Curvature sensor based on a pressure-induced birefringence single mode fiber loop mirror

An optical fiber curvature sensor based on a pressure-induced birefringence singlemode fiber loop mirror is presented. The birefringer SMF is made by applying a transverse force against a short length of singlemode fiber. The length of the sensing element for the curvature sensing is about 150 mm. The sensitivity of the curvature measurement experimentally is 0.0263 m⁻¹/pm. And the temperature effect of the proposed sensor is also analyzed. Comparing with the sensor of photonic crystal fiber, it is more convenient and simply.     

(O)ffner展宽器曲面镜误差对输出脉冲对比度的影响

在(O)ffner展宽器的设计研究中,对曲面镜曲率半径的误差研究非常重要,它直接影响输出脉冲的质量.因此有必要分析(O)ffner展宽器中曲面镜曲率半径的误差对输出脉冲对比度的影响.参考(O)ffner展宽器的光线追迹模型,建立了(O)ffner展宽器中曲面镜曲率半径存在误差时的光线追迹模型;根据建立的模型.详细分析了曲面镜曲率半径的误差对输出脉冲质量的影响;发现在目前曲面镜曲率半径的加上误差在0.2%～0.5%的情况下,完全可以满足神光Ⅱ拍瓦激光装置中对展宽器的要求;同时发现如果曲面镜曲率半径存在误差时,应该尽量使两曲面镜之间的距离保持为凹面反射镜曲率半径的一半,而不是使两曲面镜保持同心.     

气动驱动变厚变曲率反射镜技术

以环形线负载驱动模型为基础,分析了环形线负载驱动变曲率反射镜难以兼顾大中心形变与高精度面形保持的原因;从薄板弹性理论出发,得到了一种气动驱动变厚变曲率反射镜物理模型.理论分析表明,将反射镜的厚度分布从等厚改为变厚,并采用气压均匀驱动替代推力环环形驱动,反射镜不仅能产生大的中心形变,而且在形变过程中的面形精度也远高于环形线负载驱动变曲率反射镜的.基于超硬铝反射镜样片的试验验证了对变厚变曲率反射镜的理论分析;试验中,反射镜初始面形精度接近λ/50(632.8nm),施加0.032 MPa驱动气压产生约22μm中心形变时,反射镜面形精度依然优于λ/20(632.8nm),证明该气动驱动结合变厚设计这一技术具有较大的应用潜力.     

Three methods for improving an axial strain sensitivity of polarization maintaining fiber loop mirror

Sensitivity is one of the important performances for sensor. Theoretical results show that we can choose a long wavelength monitoring point, a high strain dependent birefringence coefficient polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) and a low birefringence PMF to improve the axial strain sensitivity of PMF loop mirror, and experimental results show that the axial strain sensitivity has respectively been improved by 8.06, 30.73, and 22.26% by these methods. The advantage of these methods is to improve the axial strain sensitivity without increasing system complexity. These results help to improve the temperature, displacement, torsion, curvature and liquid level sensitivities of PMF loop mirror. These results can also be applied in photonic crystal fiber loop mirror.     

Feedback coupling loss in single mode fiber lasers

Based on the expansion of the fundamental mode LP₀₁ in single mode fiber in terms of Laguerre-Gaussian free space modes, the feedback coupling losses for two different types of cavity mirror, i.e., a curvature mirror and a combing mirror of a lens and a plane mirror, are numerically calculated for the first time. The results show that, for the curvature mirror, the lowest coupling loss is obtained when its curvature radius matches the wavefront curvature. In particular, if a plane mirror is used as the cavity mirror, it has to be placed close to the fiber end to obtain the low coupling loss. For the combing mirror, the lowest coupling loss can be obtained when the plane mirror is placed at the back focal plane of the lens, and the variation of the coupling loss is insensitive to the mirror positions for the lens with longer focal length. Finally, the plane mirror and the combing mirror of a lens and a plane mirror are suggested to be the cavity mirror in the practical construction of the high power fiber lasers.     

基于微变形反射镜的TEM00模式控制

分析了连续面形薄膜微变形反射镜的结构,提出了一种简化的变形镜球面分析模型,用该模型分析含有变形镜的谐振腔,导出了TEM00模式强度与曲率半径的严格表达式,并使用Matlab软件对其进行了仿真分析.结果表明增大变形镜的曲率半径能够增大TEM00模式的输出强度.搭建含有变形镜谐振腔的实验光路系统来控制TEM00模式输出,观测到类似的输出变化.     

相位光栅型曲率传感器的波前校正算法

 针对相位光栅曲率传感器能够测量波前曲率在光瞳面上分布的特点,提出了一种采用整个空间分布的曲率信号来实现波前校正的算法。用曲率型变形镜影响函数的曲率信号在光瞳面上的分布来拟合待校正波前的曲率信号,采用最小二乘方法得到变形镜的控制电压,实现波前校正过程。数值模拟了一种41单元曲率型自适应光学系统采用该算法的波前校正过程。结果表明,对4至28阶Zernike像差体现了校正效果,对曲率为0的Zernike像差校正效果略好于曲率不为0的Zernike像差。与传统分区法的校正效果相比,整体法对Zernike像差的校正效果基本相当。整体法无需对光瞳面上的曲率信号进行与电极分布相同的分区,降低了对系统校准的要求。     

基于迈克尔逊干涉的光纤弯曲传感器

设计并研制了一种新型的基于迈克尔逊干涉的光纤弯曲传感器.该光纤弯曲传感器由两根光纤组成的光纤带固定于弹性弯曲结构上来产生迈克尔逊干涉信号,用光纤折射率匹配液填充微型腔,并施加音频振荡信号对相位干涉信号实现低频调制.采用相位生成载波技术对相位干涉信号进行调制和解调,实现了对曲率变化高精确度的检测.实验测试了该光纤弯曲传感器的相位干涉信号与光纤带弯曲曲率的关系,并与理论分析对比.结果表明该光纤弯曲传感器具有43.96 rad/m－1的灵敏度及0.004 m－1的高分辨率.     

大口径球面反射镜曲率半径的精确测量

介绍了大口径球面反射镜曲率半径的传统测量方法,提出了利用组合测杆结合激光干涉仪测量球面反射镜曲率半径的新方法。首先利用激光干涉仪检测球面反射镜的面型,调整干涉仪与被测镜的位置,使被测镜达到零条纹干涉状态,然后架设合理长度组合测杆,调整组合测杆靠近干涉仪端测量球头的位置,使之达到零条纹干涉状态,再使组合测杆另一端测头与镜面接触完成测量,通过计算分析即可得到被测球面镜的曲率半径。对该方法的基本测量原理进行了研究分析,并对口径为600 mm的望远镜球面主镜的曲率半径进行了多次测量,测得其曲率半径均值为2 836.774 mm,标准偏差为0.071 mm。最后对该方法的测量不确定度进行了分析,找出了影响测量精度的主要因素,合成标准不确定度为0.061 mm。     

Current-controlled curvature of coated micromirrors

Precise control of micromirror curvature is critical in many optical microsystems. Micromirrors with current-controlled curvature are demonstrated. The working principle is that resistive heating changes the temperature of the micromirrors and thermal expansion induces a controlled curvature whose magnitude is determined by coating design. For example, for wide focal-length tuning, the radius of curvature of a gold-coated mirror was tuned from 2.5 to 8.2 mm over a current-induced temperature range from 22 degrees to 72 degrees C. For fine focal-length tuning, the radius of curvature of a dielectric-coated (SiO2/Y2O3 lambda/4 pairs) mirror was tuned from -0.68 to -0.64 mm over a current-induced temperature range from 22 to 84 degrees C. These results should be readily extendable to mirror flattening or real-time adaptive shape control.     

弯曲增敏型光纤曲率传感器机理的研究

近年国外出现一种直接检测弯曲的低成本光纤曲率传感器,采用弯曲增敏技术提高光纤对弯曲的灵敏度。这种传感器的线性范围宽,能区分正向弯曲和负向弯曲,在测量较大弯曲变形的场合更具优势;并且适合埋入结构内部检测,通过转换还可测量轴向应变。然而其传感机理方面的研究仍处于探索阶段。通过分析光辐射度余弦定律理论、回音壁光线理论、沟槽角度理论等国内外对该传感器机理的研究成果,并基于平面波导的光散射损耗理论,提出了光纤曲率传感器的机理。指出弯曲引起光纤敏感区表面散射损耗的改变是导致光传输损耗改变的原因;推导出损耗与光纤弯曲半径、表面特性、光纤结构参量关系的数学模型,并通过实验验证了模型的有效性。     

A Variation of Schwarzschild Telescope: Golden Section Solution with Two Concentric Spheres and Its Extension to Finite Distance Solutions

Imaging by two concentric spheres is studied by geometrical method. As the system is symmetric with respect to the common center of curvature, peripheral aberrations, namely coma, astigmatism, and distortion, do not appear. The imaging surface is a sphere that shares the center of curvature with two mirrors. As we solve the zero spherical aberration condition for imaging of an object at infinite distance, the golden section number appears as the ratio of the distance between two mirrors and the radius of the primary mirror. For imaging of an object at finite distance, we have to increase the radius of the second mirror. This system also has no peripheral aberrations. Making the object surface spherical, we can obtain a flat image surface. As the spherical aberration is zero in the original system, spherical aberration, coma, and astigmatism remain zero when the object surface is curved.     

Electron mirror as a corrector of electron microscope objective aberrations

We describe a new optoelectronic system for correcting aberrations of the objective lens with the help of an electron mirror. The system is based on the implementation of a special focusing regime (so-called regime of superimposed images) in which two images of the object are formed in the plane passing through the center of the curvature of the mirror. One of these images is formed by the beams (with aberrations) emerging from the objective lens, and the other is formed by the beams (with cancelled aberrations) reflected from the mirror. The separation of the two superimposed images and visualization of the image with cancelled aberrations are performed by deflection of the electron beam in the axisymmetric magnetic field whose symmetry axis passes through the center of curvature of the electron mirror. The magnetic field distribution ensuring aberration-free deflection of the electron beam is calculated.     

Shack-Hartmann波前传感器非零位在轴检测离轴非球面反射镜

在离轴非球面反射镜研磨后期和粗抛光阶段,被测反射镜面形与理想面形存在着较大的偏差,表面反射率较低,采用干涉测量会因局部区域干涉条纹过密或条纹对比度过低,造成普通干涉仪无法进行全口径测量,而普通接触式轮廓仪测量精度此时已经不能满足加工要求。鉴于Shack-Hartmann波前传感器较大的动态范围和较高的测量精度,提出了采用Shack-Hartmann波前传感器非零位在轴检测离轴非球面面形,研究了该方法的检测原理并搭建了检测系统,分析了系统误差来源,并制作了用于在轴检测离轴非球面的参考波前,对两个不同加工精度的离轴非球面反射镜进行了测量,并与干涉仪的测量结果进行了对比。对比结果表明,Shack-Hartmann波前传感器的测量结果是正确可靠的,并且可以弥补轮廓仪测量和干涉仪测量的不足,从而证明了采用Shack-Hartmann波前传感器在轴检测离轴非球面的可行性和正确性。     

20单元双压电片变形镜对Zernike像差空间拟合能力的实验研究

利用20单元双压电片变形镜和13×13阵列哈特曼波前传感器所构成的闭环自适应光学系统,实验测试了双压电片变形镜对3～20项静态Zernike像差的空间校正能力,并将实验结果与仿真计算结果进行了对比.最后分析了哈特曼传感器与双压电片变形镜之间的对准误差对实验结果的影响.研究表明,除了少数几项外,双压电片变形镜对3～20项Zernike像差的拟合误差都小于0.5,各项Zernike仿真和实验结果之差平均小于0.1.计算表明,与严格对准的理想情况相比,双压电片变形镜对3～20项Zernike像差中大多数项的拟合误差都随着失配程度的增加而增大,对准精度对于高阶像差拟合效果的影响尤其严重.     

Features of the interference field in a diffraction interferometer for surface testing

The interference field in an interferometer with a zone plate set at the center of curvature of a tested mirror has been investigated. The conditions for testing spherical and parabolic surfaces have been determined. It has been shown that the zero-fringe tracing method allows imperfections in the mirror shape to be distinguished from the instrumental error of the interferometer. The results of testing a parabolic surface are compared with measurements by the Ritchey method. The deviations between the mean asphericity values did not exceed λ/20.     

基于Shark-Hartmann理论的波前探测技术研究

精确的波前探测是反射镜面型检测及光束波前畸变测量的重要依据,论文根据Shark-Hartmann理论对波前探测技术进行了模拟和实验研究。将平行光经过球面透镜/柱面透镜后形成的球面波/柱面波作为探测波前。实验采用商用的微透镜阵列和CCD搭建Shark-Hartmann传感器,利用实际光束作为参考光,避免了参考光的不准直性对实验的影响。模拟计算结果表明平均曲率误差为13.423 mm,实验结果实现了对球面/柱面/倾斜波的探测及复原。     

A high-sensitive fiber curvature sensor using twin core fiber-based filter

A high-sensitive fiber curvature sensor is proposed and experimentally demonstrated in a large measurement range by using a twin core fiber (TCF)-based filter as sensor head. Applying the coupled-mode theory and equivalent refractive index model, we theoretically anticipate the “blue shift” of the transmission dips of the TCF-based filter when sensor head is bent. Experimentally, we fabricate an 86.9 mm TCF-based filter with a free spectral range of 49 nm and characterize its curvature performance by measuring the wavelength shift. A nonlinear “blue shift” of the wavelength is observed when we increase the curvature. The relationship between wavelength shift and curvature is a second-order polynomial function. In the range from 0 to 9.30 m^?1, the maximum sensitivity is up to ?14.7 nm/m^?1. The measurement range can be further increased by selecting a shorter TCF.     

同轴圆筒波导激光器谐振腔的耦合损失及模式特征

计算了同轴圆筒波导谐振腔的耦合损失,结果表明存在三种低耦合损失谐振腔结构,最后分析了谐振腔的模式特性及其设计方法。     

同步辐射压弯准直镜姿态的检测--大曲率半径小口径光斑的波前检测

提出了利用微小楔角剪切干涉仪测量同步辐射压弯准直镜姿态的方法。利用透镜和针孔产生与同步辐射发散度相同的激光束。通过剪切干涉仪．测量经压弯准直镜输出激光束的平行度,可将准直镜的位置、俯仰角度和镜面曲率皆调整到最佳。该剪切干涉仪结构简单,可根据条纹图样判断光束的平行度,每一幅干涉条纹图样与准直镜的一种姿态对应,因而这种方法能确定准直镜表面各点反射X射线的整体效果。该方法适用于测量波前曲率半径大竖直口径小的光束,不但精度高．而且具有实用价值。