基于非线性偏振旋转的全正色散锁模光纤激光器偏振特性的研究

基于耦合的Ginzburg-Landau方程和各器件的琼斯矩阵,建立了全正色散锁模光纤激光器的数值模型,计算了腔内各点脉冲不同部分的偏振态。计算结果表明,当线性双折射较强时,光纤中脉冲的偏振态近似以拍长为周期变化,一个拍长内的演化过程为右旋椭圆偏振光-线偏振光-左旋椭圆偏振光-线偏振光-右旋椭圆偏振光。与一般的饱和吸收体不同,非线性偏振旋转等效饱和吸收体的调制深度随波片角度变化。计算了波片方位角改变时,调制深度的变化情况。相比于偏振分束器之前的1/2波片及1/4波片,偏振分束器之后的波片对调制深度的影响更大。     

偏光器件的Jones矩阵研究

利用Jones矩阵分析了双λ/4波片对正入射线偏振光的复合效应,结果表明:当入射线偏振光光矢量与第一只λ/4波片的快(慢)轴方向成π/4角时,出射线偏振光光矢量相对入射光光矢量转过的角度只与第二只λ/4波片的快轴与入射光光矢量方向的夹角有关;分析研究了线偏振元件的Jones矩阵,给出了判断偏振态和获得左、右旋圆(或椭圆)偏振光的方法。     

基于LabVIEW的光偏振态转换及检测仿真设计

利用LabVIEW软件设计了光偏振态转换以及检测的仿真系统,该系统可实现线偏振光、圆偏振光、椭圆偏振光、非偏振光和部分偏振光的电场振动面的实时显示,并且能够准确仿真出半波片、1/4波片以及偏振片等偏振转换器件对光偏振状态的转换,最后还能实现偏振光的强度检测仿真.     

马赫曾德尔单频干涉仪非线性误差分析

 研究了马赫曾德尔单频干涉仪对可调谐激光器进行频率监测时非理想1/4波片和偏振分光镜引入的非线性误差。借助琼斯矩阵对干涉仪建模,理论推导了系统误差公式。理论分析和数值仿真发现：系统的非线性误差为一次谐波误差和二次谐波误差的线性叠加;系统中2个偏振分光镜倾斜角度的非对称主要导致一次谐波误差;波片倾斜角度误差、偏振分光镜倾斜角度误差以及波片相位延迟误差主要导致二次谐波误差,总二次谐波误差近似表现为此3类误差源独立产生的误差的线性叠加;当偏振分光镜消偏比较大时,其产生的误差可忽略。     

激光遥感偏振成像系统光学元件调整及误差分析

改进了利用双旋转波片方法进行偏振成像的实验装置,提出了通过一次测量获得目标偏振度和强度编码图像的方法.运用光强法对激光遥感偏振成像装置的光学元件进行调整,通过斯托克斯和穆勒矩阵在偏振光学元件中的应用,给出了相应光学元件的调整原理、方法及过程.分析了激光器中心波长变动、偏振片的角度误差和波片的相位延迟及角度误差对整个系统的影响.结果表明,由偏振片角度和波片角度误差造成的出射光斯托克斯误差较小,不超过0.001,可以忽略;由波片相位延迟不精确造成的误差在0.02左右,所以应采用延迟精度较高的波片;激光器中心波长变化的影响最大,不能忽略,必须加滤光片使接收光的中心波长控制在808nm;镀有铝膜望远镜对接收到的散射光偏振度影响较小,适于激光遥感偏振成像系统的应用.     

光的偏振性对Hanbury Brown-Twiss实验的影响

在理论和实验上研究了完全偏振光的不同偏振态和光的偏振度对Hanbury Brown-Twiss实验二阶关联函数g(2)的影响.实验中用线偏振光通过1/4波片获得椭圆偏振光,并通过旋转波片实现对完全偏振光偏振态的改变;用两柬振动方向相互垂直,传播方向相同且相位差随机的线偏振光合成部分偏振光,并通过调节一束光的光强实现对合成光偏振度的改变.结果表明:对于完全偏振光,其偏振态的改变对g(2)没有影响;对于不同偏振度P的光源,g(2)为P的二次函数.特殊地,自然光情况下P=0,g(2)的理论最大值为1.5;完全偏振光情况下P=1,g(2)的理论最大值为2.理论与实验符合得较好.     

波片对偏振激光干涉仪非线性误差的影响

利用琼斯矩阵理论,研究了基于偏振移相技术的激光干涉仪中1/4波片和1/2波片的非理想因素导致非线性误差的产生机理和变化规律.理论研究表明:在导致波片处于非理想状态的各个因素中,干涉仪中两个1/4波片的差模延迟角误差Δεq所产生的恒定偏置误差和接收装置中1/4波片的延迟角误差εq3所引起的一次谐波非线性误差,是组成干涉仪非线性误差的最主要的两个部分;波片各种误差源非理想因素导致的非线性误差在小误差情况下经线性叠加后由干涉仪最终输出.     

基于旋转波片的斯托克斯参量检测与精度分析

用于偏振光学遥感器定标的参考光源,其偏振态的检测精度会直接影响偏振光学遥感器的定标精度,进而影响目标特性的反演水平。选用870 nm波段的水平线偏振光作为被测试的定标参考光源,通过旋转1/4波片(quarter-wave plate, QWP)对其光强进行调制。调制光强可表达为波片快轴旋转角度的傅里叶级数,采用傅里叶变换法反演出级数的系数,根据该系数即可计算出被测试光源的Stokes参量。给出10次测量各参量及偏振度的平均值、标准偏差、合成不确定度以及测量平均值与理论值的相对偏差。为提高测试精度,通过对波片快轴初始定位角度偏差Δα、延迟量偏差Δδ与检偏器透光轴角度偏差Δβ进行分析,提出了偏差修正模型。该模型通过Stokes参量检测偏差随Δδ和Δβ的变化趋势及实际偏差值,确定Δδ和Δβ的大小。结合模拟出的波片快轴初始定位角度偏差Δα,对实验装置加以调整,再次对光源的偏振态进行检测。结果表明,基于该修正模型测得光源的各Stokes参量与理论值最大偏差从未经修正的3.77%降低至1.41%。证实了基于本实验的原理、装置、测量方法及所提出的偏差修正模型可有效提高定标参考光源偏振态检测的精度。     

基于偏振分束组件的同时偏振探测精度分析

偏振分束组件是偏振探测系统的核心组成部分,组件中关键偏振光学元件的加工和装调误差直接影响偏振测量精度。通过分析入射光与组件中偏振光学元件相互作用,推导了组件中部分偏振分束器的最佳分束比,其理论值为78.9/21.1;在假定部分偏振分束器的分束比误差为±2%时,分析了入射光偏振测量误差随入射光偏振角的变化情况,求解了偏振分束组件中1/2波片及1/4波片的安装角度误差对入射光偏振探测精度的影响。理论分析表明,为满足±2%的偏振测量精度需求,部分偏振分束器的分束比误差应控制在±0.5%,1/2波片的安装角度误差应控制在±0.5°。1/4波片的安装角度误差在±2°时,对偏振测量精度的影响可被忽略。     

单频偏振激光干涉仪中波片对非线性误差的影响

研究了用于纳米测量的激光干涉仪中光学波片对非线性误差的影响,基于琼斯矩阵理论建立了多波片的误差分析模型,分析了λ/2和λ/4波片引起的干涉仪非线性误差,对波片位置引起的非线性误差进行了实验研究.结果表明,波片位置调整精度对干涉仪测量影响巨大,在0～5°范围内,λ/2波片和λ/4波片引起的非线性误差分别为6.5 nm和9...     

Polarization conversions of diffractive wave plates based on orthogonal circular-polarization holography

A polarization holographic grating, which integrates the functions of a grating and a wave plate and is called a diffractive wave plate, is recorded by two beams(left and right circularly polarized) of a 532 nm laser in an azo polymer with a liquid-crystal structure. The polarization conversion characteristics of the diffractive wave plates are investigated with a detecting light of 650 nm by metering the polarization state of first-order diffracted light.It is confirmed that the diffractive wave plates convert the incident linear polarization into circular polarization for a linearly polarized probe laser and reverse the sense of rotation of the circular polarization when the detecting light is circularly polarized light.     

Modeling and simulation of polarization errors in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor

Sagnac fiber optic current sensor (S-FOCS) is a kind of optical interferometer based on Sagnac structure, optical polarization states of sensing light wave in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor are limited. However, several factors induce optical polarization error, and non-ideal polarized light waves cause the interference signal crosstalk in sensor, including polarizer, quarter-wave retarder, splice angular, birefringence and so on. With these errors, linearly polarized light wave in PM fiber and circularly polarized light wave in sensing fiber become elliptically polarized light wave, then, nonreciprocal phase shift induced by magnetic field of the current is interrupted by wrong polarization state. To clarify characteristics of optical polarization error in fiber optic current sensor, we analyze the evolution process of random optical polarization state, linear optical polarization state and circular optical polarization state in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor by using Poincare sphere, then, build optical polarization error models by using Jones matrix. Based on models of polarization state in Sagnac fiber optic current sensor, we investigate the influence of several main error factors on optical polarization error characteristics theoretically, including extinction ratio in polarizer, phase delay in quarter-wave retarder, splice angular between quarter-wave retarder and polarization maintaining fiber. Finally, we simulate and quantify nonreciprocal phase shift to be detected in fiber optic current sensor related with optical polarization errors. In the end, we demonstrate S-FOCS in test. The results show that transfer matrix errors are induced by inaccurate polarization properties during polarization state conversion, then, the stability and accuracy of the S-FOCS are affected, and it is important to control the polarization properties at each step of the polarization state conversion precisely.     

Use of Dirac matrices in polarization optics

Several matrix methods have been developed for studying polarization properties of light. Jones was the first to apply the matrix method to the study of polarization optics. In Jones matrix formalism the polarized wave field is represented by 2-element column matrix known as Jones Vector and the polarization device encountered by light is represented by a 2×2 matrix, known as the characteristic Jones matrix of the device. Mueller introduced a new matrix method where the wave field is represented by a 4-dimensional vector. The elements of the vector are the Stokes parameters of the beam. In Mueller matrix formalism the optical device is represented by a 4×4 real matrix known as ‘Mueller Matrix’ of the device. The use of coherency matrix also proves to the useful in the study of partially polarized light. Pauli spin matrices have been used to unify the different matrix treatments of polarization optical phenomena. The present article is an attempt to unify the analysis of polarization phenomena using Dirac matrices used by Dirac in quantum mechanics. We have however redefined the set of Dirac matrices in terms of the Kronecher product of Pauli spin matrices.     

Jones矩阵在偏振光实验中的应用

将Jones矩阵应用于偏振光实验研究,通过偏振光的Jones矢量表示和偏振器件的Jones矩阵,分析了偏振光通过偏振器件后偏振态的变化,准确方便地解释了偏振光实验中的实验现象。     

Metallic nanofilm half-wave plate based on magnetic plasmon resonance

We proposed and fabricated a nanofilm half-wave plate consisting of periodic arrays of orthogonally coupled slit-hole resonator structures in Au film. Experimental results reveal that 95.2% of energy of the incident linearly polarized light is converted to the perpendicular polarization direction after reflection from the nanostructure. The wave plate is single layer with only 180 nm thickness, which is much thinner than the operation wavelength. Our method can be expanded to other resonant structures or transmitted case.     

多光束叠加方法对Lyot改进型退偏器的偏振相关性研究

为深入研究Lyot改进型退偏器的性能,首次利用多光束叠加方法,分析其退偏性能的偏振相关性。理论分析发现:在楔角足够大的情况下,线偏振光振动方向与入射端晶体光轴夹角,即振动方位角为0°或90°时,退偏效果理想,夹角为45°时一般最差,但当退偏器对入射波长相当于1/4波片时,任意方位角的入射光都有同样好的退偏效果。实验较好验证了理论分析结果,并通过改变入射角使样品的总延迟量达到1/4波片效果,此时退偏度在99%以上。该研究为退偏器的理论分析和设计提供了新的参考依据。     

与人射线偏振光振动方向无关的低偏振度消偏器

消偏器是光纤传感器、光放大器等偏振敏感性光学系统中的关键器件,用于减小输入光的偏振度(DOP)。设计了一种与入射线偏振光振动方向无关的低偏振度消偏器,该器件中利用人为的偏振相关延迟代替了保偏光纤的双折射,并在偏振相关型消偏器前增加了一个1/4波片,从而对任意方向振动的线偏振光具有相同的消偏能力,结构紧凑。对消偏性能随波片阶数、入射光中心波长和振动方向的变化作了数值计算。实验中采用半峰全宽为0．13 nm的光源,入射线偏振光在任意方向振动时,输出光偏振度小于2．6%,消偏器的插入损耗为0．6 dB,损耗起伏小于0．11 dB。实验和数值计算结果表明,该消偏器具有低偏振度、低插入损耗和适合于宽光谱应用的优点。     

与入射线偏振光振动方向无关的低偏振度消偏器

消偏器是光纤传感器、光放大器等偏振敏感性光学系统中的关键器件,用于减小输入光的偏振度(DOP).设计了一种与入射线偏振光振动方向无关的低偏振度消偏器,该器件中利用人为的偏振相关延迟代替了保偏光纤的双折射,并在偏振相关型消偏器前增加了一个1/4波片,从而对任意方向振动的线偏振光具有相同的消偏能力,结构紧凑.对消偏性能随波片阶数、入射光中心波长和振动方向的变化作了数值计算.实验中采用半峰全宽为0.13 nm的光源,入射线偏振光在任意方向振动时,输出光偏振度小于2.6%,消偏器的插入损耗为0.6 dB,损耗起伏小于0.11 dB.实验和数值计算结果表明,该消偏器具有低偏振度、低插入损耗和适合于宽光谱应用的优点.