Gramgrossman6627

In this work, we conduct a detailed experimental study on the impact of signal bandwidth on the TMI threshold of fiber amplifiers. Both the filtered superfluorescent fiber sources and the phase-modulated single-frequency lasers are employed to construct seed lasers with different 3 dB spectral linewidths ranging from 0.19 nm to 7.97 nm. The TMI threshold of the fiber amplifier employing those seed lasers are estimated through the intensity evolution of the signal laser, and different criteria have been utilized to characterize the spectral linewidth of the seed lasers. Notably, the experimental results reveal that the TMI threshold of fiber amplifiers grows, keeps constant, and further grows as a function of spectral linewidth of seed lasers. Our experimental results could provide a well reference to understand the mechanism of the TMI effect and optimize the TMI effect in high-power fiber amplifiers.The non-null test to detect the modulated wavefront is a widely used method in optical freeform surface measurement. In this study, the wavefront deformation in the non-null test of an optical freeform surface measurement was corrected based on the wavefront propagation model to improve measurement accuracy. A freeform surface wavefront correction (FSWC) measurement system was established to validate the proposed method. Simulation and experimental studies indicated that the proposed method can reduce the influence of freeform surface wavefront deformation in space propagation. Molidustat modulator Moreover, the freeform surface form accuracy measured by FSWC can reach a root-mean-squared value of 10 nm.Layer-based hologram calculations generate holograms from RGB and depth images by repeating diffraction calculations using complex Fourier transforms (FTs). Holograms generated as such are suitable for near-eye display and can be easily reconstructed with good image quality, but they are computationally expensive because of multiple complex-valued operations, including complex FTs. In this study, we propose an acceleration method for layer-based hologram calculations by reducing time-consuming complex-valued operations using the real-valued FT and Hartley transform as real linear transformations. Real linear transformations transform real input data to real output data; thus, the proposed method generates amplitude holograms. Thus, we also propose a technique to convert holograms generated by real linear transformations into phase-only holograms using the half-zone plate process and digitalized single-sideband method while maintaining the calculation acceleration. The proposed method can speed up hologram calculations by a factor of around three while maintaining the same image quality as the conventional method.Spectroscopic ellipsometry is a powerful tool for characterizing thin film, polarization optics, semiconductors, and others. Conventional approaches are subject to restrictions of mechanical instability and measurement speed. The complex locking scheme of previous dual-comb spectroscopic ellipsometry belies its practicability. We present and demonstrate here dynamic spectroscopic ellipsometry based on a simplified phase-stable dual-comb system, which could realize the online dynamic measurement of optical properties of materials. A precision of 1.31 nm and a combined uncertainty of 13.80 nm (k = 2) in the thickness measurement of thin-film samples has been achieved. Moreover, the dynamic performance of the system is investigated under a high data acquisition rate (1 kHz) with a dynamic resolution of ellipsometric parameter better than 0.1 rad.An optical transparent metasurface for dual-band Wi-Fi shielding is presented in this paper. The unit cell of the proposed metasurface is composed of a hexagonal ring and a three-petal oval flower which resonate at 2.4 and 5.5 GHz, respectively. The corresponding equivalent circuit is modelled to better understand the physical phenomena of electromagnetic shielding. Based on transmission line theory and curve fitting technique, a convenient and efficient method for extracting permittivity of substrate is presented. Simulation results show that the proposed metasurface is insensitive to the polarization of incoming wave under normal incidence and offers excellent angular stability. For verifying the design, two prototypes are fabricated using different manufacturing technologies, flexible printed circuit and ink-jet printing of silver nano-particles. The measured results are in good agreement with the simulated ones. The proposed metasurface has potential applications of electromagnetic wave suppression and information security in indoor environments.In contrast to conventional surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) platforms implemented on non-biological substrates, silk fibroin has the unique advantages of long-term biosafety and controllable biodegradability for in vitro and in vivo biomedical applications, as well as flexibility and process-compatibility. In this study, a silk fibroin film was developed to fabricate a flexible SERS sensor template with nanogap-rich gold nanoislands. The proposed biological SERS platform presents fairly good enhancements in detection performance such as detection limit, sensitivity, and signal-to-noise ratio. In particular, the sensitivity improvement was by more than 10 times compared to that of the counterpart sample, and an excellent spatial reproducibility of 2.8% was achieved. In addition, the near-field calculation results were consistent with the experimental results, and the effect of surface roughness of the silk substrate was investigated in a quantitative way. It is believed that biological SERS-active sensors could provide the potential for highly sensitive, cost-effective, and easily customizable nanophotonic platforms that include new capabilities for future healthcare devices.Simulation based on Knudsen's law shows that film thickness uniformity above 99% can be realized on spherical substrates with optimized profiles of shadowing masks. However, a type of optical thickness nonuniformity is revealed when the masks are applied for thickness correction of MgF2 films experimentally. The optical thickness nonuniformity depends on steepness of the spherical surfaces and reaches 5% approximately for surfaces with CA/RoC = 1.22. Porosity of the MgF2 film is superimposed on Knudsen's law to interpret the optical thickness nonuniformity. For theoretical simulation, the influence of porosity on optical thickness distribution is characterized by a new parameter that describes nonlinear dependence of deposition rate on cosine function of molecular injection angles in Knudsen's law. Utilizing the optimized deposition model, optical thickness uniformity of MgF2 films approaching to or above 99% has been achieved for surfaces of different steepness in a single coating run.In this paper, the theory of phase-locking of a microwave oscillator on the interharmonics, i.e. non-integer harmonics, of the repetition rate of the optical pulse train of a mode-locked laser (MLL) is developed. A balanced optical microwave phase detector (BOMPD) is implemented using a balanced Mach-Zehnder modulator and is employed to discriminate the phase difference between the envelope of the optical pulses and the microwave oscillator. It is shown mathematically that the inherent nonlinear properties of BOMPD with respect to the microwave excitation amplitude can be used for interharmonic locking. The characteristic functions of the phase detector for interharmonic locking are derived analytically and are compared with the measurement results. An opto-electronic phase-locked loop (OEPLL) is demonstrated whose output frequency locks on interharmonics of the MLL repetition rate when an appropriate modulator bias and sufficient RF amplitude are applied. Thus, for the first time theory and experiment of reliable locking on interharmonics of the repetition rate of a MLL are presented.We propose a photonic-assisted approach to measure the chirp rate of a linear frequency modulation waveform (LFMW) with a long duration, based on tunable photonic fractional Fourier transform (FrFT). Since the FrFT order can be continuously tuned by varying the frequency shift in an optical frequency-shifting loop (FSL), a specific FrFT order leads the fundamental frequency component arising in the output electrical spectrum to reach its maximum value, after the photonic-to-electrical conversion. Based on the designated FrFT order and the corresponding fundamental frequency in the output electrical spectrum, the chirp rate measurement over a wide range can be accessed, even the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) of the input LFMW is substantially low. Simulation results indicate that the chirp rate of a 0.16-ms LFMW over a frequency range from 20 GHz to 26 GHz can be precisely characterized, with a relative measurement error of less than 0.13%, under the SNR condition of 0 dB. Moreover, an unambiguous chirp-rate measurement within the range of -5200 MHz/µs to 550 MHz/µs can be achieved. Hence, the proposed chirp rate measurement is featured with broadband operation, robust noise tolerance, low-frequency detection, and long-duration LFMW characterization.In this paper, we propose a new type of metal-insulator-metal (MIM) hybrid cavity compound grating micro-structure array, which can achieve dual narrowband super-absorption in the near-infrared window. The thin plasmonic microstructure effectively modulates coupling and hybridization effects between surface plasmon polaritons of different transmission resonance cavities to form designable dual narrowband resonance states to achieve near-infrared operation proving manipulation of the optical characteristics in the near-infrared light field. Furthermore, we conduct an in-depth theoretical exploration of the structure's unique properties, such as its high-quality factor, low noise, super-absorption, precise control, and the physical mechanism of its excellent performance in ambient refractive index sensing and detection. This study provides developmental insights for the miniaturization, easy modulation, and multi-function development of surface plasmon superabsorbers while broadening their application in near-infrared environment refractive index detection. The proposed microstructure is also suitable for integration with optical elements.We propose a dynamic polarization-insensitive Brillouin optical time domain analyzer (D/PI-BOTDA) with orthogonal frequency division multiplexing (OFDM) based on intensity-modulated direct-detection (IM-DD). A polarization-division-multiplexed (PDM) pump signal enables polarization diversity of the stimulated Brillouin scattering while a multi-frequency OFDM probe signal realizes dynamic sensing with single-shot transmission. We experimentally demonstrated distributed temperature sensing along a total 940-meter fiber with a temperature sensing coefficient of 1.2°C/MHz. The experimental results indicated a remarkable suppression of Brillouin gain fluctuation up to 4.38 times compared to the case without polarization diversity. To facilitate the Brillouin frequency shift (BFS) extraction process, we also implement a CNN-based BFS extraction method with SE-Res2Net block. The adopted algorithm achieves a higher accuracy than conventional curve fitting method, with a 10-time enhancement in the time efficiency.