高质量光学涡旋阵列的实验研究

将光学涡旋与计算全息技术相结合,提出一种高质量光学涡旋阵列的产生方法.从理论上研究了光学涡旋阵列的形成和分布特征,并模拟仿真产生涡旋光束阵列.基于面向目标的共轭对称延拓傅里叶计算全息方法编码生成光学涡旋阵列的全息图,利用单个反射式空间光调制器光电再现了与理论一致的光学涡旋阵列,并通过马赫-增德尔干涉法对生成的光学涡旋阵列进行验证.产生的高质量光学涡旋阵列提供了更复杂的结构分布和更多的可控参量,且实验光路易实现.研究结果在光学微操控、光通信等领域具有潜在应用价值.     

水声工程中基于均匀圆阵列的涡旋声波性能分析*

声波作为信息和能量的载体,一直以来在水下通信中被广泛采用,但尚未解决带宽窄、速率低的问题。在光学领域和电磁波领域,轨道角动量都表征了螺旋相位结构的自然属性;通过引入轨道角动量到声学领域中,水声通信系统的传输能力以及频谱效率都得到扩展。基于换能器圆阵列产生涡旋声波进行分析和检测,研究涡旋声波波束的阵列产生方法,给出涡旋声波波束在水下传播的特性。在主轴方向,采用均匀圆阵列产生不同拓扑模式的涡旋声波波束,确定轨道角动量拓扑模式与换能器阵列之间的对应关系;为生成不同拓扑模式下的涡旋声波,研究阵列单元数目、阵列半径、传输频率等对涡旋声波的影响。通过研究发现模式数越高,涡旋声波主瓣波束角越大,主瓣峰值越小。阵列半径越大,主瓣波束角越大,而主瓣峰值则随着阵列半径的增大而减小;频率越高,主瓣波束角越小,主瓣峰值变化不大;阵列单元数对主瓣波束角无影响,但与主瓣峰值成正比关系,阵列单元数越多,主瓣峰值越大。     

基于光楔阵列产生光学涡旋阵列的研究

在研究光楔衍射法产生单涡旋的基础上,基于长条形光楔阵列,提出了利用光束阵列衍射产生涡旋阵列的方法.该方法要求光束阵列在平行于光楔边缘方向上的光束间距等于光束直径的整数倍.利用超精密机床采用一体化加工法加工了光楔阵列元件,验证了该方法的可行性.利用空间光调制器快速灵活调整光束阵列的优点,搭建了借助空间光调制器加载达曼光栅衍射产生所需光束阵列的实验光学系统.针对光束阵列与光楔阵列的匹配问题,研究了达曼光栅掩模图基本单元对光束阵列的调控,获得了可调结构的光束阵列.实验产生了拓扑荷一致的光学涡旋阵列,与仿真结果相一致,证明所提方法的有效性.     

环形光子晶体光纤中涡旋光的传输特性研究

由于涡旋光具有轨道角动量,将它应用于光纤通信领域可以有效提高信息传输速率.设计了一种环形光子晶体光纤,利用COMSOL Multiphysics软件对其涡旋光TE01,HE±21和TM01模式特性进行模拟计算,它们之间有效折射率差分别为4.59×10~(-4)和3.62×10~(-4);其中,TE01模式的涡旋光在入射光波长范围为1650—1950 nm时,色散值在44.18—45.83 ps·nm~(-1)·km~(-1)之间平坦;入射光波长在1550 nm时,TE01模式的涡旋光的非线性系数为1.37 W~(-1)·km~(-1).该结构的光子晶体光纤的涡旋光具有损耗小、色散平坦等特性,对光纤中传输涡旋光、将涡旋光应用于超连续谱等方面的研究具有重要意义.     

可持续性涡旋的产生与测量

基于兰金涡原理设计了应用于实验室中的液体涡旋发生和测量装置,可产生形态稳定的涡旋,并能够测量得到涡旋的相关信息.通过设计电机在平静的水体中转动时使得水体受到剪切力,从而产生现象明显的涡旋,利用高速CCD相机记录涡旋状态图像序列,利用粒子图像测速法技术对图像序列中涡旋的速度、涡度等进行定量测量和定性分析.通过测量和分析速度分布,研究涡旋的具体结构,并总结涡旋其他物理量的分布规律,可以形象直观地演示出涡旋的产生及原理.     

光学小波变换在视觉系统的应用研究

为了提高图像信息处理速度,利用光电混合实现的方法,将光学小波变换应用于视觉系统设计.依据4f相关器光学信息处理的原理,在频域内通过计算机编码,在电寻址空间光调制器上,构建不同类型的小波函数滤波器库,对目标的图像特征进行提取与辨识.研究结果表明,基于光学小波变换视觉系统正确可行.在图像特征提取中,以光波传递信息可以提高视觉信息处理的速度.     

基于光生编码超宽带信号的多用户通信系统

提出并验证了一种基于光学方法产生编码超宽带(UWB)信号的多用户通信系统,在发射端通过光纤直接传输用光学方法生成的UWB信号,在接收端对编码UWB信号进行相关运算,同时完成用户信息和数据信息的判决。系统具有简单扩容、易于接收、远距传输、可调谐性等优点。设计制作的多信道光纤光栅滤波器和色散光纤组合成的鉴频器是系统的核心器件。传输的信号用不同的码片组合来区分各个用户,系统只需调节激光波长来实现用户切换,产生了不同用户的光生编码UWB信号,并恢复出不同用户的信息,实现了多用户通信全过程。     

结构光场编译码通信研究进展

结构光场是一类对光波空间结构进行剪裁的特殊光场。广义的结构光场包括具有空间变化的幅度、相位、偏振分布和空间阵列分布的光场。结构光场因其独特性而在光学操控、显微、成像、计量、传感、非线性光学、天文学、量子科学和光通信等领域获得了广泛应用。基于结构光场的光通信技术包括复用通信和编译码通信。本文回顾了结构光场编译码通信的研究进展,全面综述了结构光场的产生方法以及不同空间模式(轨道角动量模式、无衍射贝塞尔模式、线偏振模式、矢量模式、空间阵列)、不同编码方式(直接模式编码、高速映射)和不同应用场景(光子芯片、自由空间、光纤)的结构光场的编译码通信,并对其未来发展趋势进行了分析和展望。结构光场编译码通信开发了光场空间域维度资源,有望为解决光通信新容量危机和实现光通信可持续扩容提供潜在的解决方案。     

完美涡旋光拓扑荷的原位测定

为了实现对完美涡旋光拓扑荷的快速测定,提出了一种同轴干涉测定方法,其基本思路是利用一个空间光调制器同时调制产生完美涡旋光与球面波,调制球面波的发散角使两者发生干涉,利用干涉条纹数来实现拓扑荷数的直接快速测定.理论模拟和实验测定结果表明,利用该方法得到的干涉条纹可以测定完美涡旋光的拓扑荷,包括大小与符号.进一步,利用该方法测量了完美涡旋光阵列与球面波的干涉图样,实现了对每个完美涡旋光的拓扑荷的快速测定.该原位测定方法简单、有效,对于利用完美涡旋光实现轨道角动量控制和信息编码等应用具有参考意义.     

Ku/K波段双频涡旋电磁阵列天线设计

涡旋电磁波具有携带轨道角动量的特性,利用这一特性,采用涡旋电磁波作为信号的载体,可以实现同一时间、同一频段的多路信号传输,极大地提高系统容量和频带利用率。以同轴馈电的半圆型开槽微带天线为单元,设计出了一种能工作在Ku波段和K波段的涡旋电磁阵列天线。使用三维电磁场仿真软件建模并且优化参数,最终得到在中心频率分别为17.1 GHz和19.7 GHz时,阵列天线产生的电磁波携带有轨道角动量。结论表明:该阵列天线能够产生双频涡旋电磁波。     

Generation of three-dimensional optical structures by dynamic holograms displayed on a twisted nematic liquid crystal display

Reconstruction of computer generated holograms (CGHs) addressed on a spatial light modulator (SLM) is an effective way to dynamically generate designed light field distributions. Based on the classic Gerchberg–Saxton (GS) algorithm, we proposed a technique, which can greatly reduce the computation cost to about 60 % in calculating CGHs for three-dimensional (3D) structures but with little degradation of reconstructed light field compared with the classic GS algorithm. The CGHs calculated by our method were displayed on a twisted nematic liquid crystal display, working as a phase-only-modulation SLM, and 3D structures of optical fields, e.g., 3D array of optical traps and vortices, were reconstructed with high efficiency and high quality. Besides, the possibility for 3D holographic display or projection was also demonstrated with this algorithm by reconstruction several images simultaneously in distinct axial planes.     

Encoding method of CGH for highly accurate optical measurement based on non-maxima suppression

The use of a computer-generated hologram(CGH) in interferometric testing provides new methods for highly accurate optical measurement.To fabricate a CGH,polygons are used to approximate the smooth CGH pattern.Because the data size supported by CGH writing machines is limited,the number of polygon vertices must be limited.Therefore,the CGH-encoding method determines the encoding accuracy.To realize a highly accurate optical measurement using CGHs,we propose a CGH-pattern-encoding method based on non-maxima suppression.A self-aligned CGH is designed to verify the accuracy.The experimental result shows that a highly accurate CGH can be fabricated using this method.     

自由空间保密光通信的研究及其实现

利用Mie散射理论分析论证了自由空间光通信传输的光信号在信道外被截获的可能性。提出了两种适于自由空间光通信图像保密通信的方法,并对这两种方法的性能进行了比较。设计并研制了实验系统。利用所提出的方法实现了自由空间光通信的图像保密传输。     

Smart pixels in a focal-plane image compression system

Image compressors improve the handling of image data in image-processing systems. In our proposed image-compression system, we employ a smart complementary metal oxide semiconductor (CMOS) sensor and an integrated spatial light modulator (SLM) and then the optoelectronic architecture performs a large part of image-compression processes. Each pixel of the integrated SLM consists of multiple modulation pads; the integrated SLM then performs decoding and optical D/A conversion. A paired configuration of the smart CMOS sensor and the integrated SLM transforms optical analog signals into electronic digital signals. A theoretical analysis showed that the error ratio of the proposed systems was 3%.     

光学并行实现模糊逻辑图像处理

提出和验证一种基于偏振－空间编码方案和多重成像技术的光学方法来实现模糊逻辑图像处理,系统中,模糊变量和它们的补被编码为空间正交分布的两个偏振状态。通过对透镜阵列状态的编程,可以实现两个模糊图像间的模糊逻辑操作。本系统中,两个输入图像被偏振编码为8个编码图像作为输入图像,系统是空不变系统,不需要取阈装置和解码过程,通过引进取阈装置,可以在一层系统中实现两个图像间更为复杂的模糊逻辑操作,并给出了实验结果。     

Image magnified lensless holographic projection by convergent spherical beam illumination

In liquid crystal spatial light modulator(SLM)-based holographic projection, the image is usually displayed at a distant projection screen through free space diffraction from a computer-generated hologram(CGH). Therefore,it allows for removing of the projection lens for the sake of system simplification and being aberration free, known as the "lensless holographic projection". However, the maximum size of the optical projected image is limited by the diffraction angle of the SLM. In this Letter, we present a method for the implementation of image magnification in a lensless holographic projection system by using convergent spherical wave illumination to the SLM.The complete complex amplitude of the image wavefront is reconstructed in a lensless optical filtering system from a phase-only CGH that is encoded by the off-axis double-phase method. The dimensions of the magnified image can break the limitation by the maximum diffraction angle of the SLM at a given projection distance.Optical experiment results with successful image magnification in the lensless holographic projection system are presented.     

Interpolation Method for Computer-Generated Holograms Using Random Phase Technique

An interpolation method for reconstructed images of computer-generated holograms (CGHs) enables one to synthesize CGHs with a large space bandwidth product (SBWP) from CGHs with a small SBWP. The phase information of objects is regarded as constant because the method is based on digital image processing techniques. Therefore, diffraction efficiency is low due to the saturation effect in the recording process. To improve the diffraction efficiency, a random phase technique is employed for the interpolation method to the CGH. Effects of the random phase in the reconstructed image are discussed in several interpolation types. The interpolation method is also applied to a kinoform. Some computer simulations and optical experiments are presented.     

Analysis and study of the interlaced encoding pixels in Hadamard transform spectral imager based on DMD

The key innovation in Hadamard transform spectral imager (HTSI) introduced recently is the use of digital micro-mirror device (DMD) to encode spectral information. However, because the size of individual micro-mirrors does not match the detector pixel size or for other unavoidable errors in the optical design and the system assembling, an interlaced encoding phenomenon appears on some pixels of the encoded images obtained from the detector. These interlaced encoding pixels are not encoded based on Hadamard transform, so they should be processed specially in spectrum recovery. This paper analyzes the interlaced encoding phenomenon and proposes a positioning method and a decoding method for the interlaced encoding pixels on the encoded images. In our experiment, we direct a beam of laser into our HTSI and fill the entire field of view; by observing the column vector, which is made up of the gray values of a pixel on the encoded images from the detector in sequence, the interlaced encoding pixels can be distinguished easily and a coefficient is obtained simultaneously, which denotes the ratio of the area between the left part and the right part of the interlaced encoding pixel. By substituting the coefficient and the encoded gray values of the interlaced pixel into its encoding equation, we can recover the spectral elements of the interlaced pixel with ease. By comparing the spectral curve of the interlaced encoding pixels recovered by the method mentioned in this paper and the spectral curves of its two adjacent pixels, we find the decoding results are quite effective.     

Modal correction for fiber-coupling efficiency in free-space optical communication systems through atmospheric turbulence

High-speed free-space optical communication systems have recently used fiber-optical components. The coupling efficiency with which the received laser beam can be coupled into a single-mode fiber is noticeably limited by atmospheric turbulence due to the degradation of its spatial coherence. Fortunately, adaptive optics (AO) can alleviate this limitation by partially correcting the turbulence-distorted wavefront. The coupling efficiency improvement provided by Zernike modal AO correction is numerically evaluated. It is found that the first 3-20 corrected polynomials can considerably improve the fiber-coupling efficiency. The improvement brought by AO is compared with that brought by a coherent fiber array. Finally, a hybrid technique that integrates AO and a coherent fiber array is proposed. Results show that the hybrid technique outperforms each of the two above-mentioned techniques.     

Topological stability of stored optical vortices

We report an experiment in which an optical vortex is stored in a vapor of Rb atoms. Because of its 2pi phase twist, this mode, also known as the Laguerre-Gauss mode, is topologically stable and cannot unwind even under conditions of strong diffusion. For comparison, we stored a Gaussian beam with a dark center and a uniform phase. Contrary to the optical vortex, which stays stable for over 100 micros, the dark center in the retrieved flat-phased image was filled with light after a storage time as short as 10 micros. The experiment proves that higher electromagnetic modes can be converted into atomic coherences and that modes with phase singularities are robust to decoherence effects such as diffusion. This opens the possibility to more elaborate schemes for classical and quantum information storage in atomic vapors.