一种同步移相干涉测量系统的误差研究

根据偏振光的琼斯矩阵理论,分析了一种基于二维光栅分光的同步移相干涉测量系统的工作原理。从干涉系统、分光系统以及移相系统三个部分详细研究了该系统的误差产生原因和作用机理,并针对各种误差源提出了相应的解决办法,为同步移相干涉测量系统中光学元件的选择、光路的调整及其误差的补偿提供了理论依据。结果表明,干涉部分的误差影响较小,可以通过光路的设计降低分光部分的误差;移相系统的误差最大,必须要对移相误差进行标定。     

半导体光放大器的非简并时延四波混合理论

用二能级宽带模型研究了半导体光放大器(SOA)中非简并相共轭四波混合信号强度随时间延迟的变化规律。结果表明,对这种情形的非简并四波混合共轭信号强度随时间延迟τ变化表明为载流子脉动,且脉动信号以退相速率衰减。鉴于目前用简并四波混合对半导体光放大器超快过程的测量需要大功率激光器作激发源、大光学实验平台和复杂的探测设备的情况下,提出了基于全光通信器件构成非简并四波混合观测半导体光放大器载流子脉动、退相时间新方法,这不仅便于选取抽运与探测光源波长(光通信窗口波长),而且可使测试设备微型化。     

非线性克尔效应对飞秒激光偏振的超快调制

研究了近红外飞秒激光的偏振在太赫兹频率的超快调制.利用抽运-探测光谱技术,通过改变两个脉冲之间的延迟时间可以控制光脉冲的旋转角.在Li：NaTb（WO₄）₂磁光晶体中观察到探测光的偏振随延迟时间变化的高速振荡,振荡信号的中心频率为0.19 THz.这种超快偏振调制现象可以解释为,抽运-探测实验构置中,前向传播的抽运光诱导的光学克尔非线性引起被晶体远端表面所反射的背向传播的探测光脉冲偏振面的额外旋转.通过改变抽运光的圆偏振旋性可以控制探测光调制信号的相位和振幅.实验结果表明,非线性光学克尔效应可以作为一种全新的手段,在磁光晶体中实现近红外飞秒激光以太赫兹频率的超快偏振调控.这将在超快磁光调制器等全光器件中得以应用.实验结果将有助于偏振依赖的超快动力学过程的研究.     

全光纤电流互感器的偏振误差研究

借助琼斯矩阵对全光纤电流互感器的偏振误差进行了研究.通过建立光纤电流互感器各主要光学器件的琼斯矩阵表达式,推出了反射式光纤电流互感器的干涉表达式,并分析了各光学器件主要参量对其测量准确度的影响.     

基于表面等离子体激元共振的飞秒抽运探测技术研究

对基于表面等离子体激元共振（SPR）的飞秒抽运探测技术进行了系统地数字分析.计算结果表明,利用SPR技术可将飞秒抽运探测信号强度ΔR/R提高2—3个数量级,其提高的比例依赖于金属膜的厚度和探测光的入射角,其中R和ΔR分别为探测光反射率的总量和变化量.特别地,对于金属-吸收介质体系,金属膜的介电常数变化对ΔR的影响仅为吸收介质影响的2%,所以ΔR/R主要反应吸收介质中的动力学过程,因此该技术对研究表面和界面的超 关键词： 超快光学 表面等离子体共振 飞秒抽运探测技术 信号强度     

同步移相干涉仪中的延迟阵列移相特性研究

为了研究同步移相干涉仪中延迟阵列的移相特性,采用琼斯矢量和琼斯矩阵作为偏振光和偏振光传递的参量和模型,分析推导了延迟阵列的移相量与快轴方位角误差之间的传递关系,给出了误差传递函数公式,在没有精确校准延迟阵列快轴方位角的情况下,搭建了基于延迟阵列移相的测量装置,利用该装置和Zygo GPI XP型干涉仪测量同一块球面镜,测量波面均方根值相差0.003λ,峰谷值相差0.033λ。讨论了延迟阵列方位角误差容限和延迟量误差、偏振片透光轴方位角误差对测量结果的影响。     

同步移相干涉仪中的延迟阵列移相特性研究EI北大核心CSCD

为了研究同步移相干涉仪中延迟阵列的移相特性,采用琼斯矢量和琼斯矩阵作为偏振光和偏振光传递的参量和模型,分析推导了延迟阵列的移相量与快轴方位角误差之间的传递关系,给出了误差传递函数公式,在没有精确校准延迟阵列快轴方位角的情况下,搭建了基于延迟阵列移相的测量装置,利用该装置和Zygo GPI XP型干涉仪测量同一块球面镜,测量波面均方根值相差0.003λ,峰谷值相差0.033λ。讨论了延迟阵列方位角误差容限和延迟量误差、偏振片透光轴方位角误差对测量结果的影响。     

基于Lissajous图技术的波长移相标定方法

波长移相干涉仪可应用于大口径光学元件的检测。研究了基于Lissajous图技术的波长移相标定方法,实现了干涉图间移相量的计算,解决了在不同干涉腔长下进行测试时移相量需控制成为一个特定值的问题。首先通过模拟仿真,验证了方法的正确性;然后编写程序对已知移相量的实际干涉图进行计算。结果表明,在干涉图对比度较好以及对计算的两点选择恰当的情况下,计算出的相对误差在4%范围内。     

基于二维光栅分光的同步移相干涉测量技术

为了干涉测量的抗振目的,提出了一种新的同步移相干涉测量方案并搭建了实验装置。整个测量系统在迈克耳孙偏振移相干涉仪的基础上,利用一个正交的二维光栅产生对称分光,选取对于理想光栅衍射效率一致的(±1,±1)级衍射光作为测量分光路,使之分别通过偏振方向依次相差45°的一个偏振片组,从而分别形成0°、90°、180°和270°相移的四幅移相干涉图,按照传统的四步移相算法,对被测波面进行了复原。分析了光强畸变和移相误差对系统的测量误差的影响。利用该系统测量一球面系统,结果与在ZYGO干涉仪上相比较,球面系统的均方根误差相差0.012λ,峰谷值相差0.051λ。     

高精度动态白光干涉测量方法

白光干涉测量技术具有精度高和非接触式测量的优点,是超精密加工领域中的一项重要测量手段。针对白光干涉测量技术容易受环境振动影响的问题,提出了一种动态垂直扫描干涉测量方法(DVSI)。该方法将白光干涉光路分为两个成像通道,得到与白光干涉图同步移相的准单色光干涉图。通过相位-倾斜迭代方法(PTI)对准单色光干涉图进行处理得到实际的移相扫描位置,对白光干涉信号进行相干峰位置的定位,并计算出粗糙的形貌分布,之后利用局部最小二乘方法(LLS)计算出精细的相位分布,将粗糙形貌以及精细相位相结合来复原出待测件的三维形貌。本研究通过数值仿真和实验对比对该方法进行了验证,结果表明本方法具有较好的抗振性能。     

Generation of double pulses in-line by using reflective Dammann gratings

Doubled femtosecond laser pulses in-line are needed in the collinear pump-probe technique, collinear second harmonic generation frequency-resolved optical gating (SHG FROG) and the spectral phase interferometry for direct electric-field reconstruction (SPIDER), etc. Normally, it is generated by using a Michelson's structure. In this paper, we proposed a novel structure with two-layered reflective Dammann gratings and the reflective mirrors to generate doubled femtosecond laser pulses in line without transmission optical elements. Angular dispersion and spectral spatial walk-off are both compensated. In addition, this structure can also compress the positive chirped pulse, which cannot be realized with a Michelson's structure. By adopting triangular grating and blazed gratings, the efficiency of the system would in principle be increased as the Michelson's scheme. Experiments demonstrated that this method should be an alternative approach for generation of the double compressed pulses of femtosecond laser for practical applications.     

Femtosecond pulse shaping with space-to-time conversion based on planar optics

We propose a novel structure of planar optical configuration for implementation of the space-to-time conversion for femtosecond pulse shaping. The previous apparatuses of femtosecond pulse shaping are 4f Fourier-transforming type system that is usually large, expensive, difficult to align. The planar integration of free-space optical systems on solid substrates is an optical module with the attractive advantages of compact, reliable and robust. This apparatus is analyzed in details and the design of the particular lens for femtosecond pulse shaping based on planar optics is presented.     

Ultrafast femtosecond all-optical modulation through nondegenerate two-photon absorption in silicon-on-insulator waveguides

We present numerical investigations of ultrafast femtosecond (with time duration of 100 fs at 1/e intensity point) all-optical modulation of a pump-probe wave arrangement by using nondegenerate two-photon absorption (TPA), namely cross absorption, inside silicon-on-insulator (SOI) optical waveguides. Our results show that when a pump pulse with femtosecond duration and a continuous probe wave are co-propagating along the SOI, the probe wave can be modulated inversely by the ultrafast pump pulse, whose modulation depth depends strongly on the system parameters such as the waveguide length, the peak power and initial chirp of the pump wave, the group velocity dispersion (GVD), etc.; this means that the modulation depth can be improved by an appropriate increase of the waveguide length, the pump peak, and the initial chirp, in addition, which has a larger value for the probe wavelength in the normal dispersion regime compared with the case of abnormal dispersion when the center wavelength of the pump wave is located at the zero-dispersion wavelength.     

两种基于交叉相位调制的光脉冲压缩方案

基于交叉相位调制的时间透镜可实现精确的二次相位调制, 但是它在光脉冲压缩领域的应用受到了抽运光脉冲的峰值功率过高的限制. 对该峰值功率的表达式进行了推导, 提出使用带有正色散的传输介质来实现输出段色散, 从而降低了抽运光脉冲的峰值功率.并进一步指出, 可以将基于交叉相位调制的时间透镜应用于4f系统, 来实现光脉冲压缩, 从而更有效地降低了抽运光脉冲的峰值功率. 推导了该系统的抽运光脉冲的峰值功率和分辨率的表达式, 并进行了光脉冲压缩的仿真分析.研究结果表明, 在基于交叉相位调制的4f系统中, 可以利用峰值功率较低的抽运光脉冲产生飞秒量级超短光脉冲; 随着压缩系数的提高, 输出光脉冲的脉冲宽度主要受到4f系统分辨率的限制, 并对4f系统分辨率的提高进行了讨论.     

利用自相关方法实现光脉冲时间延迟精确测量

为了满足在高精度波分复用/时分复用光采样系统中,采样光脉冲时间抖动低于100 fs的要求,开发了一套基于自相关法测量时间延迟的系统。通过光纤耦合器连接一路参考光路将光脉冲在时域上进行"复制",并使初始光脉冲和"复制"光脉冲相关,得到参考光路和被测光路的精确光程差,进而固定参考光路并接入不同被测光路从而得到多路被测光路之间相对延时。实验结果表明,利用自相关法测量脉冲时间间隔精度优于50 fs,满足波分复用/时分复用光采样系统研究需要。     

在固体透明材料中利用级联四波混频方法获得宽带多色飞秒激光脉冲的研究

飞秒激光光谱学实验研究的深入与拓展对飞秒激光脉冲的要求也越来越高.比如多色抽运探测实验需要同时用到多个不同频率的超短飞秒激光脉冲.本文设计了一个更加简单紧凑的实验装置,对两束不同中心频率的入射光引入相反啁啾,在厚度为0.5 mm的CaF2晶体中利用级联四波混频获得了光谱半高全宽近100nm,支持傅里叶转换极限脉宽小于10 fs的多色飞秒激光脉冲.这一结果将为拓展飞秒激光光谱学研究和应用发挥重要作用.     

Femtosecond Nonlinear Birefringence and Dichroism in Au:TiO2 Composite Films

Au:TiO2 nanocomposite film was fabricated by rf-sputtering. Both real and imaginary parts of χ(3) were investigated by optical Kerr effect and pump-probe methods with femtosecond pulse with values of about 10-8 esu.     

激光光场的大行程相位锁定及控制系统

提出了一种实现大行程飞秒激光脉冲对相位控制的方法。其设计思想是:在迈克耳孙干涉仪中,利用改变激光偏振态的方法改变输出两光束的光程差因子。在对He-Ne激光输出的两束光实现相位锁定的基础上,进而提出了一种可对于超短激光双脉冲相对相位差实现超大行程控制的方法。对He-Ne激光的动态相位锁定、以及飞秒激光脉冲对的相对相位差控制分别作了实验验证。对He-Ne激光的静态相位锁定结果表明干涉仪两臂光程差可以控制在纳米精度;而飞秒激光脉冲测量自相关曲线与理论拟合结果非常接近,经傅里叶变换可得到较好的单峰谱图。该系统能够在实验范围中几乎无行程限制地实现飞秒激光脉冲对的相对相位动态稳定控制。     

Amplitude to phase conversion of InGaAs pin photo-diodes for femtosecond lasers microwave signal generation

When a photo-diode is illuminated by a pulse train from a femtosecond laser, it generates microwaves components at the harmonics of the repetition rate within its bandwidth. The phase of these components (relative to the optical pulse train) is known to be dependent on the optical energy per pulse. We present an experimental study of this dependence in InGaAs pin photo-diodes illuminated with ultra-short pulses generated by an Erbium-doped fiber based femtosecond laser. The energy to phase dependence is measured over a large range of impinging pulse energies near and above saturation for two typical detectors, commonly used in optical frequency metrology with femtosecond laser based optical frequency combs. When scanning the optical pulse energy, the coefficient which relates phase variations to energy variations is found to alternate between positive and negative values, with many (for high harmonics of the repetition rate) vanishing points. By operating the system near one of these vanishing points, the typical amplitude noise level of commercial-core fiber-based femtosecond lasers is sufficiently low to generate state-of-the-art ultra-low phase noise microwave signals, virtually immune to amplitude to phase conversion related noise.     

Digital phase-shifting interferometer with an electrically addressed liquid-crystal spatial light modulator

A digital phase-shifting interferometer with a liquid-crystal-display coupled, parallel aligned, nematic liquid-crystal spatial light modulator is developed. The optical phase shift in the Michelson-type polarization interferometer is achieved by a digital phase shift of a grating displayed on the spatial light modulator. Accurate experimental results of using the heterodyne system for pi/2 phase steps were demonstrated. A phase-shifting interferometer with no moving parts and no requirement for calibration of the value of the phase shift was achieved.