A new generation optical lithography using a third harmonic pulse generated by micro-ring resonators

We first propose a new system of a third harmonic generation by using a soliton pulse circulating in the integrated micro-ring devices. By using this system, the ultra-short pulse in the attosecond (as) and beyond can be easily generated. In principle, light pulse known as a soliton pulse is input into a design system. It consist the three-stage micro-ring resonators, where the ring radii are within the range between 5 and 35 μm. With the appropriate parameters such as ring radius, coupling ratio and nonlinear refractive index, the attosecond pulse is generated by filtering the chaotic signals within the micro-ring devices. One of the results obtained has shown that the generation of the ultra narrow pulse (spectral width) and sharp tip is achieved. The potential of using such a pulse for picometer (pm)-scale lithography is plausible.     

Improving the resolution of a solid immersion lens optical system using a multiphase Fresnel zone plate

We propose a method to improve the resolution of near-field optical system with a solid immersion lens by using a multiphase level Fresnel zone plate. The analyses are based on scalar angular spectrum theory. The results show that the multiphase Fresnel zone plate can not only decrease the spot size but also decrease the sidelobe intensity and enhance greatly the diffractive efficiency compared with annular amplitude filter or binary 2-, 3-, 4-zone phase filter.     

Sidelobe suppression analysis of microwave photonic filter based on spectrum-shaped optical frequency combs

A finite impulse-response microwave photonic filter is typically achieved based on spectrum-shaped optical frequency combs and a dispersive element. We propose an analytical model to describe the amplitude responses of the sidelobes. The model shows that the sidelobe suppression ratio is limited by the spectrum structure of the optical combs. By taking Gaussian-profiled combs as an example, it is both theoretically and experimentally proved that the suppression ratio can be improved by optimizing the spectral power range, which is defined as the ratio of the maximum tap weight to the minimum tap weight.     

Measurement of subpicosecond optical waveforms using a resonator-based phase modulator

We propose a method for the measurement of periodic optical waveforms based on the use of an electrooptic phase modulator placed in an optical Fabry-Perot or ring resonator. Significant broadening of the modulation spectrum extends the recently developed method of periodic modulation for pulse characterization into femtosecond scales. We numerically demonstrate the characterization of a 300-fs optical pulse. We also present a technique based on the temporal fractional Talbot effect for restoration of the pulse phase profile. After fast linear processing, subpicosecond pulses will be observed on the screen of a real-time oscilloscope. This complete characterization of optical pulses is entirely linear and therefore highly sensitive and simple in implementation.     

偏振相移与相位共轭结合的散射光聚焦技术研究

散射介质对光的随机散射作用是制约其光学聚焦和成像的重要因素，光学相位共轭技术能够通过对散射光场共轭还原实现透过散射介质的光学聚焦和成像，其中散射光场相位的获取是共轭还原的核心。阐述了偏振相移的基本原理，将偏振相移与相位共轭技术相结合，设计了新的基于偏振相移的数字光学相位共轭系统。采用633 nm的HeNe激光器作为系统光源，毛玻璃作为散射介质开展散射光聚焦实验研究。实验结果表明:该装置能够成功实现透过散射介质的光学聚焦，其中聚焦点与背景光强的比值可达约400倍。     

Plasmons and optical excitations in graphene rings

A simple semiclassical drude-like conductivity of graphene is employed to describe plasmon excitations of graphene in the ring structures. A quasi-static self-consistent integral equation approach is performed, allowing the calculation of all the plasmon modes with different angular momentum l. Among them only the dipole modes (l?=?1) will couple out to the radiation modes, which in turn can be excited optically by the plane waves, and the excitation energies as a function of the ratio of the radius of the inner hole to that of the outer ring have also been investigated. It is demonstrated that the energy of symmetric modes will monotonically decrease as the ratio rises, and the energy of antisymmetric modes does not exhibit a monotonically increasing behavior as in a three-dimensional metallic ring, but first reduces and then increases. These predictions are tested by full-wave simulations using the optical conductivity of graphene that was obtained from the random phase approximation (RPA).     

Oscillatory behaviour in the energy and nonlinear optical rectification spectra of elliptic quantum rings under electric field: influence of impurity and eccentricity

We have theoretically investigated the electronic properties and nonlinear optical rectification spectra of GaAs/AlGaAs anisotropic quantum ring, modelled by an outer ellipsis and an inner circle, in connection to the presence of a donor off-centre impurity, structural distortions and in-plane electric field. The one-electron energy spectrum and wave functions are found using the adiabatic approximation and the finite element method within the effective-mass model. The energy spectrum of concentric ring reveals an anomalous oscillatory behaviour in the region of relatively small values of the electric field (< 12?kV/cm) followed by linear Stark effect at higher field values. We showed that this unusual behaviour is strongly affected by the ratio of the outer/inner ring radii, the displacement of the inner circle (eccentricity) along the x or y axis and the impurity presence. The related nonlinear optical rectification spectra present maxima whose positions mirror this oscillatory behaviour and consequently can be used as an excellent tool to distinguish the presence of an impurity or the direction of the eccentricity.     

实现冷原子、冷分子光学囚禁的组合三光学势阱方案

提出了一种利用单束平面光波照明液晶空间光相位调制器与透镜组合系统实现在透镜焦平面上的可演化组合三光学势阱方案.分析了该组合三光学势阱的形成原理,计算了势阱的相关特征参数,研究了从组合三光学势阱到双阱或到单阱的双向演化过程.最后,探讨了该组合三光学势阱及其新颖三阱光学晶格方案在实现物质波四波混频、三原子样品冷碰撞性质研究等领域中潜在应用前景. 关键词： 原子光学 原子分子囚禁 液晶空间光相位调制器 组合三光学势阱     

Bidirectional, synchronously pumped, ring optical parametric oscillator

We report the operation of a bidirectional femtosecond pulsed ring optical parametric oscillator based on periodically poled lithium niobate, pumped alternately with nonsimultaneous pulses from a Ti:sapphire mode-locked laser. A beat note between the two counterpropagating beams attests to a gyro response without dead band. The sensitivity of the device to differential phase changes is demonstrated by measurement of the nonlinear index of lithium niobate.     

基于光干涉法的光学玻璃应力测量方法研究

以平板理论为基础,利用牛顿环应力变形导致干涉图样的微小变化,提出一种基于光干涉法测量玻璃体应力的无损测量方法。理论推导出牛顿环曲率半径与应力之间的变换关系,利用自行设计的可安装在牛顿环仪上的施压装置,实验研究了施加应力与干涉图样的变换关系,通过理论分析与实验比较,证明了用牛顿环干涉法测量应力的可行性。利用该装置及方法对光学玻璃试样的应力进行测量,测量结果与实际施加的应力进行比较,误差最小为0.8%。     

Modeling and analysis of quadruple optical ring resonator performance as optical filter using Vernier principle

Vernier principle based modeling and analysis of an optical ring resonator structure that includes four asymmetric rings are introduced in this paper to obtain very wide free spectral range (FSR). Delay line signal processing approach in Z-domain modeling is used for analysis of waveguide based novel quadruple optical ring resonator (QORR). Two QORR architectures made of SOI and SiN waveguides have been compared, which produce FSR of 343.4 THz 264.6 THz respectively. Apart from obtaining wider FSR and adequate suppression of spurious interstitial modes close to -30 dB, this work presents group delay and dispersion characteristics for QORR made of materials with different effective refractive indices.     

Passively mode-locked fiber laser based on nonlinear optical loop mirror with semiconductor optical amplifier

We propose a novel passively mode-locked fiber laser based on nonlinear optical loop mirror with semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA). Its operation principle is based on the creation of a polarization asymmetry between the counter propagating beams, through the use of a SOA and a polarization controller in the loop. Stable pulse train with duration of 2 ns (FWHM) and repetition rate of 257.7 MHz has been experimentally obtained. Theoretical simulation results in well agreement with the experimental results are also presented.     

Fabrication and demonstration of square lattice two-dimensional rod-type photonic bandgap crystal optical intersections

This paper reports fabrication and demonstration of optical intersections in two-dimensional (2D) rod-type photonic crystal (PhC) structures. High resolution and aspect ratio 2D square lattice PhC waveguide intersections were designed and fabricated for application at the optical communication wavelengths centered at 1550 nm. In the silicon processing front, challenges resolved to overcome issues of drastically reduced process windows caused by the dense PhC rods arrays with critical dimensions (CDs) reduced to only a few hundred nanometers were addressed not only in terms of critical process flow design but also in the development of each processing module. In the lithographic process of deep ultraviolet laser system working at 248 nm, PhC rods of sub-lithographic wavelength CDs (115 nm in radii) were realized in high resolution, even near periphery regions where proximity errors were prone. In the deep etching module, stringent requirements on etch angle control and low sidewall scallops (undulations arising from time multiplexed etch and passivation actions) were satisfied, to prevent catastrophic etch failures, and enable optical quality facets. The successfully fabricated PhCs were also monolithically integrated with large scale optical testing fiber grooves that enabled macro optical fiber assisted coupling to the micro scale PhC devices. In the optical experiments, the transmission and crosstalk properties for the PhC intersection devices with different rod radii at the center of the PhC optical waveguides crossings were measured with repeatability. The properties of the PhC intersections were therefore optimized and verified to correspond well with first principle finite difference time domain simulations.     

All-optical microwave bandpass filter and phase shifter using a broadband optical source and an optical phase modulator

We propose a system that can perform microwave bandpass filtering and phase shifting simultaneously without redundant optical-electrical and electrical-optical conversions. The principle is based on polarization-dependant phase modulation of a broadband optical source and the variable optical carrier time shift method. A single-bandpass microwave photonic filter with a central frequency of 10.8 GHz, a 3-dB bandwidth of 670 MHz, and a 360° phase tuning range is experimentally demonstrated. The capability of our configuration to implement wideband phase shifters is also verified.     

Wavelength-tunable optical pulse generation from a fiber ring laser with a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier

This work describes, for the first time, wavelength-tunable optical pulse generation from a fiber ring laser with a reflective semiconductor optical amplifier. The optical signal to noise ratio of this fiber laser is higher than 49 dB over the wavelength-tunable range of 16 nm. Performance of this fiber ring laser operated at different wavelengths is also discussed.     

Generation of high order multi-bound solitons and propagation in optical fibers

We demonstrate experimental generation of multi-bound solitons of up to sextuple in an active FM mode-locked fiber ring laser operating under power saturation in the locking state. The ring laser consists of two booster optical amplifiers operating in saturation regime, an electro-optic phase modulator driven by a sinusoidal electrical wave and a length of dispersive fiber. The periodic phase modulation generates phase chirp of the generated lightwaves in the ring laser. The chirped phase state plays an important role in the phase matching condition for mode-locking as well as the stabilization and the determination of the bound states of multi-solitons. The formation of such high order multi-bound solitons is explained based on the chirping of the phase and the behavior of the optical pulse sequence in the near field region of the dispersive fiber. The propagation of these multi-bound solitons through single mode optical fibers is observed. Experimental and simulation results of bound solitons have been shown to follow similar trends.The propagation of these multi-bound solitons through single mode optical fibers is described. Their mutual interaction through such quadratic phase media shows the influence of the quadratic phase property on the differential phase of individual solitons of the bound group. Simulated results confirm the evolution of the bound solitons over dispersive single mode optical fibers.     

类视网膜阵列结构的光纤相控阵方法研究

出射光束阵列布局对光纤相控阵的高功率激光相干合成性能有着重要影响。针对现有光纤相控方法的阵元间距难以突破半个波长,导致能量合成效率低的问题,提出了类视网膜多环形光纤相控方法,设计了具有圆形对称分布的结构,在保持中心阵元以及最外环阵元位置不变的情况下,通过粒子群算法优化环间其余阵元间距以获得最佳的远场相干合成性能。仿真结果表明,与传统光纤相控方法相比,提出的阵列布局可将能量集中度从0.562提升至0.921,峰值旁瓣水平从0.212压缩至0.043。     

Optimal design of gold nanoshells for optical imaging and photothermal therapy

Gold nanoshells are of great interest in optical imaging based on their light scattering properties and photothermal therapy due to their light absorption properties. Strong light scattering is essential for optical imaging, while effective photothermal therapy requires high light absorption. In this article, the optimal core radii and shell thicknesses of silica–gold and hollow gold nanoshells, possessing maximal light scattering and absorption at wavelengths between 700 and 1100 nm, are obtained using the Mie theory of a coated sphere. The results show that large-sized gold nanoshells of high aspect ratios (the aspect ratio is defined as the ratio of core radius to shell thickness) are the efficient contrast agents for optical imaging, while smaller gold nanoshells of high aspect ratios are the ideal therapeutic agents for photothermal therapy. From the comparison of the numerical results for silica–gold and hollow gold nanoshells, the latter are seen to offer a little superior light scattering and absorption at smaller particle size. Fitting expressions for the optimal core radii and shell thicknesses are also obtained, which can provide design guidelines for experimentalists to optimize the synthetic process of gold nanoshells.     

Frequency-modulation-mode-locked optical parametric oscillator

We demonstrate a novel technique for the generation of mode-locked pulses from a continuous-wave (cw) optical parametric oscillator (OPO). The technique is based on the deployment of a phase modulator in combination with an antiresonant ring interferometer internal to a cw OPO, simultaneously providing spectral broadening and phase-to-amplitude feedback modulation. The scheme is implemented in a doubly-resonant cw OPO based on MgO:sPPLT, configured in a standing-wave cavity and pumped at 532 nm. With the phase modulator activated and the cavity length synchronized, a stable train of 800 ps pulses is generated at a repetition rate of 160 MHz. Using single-pass second harmonic generation (SHG) of the OPO output, we observe a four times enhancement in SHG compared with cw operation, confirming the real achievement of energy concentration as a result of mode-locked operation.     

Photonic ratchet superlattices by optical multiplexing

We present a method based on incremental holographic multiplexing to create a refractive index ratchet distribution into a photorefractive crystal as an example for the generation principle of such complex multiperiodic lattices. The implemented technique follows a finite optical series expansion of the desired index modulation. To analyze the induced lattice, we determine the phase retardation of a probe beam at the back face of the crystal by digital holography analysis. Our result depicts a first example to optically explore the fascinating phenomena of ratchet resembling systems.