Double-beam fourier spectroscopy with interferometric background compensation

A double-beam multiplex spectrometer is described which is specially suited for measuring small variations in absorptivity or reflectivity, or narrow spectral lines, against a strong and varying background. By a modification of the conventional Fourier spectrometer, the interferogram beam and the radiation normally going back to the source — the anti-interferogram beam — are combined in the sensitive area of a single detector. If a sample and a reference standard are placed in the interferogram and the anti-interferogram paths respectively, the Fourier transform of the interferogram of the combined intensity directly yields the difference between the spectra of the sample and the reference standard with the optical cancellation of the common features. The advantages and possible applications of this technique are discussed.     

Laser mode behavior of the Cassini CIRS Fourier transform spectrometer at Saturn

The CIRS Fourier transform spectrometer aboard the NASA/ESA/ASI Cassini orbiter has been acquiring spectra of the Saturnian system since 2004. The CIRS reference interferometer employs a laser diode to trigger the interferogram sampling. Although the control of laser diode drive current and operating temperature are stringent enough to restrict laser wavelength variation to a small fraction of CIRS finest resolution element, the CIRS instrument does need to be restarted every year or two, at which time it may start in a new laser mode. By monitoring the Mylar absorption features in un-calibrated spectra due to the beam splitter Mylar substrate, it can be shown that these jumps are to adjacent modes and that most of the 8-year operation so far is restricted to three adjacent modes. For a given mode, the wavelength stability appears consistent with the stability of the laser diode drive current and operating temperature.     

Spectral characterization of jitter, shimmer, and additive noise in synthetically generated voice signals

Alteration of the harmonic structure in voice source spectra, taken over at least two periods of the waveform, may occur due to the presence of fundamental frequency (f0) perturbation, amplitude perturbation, additive noise, or changes within the glottal source signal itself. In order to make accurate inferences regarding glottal-flow dynamics or perceptual evaluations based on spectral measurements taken from the acoustic speech waveform, investigation of the spectral features of each aperiodic component is required. Based on a heuristic development involving a consideration of the partial sum of the Fourier series taken for two periods of a jittered, shimmered, and (additive, random) noise-contaminated signal, the corresponding spectral characteristics are hypothesized. Subsequent to this, the Fourier series coefficients are calculated for the two periods in order to test the hypotheses. Definite spectral differences are found for each aperiodic component; based on these findings differential quantitative spectral measurements are suggested. Further supportive evidence is obtained through use of Fourier transform and periodogram-averaged calculations. The analysis is carried out on synthetically generated glottal-pulse waveforms and on radiated speech waveforms. A discussion of the results is given in terms of voice aperiodicity in general and in terms of their implication for future studies involving human voice signals.     

On the two frequency spectra of Timoshenko beams

This paper is concerned with the question of whether there are, indeed, two distinct spectra of frequencies for the transverse vibrations of Timoshenko beams as has been claimed by a number of prior authors for the case of the simply supported beam and, more recently, for beams supported in an arbitrary manner. Elementary analysis leads to the conclusion that there is only a single frequency spectrum; in the particular case of the simply supported beam the “two frequency spectra” viewpoint may be expedient as a device to compute frequencies but does not serve otherwise to explain the complex, dynamical behavior of Timoshenko beams.     

Iterative deconvolution of X-ray photoelectron spectra generated by an achromatic source

Three cases are presented where X-ray photoelectron spectra generated by an achromatic X-ray source have been deconvoluted by the iterative, Van Cittert method. These are (i the gold 4 f doublet, (ii) the gold valence band, and (iii) the aluminium 2 p spectrum of an oxidized aluminium foil. All prominent features in the deconvolute are shown to be real by comparison with high resolution studies, and the noise levels are low. Resolution after deconvolution is similar to that obtained with a monochromatized X-ray source. The spectra are also similar to those obtained by Fourier transform deconvolution.     

Polarization changes and beam profile deformation of light during acousto-optic interaction in isotropic media

A spatial Fourier transform approach is proposed to investigate the effects of polarization changes and beam profile deformation of light during acousto-optic (AO) interaction in isotropic media. The behaviour of the total scattered optical fields inside the AO cell can be properly described by a vector wave equation of which the permittivity is perturbed by an acoustic wave propagating inside the medium. In the Bragg regime, using a spatial Fourier transform approach, two coupled differential equations can be derived from the wave equation to depict AO interaction in the spatial frequency domain. Analytic solutions, which comprise the effects of changing polarization, beam deformation and propagating diffraction, can be found from the coupled equations. Detailed numerical simulations, including Fourier transforming the incident light profile to calculate the spectra of the scattered light beams and, hence, their profiles in space using the inverse transform, are presented.     

气体光谱分析应用中傅里叶变换红外光谱基线漂移分段比校正方法

针对气体光谱分析应用中傅里叶变换红外光谱仪长时间连续工作时易出现光谱基线漂移、畸变问题,对红外光源温度波动及漂移、动镜倾斜、分束器性能变化以及检测器横向偏移对光谱基线的影响进行了仿真研究,结果表明光谱基线的漂移近似线性。基于此,本文提出分段比光谱基线漂移修正法SBCPD校正光谱基线。通过比较基线校正前后仿真光谱峰高变化、偏最小二乘(PLS)定量分析模型预测不确定度、油气探井气测录井在线基线校正性能,发现SBCPD性能优越,要优于传统的多项式拟合法及airPLS法。经检验,该方法性能稳定,计算量小,便于工程应用。     

Spontaneous emission of two quantum dots in a single-mode cavity

The spontaneous emission spectrum from two quantum dots （QDs） that are strongly coupled with a single-mode nanocavity is investigated using rigorous numerical calculations and simple analytical solutions of quantum dynamics. The emission spectra both from the side and along the axis of the cavity are considered. Modification of two parameters, the coupling strength and the detuning between the transition frequencies of the two quantum dots, allows us to efficiently control the shape of the spontaneous emission spectrum. Different profiles and their physical origins can be well understood in the dressed-state picture for the light-QD interaction in the on-resonance and off-resonance situations. In the on-resonance situation, the emission spectra exhibit symmetric features, and they are not altered by the asymmetry in the coupling pa- rameters. The axis spectra show two emission peaks while the side spectra have three emission peaks. In the off-resonance situation, the emission spectra always show an asymmetrical three-peak feature. When the two QDs have different decay parameters, singular features （a peak or a dip） can take place at the frequency of the cavity mode, and this is attributed to the unbalanced process of the emission and absorption of a single photon.     

Observation of sharp resonances in the spontaneous Raman spectrum of a single optically levitated microdroplet

Sharp resonances have been observed in the spontaneous Raman spectra of single, optically levitated microdroplets. The droplets, 10 to 35 μm in diameter, were suspended by a CW argon laser beam which also served as the Raman excitation source. Experiments with dioctyl phthalate (DOP) and silicone oil confirmed that all Raman bands present in the bulk liquid spectra were also observable in the levitated droplet spectra, in agreement with previous micro-Raman studies of droplets on substrates. However, superimposed on the spectra of the levitated droplets was a series of sharp features not present in the bulk liquid spectra. Time-resolved experiments with growing DOP droplets showed that the sharp Raman features have the same origin as the elastic light scattering and flourescence resonances observed in previous studies of microspheres and fibers.     

插入生长AlGaAs薄膜对InAs量子点探测器性能的影响

利用分子束外延生长获得的两个InAs量子点样品制备了n型的量子点红外探测器.对于其中一个器件，在InAs量子点有源区的底部和顶部分别插入生长了AlGaAs势垒层.利用透射电阻显微技术研究了两个样品的结构特性；利用光致发光光谱和光电流谱研究了两个器件的光电性质.实验结果表明，AlGaAs层的插入对器件的探测性质有显著的影响.利用有三维效质量近似模型的计算结果，指认了带内光电流谱中峰结构的起源.     

插入生长AlGaAs薄膜对InAs量子点探测器性能的影响

利用分子束外延生长获得的两个InAs量子点样品制备了n型的量子点红外探测器.对于其中一个器件,在InAs量子点有源区的底部和顶部分别插入生长了AlGaAs势垒层.利用透射电阻显微技术研究了两个样品的结构特性;利用光致发光光谱和光电流谱研究了两个器件的光电性质.实验结果表明,AlGaAs层的插入对器件的探测性质有显著的影响.利用有三维效质量近似模型的计算结果,指认了带内光电流谱中峰结构的起源. 关键词： InAs 量子点 AlGaAs薄膜 光致发光光谱 有效质量近似模型     

Cross-polarization properties of two Gaussian Schell-model beams through non-Kolmogorov turbulence

General expressions are derived for the spectral degree of cross-polarization (SDCP) of a beam generated by the superposition of two Gaussian Schell-model (GSM) beams, which illuminated with the same Gaussian Schell-mode source propagating in non-Kolmogorov turbulent atmosphere by adopting beam cross-spectral density matrix and Young's interference theory. In particular, through numerical examples based on our analytical formal the SDCP of two GSM beams is analyzed. Detailed analysis demonstrate that the SDCP is closely to the spacing of two beams on source plane as well as the strength of the atmospheric turbulent, but the fractal constant α has no affect on the SDCP.     

等束腰宽度超短脉冲光束传输的脉冲修正方法

利用角谱分析和傅里叶变换的方法,得到一种描述几个周期的等束腰宽度脉冲光束传输的脉冲修正方法。以准单色光束传输的结果为出发点,通过对准单色光束的解进行泰勒级数展开,得到了一种相对简单的修正方法,可以精确的描述具有任意时间波形和横向光束分布的不短于一个周期的超短脉冲光束的传输行为。给出等束腰宽度超短脉冲的近似解,具体研究高斯脉冲光束的传输特性,分析几种不同的频谱对脉冲光束传输行为的影响。     

Propagation characteristics of TM Gaussian beam

The propagation characteristics of TM polarized Gaussian beam, which is the rigorous solution of an eigenfunction problem for a confocal resonator, have been investigated using the nonparaxial vectorial moment theory of light beam propagation. The analytical expressions of the beam propagation factors are given by means of Fourier transform. Both the transversal second-order moment beam widths follow a simple hyperbolic variational law. For nonparaxial case, however, beam has different propagating features in the two transversal directions. As to paraxial case, its propagation approximately reduces to that of scalar Gaussian beam TEM₀₀ mode.     

p型GaAs的远红外波段光学特性

砷化镓(GaAs)是太赫兹波段半导体异质结构激光器的重要材料之一,为了获得p型GaAs材料在远红外波段的光学特性,采用气态源分子束外延(GSMBE)技术在半绝缘GaAs(100)衬底上生长了掺Be的p型GaAs薄膜材料,其载流子浓度从1.54×1015~1.85×1019cm-3。用远红外变换傅里叶光谱仪测量了其远红外反射光谱,并对反射光谱进行了理论模拟和分析,计算得出了不同空穴浓度的p型GaAs在远红外波段的折射率、消光系数和吸收系数。发现在这一波段消光系数和吸收系数均随着载流子浓度的增加而增大,吸收系数最大值可达到4.0×104cm-1。     

Distinguishing Structure Change of Cells Based on Analysis of Light Scattering Patterns

We develop a new method to distinguish structural change of cells based on light scattering and Fourier spectra analysis. The light scattering detection system is composed of a laser source, an optical microscope, a CCD with high resolution and low distortion. After the scattering patterns of cells are recorded by the CCD, the Fourier spectra are obtained by the intensity distribution of scattered light. In the experiment, the change of cell structure is designed by sonication treatment. It is found that different typical peaks can be shown in the Fourier spectra of MCF7 cells with and without sonication treatment, which indicates that this method can be used to distinguish the structural change of cells.     

用电子学全息方法测量两平行光束微小夹角

提出一种根据电子学全息原理测量两平行光束微小夹角的方法，其基本思路是，用ＣＣＤ作为记录介质经图像采集卡将双光束干涉条纹图像采集于计算机中，并通过离散傅里叶变换实现干涉条纹图像从空域到频域的变换，根据所得到的频谱分布图，获取条纹数并算出条纹间距，进而推算出两平行光束的夹角。详细地阐述了该方法的原理，通过实验验证了其测量微小光束夹角的可行性，对其测量精度、范围和角度分辨率作了定量地分析。     

基于傅里叶变换的光纤法布里-珀罗传感器解调研究

从双光束干涉的基本原理出发,分析了高斯分布光源条件下利用傅里叶变换解调光纤法布里-珀罗传感器的原理。针对高斯分布光源特点,提出直接对波长均匀采样得到的光谱数据进行快速傅里叶变换,然后利用传感器腔长与频域中峰值频率之间的关系求解传感器腔长的可行性。在此基础上,采用频谱插值技术提高了系统解调精度,并利用宽带光源和光谱仪等组成的解调系统,对所提出的方法进行了实验验证。结果表明,从实验中测得的数据与理论计算值能较好地吻合。     

Polarization-maintaining buffered Fourier domain mode-locked swept source for optical coherence tomography

A polarization-maintaining buffered Fourier domain mode-locked (FDML) swept source with a center wavelength of 1300 nm is demonstrated. The scanning rate of the buffered FDML swept source is doubled without sacrificing the output power of the swept source by combining two orthogonally polarized outputs with a polarization beam combiner. The stability of the swept source is improved because the polarization state of the laser beam inside the laser cavity is maintained without the use of any polarization controllers. The swept source is capable of an edge-to-edge tuning range of more than 150 nm and a FWHM range of 95 nm at a 102 kHz sweeping rate and with an average power of 12 mW. A swept source optical coherence tomography (SSOCT) system is developed utilizing this buffered FDML swept source. The axial resolution of the SSOCT system is measured to be 9.4 μm in air. The sensitivity of the SSOCT system is 107.5 dB at a depth of 0.25 mm with a 6 dB roll-off at a depth of 2.25 mm.     

Spontaneous emission spectra of a four-level atom in photonic crystals driven by two coherent fields

We investigate the spontaneous emission spectra of a four-level tripod-type atom embedded in a photonic crystal and driven by two coherent fields. It is found that due to the quantum interference caused by two driving fields, the spontaneous emission spectra have different features from the case of only one driving field. The spectra are sensitively dependent on the detuning of the driving fields. A dark line occurs for some particular initial states. By appropriately adjusting the external driving fields, the spectral-line can be narrowed, enhanced or suppressed.