Coupling Efficiency of Light Intensity from Blackbody Cavity into Spherical Optical Fiber

2020 ◽  
Vol 49 (9) ◽  
pp. 906001-906001
Author(s):  
宋超鑫 Chao-xin SONG ◽  
雷小华 Xiao-hua LEI ◽  
谢磊 Lei XIE ◽  
刘显明 Xian-ming LIU ◽  
陈伟民 Wei-min CHEN
2019 ◽  
Vol 58 (7) ◽  
pp. 1707
Author(s):  
Xiaohua Lei ◽  
Lei Xie ◽  
Lianshan Qi ◽  
Weimin Chen

Author(s):  
Yih-Tun Tseng ◽  
Jhong-Bin Huang ◽  
Che-Hsin Lin ◽  
Chin-Lung Chen ◽  
Wood-Hi Cheng

The GI (graded-index) POFs (Plastic optical fibers), which has been proven to reach distances as long as 1 km at 1.25 Gb/s has a relatively low numerical aperture . Therefore, the efficient coupling of GI POFs to the light source has become critical to the power budget in the system. Efficient coupling for a POFs system normally involves either a separate lens or the direct formation of the lens at the end of the fiber. Forming the lens-like structure directly on the fiber end is preferred for simplicity of fabrication and packaging, such as polishing and fusion, combine different fibers with the cascaded fiber method and hydroflouride (HF) chemical etching. These approaches are well established, but applicable only to glass. Optical assembly architecture for multichannel fibers and optical devices is critical to optical fiber interconnections. Multichannel fiber-pigtail laser diode (LD) modules have potential for supporting higher data throughput and longer transmission distances. However, to be of practical use, these modules must be more precise. This work proposes and manufactures lensed plastic optical fibers (LPOF) array. This novel manipulation can be utilized to fabricate an aspherical lens on a fiber array after the UV curing of the photo-sensitive polymer; the coupling efficiency (CE) is increased and exceeds 47% between the LD array and the fiber array.


2011 ◽  
Vol 145 ◽  
pp. 109-113
Author(s):  
Jao Hwa Kuang ◽  
Tsung Pin Hung ◽  
Shian Huan Chiou ◽  
Chao Ming Hsu

When fabricating laser diode transceiver modules, the coupling efficiency can be improved via a laser hammering process, in which additional, calculated spot welds are performed at key locations within the package in order to compensate for post-weld shift. The present study performs a numerical investigation into the post-weld-shift compensation of a butterfly laser module package incorporating a lensed optical fiber and a laser diode with a central wavelength of 980 nm. In performing the simulations, the deformation of the package components during the welding process is modeled using Marc finite element software. Furthermore, the laser power coupling efficiency is estimated using the commercial Zemax optical design program. It is shown that the numerical predictions for the coupling power in the laser diode transceiver module are in good agreement with the experimental results. The optimal welding sequence which minimizes the post-weld shift of the optical fiber relative to the laser diode is determined. It is shown that the corresponding coupling efficiency is equal to 69%. Finally, it is shown that by performing an optimized laser hammering process, the coupling efficiency can be improved to around 99%.


Sensors ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (22) ◽  
pp. 4968
Author(s):  
Wern Kam ◽  
Yong Sheng Ong ◽  
Sinead O’Keeffe ◽  
Waleed S. Mohammed ◽  
Elfed Lewis

The power coupling ratio between step-index multimode fibers caused by combined transversal and angular misalignment is calculated. A theoretical description of the coupling efficiency between two optical fibers based on geometrical optics is provided. The theoretical calculations are collaborated by experiments, determining the power coupling ratio between three output fibers with an axial offset and angular misalignment with a single input fiber. The calculation results are in good agreement with experimental results obtained using a previously fabricated optical fiber sensor for monitoring physiological parameters in clinical environments. The theoretical results are particularly beneficial for optimizing the design of optical fiber bending sensors that are based on power coupling loss (intensity) as the measurement interrogation requires either axial displacement, angular misalignment, or both.


2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (24) ◽  
pp. 2458-2461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunxue Yang ◽  
Hao Zhang ◽  
Hu Liang ◽  
Bo Liu ◽  
Yinping Miao ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Yih-Tun Tseng ◽  
Shu-Ming Chang ◽  
Sheng-He Huang ◽  
Wood-Hi Cheng

This work presents a novel lensed plastic optical fiber (POF), efficiently coupled with a light source. A convexo-concave plastic lens (CCPL) was bound to a flat-end plastic optical fiber using laser transmission welding (LTW) to form a convexo-concave-shaped fiber endface (CCSFE). The novel lensed plastic optical fiber has a longer working distance and a higher coupling efficiency than conventional lensed plastic optical fibers. 850 nm fiber is often used in high-power 2.5 Gb/s transmission rate. Experimental POF is perfluorinated POF, 62.5–500 μm diameter, 850∼1300 μm wavelength, 10 dB/km power loss rate, 2.5 Gb/s transmission rate. Because of the small diameter of POF, it is difficult to couple between the light source and POF. Therefore, it is important to develop a lensed fiber structure to increase the coupling efficiency. Experiments indicate that the coupling efficiency between a laser diode at a wavelength of 850 nm and a graded-index POF is as high as 85% with a long working distance of 250 μm. The measured tolerance, in relation to the lateral and vertical displacements and tilt, are satisfactory for practical active alignment.


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