摘要:
An isotopically-altered, silica based optical fiber is provided having lower losses, broader bandwidth, and broader Raman gain spectrum characteristics than conventional silica-based fiber. A heavier, less naturally abundant isotope of silicon or oxygen is substituted for a lighter, more naturally abundant isotope to shift the infrared absorption to a slightly longer wavelength. In one embodiment, oxygen-18 is substituted for the much more naturally abundant oxygen-16 at least in the core region of the fiber. The resulting isotopically-altered fiber has a minimum loss of 0.044 dB/km less than conventional fiber, and a bandwidth that is 17 percent broader for a loss range between 0.044-0.034 dB/km. The fiber may be easily manufactured with conventional fiber manufacturing equipment by way of a plasma chemical vapor deposition technique. When a 50 percent substitution of oxygen -18 for oxygen-16 is made in the core region of the fiber, the Raman gain spectrum is substantially broadened.
摘要翻译:提供了一种同位素改性的二氧化硅基光纤,其比传统的二氧化硅基光纤具有更低的损耗,更宽的带宽和更广泛的拉曼增益光谱特性。 更重,更不自然丰富的硅或氧的同位素代替较轻的,更自然的丰富的同位素,以将红外吸收转移到稍长的波长。 在一个实施方案中,氧-18至少在纤维的核心区域中替代天然丰富的氧-16。 所得到的同位素改变的光纤比常规光纤的损耗最小为0.044 dB / km,对于0.044-0.034 dB / km之间的损耗范围,宽带宽为17%。 纤维可以通过等离子体化学气相沉积技术容易地用传统的纤维制造设备制造。 当在纤维的核心区域中进行氧-18的氧-16取代为50%时,拉曼增益谱显着扩大。
摘要:
An isotopically-altered, silica based optical fiber is provided having lower losses, broader bandwidth, and broader Raman gain spectrum characteristics than conventional silica-based fiber. A heavier, less naturally abundant isotope of silicon or oxygen is substituted for a lighter, more naturally abundant isotope to shift the infrared absorption to a slightly longer wavelength. In one embodiment, oxygen-18 is substituted for the much more naturally abundant oxygen-16 at least in the core region of the fiber. The resulting isotopically-altered fiber has a minimum loss of 0.044 dB/km less than conventional fiber, and a bandwidth that is 17 percent broader for a loss range between 0.044-0.034 dB/km. The fiber may be easily manufactured with conventional fiber manufacturing equipment by way of a plasma chemical vapor deposition technique. When a 50 percent substitution of oxygen-18 for oxygen-16 is made in the core region of the fiber, the Raman gain spectrum is substantially broadened.
摘要翻译:提供了一种同位素改性的二氧化硅基光纤,其比传统的二氧化硅基光纤具有更低的损耗,更宽的带宽和更广泛的拉曼增益光谱特性。 更重,更不自然丰富的硅或氧的同位素代替较轻的,更自然的丰富的同位素,以将红外吸收转移到稍长的波长。 在一个实施方案中,氧-18至少在纤维的核心区域中替代天然丰富的氧-16。 所得到的同位素改变的光纤比常规光纤的损耗最小为0.044 dB / km,对于0.044-0.034 dB / km之间的损耗范围,宽带宽为17%。 纤维可以通过等离子体化学气相沉积技术容易地用常规纤维制造设备制造。 当在纤维的纤芯区域中进行氧-16取代氧-16的50%时,拉曼增益谱显着扩大。
摘要:
A microstructured optical waveguide that supports the propagation of an optical signal of a desired wavelength is described. The optical waveguide includes a core region formed from an optically nonlinear material having a &ggr; of at least about 2.5×10−19 m2/W at 1260 nm. The optical waveguide also includes a cladding region surrounding the core region, the cladding region including a bulk material and a lattice of columns located in the bulk material, the lattice of columns having a pitch, and each column having a cross-sectional area. The pitch of the lattice and the areas of the columns are selected such that the dispersion of the optical signal at the desired wavelength is within the range of about −70 ps/nm-km to about 70 ps/nm-km.
摘要:
The present invention provides methods of generating short wavelength radiation, methods of transporting short wavelength radiation, and apparati used in these methods. One embodiment of the invention provides a method of transporting short wavelength radiation using a photonic band gap fiber. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of transporting short wavelength radiation using a bundle of photonic band gap fibers. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of generating ultraviolet radiation using high harmonic generation by pumping a noble gas-filled photonic band gap fiber with a pulsed laser source.
摘要:
Disclosed is a photonic band-gap crystal waveguide having the physical dimension of the photonic crystal lattice and the size of the defect selected to provide for optimum mode power confinement to the defect. The defect has a boundary which has a characteristic numerical value associated with it. The ratio of this numerical value to the pitch of the photonic crystal is selected to avoid surface modes found to exist in certain configurations of the photonic band-gap crystal waveguide. Embodiments in accord with the invention having circular and hexagonal defect cross sections are disclosed and described. A method of making the photonic band-gap crystal waveguide is also disclosed and described.
摘要:
Disclosed is a photonic band-gap crystal waveguide having the physical dimension of the photonic crystal lattice and the size of the defect selected to provide for optimum mode power confinement to the defect. The defect has a boundary which has a characteristic numerical value associated with it. The ratio of this numerical value to the pitch of the photonic crystal is selected to avoid surface modes found to exist in certain configurations of the photonic band-gap crystal waveguide. Embodiments in accord with the invention having circular and hexagonal defect cross sections are disclosed and described. A method of making the photonic band-gap crystal waveguide is also disclosed and described.
摘要:
A plurality of active gain material (93) is disposed in an active interface portion (44) of a dielectric band-gap cladding confinement region (22) adjacent to a dielectric core (12) of a photonic band-gap crystal fiber (20), wherein during operation, the plurality of active gain material (93) absorbs the pump energy and stores the pump energy as a potential energy storage for stimulation by EM energy in a second guided mode at a second frequency in a second range of frequencies for overlapping with the first guided mode of the core (12) such that the surface defined by an interface between the photonic band-gap cladding (22) and the dielectric core (12) that supports at least one surface mode propagating at that interface (44) overlaps the active interface portion of the dielectric cladding confinement region and a state associated with the dielectric core (12).
摘要:
An audio system for use with an electromechanical apparatus having a device coupled to the audio system, the device having a mechanical resonance stimulated by spectral components of vibrations radiated by the audio system, which includes an input for receiving audio signals and a gain reducer. The gain reducer includes a detector detecting in the audio signal the presence of the spectral components that excite the mechanical resonance and also includes a gain cell reducing the gain of said audio signals, either broadband or narrowband, responsive to the detector.
摘要:
A method for adjusting the operation of a turbomachine integrated with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The method may utilize the composition of an inlet fluid entering the turbomachine. The method may also utilize a variety of turbomachine operating data.
摘要:
A method for adjusting the operation of a turbomachine integrated with an exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) system is provided. The method may utilize the composition of an inlet fluid entering the turbomachine. The method may also utilize a variety of turbomachine operating data.