Thesis (MScEng)--University of Stellenbosch, 2002. / ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Keywords: Dielectric Resonators, Radial Mode Matching, Whispering Gallery Modes The aim of this investigation was to develop accurate modelling techniques to determine the resonant frequencies of dielectric resonators. These resonators could be simple dielectric posts, rings or combinations of these two. To do this, a radial mode matching technique was implemented and applied to a post resonator, a ring resonator and finally a combination of the two. The resulting method was used to develop a model of a high-Q whispering gallery mode resonator consisting of a post and a ring resonator combination with an spurious free region region. / AFRIKAANSE OPSOMMING: Sleutelwoorde Dielektriese Resoneerders, Radiale Modale-Pas Tegniek, 'Whispering Gallery' Modus Die doel van hierdie navorsing was om 'n akkurate tegniek te ontwikkelom die resonante frekwensie van 'n dielektriese resoneerder vas te stel. Hierdie resoneerders kon eenvoudige resoneerders, ring resoneerders of kombinasies van die twee wees. 'n Radiale Modale-Pas tegniek is vir hierdie doel geïmplementeer en is op 'n eenvoudige resoneerder, 'n ring-resoneerder en kombinasies van die twee toegepas. Hierdie tegniek is dan gebruik om 'n hoë-Q resoneerder te ontwerp wat gebruik maak van 'n 'whispering gallery' modus. In hierdie geval is die resoneerder 'n kombinasie van 'n pil en 'n ring-resoneerder.

Le radar sondeur Sharad (NASA/ASI) prospecte actuellement la surface et le sous-sol de Mars àune fréquence de 20 ±5 MHz depuis une orbite polaire basse (Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter).L'instrument a pour but de contraindre la composition du sol et de détecter, puis d'interpréter, desinterfaces enfouies afin de restituer le contexte géologique martien à l'échelle régionale. Ce travail dethèse se propose de contribuer à ces objectifs en se focalisant principalement sur l'étude de terrainsglaciaires et péri-glaciaires Martien.Dans un premier temps, par une méthode d'inversion impliquant la reconstruction d'un sousbassementrocheux par interpolation, nous obtenons les paramètres diélectriques représentatifs duvolume de glace d'eau constituant la calotte polaire Nord, Planum Boreum. Nous en déduisons un tauxde pureté du matériel glaciaire > 95 %. Nous fournissons une carte de l'épaisseur des dépôts qui vérifieun volume de glace de 1,14106 km3.Dans une deuxième étude, en confrontant les transects Sharad à des données topographiques etd'imagerie visible, nous élaborons un profil morphologique et stratigraphique complet d'escarpementsglaciaires présents dans la région d'Ultimi Lobe, Planum Australe. Nous appelons ces escarpements"Laps" (large and assymetric polar scarps). La similarité avec des failles listriques associées à desanticlinaux de roll-over nous amène à proposer l'hypothèse de macro-ruptures mécaniques d'une glacesous contrainte extensive et d'un mouvement subséquent par glissement basal.Puis, nous nous intéressons à la réflectivité radar de la surface dont l'amplitude dépend de larugosité et de la permittivité du sol. Nous élaborons une méthode nous permettant de construire unecarte globale de la réflectivité. Afin de séparer les paramètres physiques qui constituent ce signal, nousproposons des méthodes statistiques simples, inspirés du SAR (radar à synthèse d'ouverture) terrestre,complétées par l'élaboration de modèles de rétrodiffusion de surface à incidence normale. Nousmontrons des résultats de cette approche et leur adéquation avec les modèles théoriques. Enfin, nousmettons en évidence une variation temporelle de la réflectivité aux pôles que nous attribuons à laprésence des condensats saisonniers de CO2. Notre méthode d'analyse statistique de la réflectivité,associée à un modèle de rétrodiffusion à trois couches, nous permet d'évaluer la variation d'épaisseurdes condensats dans des régions à très hautes latitudes (80°-85°). / This thesis presents several geophysical studies using the Sharad radar sounder dataset(NASA/ASI). Sharad is exploring the surface and subsurface of Mars with a frequency of 20  5 MHzfrom a low polar orbit. The mission goals are to constrain the soil composition and to detect someburied structures in order to interpret the Martian geological context at a regional scale.First, the radar signal has been analyzed over the North polar deposits to retrieve the dielectricproperties of the bulk ice. We deduce a purity rate of the ice > 95%. This study required thereconstruction of the bedrock by interpolating the surrounding topography. From this, we provide amap of the deposits thickness that agreed with a volume of ice of 1.14  106 km3.In a second study, we compare the Sharad cross-sections to surface topography and opticalimages in order to develop a complete morphologic and stratigraphic description of polar scarps in theregion of Ultimi Lobe, Planum Boreum. This description is similar to listric faults associated with rolloveranticlines. It leads us to propose a new formation process hypothesis implying a macromechanicalfailure of the ice under stress and a subsequent basal sliding.Then we studied the surface radar reflectivity whose magnitude depends on the roughness andpermittivity of the soil. We develop a method to build up a global map of the reflectivity. To separatethe physical parameters contributing to the signal, we propose a simple statistical method associated tosurface backscattering models at normal incidence. We show that the vertical roughness can bederived without prior calibration for surfaces whose correlation length is > 500 m. In this case,permittivity can be estimate only if a reference area is known to calibrate the signal. Finally, we detecta seasonal variation of the reflectivity at poles that we attribute to the seasonal CO2 frost. Ourstatistical approach for the reflectivity, associated with a three layers backscattering model, allowsderiving the thickness variation of the frost. We report a late recession in the cryptic region.

La recherche sur les matériaux diélectriques souples et biodégradable a été augmenté considérablement en raison de l'augmentation des exigences concernant l'énergie et les questions environnementales. Les composites polymériques, avec constante diélectrique élevée ont ainsi, été préférés par rapport aux composites à base de céramique pour les périphériques de stockage de l'énergie. L'objectif de cette thèse est de fabriquer une électrode biodégradable matériaux à base de nano-fibrilles de cellulose natives et oxydés (CNF) et de graphène pour améliorer le stockage diélectrique ainsi que les applications de stockage de charge électrochimique. La présente méthode de réduction, induite par les UV sur l'oxyde de graphène (GO) dans des matrices de cellulose, est une alternative prometteuse aux traitements à base de solvant en évitant la détérioration des propriétés des matériaux et l'utilisation de solvants organiques. Cette méthode pourrait être étendue à d’autres matériaux composites polymères. / The research on biodegradable and flexible dielectric materials has been increased widely because of increasing requirements about energy and environmental issues. Polymeric composites with high dielectric constant have, thus, been demanded increasingly compared to ceramic based composites for energy storage devices. The objective of this thesis is to fabricate a biodegradable electrode materials based on pristine and oxidized cellulose nanofibrils (CNF) with different graphene based fillers for enhanced dielectric storage as well as electrochemical charge storage applications. The presented dry method of UV induced reduction of graphene oxide (GO) in cellulose matrices are promising alternatives to solvent based treatments avoiding the deterioration of material properties and the use of organic solvents. This method could be extended to alternative polymer composite materials. In contrast to previous reports, the dielectric properties mainly focussed on the higher frequency regions to provide real, intrinsic material properties and obtained significant enhancement than reported studies. This approach gives a new insight to the exact performance of materials on dielectric charge storage applications. The current study gives more insight for the development of flexible, lightweight and biodegradable electrode materials for energy storage device applications.

Antennas design procedure, especially in portable devices, has been influenced by the growing demand for development of modern wireless communications. Hence, antennas that are wideband, compact, low profile, low cost, and easy to integrate into printed circuits are required. The research described in this dissertation focuses on optimally design and analysis of compact, low profile, and planar wideband patch antennas for modern wireless communications, namely, an open slot wideband planar antenna, a dielectric loaded wideband antenna, a planar antenna with ultra-wideband performance, and an E-shaped patch antenna. A novel very compact planar antenna with wideband performance is proposed and investigated. The proposed antenna has a size of only 9.2 mm x 9.8 mm x 1.52 mm. The size miniaturization is achieved by inserting an open slot in the ground plane to reduce the phase velocity. The antenna has achieved an impedance bandwidth of 52.16% and a stable radiation patterns over a wider bandwidth with a size reduction about 88%. Optimization of a dielectric loaded antenna by using Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolutionary Strategy (CMA-ES) technique to achieve wideband and ii symmetrical broadside radiation performance is presented. Simulation is used to investigate the frequency-domain performance, regarding return loss, gain, and radiation pattern. Experimental measurements have also been performed to validate the performance of the proposed antenna. The obtained results show that the proposed dielectric loaded antenna achieves a good impedance matching and radiation characteristics in the entire band of WLAN IEEE 802.11a. A new ultra-wideband low profile microstrip antenna is presented for wireless applications. The proposed antenna has a compact size of 20x16 mm2 and an impedance bandwidth of 134.88% (3.5 GHz to 18 GHz). With the compact, ultra-wideband, and low profile, the proposed antenna can be a very good candidate for a wide range of communication applications. Spider Monkey Optimization (SMO) method is introduced for the first time for solving electromagnetic problems. The SMO is a new swarm intelligence technique which models the foraging behavior of spider monkeys. To show the efficiency of the SMO, different examples are presented and the results are compared with the results obtained using other popular optimization techniques. The optimization procedure is used to synthesis the array factor of a linear antenna array and to optimally design a rectangular and an E-shaped patch antenna for wireless applications. By comparing to traditional optimization techniques that reported in the literature, it is evident that SMO is efficient in reaching the optimum solutions with less number of experiments. The performance results obtained from study of these antennas show that these antennas can be an excellent choice for a wide range of wireless communication applications.

xiii, 133 p. ; ill. (some col.) A print copy of this title is available through the UO Libraries. Search the library catalog for the location and call number. / We analyze the effect of geometry and surface morphology on the optical properties of metal-dielectric systems. Using both analytical and numerical modeling, we study how surface curvature affects the propagation of surface plasmon polaritons (SPPs) along a metal-dielectric interface. We provide an intuitive explanation for how the curvature causes the phase front to distort, causing the SPPs to radiate their energy away from the metal-dielectric interface. We quantify the propagation efficiency as functions of the radius of curvature, and show that it depends nonmonotonically on the bend radius. We also show how the surface morphology influences the transmittance and the reflectance of light from disordered metal-dielectric nanocomposite films. The films consist of semicontinuous silver films of various surface coverage that are chemically deposited onto glass substrates. They exhibit a large and broadband reflection asymmetry in the visible spectral range. In order to investigate how the surface morphology affects the asymmetry, we anneal the samples at various temperatures to induce changes in the morphology, and observe changes in the reflection spectra. Our study indicates that the surface roughness and the metal surface coverage are the key geometric parameters affecting the reflection spectra, and reveals that the large asymmetry is due to the different surface roughness light encounters when incident from different side of the film. Additionally, we analyze how thin metal and dielectric layers affect the optical properties of metal-dielectric systems. Using the concept of dispersion engineering, we show that a metal-dielectric-metal microsphere--a metal sphere coated with a thin dielectric shell, followed by a metal shell--support a band of surface plasmon resonances (SPRs) with nearly identical frequencies. A large number of modes belonging to this band can be excited simultaneously by a plane wave, and hence enhancing the absorption cross-section. We also find that the enhanced absorption is accompanied by a plasmon assisted transparency due to an avoided crossing of dominant SPR bands. We demonstrate numerically that both the enhanced absorption and the plasmon assisted transparency are tunable over the entire visible range. We also present an experimental study of light scattering from silica spheres coated with thin semicontinuous silver shells, and attempt to describe their optical response using a modified scaling theory. This dissertation includes previously published co-authored materials. / Adviser: Miriam Deutsch

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Made available in DSpace on 2014-06-11T19:32:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 0 Previous issue date: 2009-04-24Bitstream added on 2014-06-13T19:47:11Z : No. of bitstreams: 1 reis_rn_dr_bauru.pdf: 4426846 bytes, checksum: 0832ad71536929474c2efea40b48c449 (MD5) / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES) / Materiais ferroelétricos do sistema Pb('Mg IND. 1/3''Nb IND.2/3')'O IND. 3'-xPbTi'O IND. 3'(PMN-xPT), possuem potencial efetivo para aplicações em dispositivos eletromecânicos, tais como, transdutores e sensores. Porém, a obtenção de cerâmica de PMN-xPT livre de fase pirocloro (paraelétrica) exige rigoroso controle durante a síntese. Neste trabalho, as condições destinadas a supressão de fase pirocloro em cerâmicas de PMN e PMN-xPT (para x = 0,33, 0,35 e 0,37), foram estudadas a partir de uma nova rota de preparação em função do excesso de MgO e PbO. Paralelamente, cerâmicas de PMN e PMN-PT obtidas pela rota convencional de mistura de óxidos, foram preparadas e os resultados comparados. Os resultados obtidos revelaram valores mais elevados de permissividade para as cerâmicas preparadas pela nova rota. Os valores da polarização remanescente das cerâmicas de PMN-xPT mostraram-se comparáveis com monocristais. Medidas dielétricas realizadas nas cerâmicas de PMN-xPT apontam um significante aumento nos valores de permissividade dielétrica em função do aumento do campo elétrico AC. Condutividade AC e impedância nas cerâmicas de PMN-xT foram estudadaas na região de frequência de 100Hz-1MHz e temperatura 325 - 50ºC. Uma anomalia no espectro de condutividade foi observada para todas as composições, próximo ao ponto de transição de fase ferroelétrica-paraelétrica. / Ferroelectric materials of Pb('Mg IND. 1/3''Nb IND.2/3')'O IND. 3'-xPbTi'O IND. 3'(PMN-xPT) system have effective potential for applications in electromechanical devices such as transducers and sensors. However, to obtain free pyrochlore phase (paraelectric) ceramics of PMN-xPT requires control during the synthesis. In this work, the conditions for the removal of pyrochlore phase of PMN and PMN-xPT (for x = 0.33, 0,35 and 0.37) ceramics, were studied using a new route of preparation with the excess MgO and PbO. The obtained results were compared with the ceramics of PMN and PMN-xPT prepared by the conventional route of mixed oxides. The results showed higher values of permittivity for the ceramics prepared by the new route. The remnant polarization values of PMN-xPT ceramics shown to be comparable with single crystal. Dielectric of PMN-xPT ceramics showed a significant increase in the values of dielectric permittivity due to the increase of the AC electric field. Conductivity AC and impedance of PMN-xPT ceramics were studied in the frequency range of 100Hz - 1MHz and temperature 325 - 50ºC. An anomaly was observed in the spectrum of conductivity for all the compositions, which is close to the point of ferroelectric-paraelectric phase transition.

This Master Thesis work cover the simulation of the movement of charged species exposed to a high gradient electric field, the same environment a plasma actuator produces. The final goal is to use the plasma actuator as an active flow control device to decrease the drag of a body moving in air. This report describes how the problem was set up in COMSOL Multiphysics and the resulting volume force achieved. The volume force is the force generated by the plasma actuator that is acting on the air. To understand the effect of a plasma actuator better experimental work was also performed. The experimental work include what effect a plasma actuator has on a wing that has stalled out and measuring the air velocity obtained from a single plasma actuator. The conclusion is that more work has to be performed to make the plasma actuator a more effective flow control device. This type of work is a way to understand how plasma actuators work and in extension will lead to how a plasma actuator will be used effectively. / Detta examensarbete behandlar simuleringen om hur laddade partiklar rör sig när de utsätts för ett elektriskt fält med hög gradient, ett liknande närområde som skapas av en plasma aktuator. Slutmålet är att kunna använda plasma aktuatorer som en aktiv flödeskontroll med avsikt att minimera motsåndet på en stelkropp som rör sig genom luften. Den här rapporten beskriver hur problemet ställs upp i COMSOL Multiphysics och vilken volymkraft som fås utav simulerignen. Volymkraften är den genererade kraft från plasma aktuatorn som aggerar på den omgivande luften. Utöver simuleringen har praktiska experiment gjorts för att förstå effekten från en plasma aktuator bättre. Dessa experiment består av hur en plasma aktuator förändrar luftströmmen över en vinge som redan tappat sin lyftkraft och av att mäta vilken hastighet luften kan nå på grund av en plasma aktuator. Sammanfattnignen är att mer arbete behöver göras för att effektivisera en plasma aktuator om den ska användas för flödeskontrol. Detta arbeta är ett steg i att förstå hur plasma aktuatorer fungerar vilket i förlängningen kommer leda till hur man ska använda en plasma aktuator på bästa sätt.

Compréhension et maîtrise des phénomènes intervenant sous haute tension à l'interface entre un gaz et un isolant solide.Dans le cadre du remplacement du SF6 dans les appareils moyenne tension, une étude de l’isolation électrique mixte (gaz (air) / solide isolant) a été réalisée. L’objectif étant de déterminer l’influence de la nature du solide sur la tenue au claquage. Pour cela plusieurs matériaux ont été sélectionnés tel que l’époxy / silice (matériau de référence chez Schneider Electric), le PA6T/66.GF50 (nouveau matériau pour cette application) ainsi que plusieurs autre matériaux permettant une meilleure compréhension du phénomène (PTFE, PC, PP, …). Les caractérisations diélectriques ont permis de mesurer des déclins de potentiel, des courants volumiques ainsi que des permittivités en fonction de la nature des matériaux. A partir de ces données, des mesures de claquage ont été effectuées. Deux configurations de champ électrique ont été testées (parallèle et perpendiculaire au solide). La géométrie « pointe-plan » a été sélectionnée, permettant l’observation de décharges partielles avant le claquage et donc une étude de la propagation de la décharge et non de l’initiation de celle-ci. Ces mesures ont permis de déterminer l’influence du solide sur la tension de claquage, avec une influence indirecte de la nature du matériau et sa teneur en eau. Dans notre configuration, la présence d’un isolant solide dégrade la tenue diélectrique. La permittivité est le paramètre influençant la tension de claquage, avec une réduction de celle-ci en présence de matériaux à forte permittivité (comme l’alumine). Aucun lien n’a pu être mis en évidence entre les mesures de déclin de potentiel et les tensions de claquage. Pour caractériser le développement de la décharge électrique le long de l’isolant solide, des visualisations et des mesures de courant ont été réalisés. Les visualisations ont permis d’observer deux types de décharges menant avant le claquage. Dans un premier temps le développement d’une décharge en surface « streamer de surface », puis celui d’une décharge dans le gaz « streamer de volume ». Ces observations ont permis de conclure que le streamer menant au claquage se développe majoritairement dans l’air en configuration de champ parallèle. Les mesures de courant ont apporté des informations sur l’initiation de la décharge, en montrant une réduction de la tension et du temps d’initiation de la décharge en présence d’un solide. Des résultats semblables ont été obtenus pour une large gamme de matériaux. Cependant certains matériaux de faible permittivité (PP, PTFE) se distinguent avec des tensions et des temps d’initiation retardés et aléatoires, semblables à ceux obtenus dans l’air sans solide. Il a été montré que l’initiation et la propagation n’influencent pas la tension de claquage en géométrie pointe-plan. Celle-ci est déterminée par la transition au claquage.Mots-clés : appareillages moyenne tension, tension de claquage, caractérisation diélectriques, streamers, courant transitoires, visualisations. / Comprehension and control of phenomena occurring under high voltage at the interface between a gas and a solid insulator.In the context of SF6 replacement in medium-voltage apparatus, a study of mixed electrical insulation (gas (air) / insulating solid) was carried out. The aim is to determine the influence of the nature of the solid on breakdown voltage. For this purpose several materials have been selected such as epoxy / silica (reference material of Schneider Electric), PA6T / 66.GF50 (new material for this application) and several other materials allowing a better understanding of the phenomenon (PTFE, PC, PP, ...). The dielectric characterizations allowed us to measure potential decay, currents and permittivities according to the nature of the materials. From this data, breakdown measurements have been carried out. Two configurations of electric field were tested (parallel and perpendicular to the solid). The "point-to-plane" geometry was selected, allowing the observation of partial discharges before breakdown and therefore a study of the propagation of the discharge and not of the initiation. These measurements show the influence of the solid on the breakdown voltage, with an indirect influence of the nature of the material and its water content. In our configuration, the presence of a solid insulator lowers the dielectric strength. The relative permittivity is the main parameter influencing the breakdown voltage, with a reduction of it in the presence of materials with high permittivity (alumina). It was not possible to establish a link between surface potential decay measurements and breakdown voltages. In order to characterize the development of the electric discharge along the solid insulation, visualizations and transient current measurements were achieved. The visualizations allowed the observation two types of discharges before the breakdown. First, the development of a surface discharge "surface streamer", followed by a discharge in the gas "volume streamer". These observations lead us concluding that streamers leading to breakdown develop predominantly in air above the surface in the parallel field configuration. Current measurements provide information on the initiation of the discharge. There exists a reduction of voltage and initiation time of the discharge in the presence of a solid. Similar results have been obtained for a wide range of materials. However, several low permittivity materials (PTFE, PP) show a different behaviour, with higher and scattered time delay and initiation voltage, similar to those obtain in air without solid. It has been shown that initiation and propagation do not influence the breakdown voltage in poi nt-plane geometry. The transition to breakdown mainly determines the breakdown voltage.Key words: medium voltage apparatus, breakdown voltage, dielectric characterization, streamers, transient currents, visualizations.

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