Este trabalho apresenta um estudo qualitativo das equações diferenciais nãolineares que descrevem o sincronismo de fase nos PLLs de 3ª ordem que compõem redes OWMS de topologia mista, Estrela Simples e Cadeia Simples. O objetivo é determinar, através da Teoria de Bifurcações, os valores ou relações entre os parâmetros constitutivos da rede que permitam a existência e a estabilidade do estado síncrono, quando são aplicadas, no oscilador mestre, duas funções de excitação muito comuns na prática: o degrau e a rampa de fase. Na determinação da estabilidade dos pontos de equilíbrio, sob o ponto de vista de Lyapunov, a existência de pontos de equilíbrio não-hiperbólicos não permite uma aproximação linear e, nesses casos, é aplicado o Teorema da Variedade Central. Essa técnica de simplificação de sistemas dinâmicos permite fazer uma aproximação homeomórfica em torno desses pontos, preservando a orientação no espaço de fases e possibilitando determinar localmente suas estabilidades. / This work presents a qualitative study of the non-linear differential equations that describe the synchronous state in 3rd order PLLs that compose One-way masterslave time distribution networks with Single Star and Single Chain topologies. Using bifurcation theory, the dynamical behavior of third-order phase-locked loops employed to extract the syncronous state in each node is analyzed depending on constitutive node parameters when two usual inputs, the step and the ramp phase pertubations, are supposed to appear in the master node. When parameter combinations result in non hyperbolic synchronous states, from Lyapunov point of view, the linear approximation does not provide any information about the local behavior of the system. In this case, the center manifold theorem permits the construction of an equivalent vector field representing the asymptotic behavior of the original system in the neighborhood of these points. Thus, the local stability can be determined.

Das Hauptanliegen dieser Arbeit ist der asymptotische Vergleich verschiedener nichtparametrischer adaptiver Schätzer des Mittelwertvektors in einer Regressionssituation mit wachsender Anzahl von Wiederholungen an festen Versuchspunkten. Da die adaptiven Schätzer nicht mehr linear in den Beobachtungen sind, wird ihre mittleren quadratischen Fehler durch ihre Risiken höherer Ordnung approximiert und dadurch wird ein Vergleich unter Annahme normalverteilter Beobachtungsfehlern ermöglicht. Es wird gezeigt, daß der Plug-In Schätzer des unbekannten Mittelwertvektors in dritter Ordnung besser ist als die anderen adaptiven Schätzer und, daß die mit Hilfe der Full Cross-validation Idee konstruierte Schätzer des Mittelwertvektors besser ist als die Schätzung mit Cross-validation, falls die unbekannte Regressionsfunktion "unglatt" ist. In speziellen Situationen ist die Full Cross-validation Adaptation besser als die Adaptationen mit Hilfe der in der Arbeit betrachteten "automatischen" Kriterien. Es wird außerdem einen Schätzer des Mittelwertvektors mit einer Plug-In Idee konstruiert, dessen Risiken zweiter Ordnung kleiner sind als die Risiken zweiter Ordnung der anderen adaptiven Schätzer. Wenn aber eine Vermutung vorliegt, daß die unbekannte Regressionsfunktion "sehr glatt" ist, wird bewiesen daß der Projektionsschätzer den kleinsten mittleren quadratischen Fehler liefert. / The main objective of this thesis is the asymptotic comparison of various nonparametric adaptive estimators of the mean vector in a regression situation with increasing number of replications at fixed design points. Since the adaptive estimators are no longer linear in the observations, one approximates their mean square errors by their heigher order risks and a comparison under the assumption of normal distributed errors of the observations will be enabled. It is shown that the Plug-In estimators of the unknown mean vector is better in third order than the others adaptive estimators and that the estimator defined with the full cross-validation idea is better than the estimator with cross-validation, if the unknown regression function is "non smooth". In some special situations, the full cross-validation adaptation will be better than the adaptations using a minimizer of the "automatic" criteria considered in this thesis. Additionally, an estimator of the mean vector is proposed, whose second order risk is smaller than the second order risks of the other adaptive estimators. If however one presumes that the unknown regression function is "very smooth", then it is shown that the projection estimator gives the smallest mean square error.

Ce travail porte sur l'étude de la cohérence entre champs triplets générés par interaction non linéaire d'ordre trois. Un protocole indirect, basé sur l'étude du champ issu de la somme de fréquences des champs triplets dans un cristal non linéaire a été envisagé. Une modélisation théorique en formalisme quantique de l'évolution des champs, de leur génération à leur recombinaison, a été développée, donnant lieu à une recherche exhaustive des signatures de corrélations susceptibles d'émerger de notre protocole. Les expériences menées, à savoir la génération non linéaire bi-stimulée et la recombinaison des champs ainsi générés, sont en accord avec notre modèle théorique et permettent de mettre en évidence le masquage des corrélations entre les champs dans ce régime fortement injecté, ces corrélations étant contenues dans les fluctuations quantiques, alors négligeables, des opérateurs champs. Le calcul théorique prédit une signature de corrélations fortes entre les photons triplets dans la cas d'un génération par fluorescence paramétrique, et plus faible dans le cas d'une génération mono-stimulée. / This work deals about the study of coherence between triple photon beams generated by a third order non linear interaction. A protocol, based on the study of the field arising from sum-frequency of the triplet fields in a non linear crystal, was proposed. A theoretical model, in the quantum formalism, was developed, leading to an exhaustive research of the potential signature of the correlations. All the possible schemes were studied : triple fields generation from parametric fluorescence or from stimulated interaction, and recombination of two or three of the triple fields. The experiments we led, i.e. the bi-stimulated non linear generation and the recombination of the so-born fields, agree with our theoretical model and put into light the correlations hiding in this highly stimulated regime, since these correlations lie in the quantum fluctuations of the fields operators. The theoretical calculations predicts a strong correlations signature when the fields are generated from parametric fluorescence, and a weaker one in the case of a generation mono-stimulated.

This thesis presents an exploration of the photophysics of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals using both linear and non-linear optical measurement techniques. These optical methodologies are used to follow population dynamics in both singly and multiply excited nanocrystal systems as well as determine material properties of the ensemble. Topics covered in the thesis include, the identification and characterization of bulk-like nanocrystals, study of the fine structure states of the lowest energy exciton, single and multiexciton population dynamics, acoustic phonon modes, elasticity and surface stress properties of a colloidal ensemble in solution.Through linear spectroscopy, the properties of both quantum confined and bulk-like colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are compared. The identification of a model system of bulk-like nanocrystals with a non-standard absorption profile serves to resolve an ambiguity in literature concerning their characterization. The remainder of the thesis is focused on the size-dependent properties of quantum confined CdSe colloidal nanocrystals. The population dynamics and material properties of these systems are studied using a nonlinear optical technique called transient grating. A third order transient grating measurement with a cross-polarized configuration, which follows the relaxation within the fine structure levels of the lowest energy exciton state, is demonstrated and used to compare systems with different crystal field splittings. Transient grating experiments performed with specific polarization sequences allow for selective observation of the dynamics amongst nearly degenerate levels at room temperature. Cross-polarized transient grating is also used to observe a quantized acoustic phonon mode in a series of nanocrystal samples. The observation of this mode allows experimental determination of the elasticity and surface stress of the nanocrystal ensemble in solution. The anisotropic origin of the acoustic phonon is discussed using a combination of theoretical analysis, modelling and experimental data. In addition, third- and fifth-order transient grating experiments are used to study exciton and multiexciton population relaxation dynamics. The work presented here spans the optical and material properties of quantum confined and `bulk' nanocrystals. This thesis attempts to illustrate the broad scope of the observed behaviour of colloidal nanocrystal systems and to contribute to a greater understanding of their physical properties.

This thesis presents an exploration of the photophysics of colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals using both linear and non-linear optical measurement techniques. These optical methodologies are used to follow population dynamics in both singly and multiply excited nanocrystal systems as well as determine material properties of the ensemble. Topics covered in the thesis include, the identification and characterization of bulk-like nanocrystals, study of the fine structure states of the lowest energy exciton, single and multiexciton population dynamics, acoustic phonon modes, elasticity and surface stress properties of a colloidal ensemble in solution.Through linear spectroscopy, the properties of both quantum confined and bulk-like colloidal semiconductor nanocrystals are compared. The identification of a model system of bulk-like nanocrystals with a non-standard absorption profile serves to resolve an ambiguity in literature concerning their characterization. The remainder of the thesis is focused on the size-dependent properties of quantum confined CdSe colloidal nanocrystals. The population dynamics and material properties of these systems are studied using a nonlinear optical technique called transient grating. A third order transient grating measurement with a cross-polarized configuration, which follows the relaxation within the fine structure levels of the lowest energy exciton state, is demonstrated and used to compare systems with different crystal field splittings. Transient grating experiments performed with specific polarization sequences allow for selective observation of the dynamics amongst nearly degenerate levels at room temperature. Cross-polarized transient grating is also used to observe a quantized acoustic phonon mode in a series of nanocrystal samples. The observation of this mode allows experimental determination of the elasticity and surface stress of the nanocrystal ensemble in solution. The anisotropic origin of the acoustic phonon is discussed using a combination of theoretical analysis, modelling and experimental data. In addition, third- and fifth-order transient grating experiments are used to study exciton and multiexciton population relaxation dynamics. The work presented here spans the optical and material properties of quantum confined and `bulk' nanocrystals. This thesis attempts to illustrate the broad scope of the observed behaviour of colloidal nanocrystal systems and to contribute to a greater understanding of their physical properties.

Interrogating metals with ultrasonic waves can be used to evaluate their microstructural and mechanical properties. These techniques analyze ultrasonic wave features in order to make inferences on the medium of interest. Current research is being conducted to determine higher order elastic properties and characterize material degradation of 7075-T651 aluminum with ultrasonics. This thesis topic will use acoustoelasticity, the stress dependency of acoustic velocity, to accomplish these goals. Acoustoelasticity is a manifestation of the inherent nonlinearity in the interatomic binding energy, which appears mathematically as higher order elastic terms in the stress strain constitutive relation. The acoustoelasticity will be determined for longitudinal and shear waves propagating through a sample under uni-axial stress. Experimentally, specific techniques and tooling will be designed to insure accurate measurements of acoustic wave velocity as a function of stress. Using acoustoelasticity the third order elastic constants of 7075-T651 aluminum will be determined. Further, Al samples will be fatigue damaged and acoustoelasticity and third order elastic constants will be mapped versus damage. Literature will be used to verify measured values of acoustoelasticity as well as provide theoretical models for acoustoelastic dependence on damage.

This study investigates wave propagation in an elastic half-space with quadratic nonlinearity due to a line load on the surface. The consideration of this problem is one of the well known Lamb problems. Even since Lamb's original solution, numerous investigators have obtained solutions to many different variants of the Lamb problem. However, most of the solutions existing in the current literature are limited to wave propagation in a linear elastic half-space. In this work, the Lamb problem in an elastic half-space with quadratic nonlinearity is considered. For this, the problem is first formulated as a hyperbolic system of conservation laws, which is then solved numerically using a semi-discrete central scheme. The numerical method is implemented using the package CentPack. The accuracy of the numerical method is first studied by comparing the numerical solution with the analytical solution for a half-space with linear response (the original Lamb's problem). The numerical results for the half-space with quadratic nonlinearity are than studied using signal-processing tools such as the fast Fourier transform (FFT) in order to analyze and interpret any nonlinear effects. This in particular gives the possibility to evaluate the excitation of higher order harmonics whose amplitude is used to infer material properties. To quantify and compare the nonlinearity of different materials, two parameters are introduced; these parameters are similar to the acoustical nonlinearity parameter for plane waves.

Most flows in nature and engineering are turbulent, and many are wall-bounded. Further, in turbulent flows, the turbulence generally has a large impact on the behavior of the flow. It is therefore important to be able to predict the effects of turbulence in such flows. The Navier-Stokes equations are known to be an excellent model of the turbulence phenomenon. In simple geometries and low Reynolds numbers, very accurate numerical solutions of the Navier-Stokes equations (direct numerical simulation, or DNS) have been used to study the details of turbulent flows. However, DNS of high Reynolds number turbulent flows in complex geometries is impractical because of the escalation of computational cost with Reynolds number, due to the increasing range of spatial and temporal scales. In Large Eddy Simulation (LES), only the large-scale turbulence is simulated, while the effects of the small scales are modeled (subgrid models). LES therefore reduces computational expense, allowing flows of higher Reynolds number and more complexity to be simulated. However, this is at the cost of the subgrid modeling problem. The goal of the current research is then to develop new subgrid models consistent with the statistical properties of turbulence. The modeling approach pursued here is that of "Optimal LES". Optimal LES is a framework for constructing models with minimum error relative to an ideal LES model. The multi-point statistics used as input to the optimal LES procedure can be gathered from DNS of the same flow. However, for an optimal LES to be truly predictive, we must free ourselves from dependence on existing DNS data. We have done this by obtaining the required statistics from theoretical models which we have developed. We derived a theoretical model for the three-point third-order velocity correlation for homogeneous, isotropic turbulence in the inertial range. This model is shown be a good representation of DNS data, and it is used to construct optimal quadratic subgrid models for LES of forced isotropic turbulence with results which agree well with theory and DNS. The model can also be filtered to determine the filtered two-point third-order correlation, which describes energy transfer among filtered (large) scales in LES. LES of wall-bounded flows with unresolved wall layers commonly exhibit good prediction of mean velocities and significant over-prediction of streamwise component energies in the near-wall region. We developed improved models for the nonlinear term in the filtered Navier-Stokes equation which result in better predicted streamwise component energies. These models involve (1) Reynolds decomposition of the nonlinear term and (2) evaluation of the pressure term, which removes the divergent part of the nonlinear models. These considerations significantly improved the performance of our optimal models, and we expect them to apply to other subgrid models as well. / text

Διανύουμε μια εποχή, όπου οι ανάγκες για μετάδοση πληροφορίας αυξάνονται ταχύτατα, με αποτέλεσμα τα χάλκινα καλώδια να μην αρκούν για να μεταδώσουν το πλήθος αυτό της πληροφορίας. Έτσι, περάσαμε στις Οπτικές Τηλεπικοινωνίες, όπου τα χάλκινα καλώδια αντικαταστάθηκαν από οπτικές ίνες και φορείς μετάδοσης της πληροφορίας δεν είναι πλέον τα ηλεκτρόνια αλλά τα φωτόνια. Κατά τη μετάδοση της πληροφορίας υπάρχουν όμως, φαινόμενα εξασθένησης και παραμόρφωσης του σήματος. Τη λύση σε αυτά τα προβλήματα καλείται να δώσει η χρήση σολιτονίων. Στην παρούσα διπλωματική εργασία, θα μελετήσουμε τον τρόπο με τον οποίον επηρεάζουν τα φαινόμενα ανώτερης τάξης την αλληλεπίδραση δύο γειτονικών σολιτονιακών παλμών που διαδίδονται μέσα σε μία οπτική ίνα. Πιο συγκεκριμένα, με τη χρήση αλγόριθμου της Fortran θεωρήσαμε δύο θεμελιώδεις σολιτονιακούς παλμούς και μελετήσαμε πως επηρεάζεται η διάδοσή τους κατά μήκος μιας οπτικής ίνας, αλλά και η μεταξύ τους αλληλεπίδρασή, από τη μεταξύ τους απόσταση, το σχετικό τους πλάτος καθώς και από τη διαφορά φάσης. Επιπλέον περιορίζοντας τη μεταξύ τους αλληλεπίδραση μελετήσαμε το πώς επηρεάζουν τη διάδοσή τους φαινόμενα ανώτερης τάξης όπως η σκέδαση Raman, η αυτό-διαμόρφωση απότομων άκρων (self-steepening) και η διασπορά τρίτης τάξης. / We are in an era where the need to transmit information rapidly increases, making the copper wires not enough to convey the multitude of this information. Thus, we moved on Optical Communications, where the copper cables were replaced by optical fibers and broadcasters of information are no longer electrons but photons. During the transmission of information we come across with problems such as attenuation and signal distortion. The use of solitons has come to give the solution to these problems. In this paper, we studied how the higher order phenomena, affects the interaction of two neighboring soliton pulses propagating through an optical fiber. More specifically, using a Fortran algorithm considering two fundamental soliton pulses we have studied how the propagation and their interaction is affected by their relative amplitude and phase difference. Also limiting the interaction between them, we have studied how the propagation is affected by higher order phenomena such as Stimulated Raman Scattering, Self Steepening and third order dispersion.

Este trabalho apresenta um estudo qualitativo das equações diferenciais nãolineares que descrevem o sincronismo de fase nos PLLs de 3ª ordem que compõem redes OWMS de topologia mista, Estrela Simples e Cadeia Simples. O objetivo é determinar, através da Teoria de Bifurcações, os valores ou relações entre os parâmetros constitutivos da rede que permitam a existência e a estabilidade do estado síncrono, quando são aplicadas, no oscilador mestre, duas funções de excitação muito comuns na prática: o degrau e a rampa de fase. Na determinação da estabilidade dos pontos de equilíbrio, sob o ponto de vista de Lyapunov, a existência de pontos de equilíbrio não-hiperbólicos não permite uma aproximação linear e, nesses casos, é aplicado o Teorema da Variedade Central. Essa técnica de simplificação de sistemas dinâmicos permite fazer uma aproximação homeomórfica em torno desses pontos, preservando a orientação no espaço de fases e possibilitando determinar localmente suas estabilidades. / This work presents a qualitative study of the non-linear differential equations that describe the synchronous state in 3rd order PLLs that compose One-way masterslave time distribution networks with Single Star and Single Chain topologies. Using bifurcation theory, the dynamical behavior of third-order phase-locked loops employed to extract the syncronous state in each node is analyzed depending on constitutive node parameters when two usual inputs, the step and the ramp phase pertubations, are supposed to appear in the master node. When parameter combinations result in non hyperbolic synchronous states, from Lyapunov point of view, the linear approximation does not provide any information about the local behavior of the system. In this case, the center manifold theorem permits the construction of an equivalent vector field representing the asymptotic behavior of the original system in the neighborhood of these points. Thus, the local stability can be determined.