A 532 nm molecular iodine optical frequency standard based on modulation transfer spectroscopy

We report construction of an iodine-stabilized laser frequency standard at 532 nm based on modulation transfer spectroscopy(MTS) technology with good reproducibility. A frequency stability of 2.5 × 10~(-14) at 1 s averaging time is achieved,and the frequency reproducibility has a relative uncertainty of 3.5×10~(-13), demonstrating the great stability of our setup.The systematic uncertainty of the iodine-stabilized laser frequency standard is evaluated, especially the contribution of the residual amplitude modulation(RAM). The contribution of the RAM in MTS cannot be evaluated directly. To solve this problem, we theoretically deduce the MTS signal with RAM under large modulation depth, and prove that the nonsymmetric shape of the MTS signal is directly related to the MTS effect. The non-symmetric shape factor r can be calibrated with a frequency comb, and in real experiments, this r value can be obtained by least-squares fitting of the MTS signal,from which we can infer the RAMinduced frequency shift. The full frequency uncertainty is evaluated to be 5.3 k Hz(corresponding to a relative frequency uncertainty of 9.4×10~(-12)). The corrected transition frequency has a difference from the BIPM-recommended value of 2 k Hz, which is within 1σ uncertainty, proving the validity of our evaluation.     

Cost-effective and dispersion-tolerant cascade modulation for millimeter-wave-over-fiber applications

In millimeter-wave-over-fiber (MWoF) feeder systems, the received millimeter-wave signals at the remote antennas (RAs) can suffer from signal fading by chromatic dispersion of optical fiber. This can be substantially mitigated by Mach-Zehnder modulator (MZM) based photonic up-conversion technique. In this technique, the data signals at intermediate frequency (IF) are frequency up-converted to millimeter-wave frequency by an MZM biased at its transmission null point. However, this scheme requires a costly, high-speed MZM, which will hinder the widespread of this technique for cost-sensitive MWoF applications. Hence, we propose and demonstrate a cost-effective way of reducing the cost of MWoF optical transmitters based on photonic up-conversion technique. We employ a dual wavelength source composed of a directly modulated laser and a polarimetric filter. This source is used to generate a millimeter-wave tone signal and to frequency up-convert the IF data signals to millimeter-wave frequency. The dual wavelength source is also shared with numerous RAs for further cost reduction. Our experimental demonstration performed with 30 Msymbol/s 16-quadrature amplitude modulation signals shows that we can transmit the 20 GHz millimeter-wave signals over 25 km standard single-mode fiber without any transmission penalty.     

Photonic generation of millimeter-wave ultra-wideband signal using phase modulation to intensity modulation conversion and frequency up-conversion

We propose and experimentally demonstrate the generation of a pair of polarity-reversed 24 GHz millimeter-wave (MMW) ultra-wideband (UWB) monocycles. The scheme is realized by using delay interferometer (DI) based phase modulation to intensity modulation (PM–IM) conversion and carrier suppression modulation (CSM) based frequency up-conversion. The phase modulation is realized by using either electro-optic phase modulator (EOPM) or cross phase modulation (XPM) in semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), which is an all-optical approach to obtaining baseband UWB signals, respectively. After frequency up-converted by using CSM in a Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM), a pair of polarity-reversed 24 GHz MMW-UWB signals complying with the Federal Communication Committee (FCC) requirements is generated. The bi-phase modulation (BPM) of 24 GHz MMW-UWB signals can also be realized by electrically switching the bias voltage of delay interferometer.     

Photonic instantaneous microwave frequency measurement based on two different phase modulation to intensity modulation conversions

A novel photonic technique for instantaneous frequency measurement of microwave signal based on phase modulation to intensity modulation conversion is proposed and demonstrated. In the proposed system, an optical carrier is modulated by a microwave signal with its frequency to be measured through a phase modulator. The phase-modulated optical signal is then converted to intensity-modulated signals in two independent paths using a dispersive media and a frequency discriminator respectively. Since the dependence of the received microwave power on the input microwave frequency in the two paths differs, the microwave power ratio between the two paths can be used to uniquely determine the microwave frequency. The major advantages of the approach lie in that only one laser source and the bias-free phase modulator is employed in the system, which improves the stability of the system. Experimental demonstrations of the frequency measurement based on the proposed approach are presented.     

频率调制强吸收光谱中残余幅度调制的理论分析

由电光调制器(EOM)中双折射效应及线偏光不完全沿EOM调制方向诱发的残余幅度调制(RAM)使频率调制(FM)光谱技术在微量气体检测中的应用受到极大的限制。基于光场与晶体相互作用及光学干涉原理推导出存在RAM时FM光谱的线型表达式,确定出输入线偏光角度、EOM中双折射效应、FM系数等是影响线型的主要因素,且当入射EOM光的偏振角度偏离调制方向越大,双折射效应引起的特征偏振方向相位差越大,线型扭曲越严重;同时在FM色散光谱中存在一个受两者影响的直流偏置;最后给出通过伺服控制这两过程可以达到抑制RAM的目的。这些现象及线型的分析将为基于光纤器件的FM光谱提供必要的理论支持。     

Large-signal analysis of analog intensity modulation of semiconductor lasers

Large-signal analog intensity modulation of semiconductor lasers (SLs) is characterized based on numerical integration of the rate equations. The modulation dynamics are classified into seven types with regular and irregular signals. The classification is made in terms of the time trajectory of the laser intensity, phase portrait, and fast Fourier transform (FFT) spectrum. The operating region of each type is defined in a diagram of the modulation index versus modulation frequency. The accuracy of applying the approximate small-signal analysis to study analog modulation is assessed. The validity of identifying the dynamic types by the large-signal modulation response is examined. The laser emits continuous and regular signals under weak modulation. When the modulation index exceeds one half, the laser emits picosecond-pulses. Under strong modulation with frequencies around the relaxation frequency, both continuous and pulsed signals exhibit period-doubling.     

Frequency comb generation using femtosecond pulses and cross-phase modulation in optical fiber at arbitrary center frequencies

A technique is presented for generating optical frequency combs centered at arbitrary wavelengths by use of cross-phase modulation (XPM) between a femtosecond pulse train and a cw laser beam by copropagating these signals through an optical fiber. We report results from use of this method to place a 90-MHz frequency comb on an iodine-stabilized Nd:YAG laser at 1064 nm and on a frequency-doubled Nd:YVO(4) laser at 532 nm. XPM is verified to be the comb-generating process, and the width of the frequency comb is measured and compared with theory. The spacing of the frequency comb is compared with the femtosecond source, and a frequency measurement with this comb is demonstrated.     

电光调制器低频控制对受残余幅度调制影响的频率调制光谱线型优化研究

频率调制(FM)光谱技术中由于激光偏振态变化产生的残余幅度调制(RAM)使其在微量气体检测中的应用受到极大的限制。理论上详细分析了这一过程产生的原因,获得了存在RAM时FM光谱线型的表达式,同时给出N.C.Wong和J.L.Hall(W-H)方案抑制RAM后的FM光谱线型表达式;在实验上通过对乙炔气体的测量获得了存在RAM时的光谱线型,同时采用W-H方案对RAM进行了抑制,并获得了优化的光谱线型;最后基于理论结果对实验线型进行了拟合,两者差值小于信号峰峰值的4%。     

Light scattering as a form of modulation spectroscopy

In the conventional modulation spectroscopy the optical constants of a solid are modulated by means of an external parameter (stress, electric field, etc). As a result of the presence of elemental excitations in the solid (usually phonons) a spontaneous modulation of the optical constants takes place at the frequency of the excitations. This modulation can be observed in light scattering experiments (Raman and Brillouin). Such measurements yield information about the frequency and density of states of the excitations (conventional Raman and Brillouin measurements), about their interaction with electronic states, and about the electronic transitions themselves (resonant scattering experiments). The theory of resonant Raman and Brillouin scattering in semiconductors will be discussed in connection with that of other modulation experiments (piezoreflectance, stress induced birefringence). Another closely related phenomenon, that of spatial-dispersion-induced birefringence will also be presented.     

基于二次偏振调制的变频测距方法与系统实现

由于鉴相精度限制、电路等引入的附加相移干扰等因素,传统相位测距技术精度的提高受到了限制.采用二次偏振调制技术对相位测距技术进行了改进.利用二次偏振调制方法能够直接在相位调制器上对两次调制信号的相位差进行解调,大幅度简化了系统的复杂程度.采用变频方法替代传统的鉴相方法,从而系统的测量精度不再受鉴相问题的困扰.从理论上得到系统输出光强与调制频率成正余弦关系,并进行了实验验证.基于变频测距的实验中,系统频率的稳定度优于10-6,测量精度可以达到±10.6μm(被测距离为4.5 m).并对一段长200 m的光纤进行了实际测量,得到了清晰的调制频率与系统输出光强的曲线.     

Subcarrier modulation in all-optical chaotic communication systems

The enhancement of the encryption properties of chaotic signals generated by a semiconductor laser subject to optical feedback is numerically demonstrated by applying subcarrier modulation. The numerical analysis shows that the message can be very efficiently encrypted when the radio frequency carrier is within the frequency range where the chaos power density is maximized. Decoding performance is also numerically assessed considering both open- and closed-loop schemes at the receiver side. The impact of subcarrier modulation on system's performance under the influence of parameter mismatch is highlighted.     

Novel schemes to generate multi-level modulation formats for ultra-capacity coherent detection transmission systems

We summarize several novel schemes to generate multi-level modulation formats for high capacity transmission system with high spectral efficiency. We show that multi-level 8QAM, 16QAM, 32QAM, and 64QAM （QAM： quatlrature amplitude modulation） optical signals can be generated by commercial optical and electrical devices. Employing these multilevel modulation formats, we have realized PDM-8QAM （PDM： polarization division multiplexing） 32 Tb/s and PDM-36QAM 64-Tb/s signals transmission over 580-and 320-km fibers, respectively.     

Carrier suppression in quadruple frequency modulation by cascaded optical external modulators for millimeter-wave generation

The optical carrier suppression in optical quadruple frequency modulation by cascaded external modulators is investigated theoretically and experimentally. Theoretical analysis demonstrates that the optical carrier suppression ratio is related with not only the initial phase difference of electrical signals applied on the two modulators, but also the optical phase shift between the two modulators. The maximum suppression ratio can be achieved when the total phase difference is equal to nπ＋π/2 （n = 1, 2,…）, which is verified by experiments. By properly controlling the total phase shift, 40-GHz millimeter-wave is generated by using a 10-GHz radio frequency （RF） source and the modulators.     

IRZ-Manchester coding for downstream signal modulation in an ONU-source-free WDM-PON

Inverted return-to-zero (IRZ)-Manchester coding is proposed for optical downstream signal using amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation in an optical network unit (ONU)-source-free wavelength-division-multiplexing passive optical network (WDM-PON), and ASK modulation is used for the optical upstream signal generation using remodulation over the optical downstream signal. With IRZ-Manchester coding, differential phase shift keying (DPSK) modulation can be overlaid on the downstream optical ASK signal for broadcasting services. Our experimental results show that the IRZ-Manchester coded optical ASK downstream signal has no modulation extinction ratio restrictions from the overlaid DPSK modulation, and that the remodulated optical upstream signal has very limited signal crosstalk from the downstream signals. In comparison with the conventional schemes using only Manchester coding or IRZ modulation, the proposed IRZ-Manchester coded modulation scheme shows better performance under different PON upstream and downstream traffic bit rate ratios.     

光电雷达红外调制检测技术

因红外调制检测技术用于检测扫描积分型光电雷达调制器的工作性能,为此设计一套与调制器固有属性匹配的光学传递和激光准直系统。运用标准伺服控制理论为调制脉码信号建立Ⅲ型条件稳定的轴系扫描模型,通过截获、跟踪视场切换及驱动电压调幅,使模拟红外汇聚的激光扫描光束与3°×3°、40′×40′十字靶标重合,计量扫描视场及零位精度偏差,采集标定反射镜振动位置和扫描频率的过零脉冲,用以实现红外信号调制性能的检测。测试结果表明,该红外调制检测技术对调制器扫描视场的精度测量优于0.5′(1σ),零位误差的精度测量不大于5′(1σ),系统检测的相对误差不大于±1%,满足光电雷达红外光轴瞄准线工艺装配的精度要求,可应用于线列扫积型调制器的性能检测。     

准连续激光调制吸收谱的多谐波分析

使用准连续二极管激光器进行多重调制光谱检测时,发现吸收光谱信号中存在着丰富的倍频、和频以及差频成分;从激光与气体吸收谱线的非线性作用角度研究了倍频、和频及差频等信号存在的必然性;从实验角度对信号特征进行研究,发现其中有些和频、差频成分的幅度比传统调谐二极管激光吸收光谱技术中的二次谐波信号的幅度更大,有望在准连续调制谱技术中提高检测的灵敏度。     

All optical arbitrary waveform generation by optical frequency comb based on cascading intensity modulation

We propose and experimentally demonstrate an all optical arbitrary waveform generation by optical frequency comb (OFC) based on cascading intensity modulation. By selecting spectral lines of interest from OFC through optical filters, 10 GHz, 20 GHz, and 60 GHz sinusoidal signals with low phase noise and more complex waveforms, including ultra-short pulse, half-wave cosine, and single frequency modulated MMW signals, are generated easily.     

调制转移光谱光频率标准系统中电光参数的优化研究

根据窄带相位调制光在非线性吸收介质中的近简并四波混频的物理机理,分析了采用电光调制器实现调制转移光谱(MTS)技术的电磁场激励及其动态演化过程,建立了MTS中频率色散谱和吸收谱的理论模型. 研究结果表明:以分子吸收谱线色散谱信号作为频率误差鉴别信号时,系统调制频率取0.72倍谱线线宽附近可以得到最佳的色散信号强度;解调相位的变化对吸收谱的影响很大,但对色散谱而言,解调相位在90°附近的小范围波动对频率误差信号解调效果影响不大;调制度在0.5–1区域可以得到较好的综合稳频效果. 关键词： 光频率标准 调制转移光谱 频率稳定 电光参数优化     

二次偏振调制测距系统中调制频率与测距精度的关系

本文在基于二次偏振调制激光测距系统的基础上, 对调制频率与激光测距系统精度的关系做了深入的理论推导和实验验证. 最终得出结论: 相位法激光测距系统的测量精度会随着调制频率的增大而提高, 且精度的提高程度正比于调制频率的不确定度Δf与测程范围内半波长数N值的比值. 并通过选取合适的调制频率来提高系统的测距精度, 提高后的测距精度可达10^-7.     

包络调制率和载波频率对听觉时间调制检测能力的影响

通过心理物理实验探讨了包络调制率(<300 Hz)和纯音载波频率(<8 kHz)对听觉时间调制检测能力的影响. 测试信号为以纯音为载波的正弦幅度调制信号, 采用二选一强迫选择法和自适应调整步长的心理物理实验方法, 测试得到不同载波频率条件下的时间调制传递函数. 实验结果表明, 包络调制率和载波频率均会对听觉的时间调制检测能力产生影响. 当载波频率低于2 kHz时, 人耳的检测能力与调制率呈单调递增趋势;当载波频率高于3.5 kHz时, 检测能力也会受到调制率的显著影响, 但没有显著的单调变化趋势. 当调制率在10-100 Hz之间时, 检测能力不随载波频率明显变化;当调制率在150-300 Hz之间时, 调制检测能力随着载波频率上升而下降, 在载波频率达到3.5 kHz时, 调制检测能力不随载波频率显著改变.