• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 50, Issue 6, 0606003 (2023)
Shuai Gu1, Pengcheng Pi2, Zhenggang Lian2、*, Xin Wang1, Xinzhi Sheng1, and Shuqin Lou1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1Beijing Key Laboratory of Communication and Information System, School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
  • 2Yangtze Optical Electronic Company, Wuhan 430074, Hubei, China
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    DOI: 10.3788/CJL220966 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Shuai Gu, Pengcheng Pi, Zhenggang Lian, Xin Wang, Xinzhi Sheng, Shuqin Lou. Research on Bending Characteristics of Hollow-Core Micro-Structured Fibers for Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(6): 0606003 Copy Citation Text show less
    Structure of 19 cell HC-PBGF. (a) Partial diagram of designed structure; (b) SEM image of cross section of prepared fiber
    Fig. 1. Structure of 19 cell HC-PBGF. (a) Partial diagram of designed structure; (b) SEM image of cross section of prepared fiber
    Structure of single ring 6-tube HC-ARF. (a) Partial diagram of designed structure; (b) SEM image of cross section of prepared fiber
    Fig. 2. Structure of single ring 6-tube HC-ARF. (a) Partial diagram of designed structure; (b) SEM image of cross section of prepared fiber
    Transmission spectra and loss spectra of 5 m long fiber in flat state. (a) HC-PBGF; (b) HC-ARF
    Fig. 3. Transmission spectra and loss spectra of 5 m long fiber in flat state. (a) HC-PBGF; (b) HC-ARF
    Bending losses and mode field distributions of fundamental modes of HC-PBGF and HC-ARF fiber under different bending radii at wavelength of 1550 nm with bending direction of fiber shown by black arrow. (a) Bending losses; (b) mode field distributions of fundamental modes
    Fig. 4. Bending losses and mode field distributions of fundamental modes of HC-PBGF and HC-ARF fiber under different bending radii at wavelength of 1550 nm with bending direction of fiber shown by black arrow. (a) Bending losses; (b) mode field distributions of fundamental modes
    Diagram of bending loss test device
    Fig. 5. Diagram of bending loss test device
    Bending loss spectra of HC-PBGF measured at different bending radii with optical fiber wrapped around quartz rod with diameter of 0.5 cm shown in inset
    Fig. 6. Bending loss spectra of HC-PBGF measured at different bending radii with optical fiber wrapped around quartz rod with diameter of 0.5 cm shown in inset
    Bending loss spectra of HC-ARF
    Fig. 7. Bending loss spectra of HC-ARF
    ParameterΛ /μmd /μmt /nmR /nmd1 /μmd2 /μmd3 /μm
    Value6.106.0430.51865.821.951.22
    Table 1. Parameters of designed HC-PBGF structure
    Wavelength /nmGyro loop insertion loss /(dB·km-1
    Tension of 0.1 NTension of 0.5 NTension of 0.9 N
    Average value3.6916.4370.15
    1549.63.9316.6571.40
    1550.03.5216.3470.01
    1550.43.6116.3169.04
    Table 2. Tension-induced HC-PBGF loop insertion loss
    Shuai Gu, Pengcheng Pi, Zhenggang Lian, Xin Wang, Xinzhi Sheng, Shuqin Lou. Research on Bending Characteristics of Hollow-Core Micro-Structured Fibers for Development of Fiber Optic Gyroscopes[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2023, 50(6): 0606003
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