We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles o...We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles of 59°, 63°,70°, and 79° with optical quality factors of 2.4 × 10~7, 8.1 × 10~6, 5.9 × 10~6, and 7.4 × 10~6, respectively, from ～80 μm diameter microresonators in the 1550 nm wavelength band. Also, for 1-μm-thick microresonators, we have obtained an optical quality factor of 7.3 × 10~6 with a wedge angle of 74°.展开更多
We report a tunable quasi-phase-matched optical parametric generator （OPG） with different wedge angles, pumped by a commercially available Q-switched diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 laser with a repetition of 50 kHz. The nonl...We report a tunable quasi-phase-matched optical parametric generator （OPG） with different wedge angles, pumped by a commercially available Q-switched diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 laser with a repetition of 50 kHz. The nonlinear crystal is a periodically poled MgO-doped LiNbO3 （PPMgOLN） with a period of 30 μm. A congruent bulk LiNbO3 （LN） with three different wedge angles of 0°, 4°, and 9° is placed in front of PPMgOLN. Rapid tuning has been achieved by simply moving the LN crystal along its lateral direction and over 60-mW average signal output power was obtained in the whole wavelength tuning range of 1539-1570 nm.展开更多
In this paper,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a method to realize a polarization detector by using a commercially available polymethyl methacrylate（PMMA） pipe.An asymmetric polarization-related structure i...In this paper,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a method to realize a polarization detector by using a commercially available polymethyl methacrylate（PMMA） pipe.An asymmetric polarization-related structure is fabricated by etching different grating structures on the external surface of the pipe.The results show that when the pipe rotates up to 90°,the peak of the transmission spectrum can evidently shift towards the low frequency,which means the pipe with grating structures can serve as a polarization detector.This design possesses the merits of a simple structure and easy fabrication.展开更多
Previous studies on modulation instabilities（MIs） in birefringent optical fibers focus on the ordinary linearly and circularly ones. This paper reports an analysis of MIs in the general elliptically birefringent fib...Previous studies on modulation instabilities（MIs） in birefringent optical fibers focus on the ordinary linearly and circularly ones. This paper reports an analysis of MIs in the general elliptically birefringent fibers with the emphasis on investigating the effects of ellipticity angle（0？ ≤θ≤ 90？）. Both symmetric and antisymmetric CW states are considered. In the anomalous dispersion regime, for the symmetric（antisymmetric） CW states, we show that MI gain increases dramatically（reduces first and then enhances greatly） as the increment of θ. In the normal dispersion regime, for the both CW states, the distinctive feature is that the gain of the MI bands reduces first, vanishes at θ = 45？,reappears across this ellipticity angle, and quickly increases after then.展开更多
基金supported by the National Basic Research Program of China (Nos. 2012CB921804 and 2011CBA00205)the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 61435007 and 11321063)
文摘We experimentally demonstrate high optical quality factor silica microdisk resonators on a silicon chip with large wedge angles by reactive ion etching. For 2-μm-thick microresonators, we have achieved wedge angles of 59°, 63°,70°, and 79° with optical quality factors of 2.4 × 10~7, 8.1 × 10~6, 5.9 × 10~6, and 7.4 × 10~6, respectively, from ～80 μm diameter microresonators in the 1550 nm wavelength band. Also, for 1-μm-thick microresonators, we have obtained an optical quality factor of 7.3 × 10~6 with a wedge angle of 74°.
基金This work was supported in part by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 60278001 and 10474071)the Ministry of Education of China, the National Research Foundation for the Doctoral Program of Ministry of Education of China, and Tianjin Municipal Technological Development Plan.
文摘We report a tunable quasi-phase-matched optical parametric generator （OPG） with different wedge angles, pumped by a commercially available Q-switched diode-pumped Nd：YVO4 laser with a repetition of 50 kHz. The nonlinear crystal is a periodically poled MgO-doped LiNbO3 （PPMgOLN） with a period of 30 μm. A congruent bulk LiNbO3 （LN） with three different wedge angles of 0°, 4°, and 9° is placed in front of PPMgOLN. Rapid tuning has been achieved by simply moving the LN crystal along its lateral direction and over 60-mW average signal output power was obtained in the whole wavelength tuning range of 1539-1570 nm.
文摘In this paper,we propose and experimentally demonstrate a method to realize a polarization detector by using a commercially available polymethyl methacrylate（PMMA） pipe.An asymmetric polarization-related structure is fabricated by etching different grating structures on the external surface of the pipe.The results show that when the pipe rotates up to 90°,the peak of the transmission spectrum can evidently shift towards the low frequency,which means the pipe with grating structures can serve as a polarization detector.This design possesses the merits of a simple structure and easy fabrication.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant Nos.11447113 and 11305031 Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Provincial Universities under Grant No.14KJB140009 the Startup Foundation for Introducing Talent of Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology under Grant No.2241131301064
文摘Previous studies on modulation instabilities（MIs） in birefringent optical fibers focus on the ordinary linearly and circularly ones. This paper reports an analysis of MIs in the general elliptically birefringent fibers with the emphasis on investigating the effects of ellipticity angle（0？ ≤θ≤ 90？）. Both symmetric and antisymmetric CW states are considered. In the anomalous dispersion regime, for the symmetric（antisymmetric） CW states, we show that MI gain increases dramatically（reduces first and then enhances greatly） as the increment of θ. In the normal dispersion regime, for the both CW states, the distinctive feature is that the gain of the MI bands reduces first, vanishes at θ = 45？,reappears across this ellipticity angle, and quickly increases after then.
