Experimental demonstration of TE/TM polarizationindependent frequency upconversion assisted by polarization coupling

Optical frequency conversion based on the second-order nonlinearity(χ^((2))) only occurs in anisotropic media(or at interfaces) and thus is intrinsically polarization-dependent. But for practical applications, polarization-insensitive or independent operation is highly sought after. Here, by leveraging polarization coupling and second-order nonlinearity, we experimentally demonstrate a paradigm of TE/TM polarization-independent frequency upconversion, i.e., sum frequency generation, in the periodically poled lithium niobate-on-insulator ridge waveguide. The cascading of quasi-phase-matched polarization coupling and nonlinear frequency conversion is exploited. With a proper transverse electric field, TE and TM mode fundamental waves can be frequency-upconverted with an equal efficiency in the frequency converter. The proposed method may find ready application in all-optical wavelength conversion and upconversion detection technologies.

Beam Parameter Product Optimization for High Power SWIR Laser Diode Stack Fiber Coupling

An optimized setup for fiber optic injection of a kilowatt peak power laser diode stack emitting in the SWIR spectral range is proposed. Starting from a fast axis collimated (FAC) and slow axis collimated (SAC) 15 bars, 19 emitters off the shelf laser diode stack, the beam is transformed using spatial beam combining and polarization coupling. Both techniques integrated in a compact design enable to couple the kilowatt level beam into a standard 600 μm core, 0.22 numerical aperture (NA) multimode optical fiber. An application in the field of long range SWIR laser illuminator for gated viewing is presented. A comparison between two illuminators is realized both based on the same laser diode stack but one using beam parameter product (BPP) reduction and one without. It could be demonstrated that BPP reduction is the best way for efficient, narrow divergence and compact semi-conductor based laser illuminators design and realization. The global laser illuminator efficiency could be improved by 75% for the narrowest divergences thanks to this approach.

High-power long-wave infrared laser based on polarization beam coupling technique

We demonstrated a high-power long-wave infrared laser based on a polarization beam coupling technique.An average output power at 8.3µm of 7.0 W was achieved at a maximum available pump power of 107.6 W,corresponding to an optical-to-optical conversion of 6.5%.The coupling efficiency of the polarization coupling system was calculated to be approximately 97.2%.With idler single resonance operation,a good beam quality factor of^1.8 combined with an output wavelength of 8.3µm was obtained at the maximum output power.

Polarization Mode Dispersion Probability Distribution for Arbitrary Mode Coupling

The probability distribution of the differential group delay for arbitrary mode coupling is simulated with Monte-Carlo method. Fitting the simulation results, we obtain probability distribution function for arbitrary mode coupling.

A VHF band HTS filter based on modified single-spiral resonators for radio astronomy application

A 10-pole quasi-elliptic bandpass filter （BPF） with a relatively wide passband in the very high frequency （VHF） band was de- signed and fabricated using YBCO thin films deposited on both sides of a LaAIO3 substrate. Single-spiral resonators were modified to generate strong coupling and reduce the parasitic coupling, We analysed the coupling polarities between the modi- fied resonators. Two pairs of attenuation poles were introduced in the filter for sharp cut-off response. The measurements showed that the filter has a centre frequency of 255.8 MHz, fractional bandwidth of about 12.3%, insertion loss of smaller than 0.265 dB, and the return loss in the passband of better than 17.5 dB, in zood a^reement with computer simulations.

Cilia-assisted hydromagnetic pumping of biorheological couple stress fluids

A theoretical study is conducted for magnetohydrodynamic pumping of electroconductive couple stress physiological liquids(e.g.blood)through a two-dimensional ciliated channel.A geometric model is employed for the cilia which are distributed at equal intervals and produce a whip-like motion under fluid interaction which obeys an elliptic trajectory.A metachronal wave is mobilized by the synchronous beating of cilia and the direction of wave propagation is parallel to the direction of fluid flow.A transverse static magnetic field is imposed transverse to the channel length.The Stokes’couple stress(polar)rheological model is utilized to characterize the liquid.The normalized two-dimensional conservation equations for mass,longitudinal and transverse momentum are reduced with lubrication approximations(long wavelength and low Reynolds number assumptions)and feature a fourth order linear derivative in axial velocity representing couple stress contribution.A coordinate transformation is employed to map the unsteady problem from the wave laboratory frame to a steady problem in the wave frame.No slip conditions are imposed at the channel walls.The emerging linearized boundary value problem is solved analytically and expressions presented for axial(longitudinal)velocity,volumetric flow rate,shear stress function and pressure rise.The flow is effectively controlled by three geometric parameters,viz cilia eccentricity parameter,wave number and cilia length and two physical parameters,namely magnetohydrodynamic(MHD)body force parameter and couple stress non-Newtonian parameter.Analytical solutions are numerically evaluated with MATLAB software.Axial velocity is observed to be enhanced in the core region with greater wave number whereas it is suppressed markedly with increasing cilia length,couple stress and magnetic parameters,with significant flattening of profiles with the latter two parameters.Axial pressure gradient is decreased with eccentricity parameter whereas it is elevated with cilia length,in the channel core region.Increasing couple stress and magnetic field parameter respectively enhance and suppress pressure gradient across the entire channel width.The pressure-flow rate relationship is confirmed to be inversely linear and pumping,free pumping and augmented pumping zones are all examined.Bolus trapping is also analyzed.The study is relevant to MHD biomimetic blood pumps.