2-um optical time domain reflectometry measurements from novel Al-, Ge-, CaAlSi- doped and standard single-mode fibers

J. C. Rodriguez-Novelo; J. A. Sanchez-Nieves; A. Sierra-Calderon; R. Sanchez-Lara; J. A. Alvarez-Chavez

doi:10.1117/12.2272277

23 August 2017 2-μm optical time domain reflectometry measurements from novel Al-, Ge-, CaAlSi- doped and standard single-mode fibers

J. C. Rodriguez-Novelo, J. A. Sanchez-Nieves, A. Sierra-Calderon, R. Sanchez-Lara, J. A. Alvarez-Chavez

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Proceedings Volume 10371, Optomechanical Engineering 2017; 1037105 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272277
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2017, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The development of novel Al-, Ge- doped and un-doped standard single mode fibers for future optical communication at 2μm requires the integration of, among other pieces of equipment, an optical time domain reflectometry (OTDR) technique for precise spectral attenuation characterization, including the well-known cut-back method. The integration of a state of the art OTDR at 2μm could provide valuable attenuation information from the aforementioned novel fibers. The proposed setup consists of a 1.7 mW, 1960nm pump source, a 30 dB gain Thulium doped fibre amplifier at 2μm, an 0.8mm focal length lens with a 0.5 NA, a 30 MHz acusto-optic modulator, a 3.1 focal length lens with a 0.68NA, an optical circulator at 2μm, an InGaAs photodetector for 1.2 nm-2.6 nm range, a voltage amplifier and an oscilloscope. The propagated pulse rate is 50 KHz, with 500 ns, 200 ns, 100 ns and 50 ns pulse widths. Attenuation versus novel fibers types for lengths ranging from 400- to 1000- meter samples were obtained using the proposed setup.

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J. C. Rodriguez-Novelo, J. A. Sanchez-Nieves, A. Sierra-Calderon, R. Sanchez-Lara, and J. A. Alvarez-Chavez "2-μm optical time domain reflectometry measurements from novel Al-, Ge-, CaAlSi- doped and standard single-mode fibers", Proc. SPIE 10371, Optomechanical Engineering 2017, 1037105 (23 August 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2272277

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Signal attenuation

Reflectometry

Fiber amplifiers

Single mode fibers

Thulium

Integrated optics

Optical communications

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