• Chinese Optics Letters
  • Vol. 16, Issue 4, 040605 (2018)
Yang Yu1、2, Qiang Bian1, Nan Zhang3, Yang Lu1, Xueliang Zhang1、*, and Junbo Yang2
Author Affiliations
  • 1College of Meteorology and Oceanology, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 2College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, National University of Defense Technology, Changsha 410073, China
  • 3The Medical Engineering & Maintenance Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100853, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/COL201816.040605 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Yang Yu, Qiang Bian, Nan Zhang, Yang Lu, Xueliang Zhang, Junbo Yang. Investigation on an all-optical intensity modulator based on an optical microfiber coupler[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(4): 040605 Copy Citation Text show less
    Schematic illustration of the composite OMC and the all-optical modulation theory of the OMC.
    Fig. 1. Schematic illustration of the composite OMC and the all-optical modulation theory of the OMC.
    (a) Transmission intensity of the microfiber coupler Port3 during the fabrication process. (b) Input and output optical spectra of the OMC.
    Fig. 2. (a) Transmission intensity of the microfiber coupler Port3 during the fabrication process. (b) Input and output optical spectra of the OMC.
    Image of the OMC in an optical microscope.
    Fig. 3. Image of the OMC in an optical microscope.
    Schematic of the measurement system.
    Fig. 4. Schematic of the measurement system.
    Oscilloscope display of the output of the system (top waveform) and the modulation signal (bottom waveform): (a) 1 kHz; (b) 20 kHz.
    Fig. 5. Oscilloscope display of the output of the system (top waveform) and the modulation signal (bottom waveform): (a) 1 kHz; (b) 20 kHz.
    Measured (dots) and fitted linear responses of the OMC modulator at 1 and 5 kHz frequencies.
    Fig. 6. Measured (dots) and fitted linear responses of the OMC modulator at 1 and 5 kHz frequencies.
    Measured frequency response of the all-optical OMC modulator.
    Fig. 7. Measured frequency response of the all-optical OMC modulator.
    Oscilloscope display of the output of the system (CH2) and the modulation signal (CH1) for square-wave modulation.
    Fig. 8. Oscilloscope display of the output of the system (CH2) and the modulation signal (CH1) for square-wave modulation.
    Yang Yu, Qiang Bian, Nan Zhang, Yang Lu, Xueliang Zhang, Junbo Yang. Investigation on an all-optical intensity modulator based on an optical microfiber coupler[J]. Chinese Optics Letters, 2018, 16(4): 040605
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