JP6521875B2 - 屈折率整合された格子刻印 - Google Patents
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本願は、参照によりその全体が記述されているかのように本明細書に組み込まれる、「Index Matched Grating Inscription」という名称の2013年2月21日出願の米国仮特許出願第61/767270号の特典を主張する。
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- 光ファイバ上に格子を刻印するための製造方法であって、
屈折率n surround を有する材料で前記光ファイバを取り囲むステップと、
オフセット・セグメント上に格子を書き込むステップと、
を含み、
前記光ファイバが、
軸中心と、
前記軸中心から計測される外半径(Rfiber)と、
ファイバ屈折率(nfiber)と、
前記光ファイバの軸方向に沿った螺旋状軌跡であって、該螺旋状軌跡が、
ツイスト周期と、
前記光ファイバの前記軸中心からオフセット距離Roffsetだけ偏位するオフセット・セグメントと、
を備える、螺旋状軌跡と、
前記螺旋状軌跡をたどるコアと、
を含み、
前記格子が、
前記ツイスト周期の十分の一(1/10)よりも大きい格子長と、
最大格子強度と、
最小格子強度と、
前記最小格子強度と前記最大格子強度の比
η=nfiber/nsurround、
nfiber≠nsurround、
ρ<1/η、および
ρ=Roffset/Rfiberである、
格子と、
を備える、光ファイバ上に格子を刻印するための製造方法。 - RoffsetがRfiberの40パーセント(%)よりも大きく、
前記格子が、20センチメートル(cm)よりも長く、
前記格子が、前記ツイスト周期にわたって約3デシベル(dB)未満の強度変動を有する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。 - Roffsetが、Rfiberのρmax=1/η倍よりも大きい、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記格子が、前記ツイスト周期全体にわたって約10デシベル(dB)未満の格子強度変動を有する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記格子が1センチメートル(cm)よりも長い、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記格子が15センチメートル(cm)よりも長い、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記格子が1メートル(m)よりも長い、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記格子が、前記ツイスト周期全体にわたって約2デシベル(dB)未満の屈折率変調の変動を有する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記光ファイバを取り囲む材料の屈折率が、クラッディング屈折率および被覆屈折率の平均と整合する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
- 前記光ファイバを取り囲む材料の屈折率が、
クラッディング屈折率、
被覆屈折率、
コア屈折率とクラッディング屈折率の組合せ、
クラッディング屈折率と被覆屈折率の組合せ、または
コア屈折率、クラッディング屈折率、および被覆屈折率の組合せ、
に整合する、請求項1に記載の製造方法。
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