Acta Photonica Sinica, Volume. 50, Issue 11, 1106002(2021)

Research on Influence of Drawing Tension and Heat Treatment on the Birefringence of Panda-type Polarization-Maintaining Fiber

Jiacheng XU1...2, Fei YU1,3,*, Bingsheng XU1,2, Chunlei YU1,3, and Lili HU13 |Show fewer author(s)
Author Affiliations
  • 1Key Laboratory of Materials for High Power Laser,Shanghai Institute of Optics and Fine Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Shanghai 201800,China
  • 2Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Beijing 100049,China
  • 3Hangzhou Institute for Advanced Study,University of Chinese Academy of Sciences,Hangzhou 310024,China
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    Figures & Tables(13)
    Schematic of the PMF cross section
    Simulation results of phase birefringence and group birefringence under different drawing tensions
    Difference of phase birefringence as a function of Φ2 and L in SAP
    Difference of phase birefringence as a function of E and ν in SAP
    Experimental setup for white light interferometry
    Interference fringe measured by OSA
    Thermal expansion curve of SAP glass(boron-doped silica)
    Birefringence of CorningPM varying with time during heat preservation at different temperatures
    Birefringence of polarization-maintaining fiber varying with temperature during repeated heating
    Birefringence of CorningPM varying with temperature during repeated heating with different termination temperatures
    • Table 1. Material parameters used for modeling and simulation

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      Table 1. Material parameters used for modeling and simulation

      Corning PM46-PM1550
      CoreCladdingSAP(20% B)CoreCladdingSAP(30% B)
      E/GPa70.672.543.264.8872.528.6
      ν0.1650.170.204 20.1570.170.265
      α/(10-6·K-10.7470.542.4321.3890.543.38
      n1.4491.4441.4381.4571.4441.435
      C1/Pa-10.69×10-12
      C2/Pa-14.19×10-12
      T0/℃1 100
      T1/℃20
    • Table 2. Birefringence of PMFs(λ=1 550 nm)

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      Table 2. Birefringence of PMFs(λ=1 550 nm)

      Given

      beat-length/mm

      Given birefringenceMeasured birefringencePhase birefringence(F=0.5 N)Group birefringence(F=0.5 N)
      CorningPM4.473.47×10-43.77×10-43.65×10-43.67×10-4
      46-PM15502.85.54×10-46.33×10-45.92×10-45.76×10-4
    • Table 3. Birefringence of PMFs before and after annealing(λ=1 550 nm)

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      Table 3. Birefringence of PMFs before and after annealing(λ=1 550 nm)

      Before annealingAfter annealing
      Measured birefringence

      Phase birefringence

      F=0.5 N)

      Measured

      birefringence

      Phase birefringence

      F=0.5 N)

      CorningPM3.77×10-4

      3.65×10-4

      5.92×10-4

      6.48×10-46.91×10-4
      46-PM15506.33×10-49.71×10-49.46×10-4
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    Jiacheng XU, Fei YU, Bingsheng XU, Chunlei YU, Lili HU. Research on Influence of Drawing Tension and Heat Treatment on the Birefringence of Panda-type Polarization-Maintaining Fiber[J]. Acta Photonica Sinica, 2021, 50(11): 1106002

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Apr. 22, 2021

    Accepted: May. 27, 2021

    Published Online: Dec. 2, 2021

    The Author Email: YU Fei (yufei@siom.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/gzxb20215011.1106002

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