Theoretical analysis of deformed optical waveguides used in pressure and displacement sensors

1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (3) ◽  
pp. 870 ◽  
Author(s):  
Meng‐jen John Wu
1991 ◽  
Vol 228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xiaoming Li ◽  
Paul F. Johnson

IntroductionIn recent years, a two-step electric field assisted diffusion or ion-exchange technique has been extensively studied for producing buried concentration profiles in glass [1,2,3], polymer [4,5], electrooptic and semiconducting [6,7] substrate materials to fabricate buried optical waveguide devices. The technique contains two separate diffusion processes and is quite complicated, cost and time consuming. In addition, theoretical analysis of the technique is too complicated to be used for calculating and tailoring concentration profiles. Many efforts have been made to pursue a one-step process for producing buried profiles. Very recently, a novel one-step technique [8] involving electric field assisted diffusion of silver ions into glass from molten AgNO3 bath with decaying silver concentration has been developed to produce buried Ag+ concentration profiles in glass substrate. The new technique is, from the practical operation point of view, relatively simple and is a significant improvement over the conventional two-step process.


2012 ◽  
Vol 241-244 ◽  
pp. 104-113
Author(s):  
Lian Hu Xu ◽  
Yi Bao Yuan ◽  
Wei Ying Piao

The approximate realization methods of system with Gaussian characteristics for inductive micro-displacement sensors were studied in this paper. It was assumed that the sensors used were the first-order systems, for such sensors, it was first proved that cascaded systems formed by an infinite number of first-order systems, its characteristics will infinitely approximate to be those of the Gaussian system. In other words, the cascaded system of a finite number of the first-order systems which have the same characteristics is a Gaussian approximation system. This law can also be applied to the second-order systems, and to the first-order and second-order mixed systems. Theoretical analysis shows that the maximum deviation of Gaussian approximation that 16 cascaded first-order systems is 1.4%, and the maximum deviation of the Gaussian approximation that 16 cascaded second-order systems is 0.1%. This law provided a theoretical guidance for the design of the Gaussian system, which makes the application of the Gaussian system for the geometric multi-probe measurement system to be easy and possible.


Author(s):  
A. Gómez ◽  
P. Schabes-Retchkiman ◽  
M. José-Yacamán ◽  
T. Ocaña

The splitting effect that is observed in microdiffraction pat-terns of small metallic particles in the size range 50-500 Å can be understood using the dynamical theory of electron diffraction for the case of a crystal containing a finite wedge. For the experimental data we refer to part I of this work in these proceedings.


Author(s):  
W. E. Lee

An optical waveguide consists of a several-micron wide channel with a slightly different index of refraction than the host substrate; light can be trapped in the channel by total internal reflection.Optical waveguides can be formed from single-crystal LiNbO3 using the proton exhange technique. In this technique, polished specimens are masked with polycrystal1ine chromium in such a way as to leave 3-13 μm wide channels. These are held in benzoic acid at 249°C for 5 minutes allowing protons to exchange for lithium ions within the channels causing an increase in the refractive index of the channel and creating the waveguide. Unfortunately, optical measurements often reveal a loss in waveguiding ability up to several weeks after exchange.


2001 ◽  
Vol 84 (7) ◽  
pp. 27-36
Author(s):  
Aki Yuasa ◽  
Daisuke Itatsu ◽  
Naoki Inagaki ◽  
Nobuyoshi Kikuma

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