3阶色散对双折射光纤中光孤子全光开关的影响

运用分裂步长傅立叶方法数值模拟耦合非线性薛定谔方程,研究了双折射光纤中光孤子全光开关的性质.研究发现通过改变初始脉冲输入条件和双折射光纤参数可以实现光孤子全光开关的开和关,同时研究了3阶色散对双折射光纤中光孤子全光开关的影响,得出较大的3阶色散能够破坏光孤子的稳定性,进而对光孤子全光开关产生影响,而较小的3阶色散不会改变光孤子全光开关的性质.

Research on the characteristics of a twisted high birefringence fiber grating

A novel torsion sensor,which can be embedded in the engineering material,is proposed.Based on the coupled mode theory and the characteristic of twisted high birefringence fiber,we have established the mathematical model of twisted high birefringence fiber grating transfer matrix.Two numerical simulation methods based on the transfer matrix method and coupled mode theory were used to analyze the consequent changes in reflection spectra.The simulation results of the two methods show good agreement with each other.The two main peak wavelengths of the high birefringence fiber grating shift as the twist angle changes from 0 to 360.And a peak was produced among the wavelengths of two main peaks.Its wavelength basically does not change and is about 1 552.225 nm.Its corresponding reflected peak value R_c basically presents the linear relationship with the twist angle α.The experiments show that the system has a wide measurement range.The resolution is 0.012° and the sensitivity is 0.13/rad.Good agreements between experimental results and numerical simulations have been obtained.

RESEARCH ON TRANSVERSE STRESS CHARACTER OF SINGLE MODE OPTICAL FIBER

This paperdetails experimental work done to quantify stress measurements made optically utilizing ordinary single mode optical fibers. Strain-induced changes of birefringence for ordinary single mode optical fiber responses are characterized against standard stress measurements in a well understand configuration. The experimental scheme for this work and the results are presented in detaial. In this paper, POssible applications for this transverse stress character of single mode fibers are also proposed.

Effects of Temperature on Weak Principal Axis of Twisted Fiber Loop

Theoretically and experimentally, the effects of temperature on the weak principal axis of twisted optical fiber loop are analyzed, and the results show that the location of the pair of weak principal axis will drift with temperature change, which will deteriorate the stability of system when applied to sensor system. In this paper, the influence of phase drift of weak principal axis on the performance of optical fiber current sensor is mainly predicted theoretically. Our research results will provide a beneficial reference for improving optical fiber sensor system.

A kind of photonic crystal fiber with high birefringence and low cofinement loss

The triangular-lattice highly birefringent photonic crystal fibers(PCFs) with gradually increasing diameter of the air holes along radial axis are put forward. The modal birefringence, dispersion and confinement loss of the fundamental mode are simulated by full vector Galerkin finite element method(FEM) with a perfectly matched layer(PML). The results show that this PCF can keep low confinement loss when the rings of air holes are few. When the wavelength is 1.55 μm , the birefringence, the confinement loss of quick-axis and slow-axis are 1.365×10-3, 0.017 dB/m and 0.051 dB/m, respectively. A new way is proposed to fabricate polarization-mainting fibers with high performance.

A new type photonic crystal fiber with high birefringence

In this paper,a new type of photonic crystal fiber with high birefringence is proposed and analyzed with a full-vector model based on the super-lattice and the plane-wave expansion model.Due to the two different sizes of the holes introduced into the cladding of the PCF,the fiber is two-fold rotational symmetry and appears to be with high birefringence.Numerical results demonstrate that a modal birefringence at wavelength 1.31 μm is 1.8×10-3 in the PCF withΛ=2.55 μm, d1/Λ=0.3and d2/Λ=0.833. A near 200 nm SPSM region within the wavelength range from 1.4 μm to 1.6 μm is obtained.

Development of Fiber-Optic Current Sensing Technique and Its Applications in Electric Power Systems

This paperdescribes the development and applications of a fiber-optic electric current sensing technique with the stable properties and compact, simple, and flexible structure of the sensing device. The special characteristics of the sensors were achieved by use of the special low birefringence fiber as the Faraday-effect sensing element and were also achieved with creation of sensing schemes which matched with the features of the fiber. Making use of the excellent features of the sensing technique, various current monitoring devices and systems were developed and applied practically for the control and maintenance in the electric power facility. In this paper, the design and performance of the sensing devices are introduced first. After that, examples of the application systems practically applied are also introduced, including fault section/point location systems for power transmission cable lines.

Exact Soliton Solutions for the (2+1)-Dimensional Coupled Higher-Order Nonlinear Schr¨odinger Equations in Birefringent Optical-Fiber Communication

In birefringent optical fibers, the propagation of femtosecond soliton pulses is described by coupled higherorder nonlinear Schrodinger equations. In this paper, we will investigate the bright and dark soliton solutions of（2＋1）-dimensional coupled higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equations, with the aid of symbolic computation and the Hirota method. On the basis of soliton solutions, we test and discuss the interactions graphically between the solitons in the x-z, x-t, and z-t planes.

Design of a sinc-sampled fiber Bragg grating fabricated in high birefringence fiber

In this paper we design a new kind of sinc-sampled fiber Bragg grating which is fabricated in high birefringence fiber (HBF). The sampled grating has two sets of reflection spectra along two perpendicular polarization directions. The grating's channel number can be doubled approximately by designing the refractive index difference between the fast and slow axes of the fiber, which enhances the utilization ratio and reduces the claim for photosensitivity of the fiber. The group delay characteristics are theoretically studied and side-lobes are depressed by apodization as well to get the optimized spectra. The results show that the comb-like spectra of the grating have promising applications in both multi-wavelength polarized fiber lasers and fiber sensing networks.

A novel high birefringence equal diameter circular-hole photonic crystal fiber

A novel equal diameter circular-hole photonic crystal fiber(PCF) with high birefringence is proposed and numerically analyzed by employing the finite-element method. The proposed PCF's birefringence is 10^(-3), which can reach 2 orders higher than that of traditional high birefringence fiber, and this equal diameter circular-hole structure reduces the difficulty of the actual drawing process. The effect of different parameters on the birefringence of this PCF is investigated, and the application of the Sagnac interferometer based on fiber filling technology in temperature sensing is studied. The result shows that the high birefringence PCF can be used in both optical communication and optical sensing fields.

Multi-Solitons and Combined Solitons with Self-Similar Behaviors in a Birefringent Fiber with Higher-Order Effects

A coupled variable-coefficient higher-order nonlinear Schrodinger equation in birefringent fiber is studied, and analytical multi-solton, combined bright and dark soliton, W-shaped and M-shaped soliton solutions are obtained. Nonlinear tunnelling of these combined solitons in dispersion barrier and dispersion well on an exponential background is discussed, and the decaying or increasing, even lossless tunnelling behaviors of combined solitons are decided by the decaying or increasing parameter.

Temperature-Independent Torsion Sensor Based on ＂Figure-of-Eight＂ Fiber Loop Mirror

An interrogation sensor system combining the ＂figure-of-eight＂ fiber loop mirror using a single directional 3×3 fiber optic coupler was proposed. One fiber loop mirror was formed by inserting a length of high birefringent optical fiber at the input ports of the 3×3 coupler. Splicing the output ports of the 3×3 coupler between them created the other fiber loop mirror. The introduction of this second loop gave rise to two polarization states of light with the same frequency but different optical phase. The mechanical torsion sensing head was located at the second loop and was exhibited an average modulus torsion sensitivity of 7.9×10^-4 degree/dB. The performance of the sensor was not affected by environmental temperature variations. Keywords： Torsion sensor, fiber loop mirror, interferometer

elliptically birefringent fibers modulation instability ellipticity angle

Previous studies on modulation instabilities（MIs） in birefringent optical fibers focus on the ordinary linearly and circularly ones. This paper reports an analysis of MIs in the general elliptically birefringent fibers with the emphasis on investigating the effects of ellipticity angle（0？ ≤θ≤ 90？）. Both symmetric and antisymmetric CW states are considered. In the anomalous dispersion regime, for the symmetric（antisymmetric） CW states, we show that MI gain increases dramatically（reduces first and then enhances greatly） as the increment of θ. In the normal dispersion regime, for the both CW states, the distinctive feature is that the gain of the MI bands reduces first, vanishes at θ = 45？,reappears across this ellipticity angle, and quickly increases after then.

The polarization-dependent supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers with high birefringence and two-zero dispersion

A polarization-dependent supercontinuum spectrum source of light from the UV to infrared region has been generated in our photonic crystal fiber with birefringence B=2.23×10 3.By tuning the polarization direction of the input pulse,it is found that the width of the supercontinuum spectrum changes dramatically with the input polarization directions.At the same time,we qualitatively explain the blue-shift peak and the red-shift peak in the experimental spectrum using phase matching conditions on dispersive waves,stoke waves and the pump wave.In addition,we also found that supercontinuum spectrum generation,to some extent,is dependent on the pump wavelength and average power of the pump.The spectrum is broadened with the increase of average power,but unchanged after average power reaches a certain value;when the pump wavelength is located in the anomalous dispersion and further away from the zero-dispersion wavelength,the spectrum of the supercontinuum is wider.

Numerical study on pulse trapping in birefringent photonic crystal fibers

Using an adaptive split-step Fourier method,the coupled nonlinear Schrdinger equations have been numerically solved in this paper.The nonlinear propagation of an ultrashort optical pulse in the birefringent photonic crystal fibers is investigated numerically.It is found that the phenomenon of pulse trapping occurs when the incident pulse is deviating from the principal axis of the fiber with some angle.Owing to the birefringence effect,the incident pulse can be regarded as two orthogonal polarized pulses.The phenomenon of pulse trapping occurs because of the cross phase modulation(XPM) between the two components.As a result,the bandwidth of the supercontinuum(SC) decreases compared with the case that the incident pulse is input along the principal axis.When the polarization direction of the incident pulse is parallel to the fast axis,the bandwidth of the supercontinuum is maximal.