Efficient Compound-Cavity Eye-Safe KTP OPO at 1.57 μm Pumped by an Electro-Optic Q-Switched Nd：YAG Laser

An efficient high-energy eye-safe optical parametric oscillator （OPO） based on a type-Ⅱ non-critically phasematched KTP crystal is demonstrated. The KTP OPO is pumped by a quasi-cw diode side-pumped electrooptic Q-switched Nd：YAG laser in a compound-cavity configuration. The maximum output energy of the signal wavelength at 1.57 μm b 66.5 m J, corresponding to an electrical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 4.47% and an optical-to-optical conversion efficiency of 12.1%. The pulse width （FWHM） is about 3.6 ns with a peak power of 18.5 MW. The output energy is insensitive to repetition rate and demonstrates good stability.

Tunable Terahertz Source Based on Optics Pumped Nonlinear Crystals

Recent progresses about optical pumped tunable terahertz （THz） sources are interviewed, including THz parametric oscillation （TPO） and difference frequency generation （DFG）. We develop high efficiency and high power surface-emitted TPO, as well as DFG with nonlinear crystals. A novel scheme for the high efficiency DFG source based on the Cherenkov phase-matching technology is comprehensively investigated in both bulk crystals. The widely tunable optical THz radiation is also researched based on the organic nonlinear 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4＇-N＇- methylstilbazolium 2,4,6-trimethylbenzenesulfonate （DSTMS） crystal.

Three-Dimensional Thermal Analysis of 18-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber Lasers

The three-dimensional thermal properties of 18-core photonic crystal fiber lasers operated under natural convection are investigated.The temperature sensing technique based on a fiber Bragg grating sensor array is proposed to measure the longitudinal temperature distribution of a 1.6-m-long ytterbium-doped 18-core photonic crystal fiber.The results show that the temperature decreases from the pump end to the launch end exponentially.Moreover,the radial temperature distribution of the fiber end is investigated by using the full-vector finite-element method.The numerical results match well with the experimental data and the coating temperature reaches 422.7K,approaching the critical value of polymer cladding,when the pumping power is 40 W.Therefore the fiber end cooling is necessary to achieve power scaling.Compared with natural convection methods,the copper cooling scheme is found to be an effective method to reduce the fiber temperature.

Single Mode Condition and Power Fraction of Air-Cladding Total Refractive Guided Porous Polymer Terahertz Fibers

We investigate the single-mode condition and power fraction of an air cladding total internal reflection(TIR)guided porous polymer THz fiber.It is shown that the single mode condition and a high fraction of power in air holes cannot be simultaneously met in porous fibers.Employing the V parameter and the Lorentz–Lorenz formula,we analyze this problem theoretically.

FBAR-Based Radio Frequency Bandpass Filter for 3G TD-SCDMA

1 IntroductionTime-division synchronous code-division multiple access （TD-SCI）MA） is a 3G wireless communica- tion standard developed in China and adopted by ITU. It has high spectrum efficiency; it providesgood system slability; and it lowers network construction costs. After many years of development, it is now at the stage of large-scale application.

Monochromatic and Tunable Terahertz Source Based on Nonlinear Optics

Recent progresses made by authors on monochromatic and tunable terahertz （THz） generation based on nonlinear optics are reviewed, including THz parametric oscillation （TPO） and difference frequency generation （DFG）. From the technical point of view, we develop extra- and intra-cavity surface-emitted TPO, as well as DFG with QPM-GaAs crystal. From the point of view of mechanism, Cherenkov phase-matching is comprehensively investigated in both bulk crystal and planar waveguide. A novel scheme for cascading enhanced Cherenkov DFG in waveguide is proposed. From the point of view of material, organic crystal 4-N,N-dimethylamino-4＇-N＇-methyl-stibazolium tosylate （DAST） is utilized as the nonlinear medium.

Review of a New IR Nonlinear Optical BaGa_4Se_7 Crystal

A newly grown Ba Ga4Se7 crystal has been synthesized via the Bridgman-Stockbarger technique.This new crystal has advantages of high nonlinear optics（NLO） coefficients,high laser damage thresholds,and wide transparent regions.The Ba Ga4Se7 crystal has bright application prospects as a nonlinear gain medium in mid-infrared and terahertz regions.In this paper,the crystalline structure and synthetic method of the Ba Ga4Se7 crystal are introduced.The refractive indices and absorption coefficients along three dielectric axes between 0.1 THz and 1.0 THz are also obtained.The terahertz difference frequency generation（THz-DFG） characteristics based on the BaG a4Se7 crystal in the frequency range of 0.1 THz to 1.0 THz are analyzed theoretically and the phase-matching conditions are calculated.The application of Ba Ga4Se7 crystals in terahertz wave generation is also discussed.

Resolution enhancement with improved range Doppler algorithm in high numerical aperture OCT

The improved range Doppler algorithm is proposed to abate the trade-off between resolutions and depth of focus in spectral domain optical coherence tomography. By considering the finite beam width and the shape of the wavefronts produced by the Gaussian beam, a physical diffraction model is presented to simulate the light propagation process in the sample. The two-dimensional processing of the spectrum data is decomposed into two one-dimensional processings of Stolt transform and matched filter. Experimental results show that image reconstruction can be achieved. The transverse and axial resolutions are both improved significantly, especially in the out-of-focus range, and the resolutions are almost equivalent throughout the entire region of interest.

Supermode analysis of the 18-core photonic crystal fiber laser

The modal of 18-core photonic crystal fiber laser is discussed and calculated.And corresponding far-field distribution of the supermodes is given by Fresnel diffraction integral.For improving beam quality,the mode selection method based on the Talbot effect is introduced.The reflection coefficients are calculated,and the result shows that an in-phase supermode can be locked better at a large propagation distance.

The reconstruction of diffractive object digital hologramat a short distance

By using a spherical wave as the reference wave, we recorded the in-line phase-shifting digital hologram of the 25th element of Chinese standard No. 3 resolution test pattern, and gave the corresponding numerical reconstructed results. Some problems concerning with the digital hologram recording and reconstruction of the diffractive object at a short distance are discussed. The experimental result shows that the resolution of the reconstructed image is better than 10μm, which is the limit by using this experimental arrangement.

A surface plasmon resonance sensor based on a multicore photonic crystal fiber

A surface plasmon resonance(SPR) sensor based on a multi-core photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is presented in this paper.There is only one analyte channel positioned in the center of the PCF cross section,rather than several closely arranged analyte channels around the central core.So the design of this sensor not only reduces the consumption of gold and samples,but also effectively avoids the interference between neighboring analyte channels.Optical field distributions of this fiber at different wavelengths and the sensing properties of this sensor are theoretically analyzed and discussed using finite element method(FEM).Simulation results confirm that both the thickness of metallic layer and the fiber structural parameters have significant effect on sensing performance.The amplitude sensitivity of the sensor is found to be 1.74×10-5RIU,and the spectral sensitivity is 3300 nm/RIU,corresponding to a resolution of 3.03×10-5 RIU.Finally,in order to achieve PCF-SPR sensing characteristics,an experiment design scheme based on spectroscopic detection method is proposed.

In-phase mode selection of 18-core photonic crystal fiber based on Talbot resonator

An effective mode selection is important for the multi-core photonic crystal fiber(PCF)to obtain good output.Talbot cavity is popular to lock the in-phase mode,but few satisfactory experimental results have been reported.In this paper,a dual-Talbot cavity with reflected mirrors on each side of PCF is designed to lock the in-phase mode.The design gains the advantage of in-phase mode against out-of-phase mode.What’s more,it can weaken the influence brought by the imperfect end facet of the fiber.The corresponding theoretical analyses and the experiment are taken.The experimental results suggest that the dual-Talbot cavity improves the capacity of mode selection.

Negative refraction and subwavelength imaging of a photonic-crystal slab for the frequencies in the third band

Negative refraction and subwavelength imaging properties of a two-dimensional （2D） photonic crystal （PC） slab are studied by the finite-difference time-domain method. The PC consists of a triangular lattice of air holes immersed in a dielectric. For a certain frequency range in the third photonic band, the directions of the group velocities and the phase velocities can be opposite, so the PC can work as a kind of negative refractive-index material. The light radiated from a point source can form a subwavelength image spot through the PC slab. Negative refraction and an effective refractive index of the PC slab n = -1 can be achieved for the incident wave with its incident angle within a certain range.

Novel applications of space-division multiplexing

Space-division multiplexing （SDM） using multi-core fibers （MCFs） and few-mode fibers （FMFs） was proposed as a solution to increase capacity and/or reduce the cost per bit of fiber-optic transmission. Advances in passive and active SDM devices as well as digital signal processing have led to impressive SDM transmission demonstrations in the laboratory. Although the perceived advantages in terms of capacity and cost per bit that SDM offers over parallel SMF bundles are not universally accepted, SDM is beginning to emerge as an indispensable solution in major network segments. The introduction of the spatial degree of freedom allows optical networks to overcome fundamental limitations such as fiber nonlinearity as well practical limitations such as power delivery. We describe these application scenarios that the optical communications industry has already began to explore. From a fundamental science point of view, concepts such as the principal modes, generalized Stokes space, and multi-component solitons discovered in SDM research will likely have a broad impact in other areas of science and engineering.