JP5155283B2 - 光ファイバモード結合器 - Google Patents
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2π/Λjk≒βj−βk、したがって調和級数(j、k)はモードjとkを結合すると仮定する。Aj(z)に対する結合されたモードの式は式(34)の形式で一般的な結合モード理論から導かれる。
12、48 コア
14 (波形)光信号
15 モード変換器
17 LMA光ファイバ
18 LMA光ファイバのコア
19、19a ビーム(近ガウス波形)
31 合焦要素
39 モード変換器の出力の所望形状
42 整調装置
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49 N−1個の2モード変換
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- a)第一の伝送媒体のコア中の少なくともひとつの高次モード(HOM)によって光ビームを伝送することを含み、前記第一の伝送媒体中の光ビームは第一の電場を有し、さらに、
b)複合長周期グレーティング(LPG)モード変換器を使用し、出力光ビームを生成するために、前記光ビームの少なくとも一部分を前記第一の伝送媒体中の一つ以上のモードに変換し、
c)前記出力光ビームを、第二の電場および前記第一の伝送媒体のコアの断面積よりも少なくとも25%大きい断面積のコアを有する、光ビームを維持するように適合される大モード断面積(LMA)伝送媒体に結合することを含み、
前記複合LPGで生成される前記出力光ビームの一つ以上のモードの重畳が前記LMA伝送媒体の基底モードと本質的に調和する、
ことを特徴とする方法。 - 前記第一の伝送媒体と前記LMA伝送媒体とは光ファイバであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の方法。
- 前記複合LPGモード変換器が少なくとも三つのLPGからなることを特徴とする請求項2に記載の方法。
- 光装置であって、
a)光導波路を含み、前記光導波路はコアとクラッドとを有し、前記コアが少なくとも一つの高次モード(HOM)の光ビームを維持するように適合され、そして、前記HOMが第一の電場を有し、さらに、
b)前記光導波路に結合され、かつ出力光ビームを生成するために前記HOMの少なくとも一部分を前記光導波路中の一つ以上のモードに変換するように適合された複合長周期グレーティング(LPG)モード変換器と、
c)前記複合LPGモード変換器に結合された大モード断面積(LMA)伝送媒体とを含み、前記LMA伝送媒体が、前記光導波路のコアよりも少なくとも25%大きいコアを有し、かつ第二の電場を有する光ビームを維持するように適合され、前記複合LPGで生成される前記出力光ビームの一つ以上のモードの重畳が前記LMA伝送媒体の基底モードと本質的に調和する、
ことを特徴とする光装置。 - 前記光導波路および前記LMA伝送媒体が光ファイバからなることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の光装置。
- 前記複合LPGモード変換器が少なくとも三つのLPGからなることを特徴とする請求項4に記載の光装置。
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