Radiation noise of an active interferometer

 An investigation of the behaviour of amplitude and frequency noise of radiation of an active interferometer in the regime of amplified optical bistability is presented. The phenomenon of non-amplification of external signal noise at sharp amplification of the external signal is established. The impact of strong amplitude fluctuations is studied. Our results have shown that the active interferometer allows an effective separation of the valid signal from the amplitude noise. The spectral density of a fluctuation of the field frequency in the active interferometer is shown to fall sharply in comparison with the “quantum limit”. The linewidth of radiation is determined by the spectral density at zero frequency and is equal to the natural linewidth of the external signal. The influence of quantum noise of the amplifying and absorbing media of the active interferometer is discussed. Received: 26 January 1996     

基于光纤色散相位补偿的高分辨率激光频率扫描干涉测量研究

为了实现更高分辨率的激光频率扫描干涉测量, 增大光源的扫频范围以及减小扫描频率的非线性成为关键. 采用外腔式大带宽扫频光源结合光纤辅助干涉仪构建的外部时钟频率采样非线性校正是目前较为常用的方法. 本研究发现随着扫频带宽和测量范围的增加, 光纤辅助干涉仪与测量光路中存在的色散失配导致频谱出现严重展宽, 极大的降低了测量的分辨率. 本文建立了辅助干涉仪和测量干涉仪色散失配影响的理论模型, 利用该模型分析了扫频带宽和测量范围与测量分辨率的变化关系, 与实验结果相一致, 并进而提出了基于峰值演化消畸变的色散相位补偿方法, 有效地提高了测量的分辨率, 在2.53 m 处实现了接近理论值的64.5 μm的测量分辨率. 该色散失配模型及补偿方法为提高大尺寸激光频率扫描干涉仪的测量分辨率及测距范围提供了参考.     

Enhancement of Information Transmission by Array Induced Stochastic Resonance in the Processes of Amplitude and Frequency Modulations

Information transmission is studied in the cases of amplitude and frequency modulations where there is an impulsive jamming in the signal. By using the array approach of nonlinear elements, we find that for both the periodic and aperiodic modulations, the information transmission can be enhanced by adding independent external noise on every element of the array. The dependence of information transmission on the size of array and the impulsive interval of the jamming are also studied.     

Magnetization dynamics in epitaxial films induced by femtosecond optical pulses near the absorption edge

Peculiarities of the magnetization dynamics induced in iron garnet films by laser pulses with a frequency detuning near the absorption edge have been studied experimentally. It has been found that the dependence of the observed signal amplitude on the pumping energy becomes nonmonotonic with an increase in the pumping frequency. At the same time, the pumping energy corresponding to the maximum amplitude of the signal and this maximum signal amplitude decrease. Moreover, the signal amplitude starts to decrease with an increase in the pumping energy at frequencies within the absorption band. The observed phenomena are possibly caused by generation of magnetostatic spin waves and the effect of ultrafast optically induced demagnetization.     

一种中红外腔增强甲醛检测系统的研制

介绍了研制的一种基于共轴锁模腔增强吸收光谱技术的中红外甲醛气体检测系统.系统采用了发射中心波长为3.6μm的带间级联激光器为光源,以高精度F-P谐振腔作为气体反应池,通过激光在谐振腔内的多次反射极大地提高了有效吸收路径.为了实现甲醛检测,利用Pound-Drever-Hall(PDH)技术将激光频率和腔谐振频率锁定至波...     

Study of the terahertz wave propagate in high temperature plasma band gap

In this paper, the phenomenon of band gap transmission in high temperature plasma is studied. Cold plasma has high pass property, so the low-frequency electromagnetic wave cannot penetrate plasma and propagate in it. Simulation results show that in high temperature plasma, a transmission peak will be produced in the low frequency band where the band gap is supposed to occur due to the influence of the external magnetic field and the electron temperature. Through the study of the frequency and the amplitude of the transmission peak, it is found that the frequency of the peak is related to the collision frequency and the magnetic field, and the amplitude of the peak is related to the electron temperature and the thickness of the plasma slab. The calculation formula of peak frequency is obtained by fitting the obtained data. The fitting formula is validated by the analytic solution, and the results show that the two methods are in good agreement.     

环形光纤声发射传感器的相位调制特性研究

提出了一种基于光纤Sagnac干涉仪的环形传感器,用于固体表面传播的超声波的检测.这种传感器的特点是能够精确地检测由固体表面传播的超声波产生的微弱振动.当超声波信号通过光纤传感器的两个臂到达探测器时,干涉仪的输出光强度受到了超声信号的调制.通过检测干涉仪的输出光强度并利用Fourier变换,测得了超声信号的振幅和频率.而且对传感系统的位相调制特性进行了仿真,并对实验结果进行了分析,结果表明该系统可用于固体表面传播的超声波频率特征的识别.     

半导体激光微小振动实时干涉测量仪

设计了一种半导体激光干涉测量仪,可以实时测量物体的微小振动。通过信号处理电路对干涉信号进行分析,得到实际振动的振幅和频率。给出了具体的理论分析,实验结果验证了该干涉仪的实用性。     

High-frequency impedance and absorption of a semiconductor lattice upon an external periodic perturbation

The impedance and absorption of a semiconductor superlattice under an external harmonic perturbation are investigated. It is shown that a weak external periodic signal synchronizes the domain motion in a semiconductor superlattice, and this process is accompanied by an increase in absorption and a reduction in the amplitude of the superlattice impedance. The characteristic dependence of the active and reactive impedance components on the frequency and amplitude of the external harmonic perturbation is presented.     

基于GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs多量子阱光子晶体的窄带滤波器

讨论了利用GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs多量子阱构成的一维光子晶体实现窄带滤波的原理.研究了外加电场下GaAs/AlxGa1-xAs多量子阱的激子吸收所导致的反常色散行为.研究发现,在反常色散材料的共振频率附近,存在一个较强色散且吸收很小的区域,该区域内的色散可以在PCs的带隙中产生一个窄的通频带,其对应的最大透过率约为0.73,全固态滤光器的带宽约为4.9 nm,并可利用外加电场进行调谐,这将为设计一种全新的固态滤波器提供指导.     

基于同步载波提取的光纤传感器相位生成载波解调方法

利用3×3耦合器和法拉第旋转镜等光学元件,构造了一个基于迈克尔逊干涉系统的光纤振动传感器.使用外调制的方法对传输光进行相位生成载波调制,并将该光纤振动传感器应用于长距离的安全监测中.通过对该传感器的干涉输出信号进行贝塞尔展开分析,发现干涉输出信号中含有与外调制所使用的载波频率相同的信号成分.因此,使用一个中心频率为载波频率且通带很窄的带通滤波器,可以同步地提取载波信号.同步提取的载波信号用于干涉输出信号的相位生成载波被动零差解调,可以得到作用于光纤振动传感器上的外界振动信号.本文提出了从输出信号中同步提取载波的方法,通过理论推导得出了该方法的可行性,并且通过软件仿真和实验验证了该理论的正确性.文中还对提取的载波受低频信号干扰,造成其幅度不稳定的现象进行分析并提出了解决方法.研究表明,同步载波提取法适用于相位调制器与干涉信号输出端距离较远,相位生成载波解调需要的同源载波获取较困难的情况.     

Frequency stabilization of a diode laser on the Cs D2 resonance line by the Zeeman effect in a vapor cell

Hyperfine optical pumping of a Cs-vapor cell through a diode laser in frequency standards requires a high purity of the laser emission spectrum, and a high stability of the emission frequency. We present here a frequency-locking scheme that is able to produce a discrimination signal without any modulation, by using the dichroism induced by a magnetic field on the atomic vapor. The larger line-width of the reference signal (Doppler-broadened) is compensated by its larger amplitude, when compared with the saturated absorption signal. As a final result, the slope is similar, and the large line-width warrants a large locking range, making robust the lock against external perturbations. This error signal is used to lock the frequency of an external cavity diode laser, with a grating reflector in Littman configuration. A fast correction band is obtained by changing the cavity length through an intra-cavity electro-optic modulator. The possible sources of instabilities of the locking point are discussed and estimated through a simulation computer program. Received: 28 November 2000 / Revised version: 21 May 2001 / Published online: 18 July 2001     

基于相位调制器与Fabry-Perot干涉仪的激光多普勒频移测量方法

提出了一种激光多普勒频移测量方法, 此方法利用正弦相位调制使信号光在原频率成分基础上产生正负一阶边带, 再由Fabry-Perot干涉仪对调制光振幅和相位进行调整, 使其产生固定频率的拍频信号, 利用此拍频信号的振幅随频率变化而变化的性质来进行多普勒频移测量. 通过理论分析证明该方法具有很高的测量精度, 加工装调难度不大, 兼顾了普通相干与非相干探测方法的优势. 另外通过实验证明该方法的正确性与可行性, 并通过与普通非相干方式比较发现该方法在测量精度上可以提高 约1个数量级. 关键词： 多普勒频移 相位调制 Fabry-Perot干涉仪 拍频     

微振动振幅的精密测量

本文给出一种微振动振幅的精密测量方法.此方法采用光拍相位检测、伺服锁定干涉仪光程差和窄带检测技术,大大提高了信噪比.微振动振幅检测灵敏度达2.2×10~(-2)(?)/Hz~(1/2)(2kHz信号).     

Measurement of the frequency modulation transfer function of a laser using a Mach–Zehnder interferometer

A technique is presented for determining the frequency modulation transfer function of a laser. The method is based on a Mach–Zehnder interferometer, with a significant difference in the optical path lengths of the two arms. A frequency-modulated laser beam incident on the interferometer produces a phase-modulated photocurrent signal with an effective modulation index that is related to the amplitude of the optical frequency modulation. Techniques for determining both the amplitude and the phase of the optical frequency modulation from the photocurrent signal are described.     

利用LED探测甲烷气体浓度的实验研究

报导了一个利用LED作光源探测甲烷浓度的差分探测系统,分析了系统中各光学元件的作用,给出甲烷浓度的计算方法及实验结果.选用甲烷在1.65 μm附近2ν3谱带中的R支作为探测对象.利用法布里-珀罗标准具的透过率曲线与甲烷吸收线相互匹配的方法滤掉无用光,并通过压电陶瓷改变标准具的腔长,从而实现了差分吸收探测,进一步提高了测量灵敏度,取得了较好的结果.     

Heterodyne interferometer scheme using a double pass in an acousto-optic modulator

We introduce a heterodyne interferometer scheme utilizing the double-pass arrangement of the deflected beams of an acousto-optic modulator. To prove our new idea, the interferometer has been applied for measuring small amplitude vibrations. The output intermediate frequency signal from the interferometer is processed by using an I/Q demodulator. In theory, it can provide the quantum noise limited sensitivity, whereas, in our present Letter, the sensitivity of the phase measurement is limited by the resolution of the 16?bit A/D converter used for processing the I/Q signals. Details of our interferometer scheme are discussed.     

相位调制激光多普勒频移测量方法的改进

本文对现有相位调制激光多普勒频移测量方法进行了改进,通过定义新的鉴频参量来同时利用相位调制信号直流和交流分量中的有用信息进行多普勒频移测量.由于相位调制信号直流分量中包含着调制信号光的Fabry-Perot干涉仪光强透过率,所以这一改进本质上是将基于Fabry-Perot干涉仪的边缘技术激光多普勒频移测量方法的优势引入到相位调制测量方法中,以提高其自身的性能.理论上证明改进后的相位调制激光多普勒频移测量方法无需对信号光的光强进行测量,所以可以进一步简化探测系统的结构和较少噪声混入的通道.另外,通过对改进前后鉴频和测量灵敏度曲线进行对比,还证明了其具有更高的测量灵敏度和动态范围.实验上对硬目标反射的频移可控信号光进行测量,不但证明了理论的正确性,而且证明了改进后的相位调制激光多普勒频移测量方法,测量动态范围提高约1倍,测量标准偏差降低约35%.     

光纤Fizeau干涉仪的声发射检测研究

验证了一种基于光纤Fizeau干涉仪的声发射传感器,可用于固体表面传播的超声波的检测.这种传感器的特点是能够精确地检测由固体表面传播的超声波产生的微弱振动.当超声波信号通过光纤传感器到达探测器时,干涉仪的输出光强度受到了超声信号的调制.通过检测干涉仪的输出光强度并利用Fourier变换,测得了超声信号的振幅和频率.对传感系统的相位调制特性进行了仿真,并对实验结果进行了分析.     

Interaction of electromagnetic waves with a magnetized nonuniform plasma slab

The absorption, reflection, and transmission of electromagnetic waves by a nonuniform plasma slab immersed in an ambient uniform magnetic field of various strengths are studied in this paper. The effects of the plasma parameters and magnetic field strength on the absorbed, reflected, and transmitted power are discussed. The magnetized nonuniform plasma slab is modeled by a series of magnetized uniform plasma subslabs. The calculation results show that the effects of the magnetic field strength and density gradient on the absorbed power, as well as the frequency band of resonant absorption, are significant. A complete analysis utilizing the scattering matrix method is also used to compare the above calculation results which neglect multiple reflections between subslab interfaces. Broadband absorption of electromagnetic waves can be achieved by changing the magnetic field strength and plasma density. More than 90% of the electromagnetic wave power can be absorbed in a magnetized nonuniform plasma slab with width of 12 cm and the absorption bandwidth can range from 1 to 20 GHz with different plasma parameters and external magnetic field strengths.