椭圆芯边孔光纤光栅压力及温度敏感特性研究

利用有限元方法对K型椭圆芯边孔光纤的双折射进行了分析,并对边孔光纤光栅的反射谱双峰间距的压力及温度敏感特性进行了实验研究.数值分析得到椭圆芯边孔光纤双折射的压力和温度敏感系数分别为3.74×10-6/MPa和-5.86×10-8/℃,实验得到边孔光纤光栅双峰间距的压力及温度效应系数分别为6.1 pm/MPa和-0.067 pm/℃,理论与实验结果相吻合.研究结果对光纤静水压力传感器的研究具有参考价值.     

A modified formula for accurate determination of three‐dimensional birefringence of fiber using modified subfringe integration method

The development of the use of interferometric techniques in the study of the optical properties of materials encouraged many researchers to work on the derivation and development of the theoretical considerations and the equations used in the calculations of those properties. The form of these equations depends on the technique used and the cross section of the sample, and also on the method of calculating the optical path difference of light across the sample studied. A modified formula to calculate the three‐dimensional birefringence distribution of the fiber, without the need to determine the refractive indices of the fiber in the parallel and perpendicular directions, was presented. The phase distribution of the simulated and experiment interferograms was obtained using subfringe integration method. The results obtained from the new method were compared with the calculated results of a well‐known method (Z method) and the figures presented showed that the results of the two methods were close to each other.     

A new method for resolving the influence of circular birefringence in FBG weak pressure sensor

Ideally, there is a linear relationship between the max of PDL and pressure in FBG weak pressure sensor. However, the linear relationship has been broken down because of the cross sensitivity about the circular birefringence and pressure. In this paper, the relative PDL was proposed to solve the cross sensitivity problem. For different circular birefringences, the experimental results show the same pressure sensitivity value of 2.29 dB/(N/nm). The theoretical analysis and experimental results prove that the proposed method can solve the cross-sensitivity problem in FBG weak pressure sensor. This research can provide useful information to practical application.     

Structural and photoresponsive behavior of a series of (phenylene)azobenzene‐containing liquid‐crystalline methacrylic copolymers

A series of side‐chain liquid‐crystalline methacrylic copolymers, having various amounts of 4′‐(4‐decyloxyphenyl)‐4‐(hexyloxy)‐azobenzene as the mesogenic group, were synthesized and characterized by differential scanning calorimetry, polarizing optical microscopy and X‐ray diffraction to determine their mesomorphic properties, and by UV?visible spectrometry to elucidate their optical absorption characteristics. Also, birefringence and surface relief gratings were photoinduced in the films using a laser beam of 413 nm. Copolymers with high mesogen contents display a polymorphic behavior of the smectic type. The smectic order tends to disappear as the content of mesogens in the copolymer decreases, going from extended lamellar domains of chromophores packed in a parallel position, typical for smectic liquid crystals, to small aggregates of chromophores dispersed in an amorphous matrix. Important hypsochromic shifts (Δλ_max ≈ 20 nm), associated with π interactions between neighboring aromatic groups, confirm the aggregation of chromophores in lamellar structures. The light‐induced birefringence (0.005 ? 0.06) is not as high as expected but it corroborates that there exists a tight interplay between photoinduced orientation and intrinsic molecular order. Surface relief gratings were recorded in copolymers with low mesogen content (15 ? 30 mol%), showing by atomic force microscopy sinusoidal profiles with an average depth of around 150 nm. © 2013 Society of Chemical Industry     

Electrooptical and Photooptical Properties of Polymer Liquid Crystals

Abstract

Effects of electric fields on monomer liquid crystals (MLCs) and polymer liquid crystals (PLCs) are analyzed, dealing separately with nematic and cholesteric PLCs. Electro-hydrodynamic instabilities affect the behavior of these systems. Thermooptical recording depends on the magnitude of the thermooptical effects. Information recording can be alternatively performed on the basis of photoorientation and the photoinduced birefringence. Capabilities and limitations of these techniques are pointed out.     

Brillouin Spectroscopy of Oriented Polymers

Abstract

We give a short overview of how to measure orientation-dependent velocities of hypersound by Brillouin spectroscopy, and what kind of data have been attained by this method. The observations in drawn segmented poly(urethane)-elastomers differ from all others: the sound velocity perpendicular to the chains runs through a minimum. At a draw ratio of ～3.8 a sudden step in the sound velocity indicates a strain-induced structural change.     

固胶对光纤线圈热应力干扰双折射的影响

根据光纤线圈受热应力的实际影响,推导了线圈中因排线引起的光纤挤压应力双折射,并提出利用有限元瞬态热分析的方法研究固胶处理对线圈中热应力干扰双折射的影响。通过对固胶处理前后线圈中典型光纤受热应力的影响的数值模拟计算得出,固胶处理后的光纤线圈存在着一个与胶粘剂参数有关的温度区域,在此区域内线圈受到的应力干扰双折射最小,且温度敏感性降至最低。通过对1000 m保偏光纤线圈的实际测试表明,这一温度区域的消光比指标高于低温段1.5 dB,证明了模型的有效性。提出了固胶材料温度特性与环境温度的匹配性概念。     

一种新结构光子晶体光纤的双折射特性研究

在普通正六边形光子晶体光纤的基础上,通过改变x轴方向空气孔的大小及分布构造了一种新结构的光子晶体光纤。利用多极法对该光子晶体基模的模场分布及双折射进行了数值计算,分析了光波长与结构参数对双折射的影响,同时对光子晶体光纤的色散特性进行了研究。结果表明,通过改变x轴方向空气孔的大小以及分布结构使光子晶体光纤比普通六边形结构光子晶体光纤的双折射率明显提高,并且具有较低的宽带反常色散,在光纤双折射效应的应用和光学器件的研制等方面具有独特的优势。