Fiber optic article with inner region

    公开(公告)号:US07050686B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-05-23

    申请号:US10911812

    申请日:2004-08-05

    IPC分类号: G02B6/00 G02B6/02

    CPC分类号: G02B6/024

    摘要: A fiber optic article can comprise a core, an inner region disposed about the core and a cladding disposed about the inner region. The index of refraction of the cladding can be less than that of the inner region, and the index of refraction of the inner region can be less than that of the core. The fiber can include a second cladding disposed about the cladding, where the second cladding has an index of refraction that is less than the index of refraction of the cladding. The inner region can have a non circular outer perimeter that includes at least one inwardly oriented section. The article can be elongate along a longitudinal axis and can include at least one longitudinally extending region, such as a stress inducing region, for providing birefringence and the inwardly oriented region can face the longitudinally extending region. The fiber optic article can include active material for providing light responsive to the article receiving pump light, such as, for example, one or more rare earths. The rare earths can include erbium and ytterbium.

    Fiber optic coupler, optical fiber useful with the coupler and/or a pump light source, and methods of coupling light
    4.
    发明授权
    Fiber optic coupler, optical fiber useful with the coupler and/or a pump light source, and methods of coupling light 有权
    光纤耦合器,与耦合器和/或泵浦光源有用的光纤,以及耦合光的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07412135B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-12

    申请号:US11338144

    申请日:2006-01-23

    IPC分类号: G02B6/26

    摘要: An optical fiber coupler can include at least a first input optical fiber and an output optical fiber, where the first input optical fiber can comprise an antiguiding core, a first cladding disposed about the antiguiding core and a second cladding disposed about the first cladding so as to tend to confine light to said first cladding. The output fiber can comprise a guiding core, a first cladding disposed about the guiding core and a second cladding disposed about the first cladding of the output fiber for tending to confine light to the first cladding of the output fiber. Optical fibers are also disclosed, as are methods.

    摘要翻译: 光纤耦合器可以包括至少第一输入光纤和输出光纤,其中第一输入光纤可以包括防护芯,围绕防护芯设置的第一包层和围绕第一包层设置的第二包层,以便 倾向于将光限制到所述第一包层。 输出光纤可以包括引导芯,围绕导向芯设置的第一包层和围绕输出光纤的第一包层设置的第二包层,用于将光限制在输出光纤的第一包层上。 还公开了光纤,方法也是公开的。

    Optical fiber with suppressed stimulated Brillouin scattering and method for making such a fiber
    5.
    发明授权
    Optical fiber with suppressed stimulated Brillouin scattering and method for making such a fiber 有权
    抑制受激布里渊散射的光纤和制造这种光纤的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07167621B2

    公开(公告)日:2007-01-23

    申请号:US10981437

    申请日:2004-11-03

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02 G02B6/00

    摘要: An optical fiber for the transmission of electromagnetic energy, where the fiber can have increased input power threshold for the onset of Stimulated Brillouin Scattering (SBS). The fiber can comprise a core and a cladding disposed about the core. The core can have a distribution of velocities for an acoustic wave associated with SBS, where the distribution of propagation velocities of the core for the acoustic wave is at least one of a) azimuthally asymmetric or b) non-constant in an azimuthal plane and longitudinally asymmetric. The fiber can be longitudinally asymmetric wherein the core includes a first portion having a propagation velocity for the acoustic wave that is substantially the same throughout interposed between longitudinally spaced portions each having a propagation velocity different than that of said first portion. Methods, such as, for example, methods for fabricating and/or using a fiber having an increased threshold input power for the onset of SBS, are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 用于传输电磁能的光纤,其中光纤可以具有增加的刺激布里渊散射(SBS)开始的输入功率阈值。 纤维可以包括围绕芯部设置的芯和包层。 核心可以具有与SBS相关联的声波的速度分布,其中用于声波的芯的传播速度的分布是以下中的至少一个:方位角平面中的方位角不对称或b)非常数和纵向 不对称。 纤维可以是纵向不对称的,其中芯包括具有声波的传播速度的第一部分,该第一部分在插入纵向间隔的部分之间基本上相同,每个部分的传播速度不同于所述第一部分的传播速度。 还公开了诸如用于制造和/或使用具有增加的用于SBS开始的阈值输入功率的光纤的方法。

    Method and apparatus for providing light having a selected polarization with an optical fiber
    7.
    发明授权
    Method and apparatus for providing light having a selected polarization with an optical fiber 有权
    用光纤提供具有所选极化的光的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US07724422B2

    公开(公告)日:2010-05-25

    申请号:US10597592

    申请日:2005-01-31

    IPC分类号: H01S3/00

    摘要: Optical apparatus (110, 500, 600, 800, 1000) for providing light having a selected linear polarization having a polarization ratio, the apparatus (110, 500, 600, 800, 1000) comprising a length of optical fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1001) comprising a rare earth for providing light having a first wavelength responsive to receiving pump light having a second wavelength that is different than said first wavelength, wherein if the length of optical fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1004) were placed in a first position between the length of fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1004) is substantially linearly oriented (20) the fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1004) could propagate at the first wavelength a fundamental mode and a plurality of higher order modes and the apparatus (110, 500, 600, 800, 1000) could provide light having a first polarization ratio for the selected linear polarization and an M2 parameter, and wherein the length of fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1004) is positioned in a second position that increases the bend loss of the fiber relative to the first position such that, responsive to the increased bend loss, the apparatus (110, 500, 600, 800, 1000) can provide light having a reduced M2 parameter as well as a second polarization ratio for the selected polarization that is increased relative to the first polarization ratio, the increase being at least 6 dB greater than the first polarization ratio, and wherein when the length of fiber (120, 504, 604, 804, 1004) is in the second position the apparatus (110, 500, 600, 800, 1000) can provide a slope efficiency that is at least 50% of the ratio of the second wavelength to the first wavelength.

    摘要翻译: 用于提供具有偏振比的所选线性偏振光的光学装置(110,500,600,800,1000),所述装置(110,500,600,800,1000)包括一段长度的光纤(120,504, 包括稀土,用于提供响应于接收具有不同于所述第一波长的第二波长的泵浦光的具有第一波长的光,其中如果光纤的长度(120,504,604,801, 1004)被放置在光纤(120,504,604,804,1004)的长度之间的第一位置,基本上线性地定向(20),光纤(120,504,604,804,1004)可以在第一波长处传播 基本模式和多个高阶模式,并且所述装置(110,500,600,800,1000)可以提供具有用于所选择的线性偏振的第一偏振比的光和M2参数,并且其中光纤的长度(120 ,504,604,804,1004)定位在第二位置, 折射纤维相对于第一位置的弯曲损耗,使得响应于增加的弯曲损耗,装置(110,500,600,800,1000)可以提供具有减小的M2参数以及第二偏振比的光 对于相对于第一偏振比增加的所选偏振,增加比第一偏振比大至少6dB,并且其中当光纤(120,504,604,804,1004)的长度在第二偏振比 定位装置(110,500,600,800,1000)可以提供至少为第二波长与第一波长的比率的50%的斜率效率。

    Optical fiber with micro-structured cladding
    8.
    发明授权
    Optical fiber with micro-structured cladding 有权
    具有微结构包层的光纤

    公开(公告)号:US07072552B2

    公开(公告)日:2006-07-04

    申请号:US11004344

    申请日:2004-12-02

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    摘要: An optical fiber having a length can include a core and at least one cladding disposed about the core, where the one cladding can comprise at least first volumetric regions having a first refractive index n1 and second volumetric regions having a second refractive index n2, different from n1, and the first and second volumetric regions in any cross-section taken through the fiber can be randomly intermingled with one another, where the random intermingling of the first and second volumetric regions changes with changes in the location of the cross-section along the length of the fiber.

    摘要翻译: 具有长度的光纤可以包括芯和围绕芯设置的至少一个包层,其中一个包层可以包括具有第一折射率n 1的第一体积区域和具有第一体积区域的第二体积区域, 与n 1不同的第二折射率n 2,以及通过光纤的任何横截面中的第一和第二体积区域可以彼此随机地混合, 其中第一和第二体积区域的随机混合随着沿着纤维长度的横截面位置的变化而改变。

    Fiber optic article with inner region
    9.
    发明授权
    Fiber optic article with inner region 有权
    具有内部区域的光纤制品

    公开(公告)号:US07634164B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-15

    申请号:US11419907

    申请日:2006-05-23

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    CPC分类号: G02B6/024

    摘要: A fiber optic article can comprise a core, an inner region disposed about the core and a cladding disposed about the inner region. The index of refraction of the cladding can be less than that of the inner region, and the index of refraction of the inner region can be less than that of the core. The fiber can include a second cladding disposed about the cladding, where the second cladding has an index of refraction that is less than the index of refraction of the cladding. The inner region can have a non circular outer perimeter that includes at least one inwardly oriented section. The article can be elongate along a longitudinal axis and can include at least one longitudinally extending region, such as a stress inducing region, for providing birefringence and the inwardly oriented region can face the longitudinally extending region. The fiber optic article can include active material for providing light responsive to the article receiving pump light, such as, for example, one or more rare earths. The rare earths can include erbium and ytterbium.

    摘要翻译: 光纤制品可以包括芯,围绕芯设置的内部区域和围绕内部区域设置的包层。 包层的折射率可以小于内部区域的折射率,并且内部区域的折射率可以小于芯部的折射率。 纤维可以包括围绕包层设置的第二包层,其中第二包层的折射率小于包层的折射率。 内部区域可以具有包括至少一个向内定向的部分的非圆形外周边。 该制品可以沿纵向轴线延伸并且可以包括至少一个纵向延伸区域,例如应力诱导区域,用于提供双折射,并且向内取向区域可面向纵向延伸区域。 光纤制品可以包括用于提供响应于物品接收泵浦光的光的活性材料,例如一个或多个稀土。 稀土可以包括铒和镱。

    OPTICAL FIBER HAVING REDUCED DEFECT DENSITY
    10.
    发明申请
    OPTICAL FIBER HAVING REDUCED DEFECT DENSITY 审中-公开
    具有减少缺陷密度的光纤

    公开(公告)号:US20090129735A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-21

    申请号:US12360752

    申请日:2009-01-27

    IPC分类号: G02B6/02

    CPC分类号: C03C25/105 G02B6/02033

    摘要: An optical fiber comprising a multimode glass core having a diameter of at least 250 microns and an index of refraction and a polymer cladding having a thickness and contactingly surrounding a glass portion of the fiber so as to define an interface between the glass portion and the polymer cladding. The polymer cladding can have a first index of refraction that is less than the index of refraction. The fiber can comprise a density of less than 0.25 non-conforming regions having a diameter of 25 microns or greater per millimeter of length along the fiber, where each of the non-conforming regions is a region visible to the human eye under an optical microscope and having at least a portion thereof within a selected distance of the interface. The selected distance can be less than or equal to the thickness of the polymer cladding. The optical microscope can have a total magnification of about 200. The polymer cladding can be applied to at least a part of the optical fiber in at least a class 1000 environment. Methods of using optical fibers, including receiving with an optical fiber optical energy from a source and guiding the optical energy with the optical fiber, wherein the optical energy comprises at least one of 1) pulses each comprising a peak power of at least 10 kW, 2) an average power of at least 50 Watts, or 3) an average power density of at least 2.9 kW/cm2.

    摘要翻译: 一种光纤,其包括具有至少250微米直径的多模玻璃芯和折射率和聚合物包层,其具有厚度并且接触地围绕所述纤维的玻璃部分以限定所述玻璃部分和所述聚合物之间的界面 包层 聚合物包层可以具有小于折射率的第一折射率。 纤维可以包含小于0.25个不均匀区域的密度,沿着纤维具有每毫米长度的直径为25微米或更大的不符合区域,其中每个不一致区域是在光学显微镜下人眼可见的区域 并且在接口的选定距离内具有至少一部分。 所选择的距离可以小于或等于聚合物包层的厚度。 光学显微镜可以具有约200的总放大率。聚合物包层可以在至少1000级环境中施加到光纤的至少一部分。 使用光纤的方法,包括从光源接收光纤光能并用光纤引导光能,其中光能包括以下各项中的至少一个:每个脉冲包括至少10kW的峰值功率, 2)至少50瓦的平均功率,或3)平均功率密度为至少2.9kW / cm 2。