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  • Full-Dimensional Spatial Light Meta-modulators

    分类: 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: The full-dimensional spatial light meta-modulator requires simultaneous, arbitrary and independent manipulation of spatial phase, amplitude, and polarization. It is an essential step towards harnessing complete dimensional resources of light. However, full-dimensional meta-modulation can be challenging due to the need of multiple independent control factors. To address this challenge, here we propose parallel-tasking geometric phase metasurfaces. Indeed, the broadband geometric phase of meta-atoms is divided into several sub-phases, each of which serves as an independent control factor to manipulate light phase, amplitude, and polarization through geometric phase, interference, and orthogonal polarization beam superposition, respectively. Therefore, the macroscopic group of meta-atoms leads to the metasurfaces that can achieve the broadband full-dimensional spatial light meta-modulation. Finally, we fabricate and experimentally demonstrate the meta-modulator that generates special structured light beams with original or modified diffractions, as the signature of spatial phase, amplitude and polarization modulation. This approach paves the way to future wide applications of light manipulation enabled by the full-dimensional spatial light meta-modulators.

  • Efficient numerical evaluation of Feynman integrals

    分类: 物理学 >> 核物理学 提交时间: 2016-09-14

    摘要: Feynman loop integrals are a key ingredient for the calculation of higher order radiation effects, and are responsible for reliable and accurate theoretical prediction. We improve the efficiency of numerical integration in sector decomposition by implementing a quasi-Monte Carlo method associated with the CUDA/GPU technique. For demonstration we present the results of several Feynman integrals up to two loops in both Euclidean and physical kinematic regions in comparison with those obtained from FIESTA3. It is shown that both planar and non-planar two-loop master integrals in the physical kinematic region can be evaluated in less than half a minute with O(10−3)accuracy, which makes the direct numerical approach viable for precise investigation of higher order effects in multi-loop processes, e.g. the next-to-leading order QCD effect in Higgs pair production via gluon fusion with a finite top quark mass.

  • ECoPANN: A Framework for Estimating Cosmological Parameters using Artificial Neural Networks

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: In this work, we present a new method to estimate cosmological parameters accurately based on the artificial neural network (ANN), and a code called ECoPANN (Estimating Cosmological Parameters with ANN) is developed to achieve parameter inference. We test the ANN method by estimating the basic parameters of the concordance cosmological model using the simulated temperature power spectrum of the cosmic microwave background (CMB). The results show that the ANN performs excellently on best-fit values and errors of parameters, as well as correlations between parameters when compared with that of the Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) method. Besides, for a well-trained ANN model, it is capable of estimating parameters for multiple experiments that have different precisions, which can greatly reduce the consumption of time and computing resources for parameter inference. Furthermore, we extend the ANN to a multibranch network to achieve a joint constraint on parameters. We test the multibranch network using the simulated temperature and polarization power spectra of the CMB, Type Ia supernovae, and baryon acoustic oscillations, and almost obtain the same results as the MCMC method. Therefore, we propose that the ANN can provide an alternative way to accurately and quickly estimate cosmological parameters, and ECoPANN can be applied to the research of cosmology and even other broader scientific fields.

  • Design of a Broadband Single-Layer Linearly Polarized Reflectarray Using Four-Arm Spiral Elements

    分类: 地球科学 >> 空间物理学 提交时间: 2017-03-10

    摘要: A single-layer broadband reflectarray antenna with four-arm spiral elements is presented. Large range reflection phase has been obtained by varying the length of the arms. The effects of different incident angles on the four-arm element are studied first. Then, a 441-element offset-fed linearly polarized reflectarray is fabricated and measured. The measured results agree well with the simulated results. Measured results show the gain level of 28.35 dB with 1-dB gain bandwidth of 28.7% (12.41-16.31 GHz) and aperture efficiency of 60.2% at center frequency of 13.58 GHz.

  • The AIMS Site Survey

    分类: 物理学 >> 地球物理学、天文学和天体物理学 提交时间: 2023-12-15 合作期刊: 《Research in Astronomy and Astrophysics》

    摘要: This paper reports site survey results for the Infrared System for the Accurate Measurement of Solar Magnetic Field, especially in Saishiteng Mountain, Qinghai, China. Since 2017, we have installed a weather station, spectrometers for precipitable water vapor, and Solar Differential Image Motion Monitor, and have carried out observations on weather elements, precipitable water vapor, and daytime seeing conditions for more than one year in almost all candidates. At Mt. Saishiteng, the median value of daytime precipitable water vapor is 5.25 mm and its median value in winter season is 2.1 mm. The median value of the Fried parameter of daytime seeing observation at Saishiteng Mountain is 3.42 cm. Its solar direct radiation data show that solar average observable time is 446 minutes per day and premium time is 401 minutes per day in 2019 August.

  • Likelihood-free Inference with Mixture Density Network

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: In this work, we propose using the mixture density network (MDN) to estimate cosmological parameters. We test the MDN method by constraining parameters of the $\Lambda$CDM and $w$CDM models using Type Ia supernovae and the power spectra of the cosmic microwave background. We find that the MDN method can achieve the same level of accuracy as the Markov Chain Monte Carlo method, with a slight difference of $\mathcal{O}(10^{-2}\sigma)$. Furthermore, the MDN method can provide accurate parameter estimates with $\mathcal{O}(10^3)$ forward simulation samples, which are useful for complex and resource-consuming cosmological models. This method can process either one data set or multiple data sets to achieve joint constraints on parameters, extendable for any parameter estimation of complicated models in a wider scientific field. Thus, the MDN provides an alternative way for likelihood-free inference of parameters.

  • Reconfigurable integrated full-dimensional optical lattice generator

    分类: 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: Optical lattices with periodic potentials have attracted great attention in modern optics and photonics, enabling extensive applications in atomic manipulation, optical trapping, optical communications, imaging, sensing, etc. In the last decade, the generation of optical lattices has been widely investigated by various approaches such as multi-plane-wave interferometer, beam superposition, spatial light modulators, nanophotonic circuits, etc. However, all of the previous state-of-the-art works are restricted to only one or two dimensions of the light field, which cannot fulfill the increasing demand on complex light manipulation. Full-dimensional and dynamic control of the light field, including spatial amplitude, phase and polarization, is quite challenging and indispensable for the generation of sophisticated optical lattices. Here, we propose and demonstrate a reconfigurable integrated full-dimensional optical lattice generator, i.e. a photonic emitting array (PEA) enabling reconfigurable and full-dimensional manipulation of optical lattices, in which 4x4 photonic emitting units (PEUs) with 64 thermo-optic microheaters are densely integrated on a silicon chip. By engineering each PEU precisely with independent and complete control of optical properties of amplitude, phase and polarization, various optical vortex lattices, cylindrical vector beam lattices, and vector vortex beam lattices can be generated and reconfigured in the far field. The demonstrated integrated optical lattice generator paves the way for the miniaturization, full-dimensional control and enhanced flexibility of complex light manipulation.

  • Simultaneous fusion, imaging and encryption of multiple objects using a single-pixel detector

    分类: 物理学 >> 电磁学、光学、声学、传热、经典力学和流体动力学 提交时间: 2017-07-13

    摘要: A novel technique for the simultaneous fusion, imaging and encryption of multiple objects using a single-pixel detector is proposed. Here, encoded multiplexing speckles are employed to illuminate multiple objects simultaneously. The mixed light reflected from the objects is detected by a single-pixel detector. An iterative reconstruction method is used to restore the fused image by summing the multiplexed speckles and detected intensities. Next, clear images of the objects are recovered by decoding the fused image. We experimentally obtain fused and multiple clear images by utilizing a single-pixel detector to collect the direct and indirect reflected light. Technically, by utilizing the speckles with per-pixel exposure control, multiple objects’ information is multiplexed into the detected intensities and then demultiplexed computationally under the single-pixel imaging and compressed sensing schemes. An encryption experiment is performed by setting the multiplexed speckles’ encoding as keys. We find that the encryption performance in a scattering medium is better than that in a clear medium.

  • Recovering CMB Polarization Signals with Machine Learning

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: Primordial B-mode detection is one of the main goals of the current and future CMB experiments. However, the weak B-mode signal is overshadowed by several Galactic polarized emissions, such as the thermal dust emission and the synchrotron radiation. Subtracting the foreground components from CMB observations is one of the key challenges in the search for primordial B-mode signal. Here, we construct a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model, called CMBFSCNN (Cosmic Microwave Background Foreground Subtraction with CNN), which can cleanly remove various foreground components from the simulated CMB observational maps with the sensitivity of the CMB-S4 experiment. The noisy CMB Q (or U) maps are recovered with a mean absolute difference of $0.018 \pm 0.023\ \mu$K (or $0.021 \pm 0.028\ \mu$K). To remove residual instrumental noise in the foreground-cleaned map, inspired by the Needlet Internal Linear Combination method, we divide the whole data into two ``half-split maps'' which share the same sky signal but with uncorrelated noise, and perform the cross-correlation technique to reduce the instrumental noise effect at the power spectrum level. We find that the CMB EE and BB power spectra can be precisely recovered with significantly reduced noise effects. Finally, we apply this pipeline on the current Planck observations. As expected, various foregrounds have been cleanly removed on the Planck observational maps and the recovered EE and BB power spectra are in good agreement with the Planck official results.

  • Recovering CMB Polarization Signals with Machine Learning

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: Primordial B-mode detection is one of the main goals of the current and future CMB experiments. However, the weak B-mode signal is overshadowed by several Galactic polarized emissions, such as the thermal dust emission and the synchrotron radiation. Subtracting the foreground components from CMB observations is one of the key challenges in the search for primordial B-mode signal. Here, we construct a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) model, called CMBFSCNN (Cosmic Microwave Background Foreground Subtraction with CNN), which can cleanly remove various foreground components from the simulated CMB observational maps with the sensitivity of the CMB-S4 experiment. The noisy CMB Q (or U) maps are recovered with a mean absolute difference of $0.018 \pm 0.023\ \mu$K (or $0.021 \pm 0.028\ \mu$K). To remove residual instrumental noise in the foreground-cleaned map, inspired by the Needlet Internal Linear Combination method, we divide the whole data into two ``half-split maps'' which share the same sky signal but with uncorrelated noise, and perform the cross-correlation technique to reduce the instrumental noise effect at the power spectrum level. We find that the CMB EE and BB power spectra can be precisely recovered with significantly reduced noise effects. Finally, we apply this pipeline on the current Planck observations. As expected, various foregrounds have been cleanly removed on the Planck observational maps and the recovered EE and BB power spectra are in good agreement with the Planck official results.

  • Reconstructing Functions and Estimating Parameters with Artificial Neural Networks: A Test with the Hubble Parameter and SNe Ia

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: In this work, we propose a new nonparametric approach for reconstructing a function from observational data using an Artificial Neural Network (ANN), which has no assumptions about the data and is a completely data-driven approach. We test the ANN method by reconstructing functions of the Hubble parameter measurements $H(z)$ and the distance-redshift relation $D_L(z)$ of Type Ia supernovae. We find that both $H(z)$ and $D_L(z)$ can be reconstructed with high accuracy. Furthermore, we estimate cosmological parameters using the reconstructed functions of $H(z)$ and $D_L(z)$ and find the results are consistent with those obtained using the observational data directly. Therefore, we propose that the function reconstructed by ANN can represent the actual distribution of observational data and can be used for parameter estimation in further cosmological research. In addition, we present a new strategy for training and evaluating the neural network, and a code for reconstructing functions using ANN has been developed and is available for download.

  • Initial energy deposition and initiation mechanism of nanosecond laser damage caused by KDP surface micro-defects

    分类: 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: To enable an exploration of the initiation mechanism of nanosecond laser damage on a potassium dihydrogen phosphate (KDP) surface, a defect-assisted energy deposition model is developed that involves light intensity enhancement and a sub-band gap energy level structure. The simulations provide an explanation on why the laser-induced damage threshold (LIDT) of the KDP crystal is two orders of magnitude lower than the theoretical value. The model is verified by use of the transient images that appear during the laser damage. In addition, the dimensions of the "dangerous" surface defects that are the most sensitive to the laser damage are proposed. This work enables clarification on the initial energy deposition (IED) and initiation mechanism of the nanosecond laser damage caused by the KDP surface defects on micro-nano scale. It is helpful in understanding the laser-matter interactions and to improve the processing technique for high quality optical components.

  • Targeting insect mitochondrial complex I for plant protection

    分类: 生物学 >> 植物学 >> 植物细胞学与植物遗传学、植物形态学 提交时间: 2016-05-03

    摘要: Plant engineered to express double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) can target the herbivorous insect gene for silencing. Although mounting evidence has emerged to support feasibility of this new pest control technology, field application is slow largely due to lack of potent targets. Here, we show that suppression of the gene encoding NDUFV2, a subunit of mitochondrial complex I that catalyses NADH dehydrogenation in respiratory chain, was highly lethal to insects. Feeding cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) larvae with transgenic cotton tissues expressing NDUFV2 dsRNA led to mortality up to 80% within 5 days, and almost no larvae survived after 7 days of feeding, due to the altered mitochondrial structure and activity. Tran dopa decarboxylase genes. Reciprocal assays with Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis), another lepidopteran species, revealed the sequence-specific effect of NDUFV2 suppression. Furthermore, the hemipteran lugus Apolygus lucorum was also liable to NDUFV2 repression. These data demonstrate that the mitochondrial complex I is a promising target with both sequence specificity and wide applicability for the development of new-generation insect-proof crops.

  • Simultaneously sorting vector vortex beams of 120 modes

    分类: 光学 >> 量子光学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: Polarization (P), angular index (l), and radius index (p) are three independent degrees of freedom (DoFs) of vector vortex beams, which have been widely used in optical communications, quantum optics, information processing, etc. Although the sorting of one DoF can be achieved efficiently, it is still a great challenge to sort all these DoFs simultaneously in a compact and efficient way. Here, we propose a beam sorter to deal with all these three DoFs simultaneously by using a diffractive deep neural network (D$^2$NN) and experimentally demonstrated the robust sorting of 120 Laguerre-Gaussian (LG) modes using a compact D$^2$NN formed by one spatial light modulator and one mirror only. The proposed beam sorter demonstrates the great potential of D$^2$NN in optical field manipulation and will benefit the diverse applications of vector vortex beams.

  • Recovering the CMB Signal with Machine Learning

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: The cosmic microwave background (CMB), carrying the inhomogeneous information of the very early universe, is of great significance for understanding the origin and evolution of our universe. However, observational CMB maps contain serious foreground contaminations from several sources, such as galactic synchrotron and thermal dust emissions. Here, we build a deep convolutional neural network (CNN) to recover the tiny CMB signal from various huge foreground contaminations. Focusing on the CMB temperature fluctuations, we find that the CNN model can successfully recover the CMB temperature maps with high accuracy, and that the deviation of the recovered power spectrum $C_\ell$ is smaller than the cosmic variance at $\ell>10$. We then apply this method to the current Planck observation, and find that the recovered CMB is quite consistent with that disclosed by the Planck collaboration, which indicates that the CNN method can provide a promising approach to the component separation of CMB observations. Furthermore, we test the CNN method with simulated CMB polarization maps based on the CMB-S4 experiment. The result shows that both the EE and BB power spectra can be recovered with high accuracy. Therefore, this method will be helpful for the detection of primordial gravitational waves in current and future CMB experiments. The CNN is designed to analyze two-dimensional images, thus this method is not only able to process full-sky maps, but also partial-sky maps. Therefore, it can also be used for other similar experiments, such as radio surveys like the Square Kilometer Array.

  • RACS2: A Framework of Remote Autonomous Control System for Telescope Observation and its application

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: As the demand of astronomical observation rising, the telescope systems are becoming more and more complex. Thus, the observatory control software needs to be more intelligent, they have to control each instrument inside the observatory, finish the observation tasks autonomously, and report the information to users if needed. We developed a distributed autonomous observatory control framework named Remote Autonomous Control System 2nd, RACS2 to meet these requirements. The RACS2 framework uses decentralized distributed architecture, instrument control software and system service such as observation control service are implemented as different components. The communication between components is implemented based on a high-performance serialization library and a light-weighted messaging library.The interfaces towards python and Experimental Physics and Industrial Control System (EPICS) are implemented, so the RACS2 framework can communicate with EPICS based device control software and python-based software. Several system components including log, executor, scheduler and other modules are developed to help observation. Observation tasks can be programmed with python language, and the plans are scheduled by the scheduler component to achieve autonomous observation.A set of web service is implemented based on the FastAPI framework, with which user can control and manage the framework remotely.Based on the RACS2 framework, we have implemented the DATs telescope's observation system and the space object observation system.We performed remote autonomous observation and received many data with these systems.

  • ET White Paper: To Find the First Earth 2.0

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: We propose to develop a wide-field and ultra-high-precision photometric survey mission, temporarily named "Earth 2.0 (ET)". This mission is designed to measure, for the first time, the occurrence rate and the orbital distributions of Earth-sized planets. ET consists of seven 30cm telescopes, to be launched to the Earth-Sun's L2 point. Six of these are transit telescopes with a field of view of 500 square degrees. Staring in the direction that encompasses the original Kepler field for four continuous years, this monitoring will return tens of thousands of transiting planets, including the elusive Earth twins orbiting solar-type stars. The seventh telescope is a 30cm microlensing telescope that will monitor an area of 4 square degrees toward the galactic bulge. This, combined with simultaneous ground-based KMTNet observations, will measure masses for hundreds of long-period and free-floating planets. Together, the transit and the microlensing telescopes will revolutionize our understandings of terrestrial planets across a large swath of orbital distances and free space. In addition, the survey data will also facilitate studies in the fields of asteroseismology, Galactic archeology, time-domain sciences, and black holes in binaries.

  • Model Independent Approach of the JUNO $^8$B Solar Neutrino Program

    分类: 天文学 >> 天文学 提交时间: 2023-02-19

    摘要: The physics potential of detecting $^8$B solar neutrinos is exploited at the Jiangmen Underground Neutrino Observatory (JUNO), in a model independent manner by using three distinct channels of the charged-current (CC), neutral-current (NC) and elastic scattering (ES) interactions. Due to the largest-ever mass of $^{13}$C nuclei in the liquid-scintillator detectors and the potential low background level, $^8$B solar neutrinos would be observable in the CC and NC interactions on $^{13}$C for the first time. By virtue of optimized event selections and muon veto strategies, backgrounds from the accidental coincidence, muon-induced isotopes, and external backgrounds can be greatly suppressed. Excellent signal-to-background ratios can be achieved in the CC, NC and ES channels to guarantee the $^8$B solar neutrino observation. From the sensitivity studies performed in this work, we show that one can reach the precision levels of 5%, 8% and 20% for the $^8$B neutrino flux, $\sin^2\theta_{12}$, and $\Delta m^2_{21}$, respectively, using ten years of JUNO data. It would be unique and helpful to probe the details of both solar physics and neutrino physics. In addition, when combined with SNO, the world-best precision of 3% is expected for the $^8$B neutrino flux measurement.