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Routing Algorithms For All-Optical Networks With Power Considerations: The Unicast Case, Maher Ali, Byrav Ramamurthy, Jitender S. Deogun Jan 1999

Routing Algorithms For All-Optical Networks With Power Considerations: The Unicast Case, Maher Ali, Byrav Ramamurthy, Jitender S. Deogun

CSE Conference and Workshop Papers

In this paper, we investigate the problem of routing connections in all-optical networks while allowing for degradation of routed signals by different optical components. To overcome the complexity of the problem, we divide it into two parts. First, we solve the pure RWA problem using fixed routes for every connection. Second, power assignment is accomplished by either using the smallest-gain first (SGF) heuristic or using a genetic algorithm. Numerical examples on a wide variety of networks show that (a) the number of connections established without considering the signal attenuation was most of the time greater than that achievable considering attenuation …


Transparent Vs. Opaque Vs. Translucent Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks, Byrav Ramamurthy, Helena Feng, Debasish Datta, Jonathan P. Heritage, Biswanath Mukherjee Jan 1999

Transparent Vs. Opaque Vs. Translucent Wavelength-Routed Optical Networks, Byrav Ramamurthy, Helena Feng, Debasish Datta, Jonathan P. Heritage, Biswanath Mukherjee

CSE Conference and Workshop Papers

A wavelength-routed optical network consists of multi-wavelength crossconnect switches (XCSs) which are interconnected by optical fibers. Some (or all) crossconnects, referred to as nodes in this paper, are also attached to access stations where data from several end-users could be multiplexed onto a single wavelength division multiplexed (WDM) channel. An access station provides optical-to-electronic (O/E) conversion and wice wersa to interface the optical network with conventional electronic equipment. The access station, at an intermediate node, may also be used (as in this study) for signal regenerution on a lightpath. A new call is admitted into the network if a lightpath …


Reality And Theory In A Collision, Norman Derby, Robert Fuller Jan 1999

Reality And Theory In A Collision, Norman Derby, Robert Fuller

Robert G. Fuller Publications

Billiard-ball collisions are frequently cited in introductory physics textbooks, usually as examples of elastic collisions. Many articles describing such collisions have appeared in this journal and elsewhere, but comparisons between theoretical results and actual collisions are rare, and most of the theoretical analyses have simply assumed friction to be negligible during the collision time. Students trying to simulate billiard-ball collisions on a popular simulation program such as Interactive Physics® may encounter interesting collisions, such as ones in which the cue ball is thrown up into the air when the frictional coefficients are set at even modest levels. We decided to …


Hands-On Computer Use In Science Classrooms: The Skeptics Are Still Waiting, Alan Runge, Amy N. Spiegel, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Steven Dunbar, Robert Fuller, Glenn Sowell, David W. Brooks Jan 1999

Hands-On Computer Use In Science Classrooms: The Skeptics Are Still Waiting, Alan Runge, Amy N. Spiegel, Lisa M. Pytlikzillig, Steven Dunbar, Robert Fuller, Glenn Sowell, David W. Brooks

Robert G. Fuller Publications

Frank Collea was a friend of Robert Fuller and David Brooks, and a mentor to Brooks. We miss him for his energy, his enthusiasm for teaching science, and his perception about how to improve science education. Frank Collea was not a big fan of using computers in instruction. Frank was neither an advocate of using computers to deliver instruction, nor an advocate of teaching their use as professional tools. Indeed, he thought that most of those of us who advocate computer use make assertions that are unwarranted. A decade ago, desktop computers were beginning to appear in colleges and universities …


Three-Channel General-Purpose Astrophotometer, Romualdas Kalytis Jan 1999

Three-Channel General-Purpose Astrophotometer, Romualdas Kalytis

Turkish Journal of Physics

The high-speed three-channel photometer suitable for the time-series observations of the "Whole Earth Telescope" (WET) project as well as for multicolor photometry is described. The photometer, designed for the Capodimonte Astronomical Observatory, Italy, is the latest version of the WET photometers developed by the WET group of Vilnius University since 1992. The main optical and mechanical layouts of the optico-mechanical module as well as the block-diagram of electronics are presented. The main specifications of the photometer expected after its completion are given.


Facular Structures On Cool Stars, Serdar Evren Jan 1999

Facular Structures On Cool Stars, Serdar Evren

Turkish Journal of Physics

Activity has many manifestations, from dark spots to bright regions, to the presence of the heated chromosphere, to the superheated corona. Sunspots are extended, strongly magnetic regions on the Sun. Photospheric faculae are generally visible only at the limb. Polar faculae are smaller than the main-zone faculae. The contributions of the active region faculae and the facular network are at least as important as the solar spots in augmenting the solar emission.


Photometric Imaging With Distributive Solar Analogy, Zeki̇ Eker Jan 1999

Photometric Imaging With Distributive Solar Analogy, Zeki̇ Eker

Turkish Journal of Physics

The importance of DSA (Distributive Solar Analogy) when modeling starspots from a photometric data is discussed. It's advantage over the other modeling techniques to confine the solution parameters, especially the spot latitudes are described. Unlike the other photometric techniques which tries to locate limited number of cool surface spots, DSA aims to model global distribution of all virtually existing spots.


On The Coronal Activity Of The Rs Cvn-Type Binaries, Osman Demi̇rcan, Hasan Ak Jan 1999

On The Coronal Activity Of The Rs Cvn-Type Binaries, Osman Demi̇rcan, Hasan Ak

Turkish Journal of Physics

We re-analysed the behaviour of coronal activity of the RS CVn-type binaries as a function of stellar and orbital parameters. Highly significant correlations were found between the x-ray luminosity L_x and the stellar radius R, the Roche lobe filling fraction \Gamma, and the Alfven radius RA. The correlations of L_x with the mass M, the absolute magnitude M_V, the surface gravity g, the Roche lobe filling fraction \Gamma, and the Alfven radius RA are likely to be due to correlations of these quantities with the stellar radius R. Surprisingly, no correlation of L_x on the color (B-V), the rotation velocity …


Co-Ordinated Multi-Wavelength Observations Of The Rs Cvn System Cf Tuc, Edwin Budding, K. L. Jones, O. B. Slee, L. Watson Jan 1999

Co-Ordinated Multi-Wavelength Observations Of The Rs Cvn System Cf Tuc, Edwin Budding, K. L. Jones, O. B. Slee, L. Watson

Turkish Journal of Physics

A `multi-site, multi-wavelength' campaign on the eclipsing RS CVn binary CF Tuc was carried out in 1996 over both optical (photometry and spectroscopy) and radio (microwave) ranges. The microwave data was taken with the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA). It covered slightly more than one complete orbital cycle at 4.8 and 8.64 GHz in one continuous run. There was also coverage of about 25% of the light curve at 1.38 and 2.38 GHz. High dispersion spectroscopy was obtained using the McLellan 1m telescope and échelle spectrograph at Mt John University Observatory (New Zealand). Supporting photometry came from various smaller-scale facilities …


Calibration Of Millimetric Marmara Radio Telescope And Radio Detection Of Ozone Line Over Gebze/Kocaeli In Turkey, Mehmet Emi̇n Özel, I. M. Yusifov, A. O. Allakhverdiev, A. A. Vertiy, G. Bayer, Osman Demi̇rcan, H. Kirbiyik, T. Adigüzel Jan 1999

Calibration Of Millimetric Marmara Radio Telescope And Radio Detection Of Ozone Line Over Gebze/Kocaeli In Turkey, Mehmet Emi̇n Özel, I. M. Yusifov, A. O. Allakhverdiev, A. A. Vertiy, G. Bayer, Osman Demi̇rcan, H. Kirbiyik, T. Adigüzel

Turkish Journal of Physics

A brief description of the calibration procedures for the millimetric Marmara Radio Telescope, MRT-2 is presented. Observations carried out during the spectroscopic calibration work is indicative of daily variations of Ozone line of sight density over the telescope location. This being also the first radio observations carried out in Turkey, a short account of observations and results are given.


Magnetodielectrical Polymer Compositional Materials, Sh. V. Mamedov, Y. Lenger, Sevi̇l Bolcal, Vilayet A. Alekperov, M. A. Ramazanov, R. Z. Sadikhov Jan 1999

Magnetodielectrical Polymer Compositional Materials, Sh. V. Mamedov, Y. Lenger, Sevi̇l Bolcal, Vilayet A. Alekperov, M. A. Ramazanov, R. Z. Sadikhov

Turkish Journal of Physics

Magnetodielectrical polymer compositional materials containing carbonyl iron (CI) were obtained. The changes of permittivity and permeability, loss angle tangent, resistivity, mechanical and electrical properties, depending on the content of carbonyl iron have been investigated. It is shown that the magnetodielectrical materials with 20-40% mass content of carbonyl iron have possible practical use.


Energetics Of Spherical Clusters, Hati̇ce Kökten, Şaki̇r Erkoç Jan 1999

Energetics Of Spherical Clusters, Hati̇ce Kökten, Şaki̇r Erkoç

Turkish Journal of Physics

The energetics of spherical clusters of elements Fe in bcc, Ca and Pb in fcc, and C in diamond structure have been investigated by using emprical many-body potential energy function which contains two- and three-body inteactions. In the variation of average interaction energy per atom (E_b) versus cluster size (N_{sh}; number of shells) only carbon clusters have magic numbers at 5, 8, 11 and 14 shells. E_b versus N_{sh} becomes smooth after 15 shells for carbon, however this variation becomes smooth for the other elements after 10 shells. The variation of two-body to three-body interaction energy versus cluster size becomes …


Exchange-Correlation Effects In The Impurity-Limited Mobility Of Gaas Quantum Wires, B. Tanatar Jan 1999

Exchange-Correlation Effects In The Impurity-Limited Mobility Of Gaas Quantum Wires, B. Tanatar

Turkish Journal of Physics

We study the many-body effects described by the local-field corrections on the mobility of quasi-one dimensional electron systems. The low temperature mobility due to remote-impurity doping and interface-roughness scattering is calculated within the relaxation time approximation. We find that correlation effects significantly reduce the mobility at low density.


Novel Detectors And Lasers For Telecommunications, Anthony J. Vickers, Hamid R. Mashayekhi, Pattara Aiyarak, Diego Oriato Jan 1999

Novel Detectors And Lasers For Telecommunications, Anthony J. Vickers, Hamid R. Mashayekhi, Pattara Aiyarak, Diego Oriato

Turkish Journal of Physics

For the most part the field of optoelectronics has been dominated by the pn junction for both detector and laser applications. This domination will probably hold true for laser applications for many more years although the simple forward biased junction may be challenged by other novel approaches as increased complexity is required such as multi-wavelength emission, wavelength conversion, and Thz operation. The first real novel use of the pn junction was developed by Balkan et al. [1]. Their HELLISH device paved the way for novel approaches in the use of the pn junction. In this paper I shall introduce another …


The Extended Hybrid Model For Optical Phonon Confinement, C. R. Bennett, B. K. Ridley, N. A. Zakhleniuk, M. Babiker Jan 1999

The Extended Hybrid Model For Optical Phonon Confinement, C. R. Bennett, B. K. Ridley, N. A. Zakhleniuk, M. Babiker

Turkish Journal of Physics

The theory of optical phonons and their confinement in heterostructures is reviewed with analogies made to the theory of acoustic phonons. The dielectric continuum (DC) model is obtained when bulk dispersion is ignored and the hybrid model is found when dispersion is included. The issue of boundary conditions is investigated and the solutions are shown with comparisons made using electron-phonon scattering.


A Gainasp/Inp Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser For 1.5 \Mu M Operation, R. Sceats, N. Balkan, M. J. Adams, J. Masum, A. J. Dann, S. D. Perrin, I. Reid, J. Reed, P. Cannard, M. A. Fisher, D. J. Elton, M. J. Harlow Jan 1999

A Gainasp/Inp Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Laser For 1.5 \Mu M Operation, R. Sceats, N. Balkan, M. J. Adams, J. Masum, A. J. Dann, S. D. Perrin, I. Reid, J. Reed, P. Cannard, M. A. Fisher, D. J. Elton, M. J. Harlow

Turkish Journal of Physics

We present the results of our studies concerning the pulsed operation of a bulk GaInAsP/InP vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL). The device is tailored to emit at around 1.5 \mu m at room temperature. The structure has a 45 period n-doped GaInAsP/InP bottom distributed Bragg reflector (DBR), and a 4 period Si/Al_2O_3 dielectric top reflector defining a 3-\lambda cavity. Electroluminescence from a 16 \mu m diameter top window was measured in the pulsed injection mode. Spectral measurements were recorded in the temperature range between 125K and 240K. Polarisation, lasing threshold current and linewidth measurements were also carried out at …


The Orbit Center Dependence Of The Energy Levels In A Multiple Quantum Wells Under External Tilted Magnetic And Electric Fields, R. Amca, Y. Ergün, H. Sari, S. Elagöz, İ. Sökmen Jan 1999

The Orbit Center Dependence Of The Energy Levels In A Multiple Quantum Wells Under External Tilted Magnetic And Electric Fields, R. Amca, Y. Ergün, H. Sari, S. Elagöz, İ. Sökmen

Turkish Journal of Physics

An analytical solution to the Schrödinger equation for a multiple quantum well system subjected to an externally applied electric field the growth direction and an externally applied tilted magnetic field are obtained and the results are discussed. The energy dependence energy spectrum of the system as a function of the external electric field and the orbit center is also discussed.


Medium-Dependent Metric In Electrostatics, Bernard Jancewicz Jan 1999

Medium-Dependent Metric In Electrostatics, Bernard Jancewicz

Turkish Journal of Physics

The use of differential forms allows the formulation of the principal equations of electrodynamics in a metric-independent way. The metric is needed only for finding the solutions. Various metrics can be introduced, depending on the medium. A special metric, connected with the electric permittivity tensor, allows us to reduce all electrostatic problems in anisotropic media to those in in isotropic one.


Confined Bipolarons In The Strong Coupling Limit, R. Tuğrul Senger, Ati̇lla Erçelebi̇ Jan 1999

Confined Bipolarons In The Strong Coupling Limit, R. Tuğrul Senger, Ati̇lla Erçelebi̇

Turkish Journal of Physics

Within the framework of the strong-coupling polaron theory and the bulk phonon approximation we report the possibility and criteria in achieving stable bipolaron states in confined media. We use a simple model of two electrons constrained within an anisotropic three dimensional parabolic potential box of tunable barrier slopes. Conforming the confining potential from one geometry to the other, we obtain an explicit tracking of the stability criteria as a function of the degree of confinement uncovering all low dimensional major geometric configurations of common interest.


Canonical Treatment Of Regular Lagrangians With Holonomic Constraints As Singular Systems, Eqab M. Rabei Jan 1999

Canonical Treatment Of Regular Lagrangians With Holonomic Constraints As Singular Systems, Eqab M. Rabei

Turkish Journal of Physics

Regular Lagrangians with holomonic constraints are treated as singular systems using the canonical method. The Lagrange multipliers are introduced as generalized coordinates. The regular Lagrangians are extended to be singular and the Hamiltonian formulation is obtained. The equations of motion are written as total differential equations in terms of the time t and the Lagrange multipliers. It is also shown that Lagrange multipliers can be determined from the integrability conditions.


Infectious Necrotizing Enteritis And Mortality Caused By Vibrio Carachariae In Summer Flounder Paralichthys Dentatus During Intensive Culture, Bruno Soffientino, Todd Gwaltney, David R. Nelson, Jennifer L. Specker, Michael Mauel, Marta Gomez-Chiarri Jan 1999

Infectious Necrotizing Enteritis And Mortality Caused By Vibrio Carachariae In Summer Flounder Paralichthys Dentatus During Intensive Culture, Bruno Soffientino, Todd Gwaltney, David R. Nelson, Jennifer L. Specker, Michael Mauel, Marta Gomez-Chiarri

Fisheries, Animal and Veterinary Sciences Faculty Publications

An epizootic causing mortality among cultured summer flounder Paralichthys dentatus occurred in summer of 1998 at a land-based facility on Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, USA. The disease, flounder infectious necrotizing enteritis (FINE), was characterized by reddening around the anal area, distended abdomens filled with opaque serosanguineous fluid, enteritis and necrosis of the posterior intestine. In extreme cases of the disease, the posterior intestine was detached from the anus and was observed coming out the vent. The intestine of individuals that recovered from the dsease ended in a blind-sac; the abdomens of these fish were distended, due to food and water …


Calculation Of The Electron Self-Energy For Low Nuclear Charge, Ulrich D. Jentschura, Peter J. Mohr, Gerhard Soff Jan 1999

Calculation Of The Electron Self-Energy For Low Nuclear Charge, Ulrich D. Jentschura, Peter J. Mohr, Gerhard Soff

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

We present a nonperturbative numerical evaluation of the one-photon electron self-energy for hydrogenlike ions with low nuclear charge numbers Z = 1 to 5. Our calculation for the 1S state has a numerical uncertainty of 0.8 Hz for hydrogen and 13 Hz for singly ionized helium. Resummation and convergence acceleration techniques that reduce the computer time by about 3 orders of magnitude were employed in the calculation. The numerical results are compared to results based on known terms in the expansion of the self-energy in powers of Zα.


Microlevel Climate Change Due To Changes In Surface Features In The Ganges Delta, M. M. Adel Jan 1999

Microlevel Climate Change Due To Changes In Surface Features In The Ganges Delta, M. M. Adel

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

The Ganges had been the world's 8th largest river in terms of the volume of water discharge of 490 km3/yr to the ocean 4 prior to 1975. Since that time, over a period of two decades, India has reduced the Ganges discharge through Bangladesh to 40% from its original annual average discharge of 1,932+7-223 m3 /s by diverting water for irrigation in her upper states. The , resulting consequences have been disastrous due to the depletion of the surface water resources. One of the devastating consequences has been the generation of extreme climate. The summertime maximum temperature has risen to …


Morphometry And Limnology Of Ferguson Lake, Saline County, Arkansas, John D. Rickett, E. P. (Perk) Floyd Jan 1999

Morphometry And Limnology Of Ferguson Lake, Saline County, Arkansas, John D. Rickett, E. P. (Perk) Floyd

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

To more fully understand Ferguson Lake as an ecosystem and eventually relate its water quality and production potential to fisheries management, several limnological variables were sampled monthly from April 1997 through March 1999. Vertical profiles of temperature and dissolved oxygen were recorded, and water samples from 0.5 m. depth were tested for turbidity, pH, total alkalinity, total hardness, ortho-phosphate, nitrate-nitrogen, sulfate, iron and specific conductance. Evaporation rate experiments, spillway discharge and rainfall records were used to estimate lake hydrology. Depth transects on the lake and USGS topographic maps were used to measure and calculate morphometric and watershed features. The lake …


X-Ray Absorption, Neutron Diffraction, And Mössbauer Effect Studies Of Mnzn-Ferrite Processed Through High-Energy Ball Milling, D. J. Fatemi, V. G. Harris, Mingxing Chen, Satish K. Malik, William B. Yelon, Gary J. Long, Amitabh Mohan Jan 1999

X-Ray Absorption, Neutron Diffraction, And Mössbauer Effect Studies Of Mnzn-Ferrite Processed Through High-Energy Ball Milling, D. J. Fatemi, V. G. Harris, Mingxing Chen, Satish K. Malik, William B. Yelon, Gary J. Long, Amitabh Mohan

Physics Faculty Research & Creative Works

MnZn-ferrite has been prepared via high-energy ball milling of elemental oxides MnO, ZnO, and α-Fe2O3. Neutron diffraction measurements suggest a high density of vacancies in a spinel structure. The spinel phase appears to comprise 99.8 wt % of the material in the sample milled for 40 h, with the remainder attributable to unreacted α-Fe2O3. The x-ray absorption near-edge structure was analyzed to provide an understanding of the charge state of the constituent Fe ions. This analysis reveals about 2/3 of Fe cations to be trivalent, increasing to about 3/4 after a 5 …


Mass Flux Of Agricultural Nonpoint-Source Pollutants In A Conduit-Flow-Dominated Karst Aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky, James C. Currens Jan 1999

Mass Flux Of Agricultural Nonpoint-Source Pollutants In A Conduit-Flow-Dominated Karst Aquifer, Logan County, Kentucky, James C. Currens

Report of Investigations--KGS

Changes in water quality in a karst ground-water basin used intensively for agriculture are being measured before, during, and after the implementation of best management practices (BMP’s) and other management practices, to determine the success of such programs in protecting ground water. The study was divided into three phases. The results of the first two phases are included in this report and cover research conducted between August 1990 and October 1994. During phase I of the study the overall ground-water quality of the basin and its hydrogeology were investigated. Phase II began monitoring the water quality at Pleasant Grove Spring …


The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics And Matters Of The Mind, Robert Nadeau, Menas Kafatos Jan 1999

The Non-Local Universe: The New Physics And Matters Of The Mind, Robert Nadeau, Menas Kafatos

Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Science Faculty Books and Book Chapters

Classical physics states that physical reality is local, or that a measurement at one point in space cannot cannot influence what occurs at another beyond a fairly short distance. Until recently this seemed like an immutable truth in nature. However, in 1997 experiments were conducted in which light particles (photons) originated under certain conditions and traveled in opposite directions to detectors located about seven miles apart. The amazing results indicated that the photons "interacted" or "communicated" with one another instantly or "in no time," leading to the revelation that physical reality is non-local--a discovery that Robert Nadeau and Menas Kafatos …


Changes In Soil Chemistry Beneath Exposed Poultry House Pads And Manure Storage Areas, Stanley L. Chapman, William R. Teague Jan 1999

Changes In Soil Chemistry Beneath Exposed Poultry House Pads And Manure Storage Areas, Stanley L. Chapman, William R. Teague

Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science

Concerns about nitrates in private drinking water supplies in the older poultry growing areas of Arkansas prompted soil and water testing in the early 1990's. Exposed poultry house pads were recognized as a potential source of nitrates in the groundwater. Soils beneath nine different poultry house pads in five counties were sampled in 10-30 cm increments to bedrock or to a maximum sampling depth of 90 cm. The nine sites had been exposed to natural weathering conditions ranging from never to for more than 20 years. Routine soil tests were conducted by the University of Arkansas Soil Testing Lab at …


Measurements Of The Shape Of Sand Ripples, Jerome P-Y Maa, S-H Ou, C-J Huang Jan 1999

Measurements Of The Shape Of Sand Ripples, Jerome P-Y Maa, S-H Ou, C-J Huang

VIMS Articles

Laboratory experiments have been conductef. for determining what would be the correct selection of acoustic devices for measuring the shape of sand ripples. The results reveal that a toneburst type signal generator with I or 2 watts will be sufficient to drive the transducer. A transducer with focus and reasonable size would be the best choice. While measuring, the ratio of measuring distance (between the transducer and sea floor) and the transducer's focus length should be maintained at a ratio between 90% and II 0% for best results.


Predation Of Artificial Ground Nests On White-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies, Bruce W. Baker, Thomas R. Stanley, James A. Sedgwick Jan 1999

Predation Of Artificial Ground Nests On White-Tailed Prairie Dog Colonies, Bruce W. Baker, Thomas R. Stanley, James A. Sedgwick

United States Geological Survey: Staff Publications

Prairie dog (Cynomys spp.) colonies are unique to prairie and shrub-steppe landscapes. However, widespread eradication, habitat loss, and sylvatic plague (Yersinia pestis) have reduced their numbers by 98% since historical times. Birds associated with prairie dogs also are declining. Potential nest predators, such as coyotes (Canis latrans), swift foxes (Vulpes velox), and badgers (Taxidea taxus), may be attracted to colonies where a high concentration of prairie dogs serve as available prey. Increased abundance of small mammals, including prairie dogs, also may increase the risk of predation for birds nesting on colonies. …