Dispersion Characteristics of Waveguide Arrays in Optical Spectrum Analyzers

Formulas for calculating the spectral characteristics of waveguide arrays, which are incorporated into waveguide spectrum analyzers based on planar waveguides, channel waveguides, and fiber optical waveguides, are derived taking into account the contribution of both the waveguide dispersion and the material dispersion to the dispersion factor. These formulas are used to study the dependence of the dispersion factor on the waveguide-system parameters for specific models of waveguide arrays. It is shown that consideration of contributions of the waveguide dispersion and material dispersion can affect profoundly the spectral characteristics of waveguide arrays.     

Differential FBG sensor for temperature-compensated high-pressure (or displacement) measurement

A differential fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor with a free active element bulk-modulus for high-pressure (or displacement) measurement is presented. Based on the differential measurement method and an isosceles triangle cantilever structure, problems of cross-sensitivity and chirped signal in FBG sensor are improved both theoretically and experimentally. Preliminary experiments indicate that temperature-compensated measurement results agree well with the theoretical analysis. Displacement measurement sensitivity is 1.75 pm/μm, and the estimated pressure measurement resolution can reach 0.27 MPa in case the wavelength shift measurement resolution is 0.01 nm.     

Superprism Behaviour of an Array of Photonic Crystal Waveguides

The behaviour of an array of photonic crystal waveguides is numerically investigated. It is shown that high dispersion may be achieved in the telecommunication window around 1550 nm, with a device whose dimensions are in the order of half a mm².     

长周期啁啾光纤光栅级联作为波分复用隔离滤波器的数值研究

用矩阵传输法对长周期啁啾光纤光栅用于波分复用隔离滤波器的特性进行了分析,讨论了设计该类型高性能的波分复用隔离滤波器的关键技术,给出了仿真结果,表明该类型滤波器具有大的可用带宽、频率等间隔、隔离度高和通带内的色散可以忽略等优点,并指出通过调谐级联长周期光纤光栅之间的光纤长度可以实现频率间隔的调谐.     

三维显示中基于彩色叠栅条纹的视差障栅参数设计

为确定三维显示中视差障栅(PB)的最优参数,提出一种基于彩色叠栅条纹的PB参数设计方法。液晶显示器(LCD)和PB简化为相应参数的黑白光栅模型,而具有特定参数的特定辐射光栅作为周期和倾角变化的PB模型,通过序数方程和傅里叶分析方法分析特定辐射光栅和LCD单色等效黑白光栅的叠加图样,由此推断出不同PB周期的低频主导条纹频率组项,然后利用傅里叶理论的部分和提取方法(PSE)分析不同PB周期的低频主导叠栅条纹的强度轮廓,得出PB的最佳节距和相应倾斜角度。实验结果表明,所设计的PB三维显示系统没有出现降低像质的叠栅条纹,具有较好的三维显示效果。     

应用于大场景光学演示实验的高亮度白光光源制作

采用超高压汞灯为光源灯芯,制作了应用于大场景物理演示实验教学的高亮度白光光源.该光源可以用于牛顿环干涉实验和光栅衍射实验.     

Two-Frequency Brillouin Fiber Laser Based on Bragg Grating Fabry-Perot Cavity

A novel and simple two-frequency Brillouin fiber laser is presented. It is based on a fiber Fabry-Perot cavity with fiber Bragg gratings as reflectors. The model of stimulated Brillouin scattering in fiber grating-based Fabry-Perot resonator is investigated. The laser allows conversion efficiency of close to 100% and suppresses the higher-order Stokes waves. The theoretical prediction is presented and the experimental demonstration is realized.     

Surface profile optimization of antireflection gratings for solar cells

The solar cell efficiency can be improved by antireflection gratings. In this paper, the antireflection gratings with different symmetrical surface profiles are investigated by numerical simulations based on the Rigorous Coupled-Wave Analysis. Simulated results show that the antireflection performance of sharp profile such as quadratic profile has a significant improvement compared with triangular and parabolic profiles, while the top cutoff in the grating tip will severely influence the antireflection performance. Meanwhile, proper length of flat region between grating features in the nonclose-packed triangular antireflection grating can have better antireflection performance than the close-packed counterpart for the same grating period and height. Such antireflection gratings with different surface profiles may offer attractive solutions to current commercial silicon solar cell, as well as organic and other semiconductor material based solar cells.     

基于光纤侧边抛磨技术的醋酸浓度光纤传感器

演示了两种利用光纤侧边抛磨技术制备的用于醋酸浓度检测的光纤传感器.其中一种光纤传感器采用轮式抛磨法对光纤光栅的光栅区包层进行侧边抛磨加工而成,将醋酸溶液覆盖于光纤光栅的抛磨区,利用侧边抛磨光纤光栅反射峰波长的变化对醋酸浓度进行测量;另一种光纤传感器采用轮式抛磨法对普通单模光纤包层进行侧边抛磨加工而成,将醋酸溶液覆盖于光纤抛磨区,利用抛磨光纤插入损耗的变化对醋酸浓度进行测量.两种光纤传感器的实验都表明:光纤包层抛磨表面与纤芯的距离越小,测量分辨率越高.剩余包层厚度为 0 μm 的侧边抛磨光纤光栅传感器测量醋酸溶液浓度分辨率为6.67%;剩余包层厚度为O.5μm 的侧边抛磨光纤传感器测量醋酸溶液浓度分辨率为0.55%.     

Design of a coated thinly clad chalcogenide long-period fiber grating refractive index sensor based on dual-peak resonance near the phase matching turning point

A novel method for designing chalcogenide long-period fiber grating (LPFG) sensors based on the dual-peak resonance effect of the LPFG near the phase matching turning point (PMTP) is presented. Refractive index sensing in a high-refractive-index chalcogenide fiber is achieved with a coated thinly clad film. The dual-peak resonant characteristics near the PMTP and the refractive index sensing properties of the LPFG are analyzed first by the phase-matching condition of the LPFG. The effects of film parameters and cladding radius on the sensitivity of refractive index sensing are further discussed. The sensor is optimized by selecting the appropriate film parameters and cladding radius. Simulation results show that the ambient refractive index sensitivity of a dual-peak coated thinly clad chalcogenide LPFG at the PMTP can be 2400 nm/RIU, which is significantly higher than that of non-optimized gratings. It has great application potential in the field of chemical sensing and biosensors.