Synthesis of optical standard frequencies in the S, C and L telecommunication bands by use of four-wave mixing in semiconductor optical amplifiers

The generation of standard reference frequencies close to the ITU channels is essential for the calibration and maintenance of DWDM systems. This work describes a method to synthesize frequency references in the range from 187.1 to 205.1 THz (1462-1602 nm). The method is based on the generation of four equispaced frequencies (by the process of four-wave mixing in a semiconductor amplifier) of which two are locked to absorption lines of the acetylene ¹²C₂H₂ (1511-1542 nm).     

Microwave photonic filter with multiple taps based on single semiconductor optical amplifier

A novel technique to implement a microwave photonic filter structure with multiple taps and arbitrary frequency response is presented. The proposed filter is based on Four-Wave Mixing (FWM) and Cross-Gain Modulation (XGM) in a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Two-tap notch filter and three-tap bandpass filter with arbitrary bipolar tap generation, high rejection ratio, and widely tunability are successfully demonstrated in the experiment. Extensions to this concept by adding new probe light to provide more taps and improve the bandwidth to high frequency regime are also discussed.     

Studies on multi-wavelength fiber Bragg grating laser strain sensor

A novel stable multi-wavelength fiber Bragg grating laser is achieved and its sensing characteristic with the strain is studied. The beat signals generated by the multi-wavelength fiber laser are measured under different strains. Four-wave mixing (FWM) is firstly observed in such a short-cavity fiber laser.     

超宽带可调谐SOA四波混频波长变换器的实验研究

基于半导体光放大器(SOA)光纤环形激光器中的双泵浦四波混频效应,构成超宽带并且完全透明的波长变换器,成功实现1550nm窗口2.5Gb/s信号的可调谐波长变换,变换效率在50nm范围内保持基本平坦,同时测出了SOA增益和自发辐射(ASE)噪音功率的关系.实验结果表明,在一定限制条件下,提高泵浦功率可以提高变换信号的信噪比.     

Enhancement of nonlinear optical response of exciton–polaritons by controlling thickness of GaAs layer

We demonstrate a remarkable thickness dependence of nonlinear optical response of exciton–polaritons in GaAs thin films by degenerate four-wave mixing (DFWM) at low temperature (T=5 K). High-quality samples of layer thickness from 80 to 200 nm were grown by molecular beam epitaxy. Confined mode of the exciton–polariton dominantly contributed to the reflection spectra, which were examined by the calculation using a transfer matrix method. The DFWM intensity at exciton resonance was enhanced at a particular thickness (110 nm). This thickness dependence is in good agreement with the nonlocal theory, which shows a remarkable size dependence of the internal field relevant to the confined mode of the exciton–polaritons.     

LiNbO3中光折变全息的热固定特性

带输运模型方程和耦合波方程结合起来研究ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体中体全息记录和热固定的特性。发现在一边记录一边固定时,同时存在的离子光栅通过减小耦合增益而影响了电子光栅的写入,且得到的固定后折射率光栅随深度的改变较小,这与记录完固定有非常大的区别,两种热固定方法得到的折射率光栅的衍射效率大小将主要决定于入射记录的实始光强比,该模型同时显示对于高掺杂浓度的ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体的热固定,在其显影过程中,由于导带电子     

CO2激光局域热固定光折变全息的一种新方法

提出用ＣＯ２激光加热后记录固定的方案对ＬｉＮｂＯ３晶体中的全息进行实时实地局域热固定。通过加载绝热体,利用连续激光加热晶体全部范围至接近２００℃,停止加热开始记录,到该区域温度降屋１００℃时,将固定一个体全息。文中给出了热传导模型及其数值解。由得到的初步结果参数进行了一系列实验。实验结果显示,管种方案可成功地对光折变全息进行实时实时局域热固定,并且具有温度更均匀的特点,所固定的全息质量有较大改善。     

Nonlinear Optical Properties of Semiconductor-Doped Sol-Gel Waveguides

Thin silica-titania films doped with CdS and PbS nanocrystals have been prepared by the sol-gel route. Their nonlinear properties have been studied using the techniques of degenerated four-wave mixing and m-lines with picosecond (ps) and nanosecond laser pulses. Depending on wavelength, doping level, and laser pulse duration, high negative nonlinearity was found for CdS-doped (n₂ = -2 x 10^-8 cm² per kW) and PbS-doped films (-10^-10 to -2 x 10^-7 cm² per kW). The response time of the nonlinearity was below 35 ps. Saturation of the nonlinearity was observed. Straight, monomode channel waveguides have been fabricated on these films. The influence of MIE-scattering due to the nanoparticles is investigated.     

碳酸钙固硫固体进样测汞仪快速测定硫化铅精矿中汞

在使用固体进样测汞仪直接测定硫化铅精矿中汞时,由于试样中硫含量通常较高(高达30%以上),在测定过程中大量的硫被氧化会污染甚至腐蚀固体进样测汞仪的核心部件催化管,导致催化管寿命严重缩短。为解决该问题,建立碳酸钙固硫-固体进样测汞仪直接测定硫化铅精矿中汞的分析方法;并对Ca/S比,分解温度,分解时间,齐化时间等参数进行优化。在最优条件下,Hg的含量在2~20 ng和20~500ng线性范围内回归系数(R²)分别为0.9996和0.9998;方法检出限(LOD)为0.006 μg/g。用该法对3个典型样品进行测定,相对标准偏差RSD≤9%(n=7),加标回收率为96%~106%。该方法简单、快捷,准确度和精密度高,适合硫化铅精矿中汞的快速测定。     

355 nm脉冲激光在甲烷中的高效多波长拉曼转换

 研究了脉冲Nd:YAG激光（355 nm）泵浦的甲烷中多级Stokes光的产生和惰性气体对其转换效率的影响,其中一级和二级Stokes光的最大能量转换效率分别可达71%和38%（对应量子效率为79%和48%）,大大高于已往文献报道的20%。在0.5 MPa下,可同时获得322 nm（3.6%）,355 nm（24.5%）,396 nm（24.3%）,448 nm（22.3%）和515 nm（9.3%）的多波长输出。甲烷压力对多级Stokes转换有显著影响：高气压利于产生高效的一级Stokes光,而低气压则适合于高级Stokes光的产生。根据级联受激拉曼散射(SRS)和四波混频(FWM)理论对实验结果进行了分析,结果表明甲烷中高级Stokes光的产生是SRS和FWM协同作用的结果。加入的氦气增强了甲烷中Stokes光的转换效率,而氩气的作用恰恰相反,利用热透镜效应可以很好地解释这些现象。