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

Xiao-Jun ZHU1, Yu LIU1, Yue WU1, Hao-Ran ZHUANG1, Dan SUN2, Yue-Chun SHI3, Juan CAO1、*, and Yong-Jie YANG1、**
Author Affiliations
  • 1School of Microelectronics and Integrated Circuits, Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Semi. Dev. & IC Design, Package and Test, Nantong University, Nantong 226019, China
  • 2Peking University Yangtze Delta Institute of Optoelectronics, Nantong 226019, China
  • 3Yongjiang Laboratory, Ningbo 315202, China
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    Schematic diagram of the near-infrared all-fiber MTP-MZI mode monitor.:(a)flat MTP-MZI; (b)curved MTP-MZI
    Simulation of light field:(a)linear NCF; (b)curved NCF
    (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
    The experiment setup of the MTP-MZI with curvature changing
    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
    (a)The transmission spectra of MTP-MZI with variation curvatures; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectrum
    (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
    (a)A comparison of the transmission spectra of the MTP-MZI without and with HCF; (b)the corresponding spatial frequency spectra
    (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
    (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

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    Paper Information

    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)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.03.004

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