Detection of microscopic defects in optical fiber coatings using angle-resolved skew rays

作者:Chen George Y; Monro Tanya M; Lancaster David G
来源:Optics Letters, 2016, 41(17): 4036-4039.
DOI:10.1364/OL.41.004036

摘要

Microscopic defects in optical fiber coatings can be an impending catastrophe for high-power fiber laser and telecommunications systems and are difficult to detect with conventional methods. We demonstrate a highly sensitive interrogation technique that can readily identify faults such as microscopic nicks, scrapes, low-quality recoatings, and internal defects in fibers and their coatings, based on skew ray excitation and angle-resolved analysis.

  • 出版日期2016-9-1