Fiber Grating Based Optical Recirculating Filter with an Optimized Response

A novel optical recirculating filter for RF applications is described, which exploits a specially designed fiber grating with a ramped spectral profile to enable optimization of the filter response. The design overcomes the limitations imposed by loss in conventional fiber recirculating filters. Additionally, a tunable free spectral range is demonstrated by using the device in a grating array. Both theoretical and experimental results are presented and discussed.     

Polymer Optical Fiber Photosensitivities and Highly Tunable Fiber Gratings

In this paper, recent progress in the investigation of photosensitivities of polymer optical fibers and the development of polymer optical fiber grating is reported. Photosensitivities in various polymer fibers, including doped and undoped, multimode and single-mode polymer fibers, have been experimentally characterized and evaluated for fiber grating application. In particular, the wavelength dependence of material absorption and photosensitivity has been found essential to the fabrication of polymer optical fiber grating. Based on the results of photosensitivity research, polymer optical fiber gratings have been successfully fabricated. More importantly, polymer optical fiber grating has been demonstrated highly tunable, with a tuning range more than 70 nm. The unique feature of high tunability in polymer optical fiber grating has great potential in various applications including optical fiber WDM systems and fiber sensor systems. Several important issues that remain to be investigated will also be discussed.     

Polymer Optical Fiber Photosensitivities and Highly Tunable Fiber Gratings

In this paper, recent progress in the investigation of photosensitivities of polymer optical fibers and the development of polymer optical fiber grating is reported. Photosensitivities in various polymer fibers, including doped and undoped, multimode and single-mode polymer fibers, have been experimentally characterized and evaluated for fiber grating application. In particular, the wavelength dependence of material absorption and photosensitivity has been found essential to the fabrication of polymer optical fiber grating. Based on the results of photosensitivity research, polymer optical fiber gratings have been successfully fabricated. More importantly, polymer optical fiber grating has been demonstrated highly tunable, with a tuning range more than 70 nm. The unique feature of high tunability in polymer optical fiber grating has great potential in various applications including optical fiber WDM systems and fiber sensor systems. Several important issues that remain to be investigated will also be discussed.     

Photonic mm-Wave Generation Using a Double Passband Fiber Bragg Grating Filter

We report a simplified version of a mm-wave generator employing the sideband filtering technique which uses a single optical sideband filter. Instead of using a Mach-Zehnder-like fiber network to select a pair of sidebands, we employ a single Fabry-Perot fiber Bragg grating with a pair of passbands separated by the mm-wave frequency. Using a single filter eliminated the need for polarization control and pathlength matching that was required by the former interferometer-like arrangement. We describe a 30 GHz generator design and present its mm-wave signal spectrum showing an instrument-limited linewidth of ~20 Hz. The generation of such an extremely narrow signal spectrum from a laser with a 1 MHz linewidth demonstrates the remarkable laser frequency noise cancellation property of the sideband filtering technique.     

单入射波长及纤芯存在光致双折射的长周期光纤光栅的折射率传感分析

利用全矢量耦合模方程提出并分析了一种基于纤芯存在光致双折射的长周期光纤光栅的环境折射率传感测量方法.以波长为谐振波长的完全偏振光为入射波,通过分析不同环境折射率下输出光的偏振态在邦加球上与参考点间球面距离的变化测量环境折射率.分析表明,在环境折射率1～1.30范围内包层半径为20.75 μm的长周期光纤光栅传感器线性特性良好,灵敏度为0.356/RIU,可应用于湿度和气体的折射率测量;该分析方法适用于其他类型的双折射长周期光纤光栅传感器的设计.     

基于微波相位补偿的56 km高精度光纤微波频率传递

报道了实验室内56 km光纤微波频率传递的实验研究,在56 km的传递距离上实现了1.8×10-15/s,4×10-18/104s的传递稳定度.系统通过环回法比较往返传递的微波信号相位获得链路上的相位扰动量,并实时控制本地发射端的微波发射信号相位实现预补偿.在环回往返传递的不同方向上,系统方案采用不同频率的微波调制信号...     

基于超结构光纤光栅和非线性放大环镜的OCDM系统

实验研究了基于超结构光纤布喇格光栅的40 Gbit/s×2的光码分复用系统,利用非线性放大环镜对系统解码输出脉冲进行了整形和噪音抑制.在非线性放大环镜非线性开关特性的作用下,解码输出脉冲的宽度由7.7 ps压缩至3.6 ps,干扰噪音得到了有效地抑制,实验中环镜的输入功率约为6 mW.结果表明,采用非线性放大环镜能够提高超结构光纤光栅光码分复用系统的性能,这种有效抑制噪音的高速全光编解码还可以应用于光标签交换网络.     

基于多芯光纤级联布喇格光纤光栅的横向压力与温度同时测量

提出并制作了一种基于多芯光纤与单模光纤错位构成的马赫-曾德尔干涉仪,将其与光纤布喇格光栅级联,形成的全光纤传感系统可实现横向压力和温度双参量同时测量.马赫-曾德尔干涉仪是利用多芯光纤和单模光纤的模场不匹配而发生模间干涉,当外界横向压力直接作用在多芯光纤内部光场,干涉仪具有较高的灵敏度.实验结果表明:马赫-曾德尔干涉仪压力灵敏度为28.57nm/(N·mm~(-1)),线性度为0.997,而光纤布喇格光栅在一定范围内对压力变化不敏感;马赫-曾德干涉仪和光纤布喇格光栅对温度变化都具有较高的线性度,温度灵敏度分别为56.1pm/℃和11.3pm/℃.对于分辨率为0.02nm的光谱仪,传感器可实现的压力和温度测量分辨率分别为7.0×10~(-4)N/mm和0.03℃.马赫-曾德尔干涉仪的透射谱和光纤布拉光栅的谐振峰对横向压力和温度的变化有不同的光谱响应,利用光谱仪对传感器的透射谱实时监测,方便地实现了压力与温度双参量的测量.该传感器结构简单,灵敏度高,可用于不同领域的压力传感.     

基于三次样条插值的光纤F-P传感器傅里叶变换解调研究

从傅里叶变换原理入手,对不插值傅里叶变换解调和高斯频谱插值方法的误差进行了分析.介绍了三次样条插值的原理,通过三次样条插值得到输出光强信号对光频率均匀采样光谱.从光纤F-P传感器的腔长由20 μm以0.02 μm步长匀速增加至120 μm的仿真分析得出,经过三次样条插值后再进行傅里叶变换解调的精度相对频率插值法更高.在此基础上,采用美国Ocean Optics公司生产的USB2000型光谱仪和Melles Griot公司的17MAX600型光纤对准微动台(精度达0.01 μm)搭建了实验系统并进行了对比实验.结果表明,基于三次样条插值的傅里叶变换解调方法误差在0.06 μm以内.     

Assessment of Fiber Chromatic Dispersion Based on Elimination of Second-Order Harmonics in Optical OFDM Single Sideband Modulation Using Mach Zehnder Modulator

This work addresses the analytical and numerical investigations of the transmission performance of an optical Single Sideband (SSB) modulation technique generated by a Mach Zehnder Modulator (MZM) with a 90° and 120° hybrid coupler. It takes into account the problem of chromatic dispersion in single mode fibers in Passive Optical Networks (PON), which severely degrades the performance of the system. Considering the transmission length of the fiber, the SSB modulation generated by maintaining a phase shift of π/2 between the two electrodes of the MZM provides better receiver sensitivity. However, the power of higher-order harmonics generated due to the nonlinearity of the MZM is directly proportional to the modulation index, making the SSB look like a quasi-double sideband (DSB) and causing power fading due to chromatic dispersion. To eliminate one of the second-order harmonics, the SSB signal based on an MZM with a 120° hybrid coupler is simulated. An analytical model of conventional SSB using 90° and 120° hybrid couplers is established. The latter suppresses unwanted (upper/lower) first-order and second-order (lower/upper) sidebands. For the analysis, a varying quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) signal with a data rate of 5 Gb/s is upconverted using both of the SSB techniques and is transmitted over a distance of 75 km in Single Mode Fiber (SMF). The simulation results show that the SSB with 120° hybrid coupler proves to be more immune to chromatic dispersion as compared to the conventional SSB technique. This is in tandem with the theoretical analysis presented in the article.