光纤旋转连接器是一种无源光纤器件,一般被用采耦舍光信号通过一个旋转连接面.目前利用光互连技术设计的多通道光纤旋转结构比较复杂,故设计了一种无源多路空间互连光纤旋转连接器.该连接器利用空间光互连技术和渡分复用技术传输多路光信号.测试了多路旋转连接器在1310nm和1550nm渡段下的性能,可以得知:5-1310nm波段旋转连接器的插入损耗小于1.55dB,旋转变化量最大为0.28dB,1550nm波段的最大插入损耗为1.20dB,旋转变化量小于0.43dB;旋转连接器2个通道之间的隔离度大于31dB.
Fiber optic rotary joint ( FOR J) is one of passive components, which is used to transmit optical signals from a stationary platform to a rotating platform through a relatively rotating interface. A multi-channel FOR J, by incorporating spatial interconnection and wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technologies, is proposed and fabricated. It provides high data rate ( over GBPS) and bi-directional signals transmission and includes an optical coupling system, isolators and relative WDM components. The insertion loss of this multichannel FORJ is measured through a light wave multi-meter (LM), while the output spectrum is monitored using the optical spectrum analyzer (OSA). The maximum insertion loss at wavelength window 1 310 nm is about 1.55 dB and the insertion loss at wavelength window 1 550 nm is less than 1.20 dB. The insertion loss variation due to rotation at wavelength window 1 310 nm and 1 550 nm is less than 0. 28 dB and 0. 43 dB, respectively.The test isolation between the 1 310 nm and 1 550 nm optical signals of all outputs is more than 31 dB. This multi-pass FORJ meets the requirements in most applications.