Single LED based dual wavelength referenced optical fibre sensor system using intensity modulation

An intensity-modulated optical fibre sensor system is described which employs a single LED source to provide the measurand and the reference signals with two separate wavelength bands. The allocated wavelength bands are selected to minimize any differential intensity effects that may arise from LED thermal variations. The sensor system, comprising a transceiver unit connected to an optical displacement sensor using a single optical fibre, provides an output fully referenced for all major common-mode variations that are likely to occur. Performance characteristics for the prototype system are reported which show a linear displacement range of over 20 mm.     

激光波长合束精度研究

对双光束波长合束精度进行了研究。用镀有特制光学薄膜的滤光片对波长为532和515 nm的两束激光进行合束,并对合束精度进行检测。基于此系统,建立了对应理论模型,并对合束及检测的误差来源和大小进行全面分析。两光束指向稳定性均为50 μrad时,合束精度理论值为14.69″,指向稳定性所占比例为99.26%,系统对质心定位等不稳定因素（误差变化< 3倍）抗性极好,精度变化< 2.4‰;指向稳定性提高到23.51 μrad时,合束精度理论值为7.09″,指向稳定性所占比例为96.77%,系统仍有较高抗干扰能力,精度变化< 1%。分析表明,影响近场小功率合束精度的因素有激光指向稳定性、机械调节和质心定位误差,其中激光指向稳定性是主要因素。通过调节各因素的比例,可对合束的抗干扰能力进行控制。     

A new synchronization scheme based on time division multiplexing and wavelength division multiplexing technology for practical quantum key distribution system

Three clock synchronization schemes for a quantum key distribution system are compared experimentally through the outdoor fibre and the interaction physical model of the the clock signal and the the quantum signal in the quantum key distribution system is analysed to propose a new synchronization scheme based on time division multiplexing and wavelength division multiplexing technology to reduce quantum bits error rates under some transmission rate conditions.The proposed synchronization scheme can not only completely eliminate noise photons from the bright background light of the the clock signal,but also suppress the fibre nonlinear crosstalk.     

Evanescent field fibre-optic chlorine sensor

An evanescent field fibre-optic sensor for detecting chlorine in water is proposed and studied experimentally. The technique is based upon evanescent field absorption through the colour development of reacting diethyl phenylene diamine with chlorine, which forms an azo compound. Sensor systems with single and multi-fibre sensing elements were designed, constructed and evaluated for linearity of response, sensitivity, and reproducibility of results. The experimental results establish the feasibility of detecting low concentration chlorine in water using the proposed method. The results for an improved design are indicative of reasonably good reproducibility and linearity of the sensor response.     

高效异质结构四波长波分复用器的设计与优化

将两光子晶体单模波导平行、邻近放置构成一个光子晶体波导耦合结构.根据耦合和解耦合理论,设计了一种新型的高效异质结构四波长波分复用器.应用时域有限差分法模拟了该器件的效率,并通过改变一排介质柱的折射率,实现了较高的透射率.进一步发现在入射口处添加三对介质柱,可以有效地降低系统的反射,实现了四个波长的高效传输,四个波长的透射率均超过了90%.该器件不仅具有较高的透射率,而且其尺寸仅为36 μm×17 μm,在未来的光子集成回路中具有潜在的应用价值. 关键词： 光子晶体波导 耦合 异质结构 波分复用     

Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution of wavelength division multiplexing with multiple quantum channels

Reference-frame-independent quantum key distribution (RFI-QKD) can allow a quantum key distribution system to obtain the ideal key rate and transmission distance without reference system calibration, which has attracted much attention. Here, we propose an RFI-QKD protocol based on wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) considering finite-key analysis and crosstalk. The finite-key bound for RFI-QKD with decoy states is derived under the crosstalk of WDM. The resulting secret key rate of RFI-QKD, which is more rigorous, is obtained. Simulation results reveal that the secret key rate of RFI-QKD based on WDM is affected by the multiplexing channel number, as well as crosstalk between adjacent channels.     

密集波分复用(DWDM)、光学交叉互连(OXC)和全光通讯网络(AON)

本文介绍了全光网（AON）的基本结构和特点，介绍了全光网的两种关键部件－密集波分复用（DWDM）和光学交叉互连（OXC），讨论了各种方案的物理模型、工作原理和应用，并展望了光通讯的发展趋势。     

Birefringent fibre-optic pressure sensor

In this paper a birefringent optical fibre sensor is used to measure the external wall pressure of a pressurized resilient tube. In the design presented here, the sensing polarization-maintaining fibre is external to the tube and the interaction alters the polarization state of the guided light which can easily be measured by conventional techniques.     

Absolute polar duty cycle division multiplexing over wavelength division multiplexing system

The performance of absolute polar duty cycle division multiplexing (AP-DCDM) over wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) system is presented based on the simulation results. The AP-DCDM signal has narrower bandwidth than conventional time division multiplexing (TDM) signal, which makes its implementation in WDM system advantageous. In this paper, characteristics of AP-DCDM and TDM signals in WDM system are compared at the speed of 40 Gbit/s per channel, for the minimum allowed channel spacing and the chromatic dispersion tolerance. The results clearly show that AP-DCDM performs significantly better than TDM. By using AP-DCDM, 1.28 Tbit/s (32 × 40 Gbit/s) was successfully transmitted over 320 km standard single mode fiber. Spectral efficiency of 0.64 b/s/Hz was achieved by using 10 Gbit/s transmitters and receivers without polarization multiplexing.     

体相位全息光栅式波分复用器的研究

利用体相位全息光栅的优良特性,研制光栅式密集型波分复用器(DWDM)。准直后的信道波长通过体相位全息光栅两次衍射,在焦面上实现信道波长的分复用。阐述了体相位全息光栅的独特结构特点,给出了体相位全息光栅式密集型光波分复用器件的原理图,计算出各个信道的位置及间隔,用Zemax仿真出设计模型。相比于薄膜滤光片式器件而言,具有许多独特的优良特性,能够实现更密集更多信道数量的分复用。     

Joint nonlinearity and chromatic dispersion pre-compensation for coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems

This paper introduces a joint nonlinearity and chromatic dispersion pre-compensation method for coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing systems. The research results show that this method can reduce the walk-off effect and can therefore equalize the nonlinear impairments effectively. Compared with the only other existing nonlinearity pre-compensation method, the joint nonlinearity and chromatic dispersion pre-compensation method is not only suitable for low-dispersion optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing system, but also effective for high-dispersion optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing transmission system with higher input power but without optical dispersion compensation. The suggested solution does not increase computation complexity compared with only nonlinearity pre-compensation method. For 40 Gbit/s coherent optical orthogonal frequency-division multiplexing 20×80 km standard single-mode fibre system, the suggested method can improve the nonlinear threshold (for Q > 10 dB) about 2.7, 1.2 and 1.0 dB, and the maximum Q factor about 1.2, 0.4 and 0.3 dB, for 2, 8 and 16 ps/(nm·km) dispersion coefficients.     

Pulsed digital micro-holography of femto-second order by wavelength division multiplexing

Wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) used in a pulsed digital micro-holographic system to record ultra-fast processing of the order of femto-second is reported for the first time, where a BBO crystal is used to generate harmonic wave of the incident laser wave, and both of the basic and the frequency doubled waves are time-delayed and introduced to a Michelson’s interferometer to record two sub-holograms with different spatial frequencies on a single frame of a CCD by WDM. In the experiment, an ultra-fast dynamic process of air ionization induced by a single femto-second laser pulse is holographic recorded by this system, and both of intensity and phase difference images digitally reconstructed are obtained through Fourier transformation and digital filtering, which shows clearly the dynamic process of formation and propagation of the plasma, with a time resolution of the order of femto-second.     

高灵敏度双折射光纤压力传感器

本文报道了一种高灵敏度双折射光纤压力传感器.它的结构简单,环境温度的变化几乎不影响它的灵敏度.压力温度灵敏度比约为53K·bar~(-1).它的温度灵敏度只是“熊猫”光纤的1/7.5.     

利用综合复用技术拓展数字全息显微系统中的记录视场

为了解决现有数字全息显微系统中高分辨率与大记录视场无法同时兼得的问题, 提出了一种在不牺牲分辨率的前提下拓展数字全息显微记录视场的方法. 该方法中运用了波长不同、偏振态不同的四路相互不相干的探测物光, 同时探测被测样品四个相邻的不同区域, 并使这四束探测物光分别与其相应的参考光相干, 在记录面上同时记录下含有被测样品不同区域信息的复合全息图. 将获得的复合全息图经过频谱变换和数字滤波, 分别重构出所记录区域的振幅和相位分布.最后通过图像拼接和图像融合技术, 可实现接近原记录视场四倍的大视场数字全息显微记录. 该方法在测量过程中无需移动记录装置、光源和被测样品, 单次曝光即可实现, 实验结果验证了本文所提方法的可行性. 关键词： 数字全息显微术 角分复用 偏振复用 波长复用     

Fiber‐optic sensor active networking with distributed erbium‐doped fiber and Raman amplification

This work is meant to provide a review of different multiplexing topologies employing distributed erbium‐doped fiber and Raman amplification to solve the problem of power‐loss compensation in fiber‐optic sensor (FOS) networks. This is a key parameter in large multiplexing networks, particularly when employing intensity‐modulated sensors. These topologies are studied both theoretically and experimentally, and a comparative analysis is carried out between them. The main parameters considered in the analysis are power budget, optical signal‐to‐noise ratios, scalability and architecture complexity.     

Mode-selective coupler for wavelength multiplexing using LiNbO<Subscript>3</Subscript>:Ti optical waveguides

A mode-selective directional coupler based on titanium in-diffused channel waveguides in lithium niobate is investigated. This coupler may be utilized as a key part of an add-drop multiplexer for dense wavelength division multiplexing in optical network nodes. The proposed coupler is based on evanescent coupling of the fundamental mode of a single-mode channel to the first higher mode of a parallel bi-modal waveguide. Our experimental results show that a compact directional coupler with coupling efficiencies larger than 90%, large bandwidth around 1550 nm, and with negligible polarization dependence can be realized using electro-optic lithium niobate substrates. Presented at 9-th International Workshop on Nonlinear Optics Applications, NOA 2007, May 17–20, 2007, Świnoujście, Poland     

波长积累效应对光学玻璃电流传感器输出影响的理论分析

在单层保偏膜式光学玻璃电流传感系统中,费尔德(Verdet)常数、线性双折射和反射相移都是光波长的函数即存在色散特性,因此在采用宽带光源时系统中会产生波长积累效应。先给出了三者的色散特性公式,再对其波长积累效应进行理论分析和计算机仿真。研究结果表明,在所考虑的线性双折射和反射相移的量值范围内,波长积累效应对光学玻璃电流传感系统影响甚微,用单色光模型处理宽带系统的做法是合理的与可行的;光源谱宽变化对系统输出的影响小于0.025%,在考虑三者的联合影响时,Verdet常数色散的影响占主导地位,而且整体上系统输出随光源谱宽的增加而有微弱增加。     

Silicon photonic MZI sensor array employing on-chip wavelength multiplexing

In this work, we present a novel wavelength multiplexing concept for an integrated label-free biosensor array employing silicon photonic Mach-Zehnder interferometers as sensors. Microring resonators act as wavelength selective elements in order to address the individual interferometers. Wire Bragg gratings terminate the interferometer arms and reflect the light back, which eliminates the risk of a wavelength mismatch between drop and add port. The characteristics of the device are discussed and the design based on FEM and 3D-FDTD simulations as well as measurements of the nanophotonic key components—micro ring resonators, Mach-Zehnder interferometers and photonic wire Bragg gratings—are presented. Measurements of combinations of the wire Bragg gratings with ring resonators and Mach-Zehnder interferometer sensors demonstrate the applicability of the reflectors in photonic circuits.     

Micro-displacement or bending measurement using a long-period fibre grating in a self-referenced fibre optic intensity sensor

The measurement of micro-displacement or bending using a long-period fibre grating (LPG) in a self-referenced fibre optic intensity sensor is presented. The sensing head is based on a LPG whose attenuation peak changes as a function of its micro-displacement or bending and the fibre optic intensity sensor is referenced in frequency. Two other LPGs were used as rejection filters, located at the output of the optical source to shorten its spectral width. The implemented experimental set-up is described and, the results are presented being considered the measurement range and the intrinsic resolution.