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Nondestructive scheme for measuring the attenuation coefficient of polymer optical fiber |
Optics Letters, Vol. 38, Issue 4, pp. 528-530 (2013)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1364/OL.38.000528
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Abstract
Based on the fiber macrobending and the refractive index matching technologies, a measurement scheme is proposed to gauge the attenuation coefficient of polymer optical fibers in this Letter. It is noteworthy that, by realizing both the light injecting into and the light extracting out the fiber core via the fiber cladding, this scheme will not induce any destruction during the whole measurement. Some related experiments and the theoretical verifications are given together with the nondestructive measurement principle. The comparison between the experimental results of this scheme and that of the cut-back scheme indicates a good feasibility of our scheme. As a result, it is promised to have a potential application for achieving the on-line attenuation monitoring that has never been introduced.
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OCIS Codes
(060.2300) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber measurements
(060.2400) Fiber optics and optical communications : Fiber properties
(260.6970) Physical optics : Total internal reflection
(130.5460) Integrated optics : Polymer waveguides
ToC Category:
Integrated Optics
History
Original Manuscript: December 12, 2012
Revised Manuscript: January 14, 2013
Manuscript Accepted: January 14, 2013
Published: February 12, 2013
Citation
Xiao Lin, Liyong Ren, and Jian Liang, "Nondestructive scheme for measuring the attenuation coefficient of polymer optical fiber," Opt. Lett. 38, 528-530 (2013)
http://www.opticsinfobase.org/ol/abstract.cfm?URI=ol-38-4-528
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