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Ultracompact plasmonic racetrack resonators in metal-insulator-metal waveguides
Among various plasmonic waveguides, the metal-insulator-metal (MIM) type is
the most promising for true subwavelength photonic integration. To date, many
photonic devices based on MIM waveguides have been investigated, including
resonators. However, most of the reported MIM ring resonators suffer from low
extinction ratios. In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of the
intrinsic reasons for the low performance of MIM ring resonators, and give the
analytical transmission relation for a universal all-pass ring resonator which
has coupling loss. Based on the analysis we propose the plasmonic racetrack
resonators in MIM waveguides and show that the performance can be greatly
improved.Comment: 17 pages, 4 figure
Emergence of Blind Areas in Information Spreading
Recently, contagion-based (disease, information, etc.) spreading on social
networks has been extensively studied. In this paper, other than traditional
full interaction, we propose a partial interaction based spreading model,
considering that the informed individuals would transmit information to only a
certain fraction of their neighbors due to the transmission ability in
real-world social networks. Simulation results on three representative networks
(BA, ER, WS) indicate that the spreading efficiency is highly correlated with
the network heterogeneity. In addition, a special phenomenon, namely
\emph{Information Blind Areas} where the network is separated by several
information-unreachable clusters, will emerge from the spreading process.
Furthermore, we also find that the size distribution of such information blind
areas obeys power-law-like distribution, which has very similar exponent with
that of site percolation. Detailed analyses show that the critical value is
decreasing along with the network heterogeneity for the spreading process,
which is complete the contrary to that of random selection. Moreover, the
critical value in the latter process is also larger that of the former for the
same network. Those findings might shed some lights in in-depth understanding
the effect of network properties on information spreading
Parameter-tuning Networks: Experiments and Active Walk Model
The tuning process of a large apparatus of many components could be
represented and quantified by constructing parameter-tuning networks. The
experimental tuning of the ion source of the neutral beam injector of HT-7
Tokamak is presented as an example. Stretched-exponential cumulative degree
distributions are found in the parameter-tuning networks. An active walk model
with eight walkers is constructed. Each active walker is a particle moving with
friction in an energy landscape; the landscape is modified by the collective
action of all the walkers. Numerical simulations show that the parameter-tuning
networks generated by the model also give stretched exponential functions, in
good agreement with experiments. Our methods provide a new way and a new
insight to understand the action of humans in the parameter-tuning of
experimental processes, is helpful for experimental research and other
optimization problems.Comment: 4 pages, 5 figure
Research on the Equilibrium Speed-Density Relationship Around Flyover Work Zone
Increasing traffic demand has already reached the capacity of existing traffic facilities in most cities. In order to alleviate the traffic pressure and expand the capacity of the road network, constructing flyovers has become an effective way in most cities in China. During the period of the flyover construction, work zones occupy road space, impact traffic flow characteristics and driver behaviour; therefore, this causes a significant reduction of the capacity. Researching of the traffic flow characteristics during the period of flyover construction can improve traffic organization and traffic safety around work zones. This study analyses the traffic flow characteristics around the flyover work zone based on the site data collected in Hohhot City, China. This study shows that the traditional Logistic model for the equilibrium speed-density relationship is not applied to the traffic flow around the flyover work zone. Based on an in-depth analysis of the traffic flow characteristics and specific driver behaviours, this paper proposes an improved Logistic model to depict the equilibrium speed-density relationship around the flyover work zone. To analyse the mathematical characteristics of the speed-density relationship, this paper proposes a method to insert virtual data points into the initial data, which can make the fit curve be continuous.</p
Research on the Equilibrium Speed-Density Relationship Around Flyover Work Zone
Increasing traffic demand has already reached the capacity of existing traffic facilities in most cities. In order to alleviate the traffic pressure and expand the capacity of the road network, constructing flyovers has become an effective way in most cities in China. During the period of the flyover construction, work zones occupy road space, impact traffic flow characteristics and driver behaviour; therefore, this causes a significant reduction of the capacity. Researching of the traffic flow characteristics during the period of flyover construction can improve traffic organization and traffic safety around work zones. This study analyses the traffic flow characteristics around the flyover work zone based on the site data collected in Hohhot City, China. This study shows that the traditional Logistic model for the equilibrium speed-density relationship is not applied to the traffic flow around the flyover work zone. Based on an in-depth analysis of the traffic flow characteristics and specific driver behaviours, this paper proposes an improved Logistic model to depict the equilibrium speed-density relationship around the flyover work zone. To analyse the mathematical characteristics of the speed-density relationship, this paper proposes a method to insert virtual data points into the initial data, which can make the fit curve be continuous.</p
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