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Study on Chinese Speech Intelligibility Under Different Low-Frequency Characteristics of Reverberation Time Using a Hybrid Method

Huang Wuqiong, Peng Jianxin, Xie Tinghui

Archives of Acoustics

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2023

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Vol. 48, No. 2

151--157

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Reverberation time (RT) is an important indicator of room acoustics, however, most studies focus on the mid-high frequency RT, and less on the low-frequency RT. In this paper, a hybrid approach based on geometric and wave methods was proposed to build a more accurate and wide frequency-band room acoustic impulse response. This hybrid method utilized the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method modeling at low frequencies and the Odeon simulation at mid-high frequencies, which was investigated in a university classroom. The influence of the low-frequency RT on speech intelligibility was explored. For the low-frequency part, different impedance boundary conditions were employed and the effectiveness of the hybrid method has also been verified. From the results of objective acoustical parameters and subjective listening experiments, the smaller the low-frequency RT was, the higher the Chinese speech intelligibility score was. The syllables, consonants, vowels, and the syllable order also had significant effects on the intelligibility score.

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Modelling and analysis of fibre microlenses with ray-tracing and finite-difference methods

Śliwak Adam, Jeleń Mateusz, Patela Sergiusz

Opto-Electronics Review

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2022

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Vol. 30, No. 1

art. no. e140147

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Fibre optic microlenses are small optical elements formed on the end-faces of optical fibres. Their dimensions range from a few tens to hundreds of micrometres. In the article, four optical fibre microlenses are modelled and analysed. Microlenses are used for light beam manipulation and quantitative metrics are needed to evaluate the results, for example, the size of focusing spot or intensity distribution. All four lenses tested are made of rods of the same refractive index; they were welded to a single-mode fibre. Two modelling methods were used to analyse the lenses: ray-tracing and finite-difference time-domain. The ray-tracing algorithm moves rays from one plane to another and refracts them on the surfaces. Finite-difference time-domain consists of calculating Maxwell’s equations by replacing spatial and temporal derivatives by quotients of finite differences. In this paper, the results of the microlenses analyses obtained from ray-tracing and finite-difference timedomain methods were compared. Both mets of analysis showed the presence of undesirable side lobes related to lens design, namely rods too long for lens fabrication. The test results were compared with the measurements made with the knife-edge method. The use of a single tool to determine parameters of an optical fibre lens does not allow for precise determination of its properties. It is necessary to use different tools and programs. This allows a complete analysis of the beam parameters, letting us find the causes of technical issues that limit the performance of the lenses.

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Using FDTD method to the analysis of electric field intensity inside complex building constructions

Choroszucho Agnieszka, Stankiewicz Jacek Maciej

Poznan University of Technology Academic Journals. Electrical Engineering

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2019

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No. 97

39--48

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The aim of this article is to make a detailed analysis of the influence of the reinforcement diameter, the number of rows of reinforcing bars and the spacing between them for the values of the electric field intensity. The subject of the research is a model containing a wall made of concrete (dielectric) and reinforcement (conductor). Four reinforcement systems commonly used in building construction have been analysed. In addition, the influence of symmetry and asymmetry in the structure of bars on the values of field intensity determined for non-homogeneous material structures (reinforced concrete) was considered. For comparison, a concrete wall, without reinforcement (homogeneous material) was also analysed. Using FDTD method, the maximum electric field values generated by the Wi-Fi operating at the f = 2.4 GHz were calculated.

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Analysis of the influence of the complex structure of clay hollow bricks on the values of electric field intensity by using the FDTD method

Choroszucho A.

Archives of Electrical Engineering

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2016

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Vol. 65, nr 4

745--759

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The study presents the analysis of the effects occurring at the propagation of electromagnetic waves within an area containing non-ideal, non-homogenous and absorbing dielectric. The analysed models are connected with housing constructions and include single and double-layered walls made of clay hollow bricks. The influence of the size of holes, the contained clay mass percentage and conductivity of brick on the distribution of electric field is presented. Double-layered wall causes more heterogeneity in distribution of electric field and numerous maxima and minima to compare with singlelayered construction. The presented results refer to the electromagnetic field generated by a wireless communication system (Wi-Fi), operating within the standard frequencies (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz). A FDTD method was used to the analysis of electric field distribution. Also in this paper all formulations of difference method (FDTD) is presented. The possibilities of modifying the described method are indicated too. The obtained values of electric field intensity allow to determining the attenuation coefficient for different variants of the walls. Detailed analysis of influence of different types of building construction will make it possible to better understand the wave phenomena and counteract local fading at planning of wireless networks systems.