Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards

Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards edited by Olivério D.D. Soares.

Fibre Optics has gained prominence in: telecommunications, data transmission and distribution, cable television networks, sensing and control, light probing and instrumentation. The 1990's shows an increased expansion of optical fibre networks which respond to the rapid growth on a world scale...

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Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Soares, Olivério D.D (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 1995.
Edition:1st ed. 1995.
Series:Nato Science Series E:, Applied Sciences, 285
Springer eBook Collection.
Subjects:
Lasers.
Photonics.
Electrical engineering.
Physical measurements.
Measurement   .
Materials science.
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Table of Contents:
  • I Introduction
  • 1.1 A Historical Survey of Optical Signals and Optical Fibers
  • 1.2 Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards
  • II Optical Fibres and Materials
  • 2.1 Polarised Light Evolution in Optical Fibres
  • 2.2 Nonlinear Optical Fibres
  • 2.3 Exotic Fibres
  • 2.4 Fibers and Fiber Lasers for the Mid-Infrared
  • 2.5 Optical Fibres in Nuclear Radiation Environments
  • III Optical Fibre Components
  • 3.1 Connectors and Splices
  • 3.2 Optical Attenuators and Couplers Characterization
  • 3.3 Wavelength Division Multiplexers and the Measurement of the Channel Wavelengths
  • 3.4 Active Fibre Characterisation with Passive Measurements
  • IV Optical Sources
  • 4.1 Wavelength Tunable Laser Diodes and their Applications
  • 4.2 Active Components Characterization
  • V Optical Fibre Amplifiers
  • 5.1 Optical Amplifiers
  • 5.2 Analysis of Erbium-Doped Silica-Fibre Characterisation Techniques
  • 5.3 Optical Fibre Amplifiers Standardisation
  • 5.4 Optical Amplification Modelling for Er-Doped Fibre
  • VI Optical Fibre Characterisation, Calibration and Standards
  • 6.1 Fibre Characterization and Measurements
  • 6.2 Mechanical and Environmental Testing
  • 6.3 Fibre Ribbon Measurements
  • 6.4 Calibration Artefacts Traceability and Accuracy
  • VII Optical Fibre Instrumentation, Measurement and Metrology
  • 7.1 Photodetector Calibration
  • 7.2 Power Meter Calibration
  • 7.3 OTDR Calibration
  • 7.4 Optical Spectrum Analyzer Calibration
  • 7.5 EDFA Testing
  • 7.6 Real-time Heterodyne Fibre Polarimetry by Means of Jones and Stokes Vector Detection
  • 7.7 Application of Er-Doped Fiber Amplifiers to Optical Measurement Techniques
  • VIII Optical Communication Systems
  • 8.1 Optical Fiber Communication Technology and System Overview
  • 8.2 Modern Optical Communication Systems
  • 8.3 An Optical Coherent Transmission System Based on Polarization Modulation and Heterodyne Detection at 155Mbit/s Bitrate and 1.55 ?rn Wavelength
  • IX Optical Sensors
  • 9.1 Fiber Sensor Review
  • 9.2 Fibre Optic Sensors
  • 9.3 Fiber Optic Sensors for Environmental Monitoring
  • X Future Trends
  • 10.1 Nonlinear Optics: Theory and Applications
  • 10.2 Advanced Optical Fibre Optoelectronics
  • 10.3 Plastic Optical Fibres (POF)
  • XI Further Posters
  • 11.1 Refractive Index of Planar Microlenses
  • 11.2 Fibre Interferometer Set for Phase and Polarisation Measurement of Passive Fibre Elements
  • 11.3 FMCW-Lidar with Tunable Twin-Guide Laser Diode
  • 11.4 Fibre-Optic White-Light Interferometer Insensitive to Polarization Fading
  • 11.5 QND Measurement of the Photon Number using Kerr Effect in Optical Fibres
  • 11.6 Laser Transitions Characterization by Spectral and Thermal Dependences of the Transient Oscillations in the Fiber Lasers
  • 11.7 Nonlinear M-Lines Spectroscopy of DMOP-PPV Polymer Planar Optical Waveguides: Quasi-Permanent and Fast Electronic Refractive Index Changes
  • 11.8 Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) Displacement Sensor
  • 11.9 A New Reflective Plastic Optical Fibre Displacement Transducer
  • 11.10 White Light Interferometer Using Linear CCD Array with Signal Processing
  • 11.11 Radiation-to-guided Field Coupling in Ti:LiNbO3Intensity Modulators
  • 11.12 White Light Fiber Optic Interferometry a Technique for Monitoring Tissue Properties
  • 11.13 Holographic Interferometry of Immersed Systems in Electrochemistry
  • 11.14 Pressure Effects of Optical Frequency in External Cavity
  • 11.15 Methods of Measurement for Angle-Polished Optical Fiber Launching Efficients
  • 11.16 The Application of a Fiber Optic Gyroscope for Studies of Extinction Ratio of Fiber Optic Polarizer
  • 11.17 Blocks and Architecture for a Multichannel Fibre Optic Correlator
  • 11.18 Calibration of Fibre Optical Measurement Equipment at SP
  • 11.19 Fibre Application in Absolute Ranging Interferometry with Computer Generated Holograms (CGH)
  • 11.20 Monitoring Through-the-Thickness Behaviour of Composites Using Fiber Optic Sensors
  • 11.21 Fibre-Optic Fabry-Perot Sensor for Vibration and Profile Measurements
  • 11.22 Application of OTDR in the Mining Industry
  • 11.23 Parametric Amplification by Four-Wave Mixing for Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors
  • 11.24 Intracavity Laser Diode Pumped and Modulated Er3+Doped Fiber Lasers
  • 11.25 Mode-Locking of A 2.7 ?m Erbium-Doped Fluoride Fiber Laser
  • Author Index.

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