Compact tunable three-dimensional polymer optical waveguide comb filter

A compact channel spacing tunable polymeric three-dimensional (3D) comb filter has been designed and fabricated. This comb filter is made of three waveguides laid in two different but parallel layers: one is in the lower layer and the other two are in the upper layer. These two waveguides in upper layer do not cross each other but instead each twice cross over the waveguide in the lower layer. At each crossing point an electrode heater is deposited on the top surface to adjust the coupling ratio between these guides. By supplying power to each heater pair, respectively, the channel spacing can be selected to be either 1.6 nm or 0.8 nm; in addition a flat-top spectral response may be obtained at the 1.6 nm channel spacing if power is supplied to both the heater pairs simultaneously.     

Electrically ultra-fast tunable optical filter employing HiBi fiber and phase modulator

An electrically tunable optical filter with ultra-fast tuning time of a few picoseconds is proposed and demonstrated. The filter consists of a phase modulator with HiBi pigtails sandwiched between two polarizers. Tuning of 6.62 nm for a 16.06 nm FSR filter is obtained with an applied voltage of 0.9 V. Tuning speed at 10 Gb/s and risetime of 40 ps is demonstrated with a frequency shift keying modulation experimental setup. Faster tuning speed is potential since the scheme is based on the electro-optic effect of the LiNO₃ crystal with sub-picosecond response time.     

Design of non-polarization angle-tuned narrowband thin film filter

Angle-tuned thin film bandpass filter is widely used in DWDM system. In oblique incidence, the bandwidths and central wavelengths of the P-polarization and S-polarization light will separate obviously, which will cause serious polarization dependent loss. These phenomena of the polarization sensitivities are analyzed and a novel non-polarization 100 GHz four-cavity narrowband dielectric thin film stack used in oblique incidence is proposed. The simulation results show that it can eliminate the polarization bandwidths and central wavelengths separation within the incident angle from 0° to 25°, and its tunable range can cover the whole C-band.     

声光滤光器性能指标的计算和讨论

以可调谐声光滤光器为元件所制造的光谱分析仪,利用声光谱光器的电调谐分光作用,辅以计算机控制,以完成信息的实时处理,其中声光滤光器性能指标的好坏将直接影响光谱分析仪的设计制造本文对用不同切向的氧化碲晶体所制成几种声光滤光器的几项性能指标进行计算的讨论,使在设计制造光谱分析仪时对声光谱光器的声光和电性能先有一个总体认识,以减少不必要的实验和摸索。     

Line width analysis of a tunable optical filter based on free-space optics

The line width of a tunable optical filter based on free-space optics was analyzed. The relationship between the line width and the Gaussian beam waist was theoretically derived and experimentally verified. The experimental results meet the theoretical analysis well, which is beneficial for the design of a tunable optical filter based on free-space optics.     

带有反馈稳定控制的全光纤可调光滤波器

本文研制了带有反馈稳定控制的全光纤可调光滤波器,并从理论上进行了推导和分析.实验结果与理论分析完全相符.最后,讨论了该器件的一些可能的应用.     

一种高选择性的可调0.83~2.15 GHz带通滤波器

设计了一种宽频率调节范围的高选择性可调带通滤波器。宽调节范围由一对简单的加载变容管的平行耦合线谐振器设计实现。由于谐振器之间存在电磁混合耦合以及通过加载变容管引入的源与负载频变耦合,该滤波器最终引入了三个自适应性传输零点。而且,三个传输零点在整个调节范围内能够保持相同的相对位置,因此,设计的滤波器实现了在整个宽频率调节范围内的高选择性和良好的带外抑制。同时,在中心频率调节的过程中,通过选择合适的耦合系数,该滤波器可以实现恒定的相对带宽。最终设计出的可调滤波器的调节范围为0.83~2.15 GHz, 可调范围可达88.6%,并保持9%±0.3%的相对带宽不变。测试结果表明该滤波器具备了高选择性和良好的带外抑制能力。     

Design theory and experiment of acousto-optical tunable filter by use of flexural waves applied to thin optical fiber

Spectral response of acoustically induced microbending through thin optical fiber is discussed from mode-coupling of core and cladding modes. The thin fiber is analyzed in three-layered structure (core-cladding-air) to gain insights into acousto-optic modulation. We explained the dependence of core and/or cladding diameters on acoustic source parameters from numerical calculations. According to the calculations, we successfully fabricated all-optical tunable filter using this thin fiber that yields an efficient mode-coupling at flexural wave frequencies less than 1MHz. To increase the acousto-optic effect, we used a specially designed thin optical fiber (80 μm of cladding diameter) in the section where flexural wave is produced, and spliced both ends of the thin fiber to the tapered 125 μm fibers. The frequency and voltage tuning of fabricated filter is also confirmed by changing the driven frequency and applied voltage of the PZT, respectively. This result suggests a possibility of fiber-optic device application as all-optical tunable filter at 1.55 μm.     

Design of Hilbert transformers with tunable THz bandwidths using a reconfigurable integrated optical FIR filter

We present the design and analysis of a wideband and tunable optical Hilbert transformer (OHT) using a tunable waveguide-based finite-impulse response (FIR) filter structure by using the digital filter design method and the Remez algorithm. The tunable Nth-order waveguide-based FIR filter, which simply consists of N delay lines, N tunable couplers, N tunable phase shifters and a combiner, can be tuned, by thermally adjusting the tunable couplers and tunable phase shifters, to tune the bandwidth of an OHT using silica-based planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology. To demonstrate the effectiveness of the method, the simulation results have an excellent agreement with the theoretical predictions. The tunable OHT can function as a wideband and tunable 90° phase shifter and thus has many potential applications. The two unique features of wideband characteristic (up to ~ 2 THz) and tunable bandwidth (THz tuning range) of the proposed OHT cannot be obtained from the existing OHTs.     

Validity of retinal oxygen saturation analysis: Hyperspectral imaging in visible wavelength with fundus camera and liquid crystal wavelength tunable filter

The purpose of this paper was to investigate the feasibility of a newly developed hyperspectral fundus imaging camera with a liquid crystal tunable filter. The intensities of different wavelengths of light transmitted through an artery, vein, and the area surrounding these vessels and reflected out were measured, and the differential spectral absorptions were analyzed. Measurements were made from 16 normal eyes and from two artificial capillaries. The ratios of absorption (ROA) of arteries to veins from 500 to 580 nm (range 1) and from 600 to 720 nm (range 2) were calculated. For all eyes, the ROA_range1 was larger than ROA_range2. The ROA obtained from the artificial capillary filled with blood saturated with oxygen or nitrogen was similar to that of simulated data of oxy- and deoxyhemoglobin extinction rate. Most ROAs of human eyes were lower than those of the simulated data and the artificial capillaries. Oxygen saturation analysis by hyperspectral fundus imaging of retinal vessels were qualitatively in agreement with thein vitro analysis or simulated values. However, further improvements are necessary to evaluate the oxygen saturation quantitatively in the retinal blood vessels.     

On a development possibility of a tunable microwave passband filter based on dielectric resonator with high TC film

Measurements of temperature dependence of "YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x thin film on SrTiO₃ substrate" structure effective impedance have been performed in 8-mm wave band by means of quasioptical dielectric resonator with whyspering gallery modes. This dependence appeared to be a series of quasiperiodical oscillation peaks of high steepness. Experiments on investigation of external electric field impact on parameters of the resonator loaded by the structure were carried out. It was found that electric field up to 3 kV/cm leads to a shift of the effective impedance temperature dependence to lower temperature and doesn't impact on the form of the dependence. Herewith the field of 2.5 kV/cm causes a shift of the resonator frequency by 108 MHz with negligible reduction of the loaded quality factor Q_L (less than in 1.5 times). Operating frequency was 35 GHz and loaded quality was about 10³. A proposal about possibility of tunable passband filter design and ways of retuning bandwidth enhancment are discussed.