• 제목/요약/키워드: Tapered single mode fiber

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In-line Variable Optical Attenuator Based on the Bending of the Tapered Single Mode Fiber

  • Kim, Kwang-Taek;Kang, Ji-Hoon;HwangBo, Seung;Im, Kie-Gon
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제13권3호
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    • pp.349-353
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    • 2009
  • We propose a simple in-line variable optical attenuator (VOA) based on the bending effect of tapered single mode fibers. The influence of the taper structure and the reflective index of the external medium surrounding the taper region on the bending loss of the tapered fiber have been investigated experimentally. An attenuation range exceeding 35 dB and a very low excess loss of < 0.2 dB at 1550 nm were achieved. The measured polarization dependent loss of the present VOA at the attenuation level of 10 dB, 20 dB, and 30 dB were 0.1 dB, 0.2 dB, and 0.5 dB, respectively.

High Sensitive Fiber Optic Temperature Sensor Based on a Side-polished Single-mode Fiber Coupled to a Tapered Multimode Overlay Waveguide

  • Prerana, Prerana;Varshney, Ravendra Kumar;Pal, Bishnu Pada;Nagaraju, Bezwada
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.337-341
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    • 2010
  • A high sensitivity fiber optic temperature sensor based on a side-polished fiber (SPF) coupled to a tapered multimode overlay waveguide (MMOW) is proposed and studied. Both tapered and non-tapered MMOW were considered to study the effect of tapering of MMOW on the characteristics of the device and to investigate the criticality of the uniformity of the multimode overlay waveguide over the SPF. Present study shows that tapering of the MMOW can be used to tune the desired wavelength range without any loss in the sensitivity. Sensitivity up to 9 nm/$^{\circ}C$ within the temperature range of 25 to $100^{\circ}C$ can be achieved with the proposed sensor, almost 6 times higher compared even to state-of-the-art high-sensitivity grating-based fiber optic temperature sensors.

주기적으로 분리된 광도파로로 구성된 모드 크기 변환기의 설계 및 분석 (Design and analysis of a mode size converter composed of periodically segmented taper waveguide)

  • 박보근;정영철
    • 한국광학회지
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    • 제15권1호
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    • pp.22-27
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    • 2004
  • 본 논문에서는 광도파로와 광섬유사이에서 광손실을 줄이기 위한 모드 크기 변환기를 설계하였다. 설계된 모드 크기 변환기는 주기적으로 분리된 테이퍼 광도파로로 구성된 모드 크기 변환기이며, 공정상의 적용이 용이한 수평 테이퍼 구조를 선택하였다. 높이와 폭이 3$\mu\textrm{m}$${\times}$3$\mu\textrm{m}$이며 1.5%실리카 광도파로의 경우 파장이 1550nm 파장에서 최적의 모드 크기 변환기 설계 파라미터는 테이퍼 영역의 길이가 500$\mu\textrm{m}$이고, 분리된 광도파로의 길이는 5$\mu\textrm{m}$이며, 주기의 Duty-Cycle은 0.95, 광도파로와 광섬유의 접속면에서의 폭은 1.3$\mu\textrm{m}$이였다. 이 때 결합손실은 0.33㏈/point로 광섬유와 광도파로를 직접 연결할 때 보다 1.27 ㏈/point가 감소하였다.

A New Optical Coupling Scheme from Laser Diodes to Single-Mode Fibers for Low Cost Telecommunication Modules

  • Shim, Jong-In;Kweon, Gyeong-il
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제2권2호
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    • pp.80-82
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    • 1998
  • A new fiber coupling scheme using thermally over-expanded core(TOEC) fiber was proposed and demonstrated. In the coupling experiment between 1.3${\mu}{\textrm}{m}$ FP-LD and the proposed TOEC fiber with a tapered hemispherical microlens. superior performances such as a long working distance, a high coupling efficiency, and large misalignment tolerances were verified experimentally.

Optimization of Ti-indiffused LiNbO3Optical Waveguide for Fiber Coupling

  • Lee, Han-Young;Yang, Woo-Seok;Kim, Woo-Kyung
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제8권2호
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    • pp.90-95
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    • 2004
  • The structure of Ti:LiNbO$_3$optical waveguide with a mode size far different from that of single mode optical fiber has been optimized by tapering the waveguide ends. This work was focused on determining the optimized sets of parameters for the fabrication of low-loss Ti indiffused optical waveguides in LiNbO$_3$. Numerical and analytical modeling were applied to simulate the guiding quality and to determine the mode sizes. Based on these modeling results, new waveguide structures with tapered ends have been defined, fabricated and characterized in the respect of the coupling of fiber to Ti-indiffused LiNbO$_3$waveguide.

Specialty Fiber Coupler: Fabrications and Applications

  • Lee, Byeong-Ha;Eom, Joo-Beom;Park, Kwan-Seob;Park, Seong-Jun;Ju, Myeong-Jin
    • Journal of the Optical Society of Korea
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    • 제14권4호
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    • pp.326-332
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    • 2010
  • We review the research on specialty fiber couplers with emphasis placed on the characteristics that make them attractive for biomedical imaging, optical communications, and sensing applications. The fabrication of fiber couplers has been carried out with, in addition to conventional single mode fiber, various specialty fibers such as photonic crystal fiber, double clad fiber, and hole-assisted fiber with a Ge-doped core. For the fiber coupler fabrication, the side polishing and the fused biconical tapered methods have been developed. These specialty fiber couplers have been applied to optical coherence tomography, fluorescence spectroscopy, fiber sensors, and optical communication systems. This review aims to provide a detailed statement on the recent progress and novel applications of specialty fiber couplers.

광가입자용 $1.3\mu{m}$ SSC-FP-LD의 모드변환기 구조 설계 (Spot-size converter design of an $1.3\mu{m}$ SSC-FP-LD for optical subscriber network)

  • 심종인;진재현;어영선
    • 한국광학회지
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    • 제11권6호
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    • pp.411-417
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    • 2000
  • SSC(Spot-size converter)가 집적된 1$1.3\mu{m}$ FP(Fabry-Perot)-LD(Laser Diode)에서 SSC 영역의 광도파로 구조가 단일모드광섬유와의 광결합 효율 및 정렬오차에 미치는 영향에 대해서 3차원 BPM(Beam Propagation Method)를 사용하여 알아보았다. 수지 taper의 경우 광결합효율을 향상하기 위해서는 taper 끝단에 충분한 길이의 직선도파로를 형성하는 것이 중요함을 알수 있었다. 또한 수평 taper 구조에서는 출사단 방향으로 도파로폭이 좁아지는 경우가 넓어지는 경우에 비해 유리하고, 수직 taper에 비해 완만한 도파로 경사가 필요함을 알 수있었다. 단일모드 광섬유와의 광결합 손실 및 정렬오차 허용도의 관점에서 좋은 특성을 주는 SSC 도파로 모양을 제시하였다.

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광센서 광원용 반도체 레이저의 제작에 관한 연구 (A study on the fabrication of semiconductor laser for optical sensor)

  • 김정호;안세경;황상구;홍창희
    • 한국항해항만학회지
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    • 제26권2호
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    • pp.235-243
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    • 2002
  • 황섬유의 최저손실 파장영역인 $1.55\mu\textrm{m}$에서 고출력으로 안정하게 농작하는 광센서용 광원인 반도체 레이저를 제작하기 위하여 이론적인 해석을 수행한 후 제작하였다. 활성영역과 SCH층의 재료는 $Ln_{1-x}Ga_xAs_yP_{1-y}$를 사용하였다. 광센서용 광원으로 사용되기 위해서는 넓은 스펙트럼 폭을 가지며, 가간섭 길이가 짧은 특성을 가지는 조건을 만족해야 한다. 따라서, 반도체 레이저에서 레이징을 억제시켜 줌으로써 넓은 스펙트럼 폭을 가지도록 설계를 하였고, 광섬유와 결합효율을 높일 수 있도록 tapered 형태의 스트라입 구조를 채택하여 마스크 패턴을 형성하였다. 또한, 레이징을 억제하기 위하여 후면에 윈도우 영역을 두었고, 측방향으로 경사각을 두어 반사도를 낮추도록 설계 및 제작하였다. 7도와 15도의 측면 경사각을 가지는 구조와 굽은 스트라입 구조를 가지는 소자를 제작하여 특성을 측정한 결과, 광센서용 광원으로서 적용이 가능한 광출력 특성과 넓은 스펙트럼 폭을 가졌다.

SOA-Integrated Dual-Mode Laser and PIN-Photodiode for Compact CW Terahertz System

  • Lee, Eui Su;Kim, Namje;Han, Sang-Pil;Lee, Donghun;Lee, Won-Hui;Moon, Kiwon;Lee, Il-Min;Shin, Jun-Hwan;Park, Kyung Hyun
    • ETRI Journal
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    • 제38권4호
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    • pp.665-674
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    • 2016
  • We designed and fabricated a semiconductor optical amplifier-integrated dual-mode laser (SOA-DML) as a compact and widely tunable continuous-wave terahertz (CW THz) beat source, and a pin-photodiode (pin-PD) integrated with a log-periodic planar antenna as a CW THz emitter. The SOA-DML chip consists of two distributed feedback lasers, a phase section for a tunable beat source, an amplifier, and a tapered spot-size converter for high output power and fiber-coupling efficiency. The SOA-DML module exhibits an output power of more than 15 dBm and clear four-wave mixing throughout the entire tuning range. Using integrated micro-heaters, we were able to tune the optical beat frequency from 380 GHz to 1,120 GHz. In addition, the effect of benzocyclobutene polymer in the antenna design of a pin-PD was considered. Furthermore, a dual active photodiode (PD) for high output power was designed, resulting in a 1.7-fold increase in efficiency compared with a single active PD at 220 GHz. Finally, herein we successfully show the feasibility of the CW THz system by demonstrating THz frequency-domain spectroscopy of an ${\alpha}$-lactose pellet using the modularized SOA-DML and a PD emitter.