Abstract:
A fluorescence measurement system comprising a broadband light source and acousto-optical turnable filter (AOTF) controlled by a control unit using an acoustic RF signal provided by a Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO).
Abstract:
A light source assembly having N outputs is disclosed. The assembly comprising: • a light source arrangement arranged for supplying light to M inputs, where M an N independently of each other are integers and where M ≥ 2 and M ≤ N; • at least one optical couplers, each having at least one input arm and a plurality of output arms; and • an integer number, P, of mode scramblers; The light source arrangement may comprise a broadband light source and a multimode coupler configured for receiving one or more light beams from the light source arrangement, wherein the one or more light beams being derived from the broadband light source and wherein a mode scrambler is arranged for mode scrambling one of said light beams before it enters the multimode coupler.
Abstract:
A hollow core photonic crystal fiber (PCF) comprising an outer cladding region and 7 hollow tubes surrounded by the outer cladding region. Each of the hollow tubes is fused to the outer cladding to form a ring defining an inner cladding region and a hollow core region surrounded by the inner cladding region. The hollow tubes are not touching each other, but are arranged with distance to adjacent hollow tubes. The hollow tubes each have an average outer diameter d2 and an average inner diameter d1, wherein d1/d2 is equal to or larger than about 0.8, such as equal to or larger than about 0.85, such as equal to or larger than about 0.9. Also a laser system is disclosed.
Abstract:
The invention comprises a photonic crystal fiber (PCF) assembly comprising a PCF and at least one ferrule structure. The PCF has a center axis and comprises a core region and a cladding region and a first fiber end section with a first fiber end. The ferrule structure has a center axis and is mounted to the first fiber end section. The ferrule structure comprises an inner ferrule arrangement and an outer ferrule arrangement surrounding the first fiber end section. The inner ferrule arrangement comprises an inner ferrule front section proximally to the first fiber end and an inner ferrule rear section distally to the first fiber end, and each of the inner ferrule sections have an inner diameter and in at least a length thereof fully surrounds the PCF. The inner ferrule rear section is anchored in an anchor length section to the first fiber end section and the inner ferrule front section supports the first fiber end section proximally to the first fiber end.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an optical component comprising an acceptance fibre, e.g. a photonic crystal fibre, for propagation of pump and signal light, at least one pump delivery fibre and an optical assembly, e.g. a reflector element, that directs pump light from the pump delivery fibre into the accep-tance fibre. The pump delivery fibre furthermore has a guiding structure (3012, 3013) embedded within the pump core (3014) in order to collect light leaking into the fibre, thereby avoiding damage to the pump source. It is an object of the invention to provide a fibre coupler for coupling at least one light source into a multi-clad (e.g. double clad) optical fibre, which has practical advantages with respect to handling, loss and back reflection.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a high power amplifier waveguide for amplifying an optical signal wherein photo darkening due to high optical flux is reduced considerably. This is achieved by providing a cladding pumped amplifier waveguide wherein the optical mode overlap to the active material of the waveguide is low and/or wherein the active material is distributed over a large cross sectional region of the waveguide.
Abstract:
The disclosure relates to a microstructured optical fiber (20) comprising a core region (22) and a cladding region (24) which surrounds the core region. The cladding region comprises a plurality of cladding features (21, 26) within a cladding background material, wherein the cladding region comprises an inner cladding region (27) with at least one ring of inner cladding features (21) and an outer cladding region (28) with at least three outer cladding rings of outer cladding features (26). The inner cladding features have a first characteristic diameter and the outer cladding region comprises a plurality of outer cladding features having a second characteristic diameter. Each ring of inner cladding features comprises bridges of cladding background material having an average minimum width W 1 separating the cladding features, and each ring of outer cladding features comprises bridges of cladding background material having an average minimum width W 2 separating the cladding features. The average minimum width W 2 is at least about 10% larger than the average minimum width W1 and the core region has a diameter of at least about 2 μιη. The disclosure moreover relates to a cascade optical fiber with at least one fiber according to the disclosure as well as a source of optical supercontinuum generation.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a microstructured optical fiber for generating supercontinuum light. The optical fiber comprises a core and a cladding region surrounding the core. The optical fiber comprises a first fiber length section, a second fiber length section as well as an intermediate fiber length section between said first and second fiber length sections. The first fiber length section has a core with a first characteristic core diameter larger than about 7 µm. The second fiber length section has a core with a second characteristic core diameter, smaller than said first characteristic core diameter. The intermediate length section of the optical fiber comprises a core which is tapered from said first characteristic core diameter to said second characteristic core diameter over a tapered length. The invention also relates to a supercontinuum light source comprising an optical fiber according to the invention and a pump light source.
Abstract:
A supercontinuum light source ( 1000) comprising an intermediate supercontinuum light source (100) and a single mode coupling unit (300), an optical measurement system comprising such light source, as well as a method of measuring are described. The supercontinuum light source comprises a pulse frequency multiplier (103) to increase the repetition rate and the single mode coupling unit is arranged to dampen and shape the spectrum from the intermediate supercontinuum light source to allow measurements with a reduced noise floor.