摘要:
In the determination of the angular rotational position of an axial asymmetry, such as of optically inhomogeneous regions, in an optically transparent body, e.g. stress concentration zones of optical PM-fibers, where the body is located in arbitrary angular start positions, the body is illuminated during rotations thereof to different angular positions around its longitudinal axis. For different angular positions the difference is then determined between light, which has passed through the fiber end and in its position corresponds to the central part of the fiber, and light, which has passed through the fiber end and in its position corresponds to the region of the fiber located immediately outside the central part. These differences, considered as a function of the rotation angle, constitute a curve having a shape typical of the considered body. This curve is compared to a reference curve, for different translational positions of the reference curve, and that translation position is found, where a maximum agreement is obtained of the curves. The translation value of this translational position gives the angular offset of the body from a reference position. By this method a correct alignment can be made of for example two optical PM-fibers of different types and also the basic type of an unknown PM-fiber can be determined.
摘要:
In the determination of the angular rotational position of axial asymmetries of bodies like optical PM-fibers such a body or fiber is illuminated during rotations (201) thereof to different angular positions around its longitudinal axis. For different angular positions the difference is then determined between light, which has passed through the fiber end and in its position corresponds to the central part of the fiber, and light, which has passed through the fiber end and in its position corresponds to the region of the fiber located immediately outside the central part. These differences, considered as a function of the rotation angle, constitute a curve that is analyzed (205) for finding the regions thereof having the steepest descent or increase, such as a valley region. Only these regions are then used (207, 209) for determining the position of the optical asymmetries. Thus the fiber can be rotated (207) during only this interval determining the curve more accurately by using more densely spaced measurement points within the interval. Such a determination is particularly suited for PM-fibers having very small optical asymmetries such as fibers having an elliptical core.
摘要:
When splicing optical fibers of different kinds to each other by means of arc welding, a matching of the mode field diameters of the fibers is desired. This is accomplished by prolonging (period 55) the heating after making the splice (period 53). During the prolonged heating the hot-fiber indices of the two fiber ends are continuously determined. Either one of these indices or some suitable quantity derived therefrom is all the time compared to a threshold value and when it is reached the heating is stopped. The threshold value has been determined in a preceding stage using test fiber pieces of the same kind in a splicing operation with prolonged heating. Then, in such a threshold level determining stage in addition to the hot-fiber indices, the transmission of light is constantly measured during the heating and when it has its maximum value the corresponding hot-fiber indices are stored and used for deriving the threshold value. This method of matching mode field diameters is simple and takes a short time.
摘要:
For measuring and controlling the temperature of a splice portion between two optical fiber (1, 1') ends, during the splicing process when the material of the ends is heated to be fusioned, the time-dependency of the surface tension effect for viscous liquids is utilized. Then the fiber (1, 1') ends are placed for splicing with a relatively large lateral offset in the retainers (39) of fiber splicer and are spliced by the heat of an electric arc generated between the welding electrodes (43). The heating of the fiber ends is continued, whereby the offset of the fiber ends will gradually decrease due to the surface tension. The offset is then measured at different times during the continued heating and from these determined values and the times when they were measured the temperature of the heated fiber end portions is determined. This temperature value may then be compared to a predetermined set value for control of the heating of the splice region. Hereby also offset attenuators can be made having relatively accurate, predetermined attenuation values.
摘要:
Optical fiber attenuators are produced by splicing two fiber ends by melt-fusioning. The fiber ends are initially placed with a large lateral offset and the heating of the spliced portion is continued during a long time period to completely align the fiber ends, in particular the cores (3) and claddings (2) thereof, and to make material of the fibers cores (3) diffuse (23) into the neighbouring regions of the fiber claddings. By properly choosing the extended time for prolonged heating attenuators can be produced with a good repeatability. The prolonged heating period is significantly shortened by the use of a large initial offset.
摘要:
When splicing optical fibers (1, 1') by melt-fusioning in an electric arc (7), the electric arc (7) is started, in order to give the fiber splice a large strength, before the ends of the fibers (1, 1') have entered the arc (7) and before they have contacted each other. The arc (7) is in this stage switched on with a low intensity which is increased in the stage when the fiber ends are fusioned to each other. When the electric arc (7) is established having this low intensity and immediately before the contact of the end surfaces and the melt-fusioning, the fiber ends are finely aligned with each other in the lateral direction. It can be performed by means of the optical system and the control means which are provided in commercially available fiber welding apparatus, and the fine alignment will give the splice a low attenuation. For standard fibers of the single-mode type a welding current through the electrodes (5) of approximately 6.5 mA is suitable.