Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:38:15Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Felipe Argemi dos Santos.pdf: 3979637 bytes, checksum: ab98784802d1b41d005dbd7dcc427810 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-23 / In this work, we introduce photonic crystal fibers and the study of liquid flow within those, by observing changes in the diffraction pattern generated in a a laser beam laterally incident in the fiber. By launching the laser beam perpendicularly onto the side of the photonic crystal fiber, a characteristic diffractive pattern is created by the cladding microstructure, which consists of a matrix of holes that run along the fiber. When the fiber is filled with a liquid with a refractive index close to that of silica, the diffractive pattern is reduced because the microstructure becomes virtually invisible to the laser. The diffraction pattern transition from an empty fiber to a completely filled one is not abrupt, taking place during several seconds. This is because not all the holes of the microstructure are filled at the same time, because they do not have exactly the same radii, and the displacement of the liquid depends on, among other factors, the radius of the structure along which it travels. By observing the diffractive pattern, one can, thus, determine the moment at which the fiber starts to be filled, via the beginning of the pattern change, until filling is complete, corresponding to the moment at which the diffractive pattern is completely changed. To determine the initial and final filling times accurately, and not influenced by the observer s subjective analysis, image processing techniques were used to evaluate the results. Through the times obtained it is possible to determine the largest and the shortest radius. The results of the size of the holes obtained by the time of filling, and the error in relation to the size observed by microscopy, will be presented. Finally, future work for improving the technique will be suggested. / Apresentamos neste trabalho as fibras de cristal fotônico e o estudo da vazão de líquidos no interior destas, pela observação da alteração no padrão de difração gerado pela incidência de um feixe laser pela lateral, a 90º da fibra. A incidência com estas características gera um padrão difrativo característico, graças à microestrutura periódica da casca, consistindo de uma matriz de buracos que percorre toda a fibra longitudinalmente. Quando a fibra é preenchida com um líquido de índice de refração próximo ao da sílica, o padrão difrativo é reduzido, já que a microestrutura se torna praticamente invisível ao laser. A transição da fibra vazia até seu completo preenchimento não ocorre de forma abrupta, mas sim durante alguns segundos. Isso ocorre, pois nem todos os buracos da microestrutura são preenchidos ao mesmo tempo, pois não têm exatamente o mesmo raio, e o deslocamento do líquido depende, além de outros fatores, do raio do estrutura pela qual se desloca. Observando o padrão difrativo, é possível determinar o instante de início do preenchimento da fibra, graças a alterações que este sofre, até seu completo preenchimento, correspondendo ao momento em que o padrão difrativo é completamente alterado. Para determinar os instantes iniciais e finais de preenchimento com mais precisão e não depender de uma análise subjetiva do observador, técnicas de processamento de imagem foram utilizadas. Através dos tempos obtidos é possível determinar o maior e o menor raio dos buracos da microestrutura. Os resultados do tamanho dos buracos obtidos pelos tempos do preenchimento, assim como o erro em relação ao tamanho real observado serão apresentados. Por fim, trabalhos futuros para aperfeiçoamento da técnica são sugeridos.

Gas sensing is essential for safety and maintenance operations in many industries, including power generation, petrochemical, capture and storage technologies, and the food-processing sector. The properties of fiber-optic sensors make them a superior choice for environmental monitoring applications, especially in extreme conditions, and particularly when compared against conventional electro-optical sensors. Their advantageous properties include immunity to electromagnetic radiation, high temperature durability, high sensitivity and the ability for high resolution detection, as well as multifunctional sensing capabilities such as temperature, humidity, pressure, strain, and corrosion. Among different types of interferometers, Mach-Zehnder Interferometers (MZI) have received significant attention because they are robust, compact, and have high levels of precision. In this dissertation, we present an in-line and compact MZI point sensor designed for sensing refractive index. In comparison with various types of interferometers, fiber MZI based RI sensing was selected based on its enhanced sensitivity and fabrication simplicity. The MZI sensor is developed using photonic crystal fiber and demonstrated for high sensitivity detection and measurement of pure gases. The transmission spectrum of MZI sensors is formed by interference between the cladding and core modes. To construct the device, the sensing element fiber was placed and aligned between two single-mode fibers with air gaps at each side. Two linear-translation micro stages were used to accurately differ and adjust gap lengths from 0 to 5mm. Great measurement repeatability was shown in the cyclic test for the detection of various gases such as methane and helium. A high RI measurement resolution of 2.1 E-7 and a sensitivity of 4629 nm/RIU was achieved, which is among the highest reported. Results show that the sensitivity of the fabricated MZI increases from 3000 nm/RIU to 4600 nm/RIU when the length of the sensing element fiber decreases from 5 mm to 3.3 mm. Furthermore, the device was packaged to demonstrate the laboratory-scale monitoring, as well as leakage detection of different concentrations of CO2 in both subsurface soil and aqueous environments. Two water resistant but gas permeable membranes were used to package the sensor, to achieve a good balance of CO2 permeability and water resistance. The experimental study of this work reveals the great potential of the fiber-optic approach for environmental monitoring of CO2. This study also explores other potential applications. Three types of sensors were fabricated using the proposed configuration employing 4 mm stub of (i) solid core Photonic Crystal Fiber (PCF), (ii) 10 µm Hollow core PCF (HC-PCF), and (iii) 20 µm HC-PCF as the sensing elements. We compared the performance of these sensors for detecting and measuring the quantity of gas present. As the transmission signals correspond to the frequency components in the sensor’s Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) spectrum, the effect of gap distance on the number and amplitude distribution of the modes was examined in an effort to optimize the design elements. The MZI sensors are highly sensitive to low percentages of CH4 and CO2, making them suitable for greenhouse gas measurement. / Graduate

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Neste trabalho, apresentamos uma anÃlise numÃrica para a obtenÃÃo de portas lÃgicas totalmente Ãptica baseada em um acoplador direcional nÃo-linear simÃtrico (NLDC) em fibras de cristal fotÃnico (PCF). O projeto mais comumente usado para o NLDC-PCF à uma fibra holey, utilizada neste trabalho, em que a seÃÃo transversal à uma matriz periÃdica de buracos de ar que se prolonga por todo o comprimento da fibra, operando com dois pulsos de luz ultracurtos na forma de sÃlitons, de duraÃÃo mÃnima de 100fs (femtosegundos). Investigamos dois formatos de modulaÃÃo por pulsos, a modulaÃÃo por amplitude de pulso (PAM) na modalidade de chaveamento de mudanÃa de amplitude (ASK) e a modulaÃÃo por largura de pulso (PWM) para obter portas lÃgicas no NLDC-PCF duplo simÃtrico. Avaliamos o efeito resultante de um incremento no parÃmetro codificaÃÃo PAM (ε) e PWM (w), considerando a dispersÃo de segunda ordem (β2), a dispersÃo de terceira ordem (β3) e efeitos nÃo-lineares, tais como: SPM (Self Phase Modulation), SS (Self-Steepening) e IRS (lntrapulse Raman Scattering) em uma configuraÃÃo sem perdas. Os nossos resultados indicam que à possÃvel obter operaÃÃes lÃgicas utilizando um controle de fase entre os pulsos de entrada. / We present a numerical analysis for obtaining all-optical logic gates based on a nonlinear directional coupler symmetric (NLDC) based on photonic crystal fibers (PCF). The most commonly used to project the NLDC-PCF is a holey fiber, used here in cross section which is a periodic array of air holes extending through the length of the fiber, using two ultrashort light pulses in form of solitons, the minimum duration of 100fs (femtoseconds). We investigated two forms of modulation pulse, pulse amplitude modulation (PAM) in the form of amplitude shift keying (ASK) modulation and pulse width modulation (PWM) for logic gate NLDC-PCF symmetrical double. We evaluated the effect resulting from an increase in the offset parameter encoding PAM (ε) and PWM (w), considering the second order dispersion (β2), the third order dispersion (β3) and non-linear modulation effects SPM (Self Phase Modulation), SS (Self-Steepening) and IRS (lntrapulse Raman Scattering) in a configuration without loss. Our results indicate that logical operations can be obtained using a phase control between the input pulses.

Phased array antenna (PAA) is a key component in many of the modern military and commercial radar and communication systems requiring highly directional beams with narrow beam widths. One of the advantages that this technology offers is a physical movement-free beam steering. Radar and communication technologies also require the PAA systems to be compact, light weight, demonstrate high bandwidth and electromagnetic interference (EMI) free performance. Conventional electrical phase shifters are inherently narrowband. This calls for technologies that have a larger bandwidth and high immunity to electromagnetic interference. Optical true-time-delay (TTD) technique is an emerging technology that is capable of providing these features along with the ability to provide frequency independent beam steering. Photonic crystal fiber (PCF) based optical TTD lines are capable of providing precise and continuous time delays required for PAA systems. Photonic crystal fibers are a new class of optical fibers with a periodic arrangement of air-holes around a core that can be designed to provide extraordinary optical characteristics which are unrealizable using conventional optical fibers. In this dissertation, highly dispersive photonic crystal fiber structures based on index-guidance and bandgap-guidance were designed. Designs exhibiting dispersion coefficients as large as -9500ps/nm/km and 4000ps/nm/km at 1550nm were presented. A TTD module utilizing a fabricated highly dispersive PCF with a dispersion coefficient of -600ps/nm/km at 1550nm was formed and characterized. The module consisted of 4 delay lines employing highly dispersive PCFs connected with various lengths of non-zero dispersion shifted fibers. By employing PCFs with enhanced dispersion coefficients, the TTD module size can be proportionally reduced. A 4-element linear X-band PAA system using the PCF-TTD module was formed and characterized to provide continuous time delays to steer radiofrequency (RF) beams from -41 degrees to 46 degrees by tuning the wavelength from 1530nm to 1560nm. Using the PCF-TTD based X-Band PAA system, single and simultaneous multiple beam transmission and reception capabilities were demonstrated. Noise and distortion performance characteristics of the entire PAA system were also evaluated and device control parameters were optimized to provide maximum spurious-free-dynamic range. In order to alleviate computational and weight requirements of practical large PAA systems, a sparse array instead of a standard array needs to be used. X-Band sparse array systems using PCF and dispersive fiber TTD technique were formed and RF beam steering was demonstrated. As an important achievement during the research work, the design and fabricated structure of a PCF currently reported to have the highest dispersion coefficient of -5400ps/nm/km at 1549nm, along with its limitations was also presented. Finally, other interesting applications of highly dispersive PCFs in the areas of pulse compression and soliton propagation were explored. / text

CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / This paper presents a numerical investigation of the propagation and cover (100fs) short pulse switching in a nonlinear coupler dual-core photonic crystal fiber with periodically modulated constructed fiber nonlinearity ( PMN - PFC ). Our main objective was to study the effect of amplitude modulations (AM) and frequency modulation (Wm) in the refractive index of nonlinearity (gamma) at a spread of Photonic Crystal Fiber with initially fixed range with frequency and amplitude periodically varying modulation. The implementation of modulation was inserted into dual-fiber couplers, which has been studied for its use as a whole using ultra switching optical switch and as an optical processor. Our simulations are taking into account the amplitude and frequency modulations of different PMN - PFC. Coupler for coupling whose length is Lc = 1.8 cm, the transmission characteristics of the compression factor , the crosstalk ( Xtalk ) and extinction rate ( Xratio ) levels were studied in the first descending order solitons of high energy pump for considering 2LC. An analysis of the reference (channel 2) channel was observed that the low frequency modulation is an increase in the switching power by increasing the transmission efficiency. For high modulation frequencies transmitted energy efficiency loses. The switching pulses are stronger in the low frequency and high amplitude modulation. The Xtalk is a function of the measurement made on the secondary channel (channel 1) revealed that this increase in unwanted high-frequency energy, to reduce the extent of amplitude modulation. In summary, we have demonstrated that the introduction of a non- linear profile leads to a frequency modulated PMN - PFC high variations in transmission efficiency , Xtalk , Xratio function of frequency and modulation amplitude and the input power. / Este trabalho apresenta uma investigaÃÃo numÃrica da propagaÃÃo e a comutaÃÃo de pulsos curtos capa ( 100fs ) em um acoplador nÃo-linear de dois nÃcleos de fibras de cristal fotÃnico construÃdos com periodicamente modulada a fibra nÃo-linearidade (PMN - PFC). Nosso principal objetivo foi estudar o efeito das modulaÃÃes de amplitude (Am) e modulaÃÃo da frequÃncia (Wm) no Ãndice de refraÃÃo da nÃo-linearidade (gama) em uma propagaÃÃo de Fibra de Cristais FotÃnicos, com o gama inicialmente fixo com frequÃncia e amplitude de modulaÃÃo variando periodicamente. A execuÃÃo da modulaÃÃo foi inserida em uma fibra com acopladores duplo, que tem sido estudados quanto à sua utilizaÃÃo como um todo utilizando ultracomutaÃÃo Ãptica e processador como interruptor Ãptico. Nossas simulaÃÃes estÃo levando em conta da amplitude e frequÃncia diferentes modulaÃÃes do PMN - PFC. Foram estudados acoplador para acoplamento cujo comprimento à Lc = 1,8 centÃmetros, as caracterÃsticas de transmissÃo, o fator de compressÃo, o crosstalk (Xtalk) e taxa de extinÃÃo ( Xratio ) nos nÃveis dos primeiros sÃlitons de ordem decrescente para altas energias bomba considerando 2LC. Uma anÃlise do canal de referÃncia ( canal 2 ) , observou-se que a baixas frequÃncias de modulaÃÃo ocorre um aumento na potÃncia de comutaÃÃo aumentando a eficiÃncia da transmissÃo. Para alta modulaÃÃo freqÃÃncias a eficiÃncia energÃtica transmitida perde. Os pulsos de comutaÃÃo sÃo mais fortes para a baixa frequÃncia e alta amplitude de modulaÃÃo. O Xtalk à uma funÃÃo da mediÃÃo feita no canal secundÃrio ( canal 1 ) , observou-se que este aumento de energia indesejados de alta frequÃncia, para reduzir a medida da modulaÃÃo de amplitude. Em resumo, temos demonstrado que a introduÃÃo de um perfil nÃo-linearidade leva a uma periodicidade modulada PMN - PFC a fortes variaÃÃes na eficiÃncia de transmissÃo, Xtalk , Xratio funÃÃo da freqÃÃncia e modulaÃÃo de amplitude e a potÃncia de entrada.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:37:43Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Priscila Romagnoli.pdf: 2103605 bytes, checksum: 61f6314f8d7400988a432b7a4793d4be (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-01-24 / Photonic crystal fibers have been proposed as single-polarization (or polarizing) fibers with important applications being demonstrated, for example, in telecommunications, sensing and georeferencing. Although the vast majority of reported studies have focused on the numerical analysis of the performance of PCFs with specific and unconventional designs, post-processing PCFs also allows for great flexibility in altering the characteristics of guidance. In this work, the structure of a commercial, highly birefringent, PCF, with different holes diameters, has been locally changed using a tapering technique, which reduces the transverse dimensions of the fiber, with the application of pressure in the holes. This process was implemented to create 1-cm-long sections with a 66% reduction in their cross-sectional dimensions, through the application of pressure using two different schemes. It is numerically and experimentally shown that the two resulting structures are polarizing. In the first scheme, the same pressure is applied to all holes, resulting in a polarizing PCF at a wavelength of 633 nm, with an experimentally obtained polarization extinction ratio (PER) of 6.44 dB. In the second scheme, the applied pressure was different for the large and small holes, resulting in a polarizing PCF for the 1510-1590 nm wavelength range, with an experimentally obtained PER of more than 30 dB. Both the simplicity of the method and the resulting PER compares favorably with alternative methods to create polarizing conventional and photonic crystal fibers. / Fibras de cristal fotônico (PCFs, do inglês photonic crystal fibers) vêm sendo propostas como fibras polarizadoras, com importantes aplicações sendo demonstradas, por exemplo, em telecomunicações, sensoriamento e georreferenciamento. Apesar da vasta maioria dos trabalhos reportados analisarem numericamente o desempenho de PCFs com designs específicos e não convencionais, o pós-processamento em PCFs comerciais permite grande flexibilidade na alteração das características de guiamento. Neste trabalho, a estrutura de uma PCF altamente birrefringente comercial, com capilares de diferentes diâmetros, foi alterada localmente utilizando uma técnica de afilamento (tapering), que reduz as dimensões transversais da fibra, com aplicação de pressão nos capilares. Este processo foi implementado para criar seções de 1 ���� de extensão com uma redução nas dimensões transversais de 66%, aplicando-se pressão de duas formas diferentes. Demonstra-se numérica e experimentalmente que as duas estruturas resultantes são polarizadoras. Na primeira forma, aplicou-se uma única pressão em todos os capilares, resultando em uma PCF polarizadora no comprimento de onda de 633 ����, com uma razão de extinção de polarização (PER) experimentalmente obtida de 6,44 ����. Já na segunda forma aplicaram-se pressões diferentes nos capilares grandes e pequenos, o que resultou em uma PCF polarizadora para a faixa de comprimentos de onda que se estende de 1510 ���� a 1590 ����, com uma PER experimentalmente obtida superior a 30 ����. Tanto a simplicidade do método quanto a PER resultante possuem resultados positivos em comparação a métodos alternativos para a produção de fibras convencionais e fibras de cristal fotônico polarizadoras.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-18T21:39:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 3 Jackson Sen Kiat Ong1.pdf: 336586 bytes, checksum: 52b71abae661534b419bd2bda584dc4a (MD5) Jackson Sen Kiat Ong2.pdf: 1278219 bytes, checksum: ec194da3074f4dd751b05ea76d3b09f6 (MD5) Jackson Sen Kiat Ong4.pdf: 1869905 bytes, checksum: e24bb294662a8c0696b7e5fda65c5f7c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-01-29 / Fundação de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo / Photonic Crystal Fibers (PCFs) have led to renewed attention to the fiber optics field due to the several unique properties resulting from their microstructured profile. In particular, this profile enables one to insert liquids and polymers into the fiber so that they efficiently interact with light, which can be used for chemical and biological sensing, nonlinear optics, and the development of active photonic devices. Several applications require selectively inserting the sample into the core of a hollow-core PCF, leaving cladding holes unfilled. This dissertation presents two contributions toward the development of core-filled PCFs. Loss mechanisms in liquid-core PCFs are studied and fluorescence from a quantum-dot-doped polymer-core PCF is demonstrated. Loss studies were motivated by the evaluation of the transmission of light at 633 nm in 5-7 cm long water-core PCF samples the tips of which are cleaved at left in air. It was generally found that transmission was less than 5%, while water attenuation alone would lead to ~98% transmission. Liquid evaporation was found to be an important additional loss mechanism and its rate was determined both through microscopy and optical coherence tomography (OCT) in capillary fibers and PCFs filled with deionized water, ethanol and toluene. Although the evaporation rate in ethanol was found to be higher, for all samples a few hundreds of micrometers at the fiber tips are emptied over minutes. A method to prevent evaporation consisting of sealing the fiber tips with a clear UV curable polymer (NOA 73) was successfully tested. Filling a PCF with active elements can lead to optical amplification and laser action. Researchers at NTT recently observed fluorescence at 609nm from CdSe quantum dots in the core of a 1m long PCF. In this dissertation, the fluorescence emission is described from ~2.2 nm PbS quantum dots was observed with a specified emission peak of 890 nm. The quantum dots were suspended in NOA73 and inserted in the core of 7-9 cm long PCFs of with a hollow core diameter of 10.9 5m. The fiber was pumped by a 2.5 mW He-Ne laser or a 679 nm, 390 mW diode laser and its emission was characterized. A maximum fluorescence power of 2.2 5W and a maximum efficiency of 0.03% were achieved. Varying the quantum dot concentration revealed that lower concentrations lead to higher efficiencies. / Fibras de cristal fotônico (PCFs) têm levado a uma atenção renovada ao campo das fibras ópticas devido às diversas propriedades exclusivas resultantes do seu perfil microestruturado. Em particular, este perfil permite a introdução de líquidos e polímeros na fibra de modo que estes interajam eficientemente com a luz, levando a aplicações em sensoriamento químico e biológico, óptica não-linear, e o desenvolvimento de dispositivos fotônicos ativos. Diversas aplicações requerem a inserção seletiva da amostra no núcleo de uma PCF de núcleo oco, deixando buracos da casca sem preenchimento. Esta dissertação apresenta duas contribuições para o desenvolvimento de PCFs de núcleo preenchido. Os mecanismos de perda em PCFs de núcleo líquido são estudados e a fluorescência de uma PCF de núcleo polimérico dopado com pontos quânticos é demonstrada. Os estudos da perda foram motivados pela análise da transmissão da luz em 633 nm em amostras de 5-7 cm de PCF de núcleo de água cujas pontas eram clivadas e deixadas no ar. Geralmente a transmissão encontrada era menor do que 5%, enquanto que a atenuação da água poderia levar a ~98% de transmissão. Verificou-se que a evaporação do líquido era um mecanismo de perda importante e sua taxa foi determinada através de microscopia e de tomografia por coerência óptica (OCT) em fibras capilares e PCFs preenchidas com água deionizada, etanol e o tolueno. Embora a taxa da evaporação no etanol seja maior, para todas as amostras algumas centenas de micrômetros nas pontas da fibra são esvaziadas em minutos. Um método para impedir a evaporação que consiste em selar as pontas da fibra com um polímero curável por UV (NOA 73) foi testado com sucesso. O preenchimento de uma PCF com elementos ativos pode conduzir a amplificação óptica e ação laser. Pesquisadores da NTT observaram recentemente fluorescência em 609 nm em pontos quânticos de CdSe no núcleo de uma PCF de 1 m de comprimento. Nesta dissertação, a emissão de fluorescência é observada com pontos quânticos de PbS de ~2,2 nm e pico de emissão nominal em 890 nm. Os pontos quânticos foram suspensos em NOA73 e introduzidos no núcleo de PCFs de 7-9 cm de comprimento e núcleo oco de 10,9 5m de diâmetro. A fibra foi bombeada por um laser de He-Ne de 2,5 mW ou um laser de diodo de 679 nm e 390 mW e sua emissão foi caracterizada. Uma fluorescência com potência máxima de 2,2 5W e eficiência máxima de 0,03% foi obtida. Variando a concentração de pontos quânticos observou-se que baixas concentrações levam a eficiências mais elevadas.

La mesure de l'indice de réfraction a été étudiée depuis qu'Ernest Abbé aie initialement conçu un réfractomètre en 1869, appelé le réfractomètre d'Abbé. Depuis lors, de nombreux réfractomètres ont été développés tels que le réfractomètre à prisme optique ainsi que le réfractomètre à fibre optique, en raison de leurs applications étendues pour la détection de divers paramètres physiques, biologiques et chimiques. Récemment, un grand nombre de chercheurs ont mis au point des réfractomètres basés sur des fibres optiques, exploitant des mécanismes tels que la résonance des plasmons de surface (SPR), les interférences multimodes, les fibres à réseaux de Bragg (FBG), les fibres à réseaux à longues périodes (LPG), les fibres optiques coniques et la fibre multimode à gaine dénudée. Les capteurs fibrés sont avantageux grâce à leur immunité contre les interférences électromagnétiques, passivité électrique au niveau de la sonde de détection et potentiel de mesure in situ à long terme. Cette thèse concerne le développement de modèles complets fonctionnels et précis pour les réfractomètres à fibres optiques basés sur la modulation d'intensité optique, en particulier la réfractométrie à fibre multimode à gaine dénudée ainsi que les systèmes hybrides associant fibres monomode et multimode, et un réfractomètre hybride tout fibré utilisant des fibres à cristaux photoniques. L'objectif clé de ce travail est de caractériser les performances de ces réfractomètres à fibres optiques basés sur la modulation d'intensité en termes de réponse en puissance, de sensibilité, de résolution et de dynamique de mesure. Les résultats de simulation qui sont corroborés expérimentalement démontrent que la très grande sensibilité obtenue dans la zone II (c'est-à-dire le régime de détection typiquement utilisé pour mesurer l'indice du milieu supérieur à l'indice de gaine mais inférieur ou égal à l'indice du coeur) pour tous les trois réfractomètres. Cependant, la sensibilité dans la Zone (c’est-à-dire le régime de détection pour lequel l’indice du milieu à mesurer est supérieur à celui du coeur) est très faible. Ainsi, un refractomètre fibré hybride monomode-multimode est utilisé pour améliorer la sensibilité dans la Zone III. D'autre part, la sensibilité pour la zone I (c'est-à-dire le régime de détection pour mesurer l’indice du milieu inférieur à l'indice de la gaine) a été améliorée en augmentant l'absorption des ondes évanescentes à l'aide du réfractomètre hybride tout fibré à base de fibres à cristaux photoniques à coeur solide. En termes d'application réelle du réfractomètre à fibre pour la détection biochimique, une preuve de concept pour un capteur du gaz méthane a été démontrée en utilisant les supramolécules de cryptophane-A qui permettent de piéger les molécules du méthane. Le cryptophane-A incorporé dans un film hôte à base de styrène acrylonitrile (SAN) est appliqué sur la zone dénudée du capteur comme une région fonctionnalisée. L'indice de réfraction de cette couche sensible augmente proportionnellement avec l'augmentation de la concentration du méthane, ce qui induit une variation de la puissance optique transmise dans le capteur fibré. / Refractive index measurement has been studied since Ernest Abbé initially designed a refractometer in 1869, which is named the Abbé refractometer. Since then, numerous types of refractometers have been developed by employing either the optical prism-based refractometer or the optical fiber-based refractometer, due to their wide-ranging applications such as for sensingvarious physical, biological and chemical parameters. Recently, a large number of researchers have been developing refractometers based on optical fibers, exploiting mechanisms such as surface plasmon resonance (SPR), multimode interference, fiber Bragg gratings (FBG), long period gratings (LPG), tapered optical fibers, and striped-cladding multimode fibers (MMF), for their advantages in immunity against electromagnetic interference, electrical passivity at the sensing probe, and capability to long term in-situ measurement. This thesis concerns the development of comprehensively functional and accurate models for optical fiber refractometers based on optical intensity modulation, in particular for stripped-cladding MMF refractometry as well as hybrid systems involving a combination of single-mode-multimode fiber refractometery and the all-fiber hybrid refractometer using photonic crystal fibers. A key objective of this work is to characterize the performance of these intensity-based optical fiber refractometers in terms of their power response, sensitivity, resolution, and dynamic range. The simulation results which are corroborated experimentally demonstrate very high sensitivity being obtained in Zone II (i.e. the sensing regime typically employed for measuring a sensing medium index higher than the cladding index but less than or equal to the core index) for all three types of refractometers. However, the sensitivity in Zone III (i.e. the sensing regime for which the sensing medium index is higher than the core index) is very low. A hybrid single-mode fiber - multimode fiber configuration is used to improve the sensitivity in Zone III. On other hand, the sensitivity for Zone I (i.e. the sensing regime typically employed for measuring a sensing medium index lower than the cladding index) has been improved by increasing evanescent wave absorption using the all-fiber hybrid refractometer based on solid-core photonic crystal fibers. As a further potential of the fiber refractometer for applications in biochemical sensing, the proof-of-concept for a methane gas sensor has been demonstrated using supramolecular cryptophane-A which enables to trap the methane molecules. Cryptophane-A incorporated into a functionalized film of StyreneAcrylonitrile (SAN) host is applied to a de-cladded region of the sensor as the sensitive region. The refractive index of this functionalized layer increases proportionally with increasing methane concentration, subsequently inducing variations in the transmitted optical power along the fiber sensor.

Intensivement étudié depuis son apparition en 1960, le laser est un outil qui a su trouver sa place au-delà du monde académique : ses performances uniques l'ont rendu indispensable dans nombres d'applications de la vie courante. Les particularités les plus attractives du rayonnement laser sont la directivité de son émission, et le caractère quasi-monochromatique de son rayonnement.La première permet de propager un faisceau laser sur des longues distances, et également de concentrer la lumière sur des cibles aux dimensions extrêmement réduites : on parle de cohérence spatiale de l'émission laser. Cette seule propriété trouve de nombreuses applications : les lecteurs de codes-barres, imprimantes laser, pointeurs lasers en sont des exemples très rependus.La seconde permet d'accorder la bande spectrale étroite de l’émission laser aux bandes d'absorption de certains matériaux, ce qui permet de déposer localement de l’énergie de manière contrôlée. Par ailleurs elle confère au rayonnement laser des propriétés de cohérence temporelle uniques, qui peuvent être exploitées notamment en interférométrie, ouvrant la voie à de très nombreuses applications dans le domaine de la mesure, pour la caractérisation de surfaces optiques, dans les capteurs de position à effet Sagnac, en spectrométrie, pour ne pas citer quelques exemples. / ...

Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-15T19:38:17Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Rafael Euzebio Pereira de Oliveira.pdf: 3969043 bytes, checksum: cfa66f3e9f3a18e9e86b364cd01a2c0a (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-05-13 / In this dissertation the transmission properties of photonic crystal fibers are assessed under the influence of pressure and temperature for sensing applications. A review is given of the light propagation in conventional optical fibers and the effects of pressure and temperature on the refractive index of silica are studied. Photonic crystals in 1 and 2 dimensions are also studied. Then, microstructured fibers and photonic crystal fibers are addressed and their guidance properties and general applications are shown. A review is made of temperature and pressure sensors based on conventional fibers, Bragg gratings and microstructured and photonic crystal fibers described in the literature. Finally, results are shown and discussed of the experiments with the application of pressure on a hollow-core photonic crystal fiber, for which high-order bandgaps, in the visible spectral region, were identified and characterized for the first time. These bandgaps are shown to be pressure sensitive. Applying external hydrostatic pressure over the fiber, optical transmission variations of a few dB were observed for pressures of hundreds of kgf/cm², while when the fiber holes were internally pressurized a similar variation was achieved for units of kgf/cm². The response of light polarization, and hence of the fiber birefringence, to internal pressure was also analyzed.. In the other part of the experimental work, the temperature-induced bandgap spectral shift of photonic bandgap fibers was characterized. The response of a hollow-core fiber, a hybrid fiber and an all-solid fiber was characterized with bandgap shifts of up to 36 pm/°C in straight fibers. For the all-solid fiber the influence of bending over the bandgaps was characterized, as well as temperature-induced bandgaps shifts under these conditions. For a straight fiber, a simple model for the bandgap shift calculation is presented and showed good agreement with the experimental results. Closing the work, the conclusions are presented. / Nessa dissertação são avaliadas as propriedades de transmissão em fibras de cristal fotônico sob influência da pressão e da temperatura visando aplicações em sensoriamento. Antes é feita uma revisão da propagação da luz em fibras ópticas convencionais e os efeitos da pressão e temperatura sobre o índice de refração da sílica. Também são estudados os cristais fotônicos em 1 e 2 dimensões. Em seguida são estudadas as fibras microestruturadas e de cristal fotônico e são mostradas suas propriedades de guiamento e aplicações gerais. Em seguida é mostrada uma revisão sobre sensores de temperatura e pressão utilizando fibras convencionais, redes de Bragg e fibras de cristal fotônico. Finalmente são mostrados e discutidos os resultados dos experimentos com pressão em uma fibra de cristal fotônico de núcleo oco, para a qual foram identificados, caracterizados e reportados pela primeira vez bandgaps de ordem superior localizados na região visível do espectro, que são sensíveis à pressão. Aplicando-se pressão hidrostática na parte externa da fibra obteve-se variação de alguns dB na transmissão óptica para pressões de centenas de kgf/cm², enquanto que quando a pressão era aplicada no interior dos buracos da fibra obteve-se variação semelhante para unidades de kgf/cm². Também foi analisada a resposta da polarização da luz guiada, e portanto da birrefringência da fibra, à pressão interna. Em outra parte do trabalho experimental foi caracterizada a resposta à temperatura do deslocamento espectral dos bandgaps em fibras de bandgap fotônico. Foram caracterizadas as respostas de uma fibra de núcleo oco, uma fibra híbrida e uma fibra totalmente sólida com deslocamentos de até 36 pm/°C para fibras esticadas. Para a fibra totalmente sólida foi também caracterizada a influência da curvatura da fibra sobre os bandgaps e como o deslocamento devido à temperatura é afetado nessas condições. Para uma fibra esticada é apresentado um modelo para o cálculo aproximado do deslocamento dos bandgaps em função da temperatura obtendo-se resultados satisfatórios com o experimento. Na ultima parte do trabalho são apresentadas as conclusões finais.