公开(公告)号：US20080002186A1

公开(公告)日：2008-01-03

申请号：US10599233

申请日：2005-02-02

申请人： Bernard Masterson ,  Eric Huelson ,  Ian Smith

发明人： Bernard Masterson ,  Eric Huelson ,  Ian Smith

IPC分类号： G02B6/00

CPC分类号： G01J3/433 ,  G01J3/02 ,  G01J3/0218 ,  G01J3/0297 ,  G01J3/10 ,  G01J3/42 ,  G01N21/39

摘要： An optical mode noise averaging device including a multimode optical fiber and means for averaging a modal noise induced signal level variation of light propagating within the multimode optical fiber. The device may average modal noise induced signal level variations by cyclically varying an index of refraction of the multimode optical fiber over a select period of time, scrambling a light distribution within the multimode optical fiber, or both. The index of refraction of the multimode optical fiber may be cyclically varied by cyclically varying the temperature of the multimode optical fiber. Alternatively, the index for refraction may be varied or the light distribution within the multimode optical fiber may be scrambled by cyclically manipulating the multimode optical fiber.

摘要翻译： 一种包括多模光纤的光模式噪声平均装置和用于平均在多模光纤内传播的光的模态噪声感应信号电平变化的装置。 该器件可以通过在选择的时间周期周期性地改变多模光纤的折射率，扰乱多模光纤内的光分布，或两者来均衡模态噪声感应信号电平变化。 多模光纤的折射率可以通过周期性地改变多模光纤的温度来循环地变化。 或者，可以改变折射率，或者通过循环地操作多模光纤可以扰乱多模光纤内的光分布。