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2018
Volume: 16 Issue 10
16 Article(s)

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Research Articles
Fiber Optics and Optical Communications
A polarization-independent torsion sensor based on the near-helical long period fiber grating
Zhihang Han, Cuiting Sun, Xiren Jin, Hang Jiang, Chong Yao, Shuo Zhang, Weiliang Liu, Tao Geng, Feng Peng, Weimin Sun, and Libo Yuan
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100601 (2018)
Passive phase noise compensation for fiber-optic radio frequency transfer with a nonsynchronized source
Tiancheng Lin, Guiling Wu, Hongwei Li, Guoyong Wang, and Jianping Chen
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100602 (2018)
Plasmonic gold nanoshell induced spectral effects and refractive index sensing properties of excessively tilted fiber grating
Binbin Luo, Huafeng Lu, Shenghui Shi, Mingfu Zhao, Jiao Lu, Yajie Wang, and Xin Wang
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100603 (2018)
All-fiber linear polarization and orbital angular momentum modes amplifier based on few-mode erbium-doped fiber and long period fiber grating
Jianfei Xing, Jianxiang Wen, Jie Wang, Fufei Pang, Zhenyi Chen, Yunqi Liu, and Tingyun Wang
A few-mode erbium-doped fiber (FM-EDF) is fabricated using modified chemical vapor deposition in combination with liquid solution. The core and cladding diameters of the fiber are approximately 19.44 and 124.12 μm, respectively. The refractive index difference is 0.98%, numerical aperture (NA) is 0.17, and normalized cut-off frequency at 1550 nm is 6.81. Therefore, it is a five-mode fiber, and can be used as a higher-order mode gain medium. Furthermore, a long period fiber grating (LPFG) is fabricated, which can convert LP01 mode to LP11 mode, and its conversion efficiency is up to 99%. The first-order orbital angular momentum (OAM) is also generated by combining the LPFG and polarization controller (PC). Then, an all-fiber amplification system based on the FM-EDF and LPFG, for LP11 mode and first-order OAM beams, is built up. Its on-off gain of the LP11 mode beam is 37.2 dB at 1521.2 nm. The variation, whose transverse mode field intensity of first-order OAM is increased with the increase of pumping power, is obvious. These show that both the LP11 mode and first-order OAM beams are amplified in the all-fiber amplification system. This is a novel all-fiber amplification scheme, which can be used in the optical communication fields.
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100604 (2018)
Performance comparison among three different Stokes vector direct-detection receivers
Xiaojie Shen, Jiahao Huo, Xian Zhou, Kangping Zhong, Jinhui Yuan, Jiajing Tu, Keping Long, Changyuan Yu, Alan Pak Tao Lau, and Chao Lu
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100605 (2018)
Holography
Image magnified lensless holographic projection by convergent spherical beam illumination
Chenliang Chang, Yijun Qi, Jun Wu, Jun Xia, and Shouping Nie
In liquid crystal spatial light modulator (SLM)-based holographic projection, the image is usually displayed at a distant projection screen through free space diffraction from a computer-generated hologram (CGH). Therefore, it allows for removing of the projection lens for the sake of system simplification and being aberration free, known as the “lensless holographic projection”. However, the maximum size of the optical projected image is limited by the diffraction angle of the SLM. In this Letter, we present a method for the implementation of image magnification in a lensless holographic projection system by using convergent spherical wave illumination to the SLM. The complete complex amplitude of the image wavefront is reconstructed in a lensless optical filtering system from a phase-only CGH that is encoded by the off-axis double-phase method. The dimensions of the magnified image can break the limitation by the maximum diffraction angle of the SLM at a given projection distance. Optical experiment results with successful image magnification in the lensless holographic projection system are presented.
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 100901 (2018)
Instrumentation, measurement, and metrology
Absolute surface form measurement of flat optics based on oblique incidence method
Longbo Xu, Shijie Liu, Rihong Zhu, You Zhou, and Jie Chen
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 101201 (2018)
Fringe shaping for high-/low-reflectance surface in single-trial phase-shifting profilometry
Han-Yen Tu, and Ssu-Chia He
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 101202 (2018)
Integrated Optics
Integrated optical delay lines: a review and perspective [Invited] | Editors' Pick
Linjie Zhou, Xinyi Wang, Liangjun Lu, and Jianping Chen
Optical delay lines (ODLs) are one of the key enabling components in photonic integrated circuits and systems. They are widely used in time-division multiplexing, optical signal synchronization and buffering, microwave signal processing, beam forming and steering, etc. The development of integrated photonics pushes forward the miniaturization of ODLs, offering improved performances in terms of stability, tuning speed, and power consumption. The integrated ODLs can be implemented using various structures, such as single or coupled resonators, gratings, photonic crystals, multi-path switchable structures, and recirculating loop structures. The delay tuning in ODLs is enabled by either changing the group refractive index of the waveguide or changing the length of the optical path. This paper reviews the recent development of integrated ODLs with a focus on their abundant applications and flexible implementations. The challenges and potentials of each type of ODLs are pointed out.
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 101301 (2018)
Lasers and Laser Optics
A design of a surface-doped Yb:YAG slab laser with high power and high efficiency
Jiao Liu, Yang Liu, Xiaojun Tang, Chao Wang, Lei Liu, Lu Chen, Ning Li, Ke Wang, Xingbo Liang, Kunpeng Lü, Xue Yang, Hong Zhao, and Nianjiang Chen
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 101401 (2018)
Thermal process of silica glass microchannels fabricated by femtosecond laser ablation
Xiaoyan Sun, Dongmei Cui, Youwang Hu, Dongkai Chu, Guowei Chen, Jinlong Yu, Jianhang Zhou, and Ji’an Duan
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 101402 (2018)
Optical Design and Fabrication
Fabrication of a large-aperture continuous phase plate in two modes using atmospheric pressure plasma processing
Xing Su, Longguang Xia, Kan Liu, Peng Zhang, Ping Li, Runchang Zhao, and Bo Wang
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 102201 (2018)
Optics at Surfaces
Optical rectification in surface layers of germanium
Li Zhang, Fangye Li, Shuai Wang, Qi Wang, Kairan Luan, Xi Chen, Xiuhuan Liu, Lingying Qiu, Zhanguo Chen, Jihong Zhao, Lixin Hou, Yanjun Gao, and Gang Jia
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 102401 (2018)
Spectroscopy
Qualitative and quantitative analysis of atmospheric methanol using a continuous-wave terahertz spectrometer
Han Zhang, Zhaohui Zhang, Xiaoyan Zhao, Xiaotong Zhang, Tianyao Zhang, Can Cao, and Yang Yu
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 103001 (2018)
Ultrafast Optics
Dynamical analysis of the effect of elliptically polarized laser pulses on molecular alignment and orientation
Jingsong Liu, Qiyuan Cheng, Daguang Yue, Xucong Zhou, and Qingtian Meng
Chinese Optics Letters
  • Publication Date: Oct. 10, 2018
  • Vol. 16, Issue 10, 103201 (2018)

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Wigner distribution (left axis) and temporal profiles (right axis) of laser pulse after reflection from PM with Fpm. (a) 140.0 J/cm2, (b) 50.0 J/cm2, (c) 23.8 J/cm2,(d) 14.0 J/cm2,(e) 9.2 J/cm2, (f) 6.5 J/cm2.