olc型双折射滤波器离轴消光比的研究

提出了一种 ˇSolc型双折射滤波器的离轴消光比的一般性计算方法 ,利用所得结果模拟出了 ˇSolc型双折射滤波器的锥光干涉图以及发散光积分消光比与波长和发散角的关系曲线 ,实验结果证实了理论推算的合理性。此外本方法也适用于计算各种类型双折射滤波器的离轴消光比。     

Sˇolc型双折射滤波器离轴消光比的研究

提出了一种Sˇolc型双折射滤波器的离轴消光比的一般性计算方法,利用所得结果模拟出了Sˇolc型双折射滤波器的锥光干涉图以及发散光积分消光比与波长和发散角的关系曲线,实验结果证实了理论推算的合理性.此外本方法也适用于计算各种类型双折射滤波器的离轴消光比.     

扩展琼斯矩阵在研究Solc滤波器离轴消光比中的应用

根据广泛使用的双折射材料的性质以及滤波器入射角有限的特点,讨论了晶体中o光和e光的关系;根据光的折射定律,将光在晶体表面的折射效果表述为输入、输出折射率矩阵;建立了从入射面坐标系到晶体本征坐标系的坐标变换矩阵;推出了简化的扩展琼斯矩阵。整个过程物理思想清楚,每个矩阵表示的物理意义直观、明确,得到的结果简单,计算量小。用于Solc滤波器消光比的研究,给出了在任意入射角下计算多块晶片Solc滤波器传输特性的一般表达式,对Solc滤波器锥光干涉图作了数值模拟。适用于计算各种类型双折射滤波器的离轴消光比。     

高双折射光纤环镜改善40 GHz光时钟消光比的研究

时钟信号的好坏在同步、解复用和光判决中起着决定性的作用,双折射光纤环镜具有灵活可调的滤波特性,光时钟信号通过双折射环形镜可以使其消光比得到改善,从而提高时钟信号的质量。为此提出了利用高双折射光纤环形镜提高光时钟信号消光比的方案,数值上模拟了环形镜透射谱随双折射器件偏振延时量(Δt)、偏振控制器快慢轴角度以及偏振控制器所引入光程差的变化而变化的情况,并理论分析了消光比不理想的时钟信号经过环形镜后的光谱形式。用法布里-珀罗滤波器提取的40 GHz时钟信号进行实验,时钟经过环形镜后消光比改善了13 dB,实验结果和理论模拟得到了很好的匹配。     

外应力对Y波导器件尾纤消光比的影响

本文研究了外应力对Y波导器件尾纤消光比及其温度稳定性的影响机理.在对保偏光纤固定部分进行应力分析的基础上,研究了外应力的大小、方向对于光纤应力双折射及尾纤消光比的影响,并分析了消光比的全温稳定性.结果表明,外应力是影响消光比常温性能及全温稳定性的主要因素.当外应力的方向与光纤固有应力双折射的主轴不重合时,尾纤最大消光比会低于保偏光纤的固有消光比,并且耦合后波导芯片与光纤慢轴之间对轴失准.当温度变化时,外应力的变化将导致消光比随温度的波动.当外应力沿着保偏光纤固有双折射主轴方向时,能够确保尾纤在耦合过程中实现最大的消光比,并保证波导芯片偏振方向与光纤慢轴的严格对准,此时尾纤消光比具有最佳的温度稳定性.对V型槽和U型槽光纤固定块进行了尾纤消光比性能及其温度稳定性的比较分析,试验验证表明,V型槽方案相对于难以保证外应力方向与光纤慢轴重合的U型槽固定块设计方案而言,可以有效改善消光比性能及其全温温度稳定性.     

外应力对Y波导器件尾纤消光比的影响

本文研究了外应力对Y波导器件尾纤消光比及其温度稳定性的影响机理.在对保偏光纤固定部分进行应力分析的基础上,研究了外应力的大小、方向对于光纤应力双折射及尾纤消光比的影响,并分析了消光比的全温稳定性.结果表明,外应力是影响消光比常温性能及全温稳定性的主要因素.当外应力的方向与光纤固有应力双折射的主轴不重合时,尾纤最大消光比会低于保偏光纤的固有消光比,并且耦合后波导芯片与光纤慢轴之间对轴失准.当温度变化时,外应力的变化将导致消光比随温度的波动.当外应力沿着保偏光纤固有双折射主轴方向时,能够确保尾纤在耦合过程中实现最大的消光比,并保证波导芯片偏振方向与光纤慢轴的严格对准,此时尾纤消光比具有最佳的温度稳定性.对V型槽和U型槽光纤固定块进行了尾纤消光比性能及其温度稳定性的比较分析,试验验证表明,V型槽方案相对于难以保证外应力方向与光纤慢轴重合的U型槽固定块设计方案而言,可以有效改善消光比性能及其全温温度稳定性.     

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.     

双折射对基于半导体光放大器的干涉型器件性能影响的模拟分析研究

分析了半导体光放大器中双折射对基于半导体光放大器的干涉型器件性能的影响，对基于半导体光放大器的马赫—曾德尔型波长转换器的理论计算表明，当半导体光放大器有双折射存在时，消光比不仅要比无双折射时的要低，而且还随着探测光的偏振态而改变，变化幅度可大于10dB。提出了减小双折射对干涉型器件影响的方案，并且分析了实现对增益和对相位变化同时具有偏振不灵敏的半导体光放大器的可能性。     

Solc型液晶可调谐滤光片的研究

对Solc型滤光片基本原理的分析,表明改变单轴晶体光程差就可实现可调谐滤光。向列相液晶具有电控双折射效应,因此提出利用平行定向的向列相液晶盒作为电控双折射相位元件构成可调谐的Solc型滤光片。设计并制作了一种具有代表性的六片式扇形结构形式。实验表明,该器件具有良好的调谐性能,可实现在450～650nm区间光谱分辨率小于93nm和在550～650nm区间光谱分辨率20nm的可调谐滤光。Solc型滤光电具有透射率高、旁瓣少的优点,可应用在要求高透射率的场合。     

基于传统分立光学元件的旋光纤测量

采用庞加莱几何表象,从理论上分析了光纤中的线双折射和圆双折射分别对入射光偏振态的调制规律,同时研究了这两种双折射同时存在的低双折射旋光纤的双折射特性.根据理论分析的调制规律,提出了一种基于传统分立光学元件测量旋光纤双折射参量的截断法,可以仅通过消光比的测量和计算获得旋光纤的线双折射和圆双折射参量,进而可以通过线双折射参量近似计算差分群时延,且采用该方法的理论计算值与传统方法的测量值吻合.     

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.     

Polarized optical filtering from general linearly twisted structures

It is shown that a stack of linearly twisted birefringent plates with arbitrary successive twist angle acts as a spectral filter assuming the total twist equals an odd integer of π/2, and each plate acts as a full wave plate. The classical fan Solc filter is shown to be a very special case of the present concept. Based on this finding, spontaneously twisted structures analogous to the twisted liquid crystals and helical sculptured thin films can basically act as polarization filters if their molecular or nano-rod thickness and the local birefringence satisfy the full waveplate condition. Giving a certain number of full wave plates it is shown that there are many ways to arrange their successive twist and get the same transfer function.     

保偏光纤双折射主轴的旋转对消光比的影响

本文利用无穷切片模型和Jones矩阵理论,给出了主轴连续旋转的保偏光纤的等效矩阵,并讨论了主轴旋转对消光比的影响.     

Generation of a mid-infrared broadband polarized supercontinuum in As₂Se₃ photonic crystal fibers

A simplified structure of birefringent chalcogenide As 2 Se 3 photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is designed.Properties of birefringence,polarization extinction ratio,chromatic dispersion,nonlinear coefficient,and transmission are studied by using the multipole method,the finite-difference beam propagation method,and the adaptive split-step Fourier method.Considering that the zero dispersion wavelength of our proposed fiber is about 4 μm,we have analysed the mechanism of spectral broadening in PCFs with different pitches in detail,with femtosecond pulses at a wavelength of 4 μm as the pump pulses.Especially,mid-infrared broadband polarized supercontinuums are obtained in a 3-cm PCF with an optimal pitch of 2 μm.Their spectral width at 20 dB reaches up to 12 μm.In the birefringent PCF,we find that the supercontinuum generation changes with the pump alignment angle.Research results show that no coupling between eigenpolarization modes are observed at the maximum average power(i.e.,37 mW),which indicates that the polarization state is well maintained.     

Wide-range tuning of polymer microring resonators by the photobleaching of CLD-1 chromophores

We present a simple and effective method for the postfabrication trimming of optical microresonators. We photobleach CLD-1 chromophores to tune the resonance wavelengths of polymer microring resonator optical notch filters. A maximum wavelength shift of -8.73 nm is observed. The resonators are fabricated with a soft-lithography molding technique and have an intrinsic Q value of 2.6 x 10(4) and a finesse of 9.3. The maximum extinction ratio of the resonator filters is -34 dB, indicating that the critical coupling condition has been satisfied.     

Tunability of the multiple-bandpass response of cascaded single-source and continuous-sample microwave photonic filters

We report a theoretical and experimental investigation on the structure and tuning capabilities of cascaded associations of microwave photonic filters composed of a single-source incoherent filter and a continuous-sample filter based on periodically-sliced broadband sources that undergo dispersion after being modulated. We derive the condition that guarantees both incoherent operation and cascading of the radio-frequency responses. This condition implies a lower bound for the ratio between resonance bandwidth (Δf) of the continuous-sample filter and the free spectral range (FSR) of the single-source filter, thus showing the possibility of cascading filters in two complementary regimes, Δf/FSR < 1 and >1. The tunability of the cascaded responses is also explored in a series of proof-of-concept experiments, where a static response of a single-tap, incoherent loop filter is reconfigured by use of a Solc filter. In particular, it is demonstrated a reconfigurable single and dual-bandpass cascaded response, which can be further modified by changes in dispersion, spectral period of the slicing filter, central wavelength or spectral width of the broadband source, and apodization of the resonance. The results are compared with the predictions of the Gaussian model for the degradation of resonances in continuous-sample filters due to second-order dispersion.     

Generation of a mid-infrared broadband polarized supercontinuum in As2Se3 photonic crystal fibers

A simplified structure of birefringent chalcogenide As 2 Se 3 photonic crystal fiber（PCF） is designed.Properties of birefringence,polarization extinction ratio,chromatic dispersion,nonlinear coefficient,and transmission are studied by using the multipole method,the finite-difference beam propagation method,and the adaptive split-step Fourier method.Considering that the zero dispersion wavelength of our proposed fiber is about 4 μm,we have analysed the mechanism of spectral broadening in PCFs with different pitches in detail,with femtosecond pulses at a wavelength of 4 μm as the pump pulses.Especially,mid-infrared broadband polarized supercontinuums are obtained in a 3-cm PCF with an optimal pitch of 2 μm.Their spectral width at 20 dB reaches up to 12 μm.In the birefringent PCF,we find that the supercontinuum generation changes with the pump alignment angle.Research results show that no coupling between eigenpolarization modes are observed at the maximum average power（i.e.,37 mW）,which indicates that the polarization state is well maintained.