Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 3, 352(2025)
A near-infrared all-fiber mode monitor based on the mini-two-path Mach-Zehnder interferometer
Fig. 1. Schematic diagram of the near-infrared all-fiber MTP-MZI mode monitor.:(a)flat MTP-MZI; (b)curved MTP-MZI
Fig. 3. (a)Schematic diagram of the preparation of the MTP-MZI coupling region; (b)the microscope image of NCF and SMF side-by-side positioned on the fusion splicer; (c)the microscope image of fusion region of NCF and SMF after discharge
Fig. 4. The experiment setup of the MTP-MZI with curvature changing
Fig. 5. Flow chart of MTP-MZI model monitoring experiment:(a)initial state of the mode monitor; (b)mode characterization experiments with MTP-MZI bending; (c)introduction of higher-order modes; (d)experimental validation of mode monitoring
Fig. 6. (a)The transmission spectra of MTP-MZI with variation curvatures; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectrum
Fig. 7. (a)Transmission spectra with curvature range from 0.626 47 m-1 to 1.042 72 m-1; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectra; (c)transmission spectra with curvature range from 1.842 56 m-1 to 2.326 41 m-1; (d)the corresponding spatial frequency spectra
Fig. 8. (a)A comparison of the transmission spectra of the MTP-MZI without and with HCF; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectra
Fig. 9. (a)Transmission spectrum of the MTP-MZI with HCF at curvature of 0.574 33 m-1, 0.834 8 m-1 and (b)1.094 62 m-1, 1.868 17 m-1, respectively; (c)the transmission spectrum of the MTP-MZI with HCF at curvature of 2.225 04 m-1 and the straight MTP-MZI without HCF; (d)the corresponding spatial spectra
Fig. 10. (a)Initial transmission spectra of the original mode monitor, Repeat1, and Repeat2, respectively; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectra; (c)and (e)MTP-MZI transmission spectrum and initial transmission spectrum with HCF with curvature of 2.225 04 m-1 in Repeatability Experiments 1 and 2; (d)and (f)are the corresponding spatial spectra
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Xiao-Jun ZHU, Yu LIU, Yue WU, Hao-Ran ZHUANG, Dan SUN, Yue-Chun SHI, Juan CAO, Yong-Jie YANG. A near-infrared all-fiber mode monitor based on the mini-two-path Mach-Zehnder interferometer[J]. Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, 2025, 44(3): 352
Category: Infrared Physics, Materials and Devices
Received: Oct. 17, 2024
Accepted: --
Published Online: Jul. 9, 2025
The Author Email: Juan CAO (cj@ntu.edu.cn), Yong-Jie YANG (yang.yj@ntu.edu.cn)