拼接空心纤维与具有超低反射和低合损失的标准玻璃芯纤维
Bo Shi1, Cong Zhang2, Thomas Kelly1
1Optoelectronics Research Centre, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ, U.K.
概括
这项研究提出了一种用于将空心纤维 (HCF) 与标准单模纤维 (SMF) 拼接的新技术,显著减少弗雷内尔反射. 这一突破通过减轻多路干扰,使低损耗,高性能光纤系统成为可能.
科学领域:
- 光学工程是指光学工程.
- 光子学 是一个光子学.
- 光纤光学是指光纤的使用.
背景情况:
- 将空心光纤 (HCF) 与标准单模光纤 (SMF) 系统集成,面临着弗雷内尔反射的挑战.
- 这种反射通过多路径干扰降低了系统性能,特别是在混合光纤网络中.
研究的目的:
- 开发和演示用于SMF-HCF连接的新型拼接技术.
- 为了显著减少弗雷内尔反射,同时保持低插入损失.
主要方法:
- 提出了一种结合HCF的角度切割和SMF模式场适配器的偏移拼接的新技术.
- 进行了模拟,以分析新配置的合损失.
- 在制造过程中应用了优化的4.5°角和5μm偏移.
主要成果:
- 这种新的配置实现了与传统平分合器相比的合损失.
- 制造的SMF-HCF连接在弧形前显示了0.6dB的插入损失 (拼接后1.2dB).
- 实现了 -64 dB的超低反射,超过了广泛接受的<-60 dB的水平.
结论:
- 展示的技术有效地控制了SMF-HCF合中的弗雷内尔反射.
- 这种方法可以实现低插入损失连接,显著减少反射.
- 这代表了混合光纤系统的关键进步,该系统结合了SMF和HCF.
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