Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards

Front Matter....Pages i-xxxi
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
A Historical Survey of Optical Signals and Optical Fibers....Pages 3-18
Trends in Optical Fibre Metrology and Standards....Pages 19-43
Front Matter....Pages 45-45
Polarized Light Evolution in Optical Fibres....Pages 47-68
Nonlinear Optical Fibres....Pages 69-102
Exotic Fibres....Pages 103-112
Fibers and Fiber Lasers for the Mid-Infrared....Pages 113-130
Optical Fibres in Nuclear Radiation Environments....Pages 131-156
Front Matter....Pages 157-157
Connectors and Splices....Pages 159-173
Optical Attenuators and Couplers Characterization....Pages 175-192
Wavelength Division Multiplexers and the Measurement of the Channel Wavelengths....Pages 193-208
Active Fibre Characterisation with Passive Measurements....Pages 209-213
Front Matter....Pages 215-215
Wavelength Tunable Laser Diodes and Their Applications....Pages 217-240
Active Components Characterization....Pages 241-260
Front Matter....Pages 261-261
Optical Amplifiers....Pages 263-304
Analysis of Erbium-Doped Silica-Fibre Characterisation Techniques....Pages 305-326
Optical Fibre Amplifiers Standardisation....Pages 327-342
Optical Amplification Modelling for Er-Doped Fibre....Pages 343-349
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Fibre Characterization and Measurements....Pages 353-397
Mechanical and Environmental Testing....Pages 399-413
Fibre Ribbon Measurements....Pages 415-427
Front Matter....Pages 351-351
Calibration Artefacts, Traceability and Accuracy....Pages 429-438
Front Matter....Pages 439-439
Photodetector Calibration....Pages 441-451
Power Meter Calibration....Pages 453-467
OTDR Calibration....Pages 469-488
Optical Spectrum Analyzer Calibration....Pages 489-509
EDFA Testing....Pages 511-525
Real-Time Heterodyne Fibre Polarimetry by Means of Jones and Stokes Vector Detection....Pages 527-539
Application of Er-Doped Fiber Amplifiers to Optical Measurement Techniques....Pages 541-564
Front Matter....Pages 565-565
Optical Fiber Communication Technology and System Overview....Pages 567-591
Modern Optical Communication Systems....Pages 593-616
An Optical Coherent Transmission System Based on Polarization Modulation and Heterodyne Detection at 155 Mbit/s Bitrate and 1.55 μ.m Wavelength....Pages 617-626
Front Matter....Pages 627-627
Fiber Sensor Review....Pages 629-646
Fibre Optic Sensors: Potential, applications and state of the art of the technology....Pages 647-689
Fiber Optic Sensors for Environmental Monitoring....Pages 691-708
Front Matter....Pages 709-709
Nonlinear Optics: Theory and Applications....Pages 711-725
Advanced Optical Fibre Optoelectronics....Pages 727-746
Plastic Optical Fibres (POF)....Pages 747-770
Front Matter....Pages 771-771
Refractive Index Profile of Planar Microlenses....Pages 773-780
Fibre Interferometer for Phase and Polarisation Measurement of Passive Fibre Elements....Pages 781-789
FMCW-Lidar with Tunable Twin-Guide Laser Diode....Pages 791-802
Front Matter....Pages 771-771
Fibre-Optic White-Light Interferometer Insensitive to Polarization Fading....Pages 803-807
QND Measurement of the Photon Number Using Kerr Effect in Optical Fibres....Pages 809-812
Laser Transitions Characterization by Spectral and Thermal Dependences of the Transient Oscillations in the Fiber Lasers....Pages 813-824
Nonlinear M-Lines Spectroscopy of DMOP-PPV Polymer Planar Optical Waveguides: Quasi-Permanent and Fast Electronic Refractive Index Changes....Pages 825-826
Plastic Optical Fibre (POF) Displacement Sensor....Pages 827-828
A New Reflective Plastic Optical Fibre Displacement Transducer....Pages 829-830
White Light Interferometer Using Linear Ccd Array with Signal Processing....Pages 831-832
Radiation-to-Guided Field Coupling in Ti:LiNbO 3 Intensity Modulators....Pages 833-833
White Light Fiber Optic Interferometry-A Technique for Monitoring Tissue Properties....Pages 833-833
Holographic Interferometry of Immersed Systems in Electrochemistry....Pages 834-834
Pressure Effects of Optical Frequency in External Cavity Diode Lasers....Pages 834-834
Methods of Measurement for Angle-Polished Optical Fiber Launching Efficients....Pages 835-835
The Application of a Fiber Optic Gyroscope for Studies of Extinction Ratio of Fiber Optic Polarizer....Pages 835-835
Blocks and Architecture for a Multichannel Fibre Optic Correlator....Pages 836-836
Calibration of Fibre Optical Measurement Equipment at SP....Pages 836-836
Fibre Application in Absolute Ranging Interferometry with Computer Generated Holograms (CGH)....Pages 837-837
Monitoring Through-The-Thickness Behaviour of Composites Using Fiber Optic Sensors....Pages 837-837
Fibre-Optic Fabry-Perot Sensor for Vibration and Profile Measurements....Pages 838-838
Application of Otdr in the Mining Industry....Pages 838-838
Parametric Amplification by Four-Wave Mixing for Distributed Optical Fibre Sensors....Pages 839-839
Front Matter....Pages 771-771
Intracavity Laser Diode Pumped and Modulated Er 3 + Doped Fiber Lasers....Pages 839-840
Mode-Locking of a 2.7 μm Erbium-Doped Fluoride Fiber Laser....Pages 840-842
Back Matter....Pages 843-850