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Firstly, based on the elasto-optical effect of quartz crystal, the formula of the transmissivity for the quartz birefringent optical filter (QBOF) applied with the mechanical-stress is derived and analyzed by numerical simulation, which shows that when the stress is applied on the surface of the quartz crystal vertically or parallel to its optical axis, the phase retardation of the quartz crystal will change accordingly, then the output optical spectrum of QBOF applied with stress is measured by Ultra-6600 spectrophotometer, the related experimental results are agreed with the simulation results very well, which show that when the stress is applied on the surface of the quartz crystal, the central wavelength will shift the longer or shorter wavelength according to the direction and the value of the applied stress. At last, a new type of the stress compensation QBOF is proposed, it can offset the change of phase retardation of the quartz crystal caused by the variation of temperature, which will has a certain application for the stable output of optical filter when the environment temperature changes as we believe.
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This work was supported by the National Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 61305014), China Scholarship Council (No. 201508310033), National Nature Science Foundation of Shanghai (No. 13ZR1455200) “Chen Guang” project supported by Shanghai Municipal Education Commission and Shanghai Education Development Foundation (No. 13CG60).
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Han, H., Liu, Y., Kong, Y. et al. The influence of stress on the quartz birefringent optical filter. Opt Quant Electron 50, 28 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11082-017-1289-8
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