We identify a family of unusual slow-light modes occurring in lossy multimode grating waveguides, for which either the forward or backward mode components, or both, are degenerate. In the fully degenerate case, the response can be modulated between coherent perfect absorption (zero reflection) and perfect reflection by varying the wave amplitudes in a uniform input waveguide. The perfectly abso...

To prevent serious electromagnetic interference, a single-layer and double layer wave-absorbing coating employing complex absorbents composed of carbon black with epoxy resin as matrix was prepared. The morphologies of carbon black /epoxy composites were characterized by scanning electron microscope  and atomic force microscope, respectively. The carbon black  particles exhibit obvious polyarom...

The pressure pulse does not have the same amplitude in central and peripheral arteries, but it is amplified toward the periphery; the degree of this amplification depends principally on wave reflection. Despite the conventional clinical and epidemiological focus on peripheral pressures, the most physiologically relevant pressures for both cardiac and vascular effects are central pressures. The ...

A rigorous semi-analytical approach for specific microstructured optical fibers, which are formed by layered cylindrical arrays of circular rods symmetrically distributed on each of concentric circular rings, is presented for both of scalar-wave formulation and full-wave formulation. The method uses the T-matrix of a single circular rod, the reflection and transmission matrices for a cylindrica...

We analyse the reflection of a TM electromagnetic field first on a flat dielectric film and second on a Veselago film with negative refractive index, both films being deposited on a metallic substrat acting as a mirror. An incident harmonic plane wave generates inside a conventional dielectric film a refracted propagating wave and an evanescent wave that does not contribute to reflection on the...

This paper focuses on the modelling of fluid-structure interaction and wave propagation problems in a stented artery. Reflection of waves in blood vessels is well documented in the literature, but it has always been linked to a strong variation in geometry, such as the branching of vessels. The aim of this work is to detect the possibility of wave reflection in a stented artery due to the repet...

Background: The theory of microstretch elastic bodies was first developed by Eringen (1971, 1990, 1999, 2004). This theory was developed by extending the theory of micropolar elastcity. Each material point in this theory has three deformable directors. Methods: The governing equations of a transversely isotropic microstretch material are specialized in x-z plane. Plane wave solutions of these g...

Mottram et al. (1) recently reported in the Journal new and unexpected findings: that a hypertensive response to exercise (systolic blood pressure 210 mm Hg in males and 190 mm Hg in females) in normotensive and hypertensive subjects is associated with subtle defects in systolic left ventricular (LV) function. A number of possible mechanisms were proposed. Another explanation, not canvassed, re...

We propose the use of bright matter-wave solitons formed from Bose-Einstein condensates with attractive interactions to probe and study quantum reflection from a solid surface at normal incidence. We demonstrate that the presence of attractive interatomic interactions leads to a number of advantages for the study of quantum reflection. The absence of dispersion as the soliton propagates allows ...

Oblique and conical shock waves are generated as solid projectile flies supersonically, or as a planar shock wave is reflected along a ramp. We study the stability of oblique shock waves for full Euler system of equations in gas-dynamics. The stability criterion is applied to the discussion of regular shock reflection phenomena and the transition of a regular shock reflection to Mach reflection.