基于光学相干层析术的组织光学性质测量

通过在光学相干层析成像(Optical Coherence Tomography,OCT)模型中考虑多重散射的影响,提出了一种提取出不同深度处的组织光学性质,包括散射系数和各向异性因子的算法.当把吸收系数作为算法中的第三个拟合参量时,能减少算法拟合过程中由于吸收作用的影响而带来的误差.基于包含吸收因子的OCT扩展模型,改进的算法也能够提取出吸收系数.这些算法的有效性通过对聚苯乙烯微球溶液样品的测量实验得到验证.     

High-Resolution Reflectometry by Optical Multidigitized Coherence

We propose and confirm a novel technique of optical frequency domain reflectometry based on multidigitized coherence using a multimode laser. The proposed system can easily provide the potential for high resolution on the order of 10 μm without scanning frequencies as in frequency domain reflectometers of either continuous or stepwise sweep. The theoretical approach agrees well with the experimental results demonstrated using a commercially available multimode laser diode.     

Optical Coherence Tomography Implemented by Photonic Crystal Fiber

We report a photonic crystal fiber (PCF)-based optical coherence tomography (OCT) system, in which conventional single-mode fiber for the transmission line and the fiber coupler for the beam splitter/combiner are replaced with PCF and PCF coupler. The PCF coupler fabricated using the fused biconical tapered (FBT) method showed a nearly flat coupling ratio over a broad spectral bandwidth of 400 nm, which provided an axial resolution of 3-μm for OCT imaging. With a white-light source, the 8-μm thick air gap between two stacked cover glasses was measured, and with a conventional superluminecent diode (SLD) source, the in vitro images of rat eye and Misgurnus mizolepis skin were successfully obtained. The PCF and PCF coupler might enable a white-light as the source for the cost effective and high-resolution OCT system.     

Exchange Interactions and Curie Temperatures in Dilute Magnetic Semiconductors

We discuss the origin of ferromagnetism in dilute magnetic semiconductors based on ab initio calculations for Mn-doped GaN, GaP, GaAs and GaSb. We use the Korringa–Kohn–Rostoker method in connection with the coherent potential approximation to describe the substitutional and moment disorder. Curie temperatures (T _C) are calculated from first-principles by using a mapping on a Heisenberg model in a mean field approximation. It is found that if impurity bands are formed in the gap, as it is the case for (Ga, Mn)N, double exchange dominates leading to a characteristic √c dependence of T _C as a function of the Mn concentration c. On the other hand, if the d-states are localized, as in (Ga, Mn)Sb, Zener's p–d exchange prevails resulting in a linear c-dependence of T _C. In order to have more precise estimations of T _C, effective exchange coupling constants J _ij 's are calculated by using the formula of Liechtenstein et al. It is found that the range of the exchange interaction in (Ga, Mn)N is very short. On the other hand, in (Ga, Mn)As the interaction is weaker but long ranged. Monte Carlo simulations show that the T _C values of (Ga, Mn)N are very low since percolation is difficult to achieve for small concentrations and the mean field approximation strongly overestimates T _C. Even in (Ga, Mn)As the percolation effect is still important.     

光学相干层析成像色散补偿研究

针对通过增加光源谱宽度来提高光学相干层析成像系统分辨率时样品色散特性的限制作用,分析了色散与光学相干层析成像系统纵向光程分辨率的约束关系.根据物质色散特性,采用数值变换方法对光学相干层析成像相干成像信号进行了色散补偿.实验使用了中心波长1 550 nm 自激发辐射光源和光纤迈克尓逊干涉结构,对水和光学快速扫描延迟线引入的二阶和三阶色散进行了数值补偿并通过相位修正因子来改善补偿效果.确定了一种普适的、快速的数值色散补偿方法.在对水中盖玻片和生物组织和的光学相干层析成像图像的色散补偿实验中取得了良好的效果,证明了方法的可行性.     

Optical Coherence Tomography Premiere in Korea

Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) is considered as fundamentally new image modality having advantages such as high-speed, real-time cross sectional imaging with non-invasive in vivo investigation of biological tissue and its potential for clinical application is highly evaluated. In spite of these merits, the research activity in OCT has not taken much attention until recently. However the situation in Korea is gradually changing due to understanding of its versatile applications. Active research and commercialization are underway. Bulk optics-based OCT system is changed into alignfree fiber-optics system. With our expertise in the fabrication of fiber grating devices and strong background in control of fiber based system, we hope to contribute in developing simplified all-fiber OCT system with better performance. As a leading research group, working on OCT, we have firstly implemented fiber-based OCT system in Korea and demonstrated the imaging performance with glass plate and onion.     

基于光学相干层析成像技术的强散射介质光学特性测量

利用光学相干层析成像技术对强散射介质的光学特性进行了测量研究.通过理论模拟分析了镜面反射条件下散射系数及各向异性因子对外差效应因子的影响.提出镜面反射情况下利用广义惠更斯菲涅尔模型提取材料光学特性的算法.通过对不同浓度的IntralipidTM溶液的测量,获得了可靠的光学散射特性实验结果,并研究了散射系数与其浓度之间的关系,拟合结果显示散射系数与IntralipiTM溶液浓度近似呈线性关系.     

光学相干层析成像色散补偿研究

针对通过增加光源谱宽度来提高光学相干层析成像系统分辨率时样品色散特性的限制作用,分析了色散与光学相干层析成像系统纵向光程分辨率的约束关系.根据物质色散特性,采用数值变换方法对光学相干层析成像相干成像信号进行了色散补偿.实验使用了中心波长1550nm自激发辐射光源和光纤迈克尓逊干涉结构,对水和光学快速扫描延迟线引入的二阶和三阶色散进行了数值补偿并通过相位修正因子来改善补偿效果.确定了一种普适的、快速的数值色散补偿方法.在对水中盖玻片和生物组织和的光学相干层析成像图像的色散补偿实验中取得了良好的效果,证明了方法的可行性.     

光学相干层析成像轴向超分辨研究

为了提高光学相干层析成像(OCT)的轴向分辨率,采用OCT与光学超分辨术相结合的方法,设计了三区相位型和振幅型两种光瞳滤波器,并将制作的光瞳滤波器应用于系统的样品臂中,分别测量不同条件下对应的轴向响应曲线,结果与理论分析基本吻合,实现了轴向分辨率10％以上的提高,从而验证了利用合适光瞳滤波器实现OCT轴向超分辨的可行性.     

Ken Wilson: Solving the Strong Interactions

Ken Wilson’s ideas on the renormalization group were shaped by his attempts to build a theory of the strong interactions based on the concepts of quantum field theory. I describe the development of his ideas by reviewing four of Wilson’s most important papers.     

Strong Coupling Optomechanics Mediated by a Qubit in the Dispersive Regime

Cavity optomechanics represents a flexible platform for the implementation of quantum technologies, useful in particular for the realization of quantum interfaces, quantum sensors and quantum information processing. However, the dispersive, radiation–pressure interaction between the mechanical and the electromagnetic modes is typically very weak, harnessing up to now the demonstration of interesting nonlinear dynamics and quantum control at the single photon level. It has already been shown both theoretically and experimentally that if the interaction is mediated by a Josephson circuit, one can have an effective dynamics corresponding to a huge enhancement of the single-photon optomechanical coupling. Here we analyze in detail this phenomenon in the general case when the cavity mode and the mechanical mode interact via an off-resonant qubit. Using a Schrieffer–Wolff approximation treatment, we determine the regime where this tripartite hybrid system behaves as an effective cavity optomechanical system in the strong coupling regime.     

Recent Emission Channeling Studies in Wide Band Gap Semiconductors

We present results of recent emission channeling experiments on the lattice location of implanted Fe and rare earths in wurtzite GaN and ZnO. In both cases the majority of implanted atoms are found on substitutional cation sites. The root mean square displacements from the ideal substitutional Ga and Zn sites are given and the stability of the Fe and rare earth lattice location against thermal annealing is discussed.     

全光纤低相干光纤位移传感技术

提出并演示了一种由两光纤构成的杨氏干涉解调系统的全光纤低相干光纤位移传感器系统。该技术从根本上避免了光源频率、光强的波动，及光在传输过程中由系统带来的损耗、光的偏振方向的改变引起的信号衰落问题。其结构简单，易于调整，测量分辨率可达０．０５４ｍｍ。     

In-focus Fourier-domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Complex Numerical Method

We introduce a numerical in-focus Fourier-domain optical coherence tomography(in-focus FD-OCT) which can measure cross-sectional images of samples with the high lateral resolution comparable with the resolution in the focal plane in overall range of measurement. In this method, the lateral resolution is enhanced by lateral signal processing of a complex OCT image obtained with FD-OCT. Quantitative evaluation of this method and application to measurement of a porcine eyeball are presented.     

Strong Interactions in Strange Exotic Atoms

Strong interaction level shifts and widths in ^- and K^- atoms have been analyzed. The phenomenological density dependent approach as well as the relativistic mean field (RMF) model yield nucleus optical potentials with a repulsive real part in the nuclear interior. This has important consequences for the spectroscopy of hypernuclei. The study of K^- atoms cannot resolve the depth of the K^- nucleus potential. The fits to the kaonic atom data are satisfactory for both the relatively shallow potentials derived from chiral models and for the deep potentials based on the phenomenological and RMF analyses.     

Directional Chiral Optical Emission by Electron-Beam-Excited Nano-Antenna

Manipulating directional chiral optical emissions on a nanometer scale is significant for material science research. The electron-beam-excited nanoantenna provides a favorable platform to tune optical emissions at the deep subwavelength scale. Here we present an L-shaped electron-beam-excited nanoantenna(LENA) with two identical orthogonal arms. By selecting different electron-beam impacting sites on the LENA, either the lefthanded circularly polarized(LCP) or the right-handed circularly polariz...     

Coherence Spectrotomography: Optical Spectroscopic Tomography with Low-Coherence Interferometry

In low-coherence reflectometry, light scattered back from a medium is expected to contain spectral properties as well as range information on the reflective boundaries and backscattering sites. Low-coherence interferometric systems with particular signal-processing techniques have been proposed that can extract both the range and spectral properties inside the medium simultaneously. This class of systems is called coherence spectrotomography. In this paper, basic principles of coherence spectrotomography are reviewed referring to the experimental results on multi-layered media.     

Spectroscopic Measurement of Scattering Media by Parallel-Detection-Based Optical Coherence Tomography

We report on the spectroscopic optical coherence tomography of highly scattering media using a parallel detection scheme incorporated with an ultrabroadband femtosecond Ti:sapphire laser in the range of 700--880 nm. A plurality of spectrally-resolved reflectance profiles are simultaneously measured in a single longitudinal scan, from which information on the spectral content of the sample is derived. Differential absorption measurements of scattering media with known characteristics are performed to demonstrate the potential use in quantitative analysis.