Detection of water in jet fuel using layer-by-layer thin film coated long period grating sensor

The quantitative measurement of jet fuel additives in the field is of interest to the Air Force. The “smart nozzle” project was designed as a state-of-the-art diagnostics package attached to a single-point refueling nozzle for assessing key fuel properties as the fuel is dispensed. The objective of the work was to show proof of concept that a layer-by-layer thin film and long period grating fibers could be used to detect the presence of water in jet fuel. The data for the nafion/PDMA film and a long period grating fiber is a combination capable of quantitative measurement of water in kerosene. The average response (spectral loss wavelength shift) to the kerosene sample ranged from −6.0 for 15 ppm to −126.5 for 60 ppm water. The average calculated value for the check standard was 21.71 and ranged from 21.25 to 22.00 with a true value of 22.5 ppm water. Potential interferences were observed and are judged to be insignificant in real samples.     

High Sensitive Long Period Fiber Grating Sensor for Detection of Nitrite

A high sensitive long period fiber grating(LPFG) sensor for the detection of nitrite is proposed, which is realized by coating multiple poly(sodium 4-styrensulfonate)(PSS) and poly(diallyldimethylammonium) chloride (PDDA) layers on the fiber grating surface. The sensitivity of this LPFG sensor is maximum when the number of assembled layers is 70. Under this condition, a nitrite concentration of 3×10-3 mol/L, which is lower than the National Food Additive Standard, 4.2×10-3 mol/L, can be distinguished. The s...     

一步法设计单色仪凹面全息光栅

凹面全息光栅是光谱分析仪器的核心器件之一,其成像质量直接决定了光谱分析仪器的分辨本领。利用光程函数理论设计凹面全息光栅是一个繁琐的求解非线性方程组的过程,该过程分两步进行,每步需要求解四个非线性方程。分两步求解不但过程麻烦,还不可避免地引入了取舍误差,降低了最优参数的精度。为了解决该问题,本文提出了一种设计单色仪凹面全息光栅的新方法——一步法,该方法不但可以简化求解过程、降低最优参数的误差,还可以方便地控制整体像差的变化趋势。采用有较强全局搜索能力的遗传算法求解该方法中非线性方程的极值问题,并与传统的方法对比验证了该方法的可行性和正确性,结果表明,一步法不但在方法上比两步法简便,其设计结果还优于两步法。     

双波长相移光纤光栅的光谱特性及传感应用

建立了双波长相移光纤光栅的理论模型,对双波长相移光纤光栅的透射谱特性进行了数值仿真,结果表明透射波长间隔会分别随相移量、折射率调制深度和光栅长度的变化而有规律地增减.借助光纤布拉格光栅的法布里-珀罗腔谐振相位条件计算了透射峰间隔的表达式,该表达式得到的透射峰间距曲线与数值仿真得到的曲线相符合,验证了数值仿真结果的正确性.最后,在光栅透射谱波长间隔变化规律的基础上提出一种传感方案,并对光栅的温度传感特性进行分析,理论推导得到灵敏度约为60pm/℃.     

Beam bending through compound structure with two subwavelength metallic slits in each period

To provide a more practical, easy-to-implement method to achieve directional modulation with a plasmonic lens, beam manipulation method via compound metallic gratings with two subwavelength slits filled with different dielectrics inside each period is proposed and numerically investigated by finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method. Compared with conventional metal-grating based structures, phase retardation is tuned by the Fabry-Pérot (FP) resonant condition and light bending is achieved by constructing a carefully designed, curved phase front for the plasmonic lenses. Our designs have advantages in ease of fabrication and capability to perform in the far field. With these advantages, the designs are expected to be valuable in applications such as plasmonic circuits and photonic communication.     

Demonstration of two-point velocity measurement using diffraction grating elements for integrated multi-point differential laser Doppler velocimeter

We have proposed a configuration of an integrated multi-point differential laser Doppler velocimeter (LDV) using arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs) as grating elements. This paper demonstrates two-point velocity measurement using the proposed configuration with diffraction grating elements. An experiment was conducted using a free-space optical setup with bulk diffraction gratings instead of AWGs. The experimental results indicate that velocities at different positions can be measured using the proposed configuration. The measured separation of the two measurement positions was about 20.5 mm, about 11% of the working distance.     

Synthesis of resonant cavities having continuum spectra by genetic algorithm

This paper proposes a novel method for generating continuum spectra with possible applications in WDM access networks. This new method would allow the development of a simple continuum laser structure with better performances in terms of cost and simplicity than those of present supercontinuum sources. In this aim, we will analyze the possibility to broaden the resonant modes of a Fabry–Perot cavity by operating only on the design of one of the cavity's Bragg mirrors. Firstly we considered the conditions which a Bragg grating must satisfy in order to broaden the resonant modes of a resonant cavity. Because an exact solution is not physical possible, the genetic algorithm is the best available tool for the design of such a grating. An active medium is then added inside the cavity and its behavior below threshold is simulated. The spectra thus simulated are continuum over 5–15 nm.     

Grating-Outcoupled Radiation in Second-Order Fiber Bragg Gratings

Abstract

The experimental results of the radiation for second-order fiber Bragg gratings, which are made of a single-mode photosensitive fiber (PS-1500; Fiber-Core Corp.) and a single-mode fiber (SMF-28; Corning Inc.), by a phase mask writing fabrication technique are explored. For PS-1500 fiber Bragg gratings, the maximum radiation efficiency of ?23.5 dB at resonance λ = 1,539.34 nm with a very narrow bandwidth (about 0.02 nm) are measured from a 10-mm-diameter photo-detector, while for SMF-28 fiber Bragg gratings, the maximum radiation efficiency is ?34.6 dB (λ = 1,538.03 nm) with a bandwidth of 0.06 nm. The total efficiencies of the radiation are about ?16.8 dB for PS-1500 fiber Bragg gratings and ?28.1 dB for SMF-28 fiber Bragg gratings.     

Time-reversed lasing based on one-dimensional gratings

We show that a one-dimensional grating can generally exhibit time-reversed lasing better than a uniform slab. As the effective refractive index of a grating can be controlled by adjusting the geometric parameters, the time-reversed lasing can be realized for any incident wavelength in it. Moreover, the operating frequency range of coherently perfect absorption for a grating structure is remarkably broad compared with a uniform structure. All these behaviors are demonstrated with GaAs/Air gratings illuminated around 794.8 nm$794.8\text{nm}$. The properties of the proposed grating imply the potential applications such as detectors, transducers, and broad band absorber.     

全息波导显示系统中输出光栅的优化

全息波导显示系统中输出光栅的衍射效率、位置和长度对整个显示系统的光强输出均匀性及能量利用率有重要的影响.通常输出光强均匀性由输出光栅的衍射效率决定,能量利用率受多重光栅的位置和长度影响.本文以中心视场光束的输出光强均匀为目的,对相应输出光栅衍射效率的位置分布进行优化与曲线拟合,得到输出光栅衍射效率随输出位置连续递增的分布曲线,并应用到所有视场光束.计算结果表明,相比于传统阶梯状衍射效率分布输出光栅,全息波导显示系统中采用具有连续衍射效率分布输出光栅时的光强输出均匀性得到明显提升.针对部分衍射光束未能进入出瞳的现象,提出错位优化法,按照出瞳大小和使用距离优化各重输出光栅的位置和尺寸,减小了光栅的无效衍射区域,提高了出瞳范围内的能量利用率.