Comparative analysis of the resolving power of optoelectronic imaging systems upon incoherent and coherent illumination of objects

Results of calculations of the resolving power (according to Foucault) of optoelectronic imaging systems with incoherent and coherent illumination under the conditions of atmospheric phase distortions are presented. It is suggested that incoherent optical images are formed in the case of incoherent illumination and speckle images are formed in the case of coherent illumination. The shape of objects observed is estimated from these images. The resolving powers are shown to be practically the same in the formation of incoherent optical images and speckle images in the case of strong phase distortions and smoothing of images by a matrix photodetector. At the same time, the limiting resolving power in the formation of incoherent optical images is twice as large as in the formation of speckle images.     

Atomic spectral detection of tunable extreme ultraviolet pulses

A novel method of detecting the spectral width and wavelength of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) pulses with a minimum number of experimental tools is demonstrated. The method relies on the photoionization probability of an atom as a function of the electric field. A tunable laser source in the XUV is used that is based on higher-harmonic generation of the frequency-doubled output of a 50-fs Ti:sapphire laser. The bandwidth and the wavelength of the seventh harmonic (~57nm) are detected with Ne, and the resolving power is lambda/Dlambda=10(5).     

Broadband chirped InAs quantum-dot superluminescent diodes with a small spectral dip of 0.2 dB

We report on the fabrication and characterization of InAs/GaAs chirped multilayer quantum-dot superluminescent diodes (CMQD-SLDs) with and without direct Si doping in QDs. It was found that both the output power and the spectral width of the CMQD-SLDs were significantly enhanced by direct Si doping in the QDs. The output power and spectral width have been increased by approximately 18.3% and 40%, respectively. Moreover, we shortened the cavity length of the doped CMQD-SLD and obtained a spectral width of 106 nm. In addition, the maximum output power and spectral width of the CMQD-SLD doped directly with Si can be further increased to 16.6 mW and 114 nm, respectively, through anti-reflection coating and device packaging. The device exhibited the smallest spectral dip of 0.2 dB when the spectrum was widest. The improved performances of the doped CMQD-SLD can be attributed to the direct doping of Si in the QDs, optimization of device structure and device packaging.     

Spatial correlation properties and the spectral intensity distributions of focused Gaussian Schell-model array beams

The spatial correlation properties and the spectral intensity distributions of focused Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) array beams are studied in detail. The closed-form expressions for the spectral degree of coherence and the spectral intensity of focused GSM array beams are derived. It is shown that the spectral degree of coherence of focused GSM array beams is the same as that of focused GSM beams in the focal plane. On the other hand, it is found that, in the focal plane the spectral intensity distribution of focused GSM array beams is the fringe pattern when the value of the coherence length is small. However, it becomes one peak located at the center as the value of the coherence length is large enough. In the focal plane, the spectral intensity maximum increases and the width of the normalized spectral intensity distribution decreases as the beam number increases. In general, for GSM array beams, the width of the modulus of the spectral degree of coherence in the focal plane always exceeds that of the normalized spectral intensity distribution, which is different from the behavior of focused GSM beams. In addition, the power in the bucket (PIB) and the beam propagation factor (M² factor) are also discussed. The main results are explained physically.     

Incoherent digital holographic spectral imaging with high accuracy of image pixel registration

Fresnel incoherent correlation holography(FINCH) is a unique three-dimensional(3 D) imaging technique which has the advantages of scanning-free,high resolution,and easy matching with existing mature optical systems.In this article,an incoherent digital holographic spectral imaging method with high accuracy of spectral reconstruction based on liquid crystal tunable filter(LCTF) and FINCH is proposed.Using the programmable characteristics of spatial light modulator(SLM),a series of phase masks,none of whose focal lengths changes with wavelength,is designed and made.For each wavelength of LCTF output,SLM calls three phase masks with different phase constants at the corresponding wavelength,and CCD records three holograms.The spectral images obtained by this method have a constant magnification,which can achieve pixel-level image registration,restrain image registration errors,and improve spectral reconstruction accuracy.The results show that this method can not only obtain the 3 D spatial information and spectral information of the object simultaneously,but also have high accuracy of spectral reconstruction and excellent color reproducibility.     

The minimum deviation angle of diffractive spectral line of transmission grating

The minimum deviation angle of the diffractive spectral line for plane transmission grating is presented; the minimum deviation angle is investigated experimentally and measured; the experimental value is compared with theoretical value and the accuracy of measurement is discussed.     

A study of the influence of the input electrical power on the spectral width of the 510.6 nm line of an atomic copper vapor laser

The effect of the input electrical power on the spectral width of the 510.6 nm line of an atomic copper vapor laser (CVL) is investigated. An analysis of the gas temperature inside the discharge tube and the line broadening mechanism of the CVL is reported. The input electrical power was varied from 2.0 to 4.2 kW in a cylindrical discharge tube of inner radius 2.35 cm and length 150.0 cm. A Fabry–Perot etalon and imaging camera-based setup interfaced with personal computer was used to measure the spectral width of the 510.6 nm (green) laser line. The Doppler broadened spectral profile of the laser emission varies with input electrical power and an additional broadening of almost 1 GHz at the highest operating input power was observed.     

Piecewise spectrally band-pass for compressive coded aperture spectral imaging

Coded aperture snapshot spectral imaging(CASSI) has been discussed in recent years. It has the remarkable advantages of high optical throughput, snapshot imaging, etc. The entire spatial-spectral data-cube can be reconstructed with just a single two-dimensional(2D) compressive sensing measurement. On the other hand, for less spectrally sparse scenes,the insufficiency of sparse sampling and aliasing in spatial-spectral images reduce the accuracy of reconstructed threedimensional(3D) spectral cube. To solve this problem, this paper extends the improved CASSI. A band-pass filter array is mounted on the coded mask, and then the first image plane is divided into some continuous spectral sub-band areas. The entire 3D spectral cube could be captured by the relative movement between the object and the instrument. The principle analysis and imaging simulation are presented. Compared with peak signal-to-noise ratio(PSNR) and the information entropy of the reconstructed images at different numbers of spectral sub-band areas, the reconstructed 3D spectral cube reveals an observable improvement in the reconstruction fidelity, with an increase in the number of the sub-bands and a simultaneous decrease in the number of spectral channels of each sub-band.     

半导体激光光栅外腔光谱合束压窄光谱的理论研究

介绍了一种减少半导体激光器阵列光栅外腔光谱合束(SBC)整体光谱展宽的方法,通过加入一组变形棱镜对传统光谱合束结构进行了改善。变形棱镜的作用实现减小半导体激光线阵输出光斑宽度,减小入射到光栅上的入射角度进而减小整体的光谱线宽。采用发光单元宽度为100 m、周期为500 m、由19个发光单元组成的常规CM-Bar条进行光栅-外腔光谱合束技术的理论推导及软件模拟,得到了光谱线宽为3.2 nm。与通过增大柱透镜焦距来减小光谱线宽的方法相比,此方法的优势是保证了整体光谱合束的整体结构在500 mm以内,使得各个发光单元有足够反馈量,抑制光束间串扰,保证合束后的光束质量和效率。     

光谱仪联合使用提高谱线的测量宽度

为了提高光谱仪测量谱线的精度,推导出计算机自动控制多光栅转动的光谱仪测试系统的角色散率、线色散率和分辨本领等参量公式,提出一种将两台光谱仪联合使用以提高谱线测量精度的测量方法.理论分析了两台光谱仪联合测激光线宽的原理,并用两台光谱仪联合使用对He-Ne激光谱线宽度进行了测量.实验结果表明,两台光谱仪联合测量He-Ne激光谱线的半峰全宽的放大倍数3.38×105,比单台光谱仪测量至少可以将谱线宽度的测量精度提高5个数量级.     

Investigations on power penalty at different spectral width using small signal analysis with higher-order dispersion

In this paper, a modified small signal analysis for power penalty at different spectral width of the light source has been investigated by incorporating the higher-order dispersion parameters. Further, we have analyzed the individual and combined effects of second- and third-order dispersion parameter on power penalty at different spectral line widths. The results have been reported over the range of 10-1000 km by considering the impact of individual and the combined higher-order dispersion terms. It has been observed that by reducing the spectral line width of the light source, the power required at the receiver can be minimized. The power penalty is further reduced if only third-order dispersion parameter is considered. Further, the transmitter distance can be maximized if the spectral width of the light reduces to 100 kHz.     

硬X射线透射晶体谱仪的设计性能参数

激光等离子体相互作用高分辨硬X射线光谱的测量通常采用柱面透射弯晶谱仪实现。利用几何光学模型对柱面透射弯晶谱仪的关键技术参数进行了理论计算和数值模拟,给出了谱仪弯晶曲率半径、光源到晶体的距离、光源尺寸和探测器的位置等因素对谱仪测谱范围和分辨能力的影响情况,分析了光谱分辨水平随能点的变化。分析结果表明:晶体曲率半径对测谱范围和谱分辨能力影响大,在光源尺寸较小时,随着探测器与罗兰圆距离的增加,谱线之间距离增加的速度大于光谱线宽增加的速度,使得分辨能力增加。     

A comparative study of approaches for spectral control of Ti:sapphire pulsed lasers

The results of a comparative study (theoretical and experimental) of two original approaches for spectral control of two-wavelength pulsed Ti:sapphire (Ti:S) lasers and the most popular conventional methods are presented. Single line operation as a particular case is considered. We compare our own methods: (i) combined dual pulse pumping–passive self-injection locking (DPP–PSIL) and (ii) coupled cavity dye laser injection locking (CCLIL) with the conventional methods: (i) intracavity selection (IS), (ii) PSIL and (iii) traditional injection locking using an external dye laser. The most important criteria—laser efficiency, emission line width, tuning range, spectral purity and buildup time are compared under optimized conditions. The comparison is made using the same pump source with constant output energy in each case. The results serve as a basis for choosing correctly the most suitable spectral control technique for a particular Ti:S laser application. It is shown that the DPP–PSIL method guarantees a remarkable improvement of the Ti:S laser performance (nearly doubling the laser efficiency with the same line width and comparable laser tuning range as IS, combined with a protection of the selectors). The CCLIL approach assures a maximum laser efficiency in narrow line emission in addition to a minimal and reproducible buildup time. The IS method provides a maximal tuning range.     

Nonlinear spectral cleaning of few-cycle pulses via cross-polarized wave (XPW) generation

The characterization of a temporal filter based on cross-polarized wave generation working in the few-optical-cycle regime is presented. We show that this device dramatically improves the spectral quality of the ultrashort seed pulses, opening the way to the production of sub-10?fs pulses with high incoherent and coherent contrast. The dispersion compensation conditions for an optimized behavior of the process are experimentally and theoretically discussed.     

基于脉冲形成线充电的脉冲压缩技术

利用脉冲压缩技术,将具有一定初始电压的高阻抗长脉冲形成线对低阻抗短脉冲形成线充电到一定值时,其输出开关导通,在其后的传输线上可以产生高功率短脉冲。给出了脉冲压缩理论分析;前级脉冲驱动源采用GW级纳秒脉冲形成线,其特性阻抗为40Ω、电长度为3.9ns,输出脉冲宽度约8ns;研制了与前级脉冲驱动源匹配的脉冲压缩装置和变阻抗传输线,考虑到脉冲压缩装置低阻抗形成线绝缘击穿和开关导通限制,选取脉压装置形成线特性阻抗6.5Ω、电长度0.5ns。利用GW级纳秒脉冲驱动源开展了脉冲压缩实验,得到了输出功率增益达4倍左右的脉宽1.5ns高功率短脉冲,输出脉冲功率增益与理论值基本相符。     

基于体布拉格光栅的光谱合成的数值分析

 建立了分别用一个和两个反射式体布拉格光栅实现两路和三路光束合成的物理模型,模型中考虑了体布拉格光栅的吸收,并假设入射光束的光谱具有高斯线型。通过对两路和三路光谱合成的数值分析可知:当光谱宽度为0.1 nm时,两路和三路光谱合成的效率分别为98.76%和97.69%;当光谱宽度为0.3 nm的时候,对应的效率分别为97.34%和95.78%。随着光谱宽度的增加,合成的效率明显降低。当光谱宽度较窄时,实现多路光束较高的合成效率是可行的,这为高能激光的获得提供了一种确实可行的方法。     

非相干照明条件下的ptychographic iterative engine成像技术

在传统多波长相干衍射成像理论的基础上提出适用于 X-射线和电子束等非相干光源照明成像的改进多波长ptychographic iterative engine 方法, 同时将小孔形状和照明光谱信息用于叠代计算, 可以在非相干照明条件下精确重建出物体的强度透射像和相位透射像, 并对光源带宽对重建精度的影响进行了分析, 对于解决如何在非相干照明条件下对大尺寸物体进行精确相位成像的问题具有较好的科研和实用价值.     

The resolution of adjacent spectral lines in the photoelectric recording of Raman spectra

Under the assumption that systematic errors are small, the problem of resolving two lines while scanning a spectrum is discussed. The errors resulting from equipment inertia, from the slit, and from the detector noise are discussed. The relationships determined permit one to choose the slit width of the spectrometer and the time constant of the recording system so that optimum line resolution for various distances between the lines and for various line-width and line-intensity ratios is obtained.     

用成象自由度评价光学系统的信息量

本文探讨了一般光学系统的成象自由度传递及信息量问题,计算了不同信噪比σ₀/σ_n下一维相干光和非相干光照明的衍射受限系统的有效自由度数N_off,并与经典分辨率理论的象素数作了比较。     

Temporal and spectral properties of contra-propagating picosecond optical pulses in SOA

A useful analysis of contra-propagating optical pulses in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is presented. Pulse temporal and spectral evolutions are investigated by resolving coupled equations describing pulse field propagation and SOA gain dynamics. With reference to the case of single pulse propagation, collision between pulses tends to maintain a good time-bandwidth product of amplified pulse and could provide a temporal compression by about 10% compared to pulse’s initial width.