WO2022018845A1 - 波長変換装置 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a wavelength conversion device using a second-order nonlinear optical element.
- Wavelength conversion technology is used in various application fields such as optical signal wavelength conversion in optical communication, optical processing, medical care, and biotechnology.
- the wavelength range of light subject to wavelength conversion ranges from the ultraviolet region to the visible region, the infrared region, and the terahertz region, and extends to the wavelength region that cannot be directly output by a semiconductor laser. Further, the wavelength conversion technology is also used in applications where a semiconductor laser alone can not obtain a sufficiently high output even if the wavelength range to be used can be directly output by the semiconductor laser.
- a wavelength conversion technique is used for a wavelength conversion operation by generating a difference frequency, which will be described later, a wavelength conversion device that performs an amplification operation using a parametric effect, and the like.
- lithium niobate LiNbO 3 : LN
- LiNbO 3 lithium niobate
- a wavelength conversion device having an optical waveguide having a periodic polarization inversion structure using LN is widely used as a commercially available light source due to its high wavelength conversion efficiency.
- the wavelength ⁇ 1 used for generating the difference frequency according to the equation (3) is referred to as excitation light
- the wavelength ⁇ 2 is referred to as signal light
- the wavelength ⁇ 3 is referred to as idler light.
- phase-sensitive amplifiers are expected as optical amplifiers for long-distance transmission to replace erbium-added fiber amplifiers.
- Two amplification operations are known for phase-sensitive amplifiers.
- One is an operation using degenerate parametric amplification in which a signal light and an excitation light having a wavelength half the wavelength of the signal light are input to a secondary nonlinear medium to amplify the signal light (see, for example, Non-Patent Document 1).
- the other is an operation using non-reduced parametric amplification in which a pair of signal light and idler light and an excitation light having a wavelength that is the sum frequency of the signal light and idler light are input to amplify the signal light and idler light.
- the pair of signal light and idler light is generated by the above-mentioned difference frequency generation.
- the difference frequency generation and the parametric amplification are mainly used among the three mechanisms by the above-mentioned second-order nonlinear effect.
- the excitation light is the light of the 0.78 ⁇ m band.
- the light source for the excitation light needs to be about several hundred mW to several W. Due to the recent improvement in wavelength conversion efficiency, the required output level has decreased, but a high-output light source is still required.
- FIG. 1 shows the configuration of a conventional wavelength converter.
- the wavelength conversion device 10 includes a wavelength conversion element 11 having an optical waveguide 11a having a periodic polarization inversion structure, an optical system for incident light on the wavelength conversion element 11, and optics for emitting light from the wavelength conversion element 11. Including the system.
- the 1.56 ⁇ m band signal light input from the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 21 is optically coupled to the optical waveguide 11a of the wavelength conversion element 11 by the lenses 12 and 15 via the dichroic mirror 14.
- the 0.78 ⁇ m band excitation light input from the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fiber 22 is optically coupled to the optical waveguide 11a by the lenses 13 and 15 via the dichroic mirror 14.
- the dichroic mirror 14 transmits 1.56 ⁇ m band light, reflects 0.78 ⁇ m band light, and combines 1.56 ⁇ m band light and 0.78 ⁇ m band light.
- the lens 15 on the incident side of the wavelength conversion element 11 uses a common lens in the 1.56 ⁇ m band and the 0.78 ⁇ m band.
- the 1.56 ⁇ m band idler light output from the output end of the optical waveguide 11a of the wavelength conversion element 11 is optically coupled to the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 23 by the lenses 16 and 18 via the dichroic mirror 17.
- the signal light amplified by the wavelength conversion operation is output from the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 23 as idler light.
- the 0.78 ⁇ m band light output from the output end of the optical waveguide 11a is reflected by the dichroic mirror 17, and is optically coupled to the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fiber 24 by the lenses 16 and 19. If the light in the 0.78 ⁇ m band can be removed from the output light of the optical waveguide 11a, it is not always necessary to connect to the optical fiber.
- a waveguide type element having a periodic polarization inversion structure on the LN can be used as the wavelength conversion element 11.
- the wavelength conversion apparatus used in the communication wavelength band light having a wavelength of 1560 nm is used as the fundamental wave and light having a wavelength of 780 nm is used as the second harmonic.
- the power of the excitation light, which is the second harmonic is large, the end face of the optical fiber from which the excitation light is emitted and the end face of the optical fiber to which the excitation light is incident are damaged, resulting in a decrease in wavelength conversion efficiency and a phase-sensitive amplification gain.
- the inventors have found that the amount of light decreases.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a wavelength conversion device capable of suppressing damage at an end face of an optical fiber, reducing wavelength conversion efficiency, and preventing a decrease in phase-sensitive amplification gain even when high-power excitation light is used. There is something in it.
- the present invention is a wavelength conversion device in which a fundamental wave and a second harmonic are input to a second-order nonlinear optical medium to perform a wavelength conversion operation.
- the second harmonic input optical fiber for inputting the second harmonic to the waveguide, which is optically coupled to the waveguide of the second-order nonlinear optical medium, and the waveguide, which is optically coupled to the waveguide.
- the second harmonic output optical fiber for outputting the second harmonic output from the above is provided, and the second harmonic input optical fiber and the second harmonic output optical fiber are polarized. It is characterized by being a holding fiber.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of a conventional wavelength converter.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a wavelength conversion device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the core diffusion fiber according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of an optical fiber having an end cap structure according to the present embodiment.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the embodiment of the present invention.
- the schematic configuration of the wavelength conversion apparatus 20 is shown.
- the wavelength conversion device 20 is composed of a second-order nonlinear optical medium, has a wavelength conversion element 31 having an optical waveguide having a periodic polarization inversion structure, an optical system for incident light on the wavelength conversion element 31, and a wavelength conversion element 31. Includes an optical system for emitting light.
- a polarization holding fiber is used as the secondary harmonic input optical fiber 42 and the secondary harmonic output optical fiber 44 for inputting / outputting the secondary harmonic.
- Light having a wavelength of 1560 nm is used as the signal light which is the fundamental wave, and light having a wavelength of 780 nm is used as the excitation light which is the second harmonic.
- the second harmonic input optical fiber 42 and the second harmonic output optical fiber 44 use a polarization holding fiber that waveguides light in the 0.78 ⁇ m band in a single mode.
- the polarization-retaining fiber is mounted in the direction that maximizes the wavelength conversion efficiency of the designed nonlinear optical medium.
- the polarization holding fiber only the polarization necessary for wavelength conversion is used by using the polarization holding fiber.
- the power of the excitation light which is the second harmonic, is expected to decrease by up to 50%.
- the light density at the end face of the optical fiber is also reduced, and the damage of the optical fiber is suppressed. Further, it is possible to improve the energy efficiency and prevent an unexpected temperature rise of the element due to excess light, and it is possible to improve the characteristics of the wavelength converter.
- the second harmonic is used. It is desirable to use a polarization-retaining fiber for the wave output optical fiber 44 as well. Further, as described above, the use of the polarization-retaining fiber for the fundamental wave input optical fiber 41 and the fundamental wave output optical fiber 43 for inputting / outputting the fundamental wave is to convert the nonlinear optical medium into a single polarization operation. Desirable for efficiency improvement.
- the following method is effective for the optical fiber that inputs / outputs the excitation light which is the second harmonic.
- A. Use multimode fiber that can excite up to the secondary mode instead of single mode fiber.
- B. Use a core diffusion fiber whose core grows as it approaches the end face.
- C. A photonic crystal fiber having a hollow core is used.
- D. Uses an end cap structure that protects the fiber end face and spreads light.
- a single-mode fiber having a wavelength of 850 nm is a multi-mode fiber for excitation light having a wavelength of 780 nm. Since the core cross-sectional area of the optical fiber for 850 nm is larger than the core cross-sectional area of the optical fiber for 780 nm, the light density of the excitation light on the end face of the optical fiber can be reduced.
- the optical component used is a single mode.
- the influence of multimode is small.
- the spatial symmetry is different between the secondary (even-order) mode and the primary (odd-order) mode, the influence of mode coupling in the optical fiber is small.
- FIG. 3 shows the configuration of the core diffusion fiber according to the present embodiment.
- TEC fiber core diffusion fiber
- the core diffusion fiber has a core diffusion portion 42c in which the core 42a increases the core diameter toward the end face of the optical fiber.
- the core diffusion fiber may be used in combination with the multimode fiber of A described above.
- C. Photonic crystal fiber By making the central part of the core a cavity and making it a gas or a vacuum, it is possible to suppress damage to the end face of the optical fiber, that is, the end face of the core.
- a typical photonic crystal fiber has a plurality of cavities in the clad in the cross section of the optical fiber, and the plurality of cavities serve to confine light.
- the light resistance of the end face of the core can be improved, and the propagation constant of the propagating light can be easily controlled. For example, as will be described later in Example 4, when a long-short pulse wave is used for the excitation light, it is possible to control the wavelength dispersion and inject the excitation light into the nonlinear optical medium while maintaining the pulse width.
- FIG. 4 shows the configuration of an optical fiber having an end cap structure according to the present embodiment.
- An example in which the end cap structure is applied to the second harmonic input optical fiber 42 is shown.
- the end cap structure is a structure in which the entire end face of the optical fiber is covered with an end cap 42d, which is a transparent medium having a uniform refractive index. The region of light emitted from the core 42a is widened, and the light density at the end face of the optical fiber can be reduced as in the case of the core diffusion fiber.
- the end cap structure can be used in combination with any of the above-mentioned techniques A, B, and C, and further improvement in resistance can be expected.
- FIG. 5 shows the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the first embodiment.
- the wavelength conversion device 30 includes a wavelength conversion element 31 having an optical waveguide 31a having a periodic polarization inversion structure, an optical system for incident light on the wavelength conversion element 31, and optics for emitting light from the wavelength conversion element 31. Including the system.
- the wavelength conversion element 31 is made of lithium niobate (LN) as a second-order nonlinear optical medium.
- LN lithium niobate
- the 1.56 ⁇ m band signal light input from the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 41 (fundamental wave input optical fiber) is transmitted to the optical waveguide 31a of the wavelength conversion element 31 by the lenses 32 and 35 via the dichroic mirrors 34a and 34b. Optically coupled.
- the 0.78 ⁇ m band excitation light input from the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fiber 42 (second harmonic input optical fiber) is optically coupled to the optical waveguide 31a by the lenses 33 and 35 via the dichroic mirror 34a. Will be
- the dichroic mirrors 34a and 34b transmit 0.78 ⁇ m band light and reflect 1.56 ⁇ m band light, and the dichroic mirror 34a combines 1.56 ⁇ m band light and 0.78 ⁇ m band light.
- the dichroic mirrors 34a and 34b reflect the 1.56 ⁇ m band light twice, and the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 21 and the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fiber 22 are parallel to each other. It was made to be installed. Further, the lens 35 on the incident side of the wavelength conversion element 31 uses a common lens in the 1.56 ⁇ m band and the 0.78 ⁇ m band.
- the 1.56 ⁇ m band idler light output from the output end of the optical waveguide 31a of the wavelength conversion element 31 is optically coupled to the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 43 by the lenses 36 and 38 via the dichroic mirrors 37a and 37b.
- the signal light amplified by the wavelength conversion operation is output as idler light from the 1.56 ⁇ m band optical fiber 43 (fundamental wave output optical fiber).
- the 0.78 ⁇ m band light output from the output end of the optical waveguide 31a passes through the dichroic mirror 17, and is transmitted to the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fiber 44 (second harmonic output optical fiber) by the lenses 36 and 39. Be combined. If the light in the 0.78 ⁇ m band can be removed from the output light of the optical waveguide 31a, it is not always necessary to connect to the optical fiber.
- At least one lens is installed immediately before the wavelength conversion waveguide and at least one lens is installed immediately after the wavelength conversion waveguide.
- at least one dichroic mirror may be used on both sides of the wavelength conversion waveguide. If you want to increase the wavelength extinction ratio, it is effective to insert multiple dichroic mirrors.
- the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44 for the second harmonic are single-mode polarization holding fibers for 780 nm, and the directions of the polarizations are adjusted so as to maximize the nonlinear optical effect, and the wavelength converter 30 Implemented in.
- a wavelength conversion experiment was conducted using the manufactured wavelength conversion device.
- the wavelength conversion device of the present embodiment operates without damage and exhibits a gain performance higher than that of the conventional device. .. This is because the excitation light can be used efficiently because the polarization can be maintained, and as a result, a sufficient gain can be exhibited even if the excitation light intensity is lowered.
- the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the second embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44 for the second harmonic are different.
- Example 2 as the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44, a single mode polarization holding fiber for 850 nm is used. This polarization-retaining fiber is in multimode for excitation light of 780 nm. Further, the polarization direction was adjusted so as to maximize the nonlinear optical effect, and the light was mounted on the wavelength conversion device 30.
- the optical fiber operates without damage even with higher intensity excitation light, and the gain is higher than before. The characteristics have improved. Further, by using the end cap structure for the end faces of the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44, the resistance to light intensity is further improved.
- the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the third embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, but the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44 for the second harmonic are different.
- Example 3 a single-mode polarization-retaining fiber for 780 nm, which is the core diffusion fiber shown in FIG. 3, is used.
- the optical fiber operates without damage even with higher intensity excitation light, and the gain characteristics are higher than before. Has improved. Further, by using the end cap structure for the end faces of the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44, the resistance to light intensity is further improved.
- the configuration of the wavelength conversion device according to the fourth embodiment is the same as that of the first embodiment, except that a photonic crystal fiber is used as the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44 for the second harmonic generation.
- a photonic crystal fiber is used as the 0.78 ⁇ m band optical fibers 42 and 44 for the second harmonic generation.
- the optical fiber operates without damage even with higher intensity excitation light, and the gain is higher than before. The characteristics have improved.
- wavelength conversion was performed by short pulse excitation using a photonic crystal fiber in which the wavelength dispersion becomes zero in the vicinity of the excitation light wavelength.
- the photonic crystal fiber is relatively easy to control the wavelength dispersion.
- the wavelength dispersion widens the pulse width of a short pulse after transmitting the optical fiber.
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1/λ3=1/λ1+1/λ2 式(1)
λ3=λ1/2 式(2)
1/λ3=1/λ1-1/λ2 式(3)
本発明の目的は、パワーの大きい励起光を用いた場合でも、光ファイバ端面での破損を抑制し、波長変換効率の低下、位相感応増幅利得の低下を防ぐことができる波長変換装置を提供することにある。
A.シングルモードファイバではなく、二次のモードまで励振可能なマルチモードファイバを用いる。
B.端面に近づくにつれてコアが大きくなるコア拡散ファイバを用いる。
C.コアの中心が空洞であるフォトニック結晶ファイバを用いる。
D.ファイバ端面を保護し、光を広げるエンドキャップ構造を用いる。
例えば、波長850nm用のシングルモードファイバは、780nmの励起光に対してはマルチモードファイバとなる。850nm用の光ファイバのコア断面積は、780nm用の光ファイバのコア断面積に比べて大きいので、光ファイバ端面における励起光の光密度を下げることができる。一般的に、光デバイスは、モード干渉の影響を考えた場合、使用する光学部品は、シングルモードであることが望ましい。しかし、非線形光学デバイスにおいては、特定の伝搬定数を有する成分のみが非線形光学効果に寄与するので、マルチモード化の影響は少ない。また、二次(偶数次)モードと1次(奇数次)モードとは、空間的対称性が異なるため、光ファイバ内でのモードカップリング等の影響も小さい。
図3に、本実施形態にかかるコア拡散ファイバの構成を示す。第二次高調波入力光ファイバ42に、コア拡散ファイバ(TECファイバ)を適用した例を示す。コア拡散ファイバは、コア42aが光ファイバ端面に向かって、コア径が増大するコア拡散部42cを有している。
コアの中心部を空洞として、気体もしくは真空とすることにより、光ファイバ端面、すなわちコア端面の破損を抑制することができる。このように、コア中心部を空洞にするためには、フォトニック結晶ファイバを用いることが必要となる。典型的なフォトニック結晶ファイバは、光ファイバ断面において、クラッド中に複数の空洞を有し、複数の空洞が光を閉じ込める働きをする。コア端面の光耐性を向上することができるとともに、伝搬する光の伝搬定数の制御を容易に行うこともできる。例えば、実施例4で後述するように、励起光に長短パルス波を使用する場合に、波長分散を制御し、パルス幅を保ったまま非線形光学媒体に励起光を入射することが可能となる。
図4に、本実施形態にかかるエンドキャップ構造を有する光ファイバの構成を示す。第二次高調波入力光ファイバ42に、エンドキャップ構造を適用した例を示す。エンドキャップ構造は、光ファイバの端面の全面にわたって、屈折率が均一な透明の媒体であるエンドキャップ42dで覆われた構造である。コア42aから出射された光の領域が広がり、コア拡散ファイバと同様に、光ファイバ端面での光密度を下げることできる。
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- 基本波と第二次高調波とを二次非線形光学媒体に入力して波長変換動作を行う波長変換装置であって、
前記二次非線形光学媒体の導波路と光結合され、前記第二次高調波を前記導波路に入力するための第二次高調波入力光ファイバと、
前記導波路と光結合され、前記導波路から出力された第二次高調波を出力するための第二次高調波出力光ファイバとを備え、
前記第二次高調波入力光ファイバと前記第二次高調波出力光ファイバとは、偏波保持ファイバであることを特徴とする波長変換装置。 - 前記二次非線形光学媒体の前記導波路と光結合され、前記基本波を前記導波路に入力するための基本波入力光ファイバと、前記導波路と光結合され、前記導波路から出力された基本波を出力するための基本波出力光ファイバとは、偏波保持ファイバであることを特徴とする請求項1に記載の波長変換装置。
- 前記第二次高調波入力光ファイバと前記第二次高調波出力光ファイバとは、前記第二次高調波の波長に対して二次のモードまで励振することが可能なマルチモードファイバであることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の波長変換装置。
- 前記第二次高調波入力光ファイバと前記第二次高調波出力光ファイバとは、光ファイバ端面に向かってコア径が増大するコア拡散部を有するコア拡散ファイバであることを特徴とする請求項1、2または3に記載の波長変換装置。
- 前記第二次高調波入力光ファイバと前記第二次高調波出力光ファイバとは、フォトニック結晶ファイバであることを特徴とする請求項1または2に記載の波長変換装置。
- 前記第二次高調波入力光ファイバと前記第二次高調波出力光ファイバとは、光ファイバの端面に屈折率が均一な透明の媒体であるエンドキャップを有することを特徴とする請求項1ないし5のいずれかに記載の波長変換装置。
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