Abstract: The present application provides a separator comprising a first porous substrate, a second porous substrate and a first coating layer including a substance that reversibly intercalates and deintercalates lithium and a first inorganic particle, and an electrochemical device, wherein the first coating layer is disposed between the first porous substrate and the second porous substrate. By disposing the first coating layer between the first porous substrate and the second porous substrate, the present application improves the safety performance, rate performance and cycle performance of the electrochemical device.

Abstract: A connecting rod assembly includes a connecting rod and a sleeve assembly movably connected to the connecting rod. The sleeve assembly includes a sleeve body, a functional body, and a locking member. The sleeve body extends along the central axis and is sleeved to one end of the connecting rod and is formed with a through hole through which at least part of a screwdriver bit passes. The functional body is connected to the sleeve body. The locking member is movably coupled to the sleeve body and has at least a locking position and an unlocking position relative to the sleeve body.

Abstract: Detecting a word line leakage in a non-volatile memory array. Various methods include: in a first step, enabling a M-bit “coarse” digital-to-analog converter (DAC) logic of an N-bit analog-to-digital converter (ADC) to, according to a clock signal of the coarse DAC, compare a reference voltage and a biased input voltage of a load current of the memory array, wherein the reference voltage is dependent upon the voltage level at which the input voltage becomes non-linear, and, in a second step, if the input voltage is greater than or equal to the reference voltage, enabling a P-bit “fine” ramp digital-to-analog converter (DAC) logic of the ADC to enable drawing a second current from the load current to ramp down the input voltage and to begin a counter and conduct leakage detection with the ADC when the input voltage is in the range between a first voltage and a second voltage.

Abstract: The invention relates to highly luminescent nanostructures with improved blue light absorbance, particularly core/shell nanostructures comprising a ZnSe core and InP and/or ZnS shell layers. The invention also relates to methods of producing such nanostructures.

Abstract: A framing method and apparatus in a passive optical network (PON) and a system, where the method includes generating a first transmission convergence (TC) frame and a second TC frame separately, wherein a sum of frame lengths of the first and the second TC frame is 125 microseconds (?s), performing bit mapping on the second TC frame to generate a third TC frame, where the bit mapping refers to identifying each bit of the second TC frame using N bits, and sending the first and the second TC frame to an optical network unit (ONU). A line rate corresponding to the second TC frame is lower than 2.488 giga bits per second (Gbps) such that a rate of a receiver on a receiving side is decreased and a bandwidth of the receiver is narrowed, thereby decreasing an optical link loss and increasing an optical power budget.

Abstract: An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer is provided, including: a main tap and at least two branch taps of the main tap, where each of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps include a first branch tap and a second branch tap; a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to that of the second branch tap; and a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap. The input/output apparatus of the multiplexer enables two channels with closest frequencies to use different coupling polarities. Because the coupling polarities are different, signals naturally do not interfere with each other, and signal interference between channels is eliminated in principle. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding multiplexer.

Abstract: An input/output apparatus of a multiplexer is provided, including: a main tap and at least two branch taps of the main tap, where each of the at least two branch taps is configured to couple to a different resonant cavity in the multiplexer, and the at least two branch taps include a first branch tap and a second branch tap; a coupling polarity of the first branch tap is opposite to that of the second branch tap; and a coupling calculation frequency of the second branch tap is closest to a coupling calculation frequency of the first branch tap. The input/output apparatus of the multiplexer enables two channels with closest frequencies to use different coupling polarities. Because the coupling polarities are different, signals naturally do not interfere with each other, and signal interference between channels is eliminated in principle. The embodiments of the present disclosure further provide a corresponding multiplexer.

Abstract: Spherically-shaped silica can include a precipitated silica powder having a d50 particle size selected within a range of greater than 20 ?m and up to 80 ?m, a di-octyl adipate oil absorption selected within a range of from 150 ml/100 g to 500 ml/100 g, an average circularity selected within a range of from 0.70 to 1.0, and an angle of repose, of less than 30°. A process of preparing spherically-shaped silica powder is also included.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide an FEC coding and decoding method and device, and a system. A transmit end determines a forward error correction FEC coding type according to a length of to-be-coded data in burst data, and performs coding according to the determined FEC coding type. A receive end determines a forward error correction FEC decoding type according to a length of to-be-decoded data in burst data, and performs decoding according to the determined FEC decoding type. The FEC coding and decoding method provided in the embodiments of the present disclosure improves utilization of a communication resource is improved, and saves a communication resource.

Abstract: An optical signal modulation circuit includes a laser (DFB), a modulator (EAM), and an operational amplifier. The laser (DFB) generates a laser to stimulate the modulator (EAM) to generate a photon-generated current (ip), a first port (a) of the modulator (EAM) is connected to a first input voltage (Vbias), a second port (b) of the modulator (EAM) is connected to an inverting input end of the operational amplifier, a non-inverting input end of the operational amplifier is connected to a second input voltage (Vin), and an output end of the operational amplifier is connected to the first port (a) of the modulator. In the modulation circuit, a photon-generated current (ip) of the EAM is fed back to the operational amplifier, to implement a linear relationship between the second input voltage (Vin) and the photon-generated current (ip) of the EAM, and obtain a linear EML transmission curve, namely, a high-linearity EML.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides example data transmission methods and apparatuses. One example method includes obtaining a radio signal by using an input port. Based on a correspondence between an input port and a bearer channel, a bearer channel corresponding to the radio signal is determined. Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) modulation and carrier modulation on the radio signal are performed according to a codeword and a frequency sub-band corresponding to the bearer channel, to obtain a modulated electrical signal. The modulated electrical signal is then modulated to an optical wavelength corresponding to the bearer channel to obtain a modulated optical signal, and the modulated optical signal is sent to an optical network.

Abstract: A filter and a communications device are disclosed. The filter includes a metal cavity, a metal resonant cavity, and a metal cover covering the metal cavity and the metal resonant cavity. A dielectric waveguide is disposed in the metal cavity, and the dielectric waveguide is electrically connected to the metal cavity. Resonant rod is disposed in the metal resonant cavity. A coupling structure is disposed between the metal cavity and a metal resonant cavity that is neighboring to the metal cavity, the coupling structure includes a communication area between the metal cavity and the metal resonant cavity and a dielectric body that protrudes into the communication area, the dielectric body is connected to the dielectric waveguide, and the coupling structure is coupled to a resonant rod in the metal resonant cavity.

Abstract: A working attachment for a power tool is provided. The working attachment is able to be driven by the power tool to oscillate around a central axis. The working attachment includes a working portion for realizing a function of the working attachment and a connecting portion for connecting the working attachment with the power tool. The connecting portion includes at least two driven points for receiving a driving force of the power tool. The at least two driven points are disposed in a plane which is substantially perpendicular to the central axis and located between an upper end and a lower end of the connecting portion in a direction of the central axis.

Abstract: A training resource allocation method and apparatus includes obtaining a training resource block through division for a frequency band within a resource allocation period, determining user equipment eligible to occupy the training resource block, where the user equipment are corresponding to an uplink data time-frequency resource already allocated to the frequency band, and determining, according to at least one of a duration for which user equipment occupies the frequency band within the resource allocation period and a duration of user equipment band from a previous time of occupation of a training resource block in the frequency, from the user equipment eligible to occupy the training resource block, user equipment that occupies the training resource block, and allocating the training resource block to the user equipment.

Abstract: A method of producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles, the method comprising dissolving a lithium salt and a metal salt in water or alcohol forming a precursor solution, spraying the precursor solution to form fine aerosolized droplets, flowing the aerosolized droplets into a pyro lysis flame producing submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical particles. The submicrometer- to micrometer-sized spherical lithium-metal oxide powders produced are cathode materials for Li-ion batteries.

Abstract: The present application discloses a sizing method for making paper. An alkenyl succinic anhydride (ASA) is added to a papermaking process. An aluminum salt is added in one or more process steps during the papermaking process. Preferably, the aluminum salt is an aluminum salt which can generate free aluminum ion in aqueous solution. The sizing method of the present application enhances the usage efficiency of a sizing agent and the aluminum salt, as well as provides paper having a high moisture content.

Abstract: An apparatus for despreading in an optical domain configured to split a received optical signal into a first optical signal and a second optical signal, perform phase deflection on the second optical signal, output a third optical signal, perform phase deflection on the first optical signal and the third optical signal, output a fourth optical signal and a fifth optical signal to a balanced receiver, and superimpose the fourth optical signal and the fifth optical signal to generate a first electrical signal. A multiplication operation in conventional code division multiple access (CDMA) despreading is transferred from an electrical domain to an optical domain such that a chip rate can be easily raised to 20 gigahertz (GHz) or even to 25 GHz, a maximum rate of 100 gigabits per second (Gbps) can be provided in a single wavelength, and a user requirement for high bandwidth can be met.

Abstract: A terminal device registration method and a device, where the method includes sending upstream registration window information to a terminal device, where the upstream registration window information indicates a starting position of an upstream registration window to the terminal device, receiving an upstream access signal sent by the terminal device from the starting position of the upstream registration window, where the upstream access signal includes a correlation sequence symbol and at least one orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) symbol following the correlation sequence symbol, the correlation sequence symbol is constituted by a first sequence that meets a preset condition, and the at least one OFDM symbol modulates access information by means of differential phase modulation in a frequency domain, and performing upstream ranging according to the starting position of the upstream registration window and the correlation sequence symbol.

Abstract: A central access network unit comprising a processor configured to assign a plurality of upstream training blocks from an upstream OFDM symbol to a plurality of downstream network units, wherein the OFDM symbol comprises a plurality of pilot subcarriers equally spaced across an upstream RF spectrum in a pre-determined time interval, and wherein each upstream training block comprises a different subset of the pilot subcarriers that are non-consecutive and situated across the upstream RF spectrum, and generate one or more messages comprising assignments of the upstream training blocks, and a transmitter coupled to the processor and configured to transmit the messages to the plurality of downstream network units via a network, wherein the messages instruct at least one of the plurality of downstream network units to transmit a modulated pre-determined sequence at the pilot subcarriers corresponding to the upstream training block assigned to the downstream network unit.