基于双空心聚合物纤维的超宽带3dB合器,覆盖E + S + C + L + U频段
Optics express
|September 15, 2023
概括
一种新的聚合物双空心反共振纤维合器为下一代光纤通信提供超宽带性能. 这种3D打印设备在广泛的波长范围内表现出低损耗和稳定的合比.
科学领域:
- 光学工程是指光学工程.
- 材料科学 材料科学 材料科学
- 电信 电信服务 电信服务 电信服务
背景情况:
- 超宽带光通信系统需要高效和稳定的信号分割组件.
- 传统的合器经常面临带宽,偏振依赖性和制造复杂性的限制.
- 双空芯反共振纤维 (DHC-ARF) 为新型光纤设备设计提供了潜力.
研究的目的:
- 设计和理论演示使用聚合物DHC-ARF的超宽带3dB合器.
- 为了减少合器中的波长和偏振依赖.
- 评估用于制造的3D打印的可行性,并将性能与基于的同行进行比较.
主要方法:
- 聚合物DHC-ARF的设计,具有两个圆形核和调制的空气间隙.
- 在E+S+C+L+U通信频段 (1.33微米至1.73微米) 上对合器性能进行理论分析.
- 对极化模式的合比的模拟和插入损失的分析.
主要成果:
- 演示了一种长1.46厘米的聚合物DHC-ARF合器,运行带宽为400纳米.
- 对于每个极化模式,实现了50 ± 2%的稳定合比率,极化间差异在±0.6%内.
- 报告的超低总损耗为0.041 ± 0.006 dB,并突出了3D打印制造的轻松性.
结论:
- 聚合物DHC-ARF合器是超宽带,高速和大容量光纤通信系统的非常有前途的组件.
- 它的短长度,低损耗和制造优势使它适合下一代光学网络.
- 该设计有效地将波长和偏振依赖性降到最低,这对于强大的通信至关重要.
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