基于激光二级管光反馈效应的肌肉震颤测量系统

介绍一种测量肌肉震颤频率和幅度的无损伤、非接触光学方法。分析了在直接频率调制下，激光二极管中的光反馈效应，探讨了振动微小位移和速度的理论模型。设计并研制了一套基于光反馈效应的直接频率调制激光二极管光电探测系统。利用该系统对微弱机械振动信号进行了探测，表明该系统能用于肌肉震颤的测量。最后介绍了人体前臂内侧屈肌群紧张收缩时，肌肉震颤的光学测量结果。     

电光调制2×490°相移空间光学桥接器

基于LiNbO3晶体的双折射和电光效应设计制作了一种2×4的90°相移自由空间光学桥接器。该桥接器利用晶体的双折射效应进行信号光和本振光的分光/耦合,电光效应引入相位调制,在给定电场条件下实现2×4 90°空间光学桥接器的功能。对空间光学桥接器进行了实验测量和分析。实验结果表明该桥接器性能良好,相位连续可调,相位误差可通过电压调制补偿,应用于相干接收系统。     

一种基于反馈环的全光纤干涉型传声器

设计了一种基于光纤反馈环的全光纤干涉型传声器，它直接利用声压作用于光纤时产生的光弹效应对光相位进行调制，并通过3×3耦合器构建的反馈环结构形成干涉效应，从而使得输出光信号经光电转换和放大后可以直接驱动扬声器还原出原输入语音信号。我们从理论和实验上对这种全光纤传声器进行了研究，在该传声器的重要参数测量方面均取得了较好的效果。     

基于光调制技术的混浊介质空间散射光信号检测方法研究

为提高被测混浊介质样品漫反射、漫透射和准直透射光信号的测量信噪比,首次将光调制技术运用于空间多点特征光信号的检测中。测量系统以调制盘转动频率对样品入射光强进行频率调制,然后对采集的多点光强数据通过离散傅里叶变换进行解调,提取调制频率点的谐波分量作为测量值。用该方法对浓度为8%,直径为0.7μm的聚苯乙烯小球悬浮液进行了实验测试,结果表明该方法能有效提高被测样品特征光信号的测量信噪比,为强噪声背景下混浊介质光学参数研究提供了新的途径和方法。     

调制偏振光在光学相位延迟测量中的频谱分析

介绍了光调制器的调制原理,在时间域和频率域对其调制特性进行了理论分析,得到了相应的光强分布曲线。基于偏振光调制理论,提出了一种新型光学相位延迟测量方法,并对该方法从时域和频域两方面进行了分析。频谱分析的结果表明,当出射光信号的奇次谐频分量为零时,满足完全补偿条件,此时可由补偿器的补偿量直接得到待测器件的光学相位延迟量。这种方法能够对光学相位延迟量进行直接量的测量,和其他间接测量方法相比有其明显的优势。在理论分析的基础上,还进行了相应的实验,并得到了高精度的实验结果。     

基于受激布里渊散射的宽带宽和高精度的微波频率瞬时测量

提出了一种基于受激布里渊散射效应的瞬时频率测量方法.未知信号经过强度调制作为泵浦光,矢量网络分析仪产生的信号经过相位调制作为扫描信号光,当泵浦光和扫描信号光之间满足相位匹配条件时,受激布里渊散射效应发生并实现相位调制到强度调制的转换,未知信号的频率被测量.实验验证可以测量0.5 GHz-27 GHz的微波信号的频率,最大误差小于20 MHz.     

基于受激布里渊散射的宽带宽和高精度的微波频率瞬时测量（英文）

提出了一种基于受激布里渊散射效应的瞬时频率测量方法.未知信号经过强度调制作为泵浦光,矢量网络分析仪产生的信号经过相位调制作为扫描信号光,当泵浦光和扫描信号光之间满足相位匹配条件时,受激布里渊散射效应发生并实现相位调制到强度调制的转换,未知信号的频率被测量.实验验证可以测量0.5GHz-27GHz的微波信号的频率,最大误差小于20 MHz.     

大气光学湍流光纤测量技术中的解调算法研究

介绍了直接调制光源型光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪测量大气光学湍流的原理,并对其中的载频调制和解调的过程进行了深入的研究.通过计算机对光学湍流随机相位起伏、载频调制与解调过程的模拟证明了直接调制光源型光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪测量大气光学湍流的可行性,提出大气光学湍流光纤测量技术中的一种新的信号处理方法.     

基于~(87)Rb原子的大失谐光晶格的设计与操控

提出了一种基于~(87)Rb原子的大失谐光学晶格的设计方案,详细介绍了光晶格光束的校准、频率失谐的调整以及光强输出的控制方式.在磁光阱和偏振梯度冷却的基础上,研究了光学晶格的总光强和频率失谐等参数对原子装载的影响,实现了光晶格中冷原子的绝热装载与卸载.通过光强调制的方法,测量了光晶格的振动频率.光晶格的引入,使得温度降低为原有的1/3.涉及的系统设计和结论对其他碱金属原子光晶格的实验设计具有参考价值.     

基于弹光调制的高灵敏旋光测量

为了实现连续稳定、高速、高精度和高灵敏度的光学旋光测量, 考虑到弹光偏振调制技术具有高的调制频率、调制纯度、调制精度和良好的调制稳定度等应用优势, 设计了一种基于弹光调制的旋光测量新方案. 检测激光经起偏器、测量样品、弹光调制器和检偏器到探测器的光路设计, 使得测量系统选用较少的光学器件, 最大化地降低了光学器件可能引入的测量误差; 起偏器和检偏器偏振轴相对于弹光调制器快轴方向分别取0°和45°的光学安排, 并选择弹光调制的二倍频信号作为研究对象, 有效避免了弹光调制器剩余双折射对旋光样品测量的影响, 提高了旋光测量精确度; 将探测器输出调制信号的直流和交流分开输出, 并将交流信号进行前置放大处理, 然后再锁相输出, 进一步提高了测量灵敏度. 设计了将激光调制为圆偏光, 然后精确调节起偏器来替代样品的旋光测量验证试验, 确定了系统旋光测量的比列系数, 并且获得旋光测量灵敏度为3.15×10^-7 rad, 测量精度优于0.3%. 所以, 本方案实现了较高灵敏度旋光测量, 有望应用于高灵敏旋光测量领域, 并且本方案的实验可为高灵敏旋光测量系统的定标提供参考.     

The study of laser self-mixing vibrometer employing different feedback regime using a VCSELS

Laser interferometry based on self-mixing effect widely used to measure displacement, velocity, vibration and distance due to compactness, non-contact, as well as low cost. An important use of the self-mixing effect inside a laser diode is in optical self-mixing vibrometer. We have experimentally investigated self-mixing interference produced by the feedback of light from a vibrated target into a vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser for sensing applications. In this paper, the self-mixing vibrometer employing different feedback regime is discussed and a theoretical analysis is also proposed. Numerical analysis focused on the distortion self-mixing waveform. Numerical analysis and experimental results show that mode-hop occurs when the laser self-mixing vibrometer employing at high feedback level.     

Frequency comb-referenced narrow line width diode laser system for coherent molecular spectroscopy

We analyze in detail the frequency noise properties of a grating enhanced external cavity diode laser (GEECDL). This system merges two diode laser concepts, the grating stabilized diode laser and the diode laser with resonant optical feedback, thus combining a large tuning range with an excellent short-term frequency stability. We compare the frequency noise spectrum of a GEECDL to that of a grating stabilized diode laser and demonstrate a 10-fold reduction of the frequency noise linear spectral density. The GEECDL is phase locked to a similar laser and to a fs-frequency comb with a servo loop providing an open-loop unity-gain frequency of only 237 kHz, which is a tenth of the bandwidth typically required for grating stabilized diode lasers. We achieve a residual rms phase error as small as 72 mrad (≈ 200 mrad) for stabilization to a similar laser (to the fs-frequency comb). We demonstrate that the novel diode laser can phase-coherently track a stable optical reference with an instability of 1.8×10^-16 at 1 s. This laser system is well suited for applications that require phase locking to a low-power optical reference under noisy conditions. It may also be considered for the implementation of optical clock lasers. PACS 42.55.Px; 42.60.Jf; 42.50.Gy     

Frequency bistability of a semiconductor laser under a frequency-dependent feedback

The emission frequency of a diode laser submitted to a frequency-dependent optoelectronic feedback is observed to have more than one stable operation point together with a stable power emission. This is, to our knowledge, the first observation of bistability exclusively in the frequency of an optical system. The experiment was carried out with a semiconductor laser coupled to the cesium D2 line by an orthogonally polarized frequency-sensitive optical feedback.     

线性调频半导体激光器自混频干涉理论模型

使用半导体激光器在弱反馈条件下的动力学理论,建立了线性调频半导体激光器的自混频干涉理论模型.基于该模型,分析了激光器振荡频率偏移与输出功率变化特性.通过测量激光器输出功率谱,可以得到激光器前端面与被测目标之间的距离.     

Frequency stabilization of diode laser to 1.637μm based on the methane absorption line

The frequency of an external-cavity diode laser has been stabilized to 1.637 μm by using the reference of absorption lines of methane.The method can be applied to wavelength division multiplexed optical communication,fiber-optic sensing systems,as well as the high-sensitivity detection of methane.The derivative-like error signal yielded by frequency modulation and phase sensitivity detection technology is inputted into the PI feedback loop circuit in order to stabilize the frequency to the line center.After stabilization,the frequency fluctuation of diode laser is held within 5.6 MHz,and the root of Allan variance of error signal reaches a minimum of 1.66×10-10 for an average time of 10 s.     

Optical feedback cavity ring-down technique for accurate measurement of ultra-high reflectivity

A novel cavity ring-down (CRD) technique, based on the optical feedback effect of Fabry–Perot diode lasers, is developed for accurate reflectivity measurement of highly reflective cavity mirrors. The strong optical feedback, including the direct reflection from the front cavity mirror of a linear ring-down cavity, is re-injected into the oscillator cavity of the diode laser, and large resonant peaks are observed in the ring-down cavity output signals. The diode laser is switched off by a threshold circuit when the amplitude of a resonant peak exceeds a pre-defined threshold. Exponentially decayed signals recorded immediately after switching off the laser are used to determine the cavity decay time. The ultra-high reflectivity of cavity mirrors is measured to be 99.99606% with a reproducibility of 0.00003%. Compared with the previous phase-shift CRD technique, the signal-to-noise ratio of the cavity output signals is improved with an enhancement factor of over 100.     

A Novel Method for the Detection of Trace Gases Based on Photo-Acoustic Spectroscopy

We study quartz tuning fork (QTF) characteristics using a 532 nm semiconductor laser with a power of 39 mW and calculate QTF vibrations caused by thermal noise and disturbance of the air using the equipartition theorem; the vibration value is about 1.152 Pm. The signal-to-noise ratio and QTF resonance amplitude acquired experimentally are 104.56 and 214.75 Pm, respectively. In addition, we develop a new photo-acoustic spectroscopic system for detection of trace acetylene using a CW diode laser source with distributed feedback operating near 1,532 nm, measure the absorption spectrum of acetylene employing this system, and show that the method elaborated is more sensitive than photoelectric detectors that provides new directions for research in photo-acoustic spectroscopy.     

Compact, thermal-noise-limited optical cavity for diode laser stabilization at 1x10(-15)

We demonstrate phase and frequency stabilization of a diode laser at the thermal noise limit of a passive optical cavity. The system is compact and exploits a cavity design that reduces vibration sensitivity. The subhertz laser is characterized by comparison with a second independent system with similar fractional frequency stability (1x10(-15) at 1 s). The laser is further characterized by resolving a 2 Hz wide, ultranarrow optical clock transition in ultracold strontium.     

Low-noise, tunable diode laser for ultra-high-resolution spectroscopy

We demonstrate the excellent spectral properties of a diode laser setup that combines good tunability with superb short-term frequency stability and controllability. It is based on merging two concepts, the diode laser with resonant optical feedback and the grating stabilized diode laser. To characterize the short-term performance we beat two essentially identical diode lasers and find a short-term linewidth of ~11 kHz. Phase locking between these lasers is achieved with a servo bandwidth as small as 46 kHz, although an analog phase detector is used that requires subradian residual phase error. Despite small phase error detection range and small servo bandwidth, cycle-slip-free phase locking is accomplished for typically many 10 min, and the optical power is essentially contained in a spectral window of less than 20 mHz relative to the optical reference. Due to the excellent performance this laser concept is well suited for atomic or molecular coherence experiments, which require phase locking of different lasers to each other, and as part of a flywheel for optical clocks.     

Active Phase-Shifting Interferometer Using Current Modulation of a Laser Diode

An active phase-shifting interferometer using current modulation of a laser diode is proposed. Fringe movement in the instrument is detected by a spatial filtering detector whose output is fed back to the injection current of the laser diode to lock the fringes and shift them correctly for phase shifting analysis. Frequency modulation characteristics of the laser diode and frequency response of the feedback system are first investigated. We constructed a portable interferometer head set apart from a mirror under test then measured the shape of a spherical mirror 130 mm in diameter, which was placed on a wooden table subject to vibration. Measurement repeatability of λ/35 was achieved.