阅读说明：本技术 一种多芯接头阵列波导光栅波分复用器及制作方法 (Multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer and manufacturing method ) 是由 白世雄 高小燕 孙雪萍 于 2021-09-15 设计创作，主要内容包括：本发明公开了一种多芯接头阵列波导光栅波分复用器及制作方法,该波分复用器包括盒体(10),所述盒体(10)内设置有盒槽(5),所述盒槽(5)上设置有由单纤光纤阵列、阵列波导光栅和带纤光纤阵列耦合而成的不锈钢体(1)；盒体(10)内还设置有单芯光纤(2)和带状光纤(3),所述单芯光纤(2)和带状光纤(3)均与不锈钢体(1)相连接；盒体(10)外侧设置有单芯接头(9)和多芯接头,所述单芯接头(9)与单芯光纤(2)相连接,所述多芯接头与带状光纤(3)相连接。本发明极大的加强了产品集成化程度,匹配了未来光纤连接方向,避免了因分纤造成报废,提高生产效率,降低了产品成本,提高了产品质量。(The invention discloses a multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer and a manufacturing method thereof, the wavelength division multiplexer comprises a box body (10), a box groove (5) is arranged in the box body (10), and a stainless steel body (1) formed by coupling a single fiber optical fiber array, an array waveguide grating and a fiber-carrying optical fiber array is arranged on the box groove (5); a single-core optical fiber (2) and a ribbon optical fiber (3) are also arranged in the box body (10), and the single-core optical fiber (2) and the ribbon optical fiber (3) are both connected with the stainless steel body (1); the outer side of the box body (10) is provided with a single-core connector (9) and a multi-core connector, the single-core connector (9) is connected with the single-core optical fiber (2), and the multi-core connector is connected with the ribbon optical fiber (3). The invention greatly enhances the integration degree of products, matches the future optical fiber connection direction, avoids scrapping caused by fiber separation, improves the production efficiency, reduces the product cost and improves the product quality.)

1. The multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer is characterized by comprising a box body (10), wherein a box groove (5) is formed in the box body (10), and a stainless steel body (1) formed by coupling a single-fiber optical fiber array, an array waveguide grating and a fiber-carrying optical fiber array is arranged on the box groove (5); a single-core optical fiber (2) and a ribbon optical fiber (3) are also arranged in the box body (10), and the single-core optical fiber (2) and the ribbon optical fiber (3) are both connected with the stainless steel body (1); the outer side of the box body (10) is provided with a single-core connector (9) and a multi-core connector, the single-core connector (9) is connected with the single-core optical fiber (2), and the multi-core connector is connected with the ribbon optical fiber (3).

2. A multi-tap arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer as claimed in claim 1, wherein the case (10) is provided with an elliptical hole (6) at a side thereof adjacent to the multi-tap.

3. The multi-tap arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer of claim 1, wherein a plurality of screw hole posts (4) are provided on said case (10).

4. The multi-core joint arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer of claim 1, wherein the multi-core joint comprises a male joint (7) and a female joint (8), the male joint (7) and the female joint (8) each comprise an outer frame sleeve (17), a multi-core ferrule (19) is arranged in the outer frame sleeve (17), the multi-core ferrule (19) is connected with the ribbon-shaped optical fiber (3) through a bushing (14), the ribbon-shaped optical fiber (3) is sleeved with a PIN (15), a spring (12) and a stop ring (16), the stop ring (16) is connected with a copper (13) through threads, and the copper (13) is sleeved with a tail sheath (11).

5. The multi-core joint arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer of claim 4, wherein a dust cap (18) is fitted over said outer frame sleeve (17).

6. The multi-stub arrayed waveguide grating multiplexer of claim 1, wherein the ribbon fiber (3) is a 12-core or 24-core non-splittable ribbon fiber.

7. A method for manufacturing a multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer is characterized by comprising the following steps:

s1: putting a stainless steel body (1) in the middle of a box groove (5) in a box body (10), leading out a single-core optical fiber (2) in the box body (10) after coiling the fiber, and manufacturing a single-core connector (9);

s2: after coiling the ribbon fiber (3) in the box body (10), leading out the ribbon fiber through the elliptical hole (6);

s3: manufacturing a multi-core joint, cutting the led-out ribbon-shaped optical fiber (3), and sleeving a tail sheath (11), a spring (12) and a copper piece (13);

s4: stripping the outer sheath of the ribbon fiber (3) by using a ribbon fiber stripping knife, after the stripped ribbon multi-core fiber respectively passes through the lining (14), the PIN (personal identification number) piece (15) and the stop ring (16), stripping the coating layer of the ribbon fiber (3), and penetrating the ribbon glue into the multi-core ferrule (19);

s5: after the ribbon-shaped optical fiber (3) is cured, clamping an outer frame sleeve (17), putting into a grinding fixture, grinding the end face, and wearing a dustproof cap (18) after the test is qualified;

s6: and sealing the box body (10) through bolts to finish the manufacture.

Technical Field

The invention relates to the technical field of wavelength division multiplexers, in particular to a multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer and a manufacturing method thereof.

Background

Wavelength Division multiplexing (wdm) (wavelength Division multiplexing) is a technology in which optical carrier signals (carrying various information) with two or more different wavelengths are combined together at a transmitting end via a Multiplexer (also called a combiner), and are coupled to the same optical fiber of an optical line for transmission; at the receiving end, the optical carriers of various wavelengths are separated by a Demultiplexer (also called a Demultiplexer), and then further processed by an optical receiver to recover the original signal. This technique of simultaneously transmitting two or more optical signals of different wavelengths in the same optical fiber is called wavelength division multiplexing.

Cwdm (coarse Wavelength Division multiplexer) is a sparse Wavelength Division multiplexer, also known as a coarse Wavelength Division multiplexer. The CWDM has 18 different wavelength channels, each channel having a different wavelength of 20nm apart, using wavelengths of 1270 nm to 1610 nm. CWDM supports fewer channels than DWDM and, because it is compact and cost effective, makes it an ideal solution for short-range communications. The CWDM system has the greatest advantages of low cost, and the device cost is mainly reflected in the filter and the laser. The wide wavelength interval of 20nm also brings the advantages of low requirements on technical indexes of lasers and simplified structure of the optical multiplexer/demultiplexer to CWDM. The structure is simplified, the yield is improved, and the cost is reduced.

DWDM (dense Wavelength Division multiplexer) is a dense Wavelength Division multiplexer. The channel spacing of DWDM is 1.6/0.8/0.4 nm (200 GHz/100 GHz/50 GHz), much smaller than CWDM. Compared with CWDM, DWDM with closer wavelength interval can bear 8-160 wavelengths on one optical fiber, and is more suitable for long-distance transmission. With the help of EDFAs, DWDM systems can operate over thousands of kilometers.

The FWDM (Filter Wavelength Division multiplexing) filter plate type Wavelength Division multiplexer is based on a mature membrane filter technology. The filter type wavelength division multiplexer can mix or separate light with different wavelengths in a wider wavelength range, and is widely applied to erbium-doped optical amplifiers, Raman amplifiers and WDM optical fiber networks.

The MWDM reuses the first 6 waves of the CWDM, compresses the 20nm wavelength interval of the CWDM to 7nm, and implements 1 wave expansion to 2 waves by using TEC (Thermal Electronic Cooler) temperature control technology. This allows for further fiber savings while achieving capacity enhancements.

LWDM is a wavelength division multiplexing Lan-WDM technology based on ethernet channels, also known as fine wavelength division multiplexing. The channel spacing is 200-800 GHz, which is between DWDM (100 GHz, 50 GHz) and CWDM (about 3 THz).

In the prior art, in a box type wavelength division multiplexer, for output end ribbon fibers, the ribbon fibers are divided into single-core optical fibers and then are independently used as optical fiber connectors; the method has low integration level, and needs to manually separate the banded optical fibers (fiber splitting for short), the optical fibers are broken or damaged when being split, the split optical fibers need to penetrate into empty sleeves, and the number of the core optical fibers needs to be the same as the number of the empty sleeves; after the hollow casing pipe is penetrated, a plurality of holes need to be drilled on one side of the module box to match with a plurality of hollow pipes, however, optical fiber is damaged and does not meet the requirement due to staff loss, order form removal, staff misoperation and the like, and further optical performance parameters do not accord with mechanical performance or environmental performance indexes and are not qualified. Although some manufacturers have a set of good fiber dividing methods for internal fibers, the production efficiency cannot be improved, the production cost is high, the mobility of workers is high, the workers can feel like the traditional fiber dividing method after long-time training every time, the cost is high, and the competitiveness is poor in the market.

Disclosure of Invention

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a multi-core joint arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer, which includes a box body, wherein a box slot is arranged in the box body, and a stainless steel body formed by coupling a single fiber optical fiber array, an arrayed waveguide grating and a fiber-carrying optical fiber array is arranged on the box slot; a single-core optical fiber and a ribbon optical fiber are also arranged in the box body, and both the single-core optical fiber and the ribbon optical fiber are connected with the stainless steel body; the outer side of the box body is provided with a single-core connector and a multi-core connector, the single-core connector is connected with a single-core optical fiber, and the multi-core connector is connected with a ribbon optical fiber.

Specifically, one side of the box body, which is close to the multi-core joint, is provided with an oval hole.

Specifically, one side that the box body is close to single core and connects is provided with the circular port.

Specifically, a glue dispensing groove for fixing glue dispensing for the optical cable is formed in the inner side of the box body, close to one side of the oval hole and the circular hole.

Specifically, a plurality of screw hole columns are arranged on the box body.

Specifically, the multi-core joint comprises a male joint and a female joint, the male joint and the female joint respectively comprise outer frame sleeves, multi-core inserting cores are arranged in the outer frame sleeves, the multi-core inserting cores are connected with ribbon-shaped optical fibers through bushings, PIN parts, springs and stop rings are sleeved on the ribbon-shaped optical fibers, the stop rings are connected with copper parts through threads, and tail sheaths are sleeved on the copper parts.

Specifically, the outer frame sleeve is sleeved with a dustproof cap.

Specifically, the ribbon fiber is a 12-core or 24-core ribbon fiber without splitting.

The invention also provides a method for manufacturing the multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer, which comprises the following steps:

s1: putting a stainless steel body in the middle of a box groove in the box body, coiling the single-core optical fiber in the box body, leading out the single-core optical fiber, and manufacturing a single-core connector;

s2: after the ribbon optical fiber is coiled in the box body, the ribbon optical fiber is led out through the elliptical hole;

s3: manufacturing a multi-core joint, cutting the led ribbon fiber, and sleeving a tail sheath, a spring and a copper piece;

s4: stripping the outer sheath of the ribbon fiber by using a ribbon fiber stripping knife, after the stripped ribbon multi-core fiber respectively passes through the lining, the PIN piece and the stop ring, stripping the coating layer of the ribbon fiber, and penetrating the ribbon glue into the multi-core ferrule;

s5: after the ribbon optical fiber is cured, clamping an outer frame sleeve, putting into a grinding fixture, grinding the end face, and wearing a dustproof cap after the test is qualified;

s6: and sealing the box body through a bolt to finish the manufacture.

The invention has the beneficial effects that: by designing the module box with the oval opening, the arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer of the multi-core joint can be led out by using the ribbon optical fiber, so that staff do not need to split the ribbon optical fiber, the packaging production efficiency is improved, and various scrappings caused by improper fiber splitting are avoided; the multi-core joint is used, so that the multi-core joint can be manufactured at one time, the integration degree of using optical fibers is greatly improved by N times, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the product integration degree of the wavelength division multiplexer is greatly improved; the product integration degree is greatly enhanced, the future optical fiber connection direction is matched, scrapping caused by fiber separation is avoided, the production efficiency is improved, the product cost is reduced, the product quality is improved, and the connection feasibility is provided for 5G and 6G connection modes.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present invention or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present invention, and for those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained according to the structures shown in the drawings without creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic structural view of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a schematic view of a multi-core joint structure;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart illustrating the fabrication of the present invention;

in the figure, 1-stainless steel body, 2-single core optical fiber, 3-ribbon optical fiber, 4-screw hole column, 5-box groove, 6-elliptical hole, 7-male joint, 8-female joint, 9-single core joint, 10-box body, 11-tail sheath, 12-spring, 13-copper piece, 14-lining, 15-PIN piece, 16-stop ring, 17-outer frame sleeve, 18-dust cap and 19-multi-core inserting core.

Detailed Description

In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present invention clearer, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present invention, and it is obvious that the described embodiments are some, but not all, embodiments of the present invention. The components of embodiments of the present invention generally described and illustrated in the figures herein may be arranged and designed in a wide variety of different configurations.

Thus, the following detailed description of the embodiments of the present invention, presented in the figures, is not intended to limit the scope of the invention, as claimed, but is merely representative of selected embodiments of the invention. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present invention.

It should be noted that: like reference numbers and letters refer to like items in the following figures, and thus, once an item is defined in one figure, it need not be further defined and explained in subsequent figures.

In the description of the present invention, it should be noted that the terms "inside" and "outside" are used for indicating the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the drawings or the orientation or positional relationship which the product of the present invention is conventionally placed in use, and are only for convenience of describing the present invention and simplifying the description, but do not indicate or imply that the device or the element to be referred to must have a specific orientation, be constructed in a specific orientation and operation, and thus, should not be construed as limiting the present invention.

In the description of the present invention, it is also to be noted that, unless otherwise explicitly specified or limited, the term "connected" is to be interpreted broadly, e.g. as a fixed connection, a detachable connection, or an integral connection; can be mechanically or electrically connected; they may be connected directly or indirectly through intervening media, or they may be interconnected between two elements. The specific meanings of the above terms in the present invention can be understood in specific cases to those skilled in the art.

Some embodiments of the invention are described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. The embodiments described below and the features of the embodiments can be combined with each other without conflict.

Example 1:

referring to fig. 1-2, a multi-core joint arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer includes a box body 10, a box slot 5 is arranged in the box body 10, and a stainless steel body 1 formed by coupling a single fiber optical fiber array, an arrayed waveguide grating and a fiber-carrying optical fiber array is arranged on the box slot 5; the box body 10 is also internally provided with a single-core optical fiber 2 and a ribbon optical fiber 3, and the single-core optical fiber 2 and the ribbon optical fiber 3 are both connected with the stainless steel body 1; the outer side of the box body 10 is provided with a single-core connector 9 and a multi-core connector (MPO connector), the single-core connector 9 is connected with the single-core optical fiber 2, and the multi-core connector is connected with the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3.

Further, in this embodiment, the stainless steel body 1 is formed by coupling a single fiber array, an Arrayed Waveguide Grating (AWG) and a fiber array and is packaged by a stainless steel square tube, which is formed by buckling 304 stainless steel concave grooves of upper and lower portions. Specifically, an AWG chip is placed on a bracket in the middle of a coupling table; a single-core optical Fiber array (Fiber-array) is placed on the coupling table in the direction of the chip input end, a multi-channel optical Fiber array (Fiber-array) is placed on the coupling table in the direction of the chip output end, and the chip and the optical Fiber arrays (Fiber-arrays) at the left end and the right end are adjusted to be consistent in height; the Fiber-array of the single core of input end connects the red light source, adjust the coupling table of the left and right both ends, the output end looks over the red light of its every channel and arranges the facula with the monitor, every channel should reveal the obvious round facula; the input end is switched to a broadband scanning light source, the output end (an optical power meter) receives the loss values IL of the first channel and the last channel, coupling platforms at the left end and the right end are adjusted (particularly, the alignment adjustment of the output end is very critical), the reading values of the IL value and the PDL value on the optical power meter are minimized, the reading values are close to the IL value and the PDL value of an AWG bare chip given by a manufacturer, and the numerical values of the channels are recorded; the output end is switched to a spectrum analyzer (front-end optical switch switching) to observe the spectral lines of all channels at the output end of the AWG, so that the insertion loss values, the channel intervals, the uniformity, the adjacent crosstalk values and the non-adjacent crosstalk values of all output channels can be preliminarily, comprehensively and completely judged; dispensing and irradiating UV light at the coupling positions of the input end and the output end optical fiber arrays and the AWG chip respectively, observing the change of an IL value and a PDL value while UV curing, wherein the IL value is not more than 0.5dB and the PDL value is not more than 0.1dB, slightly taking down the AWG with the optical fiber arrays in a tray after the UV glue at the input end and the output end is cured, and transferring to a packaging process; one end of a semi-finished product single fiber to be packaged penetrates rubber with a round hole in the middle, the multi-core fiber with one end penetrates a rubber plug with a long rectangular hole in the middle, glue (used for fixing the rubber plug) is arranged at two ends of a groove of a bottom steel pipe, the product is placed in the steel pipe and fixed, glue is applied to the upper portion of the rubber plug, and an upper cover of the steel pipe is covered.

Further, in this embodiment, one side of the box body 10 close to the multi-core joint is provided with an elliptical hole 6, the elliptical hole 6 is a soft elliptical protective coil, the coil is formed on the box body 10 through an injection mold, and the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 is led out through the elliptical hole 6, so that the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 can be effectively protected.

Further, in the present embodiment, a dispensing slot for fixing the dispensing of the optical fiber is disposed on the box body 10 on one side of the elliptical hole 6, so as to ensure that the optical fiber can smoothly pass through the hole on one side of the bottom box and fix the single-core and multi-core optical fibers.

Further, in this embodiment, the middle and four corners of the box body 10 are provided with screw hole columns 4, which can be matched with the screw nails on the box cover to achieve the sealing effect.

Further, in this embodiment, the multi-core connector includes a male connector 7 and a female connector 8, the male connector 7 and the female connector 8 are connected through an adapter, the male connector 7 and the female connector 8 both include an outer frame sleeve 17, a multi-core ferrule 19 is disposed in the outer frame sleeve 17, the multi-core ferrule 19 is connected with the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 through a bushing 14, the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 is sleeved with a PIN 15, a spring 12 and a stop ring 16, the stop ring 16 is connected with the copper 13 through a thread, and the copper 13 is sleeved with a tail sheath 11.

Further, in the present embodiment, the core hole pitch of the multi-core ferrule 19 is 127 μm, which is the same as the pitch of the ribbon fiber 3, so as to ensure that the fiber is completely transmitted in a straight line and is not damaged.

Further, in this embodiment, the single-core optical fiber 2 is led out through a round hole on one side of the bottom case after being coiled in the bottom case, and the led-out single-core optical fiber 2 is processed into a single-core connector 9 in a conventional optical jumper manner and is connected with a use scene connector. The other end of the stainless steel body 1 is led out of a ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3, the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 is led out through an elliptical hole 6 formed in one side of the bottom box after being coiled with the optical fiber, and the ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3 is always kept in a ribbon shape without fiber separation.

Further, in this embodiment, the outer frame 17 is sleeved with a dust cap 18.

Further, in the present embodiment, the ribbon fiber 3 is a 12-core or 24-core splitless ribbon fiber, which is not splittable unlike the conventional one.

Referring to fig. 3, a method for manufacturing a multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer includes the following steps:

s1: putting a stainless steel body 1 in the middle of a box groove 5 in a box body 10, coiling single-core optical fibers 2 in the box body 10, leading out the coiled single-core optical fibers, and manufacturing a single-core connector 9 in a conventional optical jumper way;

s2: after coiling the ribbon fiber 3 in the box body 10, leading out the ribbon fiber through the elliptical hole 6;

s3: manufacturing a multi-core joint, cutting the led-out ribbon-shaped optical fiber 3, and sleeving a tail sheath 11, a spring 12 and a copper piece 13;

s4: stripping the outer sheath of the ribbon fiber 3 by a ribbon fiber stripping knife, cutting off the spun yarn in the middle by scissors, stripping the ribbon multi-core fiber after respectively penetrating through the lining 14, the PIN piece 15 and the stop ring 16, stripping the coating layer of the ribbon fiber 3, and penetrating the ribbon glue into the multi-core ferrule 19;

s5: after the ribbon fiber 3 is cured, clamping an outer frame sleeve 17, putting into a grinding fixture, grinding the end face, and wearing a dustproof cap 18 after the test is qualified;

s6: the case 10 is sealed by bolts, and the fabrication is completed. After the manufacture is finished, the wavelength of each optical fiber port is marked according to the sequence from left to right, so that the use by a user is facilitated.

The invention provides a multi-core joint array waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer and a manufacturing method thereof, and designs a method for directly using ribbon fiber 3 to produce, couple, package and manufacture a joint without fiber division for an output fiber of the grating type wavelength division multiplexer. The staff only need put ribbon fiber in corresponding groove in proper order, easy and simple to handle, practical, integrate highly. By designing the module box with the oval opening, the arrayed waveguide grating wavelength division multiplexer of the multi-core joint can be led out by using the ribbon optical fiber, so that staff do not need to split the ribbon optical fiber, the packaging production efficiency is improved, and various scrappings caused by improper fiber splitting are avoided; the multi-core joint is used, so that the multi-core joint can be manufactured at one time, the integration degree of the optical fiber is greatly improved by N times, the production efficiency is greatly improved, and the product integration degree of the wavelength division multiplexer is greatly improved.

The invention changes the output optical fiber of the arrayed waveguide grating type wavelength division multiplexer into the ribbon optical fiber 3, and leads out the ribbon optical fiber to be manufactured into the multi-core joint, thereby greatly enhancing the integration degree of the product, matching the connection direction of the future optical fiber, avoiding the scrapping caused by fiber division, improving the production efficiency, reducing the product cost, improving the product quality and providing the connection feasibility for the 5G and 6G connection modes.

It should be noted that, for simplicity of description, the foregoing embodiments are described as a series of acts or combination of acts, but those skilled in the art will recognize that the present application is not limited by the order of acts, as some steps may occur in other orders or concurrently depending on the application. Further, those skilled in the art will appreciate that the embodiments described in the specification are presently preferred and that no particular act is required to implement the invention.

In the above embodiments, the basic principle and the main features of the present invention and the advantages of the present invention are described. It will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention is not limited to the embodiments described above, which are merely illustrative of the principles of the invention, and that modifications and variations can be made by one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.