Optical device integrating polarization coherent beam splitting
Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of optical devices, in particular to an optical device integrating polarization coherent beam splitting.
Background
In the prior art, in order to realize polarization input, phase superposition interference and sub-beam splitting output, devices such as a polarizer, a coupler and a polarization beam splitter are generally adopted and connected through a fusion optical fiber, however, due to the design, polarization is difficult to manage, the whole module is large in size and high in cost, and performance is easily interfered by vibration, temperature and the like.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an optical device integrating a polarization coherent beam splitting function.
In order to achieve the purpose of the invention, the invention provides an optical device integrating polarization coherent beam splitting, which comprises a packaging shell, wherein the optical device is provided with a first input single-fiber collimator, a second input single-fiber collimator, a first output double-fiber collimator, a second output double-fiber collimator, a depolarization beam splitter prism, a polarizing plate, a first polarization beam splitter and a second polarization beam splitter on the packaging shell;
the depolarization beam splitting prism is provided with a beam splitting surface, the first input single-fiber collimator and the second input single-fiber collimator are respectively arranged on two sides of the extension direction of the beam splitting surface, and the first input single-fiber collimator and the second input single-fiber collimator are respectively arranged towards the depolarization beam splitting prism; the first output double-fiber collimator and the second output double-fiber collimator are respectively arranged at two sides of the extending direction of the light splitting surface and are respectively arranged towards the depolarization light splitting prism; the first input single-fiber collimator and the first output double-fiber collimator are positioned on the same side of the extension direction of the light splitting surface, and the second input single-fiber collimator and the second output double-fiber collimator are positioned on the same side of the extension direction of the light splitting surface; the first input single-fiber collimator, the polaroid, the depolarization beam splitter prism, the second polarization beam splitter and the second output double-fiber collimator are sequentially arranged along a first free space light path, the second input single-fiber collimator, the depolarization beam splitter prism, the first polarization beam splitter and the first output double-fiber collimator are sequentially arranged along a second free space light path, and the first free space light path is perpendicular to the second free space light path.
In a further embodiment, the polarizer is arranged at the output end of the first input single-fiber collimator.
In a further embodiment, the first polarization beam splitter is arranged at the input of the first output dual-fiber collimator.
In a further embodiment, the second polarization beam splitter is arranged at the input of the second output dual-fiber collimator.
In a further embodiment, the first polarization beam splitter is a wollaston prism or a birefringent crystal beam splitter.
In a further embodiment, the second polarization beam splitter is a wollaston prism or a birefringent crystal beam splitter.
It can be seen from the above that, based on the depolarization beam splitter prism, arrange first input single fiber collimator, second input single fiber collimator, first output double fiber collimator, second output double fiber collimator relatively for signal light and reference light superpose after getting into depolarization beam splitter prism and interfere, and output from double fiber collimator spectroscopically, because the present case adopts free space optical path to transmit, and the device all integrates on the encapsulation casing, reduced the degree of difficulty that the optic fibre was handled, reduce the optic fibre management degree of difficulty, reduced the volume of module, effective reduce cost, and obtain more stable optical performance.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is an optical path diagram of an embodiment of the optical device of the present invention.
The invention is further explained with reference to the drawings and the embodiments.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1, the optical device includes a package housing 1, and the optical device is provided with a first input single-fiber collimator 2, a second input single-fiber collimator 3, a first output dual-fiber collimator 5, a second output dual-fiber collimator 4, a depolarization beam splitter prism 7, a polarizer 6, a first polarization beam splitter 9, and a second polarization beam splitter 8 on the package housing 1.
The depolarization beam splitter prism 7 is provided with a beam splitting surface 71, the first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 are respectively arranged on two sides of the extending direction of the beam splitting surface 71, the first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 are respectively arranged towards the depolarization beam splitter prism 7, the first output double-fiber collimator 5 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are respectively arranged on two sides of the extending direction of the beam splitting surface 71, and the first output double-fiber collimator 5 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are respectively arranged towards the depolarization beam splitter prism 7. The first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the first output dual-fiber collimator 5 are located on the same side in the extending direction of the splitting plane 71, and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 and the second output dual-fiber collimator 4 are located on the same side in the extending direction of the splitting plane 71.
The first input single-fiber collimator 2, the polaroid 6, the depolarization beam splitter prism 7, the second polarization beam splitter 8 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are sequentially arranged along a first free space light path, the polaroid 6 is arranged at the output end of the first input single-fiber collimator 2, the second polarization beam splitter 8 is arranged at the input end of the second output double-fiber collimator 4, and the first free space light path and the extension direction of the beam splitting surface 71 form an included angle of 45 degrees. In this embodiment, the first polarization beam splitter 9 is implemented by a wollaston prism, or a birefringent crystal beam splitter may be used for polarization beam splitting
The second input single-fiber collimator 3, the depolarization beam splitter prism 7, the first polarization beam splitter 9 and the first output double-fiber collimator 5 are sequentially arranged along a second free space light path, the first free space light path is perpendicular to the second free space light path, the first polarization beam splitter 9 is arranged at the input end of the first output double-fiber collimator 5, the second polarization beam splitter 8 adopts a Wollaston prism, and certainly or a birefringent crystal beam splitter is adopted for polarization beam splitting.
The signal light is input by the second input single-fiber collimator 3, the reference light is input by the first input single-fiber collimator 2, linear polarization is obtained after polarization is performed by the polarizing film 6, the signal light and the reference light are overlapped in the depolarization beam splitter prism 7(NPBS) to generate interference, the interference is respectively input to the first output double-fiber collimator 5 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4, and the Wollaston prism is arranged at the input end of the output double-fiber collimator, so that the generated interference light is divided into two linear polarization beams, and the two linear polarization beams are respectively coupled into the double-output optical fibers.
It can be seen from the above that, based on the depolarization beam splitter prism, arrange first input single fiber collimator, second input single fiber collimator, first output double fiber collimator, second output double fiber collimator relatively for signal light and reference light superpose after getting into depolarization beam splitter prism and interfere, and output from double fiber collimator spectroscopically, because the present case adopts free space optical path to transmit, and the device all integrates on the encapsulation casing, reduced the degree of difficulty that the optic fibre was handled, reduce the optic fibre management degree of difficulty, reduced the volume of module, effective reduce cost, and obtain more stable optical performance.