8 results about "Linear birefringence" patented technology

An optically active nanocomposite material is provided that may have a textured substrate and a multilayer optic stack with a plurality of layers comprising nanoplatelets. The nanoplatelets may be achiral and formed of a material such as transition metal chalcogenides, Mxenes, or nanocarbons. The optically active nanocomposite material displays both linear birefringence (LB) and linear dichroism (LD) and optional circular dichroism (CD). The nanocomposite may have an optical asymmetry g-factor of greater than or equal to about 1. Further, the nanocomposite is thermally stable, for example, to a temperature of greater than or equal to about 250° C. Different methods of fabricating such nanocomposites using layer-by-layer (LBL) processes are also provided.

This disclosure provides an optically active nanocomposite material having a textured substrate and a multilayer optical stack comprising multiple nanosheets. The nanosheets may be chiral and composed of materials such as transition metal chalcogenides, MXenes, or nanocarbon. The optically active nanocomposite material exhibits linear birefringence (LB) and linear dichroism (LD), and optionally circular dichroism (CD). The nanocomposite material also exhibits optical asymmetry. g The factor may be greater than or equal to 1. Furthermore, the nanocomposite material exhibits thermal stability, for example, remaining stable at temperatures above or equal to about 250 °C. This disclosure also provides different methods for preparing such nanocomposite materials using a layer-by-layer self-assembly (LBL) process.

The application provides an all-fiber current sensor based on S wave plate linear measurement, which is based on Sagnac effect, Faraday magneto-optic effect and S wave plate; linearly polarized light is obtained through a polarizer, and the linearly polarized light is divided into two mutually orthogonal linearly polarized lights through a delay line and a 45-degree fusion splicing point; the linearly polarized light is modulated by a modulator, and then enters a λ / 4 wave plate and is converted into left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light; after entering a sensing optical fiber, the measured circuit current magneto-optic effect makes the two circularly polarized lights produce a phase difference; the phase difference is doubled through a fiber end mirror and a sensing optical fiber, and the linearly polarized light is combined into linearly polarized light through a λ / 4 wave plate, a modulator and a 45-degree fusion splicing point; the phase difference of the circularly polarized light is converted into the rotation of the linearly polarized light polarization plane; the linearly polarized light after the secondary modulation passes through an S wave plate and a polarizer in turn, and the rotation of the polarization plane is converted into the synchronous translation of the light spot; the phase difference and the current value are obtained by positioning the light spot through an image sensor; the application has the advantages of optical power independence and linear birefringence complete compensation.

The application provides a linear measurement all-fiber current sensor, linearly polarized light is obtained through a polarizer, and is divided into two mutually orthogonal linearly polarized lights, and is further converted into left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light to input a sensing optical fiber, a Faraday magneto-optic effect of current is used to make the two circularly polarized lights have a phase difference, the circularly polarized light is reflected by a mirror at the end of the sensing optical fiber, and then the phase difference is doubled through the sensing optical fiber, and the circularly polarized light is combined into a linearly polarized light through a λ / 4 wave plate, a modulator secondary phase modulation and a 45° fusion splice point, meanwhile, the phase difference of the circularly polarized light is converted into the rotation of the linearly polarized light polarization plane, and the rotation of the linearly polarized light polarization plane is converted into the synchronous translation of a light spot through a coupler, a beam expander and a radial polarization grating, and the phase difference is obtained by positioning the light spot through an image sensor; the application realizes linear demodulation of a Faraday magneto-optic rotation angle, has the advantages of being irrelevant to the measurement result and optical power, being beneficial to the separation compensation of linear birefringence, realizing non-distortion harmonic measurement and the like.

An optically active nanocomposite material is provided that may have a textured substrate and a multilayer optic stack with a plurality of layers comprising nanoplatelets. The nanoplatelets may be achiral and formed of a material such as transition metal chalcogenides, Mxenes, or nanocarbons. The optically active nanocomposite material displays both linear birefringence (LB) and linear dichroism (LD) and optional circular dichroism (CD). The nanocomposite may have an optical asymmetry g-factor of greater than or equal to about 1. Further, the nanocomposite is thermally stable, for example, to a temperature of greater than or equal to about 250° C. Different methods of fabricating such nanocomposites using layer-by-layer (LBL) processes are also provided.

The invention discloses a preparation method of an LPFG torsion sensor based on a rotary single-mode optical fiber and the sensor. The method comprises the following steps: heating a single-mode optical fiber through oxyhydrogen flame, and driving two ends of the single-mode optical fiber to rotate clockwise and anticlockwise respectively by a rotary clamp; obtaining a rotary single-mode optical fiber after a preset time is reached; etching a first group of groove modulation areas on the rotating single-mode optical fiber; controlling the two ends of the rotating single-mode fiber to rotate by a preset angle at the same time, and etching a second group of groove modulation areas on the rotating single-mode fiber; and controlling the two ends of the rotary single-mode fiber to reversely rotate so as to restore to an initial state, thereby obtaining the LPFG torsion sensor. The rotary single-mode optical fiber is prepared through oxyhydrogen flame heating and rotation, and a large amount of twisting force is cured; and meanwhile, the rotary single-mode fiber is rotated and the groove is etched, so that the introduced linear birefringence and circular birefringence are increased, the elliptical birefringence is further increased, the drift distance of the resonant wavelength during torsion is increased, and the torsion sensitivity of the LPFG torsion sensor is improved.

The application provides an all-fiber current sensor based on linear measurement of sharp wedge interference, linearly polarized light obtained through a polarizer is divided into two mutually orthogonal linearly polarized lights through a coupler, a delay line and a 45-degree fusion splice point, is modulated by an initial phase modulator, is converted into left-handed and right-handed circularly polarized light through a first lambda / 4 wave plate, enters a sensing optical fiber, and a phase difference of the two circularly polarized lights is generated through a Faraday magneto-optic effect; the phase difference is doubled after being reflected by a mirror, is combined into a linearly polarized light through a first lambda / 4 wave plate and a 45-degree fusion splice point, and the phase difference of the circularly polarized light is converted into a rotation of a polarization plane of the linearly polarized light; the rotation of the polarization plane of the linearly polarized light is converted into synchronous translation of a light spot through a coupler, a second lambda / 4 wave plate, a sharp wedge and a polarizer after being twice phase-modulated by a modulator; and linear measurement of a phase delay angle is obtained through positioning of the light spot by an image sensor; the demodulation result of the application is irrelevant to optical power, and is beneficial to separation and compensation of linear birefringence.