多信道梳状滤波器信道间的相移补偿（已撤稿）

采样大啁啾光纤光栅理论（LCSBG）是实现超高信道数梳状滤波器的理想方案,但实际制作时存在信道间隔不准确、多信道无法同时对齐的问题,文中通过对多信道梳状滤波器反射谱特性的数值模拟分析以及信道间隔误差进行了理论计算,指出问题的来源为LCSBG 要求的光栅为周期倒数线性啁啾,并不是简单的线性啁啾.对此,提出了相移补偿方案,并以100信道,40 GHz 梳状滤波器为例进行了仿真验证,得到了理想的结果.这为实际制作高信道、高准确度的多信道梳状滤波器打下了良好的理论基础. 关键词： 光纤光栅 采样大啁啾 相移 多信道梳状滤波器     

多信道梳状滤波器信道间的相移补偿

采样大啁啾光纤光栅理论（LCSBG）是实现超高信道数梳状滤波器的理想方案,但实际制作时存在信道间隔不准确、多信道无法同时对齐的问题,文中通过对多信道梳状滤波器反射谱特性的数值模拟分析以及信道间隔误差进行了理论计算,指出问题的来源为LCSBG 要求的光栅为周期倒数线性啁啾,并不是简单的线性啁啾.对此,提出了相移补偿方案,并以100信道,40 GHz 梳状滤波器为例进行了仿真验证,得到了理想的结果.这为实际制作高信道、高准确度的多信道梳状滤波器打下了良好的理论基础.     

Multi-wavelength fiber source with equal frequency spacing

A optical filter based on Sagnac interferometer was proposed to be acted as a comb filter with equal frequency spacing and good signal to noise ratio (SNR), which was composed of an 8.14 m stress-induced Hi-Bi (high-birefringence) PM (polarization-maintaining) fiber. Using this multi-wavelength Sagnac comb filter and a gain flattening Sagnac filter that made the output spectra flattening at different pump powers, a 25-channel multi-wavelength all-fiber source were successfully generated with channel spacing of 0.8 nm with respect to the center wavelength at 1550 nm and flattened gain about ±1 dB peak deviation. The channel spacing can be further reduced to 0.4 nm to produce a DWDM (dense wavelength division multiplexing) source, simply by increasing the Hi-Bi fiber to be 16.28 m. It can be used in many applications such as WDM (wavelength division multiplexing), optical amplifiers with a high SNR, narrow band filters and optical sensors.     

An Efficient Photonic Crystal Fiber-Based Brillouin Erbium Fiber Laser Using a Fiber Bragg Grating for Multi-Wavelength Generation

Abstract

An efficient multi-wavelength Brillouin erbium fiber laser is demonstrated using an improved configuration with a broadband fiber Bragg grating and a piece of photonic crystal fiber. The laser generates more than 55 lines of optical comb with a line spacing of approximately 0.09 nm in a 1,565-5 nm region using pump powers of 3 dBm and 150 mW for the Brillouin and 980-nm pumps, respectively. The Brillouin erbium fiber laser with a fiber Bragg grating's reflectivity of 50% obtained a higher number of comb lines compared to that of 99% reflectivity.     

A Novel Dispersionless Comb Gain Equalizer for Fiber-Optical Parametric Amplifier

In this article, we propose a novel superstructure fiber Bragg grating (SFBG)-based comb gain equalizer for fiber-optical parametric amplifiers (FOPAs). The target spectrum of the gain equalizer is obtained by two steps. Initially, we calculate the spectrum according to the inverse of the gain spectrum of the FOPA. Then we apply a channel-by-channel windowing method to shape each channel and adopt a Gaussian hypergeometric function to describe the rising and descending edges of each channel. The SFBG is finally synthesized with layer-peeling inverse scattering technique. Using the designed SFBG, the gain variation of the FOPA is flattened to be within ±0.4 dB for 16 ITU channels and the best channel isolation is as high as 35 dB. It should be pointed out that the proposed method could also be used to design gain equalizers for other optical amplifiers.     

Novel spectrum properties of the periodic π-phase-shifted fiber Bragg grating

A special periodic π-phase-shifted (π-PS) fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is proposed to achieve multichannel reflections. The Fourier analysis and the simulations based on the transfer matrix method show that this simple structure can generate multichannel response with high reflectivity. The reflectivity is much greater than that of the traditional sampled FBG for the same value of κL. Therefore the length of the fiber or the amplitude of refractive index modulation can be greatly reduced if such a periodic π-PS FBG is used instead of the traditional sampled FBG in the applications of comb filtering and optical wavelength division multiplexing. Besides, when the duty cycle is 0.5, this periodic π-PS FBG can create dual wavelength spectrum with high reflectivity.     

Shifted-phase calibration for a 3-D shape measurement system based on orthogonal composite grating projection

This paper proposes a novel method for reducing measurement error caused by spectrum overlapping in orthogonal-composite-grating-based 3-D measurement method. For 3-D measurement systems based on orthogonal composite grating projection, spectrum overlapping causes phase of each deformed phase-shifting fringe changed differently, which violates the principle that the shifted phases between adjacent deformed fringes must be equivalent to 2π/3, and therefore results in phase measurement error. The proposed shifted-phase calibration method is based on that phase variation of each deformed fringe is independent of height and reflectivity of the measured object. Three composite gratings are projected on the reference plane, and each carrier channel includes three phase-shifting gratings needed in phase measuring profilometry (PMP). Because the adjacent phase-shifting fringes demodulated from the same carrier channel have the phase difference of 2π/3, we can respectively calculate the reference plane's phases of three carrier channels by the phase algorithm of PMP method, and the shifted phases between them are obtained. When an object is measured, the shifted phases between deformed phase-shifting fringes can be calibrated. A new 3-D measurement mathematical model is set to reconstruct object. Our experiments prove that the proposed method can effectively restrain the effect of spectrum overlapping and improve measurement accuracy almost one times.     

Novel flat multichannel filter based on fiber Bragg grating and phase shift

In this letter, a novel optical fiber filter based on fiber Bragg grating and phase shift is proposed for wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) system applications. As the channel-space of the comb filter based on chirped sampled fiber Bragg grating and phase shift was not accurate and the multi-channel was unable to channel the standard frequency, we discussed and calculated the error between theory and practice which has certificated by simulation. Then a compensatory method with phase shift between the samples was proposed, and a 80-channel comb filter with accurate 50-GHz channel-spacing was simulated, which is a good foundation for fabricating comb filters with accurate transmission peak in future.     

Simulation of a flat optical frequency comb using a single-drive multi-RF Mach–Zehnder modulator in a cascaded intensity modulator chain

We proposed a scheme based on two cascaded lithium niobate intensity modulators to generate an optical frequency comb with very high flatness. Single-drive multi-RF waveforms are used for driving the first intensity modulator, and 9 lines within 1 dB power variation can be obtained. When cascading with another intensity modulator, by specially adjusting the DC bias and the drive amplitudes of the RF signals of the two intensity modulators, 27 or 45 comb lines with a spectral power variation about 1 dB are obtained. The scheme is relatively simple and adjustable, and the frequency interval of the OFC varies with microwave frequency applied on modulators.     

Flat-top interleavers with chromatic dispersion compensator based on phase dispersive free space Mach-Zehnder interferometer

In this paper, novel interleavers using circular cavities (CC) in a Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) has been presented and demonstrated for the first time, in which CCs act as phase dispersive mirrors which exhibit a periodic dependence on the frequency of light. Three implementation schemes have been proposed and investigated. Theoretical analysis shows the spectral characteristics of each scheme in a 50-GHz channel spacing application. Furthermore, the chromatic dispersion (CD) of each output comb can be flattened within passband by appending an additional CC. The result shows that the proposed designs with novel interferometer technique can simultaneously provide flat top passbands, high isolation stopband and low CD value as well.     

Photonic generation of high quality frequency-tunable millimeter wave and terahertz wave

A scheme for the photonic generation of frequency-tunable millimeter wave and terahertz wave signals based on a highly flat optical frequency comb is proposed and demonstrated experimentally.The frequency comb is generated using two cascaded phase modulators(PMs)and an electro-absorption modulator(EAM).The frequency comb covers a 440-GHz frequency range,with 40-GHz comb spacing and less than 2-dB amplitude variation.By filtering out two of the comb lines with 50 dB out of the band suppression ratio,high frequency-purity and low phase noise millimeter wave or terahertz wave signals are successfully generated,with frequencies ranging from 40 to 440 GHz.     

Channel-combination method for phase-based |B1+| mapping techniques

PurposeThe aim of this study was to propose a channel combination method for |B₁⁺| mapping methods using phase difference to reconstruct |B₁⁺| map.Theory and methodsPhase-based |B₁⁺| mapping methods commonly consider the phase difference of two scans to measure |B₁⁺|. Multiple receiver coils acquire a number of images and the phase difference at each channel is theoretically the same in the absence of noise. Affected by noise, phase difference is approximately governed by Gaussian distribution. Considering data from all channels as samples, estimation can be achieved by maximum likelihood method. With this method, all phase differences at each channel are combined into one. In this study, the proposed method is applied with Bloch-Siegert shift |B₁⁺| mapping method. Simulations are performed to illustrate the phase difference distribution and demonstrate the feasibility and facility of the proposed method. Phantom and vivo experiments are carried out at 1.5 T scanner equipped with 8-channel receiver coil. In all experiments, the proposed method is compared with weighted averaging (WA) method.ResultsSimulations revealed appropriateness of approximating the distribution of phase difference to Gaussian distribution. Compared with WA method, the proposed method reduces errors of |B₁⁺| calculation. Phantom and vivo experiments provide further validation.ConclusionConsidering phase noise distribution, the proposed method achieves channel combination by finding the estimation from data acquired by multiple receivers coil. The proposed method reduces |B₁⁺| reconstruction errors caused by noise.     

Large aperture tapered fiber phase conjugate mirror in MOPA laser systems with high repetition rate and high pulse energy

A large aperture tapered fused silica fiber phase conjugate mirror with a maximum 50.7% stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS) reflectivity is presented, which is operated with 400 Hz pulse repetition rate and 36.5 mJ input pulse energy. To the best of our knowledge, it is the first time that over 50% SBS reflectivity is achieved by using solid-state phase conjugate mirror under such high pulse repetition rate and high pulse energy. With much higher pulse repetition rate of 500 and 1000 Hz, the maximum SBS reflectivity is 41.2% and 33.3%, respectively. A single-longitudinal-mode Nd:YAG laser is experimentally studied with master oscillator power amplifier (MOPA) scheme using such a tapered fiber as a phase conjugate mirror. A 101 mJ pulse energy is achieved at 400 Hz repetition rate, with a pulse width of 6 ns and a M² factor of less than 2. The corresponding peak power reaches 16.8 MW.     

Reflective plasmonic waveplates based on metal–insulator–metal subwavelength rectangular annular arrays

We propose and present a quarter-wave plate using metal–insulator–metal (MIM) structure with sub-wavelength rectangular annular arrays (RAA) patterned in the upper Au film. It is found that by manipulating asymmetric width of the annular gaps along two orthogonal directions, the reflected amplitude and phase of the two orthogonal components can be well controlled via the RAA metasurface tuned by the MIM cavity effect, in which the localized surface plasmon resonance dip can be flattened with the cavity length. A quarter-wave plate has been realized through an optimized design at 1.55 μm, in which the phase difference variation of less than 2% of the π/2 between the two orthogonal components can be obtained in an ultra-wide wavelength range of about 130 nm, and the reflectivity is up to ∼90% within the whole working wavelength band. It provides a great potential for applications in advanced nanophotonic devices and integrated photonic systems.     

Dynamically reconfigurable characteristics of a double phase conjugate mirror using Sn2P2S6 crystals and their application to optical inter-satellite communication

A double phase conjugate mirror (DPCM), created by two mutually incoherent beams entering photorefractive nonlinear materials, can generate a phase conjugate beam whose reflectivity may be greater than 100%. Even though the conditions of the incident beams are changed, the DPCM can be dynamically reconfigured by using a Sn₂P₂S₆ crystal with a high response speed. These features of the DPCM are advantageous, particularly in an optical inter-satellite communication system. In particular, use of the phase conjugate beam from the DPCM offers wavefront compensation and amplification in satellite communication. In addition, the dynamically reconfigurable DPCM using a Sn₂P₂S₆ crystal relaxes the acquisition accuracy of the signal beam in the system. In this study, the temporal and spatial operating characteristics of the DPCM using a Sn2P2S6 crystal were first clarified. Next, an inter-satellite system based on the DPCM was proposed, and it was demonstrated that our system significantly improves the tolerance of the acquisition accuracy and tracking time.     

Neonatal infrared thermography imaging: Analysis of heat flux during different clinical scenarios

IntroductionAn accurate skin temperature measurement of Neonatal Infrared Thermography (NIRT) imaging requires an appropriate calibration process for compensation of external effects (e.g. variation of environmental temperature, variable air velocity or humidity). Although modern infrared cameras can perform such calibration, an additional compensation is required for highly accurate thermography. This compensation which corrects any temperature drift should occur during the NIRT imaging process. We introduce a compensation technique which is based on modeling the physical interactions within the measurement scene and derived the detected temperature signal of the object.Materials and methodsIn this work such compensation was performed for different NIRT imaging application in neonatology (e.g. convective incubators, kangaroo mother care (KMC), and an open radiant warmer). The spatially distributed temperatures of 12 preterm infants (average gestation age 31 weeks) were measured under these different infant care arrangements (i.e. closed care system like a convective incubator, and open care system like kangaroo mother care, and open radiant warmer).ResultsAs errors in measurement of temperature were anticipated, a novel compensation method derived from infrared thermography of the neonate’s skin was developed. Moreover, the differences in temperature recording for the 12 preterm infants varied from subject to subject. This variation could be arising from individual experimental setting applied to the same region of interest over the neonate’s body. The experimental results for the model-based corrections is verified over the selected patient group.ConclusionThe proposed technique relies on applying model-based correction to the measured temperature and reducing extraneous errors during NIRT. This application specific method is based on different heat flux compartments present in neonatal thermography scene. Furthermore, these results are considered to be groundwork for further investigation, especially when using NIRT imaging arrangement with additional compensation settings together with reference temperature measurements.     

Theory and experiment of flat-top all-fiber comb filter based on two high birefringence fiber Sagnac loop filters

A simple flat-top all-fiber comb filter based on two high birefringence fiber (HBF) Sagnac loop filters is presented. The proposed flat-top comb filter consists of two HBF Sagnac loop filters with two polarization controllers (PCs) and a fiber circulator. According to the theoretical analysis, with proper settings of the polarization state of the PCs, the comb filter can realize flat-top passband and the channel spacing also can be switched when the comb filter is convex spectrum. The 0.3 dB bandwidth of the flat-top passband is 0.49 nm with a free spectral range of 1.4 nm. The maximum extinction ratio is nearly 20 dB. The comb filter with switchable channel spacing can be obtained from 0.7 nm to 1.4 nm.     

A rapid,spatially dispersive frequency comb spectrograph aimed at gas phase chemical reaction kinetics

This New Views article will highlight some recent advances in high sensitivity gas detection using direct infrared absorption frequency comb laser spectroscopy, with a focus on frequency comb use in chemical reaction kinetics and our own contribution to this field. Our recently implemented detection technique uses a combination of a 12.9?GHz free spectral range virtually imaged phased array and diffraction grating to spatially disperse the mid-infrared frequency comb onto a camera. Individual frequencies or ‘comb teeth’ of a 250?MHz repetition-rate frequency comb are able to be resolved. High molecular sensitivity is achieved by increasing the interaction path length using a Herriott multipass cell. High spectral resolution, broadband spectral coverage, and high molecular sensitivity are all achieved on an adjustable 1–50 µs timescale, making this frequency comb apparatus ideal for measuring chemical reaction kinetics where multiple absorbing species can be monitored simultaneously. This New Views article will also discuss some of the challenges and decisions that chemists might face in implementing this advanced physics technology in their own laboratory.

Spatially dispersed 250 MHz mid-infrared frequency comb laser, with absorption of some frequencies by a dilute sample of methane.     

光纤光栅梳状滤波器及其在新型可选波长激光器中的应用

对现有在同～段光纤上多次写入光栅制成光栅梳状滤波器的方法进行了改进,利用增加光栅长度,精确控制不同光栅的曝光时间,并结合调整光栅实际写入长度的方法,制成了不均衡度小于5％、最低峰值反射率高于95％的光纤光栅梳状滤波器;同时提出了一种新颖的可选波长光纤激光器结构。采用由上述方法制作出的反射率均衡的光纤光栅梳状滤波器和可调光滤波器结合在一起进行波长选择,实现了波长的快速准确选择,同时各个波长激光的输出特性稳定,功率均衡性好,边模抑制比大于50dB。     

克服光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪信号衰落的新方法及分析

为了克服光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪易受环境因素影响而引起偏置相位漂移从而导致输出信号衰落(波动)的问题,提出一种新的简单方法,即:将干涉仪输出信号分为直流和交流两个分量,通过直流分量的大小来计算交流信号的补偿因子,以达到克服交流信号衰落、稳定检测传感信号的目的在小信号测量情况下,该方法在很大范围内能有效抑制随机温度涨落等因素引起的信号衰落的问题文中对补偿方法的误差和局限性也做了分析和讨论.