of composites formed by small inclusion particles of Mn embedded whether in a YBCO matrix or in superconducting Fe-YBCO composites. In both cases, the improvement of their respective electrical resistivity was evidenced. The use of double element doping clearly shows that an a priori degradation of the YBCO electrical properties by Fe atoms can be greatly restored by appropriate Mn doping. This character can be very useful for technological applications. This improvement is mainly due to the reduction of the secondary and/or insulating phases formed at the grain boundaries, limiting the current transport. The involved mechanism is the probable existence of free charged Mn-based species which are responsible for an optimal oxygenation in the material contributing to the electrical response improvement. These species can be located in the composite, whether entering the CuO chains of the YBCO lattice or complexing and reducing the secondary phases formed during the sintering process, especially Fe₂O₃ and Y₂BaCuO₅ in the case of Fe-YBCO composites.