Record-High Efficiency Speckle Suppression in Multimode Fibers Using Cascaded Cylindrical Piezoelectric Ceramics

• DOI: 10.3390/photonics11030234
• Publication Date: 2024-03-05T08:03:20Z
• Authors: Ningning Yang; Zhicheng Li; Fanghao Li; Tingting Lang; Xiaowei Guan
• Keywords: laser speckle suppression; piezoelectric ceramics; 0103 physical sciences; Applied optics. Photonics; multimode fiber; 01 natural sciences; TA1501-1820

We present a technique that utilizes cascaded resonant cylindrical piezoelectric ceramics and multimode optical fibers wound around them to effectively mitigate laser speckle. By precisely driving the ceramics at their resonant frequencies and inducing comprehensive mode scrambling within the multimode fiber, we achieve a remarkable speckle suppression efficiency of up to 94%. To the best of our knowledge, this sets a new benchmark among various methods aimed at suppressing the speckle of a coherent light. Our study thoroughly explores variables influencing efficiency, including the cascading number of piezoelectric ceramics, driving voltage, fiber core diameter, and more. This method has significant promise for diverse applications that require efficient and fast control of speckle contrast.