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Multi-octave spanning, Watt-level ultrafast mid-infrared source
摘要： We present a source of brilliant mid-infrared radiation, seamlessly covering the wavelength range between 1.33 and 18 μm (7500–555 cm?1) with three channels, employing broadband nonlinear conversion processes driven by the output of a thulium-fiber laser system. The high-average-power femtosecond frontend delivers a 50 MHz train of 250 fs pulses spectrally centered at 1.96 μm. The three parallel channels employ soliton self-compression in a fused-silica fiber, supercontinuum generation in a ZBLAN fiber, and difference-frequency generation in GaSe driven by soliton self-compressed pulses. The total output enables spectral coverage from 1.33 to 2.4 μm, from 2.4 to 5.2 μm, and from 5.2 to 18 μm with 4.5 W, 0.22 W and 0.5 W, respectively. This spatially coherent source with a footprint of less than 4 m2 exceeds the brilliance of 3rd-generation synchrotrons by more than three orders of magnitude over 90% of the bandwidth.
关键词： intra-pulse difference frequency generation (DFG),ultrafast optics,supercontinuum generation,mid-infrared generation,ZBLAN optical fibre,nonlinear optics
更新于2025-09-23 15:19:57
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Simultaneous in situ temperature and relative humidity monitoring in mechanical ventilators using an array of functionalised optical fibre long period grating sensors
摘要： An array of optical fibre long period gratings (LPGs) has been demonstrated for biomedical application to monitor temperature and relative humidity (RH) changes in the air delivered by a mechanical ventilator operating in different modes. The LPG array consists of two gratings, where one was kept bare to monitor the temperature change and the second was modified with 10 layers of silica nanoparticles to measure relative humidity. A mesoporous film was deposited on the surface of an optical fibre LPG using the layer-by-layer method. The sensor was calibrated in a bench model against a commercially available temperature and relative humidity sensor and sensitivity of the sensor was 0.46±0.01 nm/ oC and 0.53 nm/RH%, respectively. The tip of the sensor array was modified with reflection mirror and placed inside an endotracheal tube (ETT) and tested in typical clinical equipment to enable the in-situ real-time monitoring of humidity and temperature. Temperature and RH changes associated with the breathing frequency of 8 and 15 breaths per minute were successfully monitored using developed sensor array.
关键词： relative humidity (RH),Long period grating (LPG),healthcare monitoring,mechanical ventilation,endotracheal tube,temperature,optical fibre sensor,multiplexing
更新于2025-09-19 17:15:36
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Integrated Optical Fibre — Investigating the Vibrational Response using Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry
摘要： Integrated Optical Fibre (IOF) is a new technology in integrated optics using flame hydrolysis deposition to permanently attach an optical fibre onto a silicon substrate. This approach combines the low losses of optical fibre with the mechanical integrity of an integrated planar platform. By attaching the fibre with high quality optical glass we create devices that transform the packaging of fibres for sensing applications removing any use of glues, epoxies, adhesives and making it suitable for harsh environments such as aerospace. The binding medium itself can also be used for its optical properties. Aerospace environments are demanding, both for temperature range (-50 to +120 °C), but also for vibration and shock. In this work we are investigating a technique for monitoring the vibration sensitivity and damage points of the IOF under typical structural vibration conditions. In particular, here we report the use of Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR), which can reveal spectral and spatial information of features within a fibre such as Fibre Bragg Gratings (FBGs). This is of particular interest when applied to structural health monitoring, distributed strain and temperature sensing.
关键词： Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry,vibration sensitivity,structural health monitoring,Integrated Optical Fibre,Fibre Bragg Gratings
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Extreme Events Prediction in Optical Fibre Modulation Instability using Machine Learning
摘要： The study of instabilities that drive extreme events is central to nonlinear science. One of the most celebrated example of nonlinear instability is modulation instability (MI) which describes the exponential amplification of noise on top of an input signal. When seeded by noise, MI has been shown to be associated with the emergence of high intensity localized temporal breathers with random statistics and it has also been suggested that MI may be linked to the formation of extreme events or rogue waves [1]. Real-time techniques such as the dispersive Fourier transform (DFT) are commonly used to measure ultrafast instabilities [2]. Although conceptually simple and easy to implement, the DFT only provides spectral information, limiting the knowledge of associated temporal properties. Here, we show how machine learning can overcome this restriction to study time-domain properties of optical fibre modulation instability based only on spectral intensity measurements. Specifically, we train a supervised neural network (NN) to correlate the spectral and temporal properties of modulation instability using numerical simulations, and then we apply the neural network model to analyse high dynamic range experimental MI spectra to yield the probability distribution for the highest temporal peaks in the instability field [3].
关键词： modulation instability,optical fibre,machine learning,neural network,extreme events
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Applications of Optical Fibers for Sensing || Optical Fibre Long-Period Grating Sensors Operating at and around the Phase Matching Turning Point
摘要： Optical fibres have been exploited as sensors for many years and they provide a versatile platform with a small form factor. Long-period gratings (LPGs) operating at and around the phase matching turning point (PMTP) possess some of the highest sensitivities to external perturbations in the family of LPG-based sensor devices. This type of optical fibre grating has been demonstrated as a sensor for use in a wide range of applications. In this review chapter, an overview of PMTP LPGs is presented and the key developments, findings and applications are highlighted. The fabrication considerations and sensor limitations are also discussed.
关键词： long-period gratings,turn around point,fibre optics,optical fibre,fibre sensors,phase matching turning point
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Proceedings [EAGE Publications BV 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014 - Amsterdam, Netherlands (2014.06.16-2014.06.19)] Proceedings 76th EAGE Conference and Exhibition 2014 - Fundamentals of Vibration Sensing with Distributed Fibre Optic Sensors through Downscaled Experiments
摘要： In the past few years the Distributed Vibration Sensing of fibre optic sensors (also called Distributed Acoustic Sensing) has gained great interest in geophysics, despite the fundamentals of the measurement being poorly understood. The technology offers immense improvement in terms of efficiency when compared with current geophysical methods and also could be preferred for applications such as permanent reservoir monitoring. We present a method for downscaled experimentation that enabled us to define the fundamentals of the optical fibre measurement. We show seismic data that were recorded simultaneously by both the fibre optical interferometer and conventional geophones, thus enabling the comparison of sensor performance. We present results focused on wave-polarity sensitivity and the directionality of fibre measurements. The current interrogation method of optical fibre cables cannot distinguish between wavefields coming from opposite azimuthal directions, which can be an issue in certain applications where the identification of up-going and down-going wavefields is essential. Observations are also presented that describe the relationship between the velocity signal that is measured using a geophone array and the phase difference measurement from the fibre optic sensing system.
关键词： directionality,Distributed Vibration Sensing,Distributed Acoustic Sensing,optical fibre measurement,geophones,wave-polarity sensitivity,seismic data,fibre optic sensors,geophysics
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Functionalized Carbon Reinforcement Structures with Optical Fibre Sensors for Carbon Concrete Composites
摘要： Here we present our latest efforts in the development of functionalized carbon reinforcement structures (FCSs). FCSs are textile based carbon structures that are functionalized with optical fibre sensors and are designed for the reinforcement as well as structural health monitoring (SHM) of concrete composites. A schematic of a FCS is shown in Fig. 1a. In this example, the FCS contains an optical glass fibre to measure distributed strain profile using the Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) technique as well as two Fibre Bragg Grating (FBG) sensors to determine local strain and strain direction. The fabrication technique to manufacture FCS has been developed at the Saxon Textile Research Institute (STFI) in Chemnitz, Germany, and the fabrication of the FCS involve embroidering of the carbon fibre filaments and optical glass fibres simultaneously on a polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) nonwoven substrate [1]. PVA was chosen as an embroider substrate since it can be easily removed by dissolving it in hot water and the dissolved PVA further stabilizes the FCS. A manufactured FCS that is embedded in a custom-made concrete block in order to evaluate the sensor performance of the FCS is illustrated in Fig. 1b. After the concrete was set, the concrete blocks containing the FCS were installed in a three point bending test rig (Fig. 1c) and the load transfer from the concrete to the FCS was observed using the integrated optical fibre sensors. In Fig. 1d, the response of the FBG sensor inside the FCS in response to the applied load is illustrated for three consecutive load cycles. As can be seen, the FBG sensor is able to detect the load cycles with a sensitivity of 0.44 nm/% as well as a relatively low hysteresis of 0.011% [2]. Moreover, as indicated in Fig. 1e, four strain peaks were detected using the OFDR during the three point bending test. The four strain peaks results from the integration of the optical fibre in a meander shape (see Fig. 1a) and thus the same optical glass fibre experiences along its length the same load at four different positions. Furthermore, the different magnitudes of the four strain peaks at different time stamps corresponds to the increase in applied load when the concrete block was subjected to the three point bending test [2]. Therefore, the experiments verify that the developed FCS can be applied to monitor spatial strain profiles with a relatively high sensitivity and low hysteresis.
关键词： functionalized carbon reinforcement structures,OFDR,FBG,optical fibre sensors,structural health monitoring,carbon concrete composites
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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China's Path to Innovation || Technological learning, tacit knowledge acquisition and industrial upgrading: The Chinese optical fibre and cable industry
摘要： Although definitions of technological progress and technological learning may differ, it is clear that technological learning – broadly, the process of accumulation of technological capability to improve competitiveness – can have significant effects on profits and growth (Lee and Lim, 2001; Geroski and Mazzucato, 2002), productivity (Keesing and Lall, 1992), exports (Zahra, Ireland and Hitt, 2000; Ernst, 2004) and innovation (Leonard-Barton, 1995, Zahra, 1996, Padilla and Tunzelman, 2008). The aim of this chapter is to contribute to our understanding of how ‘tacit’ knowledge – the knowledge embodied in the experience and know-how of workers and researchers – can be acquired through various internal and external knowledge sources as part of the technological learning process.
关键词： industrial upgrading,technological learning,tacit knowledge,Chinese optical fibre and cable industry
更新于2025-09-11 14:15:04
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Optimisation of optical fibre using micro-braiding for structural health monitoring
摘要： Structural health monitoring is a fast growing area used to assess the state of various structures such as aircraft, building, bridge, wind turbine, pipe, automobile through appropriate data processing and interpretation. This article presents a novel technique of optimising the conventional optical fibres used for structural health monitoring, in order to improve their mechanical properties, and handling during the manufacturing process by micro-braiding the optical fibres. This study investigates and compares the tensile properties of the both micro-braided optical fibre and conventional optical fibres through uniaxial tensile tests. Experimental results show 85% improvement in strain at failure for the micro-braided optical fibre when compared to the optical fibres. Moreover, interfacial shear strength comparison, of the braiding yarn, between optical fibres and micro-braided optical fibre (carried out through micro-bond test) has also been conducted. In addition, the effect of embedding both micro-braided and conventional optical fibre in composite was also investigated by three-point bend test. Overall, the mechanical performance of the composite was not affected by the presence of micro-braided optical fibre. This article will also discuss the process and the advantage of micro-braided optical fibre for structural health monitoring.
关键词： braid angle,micro-braided optical fibre,Structural health monitoring,composites,conventional optical fibre
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36
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Nonlinear process-induced spectral changes in hydrogenated amorphous silicon core optical fibre
摘要： In this paper, the spectral properties of temporal double pulses centred at the same central wavelength and two different central wavelengths are numerically presented based on hydrogenated amorphous silicon core optical fibre. In order to characterise the output spectra of double pulses, the group velocity dispersion and various nonlinear processes including self-phase modulation, cross-phase modulation, two-photon absorption, free carrier absorption and free carrier dispersion are considered in the theoretical model. Numerical results show that, under fixed fibre length condition, the widths of the outcome spectra are strongly dependent on the delay times, peak powers and initial chirps of input double pulses, i.e. widths of the output spectra are proportional to the launched peak powers, and the delay times control the separation between two pulses, resulting in the spectral change within a proper delay time, and the spectral widths are compressed or extended by judiciously adjusting the initial chirps imposed on the input pulses.
关键词： nonlinear processes,optical spectrum,optical fibre,Nonlinear optics,hydrogenated amorphous silicon
更新于2025-09-10 09:29:36