液晶光学相控阵可编程光束偏转研究

研究了一种一维透射式向列相液晶光学相控阵.建立了器件的数学模型,根据Frank-Oseen液晶连续体弹性形变理论计算了电场作用下液晶指向矢分布,定量分析了器件的相位延迟及衍射特性.研制了含1 024个驱动电极的实际器件,由FPGA对电极驱动电压进行可编程控制.经实验测试,该器件可以实现60个角度的准连续随机可编程电控偏转与扫描,最大偏转角度为2.001 4°.根据器件的理论模型,对光束偏转的衍射效率进行了定性讨论,发现电极之间形成的“相位凹陷”是形成衍射旁瓣的直接原因.     

一种高精度测量坦克炮塔动态转角的方法

坦克炮塔相对底盘转角的测量精度直接决定了稳瞄系统与惯导系统的精度。目前,国内的主战坦克所配备的坦克炮塔,其相对底盘的转角测量装置的测量精度低,仅解决坦克车体的转向问题。针对稳瞄系统与惯导系统对坦克炮塔相对底盘转角的精度要求问题,提出了一种由光电定位系统、机械传动系统和旋转变压器组成的动态高精度测角装置,介绍了其工作原理和工作过程,对该测角装置进行光电自准直标定并对误差进行理论分析,最后通过上车实验证明该测角系统能够满足实际需求。实践证明:该测量系统能够在通电瞬间确认位置,具有绝对零位记忆功能,其测角精度为42。     

Oblique incidence effect on steering efficiency of liquid crystal polarization gratings used for optical phased array beam steering amplification

A liquid crystal polarization grating (LCPG) is proposed that amplifies the steering angle of a liquid crystal optical phased array for non-mechanical beam steering, taking advantage of its high steering efficiency under normal incidence. However, oblique incidence may play an important role in the overall steering efficiency. The effect of oblique incidence on steering efficiency of a LCPG was analyzed by numerically solving the extended Jones matrix and considering propagation crosstalk. The results indicate that the outgoing laser beam is amplitude-modulated under the effect of oblique incidence and behaves as a sinusoidal-modulated amplitude grating, which diffracts certain energies to non-blazed orders. Over-oblique incidence may even eliminate the steering effect of the incident beam. The modulation depth of the induced amplitude grating was found to be proportional to the product of sinusoidal value of oblique incidence angle and the LC layer thickness, and inversely proportional to the periodic pitch length of the LCPG. Both in-plane incidence and out-of-plane incidence behave similarly to influence the steering efficiency. Finally, the overall steering efficiency for cascaded LCPGs was analyzed and a difference of up to 11 % steering efficiency can be induced between different LCPG configurations, even without considering the over-oblique incidence effect. Both the modulation depth and final steering efficiency can be optimized by varying the LC birefringence and layer thickness.     

基于Wollaston棱镜的大角度液晶光束偏转系统

设计了一种能够应用于空间光通信的大角度高精度光束偏转系统。系统采用液晶空间光调制器(LCSLM)实现小角度光束偏转,采用多Wollaston棱镜级联实现角度放大。介绍了LCSLM和Wollaston棱镜的光束偏转原理,并对大角度高精度光束偏转系统进行了仿真分析。仿真结果表明系统能够实现角度范围为±13.25°的光束偏转。国内首次提出运用Wollaston棱镜来实现大角度的光束偏转。     

High-reflectivity non-periodic sub-wavelength gratings with small-angle beam-steering ability and its application in Fabry–Perot cavity

We report a high-reflectivity non-periodic sub-wavelength gratings (SWGs) mirror with small-angle beam-steering ability for reflect light. It presents a distinctive characteristic of flexibly controlling the width of oscillation optical field for the improved Fabry–Perot (F–P) cavity. We propose a detailed principle analysis of the improved cavity. By finding out a set of SWGs with the designed structural parameters, both high reflectivity (>?93%) and beam steering (1°) can be implemented. By setting beam-steering angle and cavity length, we can control the width of oscillation optical field in the improved cavity. Beam steering ability and property of controlling the oscillation width are numerically investigated by finite element method. Simulation results prove that cavity length and steering angle can effectively control the main width of oscillation optical field, and the width is linearly associated with the cavity length.     

基于可调石墨烯超表面的宽角度动态波束控制

可调控超表面可用于动态控制空间波束的方向,具有很高的应用价值.石墨烯是一种可调的二维材料,它的电导率可以通过外加电压控制,利用这一特性可设计基于石墨烯的可调控超表面.超表面控制反射波束时的理论依据是广义的斯涅耳反射定律.反射角度可通过沿超表面的相位梯度进行控制.但是这种方法有局限性,当超表面单元固定时,反射角度只能取有限个离散的值.本文设计了基于石墨烯的可调超表面,并采用一种基于卷积运算定理的波束控制方法,实现了反射波角度的大范围动态控制.在1.75 THz垂直入射平面波激励下,反射角度可以从5?变化到70?,间隔小于10?.数值模拟结果与理论计算结果一致.     

Mixture steering law design for control moment gyroscopes

Focusing on the singularities of a spacecraft using control moment gyros(CMGs)to do the large angle maneuvers,a new mixture steering law is proposed to avoid the singularities.According to this method,if the CMGs are far away from the singularity,the Moore-Penrose pseudo-inverse steering law(MP)is used directly.If the CMGs are close to the singularity,instead of solving the inverse matrix,a set of optimal gimbal angles are sought for the singular measurement to reach the maximum,which can avoid the singularities.Simulations show that the designed steering law enables the spacecraft to carry out the large angle maneuver and avoid the singularities simultaneously.     

Design Criterion for Micro-Machine Scanner Optical Switch Based on Beam Steering Angle Error Analysis

The micro-machine scanner optical switch is gaining attention for its ability to switch over 100 ports. A beam steering error for devices using tilted mirrors or a moving lens is analyzed and schemes to overcome the limit are reported. The channel number is limited by the achievable beam steering error. A device with several hundred ports is possible with the beam steering error under 1#x0025;. Optimized focal length or fiber mode divergence angle is beneficial for increasing the channel number. To minimize the thermal expansion effect, large focal length is required indicating need for a compensation scheme to attain larger channel number. A new type of scanning optics is proposed to overcome the limit set by the beam steering error, and a new switch network described can further expand the channel number.This paper was originally presented at the 2nd International Conference on Optical Design and Fabrication, ODF2000 which was held on November 15-17, 2000 at the International Conference Center, Tokyo, Waseda University, Japan.     

All-Optical Logic Device Using Bent Nonlinear Tapered Y-Junction Waveguide Structure

We propose an all-optical logic device made of a bent tapered Y-junction waveguide with a Kerr-type nonlinear interface. It could provide an AND gate, OR gate, and exclusive-OR (XOR) gate. We could obtain different transmission results by adjusting the bending angle. The numerical simulation results show that the device functions as AND, OR, and XOR gates.     

All-Optical Logic Device Using Bent Nonlinear Tapered Y-Junction Waveguide Structure

We propose an all-optical logic device made of a bent tapered Y-junction waveguide with a Kerr-type nonlinear interface. It could provide an AND gate, OR gate, and exclusive-OR (XOR) gate. We could obtain different transmission results by adjusting the bending angle. The numerical simulation results show that the device functions as AND, OR, and XOR gates.     

并列式多入多出声纳宽带高分辨波束形成方法

并列式多入多出(Multiple-Input Multiple-Output,MIMO)声纳可以通过高分辨波束形成方法进一步提高方位分辨能力。本文通过对窄带方法的扩展,提出一种宽带高分辨波束形成的方法,数值仿真分析了该方法的性能,并通过湖试数据进行了验证。结果表明,该方法可以对并列式MIMO声纳进行宽带高分辨波束形成,高信噪比情况下可以得到较高的方位分辨能力,但方位分辨力随信噪比减小下降较快,且运算量远大于常规波束形成方法,在运算能力满足要求且信噪比较高时,用本方法可显著提高系统的方位分辨性能。     

反射式液晶空间光调制器电控光束偏转

为获得较大的光束电控偏转范围,使用空间分辨力高达8 m的反射式液晶空间光调制器实现了对入射632 nm激光的电控偏转。利用双光束共焦干涉方法测量了液晶空间光调制器的电控相位延迟特性,最大相移量可达3。根据二元光学理论和器件的电控相位延迟特性,设计了周期台阶相位模式和相应的加载灰度图,以最大衍射效率实现对入射光束的闪耀电控偏转。结果表明:相位模式台阶数为8时,可以实现10 mrad的光束偏转,闪耀级次衍射效率可达46%。利用二元光学的衍射模型对影响衍射效率的关键因素进行了分析,认为器件较低的填充因子和周期台阶模式相位重置点诱导的指向矢回程区是限制光束衍射效率的主要因素。     

锥形太赫兹量子级联激光器输出功率与光束特性研究

针对锥形太赫兹量子级联激光器, 利用有限差分波束传播法和速率方程法, 建立了准三维的太赫兹有源器件仿真模型, 能够对具有轴向非线性波导结构的激光器进行模拟. 利用此模型, 研究了锥角大小对激光器输出光功率及光束质量的影响. 仿真结果表明, 考虑到器件之间的光耦合效率, 为了达到最大的有效输出光功率, 锥形太赫兹量子级联激光器的锥角存在一个最优值.     

Steering of weak-light spatial solitons in a resonant lambda-type atomic system

We study steering of weak-light solitons in a resonant lambda-type atomic system. Signal soliton steering can be realized via input angle and power control of the control soliton. It is shown that, the deflection angle of a vertical input signal soliton increases linearly with the increase of the input angle of the control soliton due to the repulsive effect in collision, and thus leads to the increase of the output position shift of the signal soliton. When a signal soliton is input parallel with a control soliton, the output position shift of the signal soliton depends parabolically on the normalized power of the control soliton. Decreasing their soliton separation can increase the output position shift of the signal soliton. These properties may be useful in all-optical soliton switching and optical information processing, etc.     

Programmable agile beam steering based on a liquid crystal prism

To meet the application need for agile precision beam steering, a novel liquid crystal prism device with a simple structure, convenient control, low cost and applicable performance is presented, and analysed theoretically and experimentally. The relationships between the optical path and the thickness of the liquid crystal cell under different voltages are investigated quantitatively by using a theoretical model. Analysis results show that the optical path profile of the liquid crystal prism has a quasi-linear slope and the standard deviation of the linear slope is less than 16 nm. The slope ratio can be changed by a voltage, which achieves the programmable beam steering and control. Practical liquid crystal prism devices are fabricated. Their deflection angles and wavefront profiles with different voltages are experimentally tested. The results are in good agreement with the simulated results. The results imply that the agile beam steering in a scope of 100 μrad with a micro-rad resolution is substantiated in the device. The two-dimensional beam steering is also achieved by cascading two liquid crystal prism devices.     

Ocean bottom profiling with ambient noise: a model for the passive fathometer

A model is presented for the complete passive fathometer response to ocean surface noise, interfering discrete noise sources, and locally uncorrelated noise in an ideal waveguide. The leading order term of the ocean surface noise contribution produces the cross-correlation of vertical multipaths and yields the depth of sub-bottom reflectors. Discrete noise incident on the array via multipaths give multiple peaks in the fathometer response. These peaks may obscure the sub-bottom reflections but can be attenuated with use of minimum variance distortionless response (MVDR) steering vectors. The seabed critical angle introduces discontinuities in the spatial distribution of distant surface noise and may introduce spurious peaks in the passive fathometer response. These peaks can be attenuated by beamforming within a bandwidth limited by the array geometry and critical angle.     

Enhanced Entanglement and Controlling Quantum Steering in a Laguerre–Gaussian Cavity Optomechanical System with Two Rotating Mirrors

Gaussian quantum steering is a type of quantum correlation in which two entangled states exhibit asymmetry. An efficient theoretical proposal is presented for the control of quantum steering and enhancement of entanglement in a Laguerre–Gaussian (LG) cavity optomechanical system. The system contains two rotating mirrors and a coherently driven optical parametric amplifier (OPA). The numerical results show significantly improved mirror-mirror and mirror-cavity entanglements by controlling the system parameters such as parametric gain, parametric phase, and the frequency of the two rotating mirrors. In addition to bipartite entanglement, our system also exhibits mirror-cavity-mirror tripartite entanglement as well. Another intriguing finding is the control of quantum steering, for which several results were obtained by investigating it for various system parameters. It is shown that the steering directivity is primarily determined by the frequency of two rotating mirrors. Furthermore, for two rotating mirrors, quantum steering is found to be asymmetric both one-way and two-way. Therefore, it can be asserted that the current proposal may help in the understanding of non-local correlations and entanglement verification tasks.     

动基座激光束定向偏差测量新方法

提出了将二维摆镜和象限探测器相结合的动基座激光束定向偏差测量新方法.以摆镜作为快速调整激光发射主光轴方向的元件,利用象限探测器测量从目标返回激光主光轴的动态变化量,并从中分离光轴稳定平台运动对摆镜的耦合作用,得到激光主光轴相对目标视线的偏角,进而操控激光发射主光轴稳定瞄准目标.该方法具有较好的实时性,适用于运动目标的跟踪及时间为秒级的机载激光制导武器.     

高阶耦合光伏空间孤子

采用数值模拟方法研究光折变晶体中的高阶耦合光伏空间孤子.该孤子可用包含两种频率的四束平行光入射到折射率改变为正的光折变晶体中形成.数值研究还发现，当入射光束为双曲正割光束时，在一定条件下可以模拟高阶耦合光伏空间孤子，而且，这种高阶耦合光伏空间孤子显示出光控光的特性.入射光束显著偏离左右对称会影响高阶耦合光伏空间孤子的实现. 关键词： 耦合光伏空间孤子 光控光     

Ring Light Beam Deflector: Theory

The arrayed-waveguide deflector for 3-D light beam steering is described. The proposed structure with a 2-D waveguide is suitable for using the electrooptic effect. The device can also generate a light beam with phase singularity. Its usage is expected to find many applications including measurement and information processing. When the device is used to implement an N channel large-scale optical switch, only a 3N^1/2 waveguide array is required for a phaser. Fast beam steering will lead to new field of applications impossible with conventional devices.