PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-29DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010035
Xin Chen, J. E. Hurley, Snigdharaj K. Mishra, J. Stone, Ming-Jun Li
{"title":"Standard Single-Mode Fiber with High Modal Bandwidth as Two-Mode Fiber around 1060 nm for High Data Rate Transmission","authors":"Xin Chen, J. E. Hurley, Snigdharaj K. Mishra, J. Stone, Ming-Jun Li","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010035","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010035","url":null,"abstract":"A step-index standard single-mode fiber as a two-mode fiber at 1060 nm can have a high modal bandwidth. In the current work, we conducted a detailed study and found that the LP11 mode of such a fiber is bending-sensitive and that the light excited to LP11 mode can be stripped out due to bending. The transmission experiments were conducted using offset launch with both LP01 and LP11 modes excited and center launch with only LP01 mode excited to show transmission performance in different conditions. We demonstrated the feasibility of 25 Gb/s NRZ transmission over 1 km of the fiber when both LP01 and LP11 modes were excited. We further explored the feasibility of a trench-assisted bending-insensitive step-index standard single-mode fiber with good bending properties for both LP01 and LP11 modes for two-mode transmission at 1060 nm. We found a fiber that has high modal bandwidth at 1060 nm and can sustain bending down to at least a 20 mm diameter. The high-bandwidth two-mode fiber can be potentially useful for future 1060 nm-based VCSEL transmission.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"222 2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139145307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Multi-Mode Vector Light Field Generation Using Modified Off-Axis Interferometric Holography and Liquid Crystal Spatial Light Modulators","authors":"Wenxu Zhu, Feilong Gao, Qianqian Fu, Xinlong Zhou, Y. Xie, Bingyuan Zhang, Santosh Kumar","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010033","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010033","url":null,"abstract":"The increasing enhancement in the modulation accuracy of spatial light modulators has garnered significant attention towards real-time control technology for light fields based on these modulators. It has been demonstrated that this technology possesses a remarkable capability to generate vector beams with arbitrary complex amplitude distributions. Nevertheless, past studies indicate that the generation of only one vector beam at a time has been observed. The simultaneous generation of numerous vector light fields can give rise to several challenges, including compromised picture quality, limited single-mode operation, and intricate optical path configurations. In pursuit of this objective, we present a novel methodology that integrates the coding methodology of modified off-axis interferometric holography with the idea of optical superposition. This technique facilitates the concurrent generation of several vector beams. In this study, we present a demonstration of the simultaneous creation of twelve vector beams using a single spatial light modulator (SLM) as a proof of concept. Significantly, this technology has the ability to generate an unlimited quantity of vector light fields concurrently under the assumption that the resolution of the SLM does not impose any limitations. The findings indicate that the imaging quality achieved by this technology is of a high standard. Furthermore, it is possible to separately control the beam waist radius, topological charge, polarization order, and extra phase of each beam.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":" 26","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142450","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-29DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010030
Vladimir Kamynin, S. Filatova, Timur I. Mullanurov, M. D. Cheban, Alexey A. Wolf, D. Korobko, A. Fotiadi, Vladimir B. Tsvetkov
{"title":"Fine Structure of High-Energy Pulses from a Stimulated Brillouin Scattering-Assisted Q-Switch Tm-Doped Fiber Laser","authors":"Vladimir Kamynin, S. Filatova, Timur I. Mullanurov, M. D. Cheban, Alexey A. Wolf, D. Korobko, A. Fotiadi, Vladimir B. Tsvetkov","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010030","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010030","url":null,"abstract":"We have demonstrated a simple all-fiber thulium (Tm) laser Q-switched by stimulated Brillouin scattering (SBS). The maximum output pulse energy was 80 μJ. This allowed us to generate a broadband spectrum directly at the laser outputs. For the first time, we measured the fine structure of the output pulses with a resolution of less than 100 ps. It was found that the SBS Q-switched laser is capable of generating bunches of picosecond pulses. The effect of modulation instability on the pulse decay is discussed. The potential application of the investigated laser radiation for producing destructive effects on soft biological tissues has been demonstrated.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"108 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139146426","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-28DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010028
S. Kobtsev
{"title":"Methods of Radiation Wavelength Tuning in Short-Pulsed Fibre Lasers","authors":"S. Kobtsev","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010028","url":null,"abstract":"Methods of output wavelength tuning in short-pulsed fibre lasers are analysed. Many of them rely on spectral selection principles long used in other types of lasers. For compatibility with the fibre-optical format, the corresponding elements are sealed in compact, airtight volumes with fibre-optical radiation input and output. A conclusion is presented about the relatively small number of inherently “fibre-optical” ways of tuning the wavelength of radiation. It is demonstrated that the range of output wavelength tuning in short-pulsed fibre lasers may span hundreds of nanometres (even without extension beyond the active medium gain contour through nonlinear effects). From the presented review results, it may be concluded that the search for the optimal tuning method complying with the user-preferred all-PM-fibre short-pulsed laser design is not yet complete.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"29 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139152101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An Efficient Method for Wavefront Aberration Correction Based on the RUN Optimizer","authors":"Huizhen Yang, Xiangdong Zang, Peng Chen, Xingliu Hu, Yongqiang Miao, Zhaojun Yan, Zhiguang Zhang","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010029","url":null,"abstract":"The correction of wavefront aberrations in wavefront sensorless (WFS-less) adaptive optical (AO) systems requires control algorithms that can ensure rapid convergence while maintaining effective correction capabilities. This paper proposes a novel control algorithm based on the RUNge Kutta optimizer (RUN) for WFS-less AO systems that enables the quick and efficient correction of small aberrations, as well as larger aberrations. To evaluate the convergence speed and correction capabilities of a WFS-less AO system based on the RUN control algorithm, we constructed a simulated AO system and an experimental setup with a 97-element deformable mirror (DM), respectively. Additionally, the results obtained with the Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) algorithm, Differential Evolution Algorithm (DEA), and Genetic Algorithm (GA) are also provided for comparison and analysis. Both the simulated and experimental results consistently demonstrated that our proposed method outperformed several competing algorithms in terms of correction performance and convergence speed. Furthermore, the experimental results further validate the effectiveness of our control algorithm in scenarios involving significant aberrations.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"33 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139152059","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-28DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010027
Jialong Zhu, Fucheng Zou, Le Wang, Shengmei Zhao
{"title":"Dynamic Micro-Vibration Measurement Based on Orbital Angular Momentum","authors":"Jialong Zhu, Fucheng Zou, Le Wang, Shengmei Zhao","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010027","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010027","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, we introduce a novel approach for dynamic micro-vibration measurement, employing an Orbital Angular Momentum (OAM) interferometer, where the reference beam is Gaussian (GS) and the measurement beam is OAM. The OAM light reflected back from the target carries information about the target’s vibrations. The interference of the OAM light with Gaussian light generates petal-shaped patterns, and the target’s vibration information can be measured by detecting the rotation angle of these petals. Our proposed method demonstrates enhanced tolerance to misalignment and superior precision. The effects of vibration frequency, CCD frame rates, and Topological Charges (TCs) on measurement accuracy are analyzed thoroughly. Experimental results reveal that the proposed method offers a higher accuracy (up to 22.34 nm) and an extended measurement range of (0–800 cm). These capabilities render our technique highly suitable for applications demanding nanometer-scale resolution in various fields, including precision engineering and advanced optical systems.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"267 8","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139152820","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-28DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010026
Ran Tao, Tao Zhang
{"title":"Design of a Scanning Module in a Confocal Microscopic Imaging System for Live-Cell Imaging","authors":"Ran Tao, Tao Zhang","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010026","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010026","url":null,"abstract":"This study proposes a Nipkow-based pinhole disk laser scanning confocal microscopic imaging system for ordinary optical microscopy, fluorescence microscopy, and confocal microscopy imaging of biological samples in order to realize the dynamic experimental monitoring of space-based life science experiments and the fine observation of biological samples. Confocal microscopic imaging is mainly completed by a scanning module that is composed of a spinning disk and other components. The parameters of the spinning disk directly determine the quality of the image. During the design process, the resolution and signal-to-noise ratios caused by different pinhole diameters in the spinning disk are the main considerations. Changes and image blurring caused by crosstalk due to the pinhole arrangement and different pinhole spacings are addressed. The high photon efficiency of the new EMCCD (electron-multiplying charge-coupled device) and CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor) camera reduces the exposure time as much as possible, reduces damage to living cells, and achieves high-speed confocal imaging. It is shown in a confocal imaging experiment with a variable magnification of 1–40× that the imaging resolution of the system can reach a maximum of 2592 × 1944, the spatial resolution can reach 1 μm, and the highest sampling frequency is 10 fps, thus meeting the design requirements for high-speed live-cell imaging.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"3 7","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139151659","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-27DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010025
Yahui Li, Jing-yi Li, Hang Dong, Wei Zhang, Guangyong Jin
{"title":"Simulation and Experimental Study of Nanosecond Pulse Laser Removal of Epoxy Paint on 6061 Aluminum Alloy Surface","authors":"Yahui Li, Jing-yi Li, Hang Dong, Wei Zhang, Guangyong Jin","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010025","url":null,"abstract":"Laser paint removal is a new cleaning technology that mainly removes paint through thermal ablation and mechanical stripping mechanisms. This paper established a thermal-mechanical coupling laser removal model of paint based on the heat conduction equation, Newton’s second law, and Fabbro’s theory. The removal process of epoxy resin paint film on an aluminum alloy surface via a nanosecond pulsed laser was studied using finite element simulations and experimental measurements. The simulation and experimental results show that the nanosecond pulse laser’s primary paint removal mechanism is the mechanical stripping caused by thermal stress and plasma shock. The laser paint removal threshold is 1.4 J/cm2. In addition, due to the different generation times of plasma shock and thermal stress, the mutual superposition of stress waves occurs in the material. This results in a discrepancy between the actual and thermal stress differences. Moreover, the thermal stress difference causes the maximum actual stress difference to fluctuate. The simulation model established in this paper can provide a reference for studying the thermal-mechanical coupling process of laser paint removal.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"91 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139154365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
PhotonicsPub Date : 2023-12-26DOI: 10.3390/photonics11010018
Ying Zhang, Jiawei Ren, Kexin Li, Haibo Mou
{"title":"Performance Analysis of a Single Light Source Bidirectional Visible Light Communication Reverse Reflection Link","authors":"Ying Zhang, Jiawei Ren, Kexin Li, Haibo Mou","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010018","url":null,"abstract":"Visible light communication has the advantages of large bandwidth, high security, and no RF interference, among which LED light sources are an important light source for indoor visible light communication. The use of LED as a light source for visible full-duplex communication is both to meet the lighting requirements and to ensure high-speed transmission of information. The uplink using the “cat’s eye” reverse modulation system can greatly reduce the system complexity of the reverse reflector. In order to analyze the factors affecting the optical power at the receiving end of the uplink of the indoor single light source visible light communication, this paper establishes the indoor visible light full-duplex communication system model and deduces the calculation method of the effective incidence angle of the uplink transmission light and the movable range of the reverse reflection end according to the model. The results show that when the link distance of the BK7 lens is 3 m, the lens aperture is increased from 100 mm to 150 mm, the lens focal length is increased from 100 mm to 150 mm, the travel distance of the reverse reflector is increased by 60%, and the effective range of the incidence angle is increased by about twice. In the absence of link loss, each 1 m increase in link distance increases the maximum travel distance of the reverse reflector by 0.8 m. Increasing the lens aperture, decreasing the focal length, and increasing the link distance can improve the movable range of the reverse reflector, and the effective incidence angle changes more gently with the position of the reverse reflector.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"80 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139154992","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Miniaturized Electrothermal-MEMS-Based Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) Handheld Microscope","authors":"Qian Chen, Hui Zhao, Tingxiang Qi, Hua Wang, Huikai Xie","doi":"10.3390/photonics11010017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11010017","url":null,"abstract":"Swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT), benefiting from its high sensitivity, relatively large penetration depth, and non-contact and non-invasive imaging capability, is ideal for human skin imaging. However, limited by the size and performance of the reported optical galvanometer scanners, existing portable/handheld OCT probes are still bulky, which makes continuously handheld imaging difficult. Here, we reported a miniaturized electrothermal-MEMS-based SS-OCT microscope that only weighs about 25 g and has a cylinder with a diameter of 15 mm and a length of 40 mm. This MEMS-based handheld imaging probe can achieve a lateral resolution of 25 μm, a 3D imaging time of 5 s, a penetration depth of up to 3.3 mm, and an effective imaging field of view (FOV) of 3 × 3 mm2. We have carried out both calibration plate and biological tissue imaging experiments to test the imaging performance of this microscope. OCT imaging of leaves, dragonfly, and human skin has been successfully obtained, showing the imaging performance and potential applications of this probe on human skin in the future.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"71 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139155248","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"物理与天体物理","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}