A Novel Method of Selecting SLM──PhaseRetardationofaBirefringentCrystal

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采用液晶空间光调制器进行激光光束的空间整形

提出采用液晶空间光调制器进行激光束的实时,可调控光束空间整形的新方法,研究了液晶空间光调制器的光学调制特性,用液晶空间光调制器衬时产生的软边切趾光阑与空间滤波器结合,有效地对任意光束进行空间整形,获得光束填充因子高,近“平顶”光强的光束近场分布。     

Efficient generation of Bessel beam arrays by means of an SLM

We use a Spatial Light Modulator (SLM) to produce arrays of Bessel beams by using multiple axicon phase-masks on the SLM. This approach utilises the whole of the SLM, rather than just a thin annular region (which is the case if the SLM is in the far-field of the generated Bessel beams). Using the whole SLM rather than just an annular region means that the required intensity on the SLM is an order of magnitude lower for a given power in the Bessel beams. Spreading the power over the whole SLM is important for high-power applications such as laser micromachining. We allow the axicons to overlap and interfere in the hologram, so the axial length of the Bessel beam core is maintained as we add more beams to the array.     

实现冷原子、冷分子光学囚禁的组合三光学势阱方案

提出了一种利用单束平面光波照明液晶空间光相位调制器与透镜组合系统实现在透镜焦平面上的可演化组合三光学势阱方案.分析了该组合三光学势阱的形成原理,计算了势阱的相关特征参数,研究了从组合三光学势阱到双阱或到单阱的双向演化过程.最后,探讨了该组合三光学势阱及其新颖三阱光学晶格方案在实现物质波四波混频、三原子样品冷碰撞性质研究等领域中潜在应用前景. 关键词： 原子光学 原子分子囚禁 液晶空间光相位调制器 组合三光学势阱     

采用液晶空间光调制器的可控性阵列菲涅耳波带片

利用液晶空间光调制器的光学调制特性,实现阵列数与焦长可调控的阵列菲涅耳波带片,并给出了理论分析和实验结果,该方法操作简单、具有实时可调控的优点.     

用双折射晶体相位延迟法选纵横的理论分析和实验研究

提出了一种新的固体激光器纵模选择技术，分析了该方法的损耗调制原理，用半经典理论建立二模光场竞争的运动方程，并对这种方法的纵模选择能力进行了计算。实验中用KTP和方解石两种双折射晶体都实现了固体激光器的单纵模振荡，用KTP晶体获得了CW 44 mW的单纵模激光输出，稳定性优于±3％。实验表明在半导体激光泵浦的中小功率固体激光器中用该方法选纵模具有稳定、可靠的优点。     

High power single-longitudinal-mode cyan laser at 500.8 nm

An all-solid-state single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) laser at 500.8 nm with 830 mW output power has been demonstrated for the first time. By using a new resonator for doubly resonant, Nd:GdVO₄ and Nd:YAG were pumped by two laser diode arrays coupled by optical fiber, respectively. In the two sub-cavities, SLM wavelengths of 1064 and 946 nm were induced by using the twisted-mode technique and then mixed into SLM 500.8 nm laser with sum-frequency technology. The SLM 500.8 nm laser output of 830 mW was obtained at the incident pump power of 20 W for Nd:GdVO₄ and 23 W for Nd:YAG. The experimental results showed that the intracavity sum-frequency mixing by twisted-mode technique is an effective method for SLM 500.8 nm laser.     

Two dimensional vortex lattices from pure wavefront tilts

A new method of generation of two dimensional vortex lattices is described. In this method, different parts of the wavefront are given different local tilts to realize vortex lattice in the propagated field. These linear phase variations corresponding to tilts in different locations of the wavefront are created using a spatial light modulator (SLM). The diffracted field from the SLM is found to contain vortex lattice and the presence of these vortices is confirmed experimentally. Computational results are also provided.     

Image magnified lensless holographic projection by convergent spherical beam illumination

In liquid crystal spatial light modulator(SLM)-based holographic projection, the image is usually displayed at a distant projection screen through free space diffraction from a computer-generated hologram(CGH). Therefore,it allows for removing of the projection lens for the sake of system simplification and being aberration free, known as the "lensless holographic projection". However, the maximum size of the optical projected image is limited by the diffraction angle of the SLM. In this Letter, we present a method for the implementation of image magnification in a lensless holographic projection system by using convergent spherical wave illumination to the SLM.The complete complex amplitude of the image wavefront is reconstructed in a lensless optical filtering system from a phase-only CGH that is encoded by the off-axis double-phase method. The dimensions of the magnified image can break the limitation by the maximum diffraction angle of the SLM at a given projection distance.Optical experiment results with successful image magnification in the lensless holographic projection system are presented.     

Oblique-Incidence Characteristics of a Parallel-Aligned Nematic-Liquid-Crystal Spatial Light Modulator

We have developed optically-addressed and electrically-addressed liquid crystal spatial phase-only light modulators having no pixelized structures. We obtained a large depth of phase-only modulation and high diffraction efficiency based on the electro-optical characteristics of a parallel-aligned nematic liquid crystal. These spatial light modulators (SLM) are of the reflection type, so there would be a loss of power in the readout light from the half mirror, which was set up so as to separate the incident and reflected lights. To optimize the characteristics of a reflection type spatial phase-only light modulator, we have proposed an oblique incident optical readout setup. We have examined the effect of conditions such as the polarization direction and the incidence angle of the readout light, and the orientation of liquid crystal molecules in the SLM. High diffraction efficiency close to the theoretical maximum value was obtained by adjusting the above conditions. The simulation analysis can well explain the experimental results of phase modulation.     

Experimental generation and characterization of Devil’s vortex-lenses

We propose the first experimental approach for both generation and characterization of high quality Devil’s vortex-lenses. These new type of lenses, able to produce a sequence of optical vortices, are addressed onto a programmable spatial light modulator (SLM) operating in phase-only modulation. The static aberrations arising by the lack of flatness of the SLM display are characterized and mostly compensated by using a Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor. The analysis of the residual aberrations and their effect on the vortex-lens performance are studied.     

Readout of Images on Spatial Light Modulator Using Reading Light Supplier

A readout function of a reading light supplier (RLS) is demonstrated by reading out images from an optical addressable spatial light modulator (SLM). The RLS supplies reading light to the reading side of the SLM and transmits readout images from the SLM. The RLS consists of a fiber plate and a redirector which has micro conical-hollows. The RLS contrast, which is the intensity ratio of the reading light to the stray light, is 9.2 and the power efficiency of the reading light supply is about 5%. A writing pattern on the SLM is a checkered pattern of 5 mm×5 mm cells, and it is read out successfully using the RLS. The maximum contrast of the readout image is 1.9.     

菲涅耳非相干数字全息大视场研究

菲涅尔非相干相关全息术(Fresnel incoherent correlation holography, FINCH)通过空间光调制器(spatial light modulator, SLM)将来自物点的光波分解为曲率半径不同的两束自相干光,干涉条纹由CCD记录.由于受限于SLM与CCD的像素数目及像素尺寸, FINCH技术与光学全息术相比记录视场要小得多.本文通过对FINCH系统的记录过程进行理论分析,给出了SLM所能记录的视场角,说明通过调控加载在SLM上的双透镜光轴中心,能够扩大SLM的有效直径从而将SLM的有效记录范围增大2.77倍,有效扩大了系统的记录视场.搭建了非相干光反射式数字全息记录系统并对理论分析进行了实验验证,结果表明:在SLM上依次加载不同光轴中心位置的双透镜掩模进行FINCH记录及再现,将得到的各子图像拼接融合可以得到高分辨率大视场图像,为菲涅尔非相干全息术在高分辨大视场显微成像的进一步应用提供了有力支撑.     

Three-dimensional dynamic optical manipulation by combining a diffractive optical element and a spatial light modulator

Since the introduction of computer-controlled spatial light modulators (SLMs), holographic optical tweezers have become an important tool for dynamic parallel optical manipulation. In this paper we clarify the usefulness of a new configuration for optical trapping that creates light patterns using the combination of a diffractive optical element (DOE) and an SLM. This configuration not only enables the use of the higher part of the SLM’s diffraction efficiency curve, because a simple hologram can be chosen for the SLM, but also achieves three-dimensional dynamic optical manipulation over a large spatial range. By switching blaze-like holograms displayed on the SLM, we demonstrated simultaneous transportation of three 6-μm-diameter polystyrene beads over a range of 90 μm in the vertical direction and 37.5 μm in the horizontal direction. Compared with the same manipulation executed using only the SLM, the range of this method is extended four-fold in the vertical direction and three-fold in the horizontal direction.     

Synthesis and reconstruction of computer generated holograms by a double pass technique on a twisted nematic-based liquid crystal spatial light modulator

Achieving phase only modulation from a spatial light modulator (SLM) is useful for many optical processing tasks. In this paper, we demonstrate a simple method of decoupling phase and amplitude modulation in a twisted nematic liquid crystal (TNLC) SLM using a double pass technique. A Jones calculus model is developed which matches our experimental data.     

Diffractive characteristics of the liquid crystal spatial light modulator

The liquid crystal spatial light modulator (LC SLM) is very suitable for wavefront correction and optical testing and can produce a wavefront with large phase change and high accuracy. The LC SLM is composed of thousands of pixels and the pixel size and shape have effects on the diffractive characteristics of the LC SLM. This paper investigates the pixel effect on the phase of the wavefront with the scalar diffractive theory. The results show that the maximum optical path difference modulation is 41\,$\mu$m to produce the paraboloid wavefront with the peak to valley accuracy better than $\la$/10. Effects of the mismatch between the pixel and the period, and black matrix on the diffraction efficiency of the LC SLM are also analysed with the Fresnel phase lens model. The ability of the LC SLM is discussed for optical testing and wavefront correction based on the calculated results. It shows that the LC SLM can be used as a wavefront corrector and a compensator.     

The correlations in a star molecule fluid. Integral equation theory and Monte Carlo study

The structure of a starlike molecule (SLM) fluid with four arms of different length is studied by applying the associative Percus–Yevick integral equation (IE) theory and canonical Monte Carlo (MC) simulations. In the IE study the SLM fluid is modelled by a fluid of hard spheres with four associative sites on each sphere while the MC has been performed for a freely-joined tangent hard sphere fluid. The total radial distribution functions have been calculated in both approaches for different volume fraction regimes and different arm lengths. It is shown that the associative IE theory predicts the structure of SLM fluid best for relatively long arms and at high densities. Additionally, the dependence of the SLM centre–centre correlations on the functionality and fluid particle density has been analysed using the MC results.     

Self adaptive high pass filtering using photochromic glass

We describe an auto programmable spatial-filtering system using photochromic glass plate as a programmable spatial light modulator, SLM, illuminated by a single wavelength of light. The proposed setup is a conventional 4f coherent optical system. At Fourier plane the filter function is written on the SLM as negative copy of the power spectrum of the input image. The method does not involve numerical processing, and thus, it could be potentially useful for processing large images. Validation experiments are presented.     

Research on single-longitudinal-mode selection of 2 μm solid-state-lasers

As the light source of the coherent Doppler LIDAR, a single-longitudinal-mode (SLM) with narrow linewidth and high frequency stability are typically required as the seed laser of the injection locking systems. Many scholars make point on the research about SLM selection in laser diode pumped all solid states lasers on theoretically and experimentally. In this paper, we will introduce and discuss the SLM selection work on 2 μm SLM lasers. SLM selection methods mainly include micro-cavity, double cavities, ring laser, inserting F-P etalons into the cavity, inserting birefringent filter into the cavity and so on. The advantages and disadvantages of these methods will be generalized and discussed.     

Single mode oscillation of TEA CO2 laser with an interference resonator

An effective single-longitudinal mode (SLM) pulse TEA CO₂ laser operation was demonstrated using a Michelson’s type resonator with a tilting Fabry-Perot etalon. A modified numerical model of the interference resonator was investigated for designing the laser. The experimentally measured values were found to have good agreement with the numerical model. A pulse width of about 90 ns and the maximum pulse energy of about 300 mJ were achieved at 10.59 μm in SLM and TEM₀₀ mode. The reliability of producing SLM pulses was 100% and there was no damage on the etalon. By turning the interference resonator, the SLM output was tuned 44 lines of the CO₂ spectrum.