Mode locking can be effectively achieved by using the thermo-optic effects in the whispering gallery mode(WGM)optical microcavity,without the help of external equipment.Therefore,it has the advantages of small size,lo...Mode locking can be effectively achieved by using the thermo-optic effects in the whispering gallery mode(WGM)optical microcavity,without the help of external equipment.Therefore,it has the advantages of small size,low integration costs,and self-locking,which shows great potential for application.However,the conventional single-channel microcavity thermal-locking method that relies solely on internal thermal balance will inevitably be disturbed by the external environment.This limitation affects the locking time and stability.Therefore,in this paper,we propose a new method for closed-loop thermal locking of a dual-channel microcavity.The thermal locking of the signal laser and the thermal regulation of the control laser are carried out respectively by synchronously drawing a dual-path tapered fiber.The theoretical model of the thermal dynamics of the dual-channel microcavity system is established,and the influence of the control-laser power on the thermal locking of the signal laser is confirmed.The deviation between the locking voltage of the signal laser and the set point value is used as a closed-loop feedback parameter to achieve long-term and highly stable mode locking of the signal laser.The results show that in the 2.63 h thermal-locking test,the locking stability is an order of magnitude higher than that of the single tapered fiber.This solution addresses the issue of thermal locking being disrupted by the external environment,and offers new possibilities for important applications such as spectroscopy and micro-optical sensor devices.展开更多
The calcium fluoride(CaF_(2))whispering gallery mode crystalline resonator is an excellent platform for nonlinear optical applications because of the decreasing in threshold caused by ultrahigh quality(Q)factor.In thi...The calcium fluoride(CaF_(2))whispering gallery mode crystalline resonator is an excellent platform for nonlinear optical applications because of the decreasing in threshold caused by ultrahigh quality(Q)factor.In this paper,we achieved the observation of Raman lasing,first-order Raman comb,and second-order Raman lasing in a CaF_(2)disk resonator with a diameter of 4.96 mm and an ultrahigh-Q of 8.43×10^(8)at 1550-nm wavelength.We also observed thermal effects in CaF_(2)disk resonator,and the threshold of thermo-optical oscillation is approximately coincident with Raman lasing,since the intracavity power increases rapidly when the power reaches the threshold,and higher input pump power results in longer thermal drift and higher Raman emission power.With a further increase in pump power,the optical frequency combs range is from 1520 nm to 1650 nm,with a wavelength interval of 4×FSR.It is a promising candidate for optical communication,biological environment monitoring,spectral analysis,and microwave signal sources.展开更多
Sensors based on optical resonators often have their measurement range limited by their cavity linewidth,particularly in the measurement of time-varying signals.This paper introduces a method for optical frequency shi...Sensors based on optical resonators often have their measurement range limited by their cavity linewidth,particularly in the measurement of time-varying signals.This paper introduces a method for optical frequency shift detection using multiple harmonics to expand the dynamic range of sensors based on optical resonators.The proposed method expands the measurement range of optical frequency shift beyond the cavity linewidth while maintaining measurement accuracy.The theoretical derivation of this method is carried out based on the equation of motion for an optical resonator and the recursive relationship of the Bessel function.Experimental results show that the dynamic range is expanded to 4 times greater than the conventional first harmonic method while still maintaining accuracy.Furthermore,we present an objective analysis of the correlation between the expansion factor of the method and the linewidth and free spectrum of the optical resonator.展开更多
Acoustic sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity,broadband response,and high resolution are essential for high-precision nondestructive weak signal detection technology.In this paper,based on the size effect of an ultrahig...Acoustic sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity,broadband response,and high resolution are essential for high-precision nondestructive weak signal detection technology.In this paper,based on the size effect of an ultrahigh-quality(Q)calcium fluoride(CaF_(2))resonator,a weak acoustic signal is detected by the dispersive response regime in which an acoustic,elastic wave modulates the geometry and is converted to a resonance frequency shift.Through the structural design of the resonator,the sensitivity reaches 11.54 V/Pa at 10 kHz in the experiment.To our knowledge,the result is higher than that of other optical resonator acoustic sensors.We further detected a weak signal as low as 9.4µPa/Hz1/2,which greatly improved the detection resolution.With a good directionality of 36.4 dB and a broadband frequency response range of 20 Hz-20 kHz,the CaF_(2) resonator acoustic sensing system can not only acquire and reconstruct speech signals over a long distance but also accurately identify and separate multiple voices in noisy environments.This system shows high performance in weak sound detection,sound source localization,sleep monitoring,and many other voice interaction applications.展开更多
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2022YFB3203400)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.U21A20141,62273314,and 51821003)+1 种基金the Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province(Grant No.202303021223001)Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement(Grant No.201905D121001)。
文摘Mode locking can be effectively achieved by using the thermo-optic effects in the whispering gallery mode(WGM)optical microcavity,without the help of external equipment.Therefore,it has the advantages of small size,low integration costs,and self-locking,which shows great potential for application.However,the conventional single-channel microcavity thermal-locking method that relies solely on internal thermal balance will inevitably be disturbed by the external environment.This limitation affects the locking time and stability.Therefore,in this paper,we propose a new method for closed-loop thermal locking of a dual-channel microcavity.The thermal locking of the signal laser and the thermal regulation of the control laser are carried out respectively by synchronously drawing a dual-path tapered fiber.The theoretical model of the thermal dynamics of the dual-channel microcavity system is established,and the influence of the control-laser power on the thermal locking of the signal laser is confirmed.The deviation between the locking voltage of the signal laser and the set point value is used as a closed-loop feedback parameter to achieve long-term and highly stable mode locking of the signal laser.The results show that in the 2.63 h thermal-locking test,the locking stability is an order of magnitude higher than that of the single tapered fiber.This solution addresses the issue of thermal locking being disrupted by the external environment,and offers new possibilities for important applications such as spectroscopy and micro-optical sensor devices.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.51727808,51922009,52005457,and 62004179)the Fund from the Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement of Shanxi Province,China(Grant No.201905D121001)。
文摘The calcium fluoride(CaF_(2))whispering gallery mode crystalline resonator is an excellent platform for nonlinear optical applications because of the decreasing in threshold caused by ultrahigh quality(Q)factor.In this paper,we achieved the observation of Raman lasing,first-order Raman comb,and second-order Raman lasing in a CaF_(2)disk resonator with a diameter of 4.96 mm and an ultrahigh-Q of 8.43×10^(8)at 1550-nm wavelength.We also observed thermal effects in CaF_(2)disk resonator,and the threshold of thermo-optical oscillation is approximately coincident with Raman lasing,since the intracavity power increases rapidly when the power reaches the threshold,and higher input pump power results in longer thermal drift and higher Raman emission power.With a further increase in pump power,the optical frequency combs range is from 1520 nm to 1650 nm,with a wavelength interval of 4×FSR.It is a promising candidate for optical communication,biological environment monitoring,spectral analysis,and microwave signal sources.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(No.52305621)Foundation Research Project of Shanxi Province(No.202203021212156)Shanxi Province Key Laboratory of Quantum Sensing and Precision Measurement(No.201905D121001002)。
文摘Sensors based on optical resonators often have their measurement range limited by their cavity linewidth,particularly in the measurement of time-varying signals.This paper introduces a method for optical frequency shift detection using multiple harmonics to expand the dynamic range of sensors based on optical resonators.The proposed method expands the measurement range of optical frequency shift beyond the cavity linewidth while maintaining measurement accuracy.The theoretical derivation of this method is carried out based on the equation of motion for an optical resonator and the recursive relationship of the Bessel function.Experimental results show that the dynamic range is expanded to 4 times greater than the conventional first harmonic method while still maintaining accuracy.Furthermore,we present an objective analysis of the correlation between the expansion factor of the method and the linewidth and free spectrum of the optical resonator.
基金This work was supported by Joint Funds of the National Natural Science Foundation of China(U21A20141)Innovative Research Group Project of National Natural Science Foundation of China(51821003)+1 种基金Shanxi“1331 Project”Key Subjects Construction,Key R&D Projects in Shanxi Province(202102030201004)Jincheng Key R&D Projects(20210209).
文摘Acoustic sensors with ultrahigh sensitivity,broadband response,and high resolution are essential for high-precision nondestructive weak signal detection technology.In this paper,based on the size effect of an ultrahigh-quality(Q)calcium fluoride(CaF_(2))resonator,a weak acoustic signal is detected by the dispersive response regime in which an acoustic,elastic wave modulates the geometry and is converted to a resonance frequency shift.Through the structural design of the resonator,the sensitivity reaches 11.54 V/Pa at 10 kHz in the experiment.To our knowledge,the result is higher than that of other optical resonator acoustic sensors.We further detected a weak signal as low as 9.4µPa/Hz1/2,which greatly improved the detection resolution.With a good directionality of 36.4 dB and a broadband frequency response range of 20 Hz-20 kHz,the CaF_(2) resonator acoustic sensing system can not only acquire and reconstruct speech signals over a long distance but also accurately identify and separate multiple voices in noisy environments.This system shows high performance in weak sound detection,sound source localization,sleep monitoring,and many other voice interaction applications.