Distributed transverse-force sensing along a single-mode fiber using polarization-analyzing OFDR

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.

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High multiplexing of all-single-mode-fiber-laser using coherent-cavity combining system

International Congress on Applications of Lasers & Electro-Optics ◽

10.2351/1.5118547 ◽

2016 ◽

Author(s):

Toshiki Sasaki ◽

Minoru Yoshida

Keyword(s):

Fiber Laser ◽

Single Mode ◽

Single Mode Fiber

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Anti-dark solitons in a single mode fiber laser

Physics Letters A ◽

10.1016/j.physleta.2021.127226 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 395 ◽

pp. 127226

Author(s):

Jun Guo ◽

Xiao Hu ◽

Jie Ma ◽

Luming Zhao ◽

Deyuan Shen ◽

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Keyword(s):

Fiber Laser ◽

Single Mode ◽

Single Mode Fiber ◽

Dark Solitons

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

Nature Communications ◽

10.1038/s41467-021-24409-w ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Georg Rademacher ◽

Benjamin J. Puttnam ◽

Ruben S. Luís ◽

Tobias A. Eriksson ◽

Nicolas K. Fontaine ◽

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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.

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Compact omnidirectional multicore fiber-based vector bending sensor

Scientific Reports ◽

10.1038/s41598-021-85507-9 ◽

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°).

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Cosh-Gaussian pulse propagation in dispersion dominant regime of single mode fiber

2009 Third International Conference on Electrical Engineering ◽

10.1109/icee.2009.5173169 ◽

2009 ◽

Author(s):

Nadeem Sarwar ◽

M. Yousaf Hamza ◽

S. Tariq

Keyword(s):

Pulse Propagation ◽

Single Mode ◽

Single Mode Fiber ◽

Gaussian Pulse

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

Applied Sciences ◽

10.3390/app11094015 ◽

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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The Engagement of Hybrid Ultra High Space Division Multiplexing with Maximum Time Division Multiplexing Techniques for High-Speed Single-Mode Fiber Cable Systems

Journal of Optical Communications ◽

10.1515/joc-2019-0205 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

I. S. Amiri ◽

P. G. Kuppusamy ◽

Ahmed Nabih Zaki Rashed ◽

P. Jayarajan ◽

M. R. Thiyagupriyadharsan ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Communication Systems ◽

High Speed ◽

Single Mode ◽

Single Mode Fiber ◽

Design Parameters ◽

Control Parameters ◽

Data Rates ◽

Fiber Optic Communication ◽

High Space ◽

Optic Communication

AbstractHigh-speed single-mode fiber-optic communication systems have been presented based on various hybrid multiplexing schemes. Refractive index step and silica-doped germanium percentage parameters are also preserved during their technological boundaries of attention. It is noticed that the connect design parameters suffer more nonlinearity with the number of connects. Two different propagation techniques have been used to investigate the transmitted data rates as a criterion to enhance system performance. The first technique is soliton propagation, where the control parameters lead to equilibrium between the pulse spreading due to dispersion and the pulse shrinking because of nonlinearity. The second technique is the MTDM technique where the parameters are adjusted to lead to minimum dispersion. Two cases are investigated: no dispersion cancellation and dispersion cancellation. The investigations are conducted over an enormous range of the set of control parameters. Thermal effects are considered through three basic quantities, namely the transmission data rates, the dispersion characteristics, and the spectral losses.

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