物理学报
物理學報
물이학보
2015年
8期
084206-1-084206-6
,共1页
李阳%刘艳%刘志波%简水生
李暘%劉豔%劉誌波%簡水生
리양%류염%류지파%간수생
随机激光器%散射光纤%单模窄线宽
隨機激光器%散射光纖%單模窄線寬
수궤격광기%산사광섬%단모착선관
random laser%scattering fiber%single-mode narrow linewidth
仿真说明了单模光纤(SMF)中瑞利散射(RS)的机理,指出纤芯掺杂的不均匀性以及拉丝过程引起的光纤几何尺寸的随机变化是光纤中RS产生的主要原因,并以此为基础制作了损耗为0.54 dB/km的散射光纤.在通信波段,5 km该散射光纤的瑞利背向散射(RBS)强度高于相同长度的SMF-28近5 dB.在基于RBS单模随机激光器的数值模拟中,大量的具有随机幅度和相位的纵模在经历不平坦增益的多次放大之后,只有在增益最大点附近的模式能够克服损耗成为输出模式.实验中以掺铒光纤作为增益介质,500 m散射光纤提供随机反馈,窄带布拉格光纤光栅(FBG)作为波长选择器件,得到线宽约3.5 kHz、对比度近50 dB的单模激光输出.与采用相同长度SMF-28的随机激光器相比,其阈值电流降低了80 mA,相同抽运条件下的最大输出功率提高了3 dBm.该单模窄线宽随机激光器的输出波长的调谐特性仅由FBG的中心波长决定.
倣真說明瞭單模光纖(SMF)中瑞利散射(RS)的機理,指齣纖芯摻雜的不均勻性以及拉絲過程引起的光纖幾何呎吋的隨機變化是光纖中RS產生的主要原因,併以此為基礎製作瞭損耗為0.54 dB/km的散射光纖.在通信波段,5 km該散射光纖的瑞利揹嚮散射(RBS)彊度高于相同長度的SMF-28近5 dB.在基于RBS單模隨機激光器的數值模擬中,大量的具有隨機幅度和相位的縱模在經歷不平坦增益的多次放大之後,隻有在增益最大點附近的模式能夠剋服損耗成為輸齣模式.實驗中以摻鉺光纖作為增益介質,500 m散射光纖提供隨機反饋,窄帶佈拉格光纖光柵(FBG)作為波長選擇器件,得到線寬約3.5 kHz、對比度近50 dB的單模激光輸齣.與採用相同長度SMF-28的隨機激光器相比,其閾值電流降低瞭80 mA,相同抽運條件下的最大輸齣功率提高瞭3 dBm.該單模窄線寬隨機激光器的輸齣波長的調諧特性僅由FBG的中心波長決定.
방진설명료단모광섬(SMF)중서리산사(RS)적궤리,지출섬심참잡적불균균성이급랍사과정인기적광섬궤하척촌적수궤변화시광섬중RS산생적주요원인,병이차위기출제작료손모위0.54 dB/km적산사광섬.재통신파단,5 km해산사광섬적서리배향산사(RBS)강도고우상동장도적SMF-28근5 dB.재기우RBS단모수궤격광기적수치모의중,대량적구유수궤폭도화상위적종모재경력불평탄증익적다차방대지후,지유재증익최대점부근적모식능구극복손모성위수출모식.실험중이참이광섬작위증익개질,500 m산사광섬제공수궤반궤,착대포랍격광섬광책(FBG)작위파장선택기건,득도선관약3.5 kHz、대비도근50 dB적단모격광수출.여채용상동장도SMF-28적수궤격광기상비,기역치전류강저료80 mA,상동추운조건하적최대수출공솔제고료3 dBm.해단모착선관수궤격광기적수출파장적조해특성부유FBG적중심파장결정.
The origin of Rayleigh scattering in fiber waveguides is numerically demonstrated, which indicates that the inho-mogeneous doping and diameter variations during drawing are the two dominant reasons. And the scattering fiber with a loss as high as 0.54 dB/km is successfully fabricated based on such principles. The overall Rayleigh backscattering intensity of 5 km scattering fiber is 5 dB higher than that of SMF-28 with the same length in telecommunication window. The principle of single-mode random fiber laser is also studied. The emission spectrum is the superposition of a large number of random modes with arbitrary amplitudes and phases, among which only the highest gain modes can lasing through gain competition. In experiment, a single-mode erbium-doped fiber linear laser with a narrow linewidth of 3.5 kHz and a high contrast of 50 dB is achieved by combining with 500 m scattering fiber as the random feedback. The threshold pump current is reduced by 80 mA and the max output power is increased by 3 dBm for the proposed laser compared with those of the laser with 500 m SMF-28 as the feedback. The tunability of the proposed laser is determined mainly by the fiber Bragg grating.