Polarisation-scrambled Er-doped superfluorescent fibre source with improved mean-wavelength stability

A polarisation scrambling scheme is employed to reduce the pump-polarisation-dependent mean-wavelength change in the Er-doped superfluorescent fibre source for gyroscope application. A PZT-based fibre-optic polarisation modulation is used at the pump port for polarisation scrambling. Changes of mean wavelength owing to pump polarisation variation are suppressed below 1 ppm.     

A polarization-stable Er-doped superfluorescent fiber source including a Faraday rotator mirror

We report a tenfold stability improvement in the mean wavelength variations induced by polarization fluctuations in an Er-doped superfluorescent fiber source. This was accomplished by replacing the mirror in a double-pass source with a Faraday rotator mirror, thereby nearly eliminating polarization dependent gain. The resulting mean wavelength variations of less than 3.5 parts-per-million (limited by the detection noise floor), approach the requirement for inertial-grade fiber optic gyroscopes.     

高平均波长稳定性超荧光光纤光源

光纤陀螺要求其光源具有高功率、宽谱输出,同时在大温度范围内仍具有好的平均波长稳定性。为了满足-45℃~70℃大温度范围的应用需求,采用双程后向抽运、法拉第旋转反射、带通滤波等技术手段,对光纤材料和器件进行大温区全局优化,以改善超荧光光纤光源的平均波长稳定性。理论分析了不同中心波长和带宽的带通滤波器以及光纤长度等参量对平均波长稳定性的改善效果,以及和光谱带宽的关系。按照设计结果选择滤波、光纤长度等参量,通过对-45℃~70℃全温区范围进行系统全局优化设计,得到输出功率为32mW,功率稳定性为0.65%,光谱带宽为12.5nm,光源平均波长变化量为23.5×10-6。结果表明,平均波长稳定性在0.5×10-6/℃以下的高稳定性超荧光光纤光源中,32mW输出功率非常高;所得的0.2×10-6/℃是115℃大温差范围、30mW以上超荧光光纤光源中非常优异的平均波长稳定性指标,满足光纤陀螺对光纤光源的要求。     

Er-doped superfluorescent fibre source with enhanced mean-wavelength stability using chirped fibre grating

An Er-doped superfluorescent fibre source with enhanced mean-wavelength stability 2 ppm over the 0degC to 70degC range using chirped fibre grating is demonstrated. The effects of the temperature of the fibre, the pump power, the pump wavelength, the pump state of polarisation, and the feedback power have been considered and minimised with corresponding techniques.     

抑制掺铒光纤光源强度噪声的方法研究

目前,高精度光纤陀螺普遍采用掺铒光纤光源,对这种陀螺来说检测灵敏度受强度噪声限制.分析了强度噪声的特点及对陀螺的影响,并提出了一种软件实现的方法来抑制强度噪声,经验证随机游走减小了30%.     

掺稀土元素光纤超荧光光源

本文介绍了超荧光光纤光源的基本原理、基本结构和研究进展。报道了我们研制的大功率掺Yb^3 双包层光纤超荧光光源。     

采用光纤滤波器的高波长稳定性掺铒光纤光源

研究了双程后向结构掺铒光纤光源的平均波长对泵浦功率的赖性。实验结果表明,通过采用掺铒光纤滤波器以及选择合适的泵浦功率,平均波长随泵浦功率的变化能够降低到-9 ppm/mW。在-40~+60℃ 温度范围内,光纤光源的平均波长不稳定性小于33 ppm(峰峰值)。采用5 m 长的掺铒光纤、泵浦功率55mW 与泵浦波长974.2nm 时,光纤光源输出光波的谱宽达到17nm,功率达5.83mW。     

超荧光光纤光源的工作特性

研制了一种激光二极管泵浦的掺钕超荧光光纤光源,在波长１．０８μｍ处获得了１．０ｍＷ的光功率输出,谱线宽度为２１．２ｎｍ,实验中使用的是掺钕单模光纤,芯径５μｍ,截止波长１．０μｍ,其损耗在泵浦波长０．８μｍ处为１５００ｄＢ／ｋｍ,而在输出波长１．０８μｍ处为１０ｄＢ／ｋｍ。     

一种简单的高功率L波段超荧光光源

采用双程前向结构,在一根高浓度掺铒光纤中实现了功率高达13.13mW(11.18dBm)、平均波长为1578.53nm的L波段高功率超荧光输出,在1570nm～1620nm间的功率高于9.38mW。可满足分布式光纤光栅传感、DWDM等由C波段向L波段扩展的带宽及功率需求,同时与C波段光匹配后,可得到功率高于20mW的C+L波段宽带高功率光输出。其中采用普通耦合器制作的光纤圈反射器,将后向的C波段ASE重新引回光纤中,提高了抽运源的利用效率和光纤输出光的稳定性,同时分析了光源的输出功率、平均波长、稳定性等随光纤长度、抽运功率的变化特征,对于光源的应用设计提供参考。     

High-gain superfluorescent neodymium-doped single-mode fiber source

High-brightness, low-coherence sources are required in a number of optical sensor applications, particularly the fiber-optic gyro. An efficient superfluorescent, neodymium-doped phosphate glass fiber source has been developed which fulfils this requirement. The fiber shows a high-gain efficiency at 1.053 μm of 1 dB/mW pump power and this permits pumping with an 810 nm single-stripe AlGaAs laser diode to obtain >5 mW CW output power at a wavelength of 1.053 μm for only 45 mW of pump power     

Er-doped superfluorescent fiber laser pumped by 1.48 μm laserdiode

Output power of 4 mW at an 80-mW pump power is reported for an Er-doped superfluorescent fiber laser pumped by a 1.48 μm laser diode. A stable spectrum profile of 2-nm bandwidth (FWHM) is observed at output powers above 1 mW. The degree of polarization was observed, and it was found that more than 99.8% of the light was unpolarized within the limit of experimental error     

高功率宽带掺铒光纤超荧光光源研究

研究了高掺杂铒光纤构成的双程后向结构超荧光光源输出特性,高掺杂铒光纤在制作超荧光光源方面具有输出功率高和带宽宽的优点.通过模拟得到在一定泵浦功率下获得最大输出带宽的最佳掺铒光纤长度.利用980 nm半导体激光器泵浦优化得到的10 m长的Lucent-LRL光纤,并用自制光纤圈反射镜构成双程后向结构,获得了26 mW的高功率宽带超荧光输出.     

Characteristics comparison of Er-doped double-pass superfluorescent fiber sources pumped near 980 nm

The Er-doped superfluorescent fiber sources (SFS's) pumped near 980 mm in double-pass forward and backward configurations are compared for the first time. The results indicate that a double-pass backward SFS is superior to the forward counterpart in many aspects: higher output power at various lengths of erbium-doped fiber, better pump-power dependent mean wavelength stability, and larger linewidths at various fiber mirror reflectance.     

Gamma radiation effects on erbium-doped fiber in superfluorescent fiber source

The radiation effects of two erbium-doped superfluorescent fiber sources (SFSs) are studied in gamma ray environment. Two types of output spectrum profile (twin-peaked spectrum and single-peaked spectrum) of SFSs are constructed by different configuration and parameters. The dependence of radiation-induced power loss and spectra evolution on the dosage is revealed. The results show that the amplitudes of radiation-induced power decrease are quite similar in two SFSs. But the mean wavelength variation of the single-peaked spectrum SFS is approximately 25 times smaller than that of the twin-peaked spectrum SFS. Compared to the twin-peaked spectrum SFS, the single-peaked spectrum SFS presents better radiation tolerance, which should have potential advantages in space applications.     

基于双程反向结构的掺铒超荧光光纤光源

给出双程反向结构掺铒超荧光光源的理论分析模型。研制了一种采用双程反向结构，980nm激光二极管泵浦的掺铒超荧光光纤光源。在波长1550nm处，获得了光谱稳定、输出功率大的超荧光。光谱3dB带宽为55nm，并有20nm的ASE光谱平坦区。     

A highly efficient polarized superfluorescent fiber source for fiber-optic gyroscope applications

We demonstrate a novel polarized superfluorescent fiber source (SFS) that increases the output power in the desired polarization by a factor of 1.96 over that of an unpolarized SFS at the same pump. This is achieved by inserting a polarizer at the optimal point in the bidirectionally pumped erbium-doped fiber of an unpolarized SFS. Stable pump-power-dependent mean wavelength operation and less sensitivity to the insertion loss, important for fiber-optic gyroscope applications, are obtained in this configuration.     

高功率Er/Yb共掺光纤超荧光光源

为了获得高功率超荧光输出,采用6个976nm的LD,通过一个光纤束耦合器同时抽运Er/Yb共掺光纤,分别研究了单程后向结构和双程后向结构超荧光光源的输出特性.采用单程后向装置,当抽运功率为957mW时,输出功率为120.4mW,斜率效率达到17.5%.在双程后向结构的实验装置中加入4m掺Er光纤,有效地将超荧光的3dB带宽拓展到88nm.     

Stabilization of a superfluorescent fiber source with high performance erbium doped fibers

A high stability superfluorescent fiber source with mean-wavelength stability of 1.3 ppm/°C over a temperature range of 100 °C is proposed based on spectral shaping combined with a thermal management unit. A thermal tunable filter combined with an unpumped filtering erbium-doped fiber is used as the single-pass backward filter. Theoretical model of the filtering fiber’s temperature dependent gain spectra is presented which decides the filter’s central-wavelength with minimum thermal sensitivity for a specific temperature change. Power efficiency and spectral bandwidth of the superfluorescent fiber source are optimized based on three different erbium-doped fibers at room temperature.     

基于多模光纤偏振烧孔效应的双波长掺铒光纤激光器

基于多模光纤(MMF)引入的偏振烧孔(PHB)效应,研制了一种环形双波长掺铒光纤(EDF)激光器.单模光纤(SMF)-MMF-SMF组成的结构使MMF不同偏振方向的反射模在波长上分开,利用PHB效应实现双波长的输出,输出波长间隔可通过改变MMF的长度改变.实验对比了1.6 m和3.0 m长的MMF输出波谱特性,结果表明...     

掺铒光纤光源的模拟算法与改进

对掺铒光纤光源的数值模拟的传统算法-打靶法进行了优化改进，并根据打靶法的特点，增加了初值估算模块。改进的算法在保证精度的同时使模拟的收敛性和收敛速度都有较大的提高，显著缩短了迭代时间．我们还利用改进的打靶法对不同结构光源的输出特性随光纤长度的变化做了模拟分析，相关结论与实验结果相一致。