Embodiment
In order to make purpose of the present invention, technical scheme and advantage clearer, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the present invention is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein, only in order to explain the present invention, is not intended to limit the present invention.
Refer to Fig. 1, the inclined to one side pump combiner of a kind of guarantor that the embodiment of the present invention provides, comprise in the first sleeve pipe 10, the first sleeve pipes 10, along this first sleeve pipe 10, double-fiber collimator 20, filter plate 30, the first angle of wedge sheet 40 and single optical fiber calibrator 50 axially be installed successively.
Single optical fiber calibrator 50 comprises the first collimation lens 51 and the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52.The first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 is located at the side of the first collimation lens 51 away from double-fiber collimator 20, for emission or reception flashlight.When the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 transmits the light time, the first collimation lens 51 collimates for the flashlight by the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 emissions.
Double-fiber collimator 20 comprises the second sleeve pipe 23, the second angle of wedge sheet 24, the second collimation lens 25, pumping optical fiber 21 and double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22.The second sleeve pipe 23 and the second collimation lens 25 lay respectively at the relative both sides of the second angle of wedge sheet 24, and the second collimation lens 25 is located at the side of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 near single optical fiber calibrators 50; Pumping optical fiber 21 1 ends enter in the second angle of wedge sheet 24 through the second sleeve pipe 23 plug-in mountings; Double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 1 ends enter in the second angle of wedge sheet 24 through the second sleeve pipe 23 plug-in mountings; Pumping optical fiber 21 all is fixedly linked by solidifying glue and the second sleeve pipe 23 with double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22.
Pumping optical fiber 21 is for launching pump light.Double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 receives the flashlight of the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 emission for correspondence or to the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 light that transmits.When double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 transmits the light time, the second collimation lens 25 collimates for the signal that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 is emitted to the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52.Filter plate 30 is for pump light being reflexed to the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, simultaneously the flashlight of transmission the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 or 22 emissions of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre.The second collimation lens 25 also collimates for the pump light by pumping optical fiber 21 emissions.Flashlight transmits in the fibre core of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 and the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52, and pump light transmits in the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22.
The first angle of wedge sheet 40 is for the angle of conditioning signal light, so that the signal luminous energy that the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 sends is accurately injected in the fibre core of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, or the signal luminous energy that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 is launched is injected in the fibre core of the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 exactly.
This end of protecting the double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 of inclined to one side pump combiner passes the second sleeve pipe 23, and is fixedly linked by solidifying glue and the second sleeve pipe 23, and this end plug-in mounting of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 enters in the second angle of wedge sheet 24.With after the second sleeve pipe 23 is fixedly connected with, if its fibre core still rotates, also can be subject to the prevention of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 when double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, further prevent that fibre core from rotating.Thereby the fibre core that prevents doubly clad optical fiber by the second sleeve pipe 23 and the second angle of wedge sheet 24 rotates, make this protect in inclined to one side pump combiner the loss of flashlight extinction ratio little.
This is protected inclined to one side pump combiner and adopts the micro-optic mode to make fully, adopts the micro-optic mode to substitute and draws the cone melting, has solved the problem that affects extinction ratio in the pump combiner of drawing the making of cone melting due to the pattern conversion that adopts.
Particularly, the pitch angle of these second angle of wedge sheet, 24 dip plane is 8 degree.Certainly allow this pitch angle to there is certain error.Because double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 and the end of pumping optical fiber 21 generally are inclined to set, angle is 8 degree left and right, the pitch angle of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 also is made as to 8 degree, can be coordinated with double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 and pumping optical fiber 21 better, facilitate double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 and pumping optical fiber 21 plug-in mountings to be fixed in the second angle of wedge sheet 24.
In addition, the pump light of pumping optical fiber 21 emissions reflexes in the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 through filter plate 30, and pump light is propagated in covering, and so that flashlight in the doubly clad optical fiber fibre core is carried out to pumping, pumping efficiency is high.
Pumping optical fiber 21 can be multimode optical fiber.Multimode optical fiber allows that the light of different mode transmits on an optical fiber, because the core diameter of multimode optical fiber is larger, thus can use comparatively cheap coupling mechanism and electric wire connecting junction, to reduce costs.
Further, the part that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 inserts in the second sleeve pipe 23 has coat, and double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 inserts the part of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 without coat.Pump light is propagated in the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, if peel off the coat of optical fiber, has a large amount of pump lights and gives out and loss from the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, makes pumping efficiency reduce.The part that in the present embodiment, double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 inserts in the second sleeve pipe 23 has coat, and the part that only will insert in the second angle of wedge sheet 24 is peeled off coat, thereby can reduce the loss of pump light, improves pumping efficiency.
It is shorter that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 has been peeled off the part of coat, and the loss of pump light is also less, and the length that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 inserts in the second angle of wedge sheet 24 is more short better, corresponding, and the second angle of wedge sheet 24 thickness are also got over Bao Yuehao.The interior thickness of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 is controlled in 0.2mm, being about to double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 peels off the partial-length of coat and is controlled in 0.2mm, the fibre core that can guarantee double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 does not rotate, and the Insertion Loss that pump light enters in double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 is also lower.Specifically, axial along described first set pipe, described the second angle of wedge sheet 24 interior thicknesses are 0.1~0.2mm.
Pumping optical fiber 21 also can be peeled off coat by the part of only inserting the second angle of wedge sheet 24 in addition, reduces the loss of pump light in pumping optical fiber 21.Common single covering polarization maintaining optical fibre can be used for the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52, also the double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre can be used.
Further, double-fiber collimator 20 also comprises the 3rd sleeve pipe 26; Axial along the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, the second sleeve pipe 23, the second angle of wedge sheet 24 and the second collimation lens 25 are fixed in the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 successively.By the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 is set, ease of assembly is fixed the second sleeve pipe 23, the second angle of wedge sheet 24 and the second collimation lens 25.Thereby this double-fiber collimator 20 can be installed in the first sleeve pipe 10 easily.Particularly, the second sleeve pipe 23, the second angle of wedge sheet 24 and the second collimation lens 25 are used curing glue to be fixed in the 3rd sleeve pipe 26.
Further, double-fiber collimator 20 also comprises Quadruplet pipe 27; Quadruplet pipe 27 is fixed in the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, and Quadruplet pipe 27 is positioned at the side of the second angle of wedge sheet 24 away from single optical fiber calibrator 50, and the second sleeve pipe 23 is fixed in Quadruplet pipe 27 and the second sleeve pipe 23 is fixed in the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 by Quadruplet pipe 27.Quadruplet pipe 27, between the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 and the second sleeve pipe 23, for the gap between adaptive the second sleeve pipe 23 and the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, conveniently is fixedly connected with the second sleeve pipe 23 with the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, reduce the use of solidifying glue.In other embodiment, if the second sleeve pipe 23 external diameters are larger, can, by solidifying glue directly in fixing and the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, also can not use Quadruplet pipe 27.And external diameter is large, the sleeve pipe cost of manufacture that internal diameter is little is higher, in the present embodiment, with Quadruplet pipe 27, carries out adaptation, can reduce manufacturing cost.
Further, also comprise that the 5th sleeve pipe 31, the five sleeve pipes 31 that support filter plate 30 are mounted on the second collimation lens 25, filter plate 30 is fixed in the end of the 5th sleeve pipe 31 away from the second collimation lens 25, and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 is connected with filter plate 30 laminatings.The 5th sleeve pipe 31 is set, conveniently filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 is articulated on the second collimation lens 25, conveniently filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 are fixed in the first sleeve pipe 10.Particularly, the first angle of wedge sheet 40 is fitted by solidifying glue 33 with filter plate 30, and solidifies the periphery that glue 33 is applied to the first angle of wedge sheet 40 and filter plate 30, thereby the first angle of wedge sheet 40 is connected with filter plate 30 laminatings.
As mentioned above, less for internal diameter, and the larger sleeve pipe manufacturing cost of external diameter is higher.The inclined to one side pump combiner of the guarantor of the embodiment of the present invention also comprises the 6th sleeve pipe 32.The 6th sleeve pipe 32 is fixed in the first sleeve pipe 10, and the 5th sleeve pipe 31 is mounted on the second collimation lens 25 by the 6th sleeve pipe 32, and an end plug-in mounting of the 5th sleeve pipe 31 close the second collimation lenses 25 is fixed in the 6th sleeve pipe 32.The 6th sleeve pipe 32 and the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 all are fixedly mounted in the first sleeve pipe 10.Conveniently filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 are positioned and regulate.
Other the second collimation lens 25 stretches out the 3rd sleeve pipe 26 near an end of filter plate 30, and is inserted in the 6th sleeve pipe 32, with the 6th sleeve pipe 32, by solidifying glue, is fixedly linked.Like this, in assembling, regulate filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40, and the relative angular position of regulating filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 and double-fiber collimator 20 can be fixed on the 5th sleeve pipe 31 1 ends in the 6th sleeve pipe 32 by glue while concerning; Then stick filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 at the 5th sleeve pipe 31 other ends, form an integral body; Again this integral body is hung on the second collimation lens 25.By rotating this integral body, regulate the relative angular position relation of filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 and double-fiber collimator 20, thereby the signal luminous energy penetrated from the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 is accurately entered the fibre core of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, or the signal luminous energy that double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 is penetrated accurately enter in the fibre core of the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52.After regulating, the second collimation lens 25 and the 6th sleeve pipe 32 is fixing, then be fixed in the first sleeve pipe 10.
Further, single optical fiber calibrator 50 also comprises that the 7th sleeve pipe 53, the seven sleeve pipes 53 are fixed in the first sleeve pipe 10, and the first collimation lens 51 and the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 are fixed in the 7th sleeve pipe 53.Thereby ease of assembly is fixed the first collimation lens 51 and the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52, be convenient to this single optical fiber calibrator 50 is installed in the first sleeve pipe 10.Particularly, the first collimation lens 51 is fixed in the 7th sleeve pipe 53 by solidifying glue.The first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 is fixed in the 7th sleeve pipe 53 by kapillary 54.The first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 plug-in mountings enter in kapillary 54, then fix by solidifying glue, form the single fiber head.Then with curing glue, be fixed in the 7th sleeve pipe 53.
When in assembling, this protects inclined to one side pump combiner, first assemble double-fiber collimator 20 and single optical fiber calibrator 50, then double-fiber collimator 20 and single optical fiber calibrator 50 are fixed on fixture, filter plate 30 and the first angle of wedge sheet 40 hang on the second collimation lens 25 by the 5th sleeve pipe 31 and the 6th sleeve pipe 32.Regulate the single optical fiber calibrator 50 of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, make its debugging to suitable angle, make the working shaft of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 axially align to the work with the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52, make as much as possible the flashlight loss minimum.Through solidifying glue, double-fiber collimator 20 and single optical fiber calibrator 50 are fixed in the first sleeve pipe 10 again, form the inclined to one side pump combiner of described guarantor.
Particularly, the curing glue of above-mentioned use is one or more in heat-curable glue, ultra-violet curing glue or two curing glue.
Particularly, the optical lens that the first collimation lens 51 can collimate to light for GRIN Lens (Grin-Lens), bitoric lens (D-Lens), C lens (C-Lens) or non-spherical lens etc.In like manner, the optical lens that the second collimation lens 25 also can collimate to light for GRIN Lens, bitoric lens, C lens or non-spherical lens etc.The first collimation lens 51 and the second collimation lens 25 might not be used the optical lens of same type.
Particularly, the first sleeve pipe 10 uses the approaching material of thermal expansivity of the matrix of the thermal expansivity such as quartz glasss, Pyrex, pottery, Kovar (kovar alloy) or Invar (invar alloy) and lens and optical fiber head to make.Certainly for the second sleeve pipe 23, the 3rd sleeve pipe 26, Quadruplet pipe 27, the 5th sleeve pipe 31, the 6th sleeve pipe 32 and the 7th sleeve pipe 53, also for the approaching material of thermal expansivity of the matrix of the thermal expansivity such as quartz glass, Pyrex, pottery, Kovar (kovar alloy) or Invar (invar alloy) and lens and optical fiber head, make.
This protects inclined to one side pump combiner can also can below take pumping forward as example for pumping backward for pumping forward, specifically explains its working method:
Pump light is launched from pumping optical fiber 21, through the second collimation lens 25 collimations, is injected in filter plate 30, through filter plate 30 reflections, enters in the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22.
Flashlight penetrates from the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52, through the first collimation lens 51 collimations, is injected into the first angle of wedge sheet 40, through the first angle of wedge sheet 40 conditioning signal optic angle degree, the transmission filter wave plate 30 again, then, through the second collimation lens 25, enter in the fibre core of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22.Pump light is propagated in the covering of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, and the flashlight in the fibre core of double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 is carried out to pumping.
Pumping is basic identical with the working method of pumping forward backward, and difference only is, flashlight is launched from double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, and enters the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52.
This is protected in inclined to one side pump combiner, when flashlight transmits between the first polarization maintaining optical fibre 52 and double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22, and Extinction ratio >=20dB, its insertion loss IL<0.8dB.Pump light is transferred to double clad polarization maintaining optical fibre 22 from pumping optical fiber 21, its insertion loss IL<1dB.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present invention, not in order to limit the present invention, all any modifications of doing within the spirit and principles in the present invention, be equal to and replace and improvement etc., within all should being included in protection scope of the present invention.