General coding method of address code for optical code division multiple access passive optical network – (F,K, λa, λc) optical orthogonal code

Since the importance of address code of OCDMA passive optical network (PON) diversity and lacking of general coding method until now, in this paper, we present a general coding method of (F, K, λ_a, λ_c) optical orthogonal code (OOC) based on block design. Through the discussion of block, difference sets and cyclic permutation of perfect distance (CPPD), cyclic permutation of imperfect distance (CPID) is defined and applied to realize the coding method. Simulations results demonstrated that it is possible to construct (F, K, λ_a, λ_c) OOCs with arbitrary code length, code weight, auto-correlation constraints and co-correlation constraints based on the same general coding method.     

Study on loss and crosstalk in WDM passive optical network based on spectral slicing

A model for calculating loss and crosstalk in WDM passive optical network based on spectral slicing is proposed in this paper. Through theoretical analysis and numerical calculation, the relationship between loss or crosstalk and the parameters of the system, such as the bandwidth of the light-source, the parameters of the multiplexer, the number of channels and the fraction of channel misalignment, was demonstrated.     

Coherent ONU based on 850 μm-long cavity-RSOA for next-generation ultra-dense access network

In this Letter,an efficient bidirectional differential phase-shift keying(DPSK)—DPSK transmission for a ultradense wavelength division-multiplexed passive optical network is proposed. A single distributed feedback laser at the optical network unit(ONU) is used both as the local laser for downlink coherent detection and the optical carrier for uplink. Phase-shift keying is generated using a low-cost reflective semiconductor optical amplifier(RSOA) at the ONU. The RSOA chip has the bandwidth of 4.7 GHz at the maximum input power and bias current. For uplink transmission,the sensitivity of the RSOA chip reaches-48.2 d Bm at the level of bit error rate = 10~(-3) for back-to-back,and the penalty for 50 km transmission is less than 1 d B when using polarization diversity.     

Sensitive detection of DNA based on the optical properties of core–shell gold nanorods

In this article, a type of core–shell nanostructure, Au₂S/AuAgS/Ag₃AuS₂-coated gold nanorods (GNRs) with unique optical properties was used as a sensing platform to detect fish sperm DNA (fsDNA). The prepared core–shell nanorods are positively charged due to the adsorption of the positively charged cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) cations on their surface. fsDNA can form ternary fsDNA–CTAB–nanorod complexes together with CTAB and nanorod, which provides a useful platform to detect fsDNA through absorption spectra and resonance light scattering (RLS) spectroscopy. In this sensitive core–shell nanorod sensor, CTAB concentration and the nanoparticle dosage play important roles and have been investigated. Moreover, the fsDNA–CTAB–nanorod complexes induce a great enhancement of RLS intensity of the core–shell GNRs and directly proportional to the concentration of fsDNA, reaching a detection limit of about 10⁻⁹ mg/mL. This study will be significant for as-prepared core–shell GNRs for future application in biological systems.     

Performance of all-optical XOR gate based on two-photon absorption in semiconductor optical amplifier-assisted Mach–Zehnder interferometer with effect of amplified spontaneous emission

The performance of all-optical XOR gate is simulated and investigated. This Boolean function is realized by using a Mach–Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and exploiting the nonlinear effect of two-photon absorption (TPA) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) incorporated in the MZI arms. By adjusting the input pulse intensities to be high enough, the TPA-induced phase change can be larger than the regular gain-induced phase change and hence support ultrafast operation in dual rail switching mode. The numerical study is carried out by taking into account the effect of amplified spontaneous emission (ASE). The dependence of the output quality factor ( \(Q\) -factor) on critical data signals and SOAs parameters is examined and assessed. The obtained results confirm that the XOR gate implemented with the proposed scheme is capable of operating at a data rate of 250 Gb/s with logical correctness and high output \(Q\) -factor.     

Designing of an all-optical time division multiplexing scheme with the help of nonlinear material based tree-net architecture

In the field of optical interconnecting network and in super fast photonic computing system, the tree architecture and optical nonlinear materials can play a significant role. Nonlinear optical material may find important uses in optical switching. Optical switch using nonlinear material makes it possible for one optical signal to control and switch another optical signal through nonlinear interaction in a material. In this communication such materials have been successfully exploited to design an all-optical tree-net architecture, which can be utilized for time division multiplexing scheme in all-optical domain.     

Ultra-high on/off ratio optical trigger based on SOI–SOA waveguide

We present a device able to perform an all-optical trigger by utilizing the cascaded silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and semiconductor-optical-amplifier (SOA) optical waveguides, where both the controlling pulse and the signal pulse are co-propagating along the device. The results of numerical simulations show that the all-optical trigger behavior with ultra-high on/off ratio can be easily achieved by adjusting the device parameters. To improve and optimize the optical trigger operation, the negative initial delay (the signal pulse before the controlling pulse) and the positive initial delay (the signal pulse after the controlling pulse) are considered for performing the optical trigger operation.     

CL-TWE Mach–Zehnder electro-optic modulator based on InP-MQW optical waveguides

In this Letter, we reported the preliminary results of an integrating periodically capacitive-loaded traveling wave electrode(CL-TWE) Mach–Zehnder modulator(MZM) based on InP-based multiple quantum well(MQW)optical waveguides. The device configuration mainly includes an optical Mach–Zehnder interferometer, a direct current electrode, two phase electrodes, and a CL-TWE consisting of a U electrode and an I electrode. The modulator was fabricated on a 3 in. InP epitaxial wafer by standard photolithography, inductively coupled plasma dry etching, wet etching, electroplating, etc. Measurement results show that the MZM exhibits a3 dB electro-optic bandwidth of about 31 GHz, a V_π of 3 V, and an extinction ratio of about 20 dB.     

Hierarchy in optical near-fields based on compositions of nanomaterials

Optical near-field interactions exhibit hierarchical responses in the nanometer scale allowing unique functions in nanophotonic systems. Such hierarchical properties in optical near-fields originate various physical entities in the nanometer scale. Engineering nanomaterial compositions, while maintaining geometrically equivalent conditions, leads to characteristic hierarchical responses. We experimentally demonstrate such material-dependent optical near-field hierarchy using core–shell-type nanostructures composed of gold and silver.     

A terabit capacity passive polymer optical backplane based on a novel meshed waveguide architecture

An optical backplane based on a meshed polymer waveguide architecture enabling high-speed board-to-board optical interconnection is presented. This planar array of multimode polymer waveguides can provide passive strictly non-blocking links between server line cards fitted with optical transmitter and receiver arrays. This architecture offers a scalable and low-cost solution to the bandwidth limitations faced by electrical backplanes and is suitable for PCB integration. The reported backplane demonstrator uses a matrix of 100 waveguides each capable of 10 Gb/s operation to interconnect 10 cards for a total capacity of a terabit per second aggregate data rate in multicast mode. Characterisation of the backplane demonstrator reveals low link losses of 2 to 8 dB for a multimode fibre input and crosstalk values below −35 dB. Error free data transmission at 10 Gb/s is achieved with a power penalty of only 0.2 dB at a bit-error-rate of 10⁻⁹. Additionally, lossless operation of a Gigabit Ethernet link over the backplane is achieved even when using the worst-case highest loss links.     

A hybrid strategy for cryptanalysis of optical encryption based on double-random phase–amplitude encoding

A hybrid two-step attack scheme that combines the chosen-plaintext attack (CPA) and the known-plaintext attack (KPA) algorithms is proposed to acquire the secret keys of the optical cryptosystem based on double-random phase–amplitude encoding (DRPAE) technique. By implementing our presented attack, an opponent can obtain not only the estimated solutions of the two random phase keys but also the accurate solution of the amplitude modulator (AM), which is introduced to the encryption process and regarded as an additional key to enhance the security level of the DRPAE-based cryptosystem. The validity and effectiveness of this attack strategy is analyzed theoretically and then verified by computer simulations.     

Multi-step-prediction of chaotic time series based on co-evolutionary recurrent neural network

This paper proposes a co-evolutionary recurrent neural network （CERNN） for the multi-step-prediction of chaotic time series, it estimates the proper parameters of phase space reconstruction and optimizes the structure of recurrent neural networks by coevolutionary strategy. The searching space was separated into two subspaces and the individuals are trained in a parallel computational procedure. It can dynamically combine the embedding method with the capability of recurrent neural network to incorporate past experience due to internal recurrence. The effectiveness of CERNN is evaluated by using three benchmark chaotic time series data sets： the Lorenz series, Mackey-Glass series and real-world sun spot series. The simulation results show that CERNN improves the performances of multi-step-prediction of chaotic time series.     

Band-stop optical nanofilters with split-ring resonators based on metal–insulator–metal structure

Novel band-stop filters with circular split-ring resonators based on the metal–insulator–metal(MIM) structure are presented, with their transmission properties of SPPs propagating through the filter simulated by the finite-difference timedomain(FDTD) method. The variation of the gap of the split ring can affect the transmission characteristics, i.e., the transmission spectrum of SPPs exhibiting a shift, which is useful for modulating the filter. Linear and nonlinear media are used in the resonator respectively. By varying the refractive index of the linear medium, the transmission properties can be changed obviously, and the effect caused by changing the incident intensity with a nonlinear medium is similar.Several resonant modes that are applicable can be enhanced by changing the position of the gap of the split ring. Thus, the transmission properties can be modulated by adjusting the size of the gap, varying the refractive index, and changing the incident intensity of the input light. These methods may play significant roles in applications of optical integrated circuits and nanostructural devices.     

General IIR optical notch filter based on Michelson Gires–Tournois interferometer

A general IIR optical notch filter design is presented from a digital filter design perspective for Michelson Gires–Tournois Interferometer structure. Optical notch filter with arbitrary notch frequency, notch point number, and 3 dB rejection bandwidth can be designed easily. According to the spectral requirement of desired notch filter, in frequency domain we firstly calculate the transfer function of desired allpass filter. Then the numbers of reflectors in Gires–Tournois etalon can be determined. We calculate the transfer function of this multi-cavity Gires–Tournois etalon by using Z-transform. By making the transfer function of allpass filter in frequency domain equal to that of the multi-cavity Gires–Tournois etalon, the notch filter can be directly realized. Different design examples are given in detail in the paper. The change of output spectrum is also investigated for the reflectance of the reflectors and the distance between the reflectors deviating from the ideal value. The results show that the notch filter has the tunability of notch frequency and 3 dB rejection bandwidth. The chromatic dispersion characteristic of the notch filter is analyzed finally. It shows that the notch filter has excellent chromatic dispersion characteristic.     

Exact evaluation of the multidimensional Franck–Condon integrals based on the contour integral method

Adopting a different method from the Sharp–Rosenstock generating function method and the Doktorov coherent state method, a closed form expression for the Franck–Condon integrals between arbitrary multidimensional harmonic oscillators is derived exactly under the Duschinsky mixing effects on the base of the contour integral form expression of Hermite polynomials. In addition, an analytical expression for the calculation of the four-mode Franck–Condon factors is presented.     

Quartz optical filter for wavelength selection of frequency-doubled laser based on optical rotatory dispersion effect

Based on the optical rotatory dispersion effect,an optical filter for selecting the second harmonic of a frequency-doubled laser is constructed from quartz in combination with polarizers.The operating principle is analyzed by matrix formulation,and the result indicates that the second harmonic of a frequency-doubled laser will be obtained when the rotation angle has a difference of(2n 1)π/2 (n=0,1,2,3,...)between the two polarizations of the second-harmonic laser and the fundamental laser.The spectrum of the output laser is taken by the AQ-6315A spectrometer,and the experimental results are in good agreement with the theoretical results.     

Objective evaluation of pronunciation of standard Chinese final based on formant pattern

A method used for objective evaluation of pronunciation of finals in standard Chinese is presented. The formant pattern of final is selected as the mam feature and an improved evaluation algorithm based on Support Vector Machine is proposed. In this algorithm, two-level classification strategy is employed. A full-classification model and a sub-classification model are trained for each final. The pronunciation quality is evaluated based on the classification results of this two-level strategy with scoring model of each final. The new evaluation method is compared with traditional methods such as Hidden Markov Model (HMM) posterior probability scoring method and feature of Mel-Frequency Cepstrum Coefficients (MFCC), and the results show that the performance is effectively improved by the proposed method. The correlation of scores between human testers and machine has achieved 82%.     

Measurement of nonlinear coefficient of optical fiber based on small chirped soliton transmission

We measure the waveform and phase curves of short optical pulses before and after transmission over different lengths of fibers by use of the pulse analyzer with the frequency-resolved optical gating (FROG), and numerically simulate pulse evolution under the experimental conditions.The nonlinear coefficient of the fiber is given by comparing the experimental results with the numerical ones.Difference between the experiment and numerical simulation is analyzed.     

Passive bearings-only target motion analysis based on association of multiple arrays

1 IntroductionAs an important technique in underwater target motion analysis (TMA), passive BearingsOnly abacking (BOT) has been studied deeply and used in practice to a certain degree['--9].The problem solved by BOT is how to estimate the kinematic parameters of an object (i.e.,position, course and velocity) using the bearing (azimuth) measurements from a passive sonarsand the main research area of BOT is the trajectory estimation of a target assumed travellingat a constant velocity in a…     

Performance evaluation of numerical methods for the Maxwell–Liouville–von Neumann equations

The Maxwell–Liouville–von Neumann (MLN) equations are a valuable tool in nonlinear optics in general and to model quantum cascade lasers in particular. Several numerical methods to solve these equations with different accuracy and computational complexity have been proposed in related literature. We present an open-source framework for solving the MLN equations and parallel implementations of three numerical methods using OpenMP. The performance measurements demonstrate the efficiency of the parallelization.