Beam steering approach for high-precision spatial light modulators

Steering accuracy is limited by the quantized phase modulation values and the number of phase pixels for spatial light modulators （SLMs）.Conventional methods of beam steering lack optimum precision.In this letter,a beam steering approach based on horizontally moving phase steps is proposed.Compared with the conventional methods,this novel method is able to reduce the maximum normalized steering error in SLM significantly by a factor proportional to the number of pixels.In addition,steering errors of high steering angles can be drastically reduced by a factor proportional to the product of the number of pixels and the quantized phase levels; the number of high-precision steering angles increases with the number of pixels or the quantized phase levels increasing.     

一种用于衍射光元件优化设计的快速算法的研究

讨论了傅里叶迭代算法对初始相位敏感的缺陷机理,提出用伪随机相位编码作为傅里叶迭代算法初始值的改进算法来克服相位敏感缺陷。改进算法具有加快迭代收敛速度、提高恢复图像强度准确性的优点。将该算法产生的任意期望图样的相位全息图写入纯相位液晶空间光调制器上,在远场成功地再现了期望图样。算法迭代10次可产生衍射效率接近85%的一幅相位全息图。作为一种快速相位恢复算法它在相控阵激光雷达以及光束敏捷偏转等领域有重要意义。     

Research on six degrees of freedom compound control technology for improving photoelectric pod pointing accuracy

High line-of-sight (LOS) pointing precision is a prerequisite for improving the laser confrontation capability of a photoelectric interference pod. In a traditional photoelectric pod, the time delay in TV tracking reduces the system phase margin, system stability and LOS pointing precision. In view of this deficiency, a normalized LMS algorithm is introduced to compensate for the TV camera delay in the inner gimbal position loop of a two-axis and four-gimbal structure, which can allow a pod to avoid system phase margin reduction. Meanwhile, a fast steering mirror (FSM) system is used to improve the LOS pointing precision. First, this paper proposes a normalized LMS algorithm. Second, a compound control structure, with an outer gimbal analog controller and an inner gimbal lag–lead controller, is designed. Finally, the FSM beam control precision is analyzed. The experimental results show that the normalized LMS algorithm yields almost no delay; moreover, the azimuth and pitch beam control accuracies are greater by a factor of 15 and 3, respectively, compared with those of a conventional photoelectric pod.     

抑制光束抖动的压电倾斜镜高带宽控制

提出了一种抑制光束平台抖动和压电倾斜镜机械谐振的方法从而提高系统校正带宽和跟瞄精度.通过分析双二阶滤波器参数对频率特性的影响,提出了一种双二阶滤波器的设计方法,并把这种设计方法结合比例积分(PI)控制算法用于抑制光束平台抖动和压电倾斜镜机械谐振.最后,对经典PI控制算法和增加了双二阶滤波器的PI控制算法进行了实验比较,在相同的条件下,增加了双二阶滤波器的PI控制带宽比经典PI控制带宽提高了近1倍,对平台抖动控制精度提高了5倍以上.实验结果表明:增加了双二阶滤波器的PI控制算法对抑制光束平台抖动和压电倾斜镜机械谐振简单有效,可以提高系统校正带宽和跟瞄精度.     

相控阵天线主控系统中实时数据交互

波束控制系统是高功率相控阵天线的神经中枢,负责天线阵面中所有单元相位的精确控制和状态监测任务。为实现天线阵面的快速、精确波束转换,采用分布式拓扑结构和嵌入式实时操作系统,设计了两级分布式波束控制方案,开发了基于VxWorks的相控阵天线主控系统。通过UDP协议实现主控系统与其他系统的多节点网络通讯;针对高速、实时通讯需求,利用VxWorks多任务编程接口,设计了一种基于双缓冲队列的Socket通讯方法;为使通讯被各方正确解析,制定了自定义的应用层协议。基于VxWorks的相控阵天线主控系统的开发应用,验证了方案的可行性以及控制软件的可靠性和稳定性。     

Numerical analysis of coherent combination for fiber lasers and application to beam steering

A coherent combination model of fiber lasers has been established. The relative beam quality factor has been introduced and studied as a proper beam quality factor for the combined coherent beam. The disturbance of the phase shift, polarization degradation, distribution characteristic, the wave-front aberration and the tilt error has been numerically studied to investigate their effects on the beam quality. This model has been also used to analyze the control of beam steering. The results have shown that the impact of the phase shift on the combination is more serious than that caused by polarization degradation, and the coherence degradation caused by the phase grating is more severe than that caused by the phase shifter.     

微弱信号源的和波束定向方法与分裂波束定向方法的性能比较

本文讨论水下辐射噪声源的精确定向问题，给出被动声纳和波束定向与分裂波束定向方法的性能比较。指出在一定信噪比下，分裂波束精确测向技术比和波束定向技术具有较高的定向精度。但是，随着信噪比的下降，两者趋于一致。推导了估计定向精度的分析表达式，给出在直线阵和圆弧阵情况下，延时估计和声源入射角偏差之间的换算公式和数值模拟结果。同时给出数字式声纳用以计算入射信号左波束和右波束数据的互谱来实现分裂波束定向的方法。     

基于相控阵雷达模型的液晶光束偏转波控方法研究

针对闪耀光栅模型光束偏转角度数量分布有限的缺点,提出一种基于相控阵雷达模型的液晶光束偏转波控方法。该方法控制液晶电极间相位差,通过改变液晶电极间相位差控制出射光波束方向。使用傅里叶光学方法推导该模型最大偏转角度、光束偏转角度与电极间调制相位关系以及衍射效率和偏转角度的关系。实验证明该方法可实现任意分辨角的光波束扫描, 在0.15°光束扫描范围内实现优于20 μrad的连续光束偏转。     

两路120 W固体激光高光束质量相干合成

通过主动相位控制实现了两路固体激光器的高光束质量相干合成输出,总输出功率达到240W。建立了两路120W板条激光放大器,通过光束整形获得了高光束质量方形光斑,并实现了高占空比光束拼接,填充因子高于92.4%。研制了光轴一致性探测与控制系统,采用基于压电陶瓷的快反镜实现了光轴的高精度闭环控制,两束激光光轴一致性优于2μrad(RMS)。设计了基于现场可编程门阵列(FPGA)的相位探测与控制系统,用随机并行梯度下降算法(SPGD)锁定了两束激光的活塞相位。相位闭环后,远场光斑峰值提高到开环状态的1.7倍,为理想值的84%。合成光束主瓣包含67%的激光总能量,光束质量(BQ)为1.1。     

基于Wollaston棱镜的大角度液晶光束偏转系统

设计了一种能够应用于空间光通信的大角度高精度光束偏转系统。系统采用液晶空间光调制器(LCSLM)实现小角度光束偏转,采用多Wollaston棱镜级联实现角度放大。介绍了LCSLM和Wollaston棱镜的光束偏转原理,并对大角度高精度光束偏转系统进行了仿真分析。仿真结果表明系统能够实现角度范围为±13.25°的光束偏转。国内首次提出运用Wollaston棱镜来实现大角度的光束偏转。     

Ultra-fast speed, low grating lobe optical beam steering using unequally spaced phased array technique

In this paper, we present a low grating lobe optical beam steering technique using an unequally spaced phased array, in which the required spacings among the phase elements are quantitatively analyzed so that the grating lobe can be minimized by destructive interference. A large grating lobe is one of the major drawbacks of optical phased array technology because it limits the light efficiency and the quality of the light beam. Thus, the low grating lobe technique presented in this paper could substantially improve the light efficiency and the quality of light beam, and could potentially be used in a variety of applications such as fast speed ladar beam steering, large size high resolution displays, and wide bandwidth free space optics communications.     

基于可调石墨烯超表面的宽角度动态波束控制

可调控超表面可用于动态控制空间波束的方向,具有很高的应用价值.石墨烯是一种可调的二维材料,它的电导率可以通过外加电压控制,利用这一特性可设计基于石墨烯的可调控超表面.超表面控制反射波束时的理论依据是广义的斯涅耳反射定律.反射角度可通过沿超表面的相位梯度进行控制.但是这种方法有局限性,当超表面单元固定时,反射角度只能取有限个离散的值.本文设计了基于石墨烯的可调超表面,并采用一种基于卷积运算定理的波束控制方法,实现了反射波角度的大范围动态控制.在1.75 THz垂直入射平面波激励下,反射角度可以从5?变化到70?,间隔小于10?.数值模拟结果与理论计算结果一致.     

Determining the complex point-spread function of a scanning differential heterodyne microscope

For a scanning differential heterodyne microscope, the two-dimensional point spread function and the pupil function are determined from experimental measurements of the intensity distribution of a probing beam. The phase components of these functions were restored from the measured distributions using the Gerchberg-Saxton algorithm. Based on the two-dimensional pupil function, the three-dimensional point-spread function is determined in the scalar approximation using the Debye integral. The aberration function of the microscope is analyzed from the viewpoint of the composition of aberrations and method of their balancing. The focusing adjustment criterion of the microscope for an object under study by the phase response from the test structure is considered.     

液晶光学相控阵可编程光束偏转研究

研究了一种一维透射式向列相液晶光学相控阵.建立了器件的数学模型,根据Frank-Oseen液晶连续体弹性形变理论计算了电场作用下液晶指向矢分布,定量分析了器件的相位延迟及衍射特性.研制了含1 024个驱动电极的实际器件,由FPGA对电极驱动电压进行可编程控制.经实验测试,该器件可以实现60个角度的准连续随机可编程电控偏转与扫描,最大偏转角度为2.001 4°.根据器件的理论模型,对光束偏转的衍射效率进行了定性讨论,发现电极之间形成的“相位凹陷”是形成衍射旁瓣的直接原因.     

Ring Light Beam Deflector: Theory

The arrayed-waveguide deflector for 3-D light beam steering is described. The proposed structure with a 2-D waveguide is suitable for using the electrooptic effect. The device can also generate a light beam with phase singularity. Its usage is expected to find many applications including measurement and information processing. When the device is used to implement an N channel large-scale optical switch, only a 3N^1/2 waveguide array is required for a phaser. Fast beam steering will lead to new field of applications impossible with conventional devices.     

反射式液晶空间光调制器电控光束偏转

为获得较大的光束电控偏转范围,使用空间分辨力高达8 m的反射式液晶空间光调制器实现了对入射632 nm激光的电控偏转。利用双光束共焦干涉方法测量了液晶空间光调制器的电控相位延迟特性,最大相移量可达3。根据二元光学理论和器件的电控相位延迟特性,设计了周期台阶相位模式和相应的加载灰度图,以最大衍射效率实现对入射光束的闪耀电控偏转。结果表明:相位模式台阶数为8时,可以实现10 mrad的光束偏转,闪耀级次衍射效率可达46%。利用二元光学的衍射模型对影响衍射效率的关键因素进行了分析,认为器件较低的填充因子和周期台阶模式相位重置点诱导的指向矢回程区是限制光束衍射效率的主要因素。     

Oblique incidence effect on steering efficiency of liquid crystal polarization gratings used for optical phased array beam steering amplification

A liquid crystal polarization grating (LCPG) is proposed that amplifies the steering angle of a liquid crystal optical phased array for non-mechanical beam steering, taking advantage of its high steering efficiency under normal incidence. However, oblique incidence may play an important role in the overall steering efficiency. The effect of oblique incidence on steering efficiency of a LCPG was analyzed by numerically solving the extended Jones matrix and considering propagation crosstalk. The results indicate that the outgoing laser beam is amplitude-modulated under the effect of oblique incidence and behaves as a sinusoidal-modulated amplitude grating, which diffracts certain energies to non-blazed orders. Over-oblique incidence may even eliminate the steering effect of the incident beam. The modulation depth of the induced amplitude grating was found to be proportional to the product of sinusoidal value of oblique incidence angle and the LC layer thickness, and inversely proportional to the periodic pitch length of the LCPG. Both in-plane incidence and out-of-plane incidence behave similarly to influence the steering efficiency. Finally, the overall steering efficiency for cascaded LCPGs was analyzed and a difference of up to 11 % steering efficiency can be induced between different LCPG configurations, even without considering the over-oblique incidence effect. Both the modulation depth and final steering efficiency can be optimized by varying the LC birefringence and layer thickness.     

Highly efficient mid-infrared metasurface based on metallic rods and plate

Metasurface is a new kind of 2D metamaterial that is able to manage a variety of light beam modulations through steering the phase of the scattering waves. In this work,we utilize the metasurface to manipulate the light beam in the mid-infrared regime. By using the metallic rod and the plate structure,the metasurface presents a high polarization conversion efficiency and a wide working bandwidth. With specially rotated metallic rods,the metasurface can realize various light beam manipulations,such as negative reflection,beam collimation,and focusing.All of these results show that such a metasurface will have potential applications in future mid-infrared optics.     

直线感应加速器输运磁场遗传算法优化

以直线感应加速器（LIA）匹配磁场设计和束线调谐为背景,提出解决强流相对论电子束长距离、小波动、多元件磁约束的输运优化问题的数值优化办法,建立基于遗传算法的优化程序。结合束质心轨迹及束包络耦合模型,设计描述束传输半径波动大小的评价函数,采用励磁元件馈入电流为优化对象,解决LIA磁场配置组合爆炸优化问题。计算结果表明:优化程序可依据不同的初始束流,有针对性地快速给出一组符合束输运要求的励磁电流配置。研究成果为在建的LIA装置束线调谐提供一种重要的数值分析工具。     

目标方位估计的相关矩阵最大特征值法

研究均匀线阵(ULA)波束形成时作者发现，当操纵线阵指向方位不断变化，相关矩阵的最大特征值也随着有规律地变化着。通过分析最大特征值的变化，能够估计目标方位和数目。本文从实验数据和计算机仿真两方面对单目标和多目标进行处理，验证上述方法的可行性。