基底微缺陷对介质薄膜光学性能影响的理论研究

基于非均匀膜理论提出一种存在微缺陷的介质基底的折射率分层模型，将基底依次分为表面层、亚表面层和体材料层，其中表面层和亚面层分别等效为折射率服从统计分布的非均匀膜，将它们分别再次细分为N₁和N₂个子层，每一子层均视为均匀介质 膜.应用光学薄膜特征矩阵法对其进行理论分析，并对单层介质膜的光学性能进行数值计算. 研究结果表明：基底的表面和亚表面微缺陷改变了薄膜和基底的等效折射率，导致了准Brew ster角和组合反射率与理想情形的偏离.同时这些微缺陷也改变了光在薄膜和基底中的传播 特性，因此反射相移和相位差均偏离理想情形.在研究基底的微缺陷对多层介质膜光学性能 影响的分析和计算时，该模型同样适用. 关键词： 微缺陷 介质薄膜 非均匀膜 光学性能     

Theoretical analysis of optical properties of dielectric coatings dependence on substrate subsurface defects

A model for refractive index of stratified dielectric substrate was put forward according to theories of inhomogeneous coatings. The substrate was divided into surface layer, subsurface layer and bulk layer along the normal direction of its surface. Both the surface layer (separated into N₁ sublayers of uniform thickness) and subsurface layer (separated into N₂ sublayers of uniform thickness), whose refractive indices have different statistical distributions, are equivalent to inhomogeneous coatings, respectively. And theoretical deduction was carried out by employing characteristic matrix method of optical coatings. An example of mathematical calculation for optical properties of dielectric coatings had been presented. The computing results indicate that substrate subsurface defects can bring about additional bulk scattering and change propagation characteristic in thin film and substrate. Therefore, reflectance, reflective phase shift and phase difference of an assembly of coatings and substrate deviate from ideal conditions. The model will provide some beneficial theory directions for improving optical properties of dielectric coatings via substrate surface modification.     

Lesion location inside live tissues using the scattering of polarized light

The temporal intensity distributions of the transmitted light through the tissue with lesion structures are investigated using the polarized Monte Carlo technique. Simulation results show that time-resolved curves of transmitted light change obviously for different lesion structures. When the lesion thickness increases, the intensity of transmitted light decreases for co-polarization detection and increases for cross-polarization detection. With the increase of the lesion depth, the amplitude rises for both co- and cross-polarization detection. A method considering the dependence of the peak temporal distribution on the lesion position is thus proposed to locate lesions inside live tissues.     

光波经多层介质膜反射的时延表达式

 利用基于多光束干涉原理的等效腔模型导出了多层介质膜的反射系数的递推式，在此基础上证明了在中心频率附近，复反射系数可表示为中心频率处的反射系数与相位因子的积，进而导出了相位角的函数和反射时延的表达式。     

光波经多层介质膜反射的时延表达式

利用基于多光束干涉原理的等效腔模型导出了多层介质膜的反射系数的递推式,在此基础上证明了在中心频率附近,复反射系数可表示为中心频率处的反射系数与相位因子的积,进而导出了相位角的函数和反射时延的表达式。     

Influence of particle orientation on retrieving cirrus cloud properties by use of total and polarized reflectances from satellite measurements

The influence of ice crystal orientation was investigated on retrieving cirrus optical thickness (τ) and aspect ratio of ice crystals (Q) from satellite measurements using the total and polarized reflectances at a wavelength of . We considered columnar and plate like hexagonal ice crystals whose long axes are randomly oriented in the horizontal plane (2D model) with some amplitude of oscillation expressed by a Gaussian distribution function with the standard deviation of σ.The retrieved τ and Q values significantly depend on the assumption of σ, in particular for the plate type. Furthermore, the relationship between σ and the retrieved values depends on the solar, satellite, and target geometries. In our case study, for one target area, τ value retrieved using the 2D model with σ=5° was approximately twice larger than that using the 2D model with σ=20°, while the retrieved Q value was not significantly influenced by σ. For another target area, the τ(Q) retrieved using the 2D model with σ=5° was about 1.5 (1.8) times larger than that retrieved using the 2D model with σ=20°.     

Numerical analysis of one-shot full-range FD-OCT system based on orthogonally polarized light

Full-range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) is generally achieved using a phase shifting algorithm. A novel design is presented for a one-shot full-range Fourier domain optical coherence tomography (FD-OCT) system utilizing orthogonally polarized light. The phase-shifted interferograms required to reconstruct the sample structure are obtained using an apochromatic quarter-wave retarder rather than a mechanical scanning operation, and thus the imaging results are free of vibrational-induced errors. The numerical analysis shows that it enhances the quality of high resolution FD-OCT and reduces the acquisition time. Moreover, the simulation results show that the proposed system is robust toward both the presence of noise in the power spectrum of the super luminescent diode (SLD) and a slight non-orthogonality of the two light beams incident on the spectrum analyzers, respectively.     

Real-time analysis of partially polarized light with a space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating

A novel method for real-time polarization measurement is presented. The method is based on a space-variant wave plate that we realized as a computer-generated space-variant subwavelength dielectric grating. The Stokes parameters of the incident beam are determined by Fourier analysis of the space-variant intensity transmitted through the grating and an analyzer. We discuss the design and realization of such wave plates and demonstrate our technique with polarization measurements of both polarized and partially polarized CO(2)-laser radiation at a wavelength of 10.6 mum.     

Orthogonal decomposition of elliptically polarized light through resonators composed of magnetic film

In order to control and analyze light polarization, we design a magnetic resonator and study its transmission properties by the 4×4 transfer matrix method. Through the magnetic resonator an incidence of elliptically polarized light results in two resonance wavelengths. At the two resonance wavelengths, the elliptically polarized light is orthogonally decomposed into left-handed circular polarization and right-handed circular polarization. One of the two circular polarizations is transmitted and the other is reflected.     

Polarization properties of nonparaxial partially polarized Gaussian Schell-model beams

The polarization properties of nonparaxial partially polarized Gaussian Schell-model (PGSM) beams are studied. Based on the beam coherence-polarization matrix, the propagation formula of the degree of polarization for the nonparaxial PGSM beams is derived. The paraxial approximation is dealt with as special cases of our general results. Some conditions that limit the choice of the parameters are established. The sufficiency condition of polarization invariance in propagation for the nonparaxial PGSM beams is derived. By using the derived formulae, the propagation properties of the degree of polarization for the nonparaxial PGSM beam in free space are illustrated and analyzed with numerical examples. Some detailed comparisons of the obtained results with the paraxial results are made.     

电子辐照能量对Kapton/Al热控涂层光学性能的影响

 研究了电子辐照时，电子能量与累积通量对Kapton/Al热控涂层光学性能的影响。采用原位测量的手段记录了辐照前后的光谱反射系数。试验结果表明，电子辐照后Kapton/Al热控涂层的反射性能,在太阳光谱辐射强度较大的300~1 200nm波长区间产生较大程度退化。在电子辐照作用下，作为离子导电型聚合物的 Kapton薄膜表面没有发现辐照充电效应。辐照后涂层材料存在“退火效应”，或称“漂白效应”。Kapton/Al涂层太阳吸收比的变化量与电子辐照累积通量的变化关系成幂函数形式,其系数与指数的极大值与极小值分别出现在电子能量为50keV附近。在辐照累积通量相同时，该变化量随辐照电子能量的提高而增大。     

Enhanced backscattering of polarized light: Effect of particle nonsphericity on the helicity-preserving enhancement factor

We analyze theoretically the effect of particle nonsphericity on the backscattering enhancement factor ζ_hp in the helicity-preserving channel. Using numerically exact T-matrix and vector radiative-transfer codes, we have performed computations for optically semi-infinite homogeneous layers composed of polydisperse, randomly oriented oblate spheroids with the real part of the refractive index equal to 1.2, 1.4, and 1.6, the imaginary part of the refractive index equal to 0 and 0.01, various values of the equal-surface-area-sphere effective size parameter, and aspect ratios 12. Our computations demonstrate that whereas for spheres ζ_hp≡2, for spheroids the helicity-preserving enhancement factor can deviate quite significantly from the value 2. The magnitude of this deviation varies substantially with particle microphysical parameters and illumination geometry.     

A Monte Carlo approach for the calculation of polarized light: application to an incident narrow beam

Monte Carlo approaches to compute multiple scattering of polarized light are examined. A Backward Monte Carlo (BMC) method is developed to solve the Stokes vector of the multiple scattered light for an inhomogeneous scattering medium with boundaries. A generalized form of the BMC method in vector notation is proposed. This method can determine the scattered light with sufficient accuracy in both intensity and polarization compared to the same calculation using the doubling-adding method for a plane parallel medium.For application to a narrow incident beam and an inhomogeneous medium, a modified BMC method is developed, borrowing a concept from the Forward Monte Carlo (FMC) method for the first scattering events. Furthermore, a modification of the total scattering matrix, i.e., the combination of the derived scattering matrix with its time inverse, is discussed. This BMC method can be used successfully for model calculations of lidar and other laser measurements of polarized light.     

单发大口径光束下介质膜损伤阈值测试

针对传统的激光诱导损伤阈值测试中存在的耗时问题,提出了一种利用单发次、大口径光束的介质膜损伤阈值的快速测定方法。该方法以图像处理为基础,通过坐标变换和栅格压缩,建立了样品辐照区域内损伤分布与光斑强度分布之间的精确对应关系。基于对大口径光斑辐照区域内损伤信息的快速提取和统计方法,通过单次激光辐照,获取了待测区域的损伤阈值。根据此方法搭建了单发大口径光束损伤阈值测试平台,并对HfO2/SiO2高反射膜损伤阈值进行了单发次测定的验证。     

Polarization phenomena in the optical properties of porous silicon

We examine the polarization memory effect for porous Si excited by linearly polarized light. The various observations for the red-luminescing, slow band are discussed in the general framework of particle shape asymmetry. We show that because of the intrinsically nonlinear luminescence response, measurement parameters influence the polarization response. The preparation of porous Si with photoassisted etching is found to control the polarization retention parameter ρ. Using linearly polarized light during etching produces in-plane asymmetries. We find a substantial ρ-anisotropy linked to crystal symmetry planes and axes as a consequence of anisotropic etching. The effects are discussed with reference to current models of the light emission mechanism.     

Tightly focusing of spirally polarized Quadratic Bessel Gaussian beam through a dielectric interface

Based on vector diffraction theory, the tight focusing properties of spirally polarized axisymmetric Bessel-modulated Gaussian beam through a dielectric interface on high numerical aperture (NA) are investigated theoretically. The optical intensity distribution in the focal region of high NA objective lens is investigated in detail by numerical calculations. The results show that the focal shift induced in the focal region is by mismatch of refractive indices across the dielectric interface. It is also found that the optical intensity in focal region of spirally polarized Quadratic Bessel Gaussian (QBG) beam can be altered considerably by changing spiral parameter C that indicates the polarization spiral degree of the incident beam.     

Extinction of polarized light in ferrofluids with different magnetic particle concentrations

The magnetic field intensity and nanoparticle concentration dependence of the polarized light extinction in a ferrofluid made of magnetite particles stabilized with technical grade oleic acid dispersed in transformer oil was experimentally investigated. The magnetically induced optical anisotropy, i.e. the dichroism divided by concentration, was found to decrease with increasing sample concentration from 2% to 8%. The magnetically induced change in the optical extinction of light polarized at 54.74° with respect to the magnetic field direction was found to be positive for the less concentrated sample (2%) and negative for the samples with 4% and 8% magnetic nanoparticle concentrations, the more negative the higher the concentration and field intensity. Based on the theoretically proven fact [11] that the particle orientation mechanism has no effect on the extinction of light polarized at 54.74° with respect to the field direction, we analyzed the experimental findings in the frames of the agglomeration and long-range pair correlations theories for the magnetically induced optical anisotropy in ferrofluids. We developed a theoretical model in the approximation of single scattering for the optical extinction coefficient of a ferrofluid with magnetically induced particle agglomeration. The model predicts the existence of a polarization independent component of the optical extinction coefficient that is experimentally measurable at 54.74° polarization angle. The change in the optical extinction of light polarized at 54.74° is positive if only the formation of straight n-particle chains is considered and may become negative in the hypothesis that the longer chains degenerate to more isotropic structures (polymer-like coils, globules or bundles of chains). The model for the influence on the light absorption of the long-range pair correlations, published elsewhere, predicts that the change in the optical extinction of light polarized at 54.74° is always negative, the more negative the higher the magnetic field intensity and particle concentration.     

Broadband and high efficiency metal multi-layer dielectric grating based on non-quarter-wave coatings as a reflective mirror

This article deals with designing a broadband and high efficiency metal multi-layer dielectric grating (MMDG) used to compress and stretch an ultrashort laser pulse. The diffraction characteristics of the MMDG are analysed by using the rigorous coupled-wave method. The multi-layer dielectric used as the reflective mirror is made up of non- quarter-wave coatings. Taking the diffraction efficiency of the 1 order as the value of merit function, the parameters such as groove depth, residual thickness, duty cycle, and reflective mirror are optimized to obtain broadband and high diffraction efficiency. The optimized MMDG shows an ultra-broadband working spectrum with the average efficiency exceeding 97% over 160 nm wavelength centred at 1053 nm and TE polarization. The optimized MMDG should be useful for chirped pulse amplification.     

Development and properties of nanostructured thermal spray coatings

Nanostructured thermal spray coatings have been intensively studied because of their potential in a wide variety of industrial applications. In the present paper, current development status of nanostructured thermal spray coatings is presented, mainly based on the results of the authors. In the nanostructured WC–Co wear-resistant coatings, the influence of feedstock characteristics on the coating properties was discussed to suggest the desirable morphology of feedstock for thermal spraying. For the nanostructured Cr₂O₃ based solid-lubricant coatings, the advanced feedstock has been developed in order to solve the inhomogeneity problem of the conventional coatings. Various properties of the nanostructured coatings were evaluated and compared with those of the conventional counterparts. These results clearly demonstrate that the significant improvement in coating performance can be achieved by utilizing proper nanostructured coatings.