Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, Volume. 36, Issue 3, 268(2025)
A polarization maintaining fiber alignment method based on fiber loop mirror
In this paper,a novel polarization maintaining fiber (PMF) alignment method based on fiber loop mirror (FLM) has been proposed and developed.The two PMFs to be spliced are fused to the two arms of a 3 dB coupler and the other end faces of them are connected to build a FLM.The transmittance function of the FLM has been derived and the method to calculated the angle between the polarization axes of the two PMFs has been deduced.Finally,by analyzing the output spectrum of the FLM,the angle between the two PMFs can be calculated out and the two PMFs can be polarizationally aligned at any angle.The method has been analyzed in detail and verified by numerical simulation and experimental research.Aligning fibers based on the angle directly,this method is suitable to all kinds of fibers and has great application value..
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HU Shuyang, WU Xian, ZHANG Yunshan, ZHAI Tianrui. A polarization maintaining fiber alignment method based on fiber loop mirror[J]. Journal of Optoelectronics · Laser, 2025, 36(3): 268
Received: Sep. 15, 2023
Accepted: Mar. 21, 2025
Published Online: Mar. 21, 2025
The Author Email: HU Shuyang (hushuyang@bjut.edu.cn)