Acta Optica Sinica, Volume. 31, Issue 7, 706007(2011)

Femtosecond Laser Micro-Machined V-Shaped Fiber Micro-Cavity and Its Interference Spectrum Characteristics

Zhang Weigang*, Liu Zhuolin, and Yin Limei
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    It is found that two reflected walls of fiber micro-cavity fabricated by one-step femtosecond laser micro-machining technology are not perpendicular to the fiber axis. The cavity shape is decided by the relative position of focused femtosecond laser and fiber, which can be approximated as V-shaped when femtosecond laser is focused on the side surface of the fiber. Compared with conventional fiber Fabry-Pérot (F-P) cavity, the free spectral range, optical loss and the interference fringe of the V-shaped fiber F-P cavity contrast change with the wavelength, showing abnormal characteristics. By introducing the concept of inclination factor, V-shaped fiber micro-cavity model is constructed, the cavity interference formula and the V-shaped micro-cavity interference theory are established. According to this theory, the effect of reflector inclination degree on interferogram characteristics of V-shaped F-P micro-cavity is simulated. The simulated interferogram is verified by experimental results.

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    Zhang Weigang, Liu Zhuolin, Yin Limei. Femtosecond Laser Micro-Machined V-Shaped Fiber Micro-Cavity and Its Interference Spectrum Characteristics[J]. Acta Optica Sinica, 2011, 31(7): 706007

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    Paper Information

    Category: Fiber Optics and Optical Communications

    Received: Jan. 29, 2011

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jun. 29, 2011

    The Author Email: Weigang Zhang (zhangwg@nankai.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/aos201131.0706007

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