{"title":"Polarization-Based De-Scattering Imaging in Turbid Tissue-like Scattering Media","authors":"Shirong Zhang, Jian Liang, Yanru Jiang, Liyong Ren","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121374","url":null,"abstract":"In shallow tissues of the human body, pathological changes often occur, and there are several kinds of scattering media, such as mucosa, fat, and blood, present on the surface of these tissues. In such scattering environments, it is difficult to distinguish the location of the lesions using traditional attenuation-based imaging methods, while polarization-based imaging methods are more sensitive to this information. Therefore, in this paper, we conducted experiments using diluted milk to simulate biological tissues with scattering effects, illuminated with non-polarized light sources, and used an optimized robust polarization de-scattering algorithm for image processing. The results were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed through local intensity comparison and visual fidelity functions, verifying the effectiveness of this algorithm under specific conditions.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"22 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139002790","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 : 2023-12-14DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121379
Jiajing Lang, Cheng Chen, Pu Zhang, Mei Qi, Haowei Chen
{"title":"C- and L-Bands Wavelength-Tunable Mode-Locked Fiber Laser","authors":"Jiajing Lang, Cheng Chen, Pu Zhang, Mei Qi, Haowei Chen","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121379","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121379","url":null,"abstract":"We report a single-wavelength tunable mode-locked fiber laser. The single wavelength can be tuned from 1537.49 nm to 1608.06 nm by introducing a Sagnac loop filter. As far as we know, this is the widest single-wavelength tuning range achieved in an erbium-doped mode-locked all-fiber laser based on nonlinear amplifying loop mirror (NALM). The laser’s pulse width changes from 549 fs to 808 fs throughout the tuning process, the maximum average output power is 5.72 mW, and the single-pulse energy is 0.34 nJ at a central wavelength of 1556.53 nm. This laser source can serve as an efficient tool for applications that require a broad tunability range. The combination of femtosecond pulses and extensive wavelength tuning capabilities makes this laser system highly valuable in fields such as fiber optic communications, spectroscopy, sensing, and other applications that benefit from ultrafast and tunable laser sources.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"14 11","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139003052","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 : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121369
Mariya Degtereva, Yevgeniy Levin, Anastasia Gubina, Aleksandr E. Degterev, Ivan Lamkin, G. Konoplev, Sergey Tarasov, Andrei Whaley, A. Whaley, I. Suloev, A. Danilova, K. Gusev, D. Maimistov
{"title":"Influence of the Spectral Composition of Illuminating Light Sources on Biometric and Phytochemical Characteristics of Ocimum basilicum L.","authors":"Mariya Degtereva, Yevgeniy Levin, Anastasia Gubina, Aleksandr E. Degterev, Ivan Lamkin, G. Konoplev, Sergey Tarasov, Andrei Whaley, A. Whaley, I. Suloev, A. Danilova, K. Gusev, D. Maimistov","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121369","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121369","url":null,"abstract":"Precise adaptation of the greenhouse lighting spectrum to basic photophysiological processes can effectively and directionally stimulate plant growth and development. The optimal spectrum depends on the plant species and the stage of development and could be assessed empirically. The aim of this study is to determine the LED illumination spectrum that provides a significant improvement in the growth rate and accumulation of biologically active compounds for basil plants (Ocimum basilicum L.) under hydroponic cultivation compared to more traditional lighting sources. The following light sources with various emission spectra were used: an LED lamp within a spectral range of 400–800 nm (B:G:R 15%:5%:80%); a high-pressure sodium lamp (HPS) (B:G:R 5%:45%:50%); a compact fluorescent lamp (B:G:R 20%:40%:40%); a grow LED strip (B:G:R 15%:40%:45%); a white LED lamp (B:G:R 30%:45%:25%); a customized LED lighting setup in color ratios 100%B, 75%B + 25%R, 50%B + 50%R, 25%B + 75%R, 100%R, and natural lighting. A photosynthetic photon flux density (PPFD) of 150 μmol∙m−2∙s−1 was provided with all the sources. It was demonstrated reliably that employing the LED strip as an illumination device gives a 112% increase in basil plant yield compared to the HPS; the transpiration coefficient for the LED strip is six times lower than for the HPS. The content of flavonoids in the basil aerial parts on the 30th, 50th, and 70th days of development is 3.2 times higher than for the HPS; the metabolite composition is also more uniform for LED strip lighting.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"56 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138976493","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":"Mode-Independent Optical Switch Based on Graphene-Polymer Hybrid Waveguides","authors":"Tianhang Lian, Yuhang Xie, Qidong Yu, Shijie Sun, Xiaoqiang Sun, Xi-bin Wang, Daming Zhang","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121372","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121372","url":null,"abstract":"Mode-division multiplexing (MDM) is a promising multiplexing technique to further improve the transmission capacity of optical communication and on-chip optical interconnection systems. Furthermore, the multimode optical switch is of great importance in the MDM system, since it makes the MDM system more flexible by directly switching multiple spatial signals simultaneously. In this paper, we proposed a mode-independent optical switch based on the graphene–polymer hybrid waveguide platform that could process the TE11, TE12, TE21 and TE22 modes in a few-mode waveguide. The presented switch is independent of the four guided modes, optimizing the buried position of graphene capacitors in the polymer waveguide to regulate the coplanar interaction between the graphene capacitors and spatial modes. The TE11, TE12, TE21 and TE22 modes can be regulated simultaneously by changing the chemical potential of graphene capacitors in a straight waveguide. Our presented switch can enable the independent management of the spatial modes to be more flexible and efficient and has wide application in the MDM transmission systems.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"183 S477","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006451","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":"The Birefringence and Extinction Coefficient of Ferroelectric Liquid Crystals in the Terahertz Range","authors":"Ying Ma, Yuhang Shan, Yongning Cheng, Ruisheng Yang, H. Kwok, Jianlin Zhao","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121368","url":null,"abstract":"In this paper, the refractive index and extinction coefficient of ferroelectric liquid crystals have been examined by the terahertz time-domain spectroscopy system. Two modes of ferroelectric liquid crystal materials, deformed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal (DHFLC), and electric suppressed helix ferroelectric liquid crystal (ESHFLC) are tested as experimental samples. Nematic liquid crystal (NLC) was also investigated for comparison. The birefringence of DHFLC 587 slowly increases with the growth of frequency, and it averages at 0.115. Its extinction coefficients gradually incline to their stable states at 0.06 for o-wave and 0.04 for e-wave. The birefringence of ESHFLC FD4004N remains between around 0.165 and 0.175, and both of its e-wave and o-wave extinction coefficients are under 0.1, ranging from 0.05 to 0.09. These results of FLC will facilitate the examination and improve the response performance of THz devices using fast liquid crystal materials.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"134 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006220","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 : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121370
A. Czerwinski
{"title":"Special Issue on Photonic State Tomography: Methods and Applications","authors":"A. Czerwinski","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121370","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121370","url":null,"abstract":"The realm of quantum engineering has undergone a remarkable transformation in recent years [...]","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"135 6","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139006216","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 : 2023-12-13DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121371
Payam Parvizi, Runnan Zou, Colin Bellinger, R. Cheriton, Davide Spinello
{"title":"Reinforcement Learning Environment for Wavefront Sensorless Adaptive Optics in Single-Mode Fiber Coupled Optical Satellite Communications Downlinks","authors":"Payam Parvizi, Runnan Zou, Colin Bellinger, R. Cheriton, Davide Spinello","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121371","url":null,"abstract":"Optical satellite communications (OSC) downlinks can support much higher bandwidths than radio-frequency channels. However, atmospheric turbulence degrades the optical beam wavefront, leading to reduced data transfer rates. In this study, we propose using reinforcement learning (RL) as a lower-cost alternative to standard wavefront sensor-based solutions. We estimate that RL has the potential to reduce system latency, while lowering system costs by omitting the wavefront sensor and low-latency wavefront processing electronics. This is achieved by adopting a control policy learned through interactions with a cost-effective and ultra-fast readout of a low-dimensional photodetector array, rather than relying on a wavefront phase profiling camera. However, RL-based wavefront sensorless adaptive optics (AO) for OSC downlinks faces challenges relating to prediction latency, sample efficiency, and adaptability. To gain a deeper insight into these challenges, we have developed and shared the first OSC downlink RL environment and evaluated a diverse set of deep RL algorithms in the environment. Our results indicate that the Proximal Policy Optimization (PPO) algorithm outperforms the Soft Actor–Critic (SAC) and Deep Deterministic Policy Gradient (DDPG) algorithms. Moreover, PPO converges to within 86% of the maximum performance achievable by the predominant Shack–Hartmann wavefront sensor-based AO system. Our findings indicate the potential of RL in replacing wavefront sensor-based AO while reducing the cost of OSC downlinks.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"119 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139004486","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 : 2023-12-12DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121366
J. Kim, S. Aboubakr, Kara Peters
{"title":"Extension of Fiber Bragg Grating Ultrasound Sensor Network by Adhesive Couplers","authors":"J. Kim, S. Aboubakr, Kara Peters","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121366","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121366","url":null,"abstract":"Previous studies demonstrated coupling of acoustic guided waves from one optical fiber to another through a simple adhesive bond coupler. This paper experimentally utilizes such an adhesive bond coupler to easily extend an already existing sensor network. We experimentally demonstrate this concept for detecting simulated cracks growing from circular holes in a thin aluminum plate. A single, remotely bonded FBG sensor is used to detect the original crack growth, followed by the addition of other optical fiber segments using adhesive couplers to detect new crack growth locations on the plate. A laser Doppler vibrometer is also used to measure the guided wave propagation through the plate to verify that the changes in the FBG sensor measurements are due to the growth of the cracks.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"7 9","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139009685","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":"Measurement of the Optical Path Difference Caused by Steering Mirror Using an Equal-Arm Heterodyne Interferometer","authors":"Weizhou Zhu, Yue Guo, Qiyi Jin, Xue Wang, Xingguang Qian, Yong Xie, Lingqiang Meng, Jianjun Jia","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121365","url":null,"abstract":"In space gravitational wave detection, the inter-satellite link-building process requires a type of steering mirror to achieve point-ahead angle pointing. To verify that the background noise does not drown out the gravitational wave signal, this paper designed a laser heterodyne interferometer specifically designed to measure the optical path difference of the steering mirror. Theoretically, the impact of angle and position jitter is analyzed, which is called tilt-to-length (TTL) coupling. This interferometer is based on the design concept of equal-arm length. In a vacuum (10−3 Pa), vibration isolation (up to 1 Hz), and temperature-controlled (approximately 10 mK) experimental environment, the accuracy is increased by about four orders of magnitude through a common-mode suppression approach and can reach 390 pm/Hz when the frequency is between 1 mHz and 1 HZ. By analogy, the optical path difference caused by the steering mirror reaches 5 pm/Hz in the 1 mHz to 1 Hz frequency band. The proposed TTL noise model is subsequently verified.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"8 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138979832","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 : 2023-12-11DOI: 10.3390/photonics10121364
N. Yudin, Victor Dyomin, Alexander Gribenyukov, Oleg Antipov, Andrei Khudoley, I. Kinyaevskiy, Mikhail Zinovev, S. Podzyvalov, V. Kuznetsov, E. Slyunko, Alexey Lysenko, A. Kalsin, I. Eranov, H. Baalbaki
{"title":"Physical and Technological Aspects of Laser-Induced Damage of ZGP Single Crystals under Periodically Pulsed Laser Irradiation at 2.1 μm","authors":"N. Yudin, Victor Dyomin, Alexander Gribenyukov, Oleg Antipov, Andrei Khudoley, I. Kinyaevskiy, Mikhail Zinovev, S. Podzyvalov, V. Kuznetsov, E. Slyunko, Alexey Lysenko, A. Kalsin, I. Eranov, H. Baalbaki","doi":"10.3390/photonics10121364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics10121364","url":null,"abstract":"The nonlinear properties of zinc germanium diphosphide (ZGP) crystals enable their applications in powerful mid-IR optical parametric oscillators and second-harmonic generators. This paper summarizes the mechanisms of the laser-induced damage (LID) of high-purity ZGP crystals under periodically pulsed nanosecond irradiation by a Ho3+:YAG laser at 2.1 μm. The ZGP samples were manufactured by “LOC” Ent., Tomsk, Russia, or the Harbin Institute of Technology, China. The impact of processing techniques and the post-growing methods for polishing and anti-reflective coatings on the LID threshold are discussed. The importance of the defect structure of the crystal lattice and the parameters of transparent coatings for increasing the LID threshold are also discussed. The impact of the test laser parameters on the LID threshold and the transient area near the LID threshold obtained using digital holography are analyzed. The influence of the pre-damage processes on the optical parametric oscillations is reported. Lastly, the prospects for improving ZGP crystals to further increase the LID threshold are discussed.","PeriodicalId":20154,"journal":{"name":"Photonics","volume":"55 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2023-12-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139010409","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}