Compensated Polarization Scrambler for Raman Depolarization and Intensity Measurements on Microsamples

It has long been recognized ^1,2,3,4,5 in measuring relative intensities and depolarization ratios of Raman lines that prism and grating spectrometers have different transmittances for light polarized parallel (T_∥) and perpendicular (T_⊥) to the slit. Several methods have been used to give equal instrument response to parallel and perpendicular polarization. Stitt and Yost³ used a Nicol prism parallel to the high-transmittance direction of the spectrometer, combined with a rotatable mica half-wave plate to transmit either vector to the Nicol prism. This method has the advantage of having a higher spectrometer transmittance, but the mica plate gives exact half-wave retardation at only a single wavelength. A mica quarter-wave plate ^4,5 averages the transmittances of the spectrometer for the two polarization directions, but is also wavelength dependent. Virtually achromatic circular polarizers have been designed and constructed ^6,7, but these devices are too bulky and expensive for the clear apertures needed for fast spectrometers.     

狭缝中蒸发水分子的红外吸收光谱（英文）

本文研究了硅片狭缝内水分子蒸发过程中的红外光谱吸收特性。通过改变相对于硅片狭缝的红外光偏振方向(水平:偏振方向与硅片狭缝方向平行;垂直:偏振方向与硅片狭缝方向垂直),测量了水分子在3900~3600 cm-1(伸缩振动)和1800~1400 cm-1(弯曲振动)的偏振红外光吸收。结果表明,经硅片间隙蒸发出来的水分子,在3900~3600 cm-1(伸缩振动)和1800~1400 cm-1(弯曲振动)区间,对垂直偏振光吸收较强,对水平偏振光吸收较弱,表明毛细效应导致蒸发的水分子偶极矩方向倾向于硅片狭缝的法线方向。     

狭缝衍射中的偏振效应

在狭缝的夫琅和费衍射中,由振动平行和垂直于缝边的偏振光的衍射条纹得到的缝宽值不同。本文介绍这种偏振效应的实验结果,并用边界衍射波对其物理原因进行分析,理论与实验结果符合很好。 关键词：     

金属薄膜亚波长微结构的光束集束器件设计

利用时域有限差分方法,模拟了P偏振光高斯光束入射到金属银亚波长细缝与光栅结构的透射情况.由于表面等离子激元波的影响,对称光栅结构透射光呈现对称出射,而非对称结构可以实现小角度定方向的光束集束现象.借助公式推导法及Helmholtz互易定理,可设计出平行入射P偏振光的光束集束器件.由于高斯光束本身的发散性及近场分布的需要,针对高斯光束的器件在结构参量上缩小了12%.在对其他结构参量的优化的基础上,实现了针对633 nm高斯光束的对称出射及光束集束器件的设计.     

Optical transmission through subwavelength slit apertures in metallic films

Transmission of polarized light through subwavelength slit apertures is studied in visible and near infrared range wavelengths. We examine the roles played by the slit apertures, such as length, depth, period and number of slits. The experiment results, including dispersion curves, demonstrate among other things that the surface plasmon polariton and Fabry-Perot waveguide modes collectively dictate the transmission properties of subwavelength slit arrays and that as they approach each other, not only large gaps are formed but also mode interconversion occurs. These findings are discussed and compared to theoretical predictions.     

Polarization-Independent Directional Beaming of Light by a Subwavelength Metal Slit

We present the directional beaming effect of light at the terahertz frequency by using a subwavelength slit in the metal film. The metal is dressed with anisotropic dielectric so that both the transverse electric （TE） and transverse magnetic （TM） polarized waves can be well guided on the metal surface and reach the phase matching. By using a periodical array of dielectric ridges and grooves around the slit, the guided waves can be scattered out of the slit and interfere with the transmitted light directly through the slit. The results performed by finite-difference at time-domain computations indicate that the directional beaming of light can be obtained simultaneously for both the TE and TM polarized waves after optimizing the geometric parameters. The structure may find great applications in polarization-independent optical devices such as couplers, connectors, beam collimator, and etc.     

Rainbow volume holographic imaging

We present a new form of volume holographic imaging with rainbow illumination. High depth resolution is obtained because each quasi-monochromatic band of the rainbow acts as a depth-selective confocal slit. The color slits work in parallel to achieve a wide field of view (FoV) and so the need to scan in one lateral dimension is eliminated. Our experiments demonstrated <250-micro m depth resolution over an approximately equal to 15 degree FoV at a 50-mm working distance.     

基于金属狭缝阵列的各向异性偏振分束器

在金属-电介质结构的基础上提出了一种基于金属狭缝阵列的各向异性偏振分束器,并采用有限元法研究了横磁(TM)和横电(TE)偏振光入射后结构所表现出的负反射和镜面反射等特性.计算结果表明,当偏振光的入射角设定在20?—70?时,入射的TM光发生强烈的负反射,而TE光的负反射很弱,并随着波长的增加而急剧下降.分析可得偏振分束光栅的理想负反射点和反射面的完美对称响应效果.通过仿真得到了理想负反射点的取值范围.结合严格耦合波法软件,计算不同偏振光入射时负反射和镜面反射条件下的反射率,其消光比高达10~6.     

用于机载激光雷达偏振通道增益比测量的1/2波片优化设计

 利用平面平行板模型和晶体膜层理论,定量分析了偏振光通过1/2波片时偏振平行分量和偏振垂直分量透过率的比值与晶体厚度的关系,对用于机载激光雷达偏振通道增益比测量的1/2石英波片和1/2方解石波片的最佳加工厚度和合适的厚度加工区域进行了定量计算和探讨,指出了不适合加工的晶体厚度区域。回波信号的偏振化方向与1/2波片的光轴方向平行和垂直时分别测得的增益比值存在一定的差异,利用这两个增益比值反演得到的沙尘退偏振比,其最大相对误差在20％左右。     

Multiple scattering of elliptically polarized light in two-dimensional medium with large inhomogeneities

For elliptically polarized light incident on a two-dimensional medium with large inhomogeneities, the Stokes parameters of scattered waves are calculated. Multiple scattering is assumed to be sharply anisotropic. The degree of polarization of scattered radiation is shown to be a nonmonotonic function of depth when the incident wave is circularly polarized or its polarization vector is not parallel to the symmetry axis of the inhomogeneities.     

光的偏振演示仪的制作

针对现行教材的内容制作了光的偏振演示仪.该演示仪既可以真实的演示光的偏振现象,又可以通过在形成驻波的弦上放置狭缝,模拟演示光的偏振现象,且驻波的振动频率连续可调.     

Optical waveguide effect of thermally tampered sheet and plate glasses—application to surface stress measurements

Sheet and plate glasses have refractive index inhomogeneity parallel with their surfaces. Refractive index maxima near the surfaces behave as optical waveguides. Light waves can be excited in the guides from outside and can be extracted non-destructively, using the technique popular in optical integrated circuits. Stress birefringence, caused by surface stress in thermally tempered glasses, gives different effective indices for two linearly polarized light beams which vibrate in directions vertical to and in parallel with the surfaces. Effective index observation by two polarized light beams allows non-destructive surface stress determination.     

Microscopic model of the THz field enhancement in a metal nanoslit

We discuss the strong THz-field enhancement effect in a metal slit of dozens of nanometers sizes reported recently. Proposed simple microscopic model considers electric charges induced at the edges of the slit by a polarized incident wave. These charges contribute then to the field in the slit. The model is capable of explaining peculiarities of the field enhancement phenomenon such as an inverse frequency dependence of the enhancement factor. It provides closed-form expressions for the enhancement factor and field mapping inside the slit having only one fitting parameter. The model predicts influence of the slit shape on the field enhancement.     

Determination des lignes de niveau par double photographie en lumiere coherente

Two images of a rough curved object, illuminated by a coherent parallel beam are recorded on the same photographic plate. The incident beam is slightly tilted between the two exposures. In a suitable filtering set-up we observe the depth contours of the object (parallel to the photographic plate); the experimental limitations are discussed.     

Polarization Characteristics of Diffraction Radiation

Polarization characteristics of diffraction radiation generated by charged particles moving close to a tilted conducting half-plane or passing through a slit are studied. Unlike the linearly polarized transition radiation, the diffraction radiation is shown to possess elliptical polarization. The dependence of three Stokes parameters of diffraction radiation on the distance to the slit center is analyzed for the case of a particle passing through a slit. A method for determining the transverse beam size while measuring the diffraction radiation polarization is proposed.     

Crosstalk elimination in multi-view autostereoscopic display based on polarized lenticular lens array

An autostereoscopic display composed of a directional backlight,an image display panel,a striped half-wave plate,and a polarized lenticular lens array is proposed.The directional backlight emitting the parallel light can redirect the cones of light to lenticular lens array and reduce the chromatic spatial-interference effect.The striped half-wave plate,located in front of the image display panel,transformed the polarization direction of the lights from the directional backlight into two mutually perpendicular directions.The polarized lenticular lens array not only can divide the light from the left and right view images to send to left and right eyes but also can reduce the crosstalk of the stereoscopic images.The proposed autostereoscopic display can produce high quality stereoscopic images without crosstalk at the optimal viewing distance.     

Controllable electromagnetic transmission based on metallic nanoslit with a microcavity

In this paper, we explore the electromagnetic transmission through a vertical metallic nanoslit with a horizontal microcavity. The introduction of microcavity gives rise to the changes of slit transmission spectrum in the number and amplitude of transmission peak and dip, owing to the electromagnetic coupling between slit and microcavity. The transmission through the slit with microcavity strongly depends on whether the isolated slit is in resonance or not, and the microcavity resonance is an additional factor that influences the transmission. The transmission spectrum can be adjusted by changing the opening position of slit, and the slit depth, the width and depth of microcavity. Our results are analysed and discussed from the view of Fano resonance. These results may be of value in tuning electromagnetic wave in subwavelength optics and designing plasmonic devices based on composite metallic nanoslit structures.     

可调光瞳滤波器的轴向焦移及扩展焦深

光学超分辨、焦深扩展及焦移3种效应一直受到研究人员的关注,且在光学显微成像、光学校准、光学相干层析成像及光存储中有着重要的应用.提出一种可调谐光瞳滤波器来实现光学系统的轴向焦移及扩展焦深.该光瞳滤波器由两个完全相同且相互平行的λ/4波片和置于其间的λ/2波片组成,其中λ/2波片分为两个可作相对旋转的区域,并且通过推导得...     

Effect of complex phase plate on tight focusing of azimuthally polarized double ring shaped beam

Based on the vector diffraction theory, the effect of complex phase plate on the intensity distribution of TEM₁₁ mode azimuthally polarized Laguerre–Gaussian beam in the focal region of high NA lens is investigated theoretically. It is observed that a properly designed complex phase plate can generate a subwavelength focal hole having FWHM of 0.332λ with an extended focal depth of 54.4λ. We also observe that by using properly designed complex phase plate generates novel focal patterns including splitting of focal holes and multi focus are obtained. The author expects such investigation is worthwhile for optical manipulation and material processing technologies.     

On the limitation imposed by gravity on measurements of the critical viscosity of a pure fluid

Measurements of the viscosity of a fluid by means of a parallel plate torsional oscillator are conventionally limited to a plate separation that is much larger than the viscous penetration depth of the fluid contained between the plates. Here we demonstrate that, in principle, useful measurements can be carried out in the opposite regime where the thickness is smaller than the penetration depth. An alternative method, described in the last part of this paper, for alleviating the restriction imposed by the density stratification that results from the earth's gravity, is to use electrostriction, rather than the inertial force, to drive the fluid between the plates.