Properties of a polished type single-mode optical fibre coupler with an intermediate planar waveguide

One possible way to prepare a compact optical fibre coupler (OFC) with fixed coupling ratio for applications in different devices and systems is demonstrated. Experimental and theoretical results are presented concerning the properties of the glued OFC for three different thicknesses of the glue layer: < 0.1 m; 0.8 m and 1.6 m. The couplers are compared with respect to their temperature and spectral characteristics.     

All polarization-maintaining Er:fiber-based optical frequency comb for frequency comparison of optical clocks

We demonstrate an optical frequency comb (OFC) based on a turnkey mode-locked laser with a figure-9-shape structure and polarization-maintaining fibers, for the comparison of frequency among optical clocks with wavelengths of 698 nm, 729 nm, 1068 nm, and 1156 nm. We adopt a multi-branch approach in order to produce high power OFC signals at these specific wavelengths, enabling the signal-to-noise ratio of the beatnotes between the OFC and the clock lasers to exceed 30 dB at a resolution bandwidth of 300 kHz. This approach makes the supercontinuum spectra much easier to be generated than a single branch OFC. However, more out-of-loop fibers degrade the long-term frequency instability due to thermal drift. To minimize the thermal drift effect, we set the fiber lengths of different branches to be similar, and we stabilize the temperature as well. The out-of-loop frequency instability of the OFC due to the incoherence of the multi-branch is about 5.5×10^-19 for 4000 s, while the in-loop frequency instability of f_ceo and that of f_beat are 7.5×10^-18 for 1 s and 8.5×10^-18 for 1 s, respectively. The turnkey OFC meets the requirement for the comparison of frequency between the best optical clocks.     

Second-harmonic generation of an optical frequency comb at 1.55 microm with periodically poled lithium niobate

To expand the span of the optical frequency comb (OFC), we generated the second harmonics of an OFC at 1.55microm , using a multiperiod periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) crystal. A coupled-cavity OFC generator with an average output power of 0.2 mW was amplified and expanded with a fiber amplifier and a dispersion-flattened fiber. The fundamental OFC average power and span were 100 mW and 45 THz, respectively. The second-harmonic comb's span was 3.2 THz; however, we tuned the center frequency over 30 THz by changing the poling period. We also demonstrated that the second-harmonic comb can be used for frequency-difference measurement.     

Influence of Different Connectivity Topologies in Small World Networks Modeling Earthquakes

We introduce the Olami-Feder-Christensen (OFC) model on a square lattice with some “rewired“ longrange connections having the properties of small world networks. We find that our model displays the power-law behavior, and connectivity topologies are very important to model‘s avalanche dynamical behaviors. Our model has some behaviors different from the OFC model on a small world network with “added“ long-range connections in our previous work [LIN Min, ZHAO Xiao-Wei, and CHEN Tian-Lun, Commun. Theor. Phys. (Beijing, China) 41 (2004) 557.].     

低相噪光学频率梳

光学频率梳是光钟的重要组成部分,相噪是光梳的基本特性。文章从光梳相噪的描述方法入手,对光学频率梳相噪产生的几种常见来源及相噪抑制技术进行了综述,详细介绍了业已实现的几种低相噪光学频率梳。文末展望了未来低相噪光学频率梳的发展新趋势。     

基于飞秒锁模光纤激光脉冲基频光的差频产生红外光梳

报道了一种基于飞秒锁模光纤激光脉冲基频光的光纤型差频产生(DFG)红外光梳及其研制技术.基于自主研制的重频锁定200 MHz飞秒锁模掺铒光纤激光器,经啁啾脉冲光纤放大与超连续谱产生技术,优化近零色散OFS光纤(型号:OFS-980-20)长度,结合可调延时线,获得了精准同步的基频双色脉冲;以GaSe为非线性晶体,利用光整流技术,产生了可在6—10μm范围内宽带调谐的DFG红外光梳,光梳最大光谱宽度可达1.3μm.这种光纤型远红外光梳可望在分子光谱精密测量等领域发挥重要作用.     

Flat optical frequency comb generation using polarization modulator and frequency shifter with double recirculating frequency shifting loops

A scheme to generate ultra-flat and stable optical frequency comb (OFC) based on multi-wavelength optical seed source and polarization-modulator-based complementary frequency shifter (PCFS) has been proposed and demonstrated. The OFC generation scheme includes two stages: 5-carrier light source is generated by utilizing a polarization modulator at the first stage, and the light source is then used as the seed light in the PCFS at the second stage. Compared with the previous flat OFC generator based on a recirculation frequency shifter, the proposed scheme can greatly reduce the recirculation times, and such a property makes the accumulated noise of the system enormously decrease. In order to achieve the frequency comb with the best flatness, the optical amplifier gain, filter stop-band attenuation and modulator drive voltage are optimized. Experiment simulations show that high-quality OFC with hundreds of frequency lines and power fluctuation within 2 dB can be achieved without direct-current bias control and wavelength-selective-switch.     

Optical frequency comb generation based on three parallel Mach–Zehnder modulators with recirculating frequency shifting loop

We theoretically and numerically study an approach for optical frequency comb (OFC) generation, by utilizing recirculating frequency shifting (RFS) loop based on three parallel Mach–Zehnder modulators (MZMs). Our results show that three parallel MZMs can generate a single-side-band (SSB) signal with 36 dB optical carrier suppression (OCS) ratio. Furthermore, the 60-tone OFC signal with 30 dB side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) and 4 dB maximum power fluctuation is achieved, and 20 of the OFC signal possess the power fluctuation of less than 1 dB. Our approach provides a novel way of generating OFC with excellent SMSR and good power fluctuation.     

Simulation study of the inhomogeneous Olami-Feder-Christensen model of earthquakes

Statistical properties of the inhomogeneous version of the Olami-Feder-Christensen (OFC) model of earthquakes is investigated by numerical simulations. The spatial inhomogeneity is assumed to be dynamical. Critical features found in the original homogeneous OFC model, e.g., the Gutenberg-Richter law and the Omori law are often weakened or suppressed in the presence of inhomogeneity, whereas the characteristic features found in the original homogeneous OFC model, e.g., the near-periodic recurrence of large events and the asperity-like phenomena persist.     

过渡层厚度对Be/CuCrZr热等静压连接性能影响

在铍上用物理气相沉积(PVD)镀上10μmTi 和10μmCu,再添加不同厚度的(分别为0.00mm、0.25mm、 0.50mm、0.75mm、1.00mm)无氧铜作为中间过渡层,与CuCrZr/316L(N)复合板基座铜合金侧通过热等静压连接。采用光学显微镜、扫描电镜(SEM)与电子探针(EPMA)、X 射线衍射仪(XRD)、剪切试验等方法确定了界面组织与性能。试验结果表明：各厚度无氧铜模块连接成功,界面无裂纹、空洞等缺陷,钛铜间出现三层明显的反应层,分别为CuTi₂、CuTi 以及Cu₄Ti。添加无氧铜厚度越大,剪切强度越大。     

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Beryllium (PVD coated on Ti, 10μm, Cu, 10μm), different thickness of oxygen-free cooper (OFC) sheets as transitionlayer and CuCrZr/316L(N) explosive bi-metallic plates are bonded by hot isostatic pressing (HIP), optical microscope, scanning electron microscope(SEM), Electron Probe Micro-analyzer(EPMA), X-ray diffraction( XRD), shearing tests are used to verify the diffusion bonding performance. Results turn out to be all kinds of mock-ups successfully bonded, no any cracks have been found in the diffusion bonding interface, three different kinds of diffusion layers are found between titanium and copper which are CuTi₂??CuTi and Cu₄Ti, respectively. The thicker of the OFC layer is, the better the shearing testing performance is.     

Generation and noise analysis of a wide-band optical -frequency comb based on recirculating frequency shifter

By optimizing the gain configuration and length of the loop, a 90-tone optical frequency comb （OFC） is successfully generated based on recirculating frequency shifter structure. The peak-to-peak power fluctuation of the 90-tone OFC is 4.26 dB and the tone-to-noise ratio is higher than 19.17 dB. To further analyze the noise accumulation feature of the tones when travelling around the loop, linewidth of the tones is measured by delayed self-heterodyne interferometer structure. The result shows the linewidth of the tones deteriorates little during the recirculating process, indicating that the generated OFC is an ideal multi-wavelength source for high-speed communication svstems.     

Operation of Tm3+ fiber laser at λ = 2.3 μm coupled to a silica fiber Bragg grating

A wavelength tunable all fibre laser which utilizes Tm³⁺-doped fluoride fibre as a gain mechanism emitting around a wavelength of = 2.3 m is reported. Tm³⁺-doped fluoride fibre was coupled to a fibre Bragg grating inscribed in silica. This laser was evaluated by employing it as a wavelength tunable source in a methane gas optical sensor. A minimum gas detectivity of 100 ppm m limited by the ability to prepare low concentrations of gases was achieved. Emission wavelength control was implemented by thermally tuning the grating, although this method may prove to be too slow and cumbersome for practical use. A model describing the coupling between the silica fibre Bragg grating and the Tm³⁺-doped fibre was developed and integrated with a fibre laser model. This theoretical framework was used to examine the optimum silica and fluoride fibre parameters to achieve the maximum coupling between the fibres, with the aim of further reducing the fibre laser threshold.     

Olami-Feder-Christensen model on different networks

We investigate numerically the Self Organized Criticality (SOC) properties of the dissipative Olami-Feder-Christensen model on small-world and scale-free networks. We find that the small-world OFC model exhibits self-organized criticality. Indeed, in this case we observe power law behavior of earthquakes size distribution with finite size scaling for the cut-off region. In the scale-free OFC model, instead, the strength of disorder hinders synchronization and does not allow to reach a critical state.     

High flatness optical frequency comb generator based on the chirping of modulators

A novel scheme for generation of an optical frequency comb (OFC) based on the chirping of two cascaded modulators is proposed. The first modulator is a dual-electrode Mach–Zehnder modulator (MZM), while the other modulator is an integrated MZM composed of two parallel MZMs that increases the number of comb lines. Our modified scheme can generate a large number of frequency lines with excellent flatness by simply modifying the chirp factor, and it is shown that up to 54 frequency lines could be observed. Theoretical analysis and simulation results show that under the variety of conditions that can be used in this scheme, the power fluctuations of the OFC lines are less than 0.5 dB in all cases; these results demonstrate the robustness of our scheme and verify its good accuracy and high stability with perfect flatness. Additionally, our modified scheme has the merit of tunable frequency spacing, which is practical for experimental realization of the OFC.     

Self-Organized Criticality Analysis of Earthquake Model Based on Heterogeneous Networks

The original Olami-Feder-Christensen (OFC) model, which displays a robust power-law behavior, is a quasistatic two-dimensional version of the Burridge--Knopoff spring-block model of earthquakes. In this paper, we introduce a modified OFC model based on heterogeneous network, improving the redistribution rule of the original model. It can be seen as a generalization of the original OFC model. We numerically investigate the influence of theparameters θ and β, which respectively control the intensity of the evolutivemechanism of the topological growth and the inner selection dynamicsin our networks, and find that there are two distinct phases in theparameter space (θ, β). Meanwhile, we study the influence of the control parameter a either. Increasing a, the earthquake behavior of the model transfers from local to global.     

A spurious frequencies suppression method for optical frequency comb based microwave photonic filter

The traditional optical frequency comb (OFC) based microwave photonic filters (MPFs) are rigidly restricted to be operated in a single “Nyquist zone”, as varieties of spurious frequencies signals coexist in the output. Here, a method for spurious frequencies suppression in the OFC‐based MPF is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The method is achieved by applying group velocity dispersion on the carrier combs to separate the filter transfer functions of the spurious frequencies from that of the input radio frequency signal. It is fairly simple and effective, and has no effect on the filter characteristic. With this method, the filter pass band can be freely tuned without the limitation of the “Nyquist zone”. It can be considered as a step forward for the practical application of the OFC‐based MPF.     

HL-2M偏滤器CFC/CuCrZr靶板的非晶钎焊工艺研究

在采用商用的STEMET-1101非晶钎料、温度为710~750°C的真空钎焊下,对CFC/OFC(氯氟烃/无氧铜)复合块与CuCrZr(铬锆铜)的钎焊进行了研究。首先,通过X-射线衍射(XRD)和差式扫描量热分析对钎料的结构和熔化行为进行了表征;然后,通过光学显微镜、电子探针微分析和拉伸试验等方法对焊缝的组织形貌、元素成分分布、相结构和力学性能进行了分析;最后,通过高热负荷装置对CFC/OFC/CuCrZr钎焊模块的热疲劳性能进行测试。结果表明,在710~750°C钎焊温度内焊缝由Cu固溶体、(Cu, Ni)3P和Ni(Cu ,Cr)2P金属间化合物组成,焊缝平整无裂纹;特别是在750°C/15min情况下,抑制了焊缝金属间化合物的连续分布,OFC/CuCrZr的焊接强度大于OFC的抗拉强度,CuCrZr/CuCrZr的结合强度为210MPa,并呈现部分韧性断裂。在750°C/15min情况下制备的CFC/Cu/CuCrZr模块可以承受1000次7MW·m^-2的循环热负荷。     

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The brazing process of chlorofluorocarbon/oxygen-free-copper (CFC/OFC) composite mockup and CuCrZr at 710~750°C by vacuum brazing and with STEMET-1101 amorphous filler is studied. Firstly, the microstructure and melt behaviors of the filler are characterized by means of XRD and differential scanning calorimetry and then the organism form, elemental distributions, phase structures, and mechanical property in the bonding seams are studied by using optical microscopy, electron probe microanalysis and tensile tests. The thermal fatigue property of CFC/OFC/CuCrZr brazing mockup is measured with the high heat flux facility. The results show that the bonding seam consists of Ni(Cr, Cu)2P particles, Cu(Ni)3P phase and Cu matrix in brazing temperature of 710~750°C, which is smooth and crack-free. Especially, a continued intermetallic phase network in the bonding seam is depressed in the case of 750°C/15min treatment. The welding strength of the OFC/CuCrZr is higher than tensile strength of OFC. The bonding strength of CuCrZr/CuCrZr joint is 210MPa and fracture is partly ductile. The CFC/Cu/CuCrZr mockup prepared in the case of 750°C/15min treatment can tolerate 7MW·m^-2 high heat flux under 1000 cycles.     

Analysis of self-organized criticality in weighted coupled systems

A weighted Olami, Feder, and Christensen (OFC) model, improving the redistribution rule of the original model, has been introduced. It can be seen as a generalization of the OFC model and exhibits Self-organized criticality (SOC) behavior, too. The stress evolution process has been accelerated and the nontrivial relationship between the exponent of 1/f and the control parameter has been reported. Although our model is simple, we obtained more reasonable avalanche dimensions than with the previous model.