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Year 2024
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Numerical Method for Stability Testing of Fractional Exponential Delay Systems
PublicationA numerical method for stability testing of fractional exponential systems including delays is presented in this contribution. We propose the numerical test of stability for a very general class of systems with a transfer function, which includes polynomials and exponentials of fractional powers of the Laplace variable s combined with delay terms. Such a system is unstable if any root of its characteristic equation, which usually...
Year 2023
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Evaluation of structural and electrical properties of multicomponent spinel oxide thin films deposited via spray pyrolysis technique
PublicationThis work reports the preparation of (Mn,Co,Fe,Ni,Cr)3O4 high-entropy spinel oxide in the form of a ~ 500 nm thin film utilising a facile spray pyrolysis technique. The structural and electrical properties of the layers were characterised after exposure to temperatures in the range of 400–900 ◦C. The as-deposited layers were amorphous, and crystallised upon heat treatment at 500 ◦C. Microstructural analyses proved a homogeneous...
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Experimental review of the performances of protective coatings for interconnects in solid oxide fuel cells
PublicationFerritic stainless steel interconnects are used in solid oxide fuel cells; however, coatings are required to improve their performance. Although several types of coatings have been proposed, they have been scarcely investigated under similar conditions. This study compares the characteristics of uncoated Crofer 22 APU and eight different coatings on Crofer 22 APU for up to 3000 h at 800 ◦C. The coatings were deposited at various...
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Low-cost 3D Printed Circularly Polarized Lens Antenna for 5.9 GHz V2X Applications
PublicationThis paper presents design and realization of a circularly polarized antenna consisting of a linearly polarized patch antenna and a 3D printed lens, at the same time performing the functions of wave collimator and a polarizer. The antenna is dedicated for 802.11p systems, as a part of road infrastructure, with operation bandwidth 5.85 - 5.925 GHz. Its realised gain and axial ratio at center frequency 5.9 GHz are 14.3 dBi and 2.17...
Year 2022
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Design of Microstrip UWB Balun Using Quasi-TEM Approach Aided by the Artificial Neural Network
PublicationThe design procedure for UWB balun realized in the microstrip technology is proposed in the paper. The procedure applies Artificial Neural Network which corrects the dimensions of the approximate design found by appropriate scaling of the dimensions of the prototype. The scale coefficients for longitudinal and transverse dimensions of microstrip lines are determined from electromagnetic modeling based on transmission line equations....
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Electrolytic deposition of reactive element thin films on Crofer 22 APU and evaluation of the resulting high-temperature corrosion protection properties at 700 °C–900 °C
PublicationThis article presents electrolytic deposition of thin Rare Earth (RE) coatings on Crofer 22 APU stainless steel substrates for high temperature applications, such as interconnects in solid oxide cell stacks. The deposition of coatings based on yttrium-, gadolinium-, lanthanum-, and cerium nitrates is discussed. The high temperature corrosion properties of surface-modified steels were examined using thermogravimetry and electrical...
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Simple Millimeter Wave Identification System Based on 60 GHz Van Atta Arrays
PublicationThe paper presents a proof-of-concept of a millimeter-wave identification system based on Van Atta array tags in the 60 GHz band. For interrogation of the tags, a vector network analyzer and a measurement transceiver were employed in alternative test configurations. The design, fabrication and measurements of co- and cross-polarized Van Atta arrays are presented in the paper. They can be treated as simple chipless RFID tags with...
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Tuning Electrochemical Performance by Microstructural Optimization of the Nanocrystalline Functional Oxygen Electrode Layer for Solid Oxide Cells
PublicationFurther development of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) oxygen electrodes can be achieved through improvements in oxygen electrode design by microstructure miniaturisation alongside nanomaterials implementation. In this work, improved electrochemical performance of an La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3-d (LSCF) cathode was achieved by the controlled modification of the La0.6Sr0.4CoO3-d (LSC) nanocrystalline interlayer introduced between a porous...
Year 2021
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Improvement of Oxygen Electrode Performance of Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Cells by Spray Pyrolysis Deposited Active Layers
PublicationIntermediate temperature solid oxide fuel cells oxygen electrodes are modified by active interfacial layers. Spray pyrolysis is used to produce thin (≈500 nm) layers of mixed ionic and electronic conductors: Sm0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ (SSC), La0.6Sr0.4CoO3−δ (LSC), La0.6Sr0.4Co0.2Fe0.8O3−δ (LSCF), and Pr6O11 (PrOx) on the electrode–electrolyte interface. The influence of the annealing temperature on the electrode polarization (area specific...
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Manganese–Cobalt Based Spinel Coatings Processed by Electrophoretic Deposition Method: The Influence of Sintering on Degradation Issues of Solid Oxide Cell Oxygen Electrodes at 750 °C
PublicationThis paper seeks to examine how the Mn–Co spinel interconnect coating microstructure can influence Cr contamination in an oxygen electrode of intermediate temperature solid oxide cells, at an operating temperature of 750 °C. A Mn–Co spinel coating is processed on Crofer 22 APU substrates by electrophoretic deposition, and subsequently sintered, following both the one-step and two-step sintering, in order to obtain significantly...
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Podstawy pól i fal elektromagnetycznych
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono w sposób systematyczny podstawowe zagadnienia elektromagnetyzmu. Materiał zawarto w dwunastu rozdziałach, w których zagadnienia teoretyczne, o ile to było możliwe, ilustrowano przykładami przybliżającymi Czytelnikowi ich sens fizyczny. Początkowe rozdziały poświęcono narzędziom matematycznym stosowanym w analizie zagadnień polowych oraz przedstawieniu koncepcji pól: elektrycznego i magnetycznego. Następnie...
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The Effect of Cobalt Incorporation into Nickel–Iron Oxide/(oxy)hydroxide Catalyst on Electrocatalytic Performance Toward Oxygen Evolution Reaction
PublicationThis work presents a study on the influence of the addition of cobalt into state-of-the-art nickel–iron (NiFe) mixed oxides/hydroxides/(oxy)hydroxides on their structural and morphological properties, and oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalytic activity. A one-step electrodeposition process is performed without any additives to fabricate NiFe and x cobalt-doped nickel/iron (xCoNiFe) layer-double-hydroxide catalysts directly on...
Year 2020
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60 GHz Microstrip Van Atta Arrays for Millimeter Wave Identification and Localization
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Processing of Ce0.8Gd0.2O2-δ barrier layers for solid oxide cells: The effect of preparation method and thickness on the interdiffusion and electrochemical performance
PublicationCe0.8Gd0.2O1.9 (CGO) barrier layers are required to mitigate the chemical reactions between Sr-containing oxygen electrode materials and Zr-based oxygen ion conductors in high-temperature solid oxide cells. Barrier layers produced by different methods were studied in this work. As a reference, a cell with no barrier layer was measured. The application of the powder-processed barrier layers, considerably increases the performance....
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Simple 60 GHz Switched Beam Antenna for 5G Millimeter-Wave Applications
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Year 2019
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Characterization methods of nickel nano-particles obtained by the ex-solution process on the surface of Pr, Ni-doped SrTiO3 perovskite ceramics
PublicationIn this paper, a novel electrode material based on Pr, Ni co-doped strontium titanate ( Sr0.7Pr0.3)xTi1−yNiyO3 with constant amount of 30% praseodymium dopant, different amount of nickel (y = 0.06 and y = 0.10) and additional nonstoichiometry in Sr-site (x = 1; x = 0.9 and x = 0.8) was investigated as fuel electrode for SOEC devices. A porous ceramics were prepared by solid-state reaction method. X-ray diffraction measurements...
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Deposition and Electrical and Structural Properties of La0.6Sr0.4CoO3 Thin Films for Application in High-Temperature Electrochemical Cells
PublicationLow-temperature deposition of electroceramic thin films allows the construction of new devices and their integration with existing large-scale fabrication methods. Developing a suitable low-cost deposition method is important to further advance the development of microdevices. In this work, we deposited a 1-lm-thick La0.6Sr0.4CoO3d (LSC) perovskite with high electrical conductivity on sapphire substrates at 400C and analyzed its...
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Evaluation of Praseodymium and Gadolinium Doped Ceria as a Possible Barrier Layer Material for Solid Oxide Cells
PublicationIn this work, nanocrystalline layers based on the Pr, Gd co-doped CeO2 were investigated. For the preparation of thin layers, lowtemperature spray pyrolysis technique was used. Different stoichiometries of the layers were produced for comparison on polished sapphire substrates. The microstructure of the prepared thin layers was studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energydispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and X-ray diffractometry (XRD)....
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Fabrication and Structural Properties of LaNb 1‐x As x O 4 Ceramics
PublicationLanthanum niobate substituted with arsenic was synthesized by three methods: solid state reaction from binary oxides and two different methods combining co-precipitation and solidstate reaction. In the first of the combined methods LaNb1- xAsxO4 was synthesized from LaAsO4, obtained from coprecipitation method, and lanthanum and niobium oxides. In the second LaNbO4 was first synthesized from binary oxides and then mixed with LaAsO4...
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The Influence of Iron Doping on Performance of SrTi1-XFexO3-δ Perovskite Oxygen Electrode for SOFC
PublicationSolid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) are based on electrolytes and mixed ionic and electronic conductivity (MIEC) materials. The need to reduce costs causes an increase in interest of new compounds suitable for operating temperatures between 600 °C and 800 °C. The SrTi1-xFexO3 (STF) perovskite material is a perspective material that could be used for the oxygen electrodes. In this work STF materials with different content of iron (x =...
Year 2018
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Fabrication, structural and electrical properties of Sr(V,Nb)O 3-δ perovskite materials
PublicationThe SrV1-xNbxO3-δ materials with different niobium content in perovskite B-sublattice were prepared by a solid-state reaction process. The microstructure and phase compositions of obtained samples were analyzed by the X-ray diffraction technique (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The electrical conductivity of samples was measured by a DC 4-wire method in range of 100–600 °C in different gas conditions. The oxidation...
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Low temperature deposition of dense MnCo 2 O 4 protective coatings for steel interconnects of solid oxide cells
PublicationIn this work manganese cobalt spinel (MnCo2O4) coatings were deposited on steel substrates by spray pyrolysis at 390 °C. This is at much lower temperatures than previously reported (typically in excess of 900 °C). It was possible to produce coatings with well controlled thickness (2-5-10 μm). The as-deposited coatings were evaluated for their microstructural changes and electrical conductivity up to 800 °C. Results confirm the...
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Structural and electrical properties of Cr-doped SrTiO 3 porous materials
PublicationSeries of single-phase materials with assumed formula SrTi1−xCrxO3 (where x = 0, 1, 4, 6 mol.%) were obtained by sol-gel method. The structure and microstructure of materials were characterised by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy methods. Moreover, the study of electrical properties and evaluation of chemical stability in CO2/H2O atmosphere was performed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and thermogravimery...
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Structural and electrical transport properties of Pr-doped SrTi0.93Co0.07O3-δ a novel SOEC fuel electrode materials
PublicationSolid Oxide Electrolyzer Cells (SOECs) are very promising electrochemical devices for the production of syngas (H2/CO) by H2O and CO2 co-electrolysis. The structure, microstructure and electrical properties of the fuel electrode material play a crucial role in the performance of the whole cell and efficiency of electrocatalytic reduction of steam into hydrogen. In the present work, a novel Co and Pr co-doped SrTiO3-δ material attracted...
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Tailoring structural properties of lanthanum orthoniobates through an isovalent substitution on the Nb-site
PublicationTetragonal polymorph of lanthanum orthoniobate can be stabilized to room temperature by the substitution of Nb with an isovalent element. LaNb1-xAsxO4 (0 < x ≤ 0.3), where As is an element stabilizing tetragonal structure, were successfully synthesized with combined co-precipitation and solid-state reaction method. The phase transition temperature, above which the material has tetragonal structure, decreases linearly with increasing...
Year 2013
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An Analog Sub-Miliwatt CMOS Image Sensor With Pixel-Level Convolution Processing
PublicationA new approach to an analog ultra-low power medium-resolution vision chip design is presented. The prototype chip performs low-level image processing algorithms in real time. Only a photo-diode, MOS switches and two capacitors are used to create an analog processing element (APE) that is able to realize any convolution algorithm based on a full 3x3 kernel. The proof-of-concept circuit is implemented in 0.35 µm CMOS technology,...
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Analiza możliwości implementacji kompetencyjnego modelu kształtowania zespołów projektowych dla centrów kompetencyjnych
PublicationKolejny artykuł z serii poświęconej integracji środowiska akademickiego i biznesowego, poprzez uruchamianie uczelnianych centrów kompetencyjnych (zespołów ekspertowych powoływanych z pracowników przedsiębiorstw, uczelni oraz studentów)
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Budowa informatycznych centrów kompetencyjnych
PublicationArtykuł jest kontynuacją serii artykułów poświęconych integracji środowiska akademickiego i biznesowego na przykładzie uruchamiania uniwersyteckich centrów kompetencyjnych
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Conception of Interactive Information and Decision Support System for Urban and Industrial Air Quality Management: Extension
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Year 2012
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Conception of interactive information and decision support system for urban and industrial air management
PublicationThis article presents the conception of interactive system for air quality management.
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The concept of knowledge bases supporting the it systems integration model
PublicationThis paper presents main concepts regarding the design of a knowledge base in order to support IT systems integration. The main goal of the research is to develop a universal method of integration of various systems concerning any possible area of interest. The concept is based on creating a generic mechanism which would support the decision regarding the choice of the integration model. The most important tasks include: key factors...
Year 2011
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Conception of interactive information and decision support system - model and evaluation
PublicationThis article presents conception of interactive information and decision support system for urban and industrial air quality management. The emphasis of the project is on real-time analysis and multi-media information, and support of distributed and mobile clients through the Internet.
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Creating a modern educational system based on IT competence centers
PublicationThis article indicates the need to support University Competence Centers. These are specialized cen-ters which aim to support teaching and the development of the latest software technologies, educating students, PhD students and scientific workers and also raising the competitiveness of the university on the higher education market. The article presents the characteristics of: IBM Rational RequisitePro, IBM Rational Requirements...
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Integracja narzędzi CASE w oparciu o projekt uniwersyteckiego centrum kompetencyjnego
PublicationGłębokie zmiany, jakie zachodzą w informatyce, polegające na przejściu od fundamentalnych aplikacji i ich wsparcia infrastrukturą informatyczną do traktowania oprogramowania jako usługi SaaS (ang.Software-as-a-Service) oraz infrastruktury informatycznej jako usługi IaaS (ang. Infrastructure-as-a-Service), wymuszają gruntowne zmiany również w procesach kształcenia.
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Integracja narzędzi do zarządzania wymaganiami oraz zarządzania projektem na przykładzie IBM Rational Requirements Composer i Team Concert
PublicationInżynieria wymagań jest jednym z najistotniejszych elementów przedsięwzięcia informatycznego, w szczególności programistycznego.
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Interactive information and decision support system for urban and industrial air quality management based on multi-agent system
PublicationThis article presents conception of interactive information and decision support system for urban and industrial air quality management. The emphasis of the project is on real-time analysis and multi-media information, and the support of distributed and mobile clients through the Internet. The approach integrates meteorological data and forecasts, air quality and emission monitoring, dynamic 3D simulation modelling and forecasting,...
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Semantyczny portal wiedzy środowiskiem wsparcia procesów integracji uczelni i biznesu
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Year 2010
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Assessment of port facilities security in crisis management
PublicationZ punktu widzenia transportu międzynarodowego oraz przemysłowego charakteru systemu portowego, bezpieczeństwo obiektów portowych stanowi ważny element zarówno w zarządzaniu strategicznym portów morskich, jak również element ogólnej koncepcji zarządzania kryzysowego w ujęciu lokalnym, regionalnym, krajowym i międzynarodowym. W celu zapewnienia bezpieczeństwa portów morskich, muszą być prowadzone działania w celu przygotowania administracji...
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Implementacja procesów zarządzania zmianami w przedsiębiorstwie
PublicationImplementacja procesów zarządzania zmianami w przedsiębiorstwie. W artykule przedstawiono sposób implementacji procesów zarządzania zmianami w przedsiębiorstwie w oparciu o IBM Rational Team Concert. Celem artykułu jest wskazanie na przydatność wspierania procesów zarządzania zmianą przy pomocy IBM Rational Team Concert.
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Implementing Change Management Processes in an Enterprise
PublicationThis work demonstrates how to implement change management processes in a company, based on the suitability of IBM software.
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Jacobi and gauss-seidel preconditioned complex conjugate gradient method with GPU acceleration for finite element method
PublicationIn this paper two implementations of iterative solvers for solving complex symmetric and sparse systems resulting from finite element method applied to wave equation are discussed. The problem under investigation is a dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) discretized by FEM with vector elements of the second order (LT/QN). The solvers use the preconditioned conjugate gradient (pcg) method implemented on Graphics Processing Unit (GPU)...
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Ocena stanu ochrony portowej infrastruktury krytycznej w zarządzaniu kryzysowym
PublicationW świetle ustawy o zarządzaniu kryzysowym, zapewnienie szeroko pojętego bezpieczeństwa kompleksów portowo-przemysłowych staje się, w aspekcie występowania wielu różnorodnych zagrożeń, jednym z zadań strategicznych dla zarządów portów i kierownictw przedsiębiorstw zlokalizowanych w portach. Chodzi przede wszystkim o zapobieganie sytuacjom kryzysowym, ochronę infrastruktury krytycznej oraz koordynację zarządzania kryzysowego w portach,...
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Planning of the seaports critical infrastructure protection in the light of the ISPS Code requirements
PublicationPorty morskie mają bardzo istotny udział w międzynarodowych morsko-lądowych łańcuchach transportowych oraz duży wpływ na efektywność handlu zagranicznego. Ponieważ również silnie oddziałują na regionalną gospodarkę i społeczeństwo, mogą być miejscem szczególnie narażonym na różnego rodzaju zagrożenia ich bezpieczeństwa. Dlatego też powinny być szczególnie chronione jako obiekty infrastruktury krytycznej państwa. Ochrona portów...
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Zarządzanie kryzysowe w portach morskich
PublicationZapewnienie szeroko pojętego bezpieczeństwa kompleksów portowo-przemysłowych staje się, w aspekcie występowania wielu różnorodnych zagrożeń, jednym z zadań strategicznych dla zarządów portów i kierownictw przedsiębiorstw zlokalizowanych w portach. Działania na rzecz bezpieczeństwa portów, obejmują nie tylko przestrzenie portowe, ale mają także zasięg: lokalny, regionalny, krajowy i międzynarodowy. Powoduje to, że stanowią one ważny...
Year 2006
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Porous structure of natural and modified clinoptilolites
PublicationOpisano wyniki badań struktury porowatej naturalnych zeolitów. W badaniach wykorzystano technikę SEM oraz wyznaczono izotermy procesu adsorpcji-desorpcji azotu w temperaturze 77 st. K.
Year 2005
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Ammonium sorption from aqueous solutions by the natural zeolite Transcarpathian clinoptilolite studied under dynamics conditons
PublicationPrzeprowadzone badania z wykorzystaniem wodnych roztworów modelowych amoniaku mogą stanowić podstawę do następujących wniosków:- maksymalna pojemność sorpcyjna klinoptylolitu w stosunku do jonów NH4+ w warunkach dynamicznych jest zdecydowanie wyższa niż w warunkach statycznych,- proces usuwania jonów amonowych podlega intensyfikacji w przypadku zastosowania frakcji zeolitu o mniejszej średnicy ziaren,- istotną rolę w procesie sorpcji...
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Efficient finite difference analysis of microstructured optical fibers [on line]
PublicationW pracy przedstawiono nową technikę numerycznej analizy mikrostruktur światłowodowych. Technika ta polega na połączeniu metody różnic skończonych i dyskretnych rozwinięć funkcyjnych. Pozwala to na zmniejszenie rozmiaru macierzy powstających przy analizie problemu, a jednocześnie na bezpośrednią implementację radiacyjnych warunków brzegowych. Testy algorytmu przeprowadzono dla kilku wybranych struktur, uzyskując bardzo dobrą zgodność...
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Eigenvalue approach to synthesis of prototype filters with source/load coupling
PublicationArtykuł przedstawia nową, szybko zbieżną, technikę syntezy macierzy sprzężeń filtrów o charaktrystyce Czebyszewa. Synteza opiera się na zastosowaniu metody najmniejszych kwadratów w odniesieniu do wartości własnych macierzy sprzężeń oraz jej podmacierzy.
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Fast numerical analysis of dielectric resonators with perturbed rotational symmetry
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano metody szybkiej analizy rezonatorow o symetrii zblizonej do osiowej metodą różnic skończonych w dziedzinie częstotliwości. Dzięki użyciu techniki rozwinęć funkcyjnych w jednorodnych obszarach uzyskano redukcję rozmiaru i znaczne przyspieszenie zbieżności problemu własnego, reprezentującegowspomniane układy. Dzięki elastycznemu sposobowi łączenia dziedzin z i bez rozwinięć funkcyjnych możliwe było zaadaptowanie...
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High Q-factor Microwave Fabry-Perot Resonator With Distributed Bragg Reflectors
PublicationZrealizowany został rezonator Fabry-Perot pracujący na częstotliwości 39 GHz i wykorzystujący dwie pary ćwierćfalowych kwarcowych reflektorów Bragga. Dla fali o długości 98.26 mm otrzymano dobroć ok. 560,000, co oznacza 4.3-krotny wzrost w porównaniu z identycznym rezonatorem bez reflektorów Bragga. Analizę problemu wykonano przy pomocy metody różnic skończonych w dziedzinie częstotliwości (FDFD) i porównano z uproszczonym rozwiązaniem...