双芯太赫兹光纤定向耦合器

提出了一种双芯太赫兹光纤定向耦合器,两介质圆柱分别悬挂于两环形介质层的内部,形成光纤的两个纤芯,通过调节结构参数可使两偏振模耦合长度相等,从而实现了耦合长度与偏振无关的特性。耦合器件长度可为光纤模式耦合长度的1/2,器件长度较短,这降低了模式传输损耗。采用有限元法对耦合器进行了数值分析研究,结果表明:耦合器的长度为0.535 cm,x和y偏振模的传输损耗分别为0.23 dB和0.19 dB;在保证两偏振模的耦合长度差小于1%的前提下,其带宽可达到220 GHz。     

双包层太赫兹光子晶体光纤的传输特性

为了在太赫兹波段实现远距离宽频带传输,设计了一种具有低吸收损耗的环烯烃共聚物(COC)作为基底材料双包层太赫兹光子晶体光纤。利用全矢量有限元法及模式选择理论,数值模拟了该光纤的单模传输范围、限制损耗、色散以及有效模场面积等特性。结果表明:优化结构参数可使在1~10 THz范围内基模限制损耗小于0.1 dB/m,二阶模限制损耗大于1 dB/m。因此可以获得1~10 THz的宽频带单模传输并且在1.5~10 THz内群速度色散可以控制在±0.1 ps/(THz·cm)。     

非对称性对光子晶体光纤偏振相关滤波特性的影响

基于表面等离子共振效应,提出了三种不同非对称因素引入的金镀膜偏振相关滤波光子晶体光纤,利用全矢量有限元法研究了光子晶体光纤偏振相关滤波传输特性.当非对称纤芯模单独作用时,波长1.55μm处x与y偏振方向纤芯模损耗分别为5.58dB/cm和461.58dB/cm,两偏振方向损耗比为83;当非对称金属表面等离子模单独作用,且镀膜厚度为55nm时,其谐振波长1.31μm处x与y偏振方向纤芯模损耗分别为2.02dB/cm和412.91dB/cm,两偏振方向损耗比高达204,镀膜厚度19.5nm时其谐振波长1.55μm处x与y偏振方向纤芯模损耗分别为5.29dB/cm和536.25dB/cm,两偏振方向损耗比为101;当纤芯模和表面等离子模同时引入非对称因素时,通信波长1.55μm处y偏振纤芯模谐振强度高达802.08dB/cm,而x偏振纤芯模损耗仅为5.57dB/cm,两偏振方向损耗比为144.数值比较可知,在金属表面等离子模中或两种模式同时引入非对称因素,可获得两偏振方向偏振损耗比更高的强偏振相关滤波传输特性的光子晶体光纤,该研究对光子晶体光纤偏振相关滤波器及相关偏振器件的设计与应用具有一定参考意义.     

新型抗弯曲大模场面积光子晶体光纤

研制出一种新型抗弯曲大模场面积石英光子晶体光纤. 利用光子晶体光纤结构设计的灵活性, 通过规划缺陷的位置及空气孔的尺寸, 实现了大模场面积单模及低弯曲损耗特性.应用建立的实际光子晶体光纤特性分析模型, 研究了研制光纤的模式特性和弯曲特性, 在波长1064 nm处, 平直状态下光纤的模场面积可以达到2812 μm², 基模限制损耗为0.00024 dB/m, 高阶模限制损耗高于1.248 dB/m. 基模和高阶模之间的高传输损耗差, 保证了在获得大模场面积的同时实现单模传输. 弯曲半径和弯曲方向角所带来弯曲损耗变化的研究结果显示, 即使在弯曲半径小到5 cm时, 弯曲损耗也在10^-3 dB/m量级以下, 而且在弯曲半径为30 cm时光纤可承受的弯曲方向角范围扩展至-60°–60°. 研制的光纤具有良好的低弯曲损耗特性, 可有效解决非对称结构所带来的光纤弯曲特性对弯曲方向角敏感的问题. 该光纤在高功率光纤激光器、放大器及高功率传输等技术领域具有重要的应用价值. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 大模场面积 低弯曲损耗 弯曲方向角     

新型三角芯抗弯曲大模场面积光子晶体光纤

提出了一种新型三角芯抗弯曲大模场面积光子晶体光纤.该结构采用单一尺寸的圆形空气孔, 降低了制作难度.在波长1.064 μm处, 在平直状态和弯曲半径为30 cm时, 模场面积分别为1386 μm²和1153 μm², 弯曲带来的模场面积减少量仅为16.85%. 当弯曲半径为30 cm时, 基模的损耗为0.087 dB/m, 二阶模的损耗大于1.5 dB/m, 大的损耗差有效保证了光纤单模运转.此外, 弯曲半径30 cm时, 弯曲方向角扩展至±180°, 光纤弯曲不再受弯曲方向的限制. 所设计的光纤结构具有大模场面积、小的模场面积减少量、 低的弯曲损耗以及低的弯曲方向敏感度等优势, 为小型化、集成化高功率激光传输及光纤激光器和放大器的研究奠定了基础. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 大模场面积 抗弯曲 弯曲方向角     

填充ENZ材料的太赫兹高双折射及近零平坦色散微结构光纤北大核心CSCD

为了实现太赫兹波的保偏波导传输,设计了一种含有纤芯缺陷孔和椭圆形包层空气孔的高双折射微结构光纤。通过在包层空气孔中选择性地填充太赫兹近零介电常量(epsilon-nearzero,ENZ)材料,引入了几何结构和材料分布的双重不对称性,破坏了2个偏振基模的简并以获得高双折射特性。应用有限元方法研究了光纤的双折射、损耗和色散等传输特性随结构参数的变化规律。在0.5 THz~2 THz的宽频段范围内获得了大于0.01的高双折射。x和y偏振基模的损耗在0.8 THz附近具有最小值,分别为0.903 dB·cm^(-1)和0.851 dB·cm^(-1)。纤芯缺陷孔可以有效调节色散特性,y偏振基模在1 THz~1.8 THz范围内具有(0±0.054)ps·THz^(-1)·cm^(-1)近零平坦色散特性。光纤的传输特性对ENZ材料的折射率变化不敏感。研究结论为研制太赫兹保偏光纤提供了理论参考。     

基于嵌套三角形包层结构负曲率太赫兹光纤的研究

设计了一种新型负曲率太赫兹光纤,光纤由六条均匀分布在包层内部并嵌套等边三角形结构的包层管组成.通过改变包层管和三角形边的厚度来研究负曲率光纤的有效模场面积、纤芯功率比、限制损耗、色散等性能.当包层管和三角形厚度为90μm时,光纤的限制损耗在2.36 THz时可以达到0.005 d B/cm,当频率范围在2.1—2.8 THz时,色散系数在±0.19 ps/(THz·cm),纤芯功率比达到了99%以上,并且拥有较好的有效模场面积.进一步,将包层管和三角形边厚度保持在90μm不变,调整三角形边的弯曲程度,继续研究以上性能,结果表明在内弯曲的状态下可以将限制损耗降低60%.该工作为高效率、高性能的太赫兹光纤提供了合理的结构设计以及理论分析.     

低损耗高双折射太赫兹Topas光子带隙光纤

以太赫兹低损耗聚合物材料Topas环烯烃共聚物为基材,设计了一种带隙型光子晶体光纤.光纤由三角形排列的圆角正六边形空气孔构成包层,缺失四个近邻空气孔构成近菱形的二重对称空气芯.采用有限元法分析了该光纤在太赫兹波段的传输特性.结果表明:在1.5THz附近约0.3THz的宽频范围内存在光子带隙,光纤可以基于光子带隙效应将太赫兹波束缚在空气芯中传输.在1.4~1.6THz范围内具有10-3数量级的高双折射;x偏振基模和y偏振基模的损耗都小于0.1cm-1,分别在1.53THz和1.5THz处达到最小值0.029 1cm-1和0.028 7cm-1.所设计的太赫兹Topas光子带隙光纤具备结构简单、易制备、直径小而易弯曲的特点.     

类摩天轮型多孔纤芯超高双折射率太赫兹光子晶体光纤特性

提出一种以新型聚合物Topas作为基底材料的类摩天轮型多孔芯光子晶体光纤。利用时域有限差分法对光纤的双折射率、损耗及色散等特性进行数值模拟。结果表明：该光纤在3～6 THz的工作频段内可提供10^-1数量级的双折射率,在4 THz处达到0.1085的超高双折射率、10^-1 dB/cm的总损耗、10^-16 dB/cm的极低限制损耗和2.4×10^-14 dB/cm的低弯曲损耗;该光纤在3～5.5 THz频率范围内拥有近零色散值,为±0.11 THz^-2·cm^-1。该光纤的良好特性对太赫兹光器件以及偏振传感等领域的发展具有促进作用。     

用于太赫兹波传输的低损耗、高双折射光纤研究

提出了一种同时具有低吸收损耗、高双折射特性的新型太赫兹传输光纤.光纤由层状的聚四氟乙烯和空气层组成.采用有限元法分析了光纤的结构参数对其吸收损耗和双折射的影响.结果表明:这种光纤的双折射可高达0.08;在保证模式的吸收损耗小于20 dB/m的前提下,其双折射仍可大于0.02. 关键词： 太赫兹传输 吸收损耗 双折射 有限元法     

Octave-spanning supercontinuum generation of vortices in an As2S3 ring photonic crystal fiber

We propose As(2)S(3) ring photonic crystal fiber (PCF) for supercontinuum generation of optical vortex modes. Due to the large material index contrast between As(2)S(3) and air holes in the designed ring PCF, there is a two-orders-of-magnitude improvement of the difference between the effective refractive indices of different vortex modes compared with regular ring fiber. The design freedom of PCFs enables a low dispersion (<60 ps/nm/km variation in total) over a 522 nm optical bandwidth. Moreover, the vortex mode has a large nonlinear coefficient of 11.7/W/m at 1550 nm with a small confinement loss of <0.03 dB/m up to 2000 nm. An octave-spanning supercontinuum spectrum of the vortex mode is generated from 1196 to 2418 nm at -20 dB by launching a 120 fs pulse with a 60 W peak power at 1710 nm into a 1 cm long As(2)S(3) ring PCF.     

高双折射的混合格子太赫兹光子晶体光纤的设计与研究

提出了一种新型高双折射的混合格子太赫兹光子晶体光纤,通过对芯区亚波长尺寸的空气孔进行多种格子组合排列,增加结构的非对称性实现高的模式双折射. 全文仿真建模采用专业的有限元计算软件COMSOL Multiphysics 4.0,结果表明:混合格子太赫兹光子晶体光纤在很宽的频率范围内都具有较高的双折射(达到10^-2)和低的限制损耗,且通过改变光纤的某些参数可以灵活地控制其双折射或限制损耗特性. 相比于同类光通信波段光纤,由于太赫兹波波长较大,能够降低芯区微结构加工的难度,具有可行性. 关键词： 双折射 混合格子 太赫兹光子晶体光纤 限制损耗     

低损耗大带宽双芯负曲率太赫兹光纤偏振分束器

设计了一种基于双芯负曲率光纤的新型低损耗大带宽太赫兹偏振分束器,该器件以环烯烃共聚物为基底,沿圆周等间距分布着12个含内嵌管的圆形管,通过上下对称的两组外切小包层管将纤芯分成双芯.采用时域有限差分法对其导模特性进行分析,详细研究了各个参数对其偏振分束特性的影响,分析了该偏振分束器的消光比、带宽、传输损耗等性能.仿真结果表明:当入射光频率为1 THz,分束器长度为6.224 cm时, x偏振光的消光比达到120.8 d B,带宽为0.024 THz, y偏振光的消光比达到63.74 d B,带宽为0.02 THz,传输总损耗低至0.037 d B/cm.公差分析表明结构参数在±1%的偏差下,偏振分束器仍然可以保持较好的性能.     

High-birefringence hollow-core anti-resonant THz fiber

A novel high-birefringence hollow-core anti-resonant THz fiber is proposed in this paper. This fiber has a simple structure which consists of only ten Topas tubes. High birefringence is achieved by introducing two large tubes. The first two resonant frequencies are 1.44 and 2.88 THz by fixing tube thickness at 0.09 mm, which makes two low-loss transmission windows exist in the frequency range from 0.8 to 3.0 THz. The lowest loss is 2.10 dB/m occurring at 1.2 THz in the first transmission window and 1.68 dB/m at 2.34 THz in the second transmission window. By optimizing the structure parameters, high birefringence above 7 × 10^?4 in the frequency range from 1.0 to 1.24 THz are obtained. The highest birefringence is up to 8.7 × 10^?4 at 1.04 THz. Birefringence can be further increased to the order of 10^?3 by adjusting the structure parameters at the cost of loss increasing and the bandwidth decreasing. In addition, bent performance of this fiber is also discussed. In addition, this fiber can keep good performance when it is bent for x-direction. At the bend radius of 15 cm, the loss and birefringence has a more slightly change in the first transmission window than the second transmission window. The first transmission window own much better bent-insensitive characteristics.     

Variable photonic crystal fiber optical attenuator combining air hole reduction induced radiation and bending loss

Recently, an optical attenuator has been important in fiber optic communication systems, because a transmission power in fiber has become higher due to a channel increment in wavelength division multiplexing transmission. A photonic crystal fiber (PCF) optical attenuator is fabricated by air hole diameter reduction in a part of PCF in which radiations are caused in the air hole diameter reduced part of PCF. A PCF optical attenuator has a high power resistance feature due to its radiation-induced operation of optical attenuation. In this paper, we proposed a variable PCF optical attenuator in which a bend was applied to the air hole diameter reduced part in PCF optical attenuator that was fabricated by CO₂ laser irradiation. In PCF optical attenuator fabrication, the attenuation was adjusted by the reduced air hole diameter with laser irradiation time control. It was demonstrated that 10.6–13.5 dB of variable attenuation was obtained at 1550 nm-wavelength with 0°–90° bending angle applied to the air hole diameter reduced part in PCF optical attenuator.     

全固态八边形大模场光子晶体光纤的设计

提出一种新型的全固态八边形大模场低损耗的掺镱石英光子晶体光纤,利用多极法对光纤的结构和特性进行了模拟.这种结构的光子晶体光纤空气孔由掺有少量氧化硼的石英棒代替,简化了制备过程,提高了光纤的热损伤阈值.在波长为1064 μm处,光纤的模场面积可达2000 μm²,还可实现单模传输,而且其弯曲损耗很小,当弯曲半径为5 cm时弯曲损耗小于05 dB/m.这种光纤对光纤激光器和光纤放大器的发展有重要意义. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 模场面积 弯曲损耗 限制损耗     

Transmission of terahertz radiation using a microstructured polymer optical fiber

A hollow-core microstructured polymer optical fiber was analyzed in the terahertz (THz) region. Spectral analysis of time domain data shows propagation of THz waves in both the hollow-core and the microstructured cladding with a time delay of approximately 20 ps. The frequency range and shift of the transmission bands between different sized waveguides suggested photonic bandgap or resonant guidance. Finite-difference time domain calculations agree relatively well to the experimental transmission results. Propagation losses were estimated to be as low as 0.9 dB/cm.     

A design of novel photonic crystal fiber with low and flattened dispersion for supporting 84 orbital angular momentum modes

A dual-guided photonic crystal fiber(PCF) with low and flattened dispersion is designed, which can support a large number of orbital angular momentum(OAM) modes. The properties of the proposed PCF are systematically analyzed through the finite element method. The results show that the proposed PCF can support up to 84 OAM modes with 600 nm bandwidth ranging from 1000 to1600 nm. All values of mode purity are above 91.7%, the isolation parameters are larger than 67 dB and the maximum value up to 145 dB, the lowest confinement loss is only 5×10~(-13) dB·m~(-1).More importantly, the values of dispersion for all modes are less than 40 ps·km~(-1)·nm~(-1), and the lowest dispersion variation is only 0.7 ps·km~(-1)·nm~(-1). These superior optical properties make the proposed PCF have great advantage in stable transmissions of data and long-distance optical fiber communication system with large capacity.