In a method of amplifying optical input signals over a wide bandwidth, the optical input signals are applied to an optical waveguide made from a rare-earth-doped amorphous material (e.g., erbium-doped yttrium aluminum oxide material).
An optical hydrophone that is insensitive to hydrostatic pressure, yet capable of measuring acoustic pressures as low as the background noise in the ocean in a broad frequency range of 1 Hz to 100 kHz is reported.
An optical sensor includes at least one optical coupler and an optical waveguide in optical communication with the at least one optical coupler. The optical waveguide is configured to receive a first optical signal from the at least one optical coupler.
An acoustic sensor and a method of fabricating an acoustic sensor are provided. The acoustic sensor includes at least one photonic crystal structure and an optical fiber having an end optically coupled to the at least one photonic crystal structure.
This optical gyroscope uses a unidirectional coupled-resonator waveguide to enhance the Sagnac effect. Thus, this device offers greater sensitivity to rotation than conventional resonant or interferometric fiber-optic gyroscopes.
A method estimates a nonlinearity profile of a material. The method includes providing a magnitude of a transform of a measured nonlinearity profile measured from the material.
An optical fiber includes a cladding with a material having a first refractive index and a pattern of regions formed therein. Each of the regions has a second refractive index lower than the first refractive index.
A method and apparatus models one or more electromagnetic field modes of a waveguide. The method includes sampling a two-dimensional cross-section of the waveguide.
To determine the phase and magnitude of the complex electric field of
weak ultra-short pulses we propose to use a dummy strong pulse time
delayed relative to the weak pulse that needs to be characterized. This
An acoustic sensor includes at least one photonic crystal structure having at least one optical resonance with a resonance frequency and a resonance lineshape. The acoustic sensor further includes a housing mechanically coupled to the at least one photonic crystal structure.
A method for utilizing an optical resonator, the method comprising: providing an optical resonator comprising a reflective element and an optical fiber positioned relative to the reflective element such that light emitted from the optical fiber is reflected by the reflective e
An optical sensor includes an optical coupler. The optical sensor further includes a photonic bandgap fiber having a hollow core and an inner cladding generally surrounding the core. The photonic bandgap fiber is in optical communication with the optical coupler.
An optical device and methods of using an optical device are provided. The optical device includes a hollow-core fiber including a first portion and a second portion. The first portion includes a hollow core having a first diameter.