圆双折射光栅的传输和偏振特性研究及磁场传感应用

从原理上阐述了圆双折射光纤光栅中的传输特性和偏振特性.通过坐标变换,得到圆双折射光栅的琼斯矩阵,并基于此详细分析了磁场大小、传输距离和入射光偏振态对透射光传输特性和偏振特性的影响.结果表明,一定大小的磁致圆双折射将使透射谱产生分裂,透射光偏振态随磁场和波长变化.同时偏振相关损耗和第三斯托克斯参量与外加磁场大小在一定范围...     

旋转光纤圆起偏器的特性分析

基于旋转光纤耦合模理论,对窄带和宽带旋转光纤圆起偏器的特性进行了计算分析.研究了注入光的偏振态、光纤固有线双折射和旋转速率对窄带圆起偏器最小工作长度的影响,并借助多包层光纤的分析方法,分析了旋转光纤各参量变化对宽带圆起偏器工作带宽的影响.结果表明:窄带圆起偏器的最小工作长度与光纤固有线双折射和光纤旋转速率有关,而与注入光的偏振态无关|改变光纤旋转速率可调节宽带圆起偏器的工作带宽,改变应力区到纤芯的距离可改变宽带圆起偏器的中心波长.     

高反射浅光栅的偏振特性研究及其在双折射滤光片中的应用

用瑞利-傅里叶(Rayleigh-Fourier)数值方法及椭偏测量,研究了高反射正弦形浅光栅的偏振特性.当正向入射条件下,光栅周期与波长之比满足某一关系时,其反射光电场的两垂直方向分量相移差大的特性,制成了一种新颖的双折射滤光片,文中给出了这种双折射滤光片的初步实验结果.     

线双折射磁光光纤光栅中光偏振态演化

根据导波光的微扰理论得到了线双折射磁光光纤光栅中导波光耦合模方程,并给出了其解析解。借助于归一化斯托克斯参量,研究了线双折射与磁圆双折射对光纤光栅中光偏振态的影响。研究表明,线双折射磁光光纤光栅中存在左旋和右旋两个本征的椭圆光偏振态,线双折射或磁圆双折射的大小只引起本征偏振态椭圆率的变化,而不改变主轴方位角。通过调节磁光光纤光栅中两种双折射的相对大小可方便地控制输出导波光的偏振态,从而使磁光光纤光栅在光纤通信与传感中具有广泛的潜在应用。     

偶氮液晶聚合物薄膜的二维偏振全息记录

利用偏振全息记录的方法在一种含偶氮侧链的液晶聚合物薄膜中写入了二维偏振光栅.实验采用两束正交偏振的532 nm线偏光作为写入光,在样品同一点上分别记录了相互垂直的两个一维偏振光栅,继而对所构成的二维偏振光栅的特性进行了研究.实验结果表明：二维光栅的衍射效率比一维光栅低,其偏振特性是两个一维光栅元特性的叠加;二维光栅衍射效率对入射光偏振态的依赖性和光栅的偏振转换性质来源于材料中线双折射和圆双折射的共同作用. 关键词： 偏振全息 二维光栅 偶氮液晶聚合物     

亚波长金属偏振分束光栅设计分析

结合有效介质理论和薄膜光学的抗反射设计方法,设计了基于0.65μm工作波长的亚波长金属偏振分束光栅,给出了光栅的优化设计参数,采用严格耦合波理论分析了光栅的偏振分束特性.结果表明,亚波长金属光栅对TE偏振表现为金属膜特性,具有高反射,对TM偏振表现为介质膜特性,具有高透射,在-30°<θ<30°的大入射角范围和0.47μm<λ<0.80μm的宽入射波谱内,该光栅的透射光和反射光均具有高偏振消光比和低插入损耗的特点. 关键词： 亚波长金属偏振分束光栅 有效介质理论 薄膜光学 严格耦合波理论     

飞秒激光诱导自组织纳米光栅偏振散射特性研究

实验证实飞秒激光在透明材料内部诱导的周期性纳米条纹具有特殊的光学特性。采用时域有限差分方法(FDTD)分别对单元纳米光栅和纳米光栅阵列的散射特性进行研究,分析结果显示纳米光栅的散射对入射激光的偏振方向敏感;散射强度与入射激光波长相关,波长越长、散射越弱。对于纳米光栅阵列,平行于纳米光栅的散射强度比垂直于纳米光栅的散射强度小两万倍。最后从理论上验证了Ⅱ类波导和纳米光栅偏振导光是由纳米光栅的散射引起的而不是双折射效应。     

基于SOI的亚波长偏振分束器的研究

运用严格耦合波理论对亚波长光栅的模场分布进行讨论,通过位相匹配方程建立衍射级、光栅矢量和波导传输常数的关系,得到波导光栅实现偏振分束功能时对应的设计参数;针对布拉格反射层良好的反射特性,设计了一种亚波长偏振分束器。为了提高光栅的耦合效率,在基底增加Bragg反射层,将传统偏振分束器的透射光反射,与输入光相干叠加,满足相位匹配条件后耦合输出,使耦合效率大大增加。     

基于亚波长偏振光栅的偏振光分束器设计

利用琼斯矩阵和矢量傅里叶系数方法分析了二元亚波长偏振光栅的偏振特性和衍射效率,并给出了相应的数学解析式.研究发现,通过入射光的偏振可以控制不同衍射输出级的偏振态,且0级输入偏振态与输出偏振态始终相同,而其它级次除线偏光外都与入射偏振态相反.当二元亚波长偏振光栅的位相延迟分别设置为0.62π和π时,可以将二元亚波长偏振光栅设计为1→3或1→2的偏振光分束器,且分束器具有衍射效率高、宽带宽、对入射角的变化不甚敏感的特点.     

双折射光纤受激拉曼散射偏光特性的实验研究

对椭圆芯光纤受激拉曼散射偏光特性进行了系统的实验研究。实验巾观察到8级斯托克斯线和2级反斯托克斯线,对不同偏振态的抽运光激励下各级斯托克斯线的偏振特性、拉曼频移等参量进行了分析,并给出了经验公式。其结果与实验数据符合良好。实验表明,双折射光纤受激拉曼谱的各级斯托克斯线的偏振状态不但与拉曼介质有关还与抽运光的偏振态有关,入射抽运光偏振态对低阶次的斯托克斯线拉曼频移的影响较小,而对高级斯托克斯线拉曼频移影响较大。     

Characteristics of light polarization in magneto-optic fiber Bragg gratings with linear birefringence

The coupling between guided optical waves in magneto-optic fiber Bragg gratings(MFBGs) with linear birefringence is investigated using the eigen-mode and coupled-mode approaches.The relationship between the polarization-dependent loss(PDL) and the eigen states of polarization(SOPs) in the MFBGs is discussed.Only the MFBGs with low linear birefringence are applied to the peak PDL-based magnetic field measurement,after which the linear dynamic range is determined using the relative magnitude of linear and mag...     

基于光栅透射光斯托克斯参量的实时压力传感方法及性能优化

提出了基于光纤光栅透射光斯托克斯参量测量的新型实时压力传感方法。深入分析了透射光第一斯托克斯参量和压力所致线双折射之间的单调变化关系。分析表明,入射线偏振光入射角度以及相应测量波长点的选择对系统灵敏度、线性度及动态范围有重要影响。利用光纤光栅和高速在线检偏器搭建了实时压力测量系统,实验数据验证了压力和透射光第一斯托克斯参量之间的单调变化关系,证明了此方法的可行性。最后对实验误差和系统性能进行了分析并提出了改进方案。     

两偏振态测量偏振相关损耗

基于具有偏振相关损耗和双折射的密勒矩阵洛伦兹变化特性,提出了一种测量偏振相关损耗的新方法.证实了测量偏振相关损耗取决于密勒矩阵的第一列元素.提出了一种实用的测量方法.新方法对于偏振相关损耗的测量只需要两个输入偏振态,因此具有测量速度快和测量误差小的优点,实验的测量结果证实了该方法的可靠性.     

Theoretical and experimental study of differential group delay and polarization dependent loss of Bragg gratings written in birefringent fiber

In this paper, we completely study the wavelength dependency of differential group delay (DGD) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) for Bragg gratings written in birefringent fibers. Based on the coupled mode theory, we present analytical expressions for the evolution with wavelength of the transmission coefficient, the DGD and the PDL. The wavelength dependencies of these evolutions on the birefringence are then discussed. Experimental results are finally presented for an apodized FBG written in a bow-tie fiber. A very good agreement between theory and experience is reported, confirming the validity of the theoretical analysis.     

Power penalty of cascaded Bragg gratings in the presence of PMD and PDL

Considering the presence of birefringence in Bragg gratings, the spectral polarization mode dispersion (PMD) and polarization dependent loss (PDL) induced power penalty of eye opening is examined for a network with cascaded Bragg gratings. It is shown that when the birefringence in the grating is less than 10⁻⁵, the induced power penalty is less than 0.1 dB for a network with up to 30 cascaded Bragg gratings. However, when the grating birefringence is on the order of 10⁻⁴, the induced power penalty can be as high as 5.6 dB for a network with 14 cascaded Bragg gratings.     

Large inverse relaxation of photoinduced birefringence in an azobenzene-containing ionic self-assembly complex

Photoinduced anisotropy and polarization holographic recording were investigated in an azobenzene-containing ionic self-assembly complex. The complex film was found to possess large photoinduced dichroism (D～0.36) and photoinduced birefringence (Δn～10^?2). A noteworthy observation was that the photoinduced birefringence did not show any decay, but strongly increased after switching off the pump light at room temperature. The diffracted signals of the polarization holographic gratings, written by two orthogonally linear and circular polarized beams respectively, exhibited similar inverse relaxation behavior as the photoinduced birefringence after switching off the writing lights. A discussion about the mechanism accounting for the abnormal relaxation process of photoinduced birefringence is presented.     

Analytical investigation of response of birefringent fiber Bragg grating sensors in distributed monitoring system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry

When Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are used as strain sensors, both longitudinal and lateral strain can be applied uniformly or non-uniformly over the length of the FBGs. In order for the demodulation of such FBG signal, this paper investigates the response of birefringent FBGs which are monitored by distributed measurement system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry. A numerical model of the distributed measurement system is built based on piece-wise uniform approach, which considers polarization states of propagating lights. The numerical model simulates analytical response of birefringent FBGs especially when birefringence induces power fluctuations in the distributed spectra, which can be noise or new opportunity for sensitive monitoring of birefringence. Simulation results show the relationships between the power fluctuations and the polarization states of the propagating lights. Consequently, appropriate methods of polarization control for sensitive distributed birefringent FBG monitoring are discussed.     

A new mixed birefringent filter

Birefringent filters can be used for tuning lasers, with some advantages over prisms, gratings and tilted etalons. In this paper the transmission characteristics of a new mixed birefringent filter are investigated. The term ‘mixed’ is used because both circular birefringence and linear birefringence have been utilized in the fabrication of this filter.It has a loss-less core, formed by a cascaded system of alternate rotators and retarders, and a linear polarizer at each end. The performance of this filter is better because of the more effective suppression of side peaks. Unlike previous birefringent filters, this one may be used inside a linear resonator.     

Unidirectional transmission realized by two nonparallel gratings made of isotropic media

We realize a unidirectional transmission by cascading two nonparallel gratings (NPGs) made of isotropic, lossless, and linear media. For a pair of orthogonal linear polarizations, one of the gratings is designed as a polarizer, which is a reflector for one polarization and a transmitter for the other; another grating is designed as a polarization converter, which converts most of one polarized incident wave into another polarized transmitted wave. It is demonstrated by numerical calculation that more than 85% of the incident light energy can be transmitted with less than 1% transmission in the opposite direction for linearly polarized light at normal incidence, and the relative bandwidth of the unidirectional transmission is nearly 9%. The maximum transmission contrast ratio between the two directions is 62 dB. Unlike one-way diffraction grating, the transmitted light of the NPGs is collinear with the incident light, but their polarizations are orthogonal.