Theoretical analysis for integral imaging performance based on microscanning of a microlens array

An integral imaging method based on microscanning of a microlens array is proposed. The effects of microscanning on the depth resolution and the product of depth of focus and lateral resolution squared (PDLRS) of an integral imaging system are quantitatively analyzed. Calculation results show that microscanning can improve not only the depth resolution, but the PDLRS can be increased. The amount of improvement of different microscanning modes to the performance of integral imaging is closely related to the fill factor of the detector and the diffraction factor of the microlens.     

All-optical microwave notch filter with flat passband based on semiconductor optical amplifier

An all-optical filter structure for interference mitigation of microwave signals is proposed and demonstrated. The structure is based on a recirculating delay line loop (RDLL) and a fiber Bragg grating. The RDLL is comprised of a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) followed by a tunable narrowband optical filter and an optical variable delay line. Negative tap is generated using wavelength conversion based on the cross-gain modulation of amplified spontaneous emission spectrum of the SOA. A negative band-pass filter and a broadband all-pass filter are synthesized to achieve a narrow notch filter with flat passband which can excise interference with minimal impact on the wanted signal over a wide microwave range. Experimental results show the notch rejection ratio of 30 dB, good shape factor and tunability.     

大气弱湍流下星地光链路衰落特性影响因素分析

研究了弱湍流条件下星地光通信链路的衰落概率、平均衰落次数以及平均衰落时间3个重要参数的统计特性,并通过数值仿真分析了链路天顶角、光波长以及接收机海拔高度对链路衰落特性的影响。结果表明:减小天顶角和提高接收机探测灵敏度可以改善链路的衰落特性;1.55 m激光较0.85 m、1.06 m激光更适合于星地光通信;地面接收机应尽量建在2 000 m以上的高海拔地区。     

An experimental work on optical component based on D-fiber/slab evanescent coupling structure

Fiber/slab coupler structure has been exploited as a passive in-line optical fiber component for functions of filtering, intensity modulating and switching by many researchers. In this work a device based on the elliptic core D-fiber and polymer slab waveguide is proposed and its fabrication is experimentally investigated. The device is constructed by placing the polymer slab on the top of the flat side of the D-fiber, and then they are tested for transmission characteristics and polarization preserving properties for various configurations. The geometrical uniformity of the device is examined under Scanning Electron Microscope for the purpose of device performance evaluation. Potential usage of this device as an all-optical switch is also discussed at the end.     

基于位相测量偏折术的高精度检测平面光学元件面形的方法

针对位相测量偏折术（phase measuring deflectometry,PMD）在光学元件面形的高精度检测中存在面形低阶误差控制困难等问题,介绍了位相测量偏折术检测平面光学元件面形的基本原理,对有关PMD技术的面形改进重建算法、相对检测和四步剪切的系统误差扣除方法的研究进展进行了阐述,分析了基于PMD技术实现对口径398.7 mm×422.8 mm平板玻璃的拼接检测以及平面元件中可能存在的寄生反射影响的消除方法。指出建立的6相机斜率拼接检测系统的检测精度RMS可达1 μm,利用多频条纹法和二值条纹法可有效地消除寄生反射的影响,为大口径光学平面元件的前、后表面面形高精度检测提供一种可行的方案。     

Method to improve the performance of reflectance diffuse optical imaging based on polygonal optical fibers arrangement

In order to improve the performance of reflectance diffuse optical imaging （rDOI）, a novel polynomial geometry （PG） of optical fibers arrangement is proposed. Polynomial geometry is based on the hexagonal geometry （HG） and multicentered double-density （MD） mode. The overlapping sensitivity matrix, area ratio （AR）, reconstruction image, two-absorber model, and contrast-to-noise ratio （CNR） in different depths are used to evaluate the performance of PG. The other three geometries including HG, rectangular geometry （RG）, and MD mode are also compared with PG. The deformation of the reconstruction images is evaluted by circular ratio （CR）. The results prove that the proposed PG has high performance and minimum deformation in quality of reconstruction image in rDOI.     

基于磁光开关的高精度光实时延时线

 给出了基于高速磁光开关的光实时延时技术的方案。研究了拓扑结构和磁光开关对光延时性能的影响。研制了5 bit,32位的光实时延时系统,并建立了光延时的测试平台,经测试,延时线延时精度优于3 ps。对光延时单元插损进行测试,结果显示:32态单元插损为0.12~0.88 dB,各态变化呈随机性。     

基于磁光开关的高精度光实时延时线

给出了基于高速磁光开关的光实时延时技术的方案。研究了拓扑结构和磁光开关对光延时性能的影响。研制了5 bit,32位的光实时延时系统,并建立了光延时的测试平台,经测试,延时线延时精度优于3 ps。对光延时单元插损进行测试,结果显示:32态单元插损为0.12~0.88 dB,各态变化呈随机性。     

关于光学元件面形评价参数峰谷值(PV)的分析

 光学元件的表面面形或波前质量一般采用数字指标峰谷值PV(表面最高点和最低点之差)来评价。而两点PV在高分辨率干涉仪的测量结果中具有很大不确定性。为了更准确地评价光学元件的表面面形或波前质量,讨论了针对两点PV进行改进后的评价方式PV20,PVr,PVq。通过模拟实验证明其可以描述真实波面,并在实验中证明其可以消除灰尘等杂点对测量结果带来的干扰,以及这几种评价方式对CCD分辩率的变化不敏感,并发现上述3种方式在测量重复性方面也有较好的表现。     

A high performance tunable optical filter based on cascaded polarization interference filter

A new kind of tunable optical filter is proposed for DWDM optical communication application. It is based on cascaded polarization interference filter (PIF). The period and bandpass width of each PIF are decided by its optical path difference between o-ray and e-ray (OPDOE). When their OPDOEs are proportionately designed, the tuning range and bandpass width depend on OPDOE in the first and the last PIF, respectively. The tuning range, bandpass width and crosstalk are independent each other. The crosstalk is related to the OPDOE ratios among PIFs and can be suppressed by designing the PIF's 15 × 2N-7 × l1, 10 × 2N-6 × l1 and 2N-2 × l1 from the first to the last. This suggested OPDOEs can yield -50-dB crosstalk for any tuning range and bandpass width. The insert loss is less than i dB. As its loose alignment requirement, there is no limitation on cascaded PIF number. When 11 PIFs are cascaded, it can achieve 170-nm tuning range, -50-dB crosstalk, bandpass width applicable to 25-GHz channel spacing and 1 dB insert loss.     

Investigation on performance of all optical buffer with large dynamical delay time based on cascaded double loop optical buffers

Optical buffers are critical for optical signal processing in future optical packet-switched networks. In this paper, a theoretical study as well as an experimental demonstration on a new optical buffer with large dynamical delay time is carried out based on cascaded double loop optical buffers (DLOBs). It is found that pulse distortion can be restrained by a negative optical control mode when the optical packet is in the loop. Noise analysis indicates that it is feasible to realise a large variable delay range by cascaded DLOBs. These conclusions are validated by the experiment system with 4-stage cascaded DLOBs. Both the theoretical simulations and the experimental results indicate that a large delay range of 1-9999 times the basic delay unit and a fine granularity of 25 ns can be achieved by the cascaded DLOBs. The performance of the cascaded DLOBs is suitable for the all optical networks.     

光学镜片平面行星式研磨加工关键技术研究

在平面行星式研磨加工过程中,研磨盘磨损的均匀性与光学镜片的研磨质量有密切关系。通过对光学镜片在平面行星式研磨加工过程中的运动规律进行分析,建立了差动轮系条件下工件运动的轨迹和速度计算模型,开发了Matlab仿真程序。结合生产实际,对行星轮系条件下工件运动的轨迹和速度进行了仿真,确定了研磨机速比对研磨盘磨损均匀性的影响规律:当速比I1-1.5时,镜片的运动轨迹在较短时间内遍布研磨盘各处,研磨盘得到均匀磨损,加工质量和加工效率较高。基于仿真结果,通过优化工艺参数,获得了厚度一致性小于0.002 mm,平行度小于0.002 mm的高质量光学镜片。     

纳米级面形精度光学平面镜加工

为实现纳米级面形精度光学平面镜的高效精密抛光,提出了一种由传统环带抛光技术和先进离子束抛光技术相结合的组合式加工方法。介绍了环带抛光技术和离子束抛光技术的原理,通过实验研究了离子束抛光的材料去除函数,并采用这种组合抛光方法对口径为150 mm的平面镜进行抛光,抛光后平面镜的面形误差和表面粗糙度分别达到1.217 nm RMS和0.506 nm RMS。实验结果表明,这种组合抛光技术适合纳米级面形精度光学平面镜的加工。     

New optical features to enhance solar cell performance based on porous silicon surfaces

Electrochemical etching is used to fabricate porous silicon (PS) surfaces for both sides of the Si wafer. The effect of PS on performance of Si solar cells is investigated and the reflected mirrors are manipulated to enhance solar cell efficiency. The process is promising for solar cell manufacturing due to its simplicity, lower cost and suitability for mass production. The PS surface has discrete pores and short-branched pores on the polished wafer side. In contrast, the etched backside of the wafer has smaller pore size, with random pores. PS formed on both sides has lower reflectivity value compared with results in other works. Solar cell efficiency is increased to 15.4% with PS formed on both sides compared with the unetched sample and other results. Using empirical models, the optical properties of the refractive index and the optical dielectric constant are investigated. The porous surface texturing properties could enhance and increase the conversion efficiency of porous Si solar cells. The obtained results are in agreement with experimental and other data.     

High optical performance and practicality of active plasmonic devices based on rhombohedral BiFeO3

First principles calculations of electronic and optical properties of multiferroic oxide BiFeO₃ are used in combination with a plasmonic device model of optical switch to show that a BiFeO₃ based device can have much better performance than devices based on existing materials. This arises from the combination of octahedral tilts, ferroelectricity and G‐type antiferromagnetism in BiFeO₃ leading to a strong dependence of the optical refractive indices on the orientation with respect to the polarization. A prototype of a plasmonic resonator with an R‐BFO thin film layer is used as an example and shows excellent switch and modulation responses. The proposed approach provides potential opportunities to develop high performance nanophotonic devices for optical communication.     

光学窗口形变对平行光管光学性能影响分析

由于环境工况的多变性,光学窗口设计交叉了光、机、热等多种学科。在压差、轴向温差及径向温差工况下,分析光学窗口形变对某大口径、长焦距平行光管光学性能的影响,建立了光学窗口的有限元模型,与理论结果进行对比,验证了该有限元模型的有效性。以有限元分析得出的光学窗口变形数据为输入数据,带入改进了的Zernike多项式光机分析接口程序,获得了与像差对应的Zernike系数。用得到的Zernike系数表示光学窗口面型,以波像差作为光学系统成像质量评价指标,分析光学窗口变形对大口径、长焦距平行光管系统光学性能的影响。结果表明:光学窗口变形对平行光管系统光学性能的影响可以忽略不计。     

Dispersion and loss limitations on the performance of optical delay lines based on coupled resonant structures

The relative importance of group-velocity dispersion and loss-induced distortion in limiting the performance of optical delay lines based on coupled resonator structures is investigated. It is shown that for the current state of the quality of fabrication both factors play roughly comparable roles for bit rates of 2.5-40 Gbits/s and that as the storage capacity grows, the relative weight of loss-imposed limitation increases.     

Gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifiers based on compensating light: Theoretical model and performance analysis

It is well known that the gain-clamped semiconductor optical amplifier (GC-SOA) based on lasing effect is subject to transmission rate restriction because of relaxation oscillation. The GC-SOA based on compensating effect between signal light and amplified spontaneous emission by combined SOA and fiber Bragg grating (FBG) can be used to overcome this problem. In this paper, the theoretical model on GC-SOA based on compensating light has been constructed. The numerical simulations demonstrate that good gain and noise figure characteristics can be realized by selecting reasonably the FBG insertion position, the peak reflectivity of FBG and the biasing current of GC-SOA.     

基于Isight的平面反射镜轻量优化设计

针对大口径反射镜的设计,提出一种新的优化思路,用Isight集成SolidWorks和ANSYS,用实验设计、优化结合的方式得到了满足约束的最优尺寸,同时得到约束为反射镜水平时自重和高低温下的变形,以及一阶固有频率,目标为反射镜的质量最小化,轻量化率达51%.将反射镜面的变形节点拟合成Zernike多项式,导入到CodeV中,得到了反射镜受温度和重力共同作用下的光学系统点列斑,从而反映出变形镜面对光学像质的影响.     

Generation of flat optical frequency comb by fiber loop modulation

We propose a novel flat optical frequency comb generation system that employs fiber loop modulation and experimentally demonstrate its operation. Generally, when an external laser beam is injected into a fiber loop system including an optical modulator and an amplifying medium, multiple sidebands are generated exponentially. On the other hand, the fiber loop starts mode-locked oscillation at a center frequency to maximize the round-trip gain in the fiber loop from the seeds of the injected laser sidebands. By locking the sidebands from fiber loop modulation with the mode-locked oscillation in the fiber loop, the synchronous spectrum between the mode-locked oscillation and the sidebands can be shaped into a flat spectrum. Thus, a flat optical frequency comb with a flatness of about ±1 dB is obtained in the spectral bandwidth of about 1 THz.