InP基1×4多模干涉耦合器的设计与制作

在密集波分复用系统中,多波长DFB激光器阵列与多模干涉耦合器集成光源器件具有重要的应用前景.为了研制多波长集成光源中的宽带可用低损耗光耦合器,利用三维有限差分光束传播法仿真设计了一种具有强限制作用的InP/InGaAsP材料的多模干涉型耦合器.输入/输出端波导均采用楔形结构以降低多模干涉型耦合器的插入损耗,提高各个输出端口的出光平衡度.根据仿真结果,结合波导芯层为采用外延生长设备,采用反应离子刻蚀工艺制作了1×乘4多模干涉型耦合器.利用自动对准波导耦合测试系统对所制作器件的插入损耗和出光平衡度进行测量.测试结果表明,该器件在1 550nm波长附近的40nm带宽范围内获得了约2.6dB的通带平坦度,在1 550nm通信波长处,器件的插入损耗低于10dB.     

InP基1×4多模干涉耦合器的设计与制作

在密集波分复用系统中,多波长DFB激光器阵列与多模干涉耦合器集成光源器件具有重要的应用前景.为了研制多波长集成光源中的宽带可用低损耗光耦合器,利用三维有限差分光束传播法仿真设计了一种具有强限制作用的InP/InGaAsP材料的多模干涉型耦合器.输入/输出端波导均采用楔形结构以降低多模干涉型耦合器的插入损耗,提高各个输出端口的出光平衡度.根据仿真结果,结合波导芯层为采用外延生长设备,采用反应离子刻蚀工艺制作了1×乘4多模干涉型耦合器.利用自动对准波导耦合测试系统对所制作器件的插入损耗和出光平衡度进行测量.测试结果表明,该器件在1 550 nm波长附近的40 nm带宽范围内获得了约2.6 dB的通带平坦度,在1 550 nm通信波长处,器件的插入损耗低于10 dB.     

可双参量同时测量的光纤磁场传感器

设计并制作了一种马赫-曾德尔干涉仪(Mach-Zehnder Interferometer,MZI)与光纤布喇格光栅级联的光纤磁场传感器,其中MZI由相当于分光器的锥结构和相当于耦合器的花生锥结构级联组成,封装在填充了磁流体的毛细管中.由于磁流体的有效折射率会随着外界磁场强度的改变而变化,故可通过观察干涉谱的特征波长的变化来测量外界磁场强度,而光纤布喇格光栅透射峰对磁场强度不敏感.当磁场强度由0mT变化到20mT时,马赫-曾德尔干涉峰的灵敏度为0.11nm/mT.温度特性实验测得马赫-曾德尔干涉峰和光纤布喇格光栅透射峰的温度灵敏度分别为0.401 5nm/℃和0.011 4nm/℃.因此,可利用敏感矩阵实现双参量同时测量.     

Simulation and experimental research on polymer fiber mode selection polished coupler

Multimode dispersion is the main obstacle for high bandwidth in multimode optical fiber （MMF） communication system. Mode selection is an effective method to oppress multimode dispersion. We propose and investigate a kind of polymer optical fiber polished coupler. Beam propagation method （BPM） is employed to calculate the coupling coefficient of transmission modes in MMF coupler, and an output pattern from coupling branch is obtained. Analysis and experiment show that this coupler can select certain modes by changing polished depth, contact area, and intersection angle of two branches, which means that the device can be employed both as a mode selector and a sensor. In addition, simulation shows that five times bandwidth enhancement may be realized by selecting modes with the polymer fiber polished coupler.     

Crosstalk comparison of lattice-form optical interleaver with different coupler structures

Lattice circuit made from a cascade of couplers and delay-lines is a popular approach for optical interleaver based on planar lightwave circuit (PLC) technology. Different coupler structures can be employed in the lattice circuit, including 1-stage directional couplers (DCs), 4-stage DCs, and 2-stage multimode interference (MMI) couplers. We fabricated optical interleavers with above three coupler structures, respectively. The experimental results prove that the latter two coupler structures can help to reduce crosstalk, which meets the simulation results well.     

基于Mach-Zehnder干涉仪的光纤气体传感器理论

提出了一种基于马赫-曾德尔(Mach-Zehnder)干涉仪的光纤气体传感器。由于Mach-Zehnder干涉仪具有抑制光源噪声和模式噪声的特点,在高精度测量中越来越受到重视。在干涉仪的传感臂上涂有对待测气体敏感的薄膜,由于气体与敏感层的作用,导致光纤纤芯折射率发生变化,两臂的相位差发生变化,并引起干涉仪输出光强的变化和干涉条纹的平移,平移量与气体浓度对应。根据杨氏双缝干涉的理论,利用MATLAB对该研究进行计算机仿真,绘制出单色光的杨氏干涉图样和光强分布曲线,及气室中通入一定浓度的待测气体使干涉图样产生平移。     

Fabrication and comparison of thermochromic material-based fiber-optic sensors for monitoring the temperature of water

In this study, we explored the feasibility of developing two types of fiber-optic temperature sensors that can measure the temperature of water. One uses a thermochromic material such as Lophine, whose optical absorbance changes according to the thermal variation. The other uses a thermochromic pigment that gradually loses its own color through heat absorption. We measured the change in the intensity of the reflected light, which was due to the variation of the optical property of Lophine and pigments, with thermal variation. The relationship between the temperature of water and the output signal of the fiber-optic sensors was also determined. The fiber-optic temperature sensor using Lophine provided a relatively broad range of temperature measurement with low sensitivity, whereas the fiber-optic temperature sensor using a thermochromic pigment offered a high sensitivity in a narrow range of temperature measurement.     

Micromachining by CO2 laser ablation: Building blocks for a multiport integrated device

We report on the design and fabrication of complex microcomponents based on multimode optical interference, using a CO₂ laser ablation technique. Mode confinement, power division and losses are assessed. Power splitters show a good balance in the intensity division but beam combiners exhibit a variation in output power. The devices are compact and show a low sensitivity to imperfections in the fabrication process. The results demonstrate the technique's potential to develop multiport integrated circuits.     

Self-guiding multimode interference threshold switch

We propose a new passive optical thresholding device that combines the principles of multimode interference (MMI) with self-guiding. The multimode region is composed of a nonlinear optical material that will support a self-guided beam (i.e., a material with a positive Kerr nonlinearity). The device operates by switching between the MMI mode of operation and the self-guiding mode of operation, depending on the input light intensity. We describe the basic principles of a self-guiding MMI device, simulate the device, and discuss design issues associated with these optically controlled optical switches.     

Simple design of optical fiber displacement sensor using a multimode fiber coupler

A simple design sensor is demonstrated using a fabricated multimode plastic fiber coupler in conjunction with reflective intensity modulation technique. The performances of this sensor are investigated for different light sources. This sensor uses only one fiber for sending and receiving the light and therefore only the back slope exists. The sensor shows the highest performance with the use of yellow light source, which has the highest intensity and the smallest beam divergence. The sensitivity, linear range, resolution and dynamic range of the sensor are obtained at 0.0001 mV/μm, 1500 μm, 70 μm, and 5.0 mm, respectively. The simplicity of the design, high degree of sensitivity, dynamic range and the low cost of the fabrication make it suitable for real field applications.     

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.     

微米光纤耦合型环境折射率传感器

本文展示一种由两根微米光纤构成的耦合型环境折射率传感器。微米光纤表面存在倏逝波,芯外介质折射率微小的改变将引起倏逝场分布变化,从而导致能量在耦合器两臂中的重新分配。本文通过测量耦合器两端出射光功率的比值来对葡萄糖溶液的浓度进行传感,实验结果表明该微米光纤耦合型传感器的浓度传感灵敏度可达1.58 mol·L~(-1)。本文用耦合模理论详细分析了两根相邻微米光纤的耦合效率与芯外介质折射率之间的关系,发现减小耦合区的光纤的直径,增大入射光波长或增大耦合长度,都可以进一步提高这种传感器的灵敏度。     

Near-field scanning optical microscopy imaging of multimode interference

By use of a near-field scanning optical microscope (NSOM) in collection mode, the intensity distribution along a 2 x 2 multimode interference coupler was directly imaged as a function of wavelength. Although calculations can predict the general trend of wavelength dependence and the approximate positions of multiple images in the coupler, the accuracy is poor because of uncertainties in the waveguide width. We show that direct imaging using a NSOM bypasses calculational uncertainties and proves to be a powerful technique for studying these waveguide devices.     

Bending effect on light propagation in an optical fiber: Application to a temperature sensor

Curvature of a multimode optical fiber reduces the number of modes propagating through the fiber and thus the light power at the fiber output. In this paper we study this phenomenon and use it to make a new intrinsic temperature sensor, which operates by a local refractive index variation of the constituent material as a function of both temperature and curvature. The sensing effect comes from an organized competition between a predetermined strain obtained by bending the fiber with a known bending radius and a temperature-indiced strain that will modulate the waveguide. This sensor measures to an accuracy of 0°1C.     

基于菲涅耳微透镜的光学加速度传感器原理研究

目前航空业惯性导航系统中广泛采用的加速度传感器存在抗电磁干扰（EMI）和电磁冲击（EMP）能力差等缺陷，针对此提出了一种基于菲涅耳衍射微透镜的光学加速度传感器，它能够有效地解决上述问题。该传感器的传感原理是把一个反光膜平行地置于微透镜的后方，根据微透镜前方汇聚点处光强的变化来敏感加速度的大小。通过Fresnel-Kirchhoff衍射公式详细推导了传感器的光学原理，并且对光纤的偏移对光强的影响进行了计算机模拟分析。结果表明：光纤接收的光强对反光膜的位置具有纳米级的灵敏度，并且对光纤沿微透镜焦平面方向的偏移极其敏感，当此偏移超过2μm，光强就会下降至不足理想情况下的50%。验证性实验结果表明这种传感器的原理是正确的。     

波长和强度同时响应的锥形多模光纤温度传感器

通过将一段长为17 mm的多模光纤两端分别与单模光纤对芯熔接,然后对多模光纤部分进行拉锥处理,得到一种波长和强度同时对温度响应的锥形多模光纤温度传感器。实验研究了30 ℃~80 ℃范围内传感器的温度传感特性。实验结果表明:当环境温度发生变化时,该传感器在1 542 nm附近干涉波谷的波长和强度对温度的响应灵敏度分别可达到0. 041 nm/℃和0. 106 dB/℃,并且传感器干涉条纹的波长响应和强度响应之间呈良好的线性关系。基于传感器波长响应与强度响应之间的该线性关系,通过传感信号强度的检测即可实现干涉型光纤传感器的相位解调,该方法为传感解调信号提供了新思路,具有重要的参考价值。     

Integrated thin film InGaAsP laser and 1 x 4 polymer multimode interference splitter on silicon

We report on a thin film InGaAsP laser integrated with a 1 x 4 polymer multimode interference (MMI) splitter on a silicon substrate for planar optical signal distribution. The thin film laser had a threshold current of 40 mA and was endfire coupled to the integrated passive polymer MMI splitter, and the optical signal from the laser was distributed to the four output waveguides of the MMI coupler. The measured loss of the MMI splitter was 0.79 dB. The normalized powers of the four MMI output ports in the integrated system were measured to be 0.823, 0.978, 0.852, and 1.     

The 650-nm variable optical attenuator based on polymer/silica hybrid waveguide

Visible light variable optical attenuators(VOA) are essential devices in the application of channel power regulation and equalization in wavelength-division multiplexing cross-connect nodes in plastic optical fiber(POF) transmission systems.In this paper, a polymer/silica hybrid waveguide thermo–optic attenuator based on multimode interference(MMI) coupler is designed and fabricated to operate at 650 nm. The single-mode transmission condition, MMI coupler, and transition taper dimensions are optimized through the beam propagation method. Thermal analysis based on material properties provides the optimized heater placement angle. The fabricated VOA presents an attenuation of 26.5 dB with a 21-mW electrical input power at 650 nm. The rise time and fall time are 51.99 and 192 μs, respectively. The time–stability measurement results prove its working reliability.     

Compact 3-dB tapered multimode interference coupler in silicon-on-insulator

We have fabricated a compact 3-dB multimode interference coupler with a large silicon-on-insulator cross section. To reduce the length of the usual symmetric interference multimode interference coupler, we propose using a parabolically tapered structure. The length of the device is 398microm . The device has a uniformity of 0.28 dB.     

折射率调制型光纤传感器在溶液浓度测量中的应用

本文详细报道了用折射率调制型光纤传感器测量溶液浓度的原理及实验装置。为了消除光源光强的不稳定性对测量精度提高的影响,我们提出用光学双稳态装置稳定光源的输出功率并将它用于实际测量中,实验结果表明:本方法用于测量溶液的浓度在灵敏度、精度和稳定度方面都有较大的提高,并且可用于在线监测。