Specialty High Performance Coatings for Optical Fiber Applications via Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) Aryl Ether Polymers

2007 ◽  
Vol 1030 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen M. Budy ◽  
Scott T. Iacono ◽  
Wade Hawkins ◽  
Paul Foy ◽  
John Ballato ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Polymer Coatings ◽  
Aryl Ether ◽  
Molecular Weights ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Optical Applications ◽  
Optical Fiber Applications ◽  
Fiber Coatings

AbstractThere is a growing need for optical fiber coatings that can sustain higher temperatures than present materials permit. To date, polyimides are used predominantly but they generally are difficult to process and usually require multiple depositions to achieve the desired film thickness. Perfluorocyclobutyl (PFCB) aryl ether polymers have demonstrated much success as processable and amorphous fluoropolymers,[1] with particular emphasis on high performance optical applications.[2] This work discusses recent efforts into perfluorocyclobutyl aryl ether polymer-based optical fiber coatings.[3] A series of silica-based optical fibers were drawn with differing PFCB polymer coatings compositions and molecular weights on a Heathway draw tower. Results include a more than doubled usage temperature of coating (decomposition temperatures (Td) in nitrogen and air were above 450 °C) without affecting fiber mechanical properties and comparable isothermal stability to conventional coatings, except with a >150 °C higher temperature. Preliminary results of the first successful coating of optical fibers by PFCB polymers will be presented herein, as well as future endeavors.

Thermoluminescence Properties of Optical Fibers Doped with RE+3 (RE=Sm, Nd) Ions Subjected to X-Ray Irradiation

2014 ◽  
Vol 606 ◽  
pp. 19-23
Author(s):  
Azadeh Refaei ◽  
Husin Wagiran ◽  
M.A. Saeed
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Glow Curve ◽  
Absorbed Dose ◽  
Rare Earth Doping ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Response Versus ◽  
Dose Ranging ◽  
Higher Temperature ◽  
Doping Type

This paper describes the thermoluminescence properties of RE+3(RE=Nd, Sm) doped optical fiber SiO2 prepared by CorActive company in Canada. The samples were exposed to 6 MV X-ray irradiation at dose ranging from 0.5 to 4 Gy at hospital Sultan Ismail, Johor Bahru, Malaysia using the LINAC accelerator. After exposure and a certain delay of 12 h to get uniform control of thermal fading, the optical fiber TL yield was readout using a TL reader. The optical fiber demonstrated a linear TL response versus of the absorbed dose. The linearity increases with the increasing dose while in the case of Sm-doped optical fiber; the response is comparatively smaller than Nd-doped optical fiber. Also, the glow curve of RE+3 ions doped optical fiber is compared with the undoped fibers. The results exhibit that the glow curve peaks are shifted to higher temperature due to rare-earth doping. As the results indicate the TL response strongly depends on the doping type of materials. All these TL characteristics are proposing this commercial optical fiber very decisive TL material.

Low-power consumption seamless wireless and wired links using transparent waveform transfer

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (5-6) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuya Kawanishi
Keyword(s):  
Power Consumption ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Low Power ◽  
Millimeter Wave ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Speed ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Digital Signal ◽  
Low Power Consumption ◽  
Wireless Links

AbstractThis paper describes wired and wireless seamless networks consisting of radiowave and optical fiber links. Digital coherent technology developed for high-speed optical fiber transmission can mitigate signal deformation in radiowave links in the air as well as in optical fibers. Radio-over-fiber (RoF) technique, which transmits radio waveforms on intensity envelops of optical signals, can provide direct waveform transfer between optical and radio signals by using optical-to-electric or electric-to-optical conversion devices. Combination of RoF in millimeter-wave bands and digital coherent with high-performance digital signal processing (DSP) can provide wired and wireless seamless links where bit rate of wireless links would be close to 100 Gb/s. Millimeter-wave transmission distance would be shorter than a few kilometers due to large atmospheric attenuation, so that many moderate distance wireless links, which are seamlessly connected to optical fiber networks should be required to provide high-speed mobile-capable networks. In such systems, reduction of power consumption at media converters connecting wired and wireless links would be very important to pursue both low-power consumption and large capacity.

scholarly journals An Easily Fabricated High Performance Fabry-Perot Optical Fiber Humidity Sensor Filled with Graphene Quantum Dots

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 806
Author(s):  
Ning Wang ◽  
Wenhao Tian ◽  
Haosheng Zhang ◽  
Xiaodan Yu ◽  
Xiaolei Yin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quantum Dots ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Humidity Sensor ◽  
Graphene Quantum Dots ◽  
High Sensitivity ◽  
Single Mode ◽  
Fabry Perot

An easily fabricated Fabry-Perot optical fiber humidity sensor with high performance was presented by filling Graphene Quantum Dots (GQDs) into the Fabry-Perot resonator, which consists of two common single mode optical fibers. The relative humidity sensing performance was experimentally investigated by an interference spectrum drift between 11 %RH to 85 %RH. 0.567 nm/%RH sensitivity and 0.99917 linear correlation were found in experiments that showed high sensitivity, good and wide-range linear responding. Meanwhile, its good responding repeatability was demonstrated by two circle tests with increasing and decreasing relative humidity. For investigating the measurement influence caused by a temperature jitter, the temperature responding was experimentally investigated, which showed its linear responding with 0.033 nm/°C sensitivity. The results demonstrate the humidity sensitivity is greatly higher than the temperature sensitivity. The wavelength shift influence is 0.0198 nm with 0.6 °C max temperature jitter in the experiment, which can be ignored in humidity experiments. The fast-dynamic responses at typical humidity were demonstrated in experiments, with 5.5 s responding time and 8.5 s recovering time. The sensors with different cavity lengths were also investigated for their humidity response. All sensors gave good linear responding and high sensitivity. In addition, the relation curve between cavity length and response sensitivity also had good linearity. The combination of GQDs and single mode optical fibers showed easy fabrication and good performance for an optical fiber relative humidity sensor.

scholarly journals BAC Photobleaching in Bismuth-Doped and Bismuth/Erbium Co-Doped Optical Fibers

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bowen Zhang ◽  
Mingjie Ding ◽  
Shuen Wei ◽  
Binbin Yan ◽  
Gang-Ding Peng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Near Infrared ◽  
Laser Exposure ◽  
Active Centers ◽  
Irradiation Intensity ◽  
Nir Luminescence ◽  
Co Doped ◽  
Irradiation Wavelength

Bismuth-doped optical fiber (BDF) and bismuth/erbium co-doped optical fiber (BEDF) have attracted much attention due to their ultra-broadband luminescence in the near-infrared (NIR) region. The photobleaching effect on bismuth active centers (BACs) related to the NIR luminescence has been systematically investigated and summarized, in terms of irradiation intensity, irradiation wavelength, and temperature. All these findings not only give the deep insights into the fundamental structure of BACs but also provide an effective way to control the BACs. They play an important role for the development of BDF- and BEDF-based devices with high performance and stability under laser exposure in future.

scholarly journals High-performance optical fiber polarizers based on long-period gratings in birefringent optical fibers

1997 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1370-1372 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Ortega ◽  
L. Dong ◽  
W.F. Liu ◽  
J.P. de Sandro ◽  
L. Reekie ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Long Period ◽  
Long Period Gratings

Fracture and Abrasion Resistance Tests for Optical Fiber Coatings

1998 ◽  
Vol 531 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. J. Wissuchek ◽  
D. J. Walter ◽  
D. A. Clark ◽  
G. S. Glaesemann
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Strain Energy ◽  
Coating Layer ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Mechanical Damage ◽  
Coating Properties ◽  
Element Analysis ◽  
Glass Interface ◽  
Fiber Coatings

AbstractThe properties of the optical fiber buffer coating play a critical role in the strength and handleability of optical fibers. Tests have been developed to measure a coating's resistance to mechanical damage. Two such tests are described here. The indentation rupture test involves indenting coated fiber with diamond pyramids and measuring the load at which the pyramid punctures the coating. Finite element analysis is used to determine the strain energy absorbed by plastic deformation of the coating. The toughness of the outer coating layer and the toughness of the inner coating/glass interface can be determined from the crack dimensions produced during rupture of the coating. Strength after mechanical abrasion is a procedure wherein a hollow tube of coating is removed from an optical fiber and subsequently bombarded with an abrasive grit. The effects of the abrasion event are measured by a tensile test of the tube. Results for both tests are obtained for two coating systems. The validity of the tests for measuring coating properties is discussed.

scholarly journals Trends in the Implementation of Advanced Plasmonic Materials in Optical Fiber Sensors (2010–2020)

Chemosensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 64
Author(s):  
María Elena Martínez-Hernández ◽  
Pedro J. Rivero ◽  
Javier Goicoechea ◽  
Francisco J. Arregui
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Optical Fiber Sensor ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Optical Fiber Sensors ◽  
Fiber Sensors ◽  
Plasmonic Materials ◽  
Sensing Applications ◽  
Fiber Technology

In recent years, the interaction between light and metallic films have been proven to be a highly powerful tool for optical sensing applications. We have witnessed the development of highly sensitive commercial devices based on Surface Plasmon Resonances. There has been continuous effort to integrate this plasmonic sensing technology using micro and nanofabrication techniques with the optical fiber sensor world, trying to get better, smaller and cost-effective high performance sensing solutions. In this work, we present a review of the latest and more relevant scientific contributions to the optical fiber sensors field using plasmonic materials over the last decade. The combination of optical fiber technology with metallic micro and nanostructures that allow plasmonic interactions have opened a complete new and promising field of study. We review the main advances in the integration of such metallic micro/nanostructures onto the optical fibers, discuss the most promising fabrication techniques and show the new trends in physical, chemical and biological sensing applications.

Heating and Burning of Optical Fibers and Cables by Light Scattered from Bubble Train Formed by Optical Fiber Fuse

2012 ◽  
Vol E95.B (8) ◽  
pp. 2638-2641 ◽  
Author(s):  
Makoto YAMADA ◽  
Akisumi TOMOE ◽  
Takahiro KINOSHITA ◽  
Osanori KOYAMA ◽  
Yutaka KATUYAMA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers

scholarly journals Nano- and Micropatterning on Optical Fibers by Bottom-Up Approach: The Importance of Being Ordered

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 3254
Author(s):  
Marco Pisco ◽  
Francesco Galeotti
Keyword(s):  
Optical Fiber ◽  
Optical Fibers ◽  
Self Assembly ◽  
Ordered Structures ◽  
Bottom Up ◽  
Photonic Structures ◽  
Fiber Technology ◽  
Optical Fiber Probes ◽  
Fiber Probes ◽  
Self Assembled

The realization of advanced optical fiber probes demands the integration of materials and structures on optical fibers with micro- and nanoscale definition. Although researchers often choose complex nanofabrication tools to implement their designs, the migration from proof-of-principle devices to mass production lab-on-fiber devices requires the development of sustainable and reliable technology for cost-effective production. To make it possible, continuous efforts are devoted to applying bottom-up nanofabrication based on self-assembly to decorate the optical fiber with highly ordered photonic structures. The main challenges still pertain to “order” attainment and the limited number of implementable geometries. In this review, we try to shed light on the importance of self-assembled ordered patterns for lab-on-fiber technology. After a brief presentation of the light manipulation possibilities concerned with ordered structures, and of the new prospects offered by aperiodically ordered structures, we briefly recall how the bottom-up approach can be applied to create ordered patterns on the optical fiber. Then, we present un-attempted methodologies, which can enlarge the set of achievable structures, and can potentially improve the yielding rate in finely ordered self-assembled optical fiber probes by eliminating undesired defects and increasing the order by post-processing treatments. Finally, we discuss the available tools to quantify the degree of order in the obtained photonic structures, by suggesting the use of key performance figures of merit in order to systematically evaluate to what extent the pattern is really “ordered”. We hope such a collection of articles and discussion herein could inspire new directions and hint at best practices to fully exploit the benefits inherent to self-organization phenomena leading to ordered systems.

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