七芯光子晶体光纤中百瓦量级超连续谱的产生

采用平均功率为141.6 W的皮秒光纤激光泵浦一段国产七芯光子晶体光纤,获得了平均功率为104.2 W、连续光谱覆盖范围从750至1700 nm以上的超连续谱输出.详细研究了超连续光谱随泵浦功率增加的演变过程,并对基于该七芯光子晶体光纤的超连续谱光源的光谱拓展和功率提升潜力进行相关的分析和讨论.该研究结果对高功率超连续谱光源的发展具有一定的参考价值.     

Supercontinuum generation in seven-core photonic crystal fiber pumped by a broadband picosecond pulsed fiber amplifier

We report a supercontinuum source generated in seven-core photonic crystal fibers(PCFs) pumped by a self-made all-fiber picosecond pulsed broadband fiber amplifier. The amplifier's output average power is 60 W at 1150 nm with spectral width of 260 nm, and its repetition rate is 8.47 MHz with pulse width of 221 ps. With two different lengths of seven-core PCF, different output powers and spectra are obtained. When a 10 m long seven-core PCF is chosen, the output supercontinuum covers the wavelength range from 620 nm to 1700 nm, with the output power of 11.7 W. With only 2 m long seven-core PCF used in the same experiment, the wavelength of the supercontinuum spans from 680 nm to 1700 nm,with the output power of 20.4 W. The results show that the pulse width is 385 ps in the 10 m long seven-core PCF and 255 ps in the 2 m long one, respectively, due to the normal dispersion of the PCF.     

七芯光子晶体光纤结构优化的数值分析

从耦合模方程出发,推导了描述七芯光子晶体光纤模场特性的本征方程,得到了这种结构光纤的本征值和本征矢.使用频域有限差分法数值模拟,通过改变传输波长、纤芯间距、包层孔大小分析了纤芯之间的强度分布与耦合系数的关系,分别实现了模式整形和高阶超模截止.掌握了具有强耦合特性的七芯光子晶体光纤设计规律,和这种结构光子晶体光纤的同相位超模的选取方法. 关键词： 光子晶体光纤 大模场面积光纤 多芯结构 频域有限差分法     

光纤振动传感器探头的设计

提出和论述了一种光纤振动传感器的原理和探头设计方法。使用悬臂梁来遮挡反射回光纤的光 ,用光强度调制来实现振动信号的测量。这种传感探头只需一根光纤引出 ,紧凑小巧 ,易于安装调试。结果表明 ,这种光纤振动传感器传感头是可靠而耐用的 ,长时间工作稳定 ,抗外界干扰强 ,易制作 ,易安装。     

A Double-Cladding Seven-Core Photonic Crystal Fiber for Hundred-Watts-Level All-Fiber-Integrated Supercontinuum Generation

A seven-core photonic crystal fiber(PCF) is fabricated and shown to possess a Gaussian-like far-field-intensity distribution.The seven-core PCF,designed with double-cladding structure and zero dispersion wavelength at 927 nm,is utilized to build up a 104 W all-fiber-integrated supercontinuum(SC) source with total conversion efficiency up to 74.3%.The average output power of SC can be further scaled based on this multi-core PCF.     

利用Kagome光纤实现多芯光子晶体光纤的输出合束

多芯光纤的输出光束只能在远场和焦点附近实现良好的同相位超模合束,这种超模传输特性大大影响了多芯光纤的应用范围.一种新型中空Kagome光纤为解决这一难题提供了可行的方案,利用中空Kagome光纤可以实现七芯光纤输出模式的整形合束.本文利用中心波长800 nm的钛宝石飞秒激光作为激光源,耦合入七芯非线性光子晶体光纤,得到700 nm至1050 nm的展宽光谱,并实现同相位超模输出.随后,将非线性展宽之后的宽谱七芯光束耦合至Kagome光子晶体光纤中,从Kagome光纤输出光斑呈高斯分布的模式传输,不再演变回七芯模式,耦合效率71%.实验还进一步验证此方法适用于不同结构的多芯光纤,为多芯光纤在高功率激光等领域的应用提供了参考.     

Self-organization in a multicore fiber laser array

We explain an observed spontaneous transition to the high-brightness, in-phase array state of a seven-core ytterbium-doped fiber laser array [IEEE Photonics Technol. Lett. 13, 439 (2001)]. The responsible mechanism is nonlinear refraction, and either in-phase or antiphase array modes can be selected by control of pump intensity. The phenomenon appears to be robust and scalable.     

Fiber-optic delay line using multicore fiber

A fiber-optic delay line based on a multicore optical fiber is fabricated for the first time. Due to the optical pulse sequential passage over all cores, the time delay of the optical signal of 45.0 μs is obtained at the optical fiber length of only 1300 m. The use of the seven-core optical fiber allows a sevenfold reduction in the used fiber length in comparison with single-core fibers, which is promising for developing lines with long signal delays.     

Multicore, tapered optical fiber for nonlinear pulse reshaping and saturable absorption

We present a new method to create a coupled waveguide array via tapering a seven-core telecommunications fiber. The fiber based waveguide array is demonstrated to exhibit the novel physics associated with coupled waveguide arrays, such as discrete diffraction and discrete self-focusing. The saturable absorber characteristics of the device are characterized and an autocorrelation measurement reveals significant single-pass pulse reshaping.     

Phase locking of a compact Nd-doped phosphate multicore fiber laser

Two compact fiber lasers based on the gain medium of Nd-doped phosphate glass multicore fiber (MCF), of length no more than 10 cm, have been demonstrated experimentally for the first time. A stable phase-locked laser beam at 1055 nm emitted from a three-core fiber that is 8.5 cm in length has been achieved, with a maximum output power of 20 mW. The properties of similar seven-core fiber laser also have been investigated.     

一种基于光纤光栅的毫米波副载波光纤通信方案

提出了一种采用光纤光栅滤波器获得具有一定间隔双波长成分的光脉冲光谱实现毫米波副载波光信号产生的方法。利用逆工程算法,设计了一种变迹叠栅(Moiré)光纤光栅滤波器,给出了相应的模拟结果;并在实验上初步制作了相应的光纤光栅滤波器,验证其可行性。同时基于所设计的光纤光栅和波分复用技术,提出了一种频移键控光纤无线通信系统Radio Over Fiber系统,为下一代的高速大容量的光纤无线通信系统系统提供一种可行的备选解决方案。     

基于光纤锥和纤芯失配的Mach-Zehnder干涉湿度传感器

介绍了一种简单且灵敏度较高的Mach-Zehnder干涉湿度传感器.将单模光纤和多模光纤渐变熔接光纤锥,色散补偿光纤被熔接在两个多模渐变光纤之间,形成了单模光纤-光纤锥-多模渐变光纤-色散补偿光纤-多模渐变光纤-光纤锥-单模光纤结构的传感器.光纤锥起到了增加包层模能量的作用,两个多模渐变光纤节点作为光耦合器,从而形成光纤Mach-Zehnder干涉仪.外界环境湿度的变化,将使得传感器透射谱能量发生变化,通过测量干涉谱波峰峰值能量实现对湿度的测量.实验结果表明干涉谱波峰峰值能量与环境湿度之间存在良好的线性关系.当环境湿度在35%RH—85%RH范围内变化,一段由20 mm色散补偿光纤组成的传感器,其灵敏度为-0.0668 dB/%RH,相关度为0.995.该传感器结构紧凑、尺寸小、制造工艺简单,这使其可以被广泛用于湿度测量.     

制导光纤强度的依赖关系

分析研究制导高强度光纤强度8个方面的依赖关系，指出光纤强度降低的关键原因是光纤中存在着缺陷即表面微裂纹。因此，必须从制造工艺、制造环境入手，严格控制减少微裂纹方能制造出过2％筛选应变的高强度光纤。     

Measuring the difference in group delays between the cores of a multicore optical fiber by means of time-domain interferometry

A way of measuring the difference in group delays between the cores of multi-core optical fiber is proposed. The method is based on a low-coherence Mach–Zehnder interferometer and a broadband radiation source. The corresponding experimental setup is constructed and a seven-core optical fiber with identical cores manufactured at the Fiber Optics Research Center, Russian Academy of Sciences, is studied.     

基于四波混频的光纤非线性系数测量方法

为解决四波混频法测量光纤非线性系数未考虑泵浦消耗而导致结果不准确的问题,提出了一种在简并四波混频情况下测量非线性系数的方法.根据光纤中简并的四波混频理论,推导出了考虑泵浦消耗和光纤损耗的椭圆方程.通过设定数值计算所需的各个参量并利用简单的数学方法分析了计入泵浦消耗、光纤损耗的必要性,得到被测光纤的非线性系数,与Optisystem的仿真结果一致.研究表明,这种改进的测量方法不但适用于小信号情形下的四波混频过程,还可以应用于出现参量饱和现象的场合,为进一步设计光纤2R再生器件提供了重要依据.     

基于四波混频的光纤非线性系数测量方法

为解决四波混频法测量光纤非线性系数未考虑泵浦消耗而导致结果不准确的问题,提出了一种在简并四波混频情况下测量非线性系数的方法.根据光纤中简并的四波混频理论,推导出了考虑泵浦消耗和光纤损耗的椭圆方程.通过设定数值计算所需的各个参量并利用简单的数学方法分析了计入泵浦消耗、光纤损耗的必要性,得到被测光纤的非线性系数,与Optisystem的仿真结果一致.研究表明,这种改进的测量方法不但适用于小信号情形下的四波混频过程,还可以应用于出现参量饱和现象的场合,为进一步设计光纤2R再生器件提供了重要依据.     

单光纤光纤陀螺误差分析

单光纤光纤陀螺采用的是单光纤在线制作技术。由于这种方法是把所有的光器件都放在一根光纤上制作,因此各光器件的连接处没有融接点,并且光器件的性能可在线控制。在分析其结构的基础上建立了开环FOG的光学模型,并进行了误差分析。指出了单光纤光纤陀螺方案是低成本、高可靠性、易于工程化的一种方案。     

国产光纤实现直接抽运全光纤化3000 W级激光输出

基于国产光纤构建了直接抽运全光纤化主控振荡器功率放大器结构光纤激光器, 放大级分别采用武汉烽火锐光科技有限公司和中国电子科技集团公司第四十六研究所提供的国产20/400 μm掺镱双包层光纤作为增益光纤, 通过全国产化放大级实现了3050和3092 W的1080 nm激光输出. 放大级提取效率分别为67.3%和68.2%, 光-光效率分别为63.0%和63.9%. 据可查询资料, 这是公开报道的直接抽运全光纤激光输出的最高水平, 同时由于采用了国产光纤作为放大级增益光纤, 表明国产光纤具备了3 kW级光纤激光器输出能力. 通过国产光纤横截端面以及光纤熔接显微镜图像实验分析知, 光纤制造工艺的不足是导致国产光纤激光器效率低的主要原因. 继续改进光纤工艺, 提升抽运功率, 优化光纤长度, 有望实现更高功率的全国产化光纤激光器输出.     

The Fractional Fourier Transform in the Analysis and Synthesis of Fiber Bragg Gratings

An approach based on the fractional Fourier transform is proposed for both analysis and synthesis of fiber Bragg gratings. The method is shown to be simple and accurate. A comparison is made with the results of the numerical integration of the full Riccati equation, which are valid for arbitrary reflectivities. The method being very efficient, processing times can be short enough for a real-time control of the writing process, during grating manufacturing. The effects of profile random irregularities on FBG performance are studied, and several examples, useful for design purposes, are given.     

高性能保偏光纤的关键应用特性研究

开发出一种高性能保偏光纤的制造工艺,并制备出包层直径为80μm的细径高性能保偏光纤。试验表明：该光纤具有优良的全温（-50℃～85℃）偏振串音性能,光纤全温串音变化典型值在3．23dB,具有良好抗弯曲性能和良好的端面研磨性。