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Characterisation techniques for special optical fibres

Characterisation techniques for special optical fibres
Characterisation techniques for special optical fibres
Special optical fibres are introduced with the emphasis on rare-earth-doped fibres and fibres with crystal-like properties. Characterisation techniques for these types of fibre are discussed and several applications are described. In particular, optical time-domain reflectometry is used to demonstrate a distributed temperature sensor based on the temperature dependence of the absorption in rare-earth-doped fibres. Further, energy transfer between ytterbium and erbium is characterised and an erbium fibre laser sensitised with ytterbium is demonstrated. Finally, techniques for the creation of crystal-like properties in optical fibres are developed and second-order nonlinear phenomena in these fibres are analysed both experimentally and theoretically.
University of Southampton
Fermann, Martin
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Fermann, Martin
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Payne, Sir David
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Gambling, W.A.
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Fermann, Martin (1988) Characterisation techniques for special optical fibres. University of Southampton, Department of Electronics and Computer Science, Optical Fibre Group, Doctoral Thesis, 243pp.

Record type: Thesis (Doctoral)

Abstract

Special optical fibres are introduced with the emphasis on rare-earth-doped fibres and fibres with crystal-like properties. Characterisation techniques for these types of fibre are discussed and several applications are described. In particular, optical time-domain reflectometry is used to demonstrate a distributed temperature sensor based on the temperature dependence of the absorption in rare-earth-doped fibres. Further, energy transfer between ytterbium and erbium is characterised and an erbium fibre laser sensitised with ytterbium is demonstrated. Finally, techniques for the creation of crystal-like properties in optical fibres are developed and second-order nonlinear phenomena in these fibres are analysed both experimentally and theoretically.

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Published date: September 1988
Organisations: University of Southampton

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Local EPrints ID: 404728
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/404728
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Author: Martin Fermann
Thesis advisor: Sir David Payne
Thesis advisor: W.A. Gambling

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