Short Terahertz Pulse Generation from a Dispersion Compensated Modelocked Semiconductor Laser

Dispersion compensation is vital for the generation of ultrashort and single cycle pulses from modelocked lasers across the electromagnetic spectrum. It is typically based on addition of an extra dispersive element to the laser cavity that introduces a chromatic dispersion opposite to that of the gain medium. To date, however, no dispersion compensation schemes have been successfully applied to terahertz (THz) quantum cascade lasers for short and stable pulse generation in the THz range. In this work, a monolithic on‐chip compensation scheme is realized for a modelocked QCL, permitting THz pulses to be considerably shortened from 16ps to 4ps. This is based on the realization of a small coupled cavity resonator that acts as an ‘off resonance’ Gires‐Tournois interferometer (GTI), permitting large THz spectral bandwidths to be compensated. This novel application of a GTI opens up a direct and simple route to sub‐picosecond and single cycle pulses in the THz range from a compact semiconductor source.     

基于固体腔扫描法布里-珀罗干涉仪的大气温度绝对探测方法研究

大气温度是描述大气状态的重要基本特征参量之一.目前,基于Rayleigh散射的大气温度探测方法多应用于大气温度的相对探测,即温度反演时需要响应函数和校准程序.本文提出了利用固体腔扫描式法布里-珀罗干涉仪进行大气Rayleigh散射谱型的精细探测方法和残余米散射信号的抑制方法.根据Rayleigh散射谱特点,针对固体腔扫描式法布里-珀罗干涉仪的自由光谱区、固体腔几何长度、腔体介质类型、半高全宽、腔体反射率、扫描间隔等参数进行了优化设计.利用优化参数的固体腔扫描式法布里-珀罗干涉仪获取Rayleigh散射谱上离散点信息,并采用多项式插值方法获得拟合谱型,与根据标准大气模型和S6模型获得的理论谱型进行比对,大气温度探测不确定度小于0.8 K.当信噪比为10时,白天与夜晚的探测距离分别为4.5和7.9 km.该方法可实现大气温度廓线的全天时和高精度绝对探测,并对同类高光谱激光雷达分光系统研究具有借鉴意义,为我国高光谱激光雷达陆基及星载应用提供了一套可行的分光系统解决方案.     

新型双通道Mach-Zehnder干涉仪多普勒测风激光雷达鉴频系统研究及仿真

Mach-Zehnder(M-Z)干涉仪可作为鉴频器件应用于多普勒测风激光雷达系统中.鉴于一般M-Z干涉仪的稳定性差,不易于调节的缺点,提出一种基于双棱镜结构的新型双通道M-Z干涉仪作为多普勒测风激光雷达鉴频器件.在进行探测原理分析的基础上,利用光学设计软件对其鉴频系统结构进行了参量优化设计和系统仿真.通过设定实验参量并进行光线追迹模拟仿真实验结果,应用反演理论获得了风速值.利用多普勒频移公式计算获得理论风速并与仿真结果进行了对比,结果表明反演仿真风速与理论风速值基本吻合,标准差为0.46m/s.此新型双通道M-Z干涉仪可以作为鉴频器件应用于多普勒测风激光雷达系统中,在光路的调节及提高系统稳定性上具有优势.     

以改进的迈克尔逊干涉仪测量LED封装材料的热膨胀系数

LED封装材料在封装的过程中由于热膨胀的缘故会产生应力,将对LED的发光效率产生较大影响。改装的迈克尔逊干涉仪用于测量二氧化钛/有机硅复合的LED封装材料在不同温度范围内的热膨胀系数,具有测量准确,分辨率高等优点。     

一种用激光干涉测量光波波长的新方法

提出了一种利用激光干涉仪测量光波波长的方法。通过改变在光的传播路径上垂直放置的透明玻璃与光传播方向的角度,使相干光的光程差发生变化;利用干涉条纹与转过角度、透明玻璃厚度之间的关系,通过激光干涉实验能准确测量出光波的波长。     

用迈克尔逊干涉仪测量He-Ne激光波长的测量不确定度分析

针对迈克尔逊干涉实验中测出的He-Ne激光的波长值总是比真实值偏大的问题,分析了用迈克尔逊干涉仪测量He-Ne激光波长时的实验误差来源,发现实验光路调整的不理想以及仪器读数装置中残留的螺纹空程差是导致λ值偏大的主要原因。在此基础上提出了相应的改进办法,并且对测量不确定度进行了合理的估算。     

Designs of all-optical NOR gates using SOA based MZI

The paper investigates the non-linear behavior of semiconductor optical amplifier with Mach–Zehnder interferometer (SOA-MZI) configuration which makes it to work as a logic gate. The two designs of NOR gate based on SOA-MZI have been verified. The basic principal of both designs are same. The summation of data pulses have been taken and inverted to perform a NOR operation. In the design, the first 3 dB coupler creates a phase difference of π/2 in clock pulse and data pulse while passing through two interferometer arms. The clock and data pulses pass through SOA which attenuates the clock pulse wherever the data pulse is present. After passing through second 3 dB coupler a phase difference of π/2 is again created. Therefore, if the clock pulse is in the same phase will be added and if it is out of phase, will be canceled. The designs have been investigated at different bit-rates to achieve higher extinction ratio (ER), Q-factor and bit-error rate (BER) for different pump currents of SOA.     

Enhanced renal image contrast by ethanol fixation in phase‐contrast X‐ray computed tomography

Phase‐contrast X‐ray imaging using a crystal X‐ray interferometer can depict the fine structures of biological objects without the use of a contrast agent. To obtain higher image contrast, fixation techniques have been examined with 100% ethanol and the commonly used 10% formalin, since ethanol causes increased density differences against background due to its physical properties and greater dehydration of soft tissue. Histological comparison was also performed. A phase‐contrast X‐ray system was used, fitted with a two‐crystal X‐ray interferometer at 35 keV X‐ray energy. Fine structures, including cortex, tubules in the medulla, and the vessels of ethanol‐fixed kidney could be visualized more clearly than that of formalin‐fixed tissues. In the optical microscopic images, shrinkage of soft tissue and decreased luminal space were observed in ethanol‐fixed kidney; and this change was significantly shown in the cortex and outer stripe of the outer medulla. The ethanol fixation technique enhances image contrast by approximately 2.7–3.2 times in the cortex and the outer stripe of the outer medulla; the effect of shrinkage and the physical effect of ethanol cause an increment of approximately 78% and 22%, respectively. Thus, the ethanol‐fixation technique enables the image contrast to be enhanced in phase‐contrast X‐ray imaging.     

平行耦合双量子点分子A-B干涉仪的电荷及其自旋输运

利用非平衡格林函数方法,理论研究每臂中嵌有一个平行耦合双量子点分子的A-B干涉仪(平行耦合双量子点分子A-B干涉仪)的电荷及其自旋输运性质.无外磁场时,与每臂中嵌有一个量子点的A-B干涉仪相比较,平行耦合双量子点分子A-B干涉仪中电子隧穿变得更加容易发生.当平行耦合双量子点分子A-B干涉仪中引入外磁场时,能够在电导能谱中观察到一个Fano共振和一个反共振,这两种输运状态在磁场取适当数值时能够同时消失.此外,通过调节左右两电极间的偏压、磁通和Rashba自旋轨道相互作用,可以对体系自旋输运进行调控.     

成像型速度干涉仪散斑成因的研究

在冲击波过程中,利用成像型速度干涉仪探测样品自由面的速度时,散斑的叠加使得干涉曲线被严重干扰,影响了速度信息的精密提取。在理论上从光路的角度分析了系统中可能造成散斑的两种因素:靶面粗糙度和多模光纤。在实验上设计了三种照明方式分别对这两种因素进行验证。离线实验的结果表明,多模光纤的引入对散斑的产生起了主要的作用,这对抑制乃至遏制散斑的产生具有很好的指导性意义。