Applications of near infrared spectroscopy in cotton impurity and fiber quality detection: A review

Near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) is an emerging, non-invasive, multi-index, simple preparation of sample process analytical technique suitable for cotton quality assessment. Cotton impurities not only affect the quality of seed cotton and lint cotton but also the quality of textiles. These impurities can occur during harvest and in the stage of postharvest handing, especially during pack house operations. In such a global and competitive marketplace, it is necessary to explore rapid, accurate, and precise cotton quality measurement techniques which require less expensive instrumentation, exhibit increased flexibility versatility, and perform both laboratory measurements and non-laboratory (at-line or field) measurements. Some reports have been published on the use of NIRS technology for inspecting cotton impurity contents, micronaire, and cotton fiber quality. This article condenses a representative selection of recent research in order to observe the significant progresses in how NIRS technology is applied to inspection of cotton impurity and cotton fiber. Additionally, the drawbacks and obstacles of NIRS for quality measurement in cotton are summarized and the trends are discussed.     

级联光纤光栅的发展及应用

简要回顾了光纤光栅的发展、基本分类.在介绍光纤光栅基本特性及其在通信、传感中的应用的基础上,讨论了级联光纤光栅的结构、工作原理、分析方法、基本性质,以及它在传感和通信领域中的应用.展望了级联光纤光栅在传感、通信及其他领域的发展前景.     

细胞骨架微管中水分子Kerr效应对电磁场辐射的影响

微管是细胞骨架的主要组成成分和功能组件,其中充满了属于Kerr介质的液体水。本文运用量子场论路径积分方法,研究微管中水分子与电磁场的相互作用。为了考虑Kerr效应,在系统的哈密顿量中引入电磁场的非谐项。我们给出了含有Kerr非线性项的电磁辐射运动方程,进而讨论了Kerr效应对电偶极子集体辐射的影响。     

Generation of domain-wall solitons in an anomalous dispersion fiber ring laser

We report experimental observations performed using a net anomalous dispersion Er-doped fiber ring laser without polarization-selective elements, highlighting the domain-wall solitary pulses generated under the incoherent polarization coupling. By adjusting the pump power and the polarization state appropriately, bright and dark solitons can stably co-exist in the cavity, both centered at 1562.16 nm with a 3-dB spectral width of ～ 0.15 nm and a repetition rate of 3.83 MHz. Moreover, the 0.8 mm long thulium-doped fiber (TDF) facilitated the mode-locking and self-starting of the laser. This is the first demonstration of a laser being used to generate bright and dark solitons synchronously while using TDF as the saturable absorber (SA). Except possessing the all-fiber structure, the laser exhibits good stability, which may have a significant influence on improvement of the pulse-laser design, and may broaden practical applications in optical sensing, optical communication, and soliton multiplexed systems.     

飞秒激光刻蚀非平行壁光纤微腔Mach-Zehnder干涉仪特性及其流体传感研究

实验发现,飞秒激光微加工光纤微腔时,两个侧壁与纤芯轴向并不完全垂直, 刻蚀的非平行壁光纤微腔Mach-Zehnder干涉仪出现光程差随波长增大而线性减小、 微腔总损耗随波长增大呈递减变化等反常现象.对此,提出非平行壁光纤微腔Mach-Zehnder 干涉仪新模型并初步建立了分析理论,采用新模型及分析理论对新型微腔干涉仪特性进行了研究. 数值分析了微腔底角、深度等参数对谱峰波长位置的影响,理论研究了微腔的光波传输损耗、 吸收损耗、插入损耗、材料红外吸收损耗以及对干涉条纹对比度的影响, 理论分析与实验结果相符.实验获得水溶液干涉条纹对比度高达35 dB的非平行壁光纤微腔Mach-Zehnder干涉仪, 将新型光纤微腔干涉仪用于流体传感,其蔗糖水溶液折射率传感灵敏度高达-12937.31 nm/RIU.     

Generation of high-energy dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with low repetition rate in an HNLF-based fiber ring laser

The generation of high-energy dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with a low repetition rate is demonstrated in a highly nonlinear fiber （HNLF）-based fiber ring laser. By introducing the intracavity birefringence-induced spectral filtering effect, the dual-wavelength lasing operation can be achieved. In order to enhance the cross coupling effect between the two lasing beams for domain wall pulse formation, a 215-m HNLF is incorporated into the laser cavity. Experimentally, it is found that the dual-wavelength domain wall pulse with a repetition rate of 77.67 kHz could be efficiently obtained through simply rotating the polarization controller （PC）. At a maximum pump power of 322 mW, the 655-nJ single pulse energy in cavity is obtained. The proposed configuration provides a simpler and more efficient way to generate high energy pulse with a low repetition rate.     

基于光子晶体光纤和拉锥式单模光纤的超连续光谱产生的实验研究

本文使用重复频率为250 MHz、脉冲宽度为135 fs、最大功率为2.2 W的锁模掺镱光纤激光作为种子源,利用光子晶体光纤和自制的拉锥式单模光纤两种高非线性光纤研究了超连续光谱的产生特性,通过对比两种光纤的结构、色散等特性,分析了拉曼孤子、色散波及其他非线性效应对产生的超连续谱形状的影响,并均得到了大于一个倍频程的超连续光谱,特别是拉锥式单模光纤产生的超连续光谱,耦合效率达到60%,这为众多研究领域,尤其是光学频率梳的建立提供了实用的超连续光源.     

Optical formation and manipulation of particle and cell patterns using a tapered optical fiber

A method for optical formation and controllable manipulation of particle and cell patterns using a tapered optical fiber is demonstrated. With a laser beam at 980‐nm wavelength launched into the fiber, different sized silica particles were formed into particle patterns (both one‐dimensional chains and two‐dimensional arrays) with different particle numbers by optical binding. The formed particle patterns can be controllably manipulated in three dimensions. Using yeast cells as an example, it was demonstrated that the method is applicable for the formation of biological cell patterns, without damage to the yeast cell viability. This method provides a new facile way for biophotonic and biological researches with particles and cells in a highly organized manner.     

Theoretical analysis and numerical simulation of development length of straight steel fiber in cementitious materials

In fiber-reinforced concrete, it is important to choose an appropriate length in each fiber to develop its full yield strength without a failure in the bond strength between the fiber and the concrete. This length is called the fiber development length, L_df. The bond capacity is evaluated between the fiber and the concrete using the pull-out tests. This test evaluates the bond capacity of various types of steel fiber surfaces relative to a specific embedded length. If the steel fiber is smooth and straight, the distribution of tensile stresses will be uniform around the fiber at a specific section and varies along the anchorage length of the fiber and at a radial distance from the surface of the fiber. Pull-out tests can be performed on an embedded straight steel fiber in concrete matrix, in this case, the tensile force, P, is increased gradually and the number of cracks and their spacings and widths is recorded. The bond stresses vary along the fiber length between the cracks. The strain in the steel fiber is maximum at the cracked section and decreases toward the middle section between cracks. If the embedded length of the straight steel fiber is greater than the development length, the steel fiber may yield, leaving some length of the fiber in the concrete. The linear elastic behavior of the fiber-matrix system is interrupted by interface debonding which occurs due to overall weak bonding between the concrete matrix and the surface of the steel fiber. This paper introduces new developed shear lag model and explains simplified method to find the development length of straight steel fiber in concrete matrix using finite element model and analysis of shear lag stresses, where the maximum tension force which is applied on the steel fiber is resisted by another internal force related with the ultimate average bond stress, steel fiber diameter and its yield strength.     

高性能反谐振空芯光纤导光机理与实验制作研究进展

传统实芯光纤无法克服材料本身固有的非线性、色散、瑞利散射、光照损伤等缺陷,微结构空芯光纤有望解决这些本征性问题,可以为高功率激光、非线性光学、生物光子学、量子光学、光纤传感、光通信等应用提供一个理想而方便的媒介.在技术实现的道路上存在着光子禁带空芯光纤和反谐振空芯光纤两种选项.后者具有宽带导光和高激光损伤阈值等优点,但是一直受困于较高的传输损耗.这一情况随着最近几年人们对反谐振导光机理和光纤制作技术研究的快速推进正在逐渐发生转变.本文回顾了我们团队五年来开展的系统性的理论和实验工作,介绍了一套直观的可定量计算的反谐振导光机制理论,展示了最新研制的高性能光纤.通过合理利用光纤结构中的局域性和全局性特征,突破了半解析计算反谐振空芯光纤限制损耗的难题;通过对光纤拉制条件的精密控制,制作出了紫外到中红外波段的各型光纤;并对进一步提高光纤性能和在此基础上的更丰富的光学应用研究进行了展望.     

孤子光脉冲的产生及其应用研究

利用非线性偏振旋转技术实现自起振被动锁模.在掺铒光纤环形腔激光器中产生了中心波长为1563.3 nm、重复频率为12.5 MHz、脉冲宽度为352.0 fs、3 dB光谱宽度为7.8 nm的孤子光脉冲.采用该孤子光脉冲作为抽运光源，经掺铒光纤放大器放大后，输入到101 m长的高非线性光子晶体光纤中，获得了20 dB带宽约为240 nm的超连续激光光谱.实验详细观测了光脉冲随抽运功率的变化及超连续激光光谱的形成过程，分析了其形成机理.研究表明：当抽运功率较低时，光谱加宽主要由高阶孤子的分裂引起；随着抽运功率的增加，高阶孤子分裂成基本孤子的数目逐渐增大，光谱进一步加宽；当抽运功率增加到受激拉曼散射的阈值时，受激拉曼散射成为光谱展宽的主要原因；抽运功率进一步增加时，受激拉曼散射、参量四波混频等非线性的共同作用将使光谱进一步加宽且变得光滑. 关键词： 孤子光纤激光器 超连续 光子晶体光纤     

Interphase formation and fiber matrix adhesion in carbon fiber reinforced epoxy resin: influence of carbon fiber surface chemistry

The chemistry and morphology of the carbon fiber surface are important parameters which govern the properties of the interfacial region and the adhesion between carbon fibers and polymeric matrix in carbon fiber reinforced polymers. In the presented paper the surface chemistry of the fibers is varied while the surface morphology is left unchanged. We analyze chemical functionality and morphology of carbon fiber surfaces showing different degrees of activation, together with the adhesion of these fibers to an epoxy matrix and the width of the interfacial region between fiber and matrix. An increase of the oxygen and nitrogen concentration of the fiber surface, in particular in form of carboxyl functional groups, results in a significant increase of interfacial shear strength. Also the width of the interphase, as determined by scanning force microscopy in nanomechanical mode, depends on the activation degree of the carbon fibers. However, no direct correlation between interphase width, surface chemistry and fiber matrix adhesion is found, suggesting no direct influence of interphase width on adhesion properties.     

Simultaneous strain and temperature measurement using a highly birefringence fiber loop mirror and a long-period grating written in a photonic crystal fiber

We present a new design for simultaneous strain and temperature measurement using a high-birefringence fiber loop mirror (HiBi-FLM) concatenated with a temperature-insensitive long-period grating (LPG) written in a photonic crystal fiber (PCF). The FLM acts as a sensor head, while the LPG in PCF serves as a filter to convert wavelength variation to optical power change. By measuring the wavelength variation and the power difference of two near peaks in the spectral response of this configuration, simultaneous strain and temperature measurement is obtained.     

新型长周期光纤光栅的设计与研制进展

长周期光纤光栅(long-period fiber grating,LPFG)是一种宽带的透射型无源光子器件,在光纤通信和光纤传感领域应用广泛.本文从折射率空间调制的角度,根据栅格周期长短、折射率调制深度和栅面法线取向三个特征参数,对LPFG进行了分类并分析了其不足,定义了新型长周期光纤光栅(novel long-period fiber grating,NLPFG)概念并指出了其研究意义;阐述了典型的LPFG写制新技术,建立了NLPFG模型和设计理论;提出了NLPFG正、反向设计流程,阐述了NLPFG典型设计方法;综述了近年来NLPFG的研制及典型应用,展望了NLPFG研究的发展趋势.     

掺镱光纤激光器自脉冲与自脉冲内的自锁模研究

采用单端连续抽运方式, 对自由运转的双包层掺镱光纤激光器的输出特性进行了详细的实验研究. 实验中不但观察到了自脉冲, 而且首次在自由运转的光纤激光器中观察到自锁模现象, 对它们产生的物理机理进行了相应的理论分析. 分析表明: 增益光纤的弱(未) 抽运部分对信号光的吸收导致光纤激光器内自脉冲的出现, 轴向模之间的拍频和自相位调制导致自锁模现象的出现, 而受激拉曼散射、 受激布里渊散射等非线性效应使它们进一步增强. 当抽运光功率略高于阈值时, 自脉冲宽度比较宽, 随抽运光功率增加自脉冲的脉宽变窄; 自脉冲包络面内的自锁模脉冲的宽度随抽运光功率增加也变窄, 进一步增加抽运光功率, 自脉冲和自脉冲包络面内的自锁模现象消失. 实验测得自锁模脉冲的间隔为224 ns, 最大(小) 自锁模脉冲的半高全宽约为35.0 ns (6.3 ns); 测得信号光的中心波长为1090 nm, 谱线半高全宽的最大(小) 值约为7.05 nm (2.01 nm).     

分立式与分布式光纤传感关键技术研究进展

光纤传感技术已广泛应用于航空航天、石油化工、电子电力、土木工程、生物医药等领域,其技术形式主要体现为分立式和分布式.分立式光纤传感技术利用光纤敏感器件作为传感器来感知被测参量的变化,光纤作为光信号的传输通道连接光纤传感器及后端的解调装置;分布式光纤传感系统基于光纤瑞利散射、拉曼散射或布里渊散射等光学效应,利用光纤本身作为传感器,可对沿途的光信号进行大范围、长距离传感.本文介绍了分立式与分布式光纤传感中主要关键技术的研究进展,并对未来的研究和发展方向进行了探讨.     

Infrared spectroscopy combined with imaging: A new developing analytical tool in health and plant science

Modern infrared (IR) spectroscopy and imaging has a wide range of applications in health and plant sciences. Initially, it was extensively used for the study of proteins, nucleotides, lipids and carbohydrates. With time, its use has extended to disease assessment to discriminate healthy and diseased samples on the basis of chemical changes. The application of an advanced focal plane array detector, which is able to scan a large area of samples in a short time, helps in investigating specific changes that could be correlated with different environmental stresses. An IR microscope connected with a synchrotron light source further enhances the lateral spatial resolution at diffraction limit because of the compact beam size. For example, synchrotron-based IR spectroscopy imaging in combination with multivariate statistical analysis has been proven to be a powerful non-destructive analytical tool to probe changes in plant cell wall composition/structure in response to biological processes and environmental stresses. New development of nano-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) combined with scattering type scanning near-field optical microscopy breaks the diffraction limitation, which opens the new area of applications. This review focuses on a new area of diagnostic research as well as development of IR spectroscopy and imaging for biological specimens including compositional changes in plant cell wall.     

光纤的能量传输特性及应用

着重分析了影响光纤传输能量以及光纤传输中造成能量损耗的因素。这些因素主要包括光纤材料、构造、光纤的折射率分布、光纤的长度和芯径、光纤的数值孔径和热效应以及耦合等。同时 ,结合激光二极管点火的实例 ,分析探讨了其背景和应用价值。结论是 :为了尽可能减少能量损耗、提高光纤输出的激光功率和激光功率密度 ,应当选取合适的激光工作波长、较小的光纤长度、较小的芯径和较小的数值孔径 ,应采用渐变折射率分布光纤 ,应减少弯曲与耦合     

Controllable optical bistability and multistability in a rare-earth-ion-doped optical fiber

We investigated the optical bistability and multistability in an Er³⁺-doped ZrF₄–BaF₂–LaF₃–AlF₃–NaF optical fiber inside an optical ring cavity. It is found that the optical bistability and multistability can be easily controlled via adjusting properly the parameters of the corresponding system. Our scheme may provide some new possibilities for technological applications in optoelectronics and optical-fiber communication.