透射式矩形相位光栅的衍射光谱分析

提出了一种计算透射式矩形相位光栅衍射场的简便方法,计算并分析了透射式矩形相位光栅的衍射光谱,给出了相位光栅的衍射光谱与光栅材料的折射率、光栅厚度和入射波长的关系,得到了把衍射光能量集中到1级光谱的条件;并在相位光栅的应用方面作了探讨.     

Unidirectional transmission realized by two nonparallel gratings made of isotropic media

We realize a unidirectional transmission by cascading two nonparallel gratings (NPGs) made of isotropic, lossless, and linear media. For a pair of orthogonal linear polarizations, one of the gratings is designed as a polarizer, which is a reflector for one polarization and a transmitter for the other; another grating is designed as a polarization converter, which converts most of one polarized incident wave into another polarized transmitted wave. It is demonstrated by numerical calculation that more than 85% of the incident light energy can be transmitted with less than 1% transmission in the opposite direction for linearly polarized light at normal incidence, and the relative bandwidth of the unidirectional transmission is nearly 9%. The maximum transmission contrast ratio between the two directions is 62 dB. Unlike one-way diffraction grating, the transmitted light of the NPGs is collinear with the incident light, but their polarizations are orthogonal.     

软X射线位相型金透射光栅的设计与制作

根据衍射光栅的标量理论,计算并讨论了金透射光栅在软X波段衍射效率对光栅厚度和占宽比的依赖关系.结果表明,选择合适的光栅槽深和占宽比,高达 21.9%的衍射效率可能被获得,远高于振幅型光栅的+1级衍射效率10.14%.通过全息光刻与电镀转移技术制作的位相型金透射光栅由300nm的聚酰亚胺薄膜支撑,光栅槽深200nm,占宽比为0.55,周期为1μm,面积为20mm×5mm.在国家同步辐射装置上,测得其+1级透射衍射效率在波长λ=7.425nm时获得最大值,约为16%. 关键词： 透射位相光栅 全息光刻 电镀     

Fabry-Perot interferometer with diffraction-scattered reflection of light

The incorporation of a phase grating into the optical system of a Fabry-Perot interferometer makes it possible to transform the incident beam of light so that the major part of energy in the reflected wave is contained in the side lobes in the far-field diffraction pattern and radiation in the zero order of diffraction along the optical axis is suppressed. Experimental results are presented, which are obtained with a grating produced by evaporating a thin-layer dielectric coating onto the input mirror of the interferometer.     

Role of propagating modes in a double-groove grating with a +1st-order diffraction angle larger than the substrate-air critical angle

Here we show, analytically and numerically, that in a TiO(2) double-groove grating with two different groove widths per period attached on the SiO(2) substrate, the normally incident light couples to the +1st-order transmission with 96.9% efficiency and with a 50° diffraction angle that is larger than the SiO(2)-air interface critical angle. Modal analysis reveals that three propagating modes for the +1st diffraction order reach the grating back end in phase, while the corresponding propagating modes for the -1st and zeroth orders are added destructively at the grating end. Four optical devices based on this grating characteristic are numerically demonstrated.     

Influence of the divergence of a light beam on the characteristics of collinear diffraction

Two types of anisotropic collinear diffractions of light on a diffraction grating are theoretically investigated, including that where the light is scattered forward in the direction of the incident radiation and that where the light is scattered backward in the direction toward the incident radiation. For both types, two-dimensional transfer functions are calculated, and the character of their transformation upon variation of the light wavelength and the period of the diffraction grating is analyzed. The dependence of the integrated diffraction efficiency and transmission band of diffraction filters on the divergence angle of the light beam is studied.     

位相光栅色散特性的矢量衍射理论分析

在矢量衍射理论基础上给出了适用于任意斜入射下位相光栅反射区和透射区的广义光栅方程和广义色散公式，对位相光栅色散能力做了理论和数值分析，考察了入射角、入射方位角、入射波长、光栅周期、衍射区域介质折射率和衍射级次等六个物理量之间的相互制约关系，确立了光栅约束不等式，指出了提高光栅色散的所有可能的途径. 关键词： 位相光栅 色散特性 矢量衍射理论     

亚波长光栅的偏振闪耀特性

 使用琼斯矩阵的方法推导了连续结构亚波长光栅的衍射方程,给出了光栅衍射效率表达式,对偏振特性与衍射特性进行了研究。发现连续结构亚波长光栅仅存在３个衍射级,总衍射效率为100%,且衍射效率可在衍射级间任意分配,0级的偏振态与入射光的偏振态相同,±1级衍射光偏振态与入射光无关,－1级为左旋圆偏振光,＋1级为右旋圆偏振光。通过设置入射光偏振态与光栅相位延迟等参数,可使光栅具有闪耀特性,据此可用于设计高效偏振光分束器和偏振光开关。     

投影系统中DMD衍射效率的研究北大核心CSCD

数字微镜阵列(DMD)作为空间调制元件常用于投影光学系统,入射光为长波红外时产生的衍射效应会影响进入系统的能量分布,该文主要讨论光源入射角度对衍射效应的影响,将DMD作为闪耀光栅模型,研究其在长波红外波段产生的衍射效应。从光程差的角度分析在主、副对角线分别处于“开态”情况下的衍射效应,发现衍射效应与入射角度有关;将DMD作为闪耀光栅模型,采用矢量衍射理论计算7.7μm~9.5μm波段下DMD处于“开态”下的衍射效率。计算结果表明:当TM偏振光以44°角照射时,1级衍射达到闪耀状态,衍射效率可达到70%。     

相位光栅分离双波长宽角度光线的理论分析

使用衍射光栅的分色分光方式一般以平行光入射情况为讨论基础,对于非平行光入射的情况讨论较少.本文基于菲涅尔衍射理论和角谱理论,将球面波与平面波的衍射波场联系起来,从而在传播函数中引入角度参量,结合分数泰伯效应的理论基础,推导出双波长宽角度入射光线经相位光栅衍射后的波场分布函数,并对推导出的函数进行数值模拟,得到像面不同位置衍射波场分布.与平行光入射时的标准波场分布相比较,得到宽角度入射时的衍射波场的横向展宽量和偏移量.通过调节光栅台阶的宽度,改变衍射场的展宽和偏移,使各个单一波长的衍射波场宽度小于光栅周期的一半,从而减少双波长光衍射波场的混叠.同时本文给出波场宽度与光栅台阶宽度的变化关系,选取光栅面上多个位置作为台阶宽度的计算点,并对整个光栅的台阶宽度进行曲线拟合,得到可以使双波长宽角度入射光实现良好空间分离的光栅参量.该结果可用于各类宽角度入射光线的光谱分离场合,如双波长成像、液晶显示和液晶投影等.     

光导板中新型衍射元件的数值模拟研究

基于严格耦合波理论,数值计算了一种在闪耀斜面镀膜的亚波长光栅结构,并首次提出将该光栅应用于光导板的设计中,使光导板衍射的RGB光束无需经过滤色片,直接透射相应的像素点。在数值计算中,设定入射光为TE偏振态、入射角为60°、波长为RGB三基色。光栅以有机玻璃为基底,二氧化钛为膜层,并随波长改变周期、闪耀角等参数。计算结果表明,该光栅的一级衍射光可垂直于表面出射,一级衍射效率随膜厚渐变,最高达37%,其余非零级次的衍射效率低于2%。将该特性的光栅应用于新型光导板的数值建模中,并对光栅的制作进行了工艺容差分析,计算得归一化能量的标准差小于1%,总衍射效率接近80%。     

用于高能啁啾脉冲压缩的光子晶体光栅的设计

 为了克服目前高能短脉冲装置压缩光栅的损伤阈值无法满足要求的问题,针对星光Ⅲ装置皮秒激光束的压缩器,设计了由熔石英材料构成的、具有较高损伤阈值的光子晶体光栅,该光栅由2维光子晶体和表面光栅结构两部分组成,具有高反射效率和强角色散的能力。计算结果显示:经过优化设计的光子晶体光栅在波长1 053 nm,57°～77°的入射范围内,-1级衍射效率超过了92%,而当入射角为71°时,在1 040～1 090 nm光谱范围内,-1级衍射效率超过92%,性能满足使用要求。     

共振域矩形介质光栅的逆向设计

采用模态法研究了共振域光栅分束器及闪耀光栅等光学器件的设计原理及逆向设计方法,给出了-1级非偏振闪耀光栅的典型设计示例。研究表明,自准直角入射时,光束在光栅内传输将激发产生离散模,通过调节离散模透过光栅传输时的累积相位差,可对衍射光进行调控,实现偏振(非偏振)分束、偏振(非偏振)闪耀等功能。采用严格耦合波法对基于模态法逆向设计的-1级非偏振石英闪耀光栅的几何参数进行验证,计算结果显示两者非常吻合,证明了该方法的正确性。     

基于液晶/聚合物光栅的高转化效率有机半导体激光器

采用有机半导体发光材料聚[2-甲氧基-5-(2-乙基己氧基)-1,4-苯乙炔]作为增益介质,低官能度光敏单体制备的液晶/聚合物光栅作为外部反馈谐振腔,制备出参数可独立控制的分离式结构的有机半导体激光器.液晶/聚合物光栅中液晶分子的取向影响光栅折射率调制量,从而影响光栅的反馈能力,最终影响激光器出射激光的性能.通过研究发现决定液晶分子取向的主要有两种与光栅周期有关的作用力,利用这一原理制备不同周期的光栅,光栅周期小于450 nm时,相分离出的液晶分子取向由光栅矢量方向变为光栅沟槽方向,此时光栅的折射率调制量增加,光反馈能力增强.采用周期为395 nm的液晶/聚合物光栅制备二级布拉格散射的有机半导体激光器,相较于大周期光栅(593 nm)制备的激光器,激光阈值由0.70μJ/pulse降低至0.18μJ/pulse,转化效率由2.5%提高到6.4%,且出射激光垂直于基板表面发射,有利于后续的处理及应用.     

甲基紫掺杂聚乙烯醇薄膜材料红光多重全息存储

甲基紫掺杂聚乙烯醇薄膜材料在两束相干光照射下生成相位光栅.当改变一束相干光光程,通过监测相位光栅的一级衍射信号强度的变化,可以检测相位光栅的生长和擦除过程.在此实验基础上,讨论了甲基紫掺杂聚乙烯醇薄膜材料多重全息存储的原理与结果.     

Collinear diffraction of divergent optical beams

Two variants of anisotropic collinear diffraction of light on a sinusoidal diffraction grating are studied theoretically with forth and back light scattering relative to the direction of the incident beam. For both variants, two-dimensional transfer functions are calculated and their modification with optical wavelength and diffraction grating period is analyzed. The dependence of integral diffraction efficiency and filter passband on optical beam divergence is examined.     

Simultaneous diffraction of two waves at a reflection volume hologram

Based on the theory of coupled waves the simultaneous diffraction of two waves at a plane dielectric reflection volume hologram is described. By analogy to the transmission volume grating the intensities of the output beams strongly depend on the phase shift between the incident waves and the phase shift of the grating with respect to the interference structure of the read-out waves. This gives the possibility of transferring the incident energy from one wave into the other and can be used for the modulation or deflection of the reconstructed beams. The separate determination of the different kinds of phase shifts by intensity or phase measurements is discussed.     

High efficiency terahertz diffraction grating with trapezoidal elements

A newly designed grating used in terahertz region is proposed, which is composed of the trapezoidal elements repeated successively along one dimension of the substrate, and uniform interval(the grating period) repeated along the other dimension. The transmission of the grating owns a designable trapezoidal profile dependent on the geometric dimensions of the element. The far-field diffraction patterns of a designed grating at incident broadband terahertz frequencies, with element dimensions of upper, lower side and period of 50, 250, and 300 μm, respectively, are simulated by the scalar diffraction theory. The simulation results indicate that the terahertz grating exhibits a property of single-order diffraction,and the diffraction efficiency of the first order reaches 6.6%, exceeding that of a traditional sinusoidal amplitude grating with identical period and duty cycle. Owing to the regular architecture and the high single-order diffraction efficiency, the grating is easy to fabricate and shows great potential applications in single-shot spectral measurements of weak broadband terahertz pulse.     

Design of High-Efficiency Diffraction Gratings Based on Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis for 800nm Wavelength

We report on the design of a high diffraction efficiency multi-layer dielectric grating with wide incident angle and broad bandwidth for 80Ohm. The optimized grating can achieve 〉 95% diffraction efficiency in the first order at an incident angle of 5° from Littrow and a wavelength from 77Ohm to 83Ohm, with peak diffraction efieieney of 〉 99.5% at 80Ohm. The electric field distribution of the optimized multi-layer dielectric grating within the gratings ridge is 1.3 times enhancement of the incidence light, which presents potential high laser resistance ability. Because of its high-effieieney, wide incident, broad bandwidth and potential high resistance ability, the multi-layer dielectric grating should have practical application in Ti：sapphire laser systems.     

Design of high-efficiency diffraction gratings based on total internal reflection for pulse compressor

We present designs of high-efficiency compression grating based on total internal reflection (TIR) for picosecond pulse laser at 1053 nm. The setup is devised by directly etching gratings into the bottom side of a prism so that light can successfully enter (or exit) the compression grating. Dependence of the −1 order diffraction efficiencies on the constructive parameters is analyzed for TE- and TM-polarized incident light at Littrow angle by using Fourier modal method in order to obtain optimal grating structure. The electric field enhancement within the high-efficiency TIR gratings is regarded as another criterion to optimize the structure of the TIR gratings. With the criterion of high diffraction efficiency, low electric field enhancement and sufficient manufacturing latitude, TIR compression gratings with optimized constructive parameters are obtained for TE- and TM-polarized incident light, respectively. The grating for TE-polarized light exhibits diffraction efficiencies higher than 0.95 within 23 nm bandwidth and relatively low square of electric field enhancement ratio of 5.7. Regardless of the internal electric field enhancement, the grating for TM-polarized light provides diffraction efficiencies higher than 0.95 within 42 nm bandwidth. With compact structure, such TIR compression gratings made solely of fused silica should be of great interest for application to chirped pulse amplification (CPA) systems.