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Nonlinear wavelength conversion in photonic crystal fibers with three zero dispersion points
In this theoretical study, we show that a simple endlessly single-mode
photonic crystal fiber can be designed to yield, not just two, but three
zero-dispersion wavelengths. The presence of a third dispersion zero creates a
rich phase-matching topology, enabling enhanced control over the spectral
locations of the four-wave-mixing and resonant-radiation bands emitted by
solitons and short pulses. The greatly enhanced flexibility in the positioning
of these bands has applications in wavelength conversion, supercontinuum
generation and pair-photon sources for quantum optics
On the modulation instability development in optical fiber systems
Extensive numerical simulations were performed to investigate all stages of
modulation instability development from the initial pulse of pico-second
duration in photonic crystal fiber: quasi-solitons and dispersive waves
formation, their interaction stage and the further propagation. Comparison
between 4 different NLS-like systems was made: the classical NLS equation, NLS
system plus higher dispersion terms, NLS plus higher dispersion and
self-steepening and also fully generalized NLS equation with Raman scattering
taken into account. For the latter case a mechanism of energy transfer from
smaller quasi-solitons to the bigger ones is proposed to explain the dramatical
increase of rogue waves appearance frequency in comparison to the systems when
the Raman scattering is not taken into account.Comment: 9 pages, 54 figure
Robust interferometer for the routing of light beams carrying orbital angular momentum
We have developed an interferometer requiring only minimal angular alignment for the routing of beams carrying orbital angular momentum. The Mach–Zehnder interferometer contains a Dove prism in each arm where each has a mirror plane around which the transverse phase profile is inverted. One consequence of the inversions is that the interferometer needs no alignment. Instead the interferometer defines a unique axis about which the input beam must be coupled. Experimental results are presented for the fringe contrast, reaching a maximum value of 93±1%
Asymptotic enumeration of incidence matrices
We discuss the problem of counting {\em incidence matrices}, i.e. zero-one
matrices with no zero rows or columns. Using different approaches we give three
different proofs for the leading asymptotics for the number of matrices with
ones as . We also give refined results for the asymptotic
number of incidence matrices with ones.Comment: jpconf style files. Presented at the conference "Counting Complexity:
An international workshop on statistical mechanics and combinatorics." In
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Rev and Rex proteins of human complex retroviruses function with the MMTV Rem-responsive element
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Fueling climate (in)action:How organizations engage in hegemonization to avoid transformational action on climate change
This study examines how organizations avoid the urgent need for transformational action on climate change by engaging in a hegemonization process. To show how this unfolds, we draw from Laclau and Mouffe’s discourse theory, focusing on the case of BP and its engagement with the climate change debate from 1990 to 2015. Our study takes a longitudinal approach to illustrate how BP defended its core business of producing and selling fossil fuel products by enacting three sequential hegemonization strategies. These included: adopting new signifiers; building ‘win-win’ relationships; and adapting nodal points. In doing so, we demonstrate how hegemonic construction enables organizations to both incorporate and evade various types of stakeholder critique, which, we argue, reproduces business-as-usual. Our study contributes to organization studies literature on hegemony by highlighting how the construction of hegemony operates accumulatively over an extended period of time. We also contribute more broadly to conversations around political contests and the natural environment by illustrating how the lack of effective climate responses is shaped by temporal dynamics
Sending femtosecond pulses in circles: highly non-paraxial accelerating beams
We use caustic beam shaping on 100 fs pulses to experimentally generate
non-paraxial accelerating beams along a 60 degree circular arc, moving
laterally by 14 \mum over a 28 \mum propagation length. This is the highest
degree of transverse acceleration reported to our knowledge. Using diffraction
integral theory and numerical beam propagation simulations, we show that
circular acceleration trajectories represent a unique class of non-paraxial
diffraction-free beam profile which also preserves the femtosecond temporal
structure in the vicinity of the caustic
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