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Self impedance matched Hall-effect gyrators and circulators
We present a model study of an alternative implementation of a two-port
Hall-effect microwave gyrator. Our set-up involves three electrodes, one of
which acts as a common ground for the others. Based on the capacitive-coupling
model of Viola and DiVincenzo, we analyze the performance of the device and we
predict that ideal gyration can be achieved at specific frequencies.
Interestingly, the impedance of the three-terminal gyrator can be made
arbitrarily small for certain coupling strengths, so that no auxiliary
impedance matching is required. Although the bandwidth of the device shrinks as
the impedance decreases, it can be improved by reducing the magnetic field; it
can be realistically increased up to at
by working at filling factor . We examine also the effects of the
parasitic capacitive coupling between electrodes and we find that, although in
general they strongly influence the response of device, their effect is
negligible at low impedance. Finally, we analyze an interferometric
implementation of a circulator, which incorporates the gyrator in a
Mach-Zender-like construction. Perfect circulation in both directions can be
achieved, depending on frequency and on the details of the interferometer
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health of the Aldabra Group, Southern Seychelles: Scientific Report to the Government of Seychelles.
National Geographic's Pristine Seas project, in collaboration with the government of the Seychelles, the Island Conservation Society (ICS), the Seychelles Islands Foundation (SIF), and the Waitt Foundation, conducted an expedition to explore the poorly known marine environment around these islands. The goals were to assess the biodiversity of the nearshore marine environment and to survey the largely unknown deep sea realm. The data collected contribute to the marine spatial planning of the Seychelles, in particular the creation of large marine reserves
CNOT and Bell-state analysis in the weak-coupling cavity QED regime
We propose an interface between the spin of a photon and the spin of an
electron confined in a quantum dot embedded in a microcavity operating in the
weak coupling regime. This interface, based on spin selective photon reflection
from the cavity, can be used to construct a CNOT gate, a multi-photon entangler
and a photonic Bell-state analyzer. Finally, we analyze experimental
feasibility, concluding that the schemes can be implemented with current
technology.Comment: 4 pages, 2 figure
Realization of an Economical Polymer Optical Fiber Demultiplexer
Polymer Optical Fiber (POF) can be and are being used in various fields of
applications. Two of the main fields are the automotive and the home
entertainment sector. The POF can be applied in several different optical
communication systems as automotive multi-media busses or in-house Ethernet
systems.
The requirements of bandwidth are increasing very fast in these sectors and
therefore solutions that satisfy these demands are of high actuality. One
solution is to use the wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technique. Here,
several different wavelengths can carry information over one POF fiber. All
wavelengths that are transmitted over the fiber, must be separated at the
receiver to regain and redirect the information channels. These separators are
so-called Demultiplexers.
There are several systems available on the market, which are all afflicted
with certain disadvantages. But all these solutions have one main disadvantage,
they are all too expensive for most of the applications mentioned above. So the
goal of this study is to develop an economical Demultiplexer for WDM
transmission over POF.
The main idea is to separate the chromatic light in its monochromatic
components with the help of a prism with low reciprocal dispersive power. The
prism and the other assemblies, which are needed to adjust the optical path,
should be manufactured in injection molding technique. This manufacturing
technique is a very simple and economical way to produce a mass production
applicable Demultiplexer for POF.Comment: 2006 International Students and Young Scientists Workshop "Photonics
and Microsystems
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