A Novel Fabrication for Method Long PeriodFiber Grating

A new method of fabricating all-fiber broadband-rejection filter based on long period fiber grating (LPFG) is proposed. The principle in the method is to make periodic asymmetrical deformation in the core of fiber without microbends by electrode discharging so as to induce periodic refractive index changes. Two kinds of filters whose rejection peak wavelength at 1550 nm and 1310 nm are obtained. The insertion loss is less than 0.6 dB and 1.4 dB respectively. The 20 dB bandwidth ranges from 10 nm to 39 nm. The backward reflection loss is extremely small (less than - 70 dB). Such devices can be used as isolation filters in 1310/1550 nm WDM system and other fields.     

光波导-光纤耦合对接自动化系统的研究

开发设计了三种适用于光波导自动对接耦合的调芯方案：半值法、质心法、遗传法.完成了自动对接系统样机.通过了两类波导－光纤自动端面对接的实测.结果表明,该自动对接系统具有高效率低损耗对接的良好性能.     

光波导-光纤自动调芯系统研究

设计了两种适用于光波导高精度自动对接耦合的调芯方案,从原理上克服了常规调芯过程中微变信号精确测试的困难。完成了调芯系统的光机电一体化、控制程序和接口界面。单模光纤作为标准波导的端面耦合自动凋芯试验显示,平均耦合损耗分别为0．075 dB(1310nm波长)和0．062 dB(1550nm波长),相应的标准误差分别为0．0099 dB和0．0066 dB．调芯过程在2min内完成。单模光纤-单模波导-单模光纤的对接耦合实验结果表明,端面耦合损耗平均值分别为0．140 dB(1310nm波长)和0．109 dB(1550nm波长),标准误差分别为0．0082dB和0．0107dB,调芯时间累计不超过8min。     

1310nm/1550nm单模光纤波分复用器的研制

报道了熔锥型1310nm/1550nm波分复用器的设计和制作方法。运用光纤耦合器的耦合机理,从理论上得出了耦合功率和拉伸长度的关系,当拉伸长度大约为9.5mm时,可以实现1310nm/1550nm波分复用。采用熔融拉锥系统,制作了样品。测试表明,器件的隔离度大于21dB,附加损耗小于0.1dB,该器件的指标都达到了实用化的要求。     

Fabrication of Triplexers Based on Flattop SOI AWG

A triplexer is fabricated based on SOI arrayed waveguide gratings （AWGs）. Three wavelengths of the triplexer operate at different diffraction orders of an arrayed waveguide grating. The signals of 1490nm and 1550nm, which are input from central input waveguide of an AWG, are demultiplexed and the signal of 131Onto, which is input from central output waveguide of an AWG, is uploaded. The tested results show that the downloaded and uploaded signals have fiat-top response. The insertion loss is 9 dB on chip, the nonadjacent crosstalk is less than -30 dB for 1490nm and 1301 nm, and is less than -25 dB for 1550nm, the 3dB bandwidth equates that of the input light source.     

Bend-optimized optical fiber with S+C+L bands for FTTH applications

A multi-clad waveguide, which provide more bandwidth for WDM with S+C+L bands, is illustrated in this study. The bending loss is optimized for the FTTH applications. The fiber is manufactured by PCVD process; the test results are identical with the theoretic calculation. This fiber has nearly flat dispersion from 1460 nm to 1625 nm. The MFD at 1310 nm and 1550 nm are 8.2 and 9.4 μm, respectively. Bending loss is less than 0.1 dB/Turn at a bending radius of 7.5 mm. With low-water-peak manufacture technologies, the fiber is suitable for FTTH applications.     

Diode-lasers based apparatus and method for single-mode fibers spectral splice loss measurements

Arc-discharge fusion splicing is widely used in the telecommunication industry for joining single-mode optical fibers to Er-doped fiber coils. These coils are used as the gain medium in erbium-doped amplifiers (EDFAs). The quality and integrity of splicing these coils to fibers can impact key EDFA performance parameters. This article describes an automated splice loss and Er-doped fiber absorption measurement system. The measurement system is equipped with 1310, 1550 and 1563 nm DFB lasers, broadband light source, InGaAs detectors and fiber-optic internal standards. Furthermore, the article describes a method for measuring splice loss between Er-doped fiber and the fibers spliced to coil ends. The system controls splice loss between SM-28 or HI980 fiber and Er-doped fiber to 0.094 ± 0.052 dB at 1550 nm. Moreover, the system can measure accurately Er-doped fiber absorption to within ±3.19% at 1563 nm.     

Simultaneous dual-wavelength-band common-path swept-source optical coherence tomography with single polygon mirror scanner

We report a novel (to the best of our knowledge) simultaneous 1310/1550 two-wavelength band swept laser source and dual-band common-path swept-source optical coherence tomography (SS-OCT). Synchronized dual-wavelength tuning is performed by using two laser cavities and narrowband wavelength filters with a single dual-window polygonal scanner. Measured average output powers of 60 and 27 mW have been achieved for the 1310 and 1550 nm bands, respectively, while the two wavelengths were swept simultaneously from 1227 to 1387 nm for the 1310 nm band and from 1519 to 1581 nm for the 1550 nm band at an A-scan rate of 65 kHz. Broadband wavelength-division multiplexing is used for coupling two wavelengths into a common-path single-mode GRIN-lensed fiber probe to form dual-band common-path SS-OCT. Simultaneous OCT imaging at 1310 and 1550 nm is achieved. This technique allows for in vivo high-speed OCT imaging with potential application in functional (spectroscopic) investigations.     

单纤双向WDM滤光片的研制

随着光纤接入网的发展 ,对光纤器件的价格、性能等方面提出了更严格的要求。尤其是当光纤线路紧张时 ,需要进行单纤双向传输。滤光片是关键元件 ,它分别要求 1310nm透过时要大于 98%、15 5 0nm反射时要大于 95 %以上 ,或者 1310nm反射时大于 95 %、15 5 0nm透过时大于 98%以上 ,并且带宽为± 40nm。由于滤光片尺寸较小 ,必须切割划片 ,所以对膜层的牢固度有很高的要求。经过膜系优化和大量的工艺实验 ,提供的样品完全满足用户的要求 ,现已定型批量生产。     

Optical properties of polymer poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) film waveguide

The optical properties of novel polymer poly(phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone, PPESK) film waveguide are studied by prism coupler. The optical properties of PPESK-8020, including refractive index, birefringence, thermo-optical coefficient and optical loss, are demonstrated. This kind of material has the advantages of low optical loss (less than 0.24 dB/cm at 1310 nm and 0.52 dB/cm at 1550 nm) and high thermal stability (1% weight loss temperature: 488 ℃). Due to these excellent properties, it may have great potential in optical waveguide applications.     

大容量长距离传输用低非线性效应非零色散位移光纤

利用非等温等离子体化学气相沉积 (PCVD)工艺制备了一种适合于大容量高速率长途干线网与城域网的中芯下陷型纤芯结构非零色散位移光纤。该光纤的有效面积大于 95 μm2 ,在 15 5 0nm波段的色散值约为9ps/(nm·km) ,有效的抑制了传输过程中光非线性效应的产生。通过对光纤剖面结构的优化设计 ,光纤的 15 5 0nm处的传输损耗降到约 0 .2 1dB/km ,与传统单模光纤的熔接损耗低于 0 .11dB ,且在直径为 6 0mm圆筒上绕 10 0圈后在 14 6 0nm到 16 2 5nm波长范围所引起的附加弯曲损耗均低于 0 .0 2dB/km。同时 ,该光纤色散斜率低于0 .0 6 5 ps/(nm2 ·km) ,偏振模色散 (PMD)小于 0 .0 5 ps·km-1/2 。此外 ,由于光纤的零色散点移到了 14 30nm以下 ,使波分复用 (WDM)传输在S波段 (14 6 0～ 15 30nm)、C波段 (15 30～ 15 6 5nm)、L(15 6 5～ 16 2 5nm)波段上都兼容。     

Multimode interference wavelength multi/demultiplexer for 1310 and 1550 nm operation based on BCB 4024-40 photodefinable polymer

A 1310 and 1550 nm coarse wavelength multi/demultiplexer based on benzocyclobutene (BCB 4024-40) polymer is demonstrated for the first time. The device is designed based on a combination of general interference and paired interference mechanisms of multimode interference (MMI). It is fabricated on BK7 glass substrate with a thin layer of SiO₂ as cover. A cost effective chemical etching technique is used in the fabrication process to take advantage of the photosensitive nature of the polymer. The device length was significantly reduced by adopting the restricted multimode interference scheme, lower beat length ratio and cascaded MMI couplers. The measured crosstalk at 1310 nm was 14.4 dB and at 1550 nm was 20.6 dB. The measured insertion loss is around 3.2-3.5 dB for both ports.     

光纤激光功率溯源至低温辐射计方法

介绍了1.3 μm/1.5 μm光纤激光功率溯源至低温辐射计的测量方法,与传统溯源至绝对辐射计的方法相比较,最终利用低温辐射计法通过633 nm波长稳定光源标定陷阱式探测器,然后用陷阱式探测器将量值传递到陷阱式量传探测器,最后通过1310 nm/1550 nm通信用光功率稳定光源通过热释电光功率计标定InGaAs光电探测器并用于测量光纤功率。实验结果表明,溯源至低温辐射计的光纤功率测量方法在1310 nm及1550 nm波长点处对一标准光功率计修正系数测量的相对标准差分别为0.0011及0.0007,其测量不确定度可优于0.6％(k=2),在保证量值一致性的同时有效降低了测量不确定度,提高量值传递精度。     

Fabrication of a novel silica PLC hybrid integrated triplexer

<正>A new-style silica planar lightwave circuit(PLC) hybrid integrated triplexer,which can demultiplex 1490- nm download data and 1550-nm download analog signals,as well as transmit 1310-nm upload data,is presented.It combines SiO_2 arrayed waveguide gratings(AWGs) with integrated photodetectors(PDs) and a high performance laser diode(LD).The SiO_2 AWGs realize the three-wavelength coarse wavelength-division multiplexing(CWDM).The crosstalk is less than - 40 dB between the 1490- and 1550-nm channels, and less than - 45 dB between 1310- and 1490- or 1550-nm channels.For the static performances of the integrated triplexer,its upload output power is 0.4 mW,and the download output photo-generated current is 76μA.In the small-signal measurement,the upstream -3-dB bandwidth of the triplexer is 4 GHz,while the downstream -3-dB bandwidths of both the analog and digital sections reach 1.9 GHz.     

Low Loss Polarization Maintaining Photonic Crystal Fiber

A low loss polarization maintaining photonic crystal fiber has been fabricated. The fiber loss was 1.3 dB/km at 1550 nm. The polarization crosstalk for a 100-m fiber was ?5 dB at 1550 nm.     

The cascaded exponential-tapered multimode interference couplers based triplexer design for FTTH system

A novel compact triplexer, which consists of series cascaded exponential-tapered multimode interference couplers, is introduced in this paper. General self-image properties of the exponential-tapered multimode interference couplers are investigated thoroughly to fulfill the compact integrated triplexer. By combining four exponential-tapered MMI couplers, a novel compact 0.6 cm-long triplexer that is with ITU standard wavelength of 1310 nm, 1490 nm and 1550 nm for FTTH is achieved without requiring complicated design. And it can be fabricated by common planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology. From the simulation results for wavelength of 1310 nm, 1490 nm and 1550 nm, the insertion losses are 0.34 dB, 0.9 dB and 1.17 dB, with isolations for each output waveguide ranging from 12.74 dB to 37.15 dB. The 3 dB passband widths for 1310 nm, 1490 nm and 1550 nm are 112.39 nm, 29.44 nm and 26.7 nm.     

Compact triplexer in two-dimensional hexagonal lattice photonic crystals

We design a compact triplexer based on two-dimensional (2D) hexagonal lattice photonic crystals (PCs).A folded directional coupler (FDC) is introduced in the triplexer beside the point-defect micro-cavities and line-defect waveguides.Because of the reflection feedback of the FDC,high channel drop efficiency can be realized and a compact size with the order of micrometers can be maintained.The proposed device is analyzed using the plane wave expansion method,and its transmission characteristics are calculated using the finite-difference time-domain method.The footprint of the triplexer is about 12× 9 μm,and its extinction ratios are less than –20 dB for 1310 nm,approximately –20 dB for 1490 nm,and under –40 dB for 1550 nm,making it a potentially essential device in future fiber-to-the-home networks.     

Optical time-domain reflectometry for distributed sensing of the structural strain and deformation

A unique structure of microbend optical fiber sensor (MOFS) for measuring tensile and compressive strain is described in this paper. The average measuring sensitivity for tensile strain is 35μ using 3 MOFS arrays. The repeatability and stability of MFOS are better than 18μ. The loss sensitivity of single-mode (SM) fiber and multi-mode (MM) fiber used in MOFS, as well as the relationship between the pulse width of diode laser and loss sensitivity are also studied in this paper. From these studies, some conclusions have been obtained. They are (1) the loss sensitivity and repeatability of SM fiber are better when compared to MM fiber in MOFS, and (2) the variation of pulse width of laser would only influent the signal-to-noise ratio and dynamic range, but has no contribution to loss sensitivity. Experimental results also show that loss of SM fiber highly depends on the wavelength of laser, but MM fiber has no such property. The loss of SM fiber between the wavelength of 1550 and 1310 nm is about the ratio of 6.5. Therefore, the experiments reported in this paper used a wavelength of 1310 nm to measure tensile strain and 1550 nm to measure compressive strain based on the above property of SM fiber, without changing the configuration of MOFS.     

Detection and spectral measurement of single photons in communication bands using up-conversion technology

Quantum information systems are commonly operated in conventional communication bands (1310 and 1550 nm) over an optical fiber to take advantage of low transmission loss. However, the detection and spectral measurement of single photons in these communication bands are limited due to high noise and low sensitivity of single photon detectors in the wavelength ranges. To demonstrate high efficiency detection and high sensitivity spectral measurement, we have implemented a single photon detector and a spectrometer based on frequency up-conversion technology. This detector and spectrometer uses a 5-cm periodically poled lithium niobate (PPLN) waveguide and a tunable pump laser around 1550 nm, to convert signal photons around 1310 to 710 nm. The converted photons are then detected by a silicon-based avalanche photodiode (APD). The overall detection efficiency of the single photon detector is as high as 32%, which is three times higher than commercial InGaAs APDs. The sensitivity of the spectrometer is measured to be −126 dBm, which is at least three orders-of-magnitude better than any commercial optical spectrum analyzer in this wavelength range.     

大功率、高效率、高消光比铒光纤多波长超荧光光源

采用改进的反射式Mach-Zehnder干涉滤波器，对双程后向结构掺铒光纤超荧光光源(DPB SFS) 分别进行光谱分割和光谱预分割，构建了两种结构的多波长超荧光光纤光源（MW SFS），波长间隔为～0.8 nm时，在1550 nm附近（1542～1559 nm）20个波长的功率波动小于0.5 dB其中前者消光比高达27 dB；后者消光比～18 dB，在泵浦光功率为72.8 mW时，最大输出功率25.3 mW，光光转换效率高达34.8%改变Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的臂长差，采用光谱预分割技术，得到1550 nm附近波长间隔～0.4 nm、消光比～16 dB的50个波长输出