基于光子计数调制的光学时域反射测量 optics time domain reflection measurement by using photon counting modulation.pdfVIP

第 37 卷第 3 期 光电工程 Vol.37, No.3 2010 年 3 月 Opto-Electronic Engineering March, 2010 文章编号：1003-501X(2010)03-0034-05 基于光子计数调制的光学时域反射测量 臧鹏程，王晓波，肖连团，贾锁堂 ( 山西大学 物理电子工程学院 量子光学与光量子器件国家重点实验室，太原 030006 ) 摘要：针对光学时域反射测量的信噪比受到光子计数的量子起伏的影响，本文提出了光子计数调制技术应用于 1.55 μm 单光子探测光时域反射测量系统，该方法根据相干光场量子涨落的噪声功率在频域上具有均匀分布的特性， 采用光子计数调制与锁相放大器解调的方法抑制了量子起伏。实验结果表明，通过改变锁相放大器的积分时间设 置滤波带宽，改善了光子计数的信噪比。与光子计数直接测量的结果相比，光子计数调制的光学时域反射测量的 信噪改善比达到 28.3 dB。 关键词：单光子探测；光学时域反射测量；光子计数；量子起伏；调制 中图分类号：O431.2；TN247 文献标志码：A doi：10.3969/j.issn.1003-501X.2010.03.007 Optics Time Domain Reflection Measurement by Using Photon Counting Modulation ZANG Peng-cheng ，WANG Xiao-bo ，XIAO Lian-tuan ，JIA Suo-tang ( State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices, College of Physics and Electronics Engineering, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China ) Abstract : The low signal-to-noise ratio of photon counting limited its application in the filed of Optics Time Domain Reflection (OTDR) because of the quantum fluctuation. We presented a method using photon counting modulation spectroscopy in OTDR with single photon detection at 1.55 μm. It is found that the noise amplitude of the quantum fluctuation has a uniform distributing in the frequency domain. The effect from quantum fluctuation has been effectively restrained by using the photon counting modulation and demodulated with lock-in amplifier. The enhancement of signal-to-noise ratio can be achieved by using setting the filter bandwidth via changing the integration ti