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The end-face reflection property of micro-nano fiber (MNF) is one of its important transmission features, which plays remarkable roles in a variety of practical applications of MNF. In this paper, we propose a novel method to study the MNF end-face reflection property using an optical circulator, which overcomes the deficiencies of the direct measurement relying on a 3 dB coupler. On the basis of this method, we further introduce the aerogel fixing and power compensation techniques to effectively eliminate the errors caused by MNF pigtail floating, the light source output instability and internal loss. Therefore, the whole experimental design improves the measurement accuracy. The MNF end-face reflections with respect to the diameter of MNF and the wavelength of the guided light are investigated. The experimental results are in good agreement with simulation results, showing that this new approach is reliable for measuring the reflectivity of specific MNF. This detailed investigation on the end-face reflection versus various factors will be conducive to the constructions of versatile micro-nano scale devices based on the MNF, such as the MNF lasers, MNF amplifiers, MNF couplers and MNF filters.
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Keywords:
- fiber optics /
- micro-nano fiber /
- end-face reflection /
- optical circulator
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[1] Tong L M, Sumetsky M 2009 Subwavelength and Nanometer Diameter Optical Fibers (Zhejiang: Zhejiang University Press)
[2] Bures J, Ghosh R 1999 Opt. Soc. Am. A 16 1992
[3] Bilalbegovic G 2006 J. Phys. 18 3829
[4] Tong L M, Pan X Y 2007 Physics 36 626 (in Chinese) [童利民, 潘欣云2007 物理 36 626]
[5] Silva E C C M, Tong L M, Yip S, Vliet K J V 2006 Small 2 239
[6] Tong L M, Gattass R R, Ashcom J B, He S, Lou J Y, Shen M Y, Maxwell I, Mazur E 2003 Nature 426 816
[7] Liang R B, Sun Q Z, Wo J H 2011 Acta Phys. Sin. 60 104221 (in Chinese) [梁瑞冰, 孙琪真, 沃江海 2011 60 104221]
[8] Kou J L, Feng J, Ye L, Xu F, Lu Y Q 2010 Opt. Express 18 14245
[9] Gu F X, Zhang L, Yin X F, Tong L M 2008 Nano Lett. 8 2757
[10] Maslov A V, Ning C Z 2004 IEEE 40 1389
[11] Van L V, Ruhle S, Vanmaekelbergh D 2006 Nano Lett. 6 2707
[12] Sumetsky M, Dulashko Y, Fini J M, Hale A 2005 Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 161108
[13] Wang S S, Fu J, Qiu M, Huang K J, Ma Z, Tong L M 2008 Opt. Express 16 8887
[14] Wang S S, Hu Z F, Yu H K, Fang W, Qiu M, Tong L M 2009 Opt. Express 17 10881
[15] Pu S L, Chen X F, Chen Y P, Liao W J, Chen L J, Xia Y X 2005 Appl. Phys. Lett. 86 171904
[16] Hou J P, Gai S L, Li P, Ning T, Hao J P, Zhao J L 2010 Semiconductor Optoelectronics 31 747 (in Chinese) [侯建平, 盖双龙, 李鹏, 宁韬, 郝建苹, 赵建林 2010 半导体光电 31 747]
[17] Hao J P, Hou J P, Zhao C Y, Zhao J L 2012 Semiconductor Optoelectronics 33 62 (in Chinese) [郝建苹, 侯建平, 赵晨阳, 赵建林 2012 半导体光电 33 62]
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