基于介电润湿三液体透镜的变焦光学系统的设计与分析

提出了一种基于介电润湿效应的三液体透镜与传统固定透镜组合的三组元结构变焦光学系统.在一、三组元固定不变的情况下,通过移动中间三液体透镜组改变系统焦距,并通过三液体透镜的自变焦特性,确保系统在变焦的同时保持像面位置不变.采用光焦度高斯括号法求解系统的初始结构参量,利用Zemax光学软件进行系统设计与优化,最后对系统的成像质量进行分析.结果表明:该系统总长22mm,可实现2.7~20.3mm范围内的连续变焦,系统变倍比接近8,在空间频率180lp/mm处调制传递函数值均大于0.4.     

折射/衍射混合红外双焦光学系统设计

利用二元光学元件消色差和对波面进行任意整形的特点，将二元衍射面应用于红外双焦光学系统中，对变焦方程的解进行了分析，给出了具体的系统设计实例.设计结果表明，在仅使用4片锗透镜的情况下，系统焦距为80 mm，F数为0.8时，系统垂轴像差小于72μm，在10lp/mm时光学传递函数大于0.8；系统焦距为160mm，F数为1.6时，系统垂轴像差小于35μm，在10lp/mm时光学传递函数大于0.7. 关键词： 红外变焦光学系统 折射/衍射混合透镜 光学设计     

二元变焦内窥镜光学系统设计

根据高斯光学原理,以液体透镜为核心元件,研究了无移动镜组变焦系统的设计方法。从医用内窥镜的使用要求出发,设计了一种二元变焦内窥镜系统。该系统可通过气压或液压控制液体透镜表面曲率变化,实现1.5倍变倍比,在1.8 mm和2.7 mm焦距下都获得了良好的成像质量。     

电湿效应变焦光学系统的设计与分析

与传统的通过电机调节透镜相对位置达到变焦目的设计完全不同,提出了一种设计无机械运动变焦光学系统的新方法.利用亥姆霍兹自由能最小化方法推导出适合双液体变焦透镜的杨氏方程,将以气液固三相系统为基础的传统杨式方程扩展到了液液固三相系统.以圆柱结构的双液体变焦透镜为组分设计了一种新型的变焦光学系统,分析了系统在外加电压作用下使焦距变化的同时又能保持像面不变时必须满足的条件.模拟结果表明该系统的变倍比大约可达到1:1.5.     

基于PDMS基片的可变焦柱透镜

设计并制作了一种基于聚二甲基硅氧烷（Polydimethylsiloxane,PDMS）基片的可变焦微型柱透镜。这种柱透镜主要由一根埋入PDMS基片中的玻璃毛细管构成,通过选择毛细管内液体的折射率实现变焦功能。液体折射率为1.451 8～1.550 2时,柱透镜焦距可由21.369 mm减小到3.362 mm,变焦倍数达到6.4倍。用散射光成像方法观察并拍摄了平行光通过这种可变焦柱透镜后的光线轨迹图;用ZEMAX光学设计软件摸拟了成像过程,模拟结果和实验图像相符;用高斯光学的逐次成像方法推导出了这种柱透镜的焦距公式,焦距的计算结果和实验以及模拟结果吻合。PDMS基片中可变焦微型柱透镜的成功制作,为＂芯片上的实验室＂提供了一种重要的光学成像元件。     

双液体变焦透镜变焦迟滞现象的研究

通过引入接触线摩擦力,建立了基于双液体变焦透镜内壁的液液固三相系统接触线的力学物理模型,重新对非理想状态下液液固三相系统接触线进行了受力分析.在此基础上,对杨氏方程进行了改进,合理地解释了双液体变焦透镜的变焦迟滞现象.通过对疏水介电层厚度为2 μm的双液体变焦透镜进行加电压变焦实验,给出了双液体透镜的焦距与电压之间的迟...     

液体透镜在变焦系统中的应用

利用液体透镜进行变焦系统设计可以大幅降低系统的复杂程度,本文介绍和讨论了该项技术的研究和应用现状。首先,基于液体透镜的分类即渐变折射率透镜和变曲率透镜介绍了几种主要液体透镜的原理和特点,给出了具有代表性的ARCTIC透镜系列和Optotune透镜系列的设计参数和优点。然后,对液体透镜技术在变焦系统中的应用进行了分析,描述了其在变焦眼镜、手机相机、内窥镜和显微镜等诸多领域中应用的现状和优势。最后,利用液体透镜设计了一种长焦距变焦系统,该系统可实现2.5倍的可见光变焦。     

超长焦距红外双视场光学系统设计

设计了一种超长焦距中波红外双视场光学系统,该系统采用二次成像结构,通过透镜轴向移动实现变焦功能。设计结果表明,该系统可以实现超长焦距600~150 mm的变焦功能,且中心视场在探测器特征频率20 lp/mm处的光学传递函数值高于0.5,接近衍射极限,能够很好地满足军事侦察对远距离目标同时搜索和瞄准的要求。     

大孔径变焦投影镜头设计

为了实现某一大孔径定焦投影镜头作为初始结构, 经过优化设计后成为大孔径变焦投影镜头, 根据设计目标的DMD对角线尺寸, 利用AUTOCAD对选择的定焦距系统的初始结构尺寸进行测绘, 初步选择各镜材料, 规划成5组元变焦系统, 利用各种操作数对镜头的基本参数和外形尺寸进行限制, 并合理利用2个非球面, 在光学设计软件Zemax与CODE V中往返优化, 得到一款在可见光波段内, 短焦距为14.61 mm、视场角为60°、F数为1.5, 长焦距为29.31 mm、视场角为30°、F数为1.6的变焦投影镜头。设计结果表明:各视场的传递函数(MTF)值在截至频率60 lp/mm处不低于0.46, 各焦距处的弥散角不超出1.6', 镜头具有良好的像质。该镜头系统由11块透镜和1块平行平板组成, 其中透镜2使用了非球面镜, 该镜头片数较少, 透镜折射率不高, 材料容易选择。     

基于谐衍射的液体透镜变焦系统设计

设计了一套基于谐衍射的液体透镜变焦系统。系统对可见光波段成像,视场角2ω为150°,焦距f′为20～120mm,可实现6~X变焦。采用两片液体透镜,利用电润湿原理,无需改变透镜间距,只需调整施加于之上的电压即可实现变焦,同时引入一个谐衍射面来校正大视场所引入的色差。系统的调制传递函数曲线在奈奎斯特频率60lp/mm时,短焦高于0.7,长焦高于0.6,成像质量很好。系统的设计既保证了成像的高清晰度,又减小了系统体积,可广泛应用于内窥镜和智能手机等微型变焦系统领域。     

Demonstration of high extinction ratio modal interference in a two-mode fiber and its applications for all-fiber comb filter and high-temperature sensor

We show that high extinction ratio (>20 dB) modal interference in a two-mode dispersion compensating fiber can be utilized to build a compact, easy-to-fabricate tunable all-fiber optical comb filter. Wavelength tunability over the full free spectral range of the comb filter is demonstrated with an electrical power of 115mW using an on-fiber thin film micro-heater deposited directly on the fiber. In another configuration, the comb filter is used as a temperature sensor with dynamic range of >300 °C and sensitivity of <0.1 °C. The temperature sensor is capable of measuring a temperature as high as 500 °C.     

Experimental measurement and analysis of the optical trapping force acting on a yeast cell with a lensed optical fiber probe

Based on an optical trapping system with a single-lensed fiber probe inserted at an angle, the sub-picoNewton trapping force acting on a yeast cell as a function of the displacement is measured experimentally by the static and dynamic methods, respectively, whose measurement processes are presented in detail. The measured maximum trapping efficiency is 0.07 in our experiment, which is an order of magnitude lower than that of the optical tweezers. The characteristics of the trapping force in the various horizontal directions are discussed. Finally, the analysis of the measurement error shows the factors and their magnitude which cause error, and offers a way to reduce the error in future.     

Optical arithmetic unit using bit-WDM

A novel arithmetic unit is proposed consisting of a pipelined optical ripple carry adder that adds two words with bits multiplexed by different wavelengths on a single fiber. The addition result is returned to a fiber bus in the same format as the incoming words. The corresponding operand bit pairs are split off the fiber using wavelength division demultiplexers. Full adders compute the sum for each bit pair and the carry from the next lower significant bit pair. The full adder uses couplers and NOT, NOR and novel XOR logic gates constructed using semiconductor optical amplifiers for gain and wavelength shifting.     

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.     

A high nonlinearity elliptical fiber for applications in Raman and Brillouin sensors

Raman and Brillouin effects have found special applications in distributed sensing for smart materials and structures. In these sensors, the fiber acts as a distributed sensor, sensing strain and temperature over a range of tens of kilometers and, at the same time, carries this information to the installation that will process them. In order to optimize the fiber to operate under the Brillouin and Raman regimes, a special elliptical fiber with small effective area has been designed, which will allow these sensors to cover longer distances and/or employ lower power lasers.     

Temperature dependence of low loss polymeric AWG

We investigate on the variation of loss and temperature dependence of a polymeric arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) depending on its substrate, by fabricating 16-channel polymeric AWGs with various substrate conditions. Insertion loss for a polymeric AWG on a silicon substrate is measured as low as 3.1 dB. The temperature-dependent wavelength shift for a polymeric AWG detached from the substrate is maintained within 0.1 nm from 20 to 80 °C. But we observe a degradation of insertion loss and a little instability in wavelength characteristics both for the detached polymeric AWG and for a polymeric AWG on a polymer substrate. We investigate on those optical properties of the polymeric AWGs based on measured thermal expansion properties of the polymers.     

Method of state code matrixes in the realization of optical switching using Perfect Shuffle

Based on the Left Perfect Shuffle (LPS) optical communication network constructed by cascade multi-stage LPS interconnection, using Looping algorithm, any arbitrary sequence of the input signals can be realized. However, instead of obtaining the simultaneous state codes of the same level node switches through mathematical analytical expressions directly, only routing tags of each channel can be obtained through mathematical analytical expressions so as to draw out topological chart of the network to obtain the state codes implied in the chart. Thus, the states of the switches cannot be directly programmed and controlled by computer in practical application. In this paper, based on the Looping algorithm, a method of stage code matrixes is presented to resolve this problem. By using the method, the simultaneous state codes of the same level’s four node switches can be directly obtained, which is convenient for the computer to provide controlled signals needed to finish the permutation for each node switch. The method of stage code matrixes provides further theoretical basis for the realization of optical switching by integration of Perfect Shuffle and high-speed optical switches.     

Dichroic property of the H2O-groups in α-quartz, LiNbO3 and LiTaO3 in the infrared range

The absorptive peaks of the H₂O-groups were observed in the infrared absorption spectra in the vicinity of 3480 cm⁻¹ in LiNbO₃ and LiTaO₃, and 3580 cm⁻¹ in α-quartz. The absorptions of these lines were found to depend on the vibration direction of the polarized incident light, showing the dichroic property in these crystals. The absorption of the ordinary ray waves is much larger than that for the E-ray waves in the crystals. This observation indicates that the direction of the bond vibrations for the H₂O-groups is perpendicular to the optic axis of crystals. The dichroic property of the H₂O-groups may serve as the tracer to study the local electric field in piezoelectric crystals.     

All optical latches using quantum-dot semiconductor optical amplifier

The design and performance of two optical latches, the Set-Reset (SR) latch and D-Flip-Flop has been studied. These latches are the building blocks of large optical processors. The latches are built using two optical logic operations NAND and NOT. Both NAND and NOT operations are realized by using Mach-Zhender interferometer (MZI) utilizing semiconductor optical amplifier with quantum dot active region (QD-SOA). Nonlinear dynamics including carrier heating and spectral hole-burning in the QD-SOA are taken into account together with the rate equations in order to realize the all-optical logic operations. Results show that this scheme can realize the functions of Set-Reset latch and D-Flip-Flop at high speeds (∼250 Gb/s). The dependence of the output quality (Q factor) on QD-SOA parameters is also discussed.     

Dispersion-Managed Solitons in Multiple-Core Nonlinear Fiber Arrays

The variational principle is employed to obtain the evolution of the parameters of Gaussian and super-Gaussian chirped solitons that propagates through multiple-core nonlinear optical fiber arrays. This is governed by the dispersion-managed nonlinear Schrodinger's equation with strong dispersion management in the presence of linear coupling between the adjacent cores. The results are valid for any configuration of the cores.