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First demonstration of a 2µm OTDR and its use in photonic bandgap CO2 sensing fiber

First demonstration of a 2µm OTDR and its use in photonic bandgap CO2 sensing fiber
First demonstration of a 2µm OTDR and its use in photonic bandgap CO2 sensing fiber
We report the first demonstration of an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) designed for the emerging wavelength band of 2 µm. A dynamic range of 30 dB with a spatial resolution of 5 m is achieved. The characterization of three different fibers using the 2 µm OTDR is described. Two solid core fibers (SMF with a cutoff at 1.7 µm and SMF 28e) have been probed to ascertain their transmission loss values, while measurements in a 19-cell hollow core photonic bandgap fiber show the presence of carbon dioxide gas in the fiber core and allow the contribution that it makes to the fiber loss to be quantified.
1041-1135
889-892
Belal, Mohammad
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Petrovich, Marco
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Wheeler, Natalie
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Wooler, John
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Masoudi, Ali
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Poletti, Francesco
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Richardson, David
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Newson, Trevor P.
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Belal, Mohammad
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Petrovich, Marco
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Wheeler, Natalie
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Wooler, John
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Masoudi, Ali
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Alam, Shaif-ul
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Richardson, David
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Belal, Mohammad, Petrovich, Marco, Wheeler, Natalie, Wooler, John, Masoudi, Ali, Poletti, Francesco, Alam, Shaif-ul, Richardson, David and Newson, Trevor P. (2014) First demonstration of a 2µm OTDR and its use in photonic bandgap CO2 sensing fiber. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 26 (9), 889-892. (doi:10.1109/LPT.2014.2309496).

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Abstract

We report the first demonstration of an optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) designed for the emerging wavelength band of 2 µm. A dynamic range of 30 dB with a spatial resolution of 5 m is achieved. The characterization of three different fibers using the 2 µm OTDR is described. Two solid core fibers (SMF with a cutoff at 1.7 µm and SMF 28e) have been probed to ascertain their transmission loss values, while measurements in a 19-cell hollow core photonic bandgap fiber show the presence of carbon dioxide gas in the fiber core and allow the contribution that it makes to the fiber loss to be quantified.

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Accepted/In Press date: 24 February 2014
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 March 2014
Published date: 1 May 2014
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre

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Local EPrints ID: 365086
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/365086
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: 13b0f35d-a64c-4201-9aca-40d8804a182d
ORCID for Mohammad Belal: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5175-3158
ORCID for Marco Petrovich: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3905-5901
ORCID for Natalie Wheeler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-9510
ORCID for Ali Masoudi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-0001-6080
ORCID for Francesco Poletti: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-3083
ORCID for David Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058

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Date deposited: 23 May 2014 08:17
Last modified: 15 Mar 2024 03:39

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Author: Mohammad Belal ORCID iD
Author: Marco Petrovich ORCID iD
Author: Natalie Wheeler ORCID iD
Author: John Wooler
Author: Ali Masoudi ORCID iD
Author: Shaif-ul Alam

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