公开(公告)号：US20150316721A1

公开(公告)日：2015-11-05

申请号：US14702654

申请日：2015-05-01

Applicant: Florida Institute of Technology

Inventor： Barry G Grossman ,  Brian A Lail ,  Julius Chatterjee ,  Lendon Bendix

IPC: G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/25 ,  B24B9/14 ,  G02B6/42

CPC classification number: B24B19/226 ,  B24B9/14 ,  G02B6/00 ,  G02B6/25 ,  G02B6/26 ,  G02B6/262 ,  G02B6/42 ,  G02B6/4203

Abstract: A novel optical fiber end structure and method for creating same in which an optical fiber end structure may comprise a cylindrical wedge having a planar surface angled with respect to the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber and a flat surface that is generally perpendicular with the longitudinal axis of the optical fiber. The device and method of the invention may employ a single or plurality of mechanically polished wedges on the end or ends of an optical fiber, which may, in a best mode, be a few mode fiber. The method and device of the invention may be used to independently modulate standing waves or linearly polarized waves, or both, allowing for a modal multiplexed system. The invention radiates independent standing wave modes and/or linearly polarized modes from the dielectric waveguide structure, and may be employed in single, few mode or multimode optical fibers.

Abstract translation: 一种新颖的光纤端部结构及其制造方法，其中光纤端部结构可以包括具有相对于光纤的纵向轴线成角度的平坦表面的圆柱形楔形物，以及与纵向轴线大致垂直的平坦表面 的光纤。 本发明的装置和方法可以在光纤的端部或端部上采用单个或多个机械抛光的楔块，其可以以最佳模式为多模光纤。 本发明的方法和装置可以用于独立地调制驻波或线偏振波或两者，允许模式多路复用系统。 本发明从介质波导结构辐射独立的驻波模式和/或线性偏振模式，并且可以用于单个，少数模式或多模光纤中。