Demonstration of the possibility of >100 Gbit/s transmission over 77 km of standard fibre using a super-step-chirped fibre grating dispersion compensator.

3.8 ps pulses at 1556 nm are reconstructed after transmission over 77 km of standard fibre using a 20 cm long super-step-chirped fibre Bragg grating. We show that good results can be obtained despite the fact that the grating was untrimmed and unapodised, even when the full 1.5 nm reflection bandwidth of the grating is used.     

Analytical investigation of response of birefringent fiber Bragg grating sensors in distributed monitoring system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry

When Fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) are used as strain sensors, both longitudinal and lateral strain can be applied uniformly or non-uniformly over the length of the FBGs. In order for the demodulation of such FBG signal, this paper investigates the response of birefringent FBGs which are monitored by distributed measurement system based on optical frequency domain reflectometry. A numerical model of the distributed measurement system is built based on piece-wise uniform approach, which considers polarization states of propagating lights. The numerical model simulates analytical response of birefringent FBGs especially when birefringence induces power fluctuations in the distributed spectra, which can be noise or new opportunity for sensitive monitoring of birefringence. Simulation results show the relationships between the power fluctuations and the polarization states of the propagating lights. Consequently, appropriate methods of polarization control for sensitive distributed birefringent FBG monitoring are discussed.     

Improved spatial phase detection for profilometry using a TDI imager

Performance of a time delay and integration (TDI) imager is analogous to a drum/periphery camera. Coupled to a modulated line generating laser diode, it is possible to use a TDI imager to encode the shape profile of a rotating cylindrical object as deformed gratings in a digital image. Among the various methods for extracting the phase from a deformed grating, the spatial phase detection (SPD) method is fast and easy to use. Errors are introduced in this method if the phase gradient is high over a grating interval. Here we propose a method to reduce the phase gradient by using a TDI feature which makes it possible to record images at variable lateral magnification.