Size tunable three-dimensional annular laser trap based on axicons

A three-dimensional (3D) ring-shaped laser trap has been built using axicons. The diameter of this laser trap ranges from 70 to 140 mum and is adjusted by simply changing the position of one axicon in the optical path. Parallel 3D trapping of 5 mum silica microspheres and 3D confinement of cells along the ring are demonstrated. In this system the special optical properties of axicons are used to create a continuous annular trap with high power efficiency and a constant numerical aperture. This new approach, without any mechanical scanning, offers significant potential for applications in cell motility analysis and biotropism studies.     

基于可调谐飞秒激光的光学特性测量装置

随着激光技术的快速发展,激光光源在光谱辐射和光学特性测量中得到了广泛的应用。与传统的灯光源相比,激光光源具有高功率、宽光谱和极低的波长不确定度等优点。建立了一套基于宽波段可调谐激光光源的光电探测器响应定标装置,其中激光光源的光谱覆盖范围为190 nm～4000 nm,激光脉冲宽度约130 fs,重复频率约80 MHz。为了避免高峰值功率脉冲光对探测器定标的影响并提高测量的线性度,利用光纤的固有特性成功研制了一种可将脉冲光转换成连续光的转换器。同时基于激光光源搭建了一套激光准直和扩束光路,在波长λ=550 nm时得到了非均匀性为0.29%的单色均匀辐射场。该单色均匀辐射场在高精度的探测器定标应用中具有重要的作用,围绕其搭建的定标测量装置在计量领域具有一定的参考价值。     

基于可调谐半导体激光器吸收光谱的温度测量方法研究

介绍了基于半导体激光器作光源的吸收光谱测温技术研究和开发集成的系统,利用H₂O在1.4μm附近的吸收线对的线强比值来反演温度.介绍了该系统在实验室管式高温上的标定和开放炉管的测量验证,结果显示各设置温度下测量温度波动平均在50 K左右.之后在CH₄/空气预混平焰炉上进行进一步验证,发现在吸收线7153.7 cm^-1长波一侧出现了HITRAN08中未给出的几条H₂O吸收和该吸收线重叠.HITEMP中在这些波长上有对应的吸收线给出,但对另一条选用的吸收7154.354 cm^-1,给出的可对应吸收线中心频率和测量不一致.根据实验测量结果和HITRAN/HIlTEMP的对比,对选择吸收线对的位置和线强等参数继续采用实验室标定结果,并引入HlTEMP中给出的这些高温下表现出来的吸收线参数,在平焰炉不同当量比状态下做了测量对比.     

Breath ammonia detection based on tunable fiber laser photoacoustic spectroscopy

A new detection method for ammonia in high concentration of CO₂ and H₂O is reported, which uses a wavelength modulated photoacoustic spectrometer based on a near-infrared tunable erbium-doped fiber laser in combination with an optical fiber amplifier. The multi-wavelength (1522.44 nm, 1522.94 nm and 1545.05 nm) photoacoustic signal measurement is established to detect multi-spectrum signal in samples. The problem of ammonia detection in high concentration of CO₂ and H₂O is resolved at atmospheric pressure. The minimum detection limit of 16 ppb (signal-to-noise ratio = 1) in simulated breath samples (5.3% CO₂ and 6.2% H₂O (100% relative humidity at 37°C)) is achieved.     

Ultrafine optical-frequency tunable Brillouin fiber laser based on fiber strain

We present an ultrafine tunable single-frequency Brillouin fiber laser in which the fiber Brillouin gain also acts as a high-precision tunable filter. Controlling the strain on the fiber, the Stokes frequency shift may be precisely changed, and thus the lasing frequency can be tuned. Assisted by the frequency pulling effect, this method provides continuous ultrafine tuning ability for ~30% of the free spectral range without mode hopping, and can cover 271 MHz. The experiments showed that the laser achieves tuning step of 60 kHz.     

基于可调谐半导体激光吸收光谱的酒精蒸汽检测方法

采用窄带半导体激光器开展了酒精蒸汽浓度检测方法研究.使用酒精分子在7180 cm-1附近的一个相对较窄的吸收峰作为酒精分子的鉴别信息.为消除水汽对酒精分子检测的干扰,提出了建立多元线性回归方程拟合求解多分子吸收共存的问题.实验表明,系统的检测限达到25 ppm·m.     

Design of a monolithic tunable laser based on equivalent-chirp grating reflectors

A Vernier-tuned distributed Bragg reflector (DBR) semiconductor laser is an effective monolithic approach for wide wavelength tunability, at the expense, however, of costly electron-beam lithography during fabrication. In this Letter, a tunable laser design with equivalent-chirp based, flat-top envelope grating reflectors is proposed that can be implemented easily by conventional two-beam interference lithography. The principle is described, and a detailed design shows uniform output power (0.08 dB variation) and excellent side-mode suppression ratio (47 dB minimum) within a wide tuning range (>32 nm) through numerical simulation.     

Thermally tunable microfiber knot resonator based erbium-doped fiber laser

A compact and tunable erbium-doped fiber laser is demonstrated using a highly doped fiber and a microfiber knot resonator (MKR) structure which is laid on the surface of a small peltier. The MKR functions as both a reflector and a tunable filter where tunability is achieved by varying the temperature of the resonator by heating the peltier. A stable laser output is achieved at the 1533 nm region with an optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) of 27 dB using a 65 mW of 980 nm pump power. The operating wavelength of the laser can be tuned from 1532.60 nm to 1533.49 nm as the temperature is increased from the room temperature of 24 to 90 °C. It is observed that the operating wavelength shifts to a longer wavelength as the temperature increases with an efficiency of 12.4 pm/°C. This is due to the thermally induced optical phase shift attributable to the changes in effective refractive index and optical path length of the MKR loop.     

Cost-effective tunable fiber laser based on self-seeded Fabry-Perot laser diode using a Sagnac loop reflector

We propose and demonstrate a simple configuration of wavelength-tunable fiber laser made up of a tunable band-pass filter, a Sagnac loop refiector, and a Fabry-Perot laser diode. Based on the self-seeded operation, the proposed fiber laser can obtain a single-longitudinal-mode output in the wavelength tuning range of 1544.69–1563.39 nm with tuning step of 1.34 nm. The performances of output power （-9 dBm）, optical side-mode suppression ratio （ 65.5 dB）, and power and wavelength stabilities are well exhibited.     

An approach of open-path gas sensor based on tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy

Tunable diode laser absorption spectroscopy (TDLAS) is a new method to detect trace-gas qualitatively or quantificationally based on the scan characteristic of the diode laser to obtain the absorption spectroscopy in the characteristic absorption region. A time-sharing scanning open-path TDLAS system using two near infrared distributed feedback (DFB) tunable diode lasers is designed to detect CH4 and H2S in leakage of natural gas. A low-cost Fresnel lens is used in this system as receiving optics which receives the laser beam reflected by a solid corner cube reflector with a distance of up to about 60 m. High sensitivity is achieved by means of wavelength-modulation spectroscopy with second-harmonic detection. The minimum detection limits of 1.1 ppm·m for CH4 and 15 ppm·m for H2S are demonstrated with a total optical path of 120 m. The simulation monitoring experiment of nature gas leakage was carried out with this system. According to the receiving light efficiency of optical system and detectable minimum light intensity of detection, the detectable optical path of the system can achieve 1 - 2 km. The sensor is suitable for natural gas leakage monitoring application.     

Wide-band tunable passively Q-switched all-fiber ring laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation technique

A wide-band tunable passively Q-switched all-fiber ring laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation (NPR) technique is demonstrated. The NPR-induced intensity-dependent loss effect acts as an artificial saturable absorber, which was used to achieve the Q-switched operation with a low pump threshold of about 25 mW. Taking advantage of the intracavity birefringence-induced spectral filtering effect, the central wavelength of Q-switched pulse can be continuously tuned from 1543.4 to 1592.4 nm by simply rotating the PCs.     

Noise reduction of tunable laser based on mutual injection-locked reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers

A tunable laser source based on mutual injection-locked reflective semiconductor optical amplifiers (MIL-RSOAs) using a tunable bandpass filter was investigated to reduce relative-intensity noise (RIN) and improve the carrier-to-noise ratio (CNR) without additional optoelectronic compensation. Compared with laser based on self-injection-locked RSOAs (SIL-RSOAs), the laser based on MIL-RSOAs reduced RIN by as much as 16 dB and improved CNR by as much as 20 dB. The proposed method improved sensitivity for 1.25 Gb/s transmission by >15 dB compared with using traditional laser based on SIL-RSOAs.     

Wavelength-spacing tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on four-wave mixing of dispersion-shifted fiber

We experimentally demonstrate a wavelength-spacing tunable multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser based on degenerate four-wave mixing in a dispersion-shifted fiber incorporating multiple-fiber Bragg gratings. We have achieved stable operation of the multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser, which has 0.8 nm spacing ten-channel lasing wavelengths and a high extinction ratio of more than approximately 45 dB, at room temperature. The output power of the multiwavelength erbium-doped fiber laser is stable, so the peak fluctuation is less than approximately 0.2 dB. By changing the properties such as loss and polarization state of multiple fiber Bragg grating cavities, we can exercise flexible control of the wavelength spacing of the multiwavelength output. We can also obtain switchable multiwavelength lasing operation by elimination of the effects of alternate single-fiber Bragg gratings.     

基于光学参量振荡器的可调谐红外激光的强度噪声特性

红外激光光源在微量气体、高分辨率光谱分析和量子光学研究等领域具有重要的应用.本文利用锁定单共振光学参量振荡器内腔标准具的方案获得了无跳模连续调谐的红外激光输出,理论和实验研究了红外激光的强度噪声特性,分析了影响强度噪声的因素.通过控制非线性晶体的温度和标准具调制信号实现了对红外激光强度噪声的抑制.当控制非线性晶体工作温度为60℃,内腔标准具调制信号为8 kHz时,单共振光学参量振荡器输出信号光和闲置光的强度噪声分别降低了11和8 dB.     

A tunable and reconfigurable microwave photonic filter based on a Raman fiber laser

A tunable and reconfigurable microwave photonic filter is demonstrated by employing a tunable Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) and a wavelength-controllable Raman fiber laser. The free-spectral-range and spectral response of the microwave photonic filter are tuned and reconfigured by controlling the optical variable delay line in one arm of the MZI and the powers of the pump LDs. Experimental results are given to show the enhanced flexibility of the present microwave photonic filter.     

Investigation of glucose concentration measurement based on tunable pulsed laser induced photoacoustic technique

A tunable pulsed laser induced photoacoustic （PA） measurement set-up is established in the forward mode to monitor in vitro glucose concentration. A series of experiments are investigated to verify the feasibility of this set-up and scheme. Peak-to-peak values （PPVs） of several glucose aqueous solutions are recorded and averaged 512 times at each wavelength. Experimental results demonstrate that the time-resolved PA profile of glucose solutions has a good agreement with the PA theories. The characteristic wavelengths of glucose solution are determined via differential method. The root-mean-square error （RMSE） of predicted concentration reaches 3.15 mg/dl at the optimum wavelength of 1 510 nm via least square （LS） fitting algorithm.     

Wavelength spacing tunable dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode fiber ring laser based on fiber Bragg gratings

A wavelength spacing tunable dual-wavelength single-longitudinal-mode fiber ring laser is presented by employing separated fiber Bragg gratings. By using a saturable-absorption-induced grating filter and a hybrid gain medium formed by a semiconductor optical amplifier and an erbium-doped fiber amplifier, stable single-longitudinal-mode lasing is achieved at room temperature. Wavelength spacing of the proposed fiber laser can be tuned in a range from 0.1 to 1.3 nm.