Combined optical dispersion by prism and arrayed waveguide grating with multiple diffraction orders for Raman spectrometer

A compact dispersive device for Raman spectrometer was proposed to achieve a spectrum resolution below 0.55 nm in the spectral range of 800 to 1000 nm. A 41-channel arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with eleven different diffraction orders was designed, and each output channel of this AWG contained eleven light signals with periodically 20 nm spaced wavelength. These signals were further cross-dispersed by a prism, and finally form a 41 × 11 spots array on a CCD. The detailed theoretical analysis and simulation of this dispersive device were introduced in this paper. Compared with commercial dispersive modules composed of grating, lens, and mirrors, the proposed structure is able to provide a compact device with higher spectrum resolution, which is attractive for handheld Raman spectrometer.     

Waveguide modes of hollow photonic-crystal fibers

Waveguide modes of microstructure fibers with a hollow core and a two-dimensionally periodic cladding are studied experimentally and theoretically. The spectrum of modes guided in the hollow core of these fibers displays isolated maxima, indicating that waveguiding is supported due to the high reflectivity of the fiber cladding within photonic band gaps. The main properties of the spectrum of modes guided in a hollow core of a photonic-crystal fiber and radiation intensity distribution in these modes are qualitatively explained in terms of the model of a periodic coaxial waveguide.     

Nonlinear ellipse rotation of high energy femtosecond optical pulses for pulse contrast enhancement

An argon filled hollow fiber with metal coating on the inner glass surface has been used for nonlinear ellipse rotation of femtosecond optical pulses at 800 nm. Pulse contrast can be achieved using this waveguide with higher transmission compared with a fused silica waveguide.     

Raman spectroscopy of Chinese human skin in vivo

A novel and compact near-infrared (NIR) Raman system is developed using 785-nm diode laser, volumephase technology (VPT) holographic system, and NIR intensified charge-coupled device (CCD). Signal-tonoise ratio (SNR) and resolution are improved compared with ordinary acquisition method by a specially designed optical fiber detector and the spectrograph image aberration correction with a parabolic-line fiber array. In 1-5 s, Raman spectra of different parts of Chinese human skin are acquired. Autofluorescence is subtracted from the raw spectrum by polynomial fitting and skin Raman spectrum is then smoothed for further analysis.     

Passive mode-locking by use of waveguide arrays

A novel mode-locking technique is presented in which the intensity-dependent spatial coupling dynamics of a waveguide array is used to achieve temporal mode-locking in a passive optical fiber laser. By use of the discrete, nearest-neighbor spatial coupling of the waveguide array, low-intensity light can be transferred to the neighboring waveguides and ejected (attenuated) from the laser cavity. In contrast, higher-intensity light is self-focused in the waveguide and remains largely unaffected. Numerical studies of this pulse shaping mechanism (intensity discrimination) show that using current waveguide arrays and standard optical fiber technology produces stable and robust mode-locked soliton-like pulses.     

Efficient input and output fiber coupling to a photonic crystal waveguide

The efficiency of evanescent coupling between a silica optical fiber taper and a silicon photonic crystal waveguide is studied. A high-reflectivity mirror on the end of the photonic crystal waveguide is used to recollect, in the backward-propagating fiber mode, the optical power that is initially coupled into the photonic crystal waveguide. An outcoupled power in the backward-propagating fiber mode of 88% of the input power is measured, corresponding to a lower bound on the coupler efficiency of 94%.     

A compact lensless and slitless volume holographic spectrometer for diffuse source spectroscopy

We present a simple, very compact, and inexpensive spectrometer for diffuse source spectroscopy using only a volume hologram (recorded by two spherical beams) and a CCD camera (or a detector array). We show that this spectrometer can operate well under spatially incoherent light illumination. We also show that the resolution of this spectrometer can be optimized by proper selection of the location of the CCD camera (or the detector array). The results show the possibility of using optimized holographic optical elements as the integrated collimating, dispersive, and light-collective components of spectrometers. PACS 42.40.Pa; 42.79.-e     

三轴速调管放大器自激振荡诊断

为满足X波段三轴速调管放大器(TKA)各腔内部自激振荡的诊断需求,设计了一种结构简单紧凑、无需外部密封结构的新型波导耦合器。利用小孔耦合原理和CST仿真软件,针对TKA中常见的自激振荡TE61模式,对该耦合器的耦合特性进行了理论分析和仿真设计。结合PIC方法,建立了利用该耦合器诊断TKA同轴漂移管内传输微波频谱特性的物理模型。通过仿真计算,验证了所设计的耦合器用于TKA自激振荡诊断的有效性。     

一种高品质中空金属光波导

讨论了高品质中空金属光波导的工作原理及其制作工艺，制备了以金和银作为波导材料的中空波导管，并对空芯以及充入不同透明液体的液芯波导的透光特性进行了测试，结果表明：与中空介质波导相比，中空金属波导具有光传输损耗低，透过率对波导弯曲与失调不甚敏感等优点；而液芯金属波导的透光效率与透明材料的折射系数无关。文中描述了在特定波段内“中空光纤”的原理，并报道了Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ和ＣＯ２激光在中空金壁波导传输的实验结果。     

Bandwidth control in a hybrid fiber acousto-optic filter

We report a bandwidth variation technique in an acousto-optic filter. Utilizing the adiabatic conversion in both optical and acoustic modes, we obtain a novel hybrid waveguide composed of serial concatenation of single-mode fiber (SMF) and two-mode hollow optical fiber (HOF). On the basis of dissimilarity in the phase-matching conditions and beat-length dispersion in SMF and HOF, the FWHM of the resonant bands is varied from 3.8 to 190 nm near the 1.5-microm region in a single device. Furthermore, we theoretically analyze the acousto-optic coupling among the guided modes in HOF, which shows good agreement with experimental observations.     

Dynamics of an optical signal in a multimode waveguide structure

A mathematical model of linear dynamic distortions of average signal power in a planar optical waveguide stemming from the intermodal coupling and dispersion of waveguide modes caused by macroscopic bends and irregularities of the optical waveguide surface has been developed on the basis of pulse intermodal scattering matrix. It is shown that the elements of this matrix are determined at a waveguide segment whose length greatly exceeds the correlation scale of the field of irregularities but is much smaller than the normalization length of waveguide modes and are described by rectangular functions with a duration proportional to the relative velocity of the corresponding modes. The dependences of the pulse intermodal scattering matrix on the intensities of absorption, Rayleigh scattering, and optical signal scattering from waveguide irregularities have been established. It is shown that, at waveguide lengths exceeding the normalization length, the optical signal shape becomes almost stable and can be expressed in terms of the pulse characteristic of an integrating circuit. It has been established that irregularities of the film in a bent optical waveguide lead not only to additional attenuation but also to enhancement of multimode distortion. A matrix method is proposed for taking into account these distortions, which is based on the effect of equalization (scrambling) of the signal energy over the spectrum of the bent waveguide modes. The model developed was used to process the experimental data on the dynamics of a signal in a weakly guiding multimode polymer optical fiber in order to estimate the parameters of attenuation and irregularities of the waveguide surface.     

The Detection of Defects in Optical Fibers Using a Hybrid Opto-electronic Correlator

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The Detection of Defects in Optical Fibers Using a Hybrid Opto-electronic Correlator

A hybrid opto-electronic correlator for detecting defects in optical fibers is proposed. After the light from a He-Ne laser being expanded and filtered it is not collimated but directly passes a Fourier transform lens and illuminates a reference fiber and a test fiber at the same input plane. The Fourier transform spectrum of the two fibers is therefore obtained at the rear focal plane of the lens, where it is sampled via a CCD array connected with a computer through a frame grabber. The computer performs filter, inverse Fourier transform and setting threshold operation on classification. The system is an equivalent of joint transform correlator with a Fourier lens of long focal length. The experiment results for optical fibers having incoordinate defects are presented. The results indicate that the system can be used for fiber defect detection, and has the advantages of high identification, compact configuration, easy adjustment and flexible manipulation.     

Coupling loss minimization of slow light slotted photonic crystal waveguides using mode matching with continuous group index perturbation

We experimentally demonstrate highly efficient coupling into a slow light slotted photonic crystal waveguide. With optical mode converters and group index tapers that provide good optical mode matching and impedance matching, a nearly flat transmission over the entire guided mode spectrum of 68.8 nm range with 2.4 dB minimum insertion loss is demonstrated. Measurements also show up to 20 dB baseline enhancement and 30 dB enhancement in the slow light region, indicating that it is possible to design highly efficient and compact devices that benefit from the slow light enhancement without increasing the coupling loss.     

锥形脊结构半导体光放大器的有限元分析

为提高半导体光放大器与单模光纤耦合效率，建立了半导体放大器的锥形脊结构模型。在该模型下利用有限元数值模拟方法分析，计算了波导区折射率、锥尖宽度、条形波导尺寸、渐变折射率波导层对锥形脊结构模式扩展的影响。通过完善锥形脊结构参量的设计，获得了锥形脊结构半导体光放大器与单模光纤95％的耦合效率。     

4通道交叉型二氧化硅光波导延迟线阵列的设计与制备

设计并制备了一种高集成度、低成本、低损耗4通道交叉型二氧化硅光波导延迟线阵列。利用BPM软件对交叉结构光波导延迟线的Y分支的损耗、弯曲损耗进行数值模拟。综合考虑器件尺寸和损耗参数,设计交叉型延迟线结构的弯曲半径最小为1 500 μm,引入优化的锥口Y分支结构和垂直相交波导结构。采用标准半导体制作工艺制备器件,测试得到了器件的红外输出光斑,延迟线延迟时间分别为0、113、226和339 ps。4通道二氧化硅延迟线阵列能实现相邻通道相等的延迟时间间隔,且可通过集成实现延迟时间的增加,同时输出端可以与光纤阵列集成。     

高分辨率空间相机共轴三反光学系统实现形式研究

为了设计出高分辨率空间相机的光学系统,研究了反射式光学系统中存在次镜对主镜的中心遮拦等问题.通过对共轴三反射光学系统结构参数和最终视场在像面上的分布情况的分析,提出了半视场、全视场和环形视场3种光学形式,设计了焦距为3000mm、F数为10的3种形式的共轴三反光学系统.设计结果表明:3种共轴三反光学系统在有效视场角内成像质量均接近衍射极限,可以满足高分辨率空间相机不同的使用要求,指出半视场共轴三反光学系统适合于线阵CCD推扫成像,全视场共轴三反光学系统可用于面阵CCD凝视成像,环形视场共轴三反光学系统可实现一台相机上全色和多光谱成像的要求.     

采用四根单模光纤束实现消逝波原子(或分子)波导的理论分析

提出了一种利用四根亚微米单模光纤束实现冷原子(或冷分子)波导的新方案，计算了四光纤束内空心区域的消逝波光场及其光学囚禁势.研究表明这种蓝失谐的空心消逝波光场同样可用于实现冷原子(或冷分子)的激光波导，而且与传统的中空光纤原子波导方案相比，不仅简单方便，造价低廉，而且更容易实现冷原子物质波的高效单模波导. 关键词： 单模光纤 消逝波 原子(或分子)波导     

Array waveguide evanescent ribbon coupler for card-to-backplane optical interconnects

A flexible array waveguide evanescent coupler for card-to-backplane optical interconnects is presented. The proposed technique eliminates traditional 90 degrees out-of-plane turns and local waveguide termination of multidrop bus architectures that hinder conventional card-to-backplane optical interconnections. Evanescent coupling between array waveguide ribbons has been successfully demonstrated. Further experiments have been performed to quantify array waveguide coupling length versus transfer efficiency and waveguide misalignment tolerance. Preliminary optical interconnect testing has demonstrated 2.5GHz operation of the coupler ribbons. The successful high-speed coupling confirms the effectiveness of the proposed method for high-speed computing systems.