Broad band polarizing beam splitter with a dielectric layer embedded in the groove of metal grating

We described the use of a metal grating embedded with a dielectric layer in the grating groove as a highly efficient polarizing beam splitter (PBS), to reflect s-polarized light and transmit p-polarized light in a wide spectrum band. This novel structure is designed at a wavelength of 1550 nm to be used in the optical communication wavelength band. High polarization efficiency and extinction ratio for both reflected and transmitted light are obtained by optimization of the designed structure. Moreover, it is shown that this structure can exhibit extremely high extinction ratio in the optical communication band with less dependence on the grating parameters and on the incidence angle, which greatly ease the fabrication of such kind of gratings.     

Zemax软件在取样光栅对设计中的应用

 光束取样光栅(BSG)是一种重要的用于光束取样诊断的衍射光学元件。以2块取样光栅代替单块光栅作为初始光学结构,运用Zemax光学设计软件采用分步优化的方法设计了具有消像差功能的光栅对结构,此方法比采用Matlab语言编程计算的方法消像差更快捷、更灵活,同时可以验证程序计算结果的正确性。设计结果显示：再现的会聚光经2块光栅衍射后在像平面上点列图中的均方根半径仅为0.506μm,单块取样光栅的均方根半径则为7.284μm,说明2块光栅能够做到像差互相矫正,其像质明显好于单块取样光栅。另外,设计出的双光栅光学系统,可进行远场光斑质量检测,为激光束性能的在线诊断提供了行之有效的技术支持。     

Transmission and directionality control of light emission from a nanoslit in metallic film flanked by periodic gratings

We investigate the transmission and directional properties of light emission from a nanoslit film flanked by periodic gratings, formed on a silver film, embedded in a high index dielectric medium. Using FDTD calculations it is demonstrated that the transmission has strong dependence on dimension of the dielectric film. The directional property of the emitted beam is controlled by tapering height of output grating elements and this effect is explained by standard theory of antenna array. We propose and examine the potential of such slit grating structure as a Plasmonic antenna in axial injection of light from single mode fiber to photonic crystal waveguide.     

具有消像差和光程补偿功能的新型取样光栅

 在惯性约束聚变(ICF)终端光学聚焦系统中,采用取样光栅将透射的高功率三倍频光按约0.5%的效率进行聚焦采样,送入能量计中进行诊断。提出了用取样光栅对结构取代单取样光栅,通过合理选择系统参数,包括两块光栅的距离、光栅倾斜角度等,设计出的消像差取样光栅可同时进行能量诊断、光脉冲响应测量、以及远场光斑质量的检测。计算结果显示：光程差从8.3 cm降低到8.7 mm,像点的均方根半径为0.777 μm,达到衍射极限和使用要求。这为ICF系统中激光能量、波前畸变的诊断提供了一种可供选择的新诊断装置。     

掺铒光纤光栅的开关动力学特征研究

研究在连续光入射下掺饵光纤光栅的开关动力学特征，发展其开关过程有类似于相变的特征。数值结果表明，主动光纤光栅在连续光条件下更适合于脉冲串产生。     

Design of high-efficiency diffraction gratings based on total internal reflection for pulse compressor

We present designs of high-efficiency compression grating based on total internal reflection (TIR) for picosecond pulse laser at 1053 nm. The setup is devised by directly etching gratings into the bottom side of a prism so that light can successfully enter (or exit) the compression grating. Dependence of the −1 order diffraction efficiencies on the constructive parameters is analyzed for TE- and TM-polarized incident light at Littrow angle by using Fourier modal method in order to obtain optimal grating structure. The electric field enhancement within the high-efficiency TIR gratings is regarded as another criterion to optimize the structure of the TIR gratings. With the criterion of high diffraction efficiency, low electric field enhancement and sufficient manufacturing latitude, TIR compression gratings with optimized constructive parameters are obtained for TE- and TM-polarized incident light, respectively. The grating for TE-polarized light exhibits diffraction efficiencies higher than 0.95 within 23 nm bandwidth and relatively low square of electric field enhancement ratio of 5.7. Regardless of the internal electric field enhancement, the grating for TM-polarized light provides diffraction efficiencies higher than 0.95 within 42 nm bandwidth. With compact structure, such TIR compression gratings made solely of fused silica should be of great interest for application to chirped pulse amplification (CPA) systems.     

Experimental verification of response of embedded optical fiber Bragg grating sensors in non-homogeneous strain fields

One of the advantages of optical fiber sensors is their ease of embedment within a structure for non-destructive strain monitoring. In particular, Bragg grating sensors are written directly into an optical fiber hence remaining unobtrusive. In addition, several gratings can be written in series along a single fiber, permitting sensing at discrete points throughout the strain field. However, in regions of strong strain gradients, measuring the strain at discrete points may not be sufficient. One solution is to write a Bragg grating longer than the strain region of interest and use the change in its spectral response to determine the applied strain field as a function of position along the fiber. This paper presents an experimental verification of the response of an embedded optical fiber Bragg grating (OFBG) to applied non-homogeneous strain fields. Optical fiber Bragg grating sensors were embedded in four epoxy specimens of different forms so as to apply known strain functions along the gauge length when the specimen is under uniaxial tension. The complete spectral response of the Bragg gratings was then measured as a function of increasing load. The results are compared with analytical calculations, based on the piecewise-uniform period assumption for chirped gratings. Finally, the use of these spectra is discussed as possible basis functions for the resolution of an arbitrary applied strain distribution.     

Light modulation from crossed phase gratings

A new device, consisting of two phase gratings oriented with a small angle between their grating grooves, acts as a variable-profile diffraction grating that produces variations in the diffraction orders as the illumination region is moved across the device. Combinations of phase gratings that optimize the effect and act as passive light modulators are given. An experiment that demonstrates the principle is described.     

Two dimensional silicon waveguide chirped grating couplers for vertical optical fibers

Shallow etched two dimensional gratings for coupling light between silicon-on-insulator nanophotonic waveguides and vertical optical fibers were designed and experimentally characterized. We show that the large second order back reflection could be suppressed effectively by applying a linear chirp in the grating period for two dimensional grating couplers. The total coupling efficiency from an optical fiber to two orthogonal silicon waveguides is independent of the input polarization. An almost linear relationship between the average effective index of the grating region and the fill factor for 1D grating is obtained and verified. We also show that the average effective index for the two dimensional grating is similar to the one dimensional grating with the same fill factor in the light propagation direction, when the fill factor of the etched holes was larger than 0.5.     

平场全息凹面光栅制作结构与使用结构之间误差补偿作用的数值模拟与实验验证

通过对优化计算出的平场全息凹面光栅制作结构(曝光记录结构)和使用结构(光谱仪分光结构)之间各个参数进行联合数值模拟,得出如下结论：在优化设计参数值附近一个较大范围的误差区域内,平场全息凹面光栅的制作结构参数误 差和使用结构参数误差可以相互补偿,最终补偿的结果可以使光谱成像质量达到与原设计结构相当的水平,满足光谱仪器的使用要求。文章给出了数值模拟结果以及与其相符的实验验证结果。此补偿作用有利于降低平场全息凹面光栅制作 中各个参数精度的调节难度,并且可以对实际使用过程中光谱仪器的设计和装调进行理论上的指导。     

Multiple coupling of surface plasmons in quasiperiodic gratings

Whereas periodic gratings enable us to couple light into a surface plasmon polariton only at a specific angle and wavelength, we show here that quasiperiodic gratings enable the coupling of light at multiple wavelengths and angles. The quasiperiodic grating can be designed in a systematic manner using the dual-grid method, thereby enabling us to control the coupling strength and grating dimensions. We verified the method experimentally by efficiently coupling light into a surface plasmon from several different illumination angles using a single quasiperiodic grating.     

零像散宽波段平场全息凹面光栅的优化设计

平场全息凹面光栅的理想像面应为一平面,此时子午焦线与弧矢焦线均位于像面内且彼此重合,形成接近理想像点的光谱像。但子午焦线总是存在弯曲,只有弧矢焦线在满足一定条件的情况下可以成为直线。鉴于此,提出一种满足平场弧矢焦线条件的平场全息凹面光栅设计方法。利用光学设计软件ZEMAX研究了运用此方法设计的零像散光栅的成像特性,并与原有设计方法得到的结果进行比较。模拟结果显示,满足平场弧矢焦线条件的光栅能够达到与原有方法所设计光栅相当的光谱分辨率,而其全波段零像散特性使其拥有更加出色的弧矢方向聚焦性能,显著提高平场光谱仪的信噪比。     

Phase effects in the diffraction of light: beyond the grating equation

Diffraction gratings affect the absolute phase of light in a way that is not obvious from the usual derivation of optical paths using the grating equation. For example, consider light which encounters first one and then the second of two parallel gratings. If one grating is moved parallel to its surface, the phase of the light diffracted from the grating pair is shifted by 2pi each time the grating is moved by one grating constant, even though the geometric path length is not altered by the motion. This additional phase shift must be included when incorporating diffraction gratings in interferometers.     

亚波长消反射光栅

为了降低消反射光栅的偏振敏感性，将等效介质理论推广到二维亚波长结构，对一种特定的矩形柱状结构进行了分析。构造了一种分析方法，然后利用光栅结构的有关表达式得到这种二维结构的近似等效系数。并设计了适用于10．6μm红外波段的二维亚波长消反射光栅，用二元光学的制作工艺在si衬底上进行了实验制备。测试结果表明：对中心波长为10．6μm的红外光，这种光栅象单层消反射膜一样，具有很好的增透效果。     

光栅光阀器件的结构改进与制作工艺研究

根据光栅光阀的工作原理,在结构上对传统的光栅光阀器件进行了改进,分析了改进后光栅光阀器件的光学特性、结构特性,以及制作工艺流程.改进后的光栅光阀结构中硅基底上设有二氧化硅隔离层,隔离层上沉积无定形硅作为牺牲层,可动梁的材料是氮化硅,固定梁为蒸镀的金属铝层.通过离子刻蚀的方法刻蚀图形,用化学腐蚀方法掏空牺牲层得到所需桥梁状结构.研究表明改进后的器件黑区范围小,驱动电压较低,光学效率较高,具有潜在的应用前景.     

Diffraction of light from weakly modulated silver surfaces

We have investigated the diffraction of light from sinusoidally modulated silver surfaces with grating periods from 4000 to 8000 Å for wavelengths of the visible spectrum. We compare our experiments with theoretical results from a light scattering theory in the first non-vanishing order of the modulation height. This theory includes polarization and the optical constants of the grating material. Good agreement of the theory with the experiments is found for weakly modulated gratings if grating anomalies are avoided.     

Thermally stable optical fibre Bragg grating wavelength reference

The inherent temperature dependence of optical fibre Bragg gratings is caused mainly by the positive thermo-optic effect of the fibre core material, and it results in an increase of Bragg wavelength with temperature. Special mounting techniques may be designed in order to compensate this thermo-optic effect by counter-acting effects: decreasing mechanical strain, as well as a decreasing effective refractive index for the guided light wave by evanescent field interaction with a liquid of negative thermo-optic effect. Because of the non-linear interaction characteristics, exact temperature compensation is obtained for a certain temperature, which depends on the design parameters. Such stabilised fibre Bragg gratings find application as wavelength references in Bragg grating sensor networks.     

Unidirectional transmission realized by two nonparallel gratings made of isotropic media

We realize a unidirectional transmission by cascading two nonparallel gratings (NPGs) made of isotropic, lossless, and linear media. For a pair of orthogonal linear polarizations, one of the gratings is designed as a polarizer, which is a reflector for one polarization and a transmitter for the other; another grating is designed as a polarization converter, which converts most of one polarized incident wave into another polarized transmitted wave. It is demonstrated by numerical calculation that more than 85% of the incident light energy can be transmitted with less than 1% transmission in the opposite direction for linearly polarized light at normal incidence, and the relative bandwidth of the unidirectional transmission is nearly 9%. The maximum transmission contrast ratio between the two directions is 62 dB. Unlike one-way diffraction grating, the transmitted light of the NPGs is collinear with the incident light, but their polarizations are orthogonal.     

双光栅切换微型平场全息凹面光栅光谱仪

基于CCD的微型平场全息凹面光栅光谱仪,以其简单紧凑的结构和快速高效的工作方式在光谱分析领域获得了广泛的应用。但是,由于受限于色散距离,单纯依靠优化光栅像差很难进一步使光谱分辨率获得大幅提高。提出一种双光栅切换微型平场全息凹面光栅光谱仪的设计方法,用两个使用结构相同的光栅代替传统的单光栅设计,给出一个光谱范围为400～1000nm光谱仪的具体设计,计算显示光谱分辨率最大可提高为原来的2.5倍。通过对光栅衍射效率的计算分析,说明此方法能够显著改善仪器的通光效率。设计制作了原理样机,进行了装调测试,实验结果与理论计算相吻合。     

激光径向偏振光栅反射镜的研究

径向偏振光是近些年引起广泛关注的一种新型偏振光,它在粒子操控、金属切割和提高显微镜分辨率方面具有广阔的应用前景。径向偏振光可以通过在激光器谐振腔内应用径向偏振光栅反射镜来获得。首先在顶层刻蚀光栅反射镜的模型上通过自编程序分析光栅反射镜各参数对光栅性能的影响,然后设计出光栅反射镜复合结构并结合微纳加工工艺进行了可行性分析。