离轴光线对电光晶体退偏的影响

对离轴光线通过电光晶体时产生的退偏情况作了理论和实验研究。理论计算表明：当晶体厚度一定时,退偏损耗在一定范围内随离轴角度的增加而增加,随着入射光偏振方向偏离竖直方向的增大而增大。采用厚度为10mm的KDP晶体,实验测试了入射光偏振方向在竖直方向以及同竖直方向成45°时的退偏损耗。实验结果与理论计算的结果符合较好。     

一种实用的准单色光退偏器的研究

用矩阵方法对一种准单色光退偏器Ｌｙｏｔ改进型退偏器进行了详细的理论分析，得到了该退偏器的有效退偏条件为：１）退偏器的总延迟必须足够大；２）晶体楔角或通光孔径必须足够大；３）二晶体光轴夹角必须是４５°。实验表明，该退偏器在４００～８００ｎｍ宽光谱范围内对±１０ｎｍ的任意准单色偏振光进行退偏后，平均的残余偏振度小于１．２％。     

重频应用下等离子体电光开关热退偏损耗分析

 基于有限元数值方法,给出电光晶体KDP在高平均功率激光负载下温度场分布和应力场分布。在此基础上得到了折射率随温度变化、电光系数随温度变化、及应力双折射引入的退偏损耗。数值模拟显示：电光系数随温度变化和应力双折射是引起开关退偏损耗的主要因素。当入射激光平均功率为40 W、辐照时间为420 s时,KDP晶体最高温度为38.43 ℃,电光系数随温度变化及应力双折射引入的最大退偏损耗分别为2.38%和4.04%。实验测量了应力双折射导致的退偏损耗,实验结果和理论结果符合较好。     

重频应用下等离子体电光开关热退偏损耗分析

基于有限元数值方法,给出电光晶体KDP在高平均功率激光负载下温度场分布和应力场分布。在此基础上得到了折射率随温度变化、电光系数随温度变化、及应力双折射引入的退偏损耗。数值模拟显示：电光系数随温度变化和应力双折射是引起开关退偏损耗的主要因素。当入射激光平均功率为40 W、辐照时间为420 s时,KDP晶体最高温度为38.43 ℃,电光系数随温度变化及应力双折射引入的最大退偏损耗分别为2.38%和4.04%。实验测量了应力双折射导致的退偏损耗,实验结果和理论结果符合较好。     

适用于单色脉冲光的新型双光楔晶体退偏器

针对单色脉冲光的退偏振应用,对传统双折射晶体退偏器存在的局限性进行分析,提出了一种新型的双光楔晶体退偏器。此退偏器由2个光轴互相成π4并设计成特殊楔形的石英晶体光楔组成,理论计算结果表明此退偏器能对单色脉冲光完全退偏。基于光学设计软件(A SAP)对所设计的退偏器进行了仿真计算,结果表明经此退偏器退偏后的出射光偏振度P0.001 26。此退偏器的特点是对于任意偏振态的单色入射光都能实现有效的退偏,也适用于对准单色光进行退偏,且退偏效果与时域无关。     

磁光晶体Bi-YIG的磁致退偏效应

建立了磁光晶体磁致偏振特性测试系统。对Bi YIG晶体样品在大范围磁场下的退偏现象进行了测试。结果表明,达到磁饱和或接近磁饱和时,Bi YIG晶体的偏振性能最优;达到磁饱和后,随着磁场的增强,出现了磁致退偏效应。根据实验结果分析了磁致退偏效应的产生机理,并说明了磁致圆二向色性及磁致线双折射是产生退偏的原因。     

高平均功率电光开关晶体热畸变分析

 深入分析了方板构型的电光开关晶体在高功率载荷条件下的热畸变行为,讨论了光强分布对热效应的影响。以KDP晶体为例,分别计算了激光束光强为高斯分布和均匀分布时晶体的温升、相应的热应力分布、波前畸变以及热退偏。结果表明,光强的分布形式对波前畸变和热退偏的影响是不同的。相对于光强均匀分布的激光束,高斯光束减缓了光斑边沿处的温度梯度,产生的热应力较小,因此可以减弱热退偏效应;另一方面,在光束口径范围内,高斯光束产生了附加的温度分布非均匀性,因而波前畸变会大一些。     

关于KDP晶体在电光效应中两个二阶轴对称性的讨论

通过分析，讨论得出了ＫＤＰ晶体在电光效应中两个二阶轴的地位不是对称的，进而对教学中易发生的模糊认识做了澄清，并指出了某些文献中的一个错误。     

高平均功率电光开关晶体热畸变分析

深入分析了方板构型的电光开关晶体在高功率载荷条件下的热畸变行为,讨论了光强分布对热效应的影响。以KDP晶体为例,分别计算了激光束光强为高斯分布和均匀分布时晶体的温升、相应的热应力分布、波前畸变以及热退偏。结果表明,光强的分布形式对波前畸变和热退偏的影响是不同的。相对于光强均匀分布的激光束,高斯光束减缓了光斑边沿处的温度梯度,产生的热应力较小,因此可以减弱热退偏效应;另一方面,在光束口径范围内,高斯光束产生了附加的温度分布非均匀性,因而波前畸变会大一些。     

678 nm RTP electro-optical Q-switched ceramic laser

The RTP electro-optical Q-switched ceramic laser at the wavelength of 678 nm with narrow pulse width is studied. We used the laser diode arrays side-pumped Nd:YAG ceramic crystal with 1.1 at% Nd doping and dimensions of Φ3 mm × 50 mm, designed folding cavity parameters, and discussed the variation of the beam radius in the ceramic crystal and frequency doubling crystal with the thermal focal length of ceramic crystal or KTP crystal. By using double RTP crystals as electro-optic Q-switch and KTP crystal type II phase matching for intracavity frequency-doubling, a narrow pulse width electro-optical Q-switched Nd:YAG ceramic laser was obtained. The output energy of 0.9 mJ and the pulse width of 41.6 ns at 678 nm are obtained at the repetition rate of 1000 Hz and pumped power of 144 W. The results formed the basis for the further development of the high power and high efficiency ceramic red laser.     

The study of electro-optical sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide

A compact and sensitive electro-optical sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide (S-PhCW) is demonstrated. The electro-optical sensor can be realized in photonic crystal (PhC) slabs of silicon in Silicon-on-Insulator (SOI). Nonlinear optical polymer is used as infiltration. By applying three-dimensional finite difference time domain (3D-FDTD), the sensitivity and quality factor of electro-optical sensor with different slotted waveguide width are calculated. In addition, sensitivity and the optical properties such as transmission spectrum and field distributions are compared between electro-optical sensor based on line defect photonic crystal waveguide (W1-PhCW) and that based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide (S-PhCW). Simulation results demonstrate that, compared with electro-optical sensor based on line defect photonic crystal waveguide, the sensitivity and quality factor is improved by 30 times and 6.6 times respectively in sensor based on slotted photonic crystal waveguide. Besides, the proposed PhC sensor devices have the advantage of a compact structure with the potential for monolithic integration with optical-to-electrical on-chip conversion and detection.     

Ultra-compact polarization beam splitter based on photonic crystal waveguides

The authors design an ultra-compact all-PC-integrated polarization beam splitter which is only composed of three waveguides: one input waveguide and two output waveguides. The input waveguide can support both TM and TE modes, but one of the two output waveguides can only support TM modes while the other can only support TE modes. So an incident beam will be separated into two different polarization beams which emerge from different output waveguides. By the simulation of finite-difference time-domain method, we know that the polarization beam splitter really works the way as we predict.     

Optimal length of an electro-optical Q-switch with optical activity crystal La3Ga5SiO14

With the polarization plane gyration and the electro-optic effect existing simultaneously in an optical activity crystal, the theory on interaction of optical activity and electro-optic effect on the arbitrary linearly polarized light propagating through the crystal along the optical axis is studied. The electro-optical Q-switch is designed successfully. With the conclusion of the theory, the optimal length of optical activity crystal using as electro-optical Q-switch at a given wavelength is calculated.     

Fast electro-optical switching and high contrast ratio in epoxy-based polymer dispersed liquid crystals

We report the observation of an electro-optical switching effect from an opaque to a transparent state occurring at a threshold value of the applied field in a polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC). Optical responses of the composite film under the conditions of an externally applied ac electric field (2–5 V_p−p/μ) and a film thickness (50 μm), were determined using an Argon laser (wavelength 514 nm). The experimental results showed promising switching times with a rise time of 190 μs and a decay time of 2 ms and an exceptionally high contrast ratio up to 410. These results demonstrate the validity of employing this new PDLC in electro-optical devices.     

Polarization properties of rectangular lattice photonic crystal fiber

In this paper, polarization properties and propagation characteristics of rectangular lattice photonic crystal fibers with elliptical air-holes are investigated by using the full-vector finite element method with anisotropic perfectly matched layers. Numerical results show that the birefringence of the fiber is induced by asymmetries of the cladding. Moreover, by adjusting its structure parameters, such as the hole pitch Λ, and the air-hole elliptical rate η, we find the optimized design parameters of the fiber with high birefringence (the order of 10⁻²) and limited polarization mode dispersion, operating in a single mode region at an appropriate wavelength range.     

空芯光子晶体光纤表面模损耗控制的研究

本文研究了纤芯结构对空芯光子晶体光纤光子带隙和传输损耗的影响,得到了适合光纤制备工艺的纤芯结构．首先利用平面波展开法计算了一定占空比三角形结构的空芯光子晶体光纤的带隙结构,给出了在传输波长λ=1．55μm时光纤的结构参数值,并模拟了纤芯直径对带隙位置和大小的影响,得出纤芯直径的取值范围,通过分析泄露损耗特性得出纤芯壁厚的取值．然后根据分析结果设计出了光纤端面图,运用全矢量有限元法模拟出在不同纤芯直径的情况下的模场分布,通过对比分析得出光纤的最佳纤芯半径R为1．6以-1．75A．研究结果表明,选择合适的纤芯结构既能满足空芯光子晶体光纤的光子带隙和损耗特征,又可以适当降低光纤制备工艺的难度．     

Photonic crystal fiber with high birefringence and low confinement loss

In this paper, a highly birefringent index-guiding photonic crystal fiber with low confinement loss is proposed by enlarging the central row of air holes in the structure. By employing the multipole method, properties of this structure, including the effective index, birefringence and confinement loss, are investigated. Simulation results indicate that high birefringence of 1.65 × 10⁻³ can be reached at the wavelength of 1.55 μm, and a low confinement loss on the order of 10⁻⁶ dB/km can be achieved at the same wavelength. Moreover, the impacts of air hole sizes on birefringence and confinement loss are also analyzed in detail.     

Terahertz polarization splitter based on an asymmetric dual-core photonic crystal fiber

By employing the liquid crystal refractive index changes induced by applied electric field, a novel terahertz polarization splitter with tunable the operating frequency and bandwidths has been proposed and theoretically analyzed. It possesses an extinction ratio as high as the polarization splitters based on the two-dimensional photonic crystal waveguides. These distinguished features ensure its important applications in the integrated optical systems.