外腔镜非线性运动对激光回馈应力测量系统精度的影响及修正

基于激光的回馈效应可实现光学材料应力分布的测量, 而系统外腔镜的非线性运动会引起测量结果的误差, 影响系统的精度. 利用高精度Nd:YAG激光回馈干涉仪对外腔镜的位移随时间的变化进行测量, 采用高次拟合的方式得到位移与时间函数关系, 并利用三镜腔等效模型的调谐曲线方程, 对非线性运动引入的应力测量误差进行计算, 实现对系统精度的修正. 结果表明: 外腔镜运动方向不同, 引起的误差呈现相反的变化趋势; 将不同方向的测量结果进行平均, 可减小系统的测量误差. 分析了外腔镜非线性运动带来的误差对系统测量精度的影响, 提出了测量误差修正方法, 对提高系统的测量精度具有重要意义.     

基于双折射双频激光器中的调频回馈位移测量研究

提出了一种基于双折射双频激光器中的调频回馈效应的位移测量系统，并在实验和理论两方面进行了研究.实验中保持回馈外腔长度不变，将一四分之一波片置于激光器内腔中，调制内腔长度，激光器的中心频率发生改变，激光器输出强度将发生周期性的变化.研究发现激光强度曲线的波动频率正比于回馈外腔长度与内腔长度之比.当该位移测量系统的外腔长度是内腔长度的6倍时，被测物体每移动半个光波长，激光强度波动12次，系统分辨率可以达到二十四分之一光波长.理论分析与实验结果相符合.研究表明该位移测量系统具有高分辨率、大测量范围、可工作于任意回馈水平等特点. 关键词： 调频回馈 位移测量 双折射双频激光器 强度波动频率     

基于MI自零差法的窄线宽激光器线宽测量

提出了基于迈克尔逊干涉仪的延时自零差法,讨论了该方法测量激光线宽的原理.搭建了线宽测量系统,对窄线宽激光器的线宽进行了测量.测量系统运用数据采集卡获取拍频信号,通过软件算法分析拍频信号自功率谱半峰值宽度实现激光线宽测量.实验测得RIO公司某型窄线宽激光器的线宽为2.7kHz,与该激光器的标称线宽相符合.同时对另一台激光器不同输出光功率下的线宽进行测量,结果表明其线宽和功率成反比关系,进一步验证了基于迈克尔逊干涉仪的延时自零差法测试的准确性.     

腔调谐过程中激光器中两垂直偏振光的回馈特性

腔调谐过程中同时对HeNe激光器进行光回馈，设定回馈镜驱动信号的周期远小于腔调谐信号的周期，此时便获得腔调谐过程中谐振腔中两垂直偏振光的回馈信号. 回馈的形式分为仅垂直光回馈、仅平行光回馈以及两光同时回馈三种情况. 当两光同时回馈时，两模式间的模竞争较弱，两光回馈曲线有一定的相位差，该相位差小于180°，两光总体波动幅度变化趋势相反. 当仅单偏振光回馈时，两模式间的模竞争较强，两光回馈曲线始终反相，而且两光波动幅度变化趋势相同，此时可以将两光强度信号相减以实现成倍提高回馈信号幅度，从而提高系统灵敏度. 尤其仅垂直光回馈时，两光各自光强波动幅值都较大，并且在较大的增益曲线范围内保持光强波动幅值无明显变化，该特性可用于提高回馈系统的抗干扰能力，减少因激光功率漂移而引起的错误计数. 关键词： 自混合干涉 光回馈 模竞争 位移测量     

单频偏振激光干涉仪中波片对非线性误差的影响

研究了用于纳米测量的激光干涉仪中光学波片对非线性误差的影响,基于琼斯矩阵理论建立了多波片的误差分析模型,分析了λ/2和λ/4波片引起的干涉仪非线性误差,对波片位置引起的非线性误差进行了实验研究.结果表明,波片位置调整精度对干涉仪测量影响巨大,在0～5°范围内,λ/2波片和λ/4波片引起的非线性误差分别为6.5 nm和9...     

用于微位移测量的笔束激光干涉仪

介绍了一种基于空间干涉原理的亚微米零差干涉位移测量方法。该方法是对笔束激光干涉仪在微位移测量领域的应用 ,干涉仪的测量精度不受光束波前畸变等光源噪声的影响。给出了干涉仪主要结构参数的选取原则 ;构建了用于微位移测量的笔束激光干涉仪实验系统。实验结果表明 ,该系统具有纳米测量分辨率。     

基于短光纤循环自外差法的激光线宽测量

提出了一种基于短光纤循环延迟自外差技术测量亚千赫兹激光器线宽的方法。采用延迟长度仅为2 km的循环延迟自外差干涉仪,实现了一系列不同延迟时间拍频信号的同时测量。通过仿真拟合了多组高阶拍频信号的功率谱,获得激光器的平均线宽为944 Hz,该结果与传统拍频法测得的激光线宽基本一致。所提方法不仅可以避免单次测量误差,而且能有效减小1/f频率噪声引起的频谱加宽,可精密测量窄线宽激光器的线宽。     

双频激光回馈位移测量研究

提出了一种基于双频激光回馈效应的位移测量系统，并在理论和实验两方面进行了研究.实验中对激光器输出功率变化进行了探测，同时对两正交偏振光的光强变化进行了探测.研究发现当被测物体移动时，激光器输出功率受到调制，物体每移动半个光波长时，回馈信号为调制深度相等的两峰，系统分辨率提高了一倍，达到四分之一光波长.当物体运动方向改变时，两正交偏振光的光强变化顺序也随之改变，可以实现物体位移方向的判断.理论分析及模拟结果与实验结果相符合.研究表明该位移传感系统具有结构简单、分辨率高、可判向、测量范围大、可工作于强回馈区等优点. 关键词： 激光回馈 位移传感 自混合干涉 双频激光器     

基于熊猫型保偏微光纤传感测量的实验教学研究

在传统的大学物理实验教学中，基于双光束干涉原理的干涉仪一般是基于空间光结构所搭建的。因而此类干涉仪的不仅制作成本较高，而且光路中光功率的损失较大，使得此类干涉仪在本科教学过程中较难维护。然而基于本文所报道的熊猫型保偏微光纤干涉仪具有体积小、稳定性好、较高的折射率灵敏度为1 631 nm/RIU、较高的温度灵敏度为-0.99 nm/℃和较高的测量精度等优点，更加适合在本科教学中进行开展。同时，学生通过对微光纤器件进行制作与测试实验，不仅可以提升学生的动手能力，激发学生对相关课题的学习兴趣，还能够为今后开展有关的新型光纤器件及其新传感应用的实验教学研究打下坚实的基础。     

基于非准直外腔的单频激光高阶回馈效应研究

对基于非准直外腔的单频激光高阶回馈现象及产生机理进行了研究,获得了调制幅度不均匀的高分辨率多重高阶回馈条纹,分析了多重高阶回馈条纹的特点及产生机制。提出采用基于光路阻挡的实验方法,在回馈镜反射率大于90%的强回馈中,发现了单重高阶回馈效应,获得了调制幅度均匀、无大包络的高分辨率单重高阶回馈条纹,其分辨率达到/10,而且还有进一步提高的潜力。单重高阶回馈条纹不但具有多重高阶回馈时高分辨率的优点,还具有传统弱回馈时调制幅度均匀、类正弦等特性,对进一步研制高精度回馈测量系统具有重要意义。     

Optical feedback characteristics in a dual-frequency laser during laser cavity tuning

The optical feedback characteristics in a Zeeman-birefringence dual-frequency laser are studied during the laser cavity tuning in three different kinds of optical feedback conditions: (i) only // -light is fed back; (ii) only ⊥-light is fed back; (iii) both lights are fed back.A compact displacement sensor is designed using the experimental result that there is a nearly 90 degrees phase delay between the two lights' cosine optical feedback signals when both lights are fed back into the laser cavity.The priority order that the two lights' intensity curves appear can be used for direction discrimination. The resolution of the displacement sensor is at least 79 nm, and the sensor can discriminate the target's moving direction easily.     

Quasi-common-path microchip laser feedback interferometry with a high stability and accuracy

We report on an improved scheme of quasi-common-path microchip laser feedback interferometry, which demonstrates a high stability and accuracy. An additional beam splitter is used to divide the external cavity into a measuring feedback cavity and a reference feedback cavity. With this scheme, the optical path lengths of the measuring and reference feedback light can be made nearly the same, thus greatly reducing the long-period phase fluctuation caused by the laser frequency drift. The final system performances are evaluated as followed: the short-term displacement resolution is better than 2 nm, the output fluctuation is less than 10 nm within a 40-min-long stability test, and the maximum error within the 100-μm range is 25 nm when calibrated with the Agilent 5529A dual-frequency laser interferometer.     

基于适度光反馈自混合干涉技术的振动测量

光反馈自混合干涉技术是一种新浮现的有别于传统双光束干涉的一类新的测试技术。为了在适度光反馈下进行振动的精密测量,提出了一种基于适度光反馈自混合干涉技术的振动测量方法。经对光反馈自混合干涉信号条纹分析,发现通过选定合适的光反馈水平及激光器线宽展宽因数,可以得到锯齿干涉条纹。这种干涉信号不仅包含振动幅度信息也包含振动方向信息。该振动测量方法利用锯齿干涉条纹的特点,首先通过条纹记数实现大范围振幅粗测,具有半波长位移分辨力;然后基于适度光反馈下小数条纹的特点,给出了小于半波长位移测量的线性表达式,从而实现位移的精测。仿真计算表明,该方法可以实现大量程高分辨力振动位移测量,在叠加20 dB的噪声下,振幅测量相对误差平均为0.5%。     

半导体激光管位移传感器的模型建立及仿真分析

从激光应用系统稳态条件出发,建立了半导体激光管位移传感器系统的数学模型,其仿真结果与有关文献的实验结论相吻合,详细阐述了通过检测ＬＤ注入调制三角波相邻两周期对应点处信号的位相差而完成位移测量的原理。由理论分析提出了提高最大允许位移速度上限和减小测量非线性误差的措施,其结论对激光自混合干涉技术的应用具有重要指导意义     

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.     

Anisotropic optical feedback of single frequency intra-cavity He--Ne laser

This paper presents the anisotropic optical feedback of a single frequency intra-cavity He--Ne laser. A novel phenomenon was discovered that the laser output an elliptical polarized frequency instead of the initial linear polarized one. Two intensities with a phase difference were detected, both of which were modulated in the form of cosine wave and a fringe shift corresponds to a λ/2 movement of the feedback mirror. The phase difference can be continuously modulated by the wave plate in the external cavity. Frequency stabilization was used to stabilize the laser frequency so as to enlarge the measuring range and improve the measurement precision. This anisotropic optical feedback system offers a potential displacement measurement technology with the function of subdivision of λ/2 and in-time direction judgment. The three-mirror Fabry--Perot cavity model is used to present the experimental results. Given the lack of need of lasing adjustment, this full intra-cavity laser can significantly improve the simplicity and stability of the optical feedback system.     

A laser feedback interferometer with an oscillating feedback mirror

A method is proposed to solve the problem of direction discrimination for laser feedback interferometers.By vibrating the feedback mirror with a small-amplitude and high-frequency sine wave,laser intensity is modulated accordingly.The modulation amplitude can be extracted using a phase sensitive detector(PSD).When the feedback mirror moves,the PSD output shows a quasi-sine waveform similar to a laser intensity interference fringe but with a phase difference of approximately ±π/2.If the movement direction of the feedback mirror changes,the phase difference sign reverses.Therefore,the laser feedback interferometer offers a potential application in displacement measurement with a resolution of 1/8 wavelength and in-time direction discrimination.Without using optical components such as polarization beam splitters and wave plates,the interferometer is very simple,easy to align,and less costly.     

Phase-shifted laser feedback interferometry

We have introduced the techniques of phase-shifting interferometry into a laser feedback interference microscope based on a helium-neon laser. With moderate feedback, multiple reflections between the sample and the laser are shown to be negligible, and the interferometer responds sinusoidally with a well-characterized fringe modulation. One can obtain higher signal-to-noise ratios by determining the number of additional terms required for modeling the effect of multiple reflections on the phase and visibility measurements in the high-feedback regime. Changes in optical path length are determined with nanometer precision without phase averaging or lock-in detection.