脉冲式可控偏振态变换器及其应用

本文提出一种基于晶体双折射效应的脉冲式可控偏振态变换器,可以实现偏振光六个偏振分量的脉冲变换.将它应用于偏振型光传感信号的单光路分时检测,可以提高信号检测灵敏度和传感信号的抗干扰能力.文中给出了利用铌酸锂晶体和脉冲电场对光传感信号的X、Y线性偏振分量进行脉冲变换的实验结果.     

两束部分偏振光的干涉场分析

从波的叠加与干涉的基础理论出发,给出了当两束部分偏振光的一个光强极值方向平行时,其干涉场的光强分布和干涉条纹衬比度表达式.该表达式可应用于自然光、线偏振光和由二者组成的部分偏振光参与的干涉过程.在此基础上,对线偏振光与线偏振光、自然光与自然光、线偏振光与自然光等不同偏振态光叠加时的干涉场进行了具体分析,给出了其相应干涉场的光强分布及其干涉条纹衬比度的具体表达式,得到的结果对识别前述各种偏振态光形成的干涉场以及提高干涉仪中相应干涉场的干涉条纹衬比度具有重要意义.     

利用偏振门方案和静电场组合控制阿秒脉冲的产生

本文理论研究了5 fs,800 nm的左旋圆偏振和右旋圆偏振激光组合的偏振门方案叠加静电场作用下氦原子的高次谐波发射及阿秒脉冲的产生.研究发现,加入的静电场可以控制量子轨道,进而抑制量子干涉效应.当静电场系数α为0.1时,高次谐波谱出现双平台结构且比较平滑,通过小波分析,发现对第二平台有贡献的主要是一个短轨道,通过叠加第二平台区域50 eV(160 eV～210 eV)的连续谐波,我们得到了80 as的阿秒脉冲.     

非线性克尔效应对飞秒激光偏振的超快调制

研究了近红外飞秒激光的偏振在太赫兹频率的超快调制.利用抽运-探测光谱技术,通过改变两个脉冲之间的延迟时间可以控制光脉冲的旋转角.在Li：NaTb（WO₄）₂磁光晶体中观察到探测光的偏振随延迟时间变化的高速振荡,振荡信号的中心频率为0.19 THz.这种超快偏振调制现象可以解释为,抽运-探测实验构置中,前向传播的抽运光诱导的光学克尔非线性引起被晶体远端表面所反射的背向传播的探测光脉冲偏振面的额外旋转.通过改变抽运光的圆偏振旋性可以控制探测光调制信号的相位和振幅.实验结果表明,非线性光学克尔效应可以作为一种全新的手段,在磁光晶体中实现近红外飞秒激光以太赫兹频率的超快偏振调控.这将在超快磁光调制器等全光器件中得以应用.实验结果将有助于偏振依赖的超快动力学过程的研究.     

时域延时多脉冲叠加平滑过程的分析

 为满足惯性约束聚变对ns级可整形激光脉冲的独特要求,提出了一种将多脉冲延迟堆积实现脉冲平滑和灵活整形的方案。这种方案基于多光束耦合器与压电陶瓷结合技术，采用光纤作为传输介质，可以精确控制相邻脉冲延时。详细分析和讨论了时延多脉冲叠加原理和叠加技术，给出了脉冲堆积时满足平滑要求的延迟时间(约为堆积所用高斯脉冲束腰宽度)和相邻脉冲间延时相位差所需的控制精度。     

量子信令的偏振态差分相位编码方案及仿真

为了研究量子通信信令系统,实现多用户之间进行通信,提出了一种量子信令的偏振态差分相位编码方案,阐述了编码过程.发送方使用光子的不同偏振态来表示不同的信令,然后对光子进行相位调制,通过前后两个光脉冲的相位差进行量子信令编码.接收方根据两个光脉冲在光合束器处发生干涉,由于相位差不同可以被不同的检测器检测到而得到0或1信号完成解码.根据高斯脉冲分布,导出了光子传输过程中由于脉冲延迟引起的差分相位编码系统的量子误码率与脉冲宽度以及延迟时间分布参量之间的定量关系,推出高斯分布的单光子脉冲在确定的时间抖动分布情况下系统的量子误码率.对量子信令编码效率和误码率进行分析并仿真,结果表明本文提出的编码方案可以达到75％编码效率,能够满足量子移动通信的需要.     

基于偏振延时干涉技术的光子波形产生技术研究

提出并验证了一种新型的微波波形产生方案,该方案基于偏振延时干涉技术,仅采用一个激光器和马赫-曾德尔调制器(MZM),通过光子微波技术产生高速率微波波形.利用正弦微波信号对MZM进行调制,通过控制MZM的调制度,同时调节差分延迟线的延时量实现偏振延时干涉技术,成功实现了三角波和方波波形的输出.理论分析了基于偏振延时干涉技术的方波和三角波的产生原理,数值计算得到了最佳调制指数.实验中,通过5GHz正弦波得到了同频方波和三角波的输出.实验结果与之相符合,验证了方案的可行性.     

偏振光的杨氏干涉

在基础光学框架内,通过杨氏双孔干涉实验中线偏振光的干涉及线偏振光经过两任意厚度晶片的干涉等几个实例,说明了基于矢量波叠加概念的电磁干涉的基本思想、基本分析方法和基本现象.偏振光干涉时,观测平面上可以出现或不出现光强的周期性空间调制,但一般都产生光场偏振态的周期调制.它表明了光的矢量性对干涉的重要影响,并可揭示只分析强度条纹时被掩盖的一些物理效应.     

Savart偏光镜的透射率对空间调制偏振干涉成像光谱仪通量的影响

空间调制偏振干涉成像光谱仪的核心是干涉仪,干涉仪的重要组成部分是Savart偏光镜.Savart偏光镜的透射率直接决定着空间调制偏振干涉成像光谱仪的光通量,进而影响到目标的干涉图和目标的像.因此有必要研究Savart偏光镜的透射率对光通量的影响.在介绍干涉仪结构的基础上,利用电磁场边界条件和折射定律分别求得了光在Savart偏光镜的4个分界面:空气/Savart偏光镜的左板;Savart偏光镜的左板/胶粘剂;胶粘剂/ Savart偏光镜的右板;Savart偏光镜的右板/空气的透射率和光强,同时得到了光通过干涉仪后的两束干涉光的光强.利用光的叠加原理得到了干涉后的总的光强,并求出了光通过Savart偏光镜的透射率和光通量的数学表达式.通过两者的关系式可以很直观的看到Savart偏光镜的透射率对空间调制偏振干涉成像光谱仪的光通量的影响,为研究空间调制偏振干涉成像光谱仪提供了一定的理论依据.     

基于数字全息及复用技术的全场偏振态测试方法

提出了一种在数字全息记录系统中利用偏振和角分复用技术对光场进行偏振态检测的方法. 将全息系统中的一束参考光分为偏振方向相互正交、初相位相同的两束光, 并分别与物光相同偏振方向的两个分量干涉, 形成两幅子全息图, 同时记录在一帧画面中. 为了分开记录到的物光两个分量, 系统中利用了角分复用技术, 即在两束参考光中引入不同载频, 使物光两分量的频谱位于全息图频谱面的不同区域. 通过滤波、逆傅里叶变换和衍射计算, 获取距离全息图不同位置处物光两正交分量复振幅信息. 利用复振幅信息, 可以构建被测物光的斯托克斯参量和琼斯矢量, 从而表征物光的偏振态. 实验中, 通过对一束椭圆偏振光进行偏振态测量以及对该光束在不同空间位置处的偏振态进行表征, 表明该方法可以实现光束偏振态全场测试, 并且具有较高的可靠性. 关键词： 数字全息 偏振态 琼斯矢量 斯托克斯参量     

Investigation on performance of all optical buffer with large dynamical delay time based on cascaded double loop optical buffers

Optical buffers are critical for optical signal processing in future optical packet-switched networks. In this paper, a theoretical study as well as an experimental demonstration on a new optical buffer with large dynamical delay time is carried out based on cascaded double loop optical buffers (DLOBs). It is found that pulse distortion can be restrained by a negative optical control mode when the optical packet is in the loop. Noise analysis indicates that it is feasible to realise a large variable delay range by cascaded DLOBs. These conclusions are validated by the experiment system with 4-stage cascaded DLOBs. Both the theoretical simulations and the experimental results indicate that a large delay range of 1-9999 times the basic delay unit and a fine granularity of 25 ns can be achieved by the cascaded DLOBs. The performance of the cascaded DLOBs is suitable for the all optical networks.     

Tuning the shape anisotropy of silver nanoparticles using time-delayed laser pulse pair irradiations

Glass-embedded spherical silver nanoparticles were irradiated by pairs of delayed femtosecond laser pulses. The influence of intensity, relative polarization (parallel or orthogonal) and time delay between the pulses was investigated. We found a delay-dependent reversal of the orientation of prolate nanoparticles produced in the low-intensity regime: at very short time delays up to 10 ps between pulse pairs the polarization direction of the second-hitting pulse defines the particles’ symmetry axes; in an intermediate regime between 10 and 20 ps no optical dichroism is found at all; at more than 20 ps delay between the pulses, finally, the transformed nanoparticles are oriented along the polarization direction of the first-hitting pulse. Also, in the quite different situation of the high-intensity regime using parallel-polarized pulse pairs, where normally oblate particles are created, isotropic spectral changes (i.e., no dichroism) after irradiation were observed at delay times around 20 ps. The possible physical background of this apparently very special inter-pulse delay of around 20 ps is discussed.     

On the relation between retarded and advanced arrival of a pulse at the output of an optical system

It is shown that the possibility of negative delay time of a pulse at the output of an optical system (compared to the pulse at its input) is a necessary consequence of the possibility of positive delay time of the pulse and the superposition principle. In particular, two optical systems with different positive delay times are sufficient for creating an optical system with a negative delay time. The negative delay time of a pulse can be considered as a spline extrapolation of its time dependence resulting from the interference of several copies of the pulse with different delays. It is shown that a negative delay time of a pulse arises necessarily in any interferometer in an area of destructive interference of two copies of the initial pulse that are similar in amplitude and undergo different delay times.     

Tunable pulse delay in an anisotropic metamaterial slab

We show that large and tunable pulse delays can be obtained at propagation through an anisotropic metamaterial slab. The pulse delay depends not only on frequency but also on the incident/propagation angle and polarization of the electromagnetic field, the last two parameters being much easier to tune than the frequency of the incident field. Although there is a trade-off between large pulse delay values and large tuning ranges, the pulse delay can be modified several times by changing the incidence angle. The results apply to a wide frequency range, from the visible to the THz spectrum.     

Spectral modulation and supercontinuum generation assisted by infrared femtosecond plasma grating

Spectral modulation and supercontinuum generation of a probe pulse is investigated by using the plasma grating induced by the interference of two infrared femtosecond laser pulses. The dependences of the supercontinuum generation from the probe pulse on the time delay, the relative polarization angle between the probe pulse and the two-pump pulses, and the input probe pulse energy are investigated. The far-field spatial profiles of the three pulses are measured with different time delays and relative polarization angle, and the core energy of the probe pulse as functions of the time delay and relative polarization angle are also shown.     

Intraband dynamics and terahertz emission in biased semiconductor superlattices coupled to double far-infrared pulses

This paper studies both the intraband polarization and terahertz emission of a semiconductor superlattice in combined dc and ac electric fields by using the superposition of two identical time delayed and phase shifted optical pulses. By adjusting the delay between these two optical pulses, our results show that the intraband polarization is sensitive to the time delay. The peak values appear again for the terahertz emission intensity due to the superposition of two optical pulses. The emission lines of terahertz blueshift and redshift in different ac electric fields and dynamic localization appears. The emission lines of THz only appear to blueshift when the biased superlattice is driven by a single optical pulse. Due to excitonic dynamic localization, the terahertz emission intensity decays with time in different dc and ac electric fields. These are features of this superlattice which distinguish it from a superlattice generated by a single optical pulse to drive it.     

测量时间分辨拉曼谱实验装置的研制

测量时间分辨拉曼谱实验装置的研制王晶晶金榕周赫田邹英华（北京大学物理系人工微结构及介观物理国家重点实验室北京１００８７１）孙志勇（北京理工大学四系４３１教研室北京１０００８１）ＴｈｅＥｘｐｅｒｉｍｅｎｔａｌＳｅｔｕｐｆｏｒＴｉｍｅ－ＲｅｓｏｌｖｅｄＲ...     

高双折射光纤环镜改善40 GHz光时钟消光比的研究

时钟信号的好坏在同步、解复用和光判决中起着决定性的作用,双折射光纤环镜具有灵活可调的滤波特性,光时钟信号通过双折射环形镜可以使其消光比得到改善,从而提高时钟信号的质量。为此提出了利用高双折射光纤环形镜提高光时钟信号消光比的方案,数值上模拟了环形镜透射谱随双折射器件偏振延时量(Δt)、偏振控制器快慢轴角度以及偏振控制器所引入光程差的变化而变化的情况,并理论分析了消光比不理想的时钟信号经过环形镜后的光谱形式。用法布里-珀罗滤波器提取的40 GHz时钟信号进行实验,时钟经过环形镜后消光比改善了13 dB,实验结果和理论模拟得到了很好的匹配。     

基于SOA和NOLM的光脉冲放大与压缩的设计模型

设计了一种基于半导体光放大器(SOA)和非线性光学环镜(NOLM)的光脉冲放大与压缩的模型。数值研究结果表明:在NOLM中,当调节合适的控制脉冲的输入和初始时延时,具有较低峰值功率、宽度为几十皮秒的高斯信号脉冲经此模型放大压缩后,可以得到脉冲峰值增益高、脉冲宽度窄以及基本无基座的高质量超短信号光脉冲。     

基于时分复用技术的甚多束光脉冲产生系统

提出了一种基于时分复用技术的全光纤、全固化的用于惯性约束聚变驱动器的甚多路光脉冲产生系统.系统中采用单纵模振荡器输出连续激光信号,利用时分复用技术结合高速电光调制技术实现序列脉冲的产生和甚多束脉冲的独立整形.采用偏振无关的声光调制技术实现甚多束脉冲的独立输出.每个序列脉冲包含8个子脉冲,子脉冲间隔设置为120ns,对子脉冲独立整形和选单后将其传输放大至微焦耳量级输出.实验成功验证了采用时分复用技术完全可以实现序列脉冲输出,各子脉冲可以独立任意整形且最后的单束输出能量为1.275μJ.