Optical-phase-retardation elements are widely used in many fields.Accurate measurement of their phase retardation is crucial to the practical effect of the element's processing and application.The development and ...Optical-phase-retardation elements are widely used in many fields.Accurate measurement of their phase retardation is crucial to the practical effect of the element's processing and application.The development and present situation of the methods for optical phase retardation measurement are reviewed,with the wave plate,the most typical phase-retardation element,as an example.The latest research progress in this field is introduced;the principles and characteristics of individual measurement method are summarized and discussed.Three new methods based on laser frequency splitting or laser feedback are presented in detail,in which the laser is not only regarded as a light source but also plays a role of sensor.Moreover,no standard wave plates are needed and arbitrary phase retardation can be measured.Traceability,high precision and high repeatability are achieved as well.展开更多
Using nanosecond pulse near-infrared and mid-infrared laser pulses as the pump source, we obtain terahertz wave sources via four-wave difference frequency mixing. From the coupled wave theory, we analyze the four-wave...Using nanosecond pulse near-infrared and mid-infrared laser pulses as the pump source, we obtain terahertz wave sources via four-wave difference frequency mixing. From the coupled wave theory, we analyze the four-wave mixing process of GaSe crystal and alkali metal vapor in detail, get the analytical expression of terahertz wave output power, and discuss the conditions for achieving phase matching. By adjusting the pump frequency, the third-order nonlinear polarization of alkali metal vapor is resonance-enhanced. This program offers a new type of high-power terahertz radiation source.展开更多
基金supported by the Key Program of National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.61036016)
文摘Optical-phase-retardation elements are widely used in many fields.Accurate measurement of their phase retardation is crucial to the practical effect of the element's processing and application.The development and present situation of the methods for optical phase retardation measurement are reviewed,with the wave plate,the most typical phase-retardation element,as an example.The latest research progress in this field is introduced;the principles and characteristics of individual measurement method are summarized and discussed.Three new methods based on laser frequency splitting or laser feedback are presented in detail,in which the laser is not only regarded as a light source but also plays a role of sensor.Moreover,no standard wave plates are needed and arbitrary phase retardation can be measured.Traceability,high precision and high repeatability are achieved as well.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60801017)the Tianjin Municipal Primary Application and Frontier Technology Research Plan (No.11JCYBJC01100)the Key Technology Research and Development Program of Tianjin (No.09ZCKFSF00200)
文摘Using nanosecond pulse near-infrared and mid-infrared laser pulses as the pump source, we obtain terahertz wave sources via four-wave difference frequency mixing. From the coupled wave theory, we analyze the four-wave mixing process of GaSe crystal and alkali metal vapor in detail, get the analytical expression of terahertz wave output power, and discuss the conditions for achieving phase matching. By adjusting the pump frequency, the third-order nonlinear polarization of alkali metal vapor is resonance-enhanced. This program offers a new type of high-power terahertz radiation source.
