Strip Wireless Sensor Networks(SWSNs)have drawn much attention in many applications such as monitoring rivers,highways and coal mines.Packet delivery in SWSN usually requires a large number of multi-hop transmissions ...Strip Wireless Sensor Networks(SWSNs)have drawn much attention in many applications such as monitoring rivers,highways and coal mines.Packet delivery in SWSN usually requires a large number of multi-hop transmissions which leads to long transmission latency in low-duty-cycle SWSNs.Several pipeline scheduling schemes have been proposed to reduce latency.However,when communication links are unreliable,pipeline scheduling is prone to failure.In this paper,we propose a pipeline scheduling transmission protocol based on constructive interference.The protocol first divides the whole network into multiple partitions and uses a pipelined mechanism to allocate active time slots for each partition.The nodes in the same partition wake up at the same time for concurrent transmission.Multiple identical signals interfere constructively at the receiver node,which enhances received signal strength and improves link quality.Simulations show that the proposed scheme can significantly reduce the transmission latency while maintaining low energy consumption compared with other schemes.展开更多
We demonstrate efficient four-wave mixing with an intensity conversion efficiency of nearly 100% in theory without considering the Doppler-broadening effect in a four-level double-A system of hot 87Rb gas. The corresp...We demonstrate efficient four-wave mixing with an intensity conversion efficiency of nearly 100% in theory without considering the Doppler-broadening effect in a four-level double-A system of hot 87Rb gas. The corresponding experimental value of about 73% was reported in our earlier work under the same conditions. This dramatic efficiency is critically dependent on the constructive interference between two four-wave mixing processes relevant to the internally generated four-wave mixing signal.展开更多
Compared to high-resolution digital-toanalog converters(DACs), deploying 1-bit DACs requires much less hardware complexity for a massive multi-user multiple-input multiple-output(MUMIMO) system. However, the feasible ...Compared to high-resolution digital-toanalog converters(DACs), deploying 1-bit DACs requires much less hardware complexity for a massive multi-user multiple-input multiple-output(MUMIMO) system. However, the feasible domain of a1-bit transmitting signal is non-continuous, and thus it is more challenging to exploit multi-user interference(MUI) by precoding. In this paper, to improve symbol decision accuracy, we investigate MUI exploitation 1-bit precoding methods for massive MU-MIMO systems under QAM modulations. Because MUIs may be constructive or destructive, we define a modified mean square error(MSE) metric for QAM constellations to jointly evaluate the effect of both MUIs and noise. Then, we model the 1-bit precoding optimization problems to minimize the sum modified MSE or the maximum modified MSE, where both the transmitting vector and receiving processing factor are optimization variables. Based on whether the receiving processing factor remains constant during the whole transmission block, two scenarios are taken into consideration. Referring to existing interference exploitation 1-bit precoding methods, we design efficient algorithms to solve the two modified MSE based problems.Compared to existing 1-bit precoding methods, our proposed methods provide better bit error rate performance, especially in more practical scenario Ⅱ(constant receiving processing factor in one block).展开更多
We present a two-photon interference experiment in a modified Mach-Zehnder （MZ） interferometer in which two Hong-Ou-Mandel effects occur in tandem and construct superposed two-photon states. The signal photons pass ...We present a two-photon interference experiment in a modified Mach-Zehnder （MZ） interferometer in which two Hong-Ou-Mandel effects occur in tandem and construct superposed two-photon states. The signal photons pass both the arms of the MZ interferometer while the idler photons pass one arm only. Interestingly, the probability of the idler photons emerging from any output port still shows a sine oscillation with the two-photon phase difference and it can be characterized only by the indistinguishability of the two-photon amplitudes. We also observe a two-photon interference pattern with a period being equal to the wavelength of the parametric photons instead of the two-photon photonie de Broglie wavelength due to the presence of two-photon phase difference, in particular, with complementary probabilities of finding the two-photon pairs in two output ports. The abundant observations can facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the two-photon interference.展开更多
Existing Generalized Receive Spatial Modulation(GRSM)with Symbol-Level Precoding(SLP)forces the received signals(excluding noise)at unintended antennas to be zero,which restricts the generation of strong constructive ...Existing Generalized Receive Spatial Modulation(GRSM)with Symbol-Level Precoding(SLP)forces the received signals(excluding noise)at unintended antennas to be zero,which restricts the generation of strong constructive interference to intended receive antennas and thus limits the performance improvement over conventional GRSM with Zero-Forcing(ZF)precoding.In this paper,we propose a novel GRSM-SLP scheme that relaxes the zero receive power constraint and achieves superior performance by integrating Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces(IRSs).Specifically,our advanced GRSM-RSLP jointly exploits SLP at the transmitter and passive beamforming at the IRS to maximize the power difference between intended and unintended receive antennas,where the received signals at unintended antennas are relaxed to lie in a sphere centered at origin with a preset radius that depends on the Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)value.The precoding matrix and passive beamforming vectors are optimized alternately by considering both phase shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation signaling.It is worth emphasizing that GRSM-RSLP is a universal solution,also applicable to systems without IRS,although it performs better in IRS-assisted systems.We finally conduct extensive simulations to prove the superiority of GRSM-RSLP over GRSM-ZF and GRSM-SLP.Simulation results show that the performance of GRSM-RSLP is significantly influenced by the number of unintended antennas,and the larger the number,the better its performance.In the best-case scenario,GRSM-RSLP can achieve SNR gains of up to 10.5 dB and 12.5 dB over GRSM-SLP and GRSM-ZF,respectively.展开更多
Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is an uncommon diagnosis with an incidence of nearly 1 to 2 cases per million hallmarked by the presence of painful ophthalmoplegia (PO) due to a granulomatous inflammation (GI). Diagnostica...Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is an uncommon diagnosis with an incidence of nearly 1 to 2 cases per million hallmarked by the presence of painful ophthalmoplegia (PO) due to a granulomatous inflammation (GI). Diagnostically, the major THS challenges encountered are owing to the exclusion of other GI presenting conditions necessitating multi-specialization consultations. This article presents uniquely advances in diagnosis and challenges encountered attempting to exclude THS mimics, details on physical examination and laboratory investigations have been incorporated. Tolosa Hunt MRI protocol (contrast-enhanced MRI), restricted diffusion and CISS MRI have lately proved to be precise investigations for THS diagnosis and follow up, on the contrary, number of false-negative/positive MRI diagnoses appears to be rising, hence proposed that MRI or biopsy shouldn’t be mandatory criteria for diagnosis as opposed to IHS 2018 guidelines. Despite corticosteroids being the cornerstone therapy for THS, there are controversies concerning the better administration route, optimal dosage, and therapy longevity, through case reports, high dose IV mPSL of 500 mg BID for 3 days, followed with maintenance dose of prednisone 60 mg resulted in the earliest recovery, hereafter standardized guidelines are required. Alternatively, infliximab (300 mg infusion), azathioprine, methotrexate, and acupuncture can be used, farther studies are required to appraise the effectiveness and their safety. On the other side, microsurgery can be utilized for GI evacuation however associated risks of permanent CN VI palsy have been stated, nonetheless, GKRS can be employed when contraindication or corticosteroid intolerability exists though the hazard of late malignancy is a drawback.展开更多
基金This work is supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61672282)the Basic Research Program of Jiangsu Province(Grant No.BK20161491).
文摘Strip Wireless Sensor Networks(SWSNs)have drawn much attention in many applications such as monitoring rivers,highways and coal mines.Packet delivery in SWSN usually requires a large number of multi-hop transmissions which leads to long transmission latency in low-duty-cycle SWSNs.Several pipeline scheduling schemes have been proposed to reduce latency.However,when communication links are unreliable,pipeline scheduling is prone to failure.In this paper,we propose a pipeline scheduling transmission protocol based on constructive interference.The protocol first divides the whole network into multiple partitions and uses a pipelined mechanism to allocate active time slots for each partition.The nodes in the same partition wake up at the same time for concurrent transmission.Multiple identical signals interfere constructively at the receiver node,which enhances received signal strength and improves link quality.Simulations show that the proposed scheme can significantly reduce the transmission latency while maintaining low energy consumption compared with other schemes.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 10904047 and 11104111)the National Basic Research Program of China (Grant No. 2011CB921603)the Basic Research Foundation of Jilin University,China
文摘We demonstrate efficient four-wave mixing with an intensity conversion efficiency of nearly 100% in theory without considering the Doppler-broadening effect in a four-level double-A system of hot 87Rb gas. The corresponding experimental value of about 73% was reported in our earlier work under the same conditions. This dramatic efficiency is critically dependent on the constructive interference between two four-wave mixing processes relevant to the internally generated four-wave mixing signal.
文摘Compared to high-resolution digital-toanalog converters(DACs), deploying 1-bit DACs requires much less hardware complexity for a massive multi-user multiple-input multiple-output(MUMIMO) system. However, the feasible domain of a1-bit transmitting signal is non-continuous, and thus it is more challenging to exploit multi-user interference(MUI) by precoding. In this paper, to improve symbol decision accuracy, we investigate MUI exploitation 1-bit precoding methods for massive MU-MIMO systems under QAM modulations. Because MUIs may be constructive or destructive, we define a modified mean square error(MSE) metric for QAM constellations to jointly evaluate the effect of both MUIs and noise. Then, we model the 1-bit precoding optimization problems to minimize the sum modified MSE or the maximum modified MSE, where both the transmitting vector and receiving processing factor are optimization variables. Based on whether the receiving processing factor remains constant during the whole transmission block, two scenarios are taken into consideration. Referring to existing interference exploitation 1-bit precoding methods, we design efficient algorithms to solve the two modified MSE based problems.Compared to existing 1-bit precoding methods, our proposed methods provide better bit error rate performance, especially in more practical scenario Ⅱ(constant receiving processing factor in one block).
基金Supported by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant Nos 2017YFA0303800 and 2017YFA0303700the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos 11534006,11774183 and 11674184+1 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin under Grant No 16JCZDJC31300the Collaborative Innovation Center of Extreme Optics
文摘We present a two-photon interference experiment in a modified Mach-Zehnder （MZ） interferometer in which two Hong-Ou-Mandel effects occur in tandem and construct superposed two-photon states. The signal photons pass both the arms of the MZ interferometer while the idler photons pass one arm only. Interestingly, the probability of the idler photons emerging from any output port still shows a sine oscillation with the two-photon phase difference and it can be characterized only by the indistinguishability of the two-photon amplitudes. We also observe a two-photon interference pattern with a period being equal to the wavelength of the parametric photons instead of the two-photon photonie de Broglie wavelength due to the presence of two-photon phase difference, in particular, with complementary probabilities of finding the two-photon pairs in two output ports. The abundant observations can facilitate a more comprehensive understanding of the two-photon interference.
基金supported in part by the National Key R&D Program of China under Grant 2023YFB2904500in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant 62471183in part by the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities under Grant 2024ZYGXZR076.
文摘Existing Generalized Receive Spatial Modulation(GRSM)with Symbol-Level Precoding(SLP)forces the received signals(excluding noise)at unintended antennas to be zero,which restricts the generation of strong constructive interference to intended receive antennas and thus limits the performance improvement over conventional GRSM with Zero-Forcing(ZF)precoding.In this paper,we propose a novel GRSM-SLP scheme that relaxes the zero receive power constraint and achieves superior performance by integrating Intelligent Reflecting Surfaces(IRSs).Specifically,our advanced GRSM-RSLP jointly exploits SLP at the transmitter and passive beamforming at the IRS to maximize the power difference between intended and unintended receive antennas,where the received signals at unintended antennas are relaxed to lie in a sphere centered at origin with a preset radius that depends on the Signal-to-Noise Ratio(SNR)value.The precoding matrix and passive beamforming vectors are optimized alternately by considering both phase shift keying and quadrature amplitude modulation signaling.It is worth emphasizing that GRSM-RSLP is a universal solution,also applicable to systems without IRS,although it performs better in IRS-assisted systems.We finally conduct extensive simulations to prove the superiority of GRSM-RSLP over GRSM-ZF and GRSM-SLP.Simulation results show that the performance of GRSM-RSLP is significantly influenced by the number of unintended antennas,and the larger the number,the better its performance.In the best-case scenario,GRSM-RSLP can achieve SNR gains of up to 10.5 dB and 12.5 dB over GRSM-SLP and GRSM-ZF,respectively.
文摘Tolosa-Hunt syndrome (THS) is an uncommon diagnosis with an incidence of nearly 1 to 2 cases per million hallmarked by the presence of painful ophthalmoplegia (PO) due to a granulomatous inflammation (GI). Diagnostically, the major THS challenges encountered are owing to the exclusion of other GI presenting conditions necessitating multi-specialization consultations. This article presents uniquely advances in diagnosis and challenges encountered attempting to exclude THS mimics, details on physical examination and laboratory investigations have been incorporated. Tolosa Hunt MRI protocol (contrast-enhanced MRI), restricted diffusion and CISS MRI have lately proved to be precise investigations for THS diagnosis and follow up, on the contrary, number of false-negative/positive MRI diagnoses appears to be rising, hence proposed that MRI or biopsy shouldn’t be mandatory criteria for diagnosis as opposed to IHS 2018 guidelines. Despite corticosteroids being the cornerstone therapy for THS, there are controversies concerning the better administration route, optimal dosage, and therapy longevity, through case reports, high dose IV mPSL of 500 mg BID for 3 days, followed with maintenance dose of prednisone 60 mg resulted in the earliest recovery, hereafter standardized guidelines are required. Alternatively, infliximab (300 mg infusion), azathioprine, methotrexate, and acupuncture can be used, farther studies are required to appraise the effectiveness and their safety. On the other side, microsurgery can be utilized for GI evacuation however associated risks of permanent CN VI palsy have been stated, nonetheless, GKRS can be employed when contraindication or corticosteroid intolerability exists though the hazard of late malignancy is a drawback.
