大散射角散斑场中有关相位奇异新特性的研究

利用散斑场和参考光的干涉提取散斑场复振幅和相位, 研究了不同散射角下散斑场相位的分布规律以及相位奇异处光波复振幅实部零值线和虚部零值线夹角、光强等值线离心率的统计特性. 在大散射角散斑中发现了一种新的相位奇异现象, 即相位奇异线; 研究了相位在跨越奇异线时的突变规律及涡旋状相位的分布特征, 发现在相位奇异线处存在着呈双曲线或抛物线状的光强等值线.     

高斯相关随机表面光散射散斑场相位奇异及其特性的理论研究

通过对二维高斯相关随机表面在远场平面上产生的散斑场及其相位的计算模拟, 发现在某一平面上除了实部零值线与虚部零值线有传统相交之外, 还有相切和重合的情况.切点和重合线也可以形成相位奇异, 并且其周围相位分布与传统的实部零值线与虚部零值线相交形成的奇点周围相位的螺旋变化不同, 呈现出对称性和不连续性的特征. 随着光波的传播, 在不同的观察面上散斑场复振幅的实部零值线和虚部零值线的相对位置经历了由相切到重合再到相交的演变过程, 相位奇异现象也随之发生变化. 关键词： 相位奇异 相位跃变 散斑场     

利用干涉光场的相位涡旋测量拉盖尔-高斯光束的轨道角动量

对拉盖尔-高斯光束经多圆孔衍射屏在远场平面上形成的干涉光场的相位和零值线进行了计算模拟.当入射光束的轨道角动量量子数为零时,实部零值线与虚部零值线在干涉光场中心点不相交,因而在该点上不能形成相位涡旋.当入射光束的轨道角动量量子数为+1和-1时,实部零值线与虚部零值线在干涉光场中心垂直并相交,干涉光场相应位置处的相位涡旋的符号相反.当入射光束的轨道角动量量子数为±2和±3时,有四条零值线相交于干涉光场的中心点上,并且实部零值线和虚部零值线交替分布,该交点处形成的相位涡旋的拓扑荷的值恰好与拉盖尔-高斯光束的轨道角动量量子数相等.这种结果可以用来测量涡旋光束的轨道角动量.     

方形环孔和圆环孔形成的散斑场及相位奇异特性的理论分析和实验验证

通过对方形环孔和圆环孔形成的散斑场及其相位奇异性的研究,发现在某一平面上实部和虚部零值线的位置关系出现了复杂相切相交的情况,复杂相切相交点也形成相位奇异,并且其周围相位分布与传统的实部零值线与虚部零值线相交形成的奇异点周围相位的螺旋变化不同,呈现出对称性和不连续性的特征.方形环孔和圆环孔形成的散斑场的散斑颗粒分布与传统方孔不同,受散射孔径的调制分别排成水平或竖直的条纹状轮廓和类似于圆形的轮廓,在散斑场的局部光强图中出现了很多类似于圆形的黑暗区域,称其为"光强暗核",其中心对应着一个相位分布较均匀的涡旋.     

四孔径衍射屏在近场形成的光强分布及拓扑荷

利用基尔霍夫衍射理论计算模拟了四圆孔径衍射屏在菲涅耳深区形成的衍射光场的强度、零值线和相位的分布,发现衍射光场亮斑关于中心呈对称分布,在距离衍射屏较近的观察面上,光强值为零的点组成光强零值线段,该线段上光强等值线的离心率都接近或等于1,其两侧的光强值变化非常剧烈。复振幅的实部和虚部零值线多为封闭的曲线,零值线交叉点的个数为偶数,并且正负相位奇异点的个数相等。特殊相位奇异点周围的相位不仅呈对称分布,而且该点的拓扑荷的值近似为零。随着光波的传播,在不同的观察面上光强零值线段逐渐变短,最终趋于一点。     

参考光干涉提取复振幅的散斑统计函数的实验研究

由散斑场和参考光的干涉图样提取散斑场复振幅、相位和强度的数值分布,并对其统计特性进行实验研究,消除了散斑场强度统计函数特别是概率密度函数的传统测量方法中噪声引起的偏差,并实现了散斑场复振幅和相位统计特性的实验研究.通过对不同散射角处散斑场的研究发现随着散射角度的增大散斑颗粒逐渐呈现出横向展宽的现象,且其平均宽度表现为各向异性,但是其概率密度函数并没有发生变化,与小角度情况一样属于圆形高斯散斑场. 关键词： 散斑 概率密度 干涉     

平面涡旋光干涉的分析

光学涡旋具有独特的相位奇点和螺旋相位结构, 多个涡旋光场之间的干涉呈现出新颖的强度和相位分布特征.通过在平面波背景中嵌入涡旋相位产生平面涡旋光场, 采用数值模拟方法研究了多个平面涡旋光场之间的干涉, 并分析了两个平面涡旋光场的中心间距及拓扑荷值对涡旋产生和湮灭的影响.进一步数值研究了对称分布的多个点涡旋光之间的干涉, 结果表明通过改变涡旋光束数目或者拓扑荷值, 可获得不同分布的对称涡旋阵列光场.利用计算全息并通过空间光调制器, 实验上实现了具有不同拓扑荷值的多个对称点涡旋光场的干涉, 其干涉图样与模拟结果吻合.实验结果不仅证实了数值模拟结果, 也为实验研究复杂涡旋光场的干涉提供了一种有效方法.     

强散射体产生的像面散斑对比度与随机表面及成像系统关系的研究

在对4f光学成像系统中强散射体形成的像面散斑的统计特性的研究中, 首先通过散斑场光波复振幅的一般形式和双重指数函数近似求出散斑光强的系综平均, 然后利用散斑场光波复振幅的实部和虚部的旋转变换法求出散斑光强的方差, 最后得出了散斑对比度与随机表面统计参量和系统参量的直接表达式. 本结果与现有文献中包含随机表面相关面积或散射粒子数目的隐含表达式相比具有明显的改进, 并对标定随机表面的散斑对比度法具有重要意义. 关键词： 随机表面 像面散斑 对比度     

纳米磁流体动态散斑干涉场的奇异场分布

通过对由纳米磁流体运动引起的双扫描激光散斑干涉光场及其变化做拉盖尔-高斯滤波下的傅里叶变换,获得动态散斑干涉图对应的光学涡旋分布及变化特征。分析认为,光学涡旋分布及变化对应着由纳米磁微粒及其团族的运动所引起的动态散斑变化。当纳米磁微粒聚集到分散的过程中,动态激光散斑光场的奇异场分布发生相应变化,说明了磁流体运动过程对应涡旋密度有先大后小,再由小变大的两个变化;并且光学涡旋密度高,对应较小颗粒的散斑场,磁流体处于稳态的状况;光学涡旋密度低,对应较大颗粒的散斑场,对应着磁流体激烈的运动。研究结果体现了奇异场分布变化和纳米磁流体动后趋稳的过程存在对应关系。     

用零相关相位板匀滑散斑的理论研究

对零相关相位板匀滑散斑的特性进行了理论分析和散值计算,结果表明尽管零相关相位板是针对入射场为平面波面而设计的,但在入射场的振幅和相位有一定起伏的情况下,其远场光斑的散斑对比度明显低于采用随机相位板的情形.因而用零盯关相位板匀滑散斑是一种更为有效的方法.     

Experimental investigation of local properties and statistics of optical vortices in random wave fields

We present the first direct experimental evidence of the local properties of optical vortices in a random laser speckle field. We have observed the Berry anisotropy ellipse describing the anisotropic squeezing of phase lines close to vortex cores and quantitatively verified the Dennis angular momentum rule for its phase. Some statistics associated with vortices, such as density, anisotropy ellipse eccentricity, and its relation to zero crossings of real and imaginary parts of the random field, are also investigated by experiments.     

Singularities in speckled speckle

Speckle patterns produced by random optical fields with two (or more) widely different correlation lengths exhibit speckle spots that are themselves highly speckled. Using computer simulations and analytic theory we present results for the point singularities of speckled speckle fields, namely, optical vortices in scalar (one polarization component) fields and C points in vector (two polarization components) fields. In single correlation length fields both types of singularities tend to be more or less uniformly distributed. In contrast, the singularity structure of speckled speckle is anomalous; for some sets of source parameters vortices and C points tend to form widely separated giant clusters, for other parameter sets these singularities tend to form chains that surround large empty regions. The critical point statistics of speckled speckle is also anomalous. In scalar (vector) single correlation length fields phase (azimuthal) extrema are always outnumbered by vortices (C points). In contrast, in speckled speckle fields, phase extrema can outnumber vortices and azimuthal extrema can outnumber C points by factors that can easily exceed 10(4) for experimentally realistic source parameters.     

Speckle decorrelation influence on measurements quality in vortex metrology

We study speckle decorrelation effects in connection with conventional vortex metrology techniques. Our proposal is based on processing speckled images recorded by using two different experimental set-ups. In both schemes two laterally displaced patterns are generated: one scheme allows for obtaining undecorrelated speckle distributions and the other for decorrelated ones. Vortex networks associated with speckle patterns are analyzed by employing the usual tools developed for vortex metrology. For each recorded image, a 2D pseudo-phase map is generated on the basis of the Reisz transform. Then the vortices are located, and parameterized in terms of their topological charge, eccentricity, vorticity and angles between the zero crossing lines from the real and the imaginary parts of the analytical signal. After tracking the homologous vortices onto the maps, the histograms corresponding to the coordinate displacements are analyzed. We show that histograms interpretation is prone to failure due to its high sensitivity to decorrelation. Experimental evidences are presented to support the restrictions imposed by decorrelation of actual speckles due to uniform in-plane displacements.     

Singularities in speckled speckle: Statistics

Random optical fields with two widely different correlation lengths generate far field speckle spots that are themselves highly speckled. We call such patterns speckled speckle, and study their critical points (singularities and stationary points) using analytical theory and computer simulations. We find anomalous spatial arrangements of the critical points and orders of magnitude anomalies in their relative number densities, and in the densities of the associated zero crossings.     

Vector singularities of superposition of mutually incoherent orthogonally polarized beams

It is shown that, at an incoherent superposition of orthogonally polarized laser beams, a special type of singularities are formed in the cross section of a combined beam in place of the well-known singularities, such as optical vortices (for scalar fields); C points, at which the polarization is circular; and L lines, along which the polarization is linear (for coherent vector fields). These new singularities are U lines, along which the degree of polarization is zero and the state of polarization is undetermined, and P points, at which the degree of polarization is equal to unity and the state of polarization is determined by the nonzero component of the combined beam. Conditions of topological stability of U and P singularities are discussed, as well as peculiarities of the spatial distribution of the degree of polarization of the field in the vicinity of such singularities. First experimental results on the reconstruction of a vector skeleton formed by U and P singularities in combined speckle fields are presented.     

Mapping phases of singular scalar light fields

We implement experimentally a simple method for accurate measurements of phase distributions of scalar light fields. The method is based on the polarimetric technique for recording the polarization maps of vector fields, where coaxial superposition of orthogonally polarized reference and signal beams allows the signal phase to be reconstructed from the polarization map of the total field. We demonstrate this method by resolving topologically neutral pairs of closely positioned vortices in a speckle field and recovering the positions of vortices within a Laguerre-Gaussian beam with the topological charge three.