›› 2014, Vol. 23 ›› Issue (8): 88701-088701.doi: 10.1088/1674-1056/23/8/088701

• INTERDISCIPLINARY PHYSICS AND RELATED AREAS OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY • 上一篇    下一篇

Realization of a broadband terahertz wavelength-selective coupling based on five-core fibers

李绪友, 于莹莹, 孙波, 何昆鹏   

  1. College of Automation, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • 收稿日期:2013-11-09 修回日期:2014-03-05 出版日期:2014-08-15 发布日期:2014-08-15
  • 基金资助:
    Project supported by the Specific Scientific and Technological Cooperation between China and Russia (Grant No. 2010DFR80140) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51309059).

Realization of a broadband terahertz wavelength-selective coupling based on five-core fibers

Li Xu-You (李绪友), Yu Ying-Ying (于莹莹), Sun Bo (孙波), He Kun-Peng (何昆鹏)   

  1. College of Automation, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin 150001, China
  • Received:2013-11-09 Revised:2014-03-05 Online:2014-08-15 Published:2014-08-15
  • Contact: Yu Ying-Ying E-mail:yuyingying58@hotmail.com
  • Supported by:
    Project supported by the Specific Scientific and Technological Cooperation between China and Russia (Grant No. 2010DFR80140) and the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 51309059).

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摘要： We propose a novel kind of wavelength-selective coupling for the terahertz range based on solid five-core fiber (FCF). The performances of coupling, propagation characteristics, and confinement loss properties are numerically investigated by using a full vector beam propagation method (BPM). Simulation results show that it is possible to realize a broadband wavelength-selective coupling. The coupling length can reach 1.913 cm, and the confinement loss is better than 1.965× 10-4 cm-1. Furthermore, a parameter, the power difference, is defined, and it numerically demonstrates the working performance of the wavelength-selective coupler; that is, when the power difference is better than -15 dB, the frequency located in the range of 0.76 THz-1.00 THz is separated relatively well from the frequency of 0.3 THz. Finally, the effect of the structural parameter on the working performance of the coupler is also investigated. We show that the performance optimization is possible by appropriately tuning the core diameter, and the tunabilities of frequency and bandwidth are possible by appropriately tuning the pitch. The wavelength-selective coupler is of potential application for optical fiber sensing and communication in terahertz wavelength division multiplexer fields.

关键词: terahertz, terahertz waveguides, coupling, multi-core fiber

Abstract: We propose a novel kind of wavelength-selective coupling for the terahertz range based on solid five-core fiber (FCF). The performances of coupling, propagation characteristics, and confinement loss properties are numerically investigated by using a full vector beam propagation method (BPM). Simulation results show that it is possible to realize a broadband wavelength-selective coupling. The coupling length can reach 1.913 cm, and the confinement loss is better than 1.965× 10-4 cm-1. Furthermore, a parameter, the power difference, is defined, and it numerically demonstrates the working performance of the wavelength-selective coupler; that is, when the power difference is better than -15 dB, the frequency located in the range of 0.76 THz-1.00 THz is separated relatively well from the frequency of 0.3 THz. Finally, the effect of the structural parameter on the working performance of the coupler is also investigated. We show that the performance optimization is possible by appropriately tuning the core diameter, and the tunabilities of frequency and bandwidth are possible by appropriately tuning the pitch. The wavelength-selective coupler is of potential application for optical fiber sensing and communication in terahertz wavelength division multiplexer fields.

Key words: terahertz, terahertz waveguides, coupling, multi-core fiber

中图分类号: 

  • 87.50.U-
42.81.Qb (Fiber waveguides, couplers, and arrays) 42.81.Dp (Propagation, scattering, and losses; solitons)