scholarly journals Reproducible fabrication method for polarization preserving single-mode fiber couplers

1988 ◽  
Vol 6 (7) ◽  
pp. 1191-1198 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Abebe ◽  
C.A. Villarruel ◽  
W.K. Burns
Keyword(s):  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Fabrication Method

scholarly journals Fabrication of Multimode-Single Mode Polymer Fiber Tweezers for Single Cell Trapping and Identification with Improved Performance

Sensors ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (9) ◽  
pp. 2746 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandra Rodrigues ◽  
Joana Paiva ◽  
Rita Ribeiro ◽  
Olivier Soppera ◽  
João Cunha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Physical Contact ◽  
Scattered Signal ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
Cell Trapping ◽  
Low Degree ◽  
Single Cell Trapping ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Multi Mode

Optical fiber tweezers have been gaining prominence in several applications in Biology and Medicine. Due to their outstanding focusing abilities, they are able to trap and manipulate microparticles, including cells, needing any physical contact and with a low degree of invasiveness to the trapped cell. Recently, we proposed a fiber tweezer configuration based on a polymeric micro-lens on the top of a single mode fiber, obtained by a self-guided photopolymerization process. This configuration is able to both trap and identify the target through the analysis of short-term portions of the back-scattered signal. In this paper, we propose a variant of this fabrication method, capable of producing more robust fiber tips, which produce stronger trapping effects on targets by as much as two to ten fold. These novel lenses maintain the capability of distinguish the different classes of trapped particles based on the back-scattered signal. This novel fabrication method consists in the introduction of a multi mode fiber section on the tip of a single mode (SM) fiber. A detailed description of how relevant fabrication parameters such as the length of the multi mode section and the photopolymerization laser power can be tuned for different purposes (e.g., microparticles trapping only, simultaneous trapping and sensing) is also provided, based on both experimental and theoretical evidences.

scholarly journals Multiplexed Weak Waist-Enlarged Fiber Taper Curvature Sensor and Its Rapid Inline Fabrication

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (20) ◽  
pp. 6782
Author(s):  
Duo Yi ◽  
Lina Wang ◽  
Youfu Geng ◽  
Yu Du ◽  
Xuejin Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insertion Loss ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Fabrication Method ◽  
Curvature Sensing ◽  
Fiber Taper ◽  
Rapid Fabrication ◽  
Vector Curvature ◽  
Curvature Sensor

This study proposes a multiplexed weak waist-enlarged fiber taper (WWFT) curvature sensor and its rapid fabrication method. Compared with other types of fiber taper, the proposed WWFT has no difference in appearance with the single mode fiber and has ultralow insertion loss. The fabrication of WWFT also does not need the repeated cleaving and splicing process, and thereby could be rapidly embedded into the inline sensing fiber without splicing point, which greatly enhances the sensor solidity. Owing to the ultralow insertion loss (as low as 0.15 dB), the WWFT-based interferometer is further used for multiplexed curvature sensing. The results show that the different curvatures can be individually detected by the multiplexed interferometers. Furthermore, it also shows that diverse responses for the curvature changes exist in two orthogonal directions, and the corresponding sensitivities are determined to be 79.1°/m−1 and –48.0°/m−1 respectively. This feature can be potentially applied for vector curvature sensing.

Performance and Reliability of a MEMS-based tunable optical filter operating in the 1565 nm-1525 nm wavelength range

2002 ◽  
Vol 722 ◽  
Author(s):  
T. S. Sriram ◽  
B. Strauss ◽  
S. Pappas ◽  
A. Baliga ◽  
A. Jean ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Silicon Nitride ◽  
Line Width ◽  
Insertion Loss ◽  
Optical Filter ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Reliability Testing ◽  
Silicon Nitride Membrane ◽  
Tunable Optical Filter ◽  
Extensive Performance

AbstractThis paper describes the results of extensive performance and reliability characterization of a silicon-based surface micro-machined tunable optical filter. The device comprises a high-finesse Fabry-Perot etalon with one flat and one curved dielectric mirror. The curved mirror is mounted on an electrostatically actuated silicon nitride membrane tethered to the substrate using silicon nitride posts. A voltage applied to the membrane allows the device to be tuned by adjusting the length of the cavity. The device is coupled optically to an input and an output single mode fiber inside a hermetic package. Extensive performance characterization (over operating temperature range) was performed on the packaged device. Parameters characterized included tuning characteristics, insertion loss, filter line-width and side mode suppression ratio. Reliability testing was performed by subjecting the MEMS structure to a very large number of actuations at an elevated temperature both inside the package and on a test board. The MEMS structure was found to be extremely robust, running trillions of actuations without failures. Package level reliability testing conforming to Telcordia standards indicated that key device parameters including insertion loss, filter line-width and tuning characteristics did not change measurably over the duration of the test.

Anti-dark solitons in a single mode fiber laser

2021 ◽  
Vol 395 ◽  
pp. 127226
Author(s):  
Jun Guo ◽  
Xiao Hu ◽  
Jie Ma ◽  
Luming Zhao ◽  
Deyuan Shen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fiber Laser ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Dark Solitons

scholarly journals Peta-bit-per-second optical communications system using a standard cladding diameter 15-mode fiber

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Georg Rademacher ◽  
Benjamin J. Puttnam ◽  
Ruben S. Luís ◽  
Tobias A. Eriksson ◽  
Nicolas K. Fontaine ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Wavelength Division Multiplexing ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Capacity Limits ◽  
Wavelength Division ◽  
Core Networks ◽  
Space Division Multiplexing ◽  
Space Division ◽  
Data Rates ◽  
Multi Mode

AbstractData rates in optical fiber networks have increased exponentially over the past decades and core-networks are expected to operate in the peta-bit-per-second regime by 2030. As current single-mode fiber-based transmission systems are reaching their capacity limits, space-division multiplexing has been investigated as a means to increase the per-fiber capacity. Of all space-division multiplexing fibers proposed to date, multi-mode fibers have the highest spatial channel density, as signals traveling in orthogonal fiber modes share the same fiber-core. By combining a high mode-count multi-mode fiber with wideband wavelength-division multiplexing, we report a peta-bit-per-second class transmission demonstration in multi-mode fibers. This was enabled by combining three key technologies: a wideband optical comb-based transmitter to generate highly spectral efficient 64-quadrature-amplitude modulated signals between 1528 nm and 1610 nm wavelength, a broadband mode-multiplexer, based on multi-plane light conversion, and a 15-mode multi-mode fiber with optimized transmission characteristics for wideband operation.

scholarly journals Compact omnidirectional multicore fiber-based vector bending sensor

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Josu Amorebieta ◽  
Angel Ortega-Gomez ◽  
Gaizka Durana ◽  
Rubén Fernández ◽  
Enrique Antonio-Lopez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Single Mode ◽  
High Accuracy ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Wavelength Shift ◽  
Short Segment ◽  
Light Power ◽  
Highly Sensitive ◽  
Bending Sensor ◽  
Asymmetric Multicore ◽  
Multicore Fiber

AbstractWe propose and demonstrate a compact and simple vector bending sensor capable of distinguishing any direction and amplitude with high accuracy. The sensor consists of a short segment of asymmetric multicore fiber (MCF) fusion spliced to a standard single mode fiber. The reflection spectrum of such a structure shifts and shrinks in specific manners depending on the direction in which the MCF is bent. By monitoring simultaneously wavelength shift and light power variations, the amplitude and bend direction of the MCF can be unmistakably measured in any orientation, from 0° to 360°. The bending sensor proposed here is highly sensitive even for small bending angles (below 1°).

scholarly journals Investigations of the Absorption Front in High-Speed Laser Processing Up to 600 m/min

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (9) ◽  
pp. 4015
Author(s):  
Peter Hellwig ◽  
Klaus Schricker ◽  
Jean Pierre Bergmann
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Glass Plate ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Single Mode Fiber ◽  
Process Models ◽  
External Process ◽  
Steel Aisi ◽  
Loss Of Mass ◽  
Processing Zone ◽  
High Processing

High processing speeds enormously enlarge the number of possible fields of application for laser processes. For example, material removal for sheet cutting using multiple passes or precise mass corrections can be achieved by means of spatter formation. For a better understanding of spatter formation at processing speeds of several hundred meters per minute, characterizations of the processing zone are required. For this purpose, a 400 W single-mode fiber laser was used in this study to process stainless steel AISI 304 (1.4301/X5CrNi18-10) with speeds of up to 600 m/min. A setup was developed that enabled a lateral high-speed observation of the processing zone by means of a glass plate flanking. This approach allowed for the measurement of several dimensions, such as the penetration depth, spatter formation, and especially, the inclination angle of the absorption front. It was shown that the loss of mass started to significantly increase when the absorption front was inclined at about 60°. In combination with precise weighings, metallographic examinations, and further external process observations, these findings provided an illustration of four empirical process models for different processing speeds.

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