Abstract:
Provided are an optical coupler and an active optical module including the same. The optical coupler includes at least one first optical fiber, a second optical fiber, and a hollow optical block. The at least one first optical fiber transfers pump light. The second optical fiber includes a cladding with a facet enlarged from a first outer diameter to a second outer diameter, and passes the pump light which is transferred through the first optical fiber. The hollow optical block includes a through hole, an incident surface, and a coupling surface. The through hole passes the cladding with the first outer diameter. The incident surface is connected to the first optical fiber at a side end of the through hole. The coupling surface is joined to the facet of the second optical fiber at the other side end of the through hole facing the incident surface.
Abstract:
Provided is an all-optical gain-clamped fiber amplifier, comprising transmission and isolation means for periodically transmitting an optical signal or reflecting amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) back to a gain medium. The transmission and isolation means can be embodied by an optical interleaver or a number of optical fiber Bragg gratings. Accordingly, an optical signal can be amplified across the entire C-band, and an ASE reflector-based gain-clamped fiber amplifier having a wider dynamic range than conventional amplifiers can be implemented.
Abstract:
Provided are an optical fiber coupler, a method of manufacturing the same, and an active optical module. The optical fiber coupler comprises a first core, a first optical fiber, and a plurality of second optical fibers. The first optical fiber comprises a first cladding surrounding a first core. The plurality of second optical fibers have a tapering region of a cylindrical shape and surround the first cladding of the first optical fiber. Here, the first core has the same diameter within the tapering region.
Abstract:
Provided is a fiber laser system including fiber containing dysprosium. The fiber laser system uses 1.7-μμm pump light. A resonator of the fiber laser system includes a dichroic mirror, a partial reflection mirror, and/or an FBG. Therefore, the fiber laser system can provide 3-μm laser light and have high light pumping efficiency and high output power. The fiber laser system includes: fiber including dysprosium, a pump light source disposed at a side of the fiber and emitting pump light having a wavelength exciting electrons of the dysprosium from a ground energy level 6H15/2 to an energy level 6H11/2; a first reflection member, disposed between the fiber and the pump light source, transmitting the pump light, and reflecting first lasing light having a first wavelength; and a second reflection member, disposed at a side opposite to the pump light source with respect to the fiber, transmitting a portion of the first lasing light.