基于高双折射光子晶体光纤与光纤环的超宽带可调谐微波光子滤波器

提出一种基于高双折射光子晶体光纤与光纤环的超宽带可调谐微波光子滤波器.以多波长光纤激光器作为光源,向高双折射光子晶体光纤内填充温敏液体,通过改变填充温敏液体的温度,高双折射光子晶体光纤可具有不同的双折射,得到不同波长间隔的激光,从而使微波光子滤波器具有不同的自由频谱范围.当温度的变化范围为20~80℃时,仿真测得微波光子滤波器自由频谱的变化范围为2.49~39.9GHz.引入光纤环构建级联型微波光子滤波器,滤波器的主旁瓣抑制比可提高到33.6dB,Q值可达到499,提高了滤波器的频率选择性.     

基于多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器的四波长可开关光纤激光器

设计了一种基于多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器的四波长可开关光纤激光器,理论分析了多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器及其级联结构的滤波特性.双折射滤波器能有效地抑制多模干涉滤波器的不规则边模.保偏掺铒光纤同时作为增益介质和滤波元件,优化多模光纤长度和保偏掺铒光纤长度保证了波长间隔的最佳匹配,级联滤波器的滤波周期为4.89 nm.调节偏振控制器,光纤激光器实现了单波长、双波长、三波长以及四波长可开关激光输出,输出激光的边模抑制比均大于40 dB,1h内波长波动均小于0.1 nm.     

基于多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器的四波长可开关光纤激光器（英文）

设计了一种基于多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器的四波长可开关光纤激光器,理论分析了多模干涉滤波器和双折射滤波器及其级联结构的滤波特性.双折射滤波器能有效地抑制多模干涉滤波器的不规则边模.保偏掺铒光纤同时作为增益介质和滤波元件,优化多模光纤长度和保偏掺铒光纤长度保证了波长间隔的最佳匹配,级联滤波器的滤波周期为4.89nm.调节偏振控制器,光纤激光器实现了单波长、双波长、三波长以及四波长可开关激光输出,输出激光的边模抑制比均大于40dB,1h内波长波动均小于0.1nm.     

偏振无关的波长间隔可调的全光纤双折射滤波器

 设计了一种新的便于调谐且波长间隔可调的全光纤双折射滤波器。该滤波器由一个偏振分束器（PBS）、2段保偏光纤（PMFs）和4个二分之一波片（HWPs）连接而成。计算并分析了它的理论结果,发现在合理调节环中4个二分之一波片的情况下,该滤波器除了可以获得有很好的滤波光谱输出之外,还具有波长间隔可调的作用。这种滤波器在设计可灵活改变波长间隔的多波长光纤激光器及光纤系统等方面具有巨大的应用前景。     

新型矩形点阵光子晶体光纤的高双折射负色散效应

设计了一种新型矩形点阵光子晶体光纤,该光纤纤芯缺失一根空气柱,包层沿光纤长度方向在普通矩形点阵光子晶体光纤中每两列之间隔一行插入一列空气孔而形成正方形网孔结构.采用全矢量有限元法并结合各向异性完美匹配边界条件,对该光纤的色散、双折射和约束损耗进行了数值模拟.结果发现,该光纤具有高双折射负色散效应和较强的模约束能力,约束损耗小于10-2dB·m-1,通过改变光纤结构参数(即空气孔间隔Λ和相对孔间隔d/Λ),可以调节该光纤高双折射负色散工作波长.若调整光纤结构参数Λ=2.0μm,d/Λ=0.4,该光纤在C波段(1.53—1.565μm)呈现负色散并具有负色散斜率,双折射高达10-2,非线性系数接近55km-1W-1.该光纤将在保偏光通信、色散补偿以及基于四波混频的波长转换器设计等方面具有重要的应用.     

一种高双折射高非线性多零色散波长光子晶体光纤

设计了一种高双折射高非线性多零色散波长的全内反射光子晶体光纤,采用有限元法研究了这种光纤的有效模面积、非线性、色散和双折射特性.计算结果表明,通过设置合适的结构参数,该光纤可在波长1.55μm处获得2.54×10-2的双折射,也可在X,Y偏振方向分别获得50.22 W-1·km-1和54.61 W-1·km-1的高非线性系数.另外,该光纤在近红外波段出现了两个零色散波长,其中的一个零色散波长出现在1.55μm附近.本设计为获得高双折射高非线性多零色散波长的光子晶体光纤提供了一种新的结构,其在偏振控制、非线性光学、色散管理和超连续谱传输方面具有广泛的应用前景.     

基于非线性偏振旋转效应的多波长光纤激光器

多波长光纤激光器是未来波分复用光通信系统的理想光源,提出和展示了一个基于非线性偏振旋转效应的多波长光纤激光器,非线性偏振旋转诱导的强度相关非均匀损耗能有效地抑制均匀加宽增益介质掺铒光纤中的模式竞争,从而使光纤激光器在室温下产生稳定的多波长输出,实验实现了最多18个波长的多波长输出.另外,此激光器没有使用传统的滤波器,而是在激光腔内插入一段保偏光纤,保偏光纤与偏振相关隔离器构成一等效Lyot双折射光纤周期性滤波器.利用这种在线型的双折射光纤滤波器简化了光纤激光器的结构,使它更易于集成.还实验研究了多波长输出随抽运功率的演化,发现抽运功率对多波长的均匀性影响很大.     

高双折射Lyot-Sagnac环型平顶梳状滤波器(英文)

为了获得高消光比、窄线宽、信道间隔均匀的高性能梳状滤波器,提出了一种基于高双折射光纤梳状滤波器的结构设计,并利用传输矩阵法对设计的滤波器的滤波特性进行了理论研究.数值分析了该梳状滤波器中高双折射光纤、耦合器以及偏振控制器对梳状谱特性的影响.仿真结果表明,该滤波器信道间隔为50GHz,0.5dB带宽约为0.12nm,消光比高达30dB,满足25/50GHz梳状滤波器的要求.实验验证了推导的传输函数和波长间隔表达式的正确性,测得光谱隔离度可以达到22dB,0.5dB带宽大于波长间隔的30%.由于器件连接中存在各种损耗,实验所测的光谱隔离度总要低于理论值.理论分析、仿真结果与实验结果验证了该滤波器方案的有效性和可行性.     

一种基于肖特玻璃的新型高双折射光子晶体光纤

设计了一种基于肖特玻璃SF57的新型高双折射光子晶体光纤,在纤芯和包层同时引入椭圆空气孔,并且在包层的最内层对称地引入两个圆形空气孔.通过改变空气孔的间距和椭圆率,采用全矢量有限元法研究了该光纤的双折射、限制损耗和色散特性.数值研究发现,在纤芯中引入小椭圆空气孔,可极大地提高双折射的数值.通过优化光纤的结构参数,当孔间距Λ为1.60μm,椭圆率η为0.5时,在波长1.55μm处,双折射高达5.22×10-2,限制损耗低至8.82×10-10dB/m,且该光纤在1.0~2.2μm的波长范围内保持正常色散,可用于宽带色散补偿.该设计对研究新型背景材料的光子晶体光纤具有一定的意义.     

双折射光纤环形镜滤波器特性研究

双折射光纤环形镜具有滤波特性,将两个串联的双折射环形镜作为光学滤波器可以改善滤波特性,使其更为灵活。提出了用两个双折射光纤环形镜相串联的简单方案改善环形镜滤波特性。分析了由双折射光纤和萨尼亚克环构成的环形滤波器的透射特性,并讨论了用两个双折射光纤环形镜串联的滤波特性。从理论上模拟了双折射光纤长度比为1：2时的透射光谱形式,给出了透射光的表达式。串联后光谱中主峰的3dB带宽约为7nm,与单个环形镜相比,压缩了环形镜的3dB带宽,品质因数Q约为4．5。实验结果与理论模拟相一致,因此证实了该理论的正确性。     

Thermally switchable and discretely tunable comb filter with a linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating

We propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel switchable and discretely tunable comb filter based on a thermally induced linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating. Experimentally we achieved a thermally induced optical bandpass filter that has eight switchable passband peaks with peak separations of 1.6 and 3.2 nm, a very narrow bandwidth (as small as 10 pm) of each peak, a tunable range of 16.5 nm, and a greater than 25 dB rejection ratio. Two spectral peaks separated by only 0.8 nm were also obtained with this comb filter. This filter provides the unique advantages of an all-fiber structure, switchable spectral peaks, independent tuning of the center wavelength and wavelength spacing of the spectral peaks, low polarization sensitivity, simple structure, ease of fabrication, and low cost.     

Bandwidth-tunable band-rejection filter based on helicoidal fiber grating pair of opposite helicities

We have developed a new type of all-fiber band-rejection filter consisting of a helicoidal long-period fiber grating pair of opposite helicities, which provides highly flexible spectral control over the rejection bandwidth. The detailed fabrication method and operation principles of the proposed bandwidth-tunable band-rejection filter are described. The proposed device enables unique rejection bandwidth tuning over more than 14 nm at the rejection level of 15 dB, with low insertion loss and polarization-dependent loss achieved by adjusting torsion stress.     

Tunable mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings

We report the experimental characterization of mechanically induced long-period fiber gratings (LPFG's) made by pressing a plate with periodic grooves against a short length of fiber. This filter, which is simple and inexpensive, exhibits transmission spectra and temperature stability similar to those of photoinduced LPFG's. It also offers the unique advantages of being tunable, erasable, and reconfigurable. Its polarization dependence also makes it useful as a polarizer, although it can also be eliminated with simple mechanical designs.     

Optical vernier filter with cascaded double-coupler compound fiber loop resonators

A simple optical vernier filter with cascaded double-coupler compound fiber loop resonators is proposed. The proposed filter consists of two individual double-coupler compound fiber loop resonators. The circulating and transmitted output fields and intensities, as well as some performance parameters such as the contrast, finesse and free spectral range, are computed and presented in graphical form. A comparison between this proposed vernier filter and one individual double-coupler compound fiber loop resonator is made. The simulation results show that the contrast and finesse of the proposed vernier filter can be increased remarkably compared to the individual one double-coupler compound fiber loop resonator. And it is found that the free spectral range of the proposed filter can be enhanced by the vernier operation. These results are useful when the proposed vernier filter is used to construct narrow-bandwidth filters and single-frequency fiber lasers.     

Stable wavelength tunable fiber ring laser for true-time delay system

In this paper, we propose and experimentally demonstrate a novel wavelength tunable fiber ring laser source for a photonic beamforming system to control phased-array antenna. In this fabrication, a Sagnac loop composed of a polarization-maintaining (PM) coupler and a piece of high-birefringence (Hi-Bi) PM fiber is acted as a comb filter to make the frequency spacing equal. The wavelength of the output signal is controlled by the tunable filter outside the Sagnac loop. The intensities of the output signals with different wavelengths increased or decreased at the same frequency spacing are equal. A five-channel true-time delay system consisting of this tunable fiber source and five grating delay lines for discrete beamsteering has been demonstrated. In the experiment, the output signals of the tunable fiber ring with the equal frequency spacing have the same intensity of about 5.9 dBm and the same high signal to noise ratio (SNR) of 40 dB. If the tunable filter in this laser is replaced by a micro-electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) tunable filter, the speed of switching wavelength will increase rapidly.     

Novel flat multichannel filter based on fiber Bragg grating and phase shift

In this letter, a novel optical fiber filter based on fiber Bragg grating and phase shift is proposed for wavelength-division-multiplexing (WDM) system applications. As the channel-space of the comb filter based on chirped sampled fiber Bragg grating and phase shift was not accurate and the multi-channel was unable to channel the standard frequency, we discussed and calculated the error between theory and practice which has certificated by simulation. Then a compensatory method with phase shift between the samples was proposed, and a 80-channel comb filter with accurate 50-GHz channel-spacing was simulated, which is a good foundation for fabricating comb filters with accurate transmission peak in future.     

级联双折射光纤环镜滤波特性的分析

从理论上研究了级联双折射光纤环镜滤波器的滤波特性，给出加隔离器与不加隔离器两种不同结构的串联双环镜滤波器透射光强的表达式，并对于两个环镜取不同的周期比时的滤波特性进行了数值模拟和分析.得出串联环镜滤波效果与级联顺序无关，光隔离器对滤波效果不会产生影响，只是增加了插入损耗.通过级联和改变两个环镜的双折射光纤长度比，可以获得不同的滤波效果.最后给出了多个环镜直接级联后透射光强的通项表达式，通过对通项式的理论分析可以设计不同的滤波器.     

All-fiber birefringent filter with fine tunability and changeable spacing

A novel all-fiber birefringent filter has been proposed and demonstrated. Simulation results show that the birefringence fiber filter with one section of polarization-maintenance fiber (PMF) can be finely tuned with its free spectrum range, and the filter with two sections of PMFs can generate changeable wave-length spacing. Experiment agrees well with simulation. This filter has potential applications for flexible multiwavelength fiber laser.     

A reconfigurable multiwavelength fiber laser with switchable wavelength channels and tunable wavelength spacing

We report the experimental demonstration of a reconfigurable multiwavelength fiber laser source with switchable wavelength channels and tunable wavelength spacing by spectrum slicing a broadband light source using a tunable comb filter. The tunable comb filter is based on a thermally-induced linearly-chirped fiber Bragg grating (LCFBG). As an example to demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, two wavelength channels with various wavelength spacings and eight wavelength channels with ∼1.6 nm wavelength spacing were experimentally demonstrated. All the wavelength channels have rejection ratios of greater than 20 dB, and very small 3-dB linewidths of ∼10 pm. The multiwavelength optical source has such unique advantages as simple all-fiber structure, switchable wavelength channels, tunable wavelength spacing, very narrow linewidths, and stable room-temperature operation.