This letter presents a principle of low-loss light transmission through tightly bent standard telecommunication optical fibers. The design is based on selective launching and filtering of the fundamental mode in standard graded index multimode fiber. The proposed system has demonstrated Read More …
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A low bending loss multimode fiber transmission system
This paper presents a high bend tolerant multimode optical fiber transmission system that is compatible with standard 50 m graded index multimode fiber, in terms of achievable bandwidth and interconnectivity losses. When the 10 loops of the proposed bend resistive Read More …
All-fiber high-sensitivity pressure sensor with SiO2 diaphragm
The design and fabrication of a miniature fiber Fabry-Perot pressure sensor with a diameter of 125 μm are presented. The essential element in the process is a thin SiO2 diaphragm that is fusion spliced at the hollow end of an Read More …
Low-loss semi-reflective in-fiber mirrors
This paper presents a method for the efficient production of all-fiber semi reflective mirrors suitable for fiber sensors and other all-fiber device applications. The mirrors are obtained by the short duration etching of a standard single mode fiber in hydrofluoric Read More …
Miniature micro-wire based optical fiber-field access device
This paper presents an optical fiber-field access device suitable for use in different in-line fiber-optics systems and fiber-based photonics components. The proposed device u tilizes a thin silica micro-wire positioned in-between two lead-in single mode fibers. The thin micro-wire acts Read More …
Micromachining of Optical Fibers Using Selective Etching Based on Phosphorus Pentoxide Doping
This paper presents a maskless micromachining process that can reform or reshape a section of an optical fiber into a complex 3-D photonic microstructure. This proposed micromachining process is based on the etching rate control achieved by the introduction of Read More …
Optical fiber Fabry-Perot sensor fabrication based on focused ion beam post-processing
A combination of focused ion beam milling and chemical etching is proposed for the creation of Fabry-Perot cavities in microwires. Both simple cavities and cantilevers are created on 15 ?m-diameter microwires and characterized in temperature. The cantilever structure shows sensitivity Read More …
System for precise balancing and controlled unbalancing of fiber-optic interferometers
A system for accurate balancing and controlled unbalancing of the optical path difference in all-fiber optical interferometers is described. Interferometers with various arm lengths (1-30 m) and with initial optical path differences of as much as 1 cm have been Read More …
A simple fiber-optic vehicle axle detector for roadways
This paper presents a fiber-optic vehicle axle detector for roadways. It is based on a fiber-optic Michelson interferometer that is mounted directly into the road surface. The fully dielectric design allows for remote operation of the sensor via a long Read More …
A Plastic Optical Fiber Microbend sensor Used as a Low-Cost Anti-Squeeze Detector
This paper presents a low-cost fiber optic anti-squeeze sensor, suitable for use in high-volume cost driven applications. The sensor, used as a car window anti-squeeze detector, complies with EC 2000/4/EC and U.S. Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard No. 118. The Read More …