Accuracy of optical frequency comb generation in optical fiber

We evaluated the accuracy of an optical frequency comb in optical fibers by measuring the frequency shift after a sideband from an electro-optic modulator had passed through the fiber. We found that a frequency drift of a few hertz was due largely to a variation in the ambient temperature that corresponded to an increase in the square root of the Allan variance to 0.66 Hz.     

Electro-optic polymer frequency shifter activated by input optical pulses

We demonstrate electro-optic frequency shifting of 1.55-microm optical pulses by as much as 86 GHz in a polymer traveling-wave phase modulator. The optical pulses were modulated with the linear region of quasi-sinusoidal microwave pulses. In the implemented configuration the electro-optic frequency shifter does not require synchronization with the source of the optical pulses, making it transparent to the optical-pulse repetition rate and increasing its utility. Electro-optic frequency conversion has a number of advantages compared with other methods of all-optical frequency conversion, including no need for a second optical source, high conversion efficiency, and simple control of the output frequency.     

Accuracy of optical frequency comb generators and optical frequency interval divider chains

We compared two methods for measuring large optical frequency differences: an optical frequency comb generator, which creates a large number of sidebands from a single-mode laser through electro-optic modulation, and an optical frequency interval divider chain, which divides a frequency gap successively by two until it becomes accessible to a radio-frequency counter. By locking two diode lasers to two modulation sidebands of a comb generator, ~1 THz apart, and measuring this interval with a chain of four phase-locked interval dividers, we demonstrate for the first time to our knowledge the accuracy of both techniques within an experimental limit of 6.8 x 10(-15).     

Precise measurement of optical frequency with the help of electromagnetically induced transparency

We have studied electromagnetically induced transparency (EIT) spectra in a frequency span as wide as 300 MHz. This tunability of EIT spectra provides an opportunity to utilize the sub-natural spectra in measuring unknown laser frequency very accurately. EIT is observed when control and probe laser frequency detunings are equal. This correlation has been used to identify and measure unknown probe frequency with a very high degree of accuracy, subject to the condition that control laser frequency is known.     

布里渊动态光栅原理及其在光纤传感中的应用

自从2007年布里渊动态光栅被首次提出用于实现光存储以来,该技术得到了国际上的广泛关注和研究.布里渊动态光栅本质上是由相干声波场激发的折射率光栅,一般情况下两束抽运光(频率差等于光纤的布里渊频移)以相同的偏振态从光纤两端注入到光纤中,通过受激布里渊散射效应激发出相干声波场,即形成布里渊动态光栅.光纤布里渊动态光栅因具有全光产生、参数灵活可控的优点,已被广泛研究应用于光纤传感、光纤特性表征、光存储、全光信号处理、微波光子学和高精度光谱分析等.本文分析布里渊动态光栅产生和探测原理,重点探讨在高性能分布式光纤传感上的应用,这些应用包括高灵敏度温度和应变分布式传感、温度和应变同时解调、分布式横向压力传感、分布式静压力(气压或液压)传感、高空间分辨率分布式传感和高精度光谱分析.     

Analysis of optical re-modulation by multistage modeling of RSOA

The time-resolved multistage reservoir model well-known for semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) is extended to analyze the behavior of a bulk homogeneous InP-InGaAsP buried heterostructure reflective semiconductor optical amplifier (RSOA). Parameters for simulation have been extracted from the experimental RSOA characteristics. We have employed the model to explain the steady-state and re-modulation dynamics in the RSOA. Electrical modulation bandwidth and intermodulation distortion in the RSOA have been derived from the model and close agreement is obtained with the reported data. It is found out that the ripples in the upstream output from the RSOA for incomplete modulation erase of downstream modulated data follow Gaussian distribution, which simplifies the calculation of upstream SNR and bit error rate. It is explained in detail that amplitude ripples in the upstream data can be reduced by judicious choice of optical and electrical parameters of the RSOA. In particular, for an average low downstream power level (<−20 dBm) a good downstream modulation erase factor about 89% and 23 dB extinction ratio in the upstream modulated signal can be achieved.     

电光调制在被动综合孔径成像探测中的应用

介绍了一种新型被动综合孔径成像探测方法:视场辐射信号被接收和放大后,通过电光幅度调制将其幅度和相位信息加载到光波上,经光纤传输在末端形成阵列,通过光学系统直接成像,将视场实时恢复出来.该方法可实现工作在微波、毫米波和太赫兹波段的高分辨力实时成像探测的目的.深入分析了电光调制器在综合孔径成像探测中的应用,建立电光调制模型,讨论了在小信号调制下的电光幅度调制近似理论.通过数值计算与仿真分析,得到综合孔径成像探测中电光调制器的调制信号强度限制的有关结论.结果表明,利用上变频电光调制技术和光信息处理,所得到的成像仿真图的半峰全宽和信噪比性能都优于传统的基于下变频技术的成像仿真结果.     

Reversible waveform conversion between microwave and optical fields in a hybrid opto-electromechanical system

We present a scheme of reversible waveform conversion between microwave and optical fields in the hybrid opto-electromechanical system. As an intermediate interface, nanomechanical resonator optomechanically couples both optomechanical cavities in the optical and microwave frequency domains. We find the double-optomechanically induced transparency and achieve coherent signal waveform bi-directional transfer between microwave and optical fields based on quantum interference. In addition, we give an analytical expression of one-to-one correspondence between the microwave field and the optical output field, which intuitively shows the reversible waveform conversion relationship. In particular, by numerical simulations and approximate expression, we demonstrate the conversion effects of the three waveforms and discuss the bi-directional conversion efficiency and the bandwidth. such a hybrid opto- and electro-mechanical device has significant potential functions for electro-optic modulation and waveform conversion of quantum microwave-optical field in optical communications and further quantum networks.     

Measuring the optical rotation based on the Fast Fourier Transform

Based on the structure of polarizer–Faraday modulator–analyzer, a method of measuring the optical rotation is proposed by using Fast Fourier Transform to analyze the output signal of optical material. The output signal detected by a photodetector comprises two AC components, which angular frequencies are ω and 2ω, respectively. So, the amplitude ratio of different frequency signals can be obtained by using the Fast Fourier Transform. According to the relationship between the amplitude ratio and optical rotation, the optical rotation of material can be detected. Furthermore, the experiment results show that the correlation coefficient between the measured optical rotation and the sugar solution concentration is found to be 0.99979.     

光导纤维在载荷测量及角位移测量中的应用

介绍了力学量中载荷和角位移的测量传感器。其方法是利用光导纤维作为传感器主要元件,被测载荷使弹性元件变形,使光纤端面间光的耦合效率发生变化,通过测量光通量的变化而测知载何和角位移的大小。在载荷测量中特殊布置光纤的位置,通过电路对信号的差分处理能达到提高传感器线性度的目的。最后的传感器输出结果其非线性大为减小。角位移的测试中,这种角位移光纤传感器灵敏度高,分辨率小,适合于扭转试件的微小角位移测量。这类光纤传感器用于力学量测试可弥补一些传统测量方法的不足。     

Precise determination of characteristic laser frequencies by an Er-doped fiber optical frequency comb

Femtosecond optical frequency combs correlate the microwave and optical frequencies accurately and coherently. Therefore, any optical frequency in visible to near-infrared region can be directly traced to a microwave frequency. As a result, the length unit "meter" is directly related to the time unit "second". This paper validates the capability of the national wavelength standards based on a home-made Er-doped fiber femtosecond optical frequency comb to measure the laser frequencies ranging from visible to near-infrared region. Optical frequency conversion in the femtosecond optical frequency comb is achieved by combining spectral broadening in a highly nonlinear fiber with a single-point frequency-doubling scheme. The signal-to-noise ratio of the beat notes between the femtosecond optical frequency comb and the lasers at 633, 698, 729, 780, 1064, and 1542 nm is better than 30 dB. The frequency instability of the above lasers is evaluated by using a hydrogen clock signal with a instability of better than 1×10^-13 at 1-s averaging time. The measurement is further validated by measuring the absolute optical frequency of an iodine-stabilized 532-nm laser and an acetylene-stabilized 1542-nm laser. The results are within the uncertainty range of the international recommended values. Our results demonstrate the accurate optical frequency measurement of lasers at different frequencies using the femtosecond optical frequency comb, which is not only important for the precise and accurate traceability and calibration of the laser frequencies, but also provides technical support for establishing the national wavelength standards based on the femtosecond optical frequency comb.     

塑料光纤直径测量系统

提出了以可编程逻辑器件为核心的塑料光纤直径在线测量系统,阐述了其工作原理。系统使用发光二极管作为光源、高精度线阵CCD作为图像传感器,简化了光学部分;应用EPLD和双口RAM,提高了信号处理效率;设计了提高测量精度的单片机数据处理算法。实验表明系统的测量范围为0 26～3mm,测量精度在10μm以内,满足塑料光纤直径测量要求。     

基于双音外差的电光相位调制器半波电压自校准测量方法

电光相位调制器是光纤通信系统、微波光子系统和相干光通信系统中的关键器件之一. 作为器件本征参数, 电光相位调制器的半波电压通常利用光谱方法和电谱方法进行测量. 光谱方法受到光源线宽和光谱仪分辨率限制, 测量的分辨率较低; 电谱方法则需要光电检测之前将相位调制转换成强度调制, 电谱方法的主要困难在于需要对探测器的不平坦响应进行额外校准. 提出了利用双音外差实现电光相位调制器半波电压自校准测量新方法, 该方法利用双音电光相位调制的边带与移频光载波的外差拍频, 对外差拍频信号进行频谱分析, 获得电光相位调制器的半波电压; 通过设定双音调制信号的频率关系, 克服了探测器光电转换中的不平坦频率响应, 实现了自校准测量. 该方法可扩展探测器和频谱仪的测试频率两倍以上, 节省至少一半的带宽需求. 与光谱测量方法相比, 该方法测试分辨率大幅提高且避免了光源线宽的影响; 与传统电域测量方法相比, 该方法无须额外校准, 无驱动功率和工作波长限制, 且对测试仪器带宽需求降低一半以上. 实验证实了所提方法获得的电光相位调制器半波电压的测量结果与光谱分析法获得的结果一致, 且大幅度地提高了测量范围和分辨率. 该方法提供了非常简单的电光相位调制器微波特性化分析方法, 对其他光电子器件分析也提供了参考.     

利用光学方法测量薄膜厚度的研究

介绍了测量固体薄膜厚度的光学方法。分析了这些方法的光学原理,对所使用的光源、测量范围、测量精度、实现的难度以及方法所适用的场合等多种因素进行了比较分析,结果表明:对于厚度在10～100μm范围的固体薄膜而言,激光干涉法是一种简单、易于实现且测量精度较高的方法。     

基于相位调制器与Fabry-Perot干涉仪的激光多普勒频移测量方法

提出了一种激光多普勒频移测量方法, 此方法利用正弦相位调制使信号光在原频率成分基础上产生正负一阶边带, 再由Fabry-Perot干涉仪对调制光振幅和相位进行调整, 使其产生固定频率的拍频信号, 利用此拍频信号的振幅随频率变化而变化的性质来进行多普勒频移测量. 通过理论分析证明该方法具有很高的测量精度, 加工装调难度不大, 兼顾了普通相干与非相干探测方法的优势. 另外通过实验证明该方法的正确性与可行性, 并通过与普通非相干方式比较发现该方法在测量精度上可以提高 约1个数量级. 关键词： 多普勒频移 相位调制 Fabry-Perot干涉仪 拍频     

An Yb-fiber frequency comb phase-locked to microwave standard and optical reference

We present a fully stabilized Yb-fiber frequency comb locked to a microwave standard and an optical reference separately. The carrier-envelope offset frequency is generated by a standard f–2f interferometer with 40 dB signal-tonoise ratio. The offset frequency and the repetition rate are stabilized simultaneously to the radio frequency reference for more than 30 hours, and the fractional Allan deviation of the comb is the same as the microwave standard of 10^-12 at 1 s.Alternatively, the comb is locked to an ultra-stable optical reference at 972 nm using an intracavity electro-optic modulator,exhibiting a residual integrated phase noise of 458 mrad(1 Hz–10 MHz) and an in-loop tracking stability of 1.77× 10^-18 at 1 s, which is significantly raised by six orders comparing to the case locked to the microwave frequency standard.     

一种利用调制光谱形状判断波片快轴方位的新方法

介绍了一种新的判断波片快轴方位的方法.根据波片相位电光补偿测量原理,采用叠加固定频率的交流电压调制信号,获得偏振消光系统输出信息与调制信号间的关系.利用琼斯矩阵对这一过程进行分析发现,输出光信息通常情况下是由基频和倍频信息叠加而成,叠加结果不仅反映了波片的相位信息,而且反映了波片的轴向信息.通过对此现象的深入分析研究,...     

晶体材料电光系数和压电系数的同时测量

利用双面金属包覆波导结构激发的高阶导模是导波层折射率的灵敏函数这一特性提出了一种测量非线性材料电光系数和压电系数的新方法. 该方法利用反射率曲线在不同电压下的移动参量可以直接计算出被测样品的电光系数和压电系数. 理论与实验研究表明, 该方法具有结构紧凑、插入损耗小、整个装置无运动部件、可靠性能高等诸多优点. 预计这一研究在应用压电效应和电光效应制备光电子器件的诸多领域中有极其广泛的应用前景.     

光学材料光学不均匀性绝对测量误差分析

绝对测量技术去除了干涉仪参考面面形误差,可实现光学材料光学不均匀性的高精度测量。对现有主要光学材料光学不均匀性绝对检测技术进行了总结比较,针对像素错位、干涉图分辨率、干涉仪测量重复性、样品厚度以及折射率测量等因素对光学不均匀性绝对检测的影响进行了实验分析。实验结果表明:干涉仪重复性是光学不均匀性测量的主要误差。样品翻转测量法、样品直接透射测量法、平行平板样品测量法3种测量方法均可实现光学不均匀性（RMS）10-8检测精度。     

频域反射法光纤延时精密测量

本文提出了一种应用于光纤延时系统中实现光纤延时精密测量的新方法,用以提高光纤延时测量的精度和准确性.该方法以1064 nm激光调制信号作为光源,通过测量回波信号的幅值和相位信息得到被测通道的频率响应,采用快速傅里叶逆变换得到被测目标的延时信息,实现光纤延时测量.本文通过理论分析和延时测量实验对频域反射法与传统的时域测量方法进行对比,使用频域反射法在调制频率范围10—200 MHz,采样频率间隔0.5 MHz的实验条件下,实现了3.3 ps延时测量分辨率,并证明了该方法具有比时域方法更高的测量精度,测量结果的准确性更好.