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Real-time modal analysis via wavelength-swept spatial and spectral (S2) imaging

Real-time modal analysis via wavelength-swept spatial and spectral (S2) imaging
Real-time modal analysis via wavelength-swept spatial and spectral (S2) imaging
We present a fast implementation of the spatial and spectral imaging (S2) technique for modal analysis of multimode optical fibers. It utilizes a continuously scanning tunable laser source with an InGaAs camera operating at 500Hz along with inline data processing to increase the measurement repetition rate, by reducing the run up/run down time between two successive scans (about 27 times faster as compared to the previous state of the art). This allows real-time mode content monitoring of a multimode fiber. We illustrate the potential of this tool by collecting an 110,000 wavelength S2 spectrogram of a 5 mode-group fiber in minutes, and tracking, in real-time, the four LP11 modes of the same fiber as the launch polarization is rotated.
characterization, fiber optics, multimode
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Gray, D.R.
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Petrovich, M.N.
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Sandoghchi, S.R.
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Wheeler, N.V.
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Baddela, N.K.
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Jasion, G.
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Bradley, T.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Sandoghchi, S.R.
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Wheeler, N.V.
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Baddela, N.K.
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Jasion, G.
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Bradley, T.
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Richardson, D.J.
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Poletti, F.
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Gray, D.R., Petrovich, M.N., Sandoghchi, S.R., Wheeler, N.V., Baddela, N.K., Jasion, G., Bradley, T., Richardson, D.J. and Poletti, F. (2016) Real-time modal analysis via wavelength-swept spatial and spectral (S2) imaging. IEEE Photonics Technology Letters, 28 (9), 1034-1037. (doi:10.1109/LPT.2016.2524592).

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Abstract

We present a fast implementation of the spatial and spectral imaging (S2) technique for modal analysis of multimode optical fibers. It utilizes a continuously scanning tunable laser source with an InGaAs camera operating at 500Hz along with inline data processing to increase the measurement repetition rate, by reducing the run up/run down time between two successive scans (about 27 times faster as compared to the previous state of the art). This allows real-time mode content monitoring of a multimode fiber. We illustrate the potential of this tool by collecting an 110,000 wavelength S2 spectrogram of a 5 mode-group fiber in minutes, and tracking, in real-time, the four LP11 modes of the same fiber as the launch polarization is rotated.

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Submitted date: 12 October 2015
Accepted/In Press date: 25 January 2016
e-pub ahead of print date: 3 February 2016
Keywords: characterization, fiber optics, multimode
Organisations: Optoelectronics Research Centre
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Local EPrints ID: 379433
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/379433
DOI: doi:10.1109/LPT.2016.2524592
ISSN: 1041-1135
PURE UUID: 9f123443-0b9e-4bc6-94ae-78adae85e69d
ORCID for M.N. Petrovich: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-3905-5901
ORCID for S.R. Sandoghchi: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-2196-3167
ORCID for N.V. Wheeler: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1265-9510
ORCID for G. Jasion: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-5030-6479
ORCID for T. Bradley: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0001-6568-5811
ORCID for D.J. Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-7751-1058
ORCID for F. Poletti: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0002-1000-3083

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Date deposited: 04 Feb 2016 09:03
Last modified: 30 Nov 2024 02:46

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Author: D.R. Gray
Author: M.N. Petrovich ORCID iD
Author: S.R. Sandoghchi ORCID iD
Author: N.V. Wheeler ORCID iD
Author: N.K. Baddela
Author: G. Jasion ORCID iD
Author: T. Bradley ORCID iD
Author: D.J. Richardson ORCID iD
Author: F. Poletti ORCID iD

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