基于局域表面等离子体共振效应的聚合物波导传感器特性研究

以SU-8光刻胶作为波导芯层材料,设计了基于金纳米粒子的局域表面等离子体共振(LSPR)波导传感器。根据Mie理论,建立了金纳米粒子的消光模型,理论分析了纳米粒子半径、待测物折射率等因素对局域表面等离子体共振曲线的影响。分析表明:当待测液体折射率增大时,LSPR共振峰的位置发生红移。随着金纳米粒子半径的逐渐增大,传感器灵敏度增加。共振吸收峰逐渐由单峰变为双峰,其中一个峰位于520 nm波长附近,主要由表面等离子体吸收造成;另一个峰随金纳米粒子半径的增大而逐渐红移,主要由表面等离子体散射造成。     

基于平面波导激励的修正长程表面波的传感器研究

为了解决传统的强度检测型波导激励的表面等离子体共振传感器灵敏度不高的缺点,研究平面波导激励的介质膜-金属-被测介质的可激发修正的长程表面等离子体波结构。采用离子交换的方法制备折射率可用费米函数拟合的平面波导,研究了离子交换时间对平面波导的模数及等效折射率等特性的影响,为激励波导的优化设计提供有效依据。采用制备的平面波导激励介质膜-金属-被测介质的非对称结构,研究金属材质、介质膜厚和金属膜厚等因素对修正的长程表面等离子体波特性的影响,对被测溶液的折射率进行检测。实验结果表明,其灵敏度为传统的强度检测型表面等离子体共振传感器的6倍,并且具有较好的线性关系。     

基于辅助电介质层的棱镜表面等离子体共振效应研究

研究了一种基于棱镜基底-辅助电介质层-金膜-待测介质四层结构的表面等离子体共振(surface plasmon resonance,SPR)效应激励模型.采用薄膜光学与波导理论,探索了由辅助电介质层与金膜复合而成共振薄膜对SPR效应的激励机理与调制特性.借助时域有限差分方法,数值模拟得到辅助电介质层属性与共振能量传输特性关系.在此基础上,构建了波长调制型棱镜辅助电介质层结构SPR激励系统.研究结果表明,当待测介质折射率相同时,相较基于棱镜基底-金膜-待测介质三层结构的Kretschmann激励模型,辅助电介质层激励模型共振光谱整体向长波方向偏移且半波宽度出现显著展宽效应.而当待测介质折射率增大时,辅助电介质层型激励模型的共振光谱不仅会向长波方向偏移,而且折射率响应灵敏度比棱镜Kretschmann三层激励模型高出75%.因此该模型能够为诸如高灵敏度检测、新型光学滤波与调制器件设计等领域的研究应用提供理论与实践储备.     

基于金属-介质-金属多层膜结构的空芯光纤折射率传感器

提出了一种新型的基于金属-介质-金属的多层膜结构的空芯光纤折射率传感器,通过建立光学模型计算了该传感器的传输光谱。对介质膜材料分别为二氧化硅、环烯烃聚合物和碘化银时的传感器性能进行了分析。当空芯光纤内部检测液体折射率处于不同范围时,所设计的传感器分别利用导模共振、表面等离子体共振以及波导耦合表面等离子体共振的原理进行传感。相比于传统的空芯光纤传感器,所提的传感器不仅检测范围超大(1.3~1.64,几乎覆盖了全部液体介质的折射率)而且品质因数提高了一倍。     

费米折射率平面波导激励的差分检测型对称结构表面等离子共振传感研究

为了实现被测折射率范围可调,提高检测灵敏度,将双波长差分检测技术应用于平面波导激励的金属-介质-金属组成的对称型表面等离子体共振传感结构中.通过对对称结构的模式特性分析,研究了该结构中激发等离子体表面波时,介质厚度与被测折射率的关系及双波长差分检测的原理.采用离子交换法制备平面波导,用费米函数拟合其渐变折射率分布.用光强调制方式,分别进行单波长和双波长差分检测,对折射率为1.33~1.428之间的甘油溶液进行测试,实验结果表明,该结构可激发等离子体表面波,与传统平面波导激励的表面等离子体共振传感结构相比,通过改变被测介质的厚度可以改变共振条件,进而改变折射率的测量范围.若被测范围选择合适,检测的线性较好,采用差分检测方法比单波长检测方法的灵敏度提高近一倍.     

内置调制层型光纤表面等离子体波共振传感器研究

研究了一种基于内置调制层结构的光纤表面等离子体波共振(SPR)传感器。通过在金膜与纤芯的内侧增覆具有不同厚度和属性的光学透明薄膜作为内调制层,构成了性能独特的光电复合薄膜,起到调节倏逝波矢量和金膜表面等离子体振荡波矢量的双重作用,进而控制共振效应,为调节灵敏度提供依据。采用时域有限差分方法对内置调制层结构光纤SPR共振激励模型属性进行数值仿真。在此基础上,研制了用于液体折射率测量的内置调制层型光纤SPR传感探针。实验结果表明,该传感器在1.335～1.392折射率范围内,随着待测液体折射率的增大,SPR共振光谱向长波方向偏移,且灵敏度达到2263.1nm/RIU,与基于纤芯-金膜-环境介质三层结构的常规光纤SPR传感器相比提高一倍,能够更好地满足环境折射率检测的需求。     

基于侧边抛磨光纤表面等离子体共振的折射率和温度传感研究

用轮式侧边抛磨法制作侧边抛磨光纤,通过磁控溅射法溅射金膜制成侧边抛磨光纤表面等离子体共振(SPR)传感器,并通过理论和实验对传感器的折射率灵敏度以及温度特性做了深入研究。结果表明表面等离子体共振波长随待测样品折射率的增大向长波长方向漂移,平均折射率灵敏度为4.1×103 nm/RIU(RIU为单位折射率),高于已报道的结果;共振波长随待测样品温度的升高向短波长方向漂移,平均温度灵敏度为0.36nm/℃,故该光纤SPR传感器具有更强抗温度漂移能力和更高的高折射率灵敏度,其在生物化学传感领域有重要的应用。     

基于双电介质层的棱镜表面等离子共振传感的研究

为了提高表面等离子共振系统的分辨率,提出了一种五层结构的表面等离子共振效应的激励模型:棱镜基底-银膜-电介质层1-电介质层2-待测介质.采用薄膜光学和波导理论,讨论了银和双电介质层复合而成的共振薄膜对表面等离子共振效应的激励机理与调制特性的作用.借助有限元分析方法,数值模拟得到双电介质表面等离子共振激励模型的共振光谱.分析结果表明,当待测介质折射率相同时,双电介质表面等离子共振激励模型共振光谱的半峰宽约为传统棱镜表面等离子体共振的0.1倍,理论计算得到双电介质表面等离子共振激励模型的系统分辨率相较于传统棱镜表面提高了5.4倍.以乙二醇溶液为待测样本,分析得到传感器的灵敏度约为7.2°/RIU,品质因数约为465,证明了该结构设计的可行性,为设计高分辨率和高品质因数的传感系统提供了理论参考.     

基于方形谐振器的表面等离子体波导传感器

本文利用方形谐振器与两个金属/介质/金属型波导结构耦合设计了一个亚波长的表面等离子体波导传感器,并通过有限元分析研究了此结构的传输特性。研究表明,通过谐振器耦合能有效增强共振波长的表面等离子体波的透射能力,同时减小两侧波导结构与方形谐振器之间的金属势垒层宽度可提高透射率。传感器的共振波长与介质材料的折射率之间存在着线性关系,1阶共振模的灵敏度可达1100nm/RIU。这种传感器可实现器件的小型化,在生物、工业传感领域有着很大的潜力。     

开放式多通道多芯少模光纤表面等离子体共振生物传感器

基于多芯少模光纤结构特性,提出了一种具有开放式感知通道的多芯少模光纤表面等离子体共振生物传感器.建立了多芯少模光纤表面等离子体共振生物传感器的模型,利用有限元方法分析了纤芯气孔间距、膜层厚度、膜层材料以及不同传输模式对传感器性能的影响,并讨论了传感器多通道感知性能.仿真分析发现,纤芯气孔间距决定了倏逝波的耦合强度,材料特性和模式共同影响了表面等离子体共振峰的位置和灵敏度.经过计算可知:当单个凹槽传感通道上沉积100 nm铟锡氧化物薄膜,分析物折射率范围为1.33—1.39时, LP11ax模式对应的平均光谱灵敏度为12048 nm/RIU(其中RIU为折射率单位,即refractive index unit),最高灵敏度为20824.66 nm/RIU,最大折射率分辨率可达4.8×10~(–6) RIU;当光纤外围凹槽镀上不同厚度的金膜、银膜和铟锡氧化物膜时,既可以单独探测生物物质,也可以联合检测同一生物物质,实现了传感通道的控制灵活性和测试物质的多样性.     

Theoretical analysis and simulation of conjugate heights for dual-conjugate AO system in lidar

A multi-conjugate adaptive optics （MCAO） can offer a possibility of widening field of view （FOV） characterized by the isoplanatic angle, and the choose of conjugate height becomes a basic problem for MCAO, which influences the size of iosplanatic angle. Considering the application of lidar, the isoplanatic angle＇s expressions of two deformable mirrors （DMs） MCAO for uplink and downlink are deduced. The effects of conjugate heights for dual-conjugate AO are thoughtfully discussed, and the isoplanatic angles are further analyzed. The results show that the isopanatic angle varies with the conjugate height and reaches the maximum as the conjugate height is at the optimal altitude. Moreover, the optimal conjugate height changes with the propagation distance.     

Quick single-photon detector with many avalanche photo diodes working on the time division

Due to the limit of response speed of the present single-photon detector, the code rate is still too low to come into practical use for the present quantum key distribution (QKD) system.A new idea is put up to design a quick single-photon detector.This quick single-photon detector is composed of a multi-port optic-fiber splitter and many avalanche photo diodes (APDs).Au of the ports with APDs work on the time division and cooperate with a logic discriminating and deciding unit driven by the clock signal.The operation frequency lies on the number N of ports, and can reach N times of the conventional single-photon detector.The single-photon prompt detection can come true for high repetition-rate pulses.The applying of this detector will largely raise the code rate of the QKD, and boost the commercial use.     

Characterization of PolyA and PolyC mismatches by Raman spectroscopy

A.C mismatches are studied by Raman spectral characterization of PolyA, PolyC, and their equimolar complex in solution of 0.14 mol/L Na ,pH7.0.Experimental results show that A·C mismatches occur to be A/B (mainly A) conformers, and unlike Watson-Crick base pairing, this kind of mismatches is stabilized by only one hydrogen bond involving cytosine N4H2 and adenine N7.The formation of A·C complex makes the base stacking interactions much stronger, and conformation of the backbone more ordered, which leads to obvious Raman hypochromic effect with some shifts in corresponding bands.     

Improvement of four-wave mixing-based wavelength conversion efficiency in dispersion shifted fiber by 40-GHz clock pumping

40-GHz clock modulated signal as a pump to improve the efficiency of four-wave mixing (FWM)-based wavelength conversion in a 26.5-km dispersion shifted fiber (DSF) is investigated. The experimental results demonstrate that the conjugated FWM component has higher intensity with the clock pumping than that with the continuous-wave (CW) light pumping. The improvement of FWM-based wavelength conversion efficiency is negligible when the pump power is less than Brillouin threshold. But when the pump power is greater than Brillouin threshold, the improvement becomes significant and increases with the increment of pump power. The improvement can increase up to 9 dB if pump power reaches 17 dBm.     

Multi-pulse operation of a Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond laser

Our experimental results show that the presence of a proper amount of negative group velocity dispersion is essential to multi-pulse operation of a Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond laser. We demonstrate that the pulse separations and the number of pulses contained within a cavity round trip are strongly dependent on the initial perturbations. The results allow us to get a better understanding on the influences of the convoluted self-phase modulation and intra-cavity dispersions on the stable multi-pulse oscillation in a Kerr-lens mode-locked femtosecond laser.     

Propagation of Helmholtz-Gauss beams in weak turbulent atmosphere

Based on the Rytov approximation of light propagation in weak turbulent atmosphere,the closed-form expressions of field and average irradiance of each one of the four fundamental families of Helmholtz-Gauss (HzG)beams:cosine-Gauss beams,stationary Mathieu-Gauss beams,stationary parabolic-Gauss beams,and Bessel-Gauss beams,which are propagating in weak turbulent atmosphere,are obtained.The results show that the field and average irradiance can be written as the product of four factors:complex amplitude depending on the z-coordinate only,a Ganssian beam.a factor of complex phase perturbation induced by atmospheric turbulence,and a complex scaled version of the transverse shape of the non-diffracting beam.The effect of weak atmospheric turbulence on irradiance distribution of the HzG beam can be ignored.     

An effective method for reducing speckle noise in digital holography

An effective method for reducing the speckle noise in digital holography is proposed in this paper.Different from the methods based on classical filtering technique,it utilizes the multiple holograms which are generated by rotating the illuminating light continuously.The intensity images reconstructed by a series of holograms generated by rotating the illuminating light possess different speckle patterns.Hence by properly averaging the reconstructed intensity fields,the speckle noises can be reduced greatly.Experimental results show that the proposed method is simple and effective to reduce speckle noise in digital holography.     

Influence of purity of HfO2 on reflectance of ultraviolet multilayer

The impurities in two kinds of HfO2 materials and in their corresponding single layer thin films were determined through glow discharge mass spectrum technology and secondary ion mass spectrometry(SIMS) equipment respectively.It was found that ZrO2 was the main impurity in the two kinds of HfO2 either in the original HfO2 materials or in the electron beam deposited films.In addition,the difference of Zr content in the two kinds of HfO2 single laver films was much laxger than that of the other impurities such as Ti and Fe.which showed that it was just ZrO2 that made the difference between the optical performance of the film products including the two kinds of HfO2.With these two kinds of HfO2 and the same kind of SiO2.we deposited HfO2/SiO2 multilayer reflective coatings at the wavelength of 266 nm.Experimental results showed that the reflectances of these two mirrors were about 99.85% and 99.15% respectively,which agreed well with the designed results what were based on the optical constants obtained from the corresponding single layer thin films.     

Speech enhancement by array crosstalk resistant ANC and spectrum subtraction

Microphone array-based speech enhancement has great importance for speech communications and speech recognition. To reduce the aperture of the microphone array and to increase the effect of the speech enhancement will greatly broaden the application areas of the microphone array. An array crosstalk resistant adaptive noise cancellation method is therefore presented. And then an improved spectral subtraction algorithm is further cascaded to obtain better enhancement results. Theoretic analysis and experiments indicate that the proposed scheme needs only a very small microphone array while it simultaneously achieves a higher SNR improvement. Besides, the proposed scheme can be used in many noisy environments and is easy for real-time implementation.