Vortex optical fiber based on linear refractive index distribution and preparation method thereof
(1) technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of optical fiber and its technology of preparing, and in particular to a kind of vortex light based on linear refractive index distribution
Fibre and preparation method thereof.
(2) background technology
One of vortex beams is noteworthy characterized by with orbital angular momentum (Physical Review A, 1992,45 (11):
8185-8189), therefore it is widely studied, and has been obtained greatly in communication, optical tweezer, Atomic Manipulation and microtechnic in recent years
Using.The most common process for generating vortex beams is to use spatial light modulator (Optics Express, 2008,16 (21):
16984-16992), but spatial light modulator is generally bulky, expensive, and needs to realize light in free space
Coupling, thus brings many inconvenience.
And the vortex photoproduction based on optical fiber grows up to be a useful person and then has more advantage on remote interaction and making tight type vortex optical device.
Researchers use acoustics long-period gratings (Physical Review Letters, 2006,96 (4):43604) or utilize
Induced pressure (Applied Optics, 1998,37 (3) in multimode fibre:469-472) realize vortex optical transport mould
Formula.But Mode Coupling can destroy orbital angular momentum pattern in a fiber, so as to cause multipath interference.In most multimode light
In fibre, TE/TM patterns and the HE needed21Pattern coexists, and so they can be generated linear by Mode Coupling in output terminal
Polarization mode (LP patterns), LP patterns are not the real eigen mode of optical fiber, it can not carry orbital angular momentum.Therefore,
Document (Optics Letters, 2012,37 (13):2451-2453) report using micro-bend grating to slacken high-order LP11Pattern
Generation, and then input pattern is converted into required HE21Pattern, ultimately generates the vortex beams of high-purity.
United States Patent (USP) (US20080101754) and European patent (EP1705503B1) propose a kind of fiber core refractive index only
With the gradient index fibre of azimuthal variation, this optical fiber can regard the space phase plate longitudinally extended as, utilize the optical fiber
Vortex beams can be generated.Although the vortex beams maker structure is extremely simple, it is extremely difficult to prepare this optical fiber,
Therefore the present invention is proposed reverses the novel scroll optical fiber formed, this vortex by the optical fiber hot melt of fiber core refractive index linear distribution
Optical fiber is not only prepared and is easier, and can be vortexed at the same time in light intensity and phase.
(3) content of the invention
It is an object of the invention to provide a kind of vortex optical fiber for generating class vortex optical transmission mode and preparation method thereof.
The object of the present invention is achieved like this:
One of vortex beams is noteworthy characterized by with orbital angular momentum, and orbital angular momentum, optical fiber must be taken in order to obtain
Band higher order pattern, for example, phase shift is two HE of ± pi/221Orbital angular momentum pattern can be achieved in the linear combination of pattern.By
It is distributed in the fiber core refractive index of the vortex optical fiber of the present invention laterally linear, in longitudinal helically curve distribution, thus works as light
When ripple is input to vortex optical fiber, it is poor that radial phase can be formed because of the difference of index distribution, so that conduction light wave obtains rail
Road angular momentum, while the transmission that is vortexed is formed in light intensity and phase, realize class vortex optical transmission mode.
Compared with prior art, advantages of the present invention is:
1st, vortex optical fiber prepare it is simple, can directly by fiber core refractive index linear distribution optical fiber hot melt torsion form.
2nd, the refractive index Spiral distribution function of vortex optical fiber is finally can be achieved to generating whirlpool in preparation process
Revolve the control of beam characteristics.
3rd, vortex optical fiber space pliability is fabulous, therefore can select to export in any suitable position and direction and be vortexed
Light beam, easy in particulate manipulation and the application sensed.
(4) illustrate
Fig. 1 is the vortex optical fiber schematic diagram for the helical curve that fiber core refractive index is distributed as constant pitch;
Fig. 2 is the one-dimensional schematic diagram of three-dimensional (b) two peacekeeping (c) of cross section index distribution (a) of Fig. 1 vortex optical fiber;
Fig. 3 is the normalization light intensity transmission figure of vortex optical fiber;
Fig. 4 is vortex optical fiber in Z=1000 μm of (a), Z=1100 μm of (b), Z=1200 μm of (c) and (d) Z=1300 μm of horizontal stroke
Phase distribution figure at section;
Fig. 5 is the polarization maintaining optical fibre schematic diagram of refractive index linear distribution;
Fig. 6 is that vortex optical fiber prepares schematic diagram;
Fig. 7 is the vortex optical fiber schematic diagram for the helical curve that fiber core refractive index is distributed as pitch change;
Fig. 8 is that the vortex optical fiber for the helical curve that the tail optical fiber with light source is distributed as constant pitch with fiber core refractive index is connected and shows
It is intended to;
The vortex optical fiber for the helical curve that Fig. 9 is the tail optical fiber with light source is distributed as pitch change with fiber core refractive index, which is connected, to be shown
It is intended to;
(5) embodiment
Illustrate below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and the present invention is described in more detail:
With reference to Fig. 1-Fig. 4, the first embodiment of the invention has one section of vortex optical fiber, the index distribution of its covering 1
For constant constant ncl, and the refractive index of fibre core 2 is in laterally linear distribution (such as Fig. 2, minimum value n1, maximum n2),
Longitudinal direction is distributed 3 in the helical curve of constant pitch.To one end input light source 4 of the vortex optical fiber, can be given birth in vortex optical fiber
Into vortex optical transmission mode, while realize that light intensity as shown in Figure 3 is vortexed and phase vortex as shown in Figure 4.
The preparation process of the optical fiber can be divided into following steps (such as Fig. 5-Fig. 6):
Step 1:As shown in figure 5, choosing one section of polarization maintaining optical fibre 6, the index distribution of the fibre cladding 7 is constant constant
ncl, and the refractive index of fibre core 8 is linear distribution (minimum value n1, maximum n2);
Step 2:As shown in fig. 6, fixing 6 one end of polarization maintaining optical fibre with fiber clamp 9, the other end applies a normal load
10, polarization maintaining optical fibre 6 is always maintained at plumbness;
Step 3:The polarization maintaining optical fibre 6 fixed is heated, when the optical fiber in thermal region 11 to be added is in molten condition
Apply an axial torsion power 12;
Step 4:Stop heating, vortex optical fiber 13 is obtained after the optical fiber cooling in hot-zone 11 to be added.
With reference to Fig. 7, second of embodiment of the invention is similar with the first embodiment, but vortex fiber core at this time
2 refractive index is in laterally still linear distribution, but the helical curve distribution 14 in longitudinal direction in pitch change, in preparation process
In, it can realize this index distribution by controlling the reverse speed of twisting resistance 12.
Embodiment 1:
1st, prepared by optical fiber:Method for preparing optical fiber according to the first embodiment prepares vortex optical fiber 13;
2nd, light source couples:The vortex optical fiber 13 prepared is cut, then with the single mode optical fiber 15 with light source tail optical fiber
Alignment, welding, as shown in Figure 8;
3rd, vortex beams generate:It will realize that vortex optical mode transmits in vortex optical fiber 13 after input laser 16, and
Can be in optical fiber end output class vortex beams.
Embodiment 2:
17 generation of vortex optical fiber that vortex optical fiber 13 in embodiment 1 can be changed by the pitch of index distribution helical curve
Replace, such as Fig. 9.