Characterization of optical properties of optical polymers

Possible applications of polymer materials in optical systems and devices are defined mainly by their optical properties in terms of refractive indices, transmission, dispersion and thermo-optic coefficients. We have examined more than twenty types of optical plastics including basic, commercial and some new development materials. Detailed measured refractometric data and transmission spectra in the visible and near infrared regions are presented. Variation of refractive indices with temperature is considered to obtain the thermo-optic coefficients. Discussion on dispersion of studied optical polymers and comparison to glass is included on the base of a number of dispersive characteristics and curves.     

Remote optical control of an optical flip-flop

We experimentally demonstrate control of a holding-beam-enabled optical flip-flop by means of optical signals that act in a remote fashion. These optical-control signals vary the holding-beam power by means of cross-gain modulation within a remotely located semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). The power-modulated holding beam then travels through a resonant-type SOA, where flip-flop action occurs as the holding-beam power falls above and below the switching thresholds of the bistable hysteresis. Control is demonstrated using submilliwatt pulses whose wavelengths are not restricted to the vicinity of the holding beam. Benefits of remote control include the potential for controlling multiple flip-flops with a single pair of optical signals and for realizing all-optical control of any holding-beam-enabled flip-flop.     

Performance of optical links with optical amplifiers

In this work a comparison between the performances of single and multichannel systems is reported for links with optical amplifiers, considering conventional and soliton signals, Time Division Multiplexing (TDM), and Wavelength Division Multiplexing (WM) techniques. The performance evaluation is obtained by means of numerical simulations taking into account the effects of the chromatic dispersion, the Kerr nonlinearity, and the ASE noise of the optical amplifiers. Both the regimes of constant and fluctuating chromatic dispersion along the link are studied. The possibility of implementing high-capacity optical systems for a high-bandwidth European network is evaluated.     

Twisted optical fibers sustaining propagation of optical vortices

The mode structure (the orbital number l = 1) of a few-mode weakly guiding optical fiber with high linear birefringence and a regular twist of its anisotropy axes is investigated. It is shown that, for certain values of twist pitch, the modes with l = 1 are almost pure linearly polarized optical vortices in the local coordinate system associated with the anisotropy axes. The range of values of twist pitch in which twisted fibers sustain propagation of linearly polarized optical vortices is determined numerically.     

Generation of optical vortices in multihelical optical fibers

It is theoretically demonstrated that multihelical fibers are capable to change the topological charge of the incoming field by l units in the transmitted and reflected light. The magnitude of the change in the topological charge coincides with the number of coaxial helicoids forming the fiber core. This can be used in designing generators of optical vortices (OVs) from Gaussian beams: broadband ones in transmitted light and narrowband ones in reflected light.     

Active optical compensation of low-quality optical system aberrations

We describe a method for the correction of slowly varying wavefront aberrations of low-quality telescope mirrors by using a DM in an active optical compensation system. Our goal is to reduce the surface wavefront error of low-cost multimeter-diameter mirrors from approximately 10 waves peak-to-valley (P-V), at a 1 microm wavelength, to approximately 1 wave or less. In a proof-of-concept demonstration using a 0.3m telescope at a wavelength of 633 nm, the rms wavefront error improved to 0.05 waves (0.26 waves P-V) from the original value of 1.4 waves rms (6.5 waves P-V). The Strehl ratio improved to 89% from the original value of 0.08%. The types of aberrations corrected include astigmatism, coma, defocus, trefoil, and higher-order aberrations.     

远场光钳与近场光钳的发展

以经典光学为基础的光钳技术(又称"光镊")在生物、物理和化学等领域得到了广泛的发展和应用,但是该技术受到高倍显微物镜的尺寸和光学衍射极限等多种因素的制约,从而限制了其进一步发展。而远场光纤光钳和近场光钳技术,从不同方面克服了传统光钳的局限。回顾了传统光钳、远场光纤光钳和近场光钳的发展,着重讨论了各种方法的工作原理、实验方法和技术性能,对这几种光钳技术进行了深入地总结和细致地比较。     

Accuracy of optical frequency comb generation in optical fiber

We evaluated the accuracy of an optical frequency comb in optical fibers by measuring the frequency shift after a sideband from an electro-optic modulator had passed through the fiber. We found that a frequency drift of a few hertz was due largely to a variation in the ambient temperature that corresponded to an increase in the square root of the Allan variance to 0.66 Hz.     

靶场光学测量中的变焦距光学系统

变焦距光学系统通过调整光学系统参数,改变光学系统的焦距来保证光学系统动态成像的需求。本文从变焦距光学系统的基本原理出发,简单描述了光学补偿与机械补偿变焦光学系统的设计,阐述了常见变焦距光学系统的类型与结构。指出了传统变焦距光学系统存在的问题,结合DSP和步进电机在变焦距光学系统中的最新应用,概述了靶场光测设备的变焦距光学系统的最新动态,分析了电机直传技术在靶场光测设备应用的可行性,意在为新一代数字变焦光学系统提供理论参考。     

靶场光学测量中的变焦距光学系统

变焦距光学系统通过调整光学系统参数,改变光学系统的焦距来保证光学系统动态成像的需求。本文从变焦距光学系统的基本原理出发,简单描述了光学补偿与机械补偿变焦光学系统的设计,阐述了常见变焦距光学系统的类型与结构。指出了传统变焦距光学系统存在的问题,结合DSP和步进电机在变焦距光学系统中的最新应用,概述了靶场光测设备的变焦距光学系统的最新动态,分析了电机直传技术在靶场光测设备应用的可行性,意在为新一代数字变焦光学系统提供理论参考。     

数字光开关网络中四功能交换开关光学Omega网络

本文提出了一种用于数字光开关网络中，四功能交换开关光学Ｏｍｅｇａ网络。文中详细地阐述了用液晶空间光调制方法实现光学四功能交换开关，和Ｏｍｅｇａ互连网络的原理，并给出了光学系统和实验结果。     

功能光学纳米Ag薄膜的制备及其光学特性研究

对以热蒸发法制备的超薄Ag薄膜,扫描电子显微镜结果显示其呈纳米尺度的颗粒状,由透射谱测量发现其具有表面等离子体激元特征.检测到不同条件制备纳米Ag薄膜的表面等离子体共振吸收峰的位移规律,且纳米Ag材料具有选择性的透过、反射特性.通过不同的制备条件,得到了在长波范围内透过率超过90％、在表面等离子体共振峰值位置处反射率接近50％且峰位可调的光学薄膜材料.这种薄膜材料有望成为应用在薄膜太阳电池中间层中具有潜在性光管理功能的光学薄膜材料. 关键词： 热蒸发 纳米Ag薄膜 表面等离子体激元 光管理     

光纤通信光开关的物理基础

光开关是光交换系统的基本元件，也是一种基本的控光器件，本文综述了目前光纤通信中所研究和开发的光通信开关器件的物理原理，并给出各类光开关的阈值条件和典型参量。     

光纤通信光开关的物理基础(续)

3.2　定向耦合器电光开关定向耦合器电光开关是在电光材料 (如L i Nb O3、化合物半导体、有机聚合物 )的衬底上制作 1对条形波导和 1对电极构成 ,如图 5所示 .当不加电压时 ,它是 1个具有 2条波导和 4个端口的定向耦合器 .一般称 1 -3和 2 -4为直通臂 ,1 -4和 2 -3为交叉臂 .图 5　定向耦合器型光开关假设两波导的耦合较弱 ,各自保持独立存在时的场分布和传输系数 ,耦合的影响只表现在场的振幅随耦合长度的变化 .设两波导中的复数振幅分别为 E1(z)和 E2 (z) ,相位常量是β1和 β2 ,其变化规律可用一阶微分方程组表示 [3]d E1(z)dz =-ik12…     

Experimental demonstration of tunable multiple optical orthogonal codes sequences-based optical label for optical packets switching

In this paper, the tunable multiple optical orthogonal codes sequences (MOOCS)-based optical label for optical packet switching (OPS) (MOOCS-OPS) is experimentally demonstrated for the first time. The tunable MOOCS-based optical label is performed by using fiber Bragg grating (FBG)-based optical en/decoders group and optical switches configured by using Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA), and the optical label is erased by using Semiconductor Optical Amplifier (SOA). Some waveforms of the MOOCS-based optical label, optical packet including the MOOCS-based optical label and the payloads are obtained, the switching control mechanism and the switching matrix are discussed, the bit error rate (BER) performance of this system is also studied. These experimental results show that the tunable MOOCS-OPS scheme is effective.     

Giga-bit optical receiver for plastic optical fibre

An optical receiver with high sensitivity and linearity specially designed for Giga-bit communications over small-bandwidth high-attenuation multimode plastic optical fiber is presented. An automatic gain control transimpedance amplifier and linear post amplifiers are used to maintain a good performance with multilevel modulation. Using multilevel signaling and large-diameter integrated photodiodes make the presented optical receiver suitable for large core plastic optical fiber. For a wavelength of 675 nm, a sensitivity of −26.3 dB m (BER = 10⁻⁹) at 500 Mb/s is presented by a binary signal. A data rate of 1 Gb/s and a sensitivity of −19.8 dB m (BER = 10⁻⁹) are achieved with four-level pulse amplitude modulation.     

Low threshold optical bistability with optical pumping

By use of circularly polarized light we have exploited optical pumping within the Zeeman sublevels of the ground state to obtain optical bistability in sodium vapours with low threshold power (around 1 mW) and a wide tuning range (>12 GHz). Experimental results are presented for different conditions of operation and compared to computer calculations, that include propagation effects and inhomogeneous broadening, based on a three-level atomic model that accounts for optical pumping.CEILAP, Buenos Aires, Argentina     

卡塞格伦光学天线偏轴及性能分析

设计了具有抛物面结构的卡塞格伦光学天线.通过对偏轴下的卡塞格伦光学天线系统的分析,得到了不同偏转角所对应的接收光斑面积表达式和功率衰减曲线.讨论了偏轴下的接收天线增益与波长及偏转角的关系,仿真出在偏轴与轴对准两种情形下的增益曲线.仿真结果表明,〖JP2〗最大偏轴比轴对准情形增益降低了6.564dB.最后分别针对轴对准与某种偏轴情形下的系统做了光斑测试实验与天线耦合效率测试实验.结果为：偏轴下天线耦合效率降低了26.966%.这些研究为星间光通信中控制系统实现光轴的精确对准提供了理论依据,具有重要的实用价值 关键词： 偏轴 卡塞格伦光学天线 偏转角 增益     

光纤通信光开关的物理基础(续)

4　热光开关热光开关和电光开关的结构可以相同 ,但是产生开关效应的机理不同 .这里的热光效应是指通过电流加热的方法 ,使介质的温度变化 ,导致光在介质中传播的折射率和相位发生改变的物理效应 .折射率随温度的变化关系为n(T) =n0 +Δn(T) =n0 + n TΔT=n0 +αΔT(6 9)式中 n0 为温度变化之前的折射率 ,ΔT为温度的变化 ,α为热光系数 ,它与材料的种类有关 .表 3是几种材料的热光系数 .表 3　几种材料的热光系数材料 α/ (10 - 4K- 1 )L i Nb O30 .0 4 3Si 2Si O2 1.1聚合物 1　　Δn将引起相位变化为Δφ=2 πΔn L/ λ0 =2 παL…     

TM mode optical characteristics of five-layer MOS optical waveguides

The field distribution and complex eigenvalue equation of the TM mode are solved from the wave equation for a five-layer optical waveguide with finite metal cladding and a dielectric buffer layer. For air–Au–SiO₂–GaAs–AlGaAs MOS waveguides, numerical results for the propagation constant and absorption loss of the TM mode are computed in the complex plane from the eigenvalue equation. The effects of some guided structural parameters on the mode propagation and absorption loss are analysed and discussed.