Analysis method for apodised grating structures

A modified method of lines (MoL) technique is presented for calculating the reflection characteristics of apodised fibre gratings. To demonstrate the technique, reflection spectra of fibre gratings with triangular and diamond apodisation profiles were calculated showing significant side-lobe suppression. MoL can accurately calculate not only average power but also field and phase distribution across reflected waves. It is shown that the phase of the reflected light is maximally affected at the edge of the grating stop-band.     

用相位掩模法制作光纤光栅的技术

准分子激光照射相位掩模后,在近场形成周期的条纹分布,利用近场光强对光敏光纤进行曝光,可以在纤芯中写人光栅。对光纤光栅折射率分布进行合理假设,运用耦合模理论计算了光纤光栅的反射率,对其反射率与相关参数的关系进行了讨论,并且分析了用相位掩模技术制造光纤光栅的影响因素,得出要获得窄带宽高反射率光栅需有适当的折射率调制和大的光纤光栅长度的结论。另外还导出了掩模板后表面的近场光强分布和光纤光栅的周期公式。     

Development of tilted fibre Bragg gratings using highly coherent 255 nm radiation

This paper reports the study on development of tilted fibre Bragg gratings using highly coherent 255 nm radiation, obtained from the second harmonic generation (SHG) of copper vapour laser (CVL). The transmission and reflection spectra of the tilted fibre Bragg gratings (TFBG) were studied for the tilt angles of 0° (normal FBG), 1°, 3° and 4° between the fibre axis and the interference fringe plane. It was observed that as the angle of fibre axis and phase mask increased, the main Bragg peak shifted towards the higher wavelength and transmission dip decreased. The transmission dip of the cladding mode first increased and then decreased after reaching a maximum with the increase in the tilt angle.     

Optimisation of superimposed chirped fibre Bragg gratings for the generation of ultra-high speed optical pulse bursts

Compact superstructure fibre Bragg gratings for the generation of ultra-high speed optical pulse bursts are reported. The gratings are equivalent in response to multi-pass superimposed chirped fibre Bragg gratings (SI-CFBGs), but an arbitrary sequence of consecutive gratings can be replicated in a single fabrication step using a simple trigonometric amplitude-phase function. SI-CFBGs are fabricated in photosensitive optical fibre and the time-resolved reflection of a 10 GHz picosecond pulse train is measured via frequency-resolved optical gating and optical sub-harmonic sampling detection techniques. The experimental results are compared to the theoretically simulated grating response and good agreement is found.     

Heterodyne polarimetry for mapping defects in lithography masks

A new optical technique based on the heterodyne polarimetry is developed for fast inspection of uniformity of lithography masks in semiconductor industry. Sub-wavelength periodical structure of a sample acts as a wire-grid polarizer, making both the amplitude and phase of the reflected laser beam dependent on geometrical dimensions and optical properties of the mask pattern. The heterodyne technology based on the cross-polarized two-frequency Zeeman laser is used to simultaneously measure the amplitude and the phase of the reflected laser beam. A two-dimensional map of spatial variations can be obtained via point-by-point scanning of the sample. The technique is applicable not only to exact periodical structures like diffraction gratings, but also to double-periodical patterns consisting of large number of periodically distributed small areas of sub-wavelength gratings. Theoretical background, simulation, and experimental results are presented.     

Sub-wavelength imaging of photo-induced refractive index pattern in chalcogenide glass films

Mapping of refractive index patterns with sub-wavelength resolution is achieved using Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (NSOM) in reflection mode. Imaging of index pattern is performed on surface gratings photo-imprinted in As₂S₃ films. The NSOM is adapted with a near infrared laser which wavelength (785 nm) is chosen to be within the transparency window of the glass film therefore allowing consistent measure of reflected light. Quantitative measurements of photo-induced index changes can then be obtained from knowledge of the initial film index. Images of gratings with a period of 0.5 micron are easily collected therefore demonstrating sub-wavelength spatial resolution. The technique permits to concurrently obtain a topographic image and index image of the gratings thereby permitting to quantify the extent of photodarkening and photoexpansion simultaneously. It is shown that relief gratings tend to vanish in films aged in air for several months however the index gratings remain.     

Temperature-Insensitive Fibre-Optic Acceleration Sensor Based on Intensity-Referenced Fibre Bragg Gratings

A temperature-insensitive acceleration sensor using two fibre Bragg gratings （FBGs）, based on reflection spectrum intensity modulation and optical power detection, is proposed and demonstrated. A cantilever beam is used to generate acceleration-induced axial strain along two sensing gratings, which are glued on the two opposite surfaces of the beam. Because the two gratings operate within the linear spectral range of a light source, formed by a thermally-tunable extrinsic Fabry-Perot optical filter, the intensity difference of the two reflections from the gratings is proportional to the acceleration applied. This eliminates the need for sophisticated wavelength interrogation of the gratings, and it also endows the sensor with immunity to temperature variation. Compared with a commercial micromachined accelerometer, the sensor is proven to be capable of accurately detecting acceleration.     

Novel Technique for All-Optical Clock Extraction Using Fiber Bragg Gratings

We demonstrate a simple passive technique, using phase shifted fibre Bragg gratings, for extraction of optical clock signals from RZ optical data signals . The generation of an optical clock signal at 12.5 GHz from a 12.5 Gbs RZ optical data stream is experimentally demonstrated with simulation of optical clock extraction at 10 GHz fro m 40 Gbs OTDM data streams .     

Optical heterodyne detection of laser-induced gratings

A novel optical arrangement for heterodyne detection of laser-induced gratings based on the use of a phase mask for both excitation and probe beams provides phase stability and control without the need for an active stabilization scheme. The arrangement greatly simplifies the laser-induced grating experiment. The performance of the technique in both transmission and reflection geometries is illustrated through measurements of bulk and surface acoustic waves generated by picosecond laser pulses.     

基于SOA和级联取样光纤光栅的多波长激光器

研究了基于半导体光放大器(SOA)和双段级联取样光纤光栅构成的新型结构多波长激光器.设 计了取样光纤光栅，计算了其反射谱，模拟了多波长激光器的输出光谱.基于自行制作的SOA 和取样光纤光栅，进行了多波长激光器的实验研究，得到了间隔为0.8nm、输出功率不平坦 度小于1.0dB的11个波长输出.理论和实验两个方面都可以验证：与基于普通取样光栅的多波 长方案相比，基于双段级联取样光栅的方案能改善输出谱平坦度，并可提高可激射波长数. 关键词： 半导体光放大器 取样光纤光栅 多波长激光器     

Suppression of dynamic instability and comparison of the response time in mutually pumped phase conjugators

The origin and the suppression of dynamic instability have been experimentally studied in mutually pumped phase conjugators when the two input beams are coherent. Experimental results show that the dynamic instability of the phase conjugation outputs arises from the competition among backscattering gratings, reflection gratings, and shared transmission gratings. The effect of the competition on the coupling channel is also presented. A simple method, the slight vibration of the experimental table is proposed. It can eliminate the dynamic instability. The response time is measured and fit for several kinds of discovered mutually pumped phase conjugators. We find that the bird-wing and sickle mutually pumped phase conjugators, which have one internal reflection, have a shorter response time. A possible explanation is suggested.     

A large capacity sensing network with identical weak fiber Bragg gratings multiplexing

A quasi-distributed optical fiber sensing network with large multiplexing capacity, which is based on identical weak fiber Bragg gratings, is proposed, theoretically analyzed and experimentally studied. The key technique is the demodulation technology named “Optical wavelength time-domain reflection (OWTDR),” which utilizes the optical power variation of reflected sensing signal in both time domain and wavelength domain. The influence of reflectivity of fiber grating, interval between adjacent gratings and transmission loss of delay fiber on the multiplexing capacity of sensing system are discussed. Analyzed results demonstrate that this sensing scheme can effectively increase the multiplexing capacity of sensing system up to 1000, implement multi-point synchronous measurement and reduce the cost of signal demodulation. 9 Identical weak fiber Bragg gratings with the same Bragg wavelength of 1536.651 nm, reflectivity of 6%, bandwidth of 0.07 nm are written in series to investigate the performance of the proposed scheme.     

光纤布拉格光栅自致啁啾效应的研究

根据耦合模理论,采用传输矩阵法分析了相位掩模法制作的光纤布拉格光栅的反射谱特性.设计了一种新的写制光纤光栅的光路,利用高斯激光光束写制出具有短波自致啁啾效应的切趾光栅(栅长0.015 m).对具有短波自致啁啾效应的光纤光栅进行了物理切割(剩余光栅的长度分别取0.007 m和0.0055 m),得到了一种新型的具有长波自致啁啾效应的光纤光栅.原本的自致啁啾光栅反射谱中旁瓣分布在短波长方向,而得到的新型自致啁啾光栅的反射谱中长波长方向的旁瓣更为明显.基于对光纤布拉格光栅自致啁啾效应的分析,提出一种新型类高斯切趾函数,以此函数对自致啁啾效应进行数值模拟,得到了与实验结果相一致的光谱图.     

一维金属光栅的光学反射吸收

利用RCWA(rigid coupled-wave analysis)方法研究了一维金属光栅的反射特性,考察了 瑞利反常、表面等离激元驻波共振和几何共振三种共振吸收机理,分析了这三种机理的相互作用,如表面等离激元驻波共振和几何共振可以形成混合模式. 在反射式复合金属光栅中,确认了第四种共振形式,即相位共振. 数值计算表明相位共振对光学吸收的影响有两种形式: 当光栅周期大于一个波长时,相位共振导致尖锐的吸收峰,峰位在几何共振吸收峰一侧;当光栅周期小于一个波长时,相位共振导致混合模式的共振吸收峰发生劈裂. 对一维金属光栅反射特性的研究增加了对金属光栅共振吸收模式及其相互作用的认识. 关键词： 一维金属光栅 瑞利反常 表面等离激元 相位共振     

弱双折射光纤布喇格光栅反射偏振对温度响应特性的研究

理论分析了切趾弱双折射光纤布喇格光栅反射偏振相关特性与温度之间的关系.数值模拟了切趾弱双折射光纤光栅的反射谱、偏振相关损耗和差分群时延随波长变化曲线.实验测出了不同温度下反射谱、偏振相关损耗和差分群时延随波长变化曲线.根据实验结果对偏振相关损耗和差分群时延的变化情况作出了分析.反射偏振相关损耗呈现两个峰值,随温度增加两峰漂移程度相同,表明偏振相关损耗无明显差异.差分群时延最大值随温度增加成线性向长波方向漂移,证明了光纤光栅正交模损耗变化的等同性.综合理论分析与实验结果表明:切趾弱双折射光纤布喇格光栅的偏振特性随温度产生明显的变化,其正交模变化呈现等比例特性.     

Holographic reflection gratings in azobenzene polymers

Writing and reading of reflection gratings in films of an azo side-group polymer are reported. The gratings were induced holographically by use of an argon-ion laser at 488 nm. The measured diffraction efficiency was in the range 2-10%. To estimate the scattering of the reflected light within the material, we further characterized the gratings by calculating a characteristic transmission. A distinct minimum for this transmission was observed, which was redshifted farther from the writing wavelength for gratings written in 50-microm polymer samples.     

光纤光栅带内色散特性的离散时域分析

采用多层介质的离散传输线模型表型光纤光栅响应特性，并利用数字信号处理方法对光纤光栅的相位特性进行了分析，研究了用于密集波分复用窄带滤波的变迹光纤光栅的带内色散特性，表明对称变迹光纤光栅的幅度响应与相位响应之间满足希尔伯特变换关系，幅度响应越接近理想的矩形，带内色散越大。并采用耦合模理论数值计算了对称变迹的光纤光栅的反射相位响应和带内群时延情况，验证了分析结果。     

Quasi-distributed temperature sensor combining Fibre Bragg Gratings and temporal reflectometry technique interrogation

Quasi-distributed sensors based on Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBG) usually deal with the concatenation of FBGs of different Bragg wavelengths analyzed through wavelength-sensitive devices. In these sensors, a given wavelengths range is dedicated to one particular FBG. The number of sensing points is directly limited by the source and detector spectral ranges, and by the wavelength spacing between two gratings. This spacing is linked to the maximum possible excursion of the physical parameter to be measured-before superimposition of the reflection spectra of the FBGs.In this paper, an original interrogating device is presented, that allows a very large number of concatenated gratings to be addressed. In this scheme, identical FBGs (same Bragg wavelength and same low reflectivity) are interrogated by the Optical Time Domain Reflectometry technique, for which a commercial device has been extended to a wavelength-tunable system, within an automated experimental set-up. Detection and localization of an important amount of sensing points along a unique optical fibre is demonstrated. Repeatability measurements did exhibit the very good accuracy of the presented sensor.     

Heterodyne polarimetry for measuring critical dimensions on semiconductor wafers

A new optical technique based on heterodyne polarimetry is developed for fast measurement of critical dimensions on semiconductor wafers, particularly on those of memory chips. Sub-wavelength periodical structure of a sample acts as a wire-grid polarizer, making both the amplitude and phase of the reflected laser beam dependent on geometrical dimensions and optical properties of the wafer pattern. The heterodyne technology based on the cross-polarized two-frequency Zeeman laser is used to simultaneously measure the amplitude and the phase of the reflected laser beam. Very fast and efficient effective medium trapezoidal algorithm is developed for extracting values of critical dimension from the measurements. The technique is most suitable for inspection of multi-periodical patterns consisting of large number of periodically distributed small areas of sub-wavelength gratings. Theoretical background, simulation, and experimental results are presented.     

啁啾光纤光栅透镜法制作技术的理论与实验研究

对利用零级抑制均匀相位掩模版结合同透镜制作啁啾光纤光栅的技术进行了详细的理论和实验研究。结果表明这种方法适合于制作啁啾参数较小的光纤光栅，当所制作的光栅啁啾参数较大时，将导致严重的光谱不对称性和包层模耦合。