Skin as a transformer of the polarization structure of laser radiation

Transformation of the polarization structure of a laser radiation scattered by the human skin is studied. A technique based on the matrix modeling of the optical properties of the skin considered as a superposition of epidermis and dermis, is proposed. Physical mechanisms behind the transformation of the polarization state of the scattered laser radiation are analyzed in terms of the ensemble of biospeckles.     

Wavelet analysis of the polarization structure of biospeckle fields of statistical and multifractal phase-inhomogeneous layers

The mechanisms of formation of the polarization structure of biospeckle fields of statistical and multifractal phase-inhomogeneous layers are studied. Polarization maps of images are determined for biological tissues of various structures, namely, epidermis, muscular tissue, and myometrium. A relation between the polarization structure of biospeckles and the physiological conditions of phase-inhomogeneous layers is found. The distributions of wavelet coefficients of the polarization images of statistical and multifractal biological tissues are obtained. Criteria for the determination of the coordinate localization and scale of optical inhomogeneities of the architectonics of biological tissues are ascertained.     

光的偏振对热光关联成像的影响

根据完全偏振光的不同偏振态和部分偏振光的不同偏振度对二阶关联函数的影响,利用统计光学理论研究了光的不同偏振性质对关联成像的可见度和信噪比的影响.研究表明,光的偏振对热光关联成像的影响体现在部分偏振光的不同偏振度上,关联成像的可见度是偏振度的二次函数,由二阶关联函数方法得到的信噪比随着偏振度增大而提高,而利用减去背景项的二阶关联函数以及二阶相干度方法得到的信噪比均与偏振度无关. 关键词： 关联成像 偏振 可见度 信噪比     

一种高精度偏振遥感探测方式的精度分析

检偏器的角度误差是影响偏振遥感探测精度的重要因素之一,是许多高精度定量化偏振遥感需要考虑的一个问题。在检偏器(0°,60°,120°)放置的测量系统中,当入射光偏振角接近于0°或180°时偏振测量易产生最大误差值,而偏振角接近30°,90°和150°时,偏振度的测量具有很高的精度;在检偏器(0°,45°,90°)放置方式中,偏振角接近45°的光束测量易具有最大误差值,而偏振角接近于0°,90°和135°时,角度误差对偏振度测量精度的影响很小。除了个别偏振角外,对高偏振度入射光束的偏振测量通常具有较大的偏振测量误差。因此,引进线偏振光的平均偏振度测量精度描述偏振测量装置的优劣,结果表明检偏器(0°,60°,120°)放置方式优于检偏器(0°,45°,90°)放置方式。     

部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性

研究了部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输时的偏振特性,偏振保持度作为衡量偏振传输效果的一个重要参数.结果表明:部分相干Airy光束在湍流大气中传输足够远时,其偏振度会变回到初始值;而在自由空间中传输,光束的偏振度会保持在某一个特定值;在湍流大气中,当光束传输距离不是很远时,光束对称轴上的偏振度分布为Airy函数,但是当传输足够远时,该偏振度分布逐渐趋向于类高斯状;光束的束腰半径越大,相干长度越长,越有利于光束传输后偏振的保持;存在一个指数截断因子,使得光束的偏振保持度很差.这些结论对于Airy光束在通信领域中的应用具有重要的意义.     

The impact of the orientation angles uncertainty of instrument polarizers on polarization measurement accuracy

Improving the polarimetric measurement accuracy of the polarization CCD camera is a fundamental task in the remote sensing of the earth. This paper presents a simple approach for estimating the degree of polarization errors caused by the orientation angles uncertainty of the instrument polarizers. We show that the measured degree of polarization error for a certain orientation angle of the instrument polarizers in the same spectral band depends on the polarization state (polarization angle or degree of polarization) of the incident light. In order to evaluate the polarimetric measurement performance of the instrument, the average degree of polarization error is defined based on the assumption that the incident light beams have equal polarization angle probability. The simulated test showed that the average degree of polarization errors of the 3 polarized spectral bands in the airborne polarization CCD camera is nearly equal because of the same orientation angles uncertainty of the instrument polarizers, though the instrument polarizers in the 3 polarized spectral bands are equipped a little differently; the instrument often encounters a large average degree of polarization errors for the large degree of polarization of the incident beams.     

Effect of cross-polarization of electromagnetic source on the degree of polarization of generated beam

In this paper we study the degree of cross-polarization of a beam-like field whose cross-spectral density matrix is symmetric with respect to the permutation of its spatial arguments. Formulas were derived expressing the degree of cross-polarization in terms of the generalized Stokes parameters. With the help of an uniformly polarized quasi-homogeneous model source, the effect of degree of cross-polarization of a source on the degree of polarization of the radiated beam was demonstrated, that, two sources with same spectral degrees of coherence and polarization but with different degrees of cross-polarization can generate beams that have different spectral degrees of polarization in the far field.     

The impact of signal–noise ratio on degree of linear polarization measurement

The radiometric measurement is the basics of polarimetric measurement. This paper presents a simple approach for estimating the degree of linear polarization errors caused by the radiometric measurement uncertainty. According to the measurement principle of polarization CCD camera, we deduce the relation of the degree of linear polarization error to the signal–noise ratio and the polarization state (polarization angle or degree of linear polarization) of the incident light. It clearly shows that polarimetric accuracy of polarization CCD camera could deteriorate due to the low signal–noise ratio; The degree of linear polarization error has also been influenced by the polarization state of the incident light except the signal–noise ratio, and the large degree of linear polarization of the incident beams often contribute to the bigger measured degree of linear polarization errors for a fixed signal–noise ratio.     

Efficient faithful qubit transmission with frequency degree of freedom

We propose an efficient faithful polarization-state transmission scheme by utilizing frequency degree of freedom besides polarization and an additional qubit prepared in a fixed polarization. An arbitrary single-photon polarization state is protected against the collective noise probabilistically. With the help of frequency beam splitter and frequency shifter, the success probability of our faithful qubit transmission scheme with frequency degree of freedom can be 1/2 in principle.     

部分偏振光经界面反射时的偏振度分析

定量计算了轴外点光源发出的部分偏振光束经界面反射后反射光偏振度与空间坐标及点光源坐标间关系，定量计算了特定参数的入射部分偏振光束经界面反射后的偏振度分布，给出了偏振度变化的数量级。计算表明一定偏振度的入射部分偏振光束经界面反射后，反射光束偏振度由于界面反射在反射光束截面上将产生一定分布。偏振度的变化不仅与光线入射角有关，还与点光源位置有关     

Spin polarization of the neutral exciton in a single quantum dot

While efficient nuclear polarization has earlier been reported for the charged exciton in InAs/GaAs quantum dots at zero external magnetic field, we report here on a surprisingly high degree of circular polarization, up to ≈60%$\approx 60\%$, for the neutral exciton emission in individual InAs/GaAs dots. This high degree of polarization is explained in terms of the appearance of an effective nuclear magnetic field which stabilizes the electron spin. The nuclear polarization is manifested in experiments as a detectable Overhauser shift. In turn, the nuclei located inside the dot are exposed to an effective electron magnetic field, the Knight field. This nuclear polarization is understood as being due to the dynamical nuclear polarization by an electron localized in the QD. The high degree of polarization for the neutral exciton is also suggested to be due to separate in-time capture of electrons and holes into the QD.     

部分相干电磁光束在湍流介质中传输的偏振变化

 从推广的惠更斯-菲涅尔原理出发，推导出了部分相干电磁光束的偏振态在湍流介质中传输的表达式。并以电磁高斯-谢尔模型(EGSM)光束为例，研究了湍流对电磁高斯-谢尔模型光束偏振态的影响。研究结果表明，对于轴上点，湍流介质的折射率结构常数越大，偏振度趋于最大值的速度越快，达到的最大值越小；光斑越大，偏振度达到最大值的位置离光源越远，在光斑增大的过程中，偏振度所达到的极大值会先增大后减小，最后保持与光源相同的偏振度不变。对于轴外点，一个固定的z，光的偏振度随着离轴距离的增大而逐渐下降，并最终等于零。折射率结构常数越大，偏振度随离轴距离的增大而下降得越缓慢；光斑越大，偏振度随离轴距离的增大下降得越快。     

利用偏振度研究混合目标的混合比

提出一种利用偏振度研究混合目标混合比的新方法。通过建立混合目标模型将混合目标散射光的偏振度与混合目标的混合比建立直接的关系,在理论上得到了混合目标混合比分别与混合目标偏振度和归一化偏振度之间的数值关系,并且进一步给出了混合目标混合比由归一化偏振度的反演结果,为研究混合目标提供了新的思路与方法,对偏振度探测混合目标的实验以及工程应用都有重要的理论意义。     

光源参数及大气湍流对电磁光束传输偏振特性的影响

根据光束扩展理论,以部分相干的电磁高斯-谢尔光束为研究对象,分析了电磁光束传输时其偏振特性的变化机理.结果表明,光源参数和大气湍流对电磁光束分量扩展的影响是导致传输过程中电磁光束偏振特性变化的原因.在真空中传输时,电磁光束两分量的相干性存在差异,导致传输时电磁光束两分量扩展快慢不同,从而引起传输路径上光束谱偏振度的变化.在大气湍流中,电磁光束两分量扩展的快慢与光源参数和大气湍流强度均有关,当传输路径较短时,电磁光束偏振变化主要与光源参数有关,变化特性与在真空中传输时的情况类似,而传输距离较远时,电磁光束偏振变化受大气湍流的影响明显,变化特性与在真空中传输时的情形存在不同.     

用偏振荧光光谱表征乙醇-水团簇分子的取向行为

采用波长为236nm紫外光激励乙醇水溶液获得荧光光谱并对其偏振特性进行了研究.实验中分别改变入射光的偏振度，在300—400nm波段内进行荧光光谱、水平和垂直偏振荧光光谱检测.实验结果表明，当采用线偏振光照射乙醇水溶液时，其发射的荧光具有一定的偏振性，并计算了其偏振度.经理论分析得到了描述荧光偏振态的四个斯托克斯矢量，进而对该荧光的偏振状态进行了描述，通过对乙醇-水溶液的米勒矩阵的计算，对溶液中分子的取向特性进行了分析.本结果能对乙醇-水团簇分子的结构提供理论参考. 关键词： 荧光光谱 偏振光谱 斯托克斯矢量 米勒矩阵     

偏振度作为反馈信号进行偏振模色散补偿的研究

对40Gb／s光纤通信中归零码和非归零码光脉冲的偏振度随二阶偏振模色散的变化规律进行了数值模拟,结果表明由于二阶偏振模色散的影响,偏振度的变化趋势呈现出震荡性,二阶偏振模色散对归零码的偏振度要比非归零码的偏振度影响明显;同时搭建了偏振模色散补偿系统,对系统进行数值模拟和实验所得到的结果都表明,以偏振度作为反馈信号,采用粒子群优化算法作搜索算法能够有效地对归零码和非归零码系统的一阶及高阶偏振模色散进行自适应补偿。     

偏振分辨激光诱导击穿光谱的铝铁合金信背比改善效果研究

偏振分辨激光诱导击穿光谱(PRLIBS)以其低成本压制背景的特点在LIBS降低检测限上有着重要意义,但是理论上的争议和信背比改善效果不稳定限制了其应用前景。为深入分析等离子体产生偏振特性的原理和PRLIBS信背比的改善效果,采用1 064 nm纳秒脉冲激光器和光纤光谱仪对铝铁合金样品进行了偏振分辨LIBS的信背比改善效果及偏振原理的探索性实验。通过对辐射能量的估算,大胆地推测轫致辐射在背景辐射中的占比是由大变小的,并据此解释了背景辐射强度在时间上的变化。通过改变能量密度、检偏角度、探测角、延时时间、积分时间等因素,采集光谱强度和波长数据、计算偏振度和信背比,观察到铝铁合金的等离子体光谱中背景谱和分立谱均有偏振且存在偏振度和偏振方向的差异,发现偏振LIBS改善信背比的效果与实验参数包括能量密度、延时时间、检偏角度以及波长有关。PRLIBS信背比关于能量密度的变化与一般LIBS类似,在能量较大时会趋于饱和。检偏角度会影响信背比大小,与光谱的偏振方向和偏振度有关,推导了信背比改善效果关于偏振度、检偏角度、偏振方向夹角的公式。在波长上连续谱偏振度趋势较为稳定而分立谱偏振度随光谱强度增大而减小。随延时时间增加,偏振度变化不明显,原因是相比于积分时间延时的改变量很小,而信背比的变化趋势与无偏振LIBS一致。总结了国内外对PRLIBS机理具有代表性的解释并进行了讨论,排除了激光光场、菲涅尔反射、各向异性电子速度分布等因素对等离子体偏振特性的决定性作用。研究结论是在ns-LIBS实验中,复合辐射在可见光和紫外光范围内占背景辐射的大部分,其偏振特性主要源于等离子体复合阶段产生的各向异性复合过程,原子谱偏振特性可能源于该过程中受激原子的磁性支能级间数量的不平衡,而背景谱与原子谱的偏振度及偏振方向的差异主要取决于偏振特性产生机理的不同。研究发现, PRLIBS并不总能提升元素的信背比,尤其对弱光谱信号改善效果有限,要获得较好的压制背景的效果,可以对PRLIBS的能量密度、检偏角度、延时与积分时间等条件加以控制,在能量密度20 J·cm-2积分时间30μs检偏角度20°下FeⅠ407.12 nm处的信背比由4.86提升至12.97。偏振度与探测角相关性较小,原因可能是导体的菲涅尔反射效应很弱。研究结果对PRLIBS的原理研究和应用提供了有效的理论基础。     

Depolarization characteristics of incompletely polarized and partially coherent laser beams in slant atmospheric turbulence

Based on the cross-spectral density function of transmission theory and the unified theory of coherence and polarization, the depolarization characteristics of incompletely polarized and partially coherent laser propagation in slant atmospheric turbulence are investigated. According to extended Huygens–Fresnel principle, the analytical expressions for intensity and degree of polarization in the slant path are derived. The effects of the wavelength, the initial spot size and the transmission distance on the intensity and degree of polarization are described. The results show that a more stable distribution of the degree of polarization at the receiver is obtained with increasing wavelength for a certain receiver height. The conclusions play an important role in optical communications and target recognition.     

Changes in polarization properties of partially polarized,partially coherent vectorial cosh-Gaussian beams propagating in oceanic turbulence

Changes in polarization properties of partially polarized, partially coherent vectorial cosh-Gaussian (ChG) beams propagating in oceanic turbulence are studied with the unified theory of coherence and polarization. Numerical examples of changes in optical intensity and polarization properties such as the degree of polarization, orientation angle, and degree of ellipticity of the beam propagating in the turbulent ocean are given. We find that both parameters of the source and oceanic turbulence have an effect upon the polarization properties of the beam. The degree of polarization fluctuates when the ChG beam propagates in the oceanic turbulence, and it has an obvious reconstruction phenomenon in the far-field zone.