Tunable and broadband microwave frequency combs based on a semiconductor laser with incoherent optical feedback

Based on a semiconductor laser （SL） with incoherent optical feedback, a novel all-optical scheme for generating tunable and broadband microwave frequency combs （MFCs） is proposed and investigated numerically. The results show that, under suitable operation parameters, the SL with incoherent optical feedback can be driven to operate at a regular pulsing state, and the generated MFCs have bandwidths broader than 40 GHz within a 10 dB amplitude variation. For a fixed bias current, the line spacing （or repetition frequency） of the MFCs can be easily tuned by varying the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and the tuning range of the line spacing increases with the increase in the bias current. The linewidth of the MFCs is sensitive to the variation of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength, and a linewidth of tens of KHz can be achieved through finely adjusting the feedback delay time and the feedback strength. In addition, mappings of amplitude variation, repetition frequency, and linewidth of MFCs in the parameter space of the feedback delay time and the feedback strength are presented.

Numerical investigation on photonic microwave generation by a sole excited-state emitting quantum dot laser with optical injection and optical feedback

Based on three-level exciton model,the enhanced photonic microwave signal generation by using a sole excited-state(ES)emitting quantum dot(QD)laser under both optical injection and optical feedback is numerically studied.Within the range of period-one(P1)dynamics caused by the optical injection,the variations of microwave frequency and microwave intensity with the parameters of frequency detuning and injection strength are demonstrated.It is found that the microwave frequency can be continuously tuned by adjusting the injection parameters,and the microwave intensity can be enhanced by changing the injection strength.Moreover,considering that the generated microwave has a wide linewidth,an optical feedback loop is further employed to compress the linewidth,and the effect of feedback parameters on the linewidth is investigated.It is found that with the increase of feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth is evidently decreased due to the locking effect.However,for the relatively large feedback strength or delay time,the linewidth compression effect becomes worse due to the gradually destroyed P1 dynamics.Besides,through optimizing the feedback parameters,the linewidth can be reduced by up to more than one order of magnitude for different microwave frequencies.

Influence of Fano interference and incoherent processes on optical bistability in a four-level quantum dot nanostructure

Role of Fano interference and incoherent pumping field on optical bistability in a four-level designed InGaN/GaN quantum dot nanostructure embedded in a unidirectional ring cavity are analyzed. It is found that intensity threshold of optical bistability can be manipulated by Fano interference. It is shown that incoherent pumping fields make the threshold of optical bistability behave differently by Fano interference. Moreover, in the presence of Fano interference the medium becomes phase-dependent. Therefore, the relative phase of applied fields can affect the behaviors of optical bistability and intensity threshold can be controlled easily.

Optical Transfer Function Reconstruction in Incoherent Fourier Ptychography

An optical transfer function （OTF） reconstruction model is first embedded into incoherent Fourier ptychography （IFP）. The leading result is a proposed algorithm that can recover both the super-resolution image and the OTF of an imaging system with unknown aberrations simultaneously. This model overcomes the difficult problem of OTF estimation that the previous IFP faces. The effectiveness of this algorithm is demonstrated by numerical simulations, and the superior reconstruction is presented. We believe that the reported algorithm can extend the original IFP for more complex conditions and may provide a solution by using structured light for characterization of optical systems＇ aberrations.

Chaos synchronization in injection-locked semiconductor lasers with optical feedback

Based on the rate equations, we have investigated three types of chaos synchronizations in injection-locked semiconductor lasers with optical feedback. Numerical simulation shows that the synchronization can be realized by the symmetric or asymmetric laser systems. Also, the influence of parameter mismatches on chaos synchronization is investigated, and the results imply that these two lasers can achieve good synchronization, with smaller tolerance of parameter mismatch existing.

Single-shot mid-infrared incoherent holography using Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm

In recent years,there has been a significant transformation in the field of incoherent imaging with new possibilities of compressing three-dimensional(3D)information into a two-dimensional intensity distribution without two-beam interference(TBI).Most of the incoherent 3D imagers without TBI are based on scattering by a random phase mask exhibiting sharp autocorrelation and low cross-correlation along the depth.Consequently,during reconstruction,high lateral and axial resolutions are obtained.Imaging based on scattering requires an astronomical photon budget and is therefore precluded in many power-sensitive applications.In this study,a proof-of-concept 3D imaging method without TBI using deterministic fields has been demonstrated.A new reconstruction method called the Lucy-Richardson-Rosen algorithm has been developed for this imaging concept.We believe that the proposed approach will cause a paradigm-shift in the current state-of-the-art incoherent imaging,fluorescence microscopy,mid-infrared fingerprinting,astronomical imaging,and fast object recognition applications.

Study of Crosstalk Property in an Optical Packet Switching Node

The effect of queuing delay of output buffer on the crosstalk property in optical packet switching nodes is investigated. The relationship between crosstalk and buffer length is obtained. From the calculation and simulation results, it is concluded that the crosstalk power penalty predominantly depends on the buffer length, the longer the buffer, the greater the penalty, as well as the random range of the penalty. While comparing with the effect of queuing delay, the effect of random routing path delay takes very little proportion in the total power penalty.

Incoherently Coupled Anti-dark Soliton Families in Cubic-quintic Nonlinear Media

A theory is presented to predict that a novel type of incoherently coupled spatial soliton families, named anti-dark soliton families, can exist in cubic-quintie nonlinear media. The intensity profiles, associated phase distribution and propagation properties are discussed in detail.

Effect of Quantum Interference from Incoherent Pumping Field and Spontaneous Emission on Controlling the Optical Bistability and Multi-Stability

Optical bistability （0t3） and optical multi-stability （OM） of a four-level A-type atomic system with two fold lower levels inside a unidirectional ring cavity is investigated. The effect of quantum interference arising from spontaneous emission and incoherent pumping on 013 and OM is discussed. It is found that the threshold of OB and OM can be controlled by quantum interference mechanisms. In addition intensity of coupling field and the rate of an incoherent pumping field on behavior of OB and OM are then discussed.

Evolution of emergent C-points,L-lines,and C-lines in free space

Polarization singularities,which emerge from the incoherent superposition of two vector electric fields with the same frequency,and their evolution in free space are studied analytically and illustrated by numerical examples.It is shown that there exist C-points,L-lines,in particular,C-lines in incoherently superimposed two-dimensional wavefields.Usually,the C-lines are unstable and disappear during the free-space propagation.The motion,pair creation-annihilation process of the emergent C-points,as well as the distortion of the L-lines may take place,and the degree of polarization of the emergent C-points varies upon propagation and may be less than 1.

Single-shot incoherent optical processing of microwave signals： opening the path to low cost high performance analog photonics

Incoherent optical processing of microwave signals,where low-coherence broadband light sources are employed instead of costly mode locked lasers,has attracted great interest thanks to its wide applications in microwave photonics filtering[1–3],arbitrary generation[4–6]and analog to digital conversion[7]。

基于非相干光频域反射的多芯光纤网络链路缺陷智能检测

为了保证通信安全稳定、数据传输完整,提出了一种基于非相干光频域反射的多芯光纤网络链路缺陷智能检测。先构建多芯光纤网络数学模型,约束光纤节点映射和频谱分配,使频谱数量最少的同时占用的频隙数最大。然后利用分簇检测建立数据传输链路模型,得出通信传输函数,根据相关匹配滤波器调整链路,通过波特间隔均衡完成链路数据采集。最后运用非相干光频域反射步进频率调制产生的瑞利散射光波,结合傅里叶逆变换获得网络健康状况空间分布位置,实现多芯光纤网络链路缺陷智能检测。实验结果表明,所提方法能够准确检测出链路缺陷,对链路阻塞缺陷检测、链路平均故障风险检测率、链路频谱利用率缺陷检测误差分别小于0.4%、0.2%和0.5,且检测时长控制在1.5 s以内,可帮助网络及时恢复运行。

Time-resolution enhanced multi-path OTD measurement using an adaptive filter based incoherent OFDR

High accuracy and time resolution optical transfer delay(OTD)measurement is highly desired in many multi-path applications,such as optical true-time-delay-based array systems and distributed optical sensors.However,the time resolution is usually limited by the frequency range of the probe signal in frequency-multiplexed OTD measurement techniques.Here,we proposed a time-resolution enhanced OTD measurement method based on incoherent optical frequency domain reflectometry(I-OFDR),where an adaptive filter is designed to suppress the spectral leakage from other paths to break the resolution limitation.A weighted least square(WLS)cost function is first established,and then an iteration approach is used to minimize the cost function.Finally,the appropriate filter parameter is obtained according to the convergence results.In a proof-of-concept experiment,the time-domain response of two optical links with a length difference of 900 ps is successfully estimated by applying a probe signal with a bandwidth of 400 MHz.The time resolution is improved by 2.78times compared to the theoretical resolution limit of the inverse discrete Fourier transform(iDFT)algorithm.In addition,the OTD measurement error is below±0.8 ps.The proposed algorithm provides a novel way to improve the measurement resolution without applying a probe signal with a large bandwidth,avoiding measurement errors induced by the dispersion effect.

部分空间非相干暗光伏孤子诱导一维波导研究

在光折变晶体LiNbO3:Fe中观察到部分空间非相干光形成的一维暗光伏孤子,并由此暗光伏孤子在该晶体中诱导出一维波导.暗光伏孤子是由光折变晶体的强光伏效应产生,是晶体自散焦效应和衍射效应相平衡的结果;此外,光伏孤子的形成还依赖于光束的传播方向和晶体光轴与强度梯度的相对方向.在一维情况下,非相干光孤子诱导出单一的平面波导,能够对弱光敏的强光进行导光.实验证明了用低能量非相干光束控制转换高能量相干光束的可能性.

非相干LED白光产生无衍射光的光源设计

非相干光源产生无衍射光束的实验中,入射光束的均匀性对产生无衍射光束的质量有很大影响。文中以非相干光源白光LED为例,通过对LED自身发光特性的分析,对光线传播过程进行数学建模,用非成像光学光通量守恒原理,对均匀照明设计方法进行理论推导,得到了一种基于非成像光学产生均匀光束的透镜设计方法。用三维建模软件进行建模并用光学仿真软件进行光线追迹,确定用该方法设计的透镜能满足实验对入射光束均匀度的要求,并初步实验获得较高质量的零阶无衍射Bessel光,验证了该设计方法的合理性。

用于人脸识别的非相干光形态学处理器

设计了一个用于人脸图像光学识别处理的非相干光形态学处理器。系统中采用互补编码击中击不中变换以改善传统光学相关器的性能。基于该方法，构建了一个紧凑性的人脸光学识别非相干光系统，图象库中存有96幅人脸图象，可以达到每秒钟10幅的识别速度，识别正确率大于90％，对于8°以内的旋转畸变、30％以内的Gauss噪声干扰以及50％以内的图像缺损具有相当好的容错能力。

光纤干涉器中的微波频率响应

根据非相干光传输理论,对光强调制信号在光纤干涉器中的传输过程进行较系统理论分析和计算机仿真,得到了微波信号在光纤Mach-Zenhder光纤滤波器、单耦合器光纤谐振环和双耦合器光纤谐振环中的传递函数,采用数字滤波器的理论方法,给出了相应器件取得零点、极点所需要的条件,并据此详细分析了光纤干涉器中的微波频谱特性,为不同类型微波光子滤波器的设计提供了结构和理论基础.

非相干光反馈与非相干光注入混沌同步通信系统仿真分析

本文对非相干光反馈与非相干光注入激光混沌同步保密通信系统进行了理论仿真研究.本系统为Pecora-Carroll混沌同步系统,基于Lang-Kobayashi速率方程,建立了发送激光器和接收激光器的理论模型.利用该模型分析了同步建立时间、同步误差,混沌键控编码/解码以及调制速率等特性.仿真结果表明系统具有很好的同步性能和保密性,混沌同步时间约为1 ns ,混沌键控编码速率可达1 Gbit/s.研究结果对非相干光反馈与非相干光注入激光混沌同步保密通信系统的设计具有重要参考价值.

一种新的非相干-相干光学转换方法

报道了一种新的非相干－相干光学转换方法，该方法是基于对介质中光致双折射的局部擦除．所用样品为一种含偶氮基侧链聚合物液晶薄膜，该液晶薄膜具有显著的光致双折射和永久光学存储特性．将样品放置在两块相互正交的偏振片之间，用线偏振光在样品中产生稳定的双折射，然后通过入射的非相干图象进行局部地擦除，相干图象由一束Ｈｅ－Ｎｅ激光读出．

基于非相干光反馈与注入的级联混沌系统研究

提出了基于延迟非相干光反馈与非相干光注入的级联混沌同步方案,与相干方案相比,该方案不需要频率完全匹配.数值研究结果表明,在其他参量匹配的情况下,发送机与接收机能实现完全同步.通过混沌键控方法,实现了信息的编码与解码.由于该级联方案具有非相干,宽带宽和多信息点传输的特点,所以在物理实现上很有吸引力,在全光中继通信方面也存在着很大的潜力.