Phase-controlled gain-assisted slow light propagation in three-coupled quantum wells

The low-intensity light pulse propagation through three-coupled semiconductor quantum wells is studied with the Schrödinger equations. Phase-controlled slow light propagation with little gain is observed in this system. For its flexible design and its wide adjustable parameters, such a semiconductor system is better than its atomic counterpart. Such investigation of properties may provide a new way for realizing slow light and lead to important applications in high-fidelity optical delay lines and optical buffers.     

Beam Propagation Factor and Generation of Cosh-squared-Gaussian Beams

A new light beam termed as a cosh-squared-Gaussian beam (ChSGB) which may be one of solutions of the paraxial wave equation for propagation in complex optical systems has been introduced. Their beam propagation factor (M2-factor) is derived and schemes to generate this light beams are proposed.     

Beam Propagation Factor and Generation of Cosh-squared-Gaussian Beams

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The manipulation of light pulse from subluminal to superluminal propagation in a degenerate two-level Cs atomic system

We experimentally demonstrate the propagation of light pulse from subluminal to superluminal light based on quantum coherence in a degenerate two-level atomic system in a Cs vapor cell.It is shown that the group velocity of light pulse can be switched from subluminal to superluminal propagation via changing the coupling field from a traveling wave to a standing wave,while can also be continuously manipulated by varying the intensity of two waves superposed to form a standing wave.The observed maximum delay and advance times are about 0.45 and 0.54μs,corresponding to the group velocity of g=168km/s and g=138 km/s,respectively.This investigation may have the practical applications of devices for optical tunable delay lines,optical switching and optical buffering.     

Self-Absorption Effect in the Spatial Resolved Spectra of CdS Nano-Ribbon Optical Waveguide Observed by Near-Field Spectroscopy

Scanning near-field optical microscopy (SNOM) and spectroscopy were used to study the light emission characteristics of CdS nano-ribbon optical waveguide. A continuous red-shift of photoluminescence (PL) spectra of such nano-ribbons with the increase of the light propagation distance was observed. Near-field optical images indicate that CdS nano-ribbon can work well as an optical waveguide. Quantitative calculation was made to demonstrate the PL attenuation with long propagation distance (typically several hundreds μm). The red shift is attributed to self-absorption, which means re-absorption and re-emission among energy-valleys with different energies of conduction bands. Our results draw attention to the spectral characteristics of nano-ribbon optical waveguides, which are as important as intensity to the stability and veracity of information transmission.     

Recent advances in wavefront shaping techniques for biomedical applications

Due to the highly inhomogeneous distributions of refractive indexes, light propagation in complex media such as biological tissue experiences multiple light scattering events. The suppression and control of multiple light scattering events are investigated because they offer the possibility of optical focusing and imaging through biological tissues, and they may open new avenues for diagnosis and treatment of several human diseases. In order to provide insight into how new optical techniques can address the issues of multiple light scattering in biomedical applications, the recent progress in optical wavefront-shaping techniques is summarized.     

光锥聚光性能分析

推导了光线在光锥中传播的轨迹方程,利用Matlab进行仿真分析,得到了平行光和杂散光入射光锥后的传播情况。结果表明,光锥对大入射角的平行光的聚集能力较好,对杂散光会聚增益较小,在非视线光通信中只适宜作为不同光学元件的结合部。     

Quantum gravitational optics

In quantum theory, the curved spacetime of Einstein's general theory of relativity acts as a dispersive optical medium for the propagation of light. Gravitational rainbows and birefringence replace the classical picture of light rays mapping out the null geodesics of curved spacetime. Even more remarkably, superluminal propagation becomes a real possibility, raising the question of whether it is possible to send signals into the past. In this article, we review recent developments in the quantum theory of light propagation in general relativity and discuss whether superluminal light is compatible with causality.     

Localization and Steering of Light in One-Dimensional Parity-Time Symmetric Photonic Lattices

We theoretically study the propagation dynamics of input light in one-dimensional mixed linear-nonlinear photonic lattices with a complex parity-time symmetric potential. Numerical computation shows simultaneous localization and steering of the optical beam due to the asymmetric scatter and interplay between Kerr-type nonlinearity and PT symmetry. This may provide a feasible measure for manipulation light in optical communications, integrated optics and so on.     

光纤-手征光纤耦合光波导偏振响应特性的实验研究

在 D形微孔光纤中注入手征液体 ,制作出了光纤 -手征光纤耦合光波导。对其输出端的偏振响应特性进行测试发现 ,与未注入手征液体的 D形微孔光纤相比 ,传播的光矢量方向发生了旋转。这种效应是由光纤与手征光纤相互耦合而引起的 ,将有可能应用到许多新器件的制作中     

Decrease in spatial coherence of light propagating in free space

It is shown that a highly spatially incoherent light distribution may be generated from a highly coherent one on propagation in free space. This result essentially demonstrates that there exists an inverse of a classic result of optical coherence theory, namely, the van Cittert-Zernike theorem. The analysis also indicates that the technique of phase conjugation may be used to reverse changes in the coherence properties of light, at least those which are generated on propagation in free space.     

一类新平顶光束的束传播因子

 基于迭加原理，引入了利用双曲余弦-高斯光束的相干迭加而得的新光束，结果表明这类迭加光场的场强分布在适当参数条件下可具有平顶结构，并且分析了这类迭加所得的平顶光束的束传播因子与束参数的关系。     

Observation of modes in a glass ribbon waveguide

Thin unclad glass ribbon optical waveguides have been made which can be used to connect two optical integrated circuits. The launching of light into and out of the ribbons is described and, from the far-field patterns of the light coupled out of the ribbons, the propagation and scattering behaviour of the waveguide modes may be observed. Although the ribbons are capable of supporting several modes, single-mode operation is shown to be feasible.     

用于相位突变界面的广义的反射定律和折射定律

考虑到位于两物质界面上的Metasurface对光线传播行为的影响, 从费马原理和边界条件连续两种角度出发, 推导了可用于相位突变界面的广义反射与折射定律. 该定律在界面对光波的相位改变量为零的情况下, 回归为通常的反射定律和折射定律. 利用广义的折射定律和反射定律讨论了介质折射率、界面上的相位梯度等因素对光传播行为的影响, 发现利用广义的折射定律和反射定律很容易实现反常反射和反常折射行为, 并给出了出现反常反射和反常折射的条件, 以此为基础可以实现对光波的随意控制. 依据广义的折射定律和反射定律分析了一维相位掩模板对光场传播行为的影响. 关键词： 超材料 相位突变界面 反射定律 折射定律     

Propagation and modulation of Airy beams through a four-level electromagnetic induced transparency atomic vapor

We study the propagation properties of an Airy beam through a four-level electromagnetic induced transparency (EIT) atomic vapor. The analytical expression for the Airy beam passing through the ABCD optical system of the EIT vapor is deduced and employed to analyze the propagation characteristics of the beam. It is shown that both the deflection position and the intensity of the Airy beam can be modulated by the Rabi frequency of the control light. Such a tunable optical behavior may have some potential applications in medicine science.     

Elliptical cosh-Gaussian beams

Using tensor method, a new kind of light beams named elliptical cosh-Gaussian beam (EChGB) is introduced in this paper. An analytical propagation expression for the EChGB passing through axially nonsymmetrical ABCD optical systems is derived by using vector integration. The derived formula is easily reduced to the propagation formula of a fundamental Gaussian beam and that of a cosh-Gaussian beam passing through optical systems. Some numerical simulations are illustrated for the propagation properties of EChGBs through the nonsymmetrical optical transforming systems, and further extensions are pointed out.     

Dynamic control of light propagation and optical switching through an RF-driven cascade-type atomic medium

We study nonlinear optical behaviors in pulse propagation through a medium consisting of four-level cascade-type cold atoms, where a radio-frequency (RF) field couples upper two-folded levels and double-dark resonances (DDRs) can arise. By numerically solving the coupled Bloch-Maxwell equations for atom and field simultaneously in space and time, we demonstrate dynamic control of light propagation and optical switching in such a four-level atomic medium. The proposed scheme may have potential applications in the design of optical switching and optical storage devices.     

Effect of Superficial Tissue on Spatial Sensitivity Profile of Optical Brain Activity Measurement Evaluated by Direct Hybrid Monte Carlo-Diffusion Method

The light propagation in the brain is highly affected by the superficial tissues such as skin, skull and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). The development of an adequate model to calculate light propagation in the head is very important for optical brain activity measurement. We developed a novel approach, the direct hybrid Monte Carlo-diffusion method (DHMDM), which can calculate light propagation in the three-dimensional head models including low scattering regions in which the light propagation does not obey either the diffusion approximation or the radiosity theory. The effect of thickness of the superficial tissue upon the spatial sensitivity profiles for optical brain activity measurement is evaluated by the DHMDM. The sensitivity to the brain activity decreases with increasing thickness of the superficial layer whilst the spatial decay of sensitivity on the brain surface depends little upon the thickness of the superficial layer.     

天气对光散射传输影响的仿真分析

天气对光散射传输影响分析具有很好的实践指导意义。目前均用单次散射模型研究非视线光传输信道特性,但该方法在天气条件差或者传输距离较远时误差很大。利用蒙特卡罗方法进行了基于多次散射的非视线光传输模拟,对多种天气条件下(晴、阴、雨和雾等)不同距离光散射传输进行仿真。结果表明,中远距离散射传输时,大气衰减起主导作用,信号传输质量由晴、阴、雨、雾依次降低;近距离散射传输时,受到大气衰减和散射的共同作用,天气对光散射传输的影响较小。因此,大气光散射传输技术可作为短距离条件下实现全天候通信的一种新方式。