CN117631130A - Homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing special shape of emergent light spot and power flat-top distribution - Google Patents
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Abstract
The invention relates to a homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of emergent light spots, which comprises an optical fiber and optical fiber connectors, wherein the optical fiber connectors are arranged at two ends of the optical fiber, the optical fiber comprises an optical fiber core layer and an optical fiber cladding layer, the optical fiber cladding layer is wrapped outside the optical fiber core layer, the structure enables the emergent light spots of laser passing through the optical fiber to be special non-circular light spots, and the energy of each point on the emergent light spots of the laser is flat-top distribution. By adopting the homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing the special shape and the power flat-top distribution of the emergent light spots, the emergent light spots of a beam of common laser are special non-circular light spots after passing through the optical fiber, and can be rectangular, square and octagonal, and the energy of each point on the emergent laser light spots is flat-top distribution instead of Gaussian distribution, so that the homogenizing optical fiber structure has very good prospect in the fields of microscope illumination and astronomy.
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Technical Field
The invention relates to the field of microscope illumination, in particular to the field of homogenizing optical fibers, and particularly relates to a homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing special shape of emergent light spots and power flat-top distribution.
Background
In the prior art, if the effect of homogenizing energy is to be obtained, a homogenizer needs to be added after a complex optical path, and the cost of the homogenizer is high. Meanwhile, if the emergent light spot with a special shape is to be obtained, the subsequent optical shaping is also needed to obtain the light spot with the special shape.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to overcome the defects of the prior art and provide a homogenized optical fiber structure which is uniform, high in brightness and wide in application range, realizes that emergent light spots are in special shapes and has power flat-top distribution.
In order to achieve the above purpose, the homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing the special shape of the emergent light spot and the flat power distribution of the invention is as follows:
the homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing the light spot emission is of a special shape and is mainly characterized by comprising an optical fiber and an optical fiber connector, wherein the optical fiber connector is arranged at two ends of the optical fiber, the optical fiber comprises an optical fiber core layer and an optical fiber cladding layer, the optical fiber cladding layer is wrapped outside the optical fiber core layer, the light spot emission of laser passing through the optical fiber is of a special non-circular light spot, and the energy of each point on the light spot emission of the laser is of flat-top distribution.
Preferably, the optical fiber connector comprises a polished spherical insert core, an insert core outer protection tube and a thread sleeve, wherein the thread sleeve is arranged on the polished spherical insert core, and the insert core outer protection tube is sleeved outside the polished spherical insert core.
Preferably, the optical fiber connector is an SMA905 optical fiber connector or an FC/PC optical fiber connector.
Preferably, the structure further comprises an external metal bending protective sleeve of the optical fiber connector, and the external metal bending protective sleeve of the optical fiber connector is arranged on two sides of the optical fiber and is connected with the optical fiber connectors at two ends.
Preferably, the outer metal bending protective sleeve of the optical fiber connector is a cylinder made of stainless steel.
Preferably, the structure further comprises an optical cable external integral protection tube, and the optical cable external integral protection tube is wrapped outside the optical fiber.
Preferably, the whole protection tube outside the optical cable is a tubular structure made of PVC materials.
Preferably, the diameter of the core insert of the optical fiber is 0.2mm, and the diameter of the core layer of the optical fiber is 0.061mm.
By adopting the homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing the special shape and the power flat-top distribution of the emergent light spots, the emergent light spots of a beam of common laser are special non-circular light spots after passing through the optical fiber, and can be rectangular, square and octagonal, and the energy of each point on the emergent laser light spots is flat-top distribution instead of Gaussian distribution, so that the homogenizing optical fiber structure has very good prospect in the fields of microscope illumination and astronomy.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing a special shape of an outgoing light spot and a power flat-top distribution.
Fig. 2 is a schematic view of view a of fig. 1.
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1. optical fiber connector
2. External metal bending protective sleeve for optical fiber connector
3. External integral protection tube for optical cable
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Detailed Description
In order to more clearly describe the technical contents of the present invention, a further description will be made below in connection with specific embodiments.
The invention discloses a homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of emergent light spots, which comprises an optical fiber and an optical fiber connector 1, wherein the optical fiber connector 1 is arranged at two ends of the optical fiber, the optical fiber comprises an optical fiber core layer and an optical fiber cladding layer, the optical fiber cladding layer is wrapped outside the optical fiber core layer, the structure enables the emergent light spots of laser passing through the optical fiber to be special non-circular light spots, and the energy of each point on the emergent light spots of the laser is flat-top distribution.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the optical fiber connector 1 includes a polished spherical ferrule, an external ferrule protecting tube, and a threaded sleeve, wherein the threaded sleeve is mounted on the polished spherical ferrule, and the external ferrule protecting tube is sleeved outside the polished spherical ferrule.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the optical fiber connector 1 is an SMA905 optical fiber connector or an FC/PC optical fiber connector.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure further comprises an optical fiber connector external metal bending protecting sleeve 2, and the optical fiber connector external metal bending protecting sleeve 2 is installed at two sides of the optical fiber and connected with the optical fiber connectors 1 at two ends.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the optical fiber connector outer metal bending protecting sleeve 2 is a cylinder made of stainless steel.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the structure further comprises an optical cable external integral protection tube 3, and the optical cable external integral protection tube 3 is wrapped outside the optical fiber.
As a preferred embodiment of the present invention, the optical cable outer integral protection tube 3 is a tubular structure made of PVC.
As a preferred embodiment of the invention, the diameter of the core insert of the optical fiber is 0.2mm, and the diameter of the core layer of the optical fiber is 0.061mm.
In the specific embodiment of the invention, the optical cable works on the principle that energy and signals are transmitted by utilizing the theory that light can be totally reflected in an optical fiber. The optical fiber is characterized in that an emergent light spot of a common laser beam after passing through the optical fiber is a special non-circular light spot, and the emergent light spot can be in a rectangular, square or octagonal special shape, and the energy of each point on the emergent light spot is in flat-top distribution instead of Gaussian distribution. It is well known that illumination has been a key factor affecting microscope imaging and resolution. The homogenized light replaces the traditional light, and the advantages of uniformity, high brightness and the like can be realized.
As shown in fig. 1, the present structure includes FC/PC joints 1 at both ends, which may be any joint (e.g., SMA905, FC/APC or various non-standard joints), and further includes an FC/PC joint outer metal bend protection sleeve 2, an optical cable outer integral PVC protection pipe 3, and a product label 4.
In specific use, the optical fiber can be matched with joints such as SMA905, FC/PC and the like to form different optical cables, and a customer inserts the joint with a laser emission source to obtain a homogenized and special-shaped light spot.
The FC/PC optical fiber connector 1 consists of a polished spherical insert core, an insert core outer protection tube and a thread sleeve. The joint external metal protective sleeve structure 2 is made of cylindrical stainless steel, and the optical cable external integral protective tube 3 is made of PVC tubular structure.
Standard FC/PC linkers may be replaced with other standard or nonstandard linkers. 0.2mm represents the ferrule aperture and 0.061mm represents the core diameter of the optical fiber.
The technical effect of the invention is realized by the optical fiber itself, in particular to the realization of the core layer and the cladding layer of the optical fiber. For example, a normal laser beam enters from the left incident end and exits from the right output end as a non-circular flat-top spot.
The specific implementation manner of this embodiment may be referred to the related description in the foregoing embodiment, which is not repeated herein.
It is to be understood that the same or similar parts in the above embodiments may be referred to each other, and that in some embodiments, the same or similar parts in other embodiments may be referred to.
It should be noted that in the description of the present invention, the terms "first," "second," and the like are used for descriptive purposes only and are not to be construed as indicating or implying relative importance. Furthermore, in the description of the present invention, unless otherwise indicated, the meaning of "plurality" means at least two.
Any process or method descriptions in flow charts or otherwise described herein may be understood as representing modules, segments, or portions of code which include one or more executable instructions for implementing specific logical functions or steps of the process, and further implementations are included within the scope of the preferred embodiment of the present invention in which functions may be executed out of order from that shown or discussed, including substantially concurrently or in reverse order, depending on the functionality involved, as would be understood by those reasonably skilled in the art of the present invention.
In the description of the present specification, a description referring to terms "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "examples," "specific examples," or "some examples," etc., means that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the present invention. In this specification, schematic representations of the above terms do not necessarily refer to the same embodiments or examples. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples.
By adopting the homogenizing optical fiber structure for realizing the special shape and the power flat-top distribution of the emergent light spots, the emergent light spots of a beam of common laser are special non-circular light spots after passing through the optical fiber, and can be rectangular, square and octagonal, and the energy of each point on the emergent laser light spots is flat-top distribution instead of Gaussian distribution, so that the homogenizing optical fiber structure has very good prospect in the fields of microscope illumination and astronomy.
In this specification, the invention has been described with reference to specific embodiments thereof. It will be apparent, however, that various modifications and changes may be made without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention. The specification and drawings are, accordingly, to be regarded in an illustrative rather than a restrictive sense.
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1. The utility model provides an realize that emergent facula is special shape and power flat-top distribution's homogenization optic fibre structure, its characterized in that, the structure include optic fibre and optical fiber connector, optical fiber connector install the both ends at optic fibre, optic fibre include fiber core and fiber cladding, fiber cladding wrap up in the outside of fiber core, the structure make the emergent facula of the laser of passing through optic fibre be special non-circular facula, and each point energy on the emergent facula of laser is flat-top distribution.
2. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spots according to claim 1, wherein the optical fiber connector comprises a polished spherical ferrule, an external protection tube of the ferrule and a thread bush, wherein the thread bush is arranged on the polished spherical ferrule, and the external protection tube of the ferrule is sleeved outside the polished spherical ferrule.
3. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spot according to claim 1, characterized in that the optical fiber connector is an SMA905 optical fiber connector or an FC/PC optical fiber connector.
4. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spots according to claim 1, further comprising an optical fiber connector external metal bending protective sleeve, wherein the optical fiber connector external metal bending protective sleeve is arranged at two sides of an optical fiber and is connected with optical fiber connectors at two ends.
5. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spot according to claim 4, characterized in that the outer metal bending protective sleeve of the optical fiber connector is a cylinder made of stainless steel.
6. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spots according to claim 1, further comprising an optical cable external integral protection tube, wherein the optical cable external integral protection tube is wrapped outside the optical fiber.
7. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spots according to claim 6, wherein the external integral protection tube of the optical cable is a tubular structure made of PVC material.
8. The homogenized optical fiber structure for realizing special shape and power flat-top distribution of outgoing light spot according to claim 1, characterized in that the diameter of the core insert of the optical fiber is 0.2mm, and the diameter of the core layer of the optical fiber is 0.061mm.
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