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Temperature insensitivity of an all-fiber quarter-wave plate device fabricated with a high-birefringence fiber
【摘要】 A high-birefringence fiber, Tb:YAG crystal-derived silica fiber(TYDSF), was fabricated by CO2laser-heating drawing technique. Its linear birefringence was 2.99 × 10-5, and it was used to fabricate an all-fiber quarter-wave plate(QWP) device. The polarization extinction ratio(PER) of the device was 0.29 dB, and its ellipticity was 44.26° at 25°C. In the temperature range of-5°C to 200°C, its PER was always less than 0.80 dB, and the fluctuation of PER and ellipticity was also small. Compared with QWPs fabricated with PANDA-type polarization-maintaining fiber(PMF) and elliptical-core PMF, the performance of TYDSF QWP was least sensitive to temperature. Furthermore, the TYDSF QWP was used in a high-power laser system, still maintaining good circular polarization state, and the nonlinear effects were suppressed in the system. The experimental results are of great significance to high-power lasers, fiber-optic current sensors, etc., in harsh environments.
【Abstract】 A high-birefringence fiber, Tb:YAG crystal-derived silica fiber(TYDSF), was fabricated by CO2laser-heating drawing technique. Its linear birefringence was 2.99 × 10-5, and it was used to fabricate an all-fiber quarter-wave plate(QWP) device. The polarization extinction ratio(PER) of the device was 0.29 dB, and its ellipticity was 44.26° at 25°C. In the temperature range of-5°C to 200°C, its PER was always less than 0.80 dB, and the fluctuation of PER and ellipticity was also small. Compared with QWPs fabricated with PANDA-type polarization-maintaining fiber(PMF) and elliptical-core PMF, the performance of TYDSF QWP was least sensitive to temperature. Furthermore, the TYDSF QWP was used in a high-power laser system, still maintaining good circular polarization state, and the nonlinear effects were suppressed in the system. The experimental results are of great significance to high-power lasers, fiber-optic current sensors, etc., in harsh environments.
【Key words】 quarter-wave plate; high birefringence; crystal-derived fiber; temperature insensitivity;
- 【文献出处】 Chinese Optics Letters ,中国光学快报(英文版) , 编辑部邮箱 ,2024年10期
- 【分类号】TP212
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