用于分数傅里叶域滤波位相元件设计新算法

基于部分相干成像和分数傅里叶变换理论,建立成像系统的分数傅里叶域滤波模型,提出了可快速设计分数域位相型滤波片的 FrPI 算法。此算法将逆向设计预设初位相与分数傅里叶迭代技术相结合,针对成像系统中不同的设计要求可快速设计出所需的分数域滤波片结构。模拟结果表明,对数值孔径有限的部分相干成像系统,使用新算法设计的分数域滤波片,可有效补偿由于高频损失带来的图像失真,从而使局部线宽偏差和面积偏差分别由滤波前的 36.548nm 和 39.09%下降到了 15.234nm 和 7.72%,明显减少了空间像畸变。     

Generalized joint fractional fourier transform correlators: a compact approach

Fractional correlation was introduced recently. We generalize the architecture of a joint (Fourier) transform correlator (JTC) to achieve the joint fractional (Fourier) transform correlator (JFrTC) such that fractional correlation can be obtained. Here the Fourier transform in the JTC is replaced by the fractional Fourier transform, and four different JFrTC architectures can be implemented. The mathematical derivations for these JFrTC architectures are given, together with the simulation verifications. The JFrTC can provide a correlation signal similar to a delta function but with a small discrimination ratio, such that it is insensitive to additive noise. In a conventional JTC the distance between the two desired correlation signals at the output plane is fixed and depends on the distance between the input and the reference signals. However, with a given fractional order and an additional phase mask the separation distance between the two correlation signals at the output plane of a JFrTC can be larger or smaller than that of a JTC. This property is useful for the applications of real-time target tracking. Unlike in a previous approach [Appl. Opt. 36, 7402 (1997)], we need only two fractional Fourier transformations instead of three to achieve fractional correlation.     

Characterization of diffraction patterns directly from in-line holograms with the fractional Fourier transform

We show that the fractional Fourier transform is a suitable mechanism with which to analyze the diffraction patterns produced by a one-dimensional object because its intensity distribution is partially described by a linear chirp function. The three-dimensional location and the diameter of a fiber can be determined, provided that the optimal fractional order is selected. The effect of compaction of the intensity distribution in the fractional Fourier domain is discussed. A few experimental results are presented.     

飞机颤振试飞试验信号的广义时频滤波

针对飞机颤振试飞试验信号噪声过大的问题,提出了一种广义时频域滤波算法。算法采用分数阶傅里叶变换对线性扫频激励及其响应信号进行广义时频分析,利用该类信号在分数阶傅里叶域内的聚焦特性,有效提取真实响应信号,达到信噪分离的目的。给出了具体的滤波算法,并将其应用于仿真算例和实际试飞数据,结果表明该方法可显著提高信号的信噪比。     

Comment on ‘The Fractional Fourier Transform in Optical Propagation Problems’

Although their mathematical forms apparently resemble each other, the diffraction integral and fractional Fourier transformation (FRT) have completely different physical meanings. We point out that an interpretation of the FRT given recently in a paper by Alieva et al. is not physically appropriate. We then show how those integral transformations can be treated in a unified way within the framework of the special affine Fourier transformation. Finally the multidimensional FRT presented in the above paper is further generalized to allow n independent fractional degrees.     

Chromatic compensation of broadband light diffraction: ABCD-matrix approach

Compensation of chromatic dispersion for the optical implementation of mathematical transformations has proved to be an important tool in the design of new optical methods for full-color signal processing. A novel approach for designing dispersion-compensated, broadband optical transformers, both Fourier and Fresnel, based on the collimated Fresnel number is introduced. In a second stage, the above framework is fully exploited to achieve the optical implementation of the fractional Fourier transform (FRT) of any diffracting screen with broadband illumination. Moreover, we demonstrate that the amount of shift variance of the dispersion-compensated FRT can be tuned continuously from the spatial domain, which is totally space variant, to the spectral domain, which is totally space invariant, with the chromatic correction remaining unaltered.     

White-light optical implementation of the fractional fourier transform with adjustable order control

An optical implementation of the fractional Fourier transform (FRT) with broadband illumination is proposed by use of a single imaging element, namely, a blazed diffractive lens. The setup displays an achromatized version of the FRT of order P of any two-dimensional input function. This fractional order can be tuned continuously by shifting of the input along the optical axis. Our compact and flexible configuration is tested with a chirplike input signal, and the good experimental results obtained support the theory.     

遗传算法在分数阶Fourier变换域极值优化中的应用

分数阶Fourier变换采用线性调频基,因此,线性调频（Linear Frequency Modulation,LFM）信号在分数阶Fourier域平面能够聚焦,并形成峰值。为了克服传统步进式搜索法在LFM信号峰值搜索中效率低下的缺点,将遗传算法引入到分数阶Fourier变换极值搜索中。仿真结果表明,该方法优于传统的步进式搜索法。     

应用分数傅立叶变换方法的水下目标特征提取

针对基于传统时频分析方法的水下目标特征提取方法的缺陷,引入了一种新的时频分析方法——分数阶傅立叶变换（FRFT）方法用于处理水下目标特征提取问题。仿真信号和实际试验数据的处理结果表明,当主动声纳的发射信号为线性调频信号时,分数阶傅立叶变换方法可以使目标的回波能量在分数阶域的对应区域聚集,使目标和混响的分数阶傅立叶变换在分数阶域上不仅呈现明显不同的特征,而且较其他时频分析方法具有抗混响的优点。     

BCD optical system and the fractional fourier transform

Abstract

A general and systematic analysis about the relationship between ABCD optical systems and the fractional Fourier transform (FRT) is provided. It is shown that the FRT can be implemented with an ABCD system but usually different scaling factors for the input and output functions must be used. The requirement for the property of direct additivity of the FRT order is derived for a cascade system; and the method of finding the final order of the FRT for a general cascade ABCD system by using the similarity theorem is discussed. As an application example of the results, an approach to observation of the FRT of continuously variable orders with a scale invariant input is demonstrated.     

Sensitivity of the fractional Fourier transform to parameters and its application in optical measurement

The fractional Fourier transform (FRT) is becoming important in optics and can be used as a new tool to analyze many optical problems. However, we point out that the FRT might be much more sensitive to parameters than the conventional Fourier transform. This sensitivity leads to higher requirements on the optical implementation. On the other hand, high parametric sensitivity can be used in optical diffraction measurements. We give the first proposal, to our knowledge, of the FRT's applications in optical measurement.     

Characterization of Frequency Stability: A Transfer Function Approach and Its Application to Measurements via Filtering of Phase Noise

Frequency stability of high-quality signal sources is characterized in the Fourier frequency domain by the spectral density Sy(f) of the fractional instantaneous frequency deviation y(t), and in the time domain by the Allan variance ?y2(?). Two well-known types of measuring apparatus used to evaluate these parameters are analog spectrum analyzers and digital electronic counters, respectively. A detailed analysis of the structure of the relation between ?y2(?) and Sy(f) shows that it is possible to define a variance, i.e., a time-domain measure, by its transfer function in the Fourier frequency domain, even when no corresponding measurement sequence exists in the time domain. Two different kinds of variance are then defined, which possess different properties for white and flicker phase noises. One of these variances is an estimate of the Allan variance. These variances may be measured by a suitable filtering of phase noise at the output of a phase detector.     

时频域滤波及在飞机颤振试飞试验中的应用

针对飞机颤振试飞试验信号噪声过大的问题，提出了一种时频域滤波算法。采用Modet小波对扫频激励及其响应进行时频分析，利用该类信号聚焦于时频域特定区域的特性，有效地提取真实响应信号，达到信噪分离的目的。给出了具体的滤波算法，并研究了信号的重构问题。最后将上述方法应用于仿真算例和实际试飞数据，结果表明该方法显著的提高了频响函数的估计精度。     

Characterization of chirped pulses with the fractional-order Fourier transformation.

We show that the fractional-order Fourier transformation (FRT) is a suitable method to describe chirped pulses submitted to group-velocity dispersion in a linear dispersive medium. Amplitudes exhibiting different chirp coefficients are easily separated with the FRT, although they are temporally superposed.     

混响背景下基于分数阶傅里叶变换的自适应LMS滤波算法

针对强混响背景下经典的最小均方误差(Least Mean Square,LMS)滤波算法难以有效地实现信混分离的问题,提出一种基于分数阶傅里叶变换的自适应LMS算法。首先将混响信号和自适应LMS滤波算法中的参考信号进行分数阶傅里叶变换,寻找最优变换域,并在分数阶域进行带通滤波,然后将得到的信号进行分数阶傅里叶反变换,最后将基于正态分布曲线的变步长LMS算法应用于此混响条件下进行滤波。仿真和海试数据验证结果表明,在信混比为0 dB的情况下,算法仍可以有效地滤除混响,使信混比提高6dB。     

Fractional finite Fourier transform

We show that a fractional version of the finite Fourier transform may be defined by using prolate spheroidal wave functions of order zero. The transform is linear and additive in its index and asymptotically goes over to Namias's definition of the fractional Fourier transform. As a special case of this definition, it is shown that the finite Fourier transform may be inverted by using information over a finite range of frequencies in Fourier space, the inversion being sensitive to noise. Numerical illustrations for both forward (fractional) and inverse finite transforms are provided.     

Coincidence fractional Fourier transform implemented with partially coherent light radiation

We introduce the coincidence fractional Fourier transform (FRT) implemented with incoherent and partially coherent light radiation. Optical systems for implementing the coincidence FRT are designed. The results show that the visibility and quality of the coincidence FRT of an object are closely related to the light source's transverse size, coherence, and spectral width. As an example, we numerically study the coincidence FRT of a single slit.     

Fractional-Fourier-transform calculation through the fast-Fourier-transform algorithm

A method for the calculation of the fractional Fourier transform (FRT) by means of the fast Fourier transform (FFT) algorithm is presented. The process involves mainly two FFT's in cascade; thus the process has the same complexity as this algorithm. The method is valid for fractional orders varying from -1 to 1. Scaling factors for the FRT and Fresnel diffraction when calculated through the FFT are discussed.     

Fractional free space, fractional lenses, and fractional imaging systems

Continuum extensions of common dual pairs of operators are presented and consolidated, based on the fractional Fourier transform. In particular, the fractional chirp multiplication, fractional chirp convolution, and fractional scaling operators are defined and expressed in terms of their common nonfractional special cases, revealing precisely how they are interpolations of their conventional counterparts. Optical realizations of these operators are possible with use of common physical components. These three operators can be interpreted as fractional lenses, fractional free space, and fractional imaging systems, respectively. Any optical system consisting of an arbitrary concatenation of sections of free space and thin lenses can be interpreted as a fractional imaging system with spherical reference surfaces. As a special case, a system departing from the classical single-lens imaging condition can be interpreted as a fractional imaging system.     

Optical aperture synthesis imaging with fractional Fourier-domain filtering

The fractional Fourier transform, which is a generalization of the classical Fourier transform, is introduced into an optical aperture synthesis (OAS) system by which imaging of an astronomical object can be achieved. We introduce fractional Fourier optical imaging and fractional Fourier-domain filtering (FFDF), and then present the schematic diagram of an OAS imaging system with FFDF. The modulation transfer function of an OAS system with FFDF is compared with that of an OAS system in the same condition. The result indicates that the OAS system with FFDF has larger practical cutoff frequency when the fill factor is smaller. Furthermore, the quality of imaging and restoration also demonstrates this conclusion.