Optical fiber Definition and 35 Threads

Hey everyone, I am trying to couple light from an optical fiber connected to an LED (365nm) into a small glass capillary which is pulled on one end and should be used as a small light source. The idea is to use the glass as a light guide. Has anyone tips for efficient incoupling of the light? I...

Hello ! I have a problem understanding how light works in multimode optical fiber. What do I mean in single-mode optical fiber there is single light which contains information. In multimode there can be multiple lights with multiple information. Like here 1st picture contains multiple...

Let's say I have three modes in a fiber that is elliptical cylinder shaped (cylinder with elliptical facet), as in the image below (the source:Optical Engineering, 46(4), 045003 (2007)) so what is the equations that describe these fields..

Hello PF, I need some guide points to help me formulate a project idea on the topic of optical fibers. Namely, the professor suggested I should look for topics on modeling of optical fibers, analysis of different optical fibers, characteristics etc. and to work in a simulator, or perform a...

What actually is a mode of optical fiber propagation?Is it similar to modes which correspond to various configurations as in standing waves on a string ? Also How correct is it to consider no. of rays as no of modes?

Now I am studying a bit of optical fibers. And of course generally optical fiber works because of total reflection property of the light, which happens when the light from higher medium hits the lower medium material. However I recently found out that there also is a thing 'Hollow optical...

Hi, If I understood it correctly, the coefficient of attenuation for a single optical fiber, is alpha = (10/L)*log(P(0)/P(L)). Assuming if I knew the properties of the optical fiber and the amount of optical fiber in the bundle, then the total attenuation for the bundle is approximately number...

Hello Is it possible to direct sunlight into the optical fiber by magnifying glass and a prism like the image below? if yes , what shape of prism should i use to do this? Thank you

Homework Statement Can a single mode fiber become multimode if the wavelength of the light passed through it is small enough? I put a HeNe laser (633nm) through what I thought was a single mode fiber. If it's supposed to operate at 1300nm, then would a low wavelength of 633nm cause multiple...

I am ignorant about laser physics, but i have this idea of collimating monochromatic light with an optical fiber/cable that is cone shaped: at inlet the cone has a wide diameter (several hundred microns - like an ordinary optical fiber, which might be used as a light source), on the other end it...

Hi. I know how optical fibers work but where is the information in the light signal passing through it? Which characteristics of the electric field carry it? I begun to think about it because I was intrigued if they took into account things like the Goos-Hänchen shift or angular deviations in...

Homework Statement A high-speed optical data communication system is composed of a transmitter, an unamplified transmission fiber link, and a receiver. The optical transmitter generates a 10-Gb/s non-return-to-zero (NRZ) signal using a 1550-nm laser diode (linewidth=2 MHz) followed by a...

Hi all! So here I am, a Frenchman living in China, working on some madcap art projects involving science. I already posted a question here about one art installation I am working on, which involves stars, light, and (possibly?) optical fibers... Feel free to check it out if you're interested...

Hi everyone! This is my first post. I hope I am posting in the right place -- if not, please let me know. I am also hoping my question will not sound too absurd; I am no physicist, just someone who would like to use complex technology to create an art installation, and I'm having a hard time...

Homework Statement An optical fiber is one way to guide light efficiently from one point to an other. It is currently used for data communication: it offers low loss and very high bandwidth, ideal for the requirements of the internet. Generally, we can describe an optical fiber as a medium with...

Homework Statement Given a "new type" of optical fiber (index of refraction n = 1.23), a laser beam is incident on the flat end of a straight fiber in air. Assume nair = 1.00. What is the maximum angle of incidence Ø1 if the beam is not to escape from the fiber? (See attached file for...

In wikipedia, it said for optical fiber, a loss that takes place at discontinuities of refractive index, especially at an air-glass interface such as a fiber endface. At those interfaces, a fraction of the optical signal is reflected back toward the source. But what I learned in tranmission...

During studying the telecom underground cable network I came across the Optical Fiber Cable having the 144 fibers (single mode). I want to know why 144? Is this a Some standard to have 144 fibers in one cable? I have also viewed some of the datasheet having 144 fibers Optical Fiber Cable...

Hello everyone I need some one once and for all to give me the steps to have a clear step by step idea about the stimulated Brillouin scattering inside an optical fiber please and thank you

Hi, A colleague of mine at work has this idea of using a focusing lens to focus the visible light into a optical fiber and guide it to some destination, e.g. room with no windows. I have no experience in optics, or in QED (only some "layman" knowledge of monochromatic light and its...

Homework Statement In the attachment below, a ray of light undergoes total internal reflection in an optical fiber such that the angle θ between the ray and the interface is 47°. Assuming the fiber is surrounded by air, what is the minimum index of refraction necessary for this to occur...

Dear all, I'd like to know if there is a way of reducing an image and launching it into the core of an optical fiber. By other words, I'm not interested in the spatial distribution of the light (the image itself) but I'm interested in gathering all the light coming from the scene and...

Dear All, Many thanks for reading this query. Actually, I am having problem in measuring the mode fields of Optical fiber at the core-cladding interface analytically for modes LP01 and LP11. The modes are normally given by eq 2.165 (image attached). To my knowledge these constants A and C...

... your nose and down your throat? I had a throat ache that wouldn't go away, and so to see what was going on, they did this medical procedure. The interesting part is that I never saw it coming. They asked questions, cleaned away ear wax, sprayed a liquid in my nostrils, and out of no...

Homework Statement Homework Equations \frac{\delta{F}}{\delta{y}} - \frac{d}{dx}\frac{\delta{F}}{\delta{y'}} = 0The Attempt at a Solution I'm having trouble setting this one up. If I let the functional be F(x,x',y) = n(y)\sqrt{1+(x')^2} Applying the LE equation I obtain...

Hey all I am using optical fibers as a read-out medium form a PCB. I see interference in the data through this fiber. Can someone shed a light on the interference patterns on the optical fiber? Usually one should not see any electronic noise in fibers. How true is it and how to get around it...

First let me preface this by saying by physics-fu is remedial at best. I am a neuroscientist by training, but need a little help with piece of equipment I am designing, so any ideas or input would be greatly appreciated. Basically, I need to figure out a way to efficiently couple a light...

Homework Statement The glass core of an optical fiber has an index of refraction 1.62. The index of refraction of the cladding is 1.47. What is the maximum angle a light ray can make with the wall of the core if it is to remain inside the fiber? Homework Equations theta = sin ^-1...

I have a few questions regarding the transfer function of a SMF. I'm using the below equation to simulate the effect a single mode fiber (SMF) has on the optical field after some distance \textit{z}. \begin{equation} S_{out}(\omega) = S_{in}(\omega)\exp\left...

Hi, i have a question about optical fiber and CO2 laser Can a CO2 laser be cabled with optical fiber? Wavelength of 10 micron

Homework Statement Multipath dispersion of a pulse of light in an optical fiber. How is this problem solved?

Material dispersion in optical fiber is defined as D = (-λ/c)×(d²n/dλ²) λ is wavelength, c is speed of light and n is refractive index. I was given a graph of λ²×(d²n/dλ²) against λ, refractive index of core of fiber, index difference and diameter of the core and cladding. What I would like to...

Hi, I am curious to know what is a typical numerical value for the attenuation coefficient of common optical fibre. Please don't include anything strange in the units like dB since I am new to that. Thanks.

Hello, How can we convert parallel-to-serial address and send it as an optical signal? Have a look at the link below if you folks don't know what I mean - the last (3-4 lines) paragraph of the pdf file: http://www.hep.yorku.ca/menary/courses/electronics/3150/lab_manual/opt.pdf...

I thought this was interesting. Anyone here into biomimetics that has additional examples they can share? (see link for full article) Bell Labs scientists find novel optical fibers in deep-sea sponges Scientists from Lucent Technologies' Bell Labs have found that a deep-sea sponge contains...