半导体增益芯片与微透镜光纤耦合效率研究

光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器一般采用波导-光纤的直接耦合方式,光纤与增益芯片的耦合效率对光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器性能影响较大.为了讨论在采用不同类型光纤微透镜时对准误差对耦合效率的影响,寻找最佳微透镜类型,指导器件的设计和装配,分析了锥形和半球形光纤透镜的光线最大接收半角,利用ZEMAX软件进行模拟仿真,得到了两种光纤微透镜分别在位置误差和角度误差下的耦合效率曲线图.结果表明,锥形光纤透镜耦合效果更好,更适合应用于光纤光栅外腔半导体激光器.     

锥形微透镜保偏光纤与超辐射发光二极管的耦合

对采用锥形光纤微透镜的保偏光纤与超辐射发光二极管的耦合进行了理论分析.制作出几种不同的微透镜保偏光纤,并对它们进行了耦合试验,找到了制作具有高耦合效率的微透镜保偏光纤的方法.     

GRIN光纤传输特性及其在透镜光纤耦合系统中的应用研究

论述了GRIN光纤传输特性与自聚焦原理,分析了LD与光纤的耦合特性,介绍了微透镜光纤的结构、高效耦合原理与加工工艺以及技术指标.提出采用GRIN与普通光纤级联,进一步提高耦合效率和失调容差的新思路.     

基于微透镜阵外腔的光纤激光谱组束耦合效率分析

为了克服光纤激光外腔谱组束系统中增益带宽和透镜像差对组束阵元数量的限制,在系统中加入了微透镜阵。根据光束变换理论,建立了基于微透镜阵的光纤激光外腔谱组束系统的外腔耦合效率分析模型。通过数值模拟,对各种相关参数对耦合效率的影响进行了仿真分析。结果表明:微透镜阵的加入极大提高了阵元的耦合效率和系统的组束潜力;为了获得尽可能高的耦合效率,需要对离焦量进行合理配置并设计具有较长焦距的微透镜;横向对准误差是影响耦合效率的主要因素,对于宽度为10 mm的组束光纤阵列,为保证60%以上的耦合效率,在θy≤2 mrad的同时需将横向位置偏移量δy限制在10μm以内。     

平端光纤与锥端微透镜光纤的耦合研究

建立了平端光纤与锥端微透镜光纤对耦合的理论模型,得到耦合系数的计算公式.用研磨技术制作了几种不同锥角的光纤,并对它们进行耦合试验,得到最大耦合效率.实验表明实验结果与理论计算结果是一致的.     

多模光纤到单模光纤耦合效率的研究分析

由于多模光纤的纤芯直径远大于单模光纤的纤芯直径,且多模先纤的数值孔径也大于单模光纤的数值孔径,因此多单模转换效率极低.为了提高多模光纤到单模光纤的耦合效率,采用自聚焦透镜对从多模光纤出射的光束进行汇聚,使其半径大小尽量与单模光纤的芯径大小相匹配,然后再利用球透镜来减小被汇聚过的光束的发散角,在不考虑各种连接损耗的前提下,通过ZEMAX来求解多模光纤到单模先纤的耦合效率.采用这种新型组合透镜耦合的方法可以极大提高多单模耦合的耦合效率,其最高耦合效率可达到38.7%.因此,这种组合透镜法是可行的.     

基于微透镜阵列的高效率光纤耦合系统设计

光纤耦合是半导体激光器集成光源进一步改善输出光束质量和远距离传输的重要手段。然而,由于半导体激光器单管体积和散热的限制,合成后激光光源的输出光束光参量积仍较大,不利于与单根多模光纤的耦合;直接与光纤束耦合又受到光纤束填充比的限制。针对多个半导体激光器单管集成的光源,采用倒置前端光学放大系统,对合成光束直径进行压缩;并采用六方排列的微透镜阵列作为耦合元件,使其光瞳成像在光纤端面,从而实现微透镜与光纤的一对一耦合,得到理论无损耗的高效光纤耦合系统。为了改善光场边缘像差影响,采用空心光管进一步匀化光场分布,且减小了边缘光线的发散角,提高了边缘光线的成像质量,优化后的系统耦合效率达98%。这一系统利用微透镜阵列将光束分束、成像,克服了集成光源输出光束光参量积较大不易与单根光纤耦合的缺点;通过使微透镜的入瞳成像在光纤端面,且光纤束的排列与微透镜阵列排列相同,提高了光束与光纤束的耦合效率。     

974nm半导体激光器的光纤耦合研究

根据半导体激光器和单模光纤模场分布特点,用模式耦合理论研究了单模光纤与半导体激光器的耦合,结果表明将光纤端面制作成楔形微透镜可以使光纤与半导体激光器的耦合满足模场匹配和相位匹配的要求。用遗传算法对楔形光纤微透镜参数进行优化,得到楔角为88°,柱透镜半径为3.44μm,耦合距离为6.13μm时耦合效率达到最佳值,用Zemax光学仿真软件对耦合模型进行仿真,得到耦合效率为88.9%,耦合好的模块经激光点焊及高低温环境测试后,得到最大耦合效率为81.36%。实验结果与仿真结果相差不大,耦合输出功率满足了作为光纤激光器种子源的功率要求。     

基于楔形微透镜补偿半导体激光阵列指向偏差

针对半导体激光阵列的发光单元指向性偏差导致快轴光束质量显著劣化的现象,研究了发光单元指向性偏差对快轴光束质量的影响,提出了一种利用微光学元件补偿发光单元指向性偏差的方法,设计了一种楔形微透镜阵列,可实现单个bar条的光束耦合进芯径200μm、NA=02的光纤。模拟计算结果表明,楔形微透镜阵列的补偿作用可使半导体激光阵列快轴方向的光参数积由6424mm·mrad下降到5814mm·mrad,光纤耦合效率达到956,相比补偿前提高了104。为降低工艺难度,采用分类补偿的方法,模拟光纤耦合效率达到915。考虑到工业应用,采用由三片楔形透镜组成的透镜组对分类后的发光单元光束分别进行补偿,测量得到的光纤耦合效率为904,比补偿光束指向性之前的耦合效率提高了约7。     

锥形光纤微透镜耦合特性

文章深入探讨和分析了半导体激光器与单模光纤耦合时采用锥形光纤微透镜后其耦合效率与参数之间的关系。给出了微透镜有效透过率的计算方法和考虑球面像差时耦合效率的计算公式，理论分析与实验结果相吻合。     

Characteristics of High-power GaAs Laser Beams and Their Coupling with Fibers

The beams of 980nm high-power LDs are analyzed, and the reasons that aspect ratio of LD beams is high are explained. It is certified by the test that cylindrical lens can efficiently compress the perpendicular divergence angle of the beam. Some typical and popular lensed fibers were compared and analyzed according to coupling characteristics. The factors which affect the coupling efficiency and tolerance of the wedged-shaped GRIN tipped lensed fiber are pointed out, and some methods to reduce the coupling loss of the lensed fibers are proposed finally.     

Laser-to-fiber coupling via optical fiber up-tapers

A method for coupling single-mode fiber to laser diodes with high efficiency and greatly reduced alignment sensitivities is discussed. It consists of a spherical ruby lens and a single-mode optical fiber up-taper. Using a double-channel planar buried heterostructure (DCPBH) laser, more than 60% of the light from the lens is coupled into a single-mode fiber via the taper. The lateral and axial tolerances of the lens-taper arrangement are reduced by factors of 20 and 1000 times, respectively, compared with laser coupling to a lensed single-mode fiber. These relaxed alignment tolerances have the potential to allow the taper to interface with a hermetically-sealed laser-lens package via a window and a connector on the package exterior     

Optical Coupling Methods for Cost-Effective Polymer Optical Fiber Communication

In this paper, we report cost-effective light coupling methods for polymer optical fiber (POF) communication. Here, we compare the various optical coupling schemes in detail. By optical simulations, we analyze the conventional light coupling schemes, namely the direct coupling, lens coupling, and lensed fiber coupling. The simulation studies reveal that a lensed fiber tip particularly at the receiver side improves the light coupling efficiency to a great extent. The optimized lensed POF design confers an 85% coupling efficiency. Lensed POFs are realized with two low-cost fabrication methods. The characterization of the lensed POF are carried out to evaluate the lensing properties and hence to optimize the fabrication process.     

A new lensed-fiber configuration employing cascaded GI-fiber chips

A new scheme is proposed for lensed fibers having high coupling efficiency between laser diodes and single-mode fibers with a long working distance. The new lensed fiber consists of a pair of GI-fiber tips having different focusing parameters. The measured net coupling loss between a laser diode operating at a wavelength of 1.3 μm and a single-mode fiber is as low as 1.5 dB. The working distances are around 50 μm, much longer than those of conventional lensed fibers     

A novel scheme of lensed fiber employing a quadrangular-pyramid-shaped fiber endface for coupling between high-power laser diodes and single-mode fibers

This paper proposes a new scheme for the lensed fiber employing a quadrangular-pyramid-shaped fiber endface (QPSFE) for coupling between the high-power 980-nm laser diodes and the single-mode fibers (SMFs). The QPSFE was fabricated by grinding and polishing techniques and then heating in a fusing splicer to form an elliptical microlens endface. A coupling efficiency of 83% has been demonstrated. Based on the far-field profile measurements, the higher coupling efficiency of the QPSFE lensed fiber was attributed to the better matching of both the elliptical Gaussian field distribution and the aspect ratio between the laser source and the fiber lens, The advantage of the QPSFE structure was to be able to control two axial curvatures, and, therefore, this novel QPSFE can form any different aspect ratios of elliptical microlenses to match the far field of the high-power diode lasers as well as the commercial diode lasers used in lightwave communications.     

SLED中熔锥形透镜光纤耦合设计

文章提出一种熔锥形透镜光纤的设计方法,与常用的圆锥形保偏单模光纤相比,熔锥形透镜光纤与超辐射发光二极管(SLED)管芯的耦合效率可由原来的45%提高到60%,工作距离由7 μm达到超过15 μm,且前者的耦合容差远远大于后者.对于新设计的熔锥形透镜光纤,文章还给出了偏移和偏心与耦合效率的关系曲线图.     

Bilevel mode converter between a silicon nanowire waveguide and a larger waveguide

A bilevel mode converter is analyzed for providing low-loss coupling between the small fundamental mode of a silicon nanowire waveguide and the larger mode of a conventional silicon-on-insulator (SOI) rib waveguide. The bilevel converter can also be used to improve the coupling efficiency between a lensed fiber and a silicon nanowire waveguide. The mode converter consists of two tapers formed at different levels. The top taper comprises a parabolic and sine taper, which is optimized to improve the mode conversion efficiency. Numerical analyses are given by using a three-dimensional semivectorial beam propagation method. The design has good tolerance against misalignment of the two masks needed for the double etch.     

A new scheme of conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface for coupling between high-power laser diodes and single-mode fibers

A new scheme for the lensed fiber employing a conical-wedge-shaped fiber endface (CWSFE) for coupling between the high-powered 980-nm laser diodes and single-mode fibers (SMFs) is proposed. The CWSFE was fabricated by following grinding and polishing techniques and then through heating in a fusing splicer to form an elliptical microlens endface. A coupling efficiency of 84% has been demonstrated. The higher coupling efficiency of the CWSFE lensed fiber was attributed to the better matching of both the elliptical Gaussian field distribution and the aspect ratio between the laser source and the fiber. In comparison to other fabrication techniques of lensed fiber used in high-power diode lasers, the advantages of this novel CWSFE structure are the ability to control over two axial curvatures and a small fiber offset through grinding and polishing processes to form a good elliptical endface. The results of this study have led to the development of a simple and reproducible fabrication process for achieving a high-yield and high-coupling CWSFE structure that is suitable for use in commercial high-power pump laser modules.     

熔融拉锥技术在光纤耦合传输中的应用

为了实现光纤激光器和放大器系统中不同参量光纤的低损耦合,采用光纤拉锥方法来实现光纤连接。经过理论分析,在大数值孔径光纤传输到小数值孔径光纤时,采用光纤拉锥技术可以有效地提高传输功率。采用改造的大模光纤熔接机进行拉锥实验研究,精确控制拉锥时间、放电功率、步进量和步进速率可以获得不同的拉锥形状。采用光纤拉锥元件对标准单模光纤和大模场光纤进行耦合实验,得到纤芯内传输的耦合输出效率由之前的50%提高到85%,获得了低损连接效果。结果表明,熔融拉锥技术为不同光纤之间的耦合提供了一种简单实用的方式。