High-efficiency focusing grating coupler with optimized ultra-short taper

A novel high-efficiency focusing non-uniform grating coupler is proposed to couple light into or off silicon photonic chips for large-scale silicon photonic integration. This kind of grating coupler decreases the transition length of the linking taper between the grating and the single-mode waveguide by at least 80%. The radian of the grating lines and the size of the taper are optimized to improve the coupling efficiency. An experimental coupling efficiency of ~ 68% at 1556.24 nm is obtained after optimization and the whole size of the grating is 12 μm × 30 μm, with a very short taper transition of ~15 μm long.     

CMOS compatible highly efficient grating couplers with a stair-step blaze profile

A novel grating coupler with a stair-step blaze profile is proposed.The coupler is a CMOS process compatible device and can be used for light coupling in optical communication.The blaze profile can be optimized to obtain a high efficiency of 66.7% for the out-of-plane coupling at the centre wavelength of 1595 nm with a 1 dB bandwidth of 41 nm.Five key parameters of the stair-step blaze grating and their effects on the coupling are discussed for the application in L band telecommunication.     

High efficiency and broad bandwidth grating coupler between nanophotonic waveguide and fibre

A high efficiency and broad bandwidth grating coupler between a silicon-on-insulator (SOI) nanophotonic waveguide and fibre is designed and fabricated. Coupling efficiencies of 46\% and 25\% at a wavelength of 1.55~μ m are achieved by simulation and experiment, respectively. An optical 3~dB bandwidth of 45~nm from 1530~nm to 1575~nm is also obtained in experiment. Numerical calculation shows that a tolerance to fabrication error of 10~nm in etch depth is achievable. The measurement results indicate that the alignment error of ±2~μ m results in less than 1~dB additional coupling loss.     

High efficiency grating couplers based on shared process with CMOS MOSFETs

Grating couplers are widely investigated as coupling interfaces between silicon-on-insulator waveguides and optical fibers.In this work,a high-efficiency and complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor(CMOS) process compatible grating coupler is proposed.The poly-Si layer used as a gate in the CMOS metal-oxide-semiconductor field effect transistor(MOSFET) is combined with a normal fully etched grating coupler,which greatly enhances its coupling efficiency.With optimal structure parameters,a coupling efficiency can reach as high as ～ 70% at a wavelength of 1550 nm as indicated by simulation.From the angle of fabrication,all masks and etching steps are shared between MOSFETs and grating couplers,thereby making the high performance grating couplers easily integrated with CMOS circuits.Fabrication errors such as alignment shift are also simulated,showing that the device is quite tolerant in fabrication.     

An ultra‐compact multimode interference coupler with a subwavelength grating slot

Multimode interference couplers (MMIs) are fundamental building blocks in photonic integrated circuits. Here it is experimentally demonstrated, for the first time, a two‐fold length reduction in an MMI coupler without any penalty on device performance. The design is based on a slotted 2 × 2 MMI fabricated on a commercial silicon‐on‐insulator (SOI) substrate. The slot is implemented with a subwavelength grating (SWG) comprising holes fully etched down to the oxide cladding, thereby allowing single etch step fabrication. The device has been designed using an in‐house tool based on the Fourier Eigenmode Expansion Method. It has a footprint of only 3.5 μm x 23 μm and it exhibits a measured extinction ratio better than 15 dB within the full C‐band (1530 nm‒1570 nm). SWG engineered slots thus offer excellent perspectives for the practical realization of MMIs couplers with substantially reduced footprint yet with outstanding performance.     

High‐efficiency single etch step apodized surface grating coupler using subwavelength structure

Grating couplers are key elements enabling the coupling of light between planar waveguide circuits and optical fibers. In this work, it is demonstrated using simulations and experiments that a high coupling efficiency can be achieved for an arbitrary buried oxide thickness by judicious adjustment of the grating radiation angle. The coupler strength is engineered by subwavelength structure, allowing straightforward apodization and single etch step fabrication. The design has been implemented using Fourier‐eigenmode expansion and finite difference time domain methods. The measured coupling loss of a continuously apodized grating is −2.16 dB with a 3 dB bandwidth of 64 nm, therefore opening promising prospects for low‐cost and high‐volume fabrication using 193 nm deep‐ultraviolet lithography. It is also shown by simulations that a coupling loss as low as −0.42 dB is predicted for a modified coupler structure with bottom mirror.     

UV-written long-period waveguide grating coupler for broadband add/drop multiplexing

We demonstrate a UV-written polymer long-period waveguide grating (LPWG) coupler, which offers a bandwidth of ∼20 nm, a maximum coupling efficiency of ∼80% and ∼60% for the TE and TM polarizations, respectively, and a wavelength-tuning range over the (S + C + L)-band (∼140 nm) with a temperature control of ∼25 °C. The LPWG coupler has the potential to be developed into a practical broadband add/drop multiplexer for coarse wavelength-division-multiplexing applications.     

Determination of engineering strain distribution in a rotor blade with fibre Bragg grating array and a rotary optic coupler

Structural damage occurs in materials subjected to repeated or fluctuating stresses that must be minimized by design to increase fatigue life, and strains distributed in a blade need to be experimentally determined for evaluating stress levels. In order to measure local strains in a rotating blade, efficient signal transmission between a sensor installed on a blade and a stationary interrogator is significantly important. In this paper a strain-independent fibre Bragg grating (FBG) sensor and a rotary optic coupler were used as means of compensating light intensity loss change arising from blade rotation. Working principles of a FBG sensor and a rotary optic coupler were detailed, and procedures for measuring local strains were also described. Eventually, strain distributions were obtained in terms of mean strain and strain amplitude. Measured strains were then directly compared with analytical ones. Experimental procedures and results offer an improved insight into a strain measurement technique for a rotating mechanical system.     

一种新颖的超结构光纤Bragg光栅梳状滤波器的设计

报道一种新颖的用于多波长光纤激光器的超结构光纤Bragg光栅（SFBG）梳状滤波器，其突出特点是仅由单个光栅构成、折射率调制和局部啁啾富于变化、反射峰均匀性好、窄带宽和标准的信道间隔.采用基于LP算法的IS光纤光栅设计技术，将整体加窗切趾法改进为各信道独立加窗切趾，成功地设计出所需的SFBG，同时对SFBG的制作技术也进行了探讨.用传输矩阵法分析反射谱、时延曲线和群时延抖动.结果表明，所设计的SFBG满足各项设计指标要求，在DWDM系统中，这种新颖的SFBG可望成为用于多波长光纤激光器的最理想的高性 能梳 关键词： 超结构光纤Bragg光栅 光栅设计 梳状滤波器     

非晶硅光伏电池表面高效光陷阱结构设计

提出一种应用于非晶硅光伏电池表面的光陷阱结构,该结构主要由衍射光栅、低折射率MgF₂膜层、高折射率ZnS膜层及金属Ag反射镜组成.在标准测试条件(AM1.5,100 mW/cm²和25 ℃)下,运用严格耦合波理论,通过计算400-1000 nm波段内的1 μm厚非晶硅光伏电池的吸收光子数加权平均ξ_AM1.5,优化光陷阱结构的设计参数.结果表明:对于电池前表面减反射结构,在衍射光栅周期为800 nm、高度为160 关键词： 光陷阱结构 衍射光栅 减反射膜 非晶硅光伏电池     

匹配光纤光栅温度传感解调系统

实验了一种基于一维调节器的光纤光栅静态温度(温度缓变)探测系统。在系统中,一维调节器与步进电机相连,步进电机由PC(计算机)通过PLC(可编程逻辑控制器)进行控制,匹配光纤光栅被固定在一维调节器上用来解调增敏光纤光栅传感器探测到的温度信号,匹配光栅的Bragg周期可通过调节一维调节器进行控制,其透射的光信号经光电检测电路检测并与调节架形成闭环控制。实验测得,在10℃~70℃范围内系统温度传感探测精度为±0.3℃。     

一种新颖的温度补偿光纤光栅应力传感测量技术

分析了光纤Bragg光栅的应变响应原理,通过实验观察光纤光栅粘贴在厚度不均的悬臂梁上产生的双峰响应,证明悬臂梁结构的不均匀会使整个光纤光栅受到不同的应力而产生两个反射峰,并且两个反射峰之间的距离随着应力的增加呈线性变化。实验中,当载荷为200g时,两个反射峰之间距离达到0.16nm,而温度变化不会引起两个反射峰之间的变化。利用这种结构的封装,可以克服光纤光栅对温度和应力交叉敏感的问题,消除温度变化引起的应力测量误差,实现一个光纤光栅对应力单参量的测量。     

一种新颖的取样光纤光栅振幅版的研制

提出了一种新颖的用于制作取样光纤光栅的取样振幅版的设计方案,其特点是具有渐变的取样周期和不变的占空比,利用这种振幅版可以简单灵活地制作出反射峰波长间隔不同的取样光栅梳状滤波器,有利于提高取样光栅的制作灵活性并降低成本.对这种方法可能存在的不足也进行了分析.利用制作出的取样光栅,基于全光纤结构实现了具有游标尺式波长调谐机理的可选波长光纤激光器. 关键词： 取样光纤光栅 梳状滤波器 可选波长光纤激光器 振幅版     

一种新颖的取样光纤光栅振幅版的研制

提出了一种新颖的用于制作取样光纤光栅的取样振幅版的设计方案，其特点是具有渐变的取样周期和不变的占空比，利用这种振幅版可以简单灵活地制作出反射峰波长间隔不同的取样光栅梳状滤波器，有利于提高取样光栅的制作灵活性并降低成本.对这种方法可能存在的不足也进行了分析.利用制作出的取样光栅，基于全光纤结构实现了具有游标尺式波长调谐机理的可选波长光纤激光器.     

A transmission line model for subwavelength metallic grating with single cut

A transmission line model for subwavelength metallic grating with single cut is presented. The model is based on analogy between the subwavelength metallic structure and the microwave transmission line theory. The analytical expression for the transmission is derived by the transfer matrix method. To confirm our model, the finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method simulations are carried out. The influences of the position of the cuts on the higher modes of slit are presented. It is found that the transmission line model gives analytical prediction about the evolution of the transmission spectra.     

A reflective surface-relief two-layer grating for splitting beams with the polarization-selective property

A polarization-selective beam splitter is presented based on a reflective surface-relief two-layer grating with a metal slab. The grating is composed of two dielectric layers and a metal slab on the substrate. For TE polarization, efficiencies of 97.58% can be diffracted into the reflective −1st order. For TM polarization, two-port output of 47.55% and 47.11% can be split into the 0th order and the −1st order, respectively. Such a polarization-selective beam splitter can be fulfilled by one grating in reflection. The grating depths of two layers are optimized by using rigorous coupled-wave analysis with the given duty cycle of 0.6 and period of 1100 nm. The performance for different incident conditions is investigated when the incident wavelength and angle deviate from the central wavelength and the Bragg angle, respectively. For TM polarization, good uniformity can still be achieved within the given incident wavelength and angle regions. For TE polarization, the reflective polarization-selective beam splitter can have merits of wideband for different incident wavelengths.     

A novel asymmetric arrayed waveguide grating with different lengths of input/output slabs

A novel arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) with asymmetric configuration is proposed. In this configuration, the length of the output slab region, the width and the spacing of the output waveguides are unequal to the corresponding parts of the input ones. Compared to a conventional symmetric AWG, the asymmetric AWG proposed in this paper has a smaller size without degrading its performance The analytic method used in a conventional symmetric AWG is extended to the asymmetric AWG. A design example of an asymmetric AWG with low insertion loss, low channel crosstalk and wide bandwidth is presented.     

A linearity interrogation technique with enlarged dynamic range for fiber Bragg grating sensing

An exact linearity interrogation technique with enlarged dynamic range for fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor has been analyzed theoretically and demonstrated experimentally. The technique bases on two matched FBGs for receiving the reflected signal from the sensor FBG and two photodiodes (PDs) for collecting the reflected signal from the two receiver FBGs. The linear expression between the nature logarithm of the output ratio of the two PDs and Bragg wavelength of the sensor FBG is obtained on the condition that the bandwidths of the two receiver FBGs being equal to each other. The wavelength of the sensor FBG can be interrogated simply and accurately by the linearity technique according to the expression. In addition, a new tunable paralleled matched gratings interrogation scheme is proposed. The interrogation range can be enlarged and multiple FBG sensors can be interrogated simultaneously with the tunable interrogation scheme.     

A novel enzyme-assisted ultrasonic approach for highly efficient extraction of resveratrol from Polygonum cuspidatum

Resveratrol is a promising multi-biofunctional phytochemical, which is abundant in Polygonum cuspidatum. Several methods for resveratrol extraction have been reported, while they often take a long extraction time accompanying with poor extraction yield. In this study, a novel enzyme-assisted ultrasonic approach for highly efficient extraction of resveratrol from P. cuspidatum was developed. According to results, the resveratrol yield significantly increased after glycosidases (Pectinex® or Viscozyme®) were applied in the process of extraction, and better extraction efficacy was found in the Pectinex®-assisted extraction compared to Viscozyme®-assisted extraction. Following, a 5-level-4-factor central composite rotatable design with response surface methodology (RSM) and artificial neural network (ANN) was selected to model and optimize the Pectinex®-assisted ultrasonic extraction. Based on the coefficient of determination (R²) calculated from the design data, ANN model displayed much more accurate in data fitting as compared to RSM model. The optimum conditions for the extraction determined by ANN model were substrate concentration of 5%, acoustic power of 150 W, pH of 5.4, temperature of 55 °C, the ratio of enzyme to substrate of 3950 polygalacturonase units (PGNU)/g of P. cuspidatum, and reaction time of 5 h, which can lead to a significantly high resveratrol yield of 11.88 mg/g.