CN1648721A - Multiple wavelength serial-type parallel photoelectric modulator and modulating method - Google Patents
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The parallel electrooptical modulator has two reflecting electrooptical modulators connected serially and connected to two electric signal sources separately. The laser beams two lasers generate in different wavelengths are combined into one beam with the light beam splitter, formed into TM light in the polarizer, and modulated separately with two reflecting electrooptical modulators; and the modulated output light beams are separated into light beams of different wavelengths with the grating spectrometer and received with two detectors. The reflecting electrooptical modulator includes prism with four layers of deposited film, upper metal electrode, wave conducting organic polymer layer, isolating layer and lower metal electrode, and the film layers has such thickness that the attenuation total reflection curve of the modulator has width matching the spectral width of the incident laser pulse. The present invention can perform selective modulation of light wave with different wavelength components.
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What the present invention relates to is a kind of multiple wavelength serial-type parallel electro-optic modulation arrangement and modulator approach, series connection by two reflection-type electrooptic modulators, the attenuated total reflection of utilizing the reflection-type electrooptic modulator is to the different character in different wave length optical absorption peak position, to the modulation that walks abreast of the light of different wave length, belong to photoelectron communication wavelength-division multiplex technique field.
Background technology
In the photoelectron communications field, need be loaded into outer signals in the transmission, realize the light transmission of signal.Along with the increase of people to the quantity of information requirement, wavelength-division multiplex technique is more and more used, wavelength-division multiplex technique is meant the state that can transmit by the entrained multi-wavelength information of the light of different wave length in an optical fiber, thereby, need modulate respectively earlier the light of different wave length, again the light of band signal is loaded in the optical fiber.
Present wavelength-division multiplex technique is after the light that the light source of different wave length sends is modulated respectively, to be coupled in the optical fiber by wavelength division multiplex device.The general modulator that uses is the electrooptic modulator of interference mode, as Mach-Zehnder type modulator or its modified.This guided wave type modulator is to utilize to be concerned with to come behind the different light path of the relevant light transmission in two positions light intensity is modulated.When by wherein be the light time of different wave length, can all modulate the light of different wave length, and the signal that carries on the different wave length all is same, do not reach the purpose of wavelength-division multiplex, so once can only modulate a kind of light of wavelength.In use, can only be connected in parallel this modulator and respectively different light be modulated, and then the light after the modulation is loaded in the optical fiber.Thereby the modulation that can only walk abreast of this modulator can not cascade be carried out the serial modulation.
Summary of the invention
The objective of the invention is to above-mentioned deficiency at prior art, a kind of method of new multiple wavelength serial-type parallel electrooptical modulation is provided and utilizes the method electro-optic modulation arrangement that walks abreast, apparatus structure is simple, with low cost, realize the light wave that different wave length is formed is carried out optionally parallel modulation in the mode of serial.
Theory all shows with experiment: the light of different wave length is different in the position of the resonance absorbing peak of attenuated total reflection spectrum, as long as select different operating angles, just can realize modulating the light of one of them wavelength, and the light of wavelength is not modulated in addition, same reason, the light of another wavelength of modulators modulate of back is not but modulated the light of that wavelength of having modulated, thereby can realize optionally modulating.For realizing such purpose, two reflection-type electrooptic modulators of parallel modulating device series connection of the present invention utilize the attenuated total reflection characteristic of reflection-type electrooptic modulator and electro-optic properties to realize electrooptical modulation.
And the organic polymer ducting layer has electrooptical effect in the modulator behind corona polarizing, can be by between electrode, applying the refractive index that voltage modulation signal comes the telomerized polymer ducting layer, thereby and then the incident angle that can regulate pattern influence reflectivity and come modulated light signal.
The inventive system comprises two reflection-type electrooptic modulators, signal source, laser instrument in the input path, photodetector in polarizer and the reflected light path and grating spectrometer, two by prism and be deposited on the reflection-type electrooptic modulator that the four-level membrane layer on the prism forms and be connected on the light path, regulate the incident angle of first modulator, the decline that the resonance that makes the operating angle of the light of one of them wavelength be in attenuated total reflection spectrum is inhaled or the centre of rising edge, thereby the signal electric field can be modulated this wavelength, then not in resonance suction place, electric signal can not be modulated this wavelength to the attenuated total reflection spectrum of the light of another one wavelength.The incident angle of second modulator and first are similar, but the position opposite of attenuated total reflection spectrum.When applying different electric signal on two modulators, the light of these two different wave lengths will be modulated respectively.
Device concrete structure of the present invention comprises: reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal, input path and light signal receiving end three parts, input path be by two laser instruments that wavelength is different, a beam splitter, and a polarizer is formed.The light of the different wave length that two laser instruments send is synthetic a branch of by beam splitter, becomes cross-polarization light via polarizer then, enters reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal.In the reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal, two reflection-type electrooptic modulators are connected in series, the upper and lower electrode of reflection-type electrooptic modulator is wired to respectively on the positive and negative electrode of electric signal source, two reflection-type electrooptic modulators are modulated the light that two laser instruments send respectively, output light after the modulation enters the light signal receiving end, the light signal receiving end is made up of a reflection type optical grating spectrometer and two photodetectors, the reflection type optical grating spectrometer the light of two different wave lengths separately, incide respectively in two photodetectors, be used for acknowledge(ment) signal.
The structure of the reflection-type electrooptic modulator that the present invention adopts comprises prism and the four-level membrane layer that is deposited on the prism, and the thin layer on the prism is followed successively by electrode of metal, organic polymer ducting layer, separation layer and metal bottom electrode.The thickness of each thin layer of design modulator is complementary the attenuated total reflection curve width of reflection-type electrooptic modulator and the spectral width of incident laser pulse.The thickness span of each layer is respectively: electrode of metal is 20 to 500nm, and ducting layer is 1.0 to 100.0 μ m, and separation layer is 2 μ m, and the metal bottom electrode is 100nm.After adjusting incident angle, two electrodes up and down of modulator are connected with modulation signal respectively, are applied to the electric field on the ducting layer, since electrooptical effect, the refractive index of scalable organic polymer ducting layer, and then regulate the reflectivity of attenuated total reflection.
Based on the device of above structure, the attenuated total reflection that can utilize the reflection-type electrooptic modulator is to the different character in different wave length optical absorption peak position, and series connection realizes parallel electrooptical modulation.Concrete grammar is: by the method for m-line measurement, determine the attenuated total reflection spectrum of electrooptic modulator respectively to different wave length, can obtain a series of attenuated total reflection absorption peak and corresponding angle respectively, therefrom choose two absorption peaks that do not superpose mutually, choose absorption peak respectively and rise (or decline) along being the incident angle of modulator, regulate the incident angle of first modulator, the operating angle that makes the light of a wavelength enter modulator is in the decline that the resonance of attenuated total reflection spectrum inhales or the centre of rising edge, make the signal electric field can modulate this wavelength, the attenuated total reflection spectrum of the light of another one wavelength then not in resonance suction place, makes the signal electric field can not modulate this wavelength; Same incident angle of regulating second modulator makes the position of attenuated total reflection spectrum of second modulator opposite with first modulator.After adjusting incident angle, on two modulators, apply electric signal respectively, observe two signals that detector provides, finely tune incident angle, make the electric signal amplitude maximum of detector.When applying different electric signal on two modulators, the light that enters two different wave lengths of modulator will be modulated respectively.
When apparatus of the present invention are used for the transmitting terminal of wavelength-division multiplex technique, can optionally modulate the light wave that different wave length is formed, the phase mutual interference is little, and makes easily, and cost is low.
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Fig. 1 is apparatus of the present invention structural representation.
Among Fig. 1,1 is reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal, and 2 is input path, 3 is the light signal receiving end, and 4 is first reflection-type electrooptic modulator, and 5 second is the reflection-type electrooptic modulator, 6 is first electric signal source, and 7 is second electric signal source, and 8 is first laser instrument, 9 is second laser instrument, and 10 is beam splitter, and 11 is polarizer, 12 is grating spectrometer, 13 is first detector, and 14 is second detector, θ
1Be the incident angle of first reflection-type electrooptic modulator, θ
2It is the incident angle of second reflection-type electrooptic modulator.
Fig. 2 is a reflection-type electrooptic modulator structural representation in apparatus of the present invention.
Among Fig. 2,15 is prism, and 16 is electrode of metal, and 17 is organic electro-optic polymer ducting layer, and 18 is separation layer, and 19 is the metal bottom electrode.
Fig. 3 is the incident angle θ of first reflection-type electrooptic modulator
1Choose the attenuated total reflection curve under the situation.
Fig. 4 is the incident angle θ of second reflection-type electrooptic modulator
2Choose the attenuated total reflection curve under the situation.
Fig. 5 is a spectrum after the pairing shaping of attenuated total reflection curve of four patterns in the embodiment of the invention 1.
Embodiment
Below in conjunction with accompanying drawing technical scheme of the present invention is further described.
Apparatus of the present invention structure is made up of reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal 1, input path 2 and light signal receiving end 3 three parts as shown in Figure 1.Comprise two laser instruments 8 and 9, beam splitter 10 and polarizer 11 in the input path 2, reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal 1 comprises the reflection-type electrooptic modulator 4 and 5 of two series connection, and light signal receiving end 3 is made up of a reflection type optical grating spectrometer 12 and two photodetectors 13 and 14.
The light of the different wave length that first laser instrument 8 and second laser instrument 9 send is synthetic a branch of by beam splitter 10, becomes TM light via polarizer 11 then, enters first reflection-type electrooptic modulator 4.Two reflection-type electrooptic modulators 4 and 5 are connected in series, the upper and lower electrode of first reflection-type electrooptic modulator 4 is wired to respectively on the positive and negative electrode of electric signal source 6, and the upper and lower electrode of second reflection-type electrooptic modulator 5 is wired to respectively on the positive and negative electrode of electric signal source 7.First reflection-type electrooptic modulator 4 is modulated the light that first laser instrument 8 sends, the light that 5 pairs of second laser instruments 9 of second reflection-type electrooptic modulator send is modulated, output light after the modulation enters the grating spectrometer 12 of light signal receiving end 3, be separated into the light of different wave length by grating spectrometer 12, receive by detector 13 and detector 14 respectively.
Reflection-type electrooptic modulator 4 that the present invention adopts and 5 structure as shown in Figure 2, the hierarchical relationship of each layer from top to bottom is followed successively by in the modulator: prism 15, electrode of metal 16, organic polymer ducting layer 17, separation layer 18 and metal bottom electrode 19.Preparation process is followed successively by: utilize sputtering method plating top electrode 16 on prism 15, utilization is revolved the glue method and be coated with organic polymer ducting layer 17 on electrode of metal 16, utilize corona discharge that organic polymer ducting layer 17 is polarized, make the polymer molecule reorientation and have electro-optic properties, utilize again and revolve the glue method and on ducting layer, plate separation layer 18, at last sputter plating bottom electrode 19 on separation layer 18.The thickness of each thin layer of design modulator is complementary the attenuated total reflection curve width of reflection-type electrooptic modulator and the spectral width of incident laser pulse.The thickness span of each layer is respectively: electrode of metal 16 is 20 to 500nm, and ducting layer 17 is 1.0 to 100.0 μ m, and separation layer 18 is 2 μ m, and the metal bottom electrode is 19100nm.After adjusting incident angle, two electrodes up and down of modulator are connected with modulating signal source respectively, are applied to the electric field on the ducting layer, since electrooptical effect, the refractive index of scalable organic polymer ducting layer 17, and then regulate the reflectivity of attenuated total reflection.
Utilize electro-optic modulation arrangement of the present invention, can optionally modulate the light wave that different wave length is formed.Concrete grammar is: by the method for m-line measurement, determine the attenuated total reflection spectrum of two reflection-type electrooptic modulators respectively to different wave length, obtain a series of attenuated total reflection absorption peak and corresponding angle respectively, rising or the negative edge of therefrom choosing two absorption peaks that do not superpose mutually are the incident angle of modulator, regulate the incident angle θ of first modulator 4
1The operating angle that makes the light of a wavelength enter modulator is in the decline that the resonance of attenuated total reflection spectrum inhales or the centre of rising edge, make the signal electric field can modulate this wavelength, the attenuated total reflection spectrum of the light of another one wavelength then not in resonance suction place, makes the signal electric field can not modulate this wavelength; The same incident angle θ that regulates second modulator 5
2, make the position of attenuated total reflection spectrum of second modulator 5 opposite with first modulator 4; After adjusting incident angle, on two modulators, apply electric signal respectively, observe two signals that detector 13,14 provides, fine setting incident angle θ by electric signal source 6 and electric signal source 7
1, θ
2, make the electric signal amplitude maximum of detector.As shown in Figure 3, Figure 4, when applying different electric signal on two modulators 4,5, the light that enters two different wave lengths of modulator will be modulated respectively.
Embodiment adopts the series parallel modulating device of Fig. 1, structure shown in Figure 2.
Embodiment 1:
Device parameter is in the device: the wavelength of laser instrument 8 is 832nm, the wavelength of laser instrument 9 is 980nm, the refractive index of prism 15 is 1.78, electrode of metal 16 is a silverskin, and thickness is 60 nanometers, specific inductive capacity be ε=-20+i, organic polymer ducting layer 17 adopts interlinkage type organic polymer, thickness is 2 microns, and refractive index is 1.65, the electrooptical coefficient γ after the polarization
33Be 16.5pm/V, separation layer 18 is the guerrilla warfare polymer glass, and thickness is 2 microns, and refractive index is 1.48, and substrate layer 19 is golden film, and thickness is 100 nanometers.
It is level that adjusting polarizer 11 makes the polarization direction, corresponding TM pattern, open laser instrument 8, regulate modulator 4, make light intensity near minimum value (but not being minimum value), open laser instrument 9, close laser instrument 8, regulate the angle of modulator 5, make light intensity near minimum value, on modulator 4, apply sinusoidal signal with signal source 6, signal source 7 applies triangle signal on modulator 5, separate this two-beam with grating spectrometer 12 then, is received by detector 13 and detector 14 respectively, this four road signal is all received on the oscillograph, and the result as shown in Figure 5.
Among Fig. 5, first passage is that signal source 6 applies sinusoidal signal, and second channel is the light intensity signal of the laser instrument 8 after modulating, and third channel is the signal that signal source 7 applies triangle, and four-way is the light intensity signal of the laser instrument 9 after modulating.
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1, a kind of multiple wavelength serial-type parallel electro-optic modulation arrangement, comprise input path (2), reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal (1) and light signal receiving end (3), it is characterized in that reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal (1) adopts two reflection-type electrooptic modulators (4,5) connected in series, two reflection-type electrooptic modulators (4,5) on, bottom electrode is connected respectively to two electric signal sources (6,7) just, on the negative pole, two laser instruments (8, the light of the different wave length that 9) sends is synthetic a branch of by beam splitter (10), enter reflection-type electrooptic modulator modulated terminal (1) via polarizer (11) then, by two reflection-type electrooptic modulators (4,5) respectively to two laser instruments (8,9) light that sends is modulated, output light after the modulation enters light signal receiving end (3), be separated into the light of different wave length by grating spectrometer (12), respectively by two detectors (13,14) receive; Reflection-type electrooptic modulator (4,5) comprises prism (15) and is deposited on four-level membrane layer on the prism (15), thin layer on the prism (15) is followed successively by electrode of metal (16), organic polymer ducting layer (17), separation layer (18) and metal bottom electrode (19), the thickness of each thin layer are complementary the attenuated total reflection curve width of reflection-type electrooptic modulator and the spectral width of incident laser pulse.
2, according to the tandem type multi-wave length parallel electro-optic modulation arrangement of claim 1, the thickness span that it is characterized in that each layer of thin layer in the described reflection-type electrooptic modulator (4,5) is respectively: electrode of metal (16) is 20 to 500nm, organic polymer ducting layer (17) is 1.0 to 100.0 μ m, separation layer (18) is 2 μ m, and metal bottom electrode (19) is 100nm.
3, a kind of device that utilizes claim 1 carries out the method for electrooptical modulation, it is characterized in that method by the measurement of m-line, determine the attenuated total reflection spectrum of two reflection-type electrooptic modulators (4,5) to different wave length, obtain a series of attenuated total reflection absorption peak and corresponding angle respectively, rising or the negative edge of therefrom choosing two absorption peaks that do not superpose mutually are the incident angle of modulator, regulate the incident angle (θ of first modulator (4)
1), the operating angle that makes the light of a wavelength enter modulator is in the decline that the resonance of attenuated total reflection spectrum inhales or the centre of rising edge, make the signal electric field can modulate this wavelength, the attenuated total reflection spectrum of the light of another one wavelength then not in resonance suction place, makes the signal electric field can not modulate this wavelength; Same incident angle (the θ that regulates second modulator (5)
2), make the position of attenuated total reflection spectrum of second modulator (5) opposite with first modulator (4); Adjust incident angle (θ
1, θ
2) after, on two modulators (4,5), apply electric signal by electric signal source (6,7) respectively, observe the signal that detector (13,14) provides, fine setting incident angle (θ
1, θ
2), make the electric signal amplitude maximum of detector (13,14), when applying different electric signal on two modulators (4,5), the light that enters two different wave lengths of modulator will be modulated respectively.
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