Abstract:
This application discloses a method of encapsulating and terminating the fibers of an optical fiber ribbon in a manner such that said fibers can be efficiently coupled to the fibers of a similarly terminated other fiber ribbon comprising the steps of: (1) dissolving the protective jacket along a portion of said fiber ribbon thereby exposing the individual fibers; (2) placing the fibers thus exposed in a mold and aligning said fibers in a predefined manner relative to each other; (3) encapsulating a portion of said exposed fibers thereby fixing said fibers in said predefined manner; and (4) dividing said encapsulated portion along a plane perpendicular to the axes of said fibers, thereby exposing the transverse surfaces of said fibers.
Abstract:
AN OPTICAL AUTOCORRELATOR WHICH CVAN BE EMPLOYED TO INVESTIGATE OPTICAL PULSES HAVING DURATIONS OF THE ORDER OF 10-12 SECONDS IS DISCLOSED. THE AUTOCORRELATOR COMPRISES A SINGLE BRIEFRINGENT, NONLINEAR MEDIUM. OPTICAL PULSES ARE APPLIED TO THE MEDIUM SUCH THAT EACH PULSE IS RESOLVED INTO TWO ORTHOGONALLY POLARIZED COMPONENT PULSES TRAVELING WITH DIFFERENT GROUP VELOCITIES. BY CAUSING MULTIPLE REFLECTIONS OF THE PULSES BETWEEN A FIRST AND SECOND SURFACE OF THE MEDIUM, THE PULSES ARE MADE TOTRACE OUT A ZIGZAG PATH WITHIN THE MEDIUM. IN EACH TRAVERSAL FROM THE FIRST SURFACE TO THE SECOND SURFACE, THE PULSES GENERATE SECOND
HARMONIC POWER WHOSE TIME AVERAGE IS SUBSTANTIALLY PROPORTIONAL TO A POINT ON THE INTENSITY AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION OF THE PULSES. SECOND HARMONIC DETECTORS, LOCATED AT THE REFLECTION POINTS ON THE SECOND SURFACE, DETECT THE SECOND HARMONIC POWER GENERATED, AND VARIOUS POINTS ON THE AUTOCORRELATION FUNCTION ARE THEREBY OBTAINED. THE LATTER FUNCTION CONTAINS ESSENTIALLY ALL THE INFORMATION ABOUT THE PULSES, E.G, THEIR WIDTH AND THEIR REPETITION RATE.
Abstract:
A beam waveguide for guiding optical wave energy over extended distances by means of lenses of variable spacing whose focal lengths are a function of the separation from adjacent lenses and the maximum lens-to-lens spacing in the system.