Performance of Optical Sampling Based on SHG in CPPLN Waveguide

Sampling efficiency and bandwidth of the optical sampling system based on second harmonic generation （SHG） in chirped periodically poled LiNbO3 （CPPLN） are numerically researched. A broad sampling bandwidth can be obtained by adjusting chirp coefficient and waveguide length of CPPLN, and sampling efficiency can be improved by using higher pump power, increasing waveguide length and choosing appropriate chirp coefficient. Results show that both sampling bandwidth and efficiency in CPPLN waveguides are controllable and that CPPLN waveguides are more suitable for multiwavelength optical sampling systems.

Tunable compact asynchronous optical sampling system using Er-doped fiber laser

We report a compact,tunable,self-starting,all-fiber laser-based asynchronous optical sampling(ASOPS)system.Two Er-doped fiber oscillators were used as the pulsed-laser source,whose repetition rate could be set at 100 MHz with a tuning range of 1.25 MHz through a fiber delay line.By employing phase-locked and temperature control loops,the repetition rate offset of the two lasers was stabilized with 7.13×10^(−11)fractional instability at an average time of 1 s.Its capabilities in the terahertz regime were demonstrated by terahertz time-domain spectroscopy,achieving a spectral bandwidth of 3 THz with a dynamic range of 30 dB.The large range of repetition rate adjustment in our ASOPS system has the potential to be a powerful tool in the terahertz regime.

Optical sampling system using periodically-poled lithium niobate waveguide and nonlinear polarization rotation mode-locked fiber laser

A novel design of optical sampling system has been developed by using sum-frequency generation （SFG） in a periodically-poled lithium niobate （PPLN） waveguide and using passive mode-locked fiber laser pulses as optical sampling pulses. The system achieved high temporal resolution and high sensitivity using a 30 mm length PPLN with quasi phase match period of 19.3 μm and 151 fs sampling pulses which were generated by passive modelock fiber laser based on nonlinear polarization rotation （NPR）. Clear eye-diagram of 10 Gbit/s non-return-to-zeros （NRZ） pseudorandom binary sequence （PRBS） optical signal were successfully reconstructed by this system.

Background-Free Optical Sampling System Using Si Avalanche Photodiode as Two-Photon Absorber

The introduction of a double-chopping scheme eliminates the background level in the optical sampling system, where a Si avalanche photodiode acts as a two-photon absorber. We successfully demonstrate background-free optical sampling of 40-GHz and 160-GHz pulse trains.

Optical Sampling at 80 Gbit/s Using a Highly Non-Linear Photonic Crystal Fiber

Opticalsamplingusingfour-wavemixingin50mofnewlydevelopedhighlynon-linearphotoniccrystalfiberhasbeen achieved at 80 Gbit/s with an Extinction Ratio of 12 dB. A basic characterization is also included.

The determination of 52 elements in marine geological samples by an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry with a high-pressure closed digestion method

An improved analytical method to determine the content of 52 major, minor and trace elements in marine geological samples, using a HF-HCl-HNO_3 acid system with a high-pressure closed digestion method（HPCD）, is studied by an inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry（ICP-OES） and an inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry（ICP-MS）. The operating parameters of the instruments are optimized, and the optimal analytical parameters are determined. The influences of optical spectrum and mass spectrum interferences, digestion methods and acid systems on the analytical results are investigated. The optimal spectral lines and isotopes are chosen, and internal standard element of rhodium is selected to compensate for matrix effects and analytical signals drifting. Compared with the methods of an electric heating plate digestion and a microwave digestion, a high-pressure closed digestion method is optimized with less acid, complete digestion,less damage for digestion process. The marine geological samples are dissolved completely by a HF-HCl-HNO_3 system, the relative error（RE） for the analytical results are all less than 6.0%. The method detection limits are 2–40μg/g by the ICP-OES, and 6–80 ng/g by ICP-MS. The methods are used to determine the marine sediment reference materials（GBW07309, GBW07311, GBW07313）, rock reference materials（GBW07103, GBW07104,GBW07105）, and cobalt-rich crust reference materials（GBW07337, GBW07338, GBW07339）, the obtained analytical results are in agreement with the certified values, and both of the relative standard deviation（RSD） and the relative error（RE） are less than 6.0%. The analytical method meets the requirements for determining 52 elements contents of bulk marine geological samples.

Experimental investigation of nonlinear process based on cSHG/DFG in PPLN waveguide

Effects of second harmonic generation （SHG） and cascaded second harmonic generation/difference frequency generation（cSHG/DFG） based on the quasi-phase-matching （QPM） condition in periodically poled lithium niobate （PPLN） waveguide were investigated experimentally. SHG conversion efficiency of -13.6dB and QPM bandwidth of 0.45nm were achieved using a 16.1dBm power of fundamental wave at 1550.4nm. Using pulsed all-fiber passive mode locked laser and tunable continuous wave laser, cSHG/DFG effect utilized for optical sampling was observed. Conversion efficiencies were calculated, and 11.88nm-wide QPM bandwidth was achieved through changing the wavelength of input signal. Conversion efficiency of cSHG/DFG effect increased linearly with the total injected power.

Region stepwise reconstruction method based on two source–detector-separation groups for reconstructing background optical properties of two-layered slab sample

The accuracy of the background optical properties has a considerable effect on the quality of reconstructed images in near-infrared functional brain imaging based on continuous wave diffuse optical tomography（CW-DOT）. We propose a region stepwise reconstruction method in CW-DOT scheme for reconstructing the background absorption and reduced scattering coefficients of the two-layered slab sample with the known geometric information. According to the relation between the thickness of the top layer and source– detector separation, the conventional measurement data are divided into two groups and are employed to reconstruct the top and bottom background optical properties, respectively. The numerical simulation results demonstrate that the proposed method can reconstruct the background optical properties of two-layered slab sample effectively. The region-of-interest reconstruction results are better than those of the conventional simultaneous reconstruction method.