A two-dimensional periodic sub-wavelength array of vertical dielectric cylinders on a glass substrate is studied numerically using three different electromagnetic approaches. It is shown that such structure can present a narrow-band spectral resonance characterized by large angular tolerances and 100% maximum in reflection. In particular, in a two-nanometer spectral bandwidth the reflectivity s...

Surface plasmon resonance sensor is used to measure the variation of dielectric constant sample, but its sensitivity is limited to surrounding temperature fluctuation. We present a high sensitivity phase-based surface plasmon resonance sensor made by gold nano-cylinder array. This structure is not only to reduce thermal conduction by the non-continuous gold array, but also to enhance surface pl...

We investigate the structure and phase behavior of a two-component (binary) polymer brush in a solvent within self-consistent field theory as a function of the chains' stretching, the composition, and the incompatibility. Grafting the chains irreversibly prevents macrophase separation and the chains assemble into three-dimensional structures with lateral periodicity. At small incompatibilities ...

This paper presents the results of experimental work carried out to evaluate the distribution of cold and hot exhaust gas recirculation between cylinders in a DI diesel engine. The experiments have been conducted on a 3.99 liters turbocharged DI diesel engine under full load condition at 1900rpm in order to distinguish and quantify some effects of hot and cooled EGR with various rates on the EG...

We study the reflection of electromagnetic waves from a two-dimensional magnetic photonic crystal consisting of a periodic array of magnetic cylinders. At some frequencies the reflected wave is found to exhibit a strong circulation in that, locally, the angular momenta of the components are all of the same sign. As a result of this finite circulation, beams incident from different directions ex...

A multiple scattering analysis of the reflectance of a periodic array of sub-wavelength cylinders is presented. The optical properties and their dependence on wavelength, geometrical parameters and cylinder dielectric constant are analytically derived for both s- and p-polarized waves. In absence of Mie resonances and surface (plasmon) modes, and for positive cylinder polarizabilities, the refl...

The stationary Stokes equations with a free boundary are studied in a perforated domain. The perforation consists of a periodic array of cylinders of size and distance O("). The free boundary is given as the graph of a function on a two-dimensional perforated domain. We derive equations for the two-scale limit of solutions. The limiting equation is a free boundary system. It involves a nonlinea...

The scattering of an incident plane wave from an array of parallel circular dielectric and/or conducting cylinders is derived rigorously using a boundary value approach. Both transverse electric (TE) and transverse magnetic (TM) polarized incident plane waves are considered. The validity and accuracy of the method are verified by comparing the numerical results with those based on other availab...