双程后向结构掺铒光纤超荧光光源研究

通过编制1套图形界面的模拟分析软件,对双程后向结构掺铒光纤超荧光光源有关输出功率、带宽和平均波长特性进行了理论模拟。结果表明,通过选取适当的掺铒光纤长度,总能实现光源的平均波长不依赖于泵浦功率的高稳定性。并报道了研制的双程后向结构掺铒光纤超荧光光源。     

基于双程反向结构的掺铒超荧光光纤光源

给出双程反向结构掺铒超荧光光源的理论分析模型。研制了一种采用双程反向结构，980nm激光二极管泵浦的掺铒超荧光光纤光源。在波长1550nm处，获得了光谱稳定、输出功率大的超荧光。光谱3dB带宽为55nm，并有20nm的ASE光谱平坦区。     

双程后向结构铒光纤超荧光光源的理论分析

本文数值模拟了掺铒光纤超荧光光源的物理过程,对单程前向／后向结构光源的理论与实验结果进行了比较,两者达到了很好的符合,包括在输出信号频谱分布上,文中给出了有关双程后向结构光源特性的理论分析,首次表明,通过优化反射镜参数,在稳定的前提下,双程后向结构光源具有优于其他结构光纤光源的频带宽和泵浦率。     

前向抽运双级双程掺铒光纤宽带光源

提出并实现了一种前向抽运双级双程结构的 1 5 5 μm超荧光光纤光源(SFS)。通过恰当地选择光源的各个参数,包括两段掺铒光纤(EDF)的长度和两级抽运光的功率,在保证平均波长稳定的情况下,获得了同时具有大功率和宽带特性的超荧光输出。这种结构的光源可以很好地满足高精度光纤陀螺(FOG)对光源的要求     

宽带掺铒光纤超荧光光源

详细探讨了单程前向、单程后向、双程前向、双程后向等几种典型的掺饵光纤超荧光光源结构，介绍了超荧光光源的研究进展，报道了我们研制的双程后向结构超荧光光源。     

高功率高效率掺铒光纤超荧光光源

优化设计了高功率、高效率掺铒光纤超荧光光源的参数。采用商用掺铒光纤,针对双程后向结构,首先仿真了光源输出功率和带宽随掺铒光纤长度的变化,并用对等实验验证了模拟结果,初步确定掺铒光纤长度的优化范围;理论研究了反射镜反射率对光源性能的影响,计算出最佳反射率并模拟了该反射率下光源的输出光谱;实验研究了抽运功率对光源平均波长的影响,确定了优化的抽运功率范围,并进一步确定了掺铒光纤的优化长度。实验选用110mW抽运功率,13.74m掺铒光纤,获得了输出功率为46.9mW的高功率光纤光源,其抽运转换效率可达42.6%,且光源保持了约34.54nm的宽带宽。     

宽带、高稳定掺铒光纤超荧光光源

概述了掺铒光纤超荧光光源的基本原理、主要结构和特点;介绍超荧光光源的最新研究进展,报道我们研制的中心波长稳定的L波段超荧光宽带光源和单级掺铒光纤C L波段超荧光宽带光源。     

平均波长和输出功率稳定性高的掺铒光子晶体光纤超荧光光源的实验研究

采用掺铒光子晶体光纤代替传统掺铒光纤来提高超荧光光纤光源输出的功率稳定性和平均波长稳定性。在-45℃~70℃的全温区范围内,对超荧光光纤光源的光纤长度和半导体激光器(LD)抽运功率进行优化,并提出了用插值法进行LD抽运功率的优化方法,在光纤长度优化的基础上,高效、精确地优化了抽运功率,改善了光源的平均波长稳定性。经过优化的光源,在-45℃~70℃的全温区范围内平均波长变化量为0.67×10-6/℃,输出功率稳定性为0.37%。     

高功率宽带掺铒光纤超荧光光源研究

研究了高掺杂铒光纤构成的双程后向结构超荧光光源输出特性,高掺杂铒光纤在制作超荧光光源方面具有输出功率高和带宽宽的优点.通过模拟得到在一定泵浦功率下获得最大输出带宽的最佳掺铒光纤长度.利用980 nm半导体激光器泵浦优化得到的10 m长的Lucent-LRL光纤,并用自制光纤圈反射镜构成双程后向结构,获得了26 mW的高功率宽带超荧光输出.     

掺铒光子晶体光纤非线性的研究

为了研究光子晶体光纤的纤芯中掺稀土离子Er3+后对其非线性系数的影响,采用全矢量等效折射率模型的方法,通过对空气孔半径r、空气孔间距Λ、等效纤芯的折射率n和空气填充率等结构参量的调节,对非线性系数随这些参量的变化进行了数值计算和讨论,得到了结构参量对非线性的影响及其变化规律。结果表明,在光子晶体光纤的纤芯中掺稀土离子Er3+,可以提高光子晶体光纤的非线性;通过调节结构参量,可以灵活地调整掺铒光子晶体光纤的非线性,从而能够得到更具实用价值的光子晶体光纤。     

Characteristics comparison of Er-doped double-pass superfluorescent fiber sources pumped near 980 nm

The Er-doped superfluorescent fiber sources (SFS's) pumped near 980 mm in double-pass forward and backward configurations are compared for the first time. The results indicate that a double-pass backward SFS is superior to the forward counterpart in many aspects: higher output power at various lengths of erbium-doped fiber, better pump-power dependent mean wavelength stability, and larger linewidths at various fiber mirror reflectance.     

High-power superfluorescent source of Yb^3＋ -doped double-cladding photonic crystal fiber

A new type of high-power broadband superfluorescent source of Yb^3＋ -doped double-cladding photonic crystal fiber is reported experimentally, which is pumped at 976 nm by a high-power laser diode with the end-coupling method. We have obtained a smooth broadband output of superfluorescence The maximum output power is 1.649 W with a slope efficiency of 56.7%. The 3 dB bandwidth is 22.4 nm To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report about SFS with such high output power of 1.649 W.     

Multiwavelength fiber sources based on double-pass superfluorescentfiber sources

We demonstrate a new technique to generate a high-power multiwavelength fiber source (MWFS) by inserting cascaded long-period fiber gratings (LPFGs) in double-pass Er-doped fiber (EDF) superfluorescent fiber sources. 20 channels with extinction ratios larger than 10 dB can be obtained between 1525-1560 nm with appropriate EDF lengths. Though the total output power decreases due to the insertion of the cascaded LPFGs, the power in each channel for the proposed MWFS is larger than that obtained by using the spectrum slicing technique because of power redistribution. We also demonstrate that by using another LPFG in such a source to reduce the power variation among the desired channels. The wavelength stability of the source is shown to be determined by the cascaded LPFCs rather than by the EDF     

Effect of adding a long period grating in a double-pass backwardEr-doped superfluorescent fiber source

We first demonstrate that by inserting an appropriate long period grating in an Er-doped superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) of double-pass backward (DPB) configuration, the output spectrum can be broadened up to 40 nm. The characteristics of a long period grating (LPG) are then shown to have marked effects on the properties of the SFS. Both measured and simulated results agree well in the trend. The spectrum broadening using an LPG is shown effective over a large pump power range, especially for a single-humped DPB SFS. After the analysis of three types of output spectra, the tolerances of LPG's characteristics are found larger for a single-humped DPB SFS having the dominant band in 1558 nm     

Characteristics of erbium-doped superfluorescent fiber sources forinterferometric sensor applications

The characteristics of 1.55 μm Er-doped superfluorescent fiber sources (SFS's), intended for fiber-optic gyroscope (FOG) applications, are explored theoretically and experimentally. With proper selection of the source configuration, fiber length, pump wavelength, pump power, and fiber composition, we show that it is possible to meet the stringent requirements of the FOG, including a high output power, broad emission bandwidth, and excellent spectral thermal stability. Variations of the mean wavelength, spectral width, and output power of the SFS with fiber length, pump power, pump wavelength, and temperature are modeled for representative sources pumped near 980 nm or 1.48 μm, and are shown to be in good agreement with experimental results. The effects of a multimoded pump, erbium ion pair, and optical feedback are also assessed. This study indicates that the Er-doped SFS is an excellent candidate for the FOG and for other applications requiring spatial coherence and low temporal coherence     

光子晶体光纤在光纤激光器中的应用

光子晶体光纤研究的日趋成熟不仅拓宽了光纤激光器的研究领域,同时也推动了激光技术的发展.文章针对大模面积双包层光子晶体光纤的特点,探讨了其在光纤激光器中的应用,重点阐述了光子晶体光纤在光纤激光器应用领域的最新进展,并介绍了燕山大学在制备稀土掺杂光子晶体光纤上所取得的最新成果.     

Anomalous dispersion in photonic crystal fiber

We describe the measured group-velocity dispersion characteristics of several air-silica photonic crystal fibers with anomalous group-velocity dispersion at visible and near-infrared wavelengths. The values measured over a broad spectral range are compared to those predicted for an isolated strand of silica surrounded by air. We demonstrate a strictly single-mode fiber which has zero dispersion at a wavelength of 700 mm. These fibers are significant for the generation of solitons and supercontinua using ultrashort pulse sources