This paper deals with a systematical analysis and an algorithm of attenuation characteristics of a light attenuator combined by n pieces of polarizers (n-LACP) whose extinction ratios are different from each other. ...This paper deals with a systematical analysis and an algorithm of attenuation characteristics of a light attenuator combined by n pieces of polarizers (n-LACP) whose extinction ratios are different from each other. The attenuation ratio expression of a two-LACP is deduced. We find that the monotonic attenuation interval depends on the first polarizer and that the attenuation range depends on the second one. For the three-LACP, a method for obtaining a monotonic attenuation interval is proposed. Moreover, the attenuation ratio expression is demonstrated. Analysis and experiment show that when the initial status of the three-LACP is at the maximum output, if the second or third polarizer rotates alone, the minimum attenuation ratios can reach K2^-1 and K3^-1, respectively, and if the first polarizer rotates, a minimum attenuation ratio of K2^-1K3^-1 can be obtained (K1, K2 and K3 represent the extinction ratios of the three polarizers in turn). Furthermore, the attenuation ratio expression of n-LACP and the relevant attenuation characteristics are proposed. The minimum attenuation ratio of an n-LACP is (K2K3 ... Kn)-1.展开更多
In this paper, a multidimensional tuning method of the silica microcapillary resonator(MCR) is proposed and demonstrated whereby the extinction ratio(ER) as well as the resonant wavelength can be individually controll...In this paper, a multidimensional tuning method of the silica microcapillary resonator(MCR) is proposed and demonstrated whereby the extinction ratio(ER) as well as the resonant wavelength can be individually controlled.An ER tuning range of up to 17 d B and a maximum tuning sensitivity of 0.3 d B/μm are realized due to the tapered profile of the silica optical microfiber(MF) when the MF is adjusted along its axial direction. Compared to direct tuning of the coupling gap, this method could lower the requirement for the resolution of displacement stage to micrometers. When the MF is adjusted along the axial direction of the silica microcapillary, a resonance shift of 3.06 nm and maximum tuning sensitivity of 0.01 nm/μm are achieved. This method avoids the use of an applied external field to control the silica microresonators. Moreover, when air is replaced by ethanol and water in the core of the silica microcapillary, a maximum resonance shift of 5.22 nm is also achieved to further enlarge the resonance tuning range. Finally, a microbubble resonator with a higher Q factor is also fabricated to achieve an ER tuning range of 8.5 d B. Our method fully takes advantage of the unique structure of the MCR to separately and easily tune its key parameters, and may broaden its applications in optical signal processing and sensing.展开更多
An additional sensitivity penalty of burst mode receivers due to the extinction ratio is analyzed considering the specific transmitter control in Ethernet PON. For an extinction ratio of 6dB, a penalty of 8dB occurs a...An additional sensitivity penalty of burst mode receivers due to the extinction ratio is analyzed considering the specific transmitter control in Ethernet PON. For an extinction ratio of 6dB, a penalty of 8dB occurs additionally.展开更多
A novel polarization beam splitter(PBS)based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is proposed in this work.The proposed DC-PCF PBS contains two kinds of lattices and three kinds of air holes to form the asymmetr...A novel polarization beam splitter(PBS)based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is proposed in this work.The proposed DC-PCF PBS contains two kinds of lattices and three kinds of air holes to form the asymmetrical elliptic dual-core structure.By using the full-vector finite element method,the propagation characteristics of the proposed DC-PCF PBS are investigated.The simulation results show that the bandwidth of the proposed DC-PCF PBS can reach to 340 nm,which covers the S+C+L+U communication bands,the shortest splitting length is 1.97 mm,and the maximum extinction ratio appears near wavelength 1550 nm.Moreover,the insertion loss of the proposed DC-PCF PBS is very low.It is believed that the proposed DC-PCF PBS has important applications in the field of all-optical communication and network.展开更多
A novel ultra-broadband polarization splitter based on a dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is designed.The full-vector finite element method and coupled-mode theory are employed to investigate the characteristic...A novel ultra-broadband polarization splitter based on a dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is designed.The full-vector finite element method and coupled-mode theory are employed to investigate the characteristics of the polarization splitter.According to the numerical results,a graphene-filled layer not only broadens the working bandwidth but also reduces the size of the polarization splitter.Furthermore,the fluorine-doped region and the germanium-doped region can broaden the bandwidth.Also,the 4.78 mm long polarization splitter can achieve an extinction ratio of-98.6 d B at a wavelength of 1550 nm.When extinction ratio is less than-20 d B,the range of the wavelength is 1027 nm-1723 nm with a bandwidth of 696 nm.Overall,the polarization splitter can be applied to all-optical network communication systems in the infrared and near-infrared wavelength range.展开更多
A polarization splitter based on dual-core soft glass photonic crystal fiber (PCF) filled with micron-scale gold wire is proposed. The characteristics of the polarization splitter are studied by changing the structu...A polarization splitter based on dual-core soft glass photonic crystal fiber (PCF) filled with micron-scale gold wire is proposed. The characteristics of the polarization splitter are studied by changing the structural parameters of the PCF and the diameter of the gold wire with the finite element method (FEM). The simulation results reveal that the coupling length ratio of the soft glass-based PCF is close to 2 and the corresponding curve is more fiat than that of the silica-based PCE The broadband bandwidth is 226 nm in which the extinction ratio is lower than -20 dB by the soft glass-based PCE i.e., from 1465 nm to 1691 nm which is competitive in the reported polarization splitters, and the bandwidth is just 32 nm by the silica-based PCE The insertion loss by our polarization splitter is just 0.00248 dB and 0.43 dB at the wavelength of 1.47 μm and 1.55 μm. The birefringence is obviously increased and the coupling length is decreased by filling gold wire into the soft glass-based or the silica-based PCE Also the birefringence based on the silica-based PCF is much larger than that based on the soft glass-based PCF whether or not the gold wire is introduced. The fabrication tolerance of the polarization splitter is also considered by changing the structural parameters. The polarization splitter possesses broad bandwidth, low insertion loss, simple structure and high fabrication tolerance.展开更多
Novel configuration for cross-gain modulation (XGM) wavelength conversion based on the single-port-coupled semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), in which the input and the output share one port, has been demonstrated...Novel configuration for cross-gain modulation (XGM) wavelength conversion based on the single-port-coupled semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), in which the input and the output share one port, has been demonstrated with the output extinction ratio as high as 15 dB, even in the 2.5 Gbit/s wavelength up conversion with a 12.8 nm span. Owing to the existence of double-pass gain and the transmission loss of the rear facet, the novel scheme can be achieved with simpler implementation and higher output extinction ratio, compared with the conventional schemes based on double-port-coupled SOA either with identical long chip or double long chip.展开更多
It introduces a novel elliptical jacket polarization maintaining fiber, whose SAP is like numeral "1". One preform can be drawn over 8km. Fiber's performances show that it is fit for fiber gyroscope and ...It introduces a novel elliptical jacket polarization maintaining fiber, whose SAP is like numeral "1". One preform can be drawn over 8km. Fiber's performances show that it is fit for fiber gyroscope and other sensors.展开更多
A novel lumped electro-absorption modulator with a charge layer and an undercut ridge waveguide (DU-EAM) was fabricated and measured.Also,two other kinds of EAM with straight ridge waveguides,one with a charge layer...A novel lumped electro-absorption modulator with a charge layer and an undercut ridge waveguide (DU-EAM) was fabricated and measured.Also,two other kinds of EAM with straight ridge waveguides,one with a charge layer(D-EAM) and another with no charge layer(N-EAM),were fabricated and tested to ensure that the design of the DU-EAM would reduce the RC-time constant.The measured capacitance of the D-EAM and the DU-EAM is lower than that of the N-EAM under reverse bias voltage from -1 to -8 V due to the inserted charge layer.The capacitances of the N-EAM,the D-EAM and the DU-EAM are 0.375,0.225 and 0.325 pF,respectively, at -3 V.In addition,the DU-EAM had a larger extinction ratio(25 dB at -3 V) and higher modulation efficiency (13 dB/V between -1 and -2 V) than two other straight-ridge-waveguide ones(the D-EAM performed 22 dB and 10 dB/V,the N-EAM performed 20 dB and 10 dB/V) due to the 5.2μm wider active region.展开更多
An embedded wire-grid nanograting was designed and fabricated for using as a broadband polarizing beam splitter to reflect s-polarized light and transmit p-polarized light. A protected cladding layer of the same mater...An embedded wire-grid nanograting was designed and fabricated for using as a broadband polarizing beam splitter to reflect s-polarized light and transmit p-polarized light. A protected cladding layer of the same material as the grating's was deposited on the ridge, whereas the wire-grid is deposited in the grating trenches, which makes it more firm during application. High polarization extinction ratios of above 40 and 20 dB for transmission and reflection, respectively, with a broad wavelength range for the whole optical communication bandwidth (850 -1700 nm) and a wide angular tolerance (〉 ±20 °) are obtained by optimization of the designed structures, and the grating period is 200 nm.展开更多
We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The mo...We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The modulation bandwidth is 30 kHz.By using a variable step simulated annealing approach,we achieve a dynamic polarization extinction ratio greater than 25 dB.A numerical simulation method was used to optimize the relevant parameters of the dynamic polarization controller.It is expected that the dynamic polarization controller can be utilized in fiber communication systems or silicon photonics integrated quantum communication systems to minimize the size and decrease the cost further.展开更多
基金Project supported by the Technological Innovation Project of Air-to-Air Missile Institute of China (Grant No.5S85000FS)
文摘This paper deals with a systematical analysis and an algorithm of attenuation characteristics of a light attenuator combined by n pieces of polarizers (n-LACP) whose extinction ratios are different from each other. The attenuation ratio expression of a two-LACP is deduced. We find that the monotonic attenuation interval depends on the first polarizer and that the attenuation range depends on the second one. For the three-LACP, a method for obtaining a monotonic attenuation interval is proposed. Moreover, the attenuation ratio expression is demonstrated. Analysis and experiment show that when the initial status of the three-LACP is at the maximum output, if the second or third polarizer rotates alone, the minimum attenuation ratios can reach K2^-1 and K3^-1, respectively, and if the first polarizer rotates, a minimum attenuation ratio of K2^-1K3^-1 can be obtained (K1, K2 and K3 represent the extinction ratios of the three polarizers in turn). Furthermore, the attenuation ratio expression of n-LACP and the relevant attenuation characteristics are proposed. The minimum attenuation ratio of an n-LACP is (K2K3 ... Kn)-1.
基金National Natural Science Foundation of China(NSFC)(61307075)Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China(20120142120067)+1 种基金Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(HUST:2014TS019)Director Fund of Wuhan National Laboratory for Optoelectronics
文摘In this paper, a multidimensional tuning method of the silica microcapillary resonator(MCR) is proposed and demonstrated whereby the extinction ratio(ER) as well as the resonant wavelength can be individually controlled.An ER tuning range of up to 17 d B and a maximum tuning sensitivity of 0.3 d B/μm are realized due to the tapered profile of the silica optical microfiber(MF) when the MF is adjusted along its axial direction. Compared to direct tuning of the coupling gap, this method could lower the requirement for the resolution of displacement stage to micrometers. When the MF is adjusted along the axial direction of the silica microcapillary, a resonance shift of 3.06 nm and maximum tuning sensitivity of 0.01 nm/μm are achieved. This method avoids the use of an applied external field to control the silica microresonators. Moreover, when air is replaced by ethanol and water in the core of the silica microcapillary, a maximum resonance shift of 5.22 nm is also achieved to further enlarge the resonance tuning range. Finally, a microbubble resonator with a higher Q factor is also fabricated to achieve an ER tuning range of 8.5 d B. Our method fully takes advantage of the unique structure of the MCR to separately and easily tune its key parameters, and may broaden its applications in optical signal processing and sensing.
文摘An additional sensitivity penalty of burst mode receivers due to the extinction ratio is analyzed considering the specific transmitter control in Ethernet PON. For an extinction ratio of 6dB, a penalty of 8dB occurs additionally.
基金Project supported by the National Key Research and Development Project of China(Grant No.2019YFB2204001)。
文摘A novel polarization beam splitter(PBS)based on dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is proposed in this work.The proposed DC-PCF PBS contains two kinds of lattices and three kinds of air holes to form the asymmetrical elliptic dual-core structure.By using the full-vector finite element method,the propagation characteristics of the proposed DC-PCF PBS are investigated.The simulation results show that the bandwidth of the proposed DC-PCF PBS can reach to 340 nm,which covers the S+C+L+U communication bands,the shortest splitting length is 1.97 mm,and the maximum extinction ratio appears near wavelength 1550 nm.Moreover,the insertion loss of the proposed DC-PCF PBS is very low.It is believed that the proposed DC-PCF PBS has important applications in the field of all-optical communication and network.
基金Project supported by the State Key Laboratory of Luminescence and Applications(Grant No.SKLA-2020-01)。
文摘A novel ultra-broadband polarization splitter based on a dual-core photonic crystal fiber(DC-PCF)is designed.The full-vector finite element method and coupled-mode theory are employed to investigate the characteristics of the polarization splitter.According to the numerical results,a graphene-filled layer not only broadens the working bandwidth but also reduces the size of the polarization splitter.Furthermore,the fluorine-doped region and the germanium-doped region can broaden the bandwidth.Also,the 4.78 mm long polarization splitter can achieve an extinction ratio of-98.6 d B at a wavelength of 1550 nm.When extinction ratio is less than-20 d B,the range of the wavelength is 1027 nm-1723 nm with a bandwidth of 696 nm.Overall,the polarization splitter can be applied to all-optical network communication systems in the infrared and near-infrared wavelength range.
基金Project supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.61178026,61475134,and 61505175)
文摘A polarization splitter based on dual-core soft glass photonic crystal fiber (PCF) filled with micron-scale gold wire is proposed. The characteristics of the polarization splitter are studied by changing the structural parameters of the PCF and the diameter of the gold wire with the finite element method (FEM). The simulation results reveal that the coupling length ratio of the soft glass-based PCF is close to 2 and the corresponding curve is more fiat than that of the silica-based PCE The broadband bandwidth is 226 nm in which the extinction ratio is lower than -20 dB by the soft glass-based PCE i.e., from 1465 nm to 1691 nm which is competitive in the reported polarization splitters, and the bandwidth is just 32 nm by the silica-based PCE The insertion loss by our polarization splitter is just 0.00248 dB and 0.43 dB at the wavelength of 1.47 μm and 1.55 μm. The birefringence is obviously increased and the coupling length is decreased by filling gold wire into the soft glass-based or the silica-based PCE Also the birefringence based on the silica-based PCF is much larger than that based on the soft glass-based PCF whether or not the gold wire is introduced. The fabrication tolerance of the polarization splitter is also considered by changing the structural parameters. The polarization splitter possesses broad bandwidth, low insertion loss, simple structure and high fabrication tolerance.
基金The authors would like to thank Dr. Zhang Zheming, Dr. Huang Gefan, Dr. Gong Wei and Dr. Fu Yan-feng at Wuhan Institute of Post and Telecommunication for their kind help This work was supported by the National High Technology Development Program of Chi
文摘Novel configuration for cross-gain modulation (XGM) wavelength conversion based on the single-port-coupled semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA), in which the input and the output share one port, has been demonstrated with the output extinction ratio as high as 15 dB, even in the 2.5 Gbit/s wavelength up conversion with a 12.8 nm span. Owing to the existence of double-pass gain and the transmission loss of the rear facet, the novel scheme can be achieved with simpler implementation and higher output extinction ratio, compared with the conventional schemes based on double-port-coupled SOA either with identical long chip or double long chip.
文摘It introduces a novel elliptical jacket polarization maintaining fiber, whose SAP is like numeral "1". One preform can be drawn over 8km. Fiber's performances show that it is fit for fiber gyroscope and other sensors.
基金Project supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China(No.201 1CB301702)
文摘A novel lumped electro-absorption modulator with a charge layer and an undercut ridge waveguide (DU-EAM) was fabricated and measured.Also,two other kinds of EAM with straight ridge waveguides,one with a charge layer(D-EAM) and another with no charge layer(N-EAM),were fabricated and tested to ensure that the design of the DU-EAM would reduce the RC-time constant.The measured capacitance of the D-EAM and the DU-EAM is lower than that of the N-EAM under reverse bias voltage from -1 to -8 V due to the inserted charge layer.The capacitances of the N-EAM,the D-EAM and the DU-EAM are 0.375,0.225 and 0.325 pF,respectively, at -3 V.In addition,the DU-EAM had a larger extinction ratio(25 dB at -3 V) and higher modulation efficiency (13 dB/V between -1 and -2 V) than two other straight-ridge-waveguide ones(the D-EAM performed 22 dB and 10 dB/V,the N-EAM performed 20 dB and 10 dB/V) due to the 5.2μm wider active region.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No.60707017)the Science and Technology Plan of ZhejiangProvince, China (No.2006C1005)
文摘An embedded wire-grid nanograting was designed and fabricated for using as a broadband polarizing beam splitter to reflect s-polarized light and transmit p-polarized light. A protected cladding layer of the same material as the grating's was deposited on the ridge, whereas the wire-grid is deposited in the grating trenches, which makes it more firm during application. High polarization extinction ratios of above 40 and 20 dB for transmission and reflection, respectively, with a broad wavelength range for the whole optical communication bandwidth (850 -1700 nm) and a wide angular tolerance (〉 ±20 °) are obtained by optimization of the designed structures, and the grating period is 200 nm.
基金This work was supported by the Aeronautical Science Foundation of China(No.20200020115001)National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.62175138)+1 种基金Key Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province(No.2020B0303040002),Shanxi 1331KSCOpen Project of the State Key Laboratory of Quantum Optics and Quantum Optics Devices of Shanxi University(No.KF202006).
文摘We designed and demonstrated experimentally a silicon photonics integrated dynamic polarization controller.The overall size of the dynamic polarization controller on chip is 2.830 mm × 0.210 mm × 1 mm.The modulation bandwidth is 30 kHz.By using a variable step simulated annealing approach,we achieve a dynamic polarization extinction ratio greater than 25 dB.A numerical simulation method was used to optimize the relevant parameters of the dynamic polarization controller.It is expected that the dynamic polarization controller can be utilized in fiber communication systems or silicon photonics integrated quantum communication systems to minimize the size and decrease the cost further.