具有高阶耦合色散系数三芯光纤耦合器非线性光开关特性的研究

利用两种方法研究了高速光脉冲在具有交叉相位调制的等边三角形排列结构的非线性三芯光纤耦合器中传输和开关特性.首先利用变分原理得到三纤芯中传输转移系数随距离变化的方程,然后利用分裂步长傅里叶方法求得了光脉冲的数值解.变分法和数值模拟的结果表明：当一阶模间色散系数较小时,光脉冲仍能在三芯之间周期性耦合传输,并且表现出良好的开关特性,但是随着一阶模间色散系数的增大,脉冲耦合传输的周期性和陡峭的开关特性都遭到破坏,光脉冲在传输中发生分裂;二阶耦合色散系数和初始啁啾都能使光脉冲传输时的耦合长度变短、光脉冲在三纤芯之间 关键词： 三芯光纤耦合器 模间色散系数 耦合长度 开关阈值功率     

三芯光纤耦合器的开关和传输特性研究

利用耦合非线性薛定谔方程组(CNLSEs),研究了超短孤子脉冲在非线性三芯光纤耦合器中的传输和开关特性。分析了正常色散和反常色散对于开关特性的影响。通过调整非线性参数能够优化开关特性,降低了开关阈值功率和提高了能量转移效率。采用分步傅里叶法(SSFM)的仿真,数值模拟了在正常色散区和反常色散区的不同开关特性,以及当非线性参数从1.5增大到2.5时开关性能的变化。研究表明:在反常色散区中,耦合器具有明显的开关特性。在三芯耦合器中,当三根光纤的非线性参数同时增加时,阈值功率由Po12显著降低至Po4.12,能量转移效率由40%显著提升至65%。     

全光数字光开关和光限幅器

分析了级联单端输入非线性光波导耦合器的输出特性。理论分析表明这类器件具有极好的开关、限幅以及稳定光功率的特性。调整耦合器的耦合长度,可改变开关的阈值功率和限幅器的门限,且随着级联耦合器数目的增加,开关的动态开关区、消光比以及输出功率的起伏下降。数值分析表明,级联耦合器作为全光开关,消光比可小于－９０ｄＢ,动态开关区可小于３×１０－４Ｐｃ;作为光功率稳定器和光学限幅器,其输出光功率起伏可小于１０－７Ｐｃ。     

熔锥型光纤耦合器拉制过程的仿真和实验研究

基于熔锥型光纤耦合器在拉锥过程中光纤锥形的渐变特性和光纤之间熔融度的变化特点,构建了光纤耦合器在拉制过程中波导结构的变化模型.利用光束传播法对耦合器的拉制过程进行数值模拟,得到耦合器输出光功率随拉伸长度的变化规律以及耦合器的能量分布图.理论模拟和实验结果表明,光纤间熔融度与制作耦合器时的氢气流量及拉伸速度有关,氢气流量大,拉伸速度小,熔融度就大;光纤之间的耦合作用与拉伸长度及熔融度有关,拉伸长度增加或熔融度增大,都会使光纤间的耦合更加显著;拉伸长度不大时,锥形区的耦合可以忽略;随着拉伸长度的增加,光纤变细,耦合作用逐渐增强,锥形区的耦合现象越明显,同时光场也逐渐由纤芯向外发散,产生附加损耗.     

太赫兹双空芯光纤定向耦合器

设计了一种低损耗太赫兹双芯光子带隙光纤定向耦合器.采用全矢量有限元法对光纤的耦合特性、损耗和色散进行了理论分析.结果表明,这种光纤定向耦合器在1.55-1.80 THz范围内耦合长度小于1.8 cm,能够实现0.07THz范围内窄带耦合,且其损耗系数低于0.02 cm-1.这种耦合器将在太赫兹窄带滤波、波分复用、开关和偏振分离等技术中有潜在应用价值.     

一种改进的2×2 SOI Mach-Zehnder热光开关

本文设计并制作了基于强限制多模干涉耦合器的2×2 SOI马赫-曾德热光开关.这种光开关采用了深刻蚀结构的多模干涉耦合器和输入/输出波导,较大地提高了干涉耦合器的性能并减少了连接耦合损耗.同时,在调制臂区域采用浅刻蚀结构,保持其单模调制状态.深刻蚀多模干涉耦合器具有优越的特性,在实验中测得不均衡度只有0.03 dB,插入损耗－0.6 dB.基于这种耦合器的新型热光开关,其插入损耗为－6.8 dB,其中包括光纤-波导耦合损耗－4.3 dB,开关时间为6.8 μs.     

双芯光纤孤子开关及其势函数研究

根据耦合非线性薛定谔方程研究孤子在双芯光纤中的传输,讨论了两芯具有不同增益或损耗的双芯光纤孤子开关特性。并用势函数的概念解释孤子在双芯光纤中的传输与开关行为。     

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。     

变耦合系数非线性三波导定向耦合器特性研究

报道了对高斯型及指数型变耦合系数三波导耦合器的一些重要的全光开关特性进行的研究。利用四阶龙格一库塔方法对指数型和高斯型两类变耦合系数三波导耦合器进行了数值计算。数值计算结果表明：对于变耦合系数三波导耦合器而言,功率可在波导1与波导3之间100％转换,而波导2则不可能达到100％的功率输出。与双波导变耦合系数耦合器相比,在相同的最大耦合系数情况下三波导变耦合系数耦合器开关曲线要更陡一些．即具有更好的开关特性。与平行三波导耦合器相比,变耦合系数三波导耦合器作为光开关的最大优点在于开关曲线中不存在振荡。     

掺铒光纤非线性耦合器的实验研究

提出一种耦合参量可用光调控的掺铒光纤非线性耦合器.用熔融拉锥法熔合两根掺铒光纤,拉制成工作波长为155nm的3dB掺铒光纤耦合器.通过调变输入耦合器一臂的980nm泵浦光功率,可以改变两臂的传播常量差,从而改变耦合器两臂信号光的相对输出功率.通过测量输入泵浦光功率和两臂信号光输出功率,得到直通臂耦合比依赖于泵浦光功率的实验曲线.实验研究表明,当泵浦光功率从0 mW变化至20 mW时,耦合比的变化可达到40％.与理论模拟的结果一致.     

Soliton switching and propagation in two-core nonlinear fiber coupler with high order coupling coefficient

We use the variational approach (VA) and the split-step Fourier transforms (SSFT) to study the transmission and switching characteristics inside the fiber nonlinear directional coupler (NDLC). The results, based on the VA, indicate that the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion and initiative chirp all reduce the coupling length, and the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion makes the switching characteristics become sharper and threshold power become bigger under the case of not having initiative chirp. The outcomes, based on the SSFT, indicate that the first order intermodal dispersion coefficient make optical pulses splitting in the propagation of fundamental solitons, and the second-order coupling coefficient dispersion reduces the coupling length, sharpens the switching characteristics and increases the switching threshold power, the results agrees well with those from the VA.     

Demonstration of an all-optical switching operation using an optical fiber grating coupler

An optical fiber grating coupler (FGC) is a fused optical fiber coupler with a tapered region in which refractive index-modulated gratings are written. In the FGC, the light with specific wavelength satisfying the Bragg condition of the grating can be dropped to one output port and other lights are transmitted to another output port when lights with various wavelengths are launched into the input port. The FGC can operate as an all-optical switch by controlling the Bragg wavelength of the grating using a third order nonlinear optical effect caused by a control light that are launched with a signal light. In this paper, an all-optical switching operation due to a third order nonlinear optical effect in an FGC is first demonstrated for a signal light with 1.55 μm-wavelength to be changed from one port of the FGC to another one by the 720 W peak of a control light from a Nd:YAG laser with 1.06 μm-wavelength. The switching efficiency obtained was 7%. It was clarified that a longer pulse length of the control light compared to the grating length is required to obtain a large Bragg wavelength shift for the switching. It was also clarified that the Bragg wavelength shift is caused by a third order nonlinear effect and a photothermal effect. A contribution of the photothermal effect was estimated. We also estimated the switching efficiency for pump power in the FGC switch.     

Experimental study of nonlinear switching characteristics of conventional 2 × 2 fused tapered couplers

The nonlinear switching characteristics of fused fiber directional couplers were studied experimentally. By using femtosecond laser pulses with pulse width of 100 fs and wavelength of about 1550 nm from a system of Ti:sapphire laser and optical parametric amplifier (OPA), the nonlinear switching properties of a null coupler and a 100% coupler were measured. The experimental results were coincident with the simulations based on nonlinear propagation equations in fiber by using super-mode theory. Nonlinear loss in fiber was also measured to get the injected power at the coupler. After deducting the nonlinear loss and input efficiency, the nonlinear switching critical peak powers for a 100% and a null fused couplers were calculated to be 9410 and 9440 W, respectively. The nonlinear loss parameter PN in an expression of αNL = αP/PN was obtained to be PN = 0.23 W.     

Gain-induced soliton switching in fiber nonlinear directional coupler

With study for switching characteristics and output coupling ratio of fiber nonlinear directional couplers (NLDC), we found that the influence elements on the switching characteristics and output coupling ratio had gain of core 1 and 2, nonlinear coefficient of those, the input power and width of input soliton. We also found numerically that switching efficiencies were improved by controlling gain of core 1, different output coupling ratio would be obtained by controlling gain of core 1 or 2. And we can change the gain by changing pump power of the optical fiber amplifiers. From this, we also made fiber coupler which output coupling ratio was changeable.     

All optical method of developing OR and NAND logic system based on nonlinear optical fiber couplers

Logic gates are the fundamental building blocks in any digital data processing system. Several all optical logic operations are already proposed by scientists and technologists. Here the authors proposed a new method of all optical logic operation based on nonlinear directional coupler. Effective optical switching is achieved by modifying the coupling length between the coupler waveguides by means of an optical signal.     

复合型变耦合系数定向耦合器开关特性的研究

研究了高斯—常数—高斯平滑连接的复合型变耦合系数定向耦合器的开关特性曲线。研究了耦合器各分段长度对开关曲线的影响。数值模拟发现,耦合器各组成部分的参量对耦合器开关曲线尾部的振荡及开关功率的大小均有影响,且呈现出一定的规律性。高斯型波导部分的相对长度以及直波导部分所占份额共同决定了耦合器开关曲线尾部的振荡大小,且开关曲线的振荡与耦合函数的傅里叶变换的振荡密切相关。     

非线性光纤方向耦合器孤子动力特性分析

利用变分方法,导出了双曲正割型光孤子在非线性光纤耦合器中传输时满足的动力学方程组,分析了该方程组的平衡点性态,讨论了光孤子的开关特性.指出参数|β|<2π.是能实现完全的开关操作的必要条件.     

耦合器分光比的精确控制

利用矩形近似理论对用熔锥法制作的耦合器分光比进行了分析。结果表明,影响分光比的主要因素为耦合区长度。给出了两者间变化的理论公式,并在实验中得到了证实。CorningSMF28光纤耦合器分光比随耦合区长度变化的实验值为0 04%/μm,实验值与理论值基本一致。通过调节耦合区长度,得到了精确的50∶50分光比的光纤耦合器。