Optimized butt coupling between single mode fiber and hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

In this paper, the optimum gap for maximum light coupling between Single Mode Fiber (SMF) & Hollow Core Photonic Crystal Fiber (HC-PCF) is theoretically computed and experimentally demonstrated. The Gaussian beam profile emanating from transmitting fiber undergoes Fresnel diffraction in the air up to some distance till its diffracted Mode Field Diameter (MFD) matches with the core diameter of receiving fiber. Theoretically computed such distance provides an optimum gap for maximum light coupling between these two fibers. The optimum gap is numerically computed as 7.618 μm and 12.598 μm for SMF to HC-PCF and HC-PCF to SMF light transmission configurations respectively and is verified experimentally. This optimized gap is useful for HC-PCF based devices to be joined to SMF as a transmission medium.     

Transmission spectrum method to measure the photonic bandgap of hollow-core photonic crystal fiber

Photonic crystal fiber (PCF) is also known as microstruc- ture fiber (MSF). PCF typically consists of fused silica with an arrangement of periodic wavelength-scale air-holes run- ning along the full length of the fiber. PCF supports two guid- ance mechani…     

Experimental investigation of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers with five photonic band-gaps

The hollow-core photonic crystal fibers(HC-PCFs) with integrity structure have been fabricated with an improved twice stack-and-draw technique.The transmission spectrum shows that five photonic band-gaps within 450-1100 nm have been obtained.And the green light transmission in the HC-PCFs has been observed remarkably.     

Experimental investigation of hollow-core photonic crystal fibers with five photonic band-gaps

The hollow-core photonic crystal fibers （HC-PCFs） with integrity structure have been fabricated with an improved twice stack-and-draw technique. The transmission spectrum shows that five photonic band-gaps within 450-1100 nm have been obtained.And the green fight transmission in the HC-PCFs has been observed remarkably.     

空芯光子晶体光纤导波模式特性分析

采用平面波展开法研究了空芯光子晶体光纤(HC-PCF)的导波模式特性。结果表明,在包层带隙范围内,当导波模的纵向相位传播常数 满足一定条件时,才能在HC-PCF纤芯中形成稳定的基模传输;并且,纤芯基模的模场分布与光波长有关,当光波长位于纤芯基模传输曲线中央时,光波能量被很好地约束在纤芯中,而当光波长位于纤芯基模传输曲线的上下边沿时,光波能量将向包层中漏泄。     

空芯光子晶体光纤与单模光纤耦合优化及在拉曼气体检测中的应用

近年来,光子晶体光纤在拉曼光谱检测中的应用引起了光学界科学家极大地研究兴趣。本文分析了由菲涅尔反射、中心点偏移引起的耦合损耗,并提出了一种新的方法——用T型金属管作为光子晶体光纤和单模光纤的连接器,并计算从单模光纤到光子晶体光纤方向以及从光子晶体光纤到单模光纤方向的最佳耦合距离,分别为15μm和25μm,并用实验证明了结论的可靠性。并且,与传统的检测方法相比,采用光子晶体光纤的检测方法使得拉曼信号得到明显增强,本文也展示出了实验结果。最后,以氮气为背景气,采用氧气肯定了光子晶体光纤同拉曼检测技术相结合后在气体检测方向的应用前景。     

1550nm处空芯光子晶体光纤带隙结构的研究

文章利用全矢量平面波法分析了二维三角结构空芯光子晶体光纤平面内和平面外存在的光子带隙的结构图.重点分析了课题组拉制的空芯光子晶体光纤,计算出了存在光子带隙的波长范围,发现在1550nm的光纤通讯窗口也存在光子带隙.通过理论计算这种光纤,发现随着包层的空气填充率、包层与空气孔两介质的相对折射率差的增大,带隙宽度也将随之增大.最后,说明了如何制备宽带隙的光子晶体光纤.     

充氩气Kagome空芯光子晶体光纤中超连续光谱产生的动力学研究

利用飞秒激光在充氩气的Kagome结构空芯光子晶体光纤中产生了高亮度宽带的超连续光谱.通过改变填充气体的气压以及输入激光的单脉冲能量可以对产生的超连续光谱进行控制.利用中心波长980 nm的飞秒脉冲作为抽运获得了光谱范围覆盖340~1 550 nm的宽带超连续光谱.通过基于载波的单向脉冲传输方程研究了超短脉冲在充氩气的Kagome光纤中产生超连续光谱的动力学过程.     

超低损耗高双折射空芯反谐振太赫兹光子晶体光纤

本文提出了一种以环烯烃共聚物（Cyclic Olefin Copolymer, COC）为基底的超低损耗高双折射空芯反谐振太赫兹光子晶体光纤,该光纤的包层由两组（共六个）无节点嵌套管组成。采用时域有限差分法（Finite Difference Time Domain method, FDTD）结合完美匹配层（Perfectly Matched Layer, PML）边界条件对其导波特性进行分析。仿真结果表明,在0.8~1.35 THz范围内,总传输损耗小于0.1 dB/m,双折射大于2.12×10^-5,色散在±0.027 ps/THz/cm。在1.12 THz处,最低总传输损耗仅为0.543×10^-2 dB/m,双折射值为2.06×10^-4。同时,分析了该光纤的弯曲性能,表明在y方向,当弯曲半径超过19 cm时,弯曲损耗小于0.1 dB/m,具有良好的弯曲性能。     

空芯光子带隙光纤在甲烷检测中的应用

以多段级联的空芯光子带隙光纤(PBF)作为气体传感探头,以谐波检测技术作为信号处理方法,构建了一种新型全光纤甲烷监测系统。分析了甲烷在空芯内的扩散特性,实现了传感气室的优化设计。实验结果证实了该传感头用于甲烷检测的可行性。     

空芯光子晶体光纤研究新进展

空芯光子晶体光纤(HC-PCF)是新近发展起来的新一代特种光纤,具有奇特的基于光子带隙效应的导波机制与传输特性,在光波传输与控制、光信息操作与处理以及新型光子器件等领域都具有重要应用.综合评述了有关HC-PCF研究的最新进展,包括HC-PCF的模式传输、损耗机制、色散和非线性等基本特性,以及HC-PCF在高能光波光纤传输、超短光脉冲的色散与非线性传输控制、光与物质非线性相互作用、新型光信息传输功能器件等方面的应用.     

Topology optimisation of slow light coupling to photonic crystal waveguides

The slow light coupling efficiency in photonic crystal waveguides is enhanced by using the topology optimisation method. As much as 5 dB improvement in transmission can be achieved in the proximity of the spectrum cutoff. Moreover, the resemblance of the resulting two optimised spectra from different initial configurations indicates the possible convergence of the optimisations.     

Polarization-dependent coupling in twin-core photonic crystal fibers

The polarization dependence of light coupling in photonic crystal fibers (PCFs) with sixfold symmetric dual cores and highly birefringent dual cores are numerically investigated. The characteristics of PCF-based couplers, such as coupling length, extinction ratio and form birefringence, are examined as functions of the air-hole size and pitch. The silica bridges between air holes take an important role in the energy transfer across the two cores. We believe that the mechanism of light coupling in PCF-based couplers is different from that of conventional waveguide couplers. The polarization dependent coupling can be reduced by adjusting the air holes around the cores of PCFs. On the other hand, the polarization dependent coupling can be enhanced by introducing high birefringence in the two cores.     

可见光波段空芯光子晶体光纤的实验研究

通过合理设计并采用改进的两次堆积法制备出了结构完整的空芯光子晶体光纤(HC-PCF).从实验中测得的透射谱可以看出,所制备的光纤在450～1100mm波段出现了5条宽窄不同的带隙结构.令人欣喜的是,最后观测到空芯中有显著的绿光传出.将带隙传光区域由近红外波段移至可见光波段,既有利于实验中带隙的观测,又为空芯光纤在可见光波段的应用开辟了广阔的前景.     

Thermo-optic switching in liquid crystal infiltrated photonic bandgap fibres

A new type of hybrid photonic crystal fibres, which are infiltrated with liquid crystals, are demonstrated. Thermo-optic fibre switching, which utilises the phase transitions of a thermochromic liquid crystal inside a photonic crystal fibre, is demonstrated.     

基于双芯光子晶体光纤耦合微扰传感器

为了实现高精度温度传感的目的,设计了一种新型双芯光子晶体光纤耦合微扰传感结构,采用有限差分光束传播法对该结构的传感特性进行了分析.利用RSOFT软件的Beampronp模块对该传感器特性进行了仿真研究.结果表明,在满足双芯耦合条件下,折射率灵敏度可达7000nm/RUI;耦合间距灵敏度可达2;在填充液体为乙醇时,该传感...     

Femtosecond laser writing Bragg gratings in pure silica photonic crystal fibres

The fabrication of Bragg gratings in pure silica photonic crystal fibres using ultra-violet femtosecond laser radiation at 267 nm is reported. Gratings have been fabricated with a depth of up to 10 dB and an average index change of /spl Delta/n> 4/spl times/10/sup -4/. Thermal annealing investigations indicate that our grating type is not type II.     

Experimental demonstration of evanescent coupling from optical fibre tapers to photonic crystal waveguides

Experimental results demonstrating nearly complete mode-selective evanescent coupling to a photonic crystal waveguide from an optical fibre taper are presented. Codirectional coupling with 98% maximum power transfer to a photonic crystal waveguide of length 65 /spl mu/m and with a coupling bandwidth of 20 nm is realised.     

正方形五芯光子晶体光纤的耦合特性分析

为了研究基于正方形晶格排列的五芯光子晶体光纤（PCF）的结构参量对耦合特性的影响,根据其5个超模特征,给出计算五芯PCF耦合长度的方法,利用有限元法分析了传输波长以及光纤结构对五芯PCF耦合特性的影响。结果表明,耦合长度随着传播波长的增加而减小,随着孔间距、占空比、纤芯折射率以及纤芯直径的增加而增加。该研究为设计基于五芯PCF的定向耦合器提供了理论依据。     

Optimization of coupling between photonic crystal resonator and curved microfiber

The evanescent coupling from a photonic crystal resonator to a micron-thick optical fiber is investigated in detail by using a three-dimensional finite-difference time-domain (3D-FDTD) method. Properly designed photonic crystal cavity and taper structures are proposed, and optimal operating conditions are found to enhance the coupling strength while suppressing other cavity losses including the coupling to the slab propagating mode and to the higher-order fiber mode. In simulation, the coupling into the fundamental fiber mode is discriminated from other cavity losses by spatial and parity filtering of the FDTD results. The coupling efficiency of more than 80% into the fundamental fiber mode together with a total Q factor of 5200 is achieved for the fiber diameter of 1.0 /spl mu/m and the air gap of 200 nm between the fiber and the cavity.