Two fiber-bundle-type FI/FO devices of low insertion loss and cross talk applied for connecting 13-core 5-mode fiber.

Two fiber-bundle-typed fan-in/fan-out (FI/FO) devices, "wavy hexagon-shaped silhouette" type (W-FI/FO) and "tortoise-shaped silhouette" type (T-FI/FO), have been proposed and manufactured based on tapering glass tubes for docking with a self-made 13-core 5-mode fiber. The W-FI/FO device consists of 19 5-mode fibers and has an extended layout based on the 13-core 5-mode fiber structure. It could dock multiple fibers with 19 or 13 cores of the same size standards. When connecting it with 13-core 5-mode, the average losses (ILs) of its five modes are 1.07 dB, 2.95 dB, 3.42 dB, 3.65 dB, and 4.38 dB. The cross talks of the five linearly polarized (LP) modes are -69.1 dB, -64.7 dB, -44.2 dB, -43.9 dB, and -39.1 dB. The T-FI/FO device has a similar core arrangement to the 13-core 5-mode fiber and its average ILs of the five LP modes are 0.23 dB, 1.31 dB, 2.09 dB, 2.66 dB, and 3.03 dB. The cross talks of its five LP modes between adjacent cores are -72.8 dB, -67.8 dB, -43.6 dB, -40.0 dB, and -35.3 dB. The IL and cross talk of the LP01 mode are of satisfactory values, which are 0.23 dB and -72.8 dB, respectively. These two proposed FI/FO devices are expected to be used for high-speed optical interconnection and fiber communication.

Transmissive fluorescent temperature sensor based on Er3+/Yb3+/Mo6+ tri-doped tellurite fiber for real-time thermal monitoring of motors using the FIR technique.

In this paper, we fabricate a transmissive fluorescent temperature sensor (TFTS) that based on Er3+/Yb3+/Mo6+ tri-doped tellurite fiber, which has the advantages of compactness and simplicity, corrosion resistance, high stability and anti-electromagnetic interference. The doping of Mo6+ ions will enhance the up-conversion (UC) fluorescence emission efficiency of Er3+ ions, thus improving the signal-to-noise ratio of TFTS. Using the fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) technique, the real-time thermal monitoring performance of TFTS is evaluated experimentally. Apart from good stability, its maximum relative sensitivity is 0.01068 K-1 at 274 K in the measured temperature range. In addition, it is successfully used to monitor the temperature variation of the stator core and stator winding of the motor in actual operation. The results show that the maximum error between the FIR-demodulated temperature and the reference temperature is less than 1.2 K, which fully confirms the effectiveness of the TFTS for temperature monitoring. Finally, the FIR-based TFTS in this work is expected to provide a new solution for accurate and real-time thermal monitoring of motors and the like.

Low crosstalk trapezoid-index thirteen-core single-mode fiber for multi-channel and high-density applications.

Multi-core fiber based on space division multiplexing technology provides a practical solution to achieve multi-channel and high-capacity signal transmission. However, long-distance and error-free transmission remains challenging due to the presence of inter-core crosstalk within the multi-core fiber. Here, we propose and prepare a novel trapezoid-index thirteen-core single-mode fiber to solve the problems that MCF has large inter-core crosstalk and the transmission capacity of single-mode fiber approaches the upper limit. The optical properties of thirteen-core single-mode fiber are measured and characterized by experimental setups. The inter-core crosstalk of the thirteen-core single-mode fiber is less than -62.50 dB/km at 1550 nm. At the same time, each core can transmit signals at a data rate of 10 Gb/s and achieve error-free signal transmission. The prepared optical fiber with a trapezoid-index core provides a new and feasible solution for reducing inter-core crosstalk, which can be loaded into current communication systems and applied in large data centers.

Experimental research of 13-core 5-LP mode fiber with high doped graded-index core and stairway-index trench.

A graded-index 13-core 5-LP mode fiber with high doped core and stairway-index trench structure have been successfully prepared by Hole-drilling method and Plasma vapor deposition. This fiber has 104 spatial channels, realizing large capacity information transmission. By building an experimental platform, the 13-core 5-LP mode fiber have been tested and characterized. The core can stably transmit 5 LP modes. The transmission loss is lower than 0.5 dB/km. Inter-core crosstalk (ICXT) of each layer of core is analyzed in detail. The ICXT can be less than -30 dB/100 km. The test results show that this fiber can stably transmit 5 LP modes, and has the characteristics of low loss and low crosstalk, realizing large capacity transmission. This fiber provides a solution to the issue of limited fiber capacity.

Preparation and transmission characteristics of seven-core few-mode fiber with low loss and low inter-core crosstalk.

Seven-core five-mode fiber and single-core five-mode fiber with the same core structure by high and low refractive index double rings are prepared based on plasma chemical vapor deposition. The transmission characteristics of the single-core few-mode fiber and the seven-core few-mode fiber are measured and characterized by building an experimental platform. The prepared single-core few-mode fiber can stably transmit five LP modes at 1550 nm, which not only has low loss characteristics, but also has excellent bending resistance. Furthermore, the transmission loss of the prepared seven-core fiber is lower than 0.4 dB/km, and the inter-core crosstalk is lower than -50 dB/km, which realizes the high-density and low-crosstalk transmission of the multi-core fiber. The prepared seven-core few-mode fiber can solve the capacity limitation of single-mode fiber, which will contribute the development of future communication systems.