Optical fiber curvature sensor based on few mode fiber

An optical fiber curvature sensor based on interference between LP₀₁–LP₀₂ modes of a circularly symmetric few mode fiber (FMF) is presented. The device consists of two single-mode fiber and a 10-cm FMF. The two single-mode fiber is offset-spliced to each end of the FMF. When the optical fiber is kept straight and fixed, the interference pattern appears in the transmitted spectrum. As the fiber device is bent, the visibility of the interference fringes (at 1530 nm) decreases, reaching values close to 0.3. The dynamic range of the device can be tailored by the proper selection of the length of FMF. The relationship between the fringe visibility and the curvature is linear while the curvature is between 11 m⁻¹ and 16 m⁻¹. The result indicates that the compact sensor can be used in the measurement of large curvature, which is also important in structural health monitoring.     

基于高非线性光纤的增益谱平坦拉曼光纤放大器研究

针对光纤通信中密集波分复用系统各信道的在线平坦光放大这一光通信问题,提出利用级联高非线性光纤来设计增益平坦的拉曼光纤放大器。对高非线性光纤(As S光纤)拉曼增益谱前后沿进行线性拟合处理,利用不同波长泵浦抽运同种光纤,实现前放大后增益补偿,并考虑信号光损耗不同,在输出端得到了一个近似固定的功率输出值,并分析了影响拉曼光纤放大器输出特性的因素。模拟结果表明:平均增益为20.45 dB,增益平坦度为0.15 dB。     

Single-mode Raman fiber laser based on a multimode fiber

Single-mode operation of a Raman fiber laser based on a multimode fiber has been demonstrated for what is to our knowledge the first time. Single-mode operation was achieved through the beam cleanup effect of stimulated Raman scattering in multimode fibers. The Raman laser, consisting of a 50-microm-core multimode fiber and a multimode Nd:YAG laser pump, produced an output beam corresponding to the fundamental mode of the fiber.     

Research on WDM optical fiber transmission system based on fiber Raman amplifier

After wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) optical fiber transmission system based on fiber Raman amplifier (FRA) is investigated in detail, the influence of the collocation of dispersion compensation fiber (DCF), the dispersion coefficient, dispersion slope (DS), effective core area, nonlinear index, length of FRA, launch power and the bandwidth of Bessel filter on bit error rate (BER) is deduced. The influence of Rayleigh backscattering noise on optical signal noise ratio (OSNR) is also investigated, which affects the performance of long haul transmission badly. The result indicates that the broadband long haul transmission can be realized through the reasonable design of the fiber. The result is useful to the optimal design of the WDM optical fiber transmission system based on FRA.     

Dual-wavelength narrow-linewidth fiber laser based on F-P fiber ring filter

A dual-wavelength fiber laser with a narrow-linewidth, based on a P-F fiber filter has been proposed. Polarization-maintaining fiber Bragg grating (PM-FBG) and a F-P fiber filter are introduced based on the traditional fiber laser. PM-FBG is used as the wavelength selection device. The fiber F-P filter consists of two optical couplers and a section of un-pumped erbium-doped fiber (EDF). Due to the delay of cavity and the loss generated by the EDF, the filter has comb spectral response. The incorporation of the fiber F-P filter leads to the suppression of undesirable modes. At the room temperature, under 980 nm LD pumped, the maximum output of the two wavelengths is respectively ?2.259 dBm and 0.568 dBm, with the 3-dB bandwidth separately 0.1 nm and 0.14 nm, realizing the narrow linewidth and dual-wavelength output.     

Actively mode-locked fiber ring laser based on photonic crystal fiber

A wavelength tunable, high repetition rate mode-locked fiber ring laser was demonstrated. In the experiment, photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is used as an intracavity compression medium. The high nonlinearity and anomalous dispersion of PCF can cause intracavity compression and result in significant reduction in the pulse width. The pulses duration at the repetition rate of 9.99 GHz was less than 10 ps over the range of 1532-1565 nm.     

Single fiber dual-functionality optical tweezers based on graded-index multimode fiber

We propose and demonstrate single fiber dual-functionality optical tweezers based on a graded-index multimode fiber. By using the multi-angle fiber grinding and polishing technology, we fabricate the multimode fiber tip to be a special tapered shape, contributing to focus the outgoing beam with a large intensity gradient for the first functionality—three-dimensional contactless trapping of a microparticle. By adjusting the radial direction offset between the lead-in single mode fiber and the graded-index multimode fiber, we perform the second functionality—axial shift of the trapped microparticle with respect to the fiber tip without need of moving the fiber probe itself. It is convenient for practical applications. The theoretical and experimental results about the relationship between the radial offset and the equilibrium positions of the microparticle have the good consistency. Tailoring the trap and axial shift of the microparticle based on the graded-index multimode fiber provides convenient avenues for fiber optical tweezers applied in practical researches.     

High-energy Q-switched fiber laser based on the side-pumped active fiber

A relatively simple fiber-laser system that is based on a dual fiber, is pumped by a single CW source with an output power of 12 W (976 nm), and provides an output pulse energy of up to 110 μJ at a wavelength of 1080 nm is demonstrated for the first time. The output-pulse repetition rate and duration can be varied in the ranges 45–140 kHz and 0.28–1.80 μs, respectively, with a variation in the pumping power. The maximum output power is 5 W. It is demonstrated that the generation instability observed at an output power of greater than 5 W gives rise to giant pulses that can induce the supercontinuum generation in the range 530–1750 nm in a relatively short microstructured fiber.     

Ultrafine optical-frequency tunable Brillouin fiber laser based on fiber strain

We present an ultrafine tunable single-frequency Brillouin fiber laser in which the fiber Brillouin gain also acts as a high-precision tunable filter. Controlling the strain on the fiber, the Stokes frequency shift may be precisely changed, and thus the lasing frequency can be tuned. Assisted by the frequency pulling effect, this method provides continuous ultrafine tuning ability for ~30% of the free spectral range without mode hopping, and can cover 271 MHz. The experiments showed that the laser achieves tuning step of 60 kHz.     

Integrated fiber Michelson interferometer based on poled hollow twin-core fiber

We propose an integrated fiber Michelson interferometer based on a poled hollow twin-core fiber. The Michelson interferometer can be used as an electro-optic modulator by thermal poling one core of the twin-core fiber and introducing second-order nonlinearity in the fiber. The proposed fiber Michelson interferometer is experimentally demonstrated under driving voltages at the frequency range of 149 to 1000 Hz. The half-wave voltage of the poled fiber is 135 V, and the effective second-order nonlinear coefficient χ2 is 1.23 pm/V.     

Tunable chirped fiber Bragg grating based on the D-shaped fiber

A novel tunable chirped fiber Bragg grating is realized by bending a piece of D-shaped fiber Bragg grating into a specific shape like the character ‘Ω’. The principle of tuning is demonstrated by numerical simulation. The dispersion of the grating can be tuned while the center wavelength is kept nearly no shift. The experimental results match well with the numerical analysis. The influence from D-shaped fiber’s birefringence and polarization dependent loss is discussed theoretically and experimentally as well. This proposed tuning technique has potential applications in the optical communications and other fiber optics systems.     

A fiber micro-vibration sensor based on single-mode fiber ring laser

A new micro-vibration sensor based on single-mode fiber ring laser is put forward. The Mach-Zehnder interferometric （MZI） detection technique is presented for interrogating laser frequency shift due to the measurand （piezoelectric transducer （PZT） is used to simulate the micro-vibration） induced laser cavity strain from both single- and multi-mode lasers. In the experiment, compared with multi-mode laser sensors, the single-mode laser sensor is proved to be a sensor with high resolution. When the PZT is driven by the analog signal （0.03 rad near 2 kHz）, the signal-to-noise ratio （SNR） of output signal from the single-mode laser sensor is close to 55 dB and the sensitivity of the sensor is about 5 ×10^-5 rad/Hz1/2.     

基于M型掺镱光纤的近单模2 kW光纤放大器

模式不稳定效应和非线性效应已经成为高功率光纤激光器中限制输出功率和光束质量进一步提升的主要障碍.采用改进的化学气相沉积工艺结合溶液掺杂技术制备25/400μm的M型掺镱双包层光纤,纤芯和中间凹陷区域的数值孔径分别为0.054和0.025.基于该光纤搭建976 nm双向泵浦全光纤结构放大器.在泵浦光功率为3283 W时,获得2285 W中心波长为1080 nm的激光输出,3 dB线宽为3.01 nm,测量的光束质量因子为1.42,且未出现受激拉曼散射现象.这是目前基于M型掺镱光纤实现的最高输出功率,通过优化光纤结构参数实现功率进一步提升是有希望的.     

基于侧边抛磨光纤的全光纤在线光功率监测器

应用侧边抛磨光纤的倏逝波原理,用光电探测器对光纤侧边抛磨区出射光能进行监测,根据理论和实验分析光纤侧边抛磨区出射光能分布,将具有特殊U型侧边抛磨形状和适当抛磨深度的侧边抛磨光纤与光电探测器精密微封装,制成基于侧边抛磨光纤的全光纤在线光功率监测器。测试表明:此全光纤在线光功率监测器对光纤传输的光功率响应特性好,监测器光电转换效率可达200 mA/W以上。测试了器件的插入损耗、波长相关损耗、波长相关光电转换效率和偏振相关损耗等。其波长相关损耗和偏振相关损耗分别为0.3 dB(1 520 nm～1 620 nm)和0.07 dB(1 310nm)。此器件具有对光纤纤芯无破坏、光路中无插入元件、可与光纤系统直接熔接等诸多优点。     

In-fiber polarizer based on a long-period fiber grating written on photonic crystal fiber

A novel in-fiber polarizer based on a long-period fiber grating (LPFG) is written by using a focused CO2 laser beam to notch a photonic crystal fiber periodically. Such a polarizer exhibits a high polarization extinction ratio of more than 20 dB over a wide wavelength range of ~11 nm near 1550 nm and a very low temperature sensitivity of 3.9 pm/ degrees C, which overcomes the disadvantages of the temperature sensitivity of other in-fiber polarizers created on conventional single-mode fiber.     

基于光纤光栅波长路由的光纤自愈网

介绍了一种基于光纤光栅波长路由的全光双纤单向自愈环网,环内四节点具有16×10Gbit/s的传输能力。利用啁啾光纤光栅(CFBG)的波长可选择特性,实现了分布式的上下话路和波长选择功能,同时有效地补偿了传输色散。网络管理参照了网络管理协议(SNMP)的网络管理模型,通过对网络的重要参数进行实时监测来控制网络运行。实验结果表明,当环上任一处光缆发生故障时,通信业务能够自动恢复,恢复时间小于50ms,可实现网络的快速自愈,符合ITU-T G.841的建议规定。     

Q-switched fiber laser using carbon platinum saturable absorber on side-polished fiber

A 1550 nm Q-switched fiber laser using a carbon platinum saturable absorber deposited on side-polished fiber(SPF) is proposed and demonstrated. The SPF is approximately 2 mm with a polarization-dependent loss(PDL)of 0.4 dB and an insertion loss of 2.5 dB. A stable Q-switched output spectrum is obtained at 1559.34 nm with a peak power of ~6 mW, a pulse width of 1.02 μs, pulse energy of 5.8 nJ, average output power of 0.76 mW, and a repetition rate of 131.6 kHz taken at a pump power of 230.0 mW. A signal-to-noise ratio of 49.62 d B indicates that the Q-switched pulse is highly stable.     

BOTDA光纤传感技术在光纤环圈质量评估中的应用

在分析光纤环对陀螺整体性能影响的基础上,提出将BOTDA光纤传感技术用于光纤环质量检测。通过对光纤环的在线检测、热应力检测和骨架性能影响测试,能及时发现并消除光纤绕制中的应力尖峰及换层现象,消除由骨架、热应力引起的光纤应力曲线反转现象。