The anthracene fiber is characterized by using spectrophotometry, raman spectroscopy, and xray diffraction. Nevertheless, previous studies have suffered from longstanding issues such as limited working temperature, poor comfort, and weak reliability of. Taming the light in microstructured optical fibers for sensing erik p. The fibers were produced using the extrusion technique and a wide range of glass compositions. Microstructured optical fibres mofs have aroused great interest in recent years because of their unusual optical properties. The recent invention of microstructured optical fibers has created great potential for both optical fiber communication systems and optical fiber sensors. Optical detection of chemical or biological species relies on the interaction between a target species and light, either to change the properties of the excitation light in a manner corresponding to the properties of the species or to generate a separate, measurable light signal that can be used as the detection mechanism. Arc fusion splicing of hollowcore photonic bandgap fibers. Conceptually, the fabrication of microstructured polymer optical fibre is a straightforward process involving just two steps the creation of a preform containing a largescale version of the structure desired in the fibre, followed by heating and drawing of. The combination of microstructured fiber designs and improving preform fabrication techniques is allowing rapid progress in the development of new classes of nonsilica fibers. It provides an excellent overview of the latest developments in the field, making them accessible to industry, technical and research audiences. Emphasising a conceptual understanding of the underlying physics, microstructured polymer optical fibres is clearly written, and includes numerous illustrations. The prospective for the biodegradable microstructured optical fibers prof.
Key laboratory of optoelectronic devices and systems of ministry of education and guangdong province, shenzhen university, shenzhen 518060, china. Prospective for biodegradable microstructured optical fibers. Microstructured polymer optical fibres describes the optical properties of microstructured fibres, how they are made and modelled, and outlines some potential applications. It is based on the analysis of the time dependent optical power transmitted through a bowtie slit rotating in the farfield pattern of the fiber under test. Yablon interfiber analysis, 26 ridgewood drive, livingston, nj 07039, usa. Na issa, ma van eijkelenborg, m fellew, f cox, g henry, mcj large. It consists of four sections with 20 chapters covering the topics of nonlinear and polarisation effects in optical fibers, photonic crystal fibers and new applications for optical fibers.
We have exploited this to demonstrate a 100 pixel rectangular array imaging microstructured fiber. We compare its predictions with the results of recent measurements. Two cellulose butyrate tubes separated with hydroxypropyl cellulose powder were codrawn into a porous doublecore fiber offering integration of optical, microfluidic, and potentially drug release functionalities. Progress in fabrication and modeling of microstructured optical fibers article in japanese journal of applied physics 438. Progress in microstructured optical fibers request pdf. Recent progress and novel applications of photonic crystal. As a first demonstration, the cutoff wavelength of a 2m mof sample is. Radiation effects on optical fibers and fiberbased sensors.
Fabrication and study of microstructured optical fibers with elliptical holes. Confinement of the propagating lightwaves is generated either by an effective index contrast similar to that of conventional optical fibers in. We report fabrication of a novel microstructured optical fiber made of biodegradable and water soluble materials that features. Today, microstructured or photonic crystal fibers pcfs 1 are established as an alternative fiber technology in which single material fibers can be microstructured with airholes to obtain guidance with a range of novel features. Progress in fabrication and modeling of microstructured optical fibers john fini and ryan bisey ofs laboratories, 600700 mountain ave, murray hill, nj 07974, u. Multipole method for microstructured optical fibers. Accurate measurement of the cutoff wavelength in a. Progress in nonsilica microstructured fibers progress in nonsilica microstructured fibers monro, tanya m. Abstract the development of microstructured optical fibers has led to the realization of many optical properties in fiber form that were not previously attainable.
Maksim skorobogatiy canada research chair in photonic crystals. Schartner, georgios tsiminis, alexandre franc ois, roman kostecki, stephen c. These applications include areas where polymer fibres are already used, such as highdata rate transmission for fibretothe home or within cars, as well as completely new areas such as the photonic. Anthracene fibers grown in a microstructured optical fiber. Recent progress in the fabrication of soft glass and polymer microstructured preforms and fibers will be described. Mofs are drawn from silica performs in a manner similar to that used for conventional optical fibers. Recent progress in optical fiber refractive index profiling.
Spectroscopic detection of chemical species sioh and sinh2, located at the airglass interface between the air holes and the silica core of a microstructured fiber is reported. Microstructured optical fibers mof feature multiple holes running the entire length of the fiber in a periodic arrangement such that the hole diameter and spacing are on the order of one optical wavelength and are often classified as photonic crystal fibers pcf or photonic bandgap fibers. Recent progress in optical fiber refractive index profiling andrew d. This book is a collection of contributions by selected active researchers in the optical fiber fields highlighting the design, fabrication, and application of optical fibers and fiber systems and covering various topics such as microstructured optical fibers, polymer fibers, nonlinear effects, optical tweezers, and gyroscopic systems. Recent citations design optimization of a highly sensitive spiral photonic crystal fiber for liquid and. Microstructured polymer optical fibres springerlink. Taming the light in microstructured optical fibers for sensing. Pdf polycarbonate hollowcore microstructured optical. Mcj large, ma van eijkelenborg, a argyros, j zagari.
Computational simulation of the extrusion of a glass preform for drawing microstructured optical fibers was used to study processing induced distortion and drift of the holes within the preform. Optical fibers are therefore classified as stepindex or gradedindex, and multimode or singlemode, as illustrated in fig. Centre for ultrahighbandwidth devices for optical systems cudos and school of. Such fibers have a complex crosssectional geometry including both silica and air holes. These include their ability to be effectively single moded over a very large range of wavelengths, tailorisable. Until recently, an optical fiber was a solid thread surrounded by another material with a lower refractive index. The prospect of an allfibre optical communications network in which light can be generated, modulated and detected within the fibre itself1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 without the need for discrete. Some of the key applications of microstructured fibers, including nonlinear fiber. Rareearth doped optical fibers microstructured optical fibers hollow core optical fibers plastic optical fibers in this talk, we focus on silicabased optical fibers for which the light guiding is ensured by total internal reflection tir. Until relatively recently, most of the work in this field was based on silica. Consequently, the practical utilization of specialty optical fibers such as triangular solidcore microstructured optical fibers tmofs in conjunction with splicing to dissimilar standard single.
We describe the numerical verifications of a multipole formulation for calculating the electromagnetic properties of the modes that propagate in microstructured optical fibers. Recent progress in the fabrication of soft glass and polymer. Anthracene fibers are grown inside a microstructured quartz matrix to form a multicore optical fiber for xray detection. Integration of gigahertzbandwidth semiconductor devices. The present invention relates to a new class of optical waveguides, in which waveguiding along one or more core regions is obtained through the application of the photonic bandgap pbg effect.
Integrating personal thermoregulation technologies into wearable textiles has enabled extensive and profound technological breakthroughs in energy savings, thermal comfort, wearable electronics, intelligent fabrics, and so forth. Progress in microstructured optical fibers, annual. Progress in nonsilica microstructured fibers, proceedings. Recent progress in microstructured polymer optical fibre. Warrensmith, linh viet nguyen, sabrina heng, tess reynolds. Fabrication of microstructured polymer optical fibres.
This chapter emphasizes the nature of optical modes and their group velocities in stepindex and gradedindex fibers. Taming the light in microstructured optical fibers for. This cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The prospective for the biodegradable microstructured. These include their ability to be effectively single moded over a very large range of wavelengths, tailorisable dispersion, high or low nonlinearitydepending on the hole design and large core single mode fibres. Bloch method for the analysis of modes in microstructured. Optical fiber sensors are one of the most common sensing elements used in the structural health monitoring due to their compact size, low cost, electrical immunity, and multiplexing ability. Abstractmicrostructured optical fibers are usually divided into two different types of. Recent progress in optical fiber research intechopen.
Arc fusion splicing of hollowcore photonic bandgap fibers for gasfilled fiber cells r. The purpose of this article is to provide the nontechnical reader with an overview of. These include airclad optical fibers, microstructured optical fibers sometimes called photonic crystal fiber when the arrays of holes are periodic and look like a crystal, and many other subclasses. Bloch method for the analysis of modes in microstructured optical. Optical fiber gratings written in microstructured optical. They demonstrate a wide variety of structural features and low propagation loss. Progress in microstructured optical fibers progress in microstructured optical fibers monro, tanya m ebendorffheidepriem, heike 20060804 00. Until relatively recently, most of the work in this field was based on silica glass. Flexible and robust biomaterial microstructured colored. We report the fabrication of new soft glass microstructured optical fibers for sensing, high. Progress in fabrication and modeling of microstructured. More efforts are in progress to have a full product.
Selected topics on optical fiber technologies and applications. Osa multipole method for microstructured optical fibers. A modified fiber growth method for single crystal anthracene from the melt via the bridgmanstockbarger technique is presented. The invention further relates to optimised twodimensional lattice structures capable of providing complete pbgs, which reflects light incident from air or vacuum. Structured optical fibers, those based on channels running along their entire length go back to kaiser and co in 1974.
In this dissertation, the design and optimization of airhole microstructured optical fibers for use as application specific sensors is presented. Outline what are these fibers and why should i care. The development of microstructured optical fibers has led to the realization of many optical properties in fiber form that were not previously attainable. The combination of 3d metal printing and extrusion allows for unprecedented control of the optical fiber geometry. Surface absorption in microstructured optical fibers abstract. A new biologically compatible znii sensor was fabricated by embedding a znii sensing spiropyran within the surface of a liposome derived from escherichia coli lipids lsp2. Microstructured optical fibers as new nanotemplates for. The design and modeling of microstructured optical fiber steven g. A wide range of different optical functionalities can now be obtained by modifications of the microstructure, as is demonstrated by the fibres presented here. Optical fiber gratings written in microstructured optical fibers.