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Luminescent solar concentrators based on melt-spun polymer optical fibers
摘要： Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) collect incoming sunlight and direct it to a smaller-area photovoltaic cell. In the presented work, form factor and illumination angle-dependent performance of LSCs consisting of bi-component melt-spun fibers is demonstrated. Three thermoplastic polymers act as dispersing host material for the luminescent dye Lumogen Red 305 (LR305). Molecular dynamics simulations provide numerical access to Hildebrand solubility parameters, which are an estimate for the mixing compatibility of dye with polymer matrix. Actual emission intensity measurements from material samples are compared to Monte Carlo ray tracing simulations. Some samples show an increased absorption, which led to the hypothesis that there exist optically passive dye aggregates if the dispersion is not optimal. The best-performing polymer/dye pair is identified and used to melt-spin fibers. Geometrically defined bundles of LSC fibers are studied in a scenario of white light illumination and variation of illumination-angle. This experiment simulates a theoretical daily course-of-sun illumination in absence of atmospheric effects. We report optical conversion efficiencies of the prepared LSCs between 2% and 15%, depending on illumination angle and bundle geometry.
关键词： Polymer optical fibers,Melt spinning,Energy harvesting,Luminescent solar concentrators
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Steady State X-Ray Radiation Induced Attenuation in Canonical Optical Fibers
摘要： So-called canonical optical fibers are samples especially designed to highlight the impact of some manufacturing process parameters on the radiation responses. Thanks to the results obtained on these samples, it is thus possible to define new procedures to better control the behaviors of optical fibers in radiation environments. In the present work, we characterized the responses, under steady state X-rays, of canonical samples representative of the most common fiber types differing by their core-dopants: pure silica, Ge, Al and P. Their radiation induced attenuation (RIA) spectra were measured online at both room temperature (RT) and liquid nitrogen temperature (LNT), in the energy range [~0.6 - ~3.0] eV (~2100 nm - ~410 nm), highlighting the RIA growth kinetics during the fiber exposure up to an accumulated dose of ~200 Gy(SiO2) at a constant dose rate of 100 mGy/s at RT. At LNT, the deposited doses varied between 100 and 180 Gy, with a time dependent dose rate. In order to understand the origin of the excess losses and the difference between the RIA spectral shapes observed at the two temperatures, a spectral decomposition of the optical losses has been performed using a set of Gaussian absorption bands related to the already known point defects. As a result, if the RIA in the visible domain is quite well understood, the knowledge on RIA origin in the near-IR remains incomplete, justifying new and deeper studies to clarify the fibers response under steady state irradiation.
关键词： point defects,radiation effects,attenuation,pure silica core and doped optical fibers,canonical samples
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Simultaneous determination of proteins in microstructured optical fibers supported by chemometric tools
摘要： A new perspective on the relevant problem—creating simple, rapid, and efficient protein sensors based on microstructured optical fibers using a simple homogeneous analysis format—was proposed. Commercially available long-period grating hollow core microstructured optical fibers (LPG HCMOF) were used to determine bovine serum albumin (BSA) and albumin from chicken eggs (OVA) in binary mixtures as well as immunoglobulin G (IgG) in the presence of BSA and OVA. LPG HCMOF transmission spectra allowed the detection of both BSA and OVA up to 10 mg/mL with LOD as low as 0.1 and 0.8 μg/mL, respectively. Partial least squares regression (PLS) was utilized for modeling of LPG HCMOF spectral data and quantitative analysis of BSA, OVA, total protein, and IgG in binary and ternary mixtures. Rather high coefficients of determination (R2) and low root mean square error for the calibration (RMSEC) (15%) and prediction (RMSEP) (20%) were obtained for all PLS models. The proposed approach was tested in the analysis of BSA in spiked horse blood hemolyzed (HBH). The results demonstrated the functionality of the proposed approach and offered the opportunity for the creation of a wide range of sensors for protein determination in complex mixtures.
关键词： Chemometrics,Partial least squares regression,Protein determination,Long-period grating fiber,Microstructured optical fibers
更新于2025-09-16 10:30:52
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Nonlinear Fiber Optics || Pulse propagation in fibers
摘要： For an understanding of the nonlinear phenomena in optical ?bers, it is necessary to consider the theory of electromagnetic wave propagation in dispersive nonlinear media. The objective of this chapter is to obtain a basic equation that governs propagation of optical pulses in single-mode ?bers. Section 2.1 introduces Maxwell’s equations and important concepts such as the linear and nonlinear parts of the induced polarization and the frequency-dependent dielectric constant. The concept of ?ber modes is introduced in Section 2.2 where the single-mode condition is also discussed. Section 2.3 considers the theory of pulse propagation in nonlinear dispersive media in the slowly varying envelope approximation with the assumption that the spectral width of the pulse is much smaller than the frequency of the incident radiation. The numerical methods used to solve the resulting propagation equation are discussed in Section 2.4.
关键词： electromagnetic wave propagation,dispersive nonlinear media,numerical methods,nonlinear phenomena,optical fibers,single-mode fibers,fiber modes,pulse propagation,dielectric constant,induced polarization,Maxwell’s equations
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Nonlinear Fiber Optics || Highly nonlinear fibers
摘要： As seen in the preceding chapters of this book, three major nonlinear effects occurring inside optical fibers—self-phase modulation (SPM), cross-phase modulation (XPM), and four-wave mixing (FWM)—are governed by a single nonlinear parameter γ, defined in Eq. (2.3.30). For conventional optical fibers γ has values of ～1 W?1/km. It was realized during the 1990s that this value is too small for optical fibers to be useful as a nonlinear medium for applications requiring short lengths. To solve this problem, several new kinds of fibers with γ > 10 W?1/km were developed; they are collectively referred to as highly nonlinear fibers (HNLFs). This chapter deals with the properties of such fibers. The techniques used to measure the nonlinear parameter are described first in Section 11.1. The following four sections then focus on the four kinds of HNLFs that have been developed to enhance the nonlinear effects. In each case, dispersive properties of the fibers are also described because they play an important role whenever HNLFs are used for practical applications. It will be seen in Chapters 12 and 13 that the combination of unusual dispersive properties and a high value of γ makes HNLFs useful for a variety of novel nonlinear effects. Section 11.6 shows how the design of some HNLFs modifies the effective value of the nonlinear parameter in the case of narrow-core fibers.
关键词： four-wave mixing,highly nonlinear fibers,optical fibers,nonlinear parameter,self-phase modulation,dispersion,cross-phase modulation
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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On the Characterization of Novel Step-Index Biocompatible and Biodegradable poly(D,L- lactic acid) Based Optical Fiber
摘要： We report on the first step-index biodegradable polymer optical fiber (bioPOF) fabricated using commercially available polyesters, with a core made from poly(D,L-lactic-co-glycolic acid) and a cladding made from poly(D,L-lactic acid). We prepared the preforms with a rod-in-tube technique and the fibers with a standard heat drawing process. We discuss the chemical and optical properties of the polyesters along the fabrication process from polymer granulates to optical fiber. More specifically, we address the influence of the processing steps on the molecular weight and thermal properties of the polymers. Cutback measurements return an attenuation of 0.26 dB∕cm at 950 nm for fibers with an outer diameter of 1000 ± 50 μm, a core of 570 ±30 μm and a numerical aperture of 0.163. When immersed in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS), bioPOFs degrade over a period of 3 months, concurrent with a 91% molecular weight loss. The core decomposes already after 3 weeks and features a 85% molecular weight loss. There is no any additional optical loss caused by immersion in PBS during the first 30-40 min for a bioPOFs with a diameter of about 500 μm. Our result demonstrates that bioPOF can be suitable for applications requiring light delivery deep into living tissue, such as photodynamic therapy.
关键词： optical polymers,biodegradable materials,optical fibers,optical fiber materials,plastic optical fiber
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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[IEEE 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Munich, Germany (2019.6.23-2019.6.27)] 2019 Conference on Lasers and Electro-Optics Europe & European Quantum Electronics Conference (CLEO/Europe-EQEC) - Spatial Kerr Beam Self-Cleaning in Yb-Doped Multimode Fiber Taper
摘要： Spatial Kerr beam self-cleaning (KBSC), which transforms an output speckled beam in a quasi-single mode beam in graded index (GRIN) multimode optical fibers (MMFs), has been reported recently [1,2]. GRIN MMFs are also interesting waveguides for supercontinuum (SC) generation in the visible and near infrared regions, as successfully demonstrated by launching femtosecond or subnanosecond pulses in the anomalous (1550 nm) or normal (1064 nm) dispersion regime, respectively [1,3]. The spectral broadening features were explained through the interplay between spatiotemporal multimode soliton oscillations and dispersive wave generation in fibers with parabolic index profile. On the other hand, tapered optical fibers are well known to provide a number of useful features, including strong mode confinement capability, small scale diameter and broad SC generation [4,5]. Herein, we report visible-short infrared SC generation in combination with KBSC in long (~10 m) tapered Yb-doped MMFs, with parabolic index profile and parabolic doping concentration.
关键词： supercontinuum generation,Spatial Kerr beam self-cleaning,graded index multimode optical fibers,Yb-doped multimode fiber taper
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Quartz Optical Fibers with Increased Content of Fluorine for Fluorimeter Probes
摘要： A method to fabricate quartz optical fibers for probes employed in fluorescence diagnostics of tumors is proposed. It is shown that the sensitivity of fluorimeters in the near-IR spectral range can be increased using quartz–quartz optical fiber probes with the core made of the Heraeus glass and the SiO2–F cladding with an increased content of fluorine in the glass of up 7 wt %. The numerical aperture of such optical fibers amounts to 0.32. The optical fibers are used to develop a prototype of a multifiber high-aperture probe for a laser oncofluorimeter with a relatively high sensitivity in a spectral interval of 900–1100 nm.
关键词： fluorimeter probes,fluorescence diagnostics,quartz optical fibers,fluorine,near-IR spectral range
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Rare Earth Doped Optical Fibers with Multi-section Core
摘要： The gain bandwidth of a single-mode fiber is limited by the atomic transitions of one rare earth gain element. Here we overcome this long-standing challenge by designing a new single-mode fiber with multi-section core, where each section is doped with different gain element. We theoretically propose and experimentally demonstrate that this configuration provides a gain bandwidth well beyond the capability of conventional design, whereas the inclusion of multiple sections does not compromise single-mode operation or the quality of the transverse modal profile. This new fiber will be beneficial in realizing all fiber laser systems with few-cycle pulse duration or octave tunability.
关键词： Rare Earth Doped Optical Fibers,Gain Bandwidth,Fiber Laser Systems,Single-mode Fiber,Multi-section Core
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22
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Sun light transmission through silica optical fibers for lighting: an experimental study
摘要： The process of sunlight transmission through optical fibers has received considerable interest from the scientific community in recent times. The interdisciplinary emerging field has found many applications in the field of solar lighting, solar furnace, three dimensional solar cells etc. Most of the optical fiber based solar lighting systems have employed plastic fibers as the light transmission media and the use of silica fibers in such systems has not been given much attention. Further, the actual measured data/values of the light emanating from the output ends of fibers in such systems are rarely reported. In the present study, merits and demerits of employing silica and plastic fibers in transmitting sun light are discussed. A silica optical fiber based solar lighting system has been developed and after installing it on an indigenously fabricated sun tracker, its performance has been measured and reported. Based on experimental and simulated results, multimode silica fibers could turn out to be better light transmission media than the plastic fibers, particularly for the case when light has to be transported over longer distances. The findings reported herein stress the need for tailor made customized solar lighting design for different buildings.
关键词： Sun-light transportation,Sun tracking,Solar lighting system,Optical fibers
更新于2025-09-12 10:27:22