Passive component based multifunctional Jones matrix swept source optical coherence tomography for Doppler and polarization imaging

We present a fiber based multifunctional Jones matrix swept source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT) system for Doppler and polarization imaging. Jones matrix measurement without using active components such as electro-optic modulators is realized by incident polarization multiplexing based on independent delay of two orthogonal polarization states and polarization diversity detection. In addition to polarization sensitivity, this system measures Doppler flow without extra hardware for phase stabilized SS-OCT detection. An eighth-wave plate was measured to demonstrate the polarization detection accuracy. The optic nerve head of a retina was measured in vivo. Detailed vasculature and birefringent structures were investigated simultaneously.     

Confocal diffraction phase microscopy of live cells

We present a new quantitative phase microscopy technique, confocal diffraction phase microscopy, which provides quantitative phase measurements from localized sites on a sample with high sensitivity. The technique combines common-path interferometry with confocal microscopy in a transmission geometry. The capability of the technique for static imaging is demonstrated by imaging polystyrene microspheres and live HT29 cells, while dynamic imaging is demonstrated by quantifying the nanometer scale fluctuations of red blood cell membranes.     

Detection of colorless plastic contaminants hidden in cotton layer using chromatic polarization imaging

A method of chromatic polarization imaging is presented for the online detection of colorless plastic contaminants from ginned cotton in an industrial setting. To understand the experimental results, we consider a realistic microscopic model, including the multiple scattering of anisotropic fibers and the light propagation in anisotropic slabs. A Monte Carlo code, based on the extended Jones matrix, is developed to simulate photon migration with polarization states, and phase information followed. Using simulations and experiments, we analyze the underlying mechanisms and evaluate the performance of this method with different layer thicknesses. Our approaches proposed in this Letter also have the potential to be applied in tissue imaging, remote sensing,and other scenarios.     

紫外光诱导液晶相位光栅

使用紫外光诱导取向技术制作了可转换的液晶相位光栅,通过光掩模两次曝光的方法形成光栅条纹.这种光栅制作工艺较为简单,不需要上下基板精确的对准,驱动电压较低.采用He-Ne激光器和光探测器进行测试,结果表明,衍射效率具有电场调制性并出现同预测一致的衍射条纹.对液晶光栅的偏振特性进行了研究,利用琼斯矩阵和衍射理论对液晶相位光栅衍射强度进行了分析和模拟计算.     

Absolute fast axis determination using non-polarization-maintaining fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography

We report on a new calibration technique that permits the accurate extraction of sample Jones matrix and hence fast-axis orientation by using fiber-based polarization-sensitive optical coherence tomography (PS-OCT) that is completely based on non-polarization-maintaining fiber such as SMF-28. In this technique, two quarter-wave plates (QWPs) are used to completely specify the parameters of the system fibers in the sample arm so that the Jones matrix of the sample can be determined directly. The device was validated on measurements of a QWP and an equine tendon sample by a single-mode fiber-based swept-source PS-OCT system.     

Diffraction phase microscopy for quantifying cell structure and dynamics

We have developed diffraction phase microscopy as a new technique for quantitative phase imaging of biological structures. The method combines the principles of common path interferometry and single-shot phase imaging and is characterized by subnanometer path-length stability and millisecond-scale acquisition time. The potential of the technique for quantifying nanoscale motions in live cells is demonstrated by experiments on red blood cells.     

偏光全息研究历程与展望

全息是目前一项极具前景的科学技术,即通过信号光和参考光的干涉,在小小的全息图上记录丰富的信息。相比于传统全息仅记录光波的相位、振幅信息,偏光全息可以将额外的偏振信息记录于偏振态敏感材料中。本文从偏光全息材料入手,详细介绍了偏光全息生产过程;同时介绍基于琼斯理论和张量理论的偏光全息原理和研究进展;最后描述了偏光全息在全息存储和纳米光学领域的发展前景。     

喇曼感生克尔效应光谱的琼斯矩阵分析

介绍喇曼感生克尔效应光谱(RIKES)的琼斯(Jones)矩阵分析方法.探测光束的传输强度不仅由所经过的每一个光学器件的琼斯矩阵所决定,而且还受到强的泵波在非线性介质样品中感生依赖于强度的二向色性和双折射(克尔效应)对琼斯矩阵的影响.同时计及样品和光学器件由强泵波作用下感生应力和其他外部产生的线双折射对喇曼感生克尔效应光谱观察的不利影响,导出测量系统的功率传输函数的完整表达式和喇曼感生克尔效应光谱的实现观察条件,最后简述以甲笨(C_7H_8)液体为试样的喇曼感生克尔效应光谱实验结果分析.     

静态偏振风成像干涉仪光传输特性和光通量改善

静态偏振风成像干涉仪利用偏振光束来获得干涉图, 光束在偏振元件中的传输特性成为分析研究的关键. Jones矩阵用于分析系统的光学传输特性和偏振态变化过程, 形式简洁,计算方便,容易得出光学元件对系统性能的影响.本文用Jones矩阵对静态偏振风成像干涉仪系统进行了描述, 推导出了适用于普遍情况的系统矩阵表达式,计算出核心偏振元件的偏振化方向和波片方位角对应于系统光通量和干涉调制度的关系,确定了系统中各偏振元件的最佳偏振化方向和波片的最佳方位角; 并通过视场展宽技术和提高四面角锥棱镜的透光率对光通量加以改善,利用光线追迹软件仿真, 对视场展宽前后的干涉强度作了对比,达到预期的效果.为静态偏振干涉成像光谱仪的设计、 研制和工程化提供重要理论和实践指导.     

光致各向异性记录介质偏振全息图的透射矩阵

在给定参、物光波的偏振态和位相差的关系以后,用光致各向异性介质记录偏振全息图的光学常数分布便被确定。这样,可以把偏振全息图看作是一种复杂的偏振元件,按照偏振元件的矩阵理论,可以求出偏振全息图的透射矩阵。透射矩阵与照明光的琼斯矢量相乘,便可以求出再现光波的琼斯矢量。 关键词：     

High-resolution quantitative phase microscopic imaging in deep UV with phase retrieval

High-resolution three-dimensional (3D) microscopic imaging requires the use of short wavelengths. Quantitative 3D imaging techniques, such as digital holographic microscopy, require interference between the object beam and a known reference background for the extraction of phase information. At shorter wavelengths, due to short coherence lengths, it may be difficult to implement a two-beam off-axis setup. Thus, a single-beam technique, which provides complete phase information, may be better suited for short wavelengths. This Letter describes the development of a quantitative microscopy technique at 193 nm using multiple intensity samplings and phase retrieval.     

扭曲向列型LCD电光特性计算的理论研究

本文在叶伯琦(Pochi Yeh)扩展琼斯矩阵的基础上,推导出在斜入射情况下扭曲向列型液晶显示器(LCD)电光特性计算公式,并与Berreman的4×4矩阵、Lien的扩展琼斯矩阵进行了数值比较结果表明,运用本论文的计算公式得到的结果要比Lien的更接近于用Berreman 4×4矩阵得到的结果,并且本文推导得出的公式具有运算量小,直接和简洁等特点.     

En face imaging of single cell layers by differential phase-contrast optical coherence microscopy

Optical coherence microscopy (OCM) is capable of imaging the backscattering potential of a sample with high transversal and axial resolution. We report on a combination of OCM with a differential phase-contrast technique that permits imaging of the subwavelength optical path differences that occur between a narrow beam probing a sample and its surrounding. This technique allows small transversal refractive-index variations close to a selected interface to be seen. We report on the method and present first images of a test sample and a single cell layer. The cells act as phase objects; imaging the phase properties improves the contrast compared with that of intensity images.     

Ordering classification of columnar lattices formed in magnetic fluid subjected to perpendicular fields

When the thin film of high-quality magnetic fluid is subjected to a perpendicular magnetic field, a separation of particles from the liquid matrix will occur, leading to a phase transition with a phase that is concentrated in particles separating from a dilute phase. The concentrated phase makes up the cylindrical columns that can form two-dimensional lattices. We have explored the field-induced lattices with optical microscopy, digital imaging and computer-video techniques in this study, to classify the ordering property in terms of bond-orientation order.     

Automated Mueller matrix ellipsometry

The application of rotating-compensator ellipsometry (RCE) to measurements of the system Mueller matrix M of linear optical systems is reported. This technique extends a previously reported procedure for automated Jones matrix ellipsometry to include systems that depolarize light.     

榕树型互连网络及光学实现

讨论了一种用扭曲向列相液晶器件和偏振分光棱镜实现光学榕树上互连网络的结构，这种结构具有直线式传输、无错位、无缩放，并能够实现模块化和集成化的优点。     

双光束磁光存贮中信号读出的偏振态分析

利用琼斯矩阵分析了双光束磁光存贮中信号读出系统偏振态的传输情况，推导了读出信号的表达式，分析了偏振分束镜与光盘盘基的相位延迟对读出信号的影响。     

Analysis of Fabry-Perot interference effects on the modulation properties of liquid crystal displays

In this paper, we present the analysis of Fabry-Perot interferences in a twisted nematic liquid crystal display (LCD), and its influence on the modulation properties of the device. We develop a theoretical analysis based on the Jones matrix formalism and compare the results with the experimental response of a commercial display. The developed theory considers multiple reflections to derive a new Jones matrix for the display, which accounts for both polarization and Fabry-Perot interference effects. The validity of this treatment is limited to normal incidence illumination, but it is much simpler than other 4 × 4 matrix treatments developed for a general oblique incidence. It is shown that the existence of multiple reflections can be added to previously existing simplified models for the display, resulting in a modified Jones matrix with two new parameters: the Fresnel reflection coefficient r and the voltage independent phase Φ. In addition, a calibration procedure is proposed where the calculation of these two new parameters related with the multiple reflections, can be uncoupled from the calculation of the rest of the parameters, related with the modulation properties. We remark the good agreement between the theoretical results and the experimental measurements.     

Investigation of the morphology of polymer blends by nonconventional techniques

The morphology of polyethylene-silicone blends has been investigated by combining scanning electron microscopy with measurements of permeability to methanol vapor and selective extraction of the silicone phase by diethyl ether. The results show that scanning electron microscopy is the most suitable technique to characterize the microstructure of the blends (size and shape of the dispersed phase). On the other hand, permeability measurements provide the most useful information about the way morphology is changing with composition of the blends and about the composition corresponding to the maximum level of co-continuity of the two phases. Selective extraction of the dispersed phase is not a reliable technique in the system investigated because the extraction process induces physical damage in the matrix.     

Cross-phase modulation imaging

We demonstrate a cross-phase modulation measurement technique based on the sensitive detection of modulation transfer in a pump-probe setup. By modulating the amplitude of the pump beam and spectrally analyzing the probe beam, we achieve a rapid, background-free measurement of nonlinear phase modulation using power levels acceptable in biological imaging. This measurement technique would allow the extension of widely employed phase microscopy methods to the nonlinear regime, providing intrinsic and universal nonlinear contrast for biological imaging.