We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1...We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1 pulses and two residual pulses with 6-dB power difference. FP-SOA enhances the power difference between the M - 1 pulses to the residual pulses to more than 10 dB. A numerical model is established for verifying the feasibility of this scheme.展开更多
Utilizing the Young’s double slits and Mach-Zehnder interferometer, we proposed an experimental method to measure the generalized Stokes parameters of a radially polarized random electromagnetic beam. After the parti...Utilizing the Young’s double slits and Mach-Zehnder interferometer, we proposed an experimental method to measure the generalized Stokes parameters of a radially polarized random electromagnetic beam. After the partially coherent beam propagating through the Young’s double slits, the interference fringe is obtained by the help of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer consisting of apertures, quarter-wave plates and polarizers. The electric cross-spectral density matrix is detected by the coherence degree of interference fringe and the density of each single slit. The generalized Stokes parameters can be obtained from the electric cross-spectral density matrix. This experiment measures the generalized Stokes parameters of the random electromagnetic beam successfully. The results show that the spectral degree of coherence for copolarized cases (xx and yy) is similar with that for cross-polaried cases (xy and yx) for the radially polarized random electromagnetic beam. This method will help us determine the change of the polarization and coherence of the light in propagation by detecting the change of the generalized Stokes parameters.展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China under Grant No. 60572008.
文摘We propose a novel optical time-to-live （TTL） processing scheme using asymmetric Mech-Zehnder inter-ferometer （AMZI） and Fabry-Perot semiconductor optical amplifier （FP-SOA）. AMZI transfers M TTL pulses into M-1 pulses and two residual pulses with 6-dB power difference. FP-SOA enhances the power difference between the M - 1 pulses to the residual pulses to more than 10 dB. A numerical model is established for verifying the feasibility of this scheme.
文摘Utilizing the Young’s double slits and Mach-Zehnder interferometer, we proposed an experimental method to measure the generalized Stokes parameters of a radially polarized random electromagnetic beam. After the partially coherent beam propagating through the Young’s double slits, the interference fringe is obtained by the help of a Mach-Zehnder interferometer consisting of apertures, quarter-wave plates and polarizers. The electric cross-spectral density matrix is detected by the coherence degree of interference fringe and the density of each single slit. The generalized Stokes parameters can be obtained from the electric cross-spectral density matrix. This experiment measures the generalized Stokes parameters of the random electromagnetic beam successfully. The results show that the spectral degree of coherence for copolarized cases (xx and yy) is similar with that for cross-polaried cases (xy and yx) for the radially polarized random electromagnetic beam. This method will help us determine the change of the polarization and coherence of the light in propagation by detecting the change of the generalized Stokes parameters.
