大模场啁啾光纤光栅的光谱特性

 将一种矩阵算法拓展应用于数值求解多模耦合模微分方程, 并使用该矩阵算法对大模场啁啾光纤光栅的光谱特性进行了理论研究。结果表明, 大模场多模光纤光栅因模式的自耦合和互耦合而使反射谱存在多个反射峰, 这与单模光纤光栅的反射谱不同。由于光栅周期存在啁啾, 大模场光纤光栅的反射峰分裂, 且峰值反射率减小。使用高斯切趾函数可使反射峰分裂在一定程度上得到改善。     

Suspended-core fiber Bragg grating sensor for directional-dependent transverse stress monitoring

This Letter presents simulation and experimental results of orientation-dependent transverse stress fiber sensors using fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in four-hole suspended-core fibers. Resonant peak shifts and splitting of FBGs were studied as functions of the applied transverse load and fiber orientation. Both simulation and experimental results revealed that the response of FBGs in suspended-core fibers is sensitive to both the orientation and magnitude of an applied transverse stress.     

Experimental investigation of pre-irradiation effect on radiation sensitivity of temperature sensing fiber Bragg gratings

The effect of pre-irradiation on radiation sensitivity of fiber Bragg gratings(FBGs) is verified experimentally.FBGs are fabricated in photosensitive optical fibers and single mode fibers with Ge-concentration in a range from 3 mol% to 23.37 mol% in the core.In experiments,the FBGs are subjected to twice γ-radiation exposures to a Co60 source at a dose-rate of 0.1 Gy/s up to a total dose of 50 kGy.Pre-irradiation treatment can reduce the temperature sensitivity variation of FBGs by 18.12%-35.91%,as well as Bragg wavelength shift(BWS) by 8%-27.08 %.Our research demonstrates that pre-irradiation treatment is a feasible method to improve the radiation tolerance of FBGs.     

Sensing properties of fiber Bragg gratings in small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers

We report about fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) inscribed in two different types of small-core Ge-doped photonic crystal fibers with a UV laser. Sensing properties of the FBGs were systematically investigated by means of demonstrating the responses of Bragg wavelengths to temperature, strain, bending, and transverse-loading. The Bragg wavelength of the FBGs shifts toward longer wavelengths with increasing temperature, tensile strain, and transverse-loading. Moreover, the bending and transverse-loading properties of the FBGs are sensitive to the fiber orientations. The reasonable analyses for these sensing properties also are presented.     

荧光光纤光栅传感特性的实验研究

在载氢掺铒光纤上写入Bragg光纤光栅,得到新型光子学器件-荧光光纤光栅.分别对其Bragg波长（λB）及荧光寿命（τ）的温度（T）及应变（ε）响应特性进行了实验研究,并且给出了λB和τ分别关于（T,ε）的拟合方程.实验结果表明：荧光光纤光栅的λB对T和ε的响应具备一般Bragg光纤光栅的优良特性,测得温度灵敏度为11.1pm /℃,应变灵敏度为1.19pm/με;而且τ对T和ε的响应也具有良好的线性关系,温度灵敏度为0.59 μs/℃,应变灵敏度为6.16 ns/με.实验结论为解决温度应力交叉敏感、实现温度应力的同时监测提供一条新颖的途径.     

Dynamics of pulse propagation in phase-shifted fibre Bragg gratings: a numerical investigation

Fibre Bragg gratings (FBGs) are an integral component of optical fibre based communication systems for signal processing. Uniform FBGs and phase-shifted FBGs find major applications as add-drop filters in dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM) systems where these are used to filter out channels and to shape the signal spectrum. We investigate numerically the spatiotemporal deformation of pulses as they propagate through the gratings. In particular, the effect on the pulse dynamics of phase shift or defect present in the gratings, often introduced intentionally in a grating to generate a narrow transmission spike within the stopband, is studied in time domain. This study is of significance since the deformation in the pulse in time limits the maximum bit rate achievable, and hence the pulse duration and shape need to be analysed and controlled accurately. A time domain numerical tool based on the Transmission Line Modelling (TLM) method is developed to study the pulse dynamics. The results obtained give useful information about the signal dynamics in gratings with defects, including the signal oscillations trapped in the defect, to be considered in applications such as while designing spectral filters.     

DS-OCDMA系统中FBG编解码器的研究

详细阐述了平行结构和串联结构光纤布喇格光栅编解码器的设计思想,探讨了它们在直接序列扩频光纤码分多址系统中的应用,并推导了各自的编解码原理.通过分析相应系统在功率效率和误码率等方面的性能,得出了最佳的设计参量.结果表明,该编解码器除具有与同一结构类型的光纤延迟线编解码器相似的性能外,还具有相位编解码能力.     

Irradiation effect on strain sensitivity coefficient of strain sensing fiber Bragg gratings

The effect of irradiation on the strain sensitivity coefficient of strain sensing fiber Bragg gratings(FBGs) has been investigated through experiments. FBGs were fabricated in single mode fibers with 3 mol% Ge-concentration in the core and with a H2-loading treatment. In experiments, the FBGs were subjected to γ-radiation exposures using a Co60 source at a dose-rate of 25 Gy/min up to a total dose of 10.5 kGy. The GeO defect in fiber absorbs photons to form a GeE’ defect; the interaction with H2 is a probable reason for the γ-radiation sensitivity of gratings written in hydrogen loaded fibres. The effect mechanism of radiation on the strain sensitivity coefficient is similar to that of radiation on the temperature sensitivity coefficient. Radiation affects the effective index neff, which results in the change of the thermo-optic coefficient and the strain-optic coefficient. Irradiation can change the strain sensitivity coefficient of FBGs by 1.48%–2.71%, as well as changing the Bragg wavelength shift(BWS) by 22 pm–25 pm under a total dose of 10.5 kGy. Our research demonstrates that the effect of irradiation on the strain sensitivity coefficient of FBG is small and that strain sensing FBGs can work well in the radiation environment.     

Yb-doped superfluorescent fiber source with cascaded broad fiber Bragg gratings

In this paper, the Yb-doped superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) with cascaded broad fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are reported. The spectral properties of this SFS with cascaded broad FBGs are described and compared with that without cascaded broad FBGs. The experimental results have shown that cascaded broad FBGs can increase the output of some special wave bands.     

基于保偏光纤取样光栅的宽频带滤波方法

提出一种新型刻录在保偏光纤上的取样布喇格光纤光栅.利用耦合模方程分析了此种光纤光栅的光谱特性,并利用切趾函数对光栅的输出谱进行了优化处理,最终可以实现高品质的宽频带多波长滤波.频带宽度为普通取样布喇格光纤光栅的2倍,经过切趾处理后,此种光纤光栅的边模抑制比也有显著提高.     

Double-ring cavity configuration of actively mode-locked multi-wavelength fiber laser with equally tunable wavelength spacing

A novel actively mode-locked multi-wavelength tunable fiber laser with equally increased or decreased wavelength spacing is presented. It is constructed using a double-ring cavity combined with an amplitude modulator and cascaded fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs). The cavity lengths for all FBGs are intrinsically identical due to the double-ring configuration, and simultaneous mode locking of multiple wavelengths is therefore achieved by applying only one mode-locking signal to the modulator. The FBGs are mounted on a organic plate with angles between adjacent gratings such that the forces applied to the FBGs have an equal force increment; thus, stretching or compressing the cascaded FBGs can achieve a wavelength tuning with equally increased or decreased wavelength spacing.This revised version was published online in March 2005. In the previous version, the published online date was missing     

Optic sensors of high refractive-index responsivity and low thermal cross sensitivity that use fiber Bragg gratings of >80 degrees tilted structures

For the first time to the authors' knowledge, fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) with >80 degrees tilted structures have been fabricated and characterized. Their performance in sensing temperature, strain, and the surrounding medium's refractive index was investigated. In comparison with normal FBGs and long-period gratings (LPGs), >80 degrees tilted FBGs exhibit significantly higher refractive-index responsivity and lower thermal cross sensitivity. When the grating sensor was used to detect changes in refractive index, a responsivity as high as 340 nm/refractive-index unit near an index of 1.33 was demonstrated, which is three times higher than that of conventional LPGs.     

用紫外光直接在光纤内写入布拉格反射光栅的实验研究

用紫外光直接在光纤内写入布拉格反射光栅的实验研究杜卫冲谭华耀＊刘颂豪华南师范大学，激光生命科学研究所，广州５１０６３１＊香港理工大学，电机系自１９８９年Ｍｅｌｔａｚ［１］首次提出采用两束波长位于掺Ｇｅ－石英光纤吸收带内的相干紫外激光相干涉，从侧面照射...     

Modelling of linearly chirped fiber bragg gratings by the method of single expression

To model chirped fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) for dispersion compensation in optical fibers a novel method of single expression (MSE) is used. The reformulation of Helmholtz’s equation in the MSE to the full set of first-order differential equations leads to dealing with the electric field amplitude, its derivative, power flow density and phase distributions in any aperiodic media. The phase derivative obtained numerically permits to compute the dispersion slope in the time delay of investigated chirped gratings. Reflective and time delay spectra of linearly chirped gratings of different lengths and chirp coefficients are computed. A self-similarity law for the gratings of the same strength but different lengths and chirp coefficients is revealed. The apodization of gratings is applied to reduce sidelobes in gratings’ reflection spectra and eliminate oscillations in the time delay characteristics.     

Modelling of linearly chirped fiber Bragg gratings by the method of single expression

To model chirped fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) for dispersion compensation in optical fibers a novel method of single expression (MSE) is used. The reformulation of Helmholtz's equation in the MSE to the full set of first-order differential equations leads to dealing with the electric field amplitude, its derivative, power flow density and phase distributions in any aperiodic media. The phase derivative obtained numerically permits to compute the dispersion slope in the time delay of investigated chirped gratings. Reflective and time delay spectra of linearly chirped gratings of different lengths and chirp coefficients are computed. A self-similarity law for the gratings of the same strength but different lengths and chirp coefficients is revealed. The apodization of gratings is applied to reduce sidelobes in gratings' reflection spectra and eliminate oscillations in the time delay characteristics.     

Customized MCVD fabrication of different application-type silica optical fibers and their FBG inscription characteristics

We report here the experimental realization of Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) of desired specifications in different application-types of in-house fabricated silica optical fibers, namely, standard telecom fiber of type SM-28, Er³⁺-doped SiO₂–GeO₂ fiber and photosensitive high GeO₂ fiber. Fibers for this purpose were fabricated by customizing the process variables of the Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition (MCVD) technique used for our laboratory fabrication of optical fibers. To check the performance of the drawn fibers in terms of FBG characteristics, gratings were written by exposing a short length of fibers to interference fringes derived from a frequency-doubled Ar-ion laser using a modified two-beam interferometer system in single phase-mask configuration. Results of inscribing selected wavelength FBGs demonstrate the efficacy of our approach in achieving, reproducibly, high-quality FBGs in all application-fibers.