The application relates to a
waveguide loss measurement method based on double-channel detection, which is used for accurately obtaining the
linear loss coefficient of a
nonlinear waveguide to be measured. Pump light, probe light and auxiliary
laser are combined and injected into the
waveguide to be measured to trigger a four-wave
mixing effect to generate idler light; then, the
waveguide output light is split into two paths through a light splitting element, and the idler
light signal and the auxiliary
laser signal are extracted as a measurement channel and a reference channel; the waveguide temperature is adjusted to stabilize the idler light power, and a linear interval of the probe light and the idler light power is obtained through fitting; the probe light power is fixed in the interval, a
noise compensation factor is generated by using the average power and the instantaneous power of the auxiliary
laser, the idler light power is corrected in real time, and finally the waveguide loss is calculated based on the corrected data. The method realizes real-time
noise cancellation through double channels, combines parameter locking and linear interval screening, greatly improves the measurement stability and precision, and adapts to the loss detection requirements of various nonlinear waveguides.