Microwave generation using an all polarization-maintaining linear cavity dual-wavelength fiber laser with tunable wavelength spacing

A stable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber laser with a linear cavity is formed by a polarization-maintaining uniform fiber Bragg grating (PM-FBG) and a polarization-maintaining linearly chirped fiber Bragg grating (PM-LCFBG), both of which were fabricated on a high-birefringence (Hi-Bi) fiber. Experimental results show stable dual-wavelength lasing operation with a wavelength separation of ∼0.22 nm, which can be tuned down to as small as 0.05 nm and a large optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) of over 40 dB under room-temperature. Microwave signal at frequency of 9.41, 18.03 and 27.46 GHz is achieved by heterodyned the output lasing wavelengths on a photodetector.     

Tunable dual-wavelength fiber laser based on a single fiber Bragg grating in a Sagnac loop interferometer

We propose a simple dual-wavelength Er-doped fiber laser configuration based on a dual-wavelength fiber Bragg grating written on the splice joint between two different fibers for wavelength-selective filter in the Sagnac loop interferometer. The wavelength separation between the adjacent lasing wavelengths is 1.12 nm and the side-mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is over 55 dB. The output power variation is less than 0.8 dB over a two-minute period. Moreover, the lasing wavelength can be effectively tuned using the thermal heating method.     

非啁啾取样光纤布拉格光栅反射峰值波长的分析

推导并验证了非啁啾取样光纤布拉格光栅(SFBG)反射谱中反射峰值波长的表达式。基于种子光栅中心波长对应的折射率调制深度和取样光纤布拉格光栅折射率调制函数的傅里叶级数展开式,提炼出取样光纤布拉格光栅的折射率调制深度和各阶光栅周期,从而导出其反射峰值波长的表达式。由于考虑了占空比、取样周期等取样光纤布拉格光栅的结构参量,因而表达式能够描述反射峰的分布。仿真实验中,不同占空比或取样周期下计算出的反射峰值波长、信道间隔符合数值反射谱。该表达式既适用于均匀取样光纤布拉格光栅,也适用于交流切趾和交直流切趾取样光纤布拉格光栅。     

一种测定光纤光栅布拉格反射波长位移的简单方法

报道一种简单的光纤光栅对参考法测定光纤光栅布拉格波长的位移的方法，其原理是利用一个布拉格波长可调谐的光纤光栅去跟踪另一个光纤光栅拉格波长的变化，测得的光栅布拉格波长的温度灵敏度为０．００８８ｎｍ／℃，这和用可调谐半导体激光器测得的结果十分接近。     

电流调谐光纤光栅外腔分布布拉格反射激光器

报道一种新颖的波长可调谐光纤光栅外腔分布拉格反射激光器。把经过金属管封装的光纤面布拉格光栅作为激光二极管的外腔反射镜,得到的单模激光输出不仅线宽窄,边模抑制比高,而且,调节流过金属管的电流,可在5nm范围内的6个不同波长间转换。     

用布拉格光纤光栅制作啁啾光纤光栅

介绍了一种用布拉格光纤光栅制作啁啾光纤光栅的方法。采用氢氟酸腐蚀布拉格光纤光栅, 使光栅的横截面沿光栅轴向逐渐变小, 然后对光栅施加１．５０ Ｎ的拉力, 在光栅轴向建立应变梯度, 制作出长１５ ｍ ｍ 、峰值反射率达９２％ 、反射半高宽为５ ｎｍ 的啁啾光纤光栅。     

聚合物封装的高灵敏度光纤光栅温度传感器及其低温特性

介绍了一种新型的光纤光栅温度传感器。这种光纤光栅温度传感器使用了特殊的工艺将光纤布拉格光栅封装于一种热膨胀系数较大的有机聚合物基底中 ,使得传感器的温度灵敏性比裸光纤光栅提高了 12 .3倍 ,其温度灵敏度系数KT 达到 82 .6 9× 10 -6/℃。在 - 80～ 0℃的低温度范围内 ,对这种新型光纤光栅温度传感器的反射谱进行了测量。研究了这种新型光纤光栅温度传感器的低温特性 ,并与裸光纤光栅和铝基封装的光纤光栅进行了比较 ,结果表明这种新型的光纤光栅温度传感器具有很好的低温响应特性。     

Fiber torsion sensor demodulated by a high-birefringence fiber Bragg grating

A new high-birefringence (Hi-Bi) fiber torsion sensor demodulated by a Hi-Bi fiber Bragg grating (FBG) is proposed in this study. The twisted Hi-Bi fiber sensor characteristics are analyzed using the Jones matrix. The intensity ratio from two reflected Bragg wavelengths is associated with the twist angle of the measured Hi-Bi fiber. It is found that the twist angle resolution is estimated at around 0.3° under ±0.1 dB readout from an optical spectrum analyzer if the polarization state of the light source is stable. The advantages of this new torsion sensor are: (1) insensitivity to intensity variations from the light source, (2) insensitivity to the torsion gauge length, and (3) absolute measurement in the twist angle. However, the polarization state of light in the proposed method needs to be controlled, and any birefringence change in the twisted Hi-Bi fiber needs to be prevented.     

聚合物封装的高灵敏度光纤Bragg光栅温度传感器

将光纤光栅封装于一种有机聚合物基底中,制成温敏元件,测量了20～100℃不同温度下光纤光栅的反射谱.由于基底材料的带动作用,封装后的光纤光栅温度灵敏度为83.07×10-6/℃,是相应裸光纤光栅的12.3倍.     

Theoretical and Experimental Study of a Code-Division Multiplexing Fiber Bragg Grating Sensor System

Abstract

A novel scheme for a code-division multiplexing based fiber Bragg grating sensor system is theoretically analyzed and experimentally demonstrated. The results show that the proposed scheme enables an improved signal-to-noise ratio performance compared with the time-division multiplexing method and that spontaneous–spontaneous beating noise should be included in the analysis to avoid overestimation. The simple and effective setup provides a competitive approach for using fiber Bragg grating sensors in practical application systems.     

双波长啁啾相移光纤光栅

理论研究并实验验证了一种含有两段π相移的啁啾相移光纤光栅.采用F矩阵对啁啾相移光纤光栅进行计算并分析了该光栅的谱特性.含有两段π相移的啁啾相移光纤光栅可以在普通啁啾光栅透射谱阻带中产生双波长透射峰,透射峰位置直接取决于光栅中π相移的位置,透射峰的线宽和透射峰的波长间隔没有关系,仅随着啁啾率的增大而增大.采用带相位掩模的逐点扫描法对含有两段π相移的双波长啁啾相移光栅进行了制作,获得波长间隔为8 nm的双波长透射谱的光栅器件.该光栅的消光比和3 dB谱线宽分别为20 dB和0.08 nm,实验结果和理论设计一致.     

利用倾斜光纤光栅的可开关双波长光纤激光器

报导了一种在四波混频作用下利用倾斜光纤布拉格光栅进行波长选择的可开关双波长掺铒光纤激光器。通过将倾斜光纤光栅与单模光纤进行横向错位焊接,使光栅的反向LP01和LP11两个模式具有相近的有效反射率,从而可以用来进行激光器的双波长选择。接入腔内的一段高非线性光子晶体光纤引入的四波混频效应克服了模式竞争,使得双波长激光在室温下稳定振荡。腔内起偏器和偏振控制器的联合作用可产生依赖于波长的损耗,以补偿光纤光栅两反射峰峰值的大小差异。基于以上原理,通过调节腔内的偏振态,该激光器实现了室温下稳定的双波长输出,也实现了在两波长之间的转换。两波长激光均有超过45 dB的信噪比,最大的功率波动为0.8 dB     

差动式光纤Bragg光栅沉降仪

研制了一种测量地表沉降变形的差动式光纤Bragg光栅沉降仪。等强度悬臂梁的底部固定于工地上的固定平台,顶端通过刃口、挂钩和连杆与沉降墩连接。在该测量中,沉降仪将沉降墩的地沉降量转换为悬臂梁的挠度。悬臂梁作用粘贴于其上下表面的光纤Bragg光栅产生应变,即传感光栅的Bragg波长产生了移位。对粘贴在悬臂梁上、下表面的传感光栅的Bragg波长进行差动运算,实现温度补偿,减小人为和气候因素的影响。在挂钩和沉降敦之间采用了螺旋结构连接,可通过调整螺旋或更换不同长度的挂钩来调节传感器的测量范围。荷载实验表明,该沉降仪的测量精度为0.004mm,低于变形测量中的科研级测量精度0.01~0.05mm。     

用一根光纤光栅实现温度与应变的同时测量

报道了一种用一根光纤光栅实现温度与应变同时测量的新方案。用于同时传感温度与应变的光纤光栅写于两种不同光纤的连接处,本身具有两个反射峰。将其中半个光栅粘于热膨胀系数较大的基底材料上,这样,两个反射峰便具有不同的温度及应变响应,由此实现温度与应变的同时测量。     

少模光纤布拉格光栅折射率传感的分析与测量

理论分析和模拟计算了少模光纤布拉格光栅基模及高阶模的耦合与传输特性,得到在相同外部折射率变化情况下,少模光纤基模与高阶模耦合对应的布拉格波长变化,比正、反向基模之间耦合对应的布拉格波长变化显著增大.实验上制作了少模光纤布拉格光栅,测量了基模之间以及基模与高阶模之间对应的布拉格波长随外部折射率、温度变化的情况,得到与理论分析相符的结果.而对于温度变化对折射率测量结果干扰的问题,提出了通过计算布拉格波长差来克服温度影响的方法.这些结果为采用布拉格光纤光栅测量外部折射率变化提供了一种新的途径.     

可分离温度影响的FBG应变测量方法

光纤布拉格光栅在通信和传感领域具有广泛的应用。利用光纤布拉格光栅中心波长的偏移，可以测量温度和应变等多种物理量，但必须解决光栅对温度和应变的交叉敏感问题。该文简要分析了光纤光栅作为传感器的基本原理及其优点，设计了利用参考光栅法分离温度影响以及利用掺铒光纤的自发发射放大特性分离温度影响的2种应变测量方法。最后，介绍了一种利用倾斜光纤光栅的主模和边模对布拉格光栅中心波长的偏移进行解调的方法，该方法成功地分离了温度对应变测量的影响。     

编码式光纤光栅传感阵列解调方案的论证

介绍了编码式光栅传感阵列的结构及其传感信号的特点。采用梳状结构对编码式光纤光栅传感阵列进行解调，利用被测光谱通过阵列波导光栅不同通道时输出的不同光强的比值确定被测光的波长。该文分别从理想状态和存在背景反射的状态论证了本文提出的方案的可行性，分析了噪声引起的误差。该系统不但适合于解调大容量的波长信息，而且在解调时不存在任何机械移动部分便可以快速、同时测量多个波长。     

高双折射光子晶体光纤中均匀布拉格光栅的特性

研究了具有高双折射的光子晶体光纤(HB PCF)中均匀布拉格光栅(FBG)的光谱特性。利用紧凑的超格子模型,对光子晶体光纤的传输特性进行分析,研究正向传输和反向传输的模式之间的耦合规律,从而研究写入光子晶体光纤中的均匀布拉格光栅的特性。首先给出具有C6v对称性的零双折射光子晶体光纤中光纤布拉格光栅的布拉格波长λB随光纤结构参量的变化规律;然后分析一种高双折射光子晶体光纤中的光纤布拉格光栅的光谱特性,高双折射使两个不同偏振态的反射峰分开较大;最后分析了一种常用的双模双折射光子晶体光纤中光纤布拉格光栅的光谱特性,LP01模和LPe11模的两个偏振态对应的反射谱都由于高双折射而分开。     

Changing photo-written Bragg wavelengths of fiber gratings via one phase mask and four mirrors

A phase mask interferometer is developed to photo-write long gratings with arbitrary Bragg wavelengths. In this system, the fiber Bragg grating is photo-written by UV interference stripes of 193 nm reflected from two rotatable mirrors and two fixed mirrors, where the phase mask is not only used as a beam splitter, but also initialized the reference quantity of Bragg wavelength; the fixed mirrors are used for reducing the incident angle; the rotatable mirrors are used for adjusting the corresponding photo-written Bragg wavelength. It is worth noting that the photo-written length is fourfold as high as the length in the Talbot interferometer with the same mirror size.     

Oscillation wavelength of fiber Bragg grating semiconductor lasers

Based on the physical fact that a laser containing a gain medium with homogenous line broadening oscillates at the wavelength which requires the smallest threshold gain due to the mode competition effect, after taking into account the wavelength-depended reflectivity distribution profile of a fiber Bragg grating, the oscillation wavelength λ_l of fiber Bragg grating semiconductor lasers has been investigated theoretically. The results show that the laser oscillation wavelength λ_B is not fixed at the Bragg reflection wavelength λ_l of fiber Bragg grating, and the offset between λ_B and λ_l depends on the reflectivity distribution profile of fiber Bragg grating and the gain profile of semiconductor gain medium.