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Optical fiber type tunable broadband mode converter and preparation method thereof

A mode converter, fiber-based technology, applied in the directions of cladding fiber, dual-mode fiber, grating fiber, etc., can solve the problems of complex process, narrow, generally only 10 to 20 nanometers, and low conversion efficiency at the center of the band. The method is simple and the effect of improving the transmission capacity

Active Publication Date: 2021-03-16
NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
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Among them, although the mode converter based on the traditional fiber grating can be tunable through the transformation of the grating period, it usually has a narrow bandwidth, generally only ten or twenty nanometers, and cannot cover the entire communication band; Wide bandwidth, but the dispersion conversion point is an inherent characteristic of optical fiber, it is difficult to achieve tunability (https: / / doi.org / 10.1364 / OE.389471), and if a wider bandwidth is to be achieved, the center of the conversion spectrum will not be flat enough , that is, the band center conversion efficiency is not high
The broadband mode conversion can be realized by using specially designed optical fibers or couplers. For example, the three-core optical fiber in the patent "A Broadband Mode Converter (Chinese Patent CN 203838366 U)" can realize the conversion between the fundamental mode and the higher-order mode, but this The method requires complex processes and has poor compatibility with existing optical fiber devices and optical fiber networks
In summary, the existing fiber mode converters do not have broadband tunable and flat conversion characteristics at the same time, and the requirements for processing technology and compatibility with existing fiber optic networks are poor

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[0042] This embodiment provides a method for preparing a fiber-type tunable broadband mode converter, including the following steps:

[0043] (1) Fix the few-mode fiber;

[0044] (2) Uniformly thin the few-mode fiber to the preset core radius R n ; Among them, uniform thinning is achieved by uniform elongation after being heated to a molten state by a hydrogen-oxygen flame or a carbon dioxide laser;

[0045] (3) Fabricate a long-period fiber grating with preset non-uniform periodic characteristics on the uniformly thinned few-mode fiber, specifically through the fabrication of any fiber grating in ultraviolet, mechanical, electric arc, carbon dioxide laser or heating helical twist made in a manner.

[0046] This embodiment also provides another preparation method of the fiber-type tunable broadband mode converter, such as figure 2 shown, including the following steps:

[0047] (1) Fix the few-mode fiber between the center of the clamp and the rotator, wherein the clamp is...

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Abstract

The invention discloses an optical fiber type tunable broadband mode converter and a preparation method thereof, and the converter is specifically a long-period fiber bragg grating which is manufactured on a few-mode optical fiber which is uniformly thinned to a preset fiber core radius Rn and has a preset non-uniform period characteristic. The invention has the advantages of high compatibility, tunable broadband, flat conversion, simple manufacturing process and easy realization.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical fields of optical fiber communication and optical fiber sensing, in particular to an optical fiber type tunable broadband mode converter and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] Today, the rapid development and popularization of Internet technology has brought about a rapid increase in the volume of information traffic, and the rapid development of big data, cloud computing, mobile Internet, and various network applications has led to an exponential increase in the demand for network transmission capacity. Optical fiber communication network is the backbone network of modern information network. Space division / mode division multiplexing technology combined with wavelength division multiplexing technology can greatly improve the capacity of optical fiber communication, which is the key technology to realize future large-capacity optical fiber communication. Fiber-optic mode converters, especi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G02B6/02G02B6/255
CPCG02B6/02057G02B6/02047G02B6/02G02B6/2552G02B6/02123G02B6/02152
Inventor 赵华张苗苗郝媛媛王鹏李洪谱
Owner NANJING NORMAL UNIVERSITY
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