We describe the design for a heralded electron source made from a standard electron gun, a weak photonic coupler, an electron energy filter, and a single photon detector. We define a figure of merit for the heralding ...
We describe the design for a heralded electron source made from a standard electron gun, a weak photonic coupler, an electron energy filter, and a single photon detector. We define a figure of merit for the heralding efficiency which describes the sub-Poissonian statistics of the source and can be written in terms of the traditional Klyshko heralding efficiency. Using this figure of merit, we discuss the engineering requirements for efficient heralding. Finally, we discuss potential applications: dose reduction in quantitative bright field STEM and error reduction in electron lithography.
Unlike the flight control of UAVs, the motion control of the pigeon robot needs to consider biological perceptions and decisions. Since it was impossible to perceive the state of the pigeon in the wild environment in ...
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Unlike the flight control of UAVs, the motion control of the pigeon robot needs to consider biological perceptions and decisions. Since it was impossible to perceive the state of the pigeon in the wild environment in real-time, this paper proposed whether instinctive fear emotions can be used to intervene in the movement intention of the pigeon to achieve control of its flight direction by autonomous avoidance. In this paper, we demonstrated that the neural activity of the substantia grisea et fibrosa periventricularis (SGP) nucleus in the pigeon was related to their fearful emotions through tonic immobility (TI) experiments and looming visual stimulation experiments. To verify that the SGP nucleus can modify the motor intention of the pigeon, we conducted electrical stimulation experiments on the SGP nucleus. We found that all pigeons’ SGP nuclei showed avoidance behavior on the same side of the stimulated brain area after stimulation. Thus, using the avoidance behavior produced by micro-stimulation of the SGP nucleus, we achieved control of the flight direction of the free-flying pigeon robot outdoors. This kind of locomotion control utilizing fear emotion can exert the biological intelligence to make the most adaptive behavior and provide technical reference for the outdoor long-distance control of bird robots.
As Exascale computing becomes a reality, the energy needs of compute nodes in cloud data centers will continue to grow. A common approach to reducing this energy demand is to limit the power consumption of hardware co...
As Exascale computing becomes a reality, the energy needs of compute nodes in cloud data centers will continue to grow. A common approach to reducing this energy demand is to limit the power consumption of hardware components when workloads are experiencing bottlenecks elsewhere in the system. However, designing a resource controller capable of detecting and limiting power consumption on-the-fly is a complex issue and can also adversely impact application performance. In this paper, we explore the use of Reinforcement Learning (RL) to design a power capping policy on cloud compute nodes using observations on current power consumption and instantaneous application performance (heartbeats). By leveraging the Argo Node Resource Management (NRM) software stack in conjunction with the Intel Running Average Power Limit (RAPL) hardware control mechanism, we design an agent to control the maximum supplied power to processors without compromising on application performance. Employing a Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) agent to learn an optimal policy on a mathematical model of the compute nodes, we demonstrate and evaluate using the STREAM benchmark how a trained agent running on actual hardware can take actions by balancing power consumption and application performance.
In blockchain systems characterized by computation competition, allocating computation resources is of paramount significance for the economic benefits of nodes. Besides, uncer-tainties of computation resources also a...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350303582
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350303599
In blockchain systems characterized by computation competition, allocating computation resources is of paramount significance for the economic benefits of nodes. Besides, uncer-tainties of computation resources also affect the node's profits. In this paper, we address the computation resource allocation issue within a proof-of-work (PoW) blockchain system without exact information on the available resources, which impedes the direct investigation of the maximum mining profit. Correspondingly, we establish the chance-constrained threshold for maximum achievable profit through the blockchain in an uncertain environment and maximize this threshold under a given outage probability. Particularly, the uncertain computation resource is modeled only with its first and second statistics, which lack the exact distribution information. In this respect, we propose the distributionally robust approach to tackle the chance-constrained resource allocation strategy, which guarantees the intended profit threshold regardless of the actual distribution. We show that the considered problem admits a conditional value-at-risk (CVaR) approximation reformulation, which can be handled by alternately optimizing the resource allocation strategy and the profit threshold. Simulation results demonstrate that the proposed design is robust against the uncertainty distribution, and effectively guarantees the profits of miners.
Automatic monitoring of beach video streams is important for improving safety, environmental monitoring, research, and education related to beach activities. This paper introduces a novel approach for monitoring water...
Automatic monitoring of beach video streams is important for improving safety, environmental monitoring, research, and education related to beach activities. This paper introduces a novel approach for monitoring water bodies by analyzing beach video streams. In contrast to earlier works, in the proposed approach we analyze not only the behavior of water bodies, or of humans on beach videos, but also the interactions between them. By integrating human activity and water behavior analysis, the approach provides new insights that are unattainable by analyzing each separately. To accomplish this objective, deep neural networks are utilized to analyze video streams from existing beach webcams. The analysis includes the detection and tracking of people and waves, as well as higher level analysis. We use the task of characterizing surfing conditions as a case study and demonstrate our ability to estimate the values of key parameters that can help determine the quality of a surf spot at a given time.
This paper proposes a linear quadratic regulator (LQR)-based controller for a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) with a supercapacitor (SC) system to ensure a smooth transition of control mode when the SC is unavailable...
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ISBN:
(数字)9798350376067
ISBN:
(纸本)9798350376074
This paper proposes a linear quadratic regulator (LQR)-based controller for a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) with a supercapacitor (SC) system to ensure a smooth transition of control mode when the SC is unavailable (completely charged) during fault operations. The SC improves the low-voltage ride-through (LVRT) capability of the PV system by quickly balancing power between the PV system and the grid. When the SC reaches its full charge capacity, the DC-link voltage will be controlled by the inverter’s controller, and the PV system may need to curtail its power generation. During the transition, fluctuations in the DClink voltage can occur which can compromise the stability of the PV system, especially when the control mode switching happens during severe fault operations. The proposed LQR-based controller is validated on a hardware testbed platform to demonstrate its effectiveness in reducing DC-link overvoltage during the control mode transitions. As a result, the PV system can remain compliant with LVRT requirements while maintaining stability during fault operations.
The increasing usage of perovskite solar cells is being driven by their high efficiency and cost-effective manufacture. Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) and Polyethylene Naphthalate (PEN) are flexible, transparent, an...
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Orbital angular momentum(OAM)modes provide an additional orthogonal physical dimension,offering transformative potential for enhancing optical communication *** significant progress in mode multiplexing,the developmen...
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Orbital angular momentum(OAM)modes provide an additional orthogonal physical dimension,offering transformative potential for enhancing optical communication *** significant progress in mode multiplexing,the development of robust communication networks faces persistent challenges,particularly in effectively routing and controlling these multiplexed channels among network *** tackle these dilemmas,we propose a rotatable diffractive neural network(R-DNN)strategy and demonstrate its capability for port-controllable OAM mode *** leveraging the correlation between the orthogonal evolution of OAM modes in free space and phase modulations during propagation,the R-DNN precisely shapes the spatial evolution of mode fields through multiple rotatable phase layers,enabling efficient routing to specific output *** approach exploits the interaction of secondary wavelets with the relative states of the rotatable layers,allowing on-demand control of mode evolution paths and enhancing routing *** a proof of concept,we developed a tri-functional router that successfully directs three OAM modes to individually controllable output *** router achieves an average intermode crosstalk of less than−16.4 dB across three functional states,one-dimensional,two-dimensional,and cross-connected switching,while supporting the routing of 5.85 Tbit/s quadrature phase-shift keying *** results highlight the R-DNN’s effectiveness in achieving precise and controllable OAM mode manipulation,paving the way for advanced applications in mode-multiplexed communication networks and beyond.
In conventional lines, subconductors are located symmetrically on an identical circle in each phase. The number of subconductors in a bundle, the radius of the bundle circle, and the radius of each subconductor, are c...
In conventional lines, subconductors are located symmetrically on an identical circle in each phase. The number of subconductors in a bundle, the radius of the bundle circle, and the radius of each subconductor, are chosen so that the maximum electric field strength on the sub conductors, $E_{max}$ , is limited to the permissible field strength on the conductor surface, $E_{p r},\left(E_{max } \leq\right. E_{pr})$ , which is determined by the corona discharge limitation requirement. In this paper, we show that by shifting phase configurations and subconductors into unusual/unconventional arrangements that are geometrically optimized within the space, high power density designs can be achieved. A novel bundle and phase arrangement of a 500 kV transmission line is presented in this paper, resulting in higher natural power than conventional design.
In this talk, I will present recent advancements on understanding and controlling the radiative and non-radiative recombination rates in various 2D semiconductor systems. I will discuss the mechanisms by which non-rad...
In this talk, I will present recent advancements on understanding and controlling the radiative and non-radiative recombination rates in various 2D semiconductor systems. I will discuss the mechanisms by which non-radiative recombination can be fully suppressed in TMDC monolayers, resulting in near-unity photoluminescence quantum yield at room temperature despite the presence of large defect densities. I will discuss an AC carrier injection mechanism to enable bright light emitting devices using monolayers, overcoming the problem of Schottky contacts. Finally, I will discuss potential applications for black phosphorous (BP) thin films for midwave-IR photo detection and emission. Specifically, the BP based devices are shown to exhibit higher detectivity and luminescence efficiencies over state-of-the-art III-V and II-VI devices in mid-IR, owing to the lower Auger recombination rates and unusually low surface recombination velocity.
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