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, superimposed interference and sub-beam output, devices such as a polarizer, a coupler, a polarization beam splitter and the like are usually adopted and are connected through fusion optical fibers, however, the design can cause that the polarization is difficult to manage, the whole module is large in size and high in cost, and the performance is easy to be 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 aim of the invention, the invention provides an optical device integrating polarization coherent beam splitting, which comprises an encapsulation 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 splitting prism, a polaroid, a first polarization beam splitting part and a second polarization beam splitting part;
the depolarization beam splitter prism is provided with a beam splitting surface, the first input single-fiber collimator and the second input single-fiber collimator are respectively arranged at two sides of the beam splitting surface in the extending direction, and the first input single-fiber collimator and the second input single-fiber collimator are respectively arranged towards the depolarization beam splitter 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 extending 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 extending direction of the light splitting surface; the first input single-fiber collimator, the polarizing plate, the depolarizing beam splitter prism, the second polarization beam splitter and the second output double-fiber collimator are sequentially arranged along a first free space optical path, the second input single-fiber collimator, the depolarizing beam splitter prism, the first polarization beam splitter and the first output double-fiber collimator are sequentially arranged along a second free space optical path, and the first free space optical path is perpendicular to the second free space optical path.
Still further, a polarizer is disposed on the output end of the first input single fiber collimator.
In a further aspect, the first polarization beam splitter is disposed at an input end of the first output dual-fiber collimator.
In a further scheme, the second polarization beam splitter is arranged at the input end of the second output double-fiber collimator.
In a further aspect, the first polarization beam splitter is a wollaston prism or a birefringent crystal beam splitter.
In a further aspect, the second polarization beam splitter is a wollaston prism or a birefringent crystal beam splitter.
From the above, the first input single-fiber collimator, the second input single-fiber collimator, the first output double-fiber collimator and the second output double-fiber collimator are oppositely arranged based on the depolarization beam splitter prism, so that signal light and reference light enter the depolarization beam splitter prism to be overlapped and interfered, and are output from the double-fiber collimator in a beam splitting way.
Drawings
Fig. 1 is a light path diagram of an embodiment of an optical device of the present invention.
The invention is further described below with reference to the drawings and examples.
Detailed Description
Referring to fig. 1, the optical device includes a package case 1, and a first input single-fiber collimator 2, a second input single-fiber collimator 3, a first output double-fiber collimator 5, a second output double-fiber collimator 4, a depolarizing prism 7, a polarizing plate 6, a first polarizing beam splitter 9, and a second polarizing beam splitter 8 are provided on the package case 1.
The depolarizing prism 7 is provided with a light splitting surface 71, the first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 are respectively disposed at both sides of the extending direction of the light splitting surface 71, the first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 are respectively disposed toward the depolarizing prism 7, the first output double-fiber collimator 5 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are respectively disposed at both sides of the extending direction of the light splitting surface 71, and the first output double-fiber collimator 5 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are respectively disposed toward the depolarizing prism 7. The first input single-fiber collimator 2 and the first output double-fiber collimator 5 are located on the same side in the extending direction of the light splitting surface 71, and the second input single-fiber collimator 3 and the second output double-fiber collimator 4 are located on the same side in the extending direction of the light splitting surface 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 optical 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 an included angle of 45 degrees is formed between the first free space optical path and the extending direction of the beam splitter surface 71. In the present embodiment, the first polarization beam splitter 9 adopts a Wollaston prism, or adopts a birefringent crystal beam splitter to perform 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 optical path, the first free space optical path is perpendicular to the second free space optical 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 polarization beam splitting can be performed by adopting a birefringent crystal beam splitter.
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, the linearly polarized light is obtained after being polarized by the polarizing plate 6, the signal light and the reference light are overlapped by the depolarization beam splitter prism 7 (NPBS) to generate interference, and the interference light 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 beams of linearly polarized light, and the two beams of linearly polarized light are respectively coupled into the double-output optical fibers.
From the above, the first input single-fiber collimator, the second input single-fiber collimator, the first output double-fiber collimator and the second output double-fiber collimator are oppositely arranged based on the depolarization beam splitter prism, so that signal light and reference light enter the depolarization beam splitter prism to be overlapped and interfered, and are output from the double-fiber collimator in a beam splitting way.