Addressable, large-field second harmonic generation microscopy based on 2D acousto-optical deflector and spatial light modulator

We present an addressable, large-field second harmonic generation microscope by combining a 2D acousto-optical deflector with a spatial light modulator. The SLM shapes an incoming mode-locked, near-infrared Ti:Sapphire laser beam into a multifocus array, which can be rapidly scanned by changing the incident angle of the laser beam using a 2D acousto-optical deflector. Compared to the single-beam-scan technique, the multifocus array scan can increase the scanning rate and the field-of-view size with the multi-region imaging ability.     

高精度球面阵聚焦声源定位方法研究

提出了一种高精度高空间分辨率球面阵聚焦声源定位方法——虚拟源法。该方法通过球面阵波束扫描获得实际声源的空间聚焦谱,并假定各扫描点为虚拟声源,将实际声源聚焦谱看作是全体虚拟源共同作用的结果,由此得到各虚拟源对声场的贡献量,从而可实现声源精确定位。仿真研究分析了频率,阵列孔径,声场模态阶数,信噪比等参数对声源定位性能的影响,并与常规算法进行对比。结果显示,该方法不受频率和阵列孔径的限制,避免了空间“混淆”,能够进行高精度高分辨率声源定位,并具有良好的背景噪声抑制能力。      

Ring Light Beam Deflector: Theory

The arrayed-waveguide deflector for 3-D light beam steering is described. The proposed structure with a 2-D waveguide is suitable for using the electrooptic effect. The device can also generate a light beam with phase singularity. Its usage is expected to find many applications including measurement and information processing. When the device is used to implement an N channel large-scale optical switch, only a 3N^1/2 waveguide array is required for a phaser. Fast beam steering will lead to new field of applications impossible with conventional devices.     

Polarization-independent bidirectional 4×4 optical switch in free space

Optical switches play an important role in all optical communication networks and multiprocessor computer systems. The 2×2 and 4×4 optical switches are the basic units of large-scale switch matrices. Using a conventional polarization control method, the optical switch system and structure is optimized, and a novel optical switch is proposed, which has the advantages of relatively low crosstalk and insertion loss, compact and simple construction, higher performance and cost effectiveness. First, a novel 2×2 optical switch is proposed using phase spatial light modulator (PSLM), polarizing beam splitter (PBS) and mirror. This configuration uses fewer optical components, is compact in structure, efficient in performance, and insensitive to polarization of the signal beam. Second, a new optical experimental module of 4×4 optical switch is presented by cascading a 2×2 optical switch. The routing method of polarization-independent bidirectional 4×4 optical switch is investigated. Finally, the operational characteristics of the polarization-independent bidirectional 2×2 and 4×2 optical switches are discussed in detail.     

A novel automatic measurement method of laser beam divergence angle based on two linear array charge coupled devices

We propose a scanning imaging measurement method using two linear array charge coupled devices (CCD) to evaluate the transmission performance of the linear laser beam of 90° × 2°. The two linear array CCDs are placed at two positions in the far field separated by a definite angle. The beam divergence angles in the view direction are measured by linear fitting because the beam width conforms to the linear relationship in the far field. This method has the ability for real-time testing and is appropriate for the complicated beam shapes with a wide measurement range.     

石英微透镜阵列的制作研究

叙述了采用氩离子束刻蚀的方法制作线列长方形拱面石英微透镜阵列.所制单元石英微透镜底部的外形尺寸为(300×106)um²,平均冠高7.07μm,平均曲率半径202.19μm,平均焦距404.38μm,平均F₂数为3.82,平均光焦度2.47×10³屈光度,扫描电子显微镜和表面探针测试表明,所制线列石英微透镜阵列的图形整齐均匀,单元长方形拱面石英微透镜的轮廓清晰,表面光滑平整.所制微透镜阵列用于高T_c超导红外探测器阵列的实验证实,微透镜的引入可以显著改善超导探测器的光响应特性.     

Side-lobe suppression for ultrasonic imaging arrays

Equations describing the focal depth two-way continuous wave beam patterns of a linear array which is focussed on transmit and receive are analysed. By using different size apertures on transmit and receive, it is possible to place the minima of one beam pattern near the side-lobe of the other and achieve side-lobe suppression. The optimum side-lobe response occurs when the transmit aperture is ≈ 0.72 (or ) of the receive aperture. Simulations for pulsed mode operation of a 2 MHz synthetically focussed linear array, using this technique, are included. The implications for other imaging techniques such as confocal scanning acoustic and optical microscopy are discussed.     

基于宽波束磁电偶极子天线的宽角扫描线性相控阵列

设计并加工了两款基于宽波束磁电偶极子天线单元的宽角扫描线性阵列.首先,通过加载磁偶极子的方法拓展了天线单元的3-dB波束宽度.然后,基于该宽波束天线单元设计了两款具有良好宽角扫描特性的一维阵列天线.实测结果表明,天线单元的E面方向图3-dB波束宽度在9GHz—12 GHz均大于107°,H面方向图3-dB波束宽度在7GHz—12 GHz均大于178°.E面阵列中心单元的有源驻波比在9GHz—13 GHz小于2,相对阻抗带宽为36.36%.H面阵列中心单元的有源驻波比在9.6GHz—12.6 GHz小于2.5,相对阻抗带宽为27.03%.E面阵列在9GHz—12 GHz可实现±70°的有效宽角扫描.H面阵列在9GHz—GHz可实现±90°的有效宽角扫描.与传统的扫描阵列相比,设计的阵列可实现有效宽带宽角扫描,在X波段相控阵雷达方面具有广阔的应用前景.     

浅海非均匀水平阵宽带声场信号无源孔径扩展

大孔径水平阵对于浅海低频水声物理实验研究和应用至关重要,然而受实际情况制约,通常使用的水平基阵孔径十分有限,通过孔径扩展处理来扩展基阵孔径是一条重要途径。传统的无源孔径扩展方法是建立在均匀线阵、匀速相对运动和相干窄带连续信号的基础上的,难以适用于非均匀阵以及非连续宽带声源的情况。针对这些问题,提出了非均匀阵宽带声场信号的无源孔径扩展方法。使用静止布设在海底的非均匀水平短阵接收运动声源重复发射的宽带声信号,先开展均匀空间插值,然后在阵元域和波束域进行宽带扩展孔径处理。仿真和实验结果表明,在水深约70 m的浅海波导环境中,纵向间隔27.5 m的2个阵元接收20~200 Hz宽带声场,其空间插值结果与真值的相关系数大于0.99,说明宽带声场插值方法的合理性。在水平非均匀、纵向孔径250 m的短阵接收声场无法分析简正波频散特征的情况下,仿真和实验数据经过宽带无源孔径扩展处理得到孔径大于1 km的均匀线阵的声场,能高分辨区分各阶简正波,证明所提方法是有效的。      

前视声呐圆弧接收阵列结构优化设计

针对前视声呐线阵波束形成各向同性较差及半圆阵有效孔径受限的问题,提出了一种优化的圆弧接收阵列结构设计方法。根据不同的成像开角,设计圆弧接收阵圆心角使全部阵元参与所有来波方向的波束形成。建立圆弧接收阵的远近场聚焦模型,并推导圆弧接收阵的指向性函数,根据边界波束栅瓣阈值条件计算具有最佳波束性能的圆弧接收阵半径。对圆弧阵、线阵及半圆阵在不同扇区开角下的波束性能及扫查开角120°、纵深100 m的仿真图像对比表明,在成像开角为90°到130°时,圆弧接收阵主瓣性能提升了8%,边界波束栅瓣级优化了4%,交叉向分辨深度相对线阵与半圆阵分别增加了20 m和45 m,同时参数存储量仅为线阵的2.7%。该阵列兼具有效孔径大、波束各向同性的优点,能有效提高前视声呐系统探测性能,并降低算法实现难度。      

声表面波在线性调频声栅上作Bragg衍射后的聚焦声场

本文应用准周期概念给出声表面波在线性调频声栅上Bragg衍射的透射函数。将一级衍射波的分布作为有限孔径内的已知分布。将求解透射区的一级声束的场分布问题作为求上述有限孔的衍射问题来处理。分析结果表明,对偏转声束来说,在Fresnel区存在一个Fraunhofer平面。线性调频声栅同时起两个作用:它既相当于一个等周期的声束偏转器,同时又是一个Fresnel透镜,在焦平面上的声场分布,是声栅出射平面上偏转声束幅度分布的Fourier变换。分析结果还表明:聚焦声轴随入射声波频率而平行移动。这一现象属首次发现,实验结果证实了上述理论分析预计。 关键词：     

超短脉冲经线性小孔阵列衍射时的光谱开关特性

研究了超短高斯脉冲光束经线性排列的矩形光阑阵列衍射后的远场光谱奇变现象。基于菲涅耳积分公式,通过将光阑函数展开为有限项复高斯函数的叠加,得到了超短脉冲光束经线性排列的小孔光阑阵列衍射后的谱强度解析表达式,并对衍射场的光谱红移和蓝移现象进行了数值计算和分析,分析了小孔间距和光阑半径对光谱强度的影响。研究表明:在衍射场的某些观测点,即在调制函数为零的位置附近,存在光谱开关现象。     

Electro-optic characterization of tetragonal (1−x)Pb(Mg1/3Nb2/3)O3-xPbTiO3 single crystals by a modified Sénarmont setup

The refractive indices of tetragonal (1−x)Pb(Mg_1/3Nb_2/3)O₃-xPbTiO₃ (PMN-xPT) single crystals were measured with a prism coupler and their linear electro-optic (EO) properties were investigated from 20 to 80 °C by the automated scanning Sénarmont system with an ac field. The composition and temperature effect on the EO coefficients were also discussed. It has been found that their EO coefficients are much larger than that of widely used LiNbO₃ single crystal and the calculated half-wave voltages are also much lower, which enable the operation at lower voltages and the smaller device dimensions. Since the excellent EO properties are very stable and such high quality single crystals with large-size have been obtained, the PMN-xPT single crystals are a very promising candidate for EO modulation applications. By linking to the polarization-related quadratic EO coefficients, we find that the linear EO properties are related with the spontaneous polarization and dielectric constants.     

带楔块二维面阵列超声相控阵声场特性分析

开展了带楔块二维面阵脉冲超声相控阵辐射声场特性的研究。将安装在一定角度斜楔块上二维面阵相控阵换能器声场问题简化为液固界面情况进行讨论。以单阵元在液固平界面条件下的辐射声场为基础,推导了聚焦偏转法则,给出了带楔块二维面阵超声相控阵声场计算方法。以检测材料为钢板,安装在倾斜角为36°有机玻璃楔块上的频率为5 MHz、8×8二维面阵相控阵的辐射声场计算为例,分析了在不同偏转角和不同聚焦深度下检测材料中的辐射声场特性。计算结果表明该方法可有效的分析带楔块二维面阵超声相控阵声场特性并用于指导二维超声面阵角束探头的设计。      

Aperture and element minimization in linear sparse arrays with desired beam patterns

In this paper, an optimization method aimed at designing aperiodic linear sparse arrays is proposed that is based on the stochastic optimization methodology called simulated annealing. Such a method optimizes the positions and the weight coefficients of each element of a linear array in order to obtain a beam pattern that meets given requirements. Moreover, while positions and weights are optimized, minimization of both the number of elements and the spatial aperture is carried out. In this way, a beam pattern without grating lobes and close to the desired one is produced using a small number of elements and a short aperture. The results obtained are impressive in terms of improvement of array characteristics and performance over those reported in the literature, while a great flexibility in defining the desired beam pattern is allowed. Finally, it is proved that the array configurations need a number of elements very close to the absolute minimum to achieve the desired beam pattern.     

Insight in the 3D morphology of silica-based nanotubes using electron microscopy

Amorphous silica-based nanotubes (SBNTs) were synthesized from phosphoryl triamide, OP(NH₂)₃, thiophosphoryl triamide, SP(NH₂)₃, and silicon tetrachloride, SiCl₄, at different temperatures and with varying amount of the starting material SiCl₄ using a recently developed template-free synthesis approach. Diameter and length of the SBNTs are tunable by varying the synthesis parameters. The 3D mesocrystals of the SBNTs were analyzed with focused ion beam sectioning and electron tomography in the transmission electron microscope showing the hollow tubular structure of the SBNTs. The reconstruction of a small SBNT assembly was achieved from a high-angle annular-dark field scanning transmission electron microscopy tilt series containing only thirteen images allowing analyzing beam sensitive material without altering the structure. The reconstruction revealed that the individual nanotubes are forming an interconnected array with an open channel structure.     

Design of wide-spectrum polymer Mach-Zehnder interferometer electro-optic switches using two symmetric N-th order phase-generating couplers

To enlarge the output spectrum, a novel reasonable structure of one kind of Mach-Zehnder interferometer (MZI) electro-optic (EO) switches containing two symmetric N-th order phase generating couplers (PGCs) is presented, and thorough model, analysis and design technique are proposed. A non-linear least square method is investigated for optimizing the PGC structure to eliminate the phase difference error caused by the wavelength variation. Under the central wavelength of 1550 nm, optimization and simulation are performed on three MZI EO switches using two first, second and third order PGCs, respectively. The switches exhibit a low switching voltage of 1.156 V with an active region length of 4 mm. The output spectrums covering the whole S-C-L bands are as wide as 320, 390 and more than 435 nm, respectively, the insertion loss are less than 5.57, 5.98 and 7.90 dB, respectively, and the crosstalk is less than −30 dB over the wide wavelength ranges, for the three designed switches. The design technique is supported to be feasible by the comparison with beam propagation method (BPM).     

Application of different spatial sampling patterns for sparse array transducer design

In the last few years, the efforts of many researchers have been focused on developing 3D real-time scanners. The use of 2D phased-array transducers makes it possible to steer the ultrasonic beam in all directions in the scanned volume. An unacceptably large amount of transducer channels (more than 4,000) must be used, if the conventional phased array transducers are extrapolated to the 2D case. To decrease the number of channels, sparse arrays with different aperture apodization functions in transmit and receive apertures have to be designed. The design is usually carried out in 1D, and then transferred to a 2D rectangular grid. In this paper, five different 2D array transducers have been considered and their performance was compared with respect to spatial and contrast resolution. An optimization of the element placement along the diagonals using vernier arrays is suggested. The simulation results of the ultrasound fields show a decrease in the grating-lobe level of 10 dB for the diagonally optimized 2D array transducers compared to the previously designed 2D arrays which did not consider the diagonals.     

Acousto-Optic Deflector with a High Diffraction Efficiency and Wide Angular Scanning Range

A new acousto-optic deflector with a wide angular scanning range and a high diffraction efficiency has been studied. The device uses an additional deflector, which allows the angle of incidence of the input beam to be adjusted in order to fulfill the Bragg phase–matching condition over the entire scanning range of the main deflector. The characteristics of an anisotropic two-crystal deflector based on paratellurite crystals have been measured. It has been established experimentally that the operating bandwidth of the device is 32 MHz for a diffraction coefficient no less than 90%, which determines a light beam scanning angle of 50 mrad.     

水下线谱噪声源识别的波束域时频分析方法研究

从联合空时频三维信息从发, 提出了波束域时频分析识别水下运动航行器低频线谱噪声源位置的方法. 首先, 利用小孔径圆环阵的超指向性波束形成, 将各线谱噪声源匀速通过正横位置附近时产生的多普勒信号在时域上分离. 其次, 分别使用伪Wigner-Ville分布和调频小波变换两种时频分析方法对波束输出的信号进行处理, 得到各噪声源信号的时频图像. 最后, 转换时间坐标到空间并参考配置信标, 即可识别低频线谱噪声源在水下航行器上的位置. 该方法解决了阵列识别水下低频噪声源的孔径受限问题, 同时对处理同频相干噪声源也适用. 仿真试验结果表明: 两种波束域时频分析方法都能较精确地识别低频线谱噪声源的位置; 在测量系统信息的配合下, 波束域调频小波变换的识别效果更优.