Polarization maintaining optical fibers with intracore stress mechanisms
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    Polarization maintaining optical fibers with intracore stress mechanisms 有权
    极化保持光纤与内腔应力机制

    公开(公告)号:US08977095B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-03-10

    申请号:US14034758

    申请日:2013-09-24

    CPC classification number: G02B6/024

    Abstract: Polarization maintaining optical fibers and methods for making the same are disclosed herein. According to one embodiment, a polarization maintaining optical fiber includes a cladding portion and a core portion disposed in the cladding portion. The core portion includes a first core region having a first coefficient of thermal expansion CTE1 and a second core region having a second coefficient of thermal expansion CTE2. The first coefficient of thermal expansion CTE1 is not equal to the second coefficient of thermal expansion CTE2. At least one of the first core region and the second core region is non-circular symmetric with respect to a centerline of the polarization maintaining optical fiber.

    Abstract translation: 本文公开了维持光纤的极化保持及其制造方法。 根据一个实施例,偏振保持光纤包括设置在包层部分中的包层部分和芯部分。 芯部包括具有第一热膨胀系数CTE1的第一芯区域和具有第二热膨胀系数CTE2的第二芯区域。 第一热膨胀系数CTE1不等于第二热膨胀系数CTE2。 第一芯区域和第二芯区域中的至少一个相对于偏振保持光纤的中心线是非圆对称的。

    Distributed fiber sensors and systems employing multicore optical fibers

    公开(公告)号:US10302463B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-28

    申请号:US15192114

    申请日:2016-06-24

    Abstract: A fiber sensor that includes: an optical fiber configured for one of single or few mode operation at a wavelength from about 300 nm to about 2000 nm, and further defined by a transmission end, a scattering end, a fiber outer diameter and a fiber length from about 10 m to about 100 km. The fiber includes: a plurality of cores having equivalent core diameters and compositions; and a cladding defined by the fiber outer diameter and surrounding the cores. The fiber is tapered at the transmission end to define a tapered portion characterized by a tapered fiber out diameter and tapered core diameters smaller than the respective fiber outer diameter and core diameters. Further, the transmission end of the fiber exhibits a total backscattered signal that emanates from the cores after light from a single source has been injected into the cores at the transmission end of the fiber.

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