• Chinese Journal of Lasers
  • Vol. 41, Issue 5, 505001 (2014)
Mao Yanping*, Ji Minning, Xie Qingming, and Liu Zhen
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    DOI: 10.3788/cjl201441.0505001 Cite this Article Set citation alerts
    Mao Yanping, Ji Minning, Xie Qingming, Liu Zhen. Research of Twin-Core Optical Fiber Polarization Beam Splitter with Input and Output Waveguides[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(5): 505001 Copy Citation Text show less

    Abstract

    Based on modes interference, twin-core optical fiber polarization beam splitter can spatially separate different polarized incident lights according to the coupling length difference of the two orthogonal polarization states. Making the dual-core optical fiber as a directional coupler, the power and polarization selectivity of the twin-core optical fiber polarization beam splitter are affected by the shape and size of the input and output waveguides when the light goes through the twin-core coupling area. Based on an elliptical twin-core optical fiber beam splitter and the RSOFT-Beamprop numerical calculation, the effects of the shape and size on the polarization selectivity, the bandwidth and fabrication tolerance are researched under the required extinction ratio (≥20 dB). The results show that the shape of twin-core optical fiber beam splitter is S-Bend, the input and output waveguide size is 40 μm and 4000 μm in the transversal X and longitudinal Z direction, respectively. Bandwidth of input light can greater than 7.5 nm and its coupled length is as comparatively short as about 209.87 mm.
    Mao Yanping, Ji Minning, Xie Qingming, Liu Zhen. Research of Twin-Core Optical Fiber Polarization Beam Splitter with Input and Output Waveguides[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2014, 41(5): 505001
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