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We study the noisy dynamics of two coupled bistable modes of a nanomechanical beam. When de-coupled, each driven mode obeys the Duffing equation of motion, with a well-defined bistable region in the frequency domain. When both modes are…

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We investigate nondegenerate parametric oscillations in a multimode superconducting microwave resonator that is terminated by a SQUID. The parametric effect is achieved by modulating magnetic flux through the SQUID at a frequency close to…

Under a steady DC electric field of sufficient strength, a weakly conducting dielectric sphere in a dielectric solvent with higher conductivity can undergo spontaneous spinning (Quincke rotation) through a pitchfork bifurcation. We design…

Soft Condensed Matter · Physics 2020-03-13 Lailai Zhu , Howard A. Stone

We report on low temperature measurements performed on micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) driven deeply into the non-linear regime. The materials are kept in their elastic domain, while the observed non-linearity is purely of…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2015-06-18 Eddy Collin , Yuriy M. Bunkov , Henri Godfrin

Dual-comb spectroscopy enables broadband analysis of key molecules with unparalleled frequency resolution and exceptional signal-to-noise ratios across various spectral regions. However, fully harnessing its potential for broadband…

We build on a previously reported frequency comb of mode spacing 0.136 nm in a fiber ring cavity of varying normal dispersion [1], to generate, for the first time, a frequency comb of mode spacing 0.144 nm centered at 978.544 nm to…

Optics · Physics 2016-11-03 Muhammad Imran Afzal , Kamal Alameh , Yong Tak Lee

In this paper, the nonlinear squeeze-film damping (SFD) involving rarefied gas effect in the micro-electro-mechanical-systems (MEMS) is investigated. Considering the motion of structures (beam, cantilever, and membrane) in MEMS, the dynamic…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2022-03-15 Yong Wang , Sha Liu , Congshan Zhuo , Chengwen Zhong

Mesoscopic low frequency noise in electrical characteristics of disordered conductors is a result of dynamic quantum interference pattern due to motion of defects. This has been firmly established by demonstrating the characteristic partial…

Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics · Physics 2014-07-02 Kostyantyn Kechedzhi

Nonlinear dynamics have long been exploited in order to damp vibrations in solid mechanics. The phenomenon of irreversible energy transfer from a linear primary system to a nonlinear absorber has driven great attention to the optimal design…

Chip-scale semiconductor laser frequency combs offer remarkable prospects for compact and power-efficient optical sensors. For the laser to be suitable for typical comb applications, its degree of coherence must first be assessed from a…

A framework for the analysis of stochastic models of chemical systems for which the deterministic mean-field description is undergoing a saddle-node infinite period (SNIPER) bifurcation is presented. Such a bifurcation occurs for example in…

Chemical Physics · Physics 2009-06-03 Radek Erban , S. Jonathan Chapman , Ioannis G. Kevrekidis , Tomas Vejchodsky

Sensors and actuators based on resonant micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS), such as scanning micro mirrors, are well-established in automotive and consumer products. As the areas of application broaden, the requirements for the MEMS…

Applied Physics · Physics 2020-02-07 Ulrike Nabholz , Florian Stockmar , Jan E. Mehner , Peter Degenfeld-Schonburg

Computing accurate periodic responses in strongly nonlinear or even non-smooth vibration systems remains a fundamental challenge in nonlinear dynamics. Existing numerical methods, such as the Harmonic Balance Method (HBM) and the Shooting…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2025-10-28 Limin Cao , Yanmao Chen , Li Wang , Loic Salles , Zechang Zheng

The present paper aims at analytically evaluating the natural frequencies of cracked slender masonry elements. The problem is dealt with in the framework of linear perturbation, and the small oscillations of the structure are studied under…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-05-19 Maria Girardi

Electromagnetic scattering from moving bodies, being inherently time-dependent phenomenon, gives rise to a generation of new frequencies, which could characterize the motion. While a standard linear path leads to a constant Doppler shift,…

Classical Physics · Physics 2017-06-28 Dmitry Filonov , Ben Z. Steinberg , Pavel Ginzburg

We study the analogue of optical frequency combs in driven nonlinear phononic systems, and present a new generation mechanism for phononic frequency combs via nonlinear resonances. The nonlinear resonance refers to the simultaneous…

Other Condensed Matter · Physics 2014-02-25 Lushuai Cao , Dongxiang Qi , Ruwen Peng , Mu Wang , Peter Schmelcher

Optical frequency combs, with precise control of repetition rate and carrier-envelope-offset frequency, have revolutionized many fields, such as fine optical spectroscopy, optical frequency standards, ultra-fast science research,…

Optics · Physics 2018-02-14 Y. Zhang , L. Yan , X. F. Zhang , L. Zhang , W. Han , W. Guo , H. Jiang , S. Zhang

Optical frequency combs and their spectra of evenly spaced discrete laser lines are essential to modern time and frequency metrology. Recent advances in integrated photonic waveguides enable efficient nonlinear broadening of an initially…

The use of boundary integral equations in modeling boundary value problems-such as elastic, acoustic, or electromagnetic ones-is well established in the literature and widespread in practical applications. These equations are typically…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-05-28 Viviana Giunzioni , Adrien Merlini , Francesco P. Andriulli

A MEMS based tribometer has been developed that can be read out with nanometer and nano-Newton resolution, approaching the resolution and sensitivity of a friction force microscope (FFM). It can be used to study friction of MEMS device…