Water in porous rocks (e.g. sandstone) plays a fundamental role in their disintegration. However, the places where water enters the sandstone rocks are somewhat overlooked. At two sites in the Český ráj region, I use Karsten tube to measure capillary water absorption (CWA) of natural sandstone exposures and, using TDR (Time Domain Reflectometry) method, I study movement of water in a shallow zone of ruiniform sandstone landscape. The CWA differed up to four orders of magnitude at a distance of tens of meters, mostly depending on the type of the surface. The highest CWA was measured at highly weathered surfaces, the second most absorbent were less weathered surfaces covered with a biologically-initiated rock crust. The horizontal surfaces on the tops of the rock formations were even less absorbent, probably due to clogging by fine particles from soil. Surfaces covered with iron crust were the least absorbent. The differences between those surfaces are significant. After simulated infiltration, the maximum rate of the propagation of the wet front in the sandstone was from 5,5.10-6 do 1,9.10-4 m.s-1 measured by TDR. The water propagated at this rate only to a certain depth (the first tens of cm), but then the propagation stopped or slowed down rapidly. From a long-term measurement of volumetric...

[pt] Este trabalho tem como foco o up-grade da taxa de bits em enlaces ópticos através da tecnologia OTDM. Os sistemas analisados contemplam os up-grades das taxas de 2,48 Gbps para 10 Gbps e também da taxa de 10 Gbps para 40 Gbps. Para tal, foram introduzidos módulos de transmissão e recepção, capazes de utilizar arquiteturas quase totalmente ópticas. É avaliado então, através de simulações, o comportamento da arquitetura proposta em infra-estruturas de enlaces já instalados no Brasil, destacando os pontos mais críticos. No que se refere ao up-grade de 10 Gbps para 40 Gbps, foi dado enfoque especial para as penalidades relativas à PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion). / [en] This work aims at up grading the bit rate of optical links through the OTDM technology. The analyzed up-grades change the bit rate of 2,48 Gbps up to 10 Gbps and also from the bit rate of 10 Gbps up to 40 Gbps. To reach these objectives, transmission and reception modules were introduced, using all optical networks topologies. The performance of the proposed architecture was simulated using a infrastructure of links already installed in Brazil. The most critical issues were pointed out. Concerning the up-grade from 10 Gbps to 40 Gbps, a special focus was given to the penalties due to PMD (Polarization Mode Dispersion).

The calculation of frequency-dependent cable parameters is essential for simulations of transient phenomena in electrical power systems. The simulation of transients is more complicated than the calculation of currents and voltages in the nominal frequency range. The model has to represent the frequency dependency and the wave propagation behavior of cable lines. The introduced model combines an improved subconductor method for the determination of the frequency-dependent parameters and a PI section wave propagation model. The subconductor method considers the skin and proximity effect in all conductors for frequency ranges up to few megahertz. The subconductor method method yields accurate results. The wave propagation part of the cable model is based on a cascaded PI section model. A modal transformation technique has been used for the calculation in the time domain. The frequency-dependent elements of the related modal transformation matrices have been fitted with rational functions. The frequency dependence of cable parameters has been reproduced using a vector fitting algorithm and has been implemented into an resistor-inductor-capacitor network (RLC network) for each PI section. The proposed full model has been validated with measured data.

La conduction thermique devient moins efficace à mesure que la taille des struc-tures diminuent en desous du micron, car la diffusion de surface des phononsdevient prédominante et limite plus efficacement les phonons que la diffusionphonon-phonon Umklapp. Des études récentes ont indiqué que les phonon po-laritons de surface (SPhPs), qui sont les ondes électromagnétiques évanescentesgénérées par l’hybridation des phonons optiques et des photons et se propageantà la surface d’une surface diélectrique polaire, pourraient servir de nouveauxvecteurs de chaleur pour améliorer les performances thermiques dans des dis-positifs micro- et nano-métriques. Nous étudions l’état des SPhPs existantdans un film submicronique diélectrique dans une large gamme de fréquences.Le calcul de la conductivité thermique des SPhPs basé sur l’équation de trans-port de Boltzmann (BTE) montre que le flux de chaleur transporté par lesSPhPs est supérieur à celui des phonons. Nous effectuons également une mesurede réflectance thermique dans le domaine temporel (TDTR) de films submi-croniques deSiNet démontrons que la conductivité thermique due aux SPhPsà haute température augmente lorsque l’épaisseur du film dimine. Les résultatsprésentés dans cette thèse ont des applications potentielles dans le domaine dutransfert de chaleur, de la gestion thermique, du rayonnement en champ proche et de la polaritoniques. / Thermal conduction becomes less efficient as structures scale down into submicron sizes since phonon-boundary scattering becomes predominant and impede phonons more efficiently than Umklapp scattering. Recent studies indicated that the surface phonon polaritons (SPhPs), which are the evanescent electromagnetic waves generated by the hybridation of the optical phonons and the photons and propagating at the surface of a polar dielectric material surface, potentially serve as novel heat carriers to enhance the thermal performance in micro- and nanoscale devices. We study the condition of SPhPs existing in a dielectric submicron film with a broad frequency range. The calculaton of SPhPs thermal conductivity based on Boltzmann transport equation (BTE) demonstrates that the heat flux carried by SPhPs exceeds the one carried by phonons. We also conduct a time-domain-thermal-reflectance (TDTR) measurement of $SiN$ submicron films and demonstrate that the thermal conductivity due to the SPhPs at high temperatures increases by decreasing the film thickness. The results presented in this thesis have potential applications in the field of heat transfer, thermal management, near-field radiation and polaritonics.

Ce manuscrit propose de nouvelles méthodes d’estimation robustes pour les fonctions matricielles d’autocovariance et d’autocorrélation de séries chronologiques multivariées stationnaires pouvant présenter des valeurs aberrantes aléatoires additives. Ces fonctions jouent un rôle important dans l’identification et l’estimation des paramètres de modèles de séries chronologiques multivariées stationnaires. Nous proposons tout d'abord de nouveaux estimateurs des fonctions matricielles d’autocovariance et d’autocorrélation construits en utilisant une approche spectrale à l'aide du périodogramme matriciel. Comme dans le cas des estimateurs classiques des fonctions d’autocovariance et d’autocorrélation matricielles, ces estimateurs sont affectés par des observations aberrantes. Ainsi, toute procédure d'identification ou d'estimation les utilisant est directement affectée, ce qui entraîne des conclusions erronées. Pour atténuer ce problème, nous proposons l’utilisation de techniques statistiques robustes pour créer des estimateurs résistants aux observations aléatoires aberrantes. Dans un premier temps, nous proposons de nouveaux estimateurs des fonctions d’autocorvariance et d’autocorrélation de séries chronologiques univariées. Les domaines temporel et fréquentiel sont liés par la relation existant entre la fonction d’autocovariance et la densité spectrale. Le périodogramme étant sensible aux données aberrantes, nous obtenons un estimateur robuste en le remplaçant parle $M$-périodogramme. Les propriétés asymptotiques des estimateurs sont établies. Leurs performances sont étudiées au moyen de simulations numériques pour différentes tailles d’échantillons et différents scénarios de contamination. Les résultats empiriques indiquent que les méthodes proposées fournissent des valeurs proches de celles obtenues par la fonction d'autocorrélation classique quand les données ne sont pas contaminées et resistent à différents cénarios de contamination. Ainsi, les estimateurs proposés dans cette thèse sont des méthodes alternatives utilisables pour des séries chronologiques présentant ou non des valeurs aberrantes. Les estimateurs obtenus pour des séries chronologiques univariées sont ensuite étendus au cas de séries multivariées. Cette extension est simplifiée par le fait que le calcul du périodogramme croisé ne fait intervenir que les coefficients de Fourier de chaque composante de la série. Le $M$-périodogramme matriciel apparaît alors comme une alternative robuste au périodogramme matriciel pour construire des estimateurs robustes des fonctions matricielles d’autocovariance et d’autocorrélation. Les propriétés asymptotiques sont étudiées et des expériences numériques sont réalisées. Comme exemple d'application avec des données réelles, nous utilisons les fonctions proposées pour ajuster un modèle autoregressif par la méthode de Yule-Walker à des données de pollution collectées dans la région de Vitória au Brésil.Enfin, l'estimation robuste du nombre de facteurs dans les modèles factoriels de grande dimension est considérée afin de réduire la dimensionnalité. En présence de valeurs aberrantes, les critères d’information proposés par Bai & Ng (2002) tendent à surestimer le nombre de facteurs. Pour atténuer ce problème, nous proposons de remplacer la matrice de covariance standard par la matrice de covariance robuste proposée dans ce manuscrit. Nos simulations montrent qu'en l'absence de contamination, les méthodes standards et robustes sont équivalentes. En présence d'observations aberrantes, le nombre de facteurs estimés augmente avec les méthodes non robustes alors qu'il reste le même en utilisant les méthodes robustes. À titre d'application avec des données réelles, nous étudions des concentrations de polluant PM$_{10}$ mesurées dans la région de l'Île-de-France en France. / This manuscript proposes new robust estimation methods for the autocovariance and autocorrelation matrices functions of stationary multivariates time series that may have random additives outliers. These functions play an important role in the identification and estimation of time series model parameters. We first propose new estimators of the autocovariance and of autocorrelation matrices functions constructed using a spectral approach considering the periodogram matrix periodogram which is the natural estimator of the spectral density matrix. As in the case of the classic autocovariance and autocorrelation matrices functions estimators, these estimators are affected by aberrant observations. Thus, any identification or estimation procedure using them is directly affected, which leads to erroneous conclusions. To mitigate this problem, we propose the use of robust statistical techniques to create estimators resistant to aberrant random observations.As a first step, we propose new estimators of autocovariance and autocorrelation functions of univariate time series. The time and frequency domains are linked by the relationship between the autocovariance function and the spectral density. As the periodogram is sensitive to aberrant data, we get a robust estimator by replacing it with the $M$-periodogram. The $M$-periodogram is obtained by replacing the Fourier coefficients related to periodogram calculated by the standard least squares regression with the ones calculated by the $M$-robust regression. The asymptotic properties of estimators are established. Their performances are studied by means of numerical simulations for different sample sizes and different scenarios of contamination. The empirical results indicate that the proposed methods provide close values of those obtained by the classical autocorrelation function when the data is not contaminated and it is resistant to different contamination scenarios. Thus, the estimators proposed in this thesis are alternative methods that can be used for time series with or without outliers.The estimators obtained for univariate time series are then extended to the case of multivariate series. This extension is simplified by the fact that the calculation of the cross-periodogram only involves the Fourier coefficients of each component from the univariate series. Thus, the $M$-periodogram matrix is a robust periodogram matrix alternative to build robust estimators of the autocovariance and autocorrelation matrices functions. The asymptotic properties are studied and numerical experiments are performed. As an example of an application with real data, we use the proposed functions to adjust an autoregressive model by the Yule-Walker method to Pollution data collected in the Vitória region Brazil.Finally, the robust estimation of the number of factors in large factorial models is considered in order to reduce the dimensionality. It is well known that the values random additive outliers affect the covariance and correlation matrices and the techniques that depend on the calculation of their eigenvalues and eigenvectors, such as the analysis principal components and the factor analysis, are affected. Thus, in the presence of outliers, the information criteria proposed by Bai & Ng (2002) tend to overestimate the number of factors. To alleviate this problem, we propose to replace the standard covariance matrix with the robust covariance matrix proposed in this manuscript. Our Monte Carlo simulations show that, in the absence of contamination, the standard and robust methods are equivalent. In the presence of outliers, the number of estimated factors increases with the non-robust methods while it remains the same using robust methods. As an application with real data, we study pollutant concentrations PM$_{10}$ measured in the Île-de-France region of France. / Este manuscrito é centrado em propor novos métodos de estimaçao das funçoes de autocovariancia e autocorrelaçao matriciais de séries temporais multivariadas com e sem presença de observaçoes discrepantes aleatorias. As funçoes de autocovariancia e autocorrelaçao matriciais desempenham um papel importante na analise e na estimaçao dos parametros de modelos de série temporal multivariadas. Primeiramente, nos propomos novos estimadores dessas funçoes matriciais construıdas, considerando a abordagem do dominio da frequencia por meio do periodograma matricial, um estimador natural da matriz de densidade espectral. Como no caso dos estimadores tradicionais das funçoes de autocovariancia e autocorrelaçao matriciais, os nossos estimadores tambem sao afetados pelas observaçoes discrepantes. Assim, qualquer analise subsequente que os utilize é diretamente afetada causando conclusoes equivocadas. Para mitigar esse problema, nos propomos a utilizaçao de técnicas de estatistica robusta para a criaçao de estimadores resistentes as observaçoes discrepantes aleatorias. Inicialmente, nos propomos novos estimadores das funçoes de autocovariancia e autocorrelaçao de séries temporais univariadas considerando a conexao entre o dominio do tempo e da frequencia por meio da relaçao entre a funçao de autocovariancia e a densidade espectral, do qual o periodograma tradicional é o estimador natural. Esse estimador é sensivel as observaçoes discrepantes. Assim, a robustez é atingida considerando a utilizaçao do Mperiodograma. O M-periodograma é obtido substituindo a regressao por minimos quadrados com a M-regressao no calculo das estimativas dos coeficientes de Fourier relacionados ao periodograma. As propriedades assintoticas dos estimadores sao estabelecidas. Para diferentes tamanhos de amostras e cenarios de contaminaçao, a performance dos estimadores é investigada. Os resultados empiricos indicam que os métodos propostos provem resultados acurados. Isto é, os métodos propostos obtêm valores proximos aos da funçao de autocorrelaçao tradicional no contexto de nao contaminaçao dos dados. Quando ha contaminaçao, os M-estimadores permanecem inalterados. Deste modo, as funçoes de M-autocovariancia e de M-autocorrelaçao propostas nesta tese sao alternativas vi aveis para séries temporais com e sem observaçoes discrepantes. A boa performance dos estimadores para o cenario de séries temporais univariadas motivou a extensao para o contexto de séries temporais multivariadas. Essa extensao é direta, haja vista que somente os coeficientes de Fourier relativos à cada uma das séries univariadas sao necessarios para o calculo do periodograma cruzado. Novamente, a relaçao de dualidade entre o dominio da frequência e do tempo é explorada por meio da conexao entre a funçao matricial de autocovariancia e a matriz de densidade espectral de séries temporais multivariadas. É neste sentido que, o presente artigo propoe a matriz M-periodograma como um substituto robusto à matriz periodograma tradicional na criaçao de estimadores das funçoes matriciais de autocovariancia e autocorrelaçao. As propriedades assintoticas sao estudas e experimentos numéricos sao realizados. Como exemplo de aplicaçao à dados reais, nos aplicamos as funçoes propostas no artigo na estimaçao dos parâmetros do modelo de série temporal multivariada pelo método de Yule-Walker para a modelagem dos dados MP10 da regiao de Vitoria/Brasil. Finalmente, a estimaçao robusta dos numeros de fatores em modelos fatoriais aproximados de alta dimensao é considerada com o objetivo de reduzir a dimensionalidade. Ésabido que dados discrepantes afetam as matrizes de covariancia e correlaçao. Em adiçao, técnicas que dependem do calculo dos autovalores e autovetores dessas matrizes, como a analise de componentes principais e a analise fatorial, sao completamente afetadas. Assim, na presença de observaçoes discrepantes, o critério de informaçao proposto por Bai & Ng (2002) tende a superestimar o numero de fatores. [...]

Cette thèse mêle observations, simulations et développement d'outils numériques haute performance dans le domaine de l’acoustique sous-marine, et notamment pour l’étude des ondes T. Après une revue de la littérature sur les ondes T, nous avons analysé des données réelles enregistrées en Italie. Afin de modéliser le phénomène nous avons développé un solveur éléments spectraux axisymétriques dans le domaine temporel, que nous présentons et validons. Nous présentons également une étude paramétrique de l'influence de la pente du plancher océanique dans un scénario typique de génération/conversion d'une onde T. L'énergie et la durée de ces ondes s’avère être particulièrement sensible à l'environnement. En particulier nous avons vu que les pentes et les caractéristiques du fond marin jouaient un rôle capital. Nos études confirment qu’aux distances régionales le profil de vitesse dans l'océan s'avère n'être qu'un paramètre de deuxième ordre. Pour en évaluer l’impact nous avons développé une procédure pour le calcul de cartes de perte de transmission et de dispersion à partir de simulations numériques en forme d'onde complète dans le domaine temporel. Dans un second temps nous montrons qu'un bateau commercial de taille moyenne peut créer par diffraction des ondes T d'une d'amplitude conséquente et de faible dispersion. Ce mode de génération d'onde T, encore non documenté, doit être particulièrement fréquent dans les zones où le trafic maritime est important et pourrait expliquer certaines ondes T abyssales encore incomprises. Pour finir, nous présentons des outils numériques pour calculer le champ acoustique créé par une source en mouvement / This thesis combines observations, simulations and development of high performance numerical tools in the field of underwater acoustics, and in particular for the study of T-waves. After a literature review on T-waves, we analysed real data recorded in Italy. In order to model the phenomenon we have developed an axisymmetric spectral element solver in the time domain, which we present and validate. We also present a parametric study of the influence of seafloor slope in a typical scenario of generation / conversion of a T-wave. The energy and duration of these waves is particularly sensitive to the environment. In particular, we have seen that the slopes and characteristics of the seabed are of crucial importance. Our studies confirm that at regional distances the ocean speed profile is only a second order parameter. To evaluate its impact we have developed a procedure for the calculation of transmission and dispersion loss maps from full waveform numerical simulations in the time domain. In a second step we show that a medium-sized commercial boat can create T-waves of a significant amplitude and of low dispersion by diffraction. This T-wave generation mode, still undocumented, must be particularly frequent in areas where maritime traffic is dense and could explain some abyssal T-waves still misunderstood. Finally, we present numerical tools for calculating the acoustic field created by a moving source

This thesis deals with the methods of Terahertz (THz) spectroscopy to observe the kinetics of haemostatic materials used for supporting the native mechanism of haemostasis. The theoretical part follows the physical principles of THz time-domain spectroscopy (THz TDS), mentions the advantages and limitations of this method and its application possibilities for the characterization of biomedical materials. Further, there are specified properties of actual haemostats, described principles of their function and usage in practice, including their interaction with the living tissue. There were performed experiments monitoring the kinetics of physiologic reaction of the tissue adhesive based on the cyanoacrylates and absorbable haemostats. The mechanisms of monitored reactions were explained based on the physical-chemical principles that are used also for the kinetic models’ derivation. Modelling of the measured data results in the estimation of the parameters characterizing the observed samples. The most interesting parameter is the time constant of the reaction because of the possibility to compare reaction rates of different types of haemostats. The detailed analysis of this parameter is performed using the means of statistical methods. Tissue adhesive samples were measured by other spectroscopic and microscopic methods to compare the findings with the experimental results of the THz TDS. Data were processed using algorithms designed especially for this experiment and analysed using mathematical methods.

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The presence of photonic band gap in an arbitrarily shaped photonic structure, particularly structures that are fabricated by exploiting rolled-up nanotechnology, can be understood from the density of optical states. In this thesis, the density of optical states and the local density of optical states in finite-sized photonic structures are calculated using the finite difference time domain method together with a parallelized message passing interface. With this approach, a software package suitable for high-performance computing on multi-platform was published under GNU GPL license. When light is guided to propagate along a rolled-up thin film, whispering gallery mode resonances can be formed in a microtubular structure. Dynamic probing and tuning via a plasmonic nanoparticle-coated glass tip are investigated to demonstrate the transition from dielectric-dielectric to dielectric-plasmonic coupling in the tubular microcavity. The competition of these two coupling mechanisms allow the tuning of the optical cavity modes towards lower and then higher energies in a single coupling system. Moreover, three dimensionally confined higher order axial modes can be selectively coupled and tuned by the glass tip due to their unique spatial distribution of the optical field along the tube axis. In addition, the interaction between sharp optical cavity modes and broad plasmonic modes supported by silver nanoparticles leads to the occurrence of Fano resonance. In particular, Fano resonances occurring at higher-order axial modes has been observed as well. The experimental results are supported by numerical simulations based on the finite difference time domain method. In photonic lattice structures, light propagation behavior can be influenced and defined by the photonic band structure. By designing the unit cell with glide mirror symmetry, topologically protected edge states operating in the visible spectral range have been proposed in two dimensional photonic crystals which can be made of feasible materials. Topological phenomena such as unidirectional waveguiding and/or effective zero refractive index are presented. In addition, a scheme to study topological phase transition in a single photonic crystal device is proposed and studied via unevenly stretching photonic lattice. Moreover, a new method is explored to distinguish the topological phase from the bulk modes. The research presented in this thesis concerns molding the flow of light in specially designed photonic devices for various potential applications. The software package can be used to design and investigate finite-sized photonic structures with an arbitrary shape, which is much faster in terms of computation than other reported techniques and software packages. The rolled-up microcavities can be employed to trap and store light in the way of whispering gallery mode resonances, and the resonant light can be tuned and modulated by a plasmonic nanoparticles-coated glass tip. This research is particularly interesting for optical signal processing, slowing light via Fano resonances, and high sensitive sensing. In addition, the topological photonic crystal design and examination scheme presented in this thesis provide a simplified yet more efficient way to obtain non-trivial topological phase from a tunable photonic crystal that can be verified not only by edge modes but also by bulk modes.:Bibliographic record 1 Abstract 1 LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS and Symbols 3 1 Introduction 9 1.1 Introduction and Motivation 9 1.2 Objectives 11 1.3 Organization of the thesis 12 2 Density of optical states in rolled-up photonic crystals and quasi crystals 15 2.1 Introduction 15 2.1.1 background 17 2.1.2 Infinitely extended ideal photonic crystal 17 2.2 Finite-sized photonic crystal, photonic quasicrystal, and arbitrary photonics structures 20 2.2.1 Numerical algorithm 25 2.2.2 Rolled-up photonic crystals and quasi crystals 30 2.3 Software package 33 2.3.1 Computational performance 33 2.3.2 FPS User interface 35 2.3.3 Detailed tutorial 37 2.3.4 Alternative rolled-up photonic crystals 47 2.3.5 Beyond 3D photonic crystals. 48 2.4 Conclusion 49 3 Rolled-up microesonator 51 3.1 Introduction 51 3.2 Rolled-up microresonators 52 4 Tip-assisted photon-plasmon coupling in three-dimensionally confined microtube cavities 57 4.1 Introduction 57 4.2 Tube and plasmonic particle preparation and characterization 60 4.3 Results and discussion 62 4.4 Axial mode tuning 64 4.5 Fano resonance 65 4.5.1 Background 65 4.5.2 Fano resonance in the tip assisted coupling setup 68 4.6 Conclusion 71 5 Topological photonics 73 5.1 Introduction and motivation 73 5.2 Topological phase transition point 77 5.2.1 Fundamental phase transition point 77 5.2.2 Zero refractive index material 79 5.3 Non-trivial topology in realistic materials 80 6 Topological phase transition in stretchable photonic crystals 85 6.1 Introduction and motivation 85 6.2 SSH model 88 6.3 Photonic crystal 91 6.4 Band structure and end modes of the photonic crystal 99 6.5 Conclusion 101 7 Summary and outlook 103 7.1 Summary 103 7.2 Outlook 104 Bibliography 111 List of figures 127 Publications 133 Acknowledgments 136 Selbständigkeitserklärung 137 Curriculum Vitae 138