Since their discovery in 1978 by Hill et al. and the development of the transverse holographic technique for their fabrication by Meltz et al. in 1989, fiber Bragg gratings (FBG) have become an important device for applications in optical communications, optical signal processing and fiber-optical sensors. A superstructured fiber Bragg grating (SFBG), also called a sampled fiber Bragg grating, is a special FBG that consists of a several small FBGs placed in close proximity to one another. SFBGs have attracted much attention in recent years with the discovery of techniques allowing the creation of equivalent chirp or equivalent phase shifts. The biggest advantage of an SFBG with equivalent chirp or equivalent phase shifts is the possibility to design and fabricate gratings with greatly varying phase and amplitude responses by adjusting the spatial profile of the superstructure. The realization of SFBGs with equivalent chirp or equivalent phase shifts requires only sub-millimeter precision. This is a relief from the sub-micron precision required by traditional approaches. In this thesis, the mathematical modeling of FBGs and SFBGs is reviewed. The use of SFBGs for various applications in photonic microwave signal processing is considered. Four main topics are presented in this thesis. The first topic is the use of SFBG as a photonic true-time delay (TTD) beamformer for phased array antennas (PAAs). The second topic addresses non-linearities in the group delay response of an SFBG with equivalent chirp in its sampling period. An SFBG with an equivalent chirp using only a linear chirp coefficient may yield a group delay response that deviates from the linear response required by a TTD beamformer. In the thesis, a technique to improve the linearity of the group delay response is proposed and an adaptive algorithm to find the optimal linear and non-linear chirp coefficients to produce the best linear group delay response is described. Since no closed-form solution exists to represent the amplitude and phase responses of an SFBG, we rely on a Fourier transform analogy under a weak grating approximation as a starting point in the design of an SFBG. Simulations are then used to refine the response of the SFBG. The algorithm proposed provides an optimal set of chirp coefficients that minimizes the error in the group delay response. Four gratings are fabricated using the optimized chirp coefficients and their application in a TTD PAA system is discussed. The third topic discusses the use of an SFBG with equivalent phase shifts in its sampling period as a means to realize optical single sideband (SSB) modulation. SSB modulation eliminates the power penalty caused by chromatic dispersion experienced by an optical signal traveling through a long length of optical fiber. By introducing two π phase shifts through equivalent sampling to the SFBG, two ultra-narrow transmission bands are created in the grating stop band of the +/- 1st spectral orders. In the proposed system, a double-sideband plus carrier (DSB+C) modulated optical signal is sent to the input of an optical SSB filter based on the equivalent phase-shift SFBG in order to select the optical carrier and a single sideband, effectively blocking one sideband from propagating. Finally, the fourth topic focuses on the implementation of a photonic microwave bandpass filter based on an SFBG with equivalent chirp. Photonic microwave filters are used to process microwave signals in the optical domain. By using a technique called phase-modulation to intensity-modulation (PM-IM) conversion, a two-tap delay line filter is created with one negative tap. A single SFBG with a chirp in its sampling period is used as a means to achieve the PM-IM conversion for the two taps. Two phase modulated optical carriers are used to generate the two taps, each entering a different port of the SFBG and thus experiencing an opposite dispersion value. The two optical signals are then recombined before being sent to a photodetector (PD) where the filtered microwave signal is recovered.

[pt] Desde o final da década de 80 a indústria de fibras óticas têm passado por avanços consideráveis. Através de técnicas controladas, as fibras ópticas podem gerar sinais associados a uma vasta gama de grandezas físicas funcionando como sensores denominados de Sensores a Fibra Óptica (SFO s). Diversas técnicas podem ser empregadas para tal, e entre as existentes a baseada em redes de Bragg é a que mais tem se destacado. O interesse por transdutores empregando esta técnica se justifica pelas vantagens proporcionadas pelo uso da luz, tais como sua capacidade de multiplexação, boa relação sinal/ruído, medições a longas distâncias, imunidade a campos eletromagnéticos, ausência de faísca, entre outras. Neste trabalho buscou-se desenvolver um transdutor e uma técnica de medição baseada em sensores a rede de Bragg para medição de vibrações mecânicas. Um acelerômetro óptico triaxial é projetado e construído. Diferentes modelos foram testados em busca das características de desempenho desejadas. Simulações numéricas empregando o método dos elementos finitos auxiliaram na decisão por melhores desenhos para o transdutor. Resultados de testes experimentais e calibrações empregando um sistema de aquisição de sinais desenvolvido são mostrados. Medições de longa duração para avaliação de estabilidade do sistema e efeitos de temperatura também são apresentados. / [en] Since the end of the 1980s, the fiber optics industry has experienced considerable advances. Through a number of controlled techniques, fiber optics can generate signals associated with a vast array of physical measures, working as sensors denominated Optical Fiber Sensors (OFS s). Many different techniques can be employed to achieve this objective. Among these, the one based on Bragg networks has received the greatest amount of attention. The interest in transducers employing this technique is justified by the advantages of using light, such as its multiplexing capability, good signal-to-noise ratio, possibility of long distance measurements, immunity to electromagnetic fields, and absence of sparks. In the present work, a transducer and measurement technique based on Bragg network sensors vibration are developed, in order to measure mechanical vibrations. A triaxial optical accelerometer is designed and built. Different models are tested in the search for the desired performance characteristics. Numerical simulations employing the finite element method help the decision making process for better transducer designs. Results from experimental and calibration tests using a newly developed signal acquisition system are presented. Long duration measurements to evaluate system stability and temperature effects are also shown.

This thesis describes basic concepts, principles and properties of optical fibers. Considerable part is devoted to fiber gratings that are created by a change in the refractive index in the optical fiber core. In this work is described description, principle, method od production and distribution of gratings on Bragg gratings, gratings with long period and chirped gratings. In this thesis are also presented different types of lasers and their advantages over other lasers. A large part deals with the description of the femtosecond laser, with which the structures will be later made into the material. In addition, the laser modes are differentiated, this is a mode of micro-machining and modification or a change in refractive index of the material. The last part deals with change the refractive index in planar technology, the creation of a groove for fastening the fiber and attempts to write the gratings into the optical fiber. Created fiber sensor are tested for temperature and tensile changes. Finally, the practical use of sensors made by femtosecond laser and the advantages over UV laser and phase mask techniques are presented.

This semestral work describes key concepts, principles and basic characteristics of optical fibers. Furthermore, the principles of phase mask and subsequent records of perpendicular or tilted structures in fiber are being discussed. The work also introduces the use of such structures in sensorics as well as its connection to Bragg grating. Considerable part of this thesis is dedicated to analysis and production of longitudinal structures in fibers.

This diploma thesis analyzes a structure of spot optical sensors with longitudinal grid and multiple Bragg grating and possibilities of spot optical sensors use and implementation in the industry. Basic principles of light propagation through optical environment are described in the introduction part, followed by description of phenomena in optical fibers and sensors. The distribution of fiber optic sensors and the use of optic fiber in spot mode is described further. The optical sensor system is designed on the basis of analysis with description of its construction at the end of this work. A significant part is devoted to the analysis of longitudinal structures in the fiber in response to multiple Bragg gratings, their subsequent manufacture and suggestion of use in sensors industry.

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschreibt die Entwicklung eines Drucksensorkatheters auf Basis von Faser-Bragg-Gittern. Dazu werden der medizinische Hintergrund aus technischer Sicht strukturiert dargelegt und bereits verfügbare Messmethoden für Manometrieuntersuchungen erörtert. Der Stand der Technik bei Faser-Bragg-Gitter basierten Sensoren und deren Auswertegeräten wird im Zusammenhang mit den aus dem medizinischen Hintergrund und dem Vergleich mit den anderen Messmethoden erwachsenden Anforderungen dargestellt. Die Entwicklung eines zweistufigen für die Herstellung mittels Koextrusion geeigneten Mantels für die optischen Fasern wird beschrieben. Mehrere Funktionsmuster für einen Drucksensorkatheter werden experimentell charakterisiert und die Ergebnisse hinsichtlich der Medizineignung bewertet.:Formelzeichen- und Abkürzungsverzeichnis 8 Vorwort 11 1 Einleitung 12 1.1 Motivation 12 1.2 Funktionsprinzip 14 1.3 Ziel und Struktur der Arbeit 15 2 Medizinischer Hintergrund 17 2.1 Anatomie des Nahrungstransports zum Magen 17 2.1.1 Anatomie des Pharynx 17 2.1.2 Anatomie des Ösophagus 18 2.1.3 Anatomie des Magens 19 2.2 Physiologie des Schluckens 19 2.2.1 Physiologie des Pharynx 21 2.2.2 Physiologie des oberen Ösophagus-Sphinkters (OÖS) 21 2.2.3 Physiologie des tubulären Ösophagus 22 2.2.4 Physiologie des unteren Ösophagus-Sphinkters (UÖS) 22 2.3 Anatomie des Rektums 23 2.4 Physiologie des Rektums 24 2.5 Manometrie als Diagnosewerkzeug in Hohlorganen 24 2.5.1 Manometrie des Ösophagus 24 2.5.2 Manometrie des Rektums 26 2.5.3 Sphinkter Oddi-Manometrie (SOM) 27 2.6 Manometriemethoden 29 2.6.1 Perfusionsmanometrie 30 2.6.2 Transducer Manometrie 31 2.6.3 Durchzugsmanometrie 32 2.6.4 Manometrie mit Luftkathetern 32 2.6.5 Manometrie mit Faser-Bragg-Gittern 33 2.7 Limitierungen der Manometrie 33 2.8 High-Resolution Manometry (HRM) 34 2.9 Hygiene 36 2.10 Bewertungen und Schlussfolgerungen 37 3 Stand von Wissenschaft und Technik 40 3.1 Optische Fasern 40 3.2 Faser-Bragg-Gitter (FBG) 41 3.2.1 Einschreibeverfahren 41 3.2.2 Eigenschaften von FBGs 43 3.2.3 Typen von FBGs 44 3.3 Faser-Bragg-Gitter Sensoren 46 3.3.1 Dehnungsempfindlichkeit 46 3.3.2 Temperaturempfindlichkeit 47 3.3.3 Druckempfindlichkeit 47 3.4 Sensorische Wirkung von Bragg-Gittern in Polymerfasern 48 3.5 Auswerteverfahren 49 3.5.1 Interrogatoren mit breitbandigen Lichtquellen 50 3.5.2 Interrogatoren mit abstimmbaren Laserlichtquellen 52 3.5.3 Bewertung der Anwendbarkeit für Drucksensorkatheter 53 3.5.4 Unterscheidung von Temperatur und Dehnung 55 3.6 Faser-Bragg-Gitter basierte Drucksensoren 57 4 Entwicklung eines Drucksensorkatheters auf Basis von Faser-Bragg-Gittern 59 4.1 Zusammenfassung der Anforderungen 59 4.2 Vorbetrachtungen 59 4.2.1 Was bedeutet Druck bei einem Katheter? 59 4.2.2 Verwendete Faser-Bragg-Gitter 60 4.2.3 Mechanische Eigenschaften der optischen Fasern 62 4.2.4 Auswahl und Materialparameter des Mantelmaterials 63 4.2.5 Bestmögliche Druckempfindlichkeit – fluidgefüllte Zelle 66 4.2.6 Druckempfindlichkeit einer Faser im dicken Kunststoffmantel 67 4.3 Entwurf 69 4.3.1 Mögliche im Extrusionsverfahren herstellbare Katheterquerschnitte 69 4.3.2 Simulation der Druckempfindlichkeit 70 4.3.3 Dehnungsempfindlichkeit 73 4.3.4 Biegesteifigkeit 74 4.3.5 Festlegung der geometrischen Parameter für Kathetermuster 76 4.4 Herstellung von Mustern 76 4.5 Simulierte Eigenschaften der hergestellten Muster 78 4.5.1 Druckempfindlichkeit 78 4.5.2 Dehnungsempfindlichkeit 80 4.6 Auswerteverfahren 82 4.6.1 Interrogator „Blue Fiber Box“ 82 4.6.2 Betrachtungen zum Aliasing 82 5 Charakterisierung der Kathetermuster 84 5.1 Querschnittsgeometrie 84 5.1.1 Durchmesser 84 5.1.2 Exzentrizität 85 5.2 Konstruktion eines Prüfstands für die Charakterisierung der Druckempfindlichkeit 86 5.2.1 Mechanischer Aufbau 86 5.2.2 Druckbeeinflussung der Katheter 87 5.3 Druckempfindlichkeit der Kathetermuster 90 5.4 Zugfestigkeit 95 5.5 Dehnungsempfindlichkeit 99 5.6 Biegesteifigkeit 100 5.7 Temperaturempfindlichkeit 101 6 Ergebnisbewertung 103 6.1 Vergleich der gemessenen und berechneten Parameter 103 6.2 Änderungsvorschlag 104 6.3 Ergebnisse im Kontext medizinischer Anforderungen 105 7 Zusammenfassung und Ausblick 107 A Optische Faser in einem dicken Kunststoffmantel unter hydrostatischem Druck 109 B Modellierung in ANSYS 110 C Simulierte Druckempfindlichkeit der Kathetermuster 112 D Messverfahren für die Exzentrizität 113 E Messunsicherheit bei der Messung einer Referenzdruckkennlinie 116 Literaturverzeichnis 117 Tabellenverzeichnis 127 Abbildungsverzeichnis 128 Thesen 132

The objective of this dissertation is to generate high power ultrashort optical pulses from an all-semiconductor mode-locked laser system. The limitations of semiconductor optical amplifier in high energy, ultrashort pulse amplification are reviewed. A method to overcome the fundamental limit of small stored energy inside semiconductor optical amplifier called "eXtreme Chirped Pulse Amplification (X-CPA)" is proposed and studied theoretically and experimentally. The key benefits of the concept of X-CPA are addressed. Based on theoretical and experimental study, an all-semiconductor mode-locked X-CPA system consisting of a mode-locked master oscillator, an optical pulse pre-stretcher, a semiconductor optical amplifier (SOA) pulse picker, an extreme pulse stretcher/compressor, cascaded optical amplifiers, and a bulk grating compressor is successfully demonstrated and generates >kW record peak power. A potential candidate for generating high average power from an X-CPA system, novel grating coupled surface emitting semiconductor laser (GCSEL) devices, are studied experimentally. The first demonstration of mode-locking with GCSELs and associated amplification characteristics of grating coupled surface emitting SOAs will be presented. In an effort to go beyond the record setting results of the X-CPA system, a passive optical cavity amplification technique in conjunction with the X-CPA system is constructed, and studied experimentally and theoretically.

A fatigue test has been performed on 7075-T651 aluminum specimens which were bonded with polyimide coated optical fibers with discrete Bragg gratings. These fibers were bonded with AE-10 strain gage adhesive. The results indicate that lower strain amplitudes do not produce cause for concern, but that larger strain amplitudes (on the order of 3500 μ) may cause some sensors to become unreliable. The strain response of acrylate coated optical fiber strain sensors bonded to aluminum specimens with AE-10 and M-Bond 200 strain gage adhesives was investigated with both axial and cantilever beam tests. These results were compared to both the strain response of conventional strain gages and to model predictions. The results indicate that only about 82.6% of the strain in the specimen was transferred through the glue line and fiber coating into the fiber. Thus, multiplying by a strain transfer factor of approximately 1.21 was sufficient to correct the optical fiber strain output. This effect was found to be independent of the adhesive used and independent of the three-dimensional profile of the glue line used to attach the fiber. Finally, this effect did not depend on whether the fiber had a polyimide or an acrylate coating. Further investigation was conducted on the feasibility of using optical fiber strain sensors for monitoring subcritical damage (such as matrix cracks) in fiber reinforced composite materials. These results indicate that an array of optical fibers which monitor the strain profile on both sides of a composite panel may be sufficient for these purposes / Master of Science

Tellurite glass is a material with advantageous optical properties, such as high transparency from visible to mid-infrared wavelengths, high nonlinearity, and high solubility of light-emitting rare earth dopants. Although tellurite has been investigated in fibers and in some waveguide studies, there is still much to explore about it in integrated photonics. Here, we use a hybrid platform that monolithically combines tellurite with commercially available silicon nitride chips. The platform leverages silicon nitride’s many advantages, including its low propagation losses, mature fabrication techniques with small feature sizes, and low cost for mass production, to enable the development of new on-chip tellurite glass light sources. This thesis aims to study the optical properties of distributed Bragg reflector cavities and explore their potential for lasing when the tellurite is doped with different rare earths, namely erbium and thulium. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the context of this work, introducing the materials and cavity used here. Chapter 2 introduces the basic theory behind waveguides and Bragg gratings, as well as rare earth rate equation gain models, coupled mode theory, and a laser model based on the shooting method. Chapter 3 discusses the design, fabrication, and characterization of passive properties of distributed Bragg reflector cavities using undoped tellurite. Chapters 4 and 5 present proof-of-concept laser demonstrations, by using tellurite doped with erbium and thulium, respectively. These lasers constitute the first demonstrations of distributed Bragg reflector lasers in this hybrid tellurite-silicon nitride platform. Chapter 6 combines the laser model introduced in Chapter 2 with the designs and results from Chapters 3–5 to investigate different routes to optimize the laser performances by studying how their efficiencies vary with different parameters, such as background loss, cavity and grating lengths, and rare earth concentration. Chapter 7 summarizes this work and provides insights into future research work. / Thesis / Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) / Integrated photonics is an emerging technology that revolves around tiny circuits on chips, similar to electronics, but using light instead of electricity. Photonic integrated circuits can help achieve faster and more power-efficient devices for a wide range of applications. In this work, we explore the potential of tellurite glass, a material that has promising optical properties, to achieve on-chip lasers. Lasers are one of the fundamental components in these light-driven circuits but are challenging to be realized on a chip-scale. We achieved compact lasers, which are more than ten times thinner than a strand of hair, a couple of centimeters long, and emit invisible (infrared) eye-safe light. These devices are compatible with volume production and there is much room for optimizing them. The lasers investigated here are highly promising for applications including imaging systems (LiDAR) for autonomous vehicles, augmented and virtual reality, data communications, and chemical and physical sensors.

Para poder satisfacer la demanda de mayores anchos de banda y los requisitos de los nuevos servicios, se espera que se produzca una evolución de las redes ópticas hacia arquitecturas reconfigurables dinámicamente. Esta evolución subraya la importancia de ofrecer soluciones en la que la escalabilidad y la flexibilidad sean las principales directrices. De acuerdo a estas características, las redes ópticas de conmutación de paquetes (OPS) proporcionan altas capacidades de transmisión, eficiencia en ancho de banda y excelente flexibilidad, además de permitir el procesado de los paquetes directamente en la capa óptica. En este escenario, la solución all-optical label switching (AOLS) resuelve el cuello de botella impuesto por los nodos que realizan el procesado en el dominio eléctrico. A pesar de los progresos en el campo del networking óptico, las redes totalmente ópticas todavía se consideran una solución lejana . Por tanto, es importante desarrollar un escenario de migración factible y gradual desde las actuales redes ópticas basadas en la conmutación de circuitos (OCS). Uno de los objetivos de esta tesis se centra en la propuesta de escenarios de migración basados en redes híbridas que combinan diferentes tecnologías de conmutación. Además, se analiza la arquitectura de una red OPS compuesta de nodos que incorporan nuevas funcionalidades relacionadas con labores de monitorización y esquemas de recuperación. Las redes ópticas permiten mejorar la transparencia de la red, pero a costa de aumentar la complejidad de las tareas de gesión. En este escenario, la monitorización óptica de prestaciones (OPM) surge como una tecnología capaz de facilitar la administración de las redes OPS, en las que cada paquete sigue su propia ruta en la red y sufre un diferente nivel de degradación al llegar a su destino. Aquí reside la importancia de OPM para garantizar los requisitos de calidad de cada paquete. / Vilar Mateo, R. (2010). Optical performance monitoring in optical packet-switched networks [Tesis doctoral]. Universitat Politècnica de València. https://doi.org/10.4995/Thesis/10251/8926