一种高速率、高精度的全光纤偏振控制方法

提出了一种结构简单、高速率、高精度的全光纤偏振控制方法, 并对方案进行了详细的理论分析. 理论和实验结果表明:本方案可以自动补偿光纤系统由于环境变化使光纤发生形变产生的额外双折射效应, 提高了系统的抗干扰能力. 实验获得了31 dB消光比, 此方案有望在实际中得到广泛应用. 关键词： 光纤偏振控制器 双折射效应 法拉第旋转镜     

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。     

利用光纤环形镜提高级联长周期光栅干涉谱消光比的理论和实验分析

对级联长周期光栅干涉谱的特性进行了理论模拟，得到了输出端加入光纤环形镜，可以将其干涉谱消光比提高为原来两倍的结论.实验结果与理论相符.加入光纤环形镜的确为提高级联长周期光栅干涉谱消光比的一种简单有效的方法.     

非线性光纤萨尼亚克结构的磁控特性

推导了磁光非线性光纤萨尼亚克结构的传输矩阵,可用于分析光纤的双折射、磁光效应和非线性相移,偏振控制器状态以及整个光纤环总损耗对萨尼亚克透射率的影响。实验研究了萨尼亚克结构磁光调制和非线性光控光开关功能。在0.0177T磁场作用下,磁光调制度可达17.05dB,理论分析与实验数据吻合。当时钟抽运控制信号的峰值功率为28.2dBm时,光控光开关消光比可达25.8dB,进一步施加磁场可使开关消光比提升0.7dB。光控光萨尼亚克结构的磁场响应在一定程度上可以借助偏振控制状态进行等效分析。     

影响光纤参量振荡器全光时钟提取性能的因素分析

实验考察了输入光信号调制速率、泵浦功率、偏振态以及光纤参量振荡器（FOPO）环形腔内光纤长度、光偏振旋转等因素对FOPO提取的时钟信号相位抖动和幅度噪声的影响。实验表明,在光时钟信号相位抖动均方值（RMS）为0.025 UI的容限内,基于FOPO的全光时钟提取方案对这些变化因素的承受能力分别为:8.2 kHz的输入信号调制速率变化、5 dB的泵浦光功率变化、20泵浦信号方位角变化、2 mm的腔内光纤长度变化以及14的腔内信号方位角变化。这为进一步提高基于FOPO全光时钟提取性能提供了重要实验依据。     

高消光比掺Yb3+锁模脉冲光纤激光器研究

报道了使用976 nm半导体激光器作为抽运源,利用非线性放大环形镜(NALM)锁模运行的掺Yb3+光纤激光器的实验研究.采用偏振相关隔离器代替偏振无关光隔离器、保偏光纤耦合器代替普通单模光纤耦合器,得到了高消光比的锁模脉冲输出,重复频率13.46 MHz,光谱宽度约2 nm,消光比高于25 dB.     

基于光纤环形镜的偏振无关的掺镧锆钛酸铅电光开关

利用掺镧锆钛酸铅(PLZT)陶瓷二次电光效应结合光纤环形镜结构的优势构成偏振无关高速电光开关。采用琼斯矩阵方法分析了光纤环形镜的输出特性,给出了开关消光比同器件结构参量之间的关系。测量掺镧锆钛酸铅电光开关具有输入偏振无关特性,光开关消光比达到25 dB,响应时间小于3μs。此外利用此开关装置测量获得了实验用掺镧锆钛酸铅陶瓷的克尔系数为κ~1.1×10-16m2/V2。理论分析和实验结果表明,利用环形镜结构稳定优势和掺镧锆钛酸铅优良的电光特性结合设计的高速光开关具有良好的应前景。本工作对掺镧锆钛酸铅电光材料的应用推广和高速光开光研究提供了有益的理论和实验参考。     

基于过耦合器的L波段可变波长掺铒光纤激光器

研究了一种新型的光纤环形镜(FLM)的原理和特性,这种FLM是由耦合比对波长变化的耦合器即过耦合器和偏振控制器(PC)构成,改变PC的状态,可以调节环的反射谱位置和深度.与高双折射光纤环形镜构成线型谐振腔,调整光纤环内PC的状态可以改变环对不同波长的反射率,控制腔内的增益从而输出可变波长的激光.实验得到输出波长在156...     

基于高双折射Sagnac环的可调环形腔掺铒光纤激光器理论与实验研究

报道了一种利用偏振控制器（PC）和保偏光纤（PMF）组成的高双折射Sagnac干涉环实现选频和调谐的环形腔掺铒光纤激光器.理论模拟了PMF和PC对波长的控制作用.实验中调节PC得到了单波长、双波长和多波长激光;并验证了滤波间隔随PMF长度的变化规律.实验中得到了斜率效率20%,3 dB线宽0.016 nm,30 dB线宽0.097 nm,边模抑制比（SMSR）40 dB左右的稳定激光输出. 关键词： 光纤激光器 Sagnac干涉环 环形腔 掺铒光纤     

多段双折射光纤构成环镜滤波器的滤波特性

讨论了多段双折射光纤构成环镜滤波器的滤波特性。从理论上得到了N段双折射光纤构成环镜滤波器滤波特性的结果;具体给出了N为1、2和3时的具体表达式;分析了所构成的环镜滤波器的偏振无关特性;讨论了双折射光纤的长度、拍长、双折射光纤之间夹角等因素对滤波器滤波特性的影响;最后,做了相关的实验验证。所得到的实验结果和理论模拟结果非常吻合。证实了理论的正确性。基于多段双折射光纤构造的滤波器。稳定性优于一般的全光纤马赫—曾德尔干涉仪型滤波器。具有结构简单,灵活性强,偏振无关,插入损耗小和成本低等优点,在光纤传感解调,调谐光纤激光器和光纤通信滤波器等领域具有巨大的应用前景。     

利用光锁相环路实现40 Gb/s时钟恢复

提出并建立了一种新型的基于光纤四波混频效应和压控光脉冲源的光锁相环路(OPLL),用于光时分复用系统(OTDM)中的时钟恢复过程。从理论上分析了其工作原理,及各模块结构和功能。利用高非线性光纤中的四波混频效应实现全光鉴相器,有效缩短了光纤长度,减小了光纤色散引起的脉冲走离,鉴相器消光比超过30 dB。采用再生锁模光纤激光器实现压控光脉冲源,在保证脉冲质量的前提下,重复频率调节范围达到380 kHz。在40 Gb/s时钟恢复实验中,获得脉宽为7.2 ps、接近变换极限的时钟脉冲,时间抖动(RMS)为152 fs,超模抑制比大于60 dB。实验证明,输入信号幅度波动和码型效应对环路影响很小。     

Polarization controlled multiwavelength switchable erbium-doped fiber laser based on high birefringence few-mode fiber loop mirror

A multiwavelength switchable erbium-doped fiber laser with linear cavity is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. It is based on a fiber loop mirror incorporating a piece of high birefringence few-mode fiber and polarization controller. Due to dependence of its reflection properties on the polarization controllers, the fiber laser can operate in the random combination of three wavelengths by only adjusting the polarization controllers in the linear cavity. The wavelengths involved in the switching operation are determined by the merged Sagnac and intermodal interferences elicited in the fiber loop mirror. The optical signal to noise extinction ratio of every oscillation line is higher than 40 dB and power fluctuation less than 0.5 dB.     

Theoretical analysis of feedback high birefringence fiber loop mirror for application in single-frequency fiber lasers

A feedback high birefringence fiber loop mirror with a piece of erbium-doped fiber and a polarization controller is newly proposed. When the erbium-doped fiber is properly pumped to offset the loss of the feedback ring in the loop mirror, narrowband transmission peaks with large effective free spectral range can be achieved by the intrinsic vernier effect between orthogonally polarized lights respectively traveling along the two primary axes of the high birefringence fiber. In addition, the side transmission suppression ratio can reach about 6 dB. These special properties are independent of the polarization state of the input signal, which makes it feasible for the proposed feedback high birefringence fiber loop mirror to be employed as a narrowband filter in single-frequency fiber lasers.     

Interference method of measuring the extinction coefficient of birefringent optical fibers

The extinction coefficient of a birefringent optical fiber (the ratio between the radiation power output of the polarization mode and the radiation power transferred from this mode to another one) characterizes the capability of a birefringent fiber to retain the polarization state of the radiation. In relatively short birefringent fibers (1–100 m), the extinction coefficient may reach 10⁴–10⁶. Such high values of the extinction coefficient are difficult to measure by standard techniques (excitation of one polarization mode by an incoherent source with subsequent recording of the light intensity at the output of the analyzer). An interference method of measuring the extinction coefficient of birefringent fibers is suggested. It is based on using a coherent source and measuring interference oscillations caused by an additional phase modulation at the input of the fiber. This method does not require precise polarization matching between the laser source and fiber and considerably loosens requirements for the polarizer-analyzer extinction and resolution of the photodetector. As a result, using simple standard components (semiconductor laser, film polarizer, and photodetector), one can measure extinction coefficient as high as 10⁶. The suggested interference method of measuring the extinction coefficient of birefringent fibers receives a theoretical analysis, and experimental data obtained for 2- to 1000-m-long fibers are presented.     

All-optical clock recovery of 20 Gbit/s NRZ-DPSK signals using polarization-maintaining fiber loop mirror filter and semiconductor optical amplifier fiber ring laser

All-optical clock recovery (CR) from 20 Gbit/s nonreturn-to-zero differential phase-shift-keying (NRZ-DPSK) signals are demonstrated experimentally by using a polarization-maintaining fiber loop mirror filter (PMF-LMF) and a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) fiber ring laser. Only by adjusting polarization controller (PC), NRZ-DPSK signals were conveniently and fast converted to pseudo return-to-zero (PRZ) signal via PMF-LMF. Then the PRZ signals are injected into the SOA fiber laser for CR. The recovered clock signals is with the extinction ratio (ER) of 10 dB and the root-mean-square (RMS) timing jitter of 750 fs in 2³¹ − 1 long pseudorandom binary sequence (PRBS) NRZ-DPSK signals measurement. Moreover, the broad wavelength tunability of recovered clock stemmed from the use of SOAs as modulator and the gain medium are shown too.     

基于多波长激光器的带通微波光子滤波器设计

提出了一种基于多波长光纤激光器的可调谐的带通微波光子滤波器。它以可调谐多波长光纤激光器作为光源,将相位调制器和色散器件相结合,通过在普通单模光纤中相位调制到强度调制的转换效应消除了低频谐振峰实现了带通微波光子滤波器。利用双折射光纤环镜输出谱中的一个窗口对多波长激光信号频谱进行加窗处理,使微波光子滤波器的边瓣抑制比提高了约11dB。通过调节多波长光纤激光器中的偏振控制器可以使输出多波长激光信号的相邻波长间隔得到调节,从而结合普通单模光纤的色散延时作用可以使微波光子滤波器的通带中心频率在7.66GHz范围内调谐。     

Fiber laser mode locked by a Sagnac interferometer with nonlinear polarization rotation

We describe a new fiber laser configuration based on a nonlinear optical loop mirror with a symmetrical coupler, a quarter-wave retarder, and highly twisted, birefringent fiber in the loop. The nonlinear optical loop mirror configuration operates by nonlinear polarization rotation. We have achieved stable generation of subpicosecond pulses with milliwatts of average output power.     

Dual-wavelength switchable erbium-doped fiber ring laser based on merged sagnac and intermodal interferences in sagnac loop mirror

A simple but novel concept of switchable dual-wavelength erbium-doped fiber ring laser is proposed and experimentally demonstrated. It is based on a Sagnac loop mirror incorporating a high birefringence few-mode fiber and polarization controller (PC). Since its transmission properties depend on the PC state, the proposed fiber ring laser can operate in the random combination of two wavelengths by adjusting only the PC settings. The potential lasing lines are determined by simultaneous occurrence of the Sagnac and intermodal interferences in the Sagnac loop mirror. All lasing emissions have the optical signal to noise extinction ratio higher than 45 dB and their power fluctuations lower than 0.5 dB.     

基于3×3平行排列耦合器的全光光开关的特性分析

提出了一种新型的基于3×3平行排列耦合器的全光光开关。此种光开关具有两个独立的输出端口且具有极好的偏振稳定性,消光比可达20dB。介绍了其工作原理,详细分析了信号光强度、控制光强度、光纤长度及耦合器分光比偏差等因素对各端口消光比的影响。比较了不同种类和长度光纤环的开关性能,首次得到了耦合器分光比偏差对消光比的影响曲线。