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- Optical fiber collimator system optical fiber collimator array, optical fiber collimator system, and manufacturing method of optical fiber collimator array system
- the present invention relates to an optical fiber collimator system in which an optical fiber with a GRIN lens is disposed oppositely across an arbitrary optical element, an optical fiber collimator array in which a plurality of optical fibers with a GRIN lens are arranged in parallel, and an optical fiber collimator system.
- the present invention relates to a manufacturing method and a manufacturing method of an optical fiber collimator array system in which optical fiber collimator arrays are arranged to face each other.
- emitted light that is divergent light from one optical fiber is converted into parallel light by a collimator lens, and the parallel light is propagated and then condensed by another collimator lens.
- the other optical fiber is made incident.
- Such an optical system is called a “collimator system”, and various optical modules can be obtained by inserting various optical elements such as filters, optical isolator elements, optical switches, and optical modulators between both collimator lenses. Yule can be built.
- a convex lens is generally used as the collimator lens, but a cylindrical distributed index lens (hereinafter referred to as “GRIN lens”) is used for ease of mounting. As shown in Fig.
- this GRIN lens has a central axial force with the highest refractive index of the cylindrical central axis when the refractive index n in the cross-sectional directions x and y is expressed by the following equation (1).
- n n . ⁇ 1 1/2 ⁇ (1)
- g is a constant that expresses the focusing ability of the GRIN lens
- n is the refractive index of the material of the GRIN lens.
- NA is the square root of the square difference of the refractive index between the center and the periphery of the GRIN lens, and is called the numerical aperture (hereinafter abbreviated as “NA”), and is an important parameter that represents the lens performance. .
- a lens with a high NA has a high light collecting ability, that is, a lens with good lens characteristics.
- the length (L) of the GRIN lens used as a collimator lens is set to 1/4 of the meandering period of propagating light propagating in the GRIN lens, or an odd multiple of the length. If the length of 1/4 of the meander cycle is L,
- the length L of the GRIN lens is set to 1/4 of the meandering period of propagating light shown in Eq. (3) or an odd multiple of it when the distance between the collimating lenses facing each other is short. If the specified force interval is longer, it is set slightly longer than L to improve the coupling loss.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing a single-core collimator system in which a pair of GRIN lenses la and lb are arranged to face each other.
- Each GRIN lens la, lb is connected to optical fibers 2a, 2b with the optical axis coincident with the end surface opposite to the opposite surface, and the GRIN that connects the light from one optical fino 2a to it.
- Light is transmitted as parallel light from the lens la, and the other GRIN lens lb collects the parallel light and directs it to the optical fiber 2b connected to it to transmit an optical signal.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective explanatory view showing an optical fiber collimator array system in which a pair of optical fiber collimator arrays 1 are arranged to face each other. Between the two optical fiber collimator arrays 1, a MEMS (Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems) type two-degree-of-freedom optical switch array of three forces is inserted.
- MEMS Micro Electro-Mechanical Systems
- Optical fibers 2a and 2b are connected to the end surface of each optical fiber collimator array 1 opposite to the opposing surface of each GRIN lens, with the optical axes aligned, and the optical fiber array 2 is connected by a group of these optical fibers.
- the light from each optical fiber 2a is emitted as parallel light by the GRIN lens la connected to it, reflected twice by the optical switches 3a and 3b of the optical switch array 3, and the direction is changed by changing the angle of reflection.
- the other GRIN lens lb collects the parallel light and guides it to the optical fiber 2b connected to the other GRIN lens lb to transmit the optical signal.
- the optical path of the light is switched by changing the reflection angles of the two-degree-of-freedom micromirrors 3c constituting the two-stage MEMS optical switch array 3 appropriately. Therefore, in such a collimator system, in order to reduce the coupling loss, it is necessary to accurately match the optical axes of the opposing GRIN lenses la and lb and the optical axes of the individual GRIN lenses la and the optical fiber 2a. is there.
- FIG. 4 shows a practical example of a single-core collimator system equipped with an optical isolator element.
- the industry standard 0.9mm ⁇ fiber core wire 7 with built-in 1.8mm ⁇ GRIN lens la and optical fiber 2a is a concentric fiber optic lens controlled by outer diameter force 3 ⁇ 4 ⁇ , inner diameter force Sl. 8mm and 0.9mm. Insert the mutual force into the holder (metal) 8 and fix it.
- the core wire 7 is obtained by coating the optical fibers 2a and 2b with plastic or the like.
- the accuracy of the optical axis alignment between the optical fiber 2a and the GRIN lens la depends on the inner diameter check accuracy of the concentric circle of the optical fiber lens holder 8, so that high check accuracy is required.
- This optical fiber lens holder 8 is inserted into a collimator holder (metal) 9 whose outer diameter is 10 mm and whose inner diameter is controlled to 3 mm, and is fixed to the collimator holder 9 with its fixing flange 11.
- the optical axis alignment of the single-core collimator system arranged in this manner depends on the processing accuracy of the outer diameter and inner diameter of the optical fiber lens holder 8 and the inner diameter of the collimator holder 9, so that high processing accuracy is required. It is.
- the single-core collimator system arranged so as to face in this way the light emitted from the optical fiber 2a is collected by the GRIN lens la and emitted as substantially parallel light 6.
- This almost parallel light 6 is collected by the GRIN lens lb at the other end and incident on the optical fiber 2b, and the collimator system functions.
- Various optical elements 10, for example, optical isolator parts as in this example, are inserted and fixed between the pair of opposed collimator systems.
- the ideal optical axis common to the GRIN lenses la and lb and the optical fibers 2a and 2b is represented by C
- the direction parallel to the optical axis C is the Z direction
- the direction orthogonal to the horizontal direction is If the direction perpendicular to the X direction and the vertical direction is defined as the Y direction, the possible axial misalignment between the opposing lenses is the displacement in the X direction, the tilt angle ⁇ x in the X direction, and the Y direction. Displacement and tilt angle ⁇ y in Y direction occur.
- a MEMS optical switch array 3 having a two-stage optical path is formed.
- the force that can be switched by changing the reflection angle of the micro-mirror 3c with two degrees of freedom by an appropriate amount The mirror angles of the micro-mirrors 3c in the optical switch array are all not equal and slightly different in the optical switch array. Even if the alignment between the optical fiber collimator arrays 1 is completely completed, the deviation of the optical axis is caused by the variation of the mirror angle in the optical switch array.
- the GRIN lens and the optical fiber are connected using an adhesive!
- an adhesive In a structure in which an optical fiber and a GRIN lens are fixed using this adhesive as represented by USP4213677, when high-intensity light is incident due to light absorption by the adhesive, the temperature rises and the adhesive changes in quality. As a result, the optical characteristics deteriorate.
- optical adhesives have an absorptivity of approximately 5% to 5% in the wavelength range used in optical communications, and the alteration temperature is at most about 400 ° C. With physical properties in these ranges, the light intensity of several W class cannot be withstood. Also, since the optical fiber and the GRIN lens are joined via an adhesive, air is entrained in the adhesive.
- GI optical fiber is an optical fiber that changes in the refractive index power parabolic shape of the core portion. Since the GI optical fiber is made of the same quartz as the optical fiber, it can be fusion-spliced with the optical fiber, and it can be expected to have resistance against high-intensity light. In this case, a normal GI optical fiber is created by vapor phase CVD (Chemical Vapor Deposition).
- NA of 0.38 (for example, literature; PB0, Connor et al .: Electron ett., 13 (1977) 170-171) has been obtained, but in order to obtain more NA, additive (GeO , ⁇ 0 etc.)
- Patent Document 1 US Pat. No. 4213677
- Patent Document 2 US Patent No. 4701011
- Patent Document 3 US Pat. No. 5,384,874
- an optical fiber collimator system and an optical fiber collimator array system that reduce the difficulty of alignment work, reduce coupling loss, and prevent deterioration of optical characteristics. It is an object to provide a production method capable of efficiently producing a system.
- Sb 2 O 3, Ta 2 O 3, ZrO force is also selected as the refractive index adjusting substance.
- the present invention provides at least one selected from Ta 0 and TiO as a refractive index adjusting substance.
- This is an optical fiber collimator system characterized by providing elements.
- the invention of the present application is the optical fiber collimator system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the GRIN lens is manufactured by a sol-gel method. (Claim 3)
- the present invention provides Sb 2 O 3 as a refractive index adjusting substance.
- the present invention provides at least one selected from Ta 0 and TiO as a refractive index adjusting substance.
- An optical fiber collimator array comprising a plurality of GRIN lens-attached optical fibers each having a GRIN lens fused to one end of a GRIN lens made of silica glass containing is there. (Claim 5)
- the present invention provides the optical fiber collimator array according to claim 4 or 5, wherein the GRI
- the present invention is a method of manufacturing an optical fiber collimator system according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
- the amount of horizontal displacement of a pair of GRIN lenses of a plurality of prototype optical fiber collimator systems Measuring the tilt angle
- An optical fiber collimator system manufacturing method comprising a step of manufacturing an optical fiber collimator system using a GRIN lens having a numerical aperture equal to or greater than the calculated numerical aperture. (Claim 7)
- the present invention is a method of manufacturing an optical collimator array system in which a pair of optical fiber collimator arrays according to any one of claims 4 to 6 is opposed directly or via a mirror,
- An optical fiber collimator array system manufacturing method comprising a step of manufacturing an optical fiber collimator array system using a GRIN lens having a numerical aperture equal to or greater than the calculated numerical aperture.
- the optical fiber collimator system and the optical fiber collimator array system of the present invention uses a GRIN lens and an optical fiber that are already connected, so that it is not necessary to align the optical axes of the lens and the optical fiber during assembly. And can be assembled with high efficiency. Also, since the GRIN lens and the optical fiber are fused and connected, the self-alignment effect due to the surface tension during the fusion automatically aligns the GRIN lens and the optical fiber, making manufacturing extremely easy and large. Mass production is also possible. In addition, since no adhesive is used, there is no problem that when high-intensity light is incident, the optical characteristics deteriorate due to the temperature rising and the adhesive being altered.
- the optical fiber collimator system of the present invention examines the tendency of the horizontal position deviation amount and the inclination angle from a plurality of prototypes. Based on this, it is possible to achieve the target yield and the target coupling loss. The amount of horizontal position deviation and the allowable tilt angle can be obtained. In addition, since the minimum value of the numerical aperture required for the GRIN lens can be obtained from the allowable horizontal displacement and the allowable tilt angle, it is possible to reduce the efficiency efficiently without using a GRIN lens with a numerical aperture larger than necessary. The target yield and coupling loss can be achieved at a cost.
- the tendency of the horizontal displacement and the inclination angle is examined from a plurality of prototypes. Based on this, the target yield is determined. In addition, an allowable horizontal displacement amount and an allowable inclination angle for achieving the target coupling loss can be obtained. Since the minimum value of the numerical aperture necessary for the allowable horizontal displacement and the allowable inclination angle force GRIN lens can be obtained, it is possible to efficiently reduce the cost without using a GRIN lens having a numerical aperture larger than necessary. To achieve the target yield and coupling loss.
- FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a refractive index distribution of a GRIN lens.
- FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a collimator system.
- FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective explanatory view of a collimator array system.
- FIG. 4 is a partially cutaway side view of a collimator system.
- FIG. 5 is an XZ sectional view of a collimator system.
- FIG. 6 is a diagram showing the relationship between spot size ⁇ of GRIN lens and coupling loss.
- FIG. 7 is a partially cutaway side view of a collimator system.
- FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of a horizontal displacement amount of a collimator system.
- FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of the tilt angle of the collimator system.
- FIG. 10 is a perspective explanatory view of a collimator array.
- FIG. 11 is a front view of the collimator array.
- FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram of a horizontal displacement amount of a collimator array system.
- FIG. 13 is an explanatory diagram of an inclination angle of a collimator array system.
- a GRIN lens having a thermal expansion coefficient almost equal to that of silica glass of an optical fiber can be manufactured by a sol-gel method based on a low-temperature synthesis method.
- the sol-gel method uses Si (OR) (R:
- the candidates for the composition of the GRIN lens were SiO—BiO, —InO, —YO, —LaO, —GaO, — Sb O, — Gd O, —
- the alkoxides of the additive elements were all insoluble solids, and no gel could be produced.
- the composition containing Gd and Ga was in an area where there was little additive (the amount of addition to Si was 20 mol% or less), and it was unsuccessful.
- Nb and Sn-added glasses were found to contain crystalline substances and had a large coefficient of thermal expansion, making them unsuitable for GRIN lenses. From the above examination results, SiO-SbO, SiO-TaO, SiO-TiO and SiO-ZrO system
- the thermal expansion coefficient is quartz.
- the GRIN lens in the present invention is composed mainly of SiO-TaO, SiO-TiO-based quartz glass.
- Fig. 5 is an XZ cross-sectional view of a single-core collimator system in which GRIN lenses la and lb fused and bonded to optical fibers 2a and 2b are arranged to face each other.
- the GRIN lens lb When the GRIN lens lb is placed opposite to the GRIN lens la, it is common to cause axial misalignment in various directions.
- the center of the GRIN lens lb from the ideal optical axis Z It is assumed that the axis is displaced in the X direction D (m), and that there is an inclination angle ⁇ (radian) in the X direction.
- the light propagating in the core of the optical fiber 2a is spread by the lens action of the GR IN lens la and is emitted from the end face of the GRIN lens la as a Gaussian beam 6 substantially parallel to the optical axis Z of the GRIN lens la.
- the parallel Gaussian beam 6 reaching the opposing GRIN lens lb is converged by the lens action of the GRIN lens lb and enters the core of the optical fiber 2b.
- the electric field distribution of the fundamental wave propagating through it is approximately Gaussian.
- ⁇ is the spot size of the electric field distribution of the single-mode optical fiber and the single-mode optical fiber
- FIG. 6 shows the qualitative relationship of equation (5) when the coupling loss T is plotted on the vertical axis and the spot size ⁇ of the GRIN lens is plotted on the horizontal axis.
- the spot size ⁇ of the GRIN lens is the spot of the two GRIN lenses on the graph that intersects the coupling loss T (dB). Any size between ⁇ and ⁇ is sufficient. That is,
- FIG. 7 shows the optical fiber collimator system of the first embodiment.
- Optical fibers 2a and 2b with GRIN lenses la and lb are inserted and bonded from both sides of a cylindrical collimator holder 9, and the optical element is centered.
- 10 In this case, an optical isolator
- Figure 8 shows the cumulative number of displacements in the X and Y directions in the horizontal direction (the amount of misalignment) in the X and Y directions.
- Figure 9 shows the cumulative number of tilt displacements (angle deviation amounts) 0 x and 0 y. 8 and 9, the horizontal displacement is distributed with a width of approximately ⁇ 1 m with a peak of -0.3 ⁇ m, and the displacement of the tilt angle is approximately ⁇ 0.5 with a peak of 0.65 degrees. It is awkward that it is distributed.
- an optical fiber with a GRIN lens was manufactured.
- a mixed solution of 75.5 ml of silicon tetramethoxide and 183.4 ml of isopropanol 9.2 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid was added and stirred for 30 minutes, and then 30.8 ml of titanium tetra-butoxide was added. Thereafter, 0.01 N aqueous ammonia was added to obtain a wet gel.
- the wet gel was aged at 50 ° C. for 2 days, and then the wet gel was immersed in 3N hydrochloric acid for 6 hours to give a titanium concentration distribution in the gel.
- the mother body was spun into an optical fiber having an outer diameter of 125 / z m while being inserted into an electric furnace of a carbon heater at 0.04 mm / s to produce a GRIN lens-shaped optical fiber.
- the fabricated GRIN lens-like optical fiber was fusion spliced to one end of a single-mode optical fiber with a core diameter of 6.5 ⁇ m using a discharge fusion splicer. After that, the optical fiber with GRIN lens was obtained by cutting with 1Z4 period length 350 ⁇ m of the meandering period of light propagating in the GRIN lens.
- FIGS. 10 and 11 relate to the optical fiber collimator array of the second embodiment.
- the tip of the GRIN lens with optical fiber is a periodic V formed on the SiO substrate 12 by chemical etching.
- the goal was to reduce the coupling loss of those above% to less than ldB.
- the allowable horizontal displacement and allowable tilt angle to achieve this goal were determined from Figs. 12 and 13.
- NA 0.48, indicating that it is sufficient to use a GRIN lens with a numerical aperture greater than this o
- an optical fiber with a GRIN lens was manufactured.
- a mixed solution of 75.5 ml of silicon tetramethoxide and 183.4 ml of isopropanol 9.2 ml of 2N hydrochloric acid was added and stirred for 30 minutes, and then 30.8 ml of titanium tetra-butoxide was added. Thereafter, 0.01 N aqueous ammonia was added to obtain a wet gel.
- the wet gel was aged at 50 ° C. for 2 days, and then the wet gel was immersed in 6N hydrochloric acid for 2 hours to give a titanium concentration distribution in the gel.
- the gel After immersion, the gel was immersed in methanol, and the hydrochloric acid content in the gel was washed. After that, The sample was immersed in 6N hydrochloric acid for 20 minutes to give a second concentration distribution, and the gel was immersed in methanol and washed with hydrochloric acid as in the first time, followed by force drying. Then, the gel is immersed in 6N hydrochloric acid for 8 minutes to give a third concentration distribution, and the gel is immersed in methanol and washed with hydrochloric acid in the same way as the first time, and then dried from the bottle. A dry gel with a diameter of about 10 mm was obtained.
- the obtained dry gel was heated from room temperature to 350 ° C at 10 ° C Zhr, then heated to 1200 ° C and fired to obtain a transparent glass body.
- a GRIN lens-shaped optical fiber was manufactured.
- the fabricated GRIN lens-like optical fiber was fusion spliced to one end of a single-mode optical fiber with a core diameter of 6.5 m using a discharge fusion splicer. After that, the optical fiber with GRIN lens was obtained by cutting with 1Z4 period length of 295 ⁇ m, the meandering period of light propagating in the GRIN lens.
- the optical fiber collimator array of Fig. 11 was assembled from the obtained optical fiber with a GRIN lens, and the optical fiber collimator array system of Fig. 3 was further created.
- a coupling efficiency of 1 dB or less was obtained in all channels (a pair of optical fibers with a GRIN lens).
- the above example is a force when SiO 2 -TiO 2 type quartz glass is used.
- tantalum ethoxide is used instead of titanium tetra-n-butoxide.
- SiO 2 -SbO-based quartz glass use triethylantimony, Si-ZrO-based silica glass
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