一种空中辐射场测量用低轴比圆极化天线设计

在进行高功率微波(HPM)空中辐射场测量时,由于来波信号极化角度难以确定和受空中平台姿态影响等因素,普通线极化接收天线难以确保极化匹配,天线的极化失配会进一步降低辐射场参数测量的精确性。为了降低极化失配影响,在梯形微带圆极化单元天线分析设计的基础上,采用四阵元依次旋转90°和依次移相馈电的方式组建了一种低轴比微带圆极化阵列天线,该天线采用功分器和移相器作为馈电网络,天线在9.7 GHz实测增益约为9.4 dB,1 dB波束宽度约17.4°,轴比约0.4 dB。应用该圆极化天线可将极化失配引入的不确定度降低到0.2 dB以下,可满足高功率微波空中辐射场的精确测量需求。     

Polarization manipulated solid-state lasers with crystalline-orientations

The polarization states of 〈111〉-cut Yb:YAG crystal microchip lasers were investigated by pumped with the elliptically polarized pump beam from fiber-coupled laser-diode. The manipulated polarized lasers were achieved in laser-diode pumped Yb:YAG microchip laser by controlling the crystalline-orientations in 〈111〉-growth Yb:YAG crystal. Generally elliptically polarized lasers were obtained in laser-diode pumped Yb:YAG microchip lasers. However, crystalline-orientation manipulated linearly polarized laser was obtained when six different sites with different crystalline orientations were set to parallel to the major axis direction of the elliptically polarized pump beam. Six different sites in Yb:YAG crystal were separated with 30° and 90°, which were responsible for the linearly polarized laser oscillations. Circularly polarized lasers were observed when a Yb:YAG crystal was aligned to a special position between two sites responsible for linearly polarized laser oscillation. Effects of the polarization states of pump source on the laser polarization states of Yb:YAG microchip lasers and polarization direction of different polarized lasers with respect to Yb:YAG crystal rotation was addressed.     

一种高精度偏振遥感探测方式的精度分析

检偏器的角度误差是影响偏振遥感探测精度的重要因素之一,是许多高精度定量化偏振遥感需要考虑的一个问题。在检偏器(0°,60°,120°)放置的测量系统中,当入射光偏振角接近于0°或180°时偏振测量易产生最大误差值,而偏振角接近30°,90°和150°时,偏振度的测量具有很高的精度;在检偏器(0°,45°,90°)放置方式中,偏振角接近45°的光束测量易具有最大误差值,而偏振角接近于0°,90°和135°时,角度误差对偏振度测量精度的影响很小。除了个别偏振角外,对高偏振度入射光束的偏振测量通常具有较大的偏振测量误差。因此,引进线偏振光的平均偏振度测量精度描述偏振测量装置的优劣,结果表明检偏器(0°,60°,120°)放置方式优于检偏器(0°,45°,90°)放置方式。     

Rotation of laser beam polarization in acousto-optic devices

When a linear, polarized laser beam is passed through an acousto-optic device, the polarization direction of the outgoing beam is often different from that of the entering beam, and thus a rotation of the polarization angle takes place. This paper shows how the polarization rotation and the intensity can be calculated for different polarization angles. Experimental results obtained with a single crystal germanium frequency shifter in the 10.6 μm region agreed well with theory.     

偏振敏感材料中具有圆各向异性的偏振全息光栅

在向列相液晶中掺杂质量分数约0.2%的偶氮侧链型聚合物制成偏振敏感材料,使用正交圆偏振光记录了具有圆各向异性的一维偏振全息光栅,用线偏振光探测偏振全息光栅,得到正,负一级衍射光也为线偏振光,且偏振态与探测光和零级偏振态相互正交,可以运用琼斯矩阵理论加以解释.偏振全息光栅可由外加电场控制衍射级的变化,即在外加电场作用下,正、负一级衍射产生了90°的相位差.在频率6.05 Hz、电压2.2 V的外场作用下,衍射级的极值振荡变化.     

基于偏振分束成像的旋光角度场测量技术

 为了精确地测量旋光效应中偏振光的旋光角度及其分布,提出了基于偏振分束成像的旋光角度场测量新方法。分析和推理论证了旋光角度场测量理论基础,设计构建了光电检测验证系统,即根据偏振光分束原理,借助于高清晰度CCD采集图像,由计算机对图像进行中值滤波和基于奇异值的匹配处理,再采用“差除和”信号处理以消除光源波动的影响,得到检测结果。实验结果表明,与传统的测量方法相比,该方法不受光源波动的影响,能精确、快速地检测旋光角度二维分布场,并具有很好的线性,数据的均方差仅为传统测量方法的40%。     

左手材料中圆偏振光束的反常旋转特性研究

根据Whittaker标量势理论,建立了圆偏振光束的矢量传输模型.基于这一模型研究了圆偏振光束在左手材料中的反常旋转特性.通过分析光束偏振态、衍射对强度质心旋转特性的影响,发现圆偏振光束在左手材料中旋转方向反转并揭示其旋转角等于古伊相.采用分析横向能流的方法,揭示左手材料中反向的横向能流是导致反常旋转特性的主要原因.对圆偏振光束在左手材料中反常旋转特性的研究,有利于增强对左手材料中光束传输特性的认识. 关键词： 左手材料 圆偏振光束 旋转特性     

Photonic density and nonreciprocal optical properties in chiral liquid crystals

Nonreciprocal optical properties of anisotropic (nano-film) heterostructures made of a cholesteric and nematic liquid crystal (CLC-NLC) layers are studied. Namely, a NLC-CLC (and CLC-NLC) structures are considered in which the NLC layer is a quarter-wave plate. The problem is exactly solvable by Ambartsumians’ modified layer addition and Mullers’ transfer-matrix methods. The peculiarities of the polarization dependent properties, such as the photonic density of states, reflection spectra, the polarization plane rotation and ellipticity spectra are investigated. It is shown that such a system canwork as a light modulator, an element for obtaining linearly polarized light with an electrically tunable polarization plane rotation, or a transformer of non-polarized source into linearly polarized light. The analysis of the optical properties in investigated structures can be used for design of perspective optical diodes, microlasers and multifunctional elements on chiral liquid crystals with electrically tunable polarization plane rotation and field controlled light polarization.     

Spin Hall effect of light in metallic reflection

We report the first measurement of the spin Hall effect of light (SHEL) on an air-metal interface. The SHEL is a polarization-dependent out-of-plane shift on the reflected beam. For the case of metallic reflection with a linearly polarized incident light, both the spatial and angular variants of the shift are observed and are maximum for -45°/45° polarization, but zero for pure s and p polarization. For an incoming beam with circular polarization states however, only the spatial out-of-plane shift is present.     

一种液晶透镜盒间隙的测试方法

针对当前液晶透镜盒间隙测试存在的难题, 文中提出采用线偏振干涉法测试方法, 采用光强均匀分布的单色光入射, 检偏器的偏光轴方向与起偏器的偏光轴垂直或者平行, 液晶透镜的液晶取向层的摩擦方向与起偏器偏振轴夹角为45°, 此时干涉条纹亮暗差别最明显. 利用液晶透镜中心保持预倾角不变的透过率以及其他位置透过率最大值来计算液晶透镜的盒间隙, 该方法简单、可靠, 因采用光学手段测试, 其精确度相对较高. 关键词： 液晶透镜 盒间隙 线偏振光干涉 透过率     

NLC-CLC-NLC cell as an electrically tunable polarization plane rotator

A liquid crystal optical device made of an optically anisotropic heterostructure is considered. The device consists of a cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) layer sandwiched by two phase-shifting anisotropic layers of a nematic liquid crystal (NLC). In this structure each of the NLC layers is a quarterwave plate. The problem is solved both by Ambartsumian’s method of layer addition and Muller’s matrix method. The peculiarities of reflection spectra, eigen polarizations, rotation of polarization plane and polarization ellipticity are studied. It is shown that this device can work as a light modulator or a system for obtaining linearly polarized light with electrically tunable rotation of the polarization plane (which is especially important for optical communication), as well as a device for obtaining the linearly polarized light from a non-polarized one.     

Polarization beam splitters using polarization diffraction gratings

We report a polarization beam splitter that uses polarization gratings written onto a zero-twist nematic liquid-crystal display. We show three configurations. The first two separate the diffracted light into two orthogonally polarized orders that are either linearly or circularly polarized. In the third configuration, we demonstrate a novel case for which the output is separated into two nonorthonormal polarization states. One component is linearly polarized and the second is circularly polarized.     

多光束叠加方法对Lyot改进型退偏器的偏振相关性研究

为深入研究Lyot改进型退偏器的性能,首次利用多光束叠加方法,分析其退偏性能的偏振相关性。理论分析发现:在楔角足够大的情况下,线偏振光振动方向与入射端晶体光轴夹角,即振动方位角为0°或90°时,退偏效果理想,夹角为45°时一般最差,但当退偏器对入射波长相当于1/4波片时,任意方位角的入射光都有同样好的退偏效果。实验较好验证了理论分析结果,并通过改变入射角使样品的总延迟量达到1/4波片效果,此时退偏度在99%以上。该研究为退偏器的理论分析和设计提供了新的参考依据。     

Generation of spirally polarized propagation-invariant beam using fiber microaxicon

We present here a fiber microaxicon (MA)based method to generate spirally polarized propagation-invariant optical beam. MA chemically etched in the tip of a two-mode fiber efficiently converts the generic cylindrically polarized vortex fiber mode into a spirally polarized propagation-invariant (Bessel-type) beam via radial dependence of polarization rotation angle. The combined roles of helico-conical phase and nonparaxial propagation in the generation and characteristics of the output beam from the fiber MA are discussed.     

一种基于超材料的宽带、反射型90°极化旋转体设计

根据各向异性媒质理论, 设计了一种宽带、反射型超材料极化旋转体, 能够将线极化波极化方向旋转90°, 极化转化率大于90%的工作带宽为5.5–14.5 GHz. 该极化旋转体由两层介质板、金属双开口谐振环和金属底板周期排列构成, 具有各向异性的特点, 单元两对角线方向的电场分量反射系数相同, 反射相位相差180°, 导致其极化旋转特性. 利用表面电流分布图, 分析不同极化波入射时该极化旋转体的谐振状态, 实验和仿真结果符合较好. 该极化旋转体在新型天线设计和隐身技术等方面具有广阔的应用前景.     

Spin-rotating magnet for the ΔσL(np) experiment at LHEP JINR

The spin rotating magnet (SRM) is purposed for the orientation rotation of the nucleon spins in the polarized beam from the transverse (T) direction with respect to the nucleon beam momentum to the longitudinal (L) one. The longitudinally polarized neutron beam was used in the experiment for measuring the total cross section difference Δσ_L(np) with parallel and antiparallel orientation of the participant L polarization. To perform the nucleon spin rotation in the polarized nucleon beam through the angle of 90° over the beam momentum region of ～1.8–5.5 GeV/c, a proper spin rotation device had to be prepared. For this purpose, the necessary calculations of corresponding values of the magnetic induction integral were carried out. Using the calculations the dipole magnet SP 57 type was chosen for the Δσ_L(np) experiment and the required reconstruction of its pole tips was also accomplished. After the SRM installation at the neutron beam line the appropriate apparatus set for the magnetic measurements was prepared and the precise measurements of the whole set of the SRM characteristics were performed. The obtained results for the SRM magnetic field parameters were successfully used during the Δσ_L(np) experimental runs to specify the current at this magnet coil corresponding to the calculated magnetic induction integral for the given neutron beam momentum.     

Spin relaxation by transient monopolar and bipolar optical orientation

We have used two-color time-resolved spectroscopy to measure the relaxation of electron spin polarizations in a bulk semiconductor. The circularly polarized pump beam induces a polarization either by direct excitation from the valence band, or by free-carrier (Drude) absorption when tuned to an energy below the band gap. We find that the spin relaxation time, measured with picosecond time resolution by resonant induced Faraday rotation in both cases, increases in the presence of photogenerated holes. In the case of the material chosen, n-InSb, the increase was from 14 to 38 ps.     

Focus shaping of cylindrically polarized vortex beams by a high numerical-aperture lens

The focus-shaping technique of a cylindrically polarized vortex beam by a high numerical-aperture lens is reported. Such a polarized vortex beam is decomposed into radial and azimuthal polarization. It is shown that the total intensity distribution in the focal region is dependent not only on the numerical-aperture maximal angle and the polarization rotation angle but also on the topological charge. By choosing the proper combination of parameters, the adjustably confined flat-topped focus and focal hole can be obtained. The focus-shaping technique may find wide applications, such as optical tweezers, laser printing and material processing.     

Ce:KNSBN晶体光扇效应的入射光强度阈值特性研究

采用非同时读出条件下的两波耦合实验装置,以单束光入射Ce:KNSBN光折变晶体,系统研究了Ce:KNSBN晶体中光扇效应随入射光偏振态、入射光强度、光入射角的变化情况.结果表明异常偏振光入射晶体时光扇效应明显,且存在明显的入射光强度阈值特性,入射光强度阈值为38.2 mW/cm2;相同光入射角下,稳态光扇强度随入射光强度的增强而明显变大;对应相同的入射光强度,稳态光扇强度随光入射角θ的增大而增大,当θ为15°时到达峰值,而后随θ的增大而逐渐减小.同时对光扇效应的入射光强度阈值特性以及稳态光扇强度随入射光偏振态、入射光强度、光入射角的变化作出了相应的物理解释.     

Effect of polarization on focal depth in high numerical apertures optical systems

The generalized cylindrical vector beam is just a linear combination of radial and azimuthal polarization. For radially polarized light in the focal plane, there are two electric field components, the radial component and z-component whose magnitude increase with the increase of numerical aperture. By contrast, for azimuthally polarized light in the focal plane, there is only one electrical field component in the azimuthal polarization, it is easy to understand the difference between the two polarization effects. In this paper, we demonstrate how this phenomenon can be harnessed to make a properly selected polarization component to achieve high focal depth in high numerical aperture systems. Numerical simulations show that the evolution of the focal shape is very considerable by changing polarization rotation angle of the generalized cylindrical vector beam. And some interesting focal spots and focal split may occur. And if the ratio of radial and azimuthal polarization is set properly by changing the polarization rotation angle, a largest focal depth is achieved. The tunable range of the focal depth is very considerable. The ratio of radial and azimuthal polarization is different in different NA optical system for obtaining the largest focal depth. We will denote a technique of polarization-assisted high focal depth in high numerical aperture systems.