Time-resolved,hot-electron conductivity measurement using an electro-optic sampling technique

A picosecond electro-optical sampling technique has, for the first time, been used for measuring the high-electrical-field instabilities in a semiconductor. Current-voltage-characteristics and the high-field domain nucleation time for n-type In_0.53 Ga_0.47 As samples have been measured with a time resolution better than 10 ps and compared with existing theoretical calculations.     

A novel timing synchronization for CO-OFDM systems using chirp signals

A fast and efficient timing offset correction is an essential function in the coherent optical orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (CO-OFDM) system. The timing synchronization schemes for OFDM systems in wireless communications can be used for CO-OFDM systems. However, the performance of these schemes is reduced due to the chromatic dispersion. To fulfill the requirement of the CO-OFDM systems, a novel symbol timing synchronization scheme based on chirp signals has been proposed. The simulation results show that the proposed method is robust in CO-OFDM systems which is suffering from noise.     

Photon echo chirp transform using a stabilized frequency agile laser

We report on the demonstration of the chirp transform algorithm for the instantaneous optical frequency analysis of wide band radiofrequency signals. The process exploits photon echoes in an Er³⁺:YSO crystal at 1536 nm. The analysis covers a 1.6 GHz instantaneous bandwidth together with more than 24,000 independent channels. These performances require a frequency agile laser source that is phase-locked in order to take advantage of the tens of μs of coherence time offered by the crystal optical transition.     

利用非锁定飞秒激光实现太赫兹频率的精密测量

频率是电磁波最重要的一个基本物理量,随着THz技术的发展,在光源研制、宽带通信、超精细光谱测量等领域都对THz频率的高精度侧量提出了要求.传统的Fabry-Perot干涉法与外差探测法难以实现THz频率的高精度测量,频率梳方法虽然测量精度很高,但测量系统复杂.本文提出一种利用重复频率自由漂移的飞秒激光器实现太赫兹频率精密测量的新方法.通过对非锁定的飞秒激光器的重复频率和THz拍频频率进行同时连续采集与计算,得到被测THz频率,测量精度可以达到10~(-10)量级无需对飞秒激光重复频率进行复杂的锁定控制,测量系统大大简化.     

The application of an optical Doppler frequency discriminator in a laser velocimeter

A laser velocimeter is described which uses an optical Doppler frequency discriminator in the form of a spherical mirror confocal Fabry-Perot interferometer (SFPI). The SFPI pass band is made to coincide with the laser frequency using a system of external control. Experimental results are given.     

Ultrafast and broadband frequency chirp signal generation using a high-extinction-ratio optical modulator

We successfully demonstrate ultrafast frequency sweep signal generation using the double-sideband suppressed carrier modulation technique with a high-extinction-ratio optical modulator that helps realize clear signals with no filters. The resultant sweep rate was achieved at 3.67 × 10(16) Hz/s with an extinction ratio above 25 dB, which corresponds to a bandwidth of 11 GHz with a pulse duration of 300 ns.     

A phase stable short pulse generator using a DPMZM and phase modulators for application in 160 GBaud DQPSK systems

A method of 40 GHz phase stable short pulses generation is experimentally demonstrated. It is based on a dual parallel Mach–Zehnder modulator (DPMZM) driven by only one electrical sinusoidal clock and two cascaded phase modulators. The generated pulses are characterized with full-width-at-half-maximum pulse width of 1.9 ps, extinction ratio of 27 dB, timing jitter of 36 fs and signal to noise ratio over 30 dB. The high quality and phase stability of the pulses are further experimentally verified in a 4 × 40 GBaud differential quadrature phase shift keying (DQPSK) optical-time-division-multiplexing (OTDM) system.     

Irregular frequency chirp in radiation of an injection laser in high-velocity code modulation

The effect of the shape of the excitation pulses on the magnitude of the frequency chirp in an injection laser is investigated. It is established that as the degree of rectangularity of the pulses becomes higher, the frequency chirp increases. Simultaneous consideration of the effect of residual charge in the active region of the laser, the delay of stimulated radiation, and the frequency chirp indicates that in the case of high-velocity code modulation of an injection laser, in the latter an irregular frequency chirp appears that can exert a noticeable influence on the distortion of code trains of pulses having a super-Gaussian shape, when they propagate in media with a dispersion of 100 p.s./nm/km and above. Belarusian State University, 4, F. Skorina Ave., Minsk, 220050, Belarus. Translated from Zhurnal Prikladnoi Spektroskopii, Vol. 64, No. 1, pp. 45–49, January–February, 1997.     

A generalized programmable unambiguous state discriminator for unknown qubit systems

We discuss a state discriminator that unambiguously distinguishes between two quantum registers prepared with multiple copies of two unknown qubits. This device achieves the optimal performance by von Neumann measurement and general POVM in different ranges of the input preparation probabilities, respectively, and in the limit of very large program registers the optimal measurement reduces to only von Neumann measurements.     

Elevated measurement of traffic noise above an ideal reverberant city

Aerial noise measurement methods may be well suited to the determination of spatially-averaged traffic noise exposure levels, and could possibly be used as a means of assessing the long-term effectiveness of motor vehicle noise regulations. In this study two theoretical models are developed for some specific aerial measurement situations. Several characteristics of the models are examined. Limited experimental measurements agree well with theoretically predicted results; elevated measured noise levels are nearly proportional to the density of the traffic (in vehicles per unit area) on the city streets.     

Pulsed injection-seeded optical parametric oscillator with low frequency chirp for high-resolution spectroscopy

An injection-seeded optical parametric oscillator (OPO), based on periodically poled KTiOPO4 and pumped by a frequency-doubled, nanosecond-pulsed Nd:YAG laser, generates continuously tunable, single-longitudinal-mode, pulsed output at approximately 842 nm for high-resolution spectroscopy. Optical-heterodyne measurements show that the OPO frequency chirp increases linearly with detuning from the free-running (unseeded) OPO frequency and can be maintained as low as 10 MHz. Other factors affecting chirp are identified.     

BER analysis on optical direct-detection FSK transmission systems using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a discriminator

This paper presents a BER analysis for two types of optical FSK transmission systems using a Mach-Zehnder interferometer as a discriminator. In one case the discriminator is assumed to be kept on the transmitter side and in the second case, on the receiver side. The analysis takes into account the linewidth of the source and other noises in the system. The discriminator disperses the input pulse, and an optimum filter required to produce a raised cosine output pulse spectrum is proposed. Such an optimum filter gives the minimum noise bandwidth without causing any ISI at the decision instant. The values of the equivalent noise-bandwidth factorsI ₂ andI ₃ of the filter vary between 0.563 to 0.822 and 0.086 to 0.193, respectively, when the interferometer delay time is varied from zero to bit time. BER curves are given for various conditions of the FSK systems. To avoid an error floor the linewidth of the source should be <0.01/.     

Frequency stability measurement of a transfer-cavity-stabilized diode laser by using an optical frequency comb

We report results of frequency stability measurements of an extended cavity diode laser (ECDL) whose frequency is stabilized by a non-evacuated scanning transfer cavity. The transfer cavity is locked to a commercial frequency stabilized helium–neon laser. Frequency stability is measured by use of an optical frequency comb. The environmental perturbations (variations of temperature, air pressure, and humidity) are also simultaneously measured. The observed frequency drift of the ECDL is well explained by environmental perturbations. An atmospheric pressure variation, which is difficult to control with a non-evacuated cavity, is mainly affected to the frequency stability. Thus we put the cavity into a simple O-ring sealed (non-evacuated) tube. With this simple O-ring sealed tube, the frequency drift is reduced by a factor of 3, and the Allan variance reaches a value of 2.4×10⁻¹⁰, corresponds to the frequency stability of 83 kHz, at the average time of 3000 s. Since the actual frequency drift is well estimated by simultaneous measurement of the ambient temperature, pressure, and humidity, a feed-forward compensation of frequency drifts is also feasible in order to achieve a higher frequency stability with a simple non-evacuated transfer cavity.     

Carrier-envelope offset frequency measurement for tunable femtosecond lasers using resonant dispersive waves

We report that carrier-envelope offset frequency measurement for tunable femtosecond lasers is fulfilled by directly using the resonant dispersive waves generated in a photonic crystal fiber.     

具有时间分辨能力的强流电子束束剖面测量系统

 高能强流电子束的束参数测量是加速器研制过程中重要的一项测量工作,由于光学渡越辐射具有时间响应快、分辨率高等特点而被用于测量电子束的具有时间分辨能力的束剖面、发散角、能量等多个参数;通过电子束束参数的时间分辨测量则能够了解电子束产生、输运中的问题,非常有利于加速器的研究与调试。一种具有时间分辨能力的、利用光学渡越辐射进行高能强流电子束束斑测量的系统在中国工程物理研究院被建立起来,并在12 MeV LIA的电子束束斑的测量中用于电子束传输研究,该系统拍摄图像的间隔时间最小为10 ns,最小的曝光时间为3 ns,具有一次可以拍摄8幅图像的能力,并获得了12 MeV LIA约100 ns内相应的时间分辨的束斑变化情况,观察到了一些过去未观察到的现象,为加速器的研究提供了又一个新测试方法。     

具有时间分辨能力的强流电子束束剖面测量系统

高能强流电子束的束参数测量是加速器研制过程中重要的一项测量工作,由于光学渡越辐射具有时间响应快、分辨率高等特点而被用于测量电子束的具有时间分辨能力的束剖面、发散角、能量等多个参数;通过电子束束参数的时间分辨测量则能够了解电子束产生、输运中的问题,非常有利于加速器的研究与调试。一种具有时间分辨能力的、利用光学渡越辐射进行高能强流电子束束斑测量的系统在中国工程物理研究院被建立起来,并在12 MeV LIA的电子束束斑的测量中用于电子束传输研究,该系统拍摄图像的间隔时间最小为10 ns,最小的曝光时间为3 ns,具有一次可以拍摄8幅图像的能力,并获得了12 MeV LIA约100 ns内相应的时间分辨的束斑变化情况,观察到了一些过去未观察到的现象,为加速器的研究提供了又一个新测试方法。     

Calculating frequency response functions for uncertain systems using complex affine analysis

This paper is concerned with the effect of parametric uncertainty upon the response of mechanical systems. Two uncertainty propagation techniques are employed and compared against a benchmark based upon randomly scanning input parameter ranges. The first technique, complex interval analysis, is computationally very efficient but suffers from the issue of dependency which may result in large overestimation of the system response. The second technique, namely complex affine analysis, is presented here for the first time and it keeps track of variable dependencies throughout the calculation thus limiting overestimation, albeit at some computational expense. The methods are demonstrated on the problem of calculation of the frequency response functions of a simple lumped mass system with uncertain parameters for purposes of transparency of the presented ideas, although these ideas are equally applicable to more complex systems. It transpired that the complex affine analysis performed significantly better than its interval counterpart.