A method for reducing optical fiber diameter fluctuations

An optical fiber diameter monitor, Type GY-A, was developed especially for fiber drawing. A new method, the pulling force-temperature method, is presented. The fiber drawing stability is improved and the fluctuation of the fiber diameter is 0.3 μm (rms).     

高速动态非接触激光光学法测量光纤外径

光纤拉丝过程中必须对纤丝外径进行精密测控,但是通常用于圆柱形物体动态非接触测量的方法(如相关光通量比较法、电压鉴别法、补偿光通量法等等)精度太低,测量范围难适于光纤测量。本文介绍了四种测量高速运动的光纤外径很有效的非接触式激光光学测量方法:1.前向光散射法。它测量的是激光束射到光纤上的散射角和散射条纹;2.后向光散射法。它测量后向散射条纹的间隔; 3.直接衍射法。它测量激光束直射到光纤上产生的衍射图象;4.计量光脉冲法。它测量与光纤外径有关的光脉冲效。文中还对此四种方法进行了讨论。     

超细低水峰抗弯损光纤的设计及制作

采用全合成预制棒制造法（VAD＋OVD）和改进的G.652.D光纤拉制法制造光纤.研究了工艺中光纤芯径的大小、第一包层的厚度、芯包折射率差、芯包比等参量与光纤弯曲性能的关系,并据此制作了几种超细低水峰抗弯损光纤.该光纤的裸光纤直径约80 μm,涂覆后成品光纤直径约140 μm,当弯曲半径不小于7.5 mm时,能够在1 260～1 625 nm整个波段内满足DWMD的传输要求.     

偏振保持光纤的模式双折射

偏振保持光纤是单模光纤的一种特殊类型,其模式双折射与温度、芯和皮折射率差及椭圆度、热膨胀系数、光纤直径、弹性模量、泊松比、频率、波长、拉丝张力等诸多因素有关,对与偏振保持光纤模式双折射相关的上述因素进行分析,指出光纤模式双折射越高,光纤的偏振态保持就越好,为更好地设计新型保偏光纤或合理选择保偏光纤类型奠定了基础.     

Challenges and Solutions in Fabrication of Silica-Based Photonic Crystal Fibers: An Experimental Study

Abstract

The fabrication process of photonic crystal fibers based on a stack-and-draw method is presented in full detail in this article. In addition, improved techniques of photonic crystal fiber preform preparation and fabrication are highlighted. A new method of connecting a handle to a preform using only a fiber drawing tower is demonstrated, which eliminates the need for a high-temperature glass working lathe. Also, a new technique of modifying the photonic crystal fiber structural pattern by sealing air holes of the photonic crystal fiber cane is presented. Using the proposed methods, several types of photonic crystal fibers are fabricated, which suggests potential for rapid photonic crystal fibers fabrication in laboratories equipped with and limited to only a fiber drawing tower.     

Interferometric Sizing of Single‐Axis Birefringent Glass Fibers

This paper deals with the on‐line sizing of small diameter glass fibers (i.e. d<30 μm) produced for textiles and reinforcement applications. Two models based on the Lorenz‐Mie Theory are introduced to predict the basic light scattering properties and the response of a phase Doppler interferometer (PDI) to the sizing of infinite glass fibers. Among other parameters, these models take into account particular effects such as the fiber's single‐axis birefringence and the fiber's refractive index dependence on its cooling rate (i.e. diameter). Both effects have a weak influence on the mean response of the PDI but a strong influence on the resonance structures of its phase‐diameter relationship. Two optical set‐ups were selected from a numerical optimization procedure and tested experimentally. Experimental results are presented demonstrating the validity of the models and the ability of the developed PDI set‐ups to study some features of the fiber drawing‐process: fluctuations of the fiber diameter when the nozzle is submitted to a convective perturbation and, when the fiber take‐up velocity is modulated, the detection of hollow fibers.     

锥台光纤的功率转换效率研究

 锥台光纤在激光束到单模光纤以及多模光纤到单模光纤的耦合中,在一些需要质量很高光束的同时有较高功率要求的场合有广泛应用。在这些应用中,锥台光纤的功率转换效率是很重要的一个参数。介绍了锥台光纤的熔拉研磨制作方法,分析了锥台光纤的传输特性。建立了高斯近似模型,采用模场耦合理论,计算了锥台光纤的功率转换效率。在以下参数条件下对细端半径分别为（4±1）μm,(5±1)μm,(6±1)μm,(7±1)μm和(8±1)μm的锥台光纤的功率转换效率进行了实验测定,激光器输出光波长532 nm;多模光纤NA＝0.11,纤芯半径a=12.5 μm;得到了与理论计算吻合的结果。     

基于增强瑞利反馈的单模窄线宽随机激光器

仿真说明了单模光纤(SMF)中瑞利散射(RS)的机理, 指出纤芯掺杂的不均匀性以及拉丝过程引起的光纤几何尺寸的随机变化是光纤中RS产生的主要原因, 并以此为基础制作了损耗为0.54 dB/km的散射光纤. 在通信波段, 5 km该散射光纤的瑞利背向散射(RBS)强度高于相同长度的SMF-28近5 dB. 在基于RBS单模随机激光器的数值模拟中, 大量的具有随机幅度和相位的纵模在经历不平坦增益的多次放大之后, 只有在增益最大点附近的模式能够克服损耗成为输出模式. 实验中以掺铒光纤作为增益介质, 500 m散射光纤提供随机反馈, 窄带布拉格光纤光栅(FBG)作为波长选择器件, 得到线宽约3.5 kHz、对比度近50 dB的单模激光输出. 与采用相同长度SMF-28的随机激光器相比, 其阈值电流降低了80 mA, 相同抽运条件下的最大输出功率提高了3 dBm. 该单模窄线宽随机激光器的输出波长的调谐特性仅由FBG的中心波长决定.     

基于微纳光纤的气溶胶探测应用技术

为获得激光装置密闭空间内部气溶胶分布变化情况,提出了一种基于微纳光纤传感的密闭空间气溶胶检测方法。首先通过理论计算微纳光纤表面吸附气溶胶后传输能量的变化情况,得到能量损耗与气溶胶折射率、尺度之间的关系。利用火焰熔融扫描拉锥法拉制微纳光纤,并放置在激光装置中实验验证。实验结果表明:利用直径为1.5μm的微纳光纤可以有效检测密闭空间内直径为1μm和2μm尺度的颗粒污染物,并可以通过微纳光纤的附加损耗评估颗粒污染物的数量及尺寸,得到附加损耗与空间环境洁净度之间的关系,且理论与实验结果符合较好。     

拉丝条件对光纤折射率的影响

针对光纤预制棒和由其拉制的光纤的折射率分布测量结果,分析赞成测量结果差异的原因。提出在拉制光纤时必须严格控制工艺,确保光纤性能一致性。     

一种新结构高双折射光子晶体光纤

提出了一种新结构的高双折射光子晶体光纤,通过引入掺氟实心圆的方式形成双折射,而不采用大多数高双折射光子晶体光纤中引入不同孔径空气孔或椭圆空气孔的结构。应用全矢量平面波法对其基模场分布、模式截止以及各种结构参量对模式双折射特性的影响进行了详细的分析和讨论。结果表明,该结构光子晶体光纤可以在较宽波长范围内产生10-3量级的模式双折射,且通过调节孔径,可以灵活地将双折射最高点调整到所需的波长上。另外,该结构高双折射光子晶体光纤在拉制工艺、光纤强度以及光纤熔接等方面也具有一定的优势。     

Longitudinal polarization stability of near-elliptic inner-cladding polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber

A novel theoretical analysis model of fiber birefringence and extinction ratio deterioration induced by longitudinal stochastic variation in diameter of silica capillaries for fiber preform is established based on three-dimensional full-vector beam propagation method (3D-FV-BPM) and Jones Matrix method. The longitudinal polarization stability of near-elliptic inner-cladding polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (NEIC-PM-PCF) is analyzed and compared with near Panda clading photonic crystal fiber (NPC-PCF) and near rectangle photonic crystal fiber (NR-PCF) in detail. The longitudinal diameter tolerance ranges of capillaries could be calculated for a given extinction ratio and a certain fiber length, which shows a good reference for fabricating NEIC-PM-PCFs.     

PbSe量子点硅酸盐玻璃光纤的制备及光纤光致荧光光谱特性

对钠硼铝硅酸盐玻璃熔体进行拉丝,再经过退火热处理,制备得到光纤直径80~130μm的PbSe量子点玻璃裸光纤.透射电镜分析发现光纤中PbSe量子点的晶粒尺寸为4.2~5.5nm,掺杂体积比约1%.对量子点光纤的柔性进行了初步测试.以980nm泵浦激光作为激励源,用荧光光谱仪观测了量子点光纤的荧光发射谱.结果表明:合适的量子点光纤的退火条件跟块玻璃不同.当退火温度为500~600℃、热处理时间为5~10h时,观测到量子点光纤有强烈的荧光辐射,峰值波长位于1 300~1 450nm,半高全宽达200~330nm.光纤最佳退火温度为600℃、时间7.5h.本文得到的量子点玻璃光纤可进一步制备成玻璃基底的量子点光纤型增益器件光纤放大器、光纤激光器等.     

Polypropene nanocomposites by metallocene/MAO catalysts

In our experiments, monospheres (balls of silica, diameter 200–250 nm), carbon fibers (diameter 200 nm, length 0.5–3 mm) and carbon nanotubes (diameter 15–25 nm, length 50 μm) were used as fillers. Before polymerization, the fillers were separated by ultrasound and then treated by methylaluminoxane (MAO). The MAO reacts partially with the OH-groups of the silica and the formation of methane. Catalytically active centers are formed after adding the zirconocenes or other transition metal complexes. The thickness of the polyolefins can be controlled by the pressure of ethene or propene and by the polymerization time. By this method, highly filled nanocomposite polypropenes can be obtained with a silica content of up to 60 wt%. Such combined materials are stiff and hard. Every particle is surrounded by a thin film of polyolefin with a thickness of 30 to 100 nm. Carbon fibers and carbon nanotubes can be covered also within isotactic or syndiotactic polypropene. Because of the hydrophobic character of the carbon surface, the polymer is drawing on the fiber. This leads to a reinforced combined polymer with special properties.     

光纤光栅横向效应在平面应变测量中的应用

对光纤光栅的横向效应进行了理论分析，并通过实验对其进行了测量。分析表明其产生的原因是光纤纤芯的直径变化及光纤有效折射率随纤芯直径的变化率。通过平面应变模型，分析了在平面应变状态下光纤光栅的应变测量方法。针对光纤光栅横向效应带来的测量误差，以及单个光栅无法测量二维平面应变的不足，提出了一种采用铝合金材料对两根FBG进行十字型封装的新型结构，从理论上消除了光纤光栅横向效应带来的测量误差。     

一种用于细胞操作的单光纤光镊研究

采用一种抛物线形光纤针作为基本器件,设计制作了单光纤光镊系统.用时域有限差分（Finite Difference Time Domain,FDTD）的方法仿真了抛物线型光纤探针的出射场,并在稳态场下通过对麦克斯韦应力张量积分求出不同介质球半径和折射率情况下,介质球受到的横向和纵向光作用力.实验中此单光纤光镊系统实现了对水中酵母细胞的空间捕获,并且结合两个抛物线形光纤针实现了酵母细胞在两个光势阱中的转移交接.这种单光纤光镊系统结构简单、紧凑,操纵灵活,便于调整.可以适应更多的生物细胞和生物分子的光微操作需求.     

太赫兹聚合物光子晶体光纤关键制备工艺研究

针对太赫兹聚合物光子晶体光纤的应用需求,对聚合物光纤的制备材料、预制棒制备、拉伸工艺等关键制备工艺进行了研究.分析了聚合物材料的特性,并进行实验验证,结果表明ZEONEX材料的吸收系数低于3cm~(-1),吸水性低于0.01%,玻璃化转变温度和分解温度分别高达136℃和420℃,在太赫兹光纤制备中具有优良性能.预制棒制备和光纤拉伸的工艺方面,在注塑法的基础上改进了模具系统,使用可控的微压拉丝技术,在10200Pa范围内可实现±1.5Pa的微压差精确控制,较大程度上提高了光纤预制棒的成品率和光纤的形变控制,有望制备出高空气填充率的聚合物光子晶体光纤.     

负色散斜率的色散补偿光纤的研制

对三包层的大负色散、负色散斜率的色散补偿光纤进行了理论研究，分析了各个参量对色散曲线的调节作用，发现色散补偿光纤只有在一定范围的拉丝芯径内，以牺牲负色散数值才能大负色散斜率，采用在光纤拉丝时旋转预制棒的工艺减小了光纤的偏振模色散进一步改进国内已有的的改进的化学汽相沉积（ＭＣＶＤ）光纤生产工艺，研制出了较高水平的色散补偿光纤。     

Drawing parameters optimization for birefringence reduction in optical fibers

The impact of the drawing process on the stress-induced birefringence in optical fiber is experimentally analyzed. By means of the photoelastic tomographic technique, residual internal stresses are measured in fiber samples drawn under different conditions of temperature, drawing tension and speed. From measured residual stress distributions, the stress-induced birefringence and beatlength are mathematically derived and compared, proving that an effective birefringence reduction can be obtained by a proper choice of drawing parameters.     

Steady high viscosity liquid micro-jet production and fiber spinning using co-flowing gas conformation

Here we propose a new physical approach to the high-speed conformation of a Newtonian viscous liquid into a fiber (high speed fiber drawing), which suppresses all well-known axisymmetric and asymmetric instabilities during the fiber drawing. Our approach is based on the application of an appropriate gas pressure profile along the viscous jet or fiber axis, provided by a special subsonic micro-nozzle concentric with the fiber. The micro-nozzle design and optimization is mathematically provided.Received: 21 March 2004, Published online: 18 June 2004PACS: 47.15.Gf Low-Reynolds-number (creeping) flows - 47.15.Fe Stability of laminar flows - 47.27.Wg Jets