Literatura científica selecionada sobre o tema "Multicore optical fiber"

Abstract. In the paper the research on rare-earth doped and co-doped optical fibre conducted in the Laboratory of Optical Fiber Technology at the Bialystok University of Technology is presented. Novel active fibre constructions like multicore, helical-core and side detecting ribbon/core optical fibers were developed with a targeted focus into application. First construction i.e. multicore RE doped optical fibers enable supermode generation due to phase - locking of laser radiation achieved in a consequence of exchanging radiation between the cores during the laser action. In the paper a far - field pattern of 19 - core optical fiber-doped with Yb3+ ions, registered in the MOFPA system, showed centrally located peak of relatively high radiation intensity together with smaller side-lobes. Another new construction presented here is helical-core optical fibers with the helix pitch from several mm and the off-set ranging from 10 μm to 200 μm. The properties of helical-core optical fiber co-doped with Nd3+/Yb3+ were also discussed. In the field of sensor applications novel construction of a sidedetecting luminescent optical fiber for an UV sensor application has been presented. The developed optical fiber with an active core/ribbon, made of phosphate glass doped with 0.5 mol% Tb3+ ions, was used as a UV sensing element.

We design and fabricate a multicore fiber sensor with the end facets of cores patterned with one-dimensional sub-wavelength Au wire grid polarizers, which are aligned either radially or azimuthally on the cross section of the fiber. With a fan-out device bridging the individual cores and external single core fibers followed by a compact spectrometer, it is able to spatially detect the light intensity, spectrum, and polarization states of the incident light in a highly integrated format. These multicore fiber sensors offer a new opportunity to simultaneously measure multiple optical parameters by a single operation.

We present an autocompensating quantum cryptography technique for Measurement-Device-Independent quantum cryptography devices with different kind of optical fiber modes. We center our study on collinear spatial modes in few-mode optical fibers by using both fiber and micro-optical components. We also indicate how the obtained results can be easily extended to polarization modes in monomode optical fibers and spatial codirectional modes in multicore optical fibers.

A novel multicore optical waveguide component based on a fiber design optimized towards selective grating inscription for multiplexed sensing applications is presented. Such a fiber design enables the increase in the optical sensor capacity as well as extending the sensing length with a single optical fiber while preserving the spatial sensing resolution. The method uses a multicore fiber with differently doped fiber cores and, therefore, enables a selective grating inscription. The concept can be applied in a draw tower inscription process for an efficient production of sensing networks. Along with the general concept, the paper discusses the specific preparation of the fiber-based sensing component and provides experimental results showing the feasibility of such a sensing system.

With the advent of quantum technology, the interest in communication tasks assisted by quantum systems has increased both in academia and industry. Nonetheless, the transmission of a quantum state in real-world scenarios is bounded by environmental noise, so that the quantum channel is an open quantum system. In this work, we study a high-dimensional open quantum system in a multicore optical fiber by characterizing the environmental interaction as quantum operations corresponding to probabilistic phase-flips. The experimental platform is currently state-of-the-art for quantum information processing with multicore fibers. At a given evolution stage we observe a non-Markovian behaviour of the system, which is demonstrated through a proof-of-principle implementation of the Quantum Vault protocol. A better understanding of phase-noise in multicore fibers will improve several real-world communication protocols, since they are a prime candidate to be adopted in future telecom networks.

A method of holographic cross-connection is proposed for an Optical Ising machine system. The designed optical Ising machine based on multi-core fiber laser is introduced, including the theory of computation, history of optical computing, the concept of Ising model, the significance of optical Ising machine, the method to achieve Ising machine optically. The cross-connection part is based on computer-generated holograms (CGH), which is produced by Gerchburg-Saxton algorithm. The coupling coefficient between two channels as well as the phase change are controlled by CGHs. The design of holograms is discussed. The instrument used to display holograms is phase-only liquid crystal spatial light modulator (SLM) from HOLOEYE company. The optical system needed in this project, such as collimation lens and relay lens, is designed using Zemax. The system is first evaluated in Zemax simulation, and then constructed experimentally. The results show that we can control amplitude and phase of the reinjection beam at Multi-core fiber. Further experiment should be done to conclude that the control of the cross coupling between channels is achieved by displaying different holograms.

La détection et l'analyse de faibles quantités physiques, chimiques ou biologiques, in situ, dans des environnements difficiles d'accès, a un impact important dans de nombreux domaines scientifiques, médicaux et industriels. Même s'il est l'un des meilleurs éléments en termes de miniaturisation pour relever ce défi, le concept de "Lab-on-tip", cloisonné au cœur de la fibre, présente une résolution de détection restreinte. L'objectif de ma thèse est d'explorer une nouvelle génération de "Lab-on-tip" basée sur l'interconnexion optique, de différents cœurs d'une fibre multicœurs, ou deux fibres à cœurs uniques. Cette approche repose sur des plateformes nano-optiques à base d'ondes de surface de Bloch développées à l'extrémité de fibre. Les ondes de surface de Bloch sont des modes électromagnétiques évanescents se propageant sur des distances millimètriques à la surface d'un cristal photonique unidimensionnel. Ces ondes de surface sont utilisées à la fois pour interconnecter les cœurs de fibre et sonder leur environnement. Des réseaux de diffraction sublongueur d'ondes sont gravés au-dessus de chaque cœur afin de coupler les modes de fibre aux ondes de surface de Bloch. Nous avons développé deux plateformes nano-optiques à l'extrémité de fibres à quatre cœurs et une plateforme sur la facette d'une férule à deux fibres monomodes standard. Nous avons démontré un couplage cœur à cœur contrôlable par la polarisation de la lumière incidente, permettant la mise en œuvre de fonctions de détection agiles et de démultiplexage. Ces plateformes ont été testées comme réfractomètres pour la détection de composés organiques volatiles. Ces structures permettent d'entrevoir des capteurs où l'excitation lumineuse et les signaux de détection empruntent des canaux différents à travers la fibre optique, permettant un processus de détection simplifié et une optimisation du rapport signal-à-bruit. Ces micro-plateformes optiques intégrées sur fibre sont exploitables dans un large éventail d'applications incluant les capteurs, le piégeage et la manipulation optique et le traitement de l'information
The in-situ detection and analysis of small physical, chemical, or biological quantities in hard-to-reach environments is significantly impacting numerous scientific, medical, and industrial fields. Despite being a leading miniaturized solution for this challenge, the "Lab-on-tip" concepts, usually confined at the fiber core, face limitations in detection resolution. My thesis aims to explore a new generation of "Lab-on-tip" systems, based on a core-to-core optical interconnection at the fiber tip, either between various cores of an individual multicore fiber or two standard single-core fibers. This innovative approach leverages nano-optical platforms based on Bloch surface waves. Bloch surface waves are evanescent electromagnetic modes that propagate over millimeter distances on the top surface of a one-dimensional photonic crystal. These waves ensure core-to-core optical interconnection and the probing of their environment. The fiber modes and the Bloch surface waves are coupled by milling subwavelength diffraction gratings above each core, on top of the photonic crystal. We have developed three nano-optical platforms: two at the end of four-core fibers and another on the end-face of a ferrule combining two standard single-mode fibers. Our experiments demonstrated core-to-core coupling that can be controlled by the polarization of the incident light, enabling agile detection and demultiplexing functions. These platforms have been tested as refractometers for detecting volatile organic compounds, showcasing their potential as sensors. Our fiber-integrated architectures allows for light excitation and detection signals to travel through different channels within optical fibers, simplifying the detection process and optimizing signal-to-noise ratio. These fiber-integrated nano-optical platforms hold promise for a wide array of applications, including sensing, optical trapping and manipulation, and information processing

The work described in this thesis details the development of a multicore fibre device that can be used to optically trap multiple cells and particles. The optical trapping of multiple cells at close proximity allows for cell-to-cell interactions to be studied. Current methods available for creating arrays of traps are free space optical systems that use diffractive optics, laser scanning techniques or the interference of multiple beams to create the multiple traps. A fully integrated, fibre optic based, multiple particles, optical trapping device could be used in non-optical research facilities such as biological laboratories to aid with their research into cellular processes. In order to create the multiple traps, the distal end of the multicore fibre needs to be modified to induce a lensing effect. The multicore fibre device presented in this thesis was lensed in a fusion splicer; this refracts the outputs from the four cores to a common point in the far field where interference fringes are formed. The initial investigation demonstrated one-dimensional interferometric optical trapping through coupling light into two of the diagonal cores of the lensed multicore fibre. This produced linear interference fringes approximately 250 ± 25 μm from the end of the fibre with a fringe spacing of 2 ± 0.3 μm. The linear interference fringes were used to optically trap polystyrene microspheres with diameters of 1.3 μm, 2 μm and 3 μm in the high intensity regions of the fringes. Coupling into all four cores using a diffractive optical element produced an array of intensity peaks across the interference pattern with high visibility fringes greater than 80 %. Each intensity peak, spaced 2.75 μm apart could trap a single particle in two dimensions. The optical trapping of multiple microspheres and Escherichia coli bacterial cells was demonstrated proving that the lensed multicore fibre has the potential to be used to trap cells in biological experiments. The active manipulation of trapped 2 μm microspheres was also demonstrated through the rotation of the input polarisation to the multicore fibre. Finally, work towards creating a “turn-key” optical trapping device was demonstrated through the fabrication of a fully integrated multicore fibre device using an ultrafast laser-inscribed fan-out to couple light into each core. Single mode operation of the device was demonstrated at 1550 nm, using a weaker lensed MCF device. The two dimensional trapping of 4.5 μm polystyrene microspheres was shown in an array of peaks spaced 11.2 μm apart at a distance of 400 ± 25 μm from the end of the fibre.

[EN] Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a discipline that quantitatively assesses the integrity and performance of infrastructures, relying on sensors, and support the development of efficient Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R) plans. Optical Multicore Fiber (MCF) Shape Sensors offer an innovative alternative to traditional methods and enable the reconstruction of the deformed shape of structures directly and in real-time, with no need of computation models or visual contact and exploiting all the advantages of Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) technology. Despite the intense research efforts centered on this topic by research groups worldwide, a comprehensive investigation on the parameters that influence the performance of these sensors has not been conducted yet. The first part of the thesis presents a numerical study that examines the effects of strain measurement accuracy and core position errors on the performance of optical multicore fiber shape sensors in sensing three-dimensional curvature, which is at the basis of shape reconstruction. The analysis reproduces the strain measurement process using Monte Carlo Method (MCM) and identifies several parameters which play a key role in the phenomenon, including core spacing (distance between outer cores and sensor axis), number of cores and curvature measured. Finally, a set of predictive models were calibrated, by fitting the results of the simulations, to predict the sensors performance. Afterward, an experimental study is proposed to evaluate the performance of optical multicore fiber in sensing shape, with particular focus on the influence of strain sensors length. Two shape sensors were fabricated, by inscribing long (8.0 mm) and short (1.5 mm) Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) into the cores of a multicore seven-core fiber. Thus, the performance of the two sensors was assessed and compared, at all the necessary phases for shape reconstruction: strain sensing, curvature calculation and shape reconstruction. To conclude, an innovative approach, based on the Saint-Venant's Torsion Theory, is presented to determine the twisting of multicore fiber and to compensate the errors due to twisting during shape reconstruction. The efficiency of the theoretical approach was then corroborated performing a series of twisting tests on a shape sensor, fabricated by inscribing FBGs sensors into an optical spun multicore seven-core fiber. The investigation of the mechanical behavior of multicore optical shape sensors has synergically involved diverse disciplines: Solid Mechanics, Photonics, Statistics and Data Analysis. Such multidisciplinary research has arisen from the prolific cooperation between the Institutes of the Institute of Science and Technology of Concrete (ICITECH) and the Institute of Telecommunications and Multimedia Applications (iTEAM) - Photonics Research Labs (PRL) - of Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), in addition to valuable collaboration with other members of the European ITN-FINESSE project, to which this work belongs. This research work aims to enhance the performance optical multicore fiber shape sensors and support the development of new sensor geometries, with great potential for structural health monitoring applications.
[ES] La Monitorización de la Salud Estructural (MSE) evalúa cuantitativamente la integridad y el comportamiento de las infraestructuras y permite desarrollar planes eficaces de Mantenimiento y Rehabilitación (M&R), utilizando los datos de los sensores. Sensores de forma basados en fibra óptica multinúcleo ofrecen una alternativa a los métodos tradicionales y permiten la reconstrucción de la deformada de estructuras de forma directa y en tiempo real, sin necesidad de modelos de cálculo o contacto visual y con todas las ventajas de la tecnología de los Sensores de Fibra Óptica (SFO). A pesar de los grandes esfuerzos en la investigación centrada en este tema por parte de los grupos de investigación de todo el mundo, todavía no se ha realizado una investigación exhaustiva que estudie los parámetros que influyen en el comportamiento de estos sensores. En la primera parte de la tesis se presenta un estudio numérico en el que se examinan los efectos de la precisión de la medición de la tensión y los errores de posición del núcleo en el comportamiento de los sensores de forma basados en fibra óptica multinúcleo para definir la curvatura tridimensional, que es la base de la reconstrucción de la forma. El análisis reproduce el proceso de medición de la tensión utilizando el método de Monte Carlo (MC) e identifica una serie de parámetros que desempeñan un papel en el proceso, entre ellos la separación del núcleo (distancia entre los núcleos exteriores y el eje del sensor), el número de núcleos y la curvatura medida. Por último, se calibró un conjunto de modelos de predicción ajustando los resultados de las simulaciones para predecir el comportamiento de los sensores. A continuación, se propone un estudio experimental para evaluar el comportamiento de los sensores de forma basado en fibra óptica multinúcleo, con especial atención en la influencia de la longitud de los sensores de deformación. Se fabricaron dos sensores de forma, inscribiendo Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) con longitudes de 8,0 mm y 1,5 mm en los núcleos de una fibra multinúcleo de siete núcleos. Así, se evaluó y comparó el comportamiento de los dos sensores en todas las fases necesarias para la reconstrucción de la forma, incluyendo la medición de la tensión, el cálculo de la curvatura y la reconstrucción de la forma. Para concluir, se presenta un enfoque innovador, basado en la Teoría de la Torsión de Saint-Venant, para determinar la torsión de la fibra multinúcleo y compensar los errores debidos a la torsión durante la reconstrucción de la forma. La eficiencia del enfoque teórico fue verificada realizando una serie de pruebas de torsión en un sensor de forma, fabricado inscribiendo los sensores de FBGs en una fibra óptica multinúcleo torcida y siete núcleos. La investigación del comportamiento mecánico de los sensores ópticos de forma multinúcleo ha involucrado sinérgicamente diversas disciplinas: Mecánica del sólido, Fotónica, Estadística y Análisis de datos. Esta investigación multidisciplinaria ha surgido de la prolífica cooperación entre el Instituto de Ciencia y Tecnología del Hormigón (ICITECH) y el Instituto de Telecomunicaciones y Aplicaciones Multimedia (iTEAM) - Laboratorio de Investigación Fotónica (LIF) - de la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV), además de la valiosa colaboración con otros miembros del proyecto europeo ITN-FINESSE, al que pertenece este trabajo. Este trabajo de investigación puede permitir mejorar el comportamiento de los sensores de forma basados en fibra óptica multinúcleo y apoyar el desarrollo de nuevas geometrías de sensores, con un gran potencial para aplicaciones de control de la salud estructural.
[CA] Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) avalua quantitativament la integritat i el comportament de les infraestructures i permet desenrotllar plans eficaços de Maintenance and Rehabilitation (M&R), utilitzant les dades dels sensors. Optical Multicore Fiber (MCF) Shape Sensors oferixen una alternativa als mètodes tradicionals i permeten la reconstrucció de la forma de la deformació de les estructures de forma directa i en temps real, sense necessitat de models de càlcul o contacte visual i amb tots els avantatges de l'Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS) Technology. A pesar dels grans esforços en la investigació centrada en aquest tema per part dels grups d'investigació de tot el món, encara no s'ha realitzat una investigació exhaustiva que estudie els paràmetres que influïxen en el comportament d'aquestos sensors. En la primera part de la tesi es presenta un estudi numèric en què s'examinen els efectes de la precisió del mesurament de la tensió i els errors de posició del nucli en el comportament dels sensors de forma basats en fibra òptica multinucli per a definir la curvatura tridimensional, que és la base de la reconstrucció de la forma. L'anàlisi reproduïx el procés de mesurament de la tensió utilitzant el mètode de Monte Carlo (MC) i identifica una sèrie de paràmetres que exercixen un paper en el procés, entre ells la separació del nucli (distància entre els nuclis exteriors i l'eix del sensor), el nombre de nuclis i la mesura de la curvatura. Finalment, es va calibrar un conjunt de models de predicció ajustant els resultats de les simulacions per a predir el comportament dels sensors. A continuació, es proposa un estudi experimental per a avaluar el comportament dels sensors de forma basat en fibra òptica multinucli, amb especial atenció en la influència de la longitud dels sensors de deformació. Es van fabricar dos sensors de forma, inscrivint Fiber Bragg Gratings (FBG) amb longituds de 8,0 mm i 1,5 mm en els nuclis d'una fibra multinucli de set nuclis. Així, es va avaluar i es va comparar el comportament dels dos sensors en totes les fases necessàries per a la reconstrucció de la forma, incloent el mesurament de la tensió, el càlcul de la curvatura i la reconstrucció de la forma. Per a concloure, es presenta un enfocament innovador, basat en la Teoria de la Torsió de Saint-Venant, per a determinar la torsió de la fibra multinucli i compensar els errors deguts a la torsió durant la reconstrucció de la forma. L'eficiència de l'enfocament teòric va ser verificada realitzant una sèrie de proves de torsió en un sensor de forma, fabricat inscrivint els sensors de FBGs en una fibra òptica de set nuclis de filat múltiple. La investigació del comportament mecànic dels sensors òptics de forma multinucli ha involucrat sinèrgicament diverses disciplines: Mecànica del sòlid, Fotónica, Estadística i Anàlisi de dades. Aquesta investigació multidisciplinària ha sorgit de la prolífica cooperació entre l'Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia del Formigó (ICITECH) i l'Institut de Telecomunicacions i Aplicacions Multimèdia (iTEAM) - Laboratori de investigación fotònica (LIF) - de la Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), a més de la valuosa col·laboració amb altres membres del projecte europeu ITN- FINESSE, al qual pertany aquest treball. Aquest treball d'investigació pot permetre millorar el comportament dels sensors de forma basats en fibra òptica multinucli i ajudar al desenrotllament de noves geometries de sensors, amb un gran potencial per a aplicacions de control de la salut estructural.
Floris, I. (2020). Optical Multicore Fiber Shape Sensors. A numerical and experimental performance assessment [Tesis doctoral no publicada]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/148715
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To meet the required future challenge of providing enough bandwidth to achieve high data traffic rates in datacenter links, four-level pulse amplitude modulation (PAM4) signals transmission in short-haul intensity modulation-direct detection datacenters connections supported by homogeneous weakly-coupled multicore fibers has been proposed. However, in such fibers, a physical effect known as inter-core crosstalk (ICXT) limits significantly the performance of short-reach connections by causing large bit error rate (BER) fluctuations that can lead undesirable system outages. In this work, a convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed for eye-pattern analysis and BER prediction in PAM4 inter-datacenter optical connections impaired by ICXT, with the aim of optical performance monitoring. The performance of the CNN is assessed using the root mean square error (RMSE). Considering PAM4 interdatacenter links with one interfering core and for different skew-symbol rate products, extinction ratios and crosstalk levels, the results show that the implemented CNN is able to predict the BER without surpassing the RMSE limit. The CNNs trained with different optical parameters obtained the best performance in terms of generalization comparing to CNNs trained with specific optical parameters. These results confirm that the CNN-based models can be able to extract features from received eye patterns to predict the BER without prior knowledge of the transmitted signals.
De modo a colmatar a necessidade de fornecer largura de banda suficiente para atingir altas taxas de tráfego de dados em ligações entre centros de dados, foi proposta a transmissão de sinais com modulação de impulsos em amplitude com 4 níveis (PAM4) em ligações de curto alcance entre centro de dados com modulação de intensidade e deteção direta suportadas por fibras homogéneas multinúcleo fracamente acopladas. No entanto, neste tipo de fibras, a diafonia entre núcleos (ICXT) limita significativamente o desempenho das ligações, causando grandes flutuações da taxa de erros binários (BER), o que pode conduzir à indisponibilidade da ligação. Neste trabalho, através da análise de diagramas de olho usando uma rede neuronal convolucional (CNN) é estimada a BER em ligações ópticas entre centros de dados PAM4 degradadas por ICXT com o objetivo de monitorização do desempenho. Para avaliar o desempenho da CNN é usada como métrica a raiz do erro quadrático médio (RMSE). Para diferentes atrasos de propagação entre núcleos, razões de extinção e níveis de diafonia, a CNN é capaz de prever BERs sem ultrapassar o limite estabelecido para o RMSE. As CNNs treinadas com diferentes parâmetros ópticos obtiveram o melhor desempenho em termos de generalização em comparação com CNNs treinadas com parâmetros ópticos específicos. Estes resultados confirmam que os modelos baseados em CNN são capazes de extrair informação a partir de imagens de diagramas de olhos, prevendo a BER sem conhecimento prévio dos sinais transmitidos.

The chapter first provides an analytical review of scientific literature justifying the possibility, desirability, and effectiveness of the additional use of spatial multiplexing technology in the design of fiber-optic communication systems in such areas that are rapidly developing in the world: fifth generation cellular networks in a megapolis and interconnecting links of hyper-scale data centers. Then, the optimal design principles are considered, and the basic requirements for the parameters and characteristics of the used components and units of the transmission and receiving equipment are given. This article describes the results of developing a conceptual schematic diagram for an interconnect communication link between hyper-scale data centers, including terminal transceivers using time and spectral multiplexing and demultiplexing and an optical path with spatial multiplexing and demultiplexing based on a multicore optical fiber and a multicore optical connector. The results of developing a conceptual schematic diagram of an interconnection communication link for hyper-scale data centers with record key parameters: throughput of more than 4 Tbit/s with specific energy consumption of no more than 0.1 nJ/bit are described. To verify the proposed scheme, the results of computer modeling, prototyping, and experimental studies of a fiber-optic path based on a 7-core optical fiber are presented and discussed.

Uncoupled-core multicore fibers are becoming popular tools for many fields including optical fiber sensing. We analyze for the first time the polarization effects that take place when these fibers are bent.

Many fiber applications require novel fiber concepts to overcome existing limitations. The advantages of multicore fibers as a promising fiber concept for fiber lasers, sensing and communications are discussed. Different fabrication technologies are presented.

A single multicore-fiber bidirectional spatial channel network that efficiently accommodates asymmetric traffic is proposed and demonstrated using a core-selective-switch-based spatial cross-connect with an M × N wavelength-selective switch and a bidirectional multicore EDFA with reversible optical isolators.

We demonstrate a full–duplex data transmission simultaneously with a distributed acoustic sensing and a fiber Bragg grating–based temperature sensing over a multicore fiber. The communication and sensing systems operate efficiently with negligible crosstalks.