CN205193313U - Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder - Google Patents

Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder Download PDF

Info

Publication number
CN205193313U
CN205193313U CN201520882097.3U CN201520882097U CN205193313U CN 205193313 U CN205193313 U CN 205193313U CN 201520882097 U CN201520882097 U CN 201520882097U CN 205193313 U CN205193313 U CN 205193313U
Authority
CN
China
Prior art keywords
fibre
fiber
fluoride fiber
silica fibre
welder
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Active
Application number
CN201520882097.3U
Other languages
Chinese (zh)
Inventor
阮双琛
郑志坚
欧阳德钦
赵俊清
余军
郭春雨
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Shenzhen University
Original Assignee
Shenzhen University
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Application filed by Shenzhen University filed Critical Shenzhen University
Priority to CN201520882097.3U priority Critical patent/CN205193313U/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CN205193313U publication Critical patent/CN205193313U/en
Active legal-status Critical Current
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Links

Landscapes

  • Mechanical Coupling Of Light Guides (AREA)

Abstract

The utility model is suitable for a production and the application technique field of the super continuous spectrum light source of high power mid ir fiber laser and mid ir provide a fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder, including two fibre holders and heating device, heating device places the position that quartz fiber and fluoride fiber docked mutually and the one side that is close to quartz fiber in for heat quartz fiber, heating temperature is higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber and is less than quartz fiber's fusing point, two fibre holders are cliied quartz fiber and fluoride fiber respectively, just adjust making quartz fiber and the fibre core alignment and two fibre cores of fluoride fiber contact in the three direction of XYZ to impel two fibre holders in opposite directions along the horizontal direction fibre core butt fusion of messenger quartz fiber's fibre core with fluoride fiber simultaneously after the heating. The welder simplified the welded process, and the butt fusion is with low costs, simultaneously, the butt fusion point after the butt fusion has characteristics such as low -loss, high strength, resistant high power.

Description

The welder of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre
Technical field
The utility model belong to high power mid-infrared fiber laser and in the generation of infrared super continuum source and applied technical field, particularly relate to the welder of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre.
Background technology
Mid-infrared fiber laser and super continuum source laser spectroscopy, environmental monitoring, biomedicine, laser radar, science and techniques of defence, in the field such as infrared fundamental research all have a wide range of applications, be focus and the difficulties of research in recent years always.Based on super continuum source many employings highly nonlinear optical fiber of the near-infrared band of optical fiber or high non-linear photon crystal optical fiber as nonlinear medium, its host material is quartz glass, but quartz glass causes very greatly transmission wavelength to be difficult to extend to more than 2500nm because ionic lattice vibrates in middle-infrared band loss.In current acquisition, the fiber optic materials of infrared super continuum source is mainly has more low-loss soft glass optical fiber, as Telluride fibers, chalcogenide fiber, fluoride fiber etc. in middle-infrared band.In addition, for about 3 μm mid-infrared fiber lasers, its gain fibre mostly is er-doped fluoride fiber and mixes holmium fluoride fiber.
Fluoride fiber in actual applications, needs to carry out butt coupling with silica fibre.But the fusing point of fluoride fiber about 300 DEG C, silica fibre fusing point about 1500 DEG C, so large fusing point gap makes the direct welding of fluoride fiber and silica fibre become abnormal difficult.The fluoride fiber of current report and the coupling scheme of silica fibre mainly contain arc discharge welding (ARCfusionsplicing), some glue welding (gluesplicing), mechanical couplings docks (mechanicalsplice) and thermal welding (thermalsplicing).Wherein, mechanical couplings docking and hot fusing method is only had to bear high power.But mechanical couplings docking mode needs accurate adjustment rack, and under high power conditions, because laser recoil strength easily occurs that optical fiber is shaken, cause coupling efficiency to reduce, severe patient can burn out fiber end face or prime pumped laser system.Hot fusing method then needs to carry out coating film treatment to increase the transmitance of light, complex process at silica fibre end face at present, is inconvenient to use and cost intensive.
Utility model content
Technical problem to be solved in the utility model is the welder providing a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre, is intended to solve the fusion process complex process of existing fluoride fiber and silica fibre and the problem of cost intensive.
The utility model is achieved in that the welder of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre, comprises two fibre holders and can carry out the heating arrangement that heats between 200 degree to 1000 degree;
Described heating arrangement is placed in position that silica fibre and fluoride fiber connect and near the side of described silica fibre, for heating described silica fibre, heating-up temperature higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber lower than the fusing point of silica fibre;
Described silica fibre and described fluoride fiber are clamped by described two fibre holders respectively, and carry out regulating in XYZ tri-directions and described silica fibre is aimed at the fibre core of described fluoride fiber and two fibre cores contact, and described two fibre holders are advanced in the horizontal direction in opposite directions simultaneously make the fibre core of silica fibre and the fibre core welding of fluoride fiber after the heating.
Further, described welder also comprises fiber core imaging device, described fiber core imaging device is placed in the position that described silica fibre and described fluoride fiber connect, and makes described fibre holder can carry out precise positioning to fibre core for carrying out identification to the fibre core of fluoride fiber and silica fibre.
Further, described welder also comprises laser instrument, circulator, the first power meter and the second power meter, and described laser instrument is connected with the non-welding end of described silica fibre, for providing the LASER Light Source of test;
Described first power meter is connected with the non-welding end of described fluoride fiber, provides with reference to adjustment data with for testing the loss after described fluoride fiber and silica fibre welding for aiming at for the fibre core of the fluoride fiber before welding;
Described circulator is placed between described laser instrument and described silica fibre, and is connected with described laser instrument, described silica fibre respectively, for detecting the return loss of fusion point;
Described second power meter is connected with described circulator, for detecting the return loss of fusion point.
Further, described heating arrangement is carbon filament heating arrangement, carbon dioxide laser or resistance wire.
Further, described welder also comprises inert gas generator, and described inert gas generator is placed in by described two fibre holders, for exporting inert gas when two fibre cores weld.
Utility model the utility model compared with prior art, beneficial effect is: described fluoride fiber and the welder of silica fibre use two fibre holders be fixed the silica fibre and fluoride fiber that need welding and fibre core is aimed at, then heating arrangement is used to heat silica fibre, heating-up temperature higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber lower than the fusing point of silica fibre, and rapid after the heating two fibre holders to be advanced in the horizontal direction in opposite directions simultaneously, make two fibre core weldings, this equipment simplifies the process of welding, and welding cost is low, simultaneously, fusion point after welding has low-loss, high strength, the features such as resistance to high power.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Fig. 1 is the welder schematic diagram of the fluoride fiber that provides of the utility model embodiment and silica fibre;
Fig. 2 is the welding process schematic diagram of the fluoride fiber that provides of the utility model embodiment and silica fibre.
Embodiment
In order to make the purpose of this utility model, technical scheme and advantage clearly understand, below in conjunction with drawings and Examples, the utility model is further elaborated.Should be appreciated that specific embodiment described herein only in order to explain the utility model, and be not used in restriction the utility model.
The welder of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre and welding process, stable carbon filament heating arrangement is utilized to carry out Heated asymmetrically to two kinds of optical fiber, make to have two kinds of fiber fuses of different hot melt and realize permanent connection, the fusion point adopting this welding process to be formed has the features such as low-loss, high strength, resistance to high power.
As shown in Figure 1, for the utility model one preferred embodiment, the welder of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre, comprise two fibre holders 11 and the heating arrangement 12 that heats can be carried out between 200 degree to 1000 degree, silica fibre 13, fluoride fiber 14 are clamped by two fibre holders 11 respectively, and meticulous adjustment can be carried out in XYZ tri-directions silica fibre 13 is aimed at the fibre core of fluoride fiber 14, make two fibre cores contact simultaneously.Heating arrangement 12 is placed in position that silica fibre 13 and fluoride fiber 14 connect and near the side of silica fibre 13, for heating silica fibre 13.When being heated to the fusing point of temperature higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber 14 lower than silica fibre 13, advanced in opposite directions in the horizontal direction by two fibre holders 11 simultaneously and make the fibre core of silica fibre 13 and the fibre core welding of fluoride fiber 14, the temperature range of this fusing point is 200 degree to 1000 degree.
Fluoride fiber 14 in the present embodiment can be single-mode fluoride object light fibre, multimode fluoride fiber, rare-earth-doped fluoride optical fiber etc.Heating arrangement 12 can be carbon filament heating arrangement, carbon dioxide laser or resistance wire.
The welder of fluoride fiber and silica fibre also comprises fiber core imaging device 17, fiber core imaging device 17 is placed in the position that silica fibre 13 connects with fluoride fiber 14, makes fibre holder 11 can carry out precise positioning to fibre core for carrying out identification to the fibre core of fluoride fiber 14 and silica fibre 13.
The welder of fluoride fiber and silica fibre also comprises laser instrument 15, first power meter 18, circulator 16 and the second power meter 19, and laser instrument 15 is connected with the non-welding end of silica fibre 13 by circulator 16, for providing the LASER Light Source of test.First power meter 18 is connected with the non-welding end of fluoride fiber 14, and aiming at for the fibre core before welding for coordinating fibre holder 11 and fiber core imaging device 17 provides with reference to adjustment data with for testing the output power after fluoride fiber 14 and silica fibre 13 welding and loss.Circulator 16 is placed between laser instrument 15 and silica fibre 13, and is connected with laser instrument 15, silica fibre 13 respectively, for detecting the return loss of fusion point.Second power meter 19 is connected with circulator 16, for detecting the return loss after welding.
The welder of fluoride fiber and silica fibre also comprises inert gas generator, it is other that inert gas generator is placed in two fibre holders 11, for exporting inert gas when two fibre cores weld, namely near fusion point, export inert gas in heating and progradation.In the present embodiment, adopt highly purified argon gas as blanket gas.
As shown in Figure 2, the welding process of a kind of fluoride fiber and silica fibre, comprises the following steps:
Steps A, the silica fibre 13 and fluoride fiber 14 that use two fibre holders 11 to clamp to need welding, and make to need the fibre core of the silica fibre 13 of welding and fluoride fiber 14 to aim at and two fibre cores contact.
Step B, silica fibre 13 side using the heating arrangement 12 that can carry out heating between 200 degree to 1000 degree to be partial to melt temperature in two fibre core aligned positions higher are heated.
Step C, heating are rapid afterwards to be advanced two fibre holders 11 simultaneously in the horizontal direction in opposite directions, and the fluoride fiber 14 making fusing point lower presents molten condition and forms welding with silica fibre 13.
The operation of step B and step C is all carried out when there being inert gas to protect.
Also comprise step D before steps A, silica fibre 13 needs to divest overlay with fluoride fiber 14 and cuts flat by the end face of the one end needing welding.
Step B specifically comprises the following steps: step B01, the heating location controlling heating arrangement 12, heat time and heating power; Step B02, be heated to temperature higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber 14 and the fusing point lower than silica fibre 13 to silica fibre 13, namely heating and temperature control is higher than 200 degree and be less than 1000 degree.
The welding process of fluoride fiber and silica fibre also comprises at least one following step:
Step e, at the fibre core of silica fibre 13 and fluoride fiber 14 on time, use laser instrument 15 and fiber core imaging device 17 identifies two fibre cores, precise positioning; Step F, test the output power after two fused fiber splices and detect the return loss of fusion point.
The welder of fluoride fiber of the present utility model and silica fibre and welding process can realize the low loss welding of fluoride fiber 14 and conventional silica fibre 13, make to have the fiber fuse of different hot melt and realize permanent connection.When welding by regulating the parameters such as the heating power of heating arrangement 12, heat time, heating location and push-in stroke can the fluoride fiber 14 of the different core size of welding and different surrounding layer size and silica fibre 13, the all-fiber of infrared super continuum source and middle infrared laser in can realizing, increases stability and the compactedness of system.Compared with the additive method mentioned in the world, the utility model neither needs selective refraction rate to mate glue, does not also need to carry out plated film to silica fibre end face, does not more need complicated high precision adjusting rack.Fusion point after welding has the features such as low-loss, high strength, resistance to high power, and the coupling efficiency of welding simultaneously can keep stable under high power running.
The foregoing is only preferred embodiment of the present utility model; not in order to limit the utility model; all do within spirit of the present utility model and principle any amendment, equivalent to replace and improvement etc., all should be included within protection domain of the present utility model.

Claims (5)

1. a welder for fluoride fiber and silica fibre, is characterized in that, comprises two fibre holders and can carry out the heating arrangement that heats between 200 degree to 1000 degree;
Described heating arrangement is placed in position that silica fibre and fluoride fiber connect and near the side of described silica fibre, for heating described silica fibre, heating-up temperature higher than the fusing point of fluoride fiber lower than the fusing point of silica fibre;
Described silica fibre and described fluoride fiber are clamped by described two fibre holders respectively, and carry out regulating in XYZ tri-directions and described silica fibre is aimed at the fibre core of described fluoride fiber and two fibre cores contact, and described two fibre holders are advanced in the horizontal direction in opposite directions simultaneously make the fibre core of silica fibre and the fibre core welding of fluoride fiber after the heating.
2. the welder of fluoride fiber according to claim 1 and silica fibre, it is characterized in that, described welder also comprises fiber core imaging device, described fiber core imaging device is placed in the position that described silica fibre and described fluoride fiber connect, and makes described fibre holder can carry out precise positioning to fibre core for carrying out identification to the fibre core of fluoride fiber and silica fibre.
3. the welder of fluoride fiber according to claim 1 and 2 and silica fibre, it is characterized in that, described welder also comprises laser instrument, circulator, the first power meter and the second power meter, described laser instrument is connected with the non-welding end of described silica fibre, for providing the LASER Light Source of test;
Described first power meter is connected with the non-welding end of described fluoride fiber, provides with reference to adjustment data with for testing the loss after described fluoride fiber and silica fibre welding for aiming at for the fibre core of the fluoride fiber before welding;
Described circulator is placed between described laser instrument and described silica fibre, and is connected with described laser instrument, described silica fibre respectively, for detecting the return loss of fusion point;
Described second power meter is connected with described circulator, for detecting the return loss of fusion point.
4. the welder of fluoride fiber according to claim 1 and silica fibre, is characterized in that, described heating arrangement is carbon filament heating arrangement, carbon dioxide laser or resistance wire.
5. the welder of fluoride fiber according to claim 1 and silica fibre, it is characterized in that, described welder also comprises inert gas generator, and described inert gas generator is placed in by described two fibre holders, for exporting inert gas when two fibre cores weld.
CN201520882097.3U 2015-11-06 2015-11-06 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder Active CN205193313U (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201520882097.3U CN205193313U (en) 2015-11-06 2015-11-06 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
CN201520882097.3U CN205193313U (en) 2015-11-06 2015-11-06 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CN205193313U true CN205193313U (en) 2016-04-27

Family

ID=55786292

Family Applications (1)

Application Number Title Priority Date Filing Date
CN201520882097.3U Active CN205193313U (en) 2015-11-06 2015-11-06 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder

Country Status (1)

Country Link
CN (1) CN205193313U (en)

Cited By (2)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105334577A (en) * 2015-11-06 2016-02-17 深圳大学 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber fusing equipment and fusing method
CN106995278A (en) * 2017-05-10 2017-08-01 北京航空航天大学 The preparation facilities and method of a kind of micro-nano fiber of cone area high degree of symmetry

Cited By (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
CN105334577A (en) * 2015-11-06 2016-02-17 深圳大学 Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber fusing equipment and fusing method
CN106995278A (en) * 2017-05-10 2017-08-01 北京航空航天大学 The preparation facilities and method of a kind of micro-nano fiber of cone area high degree of symmetry
CN106995278B (en) * 2017-05-10 2019-07-02 北京航空航天大学 A kind of preparation facilities and method of micro-nano fiber that boring area's high degree of symmetry

Similar Documents

Publication Publication Date Title
CN105334577A (en) Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber fusing equipment and fusing method
CN204256211U (en) A kind of low loss fiber mould field adaptation with the all-fiber peeling off function
CN206047346U (en) Based on laser welding weld point temperature real time monitoring apparatus
CN204256215U (en) Optical fiber end cap fusion splicing devices
CN101251623B (en) Fusion splicing devices and methods of photon crystal optical fiber
CN103490273A (en) High-power optical fiber transmission system
CN104297849B (en) Welding method for photonic crystal fibers
CN102023614A (en) Laser welding device
CN205193313U (en) Fluoride fiber and quartz fiber's welder
CN102890309A (en) Polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber and panda fiber welding method
CN103487901A (en) Optical fiber laser bundle combining device
Böhme et al. End cap splicing of photonic crystal fibers with outstanding quality for high-power applications
CN107765368B (en) Welding method of hollow anti-resonance optical fiber
CN113955926A (en) Low-temperature fusion welding method for improving strength of fusion welding point between soft glass optical fiber and quartz optical fiber
CN109244806A (en) Can laser power monitoring optical-fiber bundling device and preparation method thereof
CN203480085U (en) Fiber laser beam combiner
CN103567650B (en) LASER HEAT wire welding tech optimization method
CN102419462A (en) Optical fiber fusion point heating device
Zheng et al. Heating power feedback control for CO2 laser fusion splicers
CN105676362A (en) Optical fiber fusion splicing method and device thereof
CN206920651U (en) Optical fiber splicer laser scanning heat welded mechanism
CN205733427U (en) A kind of optical path adjusting system
CN105700077A (en) Method and apparatus for processing end face of ribbon fiber
CN105739017A (en) Optical fiber tapering method and apparatus thereof
Wu et al. High-efficiency Fusion Splicing of Mid-infrared Special Fibers with the Silica Fibers

Legal Events

Date Code Title Description
C14 Grant of patent or utility model
GR01 Patent grant