Online tunable in-fiber integrated supersonic grating

An ultrasonic grating and internal integration technology, which is applied in light guides, optics, optical components, etc., can solve problems such as complex structures and cumbersome tuning methods, and achieve the effects of good wavelength selectivity, simple structure, and small device impact

CN109143468AActive Publication Date: 2019-01-04HARBIN ENG UNIV
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2019-01-04

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Abstract

The invention provides an online tunable in-fiber integrated supersonic grating, and belongs to the technical field of fiber sensing and fiber communication. A fiber, an air vent, an air vent fillingliquid and a supersonic wave source are included, the air vent is positioned in the fiber and filled with the air vent filling liquid, the supersonic wave source is attached to the surface of the fiber, supersonic waves generated by the supersonic wave source spread in the air vent filling liquid to form standing waves, the refractive index of the liquid is distributed periodically according to weakness via intensity change of the supersonic waves, a grating whose period is related to the supersonic wave length is formed in the axial direction of the fiber, and a light beam in a fiber core canbe tuned and filtered online via the supersonic wave length. The online tunable in-fiber integrated supersonic grating has the advantages of small size, high wavelength selectivity, high coupling performance, easy tuning and low cost, can be compatible with fiber function devices, and can be used for in-fiber integration of a photonic device and system.
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technical field

[0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of optical fiber sensing and optical fiber communication, and in particular relates to an online tunable ultrasonic grating integrated in optical fiber. Background technique

[0002] Fiber Bragg Grating is a new type of fiber photonic device made by using the photosensitive effect of doped fiber to cause periodic changes in the refractive index along the length of the fiber core. The fiber grating forms a certain periodic refractive index distribution along the fiber axis, so that it can generate coherent reflection on the phase-matched frequency of the incident light, forming a central reflection peak, which is similar to a narrow-band filter centered on the resonant wave. The continuous development of optical fiber technology has also promoted in-depth research on optical fiber integration at home and abroad. Integrating various active and passive devices into the optical fiber can greatly reduce the size ...

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Embodiment 1

[0029] combine figure 2 (b) and image 3 , the front end of the online tunable optical fiber integrated ultrasonic grating is coupled with a fiber taper, and the rear end face is aligned with a single-core optical fiber. Because certain wavelength ultrasonic waves generated by the piezoelectric ceramic sheet form standing waves in the closed air holes in the fiber, the refractive index of the air hole filling liquid changes periodically with the standing wave intensity, and the grating is formed by delineating the fiber core.

[0030] In order to better describe the grating on the fiber core, a plurality of identical closed air holes can be surrounded around the fiber core. When broad-spectrum light passes through the grating region from the fiber core, the fiber grating will reflect specific wavelengths and pass other wavelengths of light. When the fiber taper is coupled to the single-core offset hole ultrasonic grating, the light reflection effect that meets the reflectio...

Embodiment 2

[0032] Same as Example 1, the main difference is:

[0033] combine figure 2 (c) and Figure 4 , the front end of the integrated ultrasonic grating in the online tunable optical fiber is coupled with a fiber taper, and the rear end face is aligned and coupled with a double-core optical fiber or two single-core optical fibers. When the tapered optical fiber is coupled to the multi-core mesoporous optical grating provided by the present invention, multiple fiber cores can reflect a specific wavelength at the same time after passing through the optical fiber grating.

[0034] Figure 5 is the reflection spectrum of fiber gratings with different wavelengths formed by the present invention.