31 research outputs found

    Negative-Index Metamaterials: Second-Harmonic Generation, Manley-Rowe Relations and Parametric Amplification

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    Second harmonic generation and optical parametric amplification in negative-index metamaterials (NIMs) are studied. The opposite directions of the wave vector and the Poynting vector in NIMs results in a "backward" phase-matching condition, causing significant changes in the Manley-Rowe relations and spatial distributions of the coupled field intensities. It is shown that absorption in NIMs can be compensated by backward optical parametric amplification. The possibility of distributed-feedback parametric oscillation with no cavity has been demonstrated. The feasibility of the generation of entangled pairs of left- and right-handed counter-propagating photons is discussed.Comment: 7 pages, 6 figure

    20 GHz tunable filter based on ferroelectric (Ba,Sr)TiO3 film varactors

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    Properties of high-Tc superconductors at RF and microwaves : experimental data and some model notions

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    In this paper we try to summarize experimental data on high-Tc superconductors (HTSC) behaviour in RF and microwave electromagnetic field accumulated to this day. The main emphasis is made on Y-Ba-Cu-O material for which the most complete information is available. We show that it is intergranular junctions that play an essential role in the formation of electromagnetic properties of the ceramics with p ≅ 10-4 Ω x m. We suggest a model of the HTSC single crystal where the charge carriers are tunneling « biholes » obeying the Bose statistics and are localized within a unit cell. This model can describe field penetration depth and critical current density as a functions of temperature as well as temperature and frequency dependence of surface resistance. The presence of normal conducting regions can be a course of HTSC single crystal residual resistance. A close agreement between experimental data and model calculations is demonstrated.Nous tentons dans cet article de rĂ©sumer le comportement expĂ©rimental obtenu Ă  ce jour des supraconducteurs Ă  haute tempĂ©rature critique (SHTC) dans les domaines rf et micro-onde. La majeure partie de notre Ă©tude se rapporte Ă  l'YBaCuO pour lequel les donnĂ©es expĂ©rimentales sont les plus nombreuses. Nous dĂ©montrons que les jonctions intergranulaires jouent un rĂŽle essentiel pour les propriĂ©tĂ©s Ă©lectromagnĂ©tiques des cĂ©ramiques dont la rĂ©sistivitĂ© est de l'ordre de ρ ~ 1 000 Ω x cm. Nous proposons un modĂšle pour les monocristaux de SHTC oĂč les porteurs de charges sont des « bi-trous » localisĂ©s au sein d'une cellule Ă©lĂ©mentaire obĂ©issant Ă  la statistique de Bose et agissant par effet tunnel. Ce modĂšle peut dĂ©crire les Ă©volutions en tempĂ©rature de la profondeur de pĂ©nĂ©tration du champ et de la densitĂ© de courant critique ainsi que les Ă©volutions en tempĂ©rature et frĂ©quence de la rĂ©sistance de surface. La prĂ©sence de rĂ©gions normales localisĂ©es aux macles entre des domaines supraconducteurs peut ĂȘtre la cause de la rĂ©sistance rĂ©siduelle observĂ©e dans les monocristaux de SHTC. Les rĂ©sultats expĂ©rimentaux sont en bon accord avec les dĂ©ductions de nos modĂšles

    Fast high-Tc superconductor transmitter-receiver switch

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