1053nm附近掺镱光纤超荧光光源的研究

在理论分析的基础上，提出并实现了利用两个光纤光栅串联结构构成的平坦性较好，特定波 段荧光功率输出较大的超荧光光源，并和光纤反射圈结构和没有反射装置的结构作了比较. 实验利用了1052.54—1053.42nm的反射率为29.6dB和1052.624—1055.60nm的反射率为 34.4dB的两个宽带光纤光栅得到了1052.5—1055.5nm波段的3nm宽的比其他波段要高12dB 的超荧光. 关键词： 串联宽带光纤光栅 超荧光光源 3+光纤')" href="#">掺Yb³⁺光纤 光纤反射圈     

Multiple fiber Bragg grating interrogation based on a spectrum-limited Fourier domain mode-locking fiber laser

A novel fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensing system based on a spectrum-limited Fourier domain mode-locking (SL-FDML) fiber laser is proposed. Multiple FBGs cascaded in a long fiber are utilized as both the sensors in the system and the wavelength-selected components in the SL-FDML fiber laser. Both wavelength-division multiplexing and spatial-division multiplexing techniques are demonstrated for interrogation of multiple FBGs by mapping the wavelength measurement to the time measurement and by adjusting the driving frequency of the SL-FDML fiber laser. The proposed FBG sensing system, employing techniques of the wavelength- and spatial-domain interrogation of multiple FBGs, can be used in remote and quasi-distributed multipoint sensing.     

Double-ring cavity configuration of actively mode-locked multi-wavelength fiber laser with equally tunable wavelength spacing

A novel actively mode-locked multi-wavelength tunable fiber laser with equally increased or decreased wavelength spacing is presented. It is constructed using a double-ring cavity combined with an amplitude modulator and cascaded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The cavity lengths for all FBGs are intrinsically identical due to the double-ring configuration, and simultaneous mode locking of multiple wavelengths is therefore achieved by applying only one mode-locking signal to the modulator. The FBGs are mounted on a organic plate with angles between adjacent gratings such that the forces applied to the FBGs have an equal force increment; thus, stretching or compressing the cascaded FBGs can achieve a wavelength tuning with equally increased or decreased wavelength spacing.This revised version was published online in March 2005. In the previous version, the published online date was missing     

Spectrum-profile-identification-based wavelength division multiplexing method for a fiber Bragg grating sensor

A new wavelength division multiplexing method for fiber Bragg grating(FBG) sensors based on spectrum profile identification is proposed. In this method, FBGs and tilted FBG(TFBG) sensors are cascaded in a single fiber in one sensing channel. The different spectrum profiles enable the cross-correlation method to demodulate the wavelength. Therefore, the different types of sensors can occupy the same central wavelength band. Using this method, the multiplexing capacity is optimized. Experiment results demonstrate the feasibility of this method and it is useful for applications where large numbers of FBGs are needed.     

Switchable dual-wavelength passively mode-locked fiber ring laser using SESAM and cascaded fiber Bragg gratings

We propose and demonstrate an efficient and simple wavelength switchable dual-wavelength passively mode-locked fiber ring laser based on a semiconductor saturable absorber mirror (SESAM) and a cascaded sequence of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The efficient self-starting mode-locked operation was realized with a SESAM. Dual-wavelength pulses with a wavelength spacing of 12.49 nm were obtained which was determined by the reflection peaks of the FBGs used in the experiment. In addition, by rotating the polarization controllers (PCs), the switchable dual-wavelength operation was simply achieved via exploiting wavelength-dependent loss mechanism.     

Remote fiber sensor based on cascaded Fourier domain mode-locked laser

We propose a high-speed remote fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor interrogation system based on a 1.3-μm cascaded Fourier-domain mode-locked (FDML) laser. It consists of multiple FBGs connected to an optical circulator in the laser cavity. The cascaded FDML laser with these multiple FBGs is operational when the scanning frequency of the fiber Fabry-Perot tunable filter matches the fundamental frequency of the laser cavity. Each FBG provides a separate laser cavity for the FDML laser. The scanning frequencies of each laser cavity are 30.5314, 31.5393, 32.7108, and 33.8023 kHz. Using the cascaded FDML laser, we measure the performance of the long-distance static strain FBG sensor interrogation system in both the time and spectral domains. The slope coefficients of the measured relative wavelength difference and the relative time delay from the static strain are found to be 0.95 pm/μstrain and 0.15 ns/μstrain, respectively. We also demonstrate the dynamic response of the interrogation system with 80-Hz modulation strain using the cascaded FDML laser. Thus, an FBG sensor interrogation system for high-speed and high-sensitivity long-distance monitoring systems can be realized using a cascaded FDML laser.     

Switchable multi-wavelength erbium-doped fiber lasers by using cascaded fiber Bragg gratings written in high birefringence fiber

A novel and simple Erbium-doped fiber laser by using cascaded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) written in high-birefringence fibers for switchable multi-wavelength operation is proposed. Due to two-peak reflection with orthogonal polarizations of the FBG, the polarization hole-burning effect in the cavity is greatly enhanced. Experimental results show that the stable dual- and three-wavelength lasing operation with very narrow wavelength separation (0.39 nm) can be generated at room temperature. The configuration is simple and flexible. Only by adjusting polarization controllers (PCs), the laser can be switched among the stable single-, dual- and three-wavelength lasing operations.     

Quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating sensor system based on a Fourier domain mode locking fiber laser

A novel quasi-distributed fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor system based on Fourier domain mode locking (FDML) fiber laser is proposed and demonstrated. The low reflectivity FBGs with the same Bragg wavelength are connected cascaded in a long fiber working as the sensing elements of the sensor system as well as the wavelength and cavity length selecting elements of the FDML laser. By adjusting the driving frequency of the FDML fiber laser, lasing with different selected cavity lengths will be achieved correspondingly. When the wavelength of the working FBG shifts which includes the sensing information, FBG interrogation can be realized both in wavelength and time domain.     

Highly photosensitive Sb/Er/Ge-codoped silica fiber for writing fiber Bragg gratings with strong high-temperature sustainability

A highly photosensitive Sb/Er/Ge-codoped silica fiber for fabricating fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) with strong high-temperature sustainability is presented. The photosensitivity and the high-temperature sustainability of FBGs created in this fiber are examined and compared with those produced in a Sn-doped silica fiber. The results show that the Sb/Er/Ge fiber has a much higher level of photosensitivity than the Sn-doped silica fiber and that the FBGs have a similar high-temperature sustainability of 800 degrees C. The strong fluorescence properties observed from this fiber are also examined.     

光纤陀螺用掺铒超荧光光纤光源输出特性研究

介绍了掺铒超荧光光纤光源(SFS)的基本原理和SFS各种基本结构的特点。结合实际应用选择了单程后向(SPB) SFS作为光纤陀螺用光源。理论分析了影响单程后向掺铒超荧光光纤光源输出特性的各种因素。通过实验分析了铒纤长度对单程后向掺铒光纤光源泵浦效率和输出光谱的影响,特别是对中心波长稳定性的影响,对于单程后向结构掺铒光纤光源来说,铒纤长度有一个最佳值。演示了铒纤在选择最佳长度的情况下,泵浦功率对输出谱型的影响。通过实验分析了-40℃～60℃之间光源输出光谱和输出光功率的温度稳定性。最终得到了适用于惯导级光纤陀螺的光源。     

双后向结构的线宽拓展L波段超荧光光源

报道了采用两级级联双后向抽运的光源结构,实现高效率和线宽拓展的L波段掺铒光纤超荧光光源.通过数值模拟,研究了两级光纤长度分配和抽运功率比例对光源输出特性的影响.模拟表明,该结构可获得线宽拓展的平坦L波段光谱,相比常规L波段光谱线宽拓展了15 nm,达近60 nm.此外,抽运功率比例为1∶1时该结构的抽运转换效率最高.利...     

High-temperature sustainability of strong fiber Bragg gratings written into Sb-Ge-codoped photosensitive fiber: decay mechanisms involved during annealing

An antimony--germanium- (Sb--Ge-) codoped fiber specially designed for the fabrication of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) with high temperature sustainability has been developed. The photosensitivity and the high-temperature sustainability of FBGs that have been written into this fiber were tested. The results obtained showed that the FBG written into this fiber has a very high temperature sustainability of 900 degrees C. A decay mechanism that involves cation hopping is presented to explain the observed high temperature sustainability of the grating written into this fiber.     

High-stable,double-pass forward superfluorescent fiber source based on erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber

A double-pass forward configuration superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) based on erbium-doped photonic crystal fiber (EDPCF) with a high intrinsic mean wavelength stability is presented. The main factors of SFS instability with temperature variation are analyzed. Optimization of the high-stable SFS is achieved by combining high-performance EDPCF, optimal fiber length, and source structure with fine-tuning pump power. The temperature dependence of the SFS mean wavelength has been reduced to below 0.077 ppm/°C with temperature variation from 70 to ?40 °C. To the best of our knowledge, this value is the closest to 0 ppm/°C in the reported references, and these new developments probably constitute an important step for high-accuracy interferometric fiber-optic gyroscope sources.     

Tunable fiber Bragg gratings for application in tunable fiber lasers

The resonance wavelength of the fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) is tuned using two methods. Tunable FBGs are used as the selecting elements in the cavities of tunable lasers. An ytterbium-doped fiber laser with a wavelength tuning range of 1063–1108 nm and an output power of 6 W, a Raman fiber laser with a wavelength tuning range of 1252–1303 nm and an output power of 3 W, and an erbium-doped fiber laser with a wavelength tuning range of 1530–1580 nm are realized, and their characteristics are studied.     

All-fiber actively Q-switched fiber laser tuned by a pair of temperature controlled fiber Bragg gratings

We report an all-fiber actively Q-switched erbium-doped fiber laser, where the linear laser cavity mirrors are composed of two fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The laser oscillation wavelength could be tuned by this pair of temperature controlled FBGs. The Q-switching is achieved by an all-fiber phase modulation device. Using this system, we could obtain stable Q-switched laser pulses output, which could be optimized by tuning the reflection wavelengths of the two FBGs to be adjacent to each other. Instead of being modulated by the FBG filter in high-speed oscillation, this fiber laser system is operating in the Q-switched regime using an all-fiber phase modulator, producing a more stable laser output spectrum.     

铒纤长度对单程掺铒光源输出特性的影响

 分析铒纤长度对掺铒光源输出特性的影响对于光源的优化设计有重要意义。实验分析了铒纤长度对单程前向和后向掺铒光纤光源(SFS)输出特性的影响。分析了铒纤长度与单程SFS输出光功率的关系,以及铒纤长度对单程SFS输出光谱宽度及中心波长的影响。找到了最佳铒纤长度的范围,对单程掺铒光纤光源的器件选择及性能优化有重要的参考价值。     

Polarized superfluorescent fiber source

We report the demonstration of a polarized superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) that increases the power output in the desired linearly polarized component by a factor of 1.76 over that of a standard, unpolarized SFS that uses the same pump power. This increase in efficiency is accomplished by insertion of a low-loss polarizer at an optimum point in the erbium-doped fiber of a standard SFS.     

Sensing properties of fiber Bragg gratings in small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers

We report about fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in two different types of small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers with a UV laser. Sensing properties of the FBGs were systematically investigated by means of demonstrating the responses of Bragg wavelengths to temperature, strain, bending, and transverse-loading. The Bragg wavelength of the FBGs shifts toward longer wavelengths with increasing temperature, tensile strain, and transverse-loading. Moreover, the bending and transverse-loading properties of the FBGs are sensitive to the fiber orientations. The reasonable analyses for these sensing properties also are presented.     

长周期光纤光栅傅里叶模式耦合理论

建立了长周期光纤光栅傅里叶模式耦合理论.在分析同向模式耦合时,发现了同向耦合模式的振幅系数间存在傅里叶变换关系.推导了长周期光纤光栅的同向耦合谱和透射谱的通用表达式.该理论是用傅里叶变换分析得出长周期光纤光栅折射率微扰的空域谱,再对该空域谱进行模式同向耦合分析,从而得到长周期光纤光栅光谱特性的通用表达式.根据该理论模拟分析了长周期光纤光栅在不同长度和微扰幅值时的光谱特性,与传统耦合模理论进行了对比分析.结果表明,该长周期光纤光栅傅里叶模式耦合理论具有简单、精确和高效的特点,与实际长周期光纤光栅的透射谱特性一致.应用该理论可分析无过耦合的任意轴向折射率微扰分布的长周期光纤光栅光谱特性.     

Bragg光纤光栅傅里叶模式耦合理论

建立了Bragg光纤光栅傅里叶模式耦合理论.在分析光纤光栅的耦合模时,发现了耦合模式的振幅系数间存在傅里叶变换关系.推导了将傅里叶变换和模式耦合融合在一起的Bragg光纤光栅反射谱和透射谱的通用表达式.该理论是用傅里叶变换得到Bragg光纤光栅折射率微扰的空域谱,再对该空域谱进行模式耦合分析计算,从而得到Bragg光纤光栅的光谱特性.根据该理论,仿真分析了Bragg光纤光栅的谱特性,与耦合模理论、直接傅里叶变换法进行了对比分析.结果表明,傅里叶模式耦合理论与传统的耦合模理论及实际Bragg光纤光栅的光谱特性一致,具有简单、清晰、直接、精确和分析效率高的特点,可分析任意轴向折射率微扰分布的Bragg光纤光栅结构.