Highly efficient excitation of LP01 mode in ring-core fibers by tapering for optimizing OAM generation

We have demonstrated the highly efficient excitation of the linearly polarized mode(LP01)in ring-core fibers(RCFs)by tapering the spliced point between the RCF and the standard single-mode fiber(SMF)to optimize all-fiber orbital angular momentum(OAM)generation.The tapering technique has been investigated theoretically and experimentally.Before tapering,only 50%of light can be coupled from SMFs to RCFs.The modal interference spectrum with an extinction ratio(ER)of～9 dB is observed,showing that higher-order modes are excited in RCF.By tapering the spliced point,90%of light is coupled,and the ER is minimized to be～2 dB,indicating that the higher-order modes are effectively suppressed by tapering.Such tapered spliced points of RCF–SMF are further applied for all-fiber OAM generation.The efficiencies of OAM+1 and OAM?1 generation are found to be enhanced by approximately 11.66%and 12.41%,respectively,showing that the tapered spliced point of the RCF–SMF is a feasible way to optimize OAM generation.     

法拉第旋转镜对旋转光纤磁光性能测量的影响

为了解决随机线性双折射对光纤磁光特性测量的影响,采用旋转光纤（SF）结合法拉第旋转镜（FRM）的测量方法,研究了FRM对旋转光纤磁光特性测量的影响。首先,从理论方面研究旋转光纤与FRM的引入如何减小光纤中的随机线性双折射对磁光特性测量的影响,并搭建基于FRM的旋转光纤磁光特性测试系统。当光源波长为1310 nm时,FRM作用前的旋转光纤费尔德常数都比未旋转光纤的大,且旋转光纤的节距越短,费尔德常数越大。特别是旋转光纤的节距为1.0 mm时,其费尔德常数为0.8304 rad/（T·m）,比未旋转光纤的费尔德常数[0.8029 rad/（T·m）]增大了约3.43%。当测试系统加入FRM后,不同光纤的费尔德常数测量值相较于未使用FRM的光纤费尔德常数测量值都有一定幅度的增大,尤其相比于节距为1.0 mm时的旋转光纤更进一步提高了7.50%,并且在FRM作用前后不同光纤费尔德常数测量值的均方差分别为0.99%和0.61%,说明FRM的引入提高了掺杂光纤费尔德常数的测量精度与稳定性。     

Fabrication and characteristics of character-1 shaped reduced diameter polarization-maintaining optical fiber

A novel structure reducing diameter polarization maintaining optical fiber with high birefringence and strength is introduced. The fiber is fabricated through using modified chemical vapor deposition (MCVD) method, which is able to produce the optimum predicted character-1 shaped fiber structure. As a result, a low-loss fiber with beat length close to 2.0 mm at 1310 nm wavelength and extinction ratio approximately -25 dB has been produced. The process is both simple and reproducible.     

1550nm工作波长新颖结构细径偏振保持光纤的制备及性能研究

对工作波长在1550nm，新型结构细径偏振保持光纤的制备与性能进行研究，并制备出拍长达到2．1mm、消光比达到28dB（1km）、工作波长在1550nm、低衰减且高强度的细径偏振保持光纤．