一种实现光纤耦合器分光比微调的新方法

随着光纤通信技术的不断发展,光纤通信中至关重要的光无源器件——光纤耦合器,其使用量正在不断的增加。如何提高光纤耦合器的成品率已成为一个很重要的问题。通过对具有一定分光比的未封装的窄带光纤耦合器的一端进行固定和在另一端进行扭转,可以实现耦合器分光比的微调。实验表明,对耦合器施加扭转力矩会使耦合器的分光比发生一定的变化,并且在扭转的过程中附加损耗的变动很小。利用这一特性可以对偏离预定分光比的耦合器的分光比实现微调,从而可得到更符合要求的分光比,提高了成品率。     

分光比可调的光子晶体光纤耦合器

实验研究了一种磁流体包覆的光子晶体光纤耦合器,其分光比可由磁场在线调节。实验结果表明,耦合器耦合区的尺寸越小,其分光比随磁场的变化越敏感。在外磁场强度为0~14mT时,耦合区尺寸为27μm的耦合器分光比随磁场强度线性变化的灵敏度为0.0289mT~(-1)。耦合器耦合区尺寸越小,环境温度对分光比的影响越强。对于实际应用的耦合器,应综合考虑分光比的磁场调谐特性及温度响应特性,选择合适参数的光子晶体光纤耦合器。     

一种覆盖全通信波段的新型宽带偏振无关双芯光纤定向耦合器的研究

提出了一种新型的双芯光子晶体光纤, 应用全矢量有限元方法分析了光纤各种结构参数对光纤宽带特性和偏振无关特性的影响. 在此基础上优化设计了一种50:50的双芯光子晶体光纤耦合器, 在1.225—1.675 μm波长范围内实现分光比小于1%、两偏振态之间的分光比差小于0.5%的优良特性. 由于引入了仅对偏振特性影响明显的相对独立的中心调制区, 不仅降低了光纤的优化设计难度, 而且实现了与普通单模光纤相匹配的模场特性, 能有效地降低耦合器的接续损耗与制作难度. 研究成果为研制接续损耗低、超宽工作带宽、偏振不敏感等特性的新型光定向耦合器提供了理论基础.     

耦合器分光比的精确控制

利用矩形近似理论对用熔锥法制作的耦合器分光比进行了分析。结果表明,影响分光比的主要因素为耦合区长度。给出了两者间变化的理论公式,并在实验中得到了证实。CorningSMF28光纤耦合器分光比随耦合区长度变化的实验值为0 04%/μm,实验值与理论值基本一致。通过调节耦合区长度,得到了精确的50∶50分光比的光纤耦合器。     

熔锥型保偏光纤耦合器分光比的偏振依赖研究

实验研究了熔锥型保偏光纤耦合器分光比随入射单色线偏振光偏振方向的旋转所呈现的周期性,验证了保偏光纤耦合器分光比的偏振依赖特性.借鉴已成熟的单模光纤耦合器的倏逝场耦合模理论,对这一偏振依赖分光比的周期性规律提出了一种理论解释.在实验结果的规律性基础上,经验拟合出了分光比与单色线偏振光输入偏振角的函数关系.     

1×7锥形混合棒塑料光纤耦合器

利用光线追迹法进行数值仿真得到了锥形混合棒塑料光纤耦合器的分光比与其长度的关系.数值仿真表明:这种耦合器的分光比随锥形光波导长度增加,在0.143(即均分处)上下呈振荡型变化.选择一均分且分光比变化平缓的区域作为制作光波导的长度,通过拉伸粗的光波导棒成锥形且达到所需的长度,并采用精密的机械连接,制作出了1×7塑料光纤耦合器.测试数据表明:这种塑料光纤耦合器具有很高的均匀性.     

光纤环形腔激光器输出特性的研究

对由不同长度的掺饵光纤、不同分光比的耦合器构成的光纤环形腔激光器的输出特性进行了实验研究。通过理论与实验分析,得出了激光器的输出功率、斜率效率与掺铒光纤的长度、耦合器的分光比有关,而且存在最佳值的结论。     

保偏光纤2×2定向耦合器

介绍一种已研制成的低损耗、宽带、结构紧凑的保偏光纤定向耦合器(PPFDC),它可用于今后的相干纤维光学传输系统或陀螺仪上。这种耦合器由两块直径为200μm蓝宝石球透镜、一块3dB分光器和四根锥形氧化铝陶瓷套管组成,套管上的基准扁平面用于使光纤在接点保持偏振。由于直管内光纤只有很短一段经过抛光,故光纤的固有热应力变化最小。光轴和机械轴成一定角度,因而光纤端面或透镜表面不会出现串扰光。耦合器的光学方向性大于50dB,在1.3μm波长区的反射损耗大于40dB。在1.2到1.4μm内的过量损耗小于1dB。消光比大于25dB。耦合器耦合区的长度包括两块球透镜和分光器在内约1mm,光纤端面分布反馈激光二极管的谱线宽度用耦合器由延迟自零检测系统测量。采用调相耦合器的新型保偏光纤陀螺仪的实验结果表明,灵敏度和稳定度均是适用的。这些实验结果证实耦合器的上述各种特性均是正确的。     

用于光纤光栅解调的波长敏感光纤耦合器

为了拓宽光纤耦合器的使用范围,开发光纤耦合器的新功能,采用熔锥技术制作波长敏感耦合器,该耦合器在分光的同时对波长敏感。通过耦合理论验证实验结果,实验数据与理论值相符合。实验中得到波长灵敏度最大值为17.86%/nm的耦合器。采用拉锥工艺制作波长敏感耦合器工艺简单,耦合比峰值对应波长控制易于实现。该耦合器可用于光纤光栅布拉格波长漂移解调。令待解调光纤光栅布拉格波长与耦合器波长灵敏度最大值对应的波长一致,当波长发生漂移时,耦合器输出耦合比发生变化。自制的波长敏感耦合器实现了对布拉格波长为1566.71 nm光纤光栅波长漂移的解调,波长漂移1.80 nm,耦合比变化20.34%。此种解调方式具有光路简单,易于与光纤匹配的优点,可以应用在大型建筑中光纤光栅的健康监测。     

椭圆型保偏光纤耦合器的研制

保偏光纤耦合器是干涉仪和光纤陀螺仪的关键器件。介绍了用匹配型椭圆包层保偏光纤制作保偏光纤耦合器的工艺流程、测试结果以及分光比随温度的变化情况。试验结果表明,保偏光纤耦合器的综合性能指标,尤其是附加损耗和温度性能达到了国内领先水平。     

Graphical Representation of the Supermode Theory of a Waveguide Directional Coupler

A novel graphical representation of the supermode theory of a waveguide directional coupler based on phasor analysis is described. Following this approach, dependence of the magnitudes and phases of the output fields on the splitting ratio of a directional coupler is discussed. Both the cases of phase-matched (identical) and non-phase-matched (non-identical) waveguides constituting a directional coupler are investigated. This approach directly illustrates the fact that the phase shift suffered by the coupled light relative to the throughput light is π/2, regardless of the splitting ratio for identical guides, which is not the case for couplers with non-identical waveguides. It also yields additional information about the phases of the output fields of a directional coupler. The usefulness of this approach in the context of wavelength-flattened couplers, wavelength division multiplexing couplers, and polarization effects in directional couplers is also discussed. This approach should also be helpful in the analysis of guided wave interferometric devices such as wavelength interleave filters and modulators, based on concatenated directional couplers.     

基于Ti扩散铌酸锂偏振分束器的研制

对定向耦合型偏振分束器的原理进行了分析。设计了一种零间距定向耦合器,在空间上实现TE/TM模式分束;用BPM软件对所设计的器件进行仿真模拟,对于TE/TM模的消光比分别可以达到21.2dB和19.5dB;该器件在X切Y传的LiNbO3晶片上采用Ti扩散技术制作完成。实验样品消光比测试结果TE/TM模分别为11.5dB和19.1dB,对于消光比不够理想的原因进行了初步的分析。     

Novel 0.98/1.55 μm dichroic coupler based on lithium niobate

A novel 0.98/1.55 μm dichroic coupler with high-extinction ratio and low insertion loss has been designed and implemented on LiNbO₃ for Erbium-doped fiber amplifier applications. The design of dichroic coupler is based on a modified directional coupler structure with a single bend in each channel. Beam propagation method is used to analyze the coupler performance to get the optimal parameters for device design, such as channel width, titanium thickness, channel gap, and interaction length. Samples with the signal coupling ratio as high as 100% and pumping power ratio as high as 95% have been obtained.     

A high performance backscattering set-up using multimode light channels

The utilization of multimode ion-exchanged waveguides to form an optical directional coupler for multimode fibre backscattering measurements is discussed. The optical properties of the integrated branching element are described in detail. A very high directivity of 70 dB was obtained with this new device. The dynamic range in the backscattering measurement was 23 dB fibre one-way loss.     

用于X波段模块化相对论速调管放大器在线测量的紧凑型定向耦合器设计

为实现模块化相对论速调管放大器功率、频率和相位的在线测量,对紧凑型高定向性高带宽的定向耦合器进行了仿真和实验研究。利用小孔耦合理论和相位叠加原理进行理论分析,设计了一种双孔紧凑型定向耦合器,在此基础上采用主、副波导正交连接,耦合孔沿轴向和角向二维分布的方法,进一步缩短了耦合器的长度。通过电磁仿真对耦合器各参数进行优化,模拟结果表明：当中心频率为10 GHz时,普通双孔定向耦合器对TM01模式的耦合度为-60.68 dB,在250 MHz的带宽内定向性大于20 dB,此时耦合区长度为3.49 cm。改进型定向耦合器对TM01模式的耦合度为-58.1 dB,在300 MHz的带宽内定向性大于20 dB,此时耦合区长度仅为1.8 cm（约0.6λ）。耦合器的冷腔实验测量结果与仿真结果符合较好。     

A very short vertical directional coupler with polarization-insensitive high extinction ratios

We propose a very short vertical directional coupler with polarization-insensitive high extinction ratios. The structure of the coupler has two deep-ridge waveguide structures in the upper and lower parts which can be implemented using a double-sided wafer process. The coupling length and extinction ratios of the vertical directional coupler with symmetric structures decrease as the thicknesses of the inner cladding layer and core layer decrease. The extinction ratio is improved using a slight asymmetry in the refractive indices of two core layers. As the thicknesses of the inner cladding layer and core layer decrease, the length of the vertical directional coupler for extinction ratios greater than 30 dB of both TE and TM modes decreases. A vertical directional coupler with a very short length less than 100 μm and polarization-insensitive high extinction ratios greater than 30 dB can be implemented using the structure proposed in this paper.     

Ultracompact directional couplers realized in InP by utilizing feature size dependent etching

We present the design, fabrication, and measurement of an ultracompact directional coupler in InP/InGaAsP/InP. By utilizing the lag effect in the dry etching process, in one etch step, deeply etched asymmetric waveguides with a shallow groove in between are fabricated. This special property enhances the coupling efficiency for the directional coupler and thus makes the device ultracompact. We demonstrate directional couplers as short as 55 microm, which is only 1/30th the length of the conventional design.     

Research technique of metamaterials with the controlled effective negative refractive index and their characteristics

A design of the two-beam hybrid microwave interferometer for measuring refractive indices of metamaterials is described. It is based on the branching of radiation using a waveguide directional coupler. Radiations of the interferometer waveguide arms are summed and the phase disbalance of the interferometer arms is counted on the waveguide measuring line. The frequency dispersion of the negative refractive indices of the metamaterial samples with a variable distance between its constituent plates is experimentally investigated. A possibility of controlling the refractive index of a metamaterial is demonstrated.     

All-optical Steerable Directional Coupler Using Kerr Dark Spatial Soliton Waveguides

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Fabrication and analysis of a directional coupler written in glass by nanojoule femtosecond laser pulses

A directional coupler written in a glass sample by the focused 400-nm output from a 25-fs oscillator is reported. The coupler is single mode; the splitting ratio is 1.9 dB at 633 nm. A refractive-index profile of the waveguide with a magnitude of Dn = 4.5 x 10(-3) was retrieved from a near-field mode pattern.