摘要:
An optical fiber for converting a Gaussian laser beam into a Bessel laser beam may include a first segment optically coupled to a second segment with a transition region, the first segment having a first outer diameter greater than a second outer diameter of the second segment. The first segment may include a first core portion with a first cladding portion extending around the first core portion. The second segment may include a second core portion with a second cladding portion extending around the second core portion. The optical fiber may have a non-axisymmetric refractive index profile or may be coupled to an end cap with a non-axisymmetric refractive index profile.
摘要:
A drilling system includes a string of drill pipe extending into a wellbore from a drilling platform. A Y-block junction is coupled to the string of drill pipe at the drilling platform and provides a pressure housing that defines a first conduit and a second conduit that converges with the first conduit. The pressure housing further defines an outlet configured to be coupled to the string of drill pipe extending into the wellbore. A lubricator is operatively coupled to the Y-block junction at the second conduit, and a cable having one or more optical fibers embedded therein is conveyed into the wellbore within the string of drill pipe via the lubricator and the Y-block junction.
摘要:
Methods and systems for determining true time delay from each receiving element of an 'active electronically scanned array' (AESA) or a phased array antenna. Embodiments of the invention can include electromagnetic EM elements, optical waveguides, and wavelength selective FGBs are collectively configured as a plurality of dual purpose elements that couples an EM field and uses an induced voltage to change an index of refraction of the optical waveguide's electro-optic (EO) material, where the EO material will also function as a dielectric in an antenna element, where the signals comprising optical signals propagate through EM element acting as phase delay elements, where the measuring system compares the reflected signals with a reference signal with no phase delay to determine said signals phase delay.
摘要:
An optical grating comprising a grating layer and two surface layers, the layers being arranged with the grating layer between the surface layers. The grating layer comprises a set of multiple, discrete, elongated first grating regions that comprise a first dielectric material and are arranged with intervening elongated second grating regions. The bulk refractive index of the dielectric material of the first grating regions is larger than the bulk refractive index of the second grating regions. The first surface layer comprises a first impedance matching layer, and the second surface layer comprises either (i) a second impedance matching layer or (ii) a reflective layer. Each said impedance matching layer is arranged to reduce reflection of an optical signal transmitted through the corresponding surface of the grating layer, relative to reflection of the optical signal in the absence of said impedance matching layer.
摘要:
A method for manufacturing a diffusion grating-based optical identification element is provided. The optical identification element includes a known optical substrate, having an optical diffraction grating disposed in the volume of the substrate. A large number of substrates or microbeads having unique identification codes can be manufactured winding a substrate, such as a fiber, around a polygonal shaped cage/basket to form a fiber ribbon having flatsections. A grating writing station writes one or more gratings into each flat section to form a unique code to this section. Each flat section of fibers of the fiber ribbon is written with the saure gratings to provide the same identification code, or alternatively each flat section may be have a different grating(s) written therein so that each section has a different identification code. The fiber ribbon is then removed from the cage and diced to form a groups of optical identification elements, each group having unique optical identification codes.
摘要:
A wavelength-selective optical coupler has an optical coupler (C) arranged between two waveguide structures. The coupler (C) has a coupling zone arranged between said waveguide structures and a Bragg cell (B) within said coupling zone. In a preferred embodiment, the optical coupler (C) is a 100 % light-transmitting coupler. In various different embodiments, the coupler (C) is made of optical fibres or by techniques of optoelectronic integration on a semiconductor glass or silica substrate. The Bragg cell (B) has a constant, multiple or variable pitch. The invention has applications in optical wavelength multiplexing information transmission systems. Said coupler is to be made using standard diameter fibres. However, such fibres have a low Germanium (Ge) content giving them low sensitivity to UV light and making inscription of the Bragg pattern difficult. This problem can be solved by sensitising the fibre to UV light in a different manner, such as by increasing the hydrogen content within the fibre by placing the coupler in a hydrogen atmosphere at high pressure (100-300 bars) for a few weeks. An adequate quantity of hydrogen will be absorbed to make the fibres UV-sensitive and to enable Bragg pattern inscription in the coupling region.
摘要:
An article comprises an optical fiber having a first end with a first end surface having a multilayer thin film filter coating deposited thereon, a second end with a second end surface, and a fiber Bragg grating formed within the optical fiber between the first and second ends.
摘要:
Example devices are optical dividers including: a first optical coupler; a second optical coupler; and a third optical coupler. The devices also comprise a first optical fiber integrated in the first optical coupler, the first optical fiber coupled to an optical combiner, and a second optical fiber integrated in the first optical coupler and in the second optical coupler, the second optical fiber coupled to the optical combiner. The devices further comprise a third optical fiber integrated in the second optical coupler and in the third optical coupler, the third optical fiber coupled to the optical combiner. The optical combiner includes: a first output coupler; a second output coupler; and the optical combiner couples a subset of the first through third optical fibers to the first output coupler; and the optical combiner couples a subset of the first through third optical fibers to the second output coupler.
摘要:
Embodiments of the invention comprise apparatus and methods for detecting the presence of a substance in a test material using a plurality of wavelength-specific couplers (e.g. tilted fibre gratings) which provide a spatially distributed multi-node all-optical measurement system. Each node of the measurement system can comprise an optical module that is sensitive to the intensity of a limited band of wavelengths. The node is thus capable of detecting the presence of an absorption peak in a spectrum without having to obtain the full spectrum. By providing a plurality of optical modules that are sensitive to different wavelengths, the spectral signature of different substances may be monitored without having to measure full spectra. The measurement system may be particularly useful in a process control environment where it is desirable to take measurements of one or more substances in different locations.
摘要:
According to an exemplary embodiment of the present disclosure, apparatus and process for providing at least one radiation can be provided. For example, with at least one multi-mode waveguide, it is possible to transmit the radiation(s). In addition, with a shape sensing arrangement, it is possible to dynamically measure a shape of the multi-mode waveguide(s). Further, with a specifically programmed computer arrangement, it is possible to control a light modulator arrangement based on the dynamically-measured shape to cause the radiation(s) transmitted through the multi-mode waveguide(s) to have at least one pattern.