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This thesis investigates the RF characteristics of Mica-Z wireless unattended sensor networks for military and commercial applications. Several experimental configurations were designed and experiments carried out to observe and analyze the behavior of the Mica-Z sensor network. The Mica-Z moteâ s propagation characteristics and network performance were measured under near free-space, indoor and outdoor environments to provide a comprehensive perspective of typical sensor network characteristics. Link-break and re-association distances with their corresponding RF power measurements were recorded to determine the Mica-Zâ s range characteristics under these different operating environments. Power loss exponents were also estimated to provide Mica-Z users a faster and more convenient way to estimate operating ranges in the different environments. A graphical numeric electromagnetic code (GNEC) simulation was also used to investigate some of the possible improvements that could be made to the existing Mica-Z antenna design to enhance the performance of the sensor network. This thesis substantiates the difficulties of operating such sensor networks in the most hostile environments. Although the measurements and analyses demonstrated that controlled deployment was possible to some extent, the effectiveness of deployment remains challenging especially for random ad-hoc deployment.

Por conta da liberação de uma nova faixa de espectro as aplicações que utilizam transmissão em banda ultralarga se expandiram. Por conta disso, várias formas de transmissão pulsada ganharam destaque. Contudo, o projeto e estudo de antenas até então era majoritariamente feito em banda estreita e regime permanente senoidal. Além disso, para transmissão pulsada, a resposta impulsiva da antena passa a ser mais necessária do que sua resposta em banda estreita. Por isso, o objetivo desse estudo foi explorar o que ocorre com pulsos estreitos se propagando em uma antena de forma a se obter uma aproximação da resposta impulsiva de antenas. Mais especificamente, foi obtido um modelo analítico que explicita a relação entre a geometria e o funcionamento da antena. Através do estudo da espiral equiangular foi possível encontrar o decaimento do pulso de corrente ao longo da linha como também o campo radiado de forma quantitativa. Tal resultado, assim como os procedimentos para sua obtenção, poderá ser utilizado para outras antena filamentares. / The applications for Ultra Wide Band have grown since the new regulation allowed the use of a new large frequency band. Since then, systems for pulsed transmission entered the spotlight. However, the antenna\'s project and study were in big part done in narrowband and sinusoidal steady-state. Besides, the impulse response is of much more interest for these systems than the frequency response. For this reason, the main goal of this work is to explore how current pulses propagate on the antenna to obtain an approximate impulse response. Moreover, an analytical model that unveils the relation between the antenna geometry and its current decay is presented. Through the study of the equiangular spiral it is possible to find the pulse decay as a function of the line length and the radiated field in a quantitative fashion. This result as well as the methods used to obtain it can be used for other antennas.

Em muitas simulações eletromagnéticas utilizando o método FDTD, é desejado que os campos radiados pelas estruturas em análise sejam transmitidos para fora do domínio computacional. Infelizmente isto não é possível de ser realizado através do método FDTD em sua forma original. Para resolver este problema, deve-se implementar, nas superfícies limítrofes dos domínios computacionais, condições especiais denominadas na literatura técnica de Condições de Fronteiras de Absorção, ou, em inglês, \"Absorbing Boundary Conditions\" (ABC´s). Essas Condições de Fronteiras de Absorção impedem que os campos radiados sejam refletidos nas superfícies limítrofes dos domínios computacionais, retornando para o interior do domínio e interferindo no resultado final das simulações. Não existe uma técnica de absorção ideal, ou seja, que elimine totalmente a reflexão. As técnicas atualmente existentes possuem vantagens e desvantagens, podendo ser mais ou menos eficientes, o que faz com que esse tema ainda seja motivo de extensivos estudos. O objetivo deste trabalho consiste no estudo, implementação e comparação de Condições de Fronteiras de Absorção e na indicação de uma possível melhoria nessa área. São realizadas simulações em domínios bidimensionais e tridimensionais para se determinar vantagens e desvantagens de cada técnica de absorção. A análise dos resultados das simulações está focalizada no grau de atenuação que as ABCs possuem e na carga computacional despendidas por elas. Este trabalho é concluído com simulações empregando as condições de fronteiras analisadas para três estruturas clássicas. As vantagens e desvantagens de cada ABC são apresentadas e uma melhoria proposta na técnica de Auto Teleportação de Campos, ou, em inglês, \"Self Teleportation of Fields\" é validada. As estruturas analisadas são uma microlinha de transmissão, um filtro planar e um cilindro metálico iluminado por uma onda plana uniforme. / In many electromagnetic computational simulations using the FDTD method, it is desired that the electromagnetic fields radiated by the structures under analysis can be transmitted outwards the computational domain. Unfortunately, this is impossible to be done by the FDTD method in its original form. To mitigate this problem, one must apply special conditions to the computational domain boundaries, known in the technical literature as Absorbing Boundary Conditions (ABCs) These Absorbing Boundaries Conditions prevent the radiated fields to be reflected by boundaries back into the computational domain. Without them, these fields would interfere with the final simulation results. However, there is no ideal technique that completely eliminates the reflections. The existing techniques have advantages and disadvantages, which make them more or less efficient, still making this subject a theme of extensive studies. This work is aimed at studying, implementing and comparing these Absorbing Boundary Conditions and at indicating a possible improvement in this field. Simulations in bi-dimensional and three-dimensional domains were made to evaluate advantages and disadvantages of each absorption technique. The analysis of the simulation results was focused in the attenuation degree of the ABCs and their computational burden. The work is concluded with simulations using the analyzed ABCs for three classic structures. The advantages and disadvantages of each ABC are presented and a proposed improvement on the \"Self Teleportation of Fields\" technique is validated. The analyzed structures are a microstrip line, a planar filter and a metallic cylinder illuminated by a uniform plane wave.

A ideia de realizar este trabalho surgiu durante do curso de pós-graduação, ministrado pelo Prof. M. Drigas, \"Tópicos especiais sobre máquinas elétricas\", realizado no 2º semestre de 1980 na EPUSP, onde foi observada a necessidade do conhecimento das distribuições de campos magnéticos em dispositivos eletromecânicos com o objetivo de se prever seu desempenho na fase de projeto. Nesta época, já havia sido apresentada a tese do Prof. Janiszewski, o primeiro trabalho, de nosso conhecimento realizado no Brasil nesta área, onde foi desenvolvida a técnica de resolução de problemas de Campos Magnéticos em Regime Estacionário, que, evidentemente, não pode ser aplicada na resolução de problemas onde a variável tempo está envolvida; baseado neste tese, em 1982 o Prof. Luiz Lebensztajn, reproduziu o trabalho do Dr. Janiszewski o qual foi aplicado para verificar a consistência dos resultados práticos na tese de Livre Docência do Prof.. Dr. Aurio Gilberto Falcone. As formulações mais frequentes do Método dos Elementos Finitos (MEF), publicada nos periódicos internacionais, são baseadas no Cálculo Variacional, onde o sistema de equações algébricas não linear resultante, é derivado a partir da obtenção do extremo de uma funcional que em algumas situações não pode ser obtida, limitando assim sua aplicação. Em decorrência deste fato, o primeiro objetivo deste trabalho foi organizar os procedimentos para obtenção do sistema de equações de MEF aplicado à resolução de problemas de campo descritos por equações diferenciais não lineares, sem a necessidade. Algumas contribuições interessantes são encontradas no Capítulo II, referente à formulação do MEF para problemas de campo descrito por operadores diferenciais não auto-adjuntos.No Capítulo III são apresentadas as técnicas de montagem das matrizes, bem como aquelas de introdução das condições de contorno, originárias deste método, que muito embora sejam técnicas de aplicação corriqueiras, ajudarão em muito o pesquisador iniciante nesta área, sem a necessidade de recorrer a outro texto. No Capítulo VI são apresentadas as formulações necessárias para a solução de problemas de campos eletromagnéticos estáticos, para elementos de quatro lados retos (e curvos) assim como a técnica utilizada na obtenção da relutividade em meios não lineares. No Capítulo V são tratados os problemas de campo, onde a variável tempo está envolvida, permitindo assim a resolução de uma série enorme de problemas referentes aos campos de natureza eletromagnética, tais como os fenômenos transitórios e o Regime Permanente Senoidal. Os aspectos computacionais ligados ao trabalho estão expostos no Capítulo VI, onde são apresentadas as rotinas de resolução do sistema de equações resultante adaptadas às particularidades do problema, e as rotinas de integração numérica de problemas descrito por equações diferenciais dependentes do tempo de primeira e segunda ordem. Algumas técnicas apresentadas nestes Capítulos, são aplicadas espe3cificamente para a obtenção da distribuição de campo magnético no Capitulo VII deste trabalho, com o objetivo de analisar o desempenho de um transformador em regime transitório, onde é confirmada a consistência do método. / The idea of making this work came during a graduation course, \" Special topics on electric machines\", lectured by Prof. Dr. M. Drigas during the 2nd semester of 1980 at EPUSP, when the need of knowing the distribution of magnetic fields in electromechanics devices was notices, in order to foresse its performance during design. At that time, the first work about this subject realized made in Brazil was presented in prof. Janiszewski\'s thesis, where a technique was developed to solve Steady-State Magnetic Fields. However, it is clear that when the time variable is considered, this technique cannot be applied. The usual formulations of the Finite Element Method, published in international journals, was based on Variational Calculations, where the resulting non-linear algebraic equations system is derived from the extreme of a functional, which sometimes cannot be obtained, limiting in this way its application. Consequently, the first aim of this work is to organize procedures to obtain the Finite Method equations system, in order solve non-linear differential equations of fields, without the need of a previous functional for the problem. In Chapter II, one will find some interesting contributions referred to the Finite Element Method formulation, in the description of field problems by the use of non self-adjacent differentials operations.Matrix building techniques are presented in Chapter III, as well as the introduction of boundary conditions in this method. In spite of being an ordinary technique, it will help the beginners a lot, eliminating the need of other sources. Chapter IV presents the necessary formulations, which solve static electromagnetic fields for elements of four square (and curved) sides, and the technique used in the determination of non-linear media reluctivity. In Chapter V, the time variable of electromagnetic fields is treated, making possible the solution of problems of this nature, such as transient phenomena and sinusoidal steady-state. Computer aspects of the work are shown in Chapter VI, presenting resolution routines of the equation system fitted to the problem, and numeric integration routines described by first and second order differential equations, which depend on the time. Some techniques showed in those previous Chapters are specifically used in Chapter VII to obtain the magnetic field distribution, which analyses transformer performance during transients. The coherence of the method is also confirmed.

Metamaterials offer the freedom to tune the rich electromagnetic coupling between the constituent meta-atoms to tailor their collective electromagnetic response. Therefore, a comprehensive understanding of the nature of electromagnetic interactions between meta-atoms is necessary for novel metamaterial design, which is provided in the first part of this thesis. The subsequent work in the thesis applies the understanding from the first part to design and demonstrate novel one-dimensional metamaterials that overcome the limitations of metamaterials proposed in literature or exhibit electromagnetic responses not previously observed. Split-ring Resonators (SRRs) are a fundamental building block of many electromagnetic metamaterials. In the first part of the work in this thesis, it is shown that bianisotropic SRRs (with magneto-electric cross-polarisation) when in close proximity to each other, exhibit a rich coupling that involves both electric and magnetic interactions. The strength and nature of the coupling between two identical SRRs are studied experimentally and computationally as a function of their separation and relative orientation. The electric and magnetic couplings are characterised and it is found that, when SRRs are close enough to be in each other's near-field, the electric and magnetic couplings may either reinforce each other or act in opposition. At larger separations retardation effects become important. The findings on the electromagnetic interactions between bianisotropic resonators are next applied to developing a one-dimensional ultra-wideband backward-wave metamaterial waveguide. The key concept on which the metamaterial waveguide is built is electro-inductive wave propagation, which has emerged as an attractive solution for designing backward-wave supporting metamaterials. Stacked metasurfaces etched with complementary SRRs (CSRRs) have also been shown to exhibit a broadband negative dispersion. It is demonstrated through experiment and numerical modeling, that the operational bandwidth of a CSRR metamaterial waveguide can be improved by restricting the cross-polarisation effects in the constituent meta-atoms. The metamaterial waveguide constructed using the modified non-bianisotropic CSRRs are found to have a fractional bandwidth of 56.3\% which, based on a thorough search of relevant literature, is the broadest reported value for an electro-inductive metamaterial. A traditional coupled-dipole toy-model is presented as a tool to understand the field interactions in CSRR based metamaterials, and to explain the origin of their negative dispersion response. This metamaterial waveguide should be of assistance in the design of broadband backward-wave metamaterial devices, with enhanced electro-inductive waveguiding effects. In the final part of the thesis, a one-dimensional metamaterial prototype that permits simultaneous forward- and backward-wave propagation is designed. Such a metamaterial waveguide could act as a microwave analogue of nanoparticle chains that support electromagnetic energy transfer with a positive or a negative dispersion due to the excitation of their longitudinal or transverse dipole modes. The symmetry of the designed hybrid meta-atom permits the co-existence of two non-interfering resonances closely separated in frequency. It is experimentally and computationally shown that the metamaterial waveguide supports simultaneous non-interacting forward- and backward-wave propagation in an overlapping frequency band. The proposed metamaterial design should be suitable for realising bidirectional wireless power transfer applications.

The holy grail for quantum engineers and scientists is to build the quantum internet that spans over the entire globe. This information infrastructure holds the promise for transmitting information securely, scaling up computing power exponentially and setting the standards for precision measurement at the ultimate limit. Solid-state-based spin systems recently emerge as promising building blocks for the quantum internet. Among these candidates, the negatively charged nitrogen vacancy (NV) center in diamond attracted much attention thanks to its optical addressability, long spin coherence times, and well-controlled electronic orbitals and spin states. However, the non-ideal optical properties of NV poses a challenge to its implementation in quantum technologies. This calls for building photonic structures as efficient spin-photon interfaces for realizing strong interactions with photon modes or efficient out-coupling of its fluorescence. Such interfacing structures are also of great importance for other optically active spin-systems newly found. In this dissertation, chirped dielectric cavities are designed for building NV as fast single photon sources via broadband Purcell enhancement, using an inverse simulation approach to maximize the broadband absorption of the atomically thin absorbers. Simulated NV-cavity coupling indicates broadband Purcell factor of ∼> 100. Next, to realize coupled NV-cavity systems over large scale, a self-aligned nano-implantation technique is investigated using a lithographically defined hybrid mask for both precision pattern transfer and nitrogen implantation. Measured results show single-NV per cavity yield of ∼ 26±1% and 5-fold Purcell induced intensity enhancement. Finally, chirped circular gratings are designed for efficient collection from the NV for remote entanglement and precision sensing. Simulated grating structures present near-unity collection efficiencies. These demonstrated techniques and structures are also applicable to other solid-state-based spin systems.

Zhang Kai. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 99-102). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Chapter 1 --- Introduction --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1 --- The Generalized PML Theory --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.1 --- Background --- p.6 / Chapter 1.1.2 --- Derivation --- p.8 / Chapter 1.1.3 --- Reflection Properties --- p.11 / Chapter 1.2 --- Unified Formulation --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.1 --- "Face-, Edge- and Corner-PMLs" --- p.12 / Chapter 1.2.2 --- Unified PML Equations in 3D --- p.15 / Chapter 1.2.3 --- Unified PML Equations in 2D --- p.16 / Chapter 1.2.4 --- Examples of PML Formulations --- p.16 / Chapter 1.3 --- Inhomogeneous Initial Conditions --- p.23 / Chapter 2 --- Numerical Analysis of PMLs --- p.25 / Chapter 2.1 --- Continuous PMLs --- p.26 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.27 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- Finite PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.31 / Chapter 2.1.3 --- Berenger's PMLs for Maxwell Equations --- p.33 / Chapter 2.1.4 --- Finite Berenger's PMLs for Maxwell Equations --- p.35 / Chapter 2.1.5 --- PMLs for Acoustic Equations --- p.38 / Chapter 2.1.6 --- Berenger's PMLs for Acoustic Equations --- p.39 / Chapter 2.1.7 --- PMLs for 1-D Hyperbolic Systems --- p.42 / Chapter 2.2 --- Discrete PMLs --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Discrete PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.44 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Finite Discrete PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.51 / Chapter 2.2.3 --- Discrete Berenger's PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.53 / Chapter 2.2.4 --- Finite Discrete Berenger's PMLs for Wave Equations --- p.56 / Chapter 2.2.5 --- Discrete PMLs for 1-D Hyperbolic Systems --- p.58 / Chapter 2.3 --- Modified Yee schemes for PMLs --- p.59 / Chapter 2.3.1 --- Stability of the Yee Scheme for Wave Equation --- p.61 / Chapter 2.3.2 --- Decay of the Yee Scheme Solution to the Berenger's PMLs --- p.62 / Chapter 2.3.3 --- Stability and Convergence of the Yee Scheme for the Berenger's PMLs --- p.67 / Chapter 2.3.4 --- Decay of the Yee Scheme Solution to the Hagstrom's PMLs --- p.70 / Chapter 2.3.5 --- Stability and Convergence of the Yee Scheme for the Hagstrom's PMLs --- p.75 / Chapter 2.4 --- Modified Lax-Wendroff Scheme for PMLs --- p.80 / Chapter 2.4.1 --- Exponential Decays in Parabolic Equations --- p.80 / Chapter 2.4.2 --- Exponential Decays in Hyperbolic Equations --- p.82 / Chapter 2.4.3 --- Exponential Decays of Modified Lax-Wendroff Solutions --- p.86 / Chapter 3 --- Numerical Simulation --- p.93 / Bibliography --- p.99