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Antisymmetric solitons and their interactions in strongly dispersion-managed fiber-optic systems
By means of the variational approximation (VA), a system of ordinary
differential equations (ODEs) is derived to describe the propagation of
antisymmetric solitons in a multi-channel (WDM) optical fiber link subject to
strong dispersion management. Results are reported for a prototypical model
including two channels. Using the VA technique, conditions for stable
propagation of the antisymmetric dispersion-managed (ASDM) solitons in one
channel are found, and complete and incomplete collisions between the solitons
belonging to the different channels are investigated. In particular, it is
shown that formation of a bound inter-channel state of two ASDM solitons is
possible under certain conditions (but may be easily avoided). The VA
predictions for the single- and two-channel systems are compared with direct
simulations of the underlying partial differential equations. In most cases,
the agreement is very good, but in some cases (very closely spaced channels)
the collision may destroy the ASDM solitons. The timing-jitter suppression
factor (JSF) for the ASDM soliton in one channel, and the crosstalk timing
jitter induced by collision between the solitons belonging to the different
channels are also estimated analytically. In particular, the JSF for the ASDM
soliton may be much larger than for its fundamental-soliton counterpart in the
same system.Comment: 15 pages, 10 figures, accepted for publication in Optics
Communication
A Didactic Architecture for Rural Early Education
CONTENTION It is possible to create a physical environment which will serve as a didactic tool for both pupils and educators. The tectonic language will be didactic on three levels: that of explicatively detailed timber framing, that of participatory and reconfigurable play modules, and that of demonstrative sustainable resource management. It will merge playground and classroom space, both modulated within a timber frame and allowing reconfiguration of physically and intellectually educational partitions. DESIGN PROBLEM The kindergarten is to be sited in Saranac Lake, NY, at the Jackrabbit Trailhead, near Moody Pond. The building will merge playground and classroom programs for the kindergarten level and use a didactic architectural language. A timber frame module will be used for both programs, with the playground elements freely reconfigurable and existing as subdivisions of the larger ‘classroom-sized’ module. The tectonics of timber frame assembly will be expressed and highlighted, as they represent a higher order of didactic toys. The kindergarten building will also serve as a didactic tool for demonstrating sustainable resource management, including water collection as well as passive heating, cooling, and air quality control. This will reinforce the natural site as one of the ‘teachers’ of the progressive kindergarten
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