142 research outputs found
Slow light enabled wavelength demultiplexing
Photonic crystal waveguides supporting band gap guided modes hold great potential to tailor the group
velocity of propagating light. We propose and explore different wavelength demultiplexer design approaches that utilize
slow light concept. By altering the dielectric filling factors of each waveguide segment, one can show that different
frequencies can be separated and extracted at different locations along the cascaded waveguide. Furthermore, to
eliminate the inherent reflection loss of such a design, a composite structure involving a tapered waveguide with a
side-coupled resonator is also presented. Such a structure features not only a forward propagating wave but also a
backward propagating wave acting as a feedback mechanism for the drop channels. We show that by careful design of
the waveguide and the resonator, the destructive and instructive interference of these waves can effectively eliminate
the reflection loss and increase the coupling efficiency, respectively. Numerical and experimental verification of the
proposed structures show that the targeted frequencies can be coupled out with low cross-talks and moderate quality
factors, while maintaining a compact size. © 2016 IEEE.Peer ReviewedPostprint (published version
Nonlinear self-collimated sound beams in sonic crystals
We report the propagation of high-intensity sound beams in a sonic crystal,
under self-collimation or reduced-divergence conditions. The medium is a fluid
with elastic quadratic nonlinearity, where the dominating nonlinear effect is
harmonic generation. The conditions for the efficient generation of narrow,
non-diverging beam of second harmonic are discussed. Numerical simulations are
in agreement with the analytical predictions made, based on the linear
dispersion characteristics in modulated media and the nonlinear interaction in
a quadratic medium under phase matching conditions.Comment: Sent to PR
An Aerodynamic Analysis of a Mixed Flow Turbine
The aerodynamic performance of a high-work Mixed Flow Turbine (MFT) is computed and compared with experimental data. A three dimensional (3-D) viscous analysis is applied to the single stage MFT geometry with a relatively long upstream transition duct. Predicted vane surface static pressures and circumferentially averaged spanwise quantities at stator and rotor exits agree favorably with data. Compared to the results of axisymmetric flow analysis from design intent, the 3-D computation agrees much better especially in the endwall regions where throughflow prediction fails to assess the loss mechanism properly. Potential sources of performance loss such as tip leakage and secondary flows are also properly captured by the analysis
Amplification through losses in nonlinear fiber optics
We present the most recent results about a novel modulation instability of a continuous light wave in a normal dispersion nonlinear optical fiber, induced by spectrally asymmetric losses for signal and idler waves. The presence of such spectrally asymmetric losses profile causes energy transfer from the pump to both signal and idler. A variety of applications concerning both amplification of signals and generation of pulses is discussed
Nondiffractive sonic crystals
We predict theoretically the nondiffractive propagation of sonic waves in
periodic acoustic media (sonic crystals), by expansion into a set of plane
waves (Bloch mode expansion), and by finite difference time domain calculations
of finite beams. We also give analytical evaluations of the parameters for
nondiffractive propagation, as well as the minimum size of the nondiffractively
propagating acoustic beams.Comment: 7 figures, submitted to J. Acoust. Soc. A
High repetition rate multi-similariton laser
We present the numerical demonstration of an harmonically mode-locked multi-similariton laser supporting a low jitter, stable train of self similar high repetition rate pulses exploiting, as mode-locking mechanism, the principle of dissipative Faraday instability (DFI) induced by zigzag modulation of spectral losses [1, 2]. At variance with the theoretical and experimental studies on the DFI [1, 2], where the amplification was distributed along the fiber, we propose here a lumped amplification scheme suitable for a more flexible design of mode-locked lasers pumped by rare-earth gain medium (Erbium, Ytterbium). We have considered an unidirectional all normal dispersion ring resonator with two lumped amplifying sections separated by two passive nonlinear dispersive fibers. Just before each amplifying section is located a spectral filter. The two filters differ by having the transmittance profile respectively blue- and red-detuned relatively to the amplifiers central frequency. The detuned spectral filters provide the necessary periodic zigzag modulation of the spectral losses needed to trigger the DFI. The CW operation of the laser is unstable and the growth of spectral sidebands results in a temporal modulation of the field temporal profile leading to the formation of a pulse train with repetition rate corresponding to the instability frequency around 0.1 THz and pulse duration of about 3 ps. Propagation in the fibers has been modeled using the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation and the lumped amplification by a saturable gain term with spectral bandwidth typical of rare-earth amplifiers
Sharp acoustic vortex focusing by Fresnel-spiral zone plates
[EN] We report the optimal focusing of acoustic vortex beams by using flat lenses based on a Fresnelspiral
diffraction grating. The flat lenses are designed by spiral-shaped Fresnel zone plates composed
of one or several arms. The constructive and destructive interferences of the diffracted waves by the
spiral grating result in sharp acoustic vortex beams, following the focal laws obtained in analogy with
the Fresnel zone plate lenses. In addition, we show that the number of arms determines the topological
charge of the vortex, allowing the precise manipulation of the acoustic wave field by flat lenses.
The experimental results in the ultrasonic regime show excellent agreement with the theory and
full-wave numerical simulations. A comparison with beam focusing by Archimedean spirals also
showing vortex focusing is given. The results of this work may have potential applications for
particle trapping, ultrasound therapy, imaging, or underwater acoustic transmitters.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Innovation (MINECO) and European Union FEDER through Project Nos. FIS2015-65998-C2-1 and FIS2015-65998-C2-2. N.J. acknowledges financial support from Generalitat Valenciana through Grant No. APOSTD-2017-042.Jimenez, N.; Romero García, V.; García-Raffi, LM.; Camarena Femenia, F.; Staliunas, K. (2018). Sharp acoustic vortex focusing by Fresnel-spiral zone plates. Applied Physics Letters. 112(20):204101-1-204101-5. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.5029424S204101-1204101-511220J. Nye and M. Berry ,Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences(The Royal Society, 1974), Vol.336, pp. 165–190.Grier, D. G. (2003). A revolution in optical manipulation. Nature, 424(6950), 810-816. doi:10.1038/nature01935Volke-Sepúlveda, K., Santillán, A. O., & Boullosa, R. R. (2008). 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The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 89(5), 2140-2143. doi:10.1121/1.400907Marzo, A., Ghobrial, A., Cox, L., Caleap, M., Croxford, A., & Drinkwater, B. W. (2017). Realization of compact tractor beams using acoustic delay-lines. Applied Physics Letters, 110(1), 014102. doi:10.1063/1.4972407Marzo, A., Caleap, M., & Drinkwater, B. W. (2018). Acoustic Virtual Vortices with Tunable Orbital Angular Momentum for Trapping of Mie Particles. Physical Review Letters, 120(4). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.120.044301Shi, C., Dubois, M., Wang, Y., & Zhang, X. (2017). High-speed acoustic communication by multiplexing orbital angular momentum. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 114(28), 7250-7253. doi:10.1073/pnas.1704450114Thomas, J.-L., & Marchiano, R. (2003). Pseudo Angular Momentum and Topological Charge Conservation for Nonlinear Acoustical Vortices. Physical Review Letters, 91(24). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.91.244302Marchiano, R., & Thomas, J.-L. (2005). 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Physical Review Letters, 117(3). doi:10.1103/physrevlett.117.034301Ye, L., Qiu, C., Lu, J., Tang, K., Jia, H., Ke, M., … Liu, Z. (2016). Making sound vortices by metasurfaces. AIP Advances, 6(8), 085007. doi:10.1063/1.4961062Naify, C. J., Rohde, C. A., Martin, T. P., Nicholas, M., Guild, M. D., & Orris, G. J. (2016). Generation of topologically diverse acoustic vortex beams using a compact metamaterial aperture. Applied Physics Letters, 108(22), 223503. doi:10.1063/1.4953075Esfahlani, H., Lissek, H., & Mosig, J. R. (2017). Generation of acoustic helical wavefronts using metasurfaces. Physical Review B, 95(2). doi:10.1103/physrevb.95.024312Jiménez, N., Picó, R., Sánchez-Morcillo, V., Romero-García, V., García-Raffi, L. M., & Staliunas, K. (2016). Formation of high-order acoustic Bessel beams by spiral diffraction gratings. Physical Review E, 94(5). doi:10.1103/physreve.94.053004Wang, T., Ke, M., Li, W., Yang, Q., Qiu, C., & Liu, Z. (2016). 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Nondifractive Propagation of Light in Photonic Crystals
We show that diffraction of electromagnetic radiation (in particular of a
visible light) can disappear in propagation through materials with periodically
in space modulated refraction index, i.e. photonic crystals. In this way the
light beams of arbitrary width can propagate without diffractive broadening
and, equivalently, arbitrary light patterns can propagate without diffractive
smearing
Slowdown of photoexcited spin dynamics in the non-collinear spin-ordered phases in skyrmion host GaV4S8
Formation of magnetic order alters the character of spin excitations, which then affects transport properties. We investigate the photoexcited ultrafast spin dynamics in different magnetic phases in Néel-type skyrmion host GaV(4)S(8) with time-resolved magneto-optical Kerr effect experiments. The coherent spin precession, whose amplitude is enhanced in the skyrmion-lattice phase, shows a signature of phase coexistence across the magnetic phase transitions. The incoherent spin relaxation dynamics slows down by a factor of two in the skyrmion-lattice/cycloid phases, indicating significant decrease in thermal conductivity triggered by a small change of magnetic field. The slow heat diffusion in the skyrmion-lattice/cycloid phases is attributed to the stronger magnon scattering off the domain walls formed in abundance in the skyrmion-lattice/cycloid phase. These results highlight the impact of spatial spin structure on the ultrafast heat transport in spin systems, providing a useful insight for the step toward ultrafast photocontrol of the magnets with novel spin orders
Acoustic Bessel-like beam formation by an axisymmetric grating
We report Bessel-like beam formation of acoustic waves by means of an axisymmetric grating of rigid tori. The results show that the generated beam pattern is similar to that of Bessel beams, characterized by elongated non-diffracting focal spots. A multiple foci structure is observed, due to the finite size of the lens. The dependence of the focal distance on the frequency is also discussed, on the basis of an extended grating theory. Experimental validation of acoustic Bessel-like beam formation is also reported for sound waves. The results can be generalized to wave beams of different nature, as optical or matter waves.The work was supported by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation and the European Union FEDER through projects FIS2011-29731-C02-01 and -02, also MAT2009-09438, MTM2012-36740-C02-02 and UPV-PAID 2012/253. VR-G acknowledges financial support from the "Pays de la Loire" through the post-doctoral programme.Jimenez, N.; Romero García, V.; Picó Vila, R.; Cebrecos Ruiz, A.; Sánchez Morcillo, VJ.; García-Raffi, LM.; Sánchez Pérez, JV.... (2014). Acoustic Bessel-like beam formation by an axisymmetric grating. EPL. 106(2):240051-240055. doi:10.1209/0295-5075/106/24005240051240055106
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