Determination of bulk viscosity of liquid water via pulse duration measurements in stimulated Brillouin scattering

We present a method by which to determine the bulk viscosity of water from pulse duration measurements of stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS）. Beginning from a common model of Brillouin scattering, the bulk viscosity is shown to play an important role in Brillouin linewidth determination. Pulse durations of SBS back-reflected optical pulses are measured over the temperature range of 5-40℃. SBS linewidths are de- termined via Fourier transformation of the time-domain results, and the bulk viscosity of water is measured and derived from the obtained values. Our results show that the proposed method for measurement of pulse durations is an effective approach for determining bulk viscosity. The method can be easily extended to determine bulk viscosities of other Newtonian liquids.     

Ultrahigh-gain bulk solid-state stimulated Brillouin scattering phase-conjugation material

We report what is believed to be the first observation of phase conjugation by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) in TeO2 single crystal. The observed very low threshold for phase-conjugate mirror (PCM) formation, high PCM reflectivities in this initial experiment, and commercial availability of material hold promise for a host of practical applications in the near future. The resultant steady-state gain parameter, approximately 100 cm/GW, is to our knowledge the largest ever reported for any SBS material.     

Experimental investigation on the competition between wideband stimulated Brillouin scattering and forward stimulated Raman scattering in water

The utilization of a simple focused optical cell to bring to light the competition between wideband stimulated Brillouin scattering (WSBS) and forward stimulated Raman scattering (FSRS) is investigated experimentally. A pulsed, wide bandwidth second-harmonic Nd:YAG laser is used as the pump source. We found that, the competition between WSBS and FSRS is an alternate process, which one dominated depends on the linewidth and energy of the pump laser, focal length, and optical breakdown.     

Real time measurement of the attenuation coefficient of water in open ocean based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

A new method for measuring the attenuation coefficient of seawater in real time is suggested based on stimulated Brillouin scattering. The measurement can be achieved through detecting the intensity of back scattered stimulated Brillouin scattering and the intensity of the laser beam. PACS 42.68.Wt; 42.79.Qx; 42.65.Es     

水中受激拉曼散射的能量增强及受激布里渊散射的光学抑制

为提高液体介质中受激拉曼散射的输出能量,提出了通过温度调控来抑制受激布里渊散射的方法,设计了532 nm多纵模宽带脉冲激光泵浦的受激拉曼散射发生系统,测量了不同温度下水中前向受激拉曼散射及后向受激布里渊散射的输出能量,分析了水温、泵浦激光线宽及热散焦效应对受激拉曼散射输出能量影响的物理机制.实验结果表明:通过降低水温可实现对受激布里渊散射过程的有效抑制,同时减小热散焦效应带来的光束畸变,从而有效提高受激拉曼散射的输出能量.研究结果对液体介质中的受激拉曼散射多波长转换具有重要意义.     

A lidar system based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

The effect of stimulated Brillouin scattering in remote sensing of the ocean is investigated. It shows that by means of stimulated Brillouin scattering the signal-to-noise ratio of Brillouin lidar can be increased greatly by about 50 times, and its depth resolution can be improved to 1/8 of that with spontaneous Brillouin scattering. PACS 42.68.Wt; 42.79.Qx; 42.65.Es     

水中受激布里渊散射阈值的研究

在对水中受激布里渊散射阈值的研究中,针对传统定义上的不足,提出一种新的定义和新的测量方法.测量了不同能量的光束在不同长度的水介质中传输,在宽线宽和窄线宽情况下水的衰减系数.通过水的衰减系数的变化来确定不同情况下受激布里渊散射的阈值.试验发现,水中的受激布里渊阈值在理想稳态和理想瞬态下是一个常数,只与泵浦激光和介质属性有关,和介质长度无关;在中间情况下,受激布里渊阈值是否与介质长度有关,还要根据具体情况来分析.     

Theoretical investigation on the pumping effect of stimulated Brillouin scattering on stimulated Raman scattering in water

The pumping effect of stimulated Brillouin scattering on stimulated Raman scattering is investigated theoretically through the coupled wave equations of stimulated Brillouin scattering and stimulated Raman scattering. The numerical simulations are in agreement with the experimental results. They indicate that the backward stimulated Raman scattering is excited and amplified collectively by both pump laser and stimulated Brillouin scattering.     

熔融石英玻璃受激布里渊散射效应实验研究

以自行研制的大能量单纵单横电光调Q激光系统作为抽运源，在小尺寸(2 cm×2 cm×4 cm)的熔融石英玻璃样品中实现了强烈发展的受激布里渊散射(SBS)过程，在工作介质无损伤的情况下，相位共轭波能量高达110 mJ，反射率约为60％.还研究了SBS能量反射率与入射角之间的关系，证实了此前提出的“自供种子光(self-Stokes-seeding)”效应的存在.提出了双棒串接的构型，得到了更为高效的SBS过程. 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 熔融石英玻璃 激光损伤 反射率     

Measurement of intrinsic Brillouin linewidth of fibers based on stimulated Brillouin scattering slow light

Intrinsic Brillouin linewidth is one of the essential parameters to optimize the gain spectrum of stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). A novel method for the measurement of the intrinsic Brillouin line-width based on SBS slow light is proposed and demonstrated. In this method, an implicit model based on the transient SBS theory is developed, and a data processing method is designed to obtain the value of the intrinsic Brillouin linewidth from the model. The measured results show that the method is effective for studying SBS slow light.     

高非线性微结构光纤中基于受激布里渊散射的慢光延迟

全光连续可调的慢光技术在全光网络和光信息处理等领域具有重要的应用前景. 利用自行设计并拉制的高非线性微结构光纤, 实验研究了基于受激布里渊散射的可调谐慢光延迟. 采用单抽运光和单级延迟方案, 当抽运光功率为162.6 mW时, 在长度为120 m的高非线性微结构光纤中获得了最大76 ns的延迟量, 相当于0.76个脉冲宽度. 通过调节抽运光功率的大小, 可以实现对慢光延迟量的可调谐.该慢光延迟方案具有延迟量大、 全光可调谐及与现有光通信系统兼容等优势. 关键词： 慢光 微结构光纤 受激布里渊散射     

水中受激布里渊散射脉冲的反常压缩

受激布里渊散射(SBS)具有脉冲压缩的特性,受激布里渊散射的脉冲宽度随着抽运能量的增大而变小,在水中可以达到几百皮秒的量级.本文在实验上观察到一种受激布里渊散射的脉冲宽度随抽运能量增大而变大的现象,这里称之为反常压缩.SBS的脉冲反常压缩和脉冲压缩与抽运光的强弱会聚情况有关.利用数值模拟,模拟了强弱会聚情况下抽运光在水中的传输规律,强弱会聚情况的抽运光对受激布里渊散射形成的有效增益长度不同:抽运光强会聚时有效增益长度短,形成SBS脉冲宽度的反常压缩;弱会聚时有效增益长度长,也就是正常的SBS脉冲压缩.     

Research on stimulated Brillouin scattering suppression based on multi-frequency phase modulation

The method of generating equal-amplitude spectral lines by multi-frequency phase modulation is used in stimulated Brillouin scattering （SBS） suppression. The spectra of three, five, seven, and eleven equalamplitude spectral lines are obtained in experiment with flatnesses less than 0.3 dB. Theoretical research on SBS suppression shows that the threshold power after modulation is in reverse proportion to the maximum square of amplitude moduli of fundamental frequency and the nth harmonic wave. The threshold powers of three, five, seven, and eleven equal-amplitude spectral lines are improved by 5.21, 8.36, 9.39, and 10.76 dB, respectively.     

利用受激布里渊散射在光纤中实现光存储

利用有限差分法在慢变包络近似下求解了耦合波方程组,并从理论上实现了短光脉冲的存储。研究了数据脉冲的读出效率随声子寿命、布里渊增益系数、数据脉冲强度和控制脉冲强度的变化规律。结果显示:在长声子寿命的条件下,可以获得高的读出效率和长的存储时间,而布里渊增益系数和数据脉冲强度对读出效率没有影响;增大布里渊增益系数可以降低所需控制脉冲的强度。这种方法对短脉冲可以实现有效存储,而对长脉冲不能实现存储。     

受激布里渊散射光脉冲波形的研究

从实验和理论上研究了受激布里渊散射(SBS)光脉冲波形.在Nd∶YAG调Q激光器中实验研究了SBS光脉冲波形随抽运光参数、结构参数和介质参数的变化规律，并利用SBS理论模型进行了数值模拟，实验与数值模拟结果的变化趋势基本一致.结果表明，抽运光能量越小，透镜焦距越短，镜-池间距越长，介质声子寿命越长，SBS光脉冲波形就越不容易出现调制现象.分析和讨论了抽运光参数、结构参数和介质参数对SBS光脉冲波形的影响机理. 关键词： 受激布里渊散射 脉冲波形 抽运光参数 结构参数     

Low-power phase conjugation based on stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber amplifiers

Phase-conjugating stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) mirrors are frequently used to improve the brightness of solid-state lasers. With a scheme for designing fiber amplifiers as SBS phase conjugators the power requirements can be decreased by orders of magnitude; yet only low coherence is required, and high fidelity is reached. A peak power of 5 W was demonstrated to be sufficient for optical SBS phase conjugation.     

横向受激布里渊散射的抑制

 从非线性光学的耦合波理论出发，结合流体力学的连续性方程，建立了光学元件中窄带泵浦的横向受激布里渊散射的二维理论模型，并在此基础上，利用数值模拟考察泵浦光带宽增加对受激散射过程的影响。研究表明:在一定的条件下，当泵浦光带宽略大于布里渊线宽时，受激散射过程的Stokes增益将显著降低；带宽越大，Stokes增益降低得越多；当带宽大于20GHz时，可以抑制横向受激布里渊散射带来的不良影响。另外，当带宽一定时，调制频率的改变也会影响受激散射过程，可以通过数值模拟确定最佳的调制频率。     

Tunable and reconfigurable photonic microwave filter based on stimulated Brillouin scattering

A high Q-factor photonic microwave filter showing tuning and reshaping capabilities and based on stimulated Brillouin scattering is demonstrated. The filter bandpass can be continuously tuned, changing the microwave oscillator used to generate the pump power, and the filter shape can be modified by modulating the microwave tone. A single bandpass over the microwave spectrum can be obtained by using single-sideband suppressed carrier modulation. Experimental results demonstrate the wide tuning range of the filter, its reshaping capability, and Q factor of 670.     

利用受激布里渊散射在光纤中实现光存储

利用有限差分法在慢变包络近似下求解了耦合波方程组,并从理论上实现了短光脉冲的存储。研究了数据脉冲的读出效率随声子寿命、布里渊增益系数、数据脉冲强度和控制脉冲强度的变化规律。结果显示：在长声子寿命的条件下,可以获得高的读出效率和长的存储时间,而布里渊增益系数和数据脉冲强度对读出效率没有影响;增大布里渊增益系数可以降低所需控制脉冲的强度。这种方法对短脉冲可以实现有效存储,而对长脉冲不能实现存储。     

横向受激布里渊散射的抑制

从非线性光学的耦合波理论出发,结合流体力学的连续性方程,建立了光学元件中窄带泵浦的横向受激布里渊散射的二维理论模型,并在此基础上,利用数值模拟考察泵浦光带宽增加对受激散射过程的影响。研究表明:在一定的条件下,当泵浦光带宽略大于布里渊线宽时,受激散射过程的Stokes增益将显著降低;带宽越大,Stokes增益降低得越多;当带宽大于20GHz时,可以抑制横向受激布里渊散射带来的不良影响。另外,当带宽一定时,调制频率的改变也会影响受激散射过程,可以通过数值模拟确定最佳的调制频率。